Patent Publication Number: US-2020302729-A1

Title: Vending machine for vending luggage

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Other Related Applications 
     The present application is a U.S. Non-Provisional patent application claiming priority of International Chinese Patent Application Serial No 209543469 filed on Mar. 21, 2019, which is hereby incorporated by reference. 
     2. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to the field of automatic vending machines, in particular to a suitcase automatic vending machine. 
     3. Description of the Related Art 
     Luggage is a tool we often use. In actual life, we often encounter the phenomenon of urgent need for luggage. People currently buy suitcases from stores or e-commerce, but the current stores are not open 24 hours. It takes longer for e-commerce customers to place orders and get suitcases, so this leads to an extremely embarrassing phenomenon in life, that is, the problem of not being able to buy a bag when it is urgently needed. 
     In response to the above problems, the utility model proposes a luggage vending machine. 
     The technical scheme adopted by the utility model is as follows: A luggage vending machine includes a shelf, a communication controller and an electronic lock, the communication controller and the electronic locks are all installed on the shelf, and the communication controller is electrically connected with the electronic lock. The communication controller is used to communicate and control the opening and closing of the electronic lock. The electronic lock is used to lock the luggage. 
     In this device, when the suitcase is locked by an electronic lock, the suitcase cannot be taken off the shelf. When the communication controller receives the signal, the electronic lock is opened, so that the electronic lock no longer locks the suitcase, so that Remove the suitcase from the shelf. 
     The device is equipped with an electronic lock and a communication controller on the shelf. The electronic lock is used to lock the luggage on the shelf. At the same time, the communication controller is further used to control the opening and closing of the electronic lock, which is convenient and fast, and realizes the automatic sale of luggage, Convenient. 
     Optionally, a plate is provided on the shelf, and the plate is used to hold a suitcase. 
     Optionally, the electronic lock includes a lock body and a lock piece, and the lock body and the lock piece are directly or indirectly set on the shelf; when the lock body and the lock piece cooperate together and the luggage rod is located on the lock body to the lock Between the pieces, the lock body and the pieces lock the luggage on the shelf. 
     Optionally, the shelf is provided with a locking plate, and the lock body and the locking piece are both arranged on the locking plate. 
     Optionally, the locking plate is fixed with a mounting support, one end of the locking plate is rotatably matched with the mounting support, and the other end of the locking plate is used to cooperate with a lock tongue in the lock body, the lock body It is electrically connected with the communication controller, which is used to control the working state of the lock tongue of the lock body. 
     Optionally, the shelf is a metal shelf. 
     The beneficial effects of the utility model are: by installing an electronic lock and a communication controller on the shelf, the electronic lock is used to lock the suitcase on the shelf, and at the same time, the communication controller is further used to control the opening and closing of the electronic lock, which is convenient and fast The automatic sale of luggage is convenient and fast. 
     Several designs of vending machines are disclosed in the past that allows to dispense goods such as snacks, beverages, cigarettes, lottery tickets and so on. One such example is disclosed in a U.S. Pat. No. 5,253,782. In U.S. Pat. No. 5,253,782A, it is disclosed that—an article dispensing apparatus that comprises a frame having a protective housing mounted thereon and a rotatable turret having a plurality of vertical channels circumferentially arranged about the axis of the turret, each channel holding a stack of articles. Although the vending machine discussed above is capable of dispensing variety of goods, none of them discloses dispensing or allowing a customer for picking trolley bags contained therein. The present invention addresses this issue by providing an easy to use automated device that allows a user to personally select and easily pay for a luggage of their choice. 
     Other documents describing the closest subject matter provide for a number of more or less complicated features that fail to solve the problem in an efficient and economical way. None of these patents suggest the novel features of the present invention. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a vending machine for picking a trolley bag in response to a customer selection and tendering payment for the luggage bag and that avoids the drawbacks of the prior art. 
     It is another object of this invention to provide a vending machine that can be deployed in a retail store or any building for automatically dispensing luggage bags contained therein based on the selection of a customer. 
     It is yet another object of this invention to provide such a device that is inexpensive to implement and maintain while retaining its effectiveness. 
     Further objects of the invention will be brought out in the following part of the specification, wherein detailed description is for the purpose of fully disclosing the invention without placing limitations thereon. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       With the above and other related objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction and combination of parts as will be more fully understood from the following description, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which: 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic diagram of the structure of Example 1. 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic structural view of an electromagnetic lock when locking a luggage case in Embodiment 1. 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic diagram of the structure of the lock body in Embodiment 1. 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic diagram of the structure of the lock piece in the embodiment 1. 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic diagram of the structure of Example 2. 
         FIG. 6  is an enlarged schematic diagram of the structure at A in  FIG. 5 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION 
     The utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
     Example 1 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2 ,  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 , a luggage vending machine includes a shelf  1 , a communication controller and an electronic lock, and the communication controller and the electronic lock are installed on the shelf  1  And, the communication controller is electrically connected with the electronic lock, the communication controller is used for communication and controlling the opening and closing of the electronic lock, and the electronic lock is used to lock the luggage  7 . 
     In this device, when the luggage compartment  7  is locked by an electronic lock, the luggage compartment  7  cannot be removed from the shelf  1 . When the communication controller receives the signal, the electronic lock is opened so that the electronic lock no longer locks the luggage compartment  7  So that the luggage  7  can be removed from the shelf  1 . 
     The device is equipped with an electronic lock and a communication controller on the shelf  1 , the electronic lock is used to lock the luggage  7  on the shelf  1 , and the communication controller is further used to control the opening and closing of the electronic lock, which is convenient and fast, and realizes the luggage  7  automatic sales, convenient and fast. 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2 ,  FIG. 3 , and  FIG. 4 , the shelf  1  is provided with a flat plate  2 , and the flat plate  2  is used to hold a luggage case  7 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2 ,  FIG. 3 , and  FIG. 4 , the electronic lock includes a lock body  4  and a lock plate  6 , and the lock body  4  and the lock plate  6  are directly or indirectly disposed on the shelf  1 ; when the lock body  4  When the lock piece  6  is fitted together and the pull rod  7  of the luggage case  7  is located between the lock body  4  and the lock piece  6 , the lock body  4  and the lock piece  6  lock the luggage case  7  on the shelf  1 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2 ,  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 , the rack  1  is provided with a lock plate  3 , and the lock body  4  and the lock piece  6  are both provided on the lock plate  3 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2 ,  FIG. 3 , and  FIG. 4 , the mounting plate  3  is fixed with a mounting support  5 , one end of the locking plate  6  rotates with the mounting support  5 , and the other end of the locking plate  6  is used In cooperation with the lock tongue  402  in the lock body  4 , the lock body  4  is electrically connected with the communication controller, and the communication controller is used to control the working state of the lock tongue  402  of the lock body  4 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 ,  FIG. 2 ,  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 , the shelf  1  is a metal shelf  1 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 2 ,  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 , the lock body  4  is provided with a lock slot  401 , and a lock tongue  402  is provided in the lock slot  401 . The buckle  601  on the locking plate  6  is used to cooperate with the locking tongue  402  in the locking groove  401 , the mounting support  5  is fixed on the locking plate  3 , and one end of the locking plate  6  is rotationally installed on the mounting support  5 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 , the lock body  4  and the locking piece  6  are locked by the lever  701  of the luggage case  7 . 
     Example 2 
     As shown in  FIG. 5  and  FIG. 6 , in this embodiment, wheels  8  are installed on the shelf  1  in Embodiment 1, which facilitates the movement of the shelf  1 . The structure and installation method of the electronic lock in this embodiment are the same as those in Embodiment 1. In this embodiment, the lock body  4  and the lock piece  6  are also locked by the lever  701  of the luggage box  7  to lock the luggage box  7  The same as in Example 1. 
     The above is only the preferred embodiment of the utility model, and does not limit the patent protection scope of the utility model. Any equivalent structural transformations made by using the specification and drawings of the utility model are directly or indirectly used in other related In the technical field, the same reason is included in the protection scope of the present invention.