CN209785129U

CN209785129U - Automatic vending machine

Info

Publication number: CN209785129U
Application number: CN201920922251.3U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘广杰
Original assignee: Fuji Electric Machinery (china) Co Ltd
Current assignee: Fuji Electric Machinery (china) Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-06-18
Filing date: 2019-06-18
Publication date: 2019-12-13
Anticipated expiration: 2029-06-18

Abstract

the utility model discloses an automatic vending machine, include: a cabinet body; a shelf for holding goods having RFID tags; the RFID reader can read the RFID tags positioned in the cabinet body and count the information of the RFID tags in the cabinet body; the weight sensor is arranged on the goods shelf and used for weighing the goods stored on the goods shelf; a processor communicatively coupled with the RFID tag, the RFID reader, and the weight sensor. The processor calculates according to the tag difference obtained by the RFID reader and the weight difference obtained by the weight sensor and by combining the RFID tag information and the weight information corresponding to various commodities in the cabinet body, so that the type and the number of the commodities selected and purchased by the user can be calculated, and the money deduction is carried out. The utility model discloses an automatic vending machine can carry out timely feedback and deduction to the stolen or impaired condition of commodity, reduces because of the stolen or damaged economic loss who causes of commodity.

Description

Automatic vending machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an automatic vending machine technical field, in particular to can carry out timely feedback and the automatic vending machine of withholding money to the stolen or impaired condition of commodity.

Background

Vending machines, also known as vending machines, micro supermarkets operating for 24 hours, are common commercial automation devices and can automatically pay according to the input coins. The vending machine is not limited by time and place, so that the manpower can be saved, and the transaction is convenient. The currently common vending machines are divided into four types: beverage vending machines, food vending machines, integrated vending machines, and cosmetic vending machines.

In the prior art, most vending machines are closed show windows, and customers can only see samples or pictures of displayed commodities through the observation windows before purchasing the commodities, so that the commodities cannot be selected intuitively, and the vending machines cannot be changed once the commodities are taken. Therefore, the chinese patent with the publication number CN204965590U discloses a self-selection intelligent vending machine, wherein a controllable goods cabinet door is arranged on the vending machine, and a customer can directly select goods stored in a goods cabinet by opening the goods cabinet door, and touch the goods in the goods cabinet and check information on an outer package of the goods, after the selection is completed, the RFID reader-writer respectively reads RFID tags on all goods in the goods cabinet before and after the goods cabinet door is opened and closed, and the difference between the two reading results is the value of taking the goods away by the customer.

However, the existing vending machine only identifies the sold goods by identifying the RFID tags on the goods, and has a great potential safety hazard. For example, the vending machine cannot detect the situation where the identification goods are taken away, the RFID tag is left, or the goods are used or damaged, and the package with the RFID tag is left, so that the corresponding stolen or damaged goods cannot be deducted, causing a great economic loss to the seller.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model discloses a solve above-mentioned technical problem and propose, aim at provides an automatic vending machine. The utility model discloses an automatic vending machine can improve the security, carries out timely feedback and deduction to the commodity stolen or impaired condition, reduces because of the stolen or damaged economic loss who causes of commodity.

particularly, the utility model provides an automatic vending machine, include:

a cabinet body;

the goods shelf is arranged in the cabinet body and used for containing goods with RFID labels;

The RFID reader can read the RFID tags positioned in the cabinet body and count the information of the RFID tags in the cabinet body;

the weight sensor is arranged on the goods shelf and used for weighing the goods stored on the goods shelf;

A processor communicatively coupled with the RFID tag, the RFID reader, and the weight sensor.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model provides an automatic vending machine reads the commodity RFID label of the internal portion of cabinet around the commodity is purchased to the user through RFID reader, and the label that acquires the RFID label is poor. The weight of the commodities in the front cabinet body and the rear cabinet body of the commodity selected by the user is read through the weight sensor, and the weight difference is obtained. The processor combines the obtained label difference and weight difference with the RFID label information and weight information corresponding to various commodities prestored in the processor, calculates to obtain the types and the number of the commodities selected and purchased by the user through calculation, and deducts money. Even the user steals away commodity or finishes using and puts back RFID and try to avoid deducting the money, the utility model discloses an automatic vending machine also can in time learn the stolen or impaired commodity's of the condition according to the weight difference data and the label difference data of acquireing, then carries out corresponding deduction in time, effectively reduces seller's economic loss.

Preferably, the rack includes a commodity receiving plate and a support plate located below the commodity receiving plate, and the weight sensor is provided on the support plate.

According to the preferable scheme, the weight sensor is positioned on the support plate below the commodity receiving plate, the position is hidden, the weight sensor is not easily damaged maliciously, and the service life is long.

further, preferably, the support plate is a grid structure plate, and the plurality of weight sensors are provided.

According to this preferred embodiment, the supporting plate of the lattice structure has a good load-bearing capacity so as to stably support the commodity receiving plate thereon and the commodity.

Preferably, the vending machine further includes:

A voice recognizer, communicatively coupled to the processor, for recognizing the specific voice information of the item;

The camera is arranged in the cabinet body and is in communication coupling with the processor, and is used for shooting image information in the cabinet body and/or in a user standing area.

According to the preferred scheme, when the voice recognizer recognizes certain specific voice information, the voice recognizer can transmit the specific voice information to the processor, synchronously, the camera also shoots images in the cabinet body and/or a user standing area, the image information is transmitted to the processor, the processor obtains the types and the number of damaged commodities through the image information, and then calculates to obtain the amount of money required to be paid by the user, so that the amount of money is automatically deducted from an account of the user after the user finishes purchasing the commodities.

further, preferably, the specific sound information of the commodity includes: the sound of tearing the packaging bag, the sound of unscrewing the bottle cap, the sound of breaking the solid food and the sound of flattening the packaging bag.

preferably, the vending machine further includes:

the driving part is in transmission connection with the camera and is in communication coupling with the processor, the driving part can act under the control of the processor, and the camera can change positions under the driving of the driving part.

According to the preferred scheme, the camera can move under the driving of the driving piece, and the position and the shooting direction are changed, so that the picture of the damaged commodity or the commodity package of the user can be shot in the front direction, and the type and the number of the damaged commodity can be accurately identified.

Preferably, the vending machine further includes:

And the alarm is arranged in the cabinet body, is in communication coupling with the processor and can give out an alarm under the control of the processor.

according to the preferable scheme, when the vending condition of the vending machine is abnormal, the alarm can give an alarm under the control of the processor, and a deterrent effect is generated on a user.

Preferably, the alarm emitted by the alarm is one or more of sound, light or vibration.

Preferably, the vending machine further includes:

the cabinet door is arranged on one side of the cabinet body in an openable and closable manner;

And the electronic lock is in communication coupling with the processor and can release or maintain the locking of the cabinet door according to the authentication result.

According to this preferred scheme, set up the cabinet door and can carry out the switching to the internal thing of cabinet, protect the safety of the internal commodity of cabinet simultaneously.

Preferably, the vending machine further includes:

And the identity identification module is in communication coupling with the processor and can acquire the authentication information of the user to perform identity authentication so as to determine the payment account of the user.

According to the preferred embodiment, the identity module is arranged to help identify the user's identity and determine the user's payment account for deduction of money.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an overall schematic view of an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a control structure diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the structure of the pallet;

Fig. 4 is a positional relationship diagram between the support plate and the weight sensor.

Description of reference numerals:

1. A cabinet body; 2. a shelf; 3. an RFID reader; 4. a weight sensor; 5. a processor; 6. an antenna; 7. an RFID tag; 8. a commodity; 9. a cabinet door; 10. an electronic lock; 11. an identity recognition module; 12. a commodity receiving plate; 13. a support plate; 14. decorating frame strips; 15. a voice recognizer; 16. a camera; 17. a drive member; 18. a distance sensor; 19. an alarm; H. a user standing area.

Detailed Description

the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The structure of the vending machine and the like are schematically shown in a simplified manner in the drawings.

in the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

the utility model discloses an embodiment provides an automatic vending machine, see fig. 1-3 and show, including the cabinet body 1 and set up goods shelves 2, RFID reading ware 3, weight sensor 4 and treater 5 in the cabinet body 1, RFID reading ware 3 and weight sensor 4 all with treater 5 communication coupling, and treater 5 is shown only schematically here, and its position can set up at arbitrary can with RFID reading ware 3 and weight sensor 4 communication coupling's position can. The upper surface of the shelf 2 is intended to hold articles 8 (only one article 8 is shown schematically in fig. 1 herein), each article 8 is provided with an RFID tag 7, the RFID reader 3 is also communicatively coupled to the processor 5, and the RFID reader 3 and the RFID tag 7 are in wireless communication by means of an antenna 6. Wherein, goods shelves 2 are parallel with the bottom of the cabinet body 1, and goods shelves 2 set up to parallel multilayer, and the interval of every layer can be the same also can be different. The RFID reader 3 can read the RFID tag 7 located inside the cabinet 1 and count information of the RFID tag 7 inside the cabinet 1. The weight sensor 4 is provided on each shelf 2 of the layer for weighing the commodities 8 stored on the shelf 2 of the layer, and the weight sensor 4 may be any type of weight sensor, such as a capacitive pressure sensor or a piezoelectric pressure sensor, and may accurately weigh the commodities 8 and transmit a weight signal.

The utility model provides an automatic vending machine reads ware 3 through setting up RFID, can read RFID label 7 on the commodity 8 of the internal portion of cabinet around the user shopping commodity 8, and it is poor to acquire RFID label 7's label. Additionally, in the utility model provides an among the automatic vending machine, the weight data of each commodity is prestored in the memory part that processor or set up in addition, through setting up weight sensor 4, reads and calculates the weight of the commodity 8 of the internal portion of cabinet 1 around the commodity 8 is purchased to the user, acquires the weight difference. The processor 5 calculates the type and number of the commodities 8 purchased by the user according to the tag difference acquired by the RFID reader 3 and the weight difference acquired by the weight sensor 4 and by combining the RFID tag information and the weight information corresponding to the commodities 8 in the cabinet 1, so as to deduct money. In addition, if the goods 8 are stolen or used or damaged but the RFID tags 7 are left, the obtained weight difference and the weight information corresponding to various goods 8 are used for calculation, the types and the numbers of the stolen or used or damaged goods 8 are obtained, then corresponding deduction is carried out, the maximum amount of money can be calculated according to a plurality of calculation results, corresponding money can be deducted from the payment account of a customer in advance by means of the obtained payment account authorization, and the situation that the goods payment cannot flow back is prevented. Of course, the maximum amount difference in the product 8 may be directly deducted, or the deduction amount may be calculated in another calculation method set in advance. In the present embodiment, the weight data stored in advance is set as the first weight data, the weight data detected by the weight sensor 4 is set as the second weight data, and the change in the weight of the commodity in the cabinet before and after the transaction of the customer can be determined based on the difference between the weight data, whereby the change in the weight can be recognized by effectively using the change in the weight when, for example, a package of a consumable product that can be unpacked for use is returned.

the vending machine further comprises a cabinet door 9 and an electronic lock 10, the electronic lock 10 being communicatively coupled with the processor 5. The cabinet door 9 is openably and closably installed on one side of the cabinet 1, and the processor 5 can control the electronic lock 10 to release or maintain the lock of the cabinet door 9. The cabinet door 9 is arranged to open and close the cabinet body 1, so that the safety of commodities 8 in the cabinet body 1 is guaranteed.

the vending machine further comprises an identification module 11, preferably arranged at the top of the cabinet 1 and communicatively coupled to the processor 5. The identity recognition module 11 is any one of a card reader, a fingerprint recognizer, an image recognizer, a voice recognizer, a password input device or a code scanner. The identity recognition module 11 can obtain the authentication information of the user for identity authentication, and recognize the identity of the user to determine the payment account of the user, so as to be used for deducting money.

Referring to fig. 3, the shelf 2 includes a commodity receiving plate 12 and a support plate 13 located below the commodity receiving plate 12, and the weight sensor 4 is provided on the support plate 13. More specifically, a trim frame strip 14 is provided on the support plate 13, the weight sensor 4 is provided on the inner frame edge of the trim frame strip 14, and the antenna 6 is plate-shaped and provided between the commercial product receiving plate 12 and the trim frame strip 14. The antenna 6 is horizontally arranged between the commodity receiving plate 12 and the supporting plate 13, which is beneficial to the antenna 6 to stably and uniformly radiate and receive radio waves. The weight sensor 4 is positioned on the support plate 13 below the commodity bearing plate 12, the weight sensor 4 is protected by the support plate 13, the weight sensor 4 is prevented from being lost or damaged, the force transmitted to the weight sensor 4 through the commodity bearing plate 12 is uniformly distributed, and the stability and the accuracy of weight measurement are facilitated.

Preferably, the support plate 13 is a grid-structured plate, and the plurality of weight sensors 4 are provided symmetrically with respect to the center of the support plate 13. The supporting plate 13 of the lattice structure has a good load-bearing capacity, so that the commodity 8 and the commodity receiving plate 12 can be placed stably, and accurate detection of the weight sensor 4 is facilitated. Meanwhile, the supporting plate 13 with the grid structure can also reduce the weight of the supporting plate 13, so that the overall weight of the vending machine is reduced, and the production cost of the vending machine is reduced.

if the user opens, uses or damages the product 8 and then puts it back on the shelf 2 and then puts another sundry item on the shelf 2 so that the total weight on the shelf 2 is unchanged, or the user uses only a part of the product 8 instead of the whole product and puts it back on the shelf 2, the actions may result in the number of RFID tags 7 being unchanged, the total weight on the shelf 2 being unchanged or the weight being changed without matching the kind and amount actually purchased or stolen or used or damaged by the user. Based on this, the vending machine in the present embodiment further includes a voice recognizer 15 and a camera 16 communicatively coupled to the processor 5, the voice recognizer 15 being configured to recognize specific voice information of the merchandise 8, and the camera 16 being configured to capture image information of the inside of the cabinet 1 and/or the user standing area H. Specifically, the sound recognizer 15 may be disposed on a side of the cabinet 1 opposite to the cabinet door 9, the camera 16 may be disposed on a top or a side wall of the cabinet 1, and a camera shooting range of the camera 16 is about 0.5 meter in front of the cabinet door 9 and an inner region of the whole cabinet 1.

Once the sound recognizer 15 recognizes some specific sound information, the sound recognizer 15 may transmit the abnormal sound signal to the processor 5, and synchronously, the camera 16 also takes an image of the inside of the cabinet 1 and/or the user standing area H and transmits the image information to the processor 5, and the processor 5 performs the next operation according to the image information. For example, the processor 5 obtains the type and amount of damaged goods through the image information, then calculates the amount to be paid by the user, and then automatically deducts the amount from the account of the user after the user finishes purchasing the goods 8. For example, the camera 16 may not only capture image information, but also compare the captured external shape of the damaged product 8 with the external shapes of various products 8 stored in advance, thereby obtaining the number and types of the damaged products 8.

The specific sound information of the article 8 includes: the sound of tearing the packaging bag, the sound of unscrewing the bottle cap, the sound of breaking the solid food and the sound of flattening the packaging bag. These are all sounds that are common to the merchandise 8 being opened, used or damaged. In practical operation, the sounds may be pre-stored in the sound recognizer 15, and then the sounds recognized by the sound recognizer 15 are compared with the pre-stored sounds, and the comparison result indicates that the sounds are abnormal, and the abnormal sounds can be transmitted to the processor 5 for subsequent operations. Of course, the sound may also be directly pre-stored in the processor 5, the sound recognizer 15 transmits all the collected information to the processor 5, the processor 5 compares the sound information with the pre-stored sound, and once the specific sound information is found, the subsequent operation may be performed. Here, a specific operation flow of the voice recognition is not described in detail, and the voice recognition technology is a mature technology, and for example, a waveform of a voice may be framed and subjected to waveform conversion, and then recognized and read as an acoustic feature, and analyzed based on an acoustic model, so that it is not described too much. Image recognition techniques are also mature techniques as are sound recognition techniques and are therefore not described in great detail.

Preferably, the vending machine further comprises an actuating member 17 drivingly connected to the camera 16 and communicatively coupled to the processor 5, the actuating member 17 being operable under the control of the processor 5, the camera 16 being operable to change position upon actuation of the actuating member 17. The driving member may be a two-link transmission mechanism or a three-link transmission mechanism, and the structure and the working principle thereof are all the prior art, and are not described herein. Preferably, the vending machine is further provided with a distance sensor 18, the distance sensor 18 can be located at a position close to or the same as the position of the sound recognizer 15, the sound recognizer 15 can cooperate with the distance sensor 18 to accurately detect the position where the specific sound of the commodity 8 occurs, and the processor 5 controls the driving part 17 to drive the camera 16 to act, so that the camera 16 reaches the position where the front damage action can be performed. The camera 16 at this time can more clearly and accurately shoot the appearance or other information of the damaged commodity 8, so that the type and the number of the damaged commodity 8 can be identified, and subsequent deduction is facilitated.

Preferably, in the utility model discloses an in other embodiments, can set up camera 16 and RFID and read ware 3 in an organic whole, camera 16 both can shoot the image, also can read the information of RFID label 7.

meanwhile, the vending machine further comprises an alarm 19 communicatively coupled with the processor 5, the alarm 19 may be particularly disposed on a side wall of the cabinet 1, and the alarm 19 is capable of giving an alarm under the control of the processor 5. The alarm emitted by the alarm 19 is one or more of sound, light or vibration. When the sale condition in front of the cabinet body 1 is abnormal, the alarm 19 can give an alarm under the control of the processor 5, so as to play a role of deterrence for the user, remind the user that the stolen or damaged goods 8 can be found and need to take corresponding responsibility.

it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that in the embodiments described above, numerous technical details are set forth in order to provide a better understanding of the present application. However, the technical solutions claimed in the claims of the present application can be basically implemented without these technical details and various changes and modifications based on the above-described embodiments. Accordingly, in actual practice, various changes in form and detail may be made to the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A vending machine, comprising:

a cabinet body;

The RFID reader can read the RFID tag positioned in the cabinet body and count the information of the RFID tag in the cabinet body;

2. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein said shelf comprises a product receiving plate and a support plate positioned below said product receiving plate, said weight sensor being disposed on said support plate.

3. the vending machine according to claim 2, wherein said support plate is a grid-structured plate, and said weight sensor is provided in plurality.

4. The vending machine of any of claims 1-3, further comprising:

A voice identifier, communicatively coupled to the processor, for identifying specific voice information for the item;

5. The vending machine of claim 4, wherein the specific sound information of the article comprises: the sound of tearing the packaging bag, the sound of unscrewing the bottle cap, the sound of breaking the solid food and the sound of flattening the packaging bag.

6. The vending machine of claim 4, further comprising:

7. The vending machine of any of claims 1-3, 5, or 6, further comprising:

An alarm disposed in the cabinet, the alarm communicatively coupled with the processor and capable of issuing an alarm under control of the processor.

8. The vending machine of claim 7, wherein the alarm generated by the alarm is one or more of a sound, a light, or a vibration.

9. The vending machine of any of claims 1-3, 5-6, or 8, further comprising:

A cabinet door openably and closably mounted on one side of the cabinet body;

10. The vending machine of any of claims 1-3, 5-6, or 8, further comprising:

and the identity identification module is in communication coupling with the processor and can acquire the authentication information of the user for identity authentication so as to determine the payment account of the user.