KR100438095B1 - Automatic Medal Transfer Device For Vending Machine, By Using Medal Processing Printer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a medal processing printer for printing a desired image (photograph or picture, etc.) on a metallic or non-metal medal, and by inserting a coin into the vending machine in a vending machine and prompting the display unit for a message. By pressing the control button, the desired shape of the medals filled in the stacker was held and automatically loaded on the bed of the printer, and after the printing was completed, it was held again to be taken out of the vending machine.

To this end, a diamond tool 8 installed in the slider 5 moving along the X axis direction by driving of the motor 3 and engraving an image object on the medal, and moving in the Y axis direction directly below the slider In the printer 1, which is installed on the base 1, the printer 10, which is composed of a bed 10, which is installed and loaded with a medal, is installed on the base located at one side of the printer, and the medal 6 is printed. A stacker 11 to be loaded, side plates 13 disposed opposite to both sides of the base, and guide rails 14 fixed between the side plates to move horizontally in a section set according to the driving of the horizontal driving means. A vertical slider 18 fitted to a horizontal slider 15 and a guide rod 19 fixed to the horizontal slider to move up and down according to the driving of the vertical driving means, and an elastic part capable of moving up and down to the vertical slider. An elevating plate 26 elastically installed by the ash 27, first holding means 28 provided at a lower end of the elevating plate to hold a medal on a stacker or bed, and an upper surface of the bed at predetermined coordinates of the bed. Is installed in accordance with the second holding means 31 for holding the medal during printing of the medal is loaded, and is installed on the vertical slider located on the upper end of the lifting plate is operated by the lifting of the lifting plate , 2 means of sensing means 32 to alternately hold the holding state of the holding means.

Description

Automatic Medal Transfer Device For Vending Machine, By Using Medal Processing Printer}

The present invention relates to a medal processing printer for printing a desired image (photograph or picture, etc.) on a metal or non-metal medal, and more specifically, a medal processing printer (hereinafter referred to as a "printer") is embedded in a vending machine. By pressing the operation button according to the message displayed on the display unit, the user can hold the medal of the desired shape in the stacker, load it automatically on the bed of the printer, and hold it again after printing is completed. It relates to a medal automatic transfer device for a vending machine using a medal processing printer taken out of the vending machine.

In general, a medal processing printer that semi-automatically prints a desired image on a metal or non-metal medal is known, and the desired image is printed on the medal and stored as a memorial or presented.

In order to print a desired image on a medal using the printer, the desired image is input to a computer by a camera or a scanner.

After inputting the desired image to be printed on the computer as described above, the medal of the desired shape and size is selected and loaded at the set coordinates of the bed moving along the Y-axis direction. At this time, the double-sided tape is attached to the back of the medal. The medals do not leave the bed during printing.

If the medal is loaded on the bed and the computer is operated to drive the printer, the slider which is installed to raise and lower the diamond tool repeatedly moves back and forth along the X axis direction and the bed moves in the Y axis direction. Therefore, the video input to the computer can be printed on the medal.

After the bed moving along the Y-axis direction is returned to the initial position in the state in which the desired image is printed on the medal by the above operation, the printing operation is completed by removing the medal attached to the bed by the user.

However, the printing of the image on the medal using such a conventional printer has a number of problems as follows.

First, in order to print a desired image on a medal, a user operating a printer must reside so that unmanned sales using a narrow space was not possible.

Second, profitability is low due to expensive building rental and labor costs.

Third, the image is printed on the center of the medal only when the medal is loaded on the exact coordinates of the bed, there is a risk that the position of the image varies depending on the user's skill.

Even if the user is a skilled worker, in order to load the medal at the correct point, the shape and size of the medal are different, so much time was required.

Fourth, there was an inconvenience of removing the double-sided tape attached to the back side after printing is completed so that the medal does not move while printing the medal loaded on the bed.

The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, the printer is built in the vending machine automatically loads the desired medal loaded in the stacker in the stacker according to the consumer's operation on the bed of the printer after printing is completed The purpose is to allow unloading to the side.

According to the aspect of this invention for achieving the said objective, the diamond tool which is provided in the slider which moves along the X-axis direction by the drive of a motor, and engraves the image object in a medal, and along the Y-axis direction directly under the said slider A printer comprising a bed which is installed to be movable and is loaded with a medal is installed on a base, the stacker which is installed on a base located on one side of the printer to load a medal on which an image is not printed, and opposite to both sides of the base. A horizontal slider installed on the guide plate fixed between the side plates and horizontally moving in a section set according to the driving of the horizontal driving means, and a guide rod fixed to the horizontal slider to drive the vertical driving means. The vertical slider that moves up and down, and the vertical slider can be up and down A elevating plate elastically installed by an elastic member, first holding means installed at a lower end of the elevating plate to hold a medal on a stacker or a bed, and medals installed and loaded in accordance with the upper surface of the bed at predetermined coordinates of the bed. The second holding means for holding the medal during the printing of the, and is installed on the vertical slider located on the upper end of the elevating plate is operated by the lifting of the elevating plate so that the holding state of the first and second holding means alternately There is provided a medal automatic transfer device for a vending machine using a medal processing printer, characterized in that configured as a sensing means.

1 is a perspective view of the present invention

2A to 2C are front views of FIG. 1;

Figure 2a is a state diagram where the first holding means is located at the initial point

2b is a state in which the first holding means is located directly above the loading point;

2C is a state diagram in which the first holding means is located at the unloading point

3 is a side view of FIG. 2A

4 is a top view of FIG. 2A

5A and 5B are longitudinal cross-sectional views illustrating a portion of a stacker.

6 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a state in which a limit switch is installed to detect the rising of the lifting plate;

7 is a perspective view of a state in which the sensing means is installed on the back of the horizontal slider

Figure 8 is a perspective view of the installation state of the detection means for detecting the rise of the vertical slider

9 is a perspective view of principal parts for explaining driving of a printer;

10A and 10B are longitudinal cross-sectional views showing another embodiment of the first holding means.

Figure 11 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the medal processing printer to which the present invention is applied

12A and 12B are diagrams illustrating a state in which an input image is arranged on a virtual medal to be printed

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

1: Base 2: Printer

6: medal 7: video

10: Bed 11: Stacker

12: limit switch 15: horizontal slider

16, 20: detection means 18: vertical slider

26: lifting plate 28: the first holding means

31: second holding means 32: sensing means

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12 as an embodiment.

1 is a perspective view of the present invention, Figures 2a to 2c is a front view of Figure 1 and Figure 3 is a side view of Figure 2a, the present invention is a fixed printer 2 is installed in the base 1, the printer 9, the slider 5 which moves in the X-axis direction as the ball screw 4 rotates by the drive of the motor 3, as shown in FIG. The diamond tool 8 which engraves the image material 7 and the slider are installed directly below the slider and move in the Y-axis direction as the ballscrew 9 rotates by driving of a motor (not shown). It consists of a bed 10 loaded with a medal 6 to be printed.

The base 1 located at one side of the printer 2 is provided with a stacker 11 for loading a medal 6 on which an image is not printed. The stacker 11 has a bottom surface in FIG. 5A. As shown, the limit switch 12 is provided.

This is because, as the unprinted medal 6 loaded in the stacker 11 is exhausted, the limit switch 12 detects it and informs the outside by the notification means. The administrator of the vending machine receives a new medal in the stacker 11. This is to fill in (6).

A lamp or alarm may be applied as a notification means for notifying that the medal 6 is exhausted according to the detection of the limit switch 12.

As described above, when the stacker 11 on which the non-printed medal 6 is loaded is installed in a plurality of rows having different shapes and sizes as shown in FIG. 4, the consumer's desires may be variously satisfied. Has the advantage of being able to.

Side plates 13 are fixedly installed on both sides of the base 1 on which the printer 2 is fixed, and guide rails 14 are fixed between the side plates 13, and the guide rails have horizontal driving means. The horizontal slider 15 which moves horizontally by the control part (not shown) according to drive is provided.

Accordingly, as the horizontal driving means is driven, the horizontal slider 15 is guided to the guide rail 14 to move horizontally. As shown in FIG. 7, the horizontal slider 15 is moved to the rear surface of the horizontal slider 15. It is comprised so that it may be controlled by the detection means 16 fixed to the detection means 16 and the side plate 13 fixed.

In addition, the horizontal slider 15 is inserted into the vertical slider 18 to move up and down in accordance with the driving of the vertical drive means by the guide rod 19 is guided to the guide rod 19 as the vertical drive means is driven. As shown in FIG. 8, the movement of the vertical slider 18 is a detection means 20 fixed to the upper part of the horizontal slider 15 and a detection fixed to the vertical slider 18 as shown in FIG. 8. It is comprised so that it may be controlled by the piece 21.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the horizontal driving means and the vertical driving means rotate with the driving of the motors 22 and 23 as driving sources, and the horizontal slider 15 or the vertical slider 18 is screwed together. Ball screw 24, 25, but is not necessarily limited to this.

It is wound between the motor driving the horizontal drive means and the vertical drive means, a drive pulley which rotates according to the drive of the motor, a driven pulley installed on the opposite side plate on which the drive pulley is installed, and the drive pulley and the driven pulley. It can also be configured as a timing belt to which the horizontal slider or the vertical slider is fixed.

As shown in FIG. 6, the elevating plate 26 is lifted and lowered by an elastic member 27 such as a spring so that the vertical slider 18 moves up and down in accordance with the driving of the motor 23, which is the vertical driving means. It is elastically installed, and the first holding means 28 for holding the medal 6 on the stacker 11 or the bed 10 is fixed to the lower end of the elevating plate 26.

The elevating plate 26 is positioned in the guide groove 29 formed in the vertical slider 18, so that the wing piece 30 is stably moved up and down without being separated from the vertical slider.

In addition, at the set coordinates of the bed 10, second holding means 31 for holding the medal during printing of the loaded medal 6 is installed to coincide with the upper surface of the bed 10. , 2 holding means 28, 31 is configured to alternately operate as the sensing means 32 installed on the vertical slider 18 to be positioned on the upper side of the elevating plate 26 by operating the elevating plate 26. It is.

1 to 4 showing the first and second holding means 28 and 31 as an embodiment of the present invention by applying an electromagnet that is magnetized as power is applied by the detection of the sensing means 32. The circuit is configured so that when one electromagnet is magnetized, the other electromagnet loses its magnetic force.

However, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B showing the first and second holding means 28 and 31 in another embodiment, a small compressor (not shown) is driven to generate a vacuum pressure by detecting the sensing means. Therefore, it can be applied as a vacuum pad to adsorb medals.

Referring to the operation of the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

11 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the medal processing printer to which the present invention is applied, and after a certain amount of bills or coins are put into the vending machine to print the desired image 7 on the medallion 6 using the vending machine, A message for selecting a medal 6 having a desired shape and size appears on a display unit (not shown) installed in the front of the main body. (S1)

Accordingly, when a consumer selects a medal 6 having a desired shape and size, a message for inputting a desired image is displayed, so that a user takes a variety of poses using a camera (not shown) or a scanner (not shown). Scan the desired image and input the image to the computer installed in the vending machine (S2, S3).

When photographing the face of a consumer using a camera, the number of times set (for example, 2 to 4 times) is performed.

After the image is input into the computer by the operation as described above, the image displayed on the display is visually identified to select the desired image to be printed, and then the position of the image 7 is placed on the medal 6 selected in the previous step. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 12B, the arrangement is performed properly. (S4)

Then, when the button for printing is pressed, the horizontal slider 15 positioned at the initial point as shown in FIG. 2A is guided by the control of a control unit (not shown) according to the type of medal 6 selected in the previous step. It moves along the rail 14 and stops.

In the above operation, the motor 22, which is a horizontal driving means installed in the side plate 13, is driven to rotate the ball screw 24, and is screwed to the ball screw 24, and at the same time, the LM guider is mounted on the guide rail 14. A horizontal slider 15 coupled to 33 is positioned above any one stacker 11 on which a medal 6 initially set in accordance with a signal input to the control unit is loaded.

After that, when the motor 23 fixed to the upper part of the horizontal slider 15 as the vertical driving means is driven to rotate the ball screw 25, it is fitted to the guide rod 19 and screwed to the ball screw 25 at the same time. Since the vertical slider 18 is lowered in the direction of the arrow, the lifting plate 26 installed on the vertical slider so as to be lifted and lowered is inserted into the stacker 11, so that the first holding plate is installed at the bottom of the lifting plate. The means 28 are connected to the uppermost medal 6 mounted on the stacker 11.

In this way, when the medal 6 is connected to the first holding means 28, the lifting plate 26 mounted on the vertical slider 18 to be lifted and lowered is raised, so that the sensing means 32 installed on the vertical slider 18 is increased. This will be detected.

Accordingly, the medal 6 in the stacker 11 is held by the first holding means 28 because the electromagnet that is the first holding means 28 is magnetized or the small compressor is operated to generate the vacuum pressure.

After the medal 6 in the stacker 11 is held by the first holding means 28, the vertical slider 18 is raised to the top dead center by the re-drive of the motor 23. The vertical slider 18 The operation of stopping the ascending after rising to the top dead center is possible as the detection means 20 provided on the horizontal slider 15 detects the detection piece 21 fixed to the vertical slider 18.

After holding the medal 6 in the stacker 11 by the first holding means 28, the motor 22, which is a horizontal driving means, is driven again after the vertical slider 18 is raised to the top dead center. As the screw 24 is rotated, the horizontal slider 15 moves along the guide rail 14 to the point of FIG. 2B.

After the horizontal slider 15 moves to the point of FIG. 2B by the above operation, the motor 23, which is a vertical driving means, is driven to lower the vertical slider 18. Therefore, the medal 6 held by the first holding means 28 is held. ) Will load the medal 6 on the exact coordinates set on the bed 10 of the printer 2.

In the process of loading the medal 6 held by the first holding means 28 on the upper surface of the bed 10, the lifting plate 26 is raised as the medal 6 is connected to the upper surface of the bed 10. Since the sensing means 32 detects this, the electromagnet loses magnetic force or the vacuum pressure applied to the vacuum pad is released, thereby releasing the holding state of the medal 6 held by the first holding means 28. do.

At the same time, the electromagnet, which is the second holding means 31 installed on the bed 10, is magnetized or a vacuum pressure is generated by driving a small compressor on the vacuum pad, thereby holding the medal 6 loaded on the bed 10. While printing the image 7 on the medal 6, the medal does not flow in the bed (10) (S5).

Thereafter, the vertical slider 18 rises to the top dead center by driving the motor 23, which is a vertical driving means, and waits while the image 7 is printed on the medal 6.

As described above, after the medal 6 is loaded at the set coordinates on the bed 10, a known printer 2 prints an image input to a computer, which will be omitted since it has been described in the related art. (S6)

After printing of the image 7 is completed by the printer 2, the control unit restarts the motor 23, which is a vertical driving means, to lower the lifting plate 26 located at the top dead center to the bottom dead center. When the lifting plate 26 is lowered and the first holding means 28 is connected to the medal 6 that has been loaded on the bed 10 and ascended, the sensing means 32 detects the medal 6. In contrast to the above-described loading of the bed 10, the holding state of the second holding means 31 is released, so that the first holding means 28 holds the medal 6 in the bed 10.

After descending to the bottom dead center and the first holding means 28 holds the printed medal 6, the vertical slider 18 is raised to the top dead center by the re-drive of the motor 23, which is the vertical driving means. After the detection means 20 detects the rise of 18, the horizontal slider 15 moves to the ejection point shown in Fig. 2C by the re-drive of the motor 22, which is the horizontal drive means, and then stops the movement.

The movement stop of the horizontal slider 15 can be performed by the detection means 16 provided on the rear surface of the horizontal slider 15 by detecting the detection piece 17 provided on the side plate 13 in accordance with the movement of the horizontal slider 15. Done.

If the detecting means detects that the printed medal 6 is held on the first holding means 28 fixed to the elevating plate 26 and the horizontal slider 15 is positioned at the point of FIG. Since the holding state of the first holding means 28 is released, the medal 6 held by the first holding means is taken out to the outlet by its own weight, so that the consumer can take out the medal 6 printed with the image 7. (S7)

As described above, after the printed medal 6 held in the first holding means 28 is taken out through the outlet, the motor 22, which is a horizontal driving means, is driven again to rotate the ball screw 24 in reverse. 15) moves to the initial point as shown in FIG. 2A. (S8)

What has been described so far is a series of operations in which the amount of money set in the vending machine is automatically printed on the medal 6 having the desired shape and size, and then taken out through the outlet.

As described above, the present invention has several advantages as compared to the conventional printer.

First, it is possible to automatically print a video on a medal desired by a vending machine so that a user for operating the vending machine does not need to be resident.

Second, the vending machine can be installed using a narrow space where frequent customers come and go, thereby reducing expensive building rents and labor costs, thereby increasing high yields.

Third, the medal is automatically loaded on the exact coordinates of the bed by the horizontal slider and the vertical slider, so that the position of the image printed on the medal can be kept constant at all times.

Fourth, the second holding means is holding the medal while printing the medal loaded on the bed to prevent the inconvenience of removing the double-sided tape attached to the back of the medal after printing is completed.

Claims (5)

A printer comprising a diamond tool installed on a slider moving along the X axis direction by driving a motor and engraving an image on the medal, and a bed on which the medal is loaded so as to be movable along the Y axis direction directly below the slider. In the base installed, the stacker is installed on the base located on one side of the printer, the stacker for loading the medal is not printed, the side plate provided opposite to both sides of the base, and the guide rail fixed between the side plate A horizontal slider installed in the horizontal slider moving horizontally in a section set according to the driving of the horizontal driving means, a vertical slider fitted to the guide rod fixed to the horizontal slider to move up and down according to the driving of the vertical driving means, and the vertical slider. An elevating plate elastically installed by an elastic member so that the elevating and descending can be performed; First holding means installed at the bottom of the stacker to hold the medal on the stacker or the bed, and second holding means for holding the medal during printing of the loaded medallion installed at the set coordinates of the bed to match the upper surface of the bed. And a sensing means installed on a vertical slider positioned at an upper end of the elevating plate and configured to detect the holding state of the first and second holding means alternately as the elevating plate is operated. Medal automatic transfer device for the vending machine. The method of claim 1, The first and second holding means is a medal automatic transfer device for a vending machine using a medal processing printer, characterized in that the electromagnet is magnetized as the power is applied by the sensing means. The method of claim 1, The first and second holding means is a medal automatic transfer device for a vending machine using a medal processing printer, characterized in that the vacuum pad to adsorb the medal as the vacuum pressure is applied by the sensing means. The method of claim 1, The limiter is further installed on the bottom surface of the stacker and the limit switch detects this as the medal is loaded in the stacker. Medal automatic feeder. The method according to claim 1 or 4, The stacker is a medal automatic transfer device for a vending machine using a medal processing printer, characterized in that a plurality of rows of different shapes and sizes installed.