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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2019
Weihai New Beiyang Digital Technology Co., Ltd., Shandong, CN;
Shandong New Beiyang Information Technology Co., Ltd., Shandong, CN;
Jiabo Xu, Shandong, CN;
Chong Zhou, Shandong, CN;
Qiangzi Cong, Shandong, CN;
Tianxin Jiang, Shandong, CN;
Chuntao Wang, Shandong, CN;
WEIHAI NEW BEIYANG DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD, Shandong, CN;
SHANDONG NEW BEIYANG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Shandong, CN;
Abstract
This application relates to the technical field of automatic vending, and provides a vending machine that includes a control device, a measuring device, a bucket, a bucket driving mechanism configured for driving the bucket into motion, and a storage column configured to store items. The control device controls the measuring device to measure a first distance and a second distance, calculates a difference between the first distance and the second distance, and calculates a number of items in the storage column based on the difference.