JP2006302105A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine capable of supplying disaster victims with a commodity inside it by opening its outer door without necessity of a key when a disaster occurs and it requires supply of food and drink to the disaster victims. <P>SOLUTION: The vending machine is provided with a lever member 33 which is mounted operably at the vending machine body or a predetermined position of the outer door, and permits release of locking of a slide board 31 and a door locking member 11 without turning a lock member coupled to a handle with a lock, so that the outer door can be opened by the operation of the lever member 33 without turning the lock member, and a commodity housed in the vending machine body can be supplied to the disaster victims quickly, when the supply of food and drink is required immediately due to, for instance, a disaster or the like. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine including a rotatable outer door that opens and closes a front opening of a vending machine main body.

Conventionally, as this type of vending machine, a door locking member provided in the vending machine main body and an outer door are provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction. A slide member that restricts movement in the opening direction and a lock member that is rotatably connected to the outer door and that can move the slide member in a direction to release the engagement between the slide member and the door locking member. Those are known (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-149120 A

  By the way, in the event of an emergency where a large-scale disaster occurs and lifelines such as electricity, gas, and water supply stop, it is necessary to provide beverages and food to victims as soon as possible. However, with conventional vending machines, it is impossible to purchase goods even if money is inserted in the event of a power outage, and a key is required to open the door, so the food stored in the vending machine and It is difficult to supply beverages to victims as soon as possible.

  The purpose of the present invention is to supply food to the victim by opening the outer door without requiring a key when the victim needs to supply food and drink due to the occurrence of a disaster. It is to provide a vending machine that can.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a door locking member provided in a vending machine main body and an outer door movably provided in the vertical direction. A slide member that restricts movement in the opening direction, and a lock member that is connected to a lock provided on the outer door and that can be operated to release the engagement between the slide member and the door locking member by unlocking. An outer door provided in a predetermined position of the vending machine main body or the outer door so as to be operable from the outside and capable of releasing the engagement between the slide member and the door locking member without operating the lock member. An opening member is provided.

  Thereby, since the engagement of the slide member and the door locking member is released from the outside of the vending machine main body or the outer door, the outer door can be opened without operating the lock member.

  According to the present invention, since the outer door can be opened without operating the lock member by operating the outer door opening member, a key is required when it is necessary to quickly supply beverages and food, for example, due to a disaster or the like. The product stored in the main body of the vending machine can be promptly supplied to the victims.

  1 to 15 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of the vending machine, FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the vending machine showing the opening / closing operation of the outer door, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of the main part of the vending machine showing the lock member and the slide plate, and FIG. 5 is a main part of the vending machine showing the lever member and the slide plate. FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of the main part of the vending machine showing the lever member and the slide plate, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the main part of the vending machine showing the storage state of the lever member, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of the main part of the operation window showing the operation hole forming groove, and FIG. 10 is a view of the vending machine showing the normal opening operation of the outer door. 11 is a front view of the main part, FIG. 11 is a side sectional view of the main part of the operation window showing the method of forming the operation hole, and FIG. 12 is a lever. FIG. 13 is a front sectional view of the main part of the vending machine showing the opening operation of the outer door by the lever member, and FIG. 14 is an automatic showing the slide plate and the operation regulating plate. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a main part of a vending machine showing a slide plate to which an operation restricting plate is attached.

  The vending machine shown in FIG. 1 has a vending machine body 10 having an opening on the front surface, and one end in the width direction is rotatably connected to the vending machine body 10 to open and close the opening of the vending machine body 10. It has an outer door 20 and is installed indoors such as a hospital or public facility.

  The vending machine main body 10 includes a merchandise unloading device (not shown) for carrying out merchandise stored therein, and a cooling device (not shown) for cooling the merchandise. Further, a pair of upper and lower door locking members 11 for restricting the rotation of the outer door 20 in the opening direction is provided on the other end in the width direction of the front end of the vending machine main body 10. Each door locking member 11 is provided so as to protrude forward from the opening of the vending machine main body 10, and a groove 11 a that can be engaged with a slide plate (described later) provided on the outer door 20 is formed on the upper end side thereof. Has been.

  On the front surface of the outer door 20, a viewing window 21 as a resin panel made of a resin-made transparent plate that can visually recognize a product stored in the vending machine main body 10, a money amount display unit 22, a bill insertion slot 23, a product selection A button 24, a coin slot 25, a return lever 26, a product outlet 27, and a coin return slot 28 are provided. A handle 29 for opening the outer door 20 is provided on the other end in the width direction of the front surface of the outer door 20, and a lock 30 is provided on the handle 29. The handle 29 protrudes forward when the lock 30 is unlocked, and releases the restriction in the opening direction of the outer door 20 by rotating.

  Inside the outer door 20, a sliding plate 31 as a sliding member for restricting movement of the outer door 20 in the opening direction by engaging with the door locking member 11, and the sliding plate 31 and the door locking member 11 to move the slide plate 31 in the direction to release the engagement, and the slide plate 31 to move in the direction to release the engagement with the door locking member 11 without rotating the lock member 32. A lever member 33 is disposed as an outer door opening member for the purpose.

  The slide plate 31 is made of a plate-like member extending in the vertical direction formed by bending both ends in the width direction at substantially right angles, and is provided on the other end in the width direction of the outer door 20 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. Yes. The sliding plate 31 is formed with a locking hole 31 a at a position corresponding to the door locking member 11, and the upper edge portion of each locking hole 31 a can be engaged with the groove 11 a of the door locking member 11. . Further, the slide plate 31 is formed with a first restriction release hole 31b extending in the vertical direction at a position corresponding to the handle 29 on the side surface, and a lock member 32 is formed on the upper side of the first restriction release hole 31b from below. A first abutting piece 31c capable of abutting is formed. Further, the slide plate 31 is formed with a second restriction release hole 31d extending in the vertical direction at the upper part of the side surface, and a lever member 33 can be contacted from below on the upper side of the second restriction release hole 31d. Two contact pieces 31e are formed. A pair of upper and lower screw holes 31f is provided below the first restriction release hole 31b, and covers the lower part of the first restriction release hole 31b to restrict movement of the slide plate 31 due to fraud. The operation restricting plate 34 is detachably fixed.

  The lock member 32 is formed so as to extend from the rear end side of the handle 29 toward the first restriction release hole 31 b of the slide plate 31, and is connected to the rear end side of the handle 29. The end of the lock member 32 on the slide plate 31 side is positioned below the first contact piece 31c, and comes into contact with the first contact piece 31c from below by the rotation of the handle 29.

  The lever member 33 is rotatably connected to a first side plate 35 provided between the viewing window 21 side in the outer door 20 and the slide plate 31, and an operation portion 33 a located at one end thereof has a viewing window. The contact portion 33b located on the other end side can be contacted from below with the second contact piece 31e of the second restriction release hole 31d. A second side plate 36 is provided on the first side plate 35 on the viewing window 21 side, and a long hole 36 a for accommodating the lever member 33 is formed in the second side plate 36. The lever member 33 can be accommodated in the long hole 36a by a tape 36b or the like so that both end portions thereof face up and down.

  In addition, the visual recognition window 21 positioned in front of the lever member 33 is provided with a circumferential groove 21b so that an operation hole 21a for operating the lever member 33 can be formed. That is, when a predetermined force is applied to the visual recognition window 21 located on the inner side of the circumference, the portion of the groove 21b having a reduced plate thickness is broken to form a circular operation hole 21a. .

  In the vending machine configured as described above, when the outer door 20 is opened by normal use such as replenishment of goods or maintenance, the lock 30 provided on the handle 29 is first unlocked and the handle 29 is opened. Rotate the. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 10, the lock member 32 that rotates together with the handle 29 contacts the first contact piece 31 c to move the slide plate 31 upward, and the door locking member 11 and the slide plate 31 are moved upward. Release the engagement. Next, the outer door 20 can be opened by pulling the handle 29 forward as it is.

  Further, when a large-scale disaster occurs and it becomes necessary to provide the drink and food in the vending machine body 10 to the victim, first, as shown in FIG. A predetermined force is applied from the outside to the viewing window 21 to be broken, and the groove 21b portion of the viewing window 21 is broken to form the operation hole 21a. Next, as shown in FIG. 12, a hand is inserted from the operation hole 21a, and the operation portion 33a of the lever member 33 housed in the long hole 36a of the second side plate 36 is pulled out and rotated downward. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 13, the contact portion 33 b of the lever member 33 contacts the second contact piece 31 e to move the slide plate 31 upward, and the door locking member 11 and the slide plate 31. Release the engagement. Then, the outer door 20 can be opened by pulling the handle 29 forward.

  Further, when not used for disaster countermeasures as described above, the viewing window 21 is replaced with one having no groove 21b, and as shown in FIG. 14, the first restriction release hole 31b of the slide plate 31 is used. The operation restricting plate 34 is fixed by screwing a screw 37 into each screw hole 31f located in the lower part of the screw. As a result, even if an attempt is made to move the slide plate 31 by inserting a tool or the like from below the outer door 20 for the purpose of fraud, the upper end of the operation restricting plate 34 abuts against the lock member 32 as shown in FIG. Since the movement of the slide plate 31 is restricted, the engagement between the door locking member 11 and the slide plate 31 cannot be released.

  As described above, according to the vending machine of the present embodiment, the lock member 32 provided to the predetermined position of the vending machine body 10 or the outer door 20 so as to be operable from the outside and coupled to the handle 29 with the lock 30 is provided. Since the lever member 33 capable of releasing the engagement between the slide plate 31 and the door locking member 11 without rotating is provided, the outer door 20 is opened without rotating the lock member 32 by operating the lever member 33. For example, when it is necessary to quickly supply beverages and foods due to a disaster or the like, the products stored in the vending machine main body 10 can be quickly supplied to the victims.

  Further, the lever member 33 is formed on the front surface of the outer door 20 at a position corresponding to the lever member 33 so that the lever member 33 can be opened by applying a predetermined force and the lever member 33 can be operated. The lever member 33 is not operated due to cheating or mischief.

  Further, since the operation hole 21a is provided in the viewing window 21 made of a resin transparent plate covering the front surface of the outer door 20, it is not necessary to provide the operation hole 21a in the vending body 10 and the outer door 20 separately. By replacing 21 with one having no groove 21b, it can be used as a normal vending machine, and versatility can be improved.

  Since the operation restricting plate 34 that is detachably provided on the slide plate 31 and is capable of restricting the movement of the slide plate 31 by abutting against the lock member 32 is provided, it operates when not used as a vending machine for disaster countermeasures. By attaching the restriction plate 34, it is possible to prevent an illegal act such as inserting a tool or the like from below the outer door 20 and moving the slide plate 31 upward to open the outer door 20, thereby improving the anti-theft property. be able to.

  In the above-described embodiment, the operation hole 21a can be formed in the visual recognition window 21 where the internal product can be visually recognized, and the lever member 33 can be operated from within the visual recognition window 21. The operation lever 33 may be disposed on the back surface or the bottom surface of the machine body 10 so that the operation lever 33 is operated from the outside.

  Further, in the embodiment, in the vending machine provided with the viewing window 21 through which the product inside can be viewed, the operation hole 21a can be formed in the viewing window 21 and the lever member 33 is operated from the viewing window 21. In the vending machine provided with a product sample display room for displaying product samples on the outer door 20, an operation hole can be formed on a transparent plate covering the front of the product sample display room. The present invention can be applied by enabling the lever member 33 to be operated from the product sample display room.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although what comprised the lever member 33 so that operation was possible from the visual recognition window 21 was shown, as shown in FIG. 16, it is exclusive for operating the lever member 33 to the outer door 20 The operation hole 38 may be provided, and the lever member 33 may be disposed behind the operation hole 38.

  In addition to providing the operation hole 38 for operating the lever member 33 separately, an opening part to which equipment provided on the outer door such as the money amount display part 22 and the bill insertion slot 23 may be used as the operation hole. For example, when the opening 22a for attaching the amount display unit 22 is used as an operation hole, the amount display unit 22 is attached to the opening 22a via a resin plate member 39 as shown in FIG. The lever member 33 is disposed behind the amount display unit 22. In this case, when a predetermined force is applied to the money amount display portion 22 from the outside, as shown in FIG. 18, the plate-like member 39 is broken and the opening 22a is opened, and the lever member 33 can be operated from the outside. Become. For this reason, it is not necessary to provide an operation hole separately, and it becomes possible to switch between a normal vending machine and a vending machine for disaster countermeasures according to the attachment method of the monetary amount display unit 22, and it is possible to improve versatility.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although what provided the operation | movement control board 34 for controlling the movement of the slide board 31 by contact | abutting to the lock member 32 from the downward direction to the slide board 31 was shown, FIG. As shown, the motion restricting plate 40 may be formed from an elastically deformable member, and may be fixed to the slide plate 31 so that the upper end thereof is bent toward the handle 29 side. In this case, when the lever member 33 is operated, the slide plate 31 elastically deforms the operation restricting plate 40 toward the handle 29 and moves upward as shown in FIG. 20 to engage with the door locking member 11. To release. However, when a tool or the like is inserted from the lower side of the outer door 20 for the purpose of fraud and the slide plate 31 is to be moved, a force sufficient to elastically deform the operation restricting plate 40 is applied to the slide plate 31. The engagement between the door locking member 11 and the slide plate 31 cannot be easily released. For this reason, anti-theft performance can be improved even in a vending machine for disaster countermeasures.

1 is an overall perspective view of a vending machine showing an embodiment of the present invention. Schematic perspective view of vending machine showing opening / closing operation of outer door Front view of main parts of vending machine showing lock member and slide plate Cross-sectional side view of main part of vending machine showing lock member and slide plate Front sectional view of main parts of vending machine showing lever member and slide plate Side cross-sectional view of main parts of vending machine showing lever member and slide plate The principal part perspective view of the vending machine which shows the accommodation state of a lever member Front view of main parts of vending machine showing grooves for operation holes Side sectional view of the viewing window showing grooves for operation holes Front view of main part of vending machine showing normal opening operation of outer door Side sectional view of the main part of the viewing window showing the method of forming the operation hole The principal part perspective view of the vending machine which shows the operation method of a lever member Front sectional view of main parts of vending machine showing opening operation of outer door by lever member An exploded perspective view of the main part of a vending machine showing a slide plate and an operation regulating plate Perspective view of main part of vending machine showing slide plate with operation restriction plate attached Front view of vending machine showing other examples Cross-sectional plan view of the main part of the vending machine showing the case where the opening of the amount display part is used as an operation hole Cross-sectional plan view of the main part of the vending machine showing the state where the opening of the monetary amount display part is opened Front view of main parts of vending machine showing attached state of elastically deformable motion regulating plate The principal part front view of the vending machine which shows operation | movement of the operation control board which can be elastically deformed.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Vending machine main body, 11 ... Door latching member, 20 ... Outer door, 21a ... Operation hole, 21b ... Groove, 22 ... Amount display part, 22a ... Opening part, 30 ... Lock, 31 ... Slide plate, 32 ... Lock member, 33 ... lever member, 34 ... operation restricting plate, 38 ... operation hole, 39 ... plate member, 40 ... operation restricting plate.

Claims (6)

A door locking member provided on the main body of the vending machine, a slide member provided on the outer door so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and restricting movement of the outer door in the opening direction by engaging with the door locking member; In a vending machine provided with a lock member that is connected to a lock provided on the outer door and can be unlocked by releasing the engagement of the slide member and the door locking member.
Provided with an outer door opening member that can be operated from the outside at a predetermined position of the vending machine main body or the outer door and that can release the engagement of the slide member and the door locking member without operating the lock member. Vending machine featuring. The operation hole which can be opened by applying a predetermined force at a position corresponding to the outer door opening member on the front surface of the outer door and which can operate the outer door opening member is provided. The vending machine described. The vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the operation hole is provided in a resin panel that covers a front surface of the outer door. The vending machine according to claim 2, wherein an opening to which a predetermined device provided on the front side of the outer door is attached is used as the operation hole. The vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising an operation restricting plate that is detachably provided on the slide member and restricts movement of the slide member by contacting the lock member. 6. The vending machine according to claim 5, wherein the operation restricting plate is formed so as to be elastically deformable so as to allow movement of the slide member due to contact with the lock member.

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