EP0393527A1 - Vending machine - Google Patents

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EP0393527A1
EP0393527A1 EP90107087A EP90107087A EP0393527A1 EP 0393527 A1 EP0393527 A1 EP 0393527A1 EP 90107087 A EP90107087 A EP 90107087A EP 90107087 A EP90107087 A EP 90107087A EP 0393527 A1 EP0393527 A1 EP 0393527A1
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Hans Domberg
Georg Seidel
Rolf Renner
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  • the invention relates to a vending machine with an outer door, a goods room that can be seen through the outer door and filled with goods, and with auxiliary units adjacent to the goods room, such as coin changers / coin counters etc., which can be locked with the outer door.
  • Vending machines of this type in which the goods offered for sale, for example confectionery packs or the like, are clearly visible behind an outer door, have been known for many years and are used with great sales success for the goods offered.
  • vending machines of the type mentioned at the outset are only designed for those goods which can be stored in the goods room of the vending machine at room temperature or with weak cooling. Due to large insulation problems during operation, especially when delivering goods and / or replenishing the goods and the associated uneconomic cold losses, the vending machines of the type mentioned at the outset have not been economically viable with freezing, e.g. B. for offering ice cream or frozen menus. So far, ice cream has only been dispensed from vending machines in which the ice cream is stored invisibly in the merchandise area of the vending machine, so that the above-mentioned sales incentive no longer applies.
  • the object of the present invention is to develop a vending machine of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that chilled goods, in particular frozen goods, can also be offered for sale therein.
  • vending machine contains a cooling unit which cools the goods area and that means are provided which reduce the cold losses during the operation of the vending machine during the delivery and / or replenishment of the goods.
  • the above-mentioned means include an insulating glass door which extends over the front opening of the goods space extends and seals the goods space.
  • the refrigerated goods room can be kept closed until the goods have to be refilled.
  • the operator only wants to get to the auxiliary units and, for example, only withdraw coin money or change Refill the money, only the outer door needs to be opened, the insulating glass door remains closed and can keep the goods room at its temperature.
  • the outer door preferably has a recess in front of the front opening of the goods space. Glazing of the outer door can be avoided for cost reasons.
  • the goods can be refilled as quickly as possible in order to limit the opening of the goods space as short as possible.
  • goods compartments are slidably arranged in the goods space, from which - after appropriate selection and corresponding coin insertion - the goods can be dispensed into a removal container via a chute via an output device.
  • the above-mentioned means include a first lockable flap between the lower end of the drop shaft and the removal container, which only opens when goods are released through the dispenser.
  • the goods drop after delivery through the dispensing device onto the first lockable flap, which is then opened by a motor, so that the one sold Package of goods falls into the removal container, where the buyer can then remove them.
  • a preferred embodiment of the dispensing device is that it has spirals arranged horizontally in the product compartments, motor-driven, rotatable about their longitudinal axis, between the turns of which the product is stored, and that the product is released into the removal container by rotating the spirals.
  • the goods compartments for filling with goods can preferably be pulled out from the front of the goods space at least partially after opening the insulating glass door. This means that only a small part of the remaining goods are removed from the cooling during the filling process.
  • the above-mentioned means include at least one roller blind or a blind, with which the front opening of the goods space during the filling of a - possibly partially pulled out - goods compartment in the area of the other goods compartments is largely closable and which is / can be moved out of the area of the front opening after the filling. It is thus possible to keep the cooled goods compartment closed during the filling up to an access opening to a specific goods compartment - or also to pull out this goods compartment.
  • each roller blind or blind is slidably guided laterally in two guide rails, and furthermore, the guide rails are particularly preferably fastened all around on the side walls of the goods space.
  • each blind or blind can be moved during normal operation of the vending machine, ie with the insulating glass door closed, on the top or bottom and / or the back of the goods area, where the blind or blind does not have a clear view of the goods offered impaired.
  • the means also contain cold accumulators which are attached to the compartments.
  • the cold accumulators are fastened below the bottom of the product compartments in the region of the front opening of the product space.
  • a further reduction in the cold losses and a related increase in the economy of the vending machine can be achieved by a further development of the invention, according to which the means for reducing the cold losses include an insulating layer by which the goods area is surrounded on the outside.
  • FIG. 1 shows a front view of a vending machine 1 with the outer door 9 closed, which extends over the entire width of the vending machine, that is to say also covers the auxiliary units, and has a recess 2 in the region of the front opening 19 of the goods room 18.
  • an ISO lier glass door 11 hinged which extends only over the opening 19 of the goods room 18 and allows a separate opening and sealing closing of the goods room 18 and in the closed state rests against a corresponding circumferential seal.
  • the goods 4 located in the goods space 18 are visible, which are kept ready in spirals 5 which can be rotated about their longitudinal axis in goods compartments 3 which are horizontally displaceable.
  • the spirals 5 are rotated when the corresponding merchandise compartment 3 has been selected on the control panel 22 and a corresponding coin has been inserted into the coin slot 24.
  • the foremost product package of the selected product is moved forward a certain distance towards the front opening 19 of the product space, whereupon it then falls through a chute 20 into a removal container 6 (FIG. 2), from which it passes through a front flap 7 can be removed.
  • FIG. 2 shows the vending machine 1 in a side view, from which in particular the division of the coolable goods space 18 into a plurality of movable goods compartments 3 that can be partially pulled out of the goods space 18 in the direction of the arrows becomes clear.
  • a corresponding product package is moved by the output device (essentially motor-driven spiral 5) to the front opening 19 of the product space 18 until the product package shaft 20 via the case 16 through the opening 16 between the drop shaft 20 and the removal container 6 falls into the removal container 6 and can be removed there through the front flap 7.
  • a further, closable flap 17 is provided to close this opening, which opens when a pack of goods has been dispensed by the dispenser and which closes again, for example, after the pack of goods has been removed.
  • the removal container 6 also has a rear flap 8 which is mechanically coupled to the front flap 7 such that the rear flap 8 closes when the front flap 7 is opened and vice versa.
  • the goods space 18 is surrounded by an insulating layer 14, which makes a further contribution to reducing the cold losses.
  • the insulating layer 14 encloses a room 26 for cooling units.
  • FIG. 3 shows the vending machine 1 in a plan view with the outer door 9 open and also open - serving as the inner door - insulating glass door 11 and partially pulled out compartments 3. While the representation of FIGS. 1 and 2 show the vending machine 1 in the normal operating state, during which the The goods are offered or delivered and removed, the refill status is shown here. It is only necessary to open the insulating glass door 11 to refill the goods 4 in the goods compartments 3. To remove the money received from the coin container 10 or, for example, to change sales prices, the refrigerated goods area 18 can remain locked, since the auxiliary units are accessible by opening the outer door 9 alone.
  • the outer door 9, not shown, and the insulating glass door 11, also not shown, are opened and the goods compartment 3 to be filled is partially pulled out of the goods room 18.
  • two (insulating) roller blinds 12 are provided which largely close the front opening 19 of the goods space 18 above and below the pulled-out goods compartment 3, that is to say in the area of the other goods compartments.
  • the free opening for pulling through a product compartment can be designed variably by moving the roller blinds, which is clear from FIG. 5.
  • Another goods compartment 3, located further down, for filling goods 4 is pulled out of the goods room 18 there.
  • the two roller blinds are slidably guided laterally in guide rails 30, which are fastened to the side walls of the goods space 18 or, in particular, are embedded therein.
  • the guide rails 30 run around the side walls of the goods room 18, so that the blinds 12 can be moved out of the area of the front opening 9 onto the top, the bottom or behind the back of the goods room 18, for example similar to a blind cabinet. as soon as the refilling process is finished. The goods room 18 is then freely visible again.

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What is provided is an automatic vending machine having an outer door (9), having a commodity space (19) visible through the outer door (9) and fillable with commodities and having auxiliary units, such as, for example, coin changer/coin counter (10), etc., which are adjacent to the commodity space (18) and which can be closed by means of the outer door (9). The commodity space (18) is cooled by means of a cooling unit, and the automatic vending machine has means (11-14,17) which reduce the cold losses during operation, especially during the delivery, extraction and/or refilling of commodities. It is thus possible with the automatic vending machine also to offer and sell refrigerated commodities, especially frozen commodities. …<IMAGE>…

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Die Erfindung betrifft einen Warenautomaten mit ei­ner Außentür, einem durch die Außentür einsehbaren, mit Ware befüllbaren Warenraum, und mit dem Waren­raum benachbarten Nebenaggregaten wie zum Beispiel Münzwechsler/Munzzähler etc., welche mit der Außen­tür verschließbar sind.The invention relates to a vending machine with an outer door, a goods room that can be seen through the outer door and filled with goods, and with auxiliary units adjacent to the goods room, such as coin changers / coin counters etc., which can be locked with the outer door.

Derartige Warenautomaten, bei denen die zum Verkauf angebotene Ware, beispielsweise Süsswarenpackungen o. dgl., hinter einer Außentür gut sichtbar ausge­stellt ist, sind seit vielen Jahren bekannt und werden mit großem Verkaufserfolg für die angebo­tenen Waren eingesetzt.Vending machines of this type, in which the goods offered for sale, for example confectionery packs or the like, are clearly visible behind an outer door, have been known for many years and are used with great sales success for the goods offered.

Dieser Verkaufserfolg liegt darin begründet, daß die zum Verkauf angebotene Ware - überwiegend in besonders ansprechender Verpackung - durch den po­tentiellen Käufer direkt in Augenschein genommen werden kann, was einen erheblichen Kaufanreiz dar­stellt, in dem eine Beziehung zwischen der anspre­chenden Ware und dem Betrachter erzeugt wird. Durch die Sichtbarkeit der Ware werden insbesondere auch Kinder und Jugendliche in den Käuferkreis mit ein­bezogen, da bei ihnen im besonderen Maße der visu­elle Kontakt mit der Ware den Ausschlag zur Kaufent­scheidung geben kann.This sales success is due to the fact that the goods offered for sale - predominantly in particularly attractive packaging - can be viewed directly by the potential buyer, which represents a considerable incentive to buy, in which a relationship is created between the attractive goods and the viewer. Due to the visibility of the goods, children and young people in particular are also included in the group of buyers, since their visual contact with the goods can be the decisive factor in their decision to buy.

Nachteilig bei den bekannten Warenautomaten der ein­gangs genannten Art ist, daß derartige Automaten - mit direkter Sicht auf die angebotene Ware - nur für solche Waren ausgelegt sind, die bei Raumtempe­ratur oder schwacher Kühlung in dem Warenraum des Warenautomaten lagerbar sind. Aufgrund großer Iso­lierungsprobleme während des Betriebs, insbesondere bei der Warenausgabe und/oder der Warennachfüllung und damit verbundener unwirtschaftlicher Kältver­luste sind die Warenautomaten der eingangs genann­ten Art bisher unter wirtschaftlichen Gesichtspunk­ten nicht mit einer Tiefkühlung, z. B. zum Anbieten von Speiseeis oder Tiefkühlmenüs, ausrüstbar. Spei­seeis wird bisher nur aus Warenautomaten abgegeben, bei denen das Eis im Warenraum des Warenautomaten unsichtbar für einen potentiellen Käufer gelagert wird, so daß der vorstehend genannte Verkaufsanreiz entfällt.A disadvantage of the known vending machines of the type mentioned at the outset is that such vending machines - with a direct view of the goods offered - are only designed for those goods which can be stored in the goods room of the vending machine at room temperature or with weak cooling. Due to large insulation problems during operation, especially when delivering goods and / or replenishing the goods and the associated uneconomic cold losses, the vending machines of the type mentioned at the outset have not been economically viable with freezing, e.g. B. for offering ice cream or frozen menus. So far, ice cream has only been dispensed from vending machines in which the ice cream is stored invisibly in the merchandise area of the vending machine, so that the above-mentioned sales incentive no longer applies.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es, einen Wa­renautomaten der eingangs genannten Art derart wei­terzubilden, daß in ihm auch Kühlware, insbesondere Tiefkühlware, zum Verkauf angeboten werden kann.The object of the present invention is to develop a vending machine of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that chilled goods, in particular frozen goods, can also be offered for sale therein.

Diese Aufgabe wird bei einem Warenautomaten der ein­gangs genannten Art erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß der Warenautomat ein Kühlaggregat enthält, wel­ches den Warenraum kühlt und daß Mittel vorgesehen sind, die im Betrieb des Warenautomaten bei der Wa­renausgabe und/oder der Warennachfüllung die Kälte­verluste reduzieren.This object is achieved according to the invention in a vending machine of the type mentioned at the outset in that the vending machine contains a cooling unit which cools the goods area and that means are provided which reduce the cold losses during the operation of the vending machine during the delivery and / or replenishment of the goods.

Die Vorteile dieses erfindungsgemäßen Warenautoma­ten liegen insbesondere darin, daß auch Tiefkühlwa­re für einen potentiellen Käufer gut sichtbar in dem gekühlten Warenraum angeboten werden kann, wo­durch auch bei dienen Waren eine erhebliche Steige­rung des Kaufanreizes erzielbar ist. Durch die er­findungsgemäß vorgesehenen Mittel zur Reduzierung der Kälteverluste sind Warenautomaten für Tiefkühl­ware wirtschaftlich betreibbar.The advantages of this vending machine according to the invention are, in particular, that frozen goods can also be offered in a clearly visible manner to a potential buyer in the refrigerated goods room, whereby a considerable increase in the incentive to buy can also be achieved in the case of goods used. Vending machines for frozen goods can be operated economically by the means provided according to the invention for reducing the cold losses.

Bevorzugte Weiterbildungen der Erfindung sind in den Unteransprüchen angegeben.Preferred developments of the invention are specified in the subclaims.

Da beispielsweise zur Entnahme des eingenommenen Geldes aus dem Münzbehälter oder zu eventuell not­wendigen Änderungen von Verkaufspreisen die Außen­tür des Warenautomaten geöffnet werden muß, um Käl­teverluste zu vermeiden, ist bevorzugt vorgesehen, daß die vorstehend genannten Mittel eine Isolier­glastür beinhalten, welche sich über die Frontöff­nung des Warenraums erstreckt und den Warenraum ab­dichtend verschließt. Somit kann der gekühlte Waren­raum solange geschlossen gehalten werden, bis ein Auffüllen der Waren vorgenommen werden muß.For example, since the outside door of the vending machine has to be opened to remove the money taken from the coin container or to make any necessary changes in sales prices in order to avoid cold losses, it is preferably provided that the above-mentioned means include an insulating glass door which extends over the front opening of the goods space extends and seals the goods space. Thus, the refrigerated goods room can be kept closed until the goods have to be refilled.

Will der Betreiber dagegen nur an die Nebenaggregate gelangen, und z.B. nur Münzgeld entnehmen oder Wech­ selgeld nachfüllen, so braucht nur die Außentür ge­öffnet zu werden, die Isolierglastür bleibt ge­schlossen und kann den Warenraum auf seiner Tempera­tur halten.The operator, on the other hand, only wants to get to the auxiliary units and, for example, only withdraw coin money or change Refill the money, only the outer door needs to be opened, the insulating glass door remains closed and can keep the goods room at its temperature.

Bevorzugt weist die Außentür vor der Frontöffnung des Warenraums eine Ausnehmung auf. Eine Verglasung der Außentür ist aus Kostengründen vermeidbar.The outer door preferably has a recess in front of the front opening of the goods space. Glazing of the outer door can be avoided for cost reasons.

Beim Auffüllen der Ware in gekühlten Warenautomaten ist es von Vorteil, wenn die Ware möglichst schnell nachgefüllt werden kann, um die notwendige Öffnung des Warenraums auf einen möglichst kurzen Zeitraum zu beschränken. Hierzu ist gemäß einer Weiterbil­dung der Erfindung vorteilhaft vorgesehen, daß in dem Warenraum Warenfächer verschiebbar angeordnet sind, aus denen - nach entsprechender Auswahl und entsprechendem Münzeinwurf - die Ware mittels einer Ausgabevorrichtung über einen Fallschacht in einen Entnahmebehälter abgebbar ist.When filling the goods in refrigerated vending machines, it is advantageous if the goods can be refilled as quickly as possible in order to limit the opening of the goods space as short as possible. For this purpose, according to a further development of the invention, it is advantageously provided that goods compartments are slidably arranged in the goods space, from which - after appropriate selection and corresponding coin insertion - the goods can be dispensed into a removal container via a chute via an output device.

Um auch bei der Abgabe von gekaufter Ware Kühlver­luste über die durch den Fallschacht gebildete Ver­bindung zwischen dem gekühlten Warenraum und dem ungekühlten Entnahmebehälter zu reduzieren ist be­vorzugt vorgesehen, daß die vorstehend genannten Mittel eine erste schließbare Klappe zwischen dem unteren Ende des Fallschachtes und dem Entnahmebe­hälter beinhalten, welche sich nur öffnet, wenn Wa­re durch die Ausgabevorrichtung abgegeben wird. Als Weiterbildung hierzu kann vorgesehen sein, daß die Ware nach der Abgabe durch die Ausgabevorrichtung auf die erste schließbare Klappe fällt, die danach motorbetrieben geöffnet wird, so daß die verkaufte Warenpackung in den Entnahmebehälter fällt, wo sie der Käufer dann entnehmen kann.In order to also reduce cooling losses when dispensing purchased goods via the connection formed by the drop chute between the cooled goods space and the uncooled removal container, it is preferably provided that the above-mentioned means include a first lockable flap between the lower end of the drop shaft and the removal container, which only opens when goods are released through the dispenser. As a further development, it can be provided that the goods drop after delivery through the dispensing device onto the first lockable flap, which is then opened by a motor, so that the one sold Package of goods falls into the removal container, where the buyer can then remove them.

Eine bevorzugte Ausgestaltung der Ausgabevorrich­tung besteht darin, daß sie horizontal in den Waren­fächern angeordnete, um ihre Längsachse motorgetrie­ben drehbare Spiralen aufweist, zwischen deren Win­dungen die Ware lagert, und daß die Ware durch Dre­hung der Spiralen in den Entnahmebehälter abgegeben wird.A preferred embodiment of the dispensing device is that it has spirals arranged horizontally in the product compartments, motor-driven, rotatable about their longitudinal axis, between the turns of which the product is stored, and that the product is released into the removal container by rotating the spirals.

Bevorzugt sind die Warenfächer zum Befüllen mit Wa­re frontseitig aus dem Warenraum - nach Öffnen dor Isolierglastür - wenigstens teilweise herauszieh­bar. Somit wird immer nur ein geringer Teil der noch vorhandenen Ware bei dem Auffüllvorgang aus der Küh­lung genommen.The goods compartments for filling with goods can preferably be pulled out from the front of the goods space at least partially after opening the insulating glass door. This means that only a small part of the remaining goods are removed from the cooling during the filling process.

Um auch die während des Nachfüllens von Ware auftre­tenden Kälteverluste zu reduzieren, ist gemäß einer Weiterbildung der Erfindung vorgesehen, daß die vor­stehend genannten Mittel wenigstens ein Rollo oder eine Jalousie beinhalten, mit dem/der die Frontöff­nung des Warenraums während des Befüllens eines - ggf. teilweise herausgezogenen - Warenfachs im Be­reich der anderen Warenfächer weitgehend verschließ­bar ist und das/die nach Beendigung des Befüllens aus dem Bereich der Frontöffnung verschiebbar ist. Somit ist es möglich, den gekühlten Warenraum wäh­rend des Befüllens bis auf eine Zugangsöffnung zu einem bestimmten Warenfach - oder auch zum Heraus­ziehen dieses Warenfachs - verschlossen zu halten.In order to also reduce the cold losses that occur during the refilling of goods, it is provided according to a further development of the invention that the above-mentioned means include at least one roller blind or a blind, with which the front opening of the goods space during the filling of a - possibly partially pulled out - goods compartment in the area of the other goods compartments is largely closable and which is / can be moved out of the area of the front opening after the filling. It is thus possible to keep the cooled goods compartment closed during the filling up to an access opening to a specific goods compartment - or also to pull out this goods compartment.

Bevorzugt ist jedes Rollo bzw. jede Jalousie seit­lich in zwei Führungsschienen gleitend geführt, und ferner sind die Führungsschienen besonders bevor­zugt an den Seitenwänden des Warenraums umlaufend befestigt. Somit ist jedes Rollo bzw. jede Jalousie während des Normalbetriebs des Warenautomaten, d.h. bei geschlossener Isolierglastür, auf die Ober- oder Unter- und/oder die Rückseite des Warenraums ver­schiebbar, wo das Rollo bzw. die Jalousie die freie Sicht auf die angebotene Ware nicht beeinträchtigt.Preferably, each roller blind or blind is slidably guided laterally in two guide rails, and furthermore, the guide rails are particularly preferably fastened all around on the side walls of the goods space. Thus, each blind or blind can be moved during normal operation of the vending machine, ie with the insulating glass door closed, on the top or bottom and / or the back of the goods area, where the blind or blind does not have a clear view of the goods offered impaired.

Um den Temperaturanstieg der Warenfächer und damit der Ware während des Nachfüllvorgangs zu reduzie­ren, ist vorteilhaft vorgesehen, daß die Mittel auch Kälteakkus beinhalten, die an den Warenfächern befestigt sind. Insbesondere ist es vorteilhaft, daß die Kälteakkus unterhalb des Bodens der Waren­fächer im Bereich der Frontöffnung des Warenraums befestigt sind. Dadurch wird im Bereich der Front­öffnung des Warenraums ein zusätzlicher "Kältevor­rat" erzeugt bzw. bei einem herausgezogenen Waren­fach die noch darin befindliche restliche Ware, wel­che sich zu diesem Zeitpunkt dann außerhalb des ge­kühlten Warenraums befindet, zusätzlich gekühlt.In order to reduce the temperature rise of the compartments and thus the goods during the refilling process, it is advantageously provided that the means also contain cold accumulators which are attached to the compartments. In particular, it is advantageous that the cold accumulators are fastened below the bottom of the product compartments in the region of the front opening of the product space. As a result, an additional "cold supply" is generated in the area of the front opening of the goods room or, in the case of a pulled-out goods compartment, the remaining goods still located therein, which at that time are then outside the cooled goods room, are additionally cooled.

Eine weitere Reduzierung der Kälteverluste und eine damit verbundene Erhöhung der Wirtschaftlichkeit des Warenautomaten ist durch eine weitere Weiterbil­dung der Erfindung erzielbar, nach der die Mittel zur Reduzierung der Kälteverluste eine Isolier­schicht beinhalten, von der der Warenraum außen um­geben ist.A further reduction in the cold losses and a related increase in the economy of the vending machine can be achieved by a further development of the invention, according to which the means for reducing the cold losses include an insulating layer by which the goods area is surrounded on the outside.

Im folgenden wird ein bevorzugtes Ausführungsbei­spiel der Erfindung anhand einer Zeichnung näher er­läutert.A preferred exemplary embodiment of the invention is explained in more detail below with reference to a drawing.

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  • Fig. 1 Eine Frontansicht des erfindungsgemäßen Wa­renautomaten;
  • Fig.2 eine Seitenansicht des Warenautomaten gemäß Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 eine Draufsicht auf den Warenautomaten gemäß Fig. 1 und 2 mit geöffneter Außentür und ge­öffneter Isolierglastür sowie herausgezo­genen Warenfächern;
  • Fig. 4 eine vergrößerte, ausschnittsweise Darstel­lung der Seitenansicht des Warenautomaten ge­mäß Fig. 2 mit einem teilweise herausgezoge­nen Warenfach und einem die Frontöffnung des Warenraums im Bereich der anderen Waren­fächer abdeckenden Rollo;
  • Fig. 5 eine der Fig. 4 entsprechende Darstellung des Warenautomaten, bei dem ein anderes Wa­renfach zum Befüllen teilweise herausgezogen ist;
  • Fig. 6 eine vergrößerte Frontansicht der Warenfä­cher mit darunter befestigten Kälteakkus; und
  • Fig. 7 eine Draufsicht auf die Warenfächer gemäß Fig. 6.
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  • Fig. 1 is a front view of the vending machine according to the invention;
  • 2 shows a side view of the vending machine according to FIG. 1;
  • 3 shows a top view of the vending machine according to FIGS. 1 and 2 with the outer door open and the insulating glass door open and the goods compartments pulled out;
  • FIG. 4 shows an enlarged, partial representation of the side view of the vending machine according to FIG. 2 with a partially pulled-out goods compartment and a roller blind covering the front opening of the goods space in the area of the other goods compartments;
  • FIG. 5 shows a representation of the vending machine corresponding to FIG. 4, in which another goods compartment is partially pulled out for filling;
  • 6 is an enlarged front view of the product compartments with the cold accumulators attached underneath; and
  • 7 is a plan view of the merchandise compartments according to FIG. 6.

Fig 1 zeigt eine Frontansicht eines Warenautomaten 1 bei geschlossener Außentür 9, welche sich über die ganze Breite des Warenautomaten erstreckt, also auch die Nebenaggregate abdeckt, und im Bereich der Frontöffnung 19 des Warenraums 18 eine Ausnehmung 2 besitzt. Vor dem Warenraum 18 ist ferner eine Iso­ lierglastür 11 angeschlagen, die sich nur über die Öffnung 19 des Warenraums 18 erstreckt und ein sepa­rates Öffnen und abdichtendes Schließen des Waren­raums 18 ermöglicht und im geschlossenen Zustand ge­gen eine entsprechende umlaufende Dichtung anliegt.1 shows a front view of a vending machine 1 with the outer door 9 closed, which extends over the entire width of the vending machine, that is to say also covers the auxiliary units, and has a recess 2 in the region of the front opening 19 of the goods room 18. In front of the goods room 18 there is also an ISO lier glass door 11 hinged, which extends only over the opening 19 of the goods room 18 and allows a separate opening and sealing closing of the goods room 18 and in the closed state rests against a corresponding circumferential seal.

Durch die Ausnehmung 2 der Außentür 9 ist die in dem Warenraum 18 befindliche Ware 4 sichtbar, wel­che in motorisch um ihre Längsachse drehbaren Spira­len 5 in horizontal verschiebbar gelagerten Waren­fächern 3 bereitgehalten wird. Die Spiralen 5 wer­den gedreht, wenn das entsprechende Warenfach 3 am Bedienfeld 22 ausgewählt wurde und ein entsprechen­der Münzeinwurf in den Münzschlitz 24 erfolgte. Durch die Drehung der entsprechenden Spirale 5 wird die vorderste Warenpackung der ausgewählten Ware ei­nen bestimmten Wegabschnitt nach vorn auf die Front­öffnung 19 des Warenraums zubewegt, woraufhin sie dann durch einen Fallschacht 20 in einen Entnahmebe­hälter 6 (Fig. 2) fällt, aus dem sie durch eine vor­dere Klappe 7 entnehmbar ist.Through the recess 2 of the outer door 9, the goods 4 located in the goods space 18 are visible, which are kept ready in spirals 5 which can be rotated about their longitudinal axis in goods compartments 3 which are horizontally displaceable. The spirals 5 are rotated when the corresponding merchandise compartment 3 has been selected on the control panel 22 and a corresponding coin has been inserted into the coin slot 24. By rotating the corresponding spiral 5, the foremost product package of the selected product is moved forward a certain distance towards the front opening 19 of the product space, whereupon it then falls through a chute 20 into a removal container 6 (FIG. 2), from which it passes through a front flap 7 can be removed.

Fig. 2 zeigt den Warenautomaten 1 in einer Seiten­ansicht, aus der insbesondere die Aufteilung des kühlbaren Warenraums 18 in mehrere verschiebbare, aus dem Warenraum 18 in Richtung der dargestellten Pfeile teilweise herausziehbare Warenfächer 3 deut­lich wird. Nach Auswahl einer bestimmten Ware wird eine entsprechende Warenpackung durch die Ausgabe­vorrichtung (im wesentlichen motorisch drehbare Spirale 5) auf die Frontöffnung 19 des Warenraums 18 zubewegt, bis die Warenpackung über den Fall schacht 20 durch die Öffnung 16 zwischen dem Fall­schacht 20 und dem Entnahmebehälter 6 hindurch in den Entnahmebehälter 6 fällt und dort durch die vordere Klappe 7 entnehmbar ist. Um Kälteverluste durch die Öffnung 16 zu vermeiden, ist zum Ver­schluß dieser Öffnung eine weitere, schließbare Klappe 17 vorgesehen, welche sich öffnet, wenn eine Warenpackung von der Ausgabevorrichtung abgegeben wurde, und welche sich beispielsweise nach Entnahme der Warenpackung wieder schließt. Der Entnahmebehäl­ter 6 besitzt neben der vorderen Klappe 7 auch eine hintere Klappe 8, die mit der vorderen Klappe 7 der­art mechanisch gekoppelt ist, daß sich die hintere Klappe 8 schließt, wenn die vordere Klappe 7 geöff­net wird und umgekehrt.2 shows the vending machine 1 in a side view, from which in particular the division of the coolable goods space 18 into a plurality of movable goods compartments 3 that can be partially pulled out of the goods space 18 in the direction of the arrows becomes clear. After selection of a certain product, a corresponding product package is moved by the output device (essentially motor-driven spiral 5) to the front opening 19 of the product space 18 until the product package shaft 20 via the case 16 through the opening 16 between the drop shaft 20 and the removal container 6 falls into the removal container 6 and can be removed there through the front flap 7. About cold losses To avoid through the opening 16, a further, closable flap 17 is provided to close this opening, which opens when a pack of goods has been dispensed by the dispenser and which closes again, for example, after the pack of goods has been removed. In addition to the front flap 7, the removal container 6 also has a rear flap 8 which is mechanically coupled to the front flap 7 such that the rear flap 8 closes when the front flap 7 is opened and vice versa.

Der Warenraum 18 ist bis auf seine Frontöffnung 19 von einer Isolierschicht 14 umgeben, die einen wei­teren Beitrag zur Reduzierung der Kälteverluste lie­fert. An der Unterseite 15 des Warenraums 18 um­schließt die Isolierschicht 14 einen Raum 26 für Kühlaggregate.Except for its front opening 19, the goods space 18 is surrounded by an insulating layer 14, which makes a further contribution to reducing the cold losses. On the underside 15 of the goods room 18, the insulating layer 14 encloses a room 26 for cooling units.

Fig. 3 zeigt den Warenautomaten 1 in einer Drauf­sicht bei geöffneter Außentür 9 und ebenfalls geöff­neter - als Innentür dienender - Isolierglastür 11 und teilweise herausgezogenen Warenfächern 3. Wäh­rend die Darstellung der Fig. 1 und 2 den Warenauto­maten 1 im normalen Betriebszustand zeigen, während dem die Ware angeboten bzw. abgegeben und entnommen wird, ist hier der Nachfüllzustand dargestellt. Nur zum Nachfüllen von Ware 4 in die Warenfächer 3 ist ein Öffnen der Isolierglastür 11 erforderlich. Zur Entnahme des eingenommenen Geldes aus dem Münzbehäl­ter 10 oder beispielsweise zur Änderung von Ver­kaufspreisen kann der gekühlte Warenraum 18 ver­llhlossen bleiben, da die Nebenaggregate durch alleiniges Öffnen der Außentür 9 zugänglich sind.Fig. 3 shows the vending machine 1 in a plan view with the outer door 9 open and also open - serving as the inner door - insulating glass door 11 and partially pulled out compartments 3. While the representation of FIGS. 1 and 2 show the vending machine 1 in the normal operating state, during which the The goods are offered or delivered and removed, the refill status is shown here. It is only necessary to open the insulating glass door 11 to refill the goods 4 in the goods compartments 3. To remove the money received from the coin container 10 or, for example, to change sales prices, the refrigerated goods area 18 can remain locked, since the auxiliary units are accessible by opening the outer door 9 alone.

In den Fig. 4 und 5 wird insbesondere der Warenraum 18 des Warenautomaten 1 in einer vergrößerten Dar­stellung beim Auffüllen von Ware gezeigt. Für den Auffüllvorgang ist die nicht dargestellte Außentür 9 und die ebenfalls nicht dargestellte Isolierglas­tür 11 geöffnet und das aufzufüllende Warenfach 3 teilweise aus dem Warenraum 18 herausgezogen. Um die aufgrund der geöffneten Isolierglastür 11 auf­tretenden Kälteverluste zu reduzieren, sind zwei (Isolier-)Rollos 12 vorgesehen, welche die Front­öffnung 19 des Warenraums 18 oberhalb und unterhalb des herausgezogenen Warenfachs 3, also im Bereich der anderen Warenfächer, weitgehend verschließen. Die freibleibende Öffnung zum Hindurchziehen eines Warenfachs ist durch Verschieben der Rollos varia­bel gestaltbar, was anhand der Fig. 5 deutlich wird. Dort ist ein anderes, weiter unten liegendes Warenfach 3 zum Auffüllen von Ware 4 aus dem Waren­raum 18 herausgezogen. Die beiden Rollos sind seit­lich gleitend in Führungsschienen 30 geführt, wel­che an den Seitenwänden des Warenraums 18 befestigt oder insbesondere dort eingelassen sind. Die Füh­rungsschienen 30 laufen an den Seitenwänden des Wa­renraums 18 um, so daß die Rollos 12 - beispielswei­se ähnlich wie bei einem Jalousieschrank - aus dem Bereich der Frontöffnung 9 heraus auf die Obersei­te, die Unterseite oder auch hinter die Rückseite des Warenraums 18 verschoben werden können, sobald der Nachfüllvorgang beendet ist. Der Warenraum 18 ist dann wieder frei einsehbar.4 and 5 in particular the goods area 18 of the vending machine 1 shown in an enlarged view when filling goods. For the filling process, the outer door 9, not shown, and the insulating glass door 11, also not shown, are opened and the goods compartment 3 to be filled is partially pulled out of the goods room 18. In order to reduce the cold losses occurring due to the opened insulating glass door 11, two (insulating) roller blinds 12 are provided which largely close the front opening 19 of the goods space 18 above and below the pulled-out goods compartment 3, that is to say in the area of the other goods compartments. The free opening for pulling through a product compartment can be designed variably by moving the roller blinds, which is clear from FIG. 5. Another goods compartment 3, located further down, for filling goods 4 is pulled out of the goods room 18 there. The two roller blinds are slidably guided laterally in guide rails 30, which are fastened to the side walls of the goods space 18 or, in particular, are embedded therein. The guide rails 30 run around the side walls of the goods room 18, so that the blinds 12 can be moved out of the area of the front opening 9 onto the top, the bottom or behind the back of the goods room 18, for example similar to a blind cabinet. as soon as the refilling process is finished. The goods room 18 is then freely visible again.

Anhand der Fig. 6 und 7 wird deutlich, daß unter­halb des Bodens der Warenfächer 3, insbesondere im Bereich der Frontöffnung 19 des Warenraums 18, Käl­teakkus 13 befestigt sind, die bei herausgezogenem Warenfach 3 die darin befindliche Restware vor über­mäßigen Kälteverlusten schützen.6 and 7 it becomes clear that below the bottom of the product compartments 3, in particular in the region of the front opening 19 of the goods compartment 18, cold accumulators 13 are fastened, which protect the residual goods therein from excessive cold losses when the product compartment 3 is pulled out.

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1. Warenautomat mit einer Außentür (9), einem durch die Außentür (9) einsehbaren, mit Ware be­füllbaren Warenraum (18) und mit dem Warenraum (18) benachbarten Nebenaggregaten wie zum Beispiel Münz­wechsler/Münzzähler (10) etc., wobei sich die Außen­tür (9) über den Warenraum (18) und die Nebenaggre­gate (10) erstreckt,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß zusätzlich eine Isolier­glastür (11) vorgesehen ist, welche unmittelbar vor der Frontöffnung (19) des Warenraums (18) angeord­net ist und den Warenraum (18) abdichtend ver­schließt.1. Vending machine with an outer door (9), a viewable through the outer door (9), can be filled with goods (18) and with the goods space (18) adjacent ancillary units such as coin changer / coin counter (10) etc., whereby the Outer door (9) extends over the goods area (18) and the auxiliary units (10),
characterized in that an insulating glass door (11) is additionally provided, which is arranged directly in front of the front opening (19) of the goods space (18) and seals the goods space (18) in a sealing manner. 2. Warenautomat mit einer Außentür, einem durch die Außentür einsehbaren, mit Ware befüllbaren Warenraum und mit dem Warenraum benachbarten Neben­aggregaten wie zum Beispiel Münzwechsler/Münzzähler etc., welche mit der Außentür verschließbar sind,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Warenautomat ein Kühlaggregat enthält, welches den Warenraum (18) kühlt, daß Mittel (11, 12, 13, 14, 17) vorgesehen sind, die im Betrieb des Warenautomaten bei der Wa­renabgabe, der Warenentnahme und/oder der Waren­nachfüllung die Kälteverluste reduzieren, und daß die Mittel (11, 12, 13, 14, 17) eine Isolierglastür (11) beinhalten, welche sich über die Frontöffnung (19) des Warenraums (18) erstreckt und den Waren­raum (18) abdichtend verschließt.2. Vending machine with an outer door, a goods room that can be seen through the outer door and can be filled with goods, and auxiliary units adjacent to the goods room, such as coin changers / coin counters etc., which can be locked with the outer door,
characterized in that the vending machine contains a cooling unit which cools the goods space (18), that means (11, 12, 13, 14, 17) are provided which are used in the operation of the vending machine during the delivery, removal and / or replenishment of the goods reduce the cold losses, and that the means (11, 12, 13, 14, 17) include an insulating glass door (11) which extends over the front opening (19) of the goods space (18) and seals the goods space (18). 3. Warenautomat nach Anspruch 1 oder 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sich die Außentür über den Warenraum 18 und die Nebenaggregate erstreckt und vor der Frontöffnung (19) des Warenraums (18) eine Ausnehmung aufweist.3. Vending machine according to claim 1 or 2,
characterized in that the outer door extends over the goods compartment 18 and the auxiliary units and has a recess in front of the front opening (19) of the goods compartment (18). 4. Warenautomat nach Anspruch 1 oder 2,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß in dem Warenraum (18) Warenfächer (3) verschiebbar angeordnet sind, aus denen die Ware (4) mittels einer Ausgabevorrichtung über einen Fallschacht (20) in einen Entnahmebehäl­ter (6) abgebbar ist.4. Vending machine according to claim 1 or 2,
characterized in that goods compartments (3) are slidably arranged in the goods space (18), from which the goods (4) can be dispensed into a removal container (6) by means of an output device via a chute (20). 5. Warenautomat nach Anspruch 4,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Mittel (11, 12, 13, 14, 17) eine erste schließbare Klappe (17) zwischen dem unteren Ende des Fallschachtes (20) und dem Ent­nahmebehälter (6) beinhalten, welche sich öffnet, wenn Ware (4) von der Ausgabevorrichtung abgegeben wurde.5. Vending machine according to claim 4,
characterized in that the means (11, 12, 13, 14, 17) include a first closable flap (17) between the lower end of the chute (20) and the removal container (6) which opens when goods (4) has been dispensed by the dispenser. 6. Warenautomat nach Anspruch 5,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Öffnen und/oder Schließen der Klappe (17) mittels eines Motors erfolgt.6. Vending machine according to claim 5,
characterized in that the flap (17) is opened and / or closed by means of a motor. 7. Warenautomat nach Anspruch 5 oder 6,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Ausgabevorrichtung horizontal in den Warenfächern (3) angeordnete, um ihre Längsachse motorgetrieben drehbare Spiralen (5) aufweist, zwischen deren Windungen die Ware (4) lagert, und daß die Ware (4) durch Drehung der Spi­ralen (5) in den Entnahmebehälter (6) abgegeben wird.7. Vending machine according to claim 5 or 6,
characterized in that the dispensing device has spirals (5) arranged horizontally in the product compartments (3) and rotatable about their longitudinal axis by motor, between the turns of which the product (4) is stored, and in that the product (4) by rotating the spirals (5) is dispensed into the removal container (6). 8. Warenautomat nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 7,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Warenfächer (3) zum Befüllen frontseitig aus dem Warenraum (18) wenig­stens teilweise herausziehbar sind.8. Vending machine according to one of claims 5 to 7,
characterized in that the product compartments (3) can be at least partially pulled out from the front of the product space (18) for filling. 9. Warenautomat nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprü­che,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Mittel (11, 12, 13, 14, 17) wenigstens ein Rollo oder eine Jalousie (12) beinhalten, mit welchem (welcher) die Front­öffnung (19) des Warenraums (18) während des Befül­lens eines - ggf. teilweise herausgezogenen - Waren­fachs (3) im Bereich der anderen Warenfächer weit­gehend verschließbar ist und welche(s) nach Beendi­gung des Befüllens aus dem Bereich der Frontöffnung (19) verschiebbar ist.9. Vending machine according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that the means (11, 12, 13, 14, 17) include at least one roller blind or blind (12) with which the front opening (19) of the goods space (18) during the filling of a - possibly partially pulled out - goods compartment (3) is largely closable in the area of the other goods compartments and which (s) can be moved out of the area of the front opening (19) after the filling. 10. Warenautomat nach Anspruch 9,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß jedes Rollo bzw. jede Jalousie (12) seitlich in zwei Führungsschienen (30) gleitend geführt ist.10. Vending machine according to claim 9,
characterized in that each roller blind or blind (12) is slidably guided laterally in two guide rails (30). 11. Warenautomat nach Anspruch 10,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Führungsschienen (30) an den Seitenwänden des Warenraums (18) um­laufend befestigt sind.11. Vending machine according to claim 10,
characterized in that the guide rails (30) are circumferentially attached to the side walls of the goods space (18). 12. Warenautomat nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 11,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Mittel (11, 12, 13, 14, 17) Kälteakkus (13) beinhalten, die an den Wa­renfächern (3) befestigt sind.12. Vending machine according to one of claims 5 to 11,
characterized in that the means (11, 12, 13, 14, 17) include cold accumulators (13) which are attached to the compartments (3). 13. Warenautomat nach Anspruch 12,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Kälteakkus (13) un­terhalb des Bodens der Warenf ächer (3), insbesonde­re im Bereich der Frontöffnung (19), befestigt sind.13. Vending machine according to claim 12,
characterized in that the cold accumulators (13) are fastened below the bottom of the compartments (3), in particular in the region of the front opening (19). 14. Warenautomat nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprü­che,
dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Mittel (11, 12, 13, 14, 17) eine Isolierschicht (14) beinhalten, von der der Warenraum (18) außen umgeben ist.14. Vending machine according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that the means (11, 12, 13, 14, 17) contain an insulating layer (14) by which the goods space (18) is surrounded on the outside.
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