JP2005149019A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic vending machine capable of reducing the power consumption of the whole automatic vending machine. <P>SOLUTION: The automatic vending machine provided with a commodity stockroom 30 of which the inner surface is formed by arranging heat insulating members 31a to 31e in the inner wall surfaces 11a to 11e of a body cabinet 10 is also provided with: heat insulating partition plates 50 arranged in the commodity stockroom 30 so as to be optionally detached from the commodity stockroom 30; and a plurality of commodity storages 60 arranged in parallel so as to be optionally and individually slid along the lateral direction of the commodity stockroom 30. When the heat insulating partition plate 50 is detached and the commodity storages 60 are slid, the detached heat insulating partition plate 50 is allowed to be arranged in space generated by sliding the commodity storages 60. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine that sells various products such as canned beverages, bottled beverages, beverages in paper packs and beverages in plastic bottles in a cooled state or in a heated state. The present invention relates to a vending machine that has been devised in the structure of a product storage room for storing goods.

  In recent years, as a vending machine that sells various products such as canned beverages, bottled beverages, paper-packed beverages, and plastic bottled beverages, a product storage chamber has been formed for storing products without an inner box. Vending machines are known.

  This type of vending machine has an inner surface formed by a heat insulating member disposed on the inner wall surface of the vending machine body having an opening on the front surface, and an upper surface of the heat insulating member disposed on the bottom wall surface of the vending machine body. A product storage chamber is provided in which a bottom plate member is arranged in a manner to cover (inner surface) (for example, Patent Document 1).

  20 and FIG. 21 schematically show a commodity storage chamber in this type of vending machine, FIG. 20 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 21 is a front sectional view. As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the commodity storage chamber 300 is surrounded by panel-like heat insulating members 310 a to 310 e at the top, bottom, back, and both sides inside the vending machine main body 100. An inner surface is formed by the heat insulating members 310a to 310e, and a bottom plate member 320 made of sheet metal is arranged in a manner to cover the upper surface of the heat insulating member 310b at the bottom. Similar to the vending machine main body 100, the commodity storage chamber 300 has an opening on the front surface. The front opening of the product storage chamber 300 is large enough to cover the front opening, and can be opened and closed by an inner door (not shown) having a heat insulating structure. The bottom plate member 320 has a drainage passage 350 for discharging moisture generated in the room to the outside, and serves as a protective member for protecting the heat insulating member 310b at the bottom or for attaching various parts to the room. It fulfills various functions as a base member.

  And in such a goods storage chamber 300, as shown in FIG. 21, for example, by arranging two heat insulating partition plates 500 at predetermined locations, respectively, three goods storage boxes 600 (600a, 600b, 600c) are juxtaposed. These product storage containers 600 hold and store products at a predetermined temperature state, and serve as product cooling cabinets for cooling the stored products, or products for heating the stored products. Operated as a heating cabinet.

JP 2000-163639 A

  For example, when the left product storage 600a and the central product storage 600b are operated as product cooling stores and the right product storage 600c is operated as a product heating storage, the left product storage 600a and the central product storage with little temperature difference are operated. It is not necessary to interpose the heat insulating partition plate 500 between the warehouse 600b, but rather, the number of the heat insulating partition plates 500 interposed between the central product storage 600b and the right product storage 600c having a large temperature difference is increased to insulate. It is preferable to improve the effect in order to save energy of the entire vending machine, that is, to reduce power consumption of the entire vending machine.

  In order to reduce the power consumption of the entire vending machine described above with the vending machine, the heat insulating partition plate 500 interposed between the left product storage 600a and the central product storage 600b is removed, and the central product is removed. By disposing the heat insulating partition plate 500 removed between the storage 600b and the right product storage 600c, a plurality of heat insulating partitions 500 are interposed between the central product storage 600b and the right product storage 600c. There is a need.

  However, in the vending machine, a space is created between the left product storage 600a and the central product storage 600b by removing the heat insulating partition plate 500, and the central product storage 600b and the right product storage are stored. A space in which a plurality of heat insulating partition plates 500 can be disposed must be secured in advance with the storage 600c. In such a case, the cooling air or the warming air circulating in the product storage box in order to keep the product at a predetermined temperature state flows in such a space, resulting in a decrease in cooling efficiency or an increase in the temperature. This leads to a decrease in temperature efficiency. In order to prevent such a decrease in cooling efficiency or a decrease in heating efficiency, the power required for cooling operation or the power required for heating operation is more than necessary, and as a result, the power consumption of the entire vending machine is reduced. It was difficult to plan.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine capable of reducing power consumption in the entire vending machine.

  In order to achieve the above object, a vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is a vending machine provided with a merchandise storage chamber having an inner surface formed by disposing a heat insulating member on the inner wall surface of the vending machine body. In the machine, a plurality of heat insulating partition members that are detachably disposed from the product storage chamber and are slidably arranged along the left-right direction of the product storage chamber inside the product storage chamber. When a product storage is provided and the heat insulation partition member is removed and the product storage is slid, the removed heat insulation partition member is allowed to be disposed in the space generated by the slide movement of the product storage. It is characterized by.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the vending machine according to the first aspect, wherein the merchandise storage chamber is made of a metal that covers an upper surface of a heat insulating member provided on a bottom wall surface of the main body of the vending machine. The baseplate member which consists of is arrange | positioned, The said baseplate member is divided | segmented for every said goods storage, and comprises each goods storage, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The vending machine according to claim 3 of the present invention is the vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the heat insulating member has a surface made of a material having low thermal conductivity. .

  According to the vending machine of the first aspect of the present invention, the heat storage member is disposed on the inner wall surface of the main body of the vending machine so as to be removable from the product storage chamber inside the product storage chamber. And a plurality of product storage units arranged in parallel so as to be slidable individually along the left-right direction of the product storage chamber, and the product storage unit is slid by removing the heat insulation partition members. In this case, it is possible to dispose the removed heat insulating partition member in the space generated by the sliding movement of the product storage, so that the predetermined product storage and its outside can be changed without changing the overall dimensions of the product storage chamber. The amount of heat transfer can be reduced by improving the heat insulation effect between the two, and as a result, the power required for the operation for maintaining the temperature state in the predetermined commodity storage can be minimized. Therefore, there is an effect that the power consumption of the entire vending machine can be reduced.

  Further, according to the vending machine according to claim 2 of the present invention, the bottom plate member made of metal disposed in a manner covering the upper surface of the heat insulating member disposed on the bottom wall surface of the vending machine main body contains the product. Since each product storage is constituted by being divided for each store, heat transfer through the bottom plate member between the product stores having different temperature states adjacent to each other can be suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to minimize the electric power required for the operation for maintaining the temperature state in each commodity storage, and it is possible to reduce the power consumption in the entire vending machine.

  Further, according to the vending machine according to claim 3 of the present invention, since the surface of the heat insulating member is formed of a material having low thermal conductivity, a slit is formed in a portion in contact with the heat insulating partition member as in the prior art. There is no need to provide. More specifically, in the past, a metal thin plate was attached to the surface of the heat insulating member, and a slit was provided in the portion in contact with the heat insulating partition member to reduce heat transfer. Since the surface is formed of a material having low thermal conductivity, there is an effect that it is not necessary to provide a slit in a portion in contact with the heat insulating partition member.

  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.

  1 and 2 schematically show the main part of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to what has the same structure as the above-mentioned FIG. 20 and FIG. 21, and the description is abbreviate | omitted. 1 and 2, the vending machine includes a main body cabinet 10 that is a main body of the vending machine, an outer door 20, and a commodity storage chamber 30.

  The main body cabinet 10 has a rectangular shape with an open front surface, and is formed of sheet metal, for example. The main body cabinet 10 is formed with two rectangular recesses having different sizes. Among these recesses, the first recess 11 on the upper side is an area for forming the product storage chamber 30, and the second recess 12 on the lower side is the compressor 2 (see FIG. 2) and the like. Is a region for forming a machine room 3 for arranging

  The outer door 20 has a size sufficient to cover the front opening of the main body cabinet 10 and is made of a solid steel material. The outer door 20 is supported on one side of the front surface of the main body cabinet 10 in such a manner that the front opening of the main body cabinet 10 can be opened and closed. Although not shown in the figure, on the front side of the outer door 20, an exhibition room for displaying a product sample, a selection button for selecting the exhibited product, a coin insertion slot for inserting coins, and a bill are inserted. A bill insertion slot, a merchandise outlet for taking out merchandise, and a coin return slot for returning coins are provided. Further, on the back side of the outer door 20, a control board for controlling the vending machine, a coin processing device for receiving coins from the coin slot and discharging change to the coin return slot, and a banknote for accepting banknotes from the bank slot. And a processing device.

  The product storage chamber 30 is for storing a product therein, and is provided inside the main body cabinet 10. If it demonstrates in detail, the top part, the bottom part, the back part, and both sides will be enclosed by the some heat insulation members 31a-31e, and the goods storage chamber 30 will form the inner surface by these heat insulation members 31a-31e.

  Each of the plurality of heat insulating members 31a to 31e has a panel shape. For example, a foamed material such as urethane resin is used as a base material, and polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is a material having low thermal conductivity, on the surface of the base material. ) Etc. are formed. The plurality of heat insulating members 31 a to 31 e are arranged along the respective surface directions of the inner wall surface of the first recess 11 of the main body cabinet 10. More specifically, the heat insulating member 31a (hereinafter also referred to as the top heat insulating member 31a) is disposed along the surface direction of the ceiling wall surface 11a of the first recess 11, and the heat insulating member 31b (hereinafter referred to as the bottom heat insulating member 31b). Is also provided along the surface direction of the bottom wall surface 11a of the first recess 11, and the heat insulating member 31c (hereinafter also referred to as the back heat insulating member 31c) is arranged in the surface direction of the back wall surface 11c of the first recess 11. The heat insulating member 31d (hereinafter, also referred to as the left side heat insulating member 31d) is disposed along the surface direction of the left wall surface 11d of the first recess 11 and the heat insulating member 31e (hereinafter, the right side heat insulating member). 31e) is disposed along the surface direction of the right wall surface 11e of the first recess 11. The mutual junction part between each heat insulation member is joined by seal materials, such as silicone resin, as needed. As described above, the product storage chamber 30 has a rectangular shape corresponding to the shape of the first recess 11 inside the main body cabinet 10 (first recess 11), and includes a top portion, a bottom portion, a back portion, and both side portions. Is surrounded by the heat insulating members 31a to 31e to form an inner surface. In addition, as a surface material of the base material of the plurality of heat insulating members 31a to 31e, in addition to polyethylene terephthalate (PET), other resins (for example, polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), etc.) and paper materials may be used.

  Such a product storage chamber 30 has an opening on the front surface in the same manner as the main body cabinet 10 (first recess 11). Further, an inner door 21 (see FIG. 2) that is separate from the outer door 20 is provided on one side of the front surface of the main body cabinet 10. The inner door 21 is large enough to cover the front opening of the product storage chamber 30 and has a heat insulating structure.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of (three in this embodiment) rack support frames 40 are provided in the upper part of the product storage chamber 30 via the front frame member 13 and the rear frame member 14. It is lined up along the direction. The front frame member 13 is formed with a guide surface 13a for rotatably supporting a roller 43, which will be described later, extending in the left-right direction. Further, the rear frame member 14 is formed with a guide surface 14a for rotatably supporting a roller 44, which will be described later, extending in the left-right direction.

  The rack support frame 40 is used to hold a commodity storage rack 70 described later, and each of the rack support frames 40 has a plurality of (three in this embodiment) horizontal frame members 42 installed between a pair of vertical frame members 41. Thus, it is configured in advance in a lattice shape.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the vertical frame member 41 includes a long flat plate-like vertical member horizontal portion 41a and a long flat plate-like vertical member drooping portion 41b bent at a right angle from one edge of the vertical member horizontal portion 41a. The cross section is L-shaped. A roller 43a is rotatably attached to each front end portion of the vertical member horizontal portion 41a of the vertical frame member 41 via a bracket 44a. A roller 43b is rotatably attached to each rear end portion of the vertical member horizontal portion 41a via a bracket 44b. The rollers 43a and 43b roll on the guide surfaces 13a and 14a formed on the front frame member 13 and the rear frame member 14, respectively, so that the rack support frame member 40 is slidable in the left-right direction. ing. Here, the vertical frame members 41 of the rack support frames 40 are arranged in parallel to each other in such a manner that the other end edges of the vertical member horizontal portions 41a face each other.

  The horizontal frame member 42 includes a long flat plate horizontal member horizontal portion 42a, a long flat plate horizontal member hanging portion 42b bent at a right angle from one edge of the horizontal member horizontal portion 42a, and a horizontal member hanging portion 42b. Each of the horizontal member horizontal parts 42a has a locking part 42c that extends in parallel to the horizontal member horizontal part 42a from the extending edge and is bent at a right angle toward the horizontal member horizontal part 42a. The end portions are respectively joined to the upper surface of the vertical member horizontal portion 41a of the vertical frame member 41, and are joined to the pair of vertical frame members 41 in a manner that they are parallel to each other.

  In this embodiment, three types of rack support frames 40 having different left and right widths, ie, a left rack support frame 40a, a center rack support frame 40b, and a right rack support frame 40c are illustrated. These three types of rack support frames 40 (the left rack support frame 40a, the center rack support frame 40b, and the right rack support frame 40c) differ only in the length of the horizontal frame member 42, and the individual detailed configurations are the same as each other. is there.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of (three in this embodiment) bottom plate members 32 are arranged in parallel in the left-right direction inside the commodity storage chamber 30. The bottom plate member 32 is formed from sheet metal, and is arranged in a manner covering the top surface of the bottom heat insulating member 31b. A plurality of rollers 33a and 33b arranged in the left-right direction are rotatably attached to the front end portion and the rear end portion of the bottom plate member 32 via brackets 34a and 34b, respectively. The rollers 33a and 33b roll on the bottom heat insulating member 31b, so that the bottom plate member 32 is slidable in the left-right direction.

  A drain passage 35 is formed on the upper surface of the bottom plate member 32 to discharge moisture generated inside the product storage chamber 30 to the outside. The drain passage 35 extends upward at the rear end and both sides of the upper surface. A drooping portion 36 is formed. The bottom plate member 32 is provided with a circulation duct 37 having the same left-right width as the bottom plate member 32 at the rear end and circulating the internal atmosphere of the product storage chamber, and will be described later in the upper part. A cooling / heating unit 38 for blowing cold air or hot air onto a product located below the product storage rack 70 is mounted. The cooling / heating unit 38 is connected to the compressor 2 and the like disposed in the machine room 3 via a refrigerant pipe (not shown). The cooling / heating unit 38 can switch between cold air and hot air, and can circulate and supply cold air or hot air through the circulation duct 37 and the internal blower fan 38a. Further, reference numeral 39 in FIGS. 2 and 5 denotes a product carry-out shooter. The product carry-out shooter 39 has a front end fixed to the bottom plate member 32 and a rear end fixed to the circulation duct 37. Has been.

  Thus, the bottom plate member 32 performs various functions as a protective member for protecting the heat insulating member 31b at the bottom or as a base member for mounting various components in the room, and the circulation duct 37, Along with the heat exchanger 38, the internal blower fan 38a, and the product carry-out shooter 39, it can slide in the left-right direction.

  In the present embodiment, three types of bottom plate members 32 having different left and right widths, that is, those having a left bottom plate member 32a, a central bottom plate member 32b, and a right bottom plate member 32c are illustrated. Here, the left and right width of the left bottom plate member 32a is the same as that of the left rack support frame 40a, the left and right width of the center bottom plate member 32b is the same as that of the central rack support frame 40b, and the right and left width of the right bottom plate member 32c is the same as that described above. The same as the right rack support frame 40c. That is, the left bottom plate member 32a, the circulation duct (hereinafter also referred to as the left circulation duct) 37a and the left rack support frame 40a disposed on the left bottom plate member 32a have the same left-right width, and the central bottom plate member 32b is disposed on the left bottom plate member 32a. The circulation duct (hereinafter also referred to as the central circulation duct) 37b and the central rack support frame 40b having the same left-right width have the same right and left width, and the right bottom plate member 32c and the circulation duct (hereinafter also referred to as the right circulation duct) disposed therein. 37c) and the right rack support frame 37c have the same left-right width. These three types of bottom plate members 32 (the left bottom plate member 32a, the central bottom plate member 32b, and the right bottom plate member 32c) are different only in the left-right width, and have the same detailed configuration.

  In this way, the rack support frame 40 and the bottom plate member 32 disposed in the interior of the product storage chamber 30 include a heat insulating partition plate (between adjacent rack support frames 40 and between adjacent bottom plate members 32). A heat insulating partition member 50 is held. That is, between the adjacent rack support frames 40, the vertical material hanging parts 41b of the vertical frame material 41 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 41b. The part is sandwiched and held. Further, between the bottom plate members 32 adjacent to each other, the hanging portions 36 formed on the side portions of the bottom plate members 32 are opposed to each other, and the lower end portion of the heat insulating partition plate 50 is interposed between the hanging portions 36. It will be sandwiched and held.

  The heat insulating partition plate 50 is made of, for example, a heat insulating material such as urethane resin, and a plurality of rollers 51 are rotatably attached to the lower portion as shown in FIG. The outer diameter of the roller 51 is approximately equal to the thickness of the heat insulating partition plate 50. These rollers 51 roll side portions of the bottom plate member 32 in the front-rear direction between the adjacent bottom plate members 32, so that the heat insulating partition plate 50 is slidable in the front-rear direction. It is detachable from the storage chamber 30. The heat insulating partition plate 50 is provided with a gasket 52 on the front surface, and a notch 53 for inserting wiring such as a harness is formed on the lower front surface.

  By inserting such a heat insulating partition plate 50 from the front opening of the product storage chamber 30 and holding the upper end portion of the rack support frame 40 while holding the lower end portion of the bottom plate member 32 therebetween. As shown in FIG. 8, a plurality (three in the present embodiment) of product containers 60 are juxtaposed in the left-right direction inside the product storage chamber 30. These merchandise containers 60 hold merchandise at a predetermined temperature state and accommodate merchandise, and serve as merchandise coolers for cooling the merchandise stored, or for heating the contained merchandise. Operated as a heating cabinet.

  The product storage rack 70 is provided with a product storage rack 70. More specifically, the product storage rack 70 is engaged with the engaging portion 42c of the horizontal frame member 42 of the rack support frame 40. It is arranged. As shown in FIG. 2, the product storage rack 70 has a meandering product storage area extending in the vertical direction by arranging a curved guide member 72 called a segment between a pair of side plates 71. 73, the product is stored in the product storage area 73, and the corresponding product is paid out when a product delivery command is given. In the present embodiment, a product storage rack 70 having a plurality of product storage areas 73 in each product storage 60 is arranged in the front-rear direction.

  Here, the product storage 60 will be described in detail as follows. The product storage 60 includes the rack support frame 40 (including the product storage rack 70) and the bottom plate member 32 (including the circulation duct 37, the cooling / heating unit 38, and the product carry-out shooter 39). That is, the commodity storage 60 is also slidable in the left-right direction so that the rack support frame 40 and the bottom plate member 32 are slidable in the left-right direction.

  In the present embodiment, three types of product storage containers 60 having different left and right widths, that is, a left product storage container 60a, a central product storage container 60b, and a right product storage container 60c are illustrated. The left product storage 60a has a left rack support frame 40a (product storage rack 70c) and a left bottom plate member 32a, and the central product storage 60b has a central rack support frame 40b (product storage rack 70b) and a center bottom plate member 32b. The right product storage 60c has a right rack support frame 40c (product storage rack 70c) and a right bottom plate member 32c. These three types of product storage 60 (left product storage 60a, central product storage 60b, and right product storage 60c) differ only in the left-right width, and have the same detailed configuration.

  In the vending machine configured as described above, the heat insulating partition plate 50 is removable from the product storage chamber 30 and the product storage 60 is slidable in the left and right directions. The arrangement pattern inside the chamber 30 can be changed.

  9 is a cross-sectional plan view of the product storage chamber, and FIGS. 10 and 11 are front cross-sectional views of the product storage chamber, respectively. FIG. 10 shows the state shown in FIG. 9A from the front, and FIG. 11 shows the state shown in FIG. 9C from the front.

  First, as shown in FIG. 9A, the outer door 20 and the inner door 21 are opened, and the heat insulating partition plate 50 interposed between the left product storage 60a and the central product storage 60b is installed in the product storage chamber. Remove through 30 front openings. Next, as shown in FIG. 9B, the central commodity storage 60b (the central rack support frame 40b and the central bottom plate member 32b) is slid leftward and brought into contact with the left commodity storage 60a. The heat-insulating partition plate 50 removed previously is entered from the front opening of the product storage chamber 30 into the space generated by the above. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 9C, the left product storage 60a and the central product storage 60b come into contact with each other, and two heat insulations are provided between the central product storage 60b and the right product storage 60c. A partition plate 50 is interposed.

  Thus, by changing the arrangement pattern inside the product storage chamber 30 from the state shown in FIG. 9A to the state shown in FIG. 9C, for example, the left product storage 60a and the central product When the storage 60b is operating as a product cooling storage and the right product storage 60c is operating as a product heating storage, the central product storage 60b having a large temperature difference without changing the overall dimensions of the product storage 30 Two heat insulation partition plates 50 can be interposed between the right product storage case 60c (between the product cooling store and the product heating store). The amount of heat transfer between the storage (60b) and the product heating storage (60c) can be reduced. In addition, since the temperature state is substantially equal and there is almost no temperature difference between the product coolers (between the left product storage 60a and the central product storage 60b), heat transfer hardly occurs, and as a result, an insulating partition plate is interposed. There is no need to let them.

  Further, if the arrangement pattern inside the product storage chamber 30 is changed, the central product storage 60b slides to the left as a whole and fills the space generated by removing the heat insulating partition plate 50. Can do. Therefore, the path of the cooling air circulating inside the left product storage 60a and the central product storage 60b does not change, and there is no possibility of causing a decrease in cooling efficiency.

  Further, in the vending machine, as shown in FIG. 8, a heat insulating partition plate 50 is interposed between the left product storage 60a and the central product storage 60b, so that the central product storage 60b and the right product storage are installed. When the arrangement pattern inside the product storage chamber 30 is formed with the heat insulating partition plate 50 interposed between the left product storage 60a and the right product storage 60c as the product cooler, the central product storage is performed. The warehouse 60b can be used as a product heating cabinet, and the product cooling cabinet and the product heating cabinet can be operated alternately. By performing such an operation, it is possible to easily replace a product having only a central product storage 60b with a small number of items accommodated between a cold-only product and a hot-only product. When the operation of each product storage 60 is switched so that the left product storage 60a and the central product storage 60b are the product cooling stores and the right product storage 60c is the product heating storage, as described above. The heat insulation partition plate 50 removed between the left product storage 60a and the central product storage 60b is removed, and the heat insulation partition plate removed in the space generated by sliding the central product storage 60b to the left is removed. 50, and two heat insulation partition plates 50 can be interposed between the central product storage 60b and the right product storage 60c. Thereby, the amount of heat transfer between the central product storage 60b and the right product storage 60c having a large temperature difference can be reduced without changing the overall size of the product storage 30. Here, as an example of the alternating operation of the product cooler and the product warmer in the product storage 60, the left product storage 60a and the right product storage 60c are product coolers, and the central product storage 60b is a product. Although the case where it operates as a heating warehouse was shown, it is not limited to this in this invention, The left goods storage 60a and the right goods storage 60c are used as goods heating storage, and the center goods storage 60b is operated as goods cooling. May be.

  According to the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, the heat insulating partition plate 50 detachably disposed from the product storage chamber 30 and the heat insulating partition plate 50 are detachable to be slidable. When the product partition 60 is slid and moved by sliding the product storage 60, the removed heat insulation partition 50 is disposed in the space generated by the sliding movement of the product store 60. Therefore, a plurality of heat insulating partition plates 50 can be interposed between the product containers having a large temperature difference, so that the heat between the product containers can be changed without changing the overall dimensions of the product container 30. The amount of movement can be reduced, and as a result, the power required for the cooling operation or the heating operation in the commodity storage 60 can be minimized. Therefore, the power consumption of the entire vending machine can be reduced.

  In addition, since the bottom plate member 32 is provided separately for each product storage 60, heat transfer through the bottom plate member 32 between the product storages having a large temperature difference can be suppressed. Therefore, the power required for the cooling operation or the heating operation in the commodity storage 60 can be minimized, and the power consumption of the entire vending machine can be reduced.

  Furthermore, since the surfaces of the plurality of heat insulating members 31a to 31e are formed of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or the like, which is a material having low thermal conductivity, a slit is provided at a portion in contact with the heat insulating partition plate 50 as in the past. There is no need. More specifically, in the past, a metal thin plate was attached to the surface of the heat insulating member, and a slit was provided to reduce heat transfer in the portion in contact with the heat insulating partition plate. Since the surfaces of 31a to 31e are made of a material having low thermal conductivity (polyethylene terephthalate (PET)), it is not necessary to provide a slit at a portion in contact with the heat insulating partition plate 50. In particular, when the heat insulating partition plate 50 is detachable as in the present invention and there are a plurality of locations where the heat insulating partition plate 50 is provided, a portion of the back heat insulating member 31c that may come into contact with the heat insulating partition plate 50 is present. Since there are a plurality of sheets, if a thin metal plate is attached to the surface of the back heat insulating member 31c, a slit is required for each part, but if the surface is made of a material having low thermal conductivity, the slit is formed. This is advantageous because it does not need to be provided.

  Below, the typical arrangement | positioning pattern inside the goods storage chamber 30 is shown in FIGS. 12-18, and each is demonstrated.

  The arrangement pattern shown in FIG. 12 is obtained as follows. Here, each merchandise container 60 operates as a merchandise cooler. First, from the state shown in FIG. 8, the heat insulating partition plate 50 that divides the left product storage 60 a and the central product storage 60 b is removed through the front opening of the product storage chamber 30. Next, the heat-insulating partition plate 50 removed earlier is entered from the front opening of the product storage chamber 30 into the space created by sliding the left product storage 60a to the right and bringing it into contact with the central product storage 60b. Then, the heat insulating partition plate 50 is interposed between the left side heat insulating member 31d and the left commodity storage 60a. Similarly, the heat insulating partition plate 50 that divides the central product storage 60 b and the right product storage 60 c is removed through the front opening of the product storage chamber 30. Next, the heat-insulating partition plate 50 that has been removed earlier is entered from the front opening of the product storage chamber 30 into the space created by sliding the right product storage 60c to the left and bringing it into contact with the central product storage 60b. And the heat insulation partition plate 50 is interposed between the right side heat insulation member 31e and the right goods storage 60c.

  With such an arrangement pattern of the product storage chamber 30, it becomes possible to reduce the amount of heat transfer between the inside of the product storage 60 and the outside of the main body cabinet 10, for example, the product at an outside temperature of 27 ° C. When the target cooling temperature of the product taken out from the storage rack 70 is set to 4 ° C. and the thickness of one heat insulating partition plate 50 is set to 10 mm or 30 mm, the power consumption is calculated in comparison with the conventional one. It can be reduced by 4.1% or 6.8%.

  The arrangement pattern shown in FIG. 13 is obtained as follows. Here, the left product storage 60a and the central product storage 60b are operated as a product cooler, and the right product storage 60c is operated as a product warming store. First, from the state shown in FIG. 8, the heat insulating partition plate 50 that divides the left product storage 60 a and the central product storage 60 b is removed through the front opening of the product storage chamber 30. Next, the heat insulation partition plate 50 removed earlier is entered from the front opening of the product storage chamber 30 into the space created by sliding the central product storage 60b to the left and bringing it into contact with the left product storage 60a. The two heat insulating partition plates 50 are interposed between the central product storage 60b and the right product storage 60c.

  With such an arrangement pattern of the product storage chamber 30, between the product cooler (the left product storage 60a and the central product storage 60b) and the product heating cabinet (the right product storage 60c) having a large temperature difference. It is possible to reduce the amount of heat transfer. For example, the target cooling temperature of the product taken out from the product storage racks 70a and 70b when the outside air temperature is 15 ° C. is set to 4 ° C., and the product is taken out from the product storage rack 70c. When the target heating temperature of the product is set to 55 ° C. and the thickness of one heat insulating partition plate 50 is set to 10 mm or 30 mm, the power consumption is calculated to be 17.7% or It can be reduced by 14.4%.

  The arrangement pattern shown in FIG. 14 is obtained as follows. Here, the left product storage 60a and the central product storage 60b are operated as a product cooler, and the right product storage 60c is operated as a product warming store. First, from the state shown in FIG. 8, the heat insulating partition plate 50 that divides the left product storage 60 a and the central product storage 60 b is removed through the front opening of the product storage chamber 30. Next, the heat-insulating partition plate 50 removed earlier is entered from the front opening of the product storage chamber 30 into the space created by sliding the left product storage 60a to the right and bringing it into contact with the central product storage 60b. Then, the heat insulating partition plate 50 is interposed between the left side heat insulating member 31d and the left commodity storage 60a.

  With such an arrangement pattern of the product storage chamber 30, it is possible to reduce the amount of heat transfer between the inside of the left product storage 60a and the central product storage 60b and the outside of the main body cabinet 10, for example, A target cooling temperature for products taken out from the product storage racks 70a and 70b at an outside temperature of 15 ° C. is set to 4 ° C., and a target heating temperature for products taken out from the product storage rack 70c is set to 55 ° C. When the thickness of the heat insulating partition plate 50 is 10 mm or 30 mm, the power consumption can be reduced by 8.5% or 10.2%, respectively, in comparison with the conventional one.

  The arrangement pattern shown in FIG. 15 is obtained as follows. Here, the left product storage 60a and the central product storage 60b are operated as a product cooler, and the right product storage 60c is operated as a product warming store. First, from the state shown in FIG. 8, the heat insulating partition plate 50 that divides the left product storage 60 a and the central product storage 60 b is removed through the front opening of the product storage chamber 30. Next, the central product storage 60b and the right product storage 60c are removed in the space generated by sliding the left product storage 60b and the left product storage 60a in the left direction with the heat insulating partition plate 50 interposed therebetween. The heat insulating partition plate 50 is inserted from the front opening of the product storage chamber 30, and the heat insulating partition plate 50 is interposed between the right side heat insulating member 31e and the right product storage case 60c.

  With such an arrangement pattern of the product storage chamber 30, it becomes possible to reduce the amount of heat transfer between the inside of the right product storage 60c and the outside of the main body cabinet 10, for example, the outside air temperature is 15 ° C. The target cooling temperature of the product taken out from the product storage racks 70a and 70b is set to 4 ° C., the target heating temperature of the product taken out from the product storage rack 70c is set to 55 ° C., and the thickness of one heat insulating partition plate 50 is set. Is 10 mm or 30 mm, it is possible to reduce the power consumption by 10.7% or 14.5% in calculation, compared to the conventional one.

  The arrangement pattern shown in FIG. 16 is obtained as follows. Here, the left product storage 60a is operated as a product cooler, and the central product storage 60b and the right product storage 60c are operated as product warmers. First, from the state shown in FIG. 8, the heat insulating partition plate 50 that divides the central product storage 60 b and the right product storage 60 c is removed through the front opening of the product storage chamber 30. Next, the heat insulating partition plate 50 that has been removed is entered from the front opening of the product storage chamber 30 into the space created by sliding the central product storage 60b to the right and bringing it into contact with the right product storage 60c. Then, the two heat insulation partition plates 50 are interposed between the left product storage 60a and the central product storage 60b.

  With such an arrangement pattern of the product storage chamber 30, the product cooler (the left product storage 60a) and the product warmer (the central product storage 60b and the right product storage 60c) having a large temperature difference are used. It is possible to reduce the amount of heat transfer. For example, the target cooling temperature of the product taken out from the product storage rack 70a when the outside air temperature is 5 ° C. is set to 4 ° C., and the product storage rack 70b and the product storage rack 70c are set. When the target heating temperature of the product taken out from the factory is set to 55 ° C. and the thickness of one heat insulating partition plate 50 is set to 10 mm or 30 mm, the power consumption is calculated in comparison with the conventional one by 15. It can be reduced by 6% or 15.1%.

  The arrangement pattern shown in FIG. 17 is obtained as follows. Here, the left product storage 60a is operated as a product cooler, and the central product storage 60b and the right product storage 60c are operated as product warmers. First, from the state shown in FIG. 8, the heat insulating partition plate 50 that divides the central product storage 60 b and the right product storage 60 c is removed through the front opening of the product storage chamber 30. Next, the left product storage 60a and the central product storage 60b are removed in the space generated by sliding the right product storage 60b and the right product storage 60c in the right direction with the heat insulating partition plate 50 interposed therebetween. The heat insulating partition plate 50 is inserted from the front opening of the product storage chamber 30, and the heat insulating partition plate 50 is interposed between the left side heat insulating member 31d and the left product storage case 60a.

  With such an arrangement pattern of the product storage chamber 30, it becomes possible to reduce the amount of heat transfer between the inside of the left product storage 60a and the outside of the main body cabinet 10, for example, the outside air temperature is 5 ° C. The target cooling temperature of the product taken out from the product storage rack 70a is set to 4 ° C., the target heating temperature of the product taken out from the product storage rack 70b and the product storage rack 70c is set to 55 ° C., and one heat insulating partition plate When the thickness of 50 is 10 mm or 30 mm, the power consumption can be reduced by 6.8% or 7.6%, respectively, in comparison with the conventional one.

  The arrangement pattern shown in FIG. 18 is obtained as follows. Here, the left product storage 60a is operated as a product cooler, and the central product storage 60b and the right product storage 60c are operated as product warmers. First, from the state shown in FIG. 8, the heat insulating partition plate 50 that divides the central product storage 60 b and the right product storage 60 c is removed through the front opening of the product storage chamber 30. Next, the heat insulating partition plate 50 removed previously is entered from the front opening of the product storage chamber 30 into the space created by sliding the right product storage 60a to the left and bringing it into contact with the central product storage 60b. And the heat insulation partition plate 50 is interposed between the right side heat insulation member 31e and the right goods storage 60c.

  With such an arrangement pattern of the product storage chamber 30, it becomes possible to reduce the amount of heat transfer between the inside of the central product storage 60b and the right product storage 60c and the outside of the main body cabinet 10, for example, The target cooling temperature of the product taken out from the product storage rack 70a when the outside air temperature is 5 ° C. is set to 4 ° C., and the target heating temperature of the product taken out from the product storage rack 70b and the product storage rack 70c is set to 55 ° C. When the thickness of one heat insulating partition plate 50 is set to 10 mm or 30 mm, it is possible to reduce the power consumption by 10.7% or 14.9% in calculation compared to the conventional one.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made. For example, as shown in FIG. 19, the heat insulating partition plate 50 ′ is composed of two parts: a lower part 50a having a rod shape and a main body 50b whose lower surface is slidably mounted on the upper end surface of the lower part 50a. May be. This also allows the product to be removed from the product storage chamber 30. In the above embodiment, the circulation duct 37 can be slid together with the bottom plate member 32. However, the circulation duct 37 is not limited to this and may be moved separately. It may be fixedly arranged with an allowable size.

  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 the disassembled perspective view which showed the principal part of the vending machine based on the Example of this invention simply. It is side surface sectional drawing which showed the principal part of the vending machine shown in FIG. 1 simply. It is the principal part cross-sectional side view which expanded and showed the upper part of the goods storage chamber 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 the principal part cross-sectional side view which expanded and showed the lower part of the goods storage chamber shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the baseplate member applied to the vending machine shown in FIG. 1 from the upper side. It is the perspective view which looked at the heat insulation partition plate applied to the vending machine shown in FIG. 1 from the upper side. It is the cross-sectional top view which showed simply the goods storage chamber in the vending machine shown in FIG. It is the cross-sectional front view which showed the procedure of the change of the layout of the goods storage in the goods storage room in FIG. It is front sectional drawing which showed the state shown to (a) of FIG. 9 from the front. It is front sectional drawing which showed the state shown to (c) of FIG. 9 from the front. It is the cross-sectional top view which showed an example of the typical arrangement | positioning pattern inside the goods storage chamber of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is the cross-sectional top view which showed an example of the typical arrangement | positioning pattern inside the goods storage chamber of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is the cross-sectional top view which showed an example of the typical arrangement | positioning pattern inside the goods storage chamber of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is the cross-sectional top view which showed an example of the typical arrangement | positioning pattern inside the goods storage chamber of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is the cross-sectional top view which showed an example of the typical arrangement | positioning pattern inside the goods storage chamber of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is the cross-sectional top view which showed an example of the typical arrangement | positioning pattern inside the goods storage chamber of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is the cross-sectional top view which showed an example of the typical arrangement | positioning pattern inside the goods storage chamber of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the modification of the heat insulation partition plate shown in FIG. 7 from the upper side. It is the disassembled perspective view which showed simply an example of the goods storage chamber in the conventional vending machine. It is front sectional drawing which showed the principal part of the conventional vending machine simply.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Main body cabinet 11 1st recessed part 12 2nd recessed part 13 Front frame material 14 Back frame material 20 Outer door 21 Inner door 30 Goods accommodation chamber 31a-31e Thermal insulation member 32, 32a, 32b, 32c Bottom plate member 33a, 33b Roller 34a, 34b Bracket 35 Drainage passage 36 Suspended upper part 37, 37a, 37b, 37c Circulation duct 38 Cooling / heating unit 38a Internal fan 39 Commodity carry-out shooter 40, 40a, 40b, 40c Rack support frame 41 Vertical frame member 41a Vertical member horizontal part 41b Vertical material hanging part 42 Horizontal frame material 42a Horizontal material horizontal part 42b Horizontal material hanging part 42c Locking part 43a, 43b Roller 44a, 44b Bracket 50 Thermal insulation partition plate 51 Roller 60, 60a, 60b, 60c Product container 70, 70a, 70b, 70c quotient Rack 71 side plate 72 guide members 73 product storage area

Claims (3)

In a vending machine provided with a product storage chamber in which an inner surface is formed by disposing a heat insulating member on the inner wall surface of the vending machine body,
Inside the product storage room,
A heat insulating partition member detachably disposed from the product storage chamber;
A plurality of product storage units arranged side by side slidably along the left-right direction of the product storage chamber,
When the heat insulation partition member is removed and the product storage is slid, the vending machine allows the removed heat insulation partition member to be disposed in the space generated by the slide movement of the product storage. . In the commodity storage chamber, a bottom plate member made of metal is disposed in a manner covering the top surface of the heat insulating member disposed on the bottom wall surface of the vending machine main body,
2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the bottom plate member is divided for each of the product containers and constitutes each of the product containers.   The vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a surface of the heat insulating member is formed of a material having low thermal conductivity.

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