JPS61294598A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications The present invention relates to the configuration of a vending machine having a customer service section.

Conventional technology Conventionally, vending machines with a customer service department require a large space in the customer service department, and despite the overall size, there is little inventory space for the products to be sold, and the location of the vending machine is difficult. This had the problem of being placed in an inconvenient manner.

In other words, to configure a customer service department, a minimum amount of space is required for customer service, and even though this space is relatively large, the overall size is limited by the specified dimensions of the house. This is because of this.

In particular, as the number of products that need to be displayed for customer service (face-to-face) sales increases, and even products that cannot be sold in vending machines are displayed, large display shelves are required, and most of the area around the customer service department is used as display shelves. -Therefore, while it is possible to sell to customers,
The quantity of inventory items is limited, the vending control device is placed in an inconvenient location, and the price increases due to an unreasonable configuration compared to a stand-alone vending machine that does not serve customers. However, there have been problems in that the convenience of use has been reduced.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances.
The object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine that can be rationally configured, manufactured at low cost, and is convenient for use.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention (1) forms a horizontally long product storage section at the top;
A product carrying out device is provided at the bottom of this product storage section, a transfer device is provided at the bottom of the product carrying out device for transferring the carried out products to the side, a dropping chute is provided at the side of this transferring device, and a control process is performed on this dropping chute. (2) The product storage section is made up of a plurality of cartridges and is configured to be removable from one side; (3) the product storage section is made up of a plurality of cartridges, and (3) the product storage section is configured to be removable from one side. (4) A selection section is constructed by displaying the product on a section of the cartridge that can be seen from the other side and providing a display corresponding to the control processing device. ,(5
) The problem is solved by configuring the product storage section so that the product can be seen from the other side and making the visible product the displayed product.

Since the product storage section is formed laterally and elongated at the top, the customer service section can be made larger and the amount of products that can be accommodated can be increased.

On the inside, which is the customer service side, there is a floor and the person operating the product is in a higher position than the purchaser of the product, so the product storage section is made into a higher part to facilitate operation.

On the other hand, since the part operated by the purchaser for carrying out the light and operation of the product is provided on the side, the product purchaser can easily operate the control processing device that is the operation part.

In addition, if the product is stored in an easily removable cartridge and stored in the product storage section, it becomes easier to replenish and inspect the product, and the product can be clearly seen by the product purchaser who is outside. This eliminates the need to check whether products are in stock or display dummy products.

In addition, since the product purchaser can see the product in the product storage section, they can check the sales status, improve the timing of receiving the product, and avoid the discomfort associated with automatic sales. It disappears.

Embodiment The present invention will be explained based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a vending machine of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken from the side. , FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the product storage section.

In FIG. 1, the vending machine has a product storage part 1 that is long horizontally at the top, and a product delivery device 2 is provided at the bottom of the product storage part 1. A transfer device 3 for transferring the products to be carried out to the side is provided, and a drop chute 4 is provided on the side of the transfer device 3.

A control processing device 5 is attached to the dropping chute 4, and a customer service section 6 is formed by using a window below the product storage section 1.

Roughly speaking, the product storage section 1 is configured to be supplied with cartridges from one side from the inside.

Moreover, the product a of the cartridge is configured so that it can be seen from the other side, which is the outside, and the number 8 is attached to each of the cartridges 1 to Azalea.

This number @8 is configured to be common to the control processing device 5, and by operating a predetermined number 8 of the control processing device 5, the product a with the number 8 is sold. There is.

A large number of product display shelves A, B, and C are installed (closed) around the customer service department 6, and are configured to display products other than product a that is automatically sold.

In Figure 2, the vending machine has a cartridge 7 at the top.
Product a is stored in 35 pieces, car 1 to ridge 7.
is constructed so that it can be easily attached and detached from one side.

Inside the cartridge 7, the products a are arranged and stored, and the other side is configured to receive the action of the product delivery device 2, and the product a to be delivered is on the outside. It is configured so that it can be seen from the side through the transparent part 15.

Roughly speaking, a mirror 9 is provided at the top so that the state in which the product a disappears from the cartridge 7 can be seen from one side, which is the inside.

Further, a lamp 10 is provided so that the product a can be clearly seen from inside and outside at night, and the product a can be seen even when the customer service section 6 is closed by a shutter (not shown) or the like.

The control processing device 5 is provided with a tube 13 so that the input money is sent to the processing machine 12 from the money slot 11, and is configured so that the product a can be selected by the number 8.

In FIG. 3, the product storage section 1 has the products a lined up in a cartridge 7, and is configured to slide toward the other side due to gravity due to the inclination of the cartridge 7.
The cartridge 7 is dropped from the cartridge 7 into the transfer device 3 by the following steps.

The transfer device 3 is a conveyor, and is configured to transfer the product a that has fallen to the side, and transfer it to the purchaser of the product a.

Also, the purchaser of the product a can see the product a through the transparent part 15.
It is constructed so that the unloading operation of the cartridge 7 can be seen, and the product a in the front row from which the cartridge 7 is unloaded can be seen, and also serves as a row of products.

The carry-out device 2 is configured to push out the products a in the front row in the direction of an arrow 16 using a mechanism such as a crank, and drop one product a into the transfer device 3.

In such a configuration, when a purchaser of product a operates the control processing device 5, the vending machine confirms the necessary product a through the transparent part 15, and selects the same number as the number @8 displayed on the vending machine. 8 to purchase product a.

Then, when the product a is selected by the control processing device 5 via the number 8, the product delivery device 2 operates to take out one product a from the end side of the cartridge 7, and transfer it to the side via the transfer device 3. The products are transported to the department and sold through the drop chute 4.

In such sales, the vending machine can also serve customers from the customer service section 6, which is formed in the same way as the window, or perform face-to-face sales, and it is possible to request products from many product display shelves △, B, and C. I can do it.

Moreover, since the product storage section 1 and its product delivery device 2 are provided at the top, it is easy to replenish the product a from one side, which is the inside.

In other words, since the interior side is provided with a floor, it is normally higher than the other side on the outside, and replenishing product a from such a high position is impossible because the floor is installed at the top. The operation of the product storage section 1 becomes easy and reliable.

On the other hand, for product purchasers on the outside, the control processing device 5 is placed on the side to facilitate operation from a low position.

In particular, this positional relationship can be said to be a rational configuration, as it is configured so that it can be easily operated by hand, and when viewed with the naked eye, it can be seen easily. .

Moreover, since the functions of the vending machine such as the product storage section 1, which requires a large space, are provided at the top, it is easy to operate from the inside, and the important display shelves A, B, etc. can be easily accessed from the outside.
Particularly large amounts of C can be provided at low positions.

Therefore, there is no need to forcibly reduce the size of the customer service department 6 to make face-to-face sales difficult, and a practical configuration can be achieved.

For the purchaser of the product, the product storage section 1 can be accessed through the transparent section 5.
By being able to see product a, you can clearly see the inventory status and also the operating state of the item being sold, so you can observe it one by one without having to wait for the uncertain time that occurs between selecting the item and selling it. It can be done without any discomfort.

Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, the product storage section is formed so as to extend horizontally at the upper part, so that a rational and convenient configuration can be obtained, the display shelf can be configured large, and the product sales system can be improved. The positional relationship between sellers and buyers becomes better, and the effects are huge in industry.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of the vending machine of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view as seen from the side, and FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the product storage section. 1...Product storage unit, 2...Product unloading device,
- Transfer device, 5... Control processing device, 6... Customer service department, 7... Cartridge.

Claims (5)

[Claims] (1) Form a product storage section that is long horizontally at the top, provide a product delivery device at the bottom of this product storage section, provide a transfer device at the bottom of the product delivery device to transfer the product to the side, and this transfer device A vending machine characterized in that a drop chute is provided on the side of the machine, a control processing device is attached to the drop chute, and a window below the product storage section is used as a customer service section. (2) The vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the product storage section is composed of a plurality of cartridges, and one of the cartridges is detachable from the other. (3) The vending machine according to claim 2, characterized in that a transparent member is interposed so that the product storage section can be seen from the other side. (4) The selection section is configured by displaying the product on a part visible from the other side of the cartridge and providing a display corresponding to the control processing device.
Vending machines listed in section. (5) The vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the products in the product storage section are configured so that they can be seen from the other side, and the visible products are displayed products.