DE8013725U1 - SALES DEVICE - Google Patents

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The innovation relates to a display or self-service sales device of the type specified in the preamble of claim 1.

So far it was in self-service shops or supermarkets common, breads or similar pressure-sensitive food centerpieces to be arranged side by side on shelves so that customers could help themselves. It was all over However, for reasons of hygiene it is necessary to pack the bread. In practice it turns out that the majority of customers tends to feel the loaves one by one, "o as a result of which they become unsightly over time. The packaging is also expensive! in which the crust or the rind of a fresh bread quickly becomes I becomes soft. For this reason, so-called food stores were also increasingly being used in such shops, dxe e.g. consist of a transparent plastic and are funnel-shaped at the bottom. The pieces of food will be

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Filled in from above, at the bottom there is a dispensing opening where each customer pulls out a piece of food
can. It is disadvantageous here that the pieces of food
lie on top of each other and thereby the pieces of food below are subjected to a strong pressure that they both
compressing as well as removing individual pieces
difficult.

In a sale known from DE-GH 70 31 761 svor- |

direction, which is mainly used for spools of thread but also for j

If other goods are intended, each Jach will have a look at |.

the depth of the device extending into the shaft _S e- j-

forms, at the front and the. Customer facing end |.

a ** »*» »- ί partially covered by a stop

opening is provided. At the rear end of the shaft |

a spring-loaded ejector is arranged, ta-e j

prints against the last item in the row of goods whose · |;

first item of goods on the stop in the Entnanmeoffnung j

is supported until the customer by hand and under over |

"I ^ ung the back pressure of the stop takes. Bach Bat-;

If a goods jam were taken, the row is replaced by the push-out mechanism _;

pushed to the resulting kick, so that again m.

Item of goods in the removal opening is ready. For show,

provide and self-service selling of pressure sensitive items,; This device is unfavorable for unpacked bread,
when the customer has the unrestricted possibility, the foremost

To touch the item of goods, and after the removal dxeses goods _; Can even touch the next item of goods. Another disadvantage is that the restraint of the attack "

the E ^ tnahmeöffnuns a deformation of the _; This requires a piece of bread, which can damage pressure-sensitive breads, even more so than breads

have a considerable weight, so that the Ausschubmechanxsmus ~ Traf be formed ig »B, and the bread according vorterste

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is clamped firmly. The disadvantage is that all pieces of food are constantly jammed in the row and that the filling of the shaft with new pieces of food difficult and possibly for the pieces of food is harmful-

The control is based on the task of a device To create of the type mentioned, with the packaged, pressure-sensitive food pieces can be offered and sold are, but can only be removed individually so that a customer is prevented from the foremost piece of food or to feel other pieces of food. In addition, the pieces of food in the device should not be subjected to any significant pressure loads or deformations.

The problem posed is achieved according to the innovation by the measure specified in the characterizing part of claim Λ. . .

It is from BE-GM 70 20 758 an output device

the withdrawing person through appropriate

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Medium-sized _{goods are} sensitive to pressure

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and unpackaged food pieces, dxe

should be saved.

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A large number of similar or different pieces of food, for example bread, can be accommodated on the longitudinal shelf in such a way that customers cannot touch them in the compartment that is covered on all sides. When a customer intends to remove a piece of food, he has to operate the pushing mechanism, which pushes out a piece of food through the closure. Since the closure closes automatically after this piece of food has been removed, the customer has no way of touching further pieces of food during the removal process. For this reason, the pieces of food can be accommodated in the compartment unpacked, provided that the hygienic regulations placed on food are met when they are removed. Since the shelf is horizontal, the pieces of food do not press against one another and remain essentially undeformed. Since the push-out mechanism is only actuated by the customer to push out a piece of food, the food pieces are not significantly deformed or subjected to pressure .

An expedient embodiment of the innovation goes out Dependent claim 2 emerges. The window allows customers to view the pieces of food without them but to be able to feel it.

Another preferred embodiment of the innovation is coming out Claim 3 emerges. The sloping shelf aligns the

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Pieces of food in its longitudinal direction and presents them clearly. In addition, the inclined position of the space well used in the subject.

Another, expedient embodiment of the innovation goes from claim 4 · emerges. Especially when bread is presented and sold are to be, it cannot be avoided> that bark or Pieces of crust loosen and fall to the shelf. This would lead to undesirable contamination in the event of a longer period of use of the subject. However, these impurities can freely fall through the gap and subsequently also through the free passage in the bottom of the compartment out of the compartment. The compartment itself and the shelf remain on this Way clean.

If breads are presented in the device, the 3a in the fresh! State can still be warm, it is useful if an embodiment according to claim 5 is used. In cooperation With the gap in the shelf and the passage in the bottom of the shelf, there is circulation and ventilation of the shelf.

An expedient embodiment is also claimed. 6th addressed. This slide-out mechanism is simple and functionally reliable. It expediently engages with the shelf crossing arm on the last piece of food in a row, which when the actuating element is actuated is long pushed forward in the direction of the closure until a piece of food emerges from the closure.

It is useful if a training according to claim 7 is chosen. In this way, the actuating element can be attached to the compartment at a fixed location, nevertheless the arm Moved over the entire length of the shelf. The sliding sleeve and the sliding bearing result in a stable guide for the arm and

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the sliding element. Operation is so simple that a
The customer hardly needs to think about how to remove a piece of food from the compartment.

Another important feature of the innovation can be found in claim 8
emerged. Due to these stipulations, a single actuation is sufficient
of the actuator does not stop to move the piece of food
to slide completely out of the compartment. This is beneficial in that
when the customer has to move the actuator several times to push a piece of food through the lock. It does not fall on the floor, but at first partially passes through the lock *, after which the customer can grasp it and pull it out without moving the actuating element any further. , -;

Especially for quickly filling the compartment with fresh:. Food pieces, it is advantageous if the characteristics of
Claim 9 are realized. For introducing a new row
of pieces of food, the operator only needs the | Lift the arm and push it back with the sliding bearing to the end of the shelf opposite the lock. ; When the arm is then placed back on the shelf, it stands
the pawl in the sliding bearing is aligned again with the projections. ■;

In an alternative embodiment, those in claim 10 ;;

specified features provided. Here the leadership has a |

secondary task by also being responsible for the feed movement of the. |

Sliding bearing ensures. The result is a simplified structure ί

and less space required for the push-out mechanism. |

As an alternative to this, an execution fona can also be provided, |

as it emerges from claim 11. Appropriately, |

the upper run of the conveyor belt arranged above the shelf J or forms the shelf at the same time. This has the advantage

that to fill the empty compartment no return of the push-out mechanism is required. The surface of the conveyor belt is expediently ribbed or roughened formed so that the pieces of food cannot slip.

Another important feature of the innovation emerges from claim 12. A flap met in a particularly simple manner the demand, only one pass a piece of food, and * then to prevent access to the inside of the compartment.

This effect is increased when the features of claim 13 are implemented. A customer then does not have the MSg -.- license, opening the door by hand and reaching inside the compartment to feel the pieces of food.

As an alternative to this, the lock protecting the compartment against unauthorized interference can also be used in accordance with the manner specified in claim ^ be trained.

To ensure that the closure is closed after a food has been taken middle piece is reliably closed again, it is useful if the measure of claim 15 is implemented.

The compartment could be refilled with the help of the lock. However, it is expedient according to claim 16 'A separate filling opening is provided, which then exposes the entire length of the shelf so that a large number of pieces of food can be filled quickly and cleanly.

Another important feature of the innovation emerges from claim 17. In the individual subjects can then also be different Varieties of food pieces are presented. The on this

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Wise created vending device is compact and straightforward are characterized by a high storage and sales capacity.

Another important feature emerges from claim 18. In connection with the inclination of the shelf, the pieces of food are very clearly arranged for the customer in this way offered.

In connection with this, it is important when the measure of Claim 19 is realized. The impurities that fall out of the upper compartment (then slide on the sloping window of the compartment below and fall in front of the sale s device on the floor or in one arranged below Collection facility. The whole of the compartments is not soiled by these impurities.

Another preferred embodiment of the innovation can be found in claim 20. With this training can ■ Achieve even greater sales capacity in the tightest of seams. In addition, customers can access both at the same time Operate the sides of the vending device yourself.

An expedient further development of this idea can be found in claim 21. Training as a paternoster ··. · Increases the convenience for the customers, since these the · Individual compartments can be passed by at eye level, and then simply the respective type of food. ■ be able to choose without having to bend down.

Another important feature of the innovation is the claim. emerged. This design measure forces the customer to do that in each case to grab the piece of food pushed out by him before it has passed completely through the closure.

Venn namely behind the closure a support surface or would find the like on which the pushed-out piece of food would remain, the customer would have the option of during of the pushing-out process to intervene through the open lock into the interior of the compartment and pieces of food lying in it to feel.

Finally, another important thought is the new ■ tion contained in claim 23. Central locking simplified the filling of in particular larger sales devices according to the invention. At the same time, the central locking protects the pieces of food located in the sales device against unauthorized contact.

Embodiments of the innovation are hereinafter based on Drawing explained.

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Fig. 1 is a perspective schematic representation of a sales device,

2 shows part of a view in the direction of an arrow II in Fig. 1 when removing a piece of food,

Fig. 3 shows a cross section in the plane IH-III in Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 shows a section rotated by 90 ° in the plane IV-IV in Fig. 3,

FIG. 5 is a highlighted in FIG. 2 in dashed lines Detail V in section, and

FIG. 6 shows a sectional view corresponding to that of FIG. 5 at eini alternative embodiment.

According to Pig · 1, a vending device 1 is one of a plurality composed of elongated compartments 2, 2 'which are one above the other and are arranged with their backs next to one another on a frame 3. The compartment shown in solid lines has on its front, obliquely inclined visible side a window 4, a vertical end wall 5, a top wall 6 and side walls 7 and 8. The window 4 is provided for filling the compartment 2 and attached to the top wall 6 with hinges 9. A locking device 10 prevents unauthorized opening of the window 4.

An inclined shelf extends inside the compartment 2 11 over the entire length of the compartment. Facing the end wall 5, a delimiting edge 12 adjoins it.

In the side wall 8 an opening 13 is cut out, which through a closure 14, for example in the form of a transparent one Flap that is closed. On the shelf is a number of food items 15, the closure 14 of which is facing, the foremost is designated by 15 ', arranged. The food pieces are e.g. loaves of bread or bread rolls. An arm 16 attached to an extension mechanism 17 extends transversely over the shelf 11. It can be moved by means of an actuating element 18, e.g. a hand lever with a button, that it conveys the row of food pieces in the direction of the shutter 14. The actuating element 18 protrudes through an elongated hole 19 in the end wall 5. Appropriately are on Both ends of the compartment 2 actuating elements 18 are arranged in elongated holes 19.

^{The compartments 2 f} indicated in dashed lines are constructed in the same way as compartment 2; their windows 4 »are also inclined

inclined.

In Fig. 2, the left end of the compartment 2 is when removing the Food piece 15 'shown. With the help of the arm 16 the piece of food 15 becomes different from the other pieces of food 15 under the lock 14 by pushed out so far, that the customer grasp the piece of food with his left hand can. This is done by actuating the actuating element several times 18 in the direction of a double arrow 20 with the right hand. The length of the elongated hole 19 is so on Width of the food pieces 15 matched that a multiple / Actuation is required to. an advancement of the arm 16 by the To effect width of a piece of food. The piece of food 15 * pushes the closure 14 open until the customer receives the piece of food 15 can take and pulls in the direction of arrow 21 out of the compartment. The shutter 14 closes automatically, so that the customer has no way of touching the pieces of food that are still in the compartment.

In Fig. 3 and 4, the internal structure of the Fach.es 2 and his Push-out mechanism 17 - shown partially in section. In Fig. 3 it can be seen that a stop 22 is attached to the arm 16 ü, which prevents the pieces of food from being pushed out 15 can slide over the arm 16. The arm 16 leads to a ν sliding bearing 23, which is on a guide 24 parallel to the shelf 11 is slidably mounted. In the sliding bearing 23 (see also Fig. 4) a pawl 25 is pivotable about a transverse pin 33, which with Projections 27 are attached to a sliding element 26 designed as a rod. The sliding bearing 23 is with sleeve approaches 32 provided, which serve to his stable leadership. A solid wall 34 in the lower part of the sliding bearing 23 ensures that the pawl 25 can be supported on it if it is loaded to the left in FIG. 4 by a projection 27. When moving of the projections 27 in the opposite direction strike them against an inclined guide surface 35 of the pawl 25 and

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pivot it to the side, keeping the cut bearing in the previously position remains.

The sliding element 26 is adjacent to each other with a sliding sleeve 36 on the compartment side walls 7, 8 via fasteners tied together. The guide 24 is at both ends in bearings 37 in the side wall «! 7, 8 recorded. The sliding element 26 engages in guides 39 in which it is longitudinally supported is. The actuating element 18 is fastened to the sliding sleeve 36.

A movement of the actuating element 18 is transmitted via the sliding sleeve 36 on the sliding element 26, so that its projections 27 the sliding bearing 23 in the slide! because.

When a whole row of pieces of food Λ5 has been pushed out, the arm 16 (Fig. 3) only needs to be swiveled up clockwise until its pawl 25 disengages from the projections 27, after which the arm 16 with the sliding bearing 23 can be released move. Awake, the pivoting back onto the shelf 11, the pawl 25 again engages between the projections 27.

Fig. 3 also shows that between the shelf and the lower limit 12 a gap 28 is recessed, through which impurities 30 freely down and through, a passage can fall down in the bottom of compartment 2. In the arrangement of the compartments 2, 2 ″ one above the other shown in FIG the impurities, each on the window 4- 'of the one below Compartment and slide down from it. In the top wall 6 of the compartment 2, ventilation openings 31 are also possible, the ventilation res interior of the compartment 2, what in particular

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is useful for bread that is still warm.

Pig. 5 illustrates how the foremost food piece 15 * "upon actuation of the Ausschiebemechanismus the shutter 14, 17; imprints For this purpose designed as a flap ¹ P closure is hinged with a hinge 40 to the side wall 8 and is advantageously from a console 41 and. a tension spring f 42 is preloaded towards its closed position. The food item 15 'pushes the flap into the position 14A in which it is from

Customer to be grasped with his hand H and pulled out of the compartment γ can. The flap 14 is either flush with the side wall 8 • arranged finally or sunk in the recess 13, so that with the flap 14 closed, the customer has no way of to reach inside the compartment.

According to FIG. 6, in an alternative embodiment, a lock 14 ^{1 is} arranged in the side wall 8 'of the compartment, which consists of two halves 14a ¹ and 14b' which are hinged like pendulum doors and which are pivotably mounted with hinges 40 '. Here, too, after the piece of food 15 has emerged through the recess 13 ', the passage 13' is closed again so that the customer has no possibility of reaching into the interior of the compartment.

C Instead of the additional displacement element 26, the actuating handle 18 could also act directly on the guide 24, which is provided with pawls and mounted so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction in corresponding guides. Then, by moving the guide 24, the sliding bearing 23 would be transported further - it is also conceivable to provide a conveyor belt instead of the push-out mechanism highlighted in FIGS.

Claims (1)

MÜELEB-BHOT, GMBH Ottobrunner Str. 19 8000 Munich 83 Selling device Protection claims I GRÜNECKER H. KINKELDEY M-INQ V .ι, STOCKMAIR OR.WQ · AMtOUlCH K. SCHUMANN en nm nut. ■ wi-w «» P. H. JAKOS an-na G. BEZOLD m KBl NKC-DlVCMM 8 MUNICH 22 MAXIMIkIANBTRASSC * a December 27, 1983 EH 15 034 - 25 / vra 1. Schaustellxmgs- or self-service sales device for food items, especially for pressure-sensitive, unpackaged bread, characterized by a horizontally extending compartment (2, 2 ») that is several times the width of a piece of food (15) running lengthways (11), by a push-out mechanism (17) for the food pieces that can be actuated from the outside in the longitudinal direction of the compartment (2, 2 ¹ ) and by one that can be opened from the inside by a piece of food (I5i 15 ') intended for removal and automatically after removal lockable lock () of the compartment. 2. Sales device according to claim 1, characterized in that the compartment on at least one longitudinal A window (4) has a visible side. TELEPHONE (Od9 ( _Ο 3 IU a TSUEKOPIHRSH • s J ^r * 3. Sales device according to one of claims 1 or 2, ; characterized in that the shelf (11) Ϊ is inclined facing the window (4). 4. Sales device according to one of claims 1 "to 3, characterized in that in the shelf (11) or a longitudinal gap (28) at its lower edge area and a free through-S below the gap (28) gang (29) is provided in the bottom of the compartment (2). 5. Sales device according to one of claims 1 "to 4, characterized in that in the back of the compartment or on a top wall (6) of the compartment (2) ventilation openings (31) are provided. 6. Sales device according to one of claims 1 "to 5i characterized in that the pull-out mechanism (17) has an arm (16) extending across the shelf (11) behind the row of fiefs pieces J, with a front or rear panel arranged in front of the shelf : schubantrieh can be coupled, which with one on the visible side a. (5) of the compartment (2) protruding actuating element (18), preferably step by step, can be actuated. 7. sales device according to one of claims 1 or 6, characterized in that approximately parallel, a guide (24), on which a slide bearing (23) supporting the arm (16) is guided, is fixedly arranged in relation to the shelf (11) is that the sliding bearing (23) has an axis (33) lying transversely to the longitudinal direction of the guide (24) in one direction pivotable pawl (25) contains that aaif of the guide (24) a sliding sleeve (36) is arranged near the ends of each one, so that the sliding sleeves (36) have a sliding sleeve (36) lying parallel to the guide (24) • · · I Sliding element (26) store that the sliding element in the longitudinal direction has regularly distributed projections which protrude into the extension region of the pawl (25), and that at least a sliding sleeve (36) a hand lever forming the actuating element (18) is attached, which by a limiting its movement stroke Opening (19) in the compartment (2) protrudes to the outside. 8. Sales device according to claim 7 »thereby g e k e η η ζ e i c h η e t that the opening (19) is an elongated hole, the length of which is at least the distance between two of the projections (27) corresponds and that the sliding sleeves (36) between two at least Distance between two projections (27) lying end positions are displaceable, the distance being smaller than the width of a Piece (15, 15 ') is. 9. Sales device according to one of claims 6, 7 or 8, characterized in that the sliding bearing (23) to reset the arm (16) in an initial position on the Guide (24) can be folded up until its pawl (25) comes out of the engagement area of the projections (27). 10. Sales device according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the push-out mechanism (17) the guide for the sliding bearing can be pushed back and forth in the longitudinal direction between two end positions is mounted and automatically pivotable away in one direction of displacement and in the other direction of displacement pointing towards the closure has pawls that can be brought to attack at regular intervals on the sliding bearing. Λ "-. Sales device according to one of claims 1 to 5» characterized in that a conveyor belt is provided which can be moved forward step-by-step in the longitudinal direction of the shelf by the ejector mechanism ("7). ti · ItItIlIl Il till I <«t» t »■■! · T · ff · I t t I • · · ι • I · 12. Sales device according to several of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the closure (14-) one in the imaginary extension of the shelf (11) in a compartment side wall (8) pivotable flap with at least the size of a piece of food (15 * 15 '). 13. Sales device according to claim 12, characterized in that the flap (14-) is in the closed position flush with the outer surface of the compartment side wall (8) or is arranged sunk in it. Vending device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the closure (14 ·) is a double-winged closure according to A ^ t Swing door is formed. 15. Sales device according to one of claims 12 to 14, characterized in that the closure (14, 14 ») is spring-loaded (42) in the closing direction. 16. Sales device according to one of claims 1 to 15 * characterized in that on the subject (2) a Filling opening is provided, which can preferably be closed with the window (4) provided with a closing device (10) is. 17. Vending device according to one of Claims 1 to 16, characterized in that a plurality of compartments (2, 2 ¹ ) are arranged one above the other and aligned in the vertical direction with one another on a frame (3). 18. Sales device according to claim 17 »characterized in that the windows (4) of the compartments (2, 2 ¹ ) are inclined towards the top, receding at an angle. '19. Sales device according to one of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that the passage (29) in each shelf is above the inclined window (A- ¹ ) of the underlying compartment (2'). 20. Sales device according to one of claims 1 to 19, characterized in that on the frame (3) both superimposed compartments (2, 2 ¹ ) as such with their backs abutting compartments (2, 2 ¹ ) can be fixed. 21. Sales device according to one of claims 1 to 15, 18 and 19, characterized in that the compartments (2, 2 ·) in the frame (3) revolve in the manner of a paternoster movably attached and acted upon by a drive in such a way that a selected subject apart from a convenient Sicb.t- and removal position is conveyable. 22 .. sales device according to one of claims -1 to 21, thereby 'g e k e η η ζ ei c h η et j that the outer surface the compartment side wall (8) below the closure (14, 14) in the direction of fall of an ejected piece of food (15> 15 ') extends freely and approximately vertically downwards. 23- sales device according to one of claims 1 to 20, characterized in that a central locking system intended for all filler opening closures (4-,. 4 ··) is.