EP1118968A1 - Machine de vente de produit chaud à l'unité - Google Patents

Machine de vente de produit chaud à l'unité Download PDF

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EP1118968A1
EP1118968A1 EP00101082A EP00101082A EP1118968A1 EP 1118968 A1 EP1118968 A1 EP 1118968A1 EP 00101082 A EP00101082 A EP 00101082A EP 00101082 A EP00101082 A EP 00101082A EP 1118968 A1 EP1118968 A1 EP 1118968A1
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Kai Janssen
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Meica Ammerlandische Fleischwarenfabrik Fritz Meinen & Co GmbH
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Priority to DE50001696T priority patent/DE50001696D1/de
Priority to EP00101082A priority patent/EP1118968B1/fr
Priority to AU2001237313A priority patent/AU2001237313A1/en
Priority to PL01356841A priority patent/PL356841A1/xx
Priority to PCT/EP2001/000506 priority patent/WO2001054089A1/fr
Priority to US10/181,861 priority patent/US20030010220A1/en
Priority to JP2001554310A priority patent/JP2003527682A/ja
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
    • H05B6/64—Heating using microwaves
    • H05B6/80—Apparatus for specific applications
    • H05B6/808—Microwave heating adapted for vending machines
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/0064—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for processing of food articles
    • G07F17/0078—Food articles which need to be processed for dispensing in a hot or cooked condition, e.g. popcorn, nuts
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
    • G07F9/10—Casings or parts thereof, e.g. with means for heating or cooling
    • G07F9/105—Heating or cooling means, for temperature and humidity control, for the conditioning of articles and their storage

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  • the invention relates to a vending machine for lumpy hot products. It contains a magazine for a variety of products, a delivery path to deliver one from the customer selected product and a heating device.
  • the invention has for its object a vending machine to create with a particularly simple structure.
  • the solution lies in the features of claim 1 and preferably in those of the subclaims. Accordingly, it is provided that the heating device is provided with a wave resonator, falling section of the delivery path, which is limited on the underside by a switchable locking element is. As soon as a product is selected, from the associated magazine compartment released and under the effect of its gravity has reached the discharge route, it is blocked by the locking element Area of the heater until it is held has the desired temperature and then released for delivery.
  • the heating device is expediently a microwave resonator, which is controlled depending on a sensor the presence of a product in the microwave range notes.
  • a particularly simple constructive solution exists in that the locking element as a load-sensitive presence sensor is trained.
  • the blocking element a closed at rest, downward opening flap by a spring or weight force, which is less than the product weight, in a first Closed position is pushed. It shows a second, deeper located closed position, which is defined by a stop is. In the first and / or the second closed position it works together with a signal generator. As long as the heating device empty and the locking element is not loaded, the locking element is in the first closed position. If a locking element falls into the heater, the locking element is loaded and reaches the second Closed position. The signal generator changes its switching position and in this way reports the presence of the product. It forms both a presence sensor for operation the heating device as well as a dispensing sensor for the control of the magazine.
  • the stop that defines the second closed position is expediently formed by a switchable latch which withdrawn to release the product when the Heating process is complete.
  • the control device which is both the heating device also controls the locking element, designed so that the locking element only after a predetermined period of time after opening of the heating device is opened.
  • the vending machine is surrounded by a cabinet-shaped housing 1 locked in. This is indicated by a control panel in the front 2 and a removal tray 3 for removing the selected Product. If you open the door that forms the front, see above results in the view of FIG. 2, in which, for the sake of simplicity those structural parts are omitted, which for Hold the functional parts described below.
  • Dispensing route designated.
  • the functional interaction between the controls on Table 2 and the magazine or delivery route is determined by a control device 9.
  • the magazine plate 5 rests on two pairs of pendulum supports 12, 13 which are bistable with a spring 14 of the magazine plate 5 allow two end positions, namely the one in FIG. 2 shown, approximately horizontal operating position within the Cabinet and that shown in Fig. 3, forward from the Cabinet moved and tilted position in which the magazine for filling and maintenance is more easily accessible.
  • the magazine plate 5 receives seven magazine drums 4, namely one centrally located and six evenly around it magazine drums lying around. This results in a good one Use of space.
  • Each magazine drum 4 contains between one cylindrical outer wall 16 and a cylindrical inner wall 17 a closed ring of magazine compartments 18, each have the same width in the circumferential direction.
  • the inner one Wall 17 carries inwardly projecting projections 19, each are locally matched to a magazine compartment.
  • the magazine compartments 18 are open at the top and bottom.
  • the space enclosed by the inner wall 17 is down open while covered by a plate 20 above which contains a coupling opening 21 in the center, which is shown in FIG Example is square.
  • the magazine drums rest on the magazine plate 15 and are centered and rotated by a coupling pin 22 driven, which engages in the coupling opening 21 appropriately and protrudes from a drive column 23 above.
  • This pillar contains a geared motor, its output shaft is connected to the coupling pin 22.
  • 2 and 3 are two such drive columns 23 without those to be placed on them Magazine drums 4 shown.
  • FIG. 5 the arrangement of magazine 4 and drive column 23 shows with plate 20 removed, it can be seen that the drive column 23 a limit switch 24 with a switch sensor 25 carries.
  • the latter is arranged so that it matches the inner Projections 19 of the magazine drum cooperates and upon rotation then the magazine drum 4 in the direction of arrow 26 emits a position signal if one of the magazine compartments 18 above one indicated by cross hatching in FIG. 5 Openings 30 are located in the magazine plate 5.
  • the rotary drive is stopped, so that a gradual rotary feed of the drum results.
  • Each magazine drum is a sign on the control panel 2 31 assigned, which identifies the product contained in each case. There are also two on each of these signs 31 Keys 32, the use of which the customer can indicate whether he wants the product to be cold or heated.
  • the control device 9 causes a rotation of the concerned Magazine drum 4 in the direction of arrow 26 until a full one Magazine 18 is located above the discharge opening 30. The product then falls through opening 30 into the delivery path.
  • Other control details have been discussed above explained below.
  • the discharge openings 30 are located within the catchment circle 34 (Fig. 4) of the funnel 6. That from some discharge opening 30 falling out product is therefore certain caught by the funnel 6.
  • the heating device 7 follows in the discharge path, in which he from a tube 40 made of a suitable dielectric, for example Plastic is formed.
  • This tube 40 is from surrounded a round resonator 41 for microwaves, in which the Antenna 42 of a magnetron protrudes.
  • Suitable unmoving Reflectors 43 and / or moving reflectors 44 can be provided to be an even distribution of energy in the area to ensure the dash-dotted product 35.
  • the position of the product is determined by a flap 50 which is always closed when a product is released from the magazine becomes. The product is therefore always in the heating station caught.
  • the flap 50 is in the vicinity of the wall of the tube 40 at 51 pivoted about a horizontal axis, on the one hand the locked position and on the other hand the dotted one To be able to take the open position, in which the sheet of the flap parallel to the pipe wall approximately on this is present in order to leave a maximum passage cross-section.
  • tube 40 contains an interior Projection 39, which the product on the open flap 50th passed by.
  • the flap is included an arm 52 connected, the end of which is immediate or via a Thread connection 53 carries a weight 54. Instead the flap could also be connected to a spring.
  • the Weight 54 or the spring is dimensioned and arranged so that the flap 50 is thus securely held in the locked position as long as it is not burdened by the product. On the other hand the weight is so light that the flap under the weight of the product is surely opened to it let through. So that the product temporarily in the heating device is held, a magnetic latch 55 provided that in the state indicated in Fig. 7 Flap lever 52 holds in the locked position and (across to Drawing level) can be withdrawn to release it.
  • the magnetic latch 55 is in a certain distance from the position in which the flap lever 52 is in this end position. As soon as the valve is loaded by the product, it swivels so far until it is held by the latch 55, in the position drawn with solid lines. The Difference between these two (dash-dotted or positions drawn in solid lines is used to control the Check the presence of the product. To this end is in the area in which the flap lever 52 is in its end position (dash-dotted), a sensor 56 arranged, for example a light barrier or a Magnetic switch. The switching state of this sensor changes as soon as the flap out of its end position shown in dash-dotted lines in the bolt position shown with solid lines reached. The signal that the sensor 56 in the latter Trap sent out by the control device as a sign evaluated for the presence of a product.
  • the signal is important for the operation of the heating device 7. Only if there is a presence signal the control device enables the heating device to be switched on to.
  • the signal is also important for control of the magazine because it indicates that a product has been dispensed has been; so it forms a delivery signal that from the Control device used for controlling the magazine becomes. As soon as a customer has requested a product, the drum containing the product step by step for so long rotated until the delivery signal occurs.
  • the flap will be closed 50 immediately after the presence / delivery signal arrives opened by withdrawing the magnetic latch 55 becomes. If he has requested it hotly, the magnetic latch remains 55 closed for the time being.
  • the heating device is turned on for a predetermined period of time. After that one can leave a predetermined one until the bolt 55 is withdrawn Time period pass to side effects that may be accompanied by heating (e.g. flatulence of the packaging) to subside before the product is used Removal is released.

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  • Control Of Vending Devices And Auxiliary Devices For Vending Devices (AREA)
EP00101082A 2000-01-20 2000-01-20 Machine de vente de produit chaud à l'unité Expired - Lifetime EP1118968B1 (fr)

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DE50001696T DE50001696D1 (de) 2000-01-20 2000-01-20 Verkaufsautomat für einstückiges Heissprodukt
EP00101082A EP1118968B1 (fr) 2000-01-20 2000-01-20 Machine de vente de produit chaud à l'unité
AT00101082T ATE237172T1 (de) 2000-01-20 2000-01-20 Verkaufsautomat für einstückiges heissprodukt
PL01356841A PL356841A1 (en) 2000-01-20 2001-01-17 Vending machine for a single-piece heated product
AU2001237313A AU2001237313A1 (en) 2000-01-20 2001-01-17 Vending machine for a single-piece heated product
PCT/EP2001/000506 WO2001054089A1 (fr) 2000-01-20 2001-01-17 Distributeur automatique pour produit monobloc fourni chaud
US10/181,861 US20030010220A1 (en) 2000-01-20 2001-01-17 Vending machine for a single-piece heated product
JP2001554310A JP2003527682A (ja) 2000-01-20 2001-01-17 単一個の加熱物品の自動販売機

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DE2205631A1 (de) * 1972-02-07 1973-10-25 Kurt Paar Heisswurstautomat mit mikrowellenheizung, muenzautomat
US4051772A (en) * 1974-12-09 1977-10-04 Johansson Reinhold A Machine for dispensing heated sausage from a cold storage compartment
FR2458851A1 (fr) * 1979-06-05 1981-01-02 Juillet Hubert Distributeur cryogenique
WO1995003593A1 (fr) * 1993-07-22 1995-02-02 John Nicholas Reid Machine distributrice

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DE933666C (de) * 1952-07-18 1955-09-29 Jens Aage Clausen Automat zum Verkauf von heissen Wuerstchen
DE2205631A1 (de) * 1972-02-07 1973-10-25 Kurt Paar Heisswurstautomat mit mikrowellenheizung, muenzautomat
US4051772A (en) * 1974-12-09 1977-10-04 Johansson Reinhold A Machine for dispensing heated sausage from a cold storage compartment
FR2458851A1 (fr) * 1979-06-05 1981-01-02 Juillet Hubert Distributeur cryogenique
WO1995003593A1 (fr) * 1993-07-22 1995-02-02 John Nicholas Reid Machine distributrice

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WO2016130004A1 (fr) * 2015-02-12 2016-08-18 Bistrotec Holding B.V. Distributeur automatique de produits alimentaires chauffés et gobelet destiné à être utilisé dans le distributeur automatique
NL2014278B1 (nl) * 2015-02-12 2016-10-13 Bistrotec Holding B V Verkoopautomaat voor verwarmde voedselproducten en beker voor toepassing in de verkoopautomaat.

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EP1118968B1 (fr) 2003-04-09
ATE237172T1 (de) 2003-04-15
JP2003527682A (ja) 2003-09-16
AU2001237313A1 (en) 2001-07-31
DE50001696D1 (de) 2003-05-15

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