JP2000105859A - External door of automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the labor and time for assembly by fitting an operation board where a paper money slot, a thrown amount display unit, a coin slot, a return lever, and a key are concentrically arranged detachably to a front panel. SOLUTION: The automatic vending machine A is equipped with the external door 1 which can be opened and closed and at the right-side end part on the front of the external door 1, a 1st beltlike area 1a of fixed width L1 is set which extends from the upper end to the lower end of the external door 1. At the height-directionally center part of the 1st area 1a, the paper money slot 2, thrown amount display unit 3, coin slot 4, return lever 5, and key 6 are concentrically arranged in order from the top. The paper money slot 2, thrown amount display unit 3, coin slot 4, return lever 5, and key 6 are concentrically arranged on the operation board 7 which is fitted detachably to an iron panel constituting the 1st area 1a by using screws. Consequently, the operation board 7 is only fitted to the ion panel on the front and then the bill throw-in slot 2, throw-in amount display unit 3, key 6, etc., can be fitted to the iron panel on the front.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an outer door of a vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A bill slot, a coin slot, a return lever, a bill indicator, and a key are arranged on the front of an outer door of a vending machine. Conventionally, a bill slot, a coin slot, a return lever, a bill indicator, and a key have been individually attached to a front panel of an outer door of a vending machine.

[0003]

A bill insertion slot, a coin insertion slot, a return lever, an insertion amount indicator, and a key are individually attached to the front door of a conventional vending machine. There was a problem of hanging. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an outer door of a vending machine that requires less time for assembly.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a bill insertion slot, an insertion amount display,
An outer door of a vending machine, wherein an operation board on which a coin slot, a return lever, and a key are collectively arranged is detachably attached to a front panel. In the outer door of the vending machine according to the present invention, by simply attaching the operation board to the front panel, the bill insertion slot, the insertion amount indicator, the coin insertion slot, the return lever, and the key can be attached to the front panel. No need for assembly. In the present invention, there is provided an operation board in which a bill insertion slot, an insertion amount indicator, a coin insertion slot, a return lever, and a key are collectively arranged, and which is detachable from a front panel of an outer door of a vending machine. By simply attaching the operation board according to the present invention to the front panel of the outer door of the vending machine, the bill slot, the inserted amount indicator, the coin slot, the return lever, and the key can be attached to the front panel of the outer door. By using the operation board according to the present invention, the labor for assembling the outer door of the vending machine can be reduced.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An outer door of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The vending machine A has an outer door 1 that can be opened and closed. The first region 1a of the belt-shaped fixed width L ₁ extending from the upper end to the lower end of the outer door 1 to the right end portion of the front surface of the outer door 1 is set. The first region 1a is constituted by an iron panel. A bill slot 2, a bill indicator 3, a coin slot 4, a return lever 5, and a key 6 are collectively arranged at the center in the height direction of the first area 1a in order from the top. The coin slot 4 and the return lever 5 are arranged side by side at the same height position. The bill slot 2, the inserted amount display 3, the coin slot 4, the return lever 5, and the key 6
They are arranged vertically. The bill slot 2, the inserted amount display 3, the coin slot 4, the return lever 5, and the key 6
They are collectively arranged on an operation board 7 which is detachably attached to the iron panel constituting the first area 1a by using screws. A return port 8 is arranged below the first area 1a.
Fixed width L ₁ is a bill insertion slot 2, slotted amount display 3, a coin slot 4, return lever 5, the key 6, place the return slot 8, and the bill sorting device 9 is arranged behind the bill slot 2 The value is set to a value which is necessary and sufficient to arrange the coin sorting device 10 and the cylindrical coin chute 11 connecting the coin insertion slot 4 and the coin sorting device 10 below and behind the coin slot 4.

[0006] The second region 1b of the belt-like narrow fixed width L ₂ reaching the left end of the front of the outer door 1 from the upper end of the outer door 1 to the lower end is set. The second region 1b is constituted by an iron panel. Fixed width L ₂ is set to a value which gives a necessary and sufficient strength in the left end portion of the front surface.

A first area 1a and a second area 1 are provided on the front surface of the outer door 1.
is sandwiched between the b third region 1c of the strip width L ₃ extending from the upper end to the lower end of the outer door 1 is set. The upper part of the third area 1c is constituted by a transparent plastic panel 12,
The upper end and the lower part are constituted by iron panels. A sample exhibition room for displaying a sample of a product to be sold is arranged behind the transparent plastic panel 12. A product selection button 13 is attached to the transparent plastic panel 12. A product outlet 14 is provided below the third area 1c.
And a ventilation port 15 are arranged. Width L ₃ is determined according to the number of samples to be exhibited in sample exhibition room. If vending machine A is a vending machine with a large number of samples, width L ₃ is set to a large value, and if vending machine A is a vending machine with a small number of samples, width L ₃ is set to a small value. .

In the outer door 1 of the vending machine A, the bill insertion slot 2, the inserted amount display 3, the coin insertion slot 4, the return lever 5, and the key 6 are collectively arranged on the operation board 7, so that the operation is performed. Simply by attaching the substrate 7 to the front iron panel, the bill insertion slot 2, the inserted amount indicator 3, the coin insertion slot 4, the return lever 5, and the key 6 can be attached to the front iron panel.
Therefore, assembling of the outer door 1 of the vending machine A does not require much labor.

[0009]

As described above, in the vending machine outer door according to the present invention, the banknote insertion slot, the insertion amount indicator, the coin insertion slot, the return lever, the key, and the like can be obtained simply by attaching the operation board to the front panel. Can be attached to the front panel, so that assembly is not troublesome. By simply attaching the operation board according to the present invention to the front panel of the outer door of the vending machine, the bill slot, the inserted amount indicator, the coin slot, the return lever, and the key can be attached to the front panel of the outer door. By using the operation board according to the present invention, the labor for assembling the outer door of the vending machine can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a vending machine having an outer door according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an operation unit of an outer door of the vending machine of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view as viewed in the direction of arrows aa in FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 A vending machine 1 outer door 1a 1st area 1b 2nd area 1c 3rd area 2 bill slot 3 insertion amount indicator 4 coin slot 5 return lever 6 key 7 operation board 8 return port 12 transparent plastic panel 13 product selection Button 14 Product outlet 15 Vent

Claims (2)

[Claims] A vending machine characterized in that an operation board on which a bill insertion slot, an insertion amount indicator, a coin insertion slot, a return lever, and a key are collectively arranged is detachably attached to a front panel. door. 2. An operation board in which a bill insertion slot, an insertion amount indicator, a coin insertion slot, a return lever, and a key are collectively arranged, and which is detachable from a front panel of an outer door of a vending machine.