JP2014228987A - Article cooling system and automatic vending machine including the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article cooling system and an automatic vending machine including the same capable of power saving during heating operation using a heater and a heat pump.SOLUTION: When heating a left storage A in a heat pump operation mode, an operation control means controls a four-way valve 92 to switch a refrigeration cycle to a refrigerant flow path for heat pump operation, and controls an inverter compressor 71 to operate so that the temperature in a center storage B and a right storage C, which are set to be cooled by inner heat exchangers 51B and 51C to be a controlled temperature, and controls the power supply to a heater 62A disposed in a left storage A, which is set to be heated to be a set temperature. The control temperature of the center storage B and the right storage C, which are set in cooling mode, is controlled to be lower than the temperature when the left storage A, which is set in a heating mode, is not heated by the heat pump operation. With this, the operation efficiency of the inverter compressor 71 is increased.

Description

  The present invention relates to an article cooling apparatus having an interior capable of heating by a heat pump operation and heating by a heater, and a vending machine including the same.

  In general, in vending machines that sell cooled or heated products such as canned beverages, the air cooled by the internal heat exchanger that constitutes the refrigeration cycle together with the compressor or the air heated by the heater is stored in the storage The product in the store is cooled or heated by circulating in the store with a fan.

  In recent years, heat pump heating that uses the heat absorbed when cooling the interior of the cooling setting in the vending machine that sells cooled or heated products has become widespread. , Energy saving is realized compared to heating by heater alone.

  As a vending machine using this heat pump heating, a condenser for supplying refrigerant condensed to an evaporator installed in a refrigerator is installed in a heating chamber and a machine room, and further, refrigerant condensed in an evaporator A variable flow rate control valve that adjusts the flow rate of the refrigerant that passes by changing the opening degree according to a given opening degree command is provided in the refrigerant flow path that supplies The refrigerant is supplied to the evaporator via the variable flow control valve from the condenser installed in the heating chamber or the condenser installed in the machine room, so that the temperature of the heater reaches the temperature, and the operation time and stop time of the evaporator are measured. In addition, the internal operation on / off time measuring means for measuring the operation time and stop time of the condenser installed in the heating chamber, and the operation time and stop time of the evaporator measured by the internal operation on / off time measuring means ,Condenser The operation rate calculation means for obtaining the operation rate of the evaporator and the operation rate of the condenser from the operation time and the stop time, and the operation rate of the evaporator obtained by the operation rate calculation means and the operation rate of the condenser are matched. And a valve opening correction means for correcting the opening of the variable flow control valve (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2012-27783 A

  However, in the conventional vending machine described in Patent Document 1, the opening degree of the variable flow control valve is corrected so that the operation rate of the evaporator and the operation rate of the condenser coincide with each other. If the warm product temperature is set lower than normal and the cooled product temperature is set higher than normal), the operation rate of the evaporator and the operation rate of the condenser are reduced.

  In vending machines that use both heater heating and heat pump heating for heating, the contribution rate of heat pump heating is increased to reduce the contribution rate of heater heating, thereby reducing the overall energy consumption of cooling and heating. ing.

  However, if the operating rate of the evaporator is reduced, the operating rate of the compressor is also reduced, and the contribution rate due to heating of the heat pump is also reduced accordingly.

  For this reason, there is a problem that the contribution ratio of the heater heating is increased, and there is a case where the whole energy is increased by cooling and heating.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and provides an article cooling apparatus and a vending machine equipped with the article cooling apparatus that can increase the contribution rate by heating the heat pump during heating and can save energy as a whole. For the purpose.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a cooling operation using one compressor, an in-compartment heat exchanger disposed in each of a plurality of warehouses, and an outside heat exchanger disposed outside the warehouse. Refrigeration cycle that can be switched between a refrigerant flow path for heat pump and a refrigerant flow path for heat pump operation, and when heating the interior of the heating set in the heat pump operation, the operation control means operates the refrigeration cycle in the heat pump operation. The operation of the compressor is controlled so that the temperature in the cooling-set chamber that is cooled by the internal heat exchanger after being switched to the refrigerant flow path becomes the control temperature, and the internal heat exchanger Control energization to the heaters arranged in the heating setting chamber heated by the internal heat exchanger so that the temperature in the heating setting chamber heated becomes the heating setting temperature. In the article cooling apparatus, the operation control means adds heat pump operation. Within compartment configuration when heated, it is to increase the operation ratio of the compressor than when no warming in the warehouse of warmed set at the heat pump operation.

  Thereby, the contribution rate by heat pump heating increases (the contribution rate by heater heating decreases), and the energy saving as a whole can be aimed at.

  According to the present invention, when the interior of the heating set is heated by the heat pump operation, the operation rate of the compressor is increased by increasing the operation rate of the compressor than when the heating set interior is not heated by the heat pump operation. The contribution rate increases (contribution rate due to heater heating decreases), and energy saving as a whole can be achieved.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an internal structure of a main body of a vending machine including an article cooling device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Configuration diagram of refrigeration cycle of vending machine of the embodiment Block diagram showing the control system of the vending machine of the embodiment Flowchart showing the control of the vending machine of the embodiment The flowchart which shows control of the vending machine provided with the article | item cooling device in Embodiment 2 of this invention. The flowchart which shows another control of the vending machine of the embodiment

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerant flow path for cooling operation using one compressor, an internal heat exchanger disposed in each of a plurality of warehouses, and an external heat exchanger disposed outside the warehouse. When a refrigeration cycle that can be switched to a refrigerant flow path for heat pump operation is configured and the interior of the heating set is heated by heat pump operation, the operation control means converts the refrigeration cycle into a refrigerant flow path for heat pump operation. After the switching, the operation of the compressor is controlled so that the inside temperature of the cooling set cooled by the inside heat exchanger becomes the control temperature, and the heating heated by the inside heat exchanger An article cooling apparatus for controlling energization to a heater arranged in a heating setting chamber heated by the internal heat exchanger so that a temperature in the setting chamber becomes a heating setting temperature. The operation control means heats the interior of the heating set by heat pump operation. In, characterized in that to increase the operation ratio of the compressor than when no warming in the warehouse of warmed set at the heat pump operation.

In the above configuration, the operation control means increases the operation rate of the compressor when heating the interior of the heating set in the heat pump operation than when not heating the interior of the heating set in the heat pump operation. The contribution ratio of heating by operation increases, and the contribution ratio of heating by heater decreases.

  In this case, since the amount of decrease in power consumption for heating is larger than the amount of increase in power consumption for cooling, the power consumption as a whole can be reduced (energy saving).

  In the second aspect of the invention, in particular, when the operation control means in the first aspect of the invention heats the interior of the heating setting in the heat pump operation, than in the case of not heating the interior of the heating setting in the heat pump operation, When the refrigerant cycle for the heat pump operation is used as the refrigeration cycle, the inside of the heating chamber is heated by the heat pump operation by lowering the control temperature in the cooling chamber that is cooled by the internal heat exchanger. The operation rate of the compressor is increased more than when not.

  When the inside of the heating chamber is heated by the heat pump operation, the internal heat exchange is performed when the refrigeration cycle is used as the refrigerant flow path for the heat pump operation, rather than when the heating chamber is not heated by the heat pump operation. If you lower the control temperature inside the cooler set to cool by the compressor, the thermo-on time (time the compressor is operating) becomes longer and the thermo-off time (time the compressor is stopped) becomes shorter. When the inside of the heating chamber is warmed by the heat pump operation, the operation rate of the compressor can be increased more than when the heating chamber is not warmed by the heat pump operation.

  Therefore, when heating the inside of the heating chamber with the heat pump operation, the contribution rate of heating by the heat pump operation increases and the contribution rate of heating by the heater decreases, reducing the overall power consumption (energy saving) Can be planned).

  According to a third invention, in addition to the first invention, in addition to the first invention, the operation control means includes an internal fan having a variable number of revolutions for circulating the air cooled or heated by the internal heat exchanger. However, when heating the interior of the heating set in the heat pump operation, when the refrigerant cycle for the heat pump operation is used as the refrigerant flow path, rather than not heating the interior of the heating set in the heat pump operation. By setting the number of rotations of the internal fan in the cooling set cooled by the internal heat exchanger to a high number of rotations (increasing the number of rotations, increasing the number of rotations) The operation rate of the compressor is increased as compared with the case where the interior is not heated.

  With the above configuration, when the number of rotations of the internal fan in the refrigerator set for cooling that is cooled by the internal heat exchanger increases, the cool air reaches the upper area in the internal compartment away from the internal heat exchanger and the internal fan. (Air cooled by the internal heat exchanger) circulates, from the partial cooling of only the lower area in the warehouse close to the internal heat exchanger and the internal fan in the warehouse, to almost the entire cooling in the warehouse, Accordingly, the internal temperature detected by the internal temperature detection means is set to thermo-off by increasing the circulation amount (circulation zone, length of the circulation cycle) of cold air (air cooled by the internal heat exchanger) in the internal storage. Since the time required to reach the temperature or the lower limit temperature becomes longer, the operation rate of the compressor increases.

  Therefore, when heating the inside of the heating chamber with the heat pump operation, the contribution rate of heating by the heat pump operation increases and the contribution rate of heating by the heater decreases, reducing the overall power consumption (energy saving) Can be planned).

  In addition, by cooling the inside of the warehouse that stores products that are cooled and sold from the lower area to the upper area in the warehouse where the internal heat exchanger and internal fan are placed, the cold storage effect is increased and cold products are provided. Opportunities (the number of products that can be sold to a suitable temperature) can be increased.

In addition to the first invention, the fourth invention is provided with an outside fan that blows outside air to the outside heat exchanger, and the outside heat exchanger has a heating pump set in a heating chamber. When heating, the refrigerant condensed in the internal heat exchanger in the heating setting chamber heated by the heat pump operation is cooled by heat exchange with the outside air, and the operation control means is heated by the heat pump operation. When heating the interior of the set chamber, the temperature of the outside fan is set to a lower number of rotations than when not heating the interior of the heating chamber with the heat pump operation. The operation rate of the compressor is increased as compared with the case where the inside is not heated.

  In the above configuration, the external heat exchanger flows out of the internal heat exchanger in the heating setting chamber when the inside of the heating setting chamber is heated by the heat pump operation, and the inside of the cooling setting internal chamber The refrigerant flowing toward the heat exchanger is cooled by heat exchange with the outside air. When the number of rotations of the external fan that blows air to the external heat exchanger decreases, the refrigerant passes through the external heat exchanger and exchanges heat. Since the amount of outside air blown is reduced, the amount of heat exchange between the refrigerant and the outside air in the outside heat exchanger is reduced, and the refrigerant flows out of the outside heat exchanger and flows into the inside heat exchanger in the cooling set. (The evaporating temperature of the refrigerant in the internal heat exchanger in the cooling set) increases.

  As a result, the temperature difference between the refrigerant and air that exchange heat with each other in the internal heat exchanger in the cooling setting chamber is reduced, and the cooling capacity of the internal heat exchanger in the cooling setting chamber is reduced. The time required for the internal temperature detected by the internal temperature detecting means in the set internal chamber to reach the thermo-off set temperature or the lower limit temperature is increased, and the operating rate of the compressor is increased.

  Therefore, when heating the inside of the heating chamber with the heat pump operation, the contribution rate of heating by the heat pump operation increases and the contribution rate of heating by the heater decreases, reducing the overall power consumption (energy saving) Can be planned).

  Furthermore, the efficiency of the refrigeration cycle is increased by increasing the evaporation temperature of the refrigerant in the internal heat exchanger in the refrigerator set for cooling, and the power consumption for cooling can be reduced, thereby achieving further energy saving. .

  According to a fifth aspect of the invention, in particular, when the operation control means in the first to fourth aspects of the invention is heating the inside of the heating setting chamber by the heat pump operation, the heating setting chamber is heated by the heat pump operation. When the internal temperature reaches a temperature lower than a heating stop temperature at which heating by the heater is stopped by a predetermined temperature, the rotational speed of the compressor is reduced, and the first to fourth inventions In addition to the operational effects, it is possible to suppress the temperature in the heating-set chamber heated by the heat pump operation from becoming higher than the heating stop temperature at which heating by the heater is stopped.

  In a sixth aspect of the invention, in particular, when the operation control means in the first to fifth aspects of the invention is heating the inside of the heating setting chamber in the heat pump operation, the heating setting chamber is heated in the heat pump operation. When the internal temperature reaches a temperature that is lower than the heating stop temperature for stopping the heating by the heater by a predetermined temperature, the refrigerant discharged from the compressor is condensed by the internal heat exchanger in the internal heating chamber. The refrigerant discharged from the compressor from the refrigerant flow path for heat pump operation is flown to the external heat exchanger without being condensed by the internal heat exchanger in the heating-set storage, and the external heat exchange is performed. The refrigerant flow path of the refrigeration cycle is switched to a refrigerant flow path for cooling operation that is condensed in a cooler.

  As a result, when the temperature in the heating setting chamber heated by the heat pump operation reaches a temperature lower than the heating stop temperature for stopping the heating by the heater by a predetermined temperature, the heat pump operation is stopped and the cooling operation is performed. The increase in the power consumption of cooling that has been increased in the heat pump operation can be suppressed from becoming higher than the heating stop temperature that stops the heating by the heater, which is heated in the heat pump operation. Can be reduced.

  In addition, when the refrigerant flow path of the refrigeration cycle is switched from the refrigerant flow path for heat pump operation to the refrigerant flow path for cooling operation, the refrigerant is not flown into the internal heat exchanger in the heating set (heating) It is assumed that the refrigerant is not evaporated by the in-compartment heat exchanger.

  The seventh invention is a vending machine provided with the article cooling device of the first to sixth inventions in particular, and can obtain a vending machine having the effects of the first to sixth inventions.

  Embodiments of an article cooling apparatus and a vending machine including the same according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an internal structure of a main body of a vending machine provided with an article cooling apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a refrigeration cycle of the vending machine according to the same embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control system of the vending machine of the embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing control of the vending machine of the embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the vending machine 21 provided with the article cooling device according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a left warehouse A, a middle warehouse B, and a right warehouse C that are partitioned by a heat insulating partition wall 22. And has product storage columns 23A, 23B, and 23C for storing products to be sold. Each product storage column 23A, 23B, 23C has column temperature sensors 41A, 41B, 41C for measuring the temperature in the column (internal temperature).

  The vending machine 21 includes an outside temperature sensor 100 for detecting the ambient temperature of the vending machine 21, a controller 27 for controlling the entire vending machine, a cooling device such as a compressor, a product discharge mechanism, and the like. A built-in mechanism 26 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, for the left warehouse A, the internal heat exchanger 51 </ b> A that cools or warms the air in the left warehouse A, and the air in the left warehouse A is circulated in the left warehouse A. The internal fan 61A, the heater 62A that generates heat when energized and heats the air in the left internal chamber A, and the capillary tube that squeezes and expands the liquid refrigerant flowing into the internal heat exchanger 51A when the air in the left internal chamber A is cooled. 93A, solenoid valve 81A for switching whether the refrigerant flows through the internal heat exchanger 51A via the capillary tube 93A, liquid refrigerant flowing out of the internal heat exchanger 51A when the air in the left internal A is heated When the air in the left chamber A is heated by the internal heat exchanger 51A, the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the inverter compressor 71 condenses in the internal heat exchanger 51A and is left. Heat exchange inside the air inside A The refrigerant flow path of the refrigeration cycle is switched so that the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the inverter compressor 71 is condensed in the external heat exchanger 81 without passing through the internal heat exchanger 51A when not heated by the 51A. An in-compartment heat exchanger temperature sensor 101A for detecting the temperature of the four-way valve 92 and the in-compartment heat exchanger 51A is provided.

  It should be noted that the internal heat exchanger 51A uses the piping in which the refrigerant flows and functions as an evaporator during the cooling operation for cooling the air in the left internal warehouse A by the internal heat exchanger 51A, and the air in the left internal warehouse A. The refrigerant flows into a pipe that functions as a condenser when the heat pump is heated by the internal heat exchanger 51A.

  Further, for the inside B, the inside heat exchanger 51B that cools the air inside the inside B, the inside fan 61B that circulates the air inside the inside B inside the inside B, and heat generation when energized. Then, the heater 62B that heats the inside B, the capillary tube 93B that squeezes and expands the liquid refrigerant that flows into the inside heat exchanger 51B when the air inside the inside B is cooled, and the inside through the capillary tube 93B A three-way valve 94 for switching whether or not the refrigerant flows through the heat exchanger 51B and an in-compartment heat exchanger temperature sensor 101B for detecting the temperature of the in-compartment heat exchanger 51B are provided.

Also, for the right warehouse C, the warehouse heat exchanger 51C for cooling the air in the right warehouse C, the right warehouse C
The internal fan 61C for circulating the air in the right warehouse C, the capillary tube 93C for constricting and expanding the liquid refrigerant flowing from the three-way valve 94 to the internal heat exchanger 51C without passing through the internal heat exchanger 51B, An internal heat exchanger temperature sensor 101C for detecting the temperature of the heat exchanger 51C is provided.

  In addition, the mechanism unit 26 (a machine room outside the warehouse) detects the temperature of the outside heat exchanger 81, the outside fan 82 that blows air to the outside heat exchanger 81, and the temperature of the outside heat exchanger 81. The external heat exchanger temperature sensor 102 is provided. Note that the external heat exchanger 81 is divided into two, and the path through which the refrigerant flows is divided between when it acts as an evaporator and when it acts as a condenser.

  Note that the refrigeration cycle for the left chamber A includes an inverter compressor 71, an external heat exchanger 81, electromagnetic valves 81A, 81B, 81C, a four-way valve 92, capillary tubes 93A, 93D, 93E, and an internal chamber. The heat exchanger 51A is connected in a ring shape.

  When cooling the left chamber A, the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the inverter compressor 71 is condensed in the external heat exchanger 81 via the four-way valve 92, and the left chamber A is cooled. At that time, since the solenoid valve 81C is closed, the refrigerant does not flow to the solenoid valve 81C side but is divided into the solenoid valve 81A side and the three-way valve 94 side, and the refrigerant flowing to the solenoid valve 81A side passes through the solenoid valve 81A. The pressure is reduced by the capillary tube 93A, evaporated by the internal heat exchanger 51A, and returned to the inverter compressor 71.

  The refrigerant flowing from the external heat exchanger 81 to the three-way valve 94 side flows out from the three-way valve 94 to the capillary tube 93B side according to the state of the three-way valve 94, and is depressurized by the capillary tube 93B. When the refrigerant evaporates in the heat exchanger 51B and the internal heat exchanger 51C, merges with the refrigerant evaporated in the internal heat exchanger 51A and returns to the inverter compressor 71, the three-way valve 94 flows out to the capillary tube 93C side, The pressure is reduced by the capillary tube 93C, evaporates in the internal heat exchanger 51C without flowing through the capillary tube 93B and the internal heat exchanger 51B, merges with the refrigerant evaporated in the internal heat exchanger 51A, and is combined with the inverter compressor 71. May return to

  The solenoid valve 81B is provided in a pipe connecting the pipe between the capillary tube 93D and the four-way valve 92 and the pipe where the refrigerant flowing out of the internal heat exchangers 51A and 51C merges and returns to the inverter compressor 71. The refrigerant is recovered through the capillary tube 93D from the internal heat exchanger 51A in which the refrigerant flows during the heat pump operation in which the air in the left warehouse is heated by the internal heat exchanger 51A. .

  In addition, when the left chamber A is heated by a heat pump operation that heats the left chamber A by the internal heat exchanger 51A, the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the inverter compressor 71 passes through the four-way valve 92 to When condensed by the heat exchanger 51A, depressurized by the capillary tube 93D, and again condensed by the external heat exchanger 81 via the four-way valve 92, and when the electromagnetic valve 81C is open, the electromagnetic valve 81A and the three-way valve The refrigerant that has been divided into the 94 side and the solenoid valve 81C side and has flowed to the solenoid valve 81C side is decompressed by the capillary tube 93E via the solenoid valve 81C, evaporated by the external heat exchanger 81, and the inverter compressor 71. Return to.

  Note that the refrigerant that has flowed to the solenoid valve 81A and the three-way valve 94 side without flowing to the solenoid valve 81C side flows only to the three-way valve 94 side because the solenoid valve 81A is closed when the left chamber A is heated, When the inside B is heated by the heater 62B or when the inside B is cooled to a predetermined lower limit temperature, it flows out from the three-way valve 94 to the capillary tube 93C, and is depressurized by the capillary tube 93C. The refrigerant evaporates in the internal heat exchanger 51C without flowing through 93B and the internal heat exchanger 51B, and returns to the inverter compressor 71. Further, when the inside B is cooled, it flows out from the three-way valve 94 to the capillary tube 93B, is depressurized by the capillary tube 93B, is evaporated by the inside heat exchanger 51B and the inside heat exchanger 51C, Return to the inverter compressor 71.

  In addition, when heating the left warehouse A without heating the right warehouse C (without evaporating the refrigerant in the warehouse heat exchanger 51C) by the heat pump operation that heats the warehouse heat exchanger 51A, The electromagnetic valve 81C is opened, but it is not necessary to evaporate the refrigerant in the external heat exchanger 81 in order to evaporate the refrigerant in at least the internal heat exchanger 51C of the internal heat exchanger 51B and the internal heat exchanger 51C. In this case, the solenoid valve 81C is closed.

  In addition, the refrigeration cycle for both the inner warehouse B and the right warehouse C includes an inverter compressor 71, a four-way valve 92, an external heat exchanger 81, a three-way valve 94, a capillary tube 93C, and an internal heat exchanger 51C. The refrigerant is sequentially connected in an annular manner, and the refrigerant inlet side of the internal heat exchanger 51B is connected to the other outlet side of the three-way valve 94 via the capillary tube 93B, and the refrigerant outlet side of the internal heat exchanger 51B is connected to the capillary. It is the structure connected to the refrigerant | coolant piping between the tube 93C and the internal heat exchanger 51C.

  And when simultaneously cooling the inside B and the right C, the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the inverter compressor 71 is condensed in the outside heat exchanger 81 via the four-way valve 92, The refrigerant flows from the three-way valve 94 toward the capillary tube 93B, and is depressurized by the capillary tube 93B. A part of the refrigerant evaporates in the internal heat exchanger 51B, and then the remaining liquid refrigerant evaporates in the internal heat exchanger 51C. Then, the process returns to the inverter compressor 71.

  In addition, when only the right compartment C is cooled out of the inner compartment B and the right compartment C, the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the inverter compressor 71 passes through the four-way valve 92 to exchange heat outside the compartment. Condensate in the vessel 81, flow from the three-way valve 94 toward the capillary tube 93C, decompressed in the capillary tube 93C, evaporate in the internal heat exchanger 51C, and return to the inverter compressor 71.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the main control means 200 for controlling the vending machine 21 of the present embodiment includes an input processing unit 103, an operation control means 104, an operation state determination means 105, a control temperature correction means 106, an internal fan. The rotation speed correction means 107, the outside fan rotation speed correction means 108, the compressor rotation speed correction means 109, and the operation mode switching means 110 are configured.

  The input processing unit 103 receives the temperature data of the internal column temperature sensors 41A, 41B, 41C, the outside air temperature sensor 100, the internal heat exchanger temperature sensors 101A, 101B, 101C, and the external heat exchanger temperature sensor 102. read.

  The operation control means 104 controls the internal fans 61A, 61B, 61C, the heaters 62A, 62B, the inverter compressor 71, the external fan 82, the four-way valve 92, and the three-way valve 94.

  The operating state determination means 105 is configured so that the value of the outside air temperature sensor 100 indicates that the heat pump operation (refrigerant gas discharged from the inverter compressor 71 is sent to the internal heat exchanger 51A via the four-way valve 92 and the internal heat exchanger 51 Condensed by 51B, depressurized by capillary tube 93D, condensed by external heat exchanger 81, evaporated by internal heat exchanger 51B or internal heat exchanger 51C, and compressed by inverter compressor 71. It is determined whether or not it is within the conditions of operation that repeats the cycle.

  When the value of the outside air temperature sensor 100 is, for example, 0 ° C. or more and 20 ° C. or less, the heat pump operation is performed, and otherwise, the heat pump operation is not performed.

The control temperature correction means 106 corrects the temperature at which the inverter compressor 71 and the heaters 62A and 62B are operated and stopped. When the left chamber A is heated and the inner chamber B and the right chamber C are cooled, the heater 62A operates at a value of the left chamber temperature sensor 41A of, for example, 53 ° C.
The inverter compressor 71 is operated at a temperature of the inner column temperature sensor 41B and the right column temperature sensor 41C of, for example, 5 ° C. and stops at 1 ° C.

  The internal fan rotational speed correction means 107 corrects the rotational speeds of the left internal fan 61A, the central internal fan 61B, and the right internal fan 61C. The outside fan rotation speed correction means 108 corrects the rotation speed of the outside fan 82. The compressor rotation speed correction means 109 corrects the rotation speed of the inverter compressor 71. The operation mode switching means 110 determines whether or not to perform the heat pump operation.

  The operation and action of the vending machine 21 of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the operation state determination means 105 reads the value of the outside air temperature sensor 100 from the input processing unit 103 and confirms whether or not the heat pump operation condition is satisfied (STEP 1 in FIG. 4).

  In STEP 2 of FIG. 4, if the value of the outside air temperature sensor 100 is not in the heat pump operation condition (for example, 0 ° C. or more and 20 ° C. or less), the process is terminated, and the value of the outside temperature sensor 100 is the condition of the heat pump operation. If yes, go to STEP 3 in FIG.

  In STEP 3 of FIG. 4, the left chamber A is heated, the middle chamber B and the right chamber C are cooled, and the four-way valve 92 switches to the refrigerant flow path for heat pump operation. A is heated by heat pump operation. At this time, control for increasing the operation rate of the inverter compressor 71 (for example, the control temperature correction means 106 shifts down (decreases) the cooling control temperature by 1 ° C.) is performed.

  When the control temperature correction means 106 does not perform the control temperature correction for shifting down the cooling control temperature by 1 ° C., the temperature of the inner column temperature sensor 41B and the right column temperature sensor 41C rises to 5 ° C. When the inverter compressor 71 is operated and the temperature of the inner column temperature sensor 41B and the right column temperature sensor 41C becomes 1 ° C. or less, the operation of the inverter compressor 71 is stopped. When the correction means 106 performs control temperature correction to shift down the cooling control temperature by 1 ° C., the temperature of the inner column temperature sensor 41B and the right column temperature sensor 41C rises to 4 ° C. When the compressor 71 is operated and the temperatures of the inner column temperature sensor 41B and the right column temperature sensor 41C become 0 ° C. or less, the operation of the inverter compressor 71 is performed. A stop.

  As described above, the article cooling apparatus used in the vending machine 21 according to the present embodiment constitutes a refrigeration cycle together with the inverter compressor 71, serves as an evaporator during cooling operation, and cools the air in the warehouse. The number of revolutions is variable so that air cooled by the chambers 51A, 51B, 51C and the internal heat exchangers 51A, 51B, 51C circulates in the left warehouse A, the middle warehouse B, and the right warehouse C, respectively. Operation of each of the internal fans 61A, 61B, 61C, the external fan 82 for air-cooling the external heat exchanger 81, and the heaters 62A, 62B for heating the left internal A and the internal B The operation control means 104, the operation state determination means 105, the control temperature correction means 106, the internal fan rotation speed correction means 107, and the external fan rotation speed correction means 108 are provided.

  The control temperature correction means 106 shifts down the cooling control temperature during the heat pump operation, and the operation control means 104 controls the inverter compressor 71 at the shifted down temperature.

Therefore, the operation rate of the inverter compressor 71 is increased as compared with that before the cooling control temperature is shifted down, so that the heat pump operation (the refrigerant gas discharged from the inverter compressor 71 passes through the four-way valve 92 to exchange heat in the warehouse). 51A, condensed in the internal heat exchanger 51B, depressurized in the capillary tube 93D, condensed in the external heat exchanger 81, and stored in the internal heat exchanger 51B or the internal heat exchanger 51C. The contribution ratio of the operation of repeating the cycle of evaporation and compression by the inverter compressor 71 increases, and the operation ratio of the heater 62A decreases.

  Therefore, although the cooling operation rate increases and the power consumption due to cooling increases, the heating operation rate decreases further and the power consumption due to heating decreases. The amount can be reduced.

  As a method of increasing the operation rate of the inverter compressor 71 in STEP 3 of FIG. 4, instead of lowering the cooling control temperatures of the inside B and the right C in the cooling setting by the control temperature correction means 106, a predetermined temperature (1 ° C.). In addition, the internal fan rotation speed correction means 107 may be used.

  When the operating rate of the inverter compressor 71 in STEP 3 of FIG. 4 is increased using the internal fan rotational speed correcting means 107, the internal fan rotational speed correcting means 107 is connected to the internal fan 61B and the right internal warehouse B. The rotation speed of the internal fan 61C of the inner C is made higher than when the heat pump operation is not performed (the rotation speed is increased).

  In this case, the cool air spreads from the lower part to the upper part of the product storage column 23B and the product storage column 23C, resulting in total cooling, and the amount of work to be cooled increases accordingly, and the operating rate of the inverter compressor 71 also increases. Then, the contribution rate of the heat pump operation increases and the operation rate of the heater 62A decreases.

  Therefore, although the cooling operation rate increases and the power consumption due to cooling increases, the heating operation rate decreases further and the power consumption due to heating decreases. The amount can be reduced. Furthermore, by cooling from the lower part to the upper part of the product storage column 23B and the product storage column 23C, the cold storage effect is increased, and the opportunity to provide cold products can be increased.

  Alternatively, as a method of increasing the operation rate of the inverter compressor 71 in STEP 3 of FIG. 4, instead of lowering the cooling control temperatures of the inside B and the right C in the cooling setting by the control temperature correction means 106 by a predetermined temperature (1 ° C.). In addition, the outside fan rotation speed correction means 108 may be used.

  When the operating rate of the inverter compressor 71 in STEP 3 of FIG. 4 is increased using the external fan rotational speed correcting means 108, the external fan rotational speed correcting means 108 does not perform the heat pump operation on the rotational speed of the external fan 82. Lower than usual (lower to a lower speed).

  In this case, the condensation temperature of the external heat exchanger 81 is increased, and the evaporation temperatures of the internal heat exchanger 51B in the internal storage B and the internal heat exchanger 51C in the right internal C are also increased. Since the temperature difference between the evaporation temperature and the product temperature is reduced, the amount of heat taken from the product is reduced, and the operation rate of the inverter compressor 71 is increased.

  Therefore, when the operation rate of the inverter compressor 71 is increased, the heating operation rate is reduced, and the power consumption due to heating can be reduced. Furthermore, the evaporating temperature is increased, so that the efficiency of the refrigeration cycle is increased, the amount of power for cooling can be reduced, and further energy saving can be achieved.

As described above, the vending machine provided with the article cooling device of the present embodiment has one inverter compressor 71 and a plurality (three) of warehouses (left warehouse A, middle warehouse B, right Refrigerant flow path for cooling operation and refrigerant flow for heat pump operation using in-compartment heat exchangers 51A, 51B, 51C respectively disposed in the interior C) and an external heat exchanger 81 disposed outside the interior A refrigeration cycle that can be switched by a four-way valve 92 to the road is configured.

  Then, when heating the left chamber A set for heating in the heat pump operation, the operation control means 104 switches the refrigeration cycle to the refrigerant flow path for the heat pump operation with the four-way valve 92, and then the heat exchanger 51B in the chamber. , 51C, the operation of the inverter compressor 71 is controlled so that the temperature in the inner compartment B and the right compartment C, which are cooled by the cooling, becomes the control temperature, and is heated by the internal heat exchanger 51A. The energization to the heater 62A disposed in the left chamber A of the heating setting heated by the internal heat exchanger 51A is controlled so that the temperature of the left chamber A of the setting becomes the heating set temperature.

  When the operation control means 104 heats the left chamber A set for heating in the heat pump operation, the operating rate of the inverter compressor 71 is higher than when the left chamber A set for heating is not heated in the heat pump operation. It is characterized by raising.

  In the above configuration, when the operation control means 104 heats the left chamber A set for heating in the heat pump operation, the inverter compressor 71 is more heated than when the left chamber A set for heating is not heated in the heat pump operation. Since the operating rate is increased, the contribution rate of heating by the heat pump operation increases, and the contribution rate of heating by the heater 62A decreases.

  In this case, since the amount of decrease in power consumption for heating is larger than the amount of increase in power consumption for cooling, the power consumption as a whole can be reduced (energy saving).

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the operation control means 104 heats the left chamber A set for heating in the heat pump operation, it does not warm the left chamber A set for heating in the heat pump operation. When the four-way valve 92 is used as a refrigerant flow path for heat pump operation when the refrigeration cycle is used, the control temperatures of the central storage B and the right internal storage C that are cooled by the internal heat exchangers 51B and 51C (control temperature correction) It is characterized in that the operation rate of the inverter compressor 71 is increased by lowering the temperature by means of means 106 as compared with the case of not heating the left-hand chamber A set for heating in the heat pump operation.

  Refrigerant flow path for heat pump operation with four-way valve 92 when heating left chamber A with heating set in heat pump operation than when not heating left chamber A with heating pump operation When the control temperatures of the inside B and the right C in the cooling setting cooled by the inside heat exchangers 51B and 51C are lowered (by the control temperature correcting means 106), the thermo-on time (inverter compressor 71) is reduced. Is longer and the thermo-off time (time when the inverter compressor 71 is stopped) is shortened. Therefore, when heating the left chamber A with the heat setting in the heat pump operation, the heat pump operation is performed. The operation rate of the inverter compressor 71 can be increased as compared with the case where the left-side A inside the heating setting is not heated.

  Therefore, when heating the left chamber A that is set for heating in the heat pump operation, the contribution ratio of the heating by the heat pump operation is increased and the contribution ratio of the heating by the heater 62A is reduced, and the power consumption is reduced as a whole. It can be reduced (to save energy).

Further, in the present embodiment, the internal fans 61A, 61B, 61C with variable rotation speed for circulating the air cooled or heated by the internal heat exchangers 51A, 51B, 51C are provided in the internal storages, and operation control is performed. When the means 104 heats the left chamber A set for heating in the heat pump operation, the refrigeration cycle is used for the heat pump operation by the four-way valve 92 rather than when the left chamber A set for heating is not heated in the heat pump operation. The number of rotations of the internal fans 61B and 61C in the central storage B and the right internal C cooled by the internal heat exchangers 51B and 51C when the refrigerant flow paths are used are the internal fan rotational speed correction means. By increasing the number of revolutions by 107 (increasing the number of revolutions and increasing the number of revolutions), the operating rate of the inverter compressor 71 is increased as compared with the case where the heating chamber left heating chamber A is not heated. The And butterflies.

  When the number of rotations of the internal fans 61B and 61C in the central storage B and the right internal C cooled by the internal heat exchangers 51B and 51C is increased by the above configuration (the rotational speed correction means 107), Cold air (air cooled by the internal heat exchangers 51B and 51C) is circulated to the upper region of the inner chamber B and the right chamber C which are separated from the inner heat exchangers 51B and 51C and the internal fans 61B and 61C. Then, from the partial cooling of only the lower area of the inner chamber B and the right chamber C close to the inner heat exchangers 51B, 51C and the inner fans 61B, 61C of the inner chamber B and the right chamber C, the inner chamber B And the cooling in the right warehouse C, and the circulation amount of the cold air (air cooled by the internal heat exchangers 51B and 51C) in the inner warehouse B and the right warehouse C (circulation region, circulation). The chamber temperature detection means (column temperature sensors 41B, 41C) due to an increase in cycle length) Since the time that the internal temperature detected it takes to reach the thermo-off set temperature or the lower the temperature becomes longer, the operation rate of the inverter compressor 71 is increased.

  Therefore, when heating the left chamber A that is set for heating in the heat pump operation, the contribution ratio of the heating by the heat pump operation is increased and the contribution ratio of the heating by the heater 62A is reduced, and the power consumption is reduced as a whole. It can be reduced (to save energy).

  Further, the inside B and the right containing the products to be cooled and sold from the lower area to the upper area of the inside B and the inside C where the inside heat exchangers 51B and 51C and the inside fans 61B and 61C are arranged. By cooling the inside C (the product storage columns 23B and 23C), the cold storage effect is increased, and the opportunity to provide cold products (the number of products that can be cooled to an appropriate temperature (control temperature)) can be increased. Can do.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, the external heat exchanger 81 is provided with the external fan 82 which ventilates external air, and when the external heat exchanger 81 heats the left internal A of a heating setting by heat pump operation. Then, the refrigerant condensed in the internal heat exchanger 51A of the left internal chamber A which is heated in the heat pump operation is cooled by heat exchange with the outside air, and the operation control means 104 is set in the heat pump operation. When heating the left chamber A, the rotation speed of the outside fan 82 is set to a lower rotation speed by the outside fan rotation speed correction means 108 than when the left chamber A is not heated by the heat pump operation. Thus, the operation rate of the inverter compressor 71 is increased as compared with the case where the left-side chamber A set for heating is not heated in the heat pump operation.

  In the above configuration, the external heat exchanger 81 flows out of the internal heat exchanger 51A of the left internal chamber A of the heating setting when cooling the left internal chamber A of the heating setting by the heat pump operation, and is set for cooling. The refrigerant flowing toward the internal heat exchangers 51 </ b> B and 51 </ b> C in the right internal warehouse B and the right internal warehouse C is cooled by heat exchange with the outside air, but the external fan 82 that blows air to the external heat exchanger 81 is used. When the rotational speed is lowered by the external fan rotational speed correcting means 108, the amount of the outside air that exchanges heat through the external heat exchanger 81 is reduced, so the heat of the refrigerant and the external air in the external heat exchanger 81 is reduced. The amount of exchange decreases, the temperature of the refrigerant flowing out of the external heat exchanger 81 and flowing into the internal heat exchangers 51B and 51C in the internal warehouse B and the internal right compartment C (cooling internal compartment B And the evaporating temperature of the refrigerant in the internal heat exchangers 51B and 51C of the right internal chamber C).

  As a result, the temperature difference between the refrigerant that exchanges heat with each other in the internal heat exchangers 51B and 51C in the internal storage B and the right internal C in the cooling setting and the air in the internal storage B and the right internal C is reduced. Since the cooling capacities of the internal heat exchangers 51B and 51C in the central storage B and the right internal C in the cooling setting are reduced, the internal temperature detection means (in the column) The time required for the internal temperature detected by the temperature sensors 41B, 41C) to reach the thermo-off set temperature or the lower limit temperature becomes longer, and the operation rate of the inverter compressor 71 increases.

  Therefore, when heating the left chamber A that is set for heating in the heat pump operation, the contribution ratio of the heating by the heat pump operation is increased and the contribution ratio of the heating by the heater 62A is reduced, and the power consumption is reduced as a whole. It can be reduced (to save energy).

  Furthermore, the efficiency of the refrigeration cycle can be increased and the power consumption of cooling can be reduced by increasing the evaporation temperature of the refrigerant in the internal heat exchangers 51B and 51C in the central storage B and the right internal storage C. Further energy saving can be achieved.

(Embodiment 2)
5 is a flowchart showing the control of the vending machine provided with the article cooling device in Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing another control of the vending machine according to the embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, when the operation control means 104 is heating the left chamber A set for heating in the heat pump operation, the temperature in the left chamber A set for heating is set in the heat pump operation. When the internal temperature detected by the detection means (column temperature sensor 41A) reaches a temperature lower than the heating stop temperature by a predetermined temperature (1 ° C.), the compressor rotational speed correction means 109 causes the inverter compressor 71 to rotate. The lowering points are different from the first embodiment, and the others are the same as those of the first embodiment, and thus the description of common parts is omitted.

  The operation and action of the vending machine 21 of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the operation state determination unit 105 reads the value of the outside air temperature sensor 100 from the input processing unit 103 and confirms whether or not the heat pump operation condition is satisfied (STEP 1 in FIG. 5).

  In STEP2 of FIG. 5, when the value of the outside air temperature sensor 100 does not enter the condition of the heat pump operation (for example, 0 ° C. or more and 20 ° C. or less), the process is terminated. move on.

  In STEP 3 of FIG. 5, the left chamber A is heated, the middle chamber B and the right chamber C are cooled, and the four-way valve 92 switches to the refrigerant flow path for heat pump operation. A is heated by heat pump operation. At this time, control for increasing the operation rate of the inverter compressor 71 (for example, the control temperature correction means 106 shifts down (decreases) the cooling control temperature by 1 ° C.) is performed.

  When the temperature of the inner chamber temperature sensor 41B and the right chamber temperature sensor 41C is higher than 1 ° C. and lower than 4 ° C., the temperature of the left chamber temperature sensor 41A stops heating in the left chamber A When the temperature reaches 1 ° C. lower than the temperature (STEP 4 in FIG. 5), the compressor rotational speed correcting means 109 corrects the rotational speed of the inverter compressor 71 so as to decelerate by one step (STEP 5 in FIG. 5). 104 operates the inverter compressor 71 at the rotation speed corrected by the compressor rotation speed correction means 109.

  If the temperature in the left chamber A measured by the left column temperature sensor 41A reaches the warming stop temperature in the left chamber A after 6 minutes, the operation control means 104 operates the four-way valve 92 to The refrigerant discharged from the inverter compressor 71 from the refrigerant flow path for heat pump operation in which the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 71 is condensed by the internal heat exchanger 51A of the left internal A of the heating setting is set to the left. The refrigerant flow path of the refrigeration cycle is switched to a refrigerant flow path for cooling operation that is flown to the external heat exchanger 81 without being condensed by the internal heat exchanger 51A of the internal A and is condensed by the external heat exchanger 81.

  The temperature control during the heating of the left chamber A is performed by the heater 62A, and the power consumption by the heater 62A is reduced by performing the heating by the heat pump operation.

  If the heat pump operation is performed in a state where the temperature in the left chamber temperature sensor 41A in the left chamber A reaches the heating stop temperature in the left chamber A, the heated product temperature in the left chamber A performs the heat pump operation. It will be higher than if not.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the compressor rotation speed correction means 109 reaches a temperature 1 ° C. lower than the heating stop temperature in the left chamber A, the temperature measured by the left column temperature sensor 41A during the heat pump operation. Then, the compressor rotation speed correction means 109 corrects the rotation speed of the inverter compressor 71 so as to reduce the rotation speed by one step (low rotation). The operation control means 104 controls the inverter compressor 71 with the rotation speed corrected by the compressor rotation speed correction means 109.

  Therefore, it can suppress that the warming product temperature of A in the left warehouse becomes higher than the case where it heats only by heater 62A, and it can prevent becoming higher than heating reference temperature.

  Therefore, the heating control can be performed so that the warmed product is within the range of the warming reference temperature.

  In STEP 5 of FIG. 5, instead of decelerating the rotation speed of the inverter compressor 71 by one step (lowering the rotation speed) by the compressor rotation speed correction means 109, the heat pump is operated by the operation mode switching means 110 as shown in FIG. The operation may be stopped (by switching the refrigerant flow path of the refrigeration cycle from the refrigerant flow path for heat pump operation to the refrigerant flow path for cooling operation).

  In this case, the operation mode switching unit 110 instructs the operation control unit 104 to stop the heat pump operation, and the operation control unit 104 operates the four-way valve 92 to discharge the refrigerant discharged from the inverter compressor 71. The refrigerant discharged from the inverter compressor 71 from the refrigerant flow path for heat pump operation is condensed in the internal heat exchanger 51A of the left internal chamber A with heating setting. The refrigerant flow path of the refrigeration cycle is switched to the refrigerant flow path for cooling operation that flows to the external heat exchanger 81 without being condensed by the cooler 51A and is condensed by the external heat exchanger 81, thereby cooling the operation rate of the compressor. Return to the driving rate for driving.

  The temperature control during the heating of the left chamber A is performed by the heater 62A, and the power consumption by the heater 62A is reduced by performing the heating by the heat pump operation. Since the inverter compressor 71 is controlled while balancing the cooling and the cooling, the control becomes more complicated than in the case of the heater 62A single control.

  Therefore, when the temperature measured by the left column temperature sensor 41A during the heat pump operation reaches a temperature that is 1 ° C. lower than the heating stop temperature in the left chamber A, the operation mode switching means 110 stops the heat pump operation. The operation control means instructs the operation control means 104 to operate the four-way valve 92 so that the refrigerant gas discharged from the inverter compressor 71 does not flow to the internal heat exchanger 51A but flows to the external heat exchanger 81. To stop the heat pump operation.

  When the heat pump operation is stopped by the operation mode switching means 110, the heating product temperature in the left warehouse A is suppressed from becoming higher than that when only the heater 62A is heated by simpler control, and heating is performed. It is possible to prevent the temperature from becoming higher than the reference temperature.

  Therefore, the heating control can be performed so that the warmed product is within the range of the warming reference temperature. Further, it is possible to reduce the increase in power consumption of cooling that has been increased by the heat pump operation.

  As described above, the article cooling device according to the present invention operates the compressor more when heating the interior of the heating set in the heat pump operation than when heating the interior of the heating set in the heat pump operation. By increasing the rate, the contribution rate by heating the heat pump increases (the contribution rate by heating the heater decreases) and overall energy saving can be achieved. It is ideal for vending machines that sell and sell beverage products in containers.

21 Vending machine 41A, 41B, 41C In-column temperature sensor 51A, 51B, 51C In-house heat exchanger 61A, 61B, 61C In-house fan 62A Heater 71 Inverter compressor 81 Out-of-house heat exchanger 82 Out-of-house fan 92 Four-way valve 104 Operation control means 105 Operating state determination means 106 Control temperature correction means 107 Internal fan rotation speed correction means 108 External fan rotation speed correction means 109 Compressor rotation speed correction means 110 Operation mode switching means A Left inside B Inside inside C Right warehouse

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Refrigerant flow path for cooling operation and refrigerant flow for heat pump operation using one compressor, an in-compartment heat exchanger arranged in each of a plurality of compartments, and an outside heat exchanger arranged outside the compartment A refrigeration cycle that can be switched to
When the interior of the heating chamber is heated in the heat pump operation, the operation control means switches the refrigeration cycle to the refrigerant flow path for the heat pump operation and is cooled by the internal heat exchanger. The operation of the compressor is controlled so that the inside temperature becomes the control temperature, and the temperature in the heating setting chamber heated by the inside heat exchanger becomes the heating setting temperature. An article cooling device for controlling energization to a heater arranged in a heating setting chamber heated by an internal heat exchanger,
The operation control means increases the operation rate of the compressor when heating the interior of the heating set in the heat pump operation than when not heating the interior of the heating set in the heat pump operation. Article cooling device. The operation control means uses the refrigeration cycle as a refrigerant flow path for heat pump operation when heating the interior of the heating setting chamber during heat pump operation than when heating the interior of the heating chamber setting during heat pump operation. The operating rate of the compressor is increased by lowering the control temperature in the cooling-set chamber that is cooled by the internal heat exchanger during heating than when the heating pump is not heated in the heating pump. The article cooling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: Provided in each warehouse with an internal fan having a variable number of revolutions for circulating the air cooled or heated by the internal heat exchanger,
The operation control means uses the refrigeration cycle as a refrigerant flow path for heat pump operation when heating the interior of the heating setting chamber during heat pump operation than when heating the interior of the heating chamber setting during heat pump operation. By setting the number of rotations of the internal fan in the cooling setting chamber cooled by the internal heat exchanger to a high rotation number, the heating chamber is not heated in the heating setting. The article cooling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an operating rate of the compressor is also increased. An outside fan that blows outside air to the outside heat exchanger is provided,
The outside heat exchanger heats the refrigerant condensed by the inside heat exchanger in the heating setting chamber heated by the heat pump operation when the inside of the heating setting chamber is heated by the heat pump operation. Cooling by heat exchange,
The operation control means makes the rotation speed of the outside fan lower when the interior of the heating chamber is heated by the heat pump operation than when the heating chamber is not heated by the heat pump operation. The article cooling device according to claim 1, wherein the operation rate of the compressor is increased as compared with a case where the interior of the heating setting chamber is not heated by heat pump operation. The operation control means is a heating stop in which the temperature in the heating setting chamber heated by the heat pump operation stops heating by the heater when the heating setting chamber is heated in the heat pump operation. The article cooling device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein when the temperature reaches a predetermined temperature lower than the temperature, the rotational speed of the compressor is decreased. The operation control means is a heating stop in which the temperature in the heating setting chamber heated by the heat pump operation stops heating by the heater when the heating setting chamber is heated in the heat pump operation. When reaching a temperature lower than the temperature by a predetermined temperature, the refrigerant discharged from the compressor is discharged from the compressor through a refrigerant passage for heat pump operation that condenses the refrigerant in the internal heat exchanger in the heating set. The refrigeration cycle is supplied to the refrigerant flow path for cooling operation in which the refrigerant is allowed to flow through the external heat exchanger without being condensed by the internal heat exchanger in the heating setting chamber and is condensed by the external heat exchanger. The article cooling device according to claim 1, wherein the refrigerant flow path is switched. A vending machine comprising the article cooling device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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