RU229521U1 - Machine for selling bottled water in plastic PET bottles 19 liters - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to commercial equipment for automatic sale of drinking water in places as close as possible to consumers. The technical result of the claimed utility model is to increase the availability of purified drinking water for the population and reduce the cost of delivering drinking water in 19-liter PET bottles to the point of sale to the end consumer. The said technical result is achieved by placing a device for selling bottled water in 19-liter PET plastic bottles on stairwells in entrances of apartment buildings, consisting of a holding device, in the body of which a control mechanism with a GSM or Wi-Fi module, a compressor with an integrated pressure sensor, an electromechanical lock for closing or opening the locking device, a locking device with a liquid crystal display located on it with a QR code for payment, a valve for fixing the neck of the bottle and a flexible pipe connecting the valve to the compressor. The vending machine for selling bottled water in 19-liter PET plastic bottles is part of a remote sales system consisting of the machine itself, a mobile application installed on the buyer's smartphone, and a server located in the cloud data storage with installed software for the system's operation. Thus, the vending machine for selling bottled water in 19-liter PET plastic bottles significantly reduces the distance from the place of purchase to the place of drinking water consumption, the buyer's apartment, and thereby increases the availability of drinking water for residents of apartment buildings. Also, optimization of the water delivery process allows to reduce the cost of delivering drinking water in 19-liter PET bottles and the selling price for the end consumer. 2 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to commercial equipment for the automatic sale of drinking water in places as close as possible to consumers.

A device for ensuring an uninterrupted supply of drinking water to residential buildings is known from the prior art (description in patent RU No. 96134 under class IPC E03B 1/00, published on 20.07.2010), in which pre-prepared water and its water treatment system under pressure and shut-off valves with a flow meter are located out of reach of the consumer, and also a single water treatment system can have more than one shut-off valve connected to dispensing columns in different entrances, and on which payment acceptance devices or payment identifiers are located, while water is supplied to the columns in metered portions in accordance with the consumer's standard container.

The disadvantages of this device for ensuring uninterrupted supply of drinking water to residential buildings include the placement of the dispenser at the entrance, which causes a lack of mobility and the need for the consumer to have his own container for water.

The closest to the claimed device is a vending machine (description in patent No. RU 209976 under class IPC G07F 11/00, published on 24.03.2022) with shelves for placing goods, containing a door for access to the inside of the machine, a door locking device, a payment device, a system control module with the ability to transmit data and a camera designed to identify a visual image of the goods and located in a vehicle with a body and an electrical supply system.

The disadvantages of this prototype include insufficient accessibility and mobility, as well as the lack of a function for accepting exchange containers in which packaged drinking water is sold.

The objective of the proposed utility model, given that the main problem when purchasing water in 19-liter PET bottles is its delivery to the consumer's place of residence due to the large weight of a 19-liter PET bottle with water, is to create a device for selling drinking water in 19-liter PET bottles that will ensure accessibility for residents of apartment buildings and the possibility of returning exchange containers directly near the consumer's place of residence and the place of drinking water consumption.

The technical result of the claimed utility model is to increase the availability of purified drinking water for the population and reduce the cost of delivering drinking water in 19-liter PET bottles to the point of sale to the end consumer.

The specified technical result is achieved by placing on the stairwells in the entrances of apartment buildings a device for selling bottled water in 19 l PET plastic bottles, consisting of a holding device, in the body of which a control mechanism with a GSM module is located, a compressor with an integrated pressure sensor, an electromechanical lock for closing and opening the locking device, a locking device with a liquid crystal display located on it with a QR code for payment, which can be made in the form of a static image, a valve for fixing the neck of the bottle and a flexible pipe connecting the valve to the compressor.

The machine for selling bottled water in 19 l PET plastic bottles can be additionally equipped with a protective casing, which is a metal or plastic cylinder and installed on the base of the holding device, and a terminal for accepting cash payments.

The machine for selling bottled water in 19-liter PET plastic bottles is part of a remote sales system consisting of the machine itself, a mobile application installed on the buyer's smartphone, and a server located in a cloud data storage with installed software for the system to operate.

Brief description of the drawings

Fig. 1 shows the system operation diagram;

Fig. 2 schematically shows an example of the implementation of the claimed apparatus for selling bottled water in 19-liter PET plastic bottles.

The device for selling bottled water in 19 l PET plastic bottles contains a holding device 1, in the body of which a control mechanism 2 with a GSM module, an electromechanical lock 3, opening and closing a locking device 4 are located. In the upper part of the locking device 4, a liquid crystal display 5 is installed, on which a QR code for payment is located.

Valve 6 for fixing the neck of bottle 7 and flexible pipe 8 connecting valve 6 with compressor 9 are installed in locking device 4.

The device for selling bottled water in 19 l PET plastic bottles can be additionally equipped with a protective casing 10, the diameter of which is larger than the diameter of the bottle 7, installed on the base of the holding device 1, and a terminal for accepting payment 11 in cash, which is located in the form of a separate module on the right or left side of the holding device 1.

The machine for selling bottled water in 19 liter PET plastic bottles works as follows.

Using a smartphone in the bank application or in the mobile application of the bottled water vending machine, the buyer scans the QR code for payment located at the top of the locking device 4 on the liquid crystal display 5 and pays for the bottled water together with the plastic bottle 7. Then, information about the transaction is sent to the server, which sends a command to the electromechanical lock 3 of the machine, which opens the locking device 4, and the buyer is able to take the bottle 7 from the holding device. After the bottle of water is taken from the holding device, the buyer closes the locking device 4.

When purchasing for cash, the buyer deposits funds into the payment terminal 11 in cash payments, information about the receipt of funds is sent to the server, which sends a command to the electromechanical lock 3 to open the locking device 4, after which the buyer takes the bottle 7 and closes the locking device 4.

To return a 19 l PET plastic bottle, a registered buyer presses the "Return exchange container" button in the mobile application of the drinking water vending machine, then scans the QR code on the empty device for selling bottled water in 19 l PET plastic bottles or selects the machine number in the mobile application and also presses the "Return exchange container" button. After this, the locking device 4 of the drinking water vending machine opens, the buyer receives a notification in the application: "Place the exchange container in the holding device and close it", places the empty bottle 7 in the holding device 1 and closes it with the locking device 4.

Next, the compressor with pressure sensor 9 pumps air through valve 6 using flexible pipe 8 into empty bottle 7 to a specified pressure value, then the signal from the pressure sensor is sent to the control device, which analyzes the pressure drop over a period of time from 3 to 5 seconds.

Based on the results of the analysis, the following is performed:

no pressure drop is recorded, this confirms the integrity of the bottle, and accordingly, a positive signal is sent from the control mechanism 2 to the server and it sends a message to the buyer's mobile application that the exchange container has been accepted, generates a command for payment and a sum of money equal to the cost of bottle 7 is credited to the buyer's account;

a pressure drop is recorded, which confirms damage to the bottle, and accordingly a negative signal is sent from control mechanism 2 to the server, and it sends a message to the buyer's mobile application that the exchange container is NOT accepted, after which control mechanism 2 sends a signal to electromechanical lock 3 of the locking device, locking device 4 opens and the buyer takes his empty bottle 7 from holding device 1.

Thus, the device for selling bottled water in 19-liter PET plastic bottles significantly reduces the distance from the place of purchase to the place of drinking water consumption and thereby increases the availability of drinking water to residents of apartment buildings. Also, optimization of the water delivery process allows to reduce the cost of delivering drinking water in 19-liter PET bottles and the selling price for the end consumer.

Claims (4)

1. A device for selling bottled water in 19 l PET plastic bottles, characterized in that it consists of a holding device (1), in the body of which a control mechanism (2) with a GSM module, a compressor with an integrated pressure sensor, an electromechanical lock (3) for closing and opening the locking device (4), a locking device (4) with a liquid crystal display (5) located on it with a QR code for payment, a valve (6) for fixing the neck of the bottle (7) and a flexible pipe (8) connecting the valve (6) to the compressor (9) are located. 2. The device according to item 1, characterized in that the QR code for payment can be made in the form of a static image in the upper part of the locking device. 3. The device according to paragraph 1, characterized in that a terminal for accepting cash payments may additionally be installed. 4. The apparatus according to item 1, characterized in that it is additionally equipped with a protective casing, which is a metal or plastic cylinder and is installed on the base of the holding device.