JP2001175942A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine with which a door body 12 for closing the front of a main body 11 of vending machine is prevented from being opened from the side of a hinge 13. SOLUTION: A lock body 32 is provided on the door body 12 on the side of the hinge 13, and an engage plate 33 is provided on the main body 11 of vending machine on the side of the hinge 13. The lock body 32 is equipped with a base part 38 protruded toward the main body 11 of vending machine in the state of closing the door body 12 and a wide part 40 wider than the base part 38 is provided on the top end side of the base part 38 along with the side of the hinge 13 of the door body 12. The engage plate 33 is equipped with a wide hole part 51, where the wide part 40 of the lock body 32 moves back and forth through the hinge 13 with opening/closing of the door body 12. At the front edge part of the wide hole part 51, a narrow hole part 52 wider than the base part 38 and narrower than the wide part 40 is provided at a position facing the base part 38 which enters the wide hole part 51.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine having an anti-theft structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a vending machine, a door is disposed in front of a vending machine main body, and one side of the door is supported to be openable and closable with one side of the vending machine main body by a hinge. The other side of the body is locked with a lock to the other side of the vending machine body.

In such a vending machine, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-9025, the hinge is broken to prevent the door from being opened from the hinge side. A structure has been proposed. In this anti-theft structure, a lock plate having a bent portion at the tip is fixed to the door body, an engagement plate having an engagement hole that allows the bent portion of the lock plate to move forward and backward is fixed to the vending machine main body, and a hinge is provided. With the opening and closing of the door through the opening, the bent portion of the lock plate advances and retreats to the engagement hole of the engagement plate, and when the door is closed, the bent portion of the lock plate enters the engagement hole of the engagement plate. are doing. And the hinge is broken,
When the door is about to be pry open from the hinge side, the bent portion of the lock plate is engaged with the engagement plate, thereby preventing the door from being pry open.

[0004]

However, in the conventional vending machine, when the door is to be pry open from the hinge side, the bent portion of the lock plate is engaged with the engagement plate to prevent it. However, if the user tries to pry open with a stronger force, the bent portion of the lock plate formed by the iron plate is deformed so as to extend, and the engagement between the lock plate and the engagement plate is released. Not have a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine capable of reliably preventing the door from being opened from the hinge side and obtaining a sufficient anti-theft effect. I do.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vending machine comprising: a vending machine main body; a door disposed on a front surface of the vending machine main body; A hinge which is openably and closably supported on one side of the machine body, a base provided on one side of the door body, which projects toward the vending machine body in a closed state of the door body, and a door is provided at a tip side of the base. A lock body having a wide portion provided wider than the base in a direction along one side of the body, and a lock body provided on one side of the vending machine main body,
The wide portion of the lock body advances and retreats with the opening and closing of the door body via the hinge, and the wide portion of the lock body and the wide end portion through which the leading end side of the base penetrates when the door body is closed. And an engagement plate having a narrow hole portion wider than the base portion and narrower than the wide portion at a position opposite to the base portion which has entered the wide hole portion at the front edge portion.

During the normal opening / closing operation of the door via the hinge, the wide portion of the lock provided on the door advances and retreats to the wide hole of the engagement plate provided on the vending machine main body, and the door is moved back and forth. In the closed state, the wide portion of the lock body and the distal end side of the base are penetrated. Also, when the door in the closed state is about to be pry open from the hinge side, the door moves away from the vending machine main body, so that the lock body and the engaging plate move away from each other, and the base of the lock body is closed. The distal end enters the narrow hole portion of the engagement plate, the wide portion and the edge of the narrow hole portion are caught on each other, and even if an attempt is made to pry open with a strong force, the engagement between the lock body and the engagement plate is not easily released, and the door is closed. Prevents the body from opening from the hinge side.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vending machine main body, a door disposed on a front surface of the vending machine main body, and one side of the door being disposed on one side of the vending machine main body. A hinge that is openably and closably supported, and a base provided on one side of the vending machine main body and protruding toward the door body in a closed state of the door body. A lock body having a wide portion provided wider than the base portion in a direction along with, and a wide portion of the lock body is provided on one side of the door body, and the wide portion of the lock body is moved forward and backward with opening and closing of the door body via a hinge. The wide portion of the lock body and the wide hole portion through which the distal end side of the base is penetrated in the closed state of the door body, and the base portion is located at a position facing the base entered into the wide hole portion at the rear edge of the wide hole portion. An engagement plate having a narrow hole portion that is wide and narrower than the wide portion. It is.

During the normal opening and closing operation of the door via the hinge, the wide portion of the lock provided in the vending machine main body advances and retreats to the wide hole of the engaging plate provided in the door, and In the closed state, the wide portion of the lock body and the distal end side of the base are penetrated. Also, when the door in the closed state is about to be pry open from the hinge side, the door moves away from the vending machine main body, so that the lock body and the engaging plate move away from each other, and the base of the lock body is closed. The distal end enters the narrow hole of the engagement plate, the wide portion and the edge of the narrow hole are caught on each other, and even if the user tries to pry open with a strong force, the engagement between the lock body and the engagement plate is not easily released, and the door is closed. Prevents the body from opening from the hinge side.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the first or second aspect, the wide portion of the lock body is formed in a substantially T-shape protruding from both sides of the base, and the engaging plate is provided with: The wide hole portion and the narrow hole portion have an engagement hole formed in a substantially T-shape.

When the door in the closed state is about to be pry open from the hinge side, the door moves away from the vending machine main body side, so that the lock body and the engaging plate move away from each other, and the lock body is moved away from the vending machine body. When the distal end side of the base portion enters the narrow hole portion of the engagement plate, the substantially T-shaped wide portion projecting from both sides of the base portion of the lock body and both edges of the narrow hole portion are caught on each other, and the strength against prying is improved. .

[0012]

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

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a vending machine with a part cut away on the hinge side when viewed from a plan view of the anti-theft mechanism, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the anti-theft mechanism in an exploded state, and FIG. , FIG. 4 is a front view of the vending machine, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the anti-theft mechanism in which the door is pry open, and FIG. 6 is a state in which the door is further pryed open in the anti-theft mechanism. It is a perspective view of.

Referring to FIG. 4, the vending machine has a vending machine main body 11 and a front door body 12 disposed on the front of the vending machine main body 11, and one side of the door body 12 has a vending machine. Body 11
The door 12 is supported on one side by a hinge 13 so that it can be opened and closed.
Is locked and unlocked by the lock body 14 on the other side of the vending machine main body 11.

Inside the vending machine main body 11, there are provided a merchandise storing section for storing merchandise to be sold, a merchandise ejecting section for discharging merchandise, and the like. A plurality of installation legs 15 are provided.

On the front surface of the door body 12, a product sample display section 16 having a product selection button and the like, an operation section 17 having a money insertion section and the like, and a product outlet 18 for discharging a product are provided. On the back surface of the body 12, a money processing unit for processing inserted money and change, a control panel, and the like are provided.

The hinge 13 has a pair of upper and lower support plates 19 fixed to the vending machine main body 11 corresponding to one vertical position on one side of the door body 12, respectively. A hinge shaft 20 (shown in FIG. 1) that rotatably supports one side of the housing is protruded.

In FIG. 1, a hinge 13 is provided between the inside of a side portion 21 on one side of the vending machine main body 11 and a side portion 23 bent from one side of the front portion 22 of the door body 12 to the rear side. An anti-theft mechanism 31 is provided at a position outside the hinge shaft 20. The anti-theft mechanism 31 includes a lock plate 32 as a lock body fixed to the side portion 23 of the door body 12 and a side portion 21 of the vending machine main body 11.
Has an engagement plate 33 fixed to it.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lock plate 32 is made of metal, formed in a long rectangular plate shape, has plate surfaces 35 on both sides, and has both sides in the width direction of these plate surfaces 35. The plate surface 35 is substantially parallel to the side surface portion 23 of the door body 12 and the width direction plate thickness surface 36 is oriented vertically, and the base end side, that is, the front end side is the door body. It is fixed to a support member 37 arranged inside the 12.

The lock plate 32 has a plate surface 35 formed by the side surface portion 23 of the door body 12.
The base 38 has a base portion 38 which is substantially parallel to the base portion 38. A bent portion 39 which is bent at a predetermined angle is formed on one of the plate surfaces 35 facing the engagement plate 33 at the distal end side of the base portion 38, Tip side of part 39 (base
A wide portion 40 is integrally formed in a substantially T-shape (key shape) on the front end side of 38). The wide portion 40 is connected to one side of the door body 12 (the hinge 13
Side), that is, on both sides in the width direction of the base 38, there are protruding portions 41 integrally protruded. In the present embodiment, the predetermined angle of the bent portion 39 is larger than 90 ° and is approximately 13 °.
It is about 5 °.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the engaging plate 33 is made of metal and is formed in a rectangular plate shape.
And having a plate thickness surface 46 around these plate surfaces 45, making the plate surfaces 45 substantially parallel to the side surface portion 21 of the vending machine main body 11 and directing the plate thickness surfaces 46 up, down, front and back, respectively. , The base end side, that is, the rear end side is the side surface of the vending machine main body 11.
It is fixed to a support member 47 disposed inside 21.

The plate surface 45 of the engaging plate 33 is attached to the vending machine main body 11.
Has a base portion 48 that is substantially parallel to the side surface portion 21. A bent portion 49 that is bent at a predetermined angle in a direction opposite to the lock plate 32 is formed at a front end of the base portion. Inside the engagement plate 33, both plate surfaces
An engaging hole 50 is formed through the opening 45, and the engaging hole 50 is formed.
Is formed in a substantially T-shape by a wide hole portion 51 and a narrow hole portion 52 communicating with the front center of the wide hole portion 51.

The wide hole 51 has a width L₁Is wider than the lock plate 32
It is formed wider than the width of the portion 40, and this wide hole portion 51
With the normal opening and closing of the door body 12 via the hinge 13
The wide portion 40 of the hook plate 32 moves forward and backward, and the door 12 closes.
In the chain state, the wide portion 40 of the lock plate 32 and the distal end side of the base 38 are
The bent portion 39 is arranged to penetrate. The narrow hole 52 has a width L.
_TwoIs wider than the base 38 of the lock plate 32 and wider than the wide portion 40
In the center of the front edge of the wide hole 51,
At a position facing the base 38 that has entered the wide hole portion 51, the base
It is formed at a position straddling both the bent portion 48 and the bent portion 49.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

Normally, when the door 12 is opened and closed,
Is unlocked, and the door 12 is opened and closed about one side through the hinge 13.

When the door 12 is normally opened and closed via the hinge 13, the wide portion 40 of the lock plate 32 of the anti-theft mechanism 31 is engaged with the engagement plate.
It advances and retreats with respect to the wide hole portion 51 of 33, and there is no problem in opening and closing the door body 12.

When the door body 12 is closed, the wide portion 40 of the lock plate 32 and the bent portion 39 of the base 38 penetrate through the wide hole 51 of the engagement plate 33 and engage with the front of the bent portion 39 of the base 38. Narrow hole of plywood 33
The bent portion 49 of the engaging plate 33 faces the front of the wide portion 40 while facing 52.

When the door body 12 in the closed state is about to be pry open from the hinge 13 side, the door body 12 moves forward from the vending machine main body 11 as shown in FIG. Also moves forward, the bent portion of the base 38 of the lock plate 32
39 enters the narrow hole portion 52 of the engagement plate 33, and the bent portion 39 is hooked on the front edge of the narrow hole portion 52, thereby preventing the door body 12 from being opened.

As shown in FIG. 6, even if the door 12 is forcibly opened with a stronger force and the bent portion 39 of the lock plate 32 is deformed so as to be extended, both the projecting portions 41 of the wide portion 40 and the narrow hole portion are formed. Both edges of the door 52 are caught on each other, and prevent the door 12 from being opened.

As described above, in a state where both the protruding portions 41 of the wide portion 40 and the both edges of the narrow hole portion 52 are caught on each other, the lock plate 32 and the engaging plate 33 are not cut even if the user tries to pry open with a strong force. As long as the lock plate 32 and the engagement plate 33 are not easily disengaged, the door 12 can be prevented from being opened.

Therefore, the door body 12 can be reliably prevented from opening from the hinge 13 side, and a sufficient anti-theft effect can be obtained.

Further, by forming the wide portion 40 of the lock plate 32 into a substantially T-shape projecting from both sides of the base portion 38, the wide portion 40 having the substantially T-shape and both edges of the narrow hole portion 52 of the engagement plate 33 are formed. Are caught on each other, and the strength against prying can be improved.

Although the wide portion 40 of the lock plate 32 is formed in a substantially L-shape protruding from one side of the base 38, the strength is lower than that of the substantially T-shape. Can be prevented from opening.

The bending angle of the bent portion 39 on the distal end side of the lock plate 32 may be, for example, about 90 °, and the wide portion 40 of the lock plate 32 when the door 12 is normally opened and closed via the hinge 13. The angle may be set to an appropriate angle with respect to the wide hole portion 51 of the engagement plate 33 so as to be able to advance and retreat.

Further, it is not necessary to provide the bent portion 39 at the tip of the lock plate 32. In this case, the lock plate 32 itself is disposed obliquely with respect to the engagement plate 33, or the engagement plate 33 is attached to the lock plate 32. By appropriately setting the arrangement and orientation of the lock plate 32 and the engagement plate 33, for example, by arranging the lock plate 32 and the engagement plate 33 diagonally with respect to each other, When the door body 12 is normally opened and closed, the wide portion 40 of the lock plate 32 is configured to be able to advance and retreat with respect to the wide hole portion 51 of the engagement plate 33, and when the door body 12 is closed, the wide portion 40 of the lock plate 32 is closed. And the distal end of the base 38 penetrates the wide hole 51 of the engagement plate 33,
The narrow hole 52 of the engagement plate 33 can be configured to face the front of the distal end of the engagement plate 33, and the edge of the narrow hole 52 of the engagement plate 33 can be configured to face the front of the wide portion 40.

The engagement plate 33 is provided with a bent portion 49, so that when the door body 12 is pry open, the bent portion 39 of the lock plate 32 is contacted substantially in parallel and the bent portion 39 is extended. However, even if the bent portion 49 is not provided and the flat portion is formed, the wide portion 40 of the lock plate 32 can be caught and the prying can be prevented.

As shown in FIG. 7, the lock plate 32 can be fixed to the vending machine main body 11 side, and the engagement plate 33 can be fixed to the door body 12 side. Even in this case, even if the closed door body 12 is prying open from the hinge 13 side, the lock plate 32
The bent portion 39 of the base portion 38 enters the narrow hole portion 52 of the engaging plate 33, and the wide portion 40 and the edge of the narrow hole portion 52 are hooked to each other, so that even if it tries to pry open with a strong force, the locking plate 32 and the engaging plate The engagement with 33 is not easily released, and the hinge 13
Opening from the side can be reliably prevented, and a sufficient anti-theft effect can be obtained.

The lock body is not limited to the lock plate 32.
The lock pin may be in the form of a shaft. Even in the case of this lock pin, a wide portion is integrally formed on the distal end side of the lock pin, or a pin-shaped wide portion is penetrated and fixed to the distal end side of the lock pin in an intersecting manner. Thereby, the same operation and effect as those of the lock plate 32 can be obtained.

[0039]

According to the vending machine of the first aspect, during the normal opening / closing operation of the door through the hinge, the wide portion of the lock plate provided on the door is provided on the vending machine main body. As it moves into and out of the wide hole of the plywood, and the wide part of the lock plate and the tip of the base penetrate in the closed state of the door body, even if the door body in the closed state is about to be pry open from the hinge side,
The tip of the base of the lock plate enters the narrow hole of the engagement plate, and the wide portion and the edge of the narrow hole are caught on each other. Is not released, opening of the door from the hinge side is reliably prevented, and a sufficient anti-theft effect can be obtained.

According to the vending machine of the second aspect, at the time of the normal opening and closing operation of the door through the hinge, the wide portion of the lock plate provided on the vending machine main body is engaged with the engagement plate provided on the door. As the door advances and retreats, and the wide end of the lock plate and the distal end of the base penetrate in the closed state of the door, the distal end of the base of the lock plate remains open even if the closed door is prying open from the hinge side. Penetrating into the narrow hole of the engagement plate,
Since the wide part and the edge of the narrow hole are caught on each other, the engagement between the lock plate and the engagement plate is not easily released even if you try to pry open with strong force, and the door body is securely opened from the hinge side. And a sufficient anti-theft effect can be obtained.

According to the vending machine of the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the vending machine of the first or second aspect, the wide portion of the lock plate is formed in a substantially T-shape protruding from both sides of the base. Since a substantially T-shaped engagement hole is formed in the engagement plate with the wide hole portion and the narrow hole portion, the wide portion and the narrow edge portion protruding from both sides of the base of the lock plate are caught on each other and pry open. Strength can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a part of a vending machine on a hinge side is cut away and an anti-theft mechanism is viewed from a plane direction.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the anti-theft mechanism in an exploded state;

FIG. 3 is a side view of an engagement plate of the anti-theft mechanism.

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

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the anti-theft mechanism in a state where the door is pry open.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the anti-theft mechanism in a state where the door is further pryed open;

FIG. 7 is a plan view of an anti-theft mechanism showing another embodiment of the vending machine of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Vending machine body 12 Door 13 Hinge 32 Lock plate as lock body 33 Engagement plate 38 Base 40 Wide part 50 Engagement hole 51 Wide hole 52 Narrow hole

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Toshiyuki Iwasawa 1-3-1 Shimoteno, Himeji-shi, Hyogo Glory Industries, Ltd. F term (reference) 3E044 AA01 DD10 FB03

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A vending machine main body, a door disposed on a front surface of the vending machine main body, and a hinge for supporting one side of the door to be openable and closable with respect to one side of the vending machine main body. A base provided on one side of the door body and protruding toward the vending machine main body in a closed state of the door body, provided wider than the base in a direction along one side of the door body at a distal end side of the base. A lock body having a wide portion provided in the vending machine main body, the wide portion of the lock body advances and retreats as the door body opens and closes via a hinge, and the door body is closed. A wide portion of the lock body and a wide hole through which the distal end side of the base penetrates, and a position wider than the base and narrower than the wide portion at a position facing the base that has entered the wide hole at the front edge of the wide hole. Vending machine comprising: an engagement plate having a narrow hole portion. 2. A vending machine main body, a door disposed on a front surface of the vending machine main body, and a hinge for supporting one side of the door to be openable and closable with respect to one side of the vending machine main body. A base portion provided on one side of the vending machine main body and protruding toward the door body when the door body is closed, wider than the base portion in a direction along one side of the vending machine main body at a front end side of the base portion; A lock body having a wide portion provided in the door body, and a wide portion of the lock body is provided on one side of the door body, and the wide portion of the lock body advances and retreats with opening and closing of the door body via a hinge, and in a closed state of the door body. A wide portion of the lock body and a wide hole through which the distal end side of the base is arranged to penetrate, and a position wider than the base and narrower than the wide portion at a position opposite to the base that has entered the wide hole at the rear edge of the wide hole. Vending machine comprising: an engagement plate having a narrow hole portion. 3. The wide portion of the lock body is formed in a substantially T-shape protruding from both sides of the base, and the engaging plate has an engaging hole formed in a substantially T-shape by the wide hole portion and the narrow hole portion. 3. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the vending machine has a vending machine.