METHOD FOR DETECTING QUANTITY OF ITEMS, AND VENDING MACHINE

Provided are a method for detecting quantity of items and a vending machine (010). The vending machine (010) includes: an item column (200) configured to temporarily store items, where the item column includes an outlet (210); a shielding member (500) configured to shield or open the outlet (210) of...

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Hauptverfasser:	XU, Zhigang, DONG, Xuqiang, CHEN, Xiangwei, WANG, Yue, CHANG, Liangliang, JIANG, Tianxin
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	CHECKING-DEVICES COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS MEASURING MEASURING ANGLES MEASURING AREAS MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEARDIMENSIONS PHYSICS TESTING
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Zusammenfassung:	Provided are a method for detecting quantity of items and a vending machine (010). The vending machine (010) includes: an item column (200) configured to temporarily store items, where the item column includes an outlet (210); a shielding member (500) configured to shield or open the outlet (210) of the item column; and a driving device (300) configured to drive the items in the item column (200) to move toward the outlet (210) of the item column. The method includes: controlling the shielding member (500) to shield the outlet (210) of the item column; driving the items in the item column (200) to move until the items in the item column abut against each other; detecting a total length of all items in the item column (200); and calculating (200) the quantity of items in the item column according to the total length of the all items and a length of a single item in the item column.