CN106355752A - Discharging device assembly of vending machine - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a discharging device assembly of a vending machine, comprising a supporting base fixed inside the vending machine, wherein the supporting base comprises a support plate and a first support frame and a second support frame fixedly spaced on the support plate; a storage silo for storing the foodstuff, the storage silo is provided on the first support frame and the second support frame, wherein one end of the bottom of the storage silo is provided with a discharge port; a drive mechanism provided at the bottom of the storage bin is used for extruding the foodstuff of the storage bin from the discharge port, wherein the bottom of the storage silo is provided with a fixing frame, the fixing frame is detachably provided on the first support frame or the second support frame so that the storage silo is detachably provided on the supporting base. Through the above method, the discharging device assembly of a vending machine can easily replace the storage silo through the removable connection of the storage silo and the supporting base and is convenient for repairing and cleaning the storage silo, the discharging device assembly of a vending machine has the advantages of compact structure, reasonable design and convenient discharge.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to technical field of automation, the drawing mechanism assembly of more particularly to a kind of vending machine.
Background technology
At present, improve with people's living standard, increasing automated production arises at the historic moment.With cost of labor and
Commercial cost more and more higher, this save space of automatic vending machine and unattended business appearance enter the high speed development stage,
Increasingly it is welcomed by the general public.In the prior art, most of automatic vending machines all has storage bin, and storage bin is fixing
Within automatic vending machine.Because storage bin is integrally fixed inside automatic vending machine, therefore needing storage bin is carried out clearly
When washing or keeping in repair, operator are directly carried out on automatic vending machine or keep in repair storage bin, and this significant need increases to storage
The maintenance of feed bin or washing and cleaning operation are difficult.
Content of the invention
The invention mainly solves the technical problem of providing a kind of automatic vending machine, can solve the problem that the storing of automatic vending machine
The maintenance in storehouse or the problem of cleaning inconvenience.
For solving above-mentioned technical problem, one aspect of the present invention is: provides a kind of discharging dress of vending machine
Put assembly, comprising: support base, be fixedly installed on the inside of vending machine, it includes gripper shoe and interval is fixedly installed on and props up
The first bracing frame on fagging and the second bracing frame;Storage bin, for storing foodstuff, is arranged on the first bracing frame and the second support
On frame, one end of the wherein bottom of storage bin is provided with discharging opening;Drive mechanism, is arranged on the bottom of storage bin, for driving storage
The foodstuff of feed bin is extruded from discharging opening;Wherein, the bottom of storage bin is provided with fixed mount, and fixed mount is detachably arranged at the first support
So that storage bin is detachably arranged on support base on frame or the second bracing frame.
Wherein, fixed mount is detachably arranged on the first bracing frame.
Wherein, fixed mount includes first baffle and the second baffle adjacent with first baffle, and the first bracing frame includes leaning on
The first side of nearly discharging opening and the second side adjacent with first side, first baffle arranges on the first side, second gear
Plate arranges on the second side, to block storage bin by the first bracing frame.
Wherein, the distance of the other end apart from the bottom of storage bin for the fixed mount is more than or equal to the first bracing frame and second
The distance between support.
Wherein, this assembly also includes collision bead, and second baffle is provided with first through hole, and second side is provided with blind hole, collision bead screw thread
It is connected in blind hole, the detachable holding of first through hole is on the meeting and discussing of collision bead.
Wherein, second baffle is made up of metal material, and the outer wall of collision bead and/or meet and discuss is made up of magnetic material.
Wherein, the first bracing frame and the second bracing frame are all provided with fluted, and the bottom of storage bin is arranged on groove, storage bin
Bottom and groove match, the bottom of storage bin is in arc shaped, and groove is in arc shaped.
Wherein, support base also includes the 3rd bracing frame, the first bracing frame and the 3rd bracing frame interval setting, and described second
Bracing frame is arranged between the first bracing frame and the 3rd bracing frame, and the 3rd bracing frame is provided with the second through hole, and the second through hole is provided with
Clutch shaft bearing.
Wherein, drive mechanism includes screw rod, rotating shaft, second bearing and 3rd bearing, and screw rod is arranged on storage bin
Bottom internal, second bearing is fixed on the other end of the bottom of storage bin, and one end of rotating shaft passes through clutch shaft bearing and the second axle
Hold and be fixedly connected with screw rod, the other end of rotating shaft is fixedly connected with 3rd bearing, for motor connection, to be driven by motor
Dynamic screw rod rotates to extrude the foodstuff in storage bin from discharging opening.
Wherein, at least one side of storage bin is provided with transparent region, and the inner space of the bottom of storage bin is less than storing
The top in storehouse or the inner space of zone line.
The invention has the beneficial effects as follows: the storage bin of the present invention, detachably inside automatic vending machine, can conveniently operate
Storage bin is disassembled from automatic vending machine by personnel, conveniently storage bin is keeped in repair or cleans, greatly reduces operation
Personnel are difficult to the maintenance of storage bin or cleaning;In addition, the compact overall structure of drawing mechanism assembly of vending machine, design are closed
Reason, good and automatic vending machine inner space coordinates, and can change in time when storage bin damages, greatly reduce design
Cost.
Brief description
Fig. 1 is the perspective view of automatic vending machine of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the first structure schematic diagram of drawing mechanism assembly in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is the second structural representation of drawing mechanism assembly in Fig. 1.
Description of reference numerals: 1, storage bin, 2, discharging opening, 3, second baffle, 4, first through hole, 5, first baffle, 6, touch
Pearl, 7, blind hole, the 8, first bracing frame, 9, gripper shoe, the 10, second bracing frame, the 11, the 3rd bracing frame, 12, clutch shaft bearing, 13,
Two bearings, 14, screw rod, 15, rotating shaft, 16,3rd bearing.
Specific embodiment
The present invention is described in detail with embodiment below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
As shown in Figure 1-Figure 3, Fig. 1 is the perspective view of automatic vending machine of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is discharging dress in Fig. 1
Put the first structure schematic diagram of assembly, Fig. 3 is the second structural representation of drawing mechanism assembly in Fig. 1.This vending machine includes
Framework a, is provided with inner chamber b in framework a, drawing mechanism assembly is arranged in inner chamber b.It should be understood that can be provided with this inner chamber b to
Few 1 drawing mechanism assembly.
Drawing mechanism assembly includes support base, storage bin 1, drive mechanism.
Support base is used for supporting storage bin 1, and support base includes gripper shoe 9 and interval is fixedly installed in gripper shoe 9
The first bracing frame 8, the second bracing frame 10 and the 3rd bracing frame 11.First bracing frame 8 and the 3rd bracing frame 11 interval setting, and
Second bracing frame 10 is arranged between the first bracing frame 8 and the 3rd bracing frame 11.Wherein, the 3rd bracing frame 11 is provided with second and leads to
Hole, the second through hole is provided with clutch shaft bearing 12.It should be understood that the first bracing frame 8, the second bracing frame 10 and the 3rd bracing frame 11 are gold
Belong to material to constitute.
In the present embodiment, the first bracing frame 8 and the second bracing frame 10 are all provided with fluted, and storage bin 1 is arranged in a groove.
Storage bin 1 is used for storing foodstuff, is arranged on support base, and specifically, storage bin 1 is arranged on the first bracing frame 8 He
On second bracing frame 10.
One end of the bottom of storage bin 1 is provided with discharging opening 2, and discharging opening 2 is towards user.At least one side of storage bin 1 sets
It is equipped with transparent region, so can conveniently check whether the foodstuff of storage bin 1 is sold out, to remind operator to replace in time.?
In the present embodiment, the inner space of the bottom of storage bin 1 is less than the top of storage bin 1 or the inner space of zone line, so
Foodstuff is facilitated all to extrude from discharging opening 2.
The bottom of storage bin 1 is provided with fixed mount, and fixed mount is detachably arranged at the first bracing frame 8 or the second bracing frame 10
Above so that storage bin 1 is detachably arranged on support base.Preferably, fixed mount is detachably arranged on the first bracing frame 8.Its
In, the distance of the other end of the bottom apart from storage bin 1 for the fixed mount be more than or equal to the first bracing frame 8 and the second bracing frame 10 it
Between distance, that is, the distance apart from the non-one end being provided with discharging opening 2 in the bottom of storage bin 1 for the fixed mount be more than or equal to first support
The distance between frame 8 and the second bracing frame 10.
More specifically, fixed mount includes first baffle 5 and the second baffle 3 adjacent with first baffle 5, the first bracing frame
8 include the first side and the second side adjacent with first side near discharging opening 2, and first baffle 5 is arranged on first side
On, second baffle 3 arranges on the second side, to block storage bin 1 towards the direction away from storing mouth 2 by the first bracing frame 8
Mobile.Preferably, this assembly also includes collision bead 6, and second baffle 3 is provided with first through hole 4, and second side is provided with blind hole 7, collision bead 6
It is threaded in blind hole 7, the detachable holding of first through hole 4 on the meeting and discussing of collision bead 6, shrink by the brief meeting due to collision bead 6, because
This fixed mount is detachably arranged in collision bead 6.
In the present embodiment, first baffle 5 and second baffle 3 are integrally formed, and first baffle 5 and second baffle 3 hang down mutually
Directly, first baffle 5 and second baffle 3 are made up of metal material.In addition, the outer wall of collision bead and/or meet and discuss is made up of magnetic material, this
Second baffle 3 can more stably be fixed by sample.
In the present embodiment, the bottom of storage bin 1 is arranged on groove, the bottom of storage bin 1 and groove match, storing
The bottom in storehouse 1 is in arc shaped, and groove is in arc shaped.
Drive mechanism is arranged on the bottom of storage bin, specifically, drive mechanism be arranged on the bottom of storage bin away from going out
One end of material mouth 2.Drive mechanism is used for driving the foodstuff of storage bin 1 to extrude from discharging opening.Drive mechanism include screw rod 14,
Rotating shaft 15, second bearing 13 and 3rd bearing 16.Screw rod 14 is arranged on the bottom internal of storage bin 1, and second bearing 13 is fixing
In the other end of the bottom of storage bin 1, one end of rotating shaft 15 passes through clutch shaft bearing 12 and second bearing 13 and screw rod 14 fixing
Connect.The other end of rotating shaft 15 is fixedly connected with 3rd bearing 16, and 3rd bearing 16 is fixed on the 4th bracing frame 17, the 3rd axle
Hold 16 to be used for and motor connection, to rotate, by Motor drive screw rod 14, the foodstuff extruded in storage bin 1 from discharging opening 2.
Wherein, the 4th bracing frame 17 is fixed in the inner chamber b of automatic vending machine.
The operation principle of this drawing mechanism assembly is described with reference to embodiment.
When needing the lower storage bin 1 of dismounting, hold up storage bin 1 and move towards near the direction of discharging opening 2, now collision bead 6
Meet and discuss and affected to depart from from the first through hole of second baffle 3 by power, fixed mount departs from the first bracing frame 8 so that whole store up
Feed bin 1 disassembles from automatic vending machine.
When needing to install storage bin 1 again, hold up storage bin 1 and move towards the direction away from discharging opening 2, now collision bead 6
Brief meeting be trapped in the first through hole of second baffle 3, first baffle 5 blocks the first side of the first bracing frame 8 simultaneously, makes
Obtain storage bin 1 can not continue to move towards the direction away from discharging opening 2, now whole storage bin 1 is arranged on the interior of automatic vending machine
In the b of chamber.
The storage bin of the present invention, detachably inside automatic vending machine, can facilitate operator by storage bin from automatic selling
Disassemble in cargo aircraft, convenient storage bin is keeped in repair or is cleaned, greatly reduce operator to the maintenance of storage bin or
Cleaning is difficult;In addition, the compact overall structure of drawing mechanism assembly of vending machine, reasonable in design, good and automatic vending machine
Inner space cooperation, can change in time when storage bin damages, greatly reduce design cost.
The foregoing is only embodiments of the present invention, not thereby limit the scope of the claims of the present invention, every utilization is originally
Equivalent structure or equivalent flow conversion that description of the invention and accompanying drawing content are made, or directly or indirectly it is used in other correlations
Technical field, is included within the scope of the present invention.
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1. a kind of drawing mechanism assembly of vending machine is it is characterised in that include:
Support base, is fixedly installed on the inside of vending machine, and it includes gripper shoe and interval is fixedly installed on described gripper shoe
On the first bracing frame and the second bracing frame;
Storage bin, for storing foodstuff, is arranged on described first bracing frame and described second bracing frame, wherein said storage bin
One end of bottom be provided with discharging opening;
Drive mechanism, is arranged on the bottom of described storage bin, and the foodstuff for driving described storage bin is extruded from described discharging opening;
Wherein, the bottom of described storage bin is provided with fixed mount, and described fixed mount is detachably arranged at described first bracing frame or institute
State on the second bracing frame so that described storage bin is detachably arranged on described support base.
2. drawing mechanism assembly according to claim 1 is it is characterised in that described fixed mount is detachably arranged at described
On one bracing frame.
3. drawing mechanism assembly according to claim 2 it is characterised in that described fixed mount include first baffle and with
The adjacent second baffle of described first baffle, described first bracing frame include near described discharging opening first side and with described
The adjacent second side of first side, described first baffle is arranged in described first side, and described second baffle is arranged on institute
State in second side, so that described storage bin is blocked by described first bracing frame.
4. drawing mechanism assembly according to claim 3 is it is characterised in that described fixed mount is apart from the bottom of described storage bin
The distance of the other end in portion is more than or equal to the distance between described first bracing frame and described second bracing frame.
5. drawing mechanism assembly according to claim 3 is it is characterised in that described assembly also includes collision bead, and described second
Baffle plate is provided with first through hole, and described second side is provided with blind hole, and described collision bead is threaded in described blind hole, and described first leads to
The detachable holding in hole is on the meeting and discussing of described collision bead.
6. drawing mechanism assembly according to claim 5 is it is characterised in that described second baffle is made up of metal material,
The outer wall of described collision bead and/or meet and discuss is made up of magnetic material.
7. drawing mechanism assembly according to claim 5 is it is characterised in that described first bracing frame and described second supports
Frame is all provided with fluted, and the bottom of described storage bin is arranged on described groove, the bottom of described storage bin and described groove phase
Join, the bottom of described storage bin is in arc shaped, and described groove is in arc shaped.
8. drawing mechanism assembly according to claim 7 is it is characterised in that described support base also includes the 3rd bracing frame,
Described first bracing frame and described 3rd bracing frame interval setting, and described second bracing frame be arranged on described first bracing frame and
Between described 3rd bracing frame, described 3rd bracing frame is provided with the second through hole, and described second through hole is provided with clutch shaft bearing.
9. drawing mechanism assembly according to claim 8 is it is characterised in that described drive mechanism includes screw rod, turns
Axle, second bearing and 3rd bearing, described screw rod is arranged on the bottom internal of described storage bin, and described second bearing is fixed on
The other end of the bottom of described storage bin, one end of described rotating shaft passes through described clutch shaft bearing and described second bearing and described spiral shell
Swing arm is fixedly connected, and the other end of described rotating shaft is fixedly connected with described 3rd bearing, for motor connection, with by described
Screw rod described in Motor drive rotates to extrude the foodstuff in described storage bin from described discharging opening.
10. drawing mechanism assembly according to claim 9 is it is characterised in that at least one side of described storage bin is arranged
There is transparent region, the inner space of the bottom of described storage bin is less than the top of described storage bin or the inside sky of zone line
Between.
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