CN110120127B

CN110120127B - Dispenser device and vending machine

Info

Publication number: CN110120127B
Application number: CN201910418727.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈永志; 陈隽; 伍晟
Original assignee: Kamakura Food Co ltd
Current assignee: Kamakura Food Co ltd
Priority date: 2019-05-20
Filing date: 2019-05-20
Publication date: 2021-07-09
Anticipated expiration: 2039-05-20
Also published as: CN110120127A

Abstract

The invention provides a distributor device and an automatic vending machine, wherein the distributor device comprises a plurality of distributor trays, a rack and a carrying support, the distributor trays are provided with slideways and are obliquely arranged, the lower ends of the distributor trays are provided with delivery ends, the delivery ends are provided with closing switches, heating components are arranged in the distributor trays, the carrying support is arranged on one side of the rack close to the delivery ends, and the carrying support is provided with a pushing strip for opening and closing the closing switches. The distributor tray is obliquely arranged, and the delivery end is provided with the closing switch, so that the closing switch is opened by the pushing strip, and the food slides out of the slideway to reach the carrying bracket, so that the carrying bracket can transport the food to the delivery position of the rack, the structure is simple, and the manufacturing cost of the device is reduced; in addition, the heating assembly for heating the food is arranged on the dispenser tray, so that the food is kept at the optimal eating temperature, and the trouble of secondary heating of the food is reduced.

Description

Dispenser device and vending machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of vending machines, and particularly provides a distributor device and a vending machine.

Background

Catering is a common problem in densely populated areas such as train stations, shopping malls and office areas, as restaurants are always full. For people with limited lunch time (or dinner time), purchasing food from a vending machine is a good choice. Among the prior art, the shipment mechanism of vending machine often need set up spring mechanism or electromagnetic structure on the tray with goods propelling movement to shipment department, lead to connecting the movable part that constructs at tray more like this, the structure is numerous and diverse, high in manufacturing cost, and many vending machines sell cold-stored packing food, after buying cold-stored packing food, people need heat food again before eating, bring inconvenience for the consumer.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a distributor device, and aims to solve the technical problems that a tray mechanism of an automatic vending machine in the prior art is complicated in structure and high in manufacturing cost, and food in a tray cannot be heated.

In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the technical scheme that: the utility model provides a distributor device, including a plurality of distributor trays that are used for saving food, be used for supporting the frame of distributor tray, and be used for with in the distributor tray food is carried extremely the delivery support of the shipment department of frame, be equipped with on the distributor tray and be used for the holding the slide of food, the slope of distributor tray sets up, the lower extreme of distributor tray is the shipment end, the shipment end is installed and is used for preventing the food roll-off the closing switch of slide, it is right to install in the distributor tray heating element of food heating, the delivery support mounting in the frame is close to one side of shipment end, be equipped with on the delivery support and be used for the switch operation closing switch's promotion strip.

Further, the dispenser tray is inclined upward by 10 to 20 degrees in the horizontal direction.

Further, be equipped with in the slide and be used for pushing away downwards the weight piece of food in the slide, weight piece slidable mounting in the slide.

Further, the bottom of slide has seted up the guiding groove, the weight bottom is equipped with and arranges in the guide block in the guiding groove.

Further, the closing switch is a spring closing door closer, and the spring closing door closer is provided with a handle matched with the pushing strip.

Further, the carrying support comprises a bearing arm for bearing the food and a moving mechanism for driving the bearing arm to be close to or far away from the dispenser tray, the moving mechanism is connected with the bearing arm, the moving mechanism is installed in the rack, and the pushing strip is connected with the bearing arm.

Furthermore, the bearing arm is provided with a first baffle plate for blocking and buffering the sliding of the food, and the first baffle plate is hinged on the bearing arm.

Furthermore, the bearing arm is also provided with a second baffle plate and a rotating mechanism, wherein the second baffle plate is used for blocking and buffering the sliding speed of the food and guiding the food to slide into the delivery position of the rack, and the rotating mechanism is used for controlling the rotating angle of the second baffle plate.

Further, bear the arm slope setting, just bear the inclination of arm slightly to be greater than the inclination of distributor tray.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine comprising a cabinet and a dispenser device as described above, mounted in said cabinet.

The invention has the beneficial effects that: compared with the prior art, the distributor device has the advantages that the distributor tray is obliquely arranged, the closing switch is arranged at the delivery end, the closing switch is opened by the pushing strip, food slides out of the slide way to reach the carrying support, and the carrying support is used for conveying the food to the delivery position of the rack; in addition, the heating assembly for heating the food is arranged on the dispenser tray, so that the food is kept at the optimal eating temperature, and the trouble of secondary heating of the food is reduced.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art descriptions will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without inventive exercise.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a dispenser tray provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of another orientation of a dispenser tray according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a carrier rack approaching a dispenser tray according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a push bar pushing a closing switch according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a push bar pushing a closed switch to the maximum extent according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a configuration of a carrier arm beginning to leave a dispenser tray according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a structure of a carrier arm of the dispenser tray after the carrier arm is removed from the dispenser tray according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of the second barrier being upright and the food sliding down the chute to the carrier according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural view illustrating the second barrier standing and carrying part beginning to leave the dispenser tray according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of a second baffle plate supporting food according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of a carrier rack of an embodiment of the present invention for transferring food items to a delivery location of a rack;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a weight block according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of another embodiment of the weight of the present invention;

fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein, in the drawings, the reference numerals are mainly as follows:

1-a dispenser device;

2-a dispenser tray; 21-a food product; 22-a slide; 23-closing the switch; 24-a heating assembly; 25-weight block; 221-a guide groove; 231-a handle; 251-a guide block;

3-a frame;

4-a carrier support; 41-a carrier arm; 42-a moving mechanism; 411 — first baffle; 412-a second baffle; 413-push bar;

5-automatic vending machine.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantageous effects to be solved by the present invention more clearly apparent, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or be indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or be indirectly connected to the other element.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like, indicate orientations and positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

Referring to fig. 1 to 7, a dispenser device according to the present invention will now be described. The distributor device 1 comprises a plurality of distributor trays 2, a frame 3 and a carrying bracket 4; the rack 3 is used for various components such as the dispenser tray 2 and the carrying frame 4, and the dispenser tray 2 stores the food 21, so that the food 21 is fixed on the rack 3, and the carrying frame 4 is also convenient for conveying the food 21 in the dispenser tray 2 to the delivery position of the rack 3. The dispenser tray 2 is provided with a slide 22, and the dispenser tray 2 is disposed obliquely, wherein the lower end of the dispenser tray 2 is a delivery end, so that the food 21 stored in the slide 22 can slide out of the slide 22 due to gravity, thereby facilitating the taking and placing of the food 21. Correspondingly, the delivery end of the dispenser tray 2 is fitted with a closing switch 23 to block the food 21 from sliding off the chute 22 and falling. And a heating assembly 24 is further installed in the dispenser tray 2, and the heating assembly 24 is arranged on the slide way 22, so that the food 21 in the slide way 22 can be heated and kept warm. The carrying support 4 is installed on one side of the rack 3 close to the delivery end of the slide 22, and the carrying support 4 is provided with the pushing strip 413, so that when the carrying support 4 is close to the slide 22, the pushing strip 413 can be switched on and off to close the switch 23, so that the delivery end of the slide 22 is in an open state, and at this time, the food 21 in the slide 22 can slide to the carrying support 4 from the slide 22.

The dispenser tray 2 is obliquely arranged on the rack 3, the closing switch 23 is arranged at the delivery end of the dispenser tray 2, so that the food 21 in the slide way 22 can freely slide to the delivery end of the slide way 22, the pushing strip 413 is arranged on the carrying support 4, when the carrying support 4 is close to the slide way 22, the pushing strip 413 can open the closing switch 23 to enable the slide way 22 to be in an open state, and the food 21 in the slide way 22 can slide out from the outlet end of the slide way 22 due to the action of gravity to reach the carrying support 4, so that the carrying support 3 can transport the food 21 in the slide way 22 to the delivery position of the rack 3. In addition, by providing a heating assembly 24 on each dispenser tray 2, the heating assembly 24 can heat the food in the chute 22, so that the food 21 is kept warm at the individual optimum eating temperature, and the trouble of secondary heating of the food 21 is reduced. In this embodiment, to ensure that the food 21 within the chute 22 is free to slide, the inner surface area of the chute 22 is smooth, simple and easy to clean to ensure the hygiene of the food 21.

Specifically, the dispenser tray 2 is plural, the plural dispenser trays 2 are installed in the rack 3 in an array form in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction, and the chute 22 of each dispenser tray 2 is a U-shaped chute 22 adapted to the outer box of the food 21 so as to place the food 21 in the chute 22. Wherein each slide 22 is made of a smooth, heat-resistant material, such as stainless steel; alternatively, it may be satin finished to provide a warmer color with sufficient smoothness to satisfy the user's desire for aesthetics. Wherein the heating assembly 24 is mounted on the side of the dispenser tray 2 opposite the slide 2, i.e. the heating assembly 24 is mounted on the back side of the slide 22. In this embodiment, a U-shaped heating assembly 24 is mounted on the back of the slide 22 such that the heating assembly 24 is in close contact with the slide 22 for efficient and rapid heat transfer. In contrast to the centralized hot air circulation system, a heating assembly 24 is mounted on the back of each chute 22, enabling it to be heated separately for different food products 21 in different chutes 22, allowing different food products 21 to be maintained at individual optimal serving temperatures. To ensure that the heat of each chute 22 is not transferred to the other chutes 22, and to break the temperature balance of the other chutes 22, heat-insulating plates (not shown) are provided in any two adjacent chutes 22. The insulation board is preferably aerogel insulation having an excellent insulation effect and being in the form of a soft blanket, which can be processed into any shape, so that the aerogel insulation can be prefabricated according to the size and insulation thickness of the actual chute 22.

When the dispenser device 1, the payment unit (not shown), the display unit (not shown), the central processing unit (not shown), the cabinet (not shown) and the like form the vending machine 5, the cabinet is divided into a left chamber and a right chamber, the dispenser device 1 is installed in the left chamber, and other components are arranged in the right chamber. A temperature sensor (not shown) is provided on each slide 22 for measuring the temperature of the food 21 within the slide 22. Specifically, the temperature sensor collects the temperature of the food 21 in the corresponding slide 22 within a period of time and feeds the collected temperature back to the central controller, and when the real-time temperature of the food 21 is lower than the optimal temperature of the food 21 stored in the central controller, the central controller sends a heating signal to the heating assembly 24 of the slide 22; when the temperature is higher than the optimum temperature of the food 21 stored in the central controller, the heating is stopped.

In this application, a tubular heating assembly 24 is chosen in which the internal heating coil is made of nickel chromium and the protective outer jacket can be made of alloyed stainless steel, then the tubular heating assembly 24 has the following advantages: first, it is an economical option for resistance heating; second, manufacturers offer custom shapes (round tubes or flat tubes), sizes (length and diameter), power (voltage and current ratings), and bending options (rings and angles); third, it is mechanically very strong and chemically resistant. Preferably, the slide 22, the closing switch 23 and the heating assembly 24 are made of stainless steel, so that Ultra High Temperature (UHT) sterilization techniques can be applied to the dispenser tray 2 without affecting the components on the dispenser tray 2. Each time cleaning of the dispenser tray 2 is completed, the housing 3 is kept open to promote evaporation of water vapor.

The UHT sterilization process is as follows: first, the first row of dispenser trays 2 (the lowest row of trays) was rapidly heated from room temperature to 140 ℃ and held for 5 seconds. The time for one sterilization cycle may take 30 seconds; then 15 seconds after the first row sterilization begins, the second row of dispenser trays 2 is heated; finally, the same sterilization cycle is repeated for all remaining rows; each row of sterilization cycles was 15 seconds apart from the previous row. This does not cause damage to other components of the dispenser unit 1 by applying the ultra-high temperature sterilization technique to the dispenser tray 2. On the other hand, this high temperature short time treatment can destroy all microorganisms adhered to the surface of the dispenser tray 2, ensuring the safety of the food 21.

Further, referring to fig. 1 to 3 together, as an embodiment of the dispenser device provided by the present invention, the dispenser tray 2 is inclined upward by 10 to 20 degrees along the horizontal direction, so that the package of the food 21 can be presentedly displayed at a proper angle; in addition, the proper inclination angle is arranged, so that the food 21 on the slide way 22 can slide to the delivery end of the slide way 22 under the action of gravity, and the food 21 in the slide way 22 can be prevented from sliding down fast due to the fact that the slide way 22 is too steep, and the food 21 can deviate from the slide way 22 in the process of sliding down.

Further, referring to fig. 12 and 13, as an embodiment of the dispenser device provided by the present invention, a weight 25 is disposed in the slide 22, and the weight 24 is slidably mounted in the slide 22, so that the weight 25 can push the food 1 downward under the action of gravity. Wherein the weight 25 is a hollow member cast from metal, but it has a considerable weight, so that the obliquely arranged weight 25 has a great pushing force to push the food 21 in the chute 22 to the delivery end of the chute 22. On the one hand, if it is desired to make the slide, which is obliquely arranged in the slide 22, freely slide downwards by its own weight, it is necessary to ensure that the inner side of the slide 22 has a surface of extremely high precision, which is costly to machine with a high precision surface. In the embodiment, the weight 25 is arranged on the slide way 22 and is used for providing additional thrust for the food 21, so that when the food 21 is placed on the obliquely arranged slide way 22, the food 21 can be pushed downwards to move downwards due to the fact that the weight of the weight is large and can overcome the friction force of the inner wall of the slide way 22, the precision requirement on the inner surface of the slide way 22 is reduced, and the processing cost is saved. On the other hand, in order to make the package of the food 21 properly presentable, the chute 22 can be only moderately inclined, in which case the food 21 can slide down to the delivery end of the chute 22 depending on the surface material of the package of the food 21, and the surface material friction force may counteract the downward force due to gravity, while providing additional pushing force to the food 21 by providing the weight 25 in the chute 22 to ensure that the food 21 can smoothly slide to the delivery end of the chute 22, thereby improving the delivery accuracy of the device. In addition, compared with the pushing piece using a spring mechanism and an elastic member as the food 21 in the slideway 22, because the compression elastic force is pushed out along the linear direction, a limit mechanism is required to be arranged to fix the elastic member in the obliquely arranged slideway 22, the weight 25 slides due to the self gravity, and the limit mechanism is not required to be arranged in the slideway 22 to correct the motion path of the weight, so that the connection between the movable parts of the distributor device 1 is reduced, the structure is simple, and the manufacturing cost of the distributor device 1 is effectively reduced.

Further, referring to fig. 1 and 12, as an embodiment of the dispenser device provided by the present invention, a guide groove 221 is formed at the bottom of the slide 22, and correspondingly, a guide block 251 disposed in the guide groove 221 is formed at the bottom of the weight 25. Preferably, in this embodiment, the guide grooves 221 are two, the guide blocks 251 are four, the four guide blocks 251 are symmetrically distributed at the bottom of the weight 25, and the four guide blocks 251 are just installed in the guide grooves 221 of the chute 22, the contact surface between the guide blocks 251 and the guide grooves 221 is small, and the guide blocks 251 are cast using metal and have extremely high hardness and smoothness, so that the friction force between the weight 25 and the guide grooves 221 is low, thereby enabling the metal blocks to push the food 21 downward to slide against the friction force. In addition, the guide block 251 is arranged on the weight block 25, and the guide groove 221 corresponding to the guide block 251 is arranged in the slide way 22, so that the guide block 251 and the guide groove 221 only need to be subjected to finish machining to enable the friction force between the guide block 251 and the guide groove 221 to be extremely low, the trouble of performing finish machining on the bottom of the whole weight block 25 and the bottom of the slide way 22 is reduced, and the manufacturing cost is saved.

Further, referring to fig. 3 to 14, as an embodiment of the dispenser device provided by the present invention, the carrying bracket 4 includes a carrying arm 41 and a moving mechanism 42, the moving mechanism 42 is connected to the carrying arm 41, the moving mechanism 42 is installed in the frame 3, the pushing bar 413 is connected to the carrying arm 41, the carrying arm 41 can carry the food 21 slid down by the slide 22, so that the carrying arm 41 can be close to or far from the dispenser tray 2 under the driving of the moving mechanism. When the carrying arm 41 approaches the dispenser tray 2, the pushing bar 413 opens the closing switch 23, so that the product in the chute 22 slides into the carrying arm 41, and the carrying arm 41 storing the food 21 is driven by the moving mechanism 42 to move the food from the delivery end of the dispenser tray 2 to the delivery end of the rack 3.

Further, referring to fig. 3 to 7 together, as an embodiment of the dispenser device provided by the present invention, the closing switch 23 installed at the delivery end of the chute 22 is a spring door closer provided with a handle 231 cooperating with the push bar. Wherein the handle 231 on the spring door closer is disposed at a side adjacent to the push bar 413 to enable the push bar 413 to push the handle 231 on the spring door closer, indirectly controlling the opening and closing of the dispenser tray 2. The spring door closer is a mechanical door with a return spring, so that when the push bar 413 pushes the handle 231, the door opens; when the handle 231 is released, the door is automatically closed due to the return spring, and the door is simple in structure and easy and convenient to operate. The carrying arm 41 has a notch (not shown) for placing the food 21 in the chute 22, and the pushing bar 413 is disposed at a side of the notch close to the closing switch 23, so that when the carrying arm 41 is close, the pushing bar 413 pushes the closing switch 23 to open the delivery section of the chute 22, and the food 21 obliquely disposed in the chute 22 slides down into the notch of the carrying arm 41 under the pushing of the weight 25. The gap for containing the food 21 is formed in the bearing arm 41, so that the food 21 can be stably fixed on the bearing arm 41, the food 21 is prevented from falling off in the transferring process, and the operation safety is guaranteed.

Further, referring to fig. 4 and 7, as an embodiment of the dispenser device provided by the present invention, the bearing arm 41 is provided with a first baffle 411 for blocking the buffered food 21 from sliding, so that when the food 11 in the chute 22 slides down to the bearing arm 41, the food 21 can be blocked, and the sliding speed of the food 21 is reduced, thereby ensuring that when the food 21 closest to the delivery end of the dispenser tray 2 slides down to the bearing arm 41, the second food 21 in the chute 22 is still completely located in the dispenser tray 2, and the first baffle 411 is pivoted to the bearing arm 41. Thus, as the food 21 on the carrying arm 41 continues to slide, the first flap 411 rotates to be in the same line with the carrying arm 41, so that the food 21 on the carrying arm 41 can be completely placed into the carrying arm 41. Wherein the closing switch 23 here is the spring door closer described above. Specifically, when the carrying arm 41 is driven by the moving mechanism 42 to gradually approach the dispenser tray 2, at this time, the push bar 413 on the carrying arm 41 does not contact the handle 231 of the spring door closer, the spring door closer is in a closed state, and the first shutter 411 is in an upright position; subsequently, when the carrying arm 41 approaches and causes the pushing bar 413 to push the handle 231 of the spring door closer, the spring door closer rotates due to the pushing force to make the chute 22 in a half-opened state, at which time the food 21 and the weight 25 start to slide down while the first blocking plate 411 is still in the upright position; when the handle 231 of the spring door closer is pushed to the maximum extent by the pushing bar 413 on the carrying arm 41, the spring door closer is fully opened, the food 21 closest to the delivery end of the dispenser tray 2 slides into the carrying portion 41, and the sliding speed of the food 21 in the chute is indirectly reduced due to the blocking of the first blocking plate 411 reducing the sliding speed of the food 21 on the carrying arm 41, so as to ensure that the food 21 in the chute 22 is still fully positioned in the dispenser tray 2, and the first blocking plate 411 starts to rotate under the pushing of the food 21 sliding on the carrying arm 41; when the carrying arm 41 gradually leaves the dispenser tray 2, the spring door closer is reset to the closed state to block the food 21 on the chute 22 from sliding out, the food 21 on the carrying arm 41 continues to slide and the first flap 411 is also rotated to form a straight line with the carrying arm 41, so as to realize that the food 21 is completely slid into the carrying arm 41. In order to ensure a more smooth transition of the food product 21 sliding out of the chute 22 to the carrying arm 41, the carrying arm 41 is arranged obliquely, and such that the angle of inclination of the carrying arm is slightly larger than the angle of inclination of the dispenser tray, i.e. the carrying arm 41 has a slightly steeper slope than the chute 22.

Further, referring to fig. 8 to fig. 10, as an embodiment of the dispenser apparatus provided by the present invention, the carrying arm 41 is further provided with a second baffle 412 and a rotating mechanism (not shown) for controlling a rotating angle of the second baffle 412, the second baffle 412 is pivotally connected to an end of the carrying arm 41 opposite to the pushing bar 413 and is connected to the rotating mechanism, and the rotating mechanism is fixed on the carrying arm 41. With such a structure, when the food 21 in the chute 22 completely slides into the bearing arm 41, since the second baffle 412 is vertically arranged at the end of the bearing arm 41 opposite to the pushing strip 413, the second baffle 412 can block and buffer the sliding speed of the food 21, and when the food 21 is transferred to the delivery position of the rack 3, the bearing arm 41 descends to the delivery position close to the rack 3, and the rotating mechanism drives the second baffle 412 to rotate to the position parallel to the bearing arm 41, so that the food 21 slides down the chute 22 to the delivery position of the rack 3, and the structure is simple and convenient to operate.

Furthermore, the invention also provides the vending machine. The vending machine 5 comprises a cabinet and the dispenser device 1 as described above, and the dispenser device 1 is mounted in the cabinet. The distributor device 1 is provided with a distributor tray 2 obliquely arranged on a frame 3, the distributor tray 2 is provided with a slide way 22, a closing switch 23 is arranged at the delivery end of the distributor tray 2, so that the food 21 in the slide way 22 can freely slide to the delivery end of the slide way 22, and a pushing strip 413 is arranged on the carrier support 4, so that when the carrier support 4 is close to the slide way 22, the pushing strip 413 can open the closing switch 23 to enable the slide way 22 to be in an open state, and the food 21 in the slide way 22 can slide out from the outlet end of the slide way 22 to reach the carrier support 4 under the action of gravity, so that the carrier support 3 can transport the food 21 in the slide way 22 to the delivery position of the frame 3. In addition, the heating assembly 24 is arranged on the dispenser tray 2, and the heating assembly 24 can heat the food in the slide way 22, so that the food 21 is kept warm at the individual optimal eating temperature, and the trouble of secondary heating of the food 21 is reduced. Wherein the inner surface area of the chute 22 is smooth, simple and easy to clean to ensure the hygiene of the food 21 in order to ensure that the food 21 in the chute 22 can slide freely.

The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, and any modifications, equivalents and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A distributor device comprises a plurality of distributor trays for storing food, a rack for supporting the distributor trays and a carrying support for conveying the food in the distributor trays to a delivery position of the rack, and is characterized in that the distributor trays are provided with slideways for containing the food, the distributor trays are obliquely arranged, the lower ends of the distributor trays are delivery ends, the delivery ends are provided with closed switches for preventing the food from sliding out of the slideways, heating assemblies for heating the food are arranged in the distributor trays, the carrying support is arranged on one side of the rack close to the delivery ends, and the carrying support is provided with pushing strips for switching the closed switches;

the closing switch is a spring door closer and is positioned at the top end of the delivery end, and the spring door closer is provided with a handle matched with the pushing strip; when the pushing strip is not in contact with the handle, the spring door closer is in a closed state, and when the pushing strip pushes the handle, the spring door closer rotates downwards and is in an open state;

the carrying support comprises a carrying arm for carrying the food and a moving mechanism for driving the carrying arm to be close to or far away from the distributor tray, a first baffle for blocking and buffering the sliding of the food is arranged on the carrying arm, and the first baffle is hinged to the carrying arm.

2. The dispenser apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dispenser tray is upwardly inclined in the horizontal direction by 10-20 degrees.

3. A dispenser arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the chute has a weight therein for pushing down against the food product in the chute, the weight being slidably mounted in the chute.

4. The dispenser apparatus of claim 3, wherein the bottom of the slide defines a guide slot, and the bottom of the weight defines a guide block disposed in the guide slot.

5. The dispenser apparatus of claim 1, wherein the carrier frame includes a carrying arm for carrying the food product and a moving mechanism for driving the carrying arm toward or away from the dispenser tray, the moving mechanism being connected to the carrying arm, the moving mechanism being mounted in the frame, and the pusher bar being connected to the carrying arm.

6. The dispenser apparatus of claim 1, wherein the carrying arm is further provided with a second barrier for blocking and buffering the sliding speed of the food and guiding the food to slide into the delivery site of the rack, and a rotating mechanism for controlling the rotating angle of the second barrier.

7. The dispenser apparatus of claim 1, wherein the carrier arm is angled slightly greater than the angle of the dispenser tray.

8. A vending machine comprising a cabinet and a dispenser arrangement as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, said dispenser arrangement being mounted within said cabinet.