阅读说明：本技术 一种料道、自动售货机及自动售货机出货方法 (Material channel, vending machine and vending machine delivery method ) 是由 徐瑜 刘晓路 于 2019-08-29 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了一种料道、自动售货机及自动售货机出货方法,包括料道主体、料道从动组件和隔板,料道主体连接多个隔板,多个隔板将料道主体分割为多个区域,每个区域对应的料道主体的底侧均连接料道从动组件；其中,料道从动组件的一端能够与安装于云台装置动力机构啮合,进而带动从动组件运动。本发明便于制造,应用场景广泛。(The invention discloses a material channel, a vending machine and a goods discharging method of the vending machine, wherein the goods channel comprises a material channel main body, a material channel driven assembly and partition plates, the material channel main body is connected with the partition plates, the material channel main body is divided into a plurality of areas by the partition plates, and the bottom side of the material channel main body corresponding to each area is connected with the material channel driven assembly; wherein, the one end of material way driven component can with install in cloud platform device power unit meshing, and then drive driven component motion. The invention is convenient to manufacture and has wide application scenes.)

1. A material channel structure is characterized by comprising a material channel main body, a material channel driven assembly and partition plates, wherein the material channel main body is connected with the partition plates, the material channel main body is divided into a plurality of areas by the partition plates, and the bottom side of the material channel main body corresponding to each area is connected with the material channel driven assembly; wherein, the one end of material way driven component can with install in cloud platform device power unit meshing, and then drive driven component motion.

2. The chute of claim 1 wherein the chute follower assembly comprises a first end subassembly, a second end subassembly, a chute guide, and a conveyor belt, the first end subassembly and the second end subassembly being attached to a first end and a second end of the chute guide, respectively, the conveyor belt being secured between the first end subassembly and the second end subassembly.

3. The chute of claim 2 wherein the first end subassembly comprises a first base and a first shaft, the first shaft having a gear mounted on an end thereof, the first shaft further having a first pulley mounted thereon for connection to a conveyor belt, the first pulley and the gear being coaxial; the first base comprises 2 base pieces capable of being clamped, and each base piece is provided with a cavity capable of accommodating the first belt pulley and the gear; the first rotating shaft, the gear and the first belt pulley are integrally formed.

4. The chute of claim 2 wherein the second end subassembly comprises a second base and a second shaft, the second shaft mounting a second pulley for connection to the conveyor belt, the second base having a through-hole for receiving the second pulley, the second shaft mounted in the second base.

5. The chute of claim 1 wherein a pusher base is provided on the underside of the chute, the pusher base having an opening through which the conveyor belt passes, and a chute block is embedded in the opening.

6. The chute of claim 1 wherein the chute body comprises a bottom plate having a periphery connected to a back plate, the back plate having an opening.

7. The material channel as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bottom plate is connected with a plurality of partition plates, the partition plates divide the bottom plate into a plurality of areas, and the bottom plate in each area is provided with a strip-shaped groove for limiting the movement of the material channel driven assembly.

8. The material channel as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a push plate assembly, wherein the push plate assembly passes through the strip-shaped groove to be connected with the material channel driven assembly.

9. A vending machine comprising a chute structure as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. A method for delivering goods from a vending machine, comprising the steps of: after the cloud deck device selects goods, the goods are transported to the opening of the rear plate of the material channel main body;

a sensor arranged on the holder device detects goods and sends a signal to the controller, and after the controller identifies the signal, the controller controls the driving mechanism to start, so that the driving mechanism drives the conveying belt;

the conveyer belt drives goods and the push plate to move synchronously, so that the goods are delivered.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of vending machines, in particular to a material channel, a vending machine and a goods discharging method of the vending machine.

Background

At present, the material channel structure of the automatic vending machine on the market has the following structures: the spring material channel and the crawler material channel are driven by the motor, the material channel structure is widely applied, the types of sold commodities are the most, the goods discharging mode and the structure are mature and stable, but the inventor thinks that the material channel structure has large dependence on the motor, the cost of each material channel motor line concentration bundle becomes an indispensable part of the cost of the vending machine, and the cost compression of the vending machine is not facilitated; secondly, the snakelike material channel has the most extensive application in selling bottled and canned beverages, has large inventory and small occupied space and is far superior to a spring material channel and a track material channel, but the inventor considers that the material channel has a more complex structure and higher requirements on the precision of parts, so the manufacturing difficulty is relatively higher; the chain material is said, this kind of material is said the structure and is used for saying or track material collocation use with the spring material, makes space utilization reach the maximize, but the inventor thinks that this kind of structure is sold commodity kind restrictive too strong to this structure equipment is more difficult spare part required precision also than higher, and production efficiency is low, and the cost is higher, consequently does not form the scale and uses.

Disclosure of Invention

Aiming at the defects of manufacturing difficulty and application scenes commonly existing in a material channel structure of the conventional vending machine, the invention aims to provide a material channel, the vending machine and a vending method of the vending machine, which are convenient to manufacture and have wide application scenes.

The first purpose of the invention is to provide a material channel structure.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine comprising said channel structure.

The third purpose of the invention is to provide a goods outlet method of the vending machine using the material channel structure.

In order to realize the purpose, the invention discloses the following technical scheme:

the invention discloses a material channel structure, which comprises a material channel main body, a material channel driven assembly and partition plates, wherein the material channel main body is connected with the partition plates, the material channel main body is divided into a plurality of areas by the partition plates, and the bottom side of the material channel main body corresponding to each area is connected with the material channel driven assembly; wherein, the one end of material way driven component can with install in cloud platform device power unit meshing, and then drive driven component motion.

Further, the material channel driven assembly comprises a first end sub-assembly, a second end sub-assembly, a material channel guide rail and a conveying belt, wherein the first end sub-assembly and the second end sub-assembly are respectively connected to the first end and the second end of the material channel guide rail, and the conveying belt is fixed between the first end sub-assembly and the second end sub-assembly.

Further, the first end subassembly comprises a first base and a first rotating shaft, a gear is mounted at the end of the first rotating shaft, a first belt wheel used for connecting a conveying belt is further mounted on the first rotating shaft, and the first belt wheel and the gear are coaxial; the first rotating shaft, the first belt wheel and the gear are integrally formed; the first base comprises 2 base pieces capable of being clamped, and each base piece is provided with a cavity capable of accommodating the first belt wheel and the gear.

Furthermore, the second end subassembly includes second base and second pivot, and the second band pulley that is used for connecting the conveyer belt is installed to the second pivot, and the second base has the through hole that is used for holding the second band pulley, and the second pivot is installed in the second base, installs the spring between second pivot and the second base, realizes transport mechanism's rising.

Further, the bottom side of the material channel is provided with a push plate base, the push plate base is provided with an opening, the conveyer belt penetrates through the opening, and a material mixing channel pressing block is embedded in the opening.

Further, the material channel main body comprises a bottom plate, the periphery of the bottom plate is connected with a rear plate, and the rear plate is provided with an opening.

Furthermore, a plurality of baffles are connected to the bottom plate, and a plurality of partitions divide the bottom plate into a plurality of regions, and the bottom plate in every region all sets up and is used for spacing the bar groove of material way driven component motion.

And the material channel driven assembly is connected with the strip-shaped groove through a material channel.

The invention further provides the vending machine which comprises the material channel structure.

The invention further provides a goods delivery method of the vending machine, which comprises the following steps: after the cloud deck device selects goods, the goods are transported to the opening of the rear plate of the material channel main body;

a sensor arranged on the holder device detects goods and sends a signal to the controller, and after the controller identifies the signal, the controller controls the driving mechanism to start, so that the driving mechanism drives the conveying belt;

the conveyer belt drives goods and the push plate to move synchronously, so that the goods are delivered.

The working principle of the invention is as follows:

the use of the invention needs to be described in connection with the vending machine delivery cradle head device disclosed in cn201820263909.x, the drive mechanism in the invention is mounted on a fixed element of the cradle head device, the drive mechanism is connected with a gear box as a main drive module, and the main drive module is connected with and drives a gear. Combine the work flow of cloud platform device to say, after cloud platform device selects the goods, with goods transportation to material way main part back plate opening part, install the sensor in cloud platform device at this moment and detect the goods, to controller signals, behind the controller identification signal, controller control actuating mechanism starts, carries out actuating mechanism drive conveyer belt, and the conveyer belt drives goods and push pedal synchronous motion, realizes the shipment.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:

1) compared with the traditional material outlet channel of the vending machine, the automatic material outlet channel has smaller dependence on a motor, only one driving mechanism is used for driving, and the driving mechanism is meshed with the gear in the automatic material outlet channel to realize driving, so that the cost in the aspect of the driving mechanism can be obviously reduced. Except for gear engagement, the assembly relation of other parts is conventional equipment, the precision requirement of parts is low, and the manufacturing difficulty is low; meanwhile, the material channel structure used in the invention is a universal groove-shaped structure, and has stronger shape compatibility to sold goods.

2) According to the invention, the limit structure that the push plate assembly is matched with the strip-shaped groove of the bottom plate is used, the operation of the push plate assembly is standardized, so that the push plate assembly can keep a constant linear motion state, the first end subassembly and the second end subassembly are used for fixing the conveying belt, and the first end subassembly and the second end subassembly are supported by the material channel guide rail to ensure the linear operation of the material channel guide rail, and the combination of the first end subassembly and the second end subassembly can improve the transportation efficiency.

3) In the invention, the material channel main body is divided into a plurality of areas, the areas can be used for transporting goods, the material channel space is maximized, and more goods can be sold in the same space.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention and not to limit the invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a throat of example 1,

figure 2 is a schematic view of the welding of the material channel main body in the embodiment 1,

figure 3 is a schematic view of a material channel driven assembly of embodiment 1,

figure 4 is an exploded view of the first terminal assembly of example 1,

figure 5 is an exploded enlarged view of the second terminal subassembly of example 1,

figure 6 is a schematic view of a synchronous belt assembly in embodiment 1,

figure 7 is a schematic view of a pusher assembly according to example 1.

In the figure, 1, a material channel main body; 11. a base plate; 12. a first reinforcing rib; 13. a back plate; 14. a material channel main body slot; 2. a material channel driven component; 21. a first end subassembly; 211. a stent body; 212. a cover body; 213. a first pulley; 214. a gear; 22. a second end subassembly; 221. a second base; 222. a second pulley; 223. a spring; 224. a second rotating shaft; 23. a push plate assembly; 231. a push plate support; 232. pushing the plate; 24. a material channel guide rail; 25. a conveyor belt assembly; 251. a conveyor belt; 252. a push plate base; 253. briquetting; 3. a separator.

Detailed Description

It is to be understood that the following detailed description is exemplary and is intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of exemplary embodiments according to the invention. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and it should be understood that when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

As described in the background art, the present invention aims to provide a material channel and a vending machine, which are convenient to manufacture and have wide application scenarios, in view of the common manufacturing difficulty and application scenario defects of the material channel structure of the existing vending machine. The invention will now be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and detailed description.