Automatic flower-selling equipment
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0553141
(2004-04-05)
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등록번호 |
US-7447563
(2008-11-04)
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우선권정보 |
HU-0300097 U(2003-04-16) |
국제출원번호 |
PCT/HU04/000028
(2004-04-05)
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§371/§102 date |
20051014
(20051014)
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국제공개번호 |
WO04/093020
(2004-10-28)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
6 |
초록
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Automatic flower-selling equipment comprises a housing including a casing having a selecting partial unit situated thereon and defining a storage space suitable for storing and protecting flowers, a bearing unit situated in the storage space for displaying flowers, a moving unit connected to the bea
Automatic flower-selling equipment comprises a housing including a casing having a selecting partial unit situated thereon and defining a storage space suitable for storing and protecting flowers, a bearing unit situated in the storage space for displaying flowers, a moving unit connected to the bearing unit, and a control unit connected to the moving unit. The control unit is connected to the selecting partial unit, and the bearing unit has a supporting column rotatably attached to the housing and supporting structures attached at different vertical positions to the supporting column. The supporting structures have a supporting tray suitable for supporting flowers and several separating sheets dividing the supporting trays into parts, and at least one delivery door each delivery door being connected to a delivery outlet for removing chosen flowers. At least some supporting structures have a distribution ring cooperating with the supporting tray, and separating sheets are arranged radially on the distribution ring independently of the supporting tray.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. Automatic flower-selling equipment, comprising: a housing including a casing having a selecting partial unit situated thereon, and defining a storage space suitable for storing and protecting flowers; a bearing unit situated in the storage space of the housing for displ
The invention claimed is: 1. Automatic flower-selling equipment, comprising: a housing including a casing having a selecting partial unit situated thereon, and defining a storage space suitable for storing and protecting flowers; a bearing unit situated in the storage space of the housing for displaying the flowers; a moving unit connected to the bearing unit; and a control unit connected to the moving unit; wherein the control unit is connected to the selecting partial unit situated on the casing of the housing; wherein the bearing unit has a supporting column rotatably attached to the housing and supporting structures attached at different respective vertical positions to the supporting column; wherein the supporting structures have a supporting tray suitable for supporting the flowers and several separating sheets dividing the supporting trays into parts, all of the parts of the supporting tray in between two adjacent separating sheets being identified with individual distinctive marks, and at least one delivery door being arranged on the casing of the housing, said at least one delivery door being connected to a delivery outlet for removing chosen flowers; wherein at least some of the supporting structures have a distribution ring cooperating with the supporting tray, and situated above the supporting tray, said distribution ring having a circumference located outside a circumference of the supporting tray and having a projection perimeter at least partly bordering an outside perimeter of a projection of the supporting tray located on a reference plane at right angles to a longitudinal axis of the supporting column; wherein the separating sheets are arranged at regular intervals radially on the distribution ring independently of the supporting tray, and a curve between two separating sheets of the distribution ring is identified with the distinctive marks, and the delivery outlet situated adjacent to the distribution ring is equipped with a cross-section restricting mask corresponding to a size of the interval between the two separating sheets; whereby the delivery outlet is restricted to a delivery window in accordance with the interval. 2. The automatic flower-selling equipment of claim 1, wherein at least some of the supporting trays are equipped with a water-storage trough. 3. The automatic flower-selling equipment of claim 2, further comprising a water recirculating partial unit disposed in the housing, the water recirculating partial unit including a water-storage tank, a pump and water-conducting passages. 4. The automatic flower-selling equipment of claim 3, wherein at least some of the water-conducting passages are situated inside the supporting column. 5. The automatic flower-selling equipment of claim 1, further comprising a water recirculating partial unit disposed in the housing, the water recirculating partial unit including a water-storage tank, a pump and water-conducting passages. 6. The automatic flower-selling equipment of claim 5, wherein at least some of the water-conducting passages are situated inside the supporting column. 7. The automatic flower-selling equipment of claim 1, further comprising a money-handling partial unit combined with the selecting partial unit. 8. The automatic flower-selling equipment of claim 1, further comprising air-conditioning equipment connected to the storage space of the housing. 9. The automatic flower-selling equipment of claim 1, further comprising a skirt combined with and disposed below, the distribution ring. 10. The automatic flower-selling equipment of claim 1, wherein the casing of the housing includes door elements situated adjacent to and along the supporting structures. 11. The automatic flower-selling equipment of claim 10, wherein the door elements are large, arched and made of a transparent material. 12. The automatic flower-selling equipment of claim 1, wherein the selecting partial unit includes a display unit and a data input unit. 13. The automatic flower-selling equipment of claim 1, wherein the distribution ring has individual curves, and wherein the individual curves of the distribution ring and the position of the supporting column in relation to the delivery door are allocated to each other, via the control unit, by means of a distinctive mark. 14. The automatic flower-selling equipment of claim 1, further comprising an opening structure inserted between the housing and the delivery door. 15. The automatic flower-selling equipment of claim 1, wherein the distribution ring has a diameter greater than a diameter of the supporting tray.
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