EP1916634B1 - Rotierende Trommel für Verkaufsautomaten mit Geldbehälter - Google Patents

Rotierende Trommel für Verkaufsautomaten mit Geldbehälter Download PDF

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EP1916634B1
EP1916634B1 EP06381044A EP06381044A EP1916634B1 EP 1916634 B1 EP1916634 B1 EP 1916634B1 EP 06381044 A EP06381044 A EP 06381044A EP 06381044 A EP06381044 A EP 06381044A EP 1916634 B1 EP1916634 B1 EP 1916634B1
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Fernandez Gomes Miguel
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/04—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other
    • G07F11/16—Delivery means
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/04—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F13/00—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs
    • G07F13/10—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs with associated dispensing of containers, e.g. cups or other articles

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  • the object of the present invention is a rotating drum of vending machines with money box which allows the user to extract a soluble product contained in a recipient which forms part of a column thereof, in which each of the recipients is partially inserted in that immediately above.
  • the present invention is characterized by the presence of a rotating drum which separates and collects the bottom recipient of the column from that immediately above, so that when a turn is made of the money box handle, the recipient falls into a discharge tube thereof so that the user can collect them.
  • the recipients have in their interior the soluble product delimited by a film which prevents it from spilling out and which is adjacent to the recipient immediately below, since in the column of recipients these are arranged in the reverse position to that of their use.
  • Vending machines with money box are very well known in the state of the art which allow, once a coin is inserted, a handle to be turned and a can or similar to be extracted from the machine.
  • Spanish patent is known with publication number ES2116942 referring to a dispensing mechanism for cans and similar in vending machines with money box which comprises a rotating drum in the form of a tubular body which has an opening for the entry of a can or similar inside a stationary piece, arranged concentrically to the drum.
  • patent GB190906306 referred to improvements in machines for vending or delivering merchandise such as liquids or solid substances in powdered or granular form which discloses a rotating drum of vending machines with money box which have one column of recipients located above the rotating drum whereby the drum has a groove which allows the last recipient of the column to fall by gravity to the interior of the rotating drum and at the same time that it retains the remaining recipients of the column outside of the rotating drum, where in the column, each of the recipients is partially inserted in that immediately above.
  • the recipient inmediately above of the bottom recipient doesn't begin to travel the first segment of the spiral until the bottom recipient falls into the interior of the drum by the effect of gravity, reason why there is no continuity in the column of recipients, and the recipient inmediately above of the bottom recipient can be blocked between the column of recipients and the rotating drum.
  • the present invention relates to a rotating drum of vending machines with money box which allows the user to extract a soluble product contained in a recipient which is part of a column thereof.
  • This type of recipient which is not the object of the present invention, is usually plastic cups which are arranged in a column in the reverse position to that of their final use.
  • the recipients have in their interior the soluble product delimited by a film which prevents it from spilling out and which is adjacent to the bottom of the recipient immediately below, so that each of the recipients is partially inserted in that immediately above, a gap existing between the upper rims of two consecutive recipients due to the soluble product.
  • the vending machines wherein the rotating drum of the present invention is inserted have a rotating circular recipient holder with a series of holes along its periphery to hold the lower elements of each of the columns of products, containers or recipients.
  • the rotating drum is hollow in order to house the recipients, where its external wall is spiral in form, so that the initial part begins on the periphery of the drum and after one turn, the final part finishes facing the initial part through the interior of the drum, and separated by a certain distance.
  • the spiral grows in height in the first segment, there being a step thereafter that maintains the height constant until the final segment.
  • the product column selected by the user of the circular recipient holder is located on the external wall of the rotating drum and more specifically, on the area behind the step in height.
  • the drum rotates, so that the bottom recipient which is inside that immediately above, proceeds to pass along the last segment of the spiral until reaching the initial segment.
  • the bottom recipient travels the last segment of the spiral while the recipient immediately above begins to travel the first segment of the spiral.
  • the first part of the spiral is in the bottom part, adjacent to the discharge tube of the machine, whereby the recipient falls in its position of use to be collected by the user.
  • the selected column of recipients is again located over the area behind the step in height of the external wall of the rotating drum, whereby the recipient that now occupies the bottom position cannot fall inside the rotating drum, the machine being ready for a new operation of extraction of a recipient after introducing a coin in the money box.
  • the user removes the film that protects the soluble product, fills the recipient with hot or cold water, and stirs it to prepare his drink.
  • the object of the present invention is a rotating drum (1) of vending machines with money box which allows the user to extract a soluble product (2) contained in a recipient (3.1, 3.2) which forms part of a column (3) thereof.
  • each recipient becomes the bottom one when that preceding it has fallen in the rotating drum, for a better understanding of the invention it will be considered that the column of recipients has only two recipients (3.1, 3.2), the bottom one (3.1) and that immediately above (3.2).
  • the recipients (3.1, 3.2) hold in their interior the soluble product (2) delimited by a plastic film (4) which prevents it spilling out and which is adjacent to the base of the bottom recipient (3.1), so that each of the recipients (3.1, 3.2) is partially inserted in that immediately above (3.2), since a gap exists between the two consecutive recipients (3.1, 3.2) due to the soluble product (2).
  • the vending machines wherein the rotating drum (1) of the present invention is inserted have a rotating circular recipient holder (5) with a series of holes (5.1) around its periphery to house the bottom elements of each of the columns of products, containers or recipients (3.1, 3.2).
  • the rotating drum (1) hollow in order to house the recipients, has an external wall in spiral form, so that the initial segment (1.1) begins on the periphery of the rotating drum (1) and after one turn, its final segment (1.2) finishes facing the initial segment (1.1) through the interior of the rotating drum (1) and is separated from the initial segment (1.1) by a certain distance, which in this example of preferred embodiment is the thickness of the soluble product (2) of the recipients (3.1, 3.2).
  • the spiral grows in height in the initial segment (1.1), there being thereafter a step which maintains the height constant over the final segment (1.2) of the spiral.
  • the product column selected by the user of the circular recipient holder (5) rests on the external wall of the rotating drum and more specifically, on the area behind the step in height which corresponds with the initial area (1.2.1) of the final segment (1.2).
  • the bottom recipient (3.1) rests on the final segment (1.2) of the spiral while the front rim (3.2.1) of the recipient immediately above (3.2) rests on the initial segment (1.1) of the spiral, as is shown in Figure 3 .
  • the first segment (1.1) of the spiral is located on the bottom part of the rotating drum (1), adjacent to a discharge tube of the machine, whereby the bottom recipient (3.1) falls once again by gravity, this time to the discharge tube to which the user has access.
  • the selected column of recipients rests on the initial area (1.2.1) of the final segment (1.2) of the spiral, the machine being ready for a new operation of extraction of a recipient from any of the columns (3) mounted in the circular recipient holder (5), after the introduction of a coin in the money box.
  • this relates to a rotating drum (1) of vending machines with money box of among those which have at least one column (3) of products, containers or recipients (3.1, 3.2) located above the rotating drum (1) that has a spiral which allows the last recipient (3.1) of the column (3) to fall by gravity to the interior of the rotating drum (1) at the same time that it retains the remaining recipients of the column (3) outside of the rotating drum (1), where in the column, each of the recipients (3.1, 3.2) is partially inserted in that immediately above characterised in that the spiral has an initial segment (1.1) which begins on the periphery of the rotating drum (1) and after one turn of spiral, a final segment (1.2) finishes facing the initial segment (1.1) through the interior of the rotating drum (1), and is separated from the initial segment (1.1) by a certain distance.

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  1. Rotierende Trommel in Verkaufsautomaten mit Geldbehälter und mindestens einer Säule (3) aus Produkten, Behältern oder Gefäßen (3.1, 3.2), die über der rotierenden Trommel (1) angebracht sind, welche eine Spirale umfasst, die den schwerebedingten Fall des letzten Behälters (3.1) der Säule (3) ins Trommelinnere freigibt und gleichzeitig die verbleibenden Behälter der Säule (3) außerhalb der Trommel (1) hält, während jeder der Behälter (3.1, 3.2) teilweise in den unmittelbar darüber liegenden Behälter eingefügt ist, wobei ein Anfangsabschnitt (erster Abschnitt, 1.1) der Spirale von der Peripherie (dem Rand) der rotierenden Trommel (1) ausgeht und ein Endabschnitt (1.2) nach einer Umdrehung der Spirale durch das Innere der rotierenden Trommel (1) dem Anfangsabschnitt (1.1) gegenüberliegt und von letzterem Abschnitt einen bestimmten Abstand einhält.
  2. Rotierende Trommel in Verkaufsautomaten mit Geldbehälter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch ausgezeichnet, dass über der rotierenden Trommel (1) eine runde rotierende Halterung (5) für Behälter angebracht ist, die an ihrer Peripherie (ihrem Rand) über eine Reihe von Öffnungen (5.1) verfügt, welche die unteren Produkte, Behälter oder Gefäße (3.1, 3.2) der Säulen (3) beherbergen, unter denen der Benutzer wählen kann.
  3. Rotierende Trommel in Verkaufsautomaten mit Geldbehälter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch ausgezeichnet, dass die Behälter (3.1, 3.2) in ihrem Inneren ein Iösliches Produkt (2) enthalten, das von einem Film (4) überzogen ist, der das Verschütten verhindert und neben dem unteren Abschnitt des unteren Behälters (3.1) angebracht ist.
  4. Rotierende Trommel in Verkaufsautomaten mit Geldbehälter nach Anspruch 3, dadurch ausgezeichnet, dass der Abstand zwischen dem Endabschnitt (1.2) und dem Anfangsabschnitt (1.1) der Spirale der Dicke des in den Behältern (3.1, 3.2) vorhandenen löslichen Produkts (2) gleicht.
  5. Rotierende Trommel in Verkaufsautomaten mit Geldbehälter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch ausgezeichnet, dass die Höhe der Spirale im Anfangsabschnitt (1.1) zunimmt, aber danach eine Stufe angebracht ist, welche die Höhe der Spirale entlang ihres Endabschnitts (1.2) konstant hält.
  6. Rotierende Trommel in Verkaufsautomaten mit Geldbehälter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch ausgezeichnet, dass anfänglich, bevor man den Handhebel des Geldbehälters betätigt, um die rotierende Trommel (1) in Drehung zu versetzen, die Säule (3) aus Behältern (3.1, 3.2) an der Außenwand einer Anfangsfläche (1.2.1) des Endabschnitts (1.2) der Spirale anliegt.
  7. Rotierende Trommel in Verkaufsautomaten mit Geldbehälter nach Anspruch 6, dadurch ausgezeichnet, dass der untere Behälter (3.1) nach Drehung des Handhebels des Geldbehälters durch den Benutzer auf dem Endabschnitt (1.2) der Spirale zum Stehen kommt, während der vordere Rand (3.2.1) des unmittelbar darüber liegenden Behälters (3.2) auf dem Anfangsabschnitt (1.1) der Spirale ruht.
  8. Rotierende Trommel in Verkaufsautomaten mit Geldbehälter nach Anspruch 7, dadurch ausgezeichnet, dass der untere Behälter (3.1) bei weiterer Drehung des Handhebels des Geldbehälters auf der Spirale keine Auflage mehr findet und schwerebedingt ins Innere der rotierenden Trommel (1) fällt.
  9. Rotierende Trommel in Verkaufsautomaten mit Geldbehälter nach Anspruch 8, dadurch ausgezeichnet, dass der Anfangsabschnitt (1.1) der Spirale nach einer vollen Umdrehung des Handhebels des Geldbehälters auf dem unteren Teil der rotierenden Trommel (1) neben einem Ausgaberohr der Maschine zum Stillstand kommt, wodurch der untere Behälter (3.1) erneut schwerebedingt fällt, diesmal ins Ausgaberohr, zu dem der Benutzer Zugang hat.
  10. Rotierende Trommel in Verkaufsautomaten mit Geldbehälter nach Anspruch 8, dadurch ausgezeichnet, dass die gewählte Säule aus Behältern nach einer vollen Umdrehung des Handhebels des Geldbehälters auf der Anfangsfläche (1.2.1) des Endabschnitts (1.2) der Spirale aufliegt und die Maschine somit für einen neuerlichen Entnahmevorgang bereit ist.
  11. Rotierende Trommel in Verkaufsautomaten mit Geldbehälter nach Anspruch 1, dadurch ausgezeichnet, dass die Behälter (3.1, 3.2) in der Säule (3) in der dem Gebrauch entgegengesetzten Position angeordnet sind.
  12. Rotierende Trommel in Verkaufsautomaten mit Geldbehälter nach Anspruch 9, dadurch ausgezeichnet, dass der untere Behälter (3.1) in Gebrauchsposition ins Ausgaberohr fällt.
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