JP2006072610A - Commodity outlet of vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the structure of an anti-theft board installed inside a commodity outlet so that easiness for taking out a commodity conveyed from the inside of a storage and a high anti-theft function can be secured. <P>SOLUTION: The commodity outlet of a vending machine which is provided on an outer door 12, for externally taking out a commodity discharged forward by pushing to open a commodity carrying door 12 of an inner door 11 from a commodity storage rack in the storage, has an outlet door 8 on the front face of a box 7 whose front and rear faces are open, and the flapper type anti-theft boards 9 which are hang inside the box side-by-side at the back of the outlet door. The anti-theft board is structured such that the board is divided into an upper divided board 9b and a lower divided board 8c which are mutually coupled with a hinge 9d of hinge type joint structure, and the allowable forward bending angle of the lower divided board with respect to the upper divided board is limited within an acute angle. Thereby, the gap B of a commodity taking-out space is enlarged with the anti-theft board pushed, facilitating taking-out of the commodity. In addition, if an arm enters deeply in the commodity outlet to open the commodity carrying door as a mischief, the lower divided board projecting forward hits the arm to serve as a preventing board and enhances the anti-theft property. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a product outlet of a vending machine, and more particularly to a burglarproof structure for a product outlet.

  The vending machine is provided with a product outlet having a burglarproof function on the front outer door in order to take out the product paid out from the product storage rack in the warehouse at the time of sale, and its conventional structure is shown in FIGS. I will explain it.

  In FIG. 3, 1 is a cabinet of a vending machine in which a product storage rack (not shown) is mounted in the cabinet, 2 is an outer door arranged on the front surface, and the outer door 2 displays a product sample. Room 3, sales operation unit 4 (coin mech, bill validator, etc.), door lock 5, and product outlet 6 are equipped, and the product delivered from the product storage rack in the warehouse at the time of sale is taken out from the product outlet 6 I am doing so. Note that a plurality of product storage racks are arranged side by side in the cabinet, and a product delivery shooter and a product delivery door described later are provided between the product take-out ports 6 for each rack. .

  Further, the product outlet 6 is composed of a box body 8 having front and rear surfaces opened as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5A, 5B, and a product opened to the front side of the box body 8 by being opened. A take-out door 8 is provided, and a flapper-type anti-theft plate 9 is provided behind the product take-out door 8 and suspended from the ceiling plate of the box 7. Reference numeral 10 denotes an anti-theft block that divides the inside of the box 7 into left and right according to the arrangement of the commodity carry-out doors described later, and is fixed to the box 7. Reference numeral 11 denotes a heat insulating inner door disposed behind the outer door 2. The inner door 11 has a flapper individually corresponding to the product storage rack in the product delivery passage leading from the product storage rack in the warehouse to the product outlet 6. -Type product carry-out door 12 (the door is always suspended by its own weight with the support shaft 12a at the upper end as a fulcrum), and the product dispensed from the interior pushes the product carry-out door 12 open to open the product take-out port 6 It is sent out inside the box.

  Here, the above-described anti-theft plate 9 is a flapper that is swingably suspended from the ceiling of the box body 7 via the support shaft 9a, and is always in front of the product carry-out door 12 as shown in FIG. And is hung down to the center position of the box 7. As a result, when the product paid out from the warehouse during the sale of the product pushes the product carry-out door 12 forward, the anti-theft plate 9 does not interfere with the opening operation of the product carry-out door 12, and the product is taken out as it is. It rolls into the outlet 6 and is received by the bottom plate of the box 7.

  Then, in order to take out the product carried out to the product outlet 6 to the outside, when the front product take-out door 8 is opened and a hand is inserted into the box body 7 from the front, the anti-theft which is pushed against the hand and pushed backward As shown in FIG. 5B, the plate 9 tilts around the support shaft 9a and moves backward. Thereby, the product in the bottom of the box 7 can be grasped and taken out.

  Further, as described above, when the hand is inserted into the product outlet 6 from the front and the anti-theft plate 9 is pushed into the back, the tip (lower edge) of the anti-theft plate 9 abuts against the front surface of the product carry-out door 12 to close the door. Press down on. Thus, the merchandise take-out door 12 is opened to the front with the hand inserted from the front into the merchandise take-out port 6 to prevent an illegal act of stealing the merchandise in the warehouse.

  On the other hand, the anti-theft block 10 bends the elbow of the arm and inserts the forearm sideways parallel to the opening of the product outlet 6, and from this position, turns the wrist to the back side of the anti-theft plate 9 to open the product carry-out door 12. This is provided to prevent such mischief, and the inside of the box body 7 is divided into left and right according to the interval pitch of the anti-theft block 10 in accordance with the arrangement of the product carry-out doors 12, and the anti-theft block 10 becomes an obstacle and becomes the forearm Is placed sideways so that it cannot be inserted into the product outlet 6.

By the way, if the anti-theft block 10 is provided in the inside of the product outlet 6 as described above and the internal space of the box 7 is divided into the left and right, the anti-theft block is in the way and the goods carried out in the regular selling operation are It becomes difficult to take out from the outlet. Therefore, as an anti-theft measure to prevent the above-mentioned mischievous action without an anti-theft block, a convex shape with a cross-section protruding almost in the shape of a "reverse character" toward the rear in the center of the plate surface of the anti-theft plate placed inside the product outlet When you try to open the product carry-out door by inserting your hand into the back side of the anti-theft plate as described above, the product carry-out door interferes with the convex part of the anti-theft plate and opens the product carry-out door widely The thing of the structure which made it impossible was known (refer patent document 1).
JP 2003-178367 A

  The conventional structure of the product outlet described above has the following problems in terms of product takeout and anti-theft functions. That is, in the structure shown in FIG. 5, the product take-out space when the anti-theft plate 9 is pushed away with the hand inserted from the front to take out the product is the space between the tip of the anti-theft plate 7 and the anti-theft block 10. It is regulated by the interval A. On the other hand, the opening angle when the arm is inserted into the product take-out port and the product carry-out door 12 is opened toward the front is the anti-theft plate 9 that is constrained at this position by the tip of the upper arm that is inserted from the front. Is determined by the angle at which the product carry-out door 12 abuts against the anti-theft plate 9.

  In this case, if the vertical dimension (height) of the anti-theft plate 9 is short, the position P at which the tip of the anti-theft plate hits the product carry-out door 12 in the state of FIG. Since the receding angle also increases, the interval A of the product take-out space increases accordingly. That is, in order to make it easy to take out the merchandise, it is advantageous to shorten the height of the anti-theft plate 9 as much as possible. On the other hand, if the height of the anti-theft plate 9 is shortened, the arm can be easily inserted to the back of the product outlet, and the opening angle of the product carry-out door 12 regulated by the anti-theft plate 9 is increased, so that the anti-theft property is lowered. To do.

  In this way, at the product outlet 6 equipped with the anti-theft plate 9, if the height of the anti-theft plate 9 is shortened with priority given to the take-out property of the product, the anti-theft property is lowered. When the height of 9 is increased, the take-out property of the product is impaired. Such a problem also applies to the product outlet disclosed in Patent Document 1.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the object thereof is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to ensure a high anti-theft function at the same time as the easiness of taking out the product so that both the take-out property and the anti-theft property of the product can be achieved. The purpose is to provide a vending machine product outlet with an improved anti-theft plate structure.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, at the product outlet of the vending machine that pushes open the product discharge door of the inner door from the product storage rack in the warehouse and takes out the product paid out to the outside, An outer door is provided with a box with front and rear surfaces open, and the box has a front exit door that opens to the front, and a flapper-type anti-theft plate that is placed behind the exit door and suspended from the ceiling of the box In those with
The anti-theft plate is divided into a plurality of upper and lower parts, and the divided plates are hinged to each other (Claim 1). Specifically, the anti-theft plate is configured in the following manner.
(1) The split plates of the anti-theft plate are hinged to each other with a hinge-type joint structure, and the allowable bending angle of the lower split plate to the front with respect to the upper split plate is limited to an acute angle range.
(2) In the preceding paragraph (1), the tip of the lower divided plate is folded back to the back side to form a convex portion on the back, and the rib that bulges back on the plate surface of the upper divided plate corresponding to the convex portion A convex portion is formed (claim 3).

  According to the said structure, there exists the following effect. In other words, when the product is taken out, if you put your hand into the product outlet from the front and push the anti-theft plate hanging down inside, the lower divided plate will be weighted With the hanging posture, the hinge portion between the upper divided plate abuts against the front surface of the rear product carry-out door and stops at this position. As a result, similarly to the case where the height of the anti-theft plate is shortened, the space for taking out the merchandise can be expanded and the merchandise can be taken out easily.

  On the other hand, for mischievous acts such as inserting the arm deeply into the product outlet and opening the product outlet door behind it, bend the elbow and insert the forearm into the product outlet as described above, and install the anti-theft plate. If the fingertip is placed on the back of the product carry-out door and is opened to the front while being brought close to the front, the lower split plate of the anti-theft plate is pushed up by the arm, and the hinge portion is folded at the fulcrum and protrudes forward. In this state, the lower split plate of the anti-theft plate that protrudes forward hits the upper arm (inside the elbow) inserted into the product outlet, and this becomes an obstacle and inserts the arm to the back of the product outlet and opens the product exit door. It becomes difficult to open. In addition, even if the lower split plate of the anti-theft plate is intentionally folded back and the arm is inserted deeply into the product outlet, the convex portion formed on the back side of the lower split plate is the convex formed on the upper split plate. Since it hits the part and protrudes to the back, this becomes a stopper and the product carry-out door cannot be opened greatly. Thereby, it is possible to achieve both the ease of taking out the product and the anti-theft function.

  Further, with this anti-theft function, it is possible to omit the anti-theft block provided in the product take-out port in the conventional structure of FIG. 5, and the removal of the anti-theft block further improves the product take-out performance.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the examples shown in FIGS. In addition, in the figure of an Example, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the member corresponding to FIG. 5, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  That is, in the illustrated embodiment, the flapper-type anti-theft plate 9 suspended from the ceiling plate through the support shaft 9a at the center of the box of the product outlet 6 is divided into two parts, an upper divided plate 9b and a lower divided plate 9c. The upper divided plate 9b and the lower divided plate 9c are connected via a hinge 9d having a hinge joint structure. Further, the lower divided plate 9c is formed with a convex portion 9c-1 that bulges by folding the tip side to the back surface in the form of a hairpin, and on the plate surface of the upper divided plate 9b, the convex portion 9c-1 is formed. Correspondingly, a rib-like convex portion 9e protruding rearward is formed. In this embodiment, the anti-theft block 10 shown in FIG. 5 is omitted and not provided.

  With the above configuration, in the steady state of waiting for sale, as shown in FIG. 1 (a), the divided anti-theft plate 9 hangs down in the center of the box 7 in a hanging posture. Here, in order to take out the product carried out to the product outlet 6 in the sales operation from the outside, when the front product outlet door 8 is opened and the hand is inserted, the anti-theft plate 9 pushed back by hand is The upper dividing plate 9b tilts backward with the upper support shaft 9a as a fulcrum, but the lower dividing plate 9b remains suspended under its own weight. As a result, in the state in which the anti-theft plate 9 is fully pushed, the anti-theft plate 9 has a hinge 9d between the upper and lower divided plates 9b and 9c as shown in FIG. Stop by hitting. As a result, the space for taking out the product becomes the interval B shown in the figure, which is larger than the interval A shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, the above-mentioned anti-theft plate having a split structure against an illegal act of deeply inserting an arm into the product outlet 6 and opening the product outlet door 12 with the aim of stealing the product in the warehouse 9 functions as follows to perform the anti-theft function. That is, if the elbow is bent and the upper arm is inserted into the product outlet 6 and the anti-theft plate 9 is brought close to the user while the fingertip is placed on the rear product carry-out door 12 to open the lower anti-theft plate 9c, Pushed up against the arm. Accordingly, the hinge 9d is tilted with respect to the fulcrum as shown in FIG. For this reason, although not shown in the drawing, the lower divided plate 9c of the anti-theft plate protruding forward hits the upper arm (inside the elbow) inserted into the product take-out port, and this becomes an obstacle, and the arm becomes the obstruction of the product take-out port. It obstructs the act of opening the product exit door by inserting it all the way.

  Further, as described above, it is assumed that the lower divided plate 9c of the anti-theft plate 9 that functions as a baffle plate for mischief acts is folded back to the back side of the upper divided plate 9b as shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b). However, the product take-out space in the state of FIG. 2 (a) is hardly different from FIG. 1 (b). Further, when the lower divided plate 9c is folded back and the arm is inserted into the product take-out port and the rear product carry-out door 12 is opened to the front, the lower divided plate folded as shown in FIG. The convex portion 9c-1 of 9c hits the convex portion 9e of the upper dividing plate 9b, and the lower dividing plate 9b protrudes toward the rear product carry-out door 12, which limits the opening angle so that the product carry-out door 12 cannot be opened largely as a stopper. , Making it difficult to put the hand into the cabinet. As a result, it can be seen that the same ease of taking out the product and high anti-theft property as those described in FIG. 1 can be exhibited.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is explanatory drawing of the structure and operation | movement of a goods outlet by the Example of this invention, (a) is a sales standby state, (b) is the state which pushed in the anti-theft board fully in order to take out goods, (c) is goods removal. Side view cross-sectional view showing the state where the arm is inserted into the exit and the product delivery door is opened to the front FIG. 1 (a) is an operation explanatory view in a state where the lower divided plate of the anti-theft plate is folded back from the state of FIG. 1 (a), and (a) and (b) are states in which the anti-theft plate is fully pushed to take out the product, And a sectional side view showing a state in which the arm is inserted into the product outlet and the product delivery door is opened to the front Front view of vending machine The conventional block diagram which looked at the product outlet in FIG. 3 from the back FIGS. 4A and 4B are explanatory views of the detailed structure and operation of the product outlet shown in FIG. 4, and (a) and (b) are cross-sectional side views showing the sales standby state and the state in which the anti-theft plate is fully pushed to take out the product, respectively. Figure

Explanation of symbols

2 Outer door 6 Product outlet 7 Box 8 Product outlet door 9 Anti-theft plate 9b Upper divided plate 9c Lower divided plate 9c-1 Convex portion 9d Hinge 9e Convex portion 11 of upper divided plate Inner door 12 Product exit door

Claims (3)

It is a product outlet of a vending machine that takes out the product delivered to the outside by pushing open the product delivery door of the inner door from the product storage rack in the warehouse, and provides a box with front and rear surfaces opened on the front outer door, And the box body is provided with a front exit door that opens to the front, and a flapper-type anti-theft plate that is hung from the ceiling of the box side by side behind the exit door,
A product outlet for a vending machine, wherein the anti-theft plate is divided into a plurality of upper and lower parts and the divided plates are hinged to each other. The product outlet according to claim 1, wherein the split plates of the anti-theft plate are hinged with a hinge-type joint structure, and the allowable bending angle of the lower split plate with respect to the upper split plate is limited to an acute angle range. A product outlet for vending machines. 3. The product outlet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the front end of the lower divided plate is folded back to form a convex portion on the back side, and the plate surface of the upper divided plate is behind the corresponding portion of the convex portion. A product outlet of a vending machine, characterized in that a bulging rib-shaped convex portion is formed.

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