JP2594309B2 - Vending machine coin shoot - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine, and more particularly to an improvement in a coin chute for guiding coins inserted from a coin insertion slot to a coin mechanism receiving slot.

2. Description of the Related Art Vending machines are often installed outdoors, such as under eaves in stores. Therefore, in rainy weather, rainwater may enter from the coin insertion slot and flow into the coin mechanism via the coin chute. Further, in recent years, there has been a case where a highly viscous liquid such as a detergent is injected by a mischief, which causes troubles such as clogging of coins in a coin mechanism and contact failure due to water leakage.

Conventionally, as a countermeasure, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-6059,
A method has been considered in which a number of round holes or square holes are provided on the guide surface at the bottom of the coin chute, and rainwater that has entered through the holes is drained.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in such a conventional configuration, against mischief caused by rainwater under strong wind, and a highly viscous liquid, etc.
It is inevitable that it will flow into the coin mechanism. To prevent this, it is sufficient to make the hole large enough and the coin chute long enough.However, if the hole is large, the edge of the inserted coin will enter the hole and get caught, and the jam in the coin chute The consequences that occur.
Some vending machines have a structure in which the coin chute cannot be made sufficiently long.

Therefore, in view of the above problems, the present invention can reliably drain water such as rainwater that has entered from a coin slot without flowing into a coin mechanism, and furthermore, a coin chute for a vending machine that does not have a risk of coin clogging. Is provided.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a drain port on the lower surface of the coin chute, a pair of rotatable rollers in the coin passage, and at least one of the rollers is vertically oriented. An elongated hole is provided in the roller supporting portion so that the roller can be moved to a predetermined position.

Operation Therefore, the present invention provides a pair of rotatable rollers in the coin path to guide the liquid that flows vigorously out of the coin chute.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

From FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, 1 is the main body of the vending machine,
A coin insertion slot 2 is provided on the front surface of the main body 1.
The coin insertion slot 2 has an inclined slit hole 2a, and is configured to accept the coin 3 slightly obliquely.

The coin 3 inserted from the coin insertion slot 2 is guided to the coin shoot 4. The coin chute 4 is for guiding the coin 3 to the receiving port 5a of the coin mechanism 5, and is inclined downward, the lower side is bent downward, and the lower part has a guide surface 4a. In addition, the guide surface 4a is cut and raised in a staggered shape, and pieces 4b are provided in a plurality of locations downward, and a drain port 4c is provided.
Is formed. A gutter 6 is formed below the cut-and-raised piece 4b, and a guide surface 6a is formed upward on both sides of the inclined surface of the gutter 6, and is attached to the main body 1.

On the other hand, the coin passage 7 is provided with a pair of rollers 8a and 8b that are rotatable in the vicinity of the slit hole 2a of the coin insertion slot 2 and before the last part of the drain port 4c. The lower roller 8b is fixed by a shaft 9 through a hole 4e provided in a side surface 4d of the coin chute. The upper roller 8a is fixed by the shaft 9 through an elongated hole 4f provided in the side surface 4d of the coin chute.

With such a configuration, when the coin 3 is inserted, the upper roller 8a moves upward as indicated by an arrow A along the elongated hole 4f provided in the coin chute 4d, and the coin 3 is moved to the coin mechanism 5 Led to.

However, as shown in FIG. 5, the liquid such as rainwater, detergent, etc., which has entered from the coin insertion slot 2 flows along the guide surface 4a from the cut-and-raised pieces 4b arranged in a staggered manner as shown by a one-dot chain line B. It falls and is collected by the gutter 6 and falls along the back surface of the main body 1.

Also, as shown in FIG. 6, with respect to the liquid which is forcibly forcibly pumped in a commercially available detergent container 10 or the like, the pumped liquid is also forcibly supplied from the slit hole 2a of the coin insertion slot 2 as indicated by a dashed line C. Although it jumps in, it falls to the lower part by the rollers 8a and 8b, is gathered in the gutter 6 from the cut and raised piece 4b, and falls along the back surface of the main body 1.

The present invention provides a drain port on the coin chute lower guide surface, and a pair of rotatable rollers in the coin path, and by allowing at least one of the rollers to move vertically. In addition to normal rain, the coin chute itself also processes liquid that has been poured vigorously with mischief etc. so that it does not flow into the coin mechanism, it can be easily handled by changing only the conventional coin chute Things.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view of a vending machine according to the present invention, and FIG.
Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a main part of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a partial detailed view of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing an operation when a coin is inserted, and Fig. 5 shows a state where rainwater has entered. FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a state in which the liquid is forcibly flowed. 1 ... vending machine main body, 2 ... coin slot, 3 ... coin, 4 ... coin shoot, 4a ... guide surface,
4c …… Drain port, 4d …… Coin chute side, 4e …… Hole
4f: Slot, 5: Coin mechanism, 5a: Receiving slot,
7 ... Coin passage, 8a, 8b ... Rotable roller.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Taichi Tomura 3-22, Takaidahondori, Higashiosaka-shi, Osaka Matsushita Refrigeration Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An inclined lower guide surface for guiding coins inserted from a coin insertion slot to a receiving opening of a coin mechanism; a pair of rotatable rollers provided in a coin passage;
A long hole provided in the roller supporting portion so that at least one of the rollers can freely move in the vertical direction, and a drain formed in the guide surface, wherein the infiltrated liquid flows out to the outside. Vending machine coin shoot.