公开(公告)号：US4997076A

公开(公告)日：1991-03-05

申请号：US369864

申请日：1989-06-22

Applicant: Gidoon Hirschfeld ,  Abraham Shotland

Inventor： Gidoon Hirschfeld ,  Abraham Shotland

IPC: G07F7/00 ,  G07F7/06 ,  G07F11/62

CPC classification number: G07F11/62 ,  G07F7/069 ,  Y10S194/906

Abstract: A vending machine having an access port through which articles are delivered and returned in connection with keypad selected transactions performed by a robotic transporter programmed through a computer control system, is provided with an emergency storing bin within which articles are accepted for return only during transaction shutdowns caused by those malfunctions of the robotic transporter which persist after it undergoes a recovery process. Those transactions of the transporter, aborted by failure of a scanner to read identification data on returned articles placed in the access port, may be resumed by selective input of such identification data to the computer control system through the keypad.

Abstract translation: 具有访问端口的自动售货机具有通过计算机控制系统编程的机器人运输机执行的小键盘选择的交易的交付和返回物品的访问端口，其具有紧急存储箱，在该紧急存储箱中，只有在交易关闭期间才接收该物品才能返回 这是由于机器人运输机的故障在经历恢复过程之后持续的。 可以通过通过小键盘选择性地将这种识别数据输入到计算机控制系统来恢复运送者的交易，该故障由扫描仪读取放置在访问端口中的返回物品的识别数据而中断。

公开(公告)号：US4903815A

公开(公告)日：1990-02-27

申请号：US173717

申请日：1988-03-25

Applicant: Gidoon Hirschfeld ,  Abraham Shotland

Inventor： Gidoon Hirschfeld ,  Abraham Shotland

IPC: G07F7/00 ,  G07F7/06 ,  G07F11/62

CPC classification number: G07F11/62 ,  G07F7/069 ,  Y10S194/906

Abstract: An article gripper is moved by a robotic transporter in two perpendicular directions within a transport plane between a reference location and ID code reading locations aligned with an access port and storage cells of storage assemblies mounted in doors closing a transport compartment of an automatic vending machine. The gripper is also moved by the robotic transporter in a direction intersecting the transport plane to insert or withdraw articles carried by the gripper after displacement by incremental amounts from the aligned reading locations to gripping or releasing positions. The foregoing movements of the gripper as well as other related operations are under programmed control of a computer and inputted data from a keypad and card reader to perform merchandising transactions with respect to manufactured articles stored in the doors of the machine as well as to accommodate servicing operations.

Abstract translation: 物品夹具在机器人运输工具之间的两个垂直方向上在参考位置和与访问端口对准的ID代码读取位置之间的传输平面内移动，并且安装在关闭自动售货机的运输隔室的门中的存储组件的存储单元。 夹持器也被机器人运送器沿着与输送平面相交的方向移动，以便在从排列的读取位置到夹持位置或释放位置的位移之后插入或抽出由夹持器承载的物品。 夹持器的上述移动以及其他相关操作在计算机的程序控制下和来自键盘和读卡器的输入数据相对于存储在机器门中的制品进行商品交易以及适应服务 操作。