JP2009098926A - Vending machine, package golf commodity, and golf commodity casing - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine, allowing purchasing of golf balls, and a package golf commodity and a golf commodity casing which can be stored in the vending machine. <P>SOLUTION: The vending machine stores a package golf commodity in at least one of a plurality of racks instead of a package beverage commodity stored therein. The golf commodity package 21 includes a body part 22 for storing golf balls G and a lid body 23 detachably closing an opening of the body part. The body part 22 includes a throttled part 24 formed so that an inscribed circle along the radial direction thereof has a diameter equal to or slightly smaller than the diameter of the golf ball G, so that a space capable of storing at least one golf ball G is formed between the throttled part 24 and the inner bottom surface of the body part 22. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine that stores a containerized golf product instead of a containerd beverage product in one of a plurality of containerized beverage products, a containerized golf product that can be stored in the vending machine, and a golf equipment container.

  Vending machines can store beverage products in various containers such as cans and plastic bottles, and can be installed on the side of the road or under the eaves of houses. It does not require a store or a resident salesperson for product display, so it is excellent in profitability due to space saving and unmanned operation.

As described in Patent Document 1, this type of vending machine includes a rack in which a plurality of beverage products are stored in a stacked state for each type, and one beverage product at the lower end of the rack. A plurality of sets of payout mechanisms that can be discharged one by one are provided in parallel for each type of beverage product, and a payout control unit that activates a drink product payout mechanism in any rack by a selection operation, and a payout mechanism The product includes a shooter that guides a product dropped from the rack to a product takeout port.
JP 2005-228114 A

  By the way, although this kind of vending machine is installed in various facilities, it may be convenient when goods other than a drink can be purchased depending on the installation.

  For example, in golf courses, vending machines may be installed at clubhouses or resting places along the course, but when a golf ball is no longer available, It is convenient to be able to purchase. In this case, the vending machine is provided with a rack for storing the product for each product, and it is desirable to be able to sell golf balls without changing the specifications of the rack.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a vending machine capable of purchasing a golf product such as a golf ball, a packaged golf product that can be stored in the vending machine, and a golf product container. To do.

  The vending machine of the present invention includes a rack in which a plurality of beverage products in a container are stored in a stacked state for each type, and a dispensing mechanism capable of discharging the beverage products one by one at the lower end of the rack. Are provided in parallel for each type of beverage product, and in a vending machine having a dispensing control unit that activates a beverage product dispensing mechanism of any rack by a selection operation, at least one of the racks In addition, a golf product with a container is stored instead of the beverage product with a container stored therein.

  In this vending machine, at least one of the stored products is a golf product, and by selecting this golf product, it can be paid out in the same manner as a normal beverage product. Therefore, by installing this vending machine at a golf course, a customer can purchase not only beverage products but also golf products.

  In this case, the golf product may be a golf ball, which is convenient when the golf ball is no longer held at a golf course or the like.

  Further, the present invention provides a rack in which a plurality of beverage products in a container are stored in a stacked state for each type, and a dispensing mechanism capable of discharging the beverage products one by one at the lower end of the rack. Products that can be stored in place of beverage products in the rack in a vending machine that is provided in parallel for each type of product and that has a dispensing control unit that activates the dispensing mechanism of any pair of beverage products by a selection operation And the golf goods with a container characterized by the golf goods being accommodated in the inside of a container are employ | adopted. Also in this case, the golf product may be a golf ball.

  Further, the container used for the golf product containing the container includes a body part for storing the golf ball and a lid part for detachably closing the opening, and the body part is provided with an inner portion along the radial direction. A reduced diameter portion is formed in which the tangent circle is approximately the same as or slightly smaller than the diameter of the golf ball, and a space capable of storing at least one golf ball is formed between the reduced diameter portion and the inner bottom surface of the body portion. It is characterized by being.

  In this golf product container, since the inscribed circle of the reduced diameter portion formed on the body portion is formed to be approximately the same as or slightly smaller than the diameter of the golf ball, when the golf ball passes through the reduced diameter portion, The golf ball comes into contact with the inner peripheral portion of the reduced diameter portion and receives some resistance. For this reason, if the reduced diameter portion is provided in the vicinity of the opening, the golf ball does not fall immediately after being caught by the reduced diameter portion when the lid is opened and the opening is simply directed downward. When the part is shaken slightly strongly, the golf ball can be taken out through the reduced diameter part. Further, if one golf ball is accommodated between the reduced diameter portion and the opening, it is disposed between the reduced diameter portion and the opening when the opening of the body portion is directed downward. Although the golf ball falls as it is from the opening, the golf ball disposed between the reduced diameter portion and the inner bottom surface of the body portion is stopped at the reduced diameter portion. Therefore, in such a storage form, it becomes possible to take out the golf balls one by one.

  Also, do not store the golf ball between the reduced diameter portion and the opening, but store the golf ball only between the reduced diameter portion and the inner bottom surface of the body portion, and further put water inside When the lid is closed and shaken up and down, the golf ball passes through the reduced diameter portion by the momentum, but at that time, the outer surface can be cleaned by rubbing against the inner peripheral portion of the reduced diameter portion. Become. In addition, since it is the structure by which a reduced diameter part is formed in the middle position of a trunk | drum, even if it accommodates in the rack of a vending machine, the free fall in that will not be inhibited.

  In the golf product container of the present invention, the body part for storing the golf ball and the lid part for detachably closing the opening are formed of a material that is easily elastically deformed, and the body part and the lid part Are provided with a ridge portion extending in the circumferential direction and a ridge portion that can be engaged with the ridge portion by an operation of pressing a lid portion that covers the opening of the body portion in the axial direction of the body portion. The engagement position between the ridges and the ridges is set so that the height position from the inner bottom surface of the body part is disposed between the plurality of golf balls housed inside. It is characterized by that.

  In this golf merchandise container, the body part and the lid part are opened and closed by engagement / disengagement of the ridge part and the groove part, and the body is formed from a material that is easily elastically deformed. The lid part can be opened from the body part also by an operation of bending the part and the lid part from the engagement position of the convex part and the concave part. In this case, when the golf ball is disposed inside the engagement position, the engagement portion between the protruding portion and the recessed portion is supported by the golf ball from the back surface. Although it is difficult to be in a bent state, if the engagement position is arranged between a plurality of golf balls, the body portion and the lid portion can be bent.

   According to the vending machine of the present invention, it is possible to purchase not only beverage products but also golf products. In addition, the golf product container housed in the vending machine has a reduced diameter portion, and resistance to the passage of the golf ball is generated at the reduced diameter portion. Therefore, the golf balls are taken out one by one. In addition, the golf ball can be cleaned by using the rubbing of the outer peripheral surface of the golf ball during the passage. Furthermore, in a container in which the engagement position between the trunk portion and the lid portion engaged by the ridge portion and the concave stripe portion is disposed between the golf balls, the operation for bending the trunk portion and the lid portion is performed. The golf ball can be taken out.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a vending machine according to the present invention, a golf product in a container stored in the vending machine, and the container will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view in which a part of a vending machine is broken. The vending machine 1 is provided with a plurality of rows of racks 4 for storing products 3 such as canned beverages and beverages in plastic bottles in a stacked state inside a box 2 whose front surface can be opened. A payout mechanism (not shown) is provided at the lower end of 4 so that the internal products 3 can be discharged one by one, and below that, a shooter 6 for guiding the discharged products 3 to the takeout port 5 is provided. A door 7 that opens and closes the front of the box 2, in addition to the product outlet 5, a display window 8 that displays the product 3 inside, a product selection button 9 that is arranged along the display window 8, money A slot 10, a display window 11, and the like are provided.

  Further, although not shown in the drawing, a money accepting mechanism including a money discriminator for discriminating the authenticity of the inserted money, a counter for counting the money discriminated to be true, and the like is connected to the money insertion slot 10. At the same time, a comparator for calculating the difference between the price of the product 3 selected by the product selection button 9 and the amount of money received or the product selection button 9 are pressed between the money receiving mechanism and the payout mechanism. After that, an amount display unit for displaying the difference from the charge of the product 3 on the display window 11, and when the received money is larger than the amount of the product 3, a payout command for the product selected by the product selection button 9 is output. A payout control unit including a payout instruction unit and the like is provided.

  Each rack 4 has a product insertion opening 15 opened at the upper end thereof toward the front. In the illustrated example, the racks 4 are provided side by side for each product, and each rack 4 is provided with a plurality of product passages 16 as shown in FIG. These merchandise passages 16 are formed along the vertical direction as a whole and are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction, and the merchandise inlets 15 of the respective passages 16 directed forward are stepped up and down at the upper end of the rack 4. It is arranged to make. Each of the passages 16 of the rack 4 is a passage that zigzags in a zigzag manner by arranging a plurality of side plates 17 curved in an arc shape on the front and rear sides thereof.

  One type of the products 3 stored in the vending machine 1 is a containerized golf product, and a golf ball is used as the golf product. A first embodiment of the golf ball with a container and a container in which the golf ball is stored will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

  This golf ball with a container has an overall shape shown in FIG. 3, and the container 21 is made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin, and removably closes the body part 22 and the opening of the body part 22. The lid body portion 23 is provided.

  The body portion 22 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a bottom portion, and a diameter-reduced portion 24 is formed at two positions on the upper and lower sides in the middle of the height. The upper body portion 26 and the lower body portion 27 are partitioned, and a thread portion is formed on the outer periphery of the mouth portion 25. The lower body portion 27 is formed in a substantially straight cylindrical shape larger than the diameter of the golf ball G, and the upper body portion 26 is formed in a spherical shell shape larger than the diameter of the golf ball G. The inscribed circle is formed slightly smaller than the diameter of the golf ball G. Therefore, the golf ball G is accommodated in the upper body portion 26 and the lower body portion 27 with a slight margin in the radial direction, but when the golf ball G passes through the reduced diameter portion 24, The peripheral surface comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the golf ball G and resistance is generated. Further, in the illustrated example, the lower body portion 27 has a height from the inner bottom surface to the lower reduced diameter portion 24 that is the size of two golf balls G, and the upper body portion 26 has one golf ball G. Two golf balls G are accommodated in the lower body 27 and one golf ball G is accommodated in the upper body 26.

  Further, the outer diameter of the lower body part 27 of the body part 22 and the maximum outer diameter of the upper body part 26 are set to the same size, for example, the same outer diameter as that of a beverage can. The outer diameter is slightly smaller than that of the body portion 22, and the overall height when the lid body 23 is closed is the same as the height of the beverage can. For example, the outer diameter is set to 58 mm and the height is set to 154 mm.

  The golf ball container 21 thus configured has the body part 22 closed with the cover part 23 in a state where the three golf balls G are accommodated in the body part 22, and the plurality of racks 4 of the vending machine 1 shown in FIG. One of them is stored in place of the canned beverage product stored therein. In this case, the golf ball container 21 is set to the same size as that of the beverage can, has no portion projecting in the radial direction, and has the outer diameter of the lower body portion 27 and the maximum outer diameter of the upper body portion 26. Therefore, most of the entire length is in line contact with the side plate 17 of the rack 4 and is smoothly guided along the side plate 17 without being inclined in the middle.

  And after taking out from the vending machine 1, when opening the cover part 23 and taking out the golf ball G, the opening of the trunk | drum 22 is faced down, but if it is gently faced down, a reduced diameter part The golf ball G is caught by 24 and does not fall. Therefore, when the body part 22 is shaken slightly downward from the posture, the golf ball G passes through the reduced diameter part 24 and is taken out as shown in FIG. In this case, two reduced diameter portions 24 are formed, and one golf ball G is accommodated between the two reduced diameter portions 24, that is, in the upper body portion 26. As shown in FIG. One golf ball G falls, and the remaining golf balls G are prevented from falling by the reduced diameter portion 24 and remain stored. Subsequently, if the body portion 22 is shaken, the next golf ball G can be taken out.

  In addition, when two or one golf ball G is stored, the lid 23 is closed in a state where water is put inside, and the golf ball G is repeatedly passed through the reduced diameter portion 24 when it falls down strongly. . At this time, since the outer peripheral surface of the golf ball G is rubbed against the inner peripheral surface of the reduced diameter portion 24, the golf ball G can be washed together with the action of water.

  The reduced diameter portion 24 has been described as having an inscribed circle that is slightly smaller than the diameter of the golf ball G, but the same effect can be achieved even if the diameter is approximately the same as the diameter of the golf ball G. Can do. Further, the reduced diameter portion 24 may be formed only at one place. Further, the number of golf balls G to be stored is not limited to three as long as it can be formed in a container having an outer dimension that can be stored in a rack of a vending machine.

  FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the golf ball product and its container according to the present invention. In the container 31 of this golf ball product, the body portion 32 and the lid portion 33 are both formed in a substantially straight cylindrical shape from a synthetic resin that is relatively easily deformable, and protruded from the outer periphery of the opening of the body portion 32. A strip 34 is formed along the circumferential direction, and a concave strip 35 that can be engaged with the convex strip 34 is formed on the inner peripheral portion of the opening of the lid 33. The ridge 34 and the recess 35 are engaged by an operation of placing the lid 33 in the opening of the trunk 32 and pressing the lid 33 in the axial direction of the trunk 32. It is like that. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the depth is set such that two golf balls G can be accommodated in the body portion 32 and one golf ball G in the lid portion 33, and the body portion 32 is closed with the lid portion 33 closed. As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the engagement positions of the ridges 34 and the ridges 35 are dimensioned so as to be arranged at positions between the golf balls G in the housed state. Yes.

  This golf ball product is also set to have the same outer diameter and height as the canned beverage product, and the body part 32 and the lid part 33 are both straight cylindrical, so that the inside of the rack 4 of the vending machine 1 can be made smoothly. Can move.

  In addition, after taking out from the vending machine 1, the body portion 32 and the lid portion 33 are gripped, and as shown in FIG. When bent so as to be folded, the engagement state between the convex portion 34 and the concave portion 35 is released, and the golf ball G inside can be taken out.

  In this case, if the engagement position between the ridge 34 and the recess 35 is disposed at an intermediate position of the diameter of the golf ball G, the body 32 and the lid as shown in FIG. Even when bent 33, the inner peripheral portion of the engagement position between the ridge 34 and the recess 35 is supported by the golf ball G in a backing state, so it is easy to remove these engagements. However, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), since the engaging position is arranged between the golf balls G, the lid portion 33 can be easily moved from the trunk portion 32 by the bending operation of the trunk portion 32 and the lid portion 33. Can be removed.

  In addition, other embodiments as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 can be adopted. The container 41 in the golf product with a container according to the third embodiment shown in FIG. 6 is made of a synthetic resin that is easily elastically deformed as in the second embodiment, and a substantially hemispherical lid body portion 43 is provided on the body portion 42. In this configuration, the projections 44 and the recesses 45 are engaged with each other. The container 51 in the golf product with a container according to the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 7 is also made of a synthetic resin that is easily elastically deformed, and a body part 52 having a large depth is covered with a cover part 53 having a shallow depth, thereby being convex. The configuration is such that the strip 54 and the concave strip 55 are engaged.

  Further, the container 61 in the golf product with a container according to the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 8 is a full-open metal used in a can, for example, in a cylindrical body 62 made of synthetic resin with both ends open. A canopy 63 and a bottom lid 64 are attached, and the tab 65 of the canopy 63 is raised to open the top plate portion 66 by cutting it into a circle. In any case, the outer diameter and height are set in the same manner as the beverage can and are designed to be able to move smoothly in the rack 4 of the vending machine 1.

  The present invention is not limited to the configuration of each of the embodiments described above, and can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Moreover, as a golf product stored in the container, a glove or the like can be applied in addition to the golf ball.

It is the perspective view which fractured | ruptured a part which shows one Embodiment of the vending machine of this invention. FIG. 2 is a side view schematically showing the rack of FIG. 1. It is a front view which shows 1st Embodiment of the golf goods containing a container of this invention, (a) has shown the state which closed the cover part, (b) has shown the state which opened the cover part. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state in which one golf ball is taken out with the body portion after opening the lid portion obliquely directed in the container-equipped golf product of FIG. 3. It is a front view which shows 2nd Embodiment of the golf goods containing a container of this invention, (a) shows the state which closed the cover part, (b) bends a trunk | drum part and a cover part, and engages them. The removed state is shown. It is a front view which shows 3rd Embodiment of the golf goods with a container of this invention. It is a front view which shows 4th Embodiment of the golf goods with a container of this invention. It is a front view which shows 5th Embodiment of the golf goods with a container of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending machine 3 Goods 4 Rack 16 Passage 17 Side plate 21 Container 22 Body part 23 Cover part 24 Shrinkage part 25 Mouth part 31 Container 32 Body part 33 Cover part 34 Projection part 35 Concave part G Golf ball

Claims (6)

A rack in which a plurality of beverage products in a container are stored in a stacked state for each type, and a dispensing mechanism capable of discharging the beverage products one by one at the lower end of the rack. In a vending machine having a dispensing control unit that is provided in parallel with each other and operates a dispensing mechanism for a beverage product in any rack by a selection operation,
A vending machine in which at least one of the racks stores a containerized golf product instead of a containerd beverage product stored therein.   The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the golf product is a golf ball. A rack in which a plurality of beverage products in a container are stored in a stacked state for each type, and a dispensing mechanism capable of discharging the beverage products one by one at the lower end of the rack. It is a product that can be stored in place of the beverage product in the rack in the vending machine that is provided in parallel and has a dispensing control unit that activates the dispensing mechanism of any pair of beverage products by a selection operation,
A golf product in a container, wherein the golf product is stored inside the container.   4. The packaged golf product according to claim 3, wherein the golf product is a golf ball. It is a container used for the golf product with a container according to claim 4,
A body portion for storing the golf ball, and a lid portion for detachably closing the opening,
The body portion is formed with a reduced diameter portion whose inscribed circle along the radial direction is substantially the same as or slightly smaller than the diameter of the golf ball, and at least 1 is provided between the reduced diameter portion and the inner bottom surface of the body portion. A golf product container characterized in that a space for storing individual golf balls is formed. It is a container used for the golf product with a container according to claim 4,
The body part for storing the golf ball and the lid part for detachably closing the opening are formed of a material that is easily elastically deformed,
The trunk part and the lid part can be engaged with the convex part by an operation of pressing the lid part covering the opening of the trunk part in the circumferential direction and the trunk part in the axial direction of the trunk part. A concave portion is disposed, and the height position from the inner bottom surface of the body portion is arranged between a plurality of golf balls housed in the body portion as an engagement position between the convex portion and the concave portion. It is set up so that it may be, The container for golf goods characterized by the above-mentioned.

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