KR20090047185A - Product Vending Machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to various product vending machines, and more particularly, it is possible to easily change a product to be sold according to the fashion, and to open the door automatically when selecting a product, as well as to easily check the opened state with the naked eye. And it relates to a variety of goods vending machine easy to maintain.

According to the various product vending machines of the present invention, a plurality of display rooms are formed, so that the products sold according to the fashion can be easily changed within the range allowed by the internal space of the display room. The automatic opening of the lamp, as well as the open state by the light bulb can be easily confirmed by the naked eye, showing the effect of easy sales and maintenance.

Vending Machine, Solenoid, Lock Bundle, Cylinder

Description

All kinds of the commodity vending machines}

The present invention relates to various product vending machines, and more particularly, it is possible to easily change a product to be sold according to the fashion, and to open the door automatically when selecting a product, as well as to easily check the opened state with the naked eye. And it relates to a variety of goods vending machine easy to maintain.

In general, the vending machine is a vending machine for cigarettes, coffee, beverages, and other products. When a coin is inserted or a card is inserted, the machine automatically outputs a desired item. It includes a door, a coin inlet provided on one side of the door, a vending machine main body including a coin outlet, and an ejector provided inside the main body for storing various products and discharging the product selected by the command of the controller. This is commonly known, so a separate drawing and detailed description will be omitted.

Such a vending machine has a plurality of products to be sold inside the ejector, and it is possible to sell continuously without special management until all the products are sold, which has the advantages of maintenance cost and ease of use.

However, the vending machine has a drawback that it cannot escape the use of the beverage vending machine, for example, if it is manufactured for beverage use. For example, in the past, beverage sales were well done, and assuming that books or dolls are sold well in recent times, the operator has to buy a new vending machine and reinstall it. It was impossible to do so had a problem that must be repurchased. As a result, not only increased costs but also various environmental pollutions generated from the dismantled vending machines may also occur.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, it is possible to easily change the goods to be sold according to the fashion, as well as automatically open the door when the product selection, as well as can easily check the open state with the naked eye To provide a variety of goods vending machine easy to maintain.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a housing in which a plurality of product display rooms are formed, a plurality of doors provided to be opened and closed in the display room, a display unit provided at one side of the housing, and a product selection provided at one side of the housing. A vending machine main body including a button, a banknote / swing inlet provided at one side of the housing, a change outlet provided at one side of the housing, and a control unit provided in the housing to control operation; And a locking device installed in the housing to maintain the door in a locked state, and automatically being unlocked by a command of the controller.

Preferably, the locking device is fixed to the inner wall of the housing, one side is formed with a first bent portion is formed with a long hole having a predetermined length, the other side is the frame is formed with a second bent portion; A cylinder mounted in the center portion of the frame, a key groove provided inside the cylinder and extending a predetermined length to the rear thereof, and having a key groove communicating with the cylinder at the front thereof, and an extension part formed in a polygonal shape; A lock bundle formed of a key inserted into the lock to rotate the rotating body; An operation plate inserted into an extension part of the rotating body and having a polygonal polygonal hole having the same polygonal shape as the extension part so as to rotate like the rotating body; A first hole formed at a lower side thereof so as to be inserted into an extension of the rotating body, a protruding portion adjacent to the first bent portion is formed at an upper side thereof, and a first rotor having an extended portion protruded forwardly at the other side thereof; An annular hole is formed at the lower side to be inserted into the extension part of the rotating body, and a first protrusion rod protruding forward and backward is provided at one side of the annular hole, and a protruding part is formed at one side thereof as a long hole having the first bent part. A second rotor having a locking groove formed on an upper surface thereof; A nut which is bolted to the extension part to bind the operating plate to the first and second rotors; Located on the upper side of the second rotor, one side of the second bent portion is rotatably provided through a fixing pin, and the other side is provided with a first protrusion bar protruding forward and backward to restrain the locking groove of the second rotor. Restriction plate; A solenoid that is bound to the upper side of the restraint plate through a pin rod to rotate the restraint plate upward by an electrical signal; A first coil spring interposed between the first projection bar of the second rotor and the second projection bar of the restriction plate to provide an elastic force so that the restriction plate is always lowered; And a second coil spring interposed between the first protrusion bar of the second rotor and the second bent part to provide an elastic force to rotate the second rotor toward the second bent part.

Preferably, the lower side of the frame is further provided with a detection sensor for generating a signal in the light emitting bulb to detect the rotation of the second rotor to visually check the locked or unlocked state.

According to the various product vending machines of the present invention, a plurality of display rooms are formed, so that the products sold according to the fashion can be easily changed within the range allowed by the internal space of the display room. The automatic opening of the lamp, as well as the open state by the light bulb can be easily confirmed by the naked eye, showing the effect of easy sales and maintenance.

Hereinafter, various product vending machines of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a front view showing various goods vending machines according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a schematic conceptual diagram showing the configuration of various goods vending machines according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to Figure 1, it can be seen that the various goods vending machine 10 of the present invention largely comprises a vending machine main body 100 and the locking device 200.

First, the vending machine body 100 includes a housing 110 forming a plurality of product display chambers 112, a plurality of doors 114 provided to be opened and closed in the plurality of display chambers 112, and the housing ( 110, a display unit 116 provided on one side, a product selection button 118 provided on one side of the housing 110, a banknote / change inlet 120 provided on one side of the housing 110, and the housing ( 110 consists of a change outlet 122 is provided on one side and the control unit 124 is provided in the housing 110 not shown here to control the operation.

Here, it can be seen that any product can be displayed and sold in the plurality of display rooms 112 formed in the housing 110 of the present invention as long as it fits only the size of the display room 112. In this case, unlike the conventional method, since the product discharger is not provided separately, there may be a disadvantage in that the product sold once cannot be sold until the manager re-displays the product. However, it should be recognized that the merchandise or well-selling product has a great advantage that can be replaced quickly at any time.

Next, the locking device 200 is installed in the coupling portion of the housing 110 and the door 114 by the number of the doors 114, respectively, to lock the plurality of doors 114, the control unit 124 By the command of the automatic unlocking, that is to open the door to its configuration and operation relationship will be described in more detail below.

Referring now to the configuration of the vending machine 10 in more detail with reference to FIG. 2, the vending machine 10 of the present invention displays the input / commodity amount in the control unit 124 provided therein, respectively 116 ), The product selection button 118, the banknote / change inlet 120, the change outlet 122 and the locking device 200 is connected to each other and is operated by the command of the control unit 124. At this time, the locking device 200 is provided to hold the door 114 in a locked state and then release the locked state, that is, open the door by the command of the controller 124. Of course, the door 114, the locking device 200 and the product selection button 118 are set to correspond to 1: 1 respectively.

That is, when the consumer inputs 1,000 won into the banknote / changing input hole 120, the product selection button 118, which is set to the price range of 1,000 won or less by the controller 124, emits all of the light, and is currently displayed on the input amount display unit 116. The amount entered is displayed. At this time, you want to know the product price first before putting money, the button corresponding to the display box 112 that the consumer favorite products are displayed among the product selection button 118, for example, press the first product selection button 118 In this case, the price of the first display room 112 may be implemented to be displayed through the product price display unit 116.

Thus, when the consumer presses the first button of the light product selection button 118, the control unit 124 operates the locking device 200 which locks the first door 114 to open the first door 114. The consumer then withdraws the displayed product. In the first display room 112 that is sold, the manager locks the door 114 through the locking device 200 after displaying a new product.

In addition, a change return button 126 may be further provided on one side of the product selection button 118 to return the change or may be set to force the change after the selected product is sold.

In this case, the operation signal for releasing the lock of the lock by the control unit uses RS-485 communication, which is advantageous for short-range wireless communication. Of course, it can be configured to control by connecting dozens of wires, but it would be more desirable to use a simpler and more stable RS-485 communication.

In addition, the lock device 200 releases the lock state of the door 114 by the command of the control unit 124, but can also be unlocked by the key 228 held by the administrator. However, it should be noted that the lock is configured only by the key 228 held by the administrator so that the consumer can not be switched arbitrarily when the lock state. This is to prevent an error that the control unit 124 can reopen even if there is no product when the door 114 of the display room 112 that is already sold is arbitrarily locked by the consumer. The configuration and operation relationship of the locking device 200 operated in this way is as follows.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the locking device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a perspective view of the locking device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention from a different angle, and "a" of Figure 5 "I" is a schematic plan view of a locking device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is a schematic perspective view showing a state of use of the locking device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to Figure 3, the locking device 200 of the present invention is largely frame 210, lock bunch 220, operating plate 230, the first rotor 240, the second rotor 250 ), A nut 260, a restraining plate 270, a solenoid 280, a first coil spring 290, and a second coil spring 300, and a sensing sensor unit 310 is further provided. .

First, the frame 210 is fixed to the inner wall of the housing 110, the first bent portion 212 is formed on one side is formed with a long hole 214 having a predetermined length, the other side is bent second Part 216 is formed. In this case, in addition to the first and second bent parts 212 and 216, the frame 210 may be provided with a separate bent part if necessary so that each of the above components can be mounted, and the upper and lower surfaces which may be fixed to the wall of the housing 110. Bolt holes 218 are formed respectively.

Next, the lock bundle 220 is provided with a cylinder 222 mounted to the center portion of the frame 210, the cylinder 222 is provided inside the cylinder 222 and extends a predetermined length to the rear, but in front of the cylinder 222 The key groove 226 is formed in communication with, and the extended portion extending backward is a rotary body 224 having a polygonal shape, and a key 228 inserted into the key groove 226 to rotate the rotary body 224. Is done. At this time, the front portion of the cylinder 222 and the rotating body 224 is too obvious to be exposed to the outside through the front of the frame 210 so that the key 228 can be inserted.

Here, the extension portion having a polygonal shape of the rotating body 224 will be more preferable to form a bolt portion on the outer periphery to facilitate the coupling and separation of the nut 260 to be described later.

Since the lock bundle 220 is already known and widely used as the rotating body 224 is rotated only when the key 228 that fits the key groove 226 is inserted, more detailed description will be omitted.

Next, the operation plate 230 is to be inserted into the extension of the rotating body 224, the lower side is inserted into the rotating body 224 and then polygonal polygonal hole having the same polygonal shape as the extension so as to rotate together ( 232 is formed.

Next, the first rotor 240 is inserted into the extension of the rotating body 224 is coupled to the lower side of the hole 246 rather than a polygonal hole to be rotated without being constrained by the rotation of the rotating body 224 Is formed, the upper portion is formed with a protrusion 242 adjacent to the first bent portion 212, the other side is formed a bent portion 244 protruding forward.

Next, the second rotor 250 is inserted into the extension portion of the rotating body 224 is coupled to the lower hole 256 is formed to be rotated without being constrained by the rotation of the rotating body 224 One side of the annular hole 256 is provided with a first protrusion bar 258 protruding forward and backward, respectively, and on one side thereof, a protruding portion in which a portion of the first hole 212 is recessed. 252 is formed, the locking groove 254 is formed on the upper surface.

Next, the nut 260 is a conventional nut that is bolted to the extension portion to bind the operating plate 230 and the first and second rotors 240 and 250.

Next, the restraining plate 270 is located above the operating plate 230 so that one side of the second bending part 216 is rotatably provided through the fixing pin 274, and the other side protrudes rearward. The second protrusion bar 272 is provided to restrain the locking groove 254 of the second rotor 250 from the upper side to the lower side.

Next, the solenoid 280 is bound to the upper side of the restraining plate 270 via a pin bar (P) to rotate, ie, lift the restraining plate 270 upward by an electrical signal of the controller 124. Will be in charge.

Next, the first coil spring 290 is interposed between the first projection rod 258 of the second rotor 250 and the second projection rod 272 of the restriction plate 270 to restrain the restriction plate ( 270 to provide the elastic force to be always down.

Next, the second coil spring 300 is interposed between the first protrusion bar 258 and the second bent portion 216 of the second rotor 250 so that the second rotor 250 is first. It provides a restoring (elastic) force to be rotated toward the two bent portion (216).

Next, the detection sensor unit 310 is provided on the lower side of the frame 210 is provided on the front of the frame 210 to detect the rotation of the second rotor 250 to visually check the opening and closing state. Light is emitted through the light bulb 320. The detection sensor unit 310 is composed of a pair of upper and lower detection unit 312, and when the lower end of the second rotor 250 is located between the detection and detection, it indicates a locked state, the second rotor by rotation If the lower trailing edge of 250 is not detected, it indicates an open state.

In addition, the fastening force is excellent between the operating plate 230 and the first rotor 240 or between the second rotor 250 and the nut 260, and the shape is different but the same role to operate more smoothly. Washer members (W, W ') to be performed are inserted.

Here, referring to FIG. 4, the front surface is shown after the locking device 200 is coupled, and the front center portion of the frame 210 is interposed in the cylinder 222 of the lock bundle 220 and the inside thereof. Rotating body 224 is partially protruding, it can be seen that the lower side is provided with a light bulb 320 that emits green or red light by the sensing activity of the sensor 310.

Now, referring to "a" and "b" of FIG. 5, first, "a" illustrates a state in which the restraint plate 270 and the solenoid 280 are removed to more clearly grasp the internal coupling relationship. I "shows a state where the restraining plate 270 is provided.

First, referring to "a", the operating plate 230, the first rotor 240 and the second rotor 250 are sequentially coupled to the rotating body 224 of the lock bundle 220, and finally The nut 260 is fastened. In addition, a part of the protrusion 252 of the second rotor 250 is recessed to the outside through the long hole 214 of the first bent part 212, and the first protrusion rod 258 protruding to the left and right in the drawing. It can be seen that the right side of the) is located below the first rotor (240).

In this case, when the operating plate 230 is rotated toward the first bent portion 212, the second rotor 250 may be hit by hitting the first protrusion rod 258 protruding from the second rotor 250 to the right. When rotated together, when the operating plate 230 is rotated toward the second bent portion 216 is configured to be rotated with the first rotor 240 by hitting the bent portion 244 of the first rotor 240 It should be recognized.

On the other hand, referring to "b", the restraining plate 270 that is rotatably mounted to the second bent portion 216 is located above the operating plate 230, as will be described later, the first rotor 240 is rotated When the protrusion 242 of the first rotor 240 is provided so as to strike the second protrusion rod 272 of the restraining plate 270.

The locking device 200 configured as described above is mounted as shown in FIG. 6. That is, the frame 210 is fixedly attached to the inside of the housing 110 through a bolt, and the long hole in which the protrusion 252 of the second rotor 250 is formed in the first bent portion 212 of the frame 210. It is recessed through 214 to be inserted into the insertion hole 114b formed in the flange portion 114a of the door 114 to restrain the door 114 from being opened, and the locking device 200 configured as described above The working relationship is as follows.

"A" and "I" of Figure 7 is a schematic rear view showing the operation of the locking device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, "A" and "I" of Figure 8 is a preferred embodiment of the present invention Fig. 9 is a schematic rear view showing another operation of the locking device according to the present invention, and Figs. 9A through 9C are schematic rear views showing another operation of the locking device according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to “a” of FIG. 7, part of the protrusion 252 of the second rotor 250 is sunk through the long hole 214 of the first bent part 212 of the frame 210. The door 114, not shown, is locked. In addition, the first protrusion bar 258 of the restraining plate 270 connected to the solenoid 280 may engage the locking groove 254 formed on the upper side of the second rotor 250 by the elastic force of the first coil spring 290. It can be seen that it is restrained from being pressed by unauthorized rotation, although the second coil spring 300 pulls the second rotor 250 toward the second bent portion 216 of the frame 210. The locking force of the door 114 is maintained by the restraint force.

In addition, since the lower end of the second rotor 250 is in close contact with the sensing sensor 310, the sensing sensor 310 generates a signal in which the door 114 is locked, and receives the control unit ( 124 causes the light bulb 320 provided on the front of the frame 210 to emit green light.

Now, when a command, that is, electricity is supplied from the control unit 124 to automatically release the lock state, the operation rod 282 of the solenoid 280 is instantaneously raised, and the restraining plate 270 attached thereto is also upward. Will rise. Then, the second projection bar 272 of the restraining plate 270 will release the restraint on the locking groove 254 of the second rotor 250 at a moment, so that the second rotor 250 The door 114 is opened because the protrusion 252 rotated by the restoring force of the two coil springs 300 will be moved into the frame 210.

Subsequently, in order to relock the door 114 again in the " me " state of FIG. 7, that is, the door 114 is opened, the lock operation is performed as shown in FIG. It should be noted that the manual operation is carried out by the key 228 possessing.

First, referring to “a” of FIG. 8, although not shown, the key 228 is inserted into the rotating body 224 and the key groove 226 to be rotated toward the first bent portion 212 and the rotating body 224. The operating plate 230 which is rotated together will start to rotate, and the upper left end of the operating plate 230 hits the first protrusion bar 258 of the second rotor 250. The second rotor 250 is rotated together.

Then, as shown in the "I", the protrusion 252 of the second rotor 250 is outgoing through the long hole 214 of the first bent portion 212 is to be switched to the locked state, The restraining plate 270 provided on the upper side of the restriction plate 270 freely falls along with the operation rod 282 of the solenoid 280 to open the locking groove 254 of the second rotor 250 via the second protrusion bar 272. You will be redeemed.

On the other hand, if the manual, that is, to unlock the lock state through the key 228 is operated as "A" to "D" in FIG.

First, referring to "a", the rotor 224 is inserted into the key groove 226 of the rotating body 224 and the second bent portion 216 as shown in FIG. The operating plate 230 which is rotated as shown in FIG. 1 will start the rotation. As soon as the operation plate 230 is shown in the "I", the bent portion 244 of the first rotor 240 will be hit to start the rotation together. Then, the protrusion part 242 of the first rotor 240 hits the second protrusion rod 272 of the restraining plate 270 on the upper side thereof and rotates upward to the second rotor 250. To release the binding. As a result, as shown in "da", the second rotor 250 is rotated by the restoring force of the second coil spring 300 to release the lock.

10 is a schematic front view showing a state of use of various goods vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, a plurality of display rooms 112 of the various goods vending machine 10 of the present invention displays a variety of goods such as books, dolls, etc., the price is set in advance to the control unit 124 do. And, if the fashion changes, it is possible to easily replace with the new fashionable goods within the range allowed by the collection of goods on display and the interior of the display room 112.

First, when a consumer inputs 1,000 won to the banknote inserter 120 to purchase the displayed goods, this amount is displayed on the input amount display unit 116 through the control unit 124. At the same time, the product selection button 118 set to less than 1,000 won is all emitted. Now, when the consumer selects the item 1 for 800 won and presses the first button 118, the control unit 124 supplies power to the solenoid 280 of the locking device 200 which locks the first door 114. The supply plate is raised to restrain the door 114 by raising the restraining plate 270 that restrains the second rotor 250. Then, the remaining 200 won is displayed on the input amount display unit 116, and 200 won is discharged through the change outlet 122 when the change return button 126 is pressed. Now, the consumer only needs to open the first door 114 to withdraw the product.

On the other hand, when the locking device 200 is unlocked, the red light is emitted from the light bulb 320 provided in the front of the frame 210, and the administrator can easily check it with the naked eye.

The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the features and technical advantages of the present invention in order to better understand the claims of the invention which will be described later. Additional features and advantages constituting the claims of the present invention will be described below. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the conception and specific embodiments of the invention disclosed may be readily used as a basis for designing or modifying other structures for carrying out similar purposes to the invention.

In addition, such modifications or altered equivalent structures by those skilled in the art as a basis for modifying or designing the structures and embodiments of the invention disclosed in the present invention to other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present invention are patents Various changes, substitutions and changes may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as set forth in the claims.

1 is a front view showing a variety of goods vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic conceptual diagram showing the configuration of a variety of goods vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the locking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a locking device according to an embodiment of the present invention from a different angle.

"A" and "I" of Figure 5 is a schematic plan view of a locking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic perspective view showing a state of use of the locking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

 "A" and "B" of Figure 7 is a schematic rear view showing the operation of the locking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

"A" and "B" of Figure 8 is a schematic rear view showing another operation of the locking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a schematic rear view showing another operation of the locking device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a schematic front view showing a state of use of the various goods vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: various products vending machine 100: vending machine body

110 housing 112 showcase

114: door 116: display unit

118: product selection button 120: banknote / change entrance

122: change outlet 200: locking device

210: frame 212: first bent portion

214: Jang Gong 216: 2nd bending part

218: bolt ball 220: bundle of locks

222 cylinder 224 rotating body

226: keyway 230: operating plate

232: polygonal hole 240: the first rotor

242: protrusion 244: bend

246: air hole 250: second rotor

252: protrusion 254: locking groove

256: hole 258: first projection rod

260: nut 270: restraining plate

272: second projection rod 274: fixed pin

280: solenoid 282: working rod

290: first coil spring 300: second coil spring

310: detection sensor unit 312: detection unit

320: bulb W, W ': washer

P: pin rod

Claims (4)

A housing in which a plurality of product display rooms are formed, a plurality of doors provided to be opened and closed in the display room, a display unit provided at one side of the housing, a product selection button provided at one side of the housing, and a banknote provided at one side of the housing A vending machine main body including a change inlet port, a change outlet provided at one side of the housing, and a control unit provided in the housing to control operation; And Various product vending machines are installed in the housing to maintain the door in a locked state, including a locking device which is automatically unlocked by the command of the controller. The method of claim 1, The locking device A frame which is fixedly installed on an inner wall of the housing, on one side of which a first bent part having a long hole is formed, and on which the second bent part is formed; A cylinder mounted in the center portion of the frame, a key groove provided inside the cylinder and extending a predetermined length to the rear thereof, and having a key groove communicating with the cylinder at the front thereof, and an extension part formed in a polygonal shape; A lock bundle formed of a key inserted into the lock to rotate the rotating body; An operation plate inserted into an extension part of the rotating body and having a polygonal polygonal hole having the same polygonal shape as that of the extension part so as to be coupled to the rotating body and rotated together; Is inserted into the extension of the rotating body is formed in the lower hole so as not to be constrained by the rotation of the rotating body, the upper one side is formed with a protrusion adjacent to the first bent portion, the other side is formed to be bent forward protrusion A first rotor; Is inserted into the extension of the rotating body is formed in the lower hole so as not to be constrained to the rotation of the rotating body, one side of the hole is provided with a first projection bar protruding forward and backward, one side is a long hole having the first bent portion A second rotatable portion in which a part is projected is formed, and a locking groove is formed on an upper surface thereof; A nut which is bolted to the extension part to bind the operating plate to the first and second rotors; Located on the upper side of the operating plate, one side of the second bent portion is rotatably provided via a fixing pin, and the other side is provided with a second protrusion bar protruding rearward to restrain the locking groove of the second rotor. ; A solenoid that is bound to the upper side of the restraint plate through a pin rod to rotate the restraint plate upward by an electrical signal; A first coil spring interposed between the first projection bar of the second rotor and the second projection bar of the restriction plate to provide an elastic force so that the restriction plate is always lowered; And A second coil spring interposed between the first protrusion bar of the second rotor and the second bent part to provide an elastic force to allow the second rotor to be rotated toward the second bent part. Commodity vending machine. The method of claim 2, The lower side of the frame is to detect the rotation of the second rotor to automatically check the locking or unlocking state, so that the sensor for generating a signal to the light emitting light emitting bulb is additionally provided, the various goods automatic Vending machine. The method of claim 1, The control unit is a vending machine for various goods, characterized in that for generating an operation signal to the locking device through the RS-485 communication advantageous for short-range wireless communication.

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