JP2000113291A - Merchandise selecting device and vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a merchandise selecting device which a front surface board is easily removed from and fitted to in a short time even at the time of using multiple switch bodies. SOLUTION: The front surface board 45 is arranged at the front surface side of a fitting board 41 and the plural switch bodies 17 are attached by putting-through from the side of the front surface board 45 to the side of the fitting board 41. Each switch body 17 is provided with a lock part 54 to be locked to either one of the front surface board 45 or the fitting board 41 so as to be attachable/detachable. The fitting board 41 is provided with plural through-holes 46 where the switch bodies 17 are put through are arranged on the front surface board 45. Lock holes 58 where the switch body 17 is put through and also where the lock part 54 of the switch body 17 is locked and non-lock holes 59 where the switch body 17 is put through and also where the lock part 54 of the switch body 17 is not locked.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise selection device having a plurality of switch bodies for merchandise selection and a vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a cup dispenser or a cup-type beverage vending machine which pours a beverage into a cup to provide and sell the beverage has been used for selecting a product (beverage) on the front of a door of a vending machine body. Equipment.

In this product selection device, a transparent surface plate (sign board) such as an acrylic plate is arranged on the front side of a mounting plate provided on a door body, and on the back side (mounting plate side) of this front plate. A plurality of product display units to which a product name plate and the like are attached are arranged, and a plurality of push-button switches are arranged on the front side of the front plate in correspondence with the respective product display units.

A plurality of insertion holes through which a switch body is inserted corresponding to each product display section are formed in the front plate, and a switch body is inserted into the mounting plate corresponding to each product display section. A plurality of locking holes are formed. The switch body is attached by being inserted from the insertion hole of the front plate into the locking hole of the mounting plate, and has a locking portion that is detachably locked to the back surface edge of the locking hole of the mounting plate. I have.

When the surface plate is arranged on the surface side of the mounting plate, the periphery of the surface plate is mounted on the mounting plate side by a mounting frame, and a plurality of switch bodies are inserted through the surface plate and the mounting plate. When mounting, the surface plate is sandwiched between the switch body and the mounting plate, and the lifting of the surface plate with respect to the mounting plate is suppressed.

[0006]

By the way, at least one switch body is used for each product display unit. Particularly, in a cup-type beverage vending machine, a plurality of switch bodies are used for one product display unit. For example, when the product display section is a coffee beverage, switch bodies are used for black selection, sugar-containing selection, milk-containing selection, sugar-milk-containing selection, and so on. If a plurality of product display sections using are used, an extremely large number of switch bodies are used as a whole.

[0007] For this reason, when changing the design of the front of the vending machine, replacing with the deterioration of the front plate, performing maintenance, etc., the front plate is attached to and detached from the mounting plate. When removing the switch, it is necessary to remove all the switch bodies that are locked to the mounting plate through the surface plate one by one, and when mounting the surface plate, place the surface plate on the front side of the mounting plate. After that, it is necessary to attach all the switch bodies one by one. Therefore, removing and attaching the face plate requires a troublesome work of removing and attaching all the switch bodies one by one, and there is a problem that removing and attaching the face plate takes a long time.

[0008] In the case of a vending machine, if a long period of time is required for such maintenance work, the time during which sales are suspended is lengthened, so that sales opportunities may be lost, and a problem arises in that operating efficiency is reduced. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and a product selection apparatus and a vending machine which can easily remove and attach a surface plate in a short time even when a large number of switches are used. The purpose is to provide.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a merchandise selection device comprising: a surface plate having a plurality of insertion holes; a locking hole and a non-locking hole corresponding to the position of each of the insertion holes in the surface plate. A mounting plate, and a locking hole and a non-locking hole of the mounting plate are respectively inserted through the insertion holes of the surface plate, and are detachably locked to the locking holes of the mounting plate, A plurality of switch bodies each having a locking portion which is not locked to the locking hole but is removably locked to the surface plate.

The switch body is inserted into the locking hole and the non-locking hole of the mounting plate through the insertion hole of the surface plate, so that the switch body is detachably locked to the locking hole of the mounting plate. The lock is detachably locked to the surface plate without being locked to the non-locking hole. When removing the face plate, if only the switch body locked in the locking hole is removed, it is possible to remove the face plate from the mounting plate without removing the switch body inserted in the non-locking hole, When the front plate is mounted, the switch body inserted into the non-locking hole is mounted on the front plate while the front plate is disposed on the front side of the mounting plate, and only the switch body locked in the locking hole is provided. It is possible to just attach Te, even if using multiple switch fabric, short time easily remove and replace the surface plate.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a commodity selection apparatus.
In the product selection device described above, the non-locking hole has a hole through which the switch body is inserted, and a groove that is communicated with an edge of the hole and through which the locking portion of the switch body is inserted. It is.

By providing a groove in the non-locking hole so as to communicate with the edge of the hole through which the switch body is inserted, the locking portion of the switch body is prevented from being locked by the groove.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a commodity selection apparatus.
Alternatively, in the merchandise selection device described in 2, the number of locking holes is smaller than the number of non-locking holes.

Since the number of locking holes is smaller than the number of non-locking holes, the number of switch bodies to be attached to and detached from the locking holes when attaching and detaching the front plate is small, and a large number of switch bodies are used. However, removal and attachment of the face plate can be performed easily in a short time.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a merchandise selection device.
4. The product selection device according to any one of items 3 to 3, further comprising an attachment frame for attaching a periphery of the surface plate to the attachment plate.

Since the mounting frame for attaching the periphery of the surface plate to the mounting plate is provided, the surface plate is securely mounted to the mounting plate together with the switch body locked in the locking hole.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vending machine including the commodity selecting device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects.

[0019] Since the product selection device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is provided, and the work of removing and attaching the surface plate can be performed in a short time, the time during which sales are stopped during maintenance or the like is reduced, Increased sales opportunities,
Operational efficiency is improved.

[0020]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 4 shows a front view of the vending machine, which is a cup-type beverage vending machine which pours a beverage into a cup and sells the vending machine.
A pair of left and right doors 12 and 13 are attached to the front surface of the vending machine main body 11 so as to be openable and closable so as to open both sides.

On the upper part of each of the doors 12, 13, a product selection device 14,
For example, the right product selection device 14 is used for selecting a hot beverage, and the left product selection device 15 is used for selecting a cold beverage.
Each of the commodity selection devices 14 and 15 has a plurality of commodity display sections 16 for displaying the type of beverage, and a plurality of these commodity display sections 16 are arranged vertically and horizontally. 17
Is arranged. The number of switch bodies 17 arranged on the lower side of each product display unit 16 is from 1 to 4 depending on the type of beverage, for example, in the case of coffee beverage, black selection, sugar containing selection, Four are used for selection with milk and for selection with sugar and milk.

A coin slot 18 and a bill slot 19 are provided at a middle height position of the right door body 12, and a coin return port 20 is provided at a lower position.

At the middle height position of the door 13 on the left side, there is provided a sales port 21 from which a cup into which a beverage is poured can be taken out.

Next, FIG. 3 shows the door body 12 and the product selection device 14.
FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of an exploded state of FIG.
On the inner side of 31, a transversal member 32 is disposed in the middle section, and an opening 33 in which the product selection device 14 is disposed above the transversal member 32 is formed. An opening 34 in which is disposed is formed. Each opening 33, 34
A mounting rail 35 is mounted on the inner edge of the. At four sides around the frame 31, mounting frames 36 to 38 are mounted.

The commodity selection device 14 has a mounting plate 41, which is fitted into the opening 33 of the frame 31 and is fixed to the mounting rail 35 by a plurality of screws 42. The mounting plate 41 is formed of, for example, a metal plate, and a plurality of window holes 43 are arranged and formed corresponding to the respective product display portions 16, and a flavor card (not shown) displaying the type of beverage from behind the window hole 43 is provided. It is designed to be exchangeable.
Under each window hole 43, corresponding to the position of each switch body 17 arranged corresponding to each product display section 16, its switch body
Hole through which 17 is inserted (locking hole and non-locking hole described later)
44 are formed.

On the front (front) side of the mounting plate 41, a front plate (sign board or illuminating plate) 45 is arranged, and the periphery (upper side, left and right sides) of the front plate 45 is mounted by mounting frames 36 to 38. It is attached to the plate 41 and the frame 31. Surface plate
The lower side of 45 is attached with an attachment frame (not shown). Surface plate
Numeral 45 is made of, for example, an acrylic plate, is transparent or smoke-colored, has optical transparency, and allows the flavor card of the product display section 16 to be seen through. In the front plate 45, insertion holes 46 through which the switch bodies 17 are inserted are formed corresponding to the positions of the respective switch bodies 17 arranged corresponding to the respective product display sections 16.

An illumination lamp (not shown) is disposed behind the mounting plate 41. Light from this lamp passes through the flavor card, and the contents displayed on the flavor card can be seen through the surface plate 45. It has become.

The left door 13 and the product selection device 15
Are configured similarly to the right door 12 and the product selection device 14.

Next, FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a part of the product selection device, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a part of the product selection device in an exploded state. The switch body 17 has a head portion 51 having a diameter larger than the insertion hole 46 of the surface plate 45 on the front end side, and has a small diameter shaft portion 52 protruding rearward from the rear surface of the head portion 51 on the rear end side. ing. head
A push button 53 is provided on the front of the push button 53, and a switch (not shown) that is pushed and turned on by the push button 53, and a case where coins are inserted and a beverage can be sold are provided on the rear side of the push button 53. It has a built-in sellable lamp that lights up.
The push button 53 has a light transmitting property, and the lighting of a sellable lamp or the like can be visually observed from the front.

The shaft portion 52 is formed to have a diameter that can be inserted into the insertion hole 46 of the surface plate 45 and the hole portion 44 of the mounting plate 41, and a pair of locking portions 54 are formed by cutting and raising from a symmetrical position on the peripheral surface. I have. Each of the locking portions 54 is formed obliquely so that the front end side (head 51 side) protrudes in the outer diameter direction with the rear end side of the shaft portion 52 as a fulcrum. Elastically expand at intervals wider than the diameter of At the tip of each locking portion 54, a first claw portion capable of locking to the back side of the front surface plate 45
55, a stepped second claw portion 56 that can be locked on the back surface side of the mounting plate 41, and can be locked on both the surface plate 45 and the mounting plate 41.

At the rear end of the shaft portion 52, a connector (not shown) connected to a control device for controlling sales through an electric cord is provided.

The insertion hole 46 of the surface plate 45 is formed in a substantially circular shape, and has a diameter such that the shaft portion 52 of the switch body 17 can be inserted and the gap between the tips of the pair of locking portions 54 is narrowed. It is formed so that it can be inserted while being elastically deformed.

The hole 44 formed in the mounting plate 41 has a substantially circular shape and a hole formed with a pair of grooves 57 communicating with symmetric positions of the substantially circular hole 44. The substantially circular hole is configured as a locking hole 58, and the one formed by communicating a pair of grooves 57 at symmetrical positions of the substantially circular hole 44 is configured as a non-locking hole 59.

The locking hole 58 is formed in a substantially circular shape, and has a diameter that allows the shaft portion 52 of the switch body 17 to be inserted and that is inserted while being elastically deformed so that the tip between the pair of locking portions 54 is narrowed. It is formed to be possible.

The non-locking hole 59 allows the shaft portion 52 of the switch body 17 to be inserted into the hole portion 44, and the locking portion 54
Can be inserted, and each locking portion 54 is not locked to the mounting plate 41.

The number of the locking holes 58 and the number of the non-locking holes 59 are larger than the number of the locking holes 58 among the plurality of holes 44 formed in the mounting plate 41, Are non-locking holes 59, and a few of them are locking holes 58. The locking holes 58 are arranged at a central portion of the mounting plate 41 where the surface plate 45 is likely to be lifted, or at predetermined intervals.

The mounting plate 41 is provided with holes 44 (locking holes 58 and non-locking holes 59) through which all the switch bodies 17 are inserted. This is because, when illuminated, the light is transmitted only from the portion of the flavor card, and the light is prevented from being transmitted from the other portions of the switch body 17. The groove 57 of the non-locking hole 59
Is formed so as to be smaller than the diameter of the head portion 51 of the switch body 17, and is configured to reduce light leakage from the groove portion 57.

When the commodity selecting devices 14 and 15 are assembled, the periphery of the surface plate 45 is held on the mounting plate 41 side by the respective mounting frames 36 to 38, and each switch body 17 is connected to the surface plate 45 and the mounting plate 41. It is inserted and attached.

The switch body 17 inserted into the locking hole 58 of the mounting plate 41 through the insertion hole 46 of the surface plate 45
Of the switch body 17 is clamped between the head 51 of the switch body 17 and the mounting plate 41, and the mounting of the surface plate 45 is performed. The lifting of the plate 41 is suppressed.

The switch body 17 inserted into the non-locking hole 59 of the mounting plate 41 through the insertion hole 46 of the surface plate 45 has the locking portion 54 inserted into the groove 57 of the non-locking hole 59 so that the mounting plate Without being hooked and locked by 41, the first claw portion 55 of the locking portion 54 is hooked and locked by the back edge of the insertion hole 46 of the front plate 45,
The switch body 17 is held only on the surface plate 45.

On the rear side of the mounting plate 41, each switch body
An electric cord from a control device is connected to 17.

Also, when changing the design of the front of the vending machine, replacing it with the deterioration of the front plate 45, performing maintenance, etc., the front plate 45 is attached to and detached from the mounting plate 41. .

When removing the surface plate 45, remove all switch bodies.
Remove the electric cord connected to 17 and attach the mounting plate
Only the switch body 17 locked in the locking hole 58 of 41 is removed from the mounting plate 41 and the surface plate 45 side. To remove the switch body 17, the distance between the tips of the pair of locking portions 54 is reduced, and the second claw portion is removed.
By moving the switch body 17 toward the front surface plate 45 while elastically deforming the 56 so as to enter the inside of the locking hole 58, the switch body 17 is removed from the surface plate 45 side. The switch body 17 locked in the locking hole 58 of the mounting plate 41 includes:
Since it is a part of the switch body 17 used in large numbers and the number is small, the work can be completed easily in a short time.

The mounting frame 36 which holds the periphery of the surface plate 45
Remove 38 from doors 12 and 13. At this time, the holding of the surface plate 45 is released, but a large number of switch bodies remaining on the surface plate 45 are released.
Since the switch 17 is inserted into the non-locking hole 59 of the mounting plate 41, each of the switch bodies 17 is hooked on the edge of each of the non-locking holes 59, and the surface plate 45 naturally comes off from the mounting plate 41. Can be prevented. Before removing the switch body 17, the attachment frames 36 to 38 may be removed.

In this state, the front plate 45 is moved forward,
By removing the switch body 17 inserted through the non-locking hole 59 of the mounting plate 41, the surface plate 45 can be removed from the mounting plate 41.

When only the face plate 45 is replaced and the switch body 17 is reused, all the switch bodies 17 are removed from the removed face board 45. At this time, the switch body 17 is removed from the detached surface plate 45, rather than removing the switch body 17 while the surface plate 45 is attached to the mounting plate 41.
Removing 17 is easier to remove and easier to work in a short time.

Also, all the switch bodies together with the surface plate 45
If the surface plate 45 and the switch body 17 are to be returned to their original state after maintenance is completed when the 17 is also replaced, the removal work is completed by removing the surface plate 45 from the mounting plate 41.

On the other hand, when the surface plate 45 is mounted, the switch body 17 inserted into the non-locking hole 59 of the mounting plate 41 is inserted and locked in the insertion hole 46 of the surface plate 45 before mounting. At this time, mounting the switch body 17 on the detached surface plate 45 is easier to install in a shorter time than mounting the switch body 17 with the surface plate 45 attached to the mounting plate 41. Can work.

After the predetermined switch body 17 is mounted on the front plate 45, the front plate 45 is disposed on the front side of the mounting plate 41, and each switch body 17 is inserted into the non-locking hole 59 of the mounting plate 41. In this state, each switch body 17 attached to the surface plate 45 is inserted into the non-locking hole 59 of the mounting plate 41. The face plate 45 can be temporarily fixed to the mounting plate 41.

Insert the remaining switch body 17 into the through hole of the surface plate 45
It is inserted and locked into the locking hole 58 of the mounting plate 41 through 46 and mounted. A switch body to be locked in the locking hole 58 of the mounting plate 41
17 is a part of the switch body 17 that is used in large numbers, and since the number is small, the operation can be completed easily in a short time.

The attachment frames 36 to 38 are attached to the doors 12 and 13, and the periphery of the surface plate 45 is held. Note that the mounting frames 36 to 38 may be mounted before the switch body 17 is locked in the locking holes 58 of the mounting plate 41.

Then, an electric cord from the control device is connected to all the switch bodies 17 from the rear side of the mounting plate 41.

As described above, the switch body 17 is inserted through the insertion hole 46 of the surface plate 45 into the locking hole 58 and the non-locking hole 59 of the mounting plate 41.
The switch body 17 is attached to the mounting plate
It is detachably locked to the locking hole 58 of 41 and is not locked to the non-locking hole 59 but is detachably locked to the surface plate 45, so that the locking hole 58 Switch body 17 to be locked
The surface plate 45 can be held on the mounting plate 41 by the
At the time of removal, if only the switch body 17 locked in the locking hole 58 is removed, the face plate 45 can be removed from the mounting plate 41 without removing the switch body 17 inserted in the non-locking hole 59. When the front plate 45 is attached, the switch body 17 inserted into the non-locking hole 59 is attached to the front plate 45 while the front plate 45 is disposed on the front side of the mounting plate 41 to be locked. It is also possible to mount only the switch body 17 locked in the hole 58, and therefore, even when a large number of switch bodies 17 are used, removal and mounting of the face plate 45 can be easily performed in a short time. it can.

Further, since the number of the locking holes 58 is smaller than the number of the non-locking holes 59, the number of the switch bodies 17 to be attached to and detached from the locking holes 58 when the surface plate 45 is attached and detached is small, Even in the case where is used, removal and attachment of the surface plate 45 can be easily performed in a short time.

Further, since the work of removing and attaching the surface plate 45 can be performed in a short time, the time during which sales are stopped during maintenance or the like is shortened, sales opportunities are increased, and operating efficiency can be improved.

The non-locking hole 59 is provided by connecting the groove 57 to the edge of the hole 44 into which the switch body 17 is inserted.
Although the locking portion 54 of the switch body 17 can be prevented from being locked, the entire diameter of the non-locking hole 59 may be formed to be large so that the locking portion 54 is not locked. The body 17 may be commonly formed so as to be inserted together, and a similar operation and effect can be obtained.

[0058]

According to the merchandise selection device of the first aspect,
By inserting the switch body into the locking hole and the non-locking hole of the mounting plate through the insertion hole of the surface plate, the switch body is detachably locked to the locking hole of the mounting plate and is not engaged. Since it is detachably locked to the surface plate without being locked to the stop hole, the switch plate locked to the locking hole can hold the surface plate to the mounting plate, and when removing the surface plate, If only the switch body locked in the locking hole is removed, the face plate can be removed from the mounting plate without removing the switch body inserted in the non-locking hole, and when mounting the surface plate. Alternatively, it is also possible to arrange the front plate on the front side of the mounting plate with the switch body inserted into the non-locking hole attached to the surface plate, and to mount only the switch body locked in the locking hole. Possible, and thus with a large number of switch bodies Even if that can be easily performed in a short time to remove and replace the surface plate.

According to the product selection device of the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the product selection device of the first aspect, the non-locking hole has a groove at the edge of the hole through which the switch body is inserted. Since it is provided in communication, the locking portion of the switch body can be prevented from being locked by the groove.

According to the product selection device of the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the product selection device of the first or second aspect, the number of locking holes is smaller than the number of non-locking holes. Even when the number of switch bodies to be attached to and detached from the locking holes at the time of attachment / detachment is small and a large number of switch bodies are used, removal and attachment of the front plate can be easily performed in a short time.

According to the product selection device of the fourth aspect, in addition to the effect of the product selection device of any one of the first to third aspects, a mounting frame for mounting the periphery of the surface plate to the mounting plate side is provided. Therefore, the surface plate can be securely mounted on the mounting plate side together with the switch body locked in the locking hole.

According to the vending machine of the fifth aspect, the product selection device of any one of the first to fourth aspects is provided, and the work of removing and attaching the front plate can be performed in a short time. The time during which sales are suspended is shortened, sales opportunities are increased, and operating efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a part of a product selection device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a part of the product selection device in an exploded state.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the disassembled state of the door body and the product selection device.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 14, 15 Product selection device 17 Switch body 36-38 Mounting frame 41 Mounting plate 44 Hole 45 Surface plate 46 Insertion hole 54 Locking section 57 Groove 58 Locking hole 59 Non-locking hole

Claims (5)

[Claims] A surface plate having a plurality of insertion holes, a mounting plate having a locking hole and a non-locking hole corresponding to the position of each insertion hole of the surface plate; The front plate is inserted into the locking hole and the non-locking hole of the mounting plate, and is detachably locked in the locking hole of the mounting plate and is not locked in the non-locking hole. A plurality of switch bodies each having a locking portion that is detachably locked to the product selection device. 2. The non-locking hole has a hole through which the switch body is inserted, and a groove which communicates with an edge of the hole and through which the locking portion of the switch body is inserted. The product selection device according to claim 1, wherein 3. The merchandise selection device according to claim 1, wherein the number of locking holes is smaller than the number of non-locking holes. 4. A mounting frame for mounting a periphery of a surface plate to a mounting plate side.
The product selection device according to any of the above. 5. A vending machine comprising the product selection device according to claim 1. Description: