JP2006285796A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent rain water from being accumulated inside from a commodity outlet port of a vending machine. <P>SOLUTION: A normal position of a lower portion of a flapper 322 at the time of non-selling when not being exposed to wind and rain etc. is located at a projected position (a predetermined position) to a face side of an inner metal plate 200 by a stopper 321a. Thereby the lower portion of the flapper 322 is to be positioned near boundary of the face side and a back side of the inner metal plate 200 until a predetermined wind pressure. A position of such a stopper 321a can be set at a manufacturing stage of a frame body 321 either in the case of an integrally-molded product and an assembled product. And rain water entering through the flapper 322 is to be guided to a front surface of the inner metal plate 200 through a guidance hole 321c and drained to the outside of the vending machine 10 through a hole portion 430a as it is, thereby the vending machine 10 can prevent the rain water from entering into an inner portion thereof. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine including a main body for storing a product and a door provided with a product outlet with an inner opening type flapper.

  There are types of vending machines that store products by opening and closing a door provided with a product outlet with a flapper on the main body. For example, when a customer inserts money and inputs a request for a desired product, this vending machine pays out the requested product from the storage of the main body, and the delivered product is a holding plate provided on the back side of the door plate It is dropped and held through the shooter. Here, the holding plate is adapted to face the main body with the door closed.

  For example, when the product is a cigarette, the customer reaches out to the product outlet at the top of the holding plate to take out the product held on the holding plate, and is elastically biased in a direction opposite to the customer. Push open to grab the product and take it out. The flapper opens and closes the product outlet with the upper part of the product outlet as a pivot. Thus, for example, some flappers of product outlets in cigarette vending machines have a configuration (inwardly open type) that opens so as to be pushed into the back of the main body. Thereby, the customer can easily take out the product with one hand (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  The lower part of the flapper mentioned above comes into contact with, for example, a resin gasket and stopper provided at the lower part of the product outlet and on the back surface of the door plate. For example, the lower part of the flapper elastically biased around the rotating shaft comes into contact with the stopper, whereby the commodity outlet is closed from the outside of the vending machine. This elastic bias is generated from an elastic material such as a spring provided on the rotating shaft, for example. If this elastic urging is stronger, the flapper will be strongly abutted by the stopper and the product take-out port will be better closed from the outside, so that it will be difficult for rainwater to adhere to the holding plate holding the delivered product. In particular, when the product is tobacco, in order to sell the product to the customer with the product dried, it is important to block this rainwater. On the other hand, if the elastic bias is too strong, the force with which the flapper pushes back the hand becomes too strong, and the customer cannot easily take out the product.

In view of the balance between the rainwater blocking property described above and the ease of product removal, the strength of the elastic material described above is set. That is, the strength of the elastic material is set so that the flapper is held in a state where it is pushed to a predetermined position on the back side of the door plate even if exposed to wind and rain. A drainage material for draining rainwater from the outside is provided between the back surface of the door plate and the predetermined position. For example, a plurality of guide holes for guiding rainwater to the back surface of the door plate are provided in the lower part of the frame surrounding the product outlet.
JP 2004-295803 A

  However, when the lower part of the flapper described above is exposed to wind and rain, it is always displaced in the direction of being pushed into the back side of the door plate regardless of its strength. For this reason, for example, rainwater entering from between the lower part of the flapper and the lower part of the product outlet has insufficient drainage in the above-described guide holes, and may eventually wet the holding plate. For this reason, there is a possibility that the product paid out from the container to the holding plate at the time of sale gets wet. For example, if this product is tobacco, wetting can lead to a reduction in product quality. In addition, guiding rainwater from the guide hole to the back surface of the door is equivalent to taking rainwater into the vending machine, which may also hinder the quality maintenance of the products stored in the storage. In particular, packaged cigarettes are relatively light in weight, so that, for example, when the inner surface of the shooter is wet, it is difficult to slip on the inner surface and it is difficult to fall from the shooter to the holding plate.

  On the other hand, as described above, for example, if the elastic material is strengthened so that the lower part of the flapper is not displaced even when exposed to wind and rain, it becomes difficult for the customer to take out the product from the product outlet.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine that facilitates taking out a product from the product outlet and prevents rainwater from the product outlet from collecting inside. Is to provide a machine.

  The invention for solving the above-mentioned problems includes a main body having a storage for storing a product through an opening surface, a door plate, a holding plate for holding a product to be dispensed from the storage, and the holding plate. A product outlet for taking out the discharged goods, a flapper that opens and closes the product outlet with the upper part in the vertical direction of the product outlet as a rotation axis, and the flapper in a direction not facing the body of the door plate An elastic material that elastically biases, the holding plate is provided on the back side of the door plate facing the main body, and the product outlet is an upper portion of the door plate in the vertical direction. A vending machine provided at a position and opening and closing the opening surface, wherein the door is at a predetermined position where a vertical lower part of the flapper protrudes to the surface side of the door plate, Stops rotation based on the elastic bias of the flapper A stopper that comprises a, a drainage member for guiding rainwater entering through the flapper on the surface of the door plate.

  According to this vending machine, for example, when not exposed to wind and rain, the lower portion of the flapper in the vertical direction is stopped at a predetermined position on the surface side of the door plate by the stopper. For this reason, even if it is exposed to wind and rain and pushed by the force from the front side to the back side of the door plate and away from the stopper, the vertical lower part of the flapper is still on the front side of the door plate, for example. A predetermined position can be set. This makes it difficult for rainwater or the like to enter the vending machine from between the lower portion of the flapper in the vertical direction and the product outlet, for example. Moreover, since the rainwater entering through the flapper is guided to the surface of the door plate by the drainage material, it is possible to prevent the rainwater from being taken into the vending machine. From the above, the product delivered from the storage and held on the holding plate is not wetted with rainwater, and the product stored in the storage is not exposed to rainwater. That is, it is easy to take out the product from the product outlet, and a vending machine is provided that prevents rainwater from the product outlet from collecting inside. Furthermore, the product can be protected not only from rainwater but also from dust that can enter through a flapper due to wind and rain.

In the vending machine, the stopper abuts a lower portion of the flapper, and the drainage material is a plurality of guides for guiding the rainwater to the surface of the door plate between the surface of the door plate and the stopper. It preferably has a guide hole.
According to this vending machine, when the lower part of the flapper is separated from the stopper, rainwater entering between the lower part of the flapper and the stopper can be drained, for example, before reaching the back side of the door plate. Therefore, it is possible to prevent rainwater from entering the back side of the door plate.

Moreover, in this vending machine, it is preferable that the door has a frame body that protrudes to the surface side of the door plate and surrounds the commodity outlet, and the stopper is a part of the frame body.
According to this vending machine, the frame body functions as a stopper and can also function as a decorative member that surrounds the product outlet and protrudes to the surface side of the door plate, and thus can contribute to the design of the appearance of the door. . If the design of the vending machine is improved, the effect of attracting customers can be expected.

Moreover, in this vending machine, it is preferable that the door has a sub drainage material that guides the rainwater or the like to the back surface of the door plate.
According to this vending machine, even if there is rainwater that has entered through the flapper and cannot be drained by the drainage material, it can be drained by this secondary drainage material. Therefore, it is possible to prevent rainwater from accumulating inside the vending machine.

Further, in the vending machine, the sub drainage material has a plurality of guide holes for guiding the rainwater to the back surface of the door plate between the back surface of the door plate and the holding plate which are the lower part of the drainage material in the vertical direction. It is preferable to have.
According to this vending machine, even if there is rainwater that has entered through the flapper and cannot be drained by the drainage material and enters the back side of the door plate, the secondary drainage material drains in front of the holding plate. it can. Therefore, at least the holding plate can be prevented from getting wet.

Moreover, in this vending machine, it is preferable that the door has a gasket that covers a seam of the drainage material and the auxiliary drainage material.
According to this vending machine, even if there is rainwater entering through the flapper that cannot be drained by the drainage material and enters the back side of the door plate, for example, a resin gasket prevents further entry. it can. For example, if the surface of the gasket has a safe finish even when touched by the customer's hand, the customer can easily take out the product from the product outlet. The joint between the drainage material and the sub-drainage material may be a boundary portion between the drainage material and the sub-drainage material which are integrally formed, or a joint portion between the drainage material and the sub-drainage material.

Moreover, in this vending machine, it is preferable that the door has a security door plate that covers the surface of the door plate through a predetermined distance with at least the product outlet and the frame exposed.
According to this vending machine, the door plate is covered with the crime prevention door plate through a predetermined distance except for the product outlet and the frame. Therefore, for the reasons described below, a stopper that holds the lower part in the vertical direction of the flapper on the front side of the door plate at a predetermined position while realizing a low-cost vending machine that is excellent in anti-theft and can pursue design. Can be realized easily.

  As long as the opening of the main body cannot be easily accessed from the product outlet, even if you try to destroy the door plate to gain access to the opening, be sure to destroy the security door plate before this. This will save time for the destruction work. Here, for example, if the security door plate looks as if it is a single door, the thief, for example, destroys the security door plate, and then pushes the door plate further back by a predetermined distance. There is also a psychological effect of giving up destruction when it is found. This is because if access is to be made from a plurality of locations on the door plate, it will take time and effort to first remove all the security door plates. This increases the anti-theft performance of the vending machine. Also, if the security door plate is destroyed but does not reach the door plate, only the security door plate needs to be replaced. This reduces the cost of the vending machine and shortens the replacement time of the door after damage. Furthermore, since the door plate and the security door plate are separated from each other by a predetermined distance, for example, the door plate has a thickness and a shape for increasing the strength of the door, and the security door plate has a door design. It is possible to have a shape or the like only for increasing the thickness. As described above, the vending machine is excellent in the anti-theft property and has a low cost capable of pursuing the design. If the design of the vending machine is improved, the effect of attracting customers can be expected.

In addition, the door plate for crime prevention may serve as a frame, and these may be integral.
In the vending machine, the product may be a tobacco product. By selling tobacco products, it is easier to take out products from the product outlet in the vending machine of the present invention, and the effect that rainwater from this product outlet is prevented from collecting inside is more important. It becomes.

  It is possible to provide a vending machine that facilitates taking out products from the product outlet and prevents rainwater from the product outlet from collecting inside.

=== General configuration of vending machine ===
An external configuration example of the vending machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the external configuration of the vending machine 10 according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, regarding the outer door 50 described later, the front side (or outside) means the + Z side in the coordinates exemplified in FIGS. 1 to 7, and the back side (or inside) means the −Z side. Shall.

  The vending machine 10 according to the present embodiment is mainly provided with a housing (main body) 20 for storing commodities and a hinge (not shown) with respect to the housing 20, and an opening surface of the housing 20 is provided. And an outer door (door) 50 that opens or closes. The housing 20 includes a product storage column (storage) 21 (see FIG. 2) for storing products. The outer door 50 mainly includes an inner metal plate (door plate) 200 (see FIG. 2) and a product outlet 320. The product outlet 320 further includes a holding body (holding plate) 324 (see FIG. 4), a flapper 322 (see FIG. 4), a spring material (elastic material) 322b (see FIG. 4), and a stopper 321a (see FIG. 4). 4) and a guide hole (drainage material) 321c (see FIG. 4). In this embodiment, the product outlet 320 has a flapper 322, a spring material 322b, a stopper 321a, a guide hole 321c, etc., and a means for accessing and taking out a product purchased by a customer from the front side of the outer door 50. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the product outlet 320 is simply an opening formed in the inner metal plate 200, and the flapper 322, the spring material 322 b, the stopper 321 a, the guide hole 321 c, and the like are considered to be provided in the inner metal plate 200. May be.

  The inner metal plate 200 is further provided with a customer service surface 300, a change return port 314, a lock mechanism 330, and the like, and constitutes the main configuration of the outer door 50 of the present embodiment. In addition, the holding body 324 holds a product paid out from the product storage column 21. Further, the flapper 322 closes the opening of the commodity outlet 320 from the inside to the outside based on the elastic bias of the spring material 322, or opens it in the opposite direction. Further, the stopper 321a holds the flapper 322 with the opening of the product outlet 320 closed. The guide hole 321c drains rainwater that enters through the flapper 322.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, the front side of the outer door 50 of the present embodiment is covered with an outer metal plate (security door plate) 400 as a decorative door. Also, on the customer service surface 300 of the present embodiment, product panels 300a and 300b provided with product selection buttons (not shown) for the customer to select products, a coin slot 311 for the customer to pay money. And a bill insertion slot 312, a change return button 313 for a customer to return money from the change return port 314 described above, and the like. Further, the lock mechanism 330 of the present embodiment is provided between the housing 20 and the outer door 50 as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-94868, and the opening surface of the housing 20 is provided outside. This is a well-known mechanism having a function of locking or unlocking in a state where the door 50 is closed. In the present embodiment, for example, a rootman manually performs such locking or unlocking, and a handle portion 331 and a key portion 332 in the manual lock mechanism 330 are provided on the front side of the outer door 50. It has been. The key portion 332 has a function of fixing or releasing the handle portion 331 in the locked state.

  In the vending machine 10 according to the present embodiment, the customer purchases a product by inserting money and pressing the product selection button. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The payment of money may be, for example, a card type. In this case, the vending machine 10 needs to include a predetermined card reading unit as a customer service panel. Alternatively, a single product may be sold simply by inserting money or deceiving a card. In this case, the vending machine 10 does not require a product selection button.

  An example of the internal configuration of the vending machine 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the internal configuration of the vending machine 10 according to the present embodiment.

  The vending machine 10 according to the present embodiment includes a product storage column 21 inside a housing 20. When the product is, for example, a cigarette packaged in a box shape, a plurality of cigarettes classified for each product type are stored in a stacked manner inside the product storage column 21 in the vertical direction (Y direction). Below each product storage column 21 (−Y side), there is a payout section (not shown) for discharging the lowest cigarette in the stack to the front side (+ Z side), for example, by a belt type with a predetermined power source. Is provided. At the time of sale, the tobacco delivered from the product storage column 21 by the delivery unit falls to the shooter 23 and is guided to the product outlet 320 facing the opening 23a of the shooter 23.

  In the illustration of FIG. 2, the outer door 50 is open with respect to the housing 20, but is closed at the time of sale, and will be described later on the opening 23 a of the shooter 23 and behind the product outlet 320. The opening 323b (see FIG. 4) of the cover body 323 (see FIG. 4) is connected to each other. In the illustration of FIG. 2, the product storage column 22 is also provided on the back side of the outer door 50. Below each product storage column 22 is provided a payout section (not shown) for paying out the cigarette at the lowest position in the stack to the rear side (−Z side), for example, with a predetermined power source. . At the time of sale, the cigarette delivered from the product storage column 22 by the delivery unit falls onto the shooter 23 and is guided to the product outlet 320.

  The inner metal plate 200 constituting the outer door 50 described above is provided between the outer metal plate 400 and the product storage column 22. Between the back side of the inner metal plate 200 and the product storage column 22, the product outlet 320 and the lock mechanism 330 described above are provided. In addition, a predetermined mechanism for money processing corresponding to the above-described coin insertion port 311, bill insertion port 312, and change return port 314 is provided between the back side of the inner metal plate 200 and the product storage column 22. (Not shown) is provided. The predetermined mechanism for the money processing is fixed to the back side of the inner metal plate 200.

=== Configuration of the door ===
With reference to FIG. 3, configuration examples of the outer metal plate 400 and the inner metal plate 200 described above will be described in more detail. FIG. 3A is a perspective view illustrating an exploded configuration example of the outer door 50 and the housing 20 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 3B illustrates the outer door 50 and the outer door 50 illustrated in FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an example of an assembly configuration of a housing 20. FIG.

  As illustrated in FIG. 3A, the inner metal plate 200 of the present embodiment has a shape that closes the opening surface S of the housing 20 on the back side, and the customer service surface 300 and the change on the front side. It is a molded iron plate provided with a return port 314, a product outlet 320, and a lock mechanism 330. In the illustration of FIG. 3A, the inner metal plate 200 includes a rectangular plate having substantially the same shape as the opening surface S of the housing 20, an upper side (+ Y side), a left side (−X side), and And three side pieces bent on the three sides on the right side (+ X side). The thickness of the iron plate constituting the inner metal plate 200 is, for example, 1.0 mm.

  On the other hand, as illustrated in FIG. 3A, the outer metal plate 400 of the present embodiment includes an upper plate 410, two left and right side plates 420a and 420b, and a lower plate 430. Has been.

  The upper plate 410 is a molded iron plate having a shape that covers a portion above the service surface 300 on the front side of the inner metal plate 200. Further, the upper plate 410 is fixed to the inner metal plate 200 such that the back surface thereof and the surface of the inner metal plate 200 have a predetermined distance.

  The side plates 410a and 420b are formed iron plates that are substantially symmetrical to the left and right, and that cover the side piece of the inner metal plate 200 and the portion below the customer service surface 300 on the front side of the inner metal plate 200. . Here, the side plate 420a has a shape that avoids these in order to expose the product outlet 320 to the front side, and the side plate 420b has the change return port 314, the product outlet 320, and the lock mechanism 330 on the front side. In order to be exposed to the surface, it is shaped to avoid these. Further, the side plate 420a is fixed to the inner metal plate 200 so that a predetermined distance between the rear surface thereof and the surface of the inner metal plate 200 gradually decreases from the left side to the center, and the side plate 410b is The predetermined distance between the back surface and the surface of the inner metal plate 200 is fixed to the inner metal plate 200 so as to gradually shorten from the right side to the center.

  The lower plate 430 is a molded iron plate having a shape that covers a portion below the product outlet 320 on the front side of the inner metal plate 200. The lower plate 430 is fixed to the inner metal plate 200 so that the back surface thereof and the surface of the inner metal plate 200 have a predetermined distance. The predetermined distance is set longer than the predetermined distance in the case of the upper plate 410 and the side plates 420a and 420b described above. That is, the lower plate 430 protrudes more forward (+ Z side) than the upper plate 410 and the side plates 420a and 420b.

  In addition, the thickness of the iron plate which comprises the outer side metal plate 400 of this Embodiment is 0.8 mm, for example. In the present embodiment, the outer metal plate 400 is fixed to the inner metal plate 200 by, for example, screws.

  As illustrated in FIG. 3B, according to the above-described configuration, when the upper plate 410, the side plates 420 a and 420 b, and the lower plate 430 are fixed to the inner metal plate 200, the appearance of the outer door 50 is as if it were. The entirety is configured by the outer metal plate 400. The outer metal plate 400 of the present embodiment is fixed (screwed and fixed) from the back side of the inner metal plate 200 with bolts and nuts.

=== Composition of product outlets ===
With reference to FIGS. 4 and 5, a configuration example of the commodity outlet 320 according to the present embodiment will be described in more detail. FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view showing a configuration example of the product outlet according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 5A is a perspective view of the product outlet 320 according to the present embodiment as viewed obliquely from the front side. FIG. 5 (b) is a perspective view of the commodity outlet 320 of the present embodiment as viewed from obliquely upward on the back side.

  The appearance of both sides of the inner metal plate 200 of the product outlet 320 of the present embodiment is mainly composed of a frame body (frame body) 321, a cover body 323, a holding body 324, and a flapper 322. That is, the frame body 321 is provided on the front side of the inner metal plate 200 so as to protrude, and the cover body 323 and the holding body 324 are provided on the rear side of the inner metal plate 200 so as to protrude. Further, a flapper 322 is rotatably provided around the rotation shaft 322c of the cover body 323.

<<< Surface side of door plate >>>
As illustrated in FIG. 4, the frame body 321 of the present embodiment has a further opening 321 b surrounding the opening of the product outlet 320 and has a shape protruding to the front side of the inner metal plate 200, for example, It is a resin plate. The width of the frame body 321 in the front-rear direction is substantially equal to a predetermined distance between the right end portion of the side plate 420b and the surface of the inner metal plate 200 in the upper portion, and the lower plate 430 in the lower portion. , Approximately equal to a predetermined distance from the surface of the inner metal plate 200.

  Further, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the lower part of the opening 321 b of the frame body 321 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the flapper 322, thereby rotating counterclockwise around the rotation shaft 322 c of the flapper 322. A stopper 321a for stopping the operation is provided. Here, the stopper 321a is composed of an end portion of a resin plate facing the back side at the lower portion of the opening 321b of the frame body 321. When the lower surface of the flapper 322 comes into contact with the gasket, it is possible to prevent rainwater, dust, and the like from the outside of the product outlet 320 from entering the inside.

  Furthermore, as illustrated in FIG. 4, a plurality of guide holes 321 c are formed in a region on the back side of the stopper 321 a below the opening 321 b of the frame body 321. As illustrated in FIG. 5A, the guide hole 321 c of the present embodiment extends in the left-right direction (X-axis direction) below the opening 321 b of the frame body 321 from the upper oblique side on the front side of the outer door 50. It looks like several. In FIG. 5A, the flapper 322 is not displayed for convenience of illustration. Returning to FIG. 4, in the present embodiment, a hole (not shown) communicating with the guide hole 321 c is further formed in the lower surface of the frame body 321. Holes 430a and the like are further formed in the upper and lower surfaces of the lower plate 430 so as to communicate with the holes. As will be described later, rainwater that has entered from the guide hole 321 c of the frame body 321 is drained from the hole 430 a of the lower plate 430.

  The frame body 321 of the present embodiment is fixed (screwed and fixed) with bolts and nuts from the back side of the inner metal plate 200, for example. Further, the frame body 321 described above is a molded resin product integrated with the stopper 321a and the guide hole 321c, but is not limited thereto. The frame body 321 may be a molded product of a metal plate, for example, regardless of whether it is a resin or a metal. For example, the stopper 321a and the region having the guide hole 321c are separately assembled. It may be a processed product.

  As illustrated in FIG. 4, the upper portion of the flapper 322 of this embodiment is pivotally supported by a rotation shaft 322c in the X-axis direction and rotates counterclockwise around the rotation shaft 322c. Thus, the lower portion is, for example, a transparent molded resin plate configured to abut against the stopper 321a described above and close the opening of the product outlet 320. Here, the rotation shaft 322c of the present embodiment is fixed to an inner surface of a cover body 323 described later. Specifically, a fan-shaped gear 322a is fixed to the upper portion of the flapper 322, and this gear 322a is pivotally supported by a rotating shaft 322c via a spring material 322b. The spring material 322b is disposed so that the gear 322a is elastically biased counterclockwise around the rotation shaft 322c (FIG. 4). On the other hand, the fan-shaped gear 322a is fixed to the inner surface of a cover body 323, which will be described later, and meshes with a rotatable gear 323a. From the above, the opening / closing operation of the flapper 322 is smooth and stable.

  Further, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the flapper 322 of the present embodiment is configured such that both the upper part and the lower part protrude to the front side of the inner metal plate 200 with the opening of the product outlet 320 closed. It has become. The flapper 322 is bent so as to protrude from the upper side to the lower side.

<<< Back side of door plate >>>
As illustrated in FIG. 4, the holding body 324 of the present embodiment is a molded iron plate that has a shape protruding from the lower part of the opening of the product outlet 320 to the back side of the inner metal plate 200. Specifically, the molded plate of the holding body 324 is bent to the outside (−Y side) at a plurality of locations from the lower part of the opening 321b of the frame body 321 to the lower side on the back side so as to form a shape that can easily hold the product. It is. In the holding body 324 of the present embodiment, a plurality of guide holes (sub-drainage materials) 324a are formed in a region bent outward (−Y side) near the lower portion of the opening 321b of the frame body 321. . In the holding body 324, a gasket 321d is provided between the guide holes 324a and the guide holes 321c described above. As illustrated in FIG. 5B, from the oblique upper side on the back side of the outer door 50, the guide hole 324a of the present embodiment is sandwiched between the gasket 321d and parallel to the guide hole 321c described above in the left-right direction ( A plurality of images are seen side by side in the X-axis direction. In FIG. 5B, the flapper 322 is in a state in which the opening of the product outlet 320 is closed, and the cover body 323 is not displayed for convenience of illustration. Returning to FIG. 4, in the present embodiment, a communication path (not shown) from the guide hole 324 a to the hole 200 a formed in the lower surface of the outer door 50 is formed below the holding body 324. Has been. If there is rainwater that cannot be drained by the guide hole 321c of the frame body 321, this is drained from the guide hole 324a to the hole portion 200a.

  Note that the holding body 324 of the present embodiment is fixed (screwed and fixed) to the inner metal plate 200 with bolts and nuts, for example. Further, in the present embodiment, the holding body 324 is in contact with the frame body 321 at the position of the gasket 321d described above to form a joint, but is not limited to such a configuration. The seam may be, for example, a boundary portion between the holding body 324 and the frame body 321 which are integrally formed.

  As illustrated in FIG. 4, the cover body 323 of the present embodiment is a molded iron plate having a shape that covers the opening of the product outlet 320 from the back side of the inner metal plate 200. The above-described rotatable gear 323 a is fixed to the inner side surface of the cover body 323. In addition, an opening 323 b is formed on the back side of the inner metal plate 200 by the cover body 323 and the holding body 324 described above. As described above, when the outer door 50 is closed at the time of selling the product, the opening 323b and the opening 23a of the shooter 23 are connected to each other (see FIG. 6).

=== Vending machines that make it easy to take out products and prevent rainwater from collecting inside ===
With reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, the opening operation of the flapper 322 at the commodity outlet 320 having the above-described configuration will be described. FIG. 6 is a side sectional view for explaining the state of the product outlet 320 of the present embodiment at the time of sale, and FIG. 7 shows the product pickup of the present embodiment at the time of non-sale under wind and rain. FIG. 6 is a side sectional view for explaining the state of the outlet 320.

  As illustrated in FIG. 6, when the product 600 is delivered from the product storage columns 21 and 22 and brought to the holding body 324 through the opening 23 a of the shooter 23, the customer puts a hand on the product outlet 320. An operation of pushing the stretch flapper 322 inward (-Z side) is executed. At this time, the fan-shaped gear 322a on the upper portion of the flapper 322 rotates clockwise around the rotation shaft 322c (FIG. 6), so that the customer's hand feels elastic repulsion from the spring material 322b. The strength of the spring material 322b of the present embodiment is, for example, such that the repulsion felt by the hand does not hinder the removal of the product 600, and the flapper 322 has a predetermined sealing property inside the product outlet 320. It is set so as to satisfy the condition of contacting the stopper 321a.

  As illustrated in FIG. 7, for example, when the vending machine 10 is exposed to wind and rain outdoors, the lower part of the flapper 322 that receives wind pressure or the like is on the inside (−Z side) even when the product is not sold. It is displaced to. On the other hand, as illustrated in FIG. 4, in the present embodiment, the normal position of the lower portion of the flapper 322 when not exposed to wind and rain is set to the front side of the inner metal plate 200 by the stopper 321a. It is a protruding position (predetermined position). For this reason, if the position of the stopper 321a with respect to the frame body 321 is such that the lower part of the flapper 322 is in the vicinity of the front and back boundaries of the inner metal plate 200 up to a predetermined wind pressure, for example, the lower part of the flapper 322 And rainwater or the like becomes difficult to enter the interior from between the lower part of the opening of the product outlet 320. Such a position of the stopper 321a can be set at the manufacturing stage of the frame body 321 in both cases where the frame body 321 is an integral molded product and an assembled product.

  In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 7, rainwater entering through the flapper 322 is guided to the surface of the inner metal plate 200 through the guide hole 321c, and is drained to the outside of the vending machine 10 through the hole 430a as it is. Therefore, it is possible to prevent rainwater from being taken into the vending machine 10.

  Further, as illustrated in FIG. 7, even if there is rainwater that has entered through the flapper 322 and cannot be drained by the guide hole 321c and enters the back side of the inner metal plate 200, it is retained by the guide hole 324a. It can drain before the body 324. Therefore, at least the inner surface of the holding body 324 can be prevented from getting wet.

  Furthermore, even if there is rainwater that has entered through the flapper 322 but cannot be drained by the guide hole 321c and enters the back side of the inner metal plate 200, the gasket 321d (FIG. 4) can prevent further entry. . Further, if the surface of the gasket 321d has a safe finish even when touched by the customer's hand, the customer can easily take out the product from the product outlet 320.

  From the above, the products delivered from the product storage columns 21 and 22 and held on the holding body 324 are not wetted with rainwater, and the products stored in the product storage columns 21 and 22 are not exposed to rainwater. In other words, the vending machine 10 is provided that facilitates taking out a product from the product take-out port 320 and prevents rainwater from the product take-out port 320 from accumulating inside. In particular, when wetting of the inner surface of the shooter 23 is prevented, the packaged tobacco having a relatively light weight does not stagnate on the inner surface. Therefore, the smooth drop of the product from the shooter 23 to the holding body 324 is maintained.

  Furthermore, the product can be protected not only from rainwater but also from dust that can enter through the flapper 322 due to wind and rain.

=== Vending machine with low cost and excellent anti-theft performance and design capability ===
According to the vending machine 10 described above, the front side of the inner metal plate 200 of the outer door 50 has a predetermined distance except for the customer service surface 300, the change return port 314, the product outlet 320, the handle portion 331, and the locking portion 332. It is covered with the outer metal plate 400 via In general, the back side of the customer service surface 300, the change return port 314, the product outlet 320, the handle portion 331, the locking portion 332, and the like is protected by the anti-theft plate, so that the opening surface of the housing 20 cannot be easily accessed from these. . Even if the thief tries to destroy the outer door 50 in order to access the opening surface of the housing 20, the inner metal plate 200 must be destroyed first after the outer metal plate 400 is destroyed. Take it. Therefore, the thickness of the inner metal plate 200 (for example, 1.0 mm) and the thickness of the outer metal plate 400 (for example, 0.8 mm) are determined according to the destruction time (statistical value) at which the thief gives up the destruction work halfway. ), The anti-theft property of the vending machine 10 is enhanced. Further, since the outer metal plate 400 has an appearance as if it is a single outer door 50, the thief destroys the outer metal plate 400 and then further inwardly by a predetermined distance. There is also a psychological effect of giving up destruction when the metal plate 200 is found. This is because if it is attempted to access from a plurality of locations in the inner metal plate 200 that can be seen in the back, it takes time and effort to first remove all the outer metal plate 400.

  Further, according to the vending machine 10 described above, even if a hole is made in a part of the outer metal plate 400 and used as a fulcrum for a theft tool, the outer metal plate 400 in the vicinity of the hole is Since it is thinner and weaker than the inner metal plate 200, it is easily deformed, and it is difficult to function as a fulcrum for operating the tool. As a result, the time required for the above-described destruction work can be saved, and as a result, the anti-theft property of the vending machine 10 is further increased. Here, the thickness of the outer metal plate 400 and the predetermined distance between the inner metal plate 200 and the outer metal plate 400 are based on the destruction time (statistical value) at which the thief gives up the destruction work on the way. Can be set to a value. For example, if the outer metal plate 400 becomes thinner, it becomes difficult to serve as a fulcrum for the tool for theft, and if the predetermined distance between the inner metal plate 200 and the outer metal plate 400 becomes longer, the outer metal plate 400 is made to be If left untouched, it will be difficult to operate the theft tool.

  Furthermore, according to the vending machine 10 described above, if the outer metal plate 400 is destroyed but the destruction does not reach the inner metal plate 200, only the outer metal plate 400 may be replaced. Here, the outer metal plate 400 of the present embodiment further includes an upper plate 410, side plates 420a and 420b, and a lower plate 430. Thus, for example, some of them are destroyed, but if this destruction does not reach the other outer metal plate 400 and the inner metal plate 200, the outer door 50 can be replaced at a lower cost. As a result, the vending machine 10 can be reduced in cost, and the replacement time of the outer door 50 after damage can be shortened.

  Furthermore, according to the vending machine 10 described above, as illustrated in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the two side plates 420 a and 420 b extend from the left and right end portions to the central portion along the X direction. It can be arranged to form a concave shape on the side. This is because the inner metal plate 200 and the outer metal plate 400 are separated from each other by a predetermined distance. That is, the inner metal plate 200 has a thickness (for example, 1.0 mm) and a shape (for example, a flat shape) for increasing the strength of the outer door 50, and the outer metal plate 400 has a design property of the outer door 50. The shape (for example, concave shape) only for raising is given. Thus, if the design of the vending machine 10 is improved, the effect of attracting customers can be expected.

=== Other Embodiments ===
The above-described embodiments of the present invention are intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The present invention can be changed and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and equivalents thereof are also included in the present invention.

  The frame body 321 of the above-described embodiment has a width corresponding to the gap between the inner metal plate 200 and the outer metal plate 400, and the stopper 321a is disposed at a predetermined position corresponding to this width. It is not limited. Further, the position where the stopper 321a abuts against the flapper 322 is not limited to the lower part, and the drainage material is not limited to the guide hole 321c. Therefore, the outer door 50 is composed of only the inner metal plate 2001, for example, and is configured such that the flapper 322 protrudes to the front side of the inner metal plate 200 and closes the opening by a stopper provided in the vicinity of the rotating shaft 322c, for example. It may be what was done. Furthermore, the outer door 50 may be provided with a drainage material such as a water pipe on the front side of the inner metal plate 200.

  In the above-described embodiment, the holding body 324 has the guide hole 324a and the gasket 321d is provided between the holding body 324 and the frame body 321. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The guide hole 324a and the gasket 321d are not essential. Since the guide hole 324a and the gasket 321d are not provided, the structure of the holding body 324 becomes simpler, and thus the manufacturing cost of the vending machine 10 can be suppressed. The guide hole 324a may be a drainage material such as a water pipe.

  Furthermore, the outer metal plate 400 of the above-described embodiment is a combination of four metal plates 410, 420a, 420b, and 430, but is not limited to this. The outer metal plate 400 may be, for example, one metal plate or a combination of five or more metal plates. The outer metal plate 400 may serve as the frame body 321 described above, for example.

It is a perspective view which shows the example of an external appearance structure of the vending machine of this Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structural example of the vending machine of this Embodiment. (A) is a perspective view which shows the decomposition | disassembly structural example of the outer door and housing | casing of this Embodiment, (b) is the perspective view which shows the assembly structural example of the outer door and housing | casing illustrated by (a). FIG. It is side part sectional drawing which shows the structural example of the goods outlet of this Embodiment. (A) is the perspective view which looked at the goods take-out port of this embodiment from the diagonally upper side of the front side, (b) is the perspective view which looked at the product take-out port of this Embodiment from the diagonally upper side of the back side is there. It is side part sectional drawing for demonstrating the state of the goods take-out port of this Embodiment at the time of sale. It is side part sectional drawing for demonstrating the state of the goods take-out port of this Embodiment at the time of the non-sale under a wind and rain.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Vending machine 20 Housing | casing 21,22 Goods storage column 23 Shutter 23a, 321b, 323b Opening part 50 Outer door 200 Inner metal plate 200a, 430a Hole part 300 Customer service surface 320 Goods outlet 321 Frame body 321a Stopper 321c, 324a Guide Hole 321d Gasket 322 Flapper 322a, 323a Gear 322b Spring material 322c Rotating shaft 323 Cover body 324 Holding body 330 Lock mechanism 331 Handle portion 332 Key portion 400 Outer metal plate 410 Upper plate 420a, 420b Side plate 430 Lower plate 600 Product

Claims (8)

A main body having a storage for storing the product through the opening surface;
A door plate, a holding plate for holding a product to be dispensed from the storage, a product outlet for taking out the dispensed product on the holding plate, and the product in the vertical direction above the product outlet. A flapper that opens and closes the outlet, and an elastic material that elastically biases the flapper in a direction that does not face the main body of the door plate, and the holding plate is on a back surface side of the door plate that faces the main body. Provided, the product outlet is provided at a position that is an upper portion in the vertical direction of the holding plate of the door plate, and a door that opens and closes the opening surface,
In the vending machine with
The door
A stopper for stopping the rotation based on the elastic bias of the flapper at a predetermined position where a lower part of the flapper in the vertical direction protrudes to the surface side of the door plate;
Drainage material for guiding rainwater entering through the flapper to the surface of the door plate;
A vending machine characterized by comprising: The stopper contacts the lower part of the flapper,
The drainage material has a plurality of guide holes for guiding the rainwater to the surface of the door plate between the surface of the door plate and the stopper.
The vending machine according to claim 1. The door has a frame that protrudes from the surface side of the door plate and surrounds the commodity outlet,
The vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the stopper is a part of the frame.   The vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the door includes a sub-drainage material that guides the rainwater and the like to the back surface of the door plate.   The sub-drainage material has a plurality of guide holes for guiding the rainwater to the back surface of the door plate between the back surface of the door plate and the holding plate, which is a lower portion in the vertical direction of the drainage material. The vending machine according to claim 4.   The vending machine according to claim 5, wherein the door includes a gasket that covers a joint of the drainage material and the auxiliary drainage material.   7. The security door plate according to claim 3, wherein the door includes a crime prevention door plate that covers a surface of the door plate through a predetermined distance in a state where at least the commodity outlet and the frame body are exposed. The vending machine described in Crab. The vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the product is a tobacco product.

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