JP2009237982A - Cup-type beverage vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cup-type beverage vending machine capable of cleaning the inside of a vending port door and a cup placing part besides preventing the vending port door from being opened during the preparation of a beverage. <P>SOLUTION: A cup placing part for placing a cup is provided on the rear side of a vending port. The vending port includes the vending port door openable/closable by manual operation. A lock mechanism is provided for locking the vending port door in the closed position of the vending port. A preparing means is provided for preparing the beverage and pouring it into the cup in the cup placing part. During standby, lock of the vending port door by the lock mechanism is released to allow cleaning inside the vending port door and the cup placing part. During the preparation of the beverage by a preparing means, the vending port door is locked by the lock mechanism. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup-type beverage vending machine that dispenses a beverage into a cup.

  Conventionally, in a cup-type beverage vending machine, a selected beverage is cooked and poured into a cup, and the beverage-containing cup can be taken out from a sales opening provided on the front surface of the machine body.

  A cup arrangement part in which a cup is arranged is provided on the rear side of the sales outlet, and a sales outlet door is provided at the sales outlet so as to be opened and closed.

  There are two types of sales doors: an automatic open / close type and a manual open / close type. In the case of a sales opening door that can always be manually opened and closed, there is a possibility that the sales opening door can be opened and a hand can be put into the sales opening even while a beverage is being prepared and poured into a cup.

  Therefore, there is a cup-type beverage vending machine that locks the sales outlet door in a closed position except when the cup is taken out, including during standby, and releases the lock of the sales outlet door only when the cup is taken out.

  In a cup-type beverage vending machine equipped with a lock mechanism for the sales outlet door, the cup mounting base on which the cup is placed swings upward by a spring bias, thereby locking the sales outlet door, and also on the cup mounting base. As the beverage is poured into the cup, the cup mounting table swings downward against the spring bias due to the weight of the beverage, thereby unlocking the sales door and opening the sales door. The cup can be taken out (for example, see Patent Document 1).

In addition, as a cup-type beverage vending machine equipped with a lock mechanism for the sales outlet door, there is a cup-type beverage vending machine that employs a cup transport system that cooks beverage in the cup while transporting the cup on the transport table. . This cup-type beverage vending machine is equipped with a locking piece that locks the sales outlet door in the closed position, and the position where the transport stand is separated from the position of the sales outlet is the standby position. In addition, the sales outlet door is locked by a spring-biased locking piece when the transport stand is not at the sales outlet position, and the transport stand with the beverage in the cup moves to the sales outlet position. By doing so, the carrier is brought into contact with the lock piece and the lock of the sales port door by the lock piece is released against the spring bias, so that the cup can be taken out by opening the sales port door (for example, patent document) 2).
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-48086 (page 9-10, FIG. 5-8) JP 2002-49959 A (page 2-3, FIG. 1-5)

  In a cup-type beverage vending machine, the beverage is poured from the top of the cup, so the beverage jumps around the cup, the inside of the sales door and the inside of the cup are easily soiled, and dirt is generally visible through the transparent sales door. End up.

  In conventional cup-type beverage vending machines equipped with a lock mechanism for the sales-door, the sales-door door is locked even during standby. There was a problem that I couldn't do even if I wanted to clean the inside of the door or the inside of the cup.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and in addition to preventing the sales door from being opened during cooking of a beverage, the cup-type beverage automatic capable of cleaning the inside of the sales door and the inside of the cup mounting portion. The purpose is to provide a vending machine.

  The cup-type beverage vending machine according to claim 1 is provided with a sales outlet, a cup arrangement portion provided on the rear side of the sales outlet, in which a cup is arranged, and a sales outlet capable of manually opening and closing the sales outlet. A door, a lock mechanism for locking the sales opening door at the closed position of the sales opening, cooking means for cooking a beverage and pouring it into the cup of the cup arrangement portion, and the sales opening by the lock mechanism during standby And a controller that locks the sales door with the lock mechanism during cooking in which the door is unlocked and the beverage is cooked by the cooking means.

  The cup-type beverage vending machine according to claim 2 is the cup-type beverage vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising: a money processing unit that accepts money; and a beverage selection means that selects a beverage. When the coin is received by the money processing unit and a beverage is selected by the beverage selection means, the sales door is locked by the lock mechanism, and cooking of the beverage is started by the cooking means.

  The cup-type beverage vending machine according to claim 3 is the cup-type beverage vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the control unit finishes cooking the beverage by the cooking means and dispensing the beverage into the cup. The lock of the sales outlet door by the lock mechanism is released.

  The cup-type beverage vending machine according to claim 4 is the cup-type beverage vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a cup supply portion that supplies a cup built in the cup arrangement portion, and a non-built-in cup A non-built-in cup selection means for selecting use, and if the non-built-in cup selection means is not selected, the control unit causes a cup to be supplied from the cup supply unit when cooking a beverage, and the non-built-in cup selection means When is selected, the supply of the cup from the cup supply unit is stopped when the beverage is cooked.

  The cup-type beverage vending machine according to claim 5 is the cup-type beverage vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cooking means is configured to provide a beverage dispensing route to a beverage cooking location and a cup placement portion. The controller has a cleaning function of cleaning, and the controller locks the sales outlet door with a lock mechanism when the cooking means is cleaned.

  According to the cup-type beverage vending machine according to claim 1, during the cooking of the beverage by the cooking means, the sales port door can be locked by the lock mechanism to prevent the sales port door from being opened, and in standby. Since the lock of the sales port door by the lock mechanism is released, the inside of the sales port door and the inside of the cup mounting portion can be cleaned.

  According to the cup-type beverage vending machine according to claim 2, in addition to the effect of the cup-type beverage vending machine according to claim 1, when the currency is received by the money processing unit and the beverage is selected by the beverage selection means, Because the lock mechanism locks the sales outlet door and the cooking means starts cooking the beverage, even if the sales outlet door is unlocked during standby, the sales outlet door is opened during the beverage preparation. It can be surely prevented.

  According to the cup-type beverage vending machine according to claim 3, in addition to the effect of the cup-type beverage vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, the end of cooking of the beverage by the cooking means and the dispensing of the beverage into the cup Later, since the lock of the sales port door by the lock mechanism is released, it is possible to reliably prevent the sales port door from being opened during cooking of the beverage.

  According to the cup-type beverage vending machine according to claim 4, in addition to the effect of the cup-type beverage vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, when the use of a non-built-in cup is selected, it is on standby Open the sales outlet door and place the non-built-in cup in the cup placement section to pour the beverage into the non-built-in cup, so it can be handled as it is without changing the setting of the lock of the sales outlet door.

  According to the cup type beverage vending machine according to claim 5, in addition to the effect of the cup type beverage vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the lock of the sales mouth door is released during standby. However, when cleaning the cooking means, the sales door is locked with a lock mechanism, and the beverage outlet route to the beverage cooking part and the cup placement part is cleaned by the cleaning function of the cooking means. Can be prevented from being opened.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, 11 is a cup-type beverage vending machine that cooks selected beverages and dispenses them into a cup for sale. This cup-type beverage vending machine 11 is mainly used in offices and the like. The vending machine main body 12 and a door body 13 that can be opened and closed on the front surface of the vending machine main body 12 are provided.

  On the front surface of the door body 13, a plurality of product display units 15 displaying beverages to be sold, a beverage selection button 16 as a plurality of beverage selection means for selecting products provided for each product display unit 15, increase / decrease of raw materials Multiple preference selection buttons 17 for selecting the presence or absence, etc., My cup use button 18 as a non-built-in cup selection means to be selected when using a non-built-in cup, that is, a cup owned by the purchaser, a coin to insert coins Inserting unit 19, bill inserting unit 20 for inserting bills, return lever 21 for returning inserted coins, coin return port 22 for returning change coins and return coins, input amount, temperature, countdown to completion of beverage cooking, etc. A display unit 23 for displaying, a sales outlet 24 for taking out a cup containing beverages, and the like are provided.

  The sales port 24 is provided inside the sales port frame 25 and can be opened and closed by a sales port door 26 attached to the sales port frame 25. In the upper part of the sales opening frame 25, a during-cooking display unit 27 is provided which blinks, for example, during beverage preparation.

  Further, on the back surface of the door body 13, as a money processing unit 30, a coin processing unit 31 that processes coins inserted into the coin insertion unit 19, and a banknote processing unit 32 that processes banknotes inserted into the banknote insertion unit 20. Is arranged. Above the sales outlet 24, there is disposed a cup supply unit 34 that houses a plurality of built-in cups 33 and discharges and supplies the cups 33 downward one by one.

  Further, in the vending machine main body 12, a vent stage 37 as a cup arrangement portion for arranging the cup 33 is arranged on the rear side of the sales outlet 24. The vent stage 37 has a box shape opening toward the front surface, and an opening 38 is formed on the upper surface for receiving the cup 33 supplied from the cup supply unit 34 disposed above when the door body 13 is closed. . In the vent stage 37, a slat 39 for placing the cup 33 and a cup holder 40 for holding the cup 33 openable from both sides are provided. Between the cup holders 40 on both sides, the cup 33 supplied from the cup supply unit 34 can be received and held from above, and a non-built-in cup can be arranged from the sales outlet 24.

  A water supply tank 43 for supplying water is disposed at the lower part of the vending machine main body 12, and hot water heated to a predetermined temperature by a heater (not shown) that receives water from the water supply tank 43 at the upper part of the vending machine main body 12, A hot water tank 44 that can be supplied is disposed, and an ice making machine 45 that receives water from the water supply tank 43 to produce ice and that can be supplied is disposed. In the case of an iced beverage, the ice produced by the ice making machine 45 is supplied into the cup 33 of the vent stage 37 through the ice supply path 46.

  A plurality of canisters 49 for storing and supplying beverage powder raw materials are disposed above the rear side of the vent stage 37, and the powder raw materials and hot water tanks 44 supplied from the canisters 49 are disposed below the canisters 49. A plurality of mixing balls 50 for mixing with hot water supplied from the water or water supplied from the water supply tank 43 and mixing them are arranged. Beverages cooked with these mixing balls 50 are poured into the cup 33 of the vent stage 37 through a dispensing path (not shown).

  Above one side of the vent stage 37, a plurality of canisters 53 for storing and supplying regular coffee coffee beans are arranged, and below these canisters 53, a coffee mill 54 for grinding coffee beans is arranged. Below the coffee mill 54, a brewer 55 for cooking coffee drinks with coffee powder and hot water supplied from the hot water tank 44 is arranged. The coffee beverage cooked in this brewer 55 is sent to one mixing ball 50 through a dispensing path (not shown), and then mixed with sugar and cream as necessary, and then cooked through the dispensing path of the mixing ball 50. It is poured into the cup 33 of the vent stage 37.

  Under the brewer 55, a ground container 58 for storing used coffee powder is disposed. Under the ground container 58, a drain container 59 for receiving drain water generated in the machine is disposed.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the sales outlet door 26 is configured such that a vertical shaft 62 provided on one side of the sales outlet door 26 is rotatably attached to the sales outlet frame 25. The sales opening door 26 is rotated about the shaft 62 by manual operation so that the sales opening 24 can be opened and closed, and is biased toward a closed position where the sales opening 24 is closed by a spring (not shown).

  A lock mechanism 65 that locks the sales outlet door 26 at the closed position of the sales outlet 24 is attached to the upper rear portion of the sales outlet frame 25. The locking mechanism 65 is supported by a bracket 66 attached to the back side of the sales opening frame 25 so that an intermediate portion of the locking lever 67 is pivotally supported by a pivotal support member 68. 69 is protruding. A lock hole 70 is formed in the upper part of the sales door 26 so that the lock claw 69 of the lock lever 67 can be engaged in the closed position.

  The other end of the lock lever 67 is connected to a plunger 72 of a solenoid 71 as drive means. When the solenoid 71 is energized, the lock claw 69 of the lock lever 67 engages with the lock hole 70 to lock the sales outlet door 26, and when the solenoid 71 is deenergized, the spring 71 (not shown) As a result, the lock claw 69 of the lock lever 67 is released upward from the lock hole 70, and the lock of the sales outlet door 26 is released.

  The sales outlet frame 25 may be provided with door closing detection means for detecting that the sales outlet door 26 is in the closed position.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2, a control unit 81 for controlling the cup type beverage vending machine 11 is provided. The control unit 81 includes a money processing unit 30, a beverage selection button 16 as a beverage selection means, and a non-built-in type. The my cup use button 18 as the cup selection means, the cooking means 82 for cooking the beverage, and the solenoid 71 of the lock mechanism 65 are connected.

  The cooking means 82 includes a water supply tank 43, a hot water tank 44, an ice making machine 45, a canister 49, a mixing ball 50, a dispensing path from the mixing ball 50, a canister 53, a coffee mill 54, a brewer 55, and one mixing from the brewer 55. The pouring route to the ball 50 is included. This cooking means 82 has a washing function for automatically washing by flowing hot water from the hot water tank 44 to each of the beverage extraction paths reaching the vent stage 37 and the cooking place of the beverage such as the mixing ball 50 and the brewer 55. .

  Then, the control unit 81 unlocks the sales port door 26 by the lock mechanism 65 during standby, and locks the sales port door 26 by the lock mechanism 65 during cooking to cook the beverage by the cooking means 82, and the cooking means 82 Has a function of releasing the lock of the sales outlet door 26 by the lock mechanism 65 after finishing the preparation of the beverage and the dispensing of the beverage into the cup 33. More specifically, when the coin processing unit 30 accepts money and the beverage is selected by the beverage selection button 16, the lock mechanism 65 locks the sales door 26 and the cooking means 82 starts cooking the beverage. Have.

  Further, the control unit 81 causes the cup supply unit 34 to supply the cup 33 from the cup supply unit 34 when the beverage is cooked unless the my cup use button 18 is selected, and if the my cup use button 18 is selected, the cup supply unit 34 serves when the beverage is cooked. Has a function of stopping the supply of the cup 33 from. The presence / absence of the selection of the use of the my cup button 18 is determined at least by the selection of the beverage selection button 16, that is, when using the cup owned by the purchaser, after selecting the use of the my cup use button 18, The beverage selection button 16 is selected and operated.

  The control unit 81 has a function of locking the sales outlet door 26 with the lock mechanism 65 when the cooking means 82 is washed.

  Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.

  First, the beverage cooking of the cup-type beverage vending machine 11 and the operation of locking the sales door 26 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the standby state of the cup-type beverage vending machine 11 (step 1), the energization of the solenoid 71 of the lock mechanism 65 is de-energized (step 2), and the lock claw 69 of the lock lever 67 is the sales door. The sales outlet door 26 is unlocked by releasing upward from the 26 lock holes 70, and the sales outlet door 26 can be opened and closed manually.

  When using a cup owned by the purchaser, at least before the beverage selection button 16 is selected, the sales opening door 26 is manually opened, and the purchaser-owned cup is placed in the vent stage 37 from the sales opening 24. Then, select and use the My Cup use button 18.

  A beverage selection button 16 that is selected by a purchaser when a coin is inserted into the coin insertion unit 19 or a bill is inserted into the bill insertion unit 20 (step 3), and coins that are equal to or higher than the beverage sales price are inserted. When the selection operation is performed (step 4), the solenoid 71 is energized and excited, the lock claw 69 of the lock lever 67 engages with the lock hole 70 of the sales port door 26, and the sales port door 26 is locked (step 5). .

  At this time, if the solenoid 71 is energized and excited on condition that the door closing detection means detects that the door 26 is in the closed position, the door 26 can be securely locked. Can do. If the sales door 26 is not in the closed position, the solenoid 71 is not energized, and the display 23 or the like informs the customer that the sales door 26 is closed. If detected, the sales outlet door 26 may be locked.

  After the sales door 26 is locked, the cooking means 82 starts cooking the selected beverage (step 6).

  At this time, if the my cup use button 18 is not selected, the cup 33 is supplied from the cup supply unit 34 to the vent stage 37, and the beverage cooked by the cooking means 82 is poured into the cup 33 of the vent stage 37. .

  On the other hand, if the use of my cup button 18 is selected, the cup 33 is not supplied from the cup supply unit 34, and the beverage cooked by the cooking means 82 is stored in the purchaser's own cup arranged in advance on the vent stage 37. To pour out.

  When cooking of the beverage by the cooking means 82 and the dispensing of the beverage into the cup 33 or the purchaser's cup are completed (step 7), the state returns to the standby state and the energization to the solenoid 71 of the lock mechanism 65 is released. The lock claw 69 of the lock lever 67 is released upward from the lock hole 70 of the sales port door 26, and the lock of the sales port door 26 is released.

  Therefore, the purchaser opens the sales opening door 26 by manual operation, inserts his hand into the sales opening 24, and takes out the cup 33 containing beverage or the purchaser's own cup. When the hand is released from the sales opening door 26 that has been opened, the sales opening door 26 automatically returns to the closed position of the sales opening 24 by urging the spring.

  In this way, during cooking in which a beverage is cooked by the cooking means 82, the sales port door 26 is locked by the lock mechanism 65, so that the sales port door 26 can be prevented from being accidentally opened.

  During standby, the manager of the cup-type beverage vending machine 11 manually opens the sales outlet door 26 to release the lock of the sales outlet door 26 by the lock mechanism 65, and the inside of the sales outlet door 26 or vent The inside of the stage 37 can be cleaned.

  In addition, when the use of a cup owned by the purchaser is selected, the sales opening door 26 is opened during the standby, and the purchaser-owned cup can be placed on the vent stage 37, and the beverage can be poured into the cup. This can be done without changing the lock setting of the door 26.

  In addition, when the currency processing unit 30 accepts money and the beverage is selected by the beverage selection button 16, the sales mechanism door 26 is locked by the lock mechanism 65, and the cooking means 82 starts cooking the beverage. Even when the door 26 is unlocked, it is possible to reliably prevent the sales door 26 from being opened while the beverage is being cooked.

  Further, after the cooking of the beverage by the cooking means 82 and the dispensing of the beverage into the cup 33 or the cup owned by the purchaser is finished, the sales outlet 26 is unlocked by the locking mechanism 65. It is possible to reliably prevent the door 26 from being opened.

  Further, since the lock mechanism 65 can be attached in a small space, it can be applied to a small cup type beverage vending machine 11.

  This cup-type beverage vending machine 11 is mainly for indoor installations such as in offices, so there is a possibility that even if the sales door 26 is unlocked during standby, it may be mischievous. Is low.

  Next, the automatic cleaning operation of the cooking means 82 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In the standby state of the cup-type beverage vending machine 11 (step 11), the energization to the solenoid 71 of the lock mechanism 65 is released (step 12), and the lock claw 69 of the lock lever 67 is the sales door. The sales outlet door 26 is unlocked by releasing upward from the 26 lock holes 70, and the sales outlet door 26 can be opened and closed manually.

  After one beverage dispensing operation, the cooking means 82 is automatically cleaned every preset number of beverage dispensing operations or every preset time.

  When a predetermined time before starting the automatic cleaning of the cooking means 82, for example, 10 seconds before (step 13), the solenoid 71 is energized and excited, and the lock claw 69 of the lock lever 67 is moved to the lock hole 70 of the sales door 26. And the sales outlet door 26 is locked (step 14).

  Even at this time, if the solenoid 71 is energized and excited on the condition that the door closing detection means detects that the door 26 is in the closed position, the door 26 is securely locked. be able to. If the sales door 26 is not in the closed position, the solenoid 71 is not energized, and the display unit 23 or the like informs the customer that the sales door 26 is closed, and the closing of the sales door 26 is detected by the door closing detection means. Then, the sales door 26 may be locked.

  When it is time to start automatic cleaning of the cooking means 82 after locking the sales door 26 (step 15), automatic cleaning of the cooking means 82 is started (step 16). In this automatic cleaning, hot water is poured from the hot water tank 44 to the cooking portion of the beverage such as the mixing ball 50 and the brewer 55 and the beverage extraction route to the vent stage 37 for cleaning. The hot water used for washing is discharged to the vent stage 37 through the pouring path from the mixing ball 50, and is collected from the vent stage 37 to the drainage container 59.

  When the automatic cleaning of the cooking means 82 is completed (step 17), the state returns to the standby state, the energization of the solenoid 71 of the lock mechanism 65 is released and de-energized, and the lock claw 69 of the lock lever 67 is moved to the sales door. The sales door 26 is unlocked by releasing upward from the 26 lock holes 70.

  In this way, even when the sales outlet door 26 is unlocked during standby, when the cooking means 82 is washed, the sales outlet door 26 is locked by the lock mechanism 65 and the cooking function 82 is used for cooking the beverage. Since the beverage dispensing path to the location and the vent stage 37 is washed, it is possible to prevent the sales outlet door 26 from being accidentally opened during washing.

  The opening and closing of the sales door 26 by manual operation is not limited to the pivoting opening and closing around the vertical axis 62, but the sliding opening and closing in the horizontal and vertical directions, and the pivoting opening and closing around the horizontal axis. Any of these may be used.

It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement of the drink cooking and the lock | rock of a sales opening door in the cup-type drink vending machine which shows one embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of a cup type drink vending machine same as the above. It is the perspective view which looked at the sales outlet and the sales outlet door of a cup type beverage vending machine same as the above from the back side. It is a perspective view of the lock mechanism of a sales mouth door same as the above. It is a perspective view of a cup type beverage vending machine same as the above. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of a cup-type drink vending machine same as the above. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement of the automatic washing | cleaning of the cooking means of a cup type beverage vending machine same as the above.

Explanation of symbols

11 Cup-type beverage vending machine
16 Beverage selection button as a beverage selection means
18 My cup use button as non-built-in cup selection means
24 sales outlets
26 Sales door
30 Money handling department
33 cups
34 Cup supply unit
37 Vent stage as cup placement
65 Locking mechanism
81 Control unit
82 Cooking means

Claims (5)

Sales outlets,
A cup arrangement part provided on the rear side of the sales outlet and in which a cup is arranged;
A sales opening door that allows the sales opening to be opened and closed manually,
A lock mechanism for locking the sales outlet door at the closed position of the sales outlet;
Cooking means for cooking the beverage and pouring it into the cup of the cup arrangement part;
A control unit that unlocks the sales port door by the lock mechanism during standby, and that locks the sales port door by the lock mechanism during cooking by the cooking means. A cup-type beverage vending machine. A money handling unit that accepts money;
A beverage selection means for selecting a beverage,
The control unit accepts money by the money processing unit and, when a beverage is selected by the beverage selection unit, locks the sales door by the lock mechanism, and starts cooking the beverage by the cooking unit. The cup-type beverage vending machine according to claim 1. 3. The cup-type beverage according to claim 1, wherein the control unit releases the lock of the sales port door by the lock mechanism after the cooking of the beverage by the cooking means and the dispensing of the beverage into the cup are completed. vending machine. A cup supply section for supplying a cup built in the cup arrangement section;
A non-built-in cup selection means for selecting use of a non-built-in cup,
If the non-built-in cup selection means is not selected, the control unit supplies a cup from the cup supply unit during cooking of the beverage. The cup-type beverage vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein supply of the cup is stopped. The cooking means has a cleaning function for cleaning the beverage extraction route leading to the beverage cooking location and the cup arrangement portion,
The cup-type beverage vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the controller locks the sales outlet door with a lock mechanism when the cooking means is washed.

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