JP2005196473A - Article outlet structure for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article outlet structure for a vending machine that can reliably prevent the theft of an article without lowering the removability of the article and the visibility of an article outlet. <P>SOLUTION: A hinged door 2 is turnable back to open the article outlet 1, and the hinged door 2 has on the back a restriction part 2b for restricting the opening of a dispensing door 4, so that when the hinged door 2 is pushed open, the hinged door 2 can restrict the opening of the dispensing door 4 to increase theft protection. The prevention of the theft of an article A using no antitheft plate can advantageously keep both the removability of the article A and the visibility of the article outlet 1 intact. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a product outlet of a vending machine that sells products such as bottles, cans or beverages in plastic bottles.

  Conventionally, a product outlet structure of this type of vending machine has an open / close door that is pivotally supported at the upper end of the product outlet and opens forward by rotating forward, and a product outlet. Commodity storage in the vending machine main body, comprising a product exit for delivering the product to a product take-out port provided at the rear rear of the exit, and a delivery door whose upper end is rotatably supported at the upper end of the product exit It is known that when a product is unloaded from the warehouse, the unloading door of the product unloading port is pushed open by the product so that the product is unloaded to the product unloading port. However, when taking out the product, the product outlet has to open the product outlet by rotating the door to the front, and then insert the hand into the product outlet to take out the product. There is a drawback that it is difficult to take out the product. Therefore, there is a product in which the product outlet is opened by rotating the door to the rear, and the product can be taken out only by inserting a hand into the product outlet.

In addition, in the conventional vending machine, in order to prevent theft of the product inside the vending machine body, an anti-theft plate is provided in the upper part of the product take-out port so that it can be rotated in the front-rear direction, and the When an attempt is made to open the unloading door by inserting the anti-theft plate, the lower end of the anti-theft plate is in contact with the front surface of the unloading door to regulate the opening of the unloading door (for example, see Patent Document 1).
No. 2001-118126

  However, if the anti-theft plate is attached to a vending machine that opens the product outlet by turning the open / close door backward, when removing the product during normal sales, Since goods contact, there existed a problem that the visibility in a goods extraction outlet fell while the takeout property of goods fell.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to reliably prevent theft of goods without deteriorating the takeout ability of the goods and the visibility inside the goods outlet. The object is to provide a product outlet structure for a vending machine.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a product for a vending machine provided with a product exit provided at the rear of the product take-out port and a delivery door whose upper end is pivotally supported by the product exit. The outlet structure includes an opening / closing door that is pivotally supported at the upper end of the product outlet and opens the product outlet by rotating backward, and a predetermined rearward turn is provided on the back side of the door. A restricting portion is provided that restricts the opening of the carry-out door by contacting the carry-out door at the moving position. Accordingly, the product door is opened by rotating the door to the rear, and a restricting portion that comes into contact with the carry-out door at a predetermined rotation position is provided on the back side of the door. The opening of the carry-out door is regulated by the open / close door without using the.

  According to the present invention, since the opening of the carry-out door can be restricted by the opening and closing door by pushing the opening and closing door, the anti-theft property can be improved. In this case, since it is possible to prevent the product from being extracted without using the anti-theft plate, there is an advantage that the product take-out property and the visibility in the product take-out port are not deteriorated.

  1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a product outlet, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the product outlet, and FIGS. 3 to 5 are products showing the operation of the door. It is side surface sectional drawing of an extraction port.

  The product outlet structure of the vending machine includes a product outlet 1 from which a user takes out the product A, an open / close door 2 that opens and closes the product outlet 1, and a product storage box (not shown) of the vending machine body. The product outlet 3 to be carried out, the carry-out door 4 for opening and closing the product carry-out port 3, and the product receiving part 5 for receiving the carried product A are configured.

  The product outlet 1 is provided in the lower part of the outer door of the vending machine, and the upper part in the product outlet 1 is provided with an upper surface plate 1a inclined forward and downward.

  The open / close door 2 is formed so as to cover the product outlet 1 from the inside, is connected to the upper part of the product outlet 1 so as to be pivotable via a support shaft 2a, and rotates backward to turn the product outlet. 1 is open. A regulation part 2b having a semicircular cross section for regulating the opening of the carry-out door 4 extends in the width direction on the lower rear side of the opening / closing door 2, and a protrusion 2c for reinforcing the opening / closing door 2 on the upper side of the rear side. It is formed to extend in the width direction. In addition, an extension 2d that covers the lower end of the product outlet 1 from above is provided on the front lower end side of the opening / closing door 2 so as to protrude forward in the width direction of the product outlet 1, and the extension 2d It is formed so as to face downward.

  The product carry-out port 3 is provided by opening an inner door in the main body of the vending machine, and is disposed in the rear of the product take-out port 1.

  The carry-out door 4 is supported at the upper part of the product carry-out port 3 so as to be pivotable, and opens the product carry-out port 3 by rotating forward.

  The product receiving part 5 is provided in the lower part in the product take-out port 1 and receives the product A carried out from the product take-out port 3.

  In the product outlet structure of the vending machine configured as described above, when the product A is carried out from the product storage in the vending machine body, as shown in FIG. 4 is pushed open by the product A, and the product A is carried out to the product receiving part 5. When the product A is taken out, the product take-out port 1 is opened when the user pushes open the opening / closing door 2, and the product A can be taken out. At this time, when the open / close door 2 is pushed rearward, as shown in FIG. 4, the opening of the carry-out door 4 is restricted by the restricting portion 2 b coming into contact with the carry-out door 4. When the open / close door 2 is pushed further rearward, as shown in FIG. 5, the lower end of the open / close door 2 comes into contact with the carry-out door 4 to restrict the opening of the carry-out door 4. At this time, since the restricting portion 2b is provided so as not to contact the carry-out door 4, the opening angle of the open / close door 2 does not become smaller than that of the open / close door not provided with the restricting portion 2b. Accordingly, when a hand is inserted for the purpose of taking out the product A illegally, the opening / closing door 2 always restricts the opening of the carry-out door 4 and the carry-out door 4 cannot be opened.

  Thus, according to the product outlet structure of the vending machine of the present embodiment, the product outlet 1 is opened by rotating the door 2 backward, and the exit door is provided on the back side of the door 2. Since the restriction part 2b for restricting the opening of the door 4 is provided, the opening / closing door 2 can restrict the opening of the carry-out door 4 by pushing the opening / closing door 2, thereby improving the anti-theft property. In this case, since the product A can be prevented from being extracted from a product storage (not shown) of the main body of the vending machine without using the anti-theft plate, the take-out property of the product A and the visibility inside the product take-out port 1 are reduced. There is an advantage that there is nothing.

  Further, since the restricting portion 2b is formed by a semi-circular convex portion extending in the width direction of the open / close door 2, the restricting portion 2b can be formed integrally with the open / close door 2, thereby improving productivity. it can. Moreover, the strength of the door 2 can be improved, and the durability of the door 2 can be improved.

  Moreover, since the protrusion part 2c extended in the width direction was provided in the upper part of the back side of the door 2, the strength of the door 2 can be further improved, and the durability of the door 2 can be further improved.

  Moreover, since the extension part 2d which covers the lower end of the product outlet 1 from the upper side across the width direction is provided on the front side of the door 2, rainwater entering the gap between the lower end of the product outlet 1 and the door 2 is provided. Intrusion of dust and dust can be minimized, and the inside of the product outlet can be kept clean.

  In the above-described embodiment, the semi-circular restricting portion 2b that restricts the opening of the carry-out door 4 is formed on the lower back side of the back surface of the open / close door 2 so as to extend in the width direction. As shown, a plurality of restricting portions 2e having a semicircular cross section may be provided at intervals in the width direction. When a plurality of carry-out doors 4 are provided in the product outlet 1, at least one restricting portion 2 e may be provided at a position of the open / close door 2 that faces each carry-out door 4.

Side surface sectional drawing of the goods outlet of the vending machine which shows one Embodiment of this invention Perspective view of product outlet Side sectional view showing the operation of the door Side sectional view showing the operation of the door Side sectional view showing the operation of the door The perspective view which shows the other form of a control part

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Product outlet, 2 ... Open / close door, 2b ... Restriction part, 2c ... Projection part, 2d ... Extension part, 3 ... Product exit, 4 ... Carry-out door.

Claims (5)

In the product outlet structure of the vending machine provided with a product outlet provided in the rear of the product outlet and a delivery door whose upper end is rotatably supported by the product outlet,
The upper end of the product outlet is rotatably supported, and includes an open / close door that opens the product outlet by rotating backwards.
A product outlet structure for a vending machine, wherein a restriction portion is provided on the back side of the opening / closing door to restrict the opening of the carry-out door by contacting the carry-out door at a predetermined backward rotation position. The product outlet structure for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the restricting portion is formed by a convex portion extending in the width direction of the door. The commodity outlet structure for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the restricting portion is formed by a plurality of convex portions arranged at intervals in the width direction of the door. The vending machine product outlet structure according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein a protrusion extending in the width direction is provided on an upper portion of the back side of the open / close door. The extension part which covers the lower end of a goods taking-out port from the upper direction over the width direction by extending ahead in the front side of the said opening-and-closing door was provided. The claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 characterized by the above-mentioned. Product outlet structure for vending machines.

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