JP2000194918A - Automatic vending machine provided with intra-cabinet partition device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate to attach and detach a partition device partitioning the inside of a cabinet and to make changeable the capacity ratio of a heating area to a cooling area by making the partition device attachable and detachable by such a manner that shutters are opened and closed by a control lever. SOLUTION: The partition device 7 is attached to a column storing part in an attachable and detachable way, and an upper part from the device 7 is sectioned to be a heating area and a lower part from the device 7 is sectioned to be a cooling area. The device 7 comprises a base 10 formed with insulating material, left and right plate-shaped shutters 11 and 12 formed with insulating material and a control lever 13 for opening and closing the shutters 11 and 12. When the lever 13 is turned clockwise with a pin 14 as the center, the shutters 11 and 12 are simultaneously pulled toward the inside of the base 10 and respectively brought into step parts 10a and 10b. Since the width dimension of the device 7 is reduced when the shutters 11 and 12 are opened, it is possible to pull the device 7 out of the inside of the cabinet of an automatic vending machine main body and to remove it.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine provided with an in-compartment partitioning device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Many drink vending machines use both so-called heated and cooled products. This vending machine is usually provided with a plurality of column storage sections in a storage insulated from the outside, and in each column storage section, a plurality of columns storing sales products are juxtaposed, and a partition device is provided between the column storage sections. The interior of the refrigerator is divided into a heating area and a cooling area, and a product carry-out device is provided at the front of the column storage so as to be vertically movable.

[0003]

According to the above-mentioned conventional vending machine, the partitioning device is formed from a heat-insulating plate material, and since this plate material is fixedly mounted between the column accommodating portions, the partitioning device has a heating area and The volume ratio to the cooling area cannot be easily changed. In a vending machine in which columns are vertically arranged, a heating area and a cooling area are divided into left and right sides by a partition plate, and a mounting position of the partition plate can be changed. However,
In this case, since the partition plate cannot be attached or detached unless it is divided into two parts, it is troublesome to change the mounting position, and when the entire interior of the refrigerator is to be used as a cooling area, the partition plate must be removed and its storage space is also required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the conventional vending machine, and can easily attach and detach a partitioning device for partitioning the inside of a refrigerator into a heating area and a cooling area. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine provided with an in-compartment partitioning device, in which the volume ratio of the vending machine can be changed and the entire inside of the compartment can be used as a cooling area even when the vending machine is installed in the compartment.

[0005]

As a specific means for achieving this object, the present invention provides a column storage section in a plurality of stages inside a refrigerator insulated from the outside, and each column storage section holds a product to be sold. A plurality of stored columns are juxtaposed, a partitioning device is provided between the column storage sections to divide the inside of the cabinet into a heating area and a cooling area, and a product unloading device is provided at the front of the column storage section so as to be movable up and down. In the vending machine described above, the partition device has a shutter that is operated by an operation lever, is detachable by opening and closing the shutter, and is formed so that the mounting position of the partition device can be changed. The gist is a vending machine equipped with an internal partition device. In a vending machine provided with this in-compartment partitioning device, the partitioning device is attached to a heat-insulating substrate, a heat-insulating plate-shaped shutter located on both sides of the substrate, and a lower surface of the substrate. An operation lever is provided, and a base end of the operation lever is pivotally supported by the substrate, and a lever arm that horizontally rotates with the rotation of the operation lever is attached, and both ends of the lever arm are plate-shaped. The shutter of the partition device is pivotally supported at the end of a shutter arm pivotally supported by the shutter, and the plate-shaped shutter is simultaneously opened and closed by the rotation of the operation lever. Opening and closing the duct passage provided in the section.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a vending machine according to the present invention, wherein 1 is a vending machine main body,
As shown in FIG. 1 (b), a door 1a is mounted on the front surface and a heat insulating door 2 is mounted on the inside, so that the inside of the refrigerator is kept in an insulated state. Although not shown, the front door 1a is provided with a product display board, a product selection button, a coin slot, a change outlet, and other necessary display portions, and a product outlet 3 is provided at a lower portion. .

In the interior of the vending machine main body 1, a plurality of column storage units 4 each composed of shelves or the like are provided at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction, and each column storage unit 4 is provided as shown in FIG. A plurality of columns 5 accommodating the sales commodities S are juxtaposed, and a stopper 5a is provided at the tip thereof. When the stopper 5a is opened, the foremost commodity is paid out.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a product carrying-out device, which is constituted by an elevator in the illustrated example, and drives a known driving device such as a chain (not shown) in a passage R formed between the column housing portion 4 and the heat insulating door 2. ) So as to be movable up and down. 1 (c), the bucket 6a is formed so as to be movable in the left-right direction. The bucket 6a ascends to the vicinity of a desired column storage unit 4 and is discharged from the column 5 at the time of sale. The goods S are received in the bucket 6a, and
The bottom of the bucket 6a is opened when the product S is lowered to the lower end standby position so that the product S can be discharged to the product outlet 3.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a partitioning device, which is detachably mounted between predetermined column storage sections 4.
The upper part is divided into the heating area P, and the lower part is divided into the cooling area Q,
As shown in FIG. 1 (b), the heating area P is heated or cooled to an appropriate temperature by a heating unit 8 provided at an upper portion of the refrigerator, and the cooling region Q is heated or cooled to a proper temperature by a cooling unit 9 provided at a lower portion of the refrigerator. An openable or movable partition plate (not shown) is attached to the front end of the partitioning device 7 to block the passage R and insulate it.

As shown in FIG. 2, the partitioning device 7 includes a substrate 10 made of a heat insulating material, left and right plate-shaped shutters 11 and 12 also made of a heat insulating material, and these shutters 11 and 12. And an operation lever 13 for opening and closing.

As shown in FIG. 2A, a base end 13a of an operation lever 13 is pivotally supported by a pin 14 on the back side of the substrate 10, and a central portion of a lever arm 15 is attached and fixed to the base end 13a. Have been. In addition, as shown in FIGS.
Steps 10a, 1a from the middle to the rear end of both sides of 0
2b, guide rails 16 and 17 are attached to the front ends of the steps 10a and 10b via mounting pieces 16a and 17a in the left and right directions, respectively, as shown in FIG. A common guide rail 18 is attached to the rear end portion of the right and left direction via an attachment piece 18a.

The shutters 11 and 12 have a depth dimension L equal to the depth dimension of the steps 10a and 10b, a width dimension W is slightly shorter than the width dimensions of the steps 10a and 10b, and a thickness dimension D is the step dimension. The shutter arms 1a and 1b are formed to have the same depth (height) as that of the shutter arms 1a and 1b.
The base ends of the shutter arms 19 and 20 are pivotally supported by pins 21 and 22, respectively.
Reference numeral 0a is pivotally supported by the pins 23 and 24 at the distal ends 15a and 15b of the lever arm 15, respectively. Further, the guide rails 1 are provided before and after the rear surfaces of the shutters 11 and 12.
Rollers 25, 26, 27, 2 engaging with 6, 17, 18
8 are attached respectively.

By operating the operation lever 13, the partitioning device 7 having the above-described configuration allows the left and right shutters 1 to be operated.
1, 12 can be opened and closed simultaneously. That is, FIG.
(A) and (b) show the closed state of the shutters 11, 12, wherein the left and right shutters 11, 12 partially protrude laterally from the left and right steps 10a, 10b of the substrate 10, respectively. It has become. In this closed state, the partitioning device 7 is mounted in the storage of the vending machine main body 1 as shown in FIG. 1 (c), and the side wall 1b of the vending machine main body 1 as shown in FIG. 1 (a). The shutters 11 and 12 block the duct passages T on both sides formed by the duct walls 1c.

FIGS. 4A and 4B show the open state of the shutters 11 and 12, and the operation lever 13 is rotated clockwise around the pin 14 from the closed state of FIG. 3 as shown in FIG. 4A, the lever arm 15 rotates clockwise with this rotation, and the shutter arm 19 of the shutter 11 rotates counterclockwise around the pin 21 as shown in FIG. At the same time, the shutter arm 20 of the shutter 12 is drawn to the lever arm 15 while rotating counterclockwise around the pin 22. As a result, the shutters 11 and 12 are simultaneously drawn inward of the substrate 10, and the step portions 10a and 10
b. At this time, the shutters 11 and 12
Since the rollers 25, 26, 27, 28 move along the guide rails 16, 17, 18, the rollers 25, 26, 27, 28 move smoothly while being guided by the guide rails 16, 17, 18.

When the shutters 11 and 12 are opened, the width of the partition device 7 is reduced, so that the partition device 7 can be pulled out from the inside of the vending machine main body 1, that is, the partition device 7 can be removed. The pulled-out partition device 7 is inserted into another mounting position in the refrigerator while the shutters 11 and 12 are kept open, and when the operation lever 13 is rotated in the opposite direction, the operation reverse to the previous operation is performed. After that, the shutters 11 and 12 are closed, that is, the state shown in FIG. Therefore, if cutout holes for the shutters 11 and 12 to enter and exit are provided between the column storage portions 4 at the same height on the left and right sides in the duct wall 1c in the above-mentioned warehouse, the mounting position of the partition device 7 can be changed to a desired position. The volume ratio between the heating area P and the cooling area Q can be easily changed.

FIGS. 5A and 5B show an example in which the mounting position of the partitioning device 7 is changed. FIG. 5A shows a heating region P in the upper three stages and a cooling region Q in the lower four stages, and FIG. The stage is a heating region P, the lower five stages are a cooling region Q, and (c) is a heating region P for only the upper one stage and the cooling region Q is a lower six stages. In this way, by easily changing the volume ratio between the heating area P and the cooling area Q, it is possible to arrange a suitable sales system corresponding to each season such as summer and winter.

Further, regardless of the mounting position of the partitioning device 7 in the compartment, the duct passage T is opened by opening the shutters 11, 12, so that the entire compartment can be made the cooling area Q. is there. In order to prevent the partitioning device 7 from dropping when the shutters 11 and 12 are opened, it is preferable to attach appropriate receiving members (not shown) below the cutout holes in the duct wall.

A detecting device such as a switch (not shown) is disposed near the notch hole in the duct wall, and is turned off when the partitioning device 7 is removed and turned on when the partitioning device 7 is mounted. Detecting the position, and detecting the shutters 11 and 1;
2 is detected by ON and OFF. Thereby, control by changing the division between the heating area P and the cooling area Q becomes possible, and the product unloading operation at the time of sale can be appropriately controlled.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the mounting and dismounting of the partitioning device can be easily performed by opening and closing the shutter with the operation lever, the mounting position of the partitioning device can be easily changed, and the volume ratio between the heating area and the cooling area in the refrigerator can be set and set. It can be changed, and when the entire interior of the refrigerator is set as the cooling area, an excellent effect such as opening the shutter without removing the partition device, and requiring no storage space for the partition device is achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a vending machine according to the present invention, wherein (a) is a schematic front view, (b) is a schematic longitudinal side view, and (c) is a schematic cross-sectional bottom view.

FIG. 2 shows a partitioning device, (a) is a bottom view, (b)
2A is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2A, and FIG. 3C is a plan view of FIG.

3A and 3B show a closed state of the partitioning device, wherein FIG. 3A is a bottom view and FIG. 3B is a schematic plan view of FIG.

4A and 4B show an open state of the partitioning device, wherein FIG. 4A is a bottom view, and FIG. 4B is a schematic plan view of FIG.

FIGS. 5A to 5C are explanatory views showing examples of changing the mounting position of the partition device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vending machine main body 2 ... Insulated door 3 ... Commodity take-out 4 ... Column storage part 5 ... Column 6 ... Commodity unloading device 7 ... Partitioning device 8 ... Heating unit 9 ... Cooling unit 10 ... Substrate 11, 12 ... Shutter 13 ... Operation Lever 14 Pin 15 Lever arm 16, 17, 18 Guide rail 19, 20 Shutter arm 21, 22, 23, 24 Pin 25, 26, 27, 28 Roller

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of column storage sections are provided in a storage which is insulated from the outside, and a plurality of columns storing products for sale are juxtaposed in each column storage section, and a partition device is provided between the column storage sections. In a vending machine in which a compartment is divided into a heating area and a cooling area, and a product unloading device is vertically movably provided in front of a column storage section, the partition device has a shutter operated by an operation lever. A vending machine equipped with an in-compartment partition device characterized in that the shutter is opened and closed to make it detachable and the mounting position of the partition device can be changed. 2. The partitioning device includes a heat-insulating substrate, a heat-insulating plate-shaped shutter located on both sides of the substrate, and an operation lever attached to a lower surface of the substrate. An end is pivotally supported by the substrate, and a lever arm that horizontally rotates with the rotation of the operation lever is attached. Both ends of the lever arm are provided by a shutter arm pivotally supported by the plate-shaped shutter. 2. A vending machine provided with an in-compartment partition device according to claim 1, wherein each of the end portions is pivotally supported, and a plate-shaped shutter is simultaneously opened and closed by rotation of an operation lever. 3. A vending machine equipped with an in-compartment partition device according to claim 1, wherein the shutter of the partition device opens and closes duct passages provided on both sides of the compartment.