JP2008040548A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine capable of preventing dirt from adhering to an article carried out to the inside of a slot. <P>SOLUTION: The vending machine comprises an endless belt 17 that is wound on a pair of pulleys 16 and receives the article CO carried out of the inside of the vending machine to the inside of the slot 1c with an upper part, a means (pulleys 19 and 20 and endless belt 21) for transmitting, to one pulley 16, a rotation force when at least extraction door 14 is opened from a closed position and rotating the endless belt 17 with the rotation of the pulley 16, and a liquid containing member 18a impregnated with cleaning fluid for cleaning the surface while the endless belt 17 rotates. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine that sells beverages in containers.

This type of vending machine includes an outlet for taking out a product and a rotatable outlet door for opening and closing the outlet. The product requested based on the money insertion operation and the product selection operation is carried out from the inside to the inside of the take-out port, and the customer opens the take-out door and takes out the product from the exit.
JP 2005-228117 A Japanese Utility Model 5-2283

  The vending machine is installed indoors or outdoors, and is used for use.In particular, because the inside of the outlet of the vending machine installed outdoors is likely to be contaminated by dust, sand, rainwater, etc. entering through the outlet, There is a high risk that the dirt will adhere to the product carried out to the inside of the outlet. Providing customers with dirty products not only makes the customer uncomfortable, but also causes a decline in sales of the vending machine.

  The present invention was created in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine capable of preventing dirt from adhering to a product carried out to the inside of the outlet.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vending machine including a take-out port for taking out a product and a rotatable take-out door for opening and closing the take-out port, and is wound around a pair of pulleys. An endless belt capable of receiving the goods carried from the inside to the inside of the take-out port by the upper portion thereof, and transmitting the rotational force at least when the take-out door is opened from the closed position to one pulley to rotate the pulley. And a rotational force transmitting means for rotating the endless belt, and a belt cleaning means disposed so as to contact the surface of the endless belt and cleaning the surface when the endless belt rotates.

  According to this vending machine, the surface of the endless belt can be cleaned by rotating the endless belt using the rotational force when the extraction door is opened from the closed position. In other words, even when the surface of the upper part of the endless belt that catches the goods carried from the inside to the inside of the take-out port is contaminated by dust, sand, rainwater, or the like that has entered the inside of the take-out port, the take-out door in which the customer is in the closed position By carrying out surface cleaning of the endless belt every time it is opened, the surface of the upper part of the endless belt that accepts the goods transported from the inside to the inside of the outlet can always be kept clean, and the inside of the outlet It is possible to reliably prevent dirt from adhering to the product carried out to the container.

  In addition, the present invention provides a vending machine including a take-out port for taking out a product and a rotatable take-out door for opening and closing the take-out port. Ended seat that can be secured to the take-out pulley and receive the product carried from the inside to the inside of the take-out port by the sheet portion existing between the take-out pulley and the take-up pulley, and the take-out door is opened from the closed position And a rotational force transmitting means for transmitting the endless sheet to the take-up pulley and rotating the end-up sheet by the rotation of the take-up pulley.

  According to this vending machine, the endless sheet can be fed out and taken up by the take-up pulley using the rotational force when the take-out door is opened from the closed position. In other words, even if the surface of a part of the end sheet that catches the goods carried from the inside to the inside of the take-out port is contaminated by dust, sand, rainwater, etc. that has entered the inside of the take-out port, the take-out door in which the customer is in the closed position Each time the door is opened, the end sheet is fed out and taken up, and a new sheet portion is transferred between the feeding pulley and the take-up pulley, thereby receiving the goods carried from the inside to the inside of the take-out port. The surface of the sheet portion can always be maintained in a clean state, and it is possible to reliably prevent dirt from adhering to the product carried out to the inside of the outlet.

  Furthermore, the present invention provides a vending machine having a take-out port for taking out a product and a rotatable take-out door for opening and closing the take-out port. And a multi-layer sheet capable of receiving on the top surface a product carried out from the inside to the inside of the take-out port.

  According to this vending machine, even when the upper surface of the multilayer sheet that receives the goods carried from the inside to the inside of the outlet is soiled by dust, sand, rainwater, or the like that has entered the inside of the outlet, By peeling off the upper sheet and exposing a new sheet below it, the top surface of the multilayer sheet that receives the product carried from the inside to the inside of the outlet can be kept clean and inside the outlet. It is possible to reliably prevent dirt from adhering to the unloaded goods.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the vending machine which can prevent that a stain | pollution | contamination adheres to the goods carried out inside the take-out port can be provided.

  The above object and other objects, structural features, and operational effects of the present invention will become apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings.

[First Embodiment]
1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a vending machine, FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a main part of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing with opening of an extraction door.

  The vending machine according to the first embodiment includes a box-shaped cabinet (see reference numeral 24 in FIG. 2) having an open front surface, and a rotatable main door 1 that opens and closes the front opening of the cabinet 24.

  A window hole 1 a covered with a transparent plate 2 is provided at the upper front surface of the main door 1, and a sample display room R 1 for displaying a plurality of product samples 3 is provided on the rear side of the transparent plate 2. A plurality of product selection buttons 4 are provided on the front surface of the transparent plate 3 corresponding to each product sample 3. The product sample 3 corresponds to the type of product sold, and the product sample 3 is detachably attached to a sample mounting table 5 provided in the sample display room R1.

  Another window hole 1b covered with a transparent plate 6 is provided on the lower side of the sample display room R1 of the main door 1, and an advertising room R2 for displaying an advertising medium 7 such as a poster is provided behind the transparent plate 6. On the side. A display comprising a lever 8 for operating a main door lock (not shown), a coin slot 9, a coin return lever 10, a liquid crystal panel and the like below the sample display room R1 of the main door 1. A portion 11, a bill insertion slot 12, and a change return slot 13 are provided. Further, at the lower part of the main door 1, a horizontally-long rectangular outlet 1c for taking out a product and a rotatable outlet door 14 for opening and closing the outlet 1c are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the take-out door 14 has shaft portions 14a on at least the left and right sides of the upper end, and both shaft portions 14a are rotatably supported on the left and right walls inside the outlet 1c. Moreover, the board | plate material 15 which comprises the bottom wall of the space which receives the goods CO carried out from the inside to the inside of the outlet 1c is provided inside the outlet 1c.

  A pair of pulleys 16 are provided on the bottom surface of the plate member 15 at an interval in the front-rear direction. Both pulleys 16 have shaft portions 16a on at least the left and right sides, and both shaft portions 16a are rotatably supported on the left and right walls inside the outlet 1c. An endless belt 17 made of synthetic rubber or the like is wound around the pulleys 16. This endless belt 17 can receive the product CO carried out from the inside to the inside of the outlet 1c at its upper portion.

  Further, a support plate 18 that supports a liquid-containing member 18 a soaked with the cleaning liquid is provided on the bottom surface of the plate member 15, and the liquid-containing member 18 a is in contact with the surface of the lower portion of the endless belt 17. The liquid-containing member 18a is made of a porous material such as sponge, a woven fabric or a non-woven fabric, and the cleaning liquid is made of a neutral detergent having a sterilizing ability.

  Further, a pulley 19 is provided on one shaft portion 14a of the extraction door 14, a pulley 20 is provided on one shaft portion 16a of the front pulley 16, and both pulleys 19 and 20 are endless belts made of synthetic rubber or the like. 21 is wound.

  In FIG. 2, reference numeral 22 denotes a sub-door, 22 a denotes a carry-out port provided in the sub-door 22, 23 denotes an open / close door provided rotatably at the carry-out port 22 a, 24 denotes a cabinet, and 25 denotes a product carry-out provided in the cabinet 24. A chute plate 26 is a product storage space provided in the cabinet 24.

  Although not shown, the product storage space 26 is provided with a plurality of racks for storing the product CO by type and a vent mechanism for carrying out the product CO stored in each rack one by one. The product CO carried out from the predetermined rack based on the money insertion operation and the product selection operation rolls down the chute plate 25 to open the opening / closing door 23 of the sub door 22 and further falls from the carry-out port 22a to be applied to the endless belt 17. It is received by the upper part.

  When the customer opens the extraction door 14 in the closed position, the clockwise rotational force of the extraction door 14 at this time is transmitted to the front pulley 16 through the pulley 19, the endless belt 21 and the pulley 20, as shown in FIG. The front pulley 16 rotates clockwise and the endless belt 17 rotates in the same direction. The rotation of the endless belt 17 causes the upper portion of the endless belt 17 to turn downward, and the surface of the wrapped portion is cleaned by the liquid-containing member 18a and the cleaning liquid soaked in the liquid-containing member 18a.

  When the takeout door 14 in the open position is closed by its own weight after the product CO is taken out, the counterclockwise rotational force of the takeout door 14 at this time is transmitted to the front pulley 16 through the pulley 19, the endless belt 21 and the pulley 20. Then, the front pulley 16 rotates counterclockwise and the endless belt 17 rotates in the same direction. By this rotation, the lower part of the endless belt 17 turns upward, and the surface of the part to be turned around is cleaned by the liquid-containing member 18a and the cleaning liquid soaked in the liquid-containing member 18a.

  According to the vending machine described above, the endless belt 17 can be rotated using the rotational force when the take-out door 14 is opened from the closed position, and the surface of the endless belt 17 can be cleaned by the rotation. That is, even when the surface of the upper part of the endless belt 17 that receives the product CO carried out from the inside to the inside of the outlet 1c is contaminated by dust, sand, rainwater, or the like that has entered the inside of the outlet 1c, By cleaning the surface of the endless belt 17 every time the take-out door 14 is opened, the surface of the upper portion of the endless belt 17 that receives the product CO carried out from the inside to the inside of the take-out port 1c is always clean. The state can be maintained, and it is possible to reliably prevent the dirt from adhering to the product CO carried out to the inside of the outlet 1c. Moreover, since the same washing | cleaning can be performed also when the taking-out door 14 in an open position closes by own weight after goods CO are taken out, the surface washing of the upper part of the endless belt 17 can be performed effectively.

  If the liquid-containing member 18a becomes dirty due to repeated surface cleaning, the liquid-containing member 18a may be replaced together with the support member 18, and if the bottom surface of the plate 15 is configured to be openable and closable, The liquid member 18a can be easily replaced.

  In the vending machine described above, the endless belt 17 is rotated using the rotational force when the extraction door 14 is opened from the closed position. However, the endless belt is rotated at the rotation angle when the extraction door 14 is opened. When a sufficient rotation amount cannot be obtained for the gear 17, a gear mechanism (not shown) for amplifying the transmission rotation amount is provided between one shaft portion 16a of the front pulley 16 and the pulley 20 provided on the shaft portion 16a. The rotation amount of the endless belt 17 based on the rotation angle of the take-out door 14 may be adjusted.

  In the vending machine described above, the endless belt 17 is rotated in the reverse direction even when the take-out door 14 in the open position closes due to its own weight. However, the shaft 16a of the front pulley 16 and the shaft 16a are provided on this. Even if a one-way clutch (not shown) is interposed between the pulley 20 and the pulley 20, the rotational force when the extraction door 14 is closed from the open position is not transmitted to the front pulley 16, in other words, the extraction Only the rotational force when the door 14 is opened from the closed position may be transmitted to the front pulley 16.

  Further, in the vending machine described above, the liquid-containing member 18a soaked with the cleaning liquid is shown as a means for cleaning the upper surface of the endless belt 17. However, as shown in FIG. 4, the surface of the endless belt 17 is scraped off. The support member 18 may be provided with a scraping member 18b that can be removed, for example, a blade having a sharp contact edge. In this case, since the dirt removed by the scraping member 18 is accumulated on the bottom surface of the plate member 15, a dirt removing hole is formed on the bottom surface so that the removed dirt is dropped downward through the hole. In this case, the removed dirt can be prevented from accumulating on the bottom surface of the plate member 15.

  Further, in the above-described vending machine, the liquid-containing member 18a soaked with the cleaning liquid is shown as a means for cleaning the upper surface of the endless belt 17. However, as shown in FIG. The supporting member 18 may be provided with a brush 18c that can be used. In this case, since the dirt removed by the brush 18c is accumulated on the bottom surface of the plate member 15, if the dirt removed by forming a dirt removing hole on the bottom surface is dropped downward through the hole, The removed dirt can be prevented from accumulating on the bottom surface of the plate 15.

[Second Embodiment]
FIGS. 6 and 7 show a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a main part of the vending machine, and FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view accompanying the opening of the take-out door.

  The vending machine according to the second embodiment is different from the vending machine according to the first embodiment described above in that the endless belt 17 and the liquid-containing member 18a are excluded, and an end sheet 28 is used instead of the front pulley 16. Is provided with a feeding pulley 27 wound around the shaft 27a at least on the left and right sides thereof and rotatably supported on the left and right walls inside the outlet 1c, and the feeding pulley 27 instead of the rear pulley 16. A winding pulley 27 that feeds and winds the end sheet 28 from the shaft, and a shaft portion 27a provided at least on both the left and right sides thereof is rotatably supported on the left and right walls inside the outlet 1c; A pulley 20 is provided on one shaft portion 27a of the take-up pulley 27 via a one-way clutch 29 (not shown), and an endless belt 17 made of synthetic rubber or the like is wound around the pulley 20 and the pulley 19. Located in.

  The end sheet 28 is a belt-like long sheet made of plastic or the like, one end of which is wound around the feeding pulley 27 and the other end is fixed to the winding pulley 27, and most of the end sheet 28 is at the initial stage. It is wrapped around A part of the end sheet 28 existing between the feeding pulley 27 and the take-up pulley 27 serves to receive the product CO carried out from the inside to the inside of the take-out port 1c. The one-way clutch 29 has a role of not transmitting the rotational force when the take-out door 14 is closed from the open position to the take-up pulley 27, that is, only the rotary force when the take-out door 14 is opened from the close position is taken up by the take-up pulley 27. Play a role in communicating to. Since the other configuration is the same as the vending machine of the first embodiment described above, the same reference numerals are used and description thereof is omitted.

  When the customer opens the take-out door 14 in the closed position, the clockwise rotational force of the take-out door 14 at this time is taken up through the pulley 19, the endless belt 21, the pulley 20 and the one-way clutch 29, as shown in FIG. This is transmitted to the pulley 27, and the winding pulley 27 rotates in the clockwise direction. With the rotation of the take-up pulley 27, the end sheet 28 is fed out and taken up from the feed pulley 27.

  When the takeout door 14 in the open position is closed by its own weight after the product CO is taken out, the counterclockwise rotational force of the takeout door 14 at this time is transmitted to the pulley 19, the endless belt 21 and the pulley 20. Since the one-way clutch 29 does not transmit the rotational force in this direction to the take-up pulley 27, the end sheet 28 remains stationary.

  According to the vending machine described above, the endless sheet 28 can be fed out and taken up by the take-up pulley 27 using the rotational force when the take-out door 14 is opened from the closed position. That is, even if the surface of a part of the end sheet that receives the product CO carried out from the inside to the inside of the outlet 1c is contaminated by dust, sand, rainwater, or the like that has entered the inside of the outlet 1c, the customer is in the closed position. Each time the opening door 14 is opened, the end sheet 28 is unwound and wound, and a new sheet portion is transferred between the unwinding pulley 27 and the winding pulley 27. The surface of the sheet portion that catches the product CO that has been carried out to the inside can always be maintained in a clean state, and contamination of the product CO that has been carried out to the inside of the outlet 1c can be reliably prevented.

  When the sheet winding amount of the feeding pulley 27 decreases due to repeated sheet transfer, both pulleys 27 may be replaced with new ones. If the side surfaces of the plate 15 are configured to be openable and closable, both pulleys 27 can be easily replaced.

  In the above-described vending machine, the end sheet 28 is moved by using the rotational force when the extraction door 14 is opened from the closed position. However, the rotation angle when the extraction door 14 is opened is valid. When a sufficient shift amount (winding amount) cannot be obtained in the end sheet 28, transmission is performed between one shaft portion 27 a of the winding pulley 27 and the pulley 20 provided to the end seat 28 via a one-way clutch 29. You may adjust the winding amount of the end sheet | seat 28 based on the rotation angle of the extraction door 14 through the gear mechanism (illustration omitted) for amplifying rotation amount.

[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 8 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a main part of a vending machine showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

  The vending machine of the third embodiment is different from the vending machine of the first embodiment described above in that the pulley 16, the endless belt 17, the liquid-containing member 18a, the pulleys 19, 20 and the endless belt 21 are excluded. And a support plate 30 that supports the multilayer sheet 30 a is provided on the bottom surface of the plate 15.

  The multilayer sheet 30a has a form in which thin sheets made of plastic or the like are stacked in the vertical direction via a low adhesive or the like, and can be easily peeled one by one from the top layer. The multilayer sheet 30a serves to receive the product CO carried out from the inside to the inside of the outlet 1c on its upper surface. Since the other configuration is the same as that of the vending machine of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are used and description thereof is omitted.

  According to the vending machine described above, even when the upper surface of the multilayer sheet 30a that catches the product CO carried out from the inside to the inside of the outlet 1c is contaminated by dust, sand, rainwater, or the like that has entered the inside of the outlet 1c, The uppermost sheet of the multilayer sheet 30a is peeled off to expose a new lower sheet, so that the upper surface of the multilayer sheet 30a receiving the product CO carried out from the inside to the inside of the outlet 1c is always clean. Thus, it is possible to reliably prevent the dirt from adhering to the product CO carried out to the inside of the outlet 1c.

  When the number of remaining sheets of the multilayer sheet 30a decreases due to repeated sheet peeling, the multilayer sheet 30a may be replaced with a new one. If the side surface of the plate 15 is configured to be openable and closable, the multilayer sheet 30a can be easily replaced.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vending machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a principal part expanded longitudinal cross-sectional view of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing with opening of an extraction door. It is a figure which shows the partial modification of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the other partial modification of 1st Embodiment. It is a principal part expanded longitudinal sectional view of the vending machine which shows 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing with opening of an extraction door. It is a principal part expanded vertical sectional view of the vending machine which shows 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  1c ... take-out port, 14 ... take-out door, 14a ... shaft, 16 ... pulley, 17 ... endless belt, 18a ... liquid-containing member, 18b ... scraping member, 18c ... brush, 19, 20 ... pulley, 21 ... endless belt 27 ... Feeding pulley, take-up pulley, 28 ... Ended sheet, 29 ... One-way clutch, 30a ... Multi-layer sheet, CO ... Product.

Claims (10)

In a vending machine comprising an outlet for taking out a product and a rotatable outlet door for opening and closing the outlet,
An endless belt arranged around a pair of pulleys and capable of receiving a product carried from the inside to the inside of the take-out port by its upper portion;
A rotational force transmitting means for transmitting at least the rotational force when the extraction door is opened from the closed position to one pulley and rotating the endless belt by the rotation of the pulley;
Belt cleaning means disposed so as to contact the surface of the endless belt and cleaning the surface of the endless belt as it rotates.
Vending machine characterized by that. The rotational force transmission means includes a gear mechanism that adjusts the rotation amount of the endless belt based on the rotation angle of the extraction door.
The vending machine according to claim 1. The rotational force transmitting means includes a one-way clutch for not transmitting the rotational force when the extraction door is closed from the open position to one pulley.
The vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The belt cleaning means is composed of a liquid-containing member soaked with a cleaning liquid.
The vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The belt cleaning means comprises a scraping member,
The vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The belt cleaning means comprises a brush,
The vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3. In a vending machine comprising an outlet for taking out a product and a rotatable outlet door for opening and closing the outlet,
One end is wound around the take-up pulley and the other end is fastened to the take-up pulley, and the end that can receive the product carried from the inside to the inside of the take-out port by the sheet portion existing between the take-up pulley and the take-up pulley Sheet,
A rotational force transmitting means for transmitting a rotational force when the take-out door is opened from the closed position to the take-up pulley and feeding out and taking up the end sheet by the rotation of the take-up pulley;
Vending machine characterized by that. The rotational force transmitting means includes a one-way clutch for not transmitting the rotational force when the takeout door is closed from the open position to the take-up pulley.
8. The vending machine according to claim 7, wherein: The rotational force transmitting means includes a gear mechanism that adjusts a winding amount of the endless sheet based on a rotation angle when the extraction door is opened from the closed position.
The vending machine according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that In a vending machine comprising an outlet for taking out a product and a rotatable outlet door for opening and closing the outlet,
A multi-layer sheet that has a form in which a large number of sheets can be peeled up and down in a peelable state, and can receive a product carried from the inside to the inside of the outlet, on its upper surface.
Vending machine characterized by that.

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