JP2008146234A - Cup type vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cup type vending machine with a simple configuration, which secures safety to reduce manufacturing costs and moves a beverage nozzle to the optimum position for discharging beverage. <P>SOLUTION: A beverage is discharged into a cup C from a beverage discharging port 20b, flowing down through an inclined groove 20a having an inclined bottom surface so that liquid provided in the beverage nozzle 20 flows down. The beverage nozzle 20 is mounted to a nozzle-installing movable body 21 provided with a rack 21a. The nozzle-installing movable body 21 is freely slidably mounted to a nozzle moving guide 27. A pinion 25 mounted to a driving shaft 23a of a driving motor 23 via a rotary damper 24 is arranged in a manner engaged with the rack 21a. When the pinion 25 is rotated by driving the driving motor 23, the rack 21a engaged with the pinion 25 moves the beverage nozzle 20 to the optimum position for the cup C and stops. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup-type vending machine that sells beverages prepared using raw materials and hot water.

  In order to sell beverages prepared using raw materials and hot water with a cup-type vending machine, the cups contained in the cup holder of the cup supply device are dispensed one by one, and the cup chute to the bend stage. Supply. A pipe-shaped beverage nozzle is provided with a nozzle mounting bracket diagonally above the supplied cup placed on the bend stage, and a beverage prepared by a beverage preparation unit such as a mixing bowl or a coffee brewing device has a tube. It flows and is discharged from the beverage nozzle to the cup.

  In order not to prevent the drop of the cup from the cup chute, the beverage discharge port tip of the beverage nozzle is provided at a position that is off from directly above the cup of the bend stage, and is provided with a predetermined gap from the upper end of the cup. . For this reason, when the beverage is discharged from the beverage nozzle into the cup, the beverage may be scattered outside the cup to contaminate the bend stage, or the beverage may drip around the cup and give a sense of filth to the user.

In order to solve the above-described problem, a proposal has been made in which a nozzle driving unit for moving the nozzle mounting bracket is provided on the nozzle fixing base, and the beverage nozzle is movable. When waiting for a cup beverage to be sold, the beverage nozzle moves to a position where it does not interfere with the drop of the cup and waits. The cup dispensed from the cup dispensing portion of the cup supply device is blocked by the beverage nozzle. It falls without being dropped and is placed on the bend stage from the cup chute. Thereafter, when the nozzle drive unit is driven, the beverage discharge port of the beverage nozzle is moved so as to be positioned above the cup opening to stop and discharge the beverage, and when the beverage discharge from the beverage nozzle to the cup ends, the beverage nozzle Is moved to the standby position to return to the sales standby state (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP-A-4-304594

  However, since the driving force of the nozzle drive unit is working even when a hand, a finger or the like is sandwiched between the beverage nozzle and the cup chute while the beverage nozzle is moved to the beverage discharge position, The finger will continue to have pressure. In addition, in order to stop the beverage nozzle at a position that does not prevent the cup from dropping and a position suitable for beverage discharge, a plurality of stop position detection switches are provided, and it is necessary to adjust the stop position. It has become.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a cup type vending machine that ensures safety with a simple configuration, reduces manufacturing costs, and allows a beverage nozzle to be moved to a beverage ejection position suitable for beverage ejection. For the purpose.

In order to achieve the above object, a cup-type vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is a cup-type vending machine that discharges and sells beverages on a cup placed on a bend stage.
A beverage nozzle for discharging a beverage prepared using raw materials and hot water from the beverage discharge port to the cup;
When the cup is placed on the bend stage, the beverage nozzle is separated from the placement position of the cup, and when the beverage is discharged to the cup, the cup is placed at the upper center of the cup opening placed on the bend stage. A beverage nozzle driving means for moving the beverage nozzle so that the beverage discharge port is located;
A beverage nozzle stop means for stopping the beverage nozzle being moved by the beverage nozzle drive means;
Driving force transmission stopping means for transmitting the driving force output from the beverage nozzle driving means to move the beverage nozzle, and stopping the transmission of the driving force when movement of the beverage nozzle is stopped by the beverage nozzle stopping means; It is characterized by having.

  A cup type vending machine according to a second aspect of the present invention is the cup type vending machine according to the first aspect, wherein the driving force transmission stop means is mounted on a driving shaft of the beverage nozzle driving means and is driven using viscous resistance. The beverage nozzle is moved by transmitting a force, and when the beverage nozzle stops moving, the drive shaft idles to stop the transmission of the drive force.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the movement of the beverage nozzle is stopped by the beverage nozzle stopping means for stopping the beverage nozzle being moved by the beverage nozzle driving means, the transmission of the driving force driven by the beverage nozzle driving means is stopped. A cup-type vending machine with a simple configuration that ensures safety with a simple configuration, reduces manufacturing costs, and allows the beverage nozzle to move to a beverage discharge position suitable for beverage discharge. It becomes possible to provide.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the driving force is transmitted using viscous resistance to move the beverage nozzle, and when the beverage nozzle stops moving, the drive shaft is idled to stop the transmission of the driving force. By using the force transmission stop means, it is possible to secure safety with a simple configuration and reduce the manufacturing cost.

Exemplary embodiments of a cup-type 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.
FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are cups for discharging beverages prepared by using raw materials and hot water to a cup supplied from a cup supply device to a bend stage from a beverage nozzle and selling it as an example according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1 shows a conceptual diagram of a vending machine, in which Fig. 1 shows a beverage nozzle position at the time of sales standby and when a beverage is discharged, and Fig. 2 shows a beverage nozzle position at the time of cup discharge.

  The cup type vending machine 1 has a front door 2 attached to a vending machine main body (not shown) by a hinge, and the front door 2 is provided with a sales door 3 for a customer to take out cup beverages so as to be opened and closed. Yes. A cup supply device 10 is fixed to the vending machine main body side of the front door 2 with a mounting bracket (not shown), and a cup payout piece (not shown) is provided on the left and right sides of the cup storage portion 11 in which the cups C are stacked and stored. Cup dispenser 12 that dispenses the cup C by rotation of the direction, a cup chute 13 that guides the dropping direction of the dispensed cup C, and a movement path of the beverage nozzle 20 and the cup guide 26 at the lower end of the cup chute 13 A notch 13a is provided. Also, a bend stage 14 is disposed below the cup chute 13, and when the cup dispensing unit 12 performs a cup dispensing operation, the cup C accommodated in the cup accommodating unit 11 is discharged, and the cup chute 13 and the cup guide unit are discharged. 26, and is dropped and placed on the bend stage 14.

  Beverages supplied from a beverage tube 31 attached to a mixing bowl 30 (a beverage preparation unit including a coffee extraction device) that prepares beverages using raw materials and hot water so that the liquid provided in the beverage nozzle 20 flows down. It flows down the inclined groove 20a having the inclined bottom surface and is discharged from the beverage discharge port 20b to the cup C. The beverage nozzle 20 is mounted on a nozzle mounting moving body 21 provided with a rack 21a for changing the rotational motion into a linear motion. The nozzle mounting moving body 21 is slidably mounted on a nozzle moving guide 27, and a drive motor (beverage nozzle driving). The pinion (small gear) 25 attached to the drive shaft 23a of the means) 23 via the rotary damper (driving force transmission stopping means) 24 is arranged in a manner meshing with the rack 21a.

  When the drive motor 23 is driven to rotate the pinion 25, the beverage discharge port 20 b is moved to the optimal beverage discharge position of the cup C shown in FIG. 1 by the rack 21 a meshing with the pinion 25, and the beverage nozzle 20. 2 and when the cup C is supplied to the bend stage 14 from the cup supply device 10 shown in FIG. Move to a position where it will not interfere with and stop.

  FIG. 3 shows a bird's-eye view of the beverage nozzle 20 as viewed obliquely from above, and an inclined groove 20a having an inclined bottom surface for allowing the beverage supplied from the mixing bowl 30 to flow down, and the beverage flowing down the inclined groove 20a is discharged into the cup C. The beverage discharge port 20b, the cup guide 26 that guides the cup C dropping the cup chute 13, the nozzle movement guide 27 that enables the nozzle 20 slidably mounted to be driven by the rotational drive of the drive motor 23, and the nozzle movement guide 27 and a fixing base 28 to which the drive motor 23 is attached are shown.

  FIG. 4 shows a nozzle movement guide 27 for slidably mounting a nozzle mounting moving body 21 to which the beverage nozzle 20 is mounted. The nozzle mounting moving body 21 is inserted into the guide portion 27a of the nozzle moving guide 27 from the left side in the figure. The rail portion 21b is provided, and after the rail portion 21b is inserted into the guide portion 27a, the pin (beverage nozzle stopping means) 22 is inserted and attached. In this way, when the nozzle attachment moving body 21 is slidably attached to the nozzle movement guide 27 and the cup C is discharged from the cup supply device 10 and placed on the bend stage 14 as shown in FIG. Is moved in the right direction in the figure, the protrusion (beverage nozzle stop means) 21c of the nozzle attachment moving body 21 hits the stop surface 27b of the nozzle movement guide 27 and stops. A mounting hole 21 d for mounting the beverage nozzle 20 is provided in the nozzle mounting moving body 21.

  FIG. 5 shows a side sectional view of the beverage nozzle moving means for moving the beverage nozzle 20, the beverage nozzle stopping means for stopping, and the driving force transmission stopping means, and the drive motor (beverage nozzle moving means) 23 is attached to the fixed base 28. The drive shaft 23a is inserted into and fixed to the damper attachment 23b. The rotary damper (driving force transmission stopping means) 24 is screwed and attached to a damper attachment 23b, a pinion 25 is attached to a driven shaft (not shown) of the rotary damper 24, and the rack 21a of the nozzle attachment moving body 21 is attached. Are arranged in mesh with each other. The rotary damper 24 transmits a driving force from the driving shaft to the driven shaft using a braking force (braking force) generated by viscous resistance such as oil, and the driving shaft and the driven shaft are driven when the braking force exceeds a predetermined value. This is a rotary damper that functions to stop the transmission of driving force due to idle rotation of the shaft. The beverage nozzle 20 is attached to the nozzle attachment moving body 21 by attaching an integrally provided attachment shaft 20c to the attachment hole 21d.

  Then, when the drive motor 23 is rotated to the right as viewed from above, the rotational drive force of the drive shaft 23a is transmitted to the pinion 25 using the braking force (brake force) generated by the viscous resistance of the rotary damper 24, The nozzle attachment moving body 21 slides on the nozzle movement guide 27 by the rack 21a meshing with the pinion 25, the beverage nozzle 20 moves to the right in the figure, and the protrusion 21c (see FIG. 4) is the stop part 27b (see FIG. 4). 4), the vehicle stops at the position shown in FIG. The drive time of the drive motor 23 is stopped after being driven for a predetermined time with a margin for the movement time of the nozzle mounting moving body 21. Even if the movement of the nozzle attachment moving body 21 (beverage nozzle 20) stops, the drive motor 23 is driven to rotate for a predetermined time. However, the driving force generated by the drive motor 23 when the projection 21c hits the stop portion 27b is the rotary damper. When the braking force generated by the 24 viscous resistance is exceeded, the drive shaft 23a idles with the pinion 25, and the transmission of the drive force is stopped. Further, when the drive motor 23 is rotated counterclockwise as viewed from above, the beverage nozzle 20 moves in the left direction, and the pin 22 attached to the nozzle attachment moving body 21 hits the nozzle movement guide 27 as shown in FIGS. When the drive force generated by the drive motor 23 exceeds the braking force generated by the viscous resistance of the rotary damper 24, the drive shaft 23a idles with the pinion 25 and the drive force transmission is stopped.

  In addition, when the beverage nozzle 20 (nozzle attachment moving body 21) is moving, a hand, a finger or the like inserted by opening the sales door 3 is sandwiched between the beverage nozzle 20 and the cup chute 13. If the braking force generated by the viscous resistance of the rotary damper 24 is exceeded, the drive shaft 23a idles with the pinion 25 and transmission of the drive force is stopped, so that safety can be ensured. Thus, it is possible to provide a cup type vending machine 1 that ensures safety with a simple configuration, reduces manufacturing costs, and allows the beverage nozzle 20 to be moved to a beverage discharge position suitable for beverage discharge.

In the cup-type vending machine 1 configured as described above, when waiting for beverage sales, the beverage nozzle 20 is disposed below the cup dispensing portion 12 at a position where the beverage nozzle 20 has entered the cup chute 13 as shown in FIG. Has been stopped.
When a user presses a sales button (not shown) and a beverage sales command is output, first, the rack is engaged with the pinion 25 by rotating the drive motor 23 clockwise as viewed from above. The drink nozzle 20 is moved backward from the cup chute 13 position of the cup supply device 10 as shown in FIG. Next, the cup dispensing unit 12 is caused to perform a cup dispensing operation to dispense the cup C accommodated in the cup accommodating unit 11, and the cup chute 13 and the cup guide unit 26 cooperate to guide the dropping path to bend the stage 14. Placed on.

  When the cup C is placed on the bend stage 14, the drive motor 23 is rotated counterclockwise as viewed from above in the drawing, and the rack 21 a meshing with the pinion 25 is moved to the left to bring the beverage nozzle 20 into FIG. 1. As shown, the beverage discharge port 20b is moved so as to be disposed at a beverage discharge position suitable for beverage discharge in the upper center portion of the cup C opening. When the beverage discharge port 20b is disposed at a beverage discharge position suitable for the beverage discharge of the cup C opening, the raw material supplied from a raw material storage container (not shown) and hot water supplied from the hot water tank are agitated and mixed in the mixing bowl 30. The beverage is prepared and supplied from the beverage tube 31 to the inclined groove 20a of the beverage nozzle 20. The supplied beverage flows down the inclined groove 20a and is discharged into the cup C from the beverage discharge port 20b disposed at the beverage discharge position suitable for beverage discharge at the upper center portion of the cup C opening. In this way, when the beverage prepared in the mixing bowl 30 flows down the inclined groove 20a of the beverage nozzle 20 and is discharged to the cup C from the beverage discharge port 20b, the beverage preparation completion lamp (not shown) is obtained. Lights up and informs the customer that the cup beverage is ready. The customer opens the sales door 3 to take out the cup beverage, and the cup beverage is sold by the cup vending machine 1.

It is a conceptual diagram which shows the drink nozzle position at the time of sale waiting of the cup type vending machine concerning embodiment of this invention, and a drink discharge. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the drink nozzle position at the time of cup discharge | emission of the cup type vending machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the bird's-eye view which looked at the drink nozzle of the cup type vending machine concerning an embodiment of the invention from the slanting upper part. It is the bird's-eye view which looked at the nozzle attachment moving body which attaches the drink nozzle of the cup type vending machine concerning an embodiment of the invention from the slanting upper part. It is a sectional side view which shows the drink nozzle moving means, drink nozzle stop means, and driving force transmission stop means of the cup type vending machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cup type vending machine 10 Cup supply apparatus 11 Cup accommodating part 12 Cup dispensing part 13 Cup chute 14 Bend stage 20 Beverage nozzle 20a Inclined groove 20b Beverage outlet 21 Nozzle attachment moving body 21a Rack 21c Protrusion part (beverage nozzle stop means)
22 pin (beverage nozzle stop means)
23 Drive motor (beverage nozzle drive means)
23a Drive shaft 23b Damper attachment 24 Rotary damper (drive force transmission stop means)
25 Pinion 26 Cup guide 30 Mixing bowl 31 Beverage tube C cup

Claims (2)

In a cup-type vending machine that discharges and sells beverages on a cup placed on a bend stage,
A beverage nozzle for discharging a beverage prepared using raw materials and hot water from the beverage discharge port to the cup;
When the cup is placed on the bend stage, the beverage nozzle is separated from the placement position of the cup, and when the beverage is discharged to the cup, the cup is placed at the upper center of the cup opening placed on the bend stage. A beverage nozzle driving means for moving the beverage nozzle so that the beverage discharge port is located;
A beverage nozzle stop means for stopping the beverage nozzle being moved by the beverage nozzle drive means;
Driving force transmission stopping means for transmitting the driving force output from the beverage nozzle driving means to move the beverage nozzle, and stopping the transmission of the driving force when movement of the beverage nozzle is stopped by the beverage nozzle stopping means; A cup-type vending machine characterized by having.   The driving force transmission stop means is mounted on the driving shaft of the beverage nozzle driving means, transmits the driving force using viscous resistance to move the beverage nozzle, and when the movement of the beverage nozzle stops, the driving shaft 2. The cup type vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the cup type vending machine stops idling to stop transmission of driving force.

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