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JP2005078550A
JP2005078550A JP2003310999A JP2003310999A JP2005078550A JP 2005078550 A JP2005078550 A JP 2005078550A JP 2003310999 A JP2003310999 A JP 2003310999A JP 2003310999 A JP2003310999 A JP 2003310999A JP 2005078550 A JP2005078550 A JP 2005078550A
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Hiroshi Yoshimoto
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Kimimichi Kuboyama
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Shinichi Nakayama
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Hidesuke Saito
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce variations in temperature of commodities by uniforming directions and quantities of air blown out from a shooter. <P>SOLUTION: A vending machine comprises commodity racks having functions of vertically storing commodities and sequentially carrying out them downward and being arranged in a plurality of rows in directions of right and left and multiply arranged forward and backward in a commodity storage room formed inside a case of a main body to be made as a heat insulating housing; a shooter carrying out commodities positioned below the racks and cut out from the racks to a commodity outlet and of which the plate face is provided with a plurality of air holes; a heat exchange chamber positioned below the shooter and having a fan to blow heated or cooled air; and a circulation duct disposed at rear part of the storage room and communicating between the inside of the storage room and the fan. The vending machine has a shielding member to shield air blowing out from a side end of the shooter and has the air holes of the shooter which is arranged in at least one row facing commodities stored onto the racks which are multiply arranged in the back and forth directions. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

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本発明は、缶、ビン、パック、ペットボトルなどの容器に入れた飲料などの商品を冷却もしくは加熱して販売に供する自動販売機に関するものである。   The present invention relates to a vending machine that cools or heats products such as beverages in containers such as cans, bottles, packs, and PET bottles for sale.

図9〜図12は自動販売機の従来技術を示したものである。図9は自動販売機の横断面図、図10は自動販売機のシュータ付近の立体図で、図11はシュータ上部の風の流れを示す説明図、図12はシュータ下部の流れを示す説明図である。
図9、10にて従来方式の自動販売機の構成を説明する。1は前面が開口し断熱筐体としてなる本体ケースの庫内に形成された商品収納室であり、断熱仕切壁により本体ケースの左右方向に複数個(多くは3個)並設されている。2は商品収納室1の内部下方に傾斜して取設され、その板面に多数の孔を有するシュータである。3は自動販売機の商品収納室内で冷却もしくは加熱して販売される商品であり、4は商品投入口から投入された商品3を縦方向に積み重ねて収納し、シュータ2の上方に配置された商品ラックであり、商品収納室内に左右方向に紙面と垂直方向に複数列(1〜4列)取設されている。5は商品収納室1を冷却する冷凍圧縮機、凝縮器より構成される冷却ユニットであり、6は冷却ユニット5と配管接続されシュータ2の下方配置された蒸発器である。7は蒸発器6の前方に配置されたヒータであり、8は蒸発器6、ヒータ7、ファン9を収納した熱交換室である。10は外扉の前面に開口し、商品ラック4より搬出された商品3がシュータ2に沿って転動して送出され、その送出された商品が顧客により取り出される商品取り出し口である。11は、商品収納室1の後面に取設され、熱交換室8のファン9より加熱もしくは冷却され、シュータ2の孔を通過し、商品ラック4内の商品3と熱交換された空気を再び熱交換室8に戻す通路である循環ダクトである。12は商品収納室1の前面開口を開閉する断熱材で構成された内扉であり、13は商品収納室1の両側面に配設され、外気または隣設する商品収納室との間を断熱する側壁であり、14は、商品収納室1の底面に配設され、冷却ユニット5が収納された空間との間を断熱する底板である。
9 to 12 show the prior art of vending machines. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the vending machine, FIG. 10 is a three-dimensional view of the vicinity of the shooter of the vending machine, FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing the flow of wind at the upper part of the shooter, and FIG. 12 is an explanatory view showing the flow of the lower part of the shooter It is.
The configuration of a conventional vending machine will be described with reference to FIGS. Reference numeral 1 denotes a product storage chamber formed in a body case having a front opening and serving as a heat-insulating housing, and a plurality (mostly three) of the product cases are arranged in parallel in the left-right direction of the body case by a heat-insulating partition wall. Reference numeral 2 denotes a shooter which is installed in a slanted downward direction inside the product storage chamber 1 and has a large number of holes on its plate surface. 3 is a product that is sold by cooling or heating in the product storage room of the vending machine, and 4 is a product stacked in the vertical direction and stored above the shooter 2. This is a product rack, and a plurality of rows (1 to 4 rows) are installed in the product storage room in the left-right direction and in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface. Reference numeral 5 denotes a cooling unit composed of a refrigeration compressor and a condenser for cooling the commodity storage chamber 1, and reference numeral 6 denotes an evaporator which is piped to the cooling unit 5 and arranged below the shooter 2. Reference numeral 7 denotes a heater disposed in front of the evaporator 6, and 8 denotes a heat exchange chamber in which the evaporator 6, the heater 7, and the fan 9 are housed. A product opening 10 is opened in front of the outer door, and the product 3 carried out from the product rack 4 rolls out along the shooter 2 and is sent out by the customer. 11 is installed on the rear surface of the product storage chamber 1, heated or cooled by the fan 9 of the heat exchange chamber 8, passed through the holes of the shooter 2, and the air exchanged with the product 3 in the product rack 4 is returned again. It is a circulation duct that is a passage returning to the heat exchange chamber 8. Reference numeral 12 denotes an inner door made of a heat insulating material that opens and closes the front opening of the product storage chamber 1, and 13 is arranged on both sides of the product storage chamber 1 to insulate the outside air or the adjacent product storage chamber. 14 is a bottom plate that is disposed on the bottom surface of the product storage chamber 1 and insulates the space between the cooling unit 5 and the space.

上記のように構成した自動販売機では、例えば、冷却ユニット5を駆動した状態でファン9を駆動すると、蒸発器6により冷却された空気がシュータ2の下部からの通気孔2aを通過し、商品ラック4、循環ダクト11を通じて商品収納室1の内部を循環することになり、商品ラック4に集積した商品3を冷却することが可能になる。これとは逆にヒータ7を駆動した状態でファン9を駆動すると、ヒータ7により加熱された空気がシュータ2の通気孔2a、商品ラック4、循環ダクト11を通じて商品収納室1の内部を循環することになり、商品ラック4に集積した商品3を加熱することが可能になる。
上述した従来の自動販売機において、ファン9の駆動により吹き出され通気孔2aを通り商品ラック4に向かう風は、図11,12の矢印に示すような流れを示すことが、本願発明者により、商品収納室1を透明部材で製作して可視化実験で観察、確認されている。シュータ2の上面において、通気孔2aより吐出する流れは、図11に示すように前方、上方、側方へと不均一な風速、風向を有する。また、シュータ2の下方では、前方より見て時計回りに回転しているファンから吐出する流れにおいては、図12に示すように正面より見て左側に多量の風が流れている。
In the vending machine configured as described above, for example, when the fan 9 is driven while the cooling unit 5 is driven, the air cooled by the evaporator 6 passes through the vent hole 2a from the lower part of the shooter 2, The inside of the product storage chamber 1 is circulated through the rack 4 and the circulation duct 11, and the product 3 accumulated in the product rack 4 can be cooled. On the contrary, when the fan 9 is driven with the heater 7 being driven, the air heated by the heater 7 circulates inside the product storage chamber 1 through the vent hole 2a of the shooter 2, the product rack 4, and the circulation duct 11. As a result, the product 3 accumulated in the product rack 4 can be heated.
In the above-described conventional vending machine, the inventor of the present application indicates that the wind blown by the drive of the fan 9 and directed to the product rack 4 through the vent hole 2a shows a flow as shown by arrows in FIGS. The product storage chamber 1 is made of a transparent member, and is observed and confirmed by a visualization experiment. On the upper surface of the shooter 2, the flow discharged from the vent hole 2a has a non-uniform wind speed and direction toward the front, upper, and sides as shown in FIG. Further, below the shooter 2, in the flow discharged from the fan rotating clockwise as viewed from the front, a large amount of wind flows on the left side as viewed from the front as shown in FIG. 12.

複数個並設された商品ラック4内の商品3に均一に風を当てる目的で、例えば、下記の特許文献による方法が提案されている。
特許文献1では、クロスフローファン、乱流装置をつけての整流化を図ることが提案されている。しかし、この方式は、クロスフローファンがプロペラファンと比較して効率が半分程度低下すること、乱流装置による流体抵抗の増加により駆動するファンモータの動力が増加し、コストの増加、消費電力の増加を招く。
また、特許文献2では、シュータの下面に上向きのガイドをつけ、流れの均一化を図ることが提案されている。しかし、この方式では、シュータの通気孔と上向きのガイドにより形成される流体抵抗と比較してシュータの両側端部からの流体抵抗が小さくなるために、上向きのガイドに向かう風が大幅に制限される。効果的に上向きのガイドより吐出させるためには、ファン風量、およびモータの動力が増加させる必要が生じ、消費電力の増加を招く。
特開2000−353276号公報 特開2002−8117号公報
For example, a method according to the following patent document has been proposed for the purpose of uniformly blowing air on the products 3 in the product rack 4 arranged in parallel.
In Patent Document 1, it is proposed to achieve rectification with a crossflow fan and a turbulent flow device. However, in this method, the efficiency of the cross flow fan is reduced by about half compared to the propeller fan, and the power of the fan motor driven by the increase in fluid resistance by the turbulence device is increased, resulting in an increase in cost and power consumption. Incurs an increase.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228561 proposes to make the flow uniform by attaching an upward guide to the lower surface of the shooter. However, in this method, since the fluid resistance from both end portions of the shooter is smaller than the fluid resistance formed by the vent hole of the shooter and the upward guide, the wind toward the upward guide is greatly limited. The In order to effectively discharge from the upward guide, it is necessary to increase the fan air volume and the power of the motor, leading to an increase in power consumption.
JP 2000-353276 A JP 2002-8117 A

上述した従来の自動販売機において、シュータから吹き出す風の方向と風量が不均一であり、冷却または加温すべき領域が大きくなると、冷却または加温された空気を商品室全体に均一に送り込むことが出来なくなり、この結果、商品収納室内の商品の温度にばらつきが生じ、冷却または加温の不十分な商品が販売される恐れが生じる。
本発明は上記の点に鑑みてなされたものであり、シュータから吹き出す風の方向と風量を均一にして、商品温度のばらつきを低減し、しかも低コストで実現することのできる自動販売機を提供することを目的とする。
In the above-described conventional vending machine, the direction and the amount of air blown from the shooter are not uniform, and when the area to be cooled or heated becomes large, the cooled or heated air is uniformly fed into the entire product room. As a result, the temperature of the product in the product storage room varies, and there is a risk that a product with insufficient cooling or heating will be sold.
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a vending machine that can realize the direction and amount of air blown from a shooter, reduce variation in product temperature, and can be realized at low cost. The purpose is to do.

上記の目的を達成するために、本発明の請求項1に係る自動販売機は、断熱筐体としてなる本体ケースの庫内に形成された商品収納室に、商品を縦方向に収納し順次下方向に搬出する機能を有し、左右方向に複数列および前後に多重に配置された商品ラックと、該商品ラックの下方にあって該商品ラックから切り出された商品を商品取出口に搬送し、かつ板面に複数の通気孔が形成されたシュータと、該シュータの下方にあって加熱もしくは冷却された空気を送風するファンを有する熱交換室と、該商品収納室の後部に設置され、該商品収納室内とファンとの間を連通する循環ダクトを備えた自動販売機において、前記シュータの側端より流出する空気を遮断する遮蔽部材を設け、前記シュータの通気孔を前後方向に多重に設置された商品ラックに収納した商品に対峙して前後方向に少なくとも一列に配設したことを特徴とする。   In order to achieve the above object, a vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention stores products vertically in a product storage chamber formed in a case of a main body case serving as a heat insulating casing. A product rack having a function of carrying out in a direction, arranged in multiple rows in the left-right direction and multiplexed in the front and rear, and a product that is below the product rack and cut out from the product rack is conveyed to a product outlet, And a shooter having a plurality of air holes formed on the plate surface, a heat exchange chamber having a fan under the shooter for blowing heated or cooled air, and a rear portion of the product storage chamber, In a vending machine equipped with a circulation duct that communicates between the product storage room and the fan, a shielding member that blocks air flowing out from the side end of the shooter is provided, and the vent holes of the shooter are installed in multiple directions in the front-rear direction. Finished goods Characterized by being arranged in at least one row in the longitudinal direction facing the goods housed in click.

上記の目的を達成するために、本発明の請求項2に係る自動販売機は、請求項1に記載の自動販売機において、シュータの通気孔に風ガイドを配設したことを特徴としたことを特徴とする。
上記の目的を達成するために、本発明の請求項3に係る自動販売機は、請求項2に記載の自動販売機において、通気孔の風ガイドが伸びフランジ加工により成形されたことを特徴とする。
上記の目的を達成するために、本発明の請求項4に係る自動販売機は、請求項2に記載の自動販売機において、通気孔および風ガイドにて形成される空気通路に関して、シュータの表面側の断面積が裏面側の断面積より小さいことを特徴とする。
上記の目的を達成するために、本発明の請求項5に係る自動販売機は、請求項3または4に記載のいずれかの自動販売機において、通気孔および風ガイドにて形成される空気通路に関して、該空気通路がテーパ状に形成されたことを特徴とする。
In order to achieve the above object, a vending machine according to claim 2 of the present invention is characterized in that, in the vending machine according to claim 1, a wind guide is provided in a vent hole of a shooter. It is characterized by.
In order to achieve the above object, a vending machine according to claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that in the vending machine according to claim 2, the wind guide of the vent hole is formed by stretch flange processing. To do.
In order to achieve the above object, a vending machine according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the vending machine according to the second aspect, wherein the surface of the shooter is related to the air passage formed by the air hole and the wind guide. The cross-sectional area on the side is smaller than the cross-sectional area on the back side.
In order to achieve the above object, a vending machine according to claim 5 of the present invention is an air passage formed by a vent hole and a wind guide in any of the vending machines according to claim 3 or 4. The air passage is formed in a tapered shape.

以上の説明から明らかなように、本発明の請求項1に係る自動販売機によれば、前記シュータの側端より下方へ延在する遮蔽板と有し、前記シュータと該遮蔽板で構成される吐出空気空間を構成し、シュータの通気孔を前後方向に多重に設置された商品ラックに収納した商品に対峙して前後方向に少なくとも一列に配設したことにより、シュータ2の両列の分配配列された略均一に通気孔2aから吹き出し、商品に均一にあたり、商品がバラツキなくよく冷却または加温させることができる。
また、本発明の請求項2に係る自動販売機によれば、シュータの通気孔に風ガイドを配設したことにより、風の直進性が向上して、商品と熱交換する空気の風速が均一化し、商品温度のバラツキが低減させることができる。
また、本発明の請求項3に係る自動販売機によれば、通気孔の風ガイドが伸びフランジ加工により成形されたことにより、製作コストを低減させることができる。
As is apparent from the above description, according to the vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention, the vending machine has the shielding plate extending downward from the side end of the shooter, and is configured by the shooter and the shielding plate. Distributing the two rows of the shooter 2 by arranging at least one row in the front-rear direction against the products stored in the product racks that are installed in the front-rear direction in the product rack. The arranged air holes 2a are blown out from the air holes 2a so as to be uniformly applied to the product, and the product can be cooled or heated well without variation.
Further, according to the vending machine according to claim 2 of the present invention, the wind guide is provided in the vent hole of the shooter, so that the straightness of the wind is improved and the wind speed of the air exchanging heat with the product is uniform. And variation in product temperature can be reduced.
Further, according to the vending machine according to claim 3 of the present invention, the manufacturing cost can be reduced because the wind guide of the air hole is formed by stretch flange processing.

また、本発明の請求項4に係る自動販売機によれば、通気孔および風ガイドにて形成される空気通路に関して、シュータの表面側の断面積が裏面側の断面積より小さくすることにより、風ガイドを通過する風をさらに直進性を増加させることができるため、商品と熱交換する空気の風速が均一化し、商品温度のバラツキが低減させることができる。
また、本発明の請求項5に係る自動販売機によれば、通気孔および風ガイドにて形成される空気通路に関して、その空気通路がテーパ状に形成されたことにより、縮流の抵抗を低減させるため、さらに風の直進性を増加させ、商品と熱交換する空気の風速が均一化し、商品温度のバラツキを低減させることができる。
Further, according to the vending machine according to claim 4 of the present invention, with respect to the air passage formed by the vent hole and the wind guide, by making the cross-sectional area on the front side of the shooter smaller than the cross-sectional area on the back side, Since the straightness of the wind passing through the wind guide can be further increased, the wind speed of the air that exchanges heat with the product can be made uniform, and the variation in the product temperature can be reduced.
Further, according to the vending machine according to claim 5 of the present invention, with respect to the air passage formed by the vent hole and the wind guide, the air passage is formed into a tapered shape, thereby reducing the resistance of the contracted flow. Therefore, the straightness of the wind can be further increased, the air speed of the air exchanged with the product can be made uniform, and the variation in the product temperature can be reduced.

以下、本発明に係わる自動販売機の実施の形態を説明する。なお、以下に説明する実施の形態において、上述した従来の技術と対応する部分には同一の符号を用い、且つ、従来の技術と実質的に同一の部分は説明を省略する。
(実施の形態1)図1は、本発明による自動販売機の実施の形態1を示すシュータ2付近の立体図である。図1において、シュータ2には、商品ラックに収納された商品3に対峙する個所に、この例では左右方向に2列の商品ラック対応した、シュータ2の長手方向に沿って2列の通気孔2aが穿孔されている。20はシュータの両側端より下方へ延在する遮蔽板であり、その下端は庫内の底板14と締結されている。21はシュータ2と遮蔽板20で囲まれた吐出空気空間である。
Embodiments of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described below. In the embodiment described below, the same reference numerals are used for portions corresponding to the above-described conventional technology, and descriptions of substantially the same portions as the conventional technology are omitted.
(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional view of the vicinity of a shooter 2 showing Embodiment 1 of a vending machine according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, the shooter 2 has two rows of vent holes along the longitudinal direction of the shooter 2 corresponding to two rows of product racks in the left-right direction in this example at locations facing the products 3 stored in the product rack. 2a is perforated. Reference numeral 20 denotes a shielding plate extending downward from both side ends of the shooter, and its lower end is fastened to the bottom plate 14 in the cabinet. Reference numeral 21 denotes a discharge air space surrounded by the shooter 2 and the shielding plate 20.

かかる構成により、ファン9より吐出される風は、吐出空気空間に供給され、その後、通気孔2aから風を吹き出す。通気孔2aは、商品の略直下に形成されており、略均一に風を吹き出すことにより、商品に均一に風があたり、商品がバラツキなくよく冷却または加温される。
また、通気孔2aは、左右両側に単列に配設される構成ではなく、複数列にて構成されても良い。例えば、500mlペット商品のように寸法の長い商品、特に冷却/加温を必要とする商品では、通気孔2aは、2列、または3列に配設される。
また、通気孔の前後方向において、その通気孔の配置、数量、または直径を変えることにより、商品温度の前後方向のバラツキを低減させることが可能である。例えば、商品ラックの前後方向で前より2列目の商品をより冷却/加温するには、その商品直下の通気孔を左右方向に2列に配設する、または通気孔の直径を大きくすれば良い。
(実施の形態2)図2は、本発明に係る自動販売機の実施の形態2を示すシュータ部の立体図であり、図3はシュータの縦断面図である。図2,3において、23は、シュータの通気孔2aの直下に裏面側より固着された風ガイド平板であり、23aは、風ガイド平板23を貫通し、シュータの通気孔2aと連通する通路を形成する風ガイドである。その他の構成は、実施の形態1と同一である。
With this configuration, the wind discharged from the fan 9 is supplied to the discharge air space, and then blows out from the vent hole 2a. The ventilation holes 2a are formed almost directly under the product, and by blowing the air substantially uniformly, the product is uniformly blown and the product is cooled or heated well without variation.
Further, the vent holes 2a may be configured in a plurality of rows instead of being arranged in a single row on both the left and right sides. For example, in a product having a long dimension such as a 500 ml pet product, particularly a product requiring cooling / heating, the vent holes 2a are arranged in two or three rows.
Further, by changing the arrangement, quantity, or diameter of the air holes in the front-rear direction of the air holes, it is possible to reduce the product temperature variation in the front-rear direction. For example, in order to further cool / warm the products in the second row from the front in the front-rear direction of the product rack, arrange the vent holes directly under the products in two rows in the left-right direction, or increase the diameter of the vent holes. It ’s fine.
(Embodiment 2) FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional view of a shooter portion showing Embodiment 2 of the vending machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the shooter. In FIGS. 2 and 3, reference numeral 23 denotes a wind guide flat plate fixed from the back side directly below the shooter air hole 2a. 23a passes through the wind guide flat plate 23 and communicates with the shooter air hole 2a. A wind guide to be formed. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

かかる構成において、ファン9より吐出する風は、風ガイド23aおよびシュータの通気孔2aにて形成される通路の直線区間が増加することにより、その直進性が向上する。したがって、商品3と熱交換する空気の風速が均一化され、商品温度のバラツキが低減される。
実施の形態3〜6は、実施の形態2において、風ガイドの形状を変えた別の実施例である。
(実施の形態3)図4は、本発明に係る自動販売機の実施の形態3を示す風ガイドの断面図である。30aは、シュータ30の通気孔を伸びフランジ成形の1つであるバーリング加工により成形させた円筒状フランジであり、30bは、円筒状フランジ30aの内面に形成された風ガイドである。風ガイド30bの直径10mmに対して、円筒状フランジ30aは高さが2.5mmに形成されている。
In this configuration, the straightness of the air discharged from the fan 9 is improved by increasing the straight section of the passage formed by the wind guide 23a and the vent hole 2a of the shooter. Therefore, the wind speed of the air exchanged with the product 3 is made uniform, and the variation in the product temperature is reduced.
The third to sixth embodiments are other examples in which the shape of the wind guide is changed in the second embodiment.
(Third Embodiment) FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a wind guide showing a third embodiment of a vending machine according to the present invention. Reference numeral 30a denotes a cylindrical flange in which the vent hole of the shooter 30 is formed by burring, which is one of stretch flange moldings. Reference numeral 30b denotes a wind guide formed on the inner surface of the cylindrical flange 30a. The cylindrical flange 30a has a height of 2.5 mm with respect to a diameter of 10 mm of the wind guide 30b.

かかる構成によれば、自動機械での連続ポンチ加工により風ガイドが容易に製作できるため、製造コストが低くできる。しかも、通気孔を通過する空気はこの風ガイドにより直線性を増すことから、実施の形態2と同様の作用、効果を奏する。
(実施の形態4)図5は、本発明に係る自動販売機の実施の形態4を示す風ガイドの断面図である。31aは、風ガイド板31の孔の断面積をシュータ2の通気孔2aよりも大きく穿孔させた風ガイドである。この構成によれば、風ガイド31aを通過する風は、図中の矢印で示すように縮流され、さらに直進性を増加させることができるため、商品と熱交換する空気の風速が均一化し、商品温度のバラツキが低減される。
また、風ガイド31aの形状は、円形に限られず、矩形でもあっても同様の作用、効果を得られる。
According to such a configuration, since the wind guide can be easily manufactured by continuous punching with an automatic machine, the manufacturing cost can be reduced. In addition, since the air passing through the vent hole is increased in linearity by this wind guide, the same operations and effects as those of the second embodiment are obtained.
(Embodiment 4) FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a wind guide showing Embodiment 4 of a vending machine according to the present invention. 31 a is a wind guide in which the cross-sectional area of the hole of the wind guide plate 31 is perforated larger than the vent hole 2 a of the shooter 2. According to this configuration, the wind passing through the wind guide 31a is contracted as shown by the arrow in the figure, and can further increase the straightness, so that the wind speed of the air that exchanges heat with the product becomes uniform, Variation in product temperature is reduced.
Further, the shape of the wind guide 31a is not limited to a circle, and the same action and effect can be obtained even if it is a rectangle.

(実施の形態5)図6、7は、本発明に係る自動販売機の実施の形態5を示す風ガイドの断面図である。32aは風ガイド板32の孔全部をテーパ状に形成した風ガイドであり、33aは、風ガイド板33の孔の1部をテーパ状としたものである。いずれの場合でも、この構成により風ガイドを通過する風は、実施の形態4と比較して縮流の抵抗が低減されるため、さらに風の直進性を増加させ、商品と熱交換する空気の風速が均一化し、商品温度のバラツキが低減される。
(実施の形態6)図8は、本発明に係る自動販売機の実施の形態6を示す風ガイドの断面図である。34aは、シュータ34の通気孔をバーリング加工することにより形成させた円筒フランジ部であり、34bは、円筒フランジ部34aをさらにシュータの裏面方向からV字曲げ加工または拡管加工を行いテーパ状に形成させた風ガイドである。かかる構成によれば、金型加工により簡単に風ガイドを成形できるため、安価に製作出来る。しかも、通気孔を通過する空気はこの風ガイドにより直線性を増すことから、実施の形態5と同様の作用、効果を奏する。
(Embodiment 5) Figs. 6 and 7 are sectional views of a wind guide showing Embodiment 5 of a vending machine according to the present invention. Reference numeral 32a denotes a wind guide in which all holes of the wind guide plate 32 are formed in a tapered shape, and reference numeral 33a denotes a part of the holes in the wind guide plate 33 that is tapered. In any case, the wind passing through the wind guide with this configuration reduces the resistance of the contracted flow compared to the fourth embodiment, so that the straightness of the wind is further increased and the heat exchanged with the product is performed. The wind speed is uniform, and the variation in product temperature is reduced.
(Sixth Embodiment) FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a wind guide showing a sixth embodiment of the vending machine according to the present invention. 34a is a cylindrical flange portion formed by burring the vent hole of the shooter 34, and 34b is formed into a taper shape by further bending the cylindrical flange portion 34a from the back side of the shooter by V-shaped bending or tube expansion processing. A wind guide. According to such a configuration, since the wind guide can be easily formed by die processing, it can be manufactured at low cost. In addition, since the air passing through the vent hole is increased in linearity by this wind guide, the same operations and effects as in the fifth embodiment are exhibited.

本発明に係る自動販売機の実施の形態1を示す立体図である。It is a three-dimensional view showing Embodiment 1 of the vending machine according to the present invention. 本発明に係る自動販売機の実施の形態2を示すシュータ部の立体図である。It is a three-dimensional view of the shooter part which shows Embodiment 2 of the vending machine based on this invention. 図2のシュータの縦断面図である。It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the shooter of FIG. 本発明に係る自動販売機の実施の形態3を示す風ガイドの断面図である。It is sectional drawing of the wind guide which shows Embodiment 3 of the vending machine concerning this invention. 本発明に係る自動販売機の実施の形態4を示す風ガイドの断面図である。It is sectional drawing of the wind guide which shows Embodiment 4 of the vending machine concerning this invention. 本発明に係る自動販売機の実施の形態5を示す風ガイドの断面図である。It is sectional drawing of the wind guide which shows Embodiment 5 of the vending machine concerning this invention. 本発明に係る自動販売機の実施の形態5を示す風ガイドの断面図である。It is sectional drawing of the wind guide which shows Embodiment 5 of the vending machine concerning this invention. 本発明に係る自動販売機の実施の形態6を示す風ガイドの断面図である。It is sectional drawing of the wind guide which shows Embodiment 6 of the vending machine concerning this invention. 従来技術の自動販売機の横断面図である。It is a cross-sectional view of a conventional vending machine. 従来技術の自動販売機におけるシュータ付近の立体図である。It is a three-dimensional view near a shooter in a vending machine according to the prior art. 従来技術の自動販売機におけるシュータ上部の風の流れを示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the wind of the upper part of a shooter in the vending machine of a prior art. 従来技術の自動販売機におけるシュータ下部の流れを示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows the flow of the lower part of a shooter in the vending machine of a prior art.

符号の説明Explanation of symbols

1 商品収納庫
2 シュータ
2a 通気孔
3 商品
4 商品ラック
5 冷却ユニット(冷却装置)
6 蒸発器(冷却装置)
7 ヒータ(加熱装置)
8 熱交換室
9 ファン
10 飲料取出口
13 左右側壁
14 底板
20 遮蔽板
21 吐出空気空間
23 風ガイド板
23a 風ガイド
30 シュータ
30a 円筒状フランジ
30b 風ガイド
1 Product Storage 2 Shuta 2a Vent 3 Product 4 Product Rack 5 Cooling Unit (Cooling Device)
6 Evaporator (cooling device)
7 Heater (heating device)
8 Heat exchange chamber 9 Fan 10 Beverage outlet 13 Left and right side walls 14 Bottom plate 20 Shield plate 21 Discharge air space 23 Wind guide plate 23a Wind guide 30 Shutter 30a Cylindrical flange 30b Wind guide

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断熱筐体としてなる本体ケースの庫内に形成された商品収納室に、商品を縦方向に収納し順次下方向に搬出する機能を有し、左右方向に複数列および前後に多重に配置された商品ラックと、該商品ラックの下方にあって該商品ラックから切り出された商品を商品取出口に搬送し、かつ板面に複数の通気孔が形成されたシュータと、該シュータの下方にあって加熱もしくは冷却された空気を送風するファンを有する熱交換室と、該商品収納室の後部に設置され、該商品収納室内とファンとの間を連通する循環ダクトを備えた自動販売機において、
前記シュータの側端より流出する空気を遮断する遮蔽部材を設け、前記シュータの通気孔を前後方向に多重に設置された商品ラックに収納した商品に対峙して前後方向に少なくとも一列に配設したことを特徴とした請求項1に記載の自動販売機。
The product storage room formed in the case of the main body case as a heat-insulating housing has the function of storing products in the vertical direction and sequentially transporting them downward, arranged in multiple rows in the left-right direction and multiple in the front and back A product rack, a shooter that is below the product rack and cut out from the product rack, transports the product to a product take-out port, and has a plurality of vent holes formed on a plate surface; and below the shooter In a vending machine having a heat exchange chamber having a fan for blowing heated or cooled air, and a circulation duct installed at the rear of the product storage chamber and communicating between the product storage chamber and the fan,
A shielding member for blocking air flowing out from the side end of the shooter is provided, and the vent holes of the shooter are arranged in at least one row in the front-rear direction so as to face the products stored in the product racks installed in the front-rear direction. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein
シュータの通気孔に風ガイドを配設したことを特徴とした請求項1に記載の自動販売機。 The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a wind guide is disposed in the vent hole of the shooter. 通気孔の風ガイドが伸びフランジ成形により加工されたことを特徴とした請求項2に記載の自動販売機。 3. The vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the wind guide of the air hole is processed by stretch flange molding. 通気孔および風ガイドにて形成される空気通路において、シュータの表面側の断面積が裏面側の断面積より小さいことを特徴とした請求項2に記載の自動販売機。 3. The vending machine according to claim 2, wherein in the air passage formed by the ventilation hole and the wind guide, the cross-sectional area on the front surface side of the shooter is smaller than the cross-sectional area on the back surface side. 通気孔および風ガイドにて形成される空気通路において、該空気通路がテーパ状に形成されたことを特徴とした請求項3ないし4に記載のいずれかの自動販売機。
5. The vending machine according to claim 3, wherein the air passage is formed in a taper shape in the air passage formed by the ventilation hole and the wind guide.
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