JP2015049558A - Automatic dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a an automatic dispenser capable of preventing mischief from a commodity take-out port with an inexpensive configuration.SOLUTION: An automatic dispenser 1 includes: a plurality of commodity storage devices 21 provided in a commodity storage space 2a and outputting stored commodities; a commodity carrier device 25 having a commodity carry-out part 26 disposed to be movable in a vertical direction inside the commodity storage space 2a, accepting a commodity stored in any of the plurality of commodity storage devices 21, and moving the commodity to a commodity take-out port 22. In the automatic dispenser 1, there are provided: a take-out port door 24 for openably/closably covering the commodity take-out port 22; a door lock device 28 capable of locking the take-out port door 24 in a closed state; and a control part for locking the take-out port door 24 at the time of commodity sales start and unlocking the take-out port door 24 when the commodity carry-out part 26 moves to the commodity take-out port 22.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine that sells various products.

  The vending machine has a possibility of being mischievous because it contains the goods inside, and various countermeasures have been conventionally taken against this, for example, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-101396. Vending machines such as those shown are known.

  In this vending machine, a product storage unit that stores the product, a product delivery elevator that receives the product sent from the product storage unit, moves downward, and drops the product to the product receiving unit, A product outlet provided with a product receiver for receiving the dropped product, a product outlet formed between the product storage room provided with the product storage unit and the product outlet, and the product outlet A product exit door that opens and closes and an opening and closing drive unit that opens and closes the product exit door so as to open and close the product exit.

  When the user inserts a coin into the coin slot of the vending machine and presses the product selection button, a sales command signal is output. Based on the sales command signal, the opening / closing drive unit operates to operate the product. The carry-out door is moved, and the merchandise carry-out port that is in a sales standby state blocked by the merchandise carry-out door is opened. Next, the product carry-out elevator is moved to a position corresponding to the product storage unit in which the product selected by the product selection button is stored.

  When the product carry-out elevator moves to a position corresponding to the product storage unit in which the selected product is stored, the product carry-out mechanism equipped in the product storage unit operates to push the product in the product storage unit forward. The products in the front row fall on the product carry-out elevator. Further, when the product carry-out elevator moves downward and reaches the lowermost part, the product falls from the product carry-out elevator, passes through the product carry-out port, and is received by the product receiving unit provided at the product take-out port. When the product is received in the product receiving part, the opening / closing drive unit operates to move the product exit door to close the product exit, and the product exit elevator moves upward and stops at the top to make the next sale It will be in the sales standby state in preparation for operation | movement (for example, refer patent document 1).

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  However, in such a configuration in which the opening / closing drive unit is moved to move the product discharge door in order to close the product discharge port formed between the product storage chamber and the product take-out port, In addition to requiring components that move the exit door to close the product exit, a control system that opens and closes the product exit by moving the product exit door by operating the opening and closing drive unit in conjunction with the product sales operation This complicates the configuration including the cost and increases the manufacturing cost of the vending machine.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine capable of preventing mischief from a product outlet with an inexpensive configuration.

In order to achieve the above object, a vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a plurality of product storage devices that are provided inside a product storage and send out stored products,
A merchandise transporting device having a merchandise carry-out section that is arranged so as to be movable in the vertical direction inside the merchandise storage box, and that receives the merchandise stored in any of the plurality of merchandise storage devices and moves to a merchandise take-out port; In a vending machine equipped with
A door that covers the product outlet in an openable and closable manner, a door lock device that can lock the door in a closed state, the door is locked at the start of sales of the product, and the product carry-out portion moves to the product outlet And a controller for releasing the lock of the door.

  The vending machine according to a second aspect of the present invention is the vending machine according to the first aspect, further comprising a door opening / closing detection device that detects opening / closing of the door, wherein the product carry-out unit receives the product and receives the product. When the door is unlocked and the door opening / closing detection device detects opening / closing of the door by moving to an outlet, the control unit locks the door.

  The vending machine according to claim 3 of the present invention is the vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a product detection device is provided in the product delivery unit and / or the product takeout port, The product is received, moved to the product outlet, the door is unlocked, the product detection device detects whether the product is present or not, and the door open / close detection device is closed When detecting the above, the control unit locks the door.

  A vending machine according to claim 4 of the present invention is the vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a product detection device is provided in the product delivery section and / or the product takeout port, The product is received, moved to the product outlet, the door is unlocked, the product detection device detects whether the product is present or not, and the door open / close detection device is closed When the product detection device is in a no-product state again, the control unit locks the door.

  The vending machine according to claim 5 of the present invention is the vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a predetermined time elapses after the door opening / closing detection device detects the closing of the door. The control unit locks the door.

  A vending machine according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the vending machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein a predetermined time elapses after the door opening / closing detection device detects the closing of the door. The control unit locks the door when money is inserted or a product is selected before.

  The vending machine according to claim 7 of the present invention is the vending machine according to claim 2 described above, wherein, when the product is sold, the door opening / closing detection device does not detect the opening of the door even if a predetermined time elapses. The control unit stops the vending machine as a failure.

  The vending machine according to claim 8 of the present invention is the vending machine according to claim 2 described above, wherein when the product is sold, the door opening / closing detection device does not detect the opening of the door even if a predetermined time has elapsed. The control unit makes the vending machine ready for next sale.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of product storage devices that are provided inside the product storage and send out the stored products, and are arranged so as to be movable in the vertical direction inside the product storage, and a plurality of products A vending machine including a product carrying unit that receives a product stored in any of the storage devices and moves to a product take-out port, and a door that covers the product take-out port in an openable and closable manner, By providing a door lock device that can lock the door in a closed state, and a control unit that locks the door at the start of product sales and unlocks the door when the product carry-out section moves to the product outlet. It becomes possible to provide a vending machine capable of preventing mischief from the product outlet with an inexpensive configuration because it becomes impossible to put a hand into the product storage box from the product outlet when selling .

  According to the invention of claim 2, the door opening / closing detection device for detecting the opening / closing of the door is provided, and the product unloading part receives the product and moves to the product outlet to unlock the door and detect the door opening / closing. When the device detects the opening and closing of the door, the control unit locks the door, so that it is impossible to put a hand into the product storage box from the product outlet when waiting for the product to be sold. It is possible to provide a vending machine that can be prevented with an inexpensive configuration.

  Further, according to the invention of claim 3, the product detection device is provided in the product carry-out unit and / or the product take-out port, the product carry-out unit receives the product, moves to the product take-out port, and the door is unlocked. When the product detection device changes from presence to absence, and the door open / close detection device detects the closing of the door, the control unit locks the door to confirm that the product has been taken out from the product outlet. Locking the door after checking prevents the door from being locked even if the product has not been taken out, and it is not possible to put hands in the product storage box from the product outlet when waiting for the product to be sold Therefore, it is possible to provide a vending machine capable of preventing mischief from the product outlet with an inexpensive configuration.

  Further, according to the invention of claim 4, a product detection device is provided in the product carry-out unit and / or the product take-out port, the product carry-out unit receives the product and moves to the product take-out port, and the door is unlocked, When the product detection device changes from presence to absence, and the door opening / closing detection device detects the closing of the door, the control unit locks the door again when the product detection device is in the no product state. By ensuring that the product has been removed from the product outlet, the door can be locked to prevent the door from being locked even if the product has not been removed. Since it becomes impossible to put a hand or the like into the product storage from the product outlet, it is possible to provide a vending machine that can prevent mischief from the product outlet with an inexpensive configuration.

  According to the invention of claim 5, when a predetermined time has elapsed after the door opening / closing detection device detects the door closing, the control unit locks the door so that the detection device detects the door closing. The door can be locked by locking the door after the door is securely closed after a predetermined time has elapsed, and hands can be put into the product storage box from the product outlet when the product is on sale. Therefore, it becomes possible to provide a vending machine capable of preventing mischief from the product outlet with an inexpensive configuration.

  According to the invention of claim 6, when a coin is inserted or a product is selected before a predetermined time elapses after the door opening / closing detection device detects the closing of the door, the control unit locks the door. Since it becomes impossible to put hands in the product storage box from the product outlet when selling products, it is possible to provide a vending machine that can prevent mischief from the product outlet with an inexpensive configuration It becomes.

  According to the invention of claim 7, when the door opening / closing detection device does not detect the opening of the door even when a predetermined time elapses, the control unit stops the vending machine as a failure. The user can see that the vending machine is out of order.

  According to the invention of claim 8, when the door opening / closing detection device does not detect the opening of the door even when a predetermined time elapses at the time of selling the product, the control unit sets the vending machine in the next saleable state. , Users will be able to purchase products continuously with vending machines.

It is a front view which shows the vending machine which is embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the outer door open state of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is a cross-sectional side view of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is a control block diagram which shows the control structure of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure which shows control of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure which shows control of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure which shows control of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure which shows control of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure which shows control of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure which shows control of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure which shows control of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart figure which shows control of the vending machine shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing an outer door open state of the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional side view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the invention.

  As shown in the figure, the vending machine 1 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped main body 2 having an open front surface, a storage case outer door 3 and a customer service portion outer door 4 that cover the opening of the front surface of the main body 2 in an openable and closable manner.

  The interior of the main body 2 is composed of a product storage 2a whose front is open and surrounded by a heat insulating member, and an electrical component storage 2b adjacent to the product storage 2a and storing the control unit 90 and the like. The front door opening of the product storage 2 a is covered with the storage door 3, and the front opening of the electrical component storage 2 b is covered with the door 4.

  A plurality of product storage devices 21 for storing products to be sold in a line in the front and rear are provided in the product storage 2a in the upper and lower rows and the left and right rows. The product storage device 21 is configured to send out the stored product forward based on the sales command signal, and is rotationally driven by a signal output from the control unit 90 to send the product forward.

  In addition, a product transport device 25 that receives the product sent from each product storage device 21 and transports it to the product take-out port 22 is provided inside the product storage 2a.

  The merchandise transport device 25 is arranged so as to be movable in the vertical direction inside the merchandise storage case 2a, and receives the merchandise stored in any of the plurality of merchandise storage devices 21 and moves to the merchandise take-out port 22. Part 26 and a guide rail 27 for guiding the movement of the product carry-out part 26 in the vertical direction. Then, the merchandise carry-out section 26 stops at the A position in FIG. 3 during standby and waits for sales, and when the merchandise is sold, for example, moves to the B position and receives the merchandise stored in the merchandise storage device 21. The product stored in the product storage device 21 is transported to the product outlet 22 by moving again to the A position.

  The merchandise outlet 22 is provided with an opening 23 for taking out the merchandise conveyed by the merchandise unloading section 26 of the merchandise conveying apparatus 25 and an outlet door 24 that covers the opening 23 of the merchandise outlet 22 so as to be opened and closed. ing. The outlet door 24 is pivotally supported at the upper end and pivoted to the back side. When the front surface is pressed and rotated to the back side (counterclockwise direction indicated by an arrow in FIG. 3), the opening portion 23 is opened so that the product transported by the product unloading section 26 of the product transporting device 25 can be taken out into the product take-out port 22 and is normally biased toward the closing position by a biasing device (not shown). Has been.

  The product outlet 22 is provided with a door opening / closing detection sensor 97 (see FIG. 4) for detecting the opening / closing of the outlet door 24, and the product conveyor 25 is only in a state where the outlet door 24 is closed. A door lock device (door lock device) 28 (see FIG. 4) capable of locking the outlet door 24 in the closed state is provided so that the product carrying operation can be performed. Furthermore, a product detection sensor 98 (see FIG. 4) that detects “presence / absence” of the product received from the product storage device 21 by the product delivery unit 26 is provided in the product delivery unit 26 and / or the product outlet 22. ing.

  A compressor 51 and a condenser 52 are provided at the lower part of the main body 2, and an evaporator 53 is provided inside the commodity storage 2 a, and when the cooling device 50 configured by these is operated, the compressor 51 compresses and condenses. The interior of the product storage case 2a is cooled to a set temperature (for example, 5 ° C.) by heat of vaporization generated when the refrigerant liquefied in the container 52 is evaporated in the evaporator 53.

  The storage door 3 is provided with a transparent plate 3a in an area corresponding to the products stored in the plurality of product storage devices 21 so that the products can be visually observed and observed from the outside.

  The customer service part outer door 4 is an operation part (customer service part) of the vending machine 1, which is a product selection button composed of a combination of a ten-key push button, a purchase button and a cancel button for inputting a product number and selecting a purchase desired product. 41, a display 42 for displaying the product number selected by the product selection button 41, the inserted amount, etc., a bill insertion port 44 of the bill identification device 43, a coin insertion port 46 of the coin identification device 45, and a bill insertion port 44. A money return switch 47 for returning the coins inserted into the bills and the coin insertion slot 46, a coin return slot 48 for returning the coins, and a key part 49 are arranged.

  FIG. 4 shows a control block diagram of the vending machine 1. A control unit 90 that controls the sale of goods in the vending machine 1 is a CPU 91 as a central processing unit, and a ROM (Read (Only memory) 92, RAM (random access memory: stores the selling price of products, set temperature inside the product storage 2a, etc.) 93, which stores various programs and data necessary for the control of the CPU 91 as needed A timer 94 that counts clocks generated by a clock generator (not shown) and measures various times, and an energizer 95 having a power circuit that energizes each device provided in the vending machine 1 are configured. .

  Further, the control unit 90 inputs a product number and selects a purchase desired product, a product selection button 41 composed of a combination of a ten button push button, a purchase button, and a cancel button, a bill recognition device 43 and a coin recognition device 45, A door open / close detection sensor (door open / close detection device) 97 for detecting opening / closing of the exit door 24, a product detection sensor (product detection device) 98 for detecting “presence / absence” of the product on the product carry-out portion 26, and the like are connected. The coin identifying device 45 is connected with a money return switch 47 for returning a bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 44 or a coin inserted into the coin insertion slot 46.

  Further, the control unit 90 stores the products to be sold side by side in a line and stores the products stored on the basis of the sales command signal, and receives the products stored in the product storage device 21. A product carrying device 25 having a product carry-out portion 26 that moves to the product take-out port 22 and a guide rail 27 that guides the movement of the product carry-out portion 26 in the vertical direction, and a door lock device that locks the take-out door 24 in a closed state. 28, energization control is performed on the display 42 or the like that displays the product number selected by the product selection button 41, the input amount, and the like.

  Next, the flowchart of FIG. 5 shows the control procedure of the control unit 90 that locks the outlet door 24 at the start of product sales and releases the lock of the outlet door 24 when the product carry-out unit 26 moves to the product outlet 22. Will be described.

  First, it is confirmed whether the operation is a product sales start operation (step S11). When a bill is inserted into the bill recognition device 43 or a coin is inserted into the coin recognition device 45 and it is confirmed as a product sales start operation (step S11: Yes), the door 24 is locked by the door lock device 28 ( Step S12). If product sales have not started (step S11: No), normal sales standby processing is continued (step S13).

  When the door lock device 28 locks the outlet door 24 (step S12), the product carry-out portion 26 of the product transport device 25 receives the product stored in the product storage device 21 and moves to the product outlet 22. It is confirmed whether the product transport operation is completed (step S14). When it is confirmed that the commodity transport operation is completed (step S14: Yes), the lock of the outlet door 24 of the door lock device 28 that locks the outlet door 24 is released (step S15).

  Further, when the product carry-out unit 26 receives the product and moves to the product take-out port 22, the lock of the take-out door 24 is released, and when the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 detects the opening / closing of the take-out door 24, the take-out door 24 is moved. A control procedure of the controller 90 to be locked will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, it is confirmed whether or not the product transport operation is completed by the product unloading unit 26 of the product transport device 25 receiving the product stored in the product storage device 21 and moving to the product take-out port 22 (step S21). When it is confirmed that the product transport operation is completed (step S21: Yes), the door lock device 28 that locks the outlet door 24 unlocks the outlet door 24 (step S22). When the product transport operation is not completed (step S21: No), the product sales process is continued (step S23).

  When the door lock device 28 unlocks the outlet door 24 (step S22), it is confirmed whether the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 detects the opening / closing of the outlet door 24 (step S24). When the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 confirms the opening / closing of the outlet door 24 (step S24: Yes), the outlet door 24 is locked by the door locking device 28 (step S25).

  Next, the merchandise carry-out section 26 receives the merchandise and moves to the merchandise take-out port 22, the lock of the take-out door 24 is released, and the merchandise detection sensor 98 detects whether there is a merchandise or not, and the door changes. A control procedure of the control unit 90 that locks the outlet door 24 when the open / close detection sensor 97 detects the closing of the outlet door 24 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, it is confirmed whether the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 has detected that the outlet door 24 has been opened (step S31). When it is confirmed that the outlet door 24 has been opened (step S31: Yes), it is confirmed whether or not the product detected by the product detection sensor 98 has changed from the presence to the absence (step S32). When it is confirmed that the product has been changed to none (step S32: Yes), it is confirmed whether the outlet door 24 detected by the door open / close detection sensor 97 is closed (step S33). When it is confirmed that the outlet door 24 is closed (step S33: Yes), the outlet door 24 is locked by the door lock device 28 (step S34).

  Further, the product take-out unit 26 receives the product, moves to the product take-out port 22, the lock of the take-out door 24 is released, the product detection sensor 98 detects whether there is a product, and the door opens and closes. When the detection sensor 97 detects the blockage of the outlet door 24, the control procedure of the control unit 90 that locks the outlet door 24 when the product detection sensor 98 is in the no-product state again is shown in the flowchart of FIG. It explains using.

  First, it is confirmed whether the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 detects that the outlet door 24 is opened (step S41). When it is confirmed that the outlet door 24 has been opened (step S41: Yes), it is confirmed whether or not the product detected by the product detection sensor 98 has changed from the presence to the absence (step S42). When it is confirmed that the product has changed without any item (step S42: Yes), it is confirmed whether or not the outlet door 24 detected by the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 is closed (step S43). When it is confirmed that the outlet door 24 is closed (step S43: Yes), it is confirmed again that there is no product detected by the product detection sensor 98 (step S44). When it is confirmed that there is no product (step S44: Yes), the door 24 is locked by the door lock device 28 (step S45).

  Next, the control procedure of the control unit 90 that locks the outlet door 24 when a predetermined time has elapsed after the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 detects the closing of the outlet door 24 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. .

  First, the timer 94 starts measuring time after the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 detects the closing of the outlet door 24 (step S51). It is confirmed whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 detects the closing of the outlet door 24 (step S52). When it is confirmed that the predetermined time has elapsed after the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 detects the closing of the outlet door 24 (step S52: Yes), the door door 24 is locked by the door lock device 28 (step S53).

  Further, before a predetermined time has elapsed since the door open / close detection sensor 97 detects the closing of the outlet door 24, a bill is inserted into the bill recognition device 43, or a coin is inserted into the coin recognition device 45, or When the product selection button 41 is operated to select a product, the control procedure of the control unit 90 that locks the outlet door 24 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the timer 94 starts measuring time after the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 detects the closing of the outlet door 24 (step S61). It is confirmed whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 detects the closing of the outlet door 24 (step S62). When it is confirmed that the predetermined time has elapsed since the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 detects the closing of the outlet door 24 (Step S62: Yes), the door door 24 is locked by the door lock device 28 (Step S64).

  Before a predetermined time elapses after the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 detects the closing of the outlet door 24 (step S62: No), a bill has been inserted into the bill recognition device 43, or a coin has been inserted into the coin recognition device 45. If it is confirmed that the product is selected or the product selection button 41 is operated to select the product (step S63: Yes), the door 24 is locked by the door lock device 28 (step S64).

  Next, the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 is inserted even when a predetermined time elapses when a product is inserted in which a bill is inserted into the bill recognition device 43 or a coin is inserted into the coin recognition device 45 and the product selection button 41 is operated. When the opening of the outlet door 24 is not detected, the control procedure of the control unit 90 that stops the vending machine as a failure will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the timer 94 starts measuring time after the product selection button 41 is operated (step S71). It is checked whether the door open / close detection sensor 97 detects that the door 24 has been opened within a predetermined time after the product selection button 41 is operated (step S72). When it is confirmed that the outlet door 24 has been opened within a predetermined time (step S72: Yes), the product is normally sold and the process ends. When the outlet door 24 is not opened within the predetermined time (step S72: No), the vending machine 1 is stopped because it has failed (step S73).

  In addition, when a bill is inserted into the bill discriminating device 43 or a coin is inserted into the coin discriminating device 45 and the product selection button 41 is operated, the door open / close detection sensor 97 is detected even after a predetermined time has passed. When the opening of the exit door 24 is not detected, the control procedure of the control unit 90 that puts the vending machine 1 into the next saleable state will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the timer 94 starts measuring time after the product selection button 41 is operated (step S81). It is confirmed whether the door open / close detection sensor 97 detects that the door 24 has been opened within a predetermined time after the product selection button 41 is operated (step S82). When it is confirmed that the outlet door 24 has been opened within a predetermined time (step S82: Yes), the product is normally sold and the process ends. When the door 24 is not opened within the predetermined time (step S82: No), the vending machine 1 is set in the next saleable state (step S83).

  By controlling the control unit 90 in this way, it is possible to provide the vending machine 1 capable of preventing mischief from the product outlet 22 with an inexpensive configuration.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the plurality of product storage devices 21 that are provided inside the product storage 2a and send out the stored products and the interior of the product storage 2a are movably arranged in the vertical direction. In the vending machine 1 provided with a product transporting device 25 having a product unloading part 26 that receives the product stored in any of the plurality of product storage devices 21 and moves to the product takeout port 22. An outlet door 24 that covers the outlet 22 in an openable and closable manner, a door lock device 28 that can lock the outlet door 24 in a closed state, and the outlet door 24 is locked at the start of sales of the product, so that the product carry-out section 26 By providing the control unit 90 that unlocks the outlet door 24 when moved to the outlet 22, it becomes impossible to put a hand or the like from the product outlet 22 into the product storage 2 a when selling the product. ,quotient Preventing mischief from the outlet 22 with an inexpensive configuration preparative it is possible to provide an automatic vending machine 1 capable.

  In addition, a door opening / closing detection sensor 97 that detects opening / closing of the outlet door 24 is provided, and the product unloading portion 26 receives the product and moves to the product outlet 22 so that the door 24 is unlocked and the door opening / closing detection is performed. When the sensor 97 detects the opening / closing of the outlet door 24, the control unit 90 locks the outlet door 24 so that a hand or the like can be put into the product storage 2a from the product outlet 22 when waiting for the sale of the product. Therefore, it becomes possible to provide the vending machine 1 capable of preventing mischief from the product outlet 22 with an inexpensive configuration.

  Further, a product detection sensor 98 is provided in the product take-out portion 26 and / or the product take-out port 22, the product take-out portion 26 receives the product and moves to the product take-out port 22, and the lock of the take-out door 24 is released. When the product detected by the detection sensor 98 changes from the presence to the absence, and the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 detects the closing of the outlet door 24, the control unit 90 locks the outlet door 24, thereby removing the product outlet. Locking the outlet door 24 after confirming that the product has been taken out of the product 22 prevents the outlet door 24 from being locked when the product has not been taken out, and also allows the product to be removed when the product is on sale. Since it becomes impossible to put a hand etc. into the product storage 2a from the exit 22, it is possible to provide the vending machine 1 capable of preventing mischief from the product take-out port 22 with an inexpensive configuration. To become.

  Further, a product detection sensor 98 is provided in the product take-out portion 26 and / or the product take-out port 22, the product take-out portion 26 receives the product and moves to the product take-out port 22, and the lock of the take-out door 24 is released. When the product detected by the detection sensor 98 changes from the presence to the absence, and the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 detects the blockage of the outlet door 24, the product detection sensor 98 is again in the no product state. The part 90 locks the take-out door 24 to confirm that the product has been taken out from the product take-out port 22 and then locks the take-out door 24 so that no product has been taken out. While preventing the door 24 from being locked, it becomes impossible to put a hand or the like from the product outlet 22 into the product storage 2a when waiting for the product to be sold, so that the mischief from the product outlet 22 is inexpensive. Possible to provide an automatic vending machine 1 capable of preventing the configuration to become.

  Further, when a predetermined time has elapsed after the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 detects the closing of the outlet door 24, the control unit 90 locks the outlet door 24 so that the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 closes the outlet door 24. The outlet door 24 can be securely locked by locking the outlet door 24 after the outlet door 24 is securely closed after a predetermined time has elapsed since the detection of the product. Since it becomes impossible to put a hand etc. into the goods storage 2a from the take-out port 22, it becomes possible to provide the vending machine 1 capable of preventing mischief from the product take-out port 22 with an inexpensive configuration. .

  In addition, when a coin is inserted or a product is selected before a predetermined time has elapsed since the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 detects the closing of the outlet door 24, the control unit 90 locks the outlet door 24, Provided is a vending machine 1 capable of preventing mischief from the product outlet 22 with an inexpensive configuration because it becomes impossible to put a hand or the like into the product storage case 2a from the product outlet 22 when selling the product. It becomes possible.

  Further, when the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 does not detect the opening of the outlet door 24 even when a predetermined time elapses at the time of selling the product, the control unit 90 automatically stops the vending machine 1 as a failure and automatically notifies the user. It becomes clear that the vending machine 1 is out of order.

  Also, when the door opening / closing detection sensor 97 does not detect the opening of the outlet door 24 even after a predetermined time elapses when the product is sold, the control unit 90 puts the vending machine 1 into the next saleable state, thereby enabling the user. Can continuously purchase products with the vending machine 1.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending machine 2 Main body 2a Merchandise storage 3 Storage cabinet outer door 4 Customer service exterior door 21 Merchandise storage device 22 Merchandise exit 24 Exit door (door)
25 Product Conveying Device 26 Product Unloading Unit 28 Door Lock Device (Door Lock Device)
41 Commodity selection button 42 Indicator 43 Banknote identification device 45 Coin identification device 47 Money return switch 90 Control unit 97 Door open / close detection sensor (door open / close detection device)
98 Product detection sensor (product detection device)

Claims (8)

A plurality of product storage devices provided inside the product storage for sending out the stored products;
A merchandise transporting device having a merchandise carry-out section that is arranged so as to be movable in the vertical direction inside the merchandise storage box, and that receives the merchandise stored in any of the plurality of merchandise storage devices and moves to a merchandise take-out port; In a vending machine equipped with
A door that covers the product outlet in an openable and closable manner, a door lock device that can lock the door in a closed state, the door is locked at the start of sales of the product, and the product carry-out portion moves to the product outlet A vending machine comprising a control unit for unlocking the door.   A door opening / closing detection device for detecting opening / closing of the door; and the product carry-out unit receives the product and moves to the product take-out port, the door is unlocked, and the door opening / closing detection device is installed in the door. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein when the opening / closing is detected, the control unit locks the door.   A product detection device is provided in the product delivery unit and / or the product take-out port, the product take-out unit receives the product, moves to the product take-out port, the door is unlocked, and the product detection device is The control unit locks the door when the detected product changes from presence to absence and the door opening / closing detection device detects the closing of the door. The vending machine described.   A product detection device is provided in the product delivery unit and / or the product take-out port, the product take-out unit receives the product, moves to the product take-out port, the door is unlocked, and the product detection device is When the detected product changes from the presence to the absence, and the door opening / closing detection device detects the closing of the door, and again when the product detection device is in a product-free state, the control unit The vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the vending machine is locked.   5. The automatic according to claim 1, wherein the controller locks the door when a predetermined time elapses after the door opening / closing detection device detects the closing of the door. Vending machine.   The control unit locks the door when money is inserted or a product is selected before a predetermined time elapses after the door opening / closing detection device detects the closing of the door. The vending machine according to claim 4.   The said control part stops the said vending machine as a failure, when the said door opening / closing detection apparatus does not detect opening of the said door even if predetermined time passes at the time of the sale of the said goods. Vending machine.   3. When selling the product, if the door opening / closing detection device does not detect the opening of the door even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the control unit sets the vending machine in a state in which the vending machine can be sold next. Vending machine as described in.

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