JP2007264981A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a situation in which dew condensation is generated on a small door provided in a commodity take-out port facing a commodity take-out part, in an automatic vending machine wherein a plurality of commodity storage racks and a plurality of commodity take-out parts each leading to each rack are provided inside a main body cabinet and wherein a commodity is taken outside the main body cabinet from each commodity take-out part. <P>SOLUTION: This automatic vending machine has: a commodity storage 14 having a heat insulation structure incorporating each commodity storage rack 11; a left heat insulation wall 145 having a heat insulation structure separating each commodity take-out part 13 outside the commodity storage 14; and carry-out port parts 3 openably and closably provided in the left heat insulation wall 145, each for carrying out the commodity W to each commodity take-out part 13 from each commodity storage rack 11. The carry-out port part 3 has: a frame body 31 disposed between each commodity storage rack 11 and each commodity take-out part 13; and a carry-out door 32 opening/closing an opening of the frame body 31. The frame bodies 31 are installed in an opening part 145a continuously opened in the left heat insulation wall 145 in a state that the frame bodies 31 are vertically overlapped, and are fixed to each other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a vending machine in which a plurality of product storage racks and a plurality of product take-out portions respectively connected to the individual racks are provided inside the main body cabinet, and the products are taken out from the respective product take-out portions to the outside of the main body cabinet. Related to the machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a vending machine that has a plurality of inclined racks that are inclined in the same direction and a product take-out section that communicates with the lower part of each inclined rack. This type of vending machine has a main body cabinet whose front face is open and a front door that closes the opening of the main body cabinet. Inside the main body cabinet, there is provided a product storage box having a heat insulation structure for storing the product by cooling or heating, and an inclined rack and a product take-out section are arranged in the product storage box. Each product take-out unit is provided with a product take-out control device that controls the take-out of the product conveyed from the inclined rack. The merchandise take-out control device is configured to take out merchandise in any one of the merchandise take-out sections in accordance with the insertion of money into the vending machine. On the other hand, the front door has a heat insulating structure and has a single product outlet that faces all the product outlets. The product outlet is opened and closed by a small door having a glass window. In the vending machine configured as described above, the user opens the small door after inserting the money and takes out the product in any one of the product take-out sections (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP-A-48-28300

  In a conventional vending machine, products are always conveyed from the inclined rack to each product take-out section. And in order to cool or heat the goods in each goods extraction part at the time of sale, the said goods extraction part is arrange | positioned in the goods storage. That is, the small door provided at the product outlet facing each product take-out section is provided through the product storage. For this reason, a temperature difference occurs between the outside of the small door and the inside of the compartment, and condensation occurs on the small door. When condensation occurs on a small door, water droplets adhere to a user who opens and closes the small door. In addition, if the glass window of the small door is fogged due to condensation, the products inside the vending machine cannot be confirmed through the glass window.

  As measures to prevent dew condensation, it is conceivable to provide a heater or to make the glass window a heat insulating multi-glass. However, the manufacturing cost increases, and particularly the heater consumes a lot of power and cools the product. There is a problem that there is a lot of heat loss.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a plurality of product storage racks and a plurality of product take-out portions respectively connected to the individual racks inside the main body cabinet so that the products can be supplied from the respective product take-out portions to the outside of the main body cabinet. An object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine capable of preventing a situation in which dew condensation occurs on a small door provided at a product outlet facing a product take-out portion in the vending machine to be taken out.

  In order to achieve the above object, a vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is unloaded from each product storage rack through a plurality of product storage racks provided in upper and lower stages and each product storage rack. A plurality of product take-out sections provided in upper and lower stages so as to receive the received product are arranged inside the main body cabinet, and the product take-out openings facing each product take-out section in a manner of taking out the products from the product take-out section to the outside of the main body cabinet In a vending machine provided with a small door for opening and closing the product storage rack, a product storage box with a heat insulation structure that interiors each product storage rack, and a partition wall with a heat insulation structure that separates each product take-out portion outside the product storage box, An opening / closing portion that is provided on the partition wall so as to be openable and closable, and carries out the product from the product storage rack to the product take-out portion, wherein the carry-out portion is provided between each product storage rack and each product take-out portion. That It has an arranged frame body and a carry-out door that opens and closes the opening of the frame body, and the frame body is vertically attached to and fixed to each other on openings formed in series on the partition wall. And

  The vending machine according to a second aspect of the present invention is the vending machine according to the first aspect, wherein the carry-out port portion is provided by a carry-out door that has a pivot shaft disposed on an upper portion of the carry-out door and swings around the pivot shaft. The opening of the frame body is provided so as to be openable and closable, and the upper part of the frame body whose opening is opened and closed by the carry-out door and the lower part of the other frame body overlaid thereon cooperate with each other to rotate the carry-out door. A bearing portion for supporting the dynamic shaft is provided.

  The vending machine according to a third aspect of the present invention is the vending machine according to the second aspect, wherein the carry-out port portion abuts and supports the lower end of the carry-out door at a position shifted in an opening direction from a vertically lower position of the rotation shaft. It is characterized by being.

  The vending machine according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the vending machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the carry-out port portion is attached by inserting a frame body from one side to the opening portion of the partition wall. It is provided in an aspect, and the upper frame body has an abutting portion that abuts the frame body immediately below the frame body in the insertion direction.

  In the vending machine according to the present invention, the part of the main body cabinet in which each product take-out section is arranged is not cooled or heated together with the inside of the product storage. As a result, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of condensation on the small door for taking the product out of the main body cabinet from the product take-out unit. According to this, since it is not necessary to provide a heater, for example, to prevent condensation, or to make the glass window into a multiple glass with a heat insulating structure, the manufacturing cost can be reduced and the heat loss at the time of product cooling by the heater can be eliminated. . Furthermore, the carry-out port portion has a frame body arranged between each product storage rack and each product take-out portion, and a carry-out door that opens and closes the opening of the frame body, and the frame body is opened in a series of partition walls. These openings are fixed to each other by overlapping vertically. For example, in the case where an opening is formed in the partition wall correspondingly between each product storage rack and each product take-out portion, and a frame is provided in each opening, the lower frame and the upper frame In between, the structure and space for fixing to an opening part are needed in the up-and-down position of each frame, respectively. On the other hand, in the vending machine according to the present invention, the upper frame body and the lower frame body, which are stacked one above the other with respect to the series of openings, are fixed to each other, thereby being fixed to one of the upper and lower frame bodies. There is no need to provide a space for fixing to the opening between the lower frame and the upper frame. As a result, the manufacturing and assembly costs of the carry-out port portion can be reduced, and the space efficiency in the vertical direction of the carry-out port portion can be improved.

  In addition, the unloading portion includes a support portion that supports the rotation shaft of the unloading door in cooperation with each other between the upper portion of the frame body whose opening is opened and closed by the unloading door and the lower portion of the other frame body that is overlaid thereon. It is provided. As a result, the space efficiency in the vertical direction of the carry-out port portion can be improved as compared with the case where a structure for independently supporting the rotation shaft of the carry-out door is provided in each frame body that is vertically stacked.

  Further, the carry-out port portion abuts and supports the lower end of the carry-out door at a position shifted in the opening direction from the vertically lower position of the rotation shaft. That is, even if the carry-out door is a flat plate, the center of gravity is always biased in the closing direction, so that the closed state is maintained. As a result, the space efficiency in the depth direction of the carry-out port portion (opening / closing direction of the carry-out door) can be improved as compared with the configuration in which the position of the center of gravity is positioned in the closing direction depending on the shape of the carry-out door.

  In addition, the carry-out port portion is provided so that the frame body is inserted and attached to the opening of the partition wall from one side, and the upper frame body is in the insertion direction with respect to the frame body immediately below the frame body. It has the contact part which contacts toward. That is, it is possible to prevent the lower frame body from being pulled out to one side of the opening by the upper frame body.

  Exemplary embodiments of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

  1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a vending machine according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing an internal structure of the vending machine shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view of the vending machine shown in FIG. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the vending machine includes a main body cabinet 1 and an outer door 2 as outer boxes. The main body cabinet 1 is constructed firmly by appropriately combining a plurality of steel plates, and has a rectangular shape with an opening 1a on the front surface.

  A product storage rack 11 is provided inside the main body cabinet 1 as shown in FIGS. The product storage rack 11 forms a so-called slan track having an upper surface that is inclined downward from the right side to the left side in FIGS. 2 and 3. That is, the product storage rack 11 stores products (for example, bottled drinks) W placed on the upper surface of the product storage rack 11 by rolling them to the left in FIGS. 2 and 3 along the inclination. The product storage racks 11 are arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction, and in this embodiment, the goods storage racks 11 are arranged in eight stages.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a product carry-out mechanism 12 is provided at the lower end portion of the product storage rack 11 in the inclination direction. The product carry-out mechanism 12 has a lower pedal 121, an upper pedal 122, and a sold-out detection means 123. The lower pedal 121 moves to a protruding position protruding upward from the upper surface of the product storage rack 11 so as to hold the product W at the lowest position in the inclination direction of the product storage rack 11, while releasing the holding of the product W. Thus, it is provided so as to be movable to the retreat position retracted from the upper surface of the commodity storage rack 11. The upper pedal 122 moves to a protruding position protruding upward from the upper surface of the product storage rack 11 so as to hold the product W at the second position from the bottom in the inclination direction of the product storage rack 11, while holding the product W. The product storage rack 11 is provided so as to be movable to a retracted position retracted from the upper surface. The lower pedal 121 and the upper pedal 122 are driven in conjunction with each other by a solenoid (not shown) so as to move alternately between a protruding position and a retracted position. That is, the product carry-out mechanism 12 cuts out one product W at the lowest position in the tilt direction and carries it out in the tilt direction of the product storage rack 11 by driving the solenoid based on the sales command of the vending machine. To do. The sold-out detection means 123 is provided above the upper pedal 122 in the tilt direction, and can be moved to a position where it protrudes or retracts from the upper surface of the product storage rack 11, and is attached with a spring or the like so as to always protrude. It has a biased detection piece. Then, it is detected by a sensor (not shown) such as a micro switch that the detection piece is in the protruding position. That is, when the product storage rack 11 has the product W, the detection piece is in the retracted position due to the weight of the product W. On the other hand, when the product storage rack 11 does not have the product W, the detection piece is in the protruding position. Is detected. The product carry-out mechanism 12 configured as described above is arranged corresponding to each product storage rack 11.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a product takeout portion 13 is provided inside the main body cabinet 1. The product take-out section 13 is provided so as to communicate with the lower end in the inclination direction of the product storage rack 11, and forms a so-called shelf board having an upper surface that receives and holds the product W carried out from the product storage rack 11. That is, the product take-out unit 13 holds the product W that has been cut out from the product storage rack 11 by the product delivery mechanism 12 provided in the product storage rack 11. The product take-out portions 13 are arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction corresponding to the plurality of product storage racks 11, and in the present embodiment, the product take-out sections 13 are arranged in 8 stages in the vertical direction. The product take-out portion 13 is provided extending from the rear of the main body cabinet 1 to the opening 1a and extending forward, and is inclined downward toward the front side. That is, the product take-out unit 13 sends the product W carried out from the product storage rack 11 forward along the inclination as shown in FIG.

  In addition, a commodity storage 14 is provided inside the main body cabinet 1. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the product storage case 14 includes upper and lower heat insulation walls 141 and 142 (see FIG. 2), front and rear heat insulation walls 143 and 144 (see FIG. 3), and left and right heat insulation so as to house the product storage rack 11. The walls 145 and 146 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) define a heat insulating structure. The upper heat insulating wall 141 is disposed along the inner surface of the upper plate of the main body cabinet 1. The lower heat insulation wall 142 is disposed substantially horizontally at a position below the main body cabinet 1. The front heat insulation wall 143 is arranged substantially vertically at a position in front of the main body cabinet 1 and forms an inner door that opens and closes the front opening of the commodity storage 14. The rear heat insulation wall 144 is disposed along the inner surface of the rear plate of the main body cabinet 1. The left heat insulating wall 145 is interposed between the product storage rack 11 and the product take-out portion 13 and arranged substantially vertically, and forms a partition wall that separates the product take-out portion 13 from the product storage case 14. . The left heat insulating wall 145 is provided with a carry-out port 3 for carrying the product W from the product storage rack 11 to the product take-out unit 13. The carry-out part 3 will be described in detail later. The right heat insulation wall 146 is disposed along the inner surface of the right side plate of the main body cabinet 1. That is, the product storage rack 11 having the product carry-out mechanism 12 is internally provided in the product storage container 14, and the product take-out unit 13 that receives and holds the product W carried out from the product storage rack 11 is provided in the product storage container 14. It is arranged outside. Although not clearly shown in the figure, a duct is provided in the product storage box 14 and on the rear side of the product storage rack 11 so as to communicate vertically.

  The product storage 14 is for storing the product W stored in the product storage rack 11 while maintaining the product at a desired temperature. An evaporator 151 and an internal fan 152 constituting a cooling device are disposed at the bottom of the product storage box 14 and below the product storage rack 11. In addition, when the commodity storage 14 can be switched between cooling and heating, a heater (not shown) as a heating device is provided together with the evaporator 151 and the internal fan 152. A machine room 17 is provided inside the main body cabinet 1 and at a position below the product storage box 14 partitioned by the lower heat insulating wall 142. Although not clearly shown in the figure, the machine room 17 is provided with a compressor, a condenser, an expander, and an outside fan that constitute a cooling device.

  The cooling device sucks and compresses the refrigerant from the evaporator 151 by the operation of the compressor, and sends it to the condenser. The refrigerant sent to the condenser is radiated and liquefied to reach the expander. In the expander, the refrigerant is depressurized and the evaporation temperature and flow rate are controlled to reach the evaporator 151. The refrigerant supplied to the evaporator 151 absorbs heat and is vaporized as heated steam. The air around the evaporator 151 is cooled by the heat absorption of the refrigerant. The refrigerant is sucked from the evaporator 151 into the compressor and returned to circulate. Then, by operating the internal fan 152, the cooled air around the evaporator 151 is sent to the front upper side of the commodity storage 14 and returns downward through the rear duct. For this reason, the inside of the product storage 14 is cooled, and the product W stored in the product storage rack 11 is cooled. On the other hand, the heater is heated by applying a voltage to the heater, and the surrounding air is heated. And since the air heated by operating the internal fan 152 circulates similarly to the above, the inside of the product storage 14 is heated and the product stored in the product storage rack 11 is heated. .

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 2, a product storage unit 18 that stores the product W to be replenished in the product storage rack 11 is provided on the inner bottom of the product storage 14 that is an area below the product storage rack 11. Since the product storage rack 11 is configured as a slan track in which the product storage rack 11 is inclined from the right side to the left side, the product storage unit 18 can store, for example, about 10 products W in the right region. As a result, the product W before being stored in the product storage rack 11 can be cooled and heated in the product storage box 14 in advance.

  On the other hand, the outer door 2 has a size sufficient to cover the opening 1a of the main body cabinet 1 as shown in FIG. The outer door 2 is provided such that its one side (left side) edge is supported on one side (left side) edge of the main body cabinet 1 via the hinge shaft 2a. That is, the outer door 2 is rotatably supported with respect to the main body cabinet 1 via the hinge shaft 2a, and the opening 1a can be opened and closed by the rotation.

  As shown in FIG. 1, on the outer surface (front surface) side of the outer door 2, a coin insertion slot 20, a bill insertion slot 21, a display 22, a return lever 23, a coin return slot 24, a product guide plate 25, a selection button 26, A product outlet 27, an electric lighting plate 28, and a bottle opener 29 are provided. On the other hand, a control board (not shown) for performing various controls of a coin processing machine, a coin collection box, a banknote processing machine, and a vending machine is provided on the inner side of the outer door (inside the main body cabinet 1). A housed main control box is provided.

  And the coin insertion slot 20 is an opening for a user to insert a coin. The coins inserted through the coin insertion slot 20 are identified in the coin processor, and then stored in the coin recovery box. The bill insertion slot 21 is an opening for a user to insert a bill. The denomination of the banknote inserted through the banknote insertion slot 21 is identified in the banknote processing machine. Moreover, the said banknote insertion port 21 also has a function for returning the banknote which could not be identified in a banknote processing machine, or the insertion banknote in the case of sale cancellation. The display 22 is a display means for displaying various types of information to the user, such as the amount of money input, whether the money is being sold, and whether there is change. The return lever 23 is for the user to cancel the purchase of the product W. When the return lever 23 is operated, the inserted money is returned. The coin return port 24 is an opening for returning to the user a coin that could not be identified by the coin processor, a coin to be changed, or an input coin in the case of discontinuation of sales. The product guide plate 25 is for guiding the product W to be sold to the user. This product guide plate 25 is prepared for each number of the product takeout sections 13 described above (eight in the present embodiment). The selection button 26 is a push button switch for the user to select a purchased product. This selection button 26 is prepared for each product guide plate 25 (eight in this embodiment). The product outlet 27 is an opening through which the user takes out the product W from the product extraction unit 13. The product outlet 27 is formed in a longitudinal shape in the vertical direction so that the product W can be taken out from all the product take-out portions 13 provided in the upper and lower stages. The commodity outlet 27 is provided with a small door 271 that opens and closes the commodity outlet 27. The small door 271 has one side (left side) edge attached to the outer door 2 via a hinge 272 (see FIG. 3), and is always urged by a spring or the like in the closing direction. Then, by opening the small door 271, the product W can be taken out from all the product take-out portions 13 through the product take-out port 27. Further, the small door 271 is provided with a window glass 273 for visually recognizing the product takeout portion 13. The electric lighting plate 28 is used for allowing the user to visually recognize the advertisement through the illumination light of the illumination that is attached to the inside of the outer door 2 and has an advertisement or the like attached thereto. The bottle opener 29 is for removing the stopper of the bottled beverage when the product W is a bottled beverage. The removed stopper is accommodated in a stopper box (not shown) arranged inside the outer door 2.

  In the above-described vending machine, a user inserts money from the coin insertion slot 20 or inserts a banknote from the banknote insertion slot 21, and the selection is made when the recognized amount of money is the amount necessary for product sales. Activate button 26. When the user presses the selection button 26, the product W corresponding to the selection button 26 is cut out from the product storage rack 11 in the product storage 14. The product W cut out from the product storage rack 11 is carried out to the product takeout unit 13. Then, the user opens the product outlet 27 with the small door 271 and takes out the product W conveyed to the product extraction unit 13.

  Here, in the vending machine mentioned above, the carrying-out part 3 provided in the left heat insulation wall (partition wall) 145 which makes the goods storage 14 is demonstrated. 4 is a perspective view showing the carry-out port portion, FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the carry-out port portion, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the carry-out port portion viewed from the front side (product takeout side), and FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the assembly of the frame of the carry-out part, and FIG. 9 is a partially enlarged sectional view showing the assembled state of the carry-out part. It is.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the carry-out port 3 is provided in a left heat insulating wall (partition wall) 145 having a heat insulating structure that separates the product take-out unit 13 from the product storage 14. The carry-out part 3 includes a frame 31 and a carry-out door 32 that opens and closes the opening of the frame 31, and the frame 31 is attached to an opening 145 a opened in the left heat insulating door 145. Here, the openings 145 a opened in the left heat insulating door 145 are opened in series in the vertical direction so as to pass through all the product storage racks 11 and all the product take-out portions 13. On the other hand, the carry-out port portion 3 is arranged between each product storage rack 11 and each product take-out portion 13 and is attached to the opening 145a with a plurality of frame bodies 31 stacked vertically.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the frame 31 of the carry-out port 3 is formed between a plate-like side plate 311 provided so as to vertically extend in a longitudinal direction with the plate surfaces facing each other, and a lower end portion of each side plate 311. The plate-like lower plate 312 that extends horizontally in a longitudinal direction so as to be connected to each other and the upper end portion of each side plate 311 extends horizontally so as to be connected to each other. The upper beam 313 provided is formed in a substantially square shape having through holes 314 that open to the near side and the far side. The upper beam 313 is formed with a width smaller than the width H of each side plate 311 and the lower plate 312, and is provided at the back side position of the frame body 31 in FIG. 6 so as to partially open the upper side of the frame body 31. It is. In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the side plates 311, the lower plate 312, and the upper beam 313 are provided substantially flush with each other on the back side of the frame body 31.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the upper beam 313 includes a plate-like flange portion 3131 extending upward, a first step portion 3132 extending from the lower end portion of the flange portion 3131 to the near side, A second step portion 3133 extending to the near side below the first step portion 3132 is formed continuously in the longitudinal direction. The flange portion 3131 is provided with cutouts 3131a cut out in a substantially U shape upward at the center and both ends in the longitudinal direction.

  Through holes 314 are formed on the plate surfaces facing the through holes 314 of the side plates 311 so as to form a surface extending upward while continuing to the upper surface of the second step portion 3133 of the upper beam 313. The support convex part 3111 which protruded inside is formed. The plate surface facing the through hole 314 of each side plate 311 is formed on the inner side of the through hole 314 so as to form a surface that slopes continuously downward on the near side continuously to the near side surface of the second step portion 3133 of the upper beam 313. A provided step 3112 is formed. On the plate surface facing the outside of the through hole 314 of each side plate 311, an internal thread portion 3113 that opens toward the back side is formed. An edge piece 3114 extending laterally outside the through hole 314 is formed on the front edge of each side plate 311. A cutout 3115 is provided at the upper edge of each side plate 311 so as to form an end face toward the front side. A cutout 3116 is provided at the lower edge of each side plate 311 so as to form an end face toward the back side. The notch 3115 and the notch 3116 are fitted to each other in the other frame bodies 31.

  A step provided continuously in the longitudinal direction inside the through-hole 314 so that a plate surface facing the through-hole 314 of the lower plate 312 forms a surface continuous with the front side surface formed by the step portion 3112 of the side plate 311. A portion 3121 is formed. Further, a support piece 3122 extending downward is formed on a plate surface facing the outside of the through hole 314 of the lower plate 312. The support pieces 3122 are provided at positions on the inner side of the plate surface facing the outside of the through holes 314 of the side plates 311, and are disposed at both ends and the middle of the lower plate 312. Further, a notch 3122a is provided at the lower edge of the support piece 3122 so as to form an end face toward the back side. Further, a female thread portion 3123 that opens toward the back side is formed on the plate surface facing the outside of the through hole 314 of the lower plate 312. In addition, an edge piece 3124 extending downward outside the through hole 314 is formed on the front edge of the lower plate 312 so as to be continuous with the edge piece 3114 of each side plate 311.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the carry-out door 32 of the carry-out port portion 3 includes a door plate 321, a rotation shaft 322, and a buffer body 323. The door plate 321 has a size for closing the opening of the through hole 314 in the frame 31 and is formed as a rectangular flat plate. The pivot shaft 322 is a pivot center of the door plate 321, and is provided integrally with the door plate 321 along the upper edge of the door plate 321, and both ends thereof extend from both side ends of the door plate 321. It has been formed. The buffer body 323 is attached to the front plate surface of the door plate 321 and is formed of a material that absorbs impact, such as urethane. As shown in FIG. 5, the carry-out door 32 is rotatably supported by the frame body 31 so that the rotation shaft 322 is placed on the support convex portion 3111 and the second step portion 3133 of the frame body 31. . When the carry-out door 32 is supported by the frame body 31, the side edge and the lower edge of the door plate 321 are in contact with the step portions 3112 and 3121 of the frame body 31 and are inclined downward toward the front side. It is supported and is provided so as to swing forward about the rotation shaft 322 to open the through hole 314 of the frame 31. That is, since the carry-out door 32 abuts and supports the lower end of the door plate 321 at a position shifted in the opening direction from the vertically lower position of the rotation shaft 322, the center of gravity is always in the closing direction even if the door plate 321 is a flat plate. Since it is biased, it becomes possible to keep the closed state.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the carry-out port 3 described above has a plurality of frame bodies 31 having the same configuration vertically attached to the opening 145 a of the left heat insulating wall (partition wall) 145. In this case, the frame body 31 is attached to the opening 145a in order from the lower side. The inner side of the frame 31 is inserted into the opening 145a from the product takeout part 13 side. Here, the edge pieces 3114 and 3124 come into contact with the edge of the opening 145a on the product takeout part 13 side, and insertion of the frame 31 is restricted. Then, the lowermost frame 31 is screwed with screws (not shown) from the side of the product storage rack 11 to the female screw portions 3113 on both sides and the female screw portions 3123 on the lower side, so that the openings 145a are formed. Fixed to the edge. Thereby, the lowermost frame 31 is attached to the opening 145a. The lower female screw portion 3123 may be screwed into only the central female screw portion 3123.

  Next, the other frame bodies 31 are sequentially attached on the lowermost frame body 31. The upper frame 31 is attached to the opening 145 a of the left heat insulating wall 145 in the same manner as the lower frame 31. Here, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 8, the notch 3116 of the upper frame 31 abuts and fits into the notch 3115 of the lower frame 31. In addition, the back side edge of each support piece 3122 of the upper frame body 31 comes into contact with the front surface of the flange portion 3131 of the lower frame body 31. In addition, the outer peripheral portion of each female screw portion 3123 on the lower side of the upper frame body 31 is fitted into the notch 3131a of the lower frame body 31. As described above, the carry-out port portion 3 is provided so that the frame body 31 is inserted and attached to the opening 145a of the left heat insulating wall 145 from one side (the product takeout portion 13 side). The notch 3116 and the support piece 3122 as the abutting portion abut against the notch 3115 and the flange portion 3131 as the abutting portion of the frame body 31 directly below in the insertion direction. That is, as a contact portion, a situation in which the lower frame body 31 is pulled out to the product extraction portion 13 side of the opening 145a by contact of the notch 3116 with the notch 3115 and contact of the support piece 3122 with the flange portion 3131. To prevent. The upper frame body 31 is fixed to the edge of the opening 145a by screwing screws (not shown) from the product storage rack 11 side to the female screw portions 3113 on both sides, and the lower female screw portion. A screw (not shown) is screwed into 3123 from the commodity storage rack 11 side to be fixed to the lower frame 31. At this time, the frame bodies 31 stacked one above the other are fixed to each other by sharing a screw for fixing the upper side of the lower frame body 31 and a screw for fixing the lower side of the upper frame body 31.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 9, the lower edge of each support piece 3122 of the upper frame body 31 is placed on the upper surface of the first step portion 3132 of the lower frame body 31, and under the support pieces 3122 on both sides. The edge extends from the upper surface of the first step portion 3132 of the lower frame body 31 to above the support convex portion 3111. As a result, the pivot shaft 322 of the carry-out door 32 is supported and supported by the support projection 3111 and the second step 3133 of the lower frame 31. In this manner, the carry-out port 3 has the rotation shaft 322 disposed on the upper portion of the door plate 321, and opens and closes the opening of the through hole 314 of the frame 31 by the door plate 321 that swings around the rotation shaft 322. A support convex part 3111 and a second step part 3133 are provided as support parts for supporting the rotation shaft 322 of the carry-out door 32 on the upper part of the lower frame 31 whose opening is opened and closed by the door plate 321. A support piece 3122 is provided as a support portion for preventing the rotation shaft 322 of the carry-out door 32 from coming off at the lower portion of the upper frame body 31 that is provided thereon. Thus, the lower frame 31 and the upper frame 31 cooperate with each other to support the rotation shaft 322 of the carry-out door 32.

  When the plurality of frame bodies 31 are stacked and attached, the uppermost frame body 31 does not have the frame body 31 thereon, so that the notch 3116 and the support piece 3122 as the contact portions, and the support portion as the support portions 3122 are provided. Instead of the support piece 3122, as shown in FIG. 5, a fixing bracket 145b serving as a contact portion and a support portion is attached to the upper edge of the opening 145a of the left heat insulating wall 145.

  In the standby state of the product, the carry-out part 3 is in a state where the opening of the through hole 314 of the frame 31 is closed by the carry-out door 32 as shown on the upper side in FIG. When the product is sold, the carry-out door 32 is opened by the product W cut out from the product storage rack 11 by the product carry-out mechanism 12 as shown on the lower side in FIG. 5, and then the product W is carried out to the product take-out unit 13. Is done. After the product W is unloaded, the unloading door 32 returns to a state in which the opening of the through hole 314 of the frame 31 is closed. The buffer body 323 provided on the carry-out door 32 is for buffering an impact when the opened carry-out door 32 comes into contact with the product take-out portion 13.

  Thus, in the vending machine mentioned above, the left heat insulation wall made into the heat insulation structure which made the heat insulation structure which comprised each goods storage rack 11 interior, and each goods taking-out part 13 separated to the exterior of the goods storage 14 (Partition wall) 145, and a left heat insulating wall 145 that is provided so as to be openable and closable, and includes a carry-out port 3 that carries the product W from the product storage rack 11 to the product take-out unit 13. For this reason, the site | part of the main body cabinet 1 in which each goods extraction part 13 is arrange | positioned is not cooled and heated with the inside of the goods container 14. As a result, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of condensation on the small door 271 for taking out the product W from the product take-out unit 13 to the outside of the main body cabinet 1. According to this, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost and eliminate the heat loss at the time of product cooling by the heater because it does not provide a heater to prevent condensation and does not make the glass window a multiple glass with a heat insulating structure. Become.

  Moreover, in the vending machine mentioned above, the carrying-out part 3 is each the frame 31 arrange | positioned between each goods storage rack 11 and each goods taking-out part 13, and the carrying-out door 32 which opens and closes the opening of the said frame 31. And the frame body 31 is fixed to each other by overlapping vertically on an opening portion 145a opened in series on the left heat insulating wall (partition wall) 145. Here, although not explicitly shown in the figure, for example, an opening is formed in the left heat insulating wall 145 corresponding to each product storage rack 11 and each product take-out portion 13, and a frame is provided in each opening. In some cases, between the lower frame and the upper frame, a configuration and a space for fixing the opening to the upper and lower positions of each frame are required. On the other hand, in the above-described vending machine, the upper frame body 31 and the lower frame body 31 that are stacked one above the other with respect to the opening 145a opened in series are fixed to each other, so that one of the upper and lower frame bodies 31 is fixed. A structure for fixing each other is sufficient, and a space for fixing to the opening 145a between the lower frame 31 and the upper frame 31 is not necessary. As a result, the manufacturing and assembly costs of the carry-out port 3 can be reduced, and the space efficiency in the vertical direction of the carry-out port 3 can be improved.

  Further, the carry-out port 3 cooperates with the upper part of the frame 31 whose opening is opened and closed by the carry-out door 32 and the lower part of the other frame 31 that is overlaid on the upper part of the frame 31, and the rotation shaft 322 of the carry-out door 32. There is a support section that supports That is, a support convex portion 3111 and a second step portion 3133 are provided on the upper portion of the lower frame 31 whose opening is opened and closed by the carry-out door 32 as a support portion for supporting the rotation shaft of the carry-out door 32. A support piece 3122 is provided as a support portion for preventing the rotation shaft of the carry-out door 32 from coming off at the lower part of the upper frame body 31 that is stacked on the upper side. As a result, the space efficiency in the vertical direction of the carry-out port 3 can be improved as compared with the case where the frame 31 stacked vertically is provided with a structure that supports the rotation shaft 322 of the carry-out door 32 independently. It becomes possible.

  Further, the carry-out port 3 abuts and supports the lower end of the carry-out door 32 at a position shifted in the opening direction from the position below the rotation shaft 322 vertically. That is, even if the carry-out door 32 is a flat plate, the center of gravity is always biased in the closing direction, so that the closed state is maintained. As a result, the space in the depth direction (the width H direction shown in FIG. 6 and the opening / closing direction of the carry-out door 32) of the carry-out portion 3 is compared with the configuration in which the center of gravity is positioned in the closing direction depending on the shape of the carry-out door 32. Efficiency can be improved.

  Further, the carry-out port portion 3 is provided so that the frame body 31 is inserted and attached to the opening portion 145a of the left heat insulating wall (partition wall) 145 from the product take-out portion 13 side (one side). The positioned frame body 31 has a contact portion that contacts the frame body 31 immediately below the frame body 31 in the insertion direction. That is, as a contact portion, a situation in which the lower frame body 31 is pulled out to the product extraction portion 13 side of the opening 145a by contact of the notch 3116 with the notch 3115 and contact of the support piece 3122 with the flange portion 3131. It becomes possible to prevent.

1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a vending machine according to the present invention. It is a front view which shows the internal structure of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is a plane sectional view of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows a carry-out exit part. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows a carry-out exit part. It is the perspective view which looked at the carrying-out part from the near side. It is the perspective view which looked at the frame of the carrying-out part from the back side. It is a perspective view which shows the assembly of the frame of a carry-out exit part. It is a partially expanded sectional view which shows the assembly state of a carrying-out part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body cabinet 11 Goods storage rack 12 Goods delivery mechanism 121 Lower pedal 122 Upper pedal 123 Sold out detection means 13 Goods take-out part 14 Goods storage 141 Upper heat insulation wall 142 Lower heat insulation wall 143 Front heat insulation wall 144 Rear heat insulation wall 145 Left heat insulation door 145 145a Opening 145b Fixing metal fitting 146 Right heat insulating wall 18 Product storage part 2 Outer door 27 Product take-out 271 Small door 272 Hinge 273 Window glass 3 Carry-out part 31 Frame body 311 Side plate 3111 Support convex part 3112 Step part 3113 Female thread part 3114 Edge piece 3115 Notch 3116 Notch 3116 Lower plate 3121 Step part 3122 Support piece 3122a Notch 3123 Female thread part 3124 Edge piece 313 Upper beam 3131 Flange part 3131a Notch 3132 First step part 3133 Second step part 314 Through-hole 32 Carrying out door 32 Board 322 Rotating shaft 323 Buffer W Product

Claims (4)

A plurality of product storage racks provided in upper and lower multi-stages and a plurality of product take-out sections provided in upper and lower multi-stages so as to receive the products unloaded from each product storage rack through the individual product storage racks In the vending machine provided with a small door that opens and closes the product outlet facing each product take-out part in a mode of taking out the product from the product take-out part to the outside of the main body cabinet,
A product storage box having a heat insulating structure for interior of each of the product storage racks;
A partition wall having a heat insulating structure for separating each of the product take-out portions outside the product storage;
The partition wall is provided so as to be openable and closable, and includes a carry-out portion for carrying out the product from each product storage rack to each product take-out portion,
The carry-out port portion includes a frame body arranged between each product storage rack and each product take-out portion, and a carry-out door that opens and closes the opening of the frame body, and the frame body is connected to the partition wall. A vending machine characterized in that it is attached to the opening opened in the top and bottom and fixed to each other.   The carry-out port portion is provided with a pivot shaft disposed at an upper portion of the carry-out door, and the opening of the frame body can be opened and closed by a carry-out door swinging around the pivot shaft, and the opening is opened by the carry-out door. The support part which supports the rotation axis | shaft of the said carrying-out door in cooperation with each other is provided in the upper part of the frame body opened and closed, and the lower part of the other frame body piled on it. Vending machine as described in.   The vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the carry-out port part supports and supports the lower end of the carry-out door at a position shifted in an opening direction from a position vertically below the rotation shaft.   The carry-out port portion is provided in such a manner that the frame body is inserted and attached to the opening portion of the partition wall from one side, and the upper frame body is directed in the insertion direction with respect to the immediately lower frame body. The vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising an abutting portion that abuts against the vending machine.

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