WO2000074009A1 - Capteur infrarouge servant a detecter les produits ejectes des distributeurs automatiques - Google Patents

Capteur infrarouge servant a detecter les produits ejectes des distributeurs automatiques Download PDF

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WO2000074009A1
WO2000074009A1 PCT/ES2000/000189 ES0000189W WO0074009A1 WO 2000074009 A1 WO2000074009 A1 WO 2000074009A1 ES 0000189 W ES0000189 W ES 0000189W WO 0074009 A1 WO0074009 A1 WO 0074009A1
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José María LOPEZ RUIZ
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Azkoyen Industrial SA
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/38—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which the magazines are horizontal
    • G07F11/42—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which the magazines are horizontal the articles being delivered by motor-driven means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/36—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which the magazines are of helical or spiral form

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  • the present invention relates to an automatic sales machine, equipped with a spindle type extraction mechanism.
  • the units of the products to be sold are housed or arranged in the spindle steps and are pushed towards
  • the object of the present invention is an automatic sales machine, with spindle type extractors, provided with means that allow to know exactly if the product selected and requested by the consumer has been correctly supplied by the extractor mechanism.
  • each level or floor of the extractor mechanism has, at the exit thereof, a 30-product passage detector, which is constituted by an emitter and an infrared ray receiver that are arranged in opposite positions, one on each side of the output section of the products.
  • a 30-product passage detector which is constituted by an emitter and an infrared ray receiver that are arranged in opposite positions, one on each side of the output section of the products.
  • the infrared ray beam crosses the entire output section and will be intercepted by the passage of each product unit, at the time of its expulsion.
  • Each interruption of the beam will therefore correspond to the output or delivery of a unit of the product, thus confirming that the selected unit has been served.
  • the receiver to confirm the service performed, must initially detect continuity in the beam, then an interruption due to the passage of the product and finally must again detect continuity, thus ensuring that the product does not remain interrupting the beam indefinitely.
  • Figure 1 shows in perspective one of the floors of a spindle-type extraction mechanism, in the rest position, provided with a product exit detector.
  • Figure 2 is a perspective similar to Figure 1, in which a unit of the contained product is shown, at the time of the exit of the level or floor that contained it.
  • Figure 1 shows a floor or level of a spindle type extraction mechanism, which comprises a series of extractor spindles 1, conceived as helical springs with large turns.
  • the different spindles 1 are contained in a horizontal tray 2 which, in the example shown in the drawings, has separating partitions 3.
  • the extractor mechanism will have several trays as shown in Figure 1, arranged in consecutive floors.
  • Each unit or intermediate spindle of the spindles 1 houses a unit 4 of the product to be dispensed.
  • a product passage detector 4 is provided on each floor of spindles 1.
  • This detector is constituted by an emitter 5 and an infrared ray receiver 6 arranged in opposite positions, one on each side of the exit section of the floor or tray 2.
  • the receiver 6 receives the infrared beam 7.
  • the beam 7 is interrupted, and once the product has left the beam continuity is recovered 7.
  • These circumstances are detected by the receiver 6: initially it detects the continuity of the beam 7, then the interruption due to the passage of the product 4, and finally again the continuity of the beam 7, thus ensuring that the product has been served and there is no remaining for example, attacked at the exit, interrupting the beam 7.
  • the detection system described can be used regardless of the number of spindles contained in each floor or tray, as well as the way in which the units 4 of the product are arranged or related to the spindles 1.

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Vending Machines For Individual Products (AREA)
  • Control Of Vending Devices And Auxiliary Devices For Vending Devices (AREA)
  • Geophysics And Detection Of Objects (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un distributeur automatique, équipé d'un dispositif d'extraction de produits pourvu de broches (1), disposées sur différents niveaux ou étages. Chacun de ces niveaux ou étages est équipé, à sa sortie, d'un détecteur de passage de produits, comprenant un émetteur (5) et un récepteur (6) de rayons infrarouges, situés en position opposée, de manière que le faisceau (7) de rayons croise la section de sortie et soit interrompu par le passage de chaque unité (4) du produit fourni.
PCT/ES2000/000189 1999-05-28 2000-05-26 Capteur infrarouge servant a detecter les produits ejectes des distributeurs automatiques Ceased WO2000074009A1 (fr)

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AU49272/00A AU4927200A (en) 1999-05-28 2000-05-26 Infra-red sensor for detecting goods ejected from vending machines

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ES9901173A ES2153782B1 (es) 1999-05-28 1999-05-28 Maquina de venta automatica.
ESP9901173 1999-05-28

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US7191034B2 (en) 2001-02-27 2007-03-13 Crane Co. Method and system for accomplishing product detection
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US7286901B2 (en) 2001-02-27 2007-10-23 Crane Co. Method and system for accomplishing product detection
US7565222B2 (en) 2004-01-15 2009-07-21 Fawn Engineering Corporation Economical optical system to provide reasonable assurance of completed vend or vendible items from vending machines
EP2535878A1 (fr) 2011-06-17 2012-12-19 DAMIAN S.r.l. Distributeur automatique de produits
US8548625B2 (en) 2001-08-23 2013-10-01 Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc. Optical vend sensing system for product delivery detection
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EP0239435A1 (fr) * 1986-02-21 1987-09-30 Jacques Mary Distributeur automatique de produits alimentaires grossièrement calibrés et procédé d'acheminement des produits à l'intérieur du distributeur
JPH0327492A (ja) * 1989-06-23 1991-02-05 Fujitsu General Ltd 自動販売機
EP0572119A2 (fr) * 1992-04-28 1993-12-01 Keyosk Corporation Machine de vente automatique
JPH1011639A (ja) * 1996-06-20 1998-01-16 Sanyo Electric Co Ltd 自動販売機

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US7191915B2 (en) 1998-04-29 2007-03-20 Automated Merchandising Systems Inc. Optical vend-sensing system for control of vending machine
US7742837B2 (en) 1998-04-29 2010-06-22 Automated Merchandising Systems Inc. Optical vend-sensing system for control of vending machine
US8046100B2 (en) 2001-02-27 2011-10-25 Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc. Method and system for accomplishing product detection
US7286901B2 (en) 2001-02-27 2007-10-23 Crane Co. Method and system for accomplishing product detection
US7191034B2 (en) 2001-02-27 2007-03-13 Crane Co. Method and system for accomplishing product detection
US8548625B2 (en) 2001-08-23 2013-10-01 Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc. Optical vend sensing system for product delivery detection
US7565222B2 (en) 2004-01-15 2009-07-21 Fawn Engineering Corporation Economical optical system to provide reasonable assurance of completed vend or vendible items from vending machines
EP2535878A1 (fr) 2011-06-17 2012-12-19 DAMIAN S.r.l. Distributeur automatique de produits
US11620868B2 (en) 2021-07-22 2023-04-04 Trinity Axis Inc. Techniques to dispense an item and release a jammed item from a dispensing system
US11830310B2 (en) 2021-07-22 2023-11-28 Trinity Axis Inc. Techniques to dispense an item and release a jammed item from a dispensing system
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