JP2000331238A - Cup type vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the drop of a beverage from being stuck to the outer surface of a cup even to the least. SOLUTION: This vending machine is provided with the cup C to be introduced into a sale port 6, a beverage supply nozzle 10 for supplying the beverage to the cup C, and a cup supporter 7 by which the cup c is guided to a setting position and held in a proper posture at the setting position. In this case, a preventing part 17 is arranged, which is disposed in the cup holder 7 and prevents the dropping beverage from the nozzle 10, that is, the drop B is prevented from going along the outer surface of the cup C.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cup-type vending machine provided with a cup support for supporting a cup carried out of a cup dispenser in a sales outlet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a cup type vending machine of this kind,
JP-A-6-231359 (G07F13 / 10)
A pair of cup holders disposed opposite to each other in the sales port with the cup set position interposed therebetween, guiding the cup introduced into the sales port to the set position, and holding the cup at the set position in an appropriate posture. In a vending machine of a cup-type vending machine provided with, a moving means for moving at least one of the pair of cup holders in a horizontal direction, and a moving amount of the cup holder by the moving means,
There is disclosed a vending machine for a cup-type vending machine, comprising a control means for controlling according to the diameter of a cup to be introduced.

[0003] A cup holder (hereinafter, referred to as a cup support) 100 of such a cup-type vending machine has a shape as shown in Figs.

[0004] That is, a contact portion 101 of the cup support 100 which contacts the cup is formed in a curved surface, and a moving device for moving the cup support 100 in the left-right direction is provided on the upper and rear portions of the contact portion 101. A connecting piece 102 is provided at the front lower portion, and an opening piece 103 for pushing the cup support 100 outward when a customer takes a cup is provided at the lower front.

[0005]

In the prior art as described above, the droplet after the beverage is supplied from the beverage supply nozzle drops on the holding surface of the cup of the cup support 100 and the contact portion 1
01, there is a problem that the beverage adheres to the outer surface of the cup.

[0006] When the droplets of the beverage adhere to the outer surface of the cup as described above, not only the appearance is poor, but also the customer's hand becomes dirty with the droplets of the beverage adhered to the outer surface of the cup.

[0007] For this reason, the customer's impression of the cup-type vending machine becomes worse, and there is a problem that sales promotion is hindered.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and provides a cup-type vending machine which aims to minimize the adhesion of beverage drops to the outer surface of the cup.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a cup introduced into a sales outlet, a beverage supply nozzle for supplying a beverage to the cup, and the cup To the set position,
In a cup-type vending machine provided with a cup support for holding a cup at an appropriate position in a set position, the cup support is provided on the cup support and prevents a beverage dropped from the beverage supply nozzle from being transmitted to an outer surface of the cup. Provide a cup-type vending machine having a section.

As described above, it is possible to prevent the drop of the beverage from adhering to the outer surface of the cup as much as possible.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a cup introduced into the sales outlet, a beverage supply nozzle for supplying a beverage to the cup, and a guide for guiding the cup to a set position, and a proper posture of the cup at the set position. A cup-type vending machine provided with a cup support that is sandwiched between the cup support and a guide portion that is provided below the cup support and guides a beverage that is dropped from the beverage supply nozzle in a direction other than the setting position of the cup. To provide a cup-type vending machine.

In this way, the guide is guided by the guide portion so that the droplet of the beverage does not go in the cup direction.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the cup-type vending machine according to the first aspect, wherein the blocking portion is formed on a side of a contact portion between the cup and the cup support.

[0014] The blocking portion is formed on the side of the contact portion with the cup so that the droplet of the beverage is not guided to the cup.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external view of a cup-type vending machine equipped with the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main portion showing a vending machine of the cup-type vending machine, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the main part, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the cup support, and FIG. 5 is a front view of the cup support.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a cup-type vending machine equipped with the present invention. The cup dispenser 2 stores the cup C in the main body of the vending machine 1 and the cup C dropped from the cup dispenser 2. The position of the cup chute 3 that is further dropped downward, the cup C that is dropped from the cup chute 3 is held at a desired position in a proper posture, and the sales port device 4 and the drainage from the sales port device 4 are drained. The receiving drainage bucket 5 is arranged vertically.

The sales port device 4 includes a sales port 6 for receiving the cup C from the cup chute 3 at a predetermined position, and a sales port 6.
It comprises a pair of cup supports 7 which are disposed opposite to each other, a rotation device 8 for rotating the cup support 7 in the direction of the cup C, and a control device (not shown) for controlling the operation of the rotation device 8. Have been. A beverage supply nozzle 10 fixed in the main body of the vending machine 1 faces the vending machine 6 from the oblique rear information, and a desired vending beverage can be supplied to the cup C set in the vending machine 6. ing.

The cup dispenser 2 is attached to the front of the main body of the vending machine 1 so as to be openable and closable in the form of a hinged door. The cup dispenser 2 is opened when repairing raw materials or cleaning the sales outlet 6. The cup dispenser 2 is, for example,
A large number of cups C are stocked. Cup lowering ports 2a corresponding to the cups C are provided side by side at the lower part. When the sales command is output, the internal mechanism of the cup dispenser 2 operates, and the cup C is introduced into the cup chute 3 from any of the cup drop openings 2a.

The cup chute 3 has an upper end formed in a horizontally long shape corresponding to the cup drop opening 2 a of the cup dispenser 2, and also serves as a chute main body 11 formed in a flat hopper shape as a whole and an upper plate of the sales port 6. And a support plate 12. The chute body 11 is fixed to the support plate 12 with the lower part penetrating the support plate 12, and is fixed to the support plate 12 while penetrating the support plate 12.
Is taken out at the upper part of the sales port 6. Cup C dropped from cup dispenser 2 into cup chute 3
Is guided by the inner surface of the chute body 11, corrected in position, and dropped into the central position of the sales port 6.

The sales outlet 6 is constituted by a box having a front opening 6 a, and the upper part is covered by a support plate 12 of the cup chute 3. A cup station 13 is provided at the bottom of the sales outlet 6, and a cup C dropped into the sales outlet 6 is provided.
Is placed in the center of the cup station 13 in an appropriate posture. Further, a drain port (not shown) is formed at the bottom of the sales port 6, and water spilled into the sales port 6 is drained from the drain port to the drain bucket 5 below.

The beverage supply nozzle 10 is constituted by a plurality of nozzles to which various raw materials, water for dilution and hot water are supplied, respectively. Is facing. The tip of the beverage supply nozzle 10 is directed toward the cup C set on the cup stage 13. Based on a sales command, raw materials, water, and the like are supplied into the cup C from a predetermined beverage supply nozzle 10 and mixed. And here, a drink for sale is made.

The powdery raw material such as coffee or cocoa is supplied from the beverage supply nozzle 10 after being dissolved in hot water in a mixing vessel (not shown).

Further, a syrup-based beverage such as cola is supplied from the beverage supply nozzle 10 located generally on the left side, and the above-mentioned beverages such as coffee and cocoa are supplied from the beverage supply nozzle 10 located on the right side. Supply.

The product purchaser is provided with a beverage filled with the cup C from a front cup outlet (not shown) in which the front opening 6a of the sales port 6 faces.

The present invention having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.

The cup support 7 is located on the left side of the sales port 6 and includes a setting flapper 7a which hangs downward and presses the left side of the cup C which has been carried out, and a rotating flapper 7b which rotates in the left-right direction. It becomes.

When the size of the cup C is changed, the setting flapper 7a slides in the left-right direction so as to be held at an appropriate position.

Further, when the cup C is introduced into the sales port 6, the rotating flapper 7b is rotated leftward to
Is pushed to the left, that is, in the direction of the setting flapper 7a, and is held between the setting flapper 7a and the rotating flapper 7b.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show a state immediately after the cup C is introduced from the cup dispenser 2, and thereafter, the cup C is moved to the set position by the rotary flapper 7b.

Here, the one-dot chain line A of the rotary flapper 7b indicates the center line of contact with the cup C.
A predetermined range on the left and right around the center is a contact portion 14 that contacts the cup C, and the contact portion is formed into a curved surface. Further, above the rear part of the contact part 14, a connection part 15 with a rotation device 8 for rotating the rotation flapper 7b in the left-right direction is provided.
The lower front portion is provided with an opening piece 16 for pushing the rotating flapper 7b outward when a customer takes a cup.

After the cup C is moved to the set position, the beverage supply nozzle 10 supplies the beverage for sale.

After the beverage supply from the beverage supply nozzle 10 is completed, the droplet B drops from the tip of the beverage supply nozzle 10.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a blocking portion 17 is formed on the rotating flapper 7b of the cup support 7 so that the droplet B does not adhere to the outer surface of the cup C.

The blocking portion 17 is connected to the contact portion 14
As shown in FIG. 5, the droplet B
Can be prevented from going in the direction of the contact portion with the cup C, that is, in the direction of the dashed-dotted line A of the contact portion 14 even if the sticking to the rotating flapper 7b.

In the present embodiment, the blocking portion 17 is a long hole extending in the vertical direction of the rotating flapper 7b. However, the blocking portion 17 may have a projection extending in the vertical direction, or may have a recess. good.

Further, a guide portion 18 is provided below the rotary flapper 7b to guide the droplet B guided from the blocking portion 17 downward and outward of the rotary flapper 7b. Since the guide portion 18 guides the droplet B guided by the blocking portion 17 to a direction other than the cup C, the guide portion 18 may have any shape and direction as long as the droplet B does not adhere to the cup C.

[0038]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
By forming the blocking portion and the guide portion, it is possible to prevent the drop of the beverage from adhering to the outer surface of the cup as much as possible, give a favorable impression to the customer, and improve the sales promotion effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a cup-type vending machine provided with the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing a main part of a vending machine of a cup-type vending machine.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part of a vending mouth of the cup-type vending machine.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the cup support.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the cup support.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a prior art cup support.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a prior art cup support.

[Explanation of symbols]

 B Drop C Cup 1 Cup Vending Machine 6 Sales Port 7 Cup Support 10 Beverage Supply Nozzle 17 Stopper

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cup introduced into a sales outlet, a beverage supply nozzle for supplying a beverage to the cup, and a cup support for guiding the cup to a set position and holding the cup at the set position in a proper posture. A cup-type vending machine comprising: a cup-type vending machine provided on the cup support, and comprising a blocking unit for preventing a beverage dripping from the beverage supply nozzle from being transmitted to the outer surface of the cup. . 2. A cup to be introduced into a sales outlet, a beverage supply nozzle for supplying a beverage to the cup, and a cup support for guiding the cup to a set position and holding the cup at the set position in a proper posture. A cup-type vending machine comprising: a cup provided at a lower portion of the cup support, for guiding a beverage dropped from the beverage supply nozzle in a direction other than the setting position of the cup. Vending machine. 3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the blocking portion is formed on a side of a contact portion between the cup and the cup support.
The described cup-type vending machine.