KR19980075857A - Stick dispensing device for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a stick dispensing device for an automatic vending machine to automatically dispense a stick that can stir a mixed drink when the beverage is sold.

The present invention includes a case 110 having a discharge port 115 provided to discharge the stick 30 into the cup. The discharge member 115 is provided in the discharge member 120 to close the discharge hole 115, the outer surface of the discharge member 120, when rotating the stick 30 to the lower side of the discharge hole 115 The groove 125 is formed to make. The discharge member 120 is rotated by the motor 140, the stick 30 is loaded on the case 110 in conjunction with the discharge member 120 in the upper portion of the discharge member 120 to stick (30) Rotating member 150 is installed to prevent the sticking to each other. In addition, a detection switch 160 is installed below the discharge member 120 to detect the discharge of the stick 30.

Description

Stick dispensing device for vending machine

The present invention relates to a stick dispensing apparatus for a vending machine, and more particularly, to a stick dispensing apparatus for dispensing a stick for stirring a beverage mounted on a vending machine for selling a beverage made by mixing raw materials and water. will be.

In general, the vending machine is a device that automatically sells various goods or drinks. Such vending machines are for selling beverages such as coffee, for selling canned beverages, and for selling lottery tickets and various goods. Vending machines that sell beverages, such as coffee, store various raw materials and water, and sell the raw materials and water when the sales order is issued. The mixing of raw materials and water is done by a mixer.

However, such a conventional vending machine has a hygienic problem because the mixing of raw materials is repeatedly performed by one mixer. After the mixing was completed, the mixer was washed with a little water supplied after the mixing was completed, but the amount of the residue remained weak. The debris stuck to the mixer, deteriorated or mixed with the next mixed beverage and discharged together, causing hygiene problems.

In order to solve this problem, a method of eliminating the mixer and directly discharging the raw material and water into a cup has been proposed. Mixing raw materials and water in such vending machines was a problem.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a stick dispensing device of a vending machine that can supply a user with a separate member that can be mixed with the separately discharged raw material and water.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a vending machine employing a stick dispensing apparatus according to the present invention.

2 is a front view of the stick dispensing apparatus shown in FIG.

3 is a side cross-sectional view of FIG.

4 is a detailed view of the subject matter shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a detailed view of the present subject matter shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

110 case 120 discharge member

125: Home 130: Guide

140: motor 150: rotating member

160: detection switch

The present invention for achieving the above object, the case having a discharge port provided to discharge the stick into the cup accommodated in the outlet of the vending machine, the discharge member for discharging the stick during the rotation to close the discharge port, the discharge member It is a structure provided with the drive means to drive.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a vending machine equipped with a stick dispensing apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in this, the vending machine includes a main body case 10 having a front surface opened and a door 20 for opening and closing the front surface of the main body case 10. The water container 11 is accommodated in the upper side of the main body case 10, and a plurality of raw material containers 12 for storing the raw materials and a cup dispenser 13 for supplying the cups are installed in the lower portion thereof. The lower portion of the raw material container 12 is provided with a cup seating portion 14 on which the cup dispensed from the cup dispenser 13 is seated, and the front door 20 facing the cup seating portion 14 has an outlet opening (rear) opening and closing ( 21) is provided to allow the cup in the cup seat 14 to be withdrawn from the outside. And the inner side of the upper door of the outlet 21 is equipped with a stick dispensing apparatus 100 for discharging a stick (see 30 in Fig. 3) for stirring the drink with the cup in the cup stabilizer 14. The vending machine configured as described above dispenses one cup when the sales command of the drink is issued, and the discharged cup is seated on the cup seating portion 14. Then, when the raw material and water stored in the raw material container 12 and the water container 11 are discharged into the cup, the stick (refer to 30 in FIG. 3) stored in the stick dispensing apparatus 100 is discharged into the cup. The consumer may withdraw the cup through the outlet 21, stir the beverage using a stick (see 30 in FIG. 3), and then drink the beverage.

2 and 3 is a view showing a stick dispensing apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a front sectional view, Figure 3 is a side sectional view. As shown in the drawing, the stick dispensing apparatus 100 is installed in the case 110 in which the stick 30 is stored and the discharge opening 115 formed at the lower side of the case 110 to discharge the stick 30 at an external command. It is roughly divided into a guide 130 for guiding the discharge member 120 and the discharged stick 30 to the cup.

The case 110 is generally provided with a front face 111 and a rear face 112, and the left and right widths are formed to extend in correspondence with the length of the stick 30 so that the stick 30 is stored in a horizontal state. The front surface 111 is vertically entered, and the rear surface 112 connects the lower portion and the upper portion and the lower portion which are placed close to the front surface 111 so as to form an upper portion and an outlet 115 disposed in parallel with the front surface 111. Has an inclined surface 113. At this time, the inclined surface 113 is inclined so as to be closer to the front 111 toward the lower side and gradually narrows the inside of the case 110 toward the outlet 115 so that the loaded stick 30 moves freely to the outlet 115. Do it. In addition, the lower end of the rear surface 112 extends a predetermined length downward to extend the vertical length of the discharge port 115, the interval between the front surface 111 and the rear surface 112 forming the discharge port 115 is a stick (30) Keep slightly larger than the diameter of).

The guide 130 for guiding the discharged stick 30 to the cup has front and rear surfaces 131 and 134 and upper and lower surfaces 135 and 132. The lower surface 132 of the guide 130 is inclined downward from the left side to the right side so that the stick 30 discharged in the horizontal state is discharged into the cup in the vertical state, and the remaining surfaces are also inclined along the lower surface. As a result, the stick 30 moves along the inclined bottom surface 132 and is poured into the cup.

And the discharge port 115 is provided with a discharge member 120 for controlling the discharge of the stick (30). To this end, the opening 114 is formed to extend in a predetermined width at the lower end portion 112 and the inclined surface 113 of the case 110. The discharge member 120 is installed on the rear side of the case 110 to control the discharge of the stick 30 through the opening 114. That is, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the discharge member 120 is formed in a cylindrical shape so that one side is projected to a predetermined value through the opening 114 to the discharge port 115, the discharge port 115 in normal Close it. The groove 125 is formed on the outer surface of the discharge member 120 so that the stick 30 is inserted during rotation to be discharged downward when the discharge member 120 rotates. The discharge member 120 is rotatably supported by the case 110 via the shaft 141, the driving means is connected to one end of the shaft 141 to rotate the discharge member 120. In this embodiment, the driving means is implemented by a motor 140. In addition, the discharging member 120 is spaced apart from each other by a predetermined width so as to smoothly discharge the stick 30 to be discharged in a horizontal state.

On the other hand, the rotating member 150 is installed on the upper side of the discharging member 120 to prevent the sticks 30 from sticking together by flowing the sticks 30 interlocked with the discharging member 120. Rotating member 150 is supported by a shaft 152 rotatably supported on the inclined surface 113 of the case 110, the rotation member 150 is engaged by the casting member 120 by rotating together with the casting member 120 The sticks 30 located on the upper side are flowed to prevent them from sticking together. In detail, the gears 123 and 124 are provided inside the discharge members 121 and 122, and gears 151 are provided on both sides of the rotating member 150 in contact with the gears. The parts 123, 124, and 151 are engaged with each other so that the rotating member 150 is interlocked with the discharge member 120.

And the side of the discharge member 120, the detection switch 160 for detecting whether the stick 30 is discharged is installed. Sensing switch 160 is coupled to the outside of the rear side 112 of the case 110, the free end is installed so as to protrude to the lower discharge port 115 of the discharge member 120 between the operation to change the contact during lifting (161) ). The operation section 161 is provided with a material having a self-elastic force is lowered during the discharge of the stick 30 is installed so as to rise if the discharge of the stick is completed or there is no external force by the stick (30).

Referring to the operation of the stick dispensing device according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

When the discharge of the stick 30 is commanded, the motor 140 operates to rotate the shaft 141. The discharge member 120 coupled to the shaft 141 is rotated, and the stick 30 positioned at the lowermost side of the sticks 30 loaded inside the case 110 is disposed on the outer surface of the discharge member 120. Inserted into the formed groove 125 is rotated with the discharge member 120 is moved to the lower side of the discharge port 115 is discharged downward. The discharged stick 30 is discharged into the cup along the guide 130. At this time, the stick 30 discharged horizontally at the initial stage of discharge is poured into the cup while standing by the lower surface 132 of the inclined guide 130.

Meanwhile, the stick 30 positioned at the lowermost side is inserted into the groove 125 and at the same time, the upper discharge port 115 blocks the discharge member 120 positioned at the upper side of the groove 125 so that no more stick 30 is present. Do not let it run out.

In addition, the rotating member 150 engaged with the discharging member 120 interlocks with the discharging member 120 to prevent the sticks 30 from sticking to each other by flowing the stick 30 loaded from the upper portion of the discharging member 120. The stick 30 is discharged smoothly.

As described in detail above, the stick dispensing apparatus according to the present invention can automatically dispense the stick at the same time as the drink is sold to cause the coffee to be mixed without using a mixer, which is caused by the repeated use of one mixer multiple times. There is an advantage to solve the hygiene problem.

Claims (9)

A case having an ejection opening arranged to discharge a stick into a cup housed in the outlet of the vending machine, A discharge member which closes the discharge port and discharges the stick when rotating; Stick dispensing device for a vending machine comprising a drive means for driving the discharge member. The method of claim 1, The case is made of a front and left and right sides and the rear, the rear side is a stick dispensing device for a vending machine, characterized in that the upper end and the inclined surface connecting the lower end forming the discharge port in close proximity to the front. The method of claim 2, Openings are formed in the lower end and the inclined surface of the back, The discharge member is provided in a disc shape having a groove into which the stick is inserted into an outer surface thereof, and one side thereof is provided to protrude into the discharge hole through the opening. The drive means is a stick dispensing device for a vending machine, characterized in that for rotating the discharge port via a shaft. The method of claim 3, Stick drive device for vending machine, characterized in that the drive means is a motor. The method of claim 3, The stick dispensing device for a vending machine, characterized in that the upper side of the discharge member is provided with a rotating member protrudes into the case through the opening from the upper side of the discharge member and rotates in conjunction with the discharge member. The method of claim 5, The discharge member is provided two spaced apart a predetermined interval, Gear parts are provided on the inner surface of each discharge member, A gear dispensing device for a vending machine is provided on the outer surface of the rotating member to be geared to each of the gear portion to allow the rotating member to interlock with the discharge member. The method of claim 1, One side of the discharge port is a stick dispensing device for a vending machine, characterized in that a sensing switch for detecting whether the stick is discharged. The method of claim 1, And a guide for guiding the discharged stick to the cup at a lower side of the discharge port. The method of claim 8, The guide is a stick dispensing device for a vending machine, characterized in that it has a lower surface inclined downward toward one side so that the stick is thrown while lying down.