EP1998297B2 - Distributeur automatique amélioré - Google Patents
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- EP1998297B2 EP1998297B2 EP07425356A EP07425356A EP1998297B2 EP 1998297 B2 EP1998297 B2 EP 1998297B2 EP 07425356 A EP07425356 A EP 07425356A EP 07425356 A EP07425356 A EP 07425356A EP 1998297 B2 EP1998297 B2 EP 1998297B2
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- G07F13/00—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs
- G07F13/06—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs with selective dispensing of different fluids or materials or mixtures thereof
- G07F13/065—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs with selective dispensing of different fluids or materials or mixtures thereof for drink preparation
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- 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 present invention relates to an improved automatic vending machine according to the preamble of claim 1, in particular for hot beverages such as tea, coffee, chocolate, cappuccino and the like.
- the reliability of the vending machines is therefore increasingly important: if a machine is out of order even for a short period of time, negative consequences may be suffered both in terms of lost revenue and in terms of bad publicity owing to the large number of potential customers who are unable to avail themselves of the products in the machine.
- US2004/069795 discloses a vending machine in which the access to the collected money is given on the rear side of the machine, by way of a pivoting collector mounted on an extractable sliding frame.
- FR2883089 discloses a vending machine in which the selection means are located on a front panel, which may be pivoted along a top horizontal axis for allowing access to the inside of the vending machine.
- EP1526485 discloses a vending machine comprising an openable cabinet and an inside trolley, in which the cabinet has a pivoting door which may be opened for servicing the trolley.
- GB2155907 discloses a vending machine in which some internal components, namely the ingredient container, the cup-filling station and the cup-supply device are mounted for a pivotal movement about a vertical axis, enabling ease of access to them and to other components within the machine for cleaning and replenishing.
- the object of the present invention is to provide an automatic vending machine which minimizes the potential losses resulting from a vending machine which is faulty or under repair.
- this object is achieved by means of an automatic vending machine according to Claim 1 and/or by means of a method according to Claim 9.
- 1 denotes overall an automatic vending machine, comprising a frame 2, defining a volume able to house the internal components necessary for operation of the said vending machine.
- This frame 2 is normally closed by a front panel 3 which is normally opened only for the maintenance and/or product replenishing operations.
- the frame 2 also has, mounted thereon, the components, which may also be partially external, such as, for example, the devices necessary for interfacing with the user.
- the vending machine 1 comprises an internal frame 4 which supports movably with respect to the frame 2 substantially all the internal components necessary for and/or serving the function of preparing the beverages.
- the components for preparation of the beverages may be regarded as being all the components for dispensing and heating the water, for performing mixing with the milk, tea or coffee and for thetransfer of the beverage thus formed to the dispensing point, where it will be introduced into a cup, if necessary provided with a spoon, and to which sugar is added as required.
- the internal frame 4 shown in Figures 1 and 2 comprises a sliding base 5, which is mounted slidably with respect to the frame 2, for example by means of roller wheels 6 which travel inside horizontal guides fixed to the frame 2, and a rotating frame 7, mounted rotatably, for example about a vertical axis of rotation, with respect to the frame 2.
- the sliding base 5 may therefore pass from a retracted position, corresponding to the end-of-travel point furthest from the door 3 of the vending machine 1, to an advanced position.
- the rotating frame 7 is mounted rotatably on the sliding base 5, for example with its own axis of rotation passing through the centre of the sliding base 5.
- the rotating frame 7 is therefore rotatable and displaceable with respect to the frame 2.
- the rotating frame 7 may rotate more easily about its axis when the sliding base is in the advanced position.
- Figures 5 to 9 show four different positions of the internal frame 4, which are schematically represented by means of a view, from above, of the internal components mounted on the internal frame 4: in Figure 6 , the internal frame 4 is in the working position, with the sliding base 5 in the retracted position: in Figure 7 the sliding base 5 is in the advanced position and the internal components which are mounted frontally are accessible;
- Figures 8 and 9 show two different angles of rotation of the rotating frame 7: in Figure 9 , the angle is 180° and the internal components mounted at the rear are accessible.
- the rotating frame 7 comprises two uprights 8, 9 which are fixed to a base 10.
- the figures show two cross-pieces 11, 12 which are fixed to the uprights 8, 9 and to the base 10, respectively.
- the cross-piece 11 may further comprise a C-shaped part 13 for mounting the container with the coffee grains.
- the uprights 8, 9 define a front side F and a rear side P of the rotating frame 7: they are arranged, symmetrically, in the rear half of the said base 10.
- Both the base 10 and the sliding base 5 have an opening 14 which is able to allow the physical connection means, for connecting together the internal components and the remainder of the vending machine, to pass through.
- the opening 14 is large enough to allow all the physical connection means (not shown in the figures) to pass through. These include, for example, water supply and discharge pipes, power supply cables, the pipe for discharging the coffee grounds, or data transmission cables (if present). These physical connection means are known in the art and will therefore not be described further.
- the opening 14 shown in the figures has a diameter of about 200-280 mm, but other dimensions are possible.
- the internal frame 4 is secured to the frame 2 by suitable fixing means so as to be able to be fixed in the working position, for example by means of screws, bolts or spring systems, so that an operator may easily render them movable with respect to each other and, if necessary, separate them; the two frames 2, 4 are therefore not irreversibly fastened together, for example by means of welding, brazing, bonding or the like.
- Connection means which allow relative rotation, but prevent relative axial movement, are present between rotating frame 7 and sliding base 5.
- connection means comprise a swivel ring 15 so as to allow the physical connection means to pass through.
- connection means comprise rolling means, such as, for example, wheels 16.
- the frame 2 and/or the internal frame 4 may comprise stop means for preventing an excessive rotation of the rotating frame 7 relative to the frame 2 from twisting excessively the ducts inside the swivel ring 15.
- the angle through which the rotating frame 7 is free to rotate relative to the sliding base 5 is such as to allow an operator access to the entire rear part of the rotating frame 7.
- This angle is advantageously greater than 100°, for example greater than 180° for each direction, and is preferably less than 270°.
- the angle of rotation may be at least 270° and is advantageously about 360°.
- indexing means may also be envisaged for defining preferred angular positions of relative stability during rotation of sliding base 5 and rotating frame 7.
- the internal frame 4 has, mounted thereon, some internal components which are accessible from the front side and some internal components which are accessible from the rear side, namely after the internal frame 4 has been rotated relative to its working position.
- the components mounted on the internal frame 4 so as to be accessible from the front are: the containers 17 for the products, except for spoons, sugar and cups, and the associated dispensing pipes, the ground-coffee dispensing system 18, including the grinder and the proportioning device, the product mixers 19, the coffee grounds discharge pipes (not shown), and the ducts for conveying the prepared beverage from the mixer to the dispensing point (not shown).
- the components mounted on the internal frame 4 so as to be accessible at the rear are: the product mixer motors 20, the hydraulic system comprising the boiler 21, the water pump, the mixing and regulating solenoid valves, the motor of the ground coffee dispensing system, the gear motors 22 for the product dispensers arranged at the front, the mains voltage transformer 23, the switchboard with fuses, the power control board 24 and the associated connections 25.
- the components fixed directly onto the frame 2 are the selection electronics, the money control and storage devices, the systems for collecting and temporarily storing the solid and liquid waste, while the cup, sugar and spoon dispensers (not shown) may also be mounted directly on the front panel 3.
- the present invention it is possible, during production of the vending machine 1, to pre-assemble on the internal frame 4 all the components which must be fixed thereto, obtaining a functionally complete unit on which it is possible to perform reliability tests so as to detect most of the anomalies before final assembly inside the frame 2, namely before the vending machine 1 is distributed.
- vending machine 1 may be fully operational even when the internal frame 4 is in the position shown in Figure 9 , with the door open.
- the internal components are fixed to the internal frame 4 before the latter is in turn fixed to the frame 2.
- the internal frame 4 together with the components mounted on it, forms a completely autonomous and operational modular unit and, should it be necessary, all the internal components of the vending machine 1 may be easily replaced by simply supplying and replacing the old unit with a new unit at the installation site.
- the vending machine 1 according to the present invention is therefore assembled in the following manner: firstly the internal components are mounted on the rotating frame 7 of the internal frame 4 and operation of the entire unit is tested.
- the internal frame 4 is mounted in the frame 2 in the working position, performing the necessary physical connections, for example for water, electricity and data.
- the working position of the internal frame is the one where the front side F is directed towards the opening of the vending machine 1 and the internal frame 4 is situated in the retracted position.
- the vending machine 1 allows the downtime due to malfunctions to be reduced to a minimum, allowing preliminary testing of its internal components; it also allows repair of the vending machine to be performed such that it resembles a replenishing operation.
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Claims (10)
- Distributeur automatique (1) comportant:- un cadre (2) définissant intérieurement un volume pour loger les composants intérieurs nécessaires au fonctionnement du distributeur automatique (1);- ledit cadre (2) soutenant une première partie desdits composants intérieurs;où
ledit distributeur automatique (1) comporte un cadre intérieur (4) en mesure de soutenir une seconde partie desdits composants intérieurs de façon mobile par rapport audit cadre (2), entre une première position avancée et une seconde position de travail;
ledit cadre intérieur (4) étant mobile à son tour par rapport audit cadre (2), entre ladite première position avancée et ladite seconde position de travail,
ledit cadre intérieur (4) comportant un cadre pivotant (7) qui est monté rotativement par rapport audit cadre (2) ledit cadre pivotant (7) comporte un cercle de rotation (15) définissant l'axe de rotation dudit cadre intérieur (4) par rapport audit cadre (2).
caractérisé en ce que
les moyens de liaison physique reliant ensemble ladite seconde partie des composants intérieurs, les composants intérieurs résiduels et le côté extérieur du distributeur automatique (1) passent à l'intérieur dudit cercle de rotation (16), où lesdits moyens de liaison physique comprennent le tuyau pour décharger le marc de café. - Distributeur automatique (1) selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel ladite seconde partie desdits composants intérieurs constitue la plupart desdits composants intérieurs.
- Distributeur automatique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit cadre intérieur soutient au moins tous les composants intérieurs nécessaires à la préparation des boissons, y compris l'électronique de commande.
- Distributeur automatique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit cadre pivotant (7) peut tourner par rapport audit cadre (2) de l'ordre d'au moins 100° dans chaque sens, depuis l'orientation correspondant à celle du fonctionnement normal dudit distributeur automatique (1).
- Distributeur automatique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comportant des moyens de limitation de la rotation en mesure de limiter la rotation dudit cadre pivotant (7) par rapport audit cadre (2), de façon à empêcher une torsion excessive des moyens de liaison physique reliant ensemble ladite seconde partie des composants intérieurs, les composants intérieurs résiduels et le côté extérieur du distributeur automatique (1)
- Distributeur automatique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit distributeur automatique (1) comporte des moyens d'indexation en mesure de définir une ou plusieurs positions angulaires d'équilibre stable pendant la rotation dudit cadre pivotant (7) par rapport audit cadre (2)
- Distributeur automatique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel ledit cadre intérieur (4) comporte un socle coulissant (5) qui est monté de façon coulissante par rapport audit cadre (2) entre une position rentrée et une position avancée.
- Procédé de fabrication d'un distributeur automatique de boissons (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comportant, en séquence, les étapes de:(a) montage de ladite seconde partie desdits composants intérieurs sur ledit cadre intérieur (4);(b) montage dudit cadre intérieur (4) dans ledit cadre (2), le cadre intérieur (4) comportant le cadre pivotant (7) qui est monté relativement par rapport audit cadre (2) et qui comporte le cercle de rotation (15) définissant l'axe de rotation du cadre intérieur (4) par rapport audit cadre (2).
- Procédé selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel ladite seconde partie desdits composants intérieurs est montée de sorte qu'elle soit en mesure d'être laissé tourner et déplacer par rapport audit cadre (2).
- Procédé selon la revendication 9 ou 10, comportant, en séquence, les étapes de :(c) positionnement dudit cadre pivotant (7) par rapport audit cadre (2), dans la position angulaire correspondant à celle du fonctionnement normal dudit distributeur automatique ;(z) fermeture de la porte (3) dudit distributeur automatique (1) ;dans lequel les étapes (a), (b), (c) et (z) sont exécutées d'après cette séquence.
Priority Applications (1)
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EP08171998A EP2061012A1 (fr) | 2007-06-01 | 2007-06-07 | Distributeur automatique amélioré |
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IT001130A ITMI20071130A1 (it) | 2007-06-01 | 2007-06-01 | Distributore automatico perfezionato. |
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EP08171998A Division EP2061012A1 (fr) | 2007-06-01 | 2007-06-07 | Distributeur automatique amélioré |
EP08171998.1 Division-Into | 2008-12-17 |
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EP1998297A1 EP1998297A1 (fr) | 2008-12-03 |
EP1998297B1 EP1998297B1 (fr) | 2009-03-18 |
EP1998297B2 true EP1998297B2 (fr) | 2012-05-09 |
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EP08171998A Withdrawn EP2061012A1 (fr) | 2007-06-01 | 2007-06-07 | Distributeur automatique amélioré |
EP07425356A Not-in-force EP1998297B2 (fr) | 2007-06-01 | 2007-06-07 | Distributeur automatique amélioré |
EP07020463.1A Not-in-force EP1998296B1 (fr) | 2007-06-01 | 2007-10-19 | Distributeur automatique de boissons chaudes |
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EP08171998A Withdrawn EP2061012A1 (fr) | 2007-06-01 | 2007-06-07 | Distributeur automatique amélioré |
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EP07020463.1A Not-in-force EP1998296B1 (fr) | 2007-06-01 | 2007-10-19 | Distributeur automatique de boissons chaudes |
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EP (3) | EP2061012A1 (fr) |
AT (1) | ATE426223T1 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE602007000728D1 (fr) |
ES (2) | ES2323521T5 (fr) |
IT (1) | ITMI20071130A1 (fr) |
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- 2007-06-07 EP EP07425356A patent/EP1998297B2/fr not_active Not-in-force
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- 2007-10-19 EP EP07020463.1A patent/EP1998296B1/fr not_active Not-in-force
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EP1998296A1 (fr) | 2008-12-03 |
ES2431329T3 (es) | 2013-11-26 |
EP1998297B1 (fr) | 2009-03-18 |
DE602007000728D1 (de) | 2009-04-30 |
ES2323521T5 (es) | 2012-07-03 |
ES2323521T3 (es) | 2009-07-17 |
EP1998297A1 (fr) | 2008-12-03 |
ITMI20071130A1 (it) | 2008-12-02 |
EP1998296B1 (fr) | 2013-07-17 |
EP2061012A1 (fr) | 2009-05-20 |
ATE426223T1 (de) | 2009-04-15 |
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