CN118196956A - Storage container and vending machine with same - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses a storage container and a vending machine with the same. The storage container comprises: the storage cabinet body is provided with a conveying port, and a storage space is formed in the storage cabinet body; the suspended cargo discharging structure is arranged in the cargo storage space and comprises a cargo hanging position for hanging cargoes; the goods channel type shipment structure is arranged in the goods storage space and comprises a goods channel for storing goods; and the goods conveying device is arranged in the goods storage space in a lifting manner, is used for receiving goods falling from the suspended goods delivery structure and/or the goods channel type goods delivery structure and conveying the received goods out through the conveying opening. According to the storage container, the suspended type shipment structure and the goods passage shipment structure are arranged, so that the shipment structure types of the storage container are enriched, and the storage container can meet the storage requirements of goods with different sizes.

Description

Storage container and vending machine with same

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of vending machines, in particular to a storage container and a vending machine with the same.

Background

In the related art, a single spring type shipment structure or a suspension type shipment structure is adopted in the shipment structure of the vending machine, and after a user inputs a purchase instruction to the vending machine, the corresponding shipment structure pushes out the goods, and the goods fall to a shipment port by means of self gravity so as to be taken away by the user. The shipment structure type is single, can not adapt to the goods of different sizes, different appearance better.

Disclosure of Invention

The present application aims to solve, at least to some extent, one of the above technical problems in the prior art. Therefore, the application provides a storage container which can be adapted to cargoes with different sizes and different shapes.

The application also provides a vending machine with the storage container.

The storage container according to an embodiment of the application comprises: the storage cabinet comprises a storage cabinet body, wherein a conveying port is formed in the storage cabinet body, and a storage space is formed in the storage cabinet body; the suspended type shipment structure is arranged in the storage container body and arranged in the storage space, and comprises a cargo hanging position for hanging cargoes; the goods channel type goods delivery structure is arranged in the goods storage container body and arranged in the goods storage space, and comprises a goods channel for storing goods; the goods conveying device is arranged in the goods storage space in a lifting mode, and is used for receiving goods falling from the suspended type goods delivery structure and/or the goods channel type goods delivery structure and conveying the received goods out through the conveying opening.

According to the storage container disclosed by the embodiment of the application, the cargo discharging structure type of the storage container is enriched by arranging the suspension type cargo discharging structure and the goods channel type cargo discharging structure, so that the storage container can meet the storage requirements of cargoes with different sizes.

According to some embodiments of the application, the cargo transferring device is located on a side of the suspended cargo structure and the aisle cargo structure adjacent to a cabinet front panel of the storage cabinet.

According to some embodiments of the application, the suspended cargo structure is located above the aisle cargo structure, and a cargo end of the suspended cargo structure is closer to the cabinet front panel than a cargo end of the aisle cargo structure.

According to some embodiments of the application, the storage container further comprises: the first goods detection sensor is arranged on the goods conveying device and is used for detecting whether goods are discharged from a goods outlet end of the goods channel type goods outlet structure or not; and/or a second cargo detection sensor is arranged on the side wall of the storage container body and is used for detecting whether cargo comes out from the cargo outlet end of the suspended cargo outlet structure.

According to some embodiments of the application, the first cargo detection sensor and the second cargo detection sensor are each a laser correlation sensor.

According to some embodiments of the application, the storage container further comprises: a controller, said controller being configured to,

After the first cargo detection sensor or the second cargo detection sensor detects that the cargo falls,

Controlling the conveyer belt of the goods conveying device to reciprocate for preset times;

controlling the cargo transferring device to rise and fall to a position aligned with the transfer opening;

And controlling the goods conveying device to convey the goods on the conveying belt out of the storage container through the conveying opening.

According to some embodiments of the application, the controller is further configured to move the conveyor belt to an extreme position end that moves the cargo on the conveyor belt away from the transfer opening after the controlling the conveyor belt of the cargo transferring device to reciprocate a preset number of times and before the controlling the cargo transferring device to lift to a position aligned with the transfer opening.

According to some embodiments of the application, the cargo transferring device comprises: the lifting guide mechanism is installed in the storage cabinet body, the conveying mechanism is connected with the lifting guide mechanism and is suitable for moving along a first direction or a direction opposite to the first direction relative to the lifting guide mechanism, and the conveying mechanism comprises: the base is connected with the lifting guide mechanism, the conveyor belt is mounted on the base, and the conveyor belt is suitable for moving along a transmission path of the conveyor belt relative to the base.

According to some embodiments of the application, the transport mechanism further comprises: the telescopic frame is installed in the base, the telescopic frame is suitable for moving along a second direction or the opposite direction of the second direction relative to the base, and the conveyor belt is installed in the telescopic frame so as to be indirectly installed in the base.

According to some embodiments of the application, the transport mechanism further comprises: a conveyor belt drive assembly for driving movement of the conveyor belt, the conveyor belt drive assembly comprising: the conveyer belt drive shaft, conveyer belt motor, conveyer belt back shaft, the conveyer belt drive shaft install in the expansion bracket, the conveyer belt motor is used for the drive the conveyer belt drive shaft rotates, the conveyer belt back shaft install in the expansion bracket, just the conveyer belt back shaft with the conveyer belt drive shaft separates, the conveyer belt install in the conveyer belt drive shaft with the conveyer belt back shaft, the transmission path of conveyer belt encircles the conveyer belt drive shaft with the conveyer belt back shaft.

According to some embodiments of the application, the base comprises: the conveying device comprises an end limiting baffle, a first side limiting baffle and a second side limiting baffle, wherein the first side limiting baffle and the second side limiting baffle are oppositely arranged, the end limiting baffle is connected with one ends, far away from a conveying opening, of the first side limiting baffle and the second side limiting baffle, a conveying belt is positioned in a space surrounded by the end limiting baffle, the first side limiting baffle and the second side limiting baffle, and the end limiting baffle, the first side limiting baffle and the second side limiting baffle are used for limiting cargoes on a bearing surface of the conveying belt.

According to some embodiments of the application, the storage container further comprises: the goods management board, the goods management board sets up delivery port department, just the upper end of goods management board with the lower border of delivery port separates with the lower border of goods storage cabinet body pivoted connection, the goods management board with the junction of goods storage cabinet body is equipped with torsion hinge, torsion hinge is used for right the goods management board is exerted and is made the vertical restoring force of goods management board, the goods management board is used for highly surpassing the goods at goods management board lower border overturns.

A vending machine according to another aspect of the present application includes:

The storage container is used as a first storage container and a packing device, the conveying port is positioned on one side of the storage container body, which is close to the packing device, and the packing device is used for packing the goods conveyed by the first storage container; the goods conveying device is used for conveying the picked goods to the upper portion of the packing device through the conveying opening.

According to some embodiments of the application, the vending machine further comprises: the conveying device is used for taking out the packed goods from the packing device and putting the packed goods into the cargo discharging cabinet; the shipment cabinet includes a plurality of compartments, each compartment having a compartment through which packaged goods are retrieved by a user.

According to some embodiments of the application, the shipment cabinet is a thermal insulation cabinet.

According to some embodiments of the application, the vending machine further comprises: the system comprises a heating device and a second storage container, wherein the second storage container comprises a plurality of goods lanes, the second storage container is used for outputting goods required by an order to the heating device, a heating element is arranged in the heating device, and the heating device is used for heating the goods required by the order; the conveying device is also used for placing the goods output by the second storage container into the heating device, taking out the heated goods from the heating device and placing the heated goods on the packing device.

According to some embodiments of the application, the second storage container is a freezer.

The vending machine has the same advantages as the storage container in the prior art, and is not described herein.

Additional aspects and advantages of the application will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the application.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a vending machine according to one embodiment of the application;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 1 at A;

FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged view at B in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a cargo transferring device;

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a transport mechanism;

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of the transport mechanism with the base removed;

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a conveyor belt drive assembly and a telescoping rack;

FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a suspended shipment structure;

FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view of a lane shipment structure;

fig. 10 is a front view of a vending machine according to another embodiment of the application.

Reference numerals:

Vending machine 1000, packing apparatus 100, second container 200, shipment cabinet 300, heating apparatus 400, container (i.e., first container) 500, cargo conveying apparatus 501, lifting guide 502, lifting rail 5021, lifting drive 5022, lifting bracket 5023, conveying mechanism 503, base 5031, first side stop 50311, second side stop 50312, end stop 50313, telescoping rack 5032, conveyor 5033, telescoping drive assembly 5034, telescoping motor 50341, telescoping drive gear 50342, telescoping drive gear 50343, telescoping rack 50344, conveyor drive assembly 5035, conveyor drive shaft 50351, conveyor motor 50352, conveyor support shaft 353, conveyor motor gear 50354, conveyor drive gear 50355, linear slide 50361, telescoping slide 50362, anti-slip structure 5037, deck 5038, first transmitting end 5041, first receiving end 5042, container body 505, transfer opening 5051, second cargo detection sensor 506, hanging shipment structure 507, hanging frame 5071, hanging frame 5082, hanging frame 5083, spring loaded conveyor 5081, and spring loaded conveyor 5082.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative and intended to explain the present application and should not be construed as limiting the application.

In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the drawings, are merely for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application.

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

In the present application, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may communicate with each other; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

A storage container 500 according to an embodiment of the application is described in detail below in connection with FIGS. 1-10.

Referring to FIG. 1, a storage container 500 according to an embodiment of the application may include: a container body 505, a suspended cargo structure 507, a aisle cargo structure 508 and a cargo conveyor 501.

Wherein, the container body 505 is provided with a conveying opening 5051, and a storage space is formed in the container body 505.

The suspended cargo discharging structure 507 is mounted to the storage container body 505, and the suspended cargo discharging structure 507 is disposed in the storage space, and the suspended cargo discharging structure 507 includes a cargo hanging position 5071 for hanging cargo. Alternatively, the cargo hanging positions 5071 may be hooks, and the number of the cargo hanging positions 5071 may be plural, so that the cargo storing capacity of the suspended cargo discharging structure 507 may be improved, and the number of replenishment times may be reduced. The suspended shipment structure 507 may include a plurality of hanging frames 5072 to facilitate storage of different types of cargo, and a plurality of cargo hanging locations 5071 may be provided on each hanging frame 5072, such that a plurality of cargo of each type may be stored.

The goods way type shipment structure 508 is installed in the storage container cabinet body 505, and the goods way type shipment structure 508 sets up in the storage goods space, and goods way shipment structure 508 can be a plurality of including the goods way 5081 that is used for depositing the goods, and the quantity of goods way 5081 to the goods of different kinds of stores of being convenient for, and the length of every goods way 5081 is longer, thereby can promote the storage capacity of goods way type shipment structure 508, reduces the replenishment number of times. In some embodiments, the track 5081 may be a spring track, and the spring track may include a track spring 5082 and a spring driving device 5083, where the track spring 5082 is disposed in the corresponding track 5081, and a plurality of cargo spaces for storing cargo are formed in the track spring 5082, and the spring driving device 5083 is configured to drive the track spring 5082 to rotate and move in a direction of the cargo conveying device 501, so that the cargo falls from the spring track onto the conveyor 5033 of the cargo conveying device 501. In other words, the track spring 5082 is driven by the spring drive 5083 to effect both rotational and longitudinal movement of the track spring 5082.

The cargo conveying device 501 is disposed in the cargo storage space in a liftable manner, and the cargo conveying device 501 is used for picking up the cargo dropped from the suspended cargo discharging structure 507 and/or the cargo channel type cargo discharging structure 508 and conveying the picked-up cargo out through the conveying port 5051. After the user inputs a purchase instruction, the goods on the corresponding shipment structure drop on the goods conveying device 501, and the goods conveying device 501 further conveys the picked-up goods out of the conveying opening 5051 for the user to take the picked-up goods.

Alternatively, the suspended shipment structure 507 is adapted to suspend lighter, thinner cargo, such as bagged cargo, and the aisle shipment structure 508 is adapted to suspend heavier, thicker cargo, such as boxed cargo.

According to the storage container 500 of the embodiment of the application, the hanging type shipment structure 507 and the goods passage type shipment structure 508 are arranged, so that the shipment structure type of the storage container 500 is enriched, and the storage container 500 can meet the storage requirements of goods with different sizes.

In some embodiments of the application, the cargo conveyance 501 is located on the side of the suspended cargo structure 507 and the aisle cargo structure 508 adjacent to the front panel of the storage container body 505. Optionally, the area where the front panel of the cabinet body of the storage cabinet body 505 is opposite to the suspended shipment structure 507 and the goods-channel shipment structure 508 is a transparent glass area, so that a user can conveniently and intuitively see the types of goods on the suspended shipment structure 507 and the goods-channel shipment structure 508, meanwhile, the shipment ends of the suspended shipment structure 507 and the goods-channel shipment structure 508 are close to the front panel of the cabinet body of the storage cabinet body 505, and the goods conveying device 501 is located at the front ends of the suspended shipment structure 507 and the goods-channel shipment structure 508, so that the user can conveniently and intuitively observe whether the goods fall on the goods conveying device 501. It is to be understood that the term "front end" as used herein refers to the end of the suspended cargo structure 507 and the aisle cargo structure 508 that faces the front panel of the container body 505. Referring to fig. 1, the front ends of the suspended shipment structure 507 and the aisle shipment structure 508 are Y2 ends.

In some embodiments of the present application, the suspended cargo discharging structure 507 is located above the goods-channel cargo discharging structure 508, and the cargo discharging end of the suspended cargo discharging structure 507 is closer to the front panel of the cabinet body than the cargo discharging end of the goods-channel cargo discharging structure 508, so that the cargo falling path on the suspended cargo discharging structure 507 is located in front of the cargo falling path on the goods-channel cargo discharging structure 508, so that the cargo on the suspended cargo discharging structure 507 does not fall on the goods-channel cargo discharging structure 508 when falling, thereby ensuring the reliability of the using cargo discharging process. The loading lane of the storage container 500 adopts an upper suspended loading structure 507 and a lower lane loading structure 508, and the loading conveyor 501 is liftable and can be moved in the height direction to receive the load from the suspended loading structure 507 or the lane loading structure 508.

In some embodiments of the application, the storage container 500 may further comprise: the first and/or second cargo detection sensor 506, in other words, the storage container 500 may include only the first and/or second cargo detection sensor 506, or only the second and/or first and second cargo detection sensor 506, respectively. The first goods detecting sensor is installed on the goods conveying device 501, the first goods detecting sensor is used for detecting whether goods come out from the goods outlet end of the goods channel type goods outlet structure 508, the second goods detecting sensor 506 is installed on the side wall of the container body 505, and the second goods detecting sensor 506 is used for detecting whether goods come out from the goods outlet end of the hanging type goods outlet structure 507, so that whether the goods outlet action is completed is judged. When no goods are detected to be discharged, the corresponding goods discharging structure is continuously moved forwards until the corresponding goods detecting sensor detects that the goods are discharged from the goods discharging end of the corresponding goods discharging structure. When goods can not be detected all the time, a shortage warning or alarm signal can be sent out, and long-time waiting of a user is avoided.

In some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 5, the first cargo detection sensor is a laser correlation sensor and includes a first transmitting end 5041 and a first receiving end 5042, where the first transmitting end 5041 and the first receiving end 5042 are disposed opposite to each other, the first transmitting end 5041 is configured to transmit laser light, the first receiving end 5042 is configured to receive the laser light transmitted by the first transmitting end 5041, when the cargo of the cargo way type shipment structure 508 falls to the cargo conveying device 501, the laser light of the first transmitting end 5041 is blocked when the cargo passes between the first transmitting end 5041 and the first receiving end 5042, and at this time, the first receiving end 5042 cannot receive the laser light transmitted by the first transmitting end 5041, in other words, when the first receiving end 5042 cannot receive the laser light transmitted by the first transmitting end 5041, it indicates that the cargo falls from the shipment end of the cargo way shipment structure 508 to the cargo conveying device 501.

In some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 1, the second cargo detecting sensor 506 is a laser correlation sensor, for example, a laser correlation light curtain sensor, and the second cargo detecting sensor 506 includes a second transmitting end and a second receiving end, where the second transmitting end and the second receiving end are opposite, the second transmitting end is configured to transmit laser light, and the second receiving end is configured to receive the laser light transmitted by the second transmitting end, where when the cargo of the suspended cargo discharging structure 507 falls to the cargo conveying device 501, the cargo passes between the second transmitting end and the second receiving end, the laser light of the second transmitting end is blocked, and at this time, the second receiving end does not receive the laser light transmitted by the second transmitting end, in other words, when the second receiving end does not receive the laser light transmitted by the second transmitting end, it indicates that the cargo falls from the cargo discharging end of the suspended cargo discharging structure 507 to the cargo conveying device 501.

In some embodiments of the application, the storage container 500 further comprises a controller for, after the first cargo detection sensor or the second cargo detection sensor 506 detects that a cargo has fallen:

Controlling the conveyer 5033 of the cargo transferring device 501 to reciprocate a preset number of times;

controlling the cargo transferring device 501 to lift to a position aligned with the transfer port 5051;

the cargo transferring device 501 is controlled to transfer cargo on the conveyor 5033 out of the storage container 500 through the transfer opening 5051.

The preset number of reciprocating movements of the conveyor 5033 can destroy the upright state of square goods falling on the conveyor 5033, so that the square goods are lodged, and the subsequent shipment actions are facilitated. The cargo transferring device 501 is lifted to a position aligned with the transfer port 5051 to facilitate the next step in transferring the cargo from the transfer port 5051 by the cargo transferring device 501.

In some embodiments of the present application, the controller is further configured to move the conveyor 5033 to an extreme position end that moves the cargo on the conveyor 5033 away from the transfer port 5051 after controlling the conveyor 5033 of the cargo transferring device 501 to reciprocate a preset number of times and before controlling the cargo transferring device 501 to lift to a position aligned with the transfer port 5051. That is, after the reciprocating movement of the conveyor 5033 is repeated n (n.gtoreq.2, for example, n is 3) times, the conveyor 5033 moves in a direction away from the conveyor 5051 (for example, in the X1 direction), and the cargo thereon is driven to follow the conveyor 5033 until the cargo on the conveyor 5033 reaches the limit position end, thereby determining the position of the cargo on the conveyor 5033; at the same time, the cargo transferring device 501 moves up and down to the same height as the transfer port 5051, aligning the cargo with the transfer port 5051 for subsequent shipment. The conveyor 5033 then moves to the left, with a path of travel that approximates the length of the upper surface of the conveyor 5033, and the rightmost item of conveyor 5033 will just reach the leftmost end of conveyor 5033 ready for shipment from the port 5051.

In some embodiments of the present application, the cargo transferring device 501 may include: the lifting guide mechanism 502 and the conveying mechanism 503, wherein the lifting guide mechanism 502 is installed in the container cabinet 505, the conveying mechanism 503 is connected with the lifting guide mechanism 502, and the conveying mechanism 503 is suitable for moving along the first direction Z1 or the opposite direction Z2 of the first direction relative to the lifting guide mechanism 502.

The conveyor 503 may include a base 5031 and a conveyor 5033, the base 5031 being coupled to the lift guide 502, the conveyor 5033 being mounted to the base 5031, and the conveyor 5033 being adapted to move relative to the base 5031 along a drive path of the conveyor 5033. The conveyor 5033 is used for picking up the goods falling from the suspended type shipment structure 507 and/or the goods way shipment structure 508, the conveyor 5033 can drive the goods on the conveyor 5033 to move synchronously when moving, the moving direction of the conveyor 5033 can be the second direction X1 or the opposite direction X2 of the second direction, and the conveying mechanism 503 is used for conveying the picked up goods out of the container 500. That is, the lifting guide mechanism 502 can support and guide the conveying mechanism 503, and the conveying mechanism 503 can drive the goods to move along the first direction Z1 or the opposite direction Z2 of the first direction, and along the second direction X1 or the opposite direction X2 of the second direction.

In some embodiments of the application, the conveying mechanism 503 may further include a telescopic frame 5032, the telescopic frame 5032 is mounted on the base 5031, the telescopic frame 5032 is adapted to move relative to the base 5031 along the second direction X1 or the opposite direction X2 of the second direction, the conveyor belt 5033 is mounted on the telescopic frame 5032 to be indirectly mounted on the base 5031, and the conveyor belt 5033 is adapted to move relative to the telescopic frame 5032 along the transmission path of the conveyor belt 5033.

The second direction X1 is substantially perpendicular to the first direction Z1. Wherein, the first direction Z1 and the second direction X1 may be completely vertical, or may be allowed to have a certain angle variation in practical design. In one embodiment, the range of angles between the first direction Z1 and the second direction X1 that are substantially perpendicular may be [85 °,95 ° ], for example, the range of angles between the first direction Z1 and the second direction X1 may be 85 °, 86 °, 87 °, 88 °, 89 °, 90 °, 91 °, 92 °, 93 °, 94 °,95 °, etc., which are not illustrated herein.

For example, in the embodiment of fig. 1 and 4, the first direction Z1 is a vertical direction, and the second direction X1 is a horizontal direction. The conveying mechanism 503 can move in the second direction X1 or the opposite direction X2 to the second direction with respect to the elevation guide mechanism 502 to acquire the cargo at different horizontal positions or move the acquired cargo in the horizontal direction. The conveying mechanism 503 can move along the first direction Z1 or the opposite direction Z2 relative to the lifting guiding mechanism 502, so as to drive the conveyor belt 5033 to move to the shipment structure with different heights.

In some embodiments of the application, the storage container 500 is adapted for use with a vending machine 1000. After the user inputs a purchase instruction to the vending machine 1000, the corresponding goods on the shipment structure drop onto the conveyor 5033.

According to the storage container 500 for the vending machine 1000 of the embodiment of the application, the conveying mechanism 503 can move along the first direction Z1 or the opposite direction Z2 of the first direction relative to the lifting guiding mechanism 502, the telescopic frame 5032 can drive the conveying belt 5033 to move along the second direction X1 or the opposite direction X2 of the second direction, and the conveying belt 5033 can move along the transmission path of the conveying belt 5033 relative to the telescopic frame 5032, so that the cargo conveying device 501 can pick up cargos in different cargo lanes and convey the cargos out of the storage container 500.

In some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 1 and 4-5, the elevation guide 502 may include: the lifting guide 5021, the lifting slider and the lifting driving piece 5022, the lifting guide 5021 extends along the first direction Z1, the lifting slider is movably arranged on the lifting guide 5021, the base 5031 is connected with the lifting slider, the lifting driving piece 5022 is used for driving the lifting slider to move relative to the lifting guide 5021, the lifting slider moves along the lifting guide 5021, and the base 5031 is driven to move along the lifting guide 5021. Alternatively, the elevation driving member 5022 is an elevation motor.

Alternatively, the number of the lifting guide rails 5021 may be multiple, for example, two, where the two lifting guide rails 5021 are mounted on the frame of the container cabinet 505 in a left-right distribution manner, and the multiple lifting guide rails 5021 can promote the guiding stability of the lifting guide rails 5021 to the conveying mechanism 503.

Of course, the lifting rail 5021 may be a single rail, and the conveying mechanism 503 may be guided in the first direction Z1 or the direction Z2 opposite to the first direction.

The lift drive 5022 can be mounted to the frame of the storage container cabinet 505 to reduce vibration interference to the lift drive 5022 as the transport mechanism 503 moves.

Referring to fig. 4, the lifting guide 5021 is provided with a plurality of lifting brackets 5023, the lifting brackets 5023 may be provided, the lifting brackets 5023 are fixed on the lifting guide 5021, and the lifting guide 5021 is fixed in the container body 505 of the container 500 through the plurality of lifting brackets 5023, thereby realizing the installation of the cargo conveying device 501 in the container body 505.

In some embodiments of the present application, the lift guide mechanism 502 may further include a lift transmission assembly through which the lift drive 5022 drives the lift slider to lift. By arranging the lifting transmission component, the transmission direction of the lifting driving piece 5022 can be changed, and the transmission speed of the lifting driving piece 5022 can also be changed.

In some embodiments of the present application, the lifting drive assembly is a belt drive assembly, which may include a belt body, a driving pulley, and a driven pulley, the lifting drive 5022 is used to drive the driving pulley to rotate, the driven pulley is separated from the driving pulley, the belt body is supported by the driving pulley and the driven pulley, and the lifting slider is fixedly connected to the belt body. When the driving belt pulley rotates, the belt body is driven to rotate around the driving belt pulley and the driven belt pulley, and when the belt body moves, the lifting sliding block is driven to move. Optionally, the lifting driving member 5022 is a lifting motor, and drives the driving pulley to rotate when the lifting motor rotates, so as to drive the belt body to move around the driving pulley and the driven pulley, the belt body extends along the first direction Z1, and drives the lifting slider to move when the belt body moves, so as to drive the base 5031 to move along the extending direction of the belt body, that is, drive the base 5031 to move along the first direction Z1 or the opposite direction Z2 of the first direction.

In some embodiments of the present application, the lifting transmission assembly is a screw transmission assembly, the screw transmission assembly may include a screw, the lifting driving member 5022 is used for driving the screw to rotate, the lifting slider has a thread matched with the screw, and the screw rotates to drive the lifting slider to move. Optionally, the lifting driving member 5022 is a lifting motor, and the lifting motor drives the lifting slider to move through a screw rod. Specifically, the lifting motor drives the lifting screw to rotate when rotating, and when the lifting screw rotates, the lifting slider can move along the length extending direction of the lifting screw, so as to drive the base 5031 to move along the length extending direction of the lifting screw, that is, drive the base 5031 to move along the first direction Z1 or the opposite direction Z2 of the first direction.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in connection with fig. 4 and 6, the conveying mechanism 503 may further include a telescopic driving assembly 5034, where the telescopic driving assembly 5034 is configured to drive the telescopic frame 5032 to move along the second direction X1 or the opposite direction X2 of the second direction.

In some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 6, the telescoping drive assembly 5034 may include: the telescopic rack comprises a telescopic motor 50341, a telescopic driving gear 50342, a telescopic transmission gear 50343 and a telescopic rack 50344, wherein the telescopic driving gear 50342 is driven by the telescopic motor 50341 to rotate, the telescopic transmission gear 50343 is in meshed transmission with the telescopic driving gear 50342, the telescopic rack 50344 is fixed on the telescopic frame 5032, and the telescopic rack 50344 is in meshed transmission with the telescopic transmission gear 50343. The telescopic motor 50341 can be installed on the base 5031 through a motor support, the telescopic motor 50341 drives the telescopic driving gear 50342 to rotate, the telescopic driving gear 50342 drives the telescopic driving gear 50343 to rotate, the telescopic driving gear 50343 drives the telescopic rack 50344 to move along the second direction X1 or the opposite direction X2 of the second direction, the telescopic rack 50344 drives the telescopic rack 5032 to move along the second direction X1 or the opposite direction X2 of the second direction, and the telescopic rack 5032 drives the conveying belt 5033 to move along the second direction X1 or the opposite direction X2 of the second direction.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in connection with fig. 4 and 7, the conveyor mechanism 503 may further include a belt drive assembly 5035, the belt drive assembly 5035 being configured to drive the belt 5033 to move.

In some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 7, a conveyor belt drive assembly 5035 may include: the conveyor belt driving shaft 50351, the conveyor belt motor 50352 and the conveyor belt supporting shaft 50353, the conveyor belt driving shaft 50351 is mounted on the expansion bracket 5032, the conveyor belt motor 50352 is mounted on the expansion bracket 5032, the conveyor belt motor 50352 is used for driving the conveyor belt driving shaft 50351 to rotate, the conveyor belt supporting shaft 50353 is mounted on the expansion bracket 5032, the conveyor belt supporting shaft 50353 is separated from the conveyor belt driving shaft 50351, the conveyor belt 5033 is mounted on the conveyor belt driving shaft 50351 and the conveyor belt supporting shaft 50353, the transmission path of the conveyor belt 5033 is looped around the conveyor belt driving shaft 50351 and the conveyor belt supporting shaft 50353, that is, the transmission path of the conveyor belt 5033 is looped, so that the conveyor belt 5033 can move circularly, and the installation is convenient.

The conveyor drive assembly 5035 may also include a conveyor belt drive gear 50354 and a conveyor belt drive gear 50355, the conveyor belt drive gear 50354 being mounted to the output shaft of the conveyor motor 50352, the conveyor belt drive gear 50355 being mounted to the conveyor belt drive shaft 50351. When the conveyor motor 50352 rotates, the conveyor motor gear 50354 is driven to rotate, the conveyor driving gear 50355 is meshed with the conveyor motor gear 50354, the conveyor motor gear 50354 drives the conveyor driving gear 50355 to rotate, the conveyor driving gear 50355 drives the conveyor driving shaft 50351 to rotate, and the conveyor driving shaft 50351 drives the conveyor 5033 to move around the conveyor driving shaft 50351 and the conveyor supporting shaft 50353.

In some embodiments of the present application, the conveying mechanism 503 may further include a telescopic guiding assembly for guiding the movement of the telescopic frame 5032, so that the telescopic frame 5032 can be more stable when moving along the second direction X1 or the opposite direction X2 of the second direction.

In some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 6, the telescoping guiding assembly may include a linear rail 50361 and a transition piece, the linear rail 50361 being fixed to the base 5031, the transition piece being movable relative to the linear rail 50361, the telescoping bracket 5032 being connected to the transition piece. Alternatively, the transition piece may be a slider.

In other embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 6, the telescoping guiding assembly may include telescoping slide track 50362, telescoping slide track 50362 fixed to base 5031, telescoping carriage 5032 movably coupled to telescoping slide track 50362.

In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in fig. 6, the telescoping guiding assembly may include both a linear rail 50361, a transition piece, and a telescoping rail 50362. The linear slide 50361 and telescoping slide 50362 together provide support and guidance for the telescoping rack 5032. The linear slide 50361 and the telescopic slide 50362 are arranged in a dispersed manner in the second direction X1, so that the linear slide 50361 and the telescopic slide 50362 can provide support and guide for the telescopic frame 5032 at different positions.

In some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 5, the base 5031 includes: the first side limit baffle 50311, the second side limit baffle 50312 and the end limit baffle 50313 are oppositely arranged, the end limit baffle 50313 is connected with one ends of the first side limit baffle 50311 and the second side limit baffle 50312, which are far away from the conveying opening 5051, of the conveying belt 5033, the conveying belt 5033 is located in a space surrounded by the end limit baffle 50313, the first side limit baffle 50311 and the second side limit baffle 50312, and the end limit baffle 50313, the first side limit baffle 50311 and the second side limit baffle 50312 are used for limiting cargos on the bearing surface of the conveying belt 5033, so that the cargos can be prevented from falling from the conveying belt 5033 when the conveying belt 5033 moves.

Optionally, one or more of the first side limit baffle 50311, the second side limit baffle 50312 and the end limit baffle 50313 may be disposed obliquely, and the upper end is inclined away from the conveyor 5033 when being inclined, so as to facilitate the access of the goods falling from above.

In some embodiments of the application, referring to fig. 5, a skid-proof structure 5037 is provided on the cargo surface of the conveyor belt 5033. The anti-slip structure 5037 can prevent the cargo from slipping on the conveyor 5033. For example, too light cargo is liable to slip with respect to the conveyor belt 5033 while moving with the conveyor belt 5033, and the slip preventing structure 5037 can prevent it from slipping so that it can move with the conveyor belt 5033.

In some embodiments of the application, the anti-slip structure 5037 is a plurality of raised and spaced apart baffles. The separator is above the conveyor 5033 and the two separator holders form a storage space such that the separator can block cargo in the storage space.

In other embodiments of the application, the anti-skid structure 5037 is a rubber layer. The friction coefficient of the rubber layer is higher, and the goods on the rubber layer can be effectively prevented from slipping.

In some embodiments of the application, the storage container 500 may further comprise: the tally plate 5038, tally plate 5038 sets up in delivery port 5051 department, and tally plate 5038's upper end and the lower border of the storage cabinet body 505 pivoted connection, the lower border of tally plate 5038 and delivery port 5051 separate, the junction of tally plate 5038 and storage cabinet body 505 is equipped with torsion hinge, torsion hinge is used for exerting the restoring force that makes tally plate 5038 vertical to tally plate 5038, tally plate 5038 is used for overturning the goods that highly surpass tally plate 5038 lower border. There may be a situation where the cargo is vertically placed on the conveyor 5033 during the shipment of the cargo from the storage container 500, and the tally plate 5038 may lay the vertically placed cargo in a flat position during the conveyance of the cargo by the conveyor 5033 through the delivery opening 5051. In other words, the goods may be blocked from the upper portion by the goods handling plate 5038 to break the vertical standing state of the goods, forming a lodging posture, facilitating the subsequent shipment.

In some embodiments of the application, the storage bin 500 is a refrigerated bin. In particular, the storage bin 500 includes a refrigeration device for providing a low temperature environment within the storage bin body 505 to chill cargo. When the goods are dinner products, the dinner products are not easy to deteriorate. Optionally, the cargo in the first storage tank 500 is not heated, including but not limited to drinks, pickles, and the like.

Referring to fig. 1 and 10, a vending machine 1000 according to another aspect of the present application includes: the above-mentioned storage container 500 is used as the first storage container 500 and the packing device 100, the conveying opening 5051 is located at one side of the storage container body 505 near the packing device 100, and the packing device 100 is used for packing the goods delivered from the first storage container 500; wherein the cargo transferring device 501 is used to transfer the picked-up cargo (i.e., the cargo on the conveyor 5033) to the upper side of the packing device 100 through the transfer opening 5051.

In some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 1 and 10, vending machine 1000 may further include: a transfer device and a shipment container 300, the transfer device being used for taking out the packed goods from the packing device 100 and placing them into the shipment container 300; the shipment container 300 includes a plurality of compartments, each compartment having a gate through which packaged goods are taken out by a user, and a larger number of compartments may enhance the shipment capacity of the vending machine 1000. Alternatively, the transfer device may be a transfer robot or a transfer cart.

In some embodiments of the application, the outlet tank 300 is a thermal insulation tank. Like this, shipment cabinet 300 can keep warm to depositing the inside goods of shipment cabinet 300 to promote user experience and feel.

In some embodiments of the present application, referring to fig. 1 and 10, vending machine 1000 may further include: the second storage container 200 comprises a plurality of goods channels, the second storage container 200 is used for outputting goods required by orders to the heating device 400, heating elements are arranged in the heating device 400, and the heating device 400 is used for heating the goods required by the orders.

The transfer device is also used to put the goods outputted from the second container 200 into the heating device 400, take out the heated goods from the heating device 400, and put the goods on the packing device 100.

Optionally, the heating device 400 may be a microwave oven, and the number of the heating devices 400 may be one or more, and when the heating devices 400 are multiple, multiple cargoes may be heated at the same time, so as to reduce waiting time of a user and improve user experience.

The first and second storage containers 500 and 200 are separated to the two sides of the discharge container 300, so that the path of the cargo in the first and second storage containers 500 and 200 to the discharge container 300 can be shortened, and the discharge time can be reduced.

In some embodiments of the application, second storage container 200 is a freezer. The goods in the freezer can be placed by the conveyor into the heating device 400 for heating.

In other embodiments, the first storage container 500 may be used independently of the vending machine 1000, for example, the goods output from the delivery port 5051 may be removed directly by the user, without limitation.

The following describes a shipment process of the vending machine 1000 according to the present application.

When the goods required for the order are located on the suspended shipment structure 507, the goods transportation device 501 is moved up from the bottom initial position to below the suspended shipment structure 507. Hooks 5071 on the hanging shipment structure 507 are rolled forward to allow a load to drop off the hooks and free fall onto the conveyor 5033 of the load conveyor 501. In this process, the second cargo detection sensor 506 will detect that there is a cargo drop, and realize shipment detection; the first side stop plates 50311, the second side stop plates 50312 on both sides of the conveyor 5033 and the end stop plates 50313 on the ends of the conveyor 5033 block the falling path of the goods, so as to ensure that the goods fall on the conveyor 5033.

After the goods drop on the conveyer 5033, the conveyer 5033 rotates left a plurality of distances and then rotates right a plurality of distances under the drive of the conveyer motor 50352, and reciprocates, so that the upright state of the square goods falling on the conveyer 5033 is destroyed, the square goods are lodged, and the follow-up shipment action is facilitated. After repeating the reciprocating movement n (for example, n is 3) times, the conveyor 5033 is driven by the conveyor motor 50352 to rotate rightward, so as to drive the goods on the conveyor 5033 to move along with the conveyor 5033 until the goods on the conveyor 5033 are blocked by the end limiting baffle 50313, thereby determining the position of the goods on the conveyor 5033; at the same time, the cargo transferring device 501 moves up and down to the same height as the transfer port 5051, aligning it for subsequent shipment.

The conveyor 5033 then moves to the left, just as the length of the upper surface of the conveyor 5033. In this way, the rightmost item of merchandise will just reach the leftmost end of the conveyor 5033 ready for shipment from the transfer port 5051. Wherein the upper end of the delivery port 5051 is provided with a management plate 5038 having a torsion spring. If the goods vertically pass through the goods management plate 5038, the goods can be blocked by the goods management plate to break the vertical standing state of the goods, and a lodging posture is formed, so that the goods can be conveniently discharged later.

When the goods channel type goods discharging structure 508 discharges goods, the spring driving device 5083 at the rear part of the spring goods channel drives the goods channel spring 5082 to push the goods out of the goods channel 5081. Whether the pushing-out operation of the cargo is completed or not is confirmed by the first cargo detection sensor. The remaining processes are identical to the shipment process of the suspended shipment structure 507, and will not be described again here.

In the description of the present specification, a description referring to terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms are not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Further, one skilled in the art can engage and combine the different embodiments or examples described in this specification.

While embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it will be understood that the above embodiments are illustrative and not to be construed as limiting the application, and that variations, modifications, alternatives and variations may be made to the above embodiments by one of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the application.

Claims (17)

1.A storage container, comprising:

The storage cabinet comprises a storage cabinet body, wherein a conveying port is formed in the storage cabinet body, and a storage space is formed in the storage cabinet body;

The suspended type shipment structure is arranged in the storage container body and arranged in the storage space, and comprises a cargo hanging position for hanging cargoes;

The goods channel type goods delivery structure is arranged in the goods storage container body and arranged in the goods storage space, and comprises a goods channel for storing goods;

the goods conveying device is arranged in the goods storage space in a lifting mode, and is used for receiving goods falling from the suspended type goods delivery structure and/or the goods channel type goods delivery structure and conveying the received goods out through the conveying opening.

2. The storage container of claim 1, wherein the cargo conveyance is located on a side of the suspended cargo structure and the aisle cargo structure proximate a front panel of the container body.

3. The storage container of claim 2, wherein the suspended cargo structure is located above the aisle cargo structure and the cargo end of the suspended cargo structure is closer to the front panel of the container than the cargo end of the aisle cargo structure.

4. The storage container of claim 1, further comprising:

The first goods detection sensor is arranged on the goods conveying device and is used for detecting whether goods are discharged from a goods outlet end of the goods channel type goods outlet structure or not;

and/or the number of the groups of groups,

The second goods detection sensor is arranged on the side wall of the storage container body and is used for detecting whether goods are discharged from the goods discharging end of the hanging type goods discharging structure.

5. The storage container of claim 4, wherein the first cargo detection sensor and the second cargo detection sensor are each laser correlation sensors.

6. The storage container of claim 4, further comprising: a controller, said controller being configured to,

After the first cargo detection sensor or the second cargo detection sensor detects that the cargo falls,

Controlling the conveyer belt of the goods conveying device to reciprocate for preset times;

controlling the cargo transferring device to rise and fall to a position aligned with the transfer opening;

And controlling the goods conveying device to convey the goods on the conveying belt out of the storage container through the conveying opening.

7. The storage container of claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured to move the conveyor belt to a limit position end that moves cargo on the conveyor belt away from the transfer opening after the control of the reciprocation of the conveyor belt of the cargo conveyor a preset number of times and before the control of the elevation of the cargo conveyor to a position aligned with the transfer opening.

8. The storage container of claim 1, wherein the cargo conveyance apparatus comprises:

The lifting guide mechanism is arranged on the storage cabinet body;

a transport mechanism coupled to the lift guide mechanism and adapted to move in a first direction or a direction opposite the first direction relative to the lift guide mechanism, the transport mechanism comprising:

the base is connected with the lifting guide mechanism;

And the conveyor belt is arranged on the base and is suitable for moving along a transmission path of the conveyor belt relative to the base.

9. The storage container of claim 8, wherein the transport mechanism further comprises: the telescopic frame is installed in the base, the telescopic frame is suitable for moving along a second direction or the opposite direction of the second direction relative to the base, and the conveyor belt is installed in the telescopic frame so as to be indirectly installed in the base.

10. The storage container of claim 9, wherein the transport mechanism further comprises: a conveyor belt drive assembly for driving movement of the conveyor belt, the conveyor belt drive assembly comprising:

The conveyor belt driving shaft is arranged on the telescopic frame;

The conveyor belt motor is arranged on the telescopic frame and is used for driving the conveyor belt driving shaft to rotate;

The conveyer belt back shaft, the conveyer belt back shaft install in the expansion bracket, just the conveyer belt back shaft with the conveyer belt drive shaft separates, the conveyer belt install in the conveyer belt drive shaft with the conveyer belt back shaft, the transmission path of conveyer belt encircles the conveyer belt drive shaft with the conveyer belt back shaft.

11. The storage container of any one of claims 8-10, wherein the base comprises:

The first side limiting baffle and the second side limiting baffle are oppositely arranged;

The end limiting baffle is connected with one ends, far away from the conveying opening, of the first side limiting baffle and the second side limiting baffle, the conveying belt is located in a space surrounded by the end limiting baffle, the first side limiting baffle and the second side limiting baffle, and the end limiting baffle, the first side limiting baffle and the second side limiting baffle are used for limiting cargoes on a bearing surface of the conveying belt.

12. The storage container of claim 1, further comprising: the goods management board, the goods management board sets up delivery port department, just the upper end of goods management board with the lower border of delivery port separates with the lower border of goods storage cabinet body pivoted connection, the goods management board with the junction of goods storage cabinet body is equipped with torsion hinge, torsion hinge is used for right the goods management board is exerted and is made the vertical restoring force of goods management board, the goods management board is used for highly surpassing the goods at goods management board lower border overturns.

13. A vending machine, comprising:

The storage container of any one of claims 1-12 as a first storage container, the transfer port being located on a side of the container body adjacent to the packing device;

the packing device is used for packing the goods conveyed out of the first storage container;

the goods conveying device is used for conveying the picked goods to the upper portion of the packing device through the conveying opening.

14. The vending machine of claim 13, further comprising:

the conveying device is used for taking out the packed goods from the packing device and putting the packed goods into a container;

and the cargo discharging cabinet comprises a plurality of compartments, each compartment is provided with a grid, and the packaged cargo is taken out by a user through the grid.

15. The vending machine of claim 14, wherein the discharge bin is a thermal insulation bin.

16. The vending machine of any of claims 13-15, further comprising:

a second storage container including a plurality of lanes, the second storage container for outputting goods required for an order to the heating device;

The heating device is internally provided with a heating element and is used for heating goods required by orders;

The conveying device is also used for placing the goods output by the second storage container into the heating device, taking out the heated goods from the heating device and placing the heated goods on the packing device.

17. The vending machine of claim 16, wherein the second storage bin is a freezer.