JP2005078218A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine for which a supporting beam can easily be assembled. <P>SOLUTION: A vending machine is provided with a commodity accommodation cabinet 20 arranged inside a vending machine body 10 whose front is open, a commodity accommodation rack 40 provided inside the commodity accommodation cabinet, engaging members 90 arranged on the side walls 20a and 20b of the commodity accommodation cabinet 20 and a supporting beam 80 which is positioned in front of the commodity accommodation cabinet 20 with its engagement with the engaging members and is to be connected to the front of the lower end part of the commodity accommodation rack 40. In this case, the engaging members 90 have engaging holes 91 which pass through the walls 20a and 20b in the cross direction with their states projecting from the walls 20a and 20b. The supporting beam 80 is provided with a front end part 81, which is opposite to the front of the lower end part of the commodity accommodation rack 40 and is to be connected to the front, and an engaging part which is formed to be continuous with the front end part 81 and is to be engaged with the engaging members 90. The engaging part contacts the aperture edge lower parts on the front side of the engaging holes 91 and the upper parts of the inner surfaces of the engaging holes 91 when the supporting beam 80 sways downward on the front side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine, and more particularly to a vending machine in which a structure for supporting a product storage rack installed inside a product storage is devised.

  In a vending machine that sells products such as canned beverages and beverages in plastic bottles, a heat-insulated product container is provided inside the vending machine main body with an open front, and the interior of the product container The product storage rack for storing the product is provided, and the product stored in the product storage rack is maintained at a desired temperature state by heating or cooling the internal atmosphere of the product storage. . For example, when selling hot beverages, the inside of the product storage is heated to about 55 ° C. by a heater, while when selling cold products, the inside of the product storage is cooled to about 5 ° C. by a cooling unit. Each product selected by the user is provided at the optimum selling temperature.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the product storage rack 400 is a serpentine rack, for example, and includes a pair of side plates 410 and a meandering product storage area (not shown) extending vertically between the side plates 410. ) Defining a curved guide member 420, a product loading top tray 440 connected to the product storage area, a bend mechanism (not shown) disposed at the lower end of the product storage area, and the bend mechanism. And a passage regulating plate 450 that is configured to be configured. Such a product storage rack 400 is suspended from a support rail member (not shown) laid on the upper wall of the vending machine main body via a mounting bracket 460 provided at the upper end of the side plate 410. It has stopped.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 16, a fixing bracket 490 is attached to the front surface of the lower end portion of the commodity storage rack 400. On the front surface of the fixing bracket 490, the support beam 800 is assembled in a state of being spanned between the left and right side walls 200a, 200b of the commodity storage. This will be described in more detail as follows. The support beam 800 includes a front end 810 that faces the fixing bracket 490, a rear extension 820 that extends rearward from both ends of the front end 810, and a lower extension that extends downward from the front end of the rear extension 820. An extending portion 830 and a claw portion 840 extending forward from the tip of the lower extending portion 830 are formed continuously. The tip of the claw portion 840 is bent toward the side wall at a predetermined angle. By causing the claw portion 840 of the support beam 800 to enter the opening 910 of the locking member 900 disposed at a predetermined position on the left and right side walls 200a and 200b of the product storage case, the support beam 800 is It is assembled in a state of being bridged between the left and right side walls 200a, 200b of the commodity storage.

  Then, by fastening the front end portion 810 of the support beam 800 to the fixing bracket 490 of the product storage rack 400 with the fastening screw S, the product storage rack 400 is supported by being suspended at the upper part, and left and right, front and rear at the lower part. In the state where the steady rest is made, it is installed inside the commodity storage (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2000-259940 A

  However, the above vending machine has the following problems when the support beam 800 is assembled between the left and right side walls 200a, 200b of the commodity storage. That is, as shown in FIG. 17, the support beam 800 is once inclined at an arbitrary angle so that the claw portion 840 is positioned above the opening 910 of the locking member 900 and gradually inclined in the direction of the arrow in the drawing. The support beam 800 and the locking member 900 are engaged with each other by raising the claw portion 840 and the downward extension portion 830 from the opening portion 910. Therefore, the operator needs to incline the support beam 800 by a necessary angle in order for the claw portion 840 and the lower extension portion 830 of the support beam 800 to enter the inside from the opening 910 of the locking member 900, and the claw portion Since it was necessary to visually confirm that 840 is positioned above the opening 910, the assembly work of the support beam 800 was troublesome.

  An object of this invention is to provide the vending machine which can perform the assembly | attachment operation | work of a support beam easily in view of the said situation.

  In order to achieve the above object, a vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided with a merchandise container disposed inside a vending machine body having an open front surface, and is built inside the merchandise container. A product storage rack, a locking member disposed on a side wall of the product storage, and a front surface of the product storage in a state of being engaged with the locking member, In the vending machine provided with a support beam for fastening to the front surface, the locking member has a locking hole penetrating in the front-rear direction in a manner protruding from a side wall of the commodity storage, and the support beam is A front end portion that faces the front surface of the lower end portion of the commodity storage rack and is fastened to the front surface, and an engagement portion that is formed continuously with the front end portion and engages with the locking member. Provided, and the engagement portion is provided when the support beam swings downward on the front side. And the opening edge lower portion of the front side of the locking hole, characterized in that it abuts against the upper inner surface of the locking hole.

  The vending machine according to a second aspect of the present invention is the vending machine according to the first aspect, wherein the engaging portion includes a downward extending portion extending downward from both ends of the front end portion, and a rearward direction from the downward extending portion. And a rear extension that extends through the locking hole and an upper extension that extends upward from the rear extension.

  According to the vending machine of the first aspect of the present invention, since the locking hole of the locking member penetrates in the front-rear direction, the support beam can be entered from the front without any inclination, and the support is supported. Even when the beam swings downward on the front side, the engaging portion comes into contact with the lower part of the opening edge on the front side of the locking hole and the upper part of the inner surface of the locking hole, thereby supporting the beam. There is no possibility of falling by engaging with the locking member. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform the work of assembling the support beam.

Further, according to the vending machine according to claim 2 of the present invention, since the locking hole of the locking member penetrates in the front-rear direction, the support beam can be entered from the front without any inclination, In addition, even when the support beam swings downward on the front side, the rear extension part abuts on the lower opening edge on the front side of the locking hole, and the upper extension part hits the upper part of the inner surface of the locking hole. By contacting, there is no possibility that the support beam engages with the locking member and falls. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform the work of assembling the support beam.

  Exemplary embodiments of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited by this Example.

  FIG. 1 conceptually shows a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. The vending machine exemplified here sells products such as canned drinks and plastic bottled drinks in a cooled or heated state, and includes a vending machine main body 10.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the vending machine main body 10 is configured by appropriately combining a plurality of metal plates, and is configured in a box shape with an open front surface. More specifically, the box-shaped vending machine main body 10 is configured by joining the upper wall 11, the pair of side walls 12, the bottom wall 13, and the back wall 14. Each of the pair of side walls 12 extends below the bottom wall 13, and a pedestal wall 15 is joined between them.

  The vending machine main body 10 is provided with a commodity storage 20 having a heat insulating structure therein. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, by arranging the heat insulating boards 21 previously formed into plate shapes on the inner wall surfaces of the upper wall 11, the pair of side walls 12, the bottom wall 13, and the back wall 14, these are provided. The product storage 20 is configured in a space surrounded by the heat insulating board 21. Although not clearly shown in the drawing, the heat insulating board 21 is obtained by sticking a resin film or kraft paper as a face material to both front and back surfaces of a plate-like member formed of a heat insulating material such as urethane foam.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, a plurality of rack support frames 30 are juxtaposed in the left-right direction in the upper part of the commodity storage box 20 via the front frame member 22 and the rear frame member 23. It is.

  The rack support frame 30 is for holding a commodity storage rack 40 to be described later, and each of the rack support frames 30 is configured in advance in a lattice shape by laying a plurality of horizontal frame members 32 between a pair of vertical frame members 31. .

  As shown in FIG. 5, the vertical frame member 31 includes a long flat plate-like vertical member horizontal portion 31a, and a long flat plate-like vertical member hanging portion 31b bent at a right angle from one edge of the vertical member horizontal portion 31a. The cross section is L-shaped. Screw holes 31c are provided at the front end portions of the vertical member horizontal portion 31a in the vertical frame member 31, respectively. The vertical frame members 31 of the rack support frames 30 are arranged in parallel to each other in such a manner that the other end edges of the vertical member horizontal portions 31a face each other.

  At the rear end portion of each vertical frame member 31, a placement portion 31d and an engagement portion 31e are provided as restricting means. As shown in FIG. 6A, the placement portion 31d is a lower surface facing downward, provided at a position above the lower edge of the vertical material hanging portion 31b. The engaging portion 31e is a tongue-like portion projecting downward from a portion located rearward of the placement portion 31d. The mounting portion 31d and the engaging portion 31e are both configured to have the same thickness as the vertical material hanging portion 31b of the vertical frame material 31.

  The horizontal frame member 32 includes a long flat plate horizontal member horizontal portion 32a, a long flat plate horizontal member hanging portion 32b bent at a right angle from one edge of the horizontal member horizontal portion 32a, and a horizontal member hanging portion 32b. Each of the horizontal member horizontal portions 32a has a locking portion 32c that extends in parallel to the horizontal member horizontal portion 32a from the extending edge and is bent at a right angle toward the horizontal member horizontal portion 32a. The end portions are respectively joined to the upper surface of the vertical member horizontal portion 31a in the vertical frame member 31, and are joined to the pair of vertical frame members 31 in a manner parallel to each other.

  In the present embodiment, an example in which three types of rack support frames 30 having different left and right widths are provided is illustrated. These three types of rack support frames 30 differ only in the length of the horizontal frame member 32, and their detailed configurations are the same as each other.

  The front frame member 22 and the rear frame member 23 that hold the rack support frame 30 are long members formed of metal, and each have a double-curved cross-sectional shape. Specifically, base portions 22a and 23a having a long flat plate shape, and a pair of side portions 22b and 23b having a long flat plate shape bent at right angles in the same direction from both side edges of the base portions 22a and 23a, And a pair of flange portions 22c and 23c forming a long plate shape bent at right angles toward the direction away from the extending edge portions of the side portions 22b and 23b, and the cross section is called a hat shape. The front frame member 22 and the rear frame member 23 are configured.

  The front frame member 22 is joined to the lower surface of the front edge portion of the upper wall 11 through the flange portion 22c, protrudes downward from the lower surface of the upper wall 11, and extends along the left-right direction. Yes. The rear frame member 23 is joined to the front surface of the upper edge portion of the back wall 14 via the flange portion 23c, protrudes forward from the front surface of the back wall 14, and extends along the left-right direction. Yes. A shorter length than the vertical frame member 31 of the rack support frame 30 described above is secured between the side portion 22b located on the rear side of the front frame member 22 and the base portion 23a of the rear frame member 23.

  As a method of joining the front frame member 22 and the rear frame member 23 to the vending machine main body 10, for example, welding or screwing may be applied. One of these joining methods may be applied, or both may be used in combination.

  The front frame member 22 and the rear frame member 23 are provided with slits 22d and 23d at portions corresponding to each other.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the slit provided in the front frame member 22 (hereinafter simply referred to as the front slit 22d) is continuous with the rectangular opening 22d1 provided in the side portion 22b located on the rear side and the horizontal insertion portion. It has a groove-like portion 22d2 provided on the base portion 22a in the form, and is formed at a position corresponding to each vertical frame member 31 when the three rack support frames 30 are arranged side by side. The rectangular opening 22d1 of the front slit 22d has a size capable of inserting the vertical member horizontal portion 31a of the vertical frame member 31. The groove-like portion 22d2 of the front slit 22d extends along the front-rear direction in the size and position where the vertical member hanging portion 31b can be inserted when the vertical member horizontal portion 31a of the vertical frame member 31 is inserted into the rectangular opening 22d1. It is provided. As shown in FIG. 6A, the groove-like portion 22 d 2 is configured such that the rear end portion of the vertical frame member 31 is connected to the rear frame member 23 when the vertical member hanging portion 31 b of the vertical frame member 31 is inserted to the front end portion. It is long enough to be separated from

  As shown in FIG. 8, the slit provided in the rear frame member 23 (hereinafter simply referred to as the rear slit 23 d) is provided in a groove shape in a portion extending from the base portion 23 a and the side portion 23 b located on the upper side. The vertical frame material 31 is formed in such a size that the vertical material hanging part 31b can be inserted.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the base 22a of the front frame member 22 is provided with screw insertion holes 22e at positions in front of the rectangular opening 22d1 in the front slit 22d, while the flange of the rear frame member 23 is provided. As shown in FIG. 3, the portion 23c is provided with a nut member 23e. The screw insertion hole 22e is provided in a portion corresponding to the screw hole 31c of the vertical frame member 31 when the vertical frame member 31 of the rack support frame 30 is spanned between the rear frame member 23. The nut member 23e is for screwing the fall prevention bolt B when the vending machine is installed, and is welded to both ends of the rear frame member 23.

  When the rack support frame 30 is held between the front frame member 22 and the rear frame member 23 described above, first, as shown in FIG. It is inserted into the front slit 22 d of the material 22, and the rear end portion of the vertical frame material 31 is disposed at a position separated from the rear frame material 23.

  From this state, as shown in FIG. 6B, the engaging portion 31e provided at the rear end portion of the vertical frame member 31 is inserted into the rear slit 23d of the rear frame member 23, and then (c) of FIG. ), The engaging portion 31e is positioned inside the rear frame member 23, and the rear end portion of the vertical frame member 31 is placed on the rear frame member 23 via the placement portion 31d.

  In the state shown in FIG. 6C, when the rear end portion of the vertical frame member 31 is moved in the direction of dropping from the rear slit 23d of the rear frame member 23, the engaging portion of the vertical frame member 31 is engaged. The movement of 31e is prevented by abutting engagement with the base 23a of the rear frame member 23. On the other hand, when the front end portion of the vertical frame member 31 is to be moved in the direction of dropping from the front slit 22d of the front frame member 22, the vertical member hanging portion 31b of the vertical frame member 31 is the base 23a of the rear frame member 23. The movement is prevented by abutting against. Therefore, in the state shown in FIG. 6C, the rack support frame 30 is not inadvertently dropped out even when the hand is released from the rack support frame 30 and vibration or impact is applied.

  Finally, if the fixing screw 24 is screwed into the screw hole 31c of the vertical frame member 31 through the screw insertion hole 22e of the front frame member 22, the overlapping portions of the front frame member 22 and the vertical frame member 31 are fixed to each other. Thus, the rack support frame 30 can be attached to the inside of the commodity storage 20 in a manner of being separated from the lower surface of the upper wall 11 in the vending machine main body 10.

  During these periods, according to the vending machine, the vertical frame member 31 and the horizontal frame member 32 are preliminarily configured in a lattice shape. It can be installed between the frame member 23. Furthermore, as described above, if both end portions of the vertical frame member 31 are inserted and placed in the front slit 22d of the front frame member 22 and the rear slit 23d of the rear frame member 23, respectively, without inadvertent dropping. The rack support frame 30 can be temporarily assembled. As a result, the rack support frame 30 can be attached very easily.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a heat insulating partition plate 50 is disposed between adjacent rack support frames 30 in the rack support frame 30 disposed in the interior of the product storage 20 in this manner. That is, between the adjacent rack support frames 30, the vertical material hanging parts 31b of the vertical frame material 31 are arranged to face each other, and the upper end of the heat insulating partition plate 50 is interposed between the vertical material hanging parts 31b. The part is sandwiched and held. The heat insulation partition plate 50 is for defining a plurality of chambers inside the commodity storage 20, and is configured by attaching metal reinforcing metal fittings to appropriate portions of the heat insulation board. Although not clearly shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the two parts of the heat insulating board are provided with two heat insulating partition plates 50 with upper edge reinforcing metal fittings attached to the lower and upper edges, respectively. Three independent rooms are defined inside.

  A product storage rack 40 is provided in each chamber defined by the heat insulating partition plate 50. As shown in FIG. 10, the product storage rack 40 includes a pair of side plates 41 and a curved guide member 42 that defines a meandering product storage region 43 extending in the vertical direction between the side plates 41. And a product loading top tray 44 connected to the product storage area 43, a bend mechanism (not shown) disposed at the lower end of the product storage area 43, and a passage restriction plate 45 facing the bend mechanism. It is. Such a product storage rack 40 stores products in the product storage area 43, while paying out products corresponding to a product delivery command. In the present embodiment, a product storage rack 40 having a plurality of product storage areas 43 in each chamber is arranged in the front-rear direction.

  Each of the commodity storage racks 40 has a mounting bracket 46 provided on the upper end portion of the side plate 41 engaged with the horizontal frame member 32 of the rack support frame 30, and the mounting bracket 46 and the horizontal frame member 32 of the rack support frame 30 are also attached. The rack support frame 30 is suspended by being screwed together by screws 47.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, a fixing bracket 49 is attached to the front surface of the lower end portion of the commodity storage rack 40. A support beam 80 is assembled on the front surface of the fixture 49 in a state of being bridged between the side walls 20a and 20b of the respective chambers of the commodity storage 20. This will be described in more detail as follows.

  The support beam 80 includes a front end portion 81 that faces the fixing bracket 49, a lower extension portion 82 that extends downward from both ends of the front end portion 81, and a rear extension portion that extends rearward from the tip of the lower extension portion 82. The extending portion 83 and the upper extending portion 84 extending upward from the tip of the rear extending portion 83 are continuously formed.

  On the other hand, a locking member 90 is disposed at a predetermined location on the inner surface of both side walls 20a, 20b of each chamber in the product storage case 20. The locking member 90 has a locking hole 91 penetrating in the front-rear direction in a manner protruding from the inner surface of each side wall 20a, 20b.

  Here, the relationship between the support beam 80 and the locking member 90 will be described. As shown in FIG. 12, the linear distance L from the distal end portion of the lower extension portion 82 of the support beam 80 to the distal end portion of the upper extension portion 84 is the vertical diameter R of the opening portion of the locking hole 91 of the locking member 90. Larger than Further, the length of the upper extension 84 of the support beam 80 is made smaller than the longitudinal diameter R of the opening of the locking hole 91.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the rear extension 83 and the upper extension 84 of the support beam 80 are inserted from the front into the locking hole 91 of the locking member 90, and the support beam 80 is moved upward while maintaining this state. Move. In this state, even when the operator releases his / her hand from the support beam 80 and the support beam 80 swings downward on the front side, that is, the support beam 80 becomes free and the support beam 80 becomes free. Even when it swings downward on the front side, the linear distance L is larger than the longitudinal diameter R. Therefore, as shown in FIG. By abutting the lower opening edge on the front side and the upper extension 84 abutting on the upper opening extension on the rear side of the locking hole 91, there is no possibility that both will be engaged and the support beam 80 will fall. . Thus, the support beam 80 and the locking member 90 are engaged, so that the support beam 80 is assembled in a state of being spanned between the side walls 20a and 20b of the respective chambers of the commodity storage 20. .

  Then, by fastening the front end portion 81 of the support beam 80 to the fixing bracket 49 of the product storage rack 40 with the fastening screw S, the product storage rack 40 is supported by being suspended at the upper part, and left and right, front and rear at the lower part. In the state where the steady rest is made, it is installed inside the commodity storage 40.

  Reference numeral 48 in FIG. 1 denotes a product shooter disposed so as to be inclined downward from the rear to the front of the chamber in order to guide the product delivered from the product storage rack 40. Although not clearly shown in the figure, a cooling unit or a heater for maintaining the product stored in the product storage rack 40 at a desired temperature is provided in an area below the product shooter 48 in each chamber. It is provided.

  On the other hand, the vending machine is provided with an outer door 60 and an inner door 70 which is a door body of the present invention, as shown in FIG. The outer door 60 is for covering the front opening of the vending machine main body 10 and is disposed at one side edge of the outer door 60 so as to be opened and closed. Although not clearly shown in the figure, on the front surface of the outer door 60, a display window, a product selection push button, a bill insertion slot, a coin insertion slot, a return lever, an amount indicator, A coin return opening and a product outlet 61 are provided.

  The inner door 70 is for covering the front surface of the product storage 20 together with the heat insulator 62 provided on the upper inner surface of the outer door 60, and is one side of the vending machine main body 10 at a position inward of the outer door 60. It is arrange | positioned at the edge part so that opening and closing is possible. The inner door 70 is provided with a product outlet 72 having a product outlet door 71 at the lower end corresponding to each chamber of the product storage 20, and the product is delivered from the product storage rack 40 to the product shooter 48. In this case, the product can be carried out through the product carry-out port 72.

  According to the vending machine configured as described above, since the locking hole 91 of the locking member 90 penetrates in the front-rear direction, the support beam 80 can be entered from the front without any inclination. Further, the linear distance L from the distal end portion of the lower extension portion 82 of the support beam 80 to the distal end portion of the upper extension portion 84 is larger than the vertical diameter R of the opening portion of the locking hole 91 of the locking member 90. Therefore, even when the support beam 80 is in a free state, the rear extension 83 abuts on the lower opening edge on the front side of the locking hole 91 and the upper extension 84 is on the rear side of the locking hole 91. By abutting on the upper part of the opening, the support beam 80 is engaged with the locking member 90 and is not likely to fall. Therefore, the assembly work of the support beam 80 can be easily performed.

  In addition, according to the vending machine, the front frame member 22 and the rear frame member 23 project from the inner wall surface of the vending machine body 10, and the vending machine body is interposed via the front frame member 22 and the rear frame member 23. Since the rack support frame 30 is disposed in such a manner as to be separated from the upper wall 11 of the product 10, the product storage rack 20 having a heat insulation structure can be configured without requiring an inner box, and the product storage rack 40 is held. be able to. Moreover, since the rack support frame 30 that holds the product storage rack 40 is divided and configured for each room partitioned by the heat insulating partition plate 50, these do not serve as a heat transfer path. Therefore, for example, heat exchange between the room for heating the product and the room for cooling the product can be suppressed as much as possible in the inside of the product storage 20, and the power consumption is significantly reduced. It becomes possible to do.

  As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to this, A various change can be made. For example, in the above embodiment, when the support beam 80 is in a free state, the upper extension 84 is in contact with the upper opening edge on the rear side of the locking hole 91. The distal end portion of the extending portion 84 may abut on the upper portion of the inner surface of the locking hole 91. Also by this, the same effect as the above-mentioned embodiment can be produced.

  As described above, the vending machine according to the present invention is useful for sales in a state in which various products such as canned beverages, bottled beverages, beverages in paper packs and beverages in plastic bottles are cooled or heated. It is.

It is a perspective view which shows notionally the vending machine to which the door body which is an Example of this invention is applied. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the structure of the outer door and goods storage of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is a principal part cross-sectional side view of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment structure of the rack support frame applied to the vending machine shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the rack support frame applied to the vending machine shown in FIG. 1 from the upper side. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the attachment procedure of a rack support frame in the vending machine shown in FIG. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the connection state of the front-end part of a rack support frame, and a front frame material in the vending machine shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a connection state between a rear end portion of a rack support frame and a rear frame member in the vending machine shown in FIG. 1. It is the perspective view which looked at the rack support frame applied to the vending machine shown in FIG. 1 from the downward side. It is the perspective view which showed the goods storage rack shown in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which showed the principal part of the goods storage rack shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which showed the support beam and the latching member which were shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing shown about engagement with a support beam and a locking member. It is explanatory drawing shown about engagement with a support beam and a locking member. It is the perspective view which showed the goods storage rack which comprises the conventional vending machine. It is a disassembled perspective view which showed the principal part of the goods storage rack shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing shown about engagement with a support beam and a locking member.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Vending machine main body 11 Upper wall 12 Side wall 13 Bottom wall 14 Back wall 15 Base wall 20 Goods storage 21 Heat insulation board 22 Front frame material 22a Base part 22b Side part 22c Flange part 22d Front slit 22d1 Rectangular opening part 22d2 Groove part 22e Screw insertion hole 23 Rear frame material 23a Base 23b Side 23c Flange 23d Rear slit 23e Nut member 24 Fixing screw 30 Rack support frame 31 Vertical frame material 31a Vertical material horizontal part 31b Vertical material hanging part 31c Screw hole 31d Mounting part 31e Engaging portion 32 Horizontal frame material 32a Horizontal material horizontal portion 32b Horizontal material hanging portion 32c Locking portion 40 Product storage rack 41 Side plate 42 Guide member 43 Product storage area 44 Top tray 45 Passage restriction plate 46 Mounting bracket 47 Screw 48 Product shooter 49 Fixing bracket 50 Heat insulation partition plate 60 Outer door 61 Product outlet 62 Heat insulator 70 Inner door 71 Product exit door 72 Product exit 73 Door body 80 Support beam 81 Front end 82 Lower extension 83 Rear extension 84 Upper extension 90 Locking member 91 Locking hole B Bolt for preventing fall

Claims (2)

A product storage container arranged inside the vending machine main body with an open front,
A product storage rack erected inside the product storage;
A locking member disposed on a side wall of the commodity storage;
In a vending machine provided with a support beam for fastening to the front surface of the lower end portion of the product storage rack, located on the front surface of the product storage box in a state of being engaged with the locking member,
The locking member has a locking hole penetrating in the front-rear direction in a manner protruding from the side wall of the commodity container.
The support beam is
A front end portion facing the front surface of the lower end portion of the commodity storage rack and fastened to the front surface;
An engagement portion that is formed continuously with the front end portion and engages with the locking member;
The engaging portion abuts against a lower opening edge on the front side of the locking hole and an upper portion on the inner surface of the locking hole when the support beam swings downward on the front side. Vending machine characterized by The engaging portion is
A downwardly extending portion extending downward from both ends of the front end portion;
A rear extension extending rearward from the lower extension and penetrating the locking hole;
The vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising an upper extension portion extending upward from the rear extension portion.

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