JP2977560B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides a product discharge chamber having an openable and closable door at an upper and lower intermediate position of a front wall of a main body case, The present invention relates to a vending machine provided with a storage section for a product such as a canned beverage or a bottled beverage, and a product lifting / lowering transport mechanism for vertically transporting the product taken out of the storage section to a product discharge chamber.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in a vending machine of this type, since a product taken out of the storage unit is transported up and down to the product discharge chamber by the product lifting / lowering transport mechanism, the buyer sits down on the ground height of the product discharge chamber. It can be set at a height position where products can be taken out without, for example, at the lower part of the front wall of the main body case, while providing a product discharge chamber with a door that can be opened and closed, inside the main body case, A product such as a vending machine provided with a storage portion for products such as canned beverages and bottled beverages, and a chute for transporting the product taken out of the storage portion down to the product discharge chamber by its own weight. Since the height of the discharge chamber relative to the ground is low, there is an advantage that the product can be taken out from the product discharge chamber in an easy posture as compared with the case where the purchaser must take out the product while bending down.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional vending machine, when the ground height of the product discharge chamber is set to the height position, the electric components such as the control device of the vending machine are arranged below the product discharge room having a sufficient space. However, when the condensation water adhering to the wall of the product discharge chamber or the condensation water of the product dropped on the bottom wall of the product discharge chamber flows down from the product discharge chamber, or when the wind pressure increases Rainwater that enters the product discharge chamber through a gap formed between the product discharge chamber and the door, and rainwater that blows into the product discharge chamber when the door is opened to take out the product from the product discharge chamber. And the electric part located below the product discharge chamber is wetted, or the water that has flowed down evaporates and the humidity inside the main body case increases. May cause harm to other devices. .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine which can take out a product from a product discharge chamber in an easy posture, but is less likely to be affected by water flowing down from a product discharge chamber in devices in a main body case. Is to do.

[Means for solving the problem]

A feature of the present invention is to provide a product discharge chamber provided with an openable and closable door at an upper and lower intermediate position of a front wall of a main body case, and inside the main body case, a product storage portion and a product storage portion taken out from the storage portion. A product elevating / lowering transport mechanism for vertically transporting the product to the product discharge chamber, and a collecting unit for receiving water flowing down from the product discharge chamber below the product discharge chamber, It is provided with its side end projecting beyond the side end of the product discharge chamber, and at the part of the bottom wall of this recovery part that projects beyond the product discharge chamber, the collected water flows out of the main body case. The drainage hose to be guided is connected, and its operation and effect are as follows.

(Operation)

Since the product taken out of the storage unit is transported up and down to the product discharge chamber by the product lifting / lowering transport mechanism, the height of the product discharge chamber above the ground is set to a height position where the purchaser can take out the product without bending down. Can be set freely.

In addition, dew water adhering to the wall of the product discharge chamber or condensed water of the product dripping on the bottom wall of the product discharge chamber flows down from the product discharge chamber, or rainwater that enters the product discharge chamber is discharged from the product discharge chamber. Even if the water flows down, the collected water is received by the collection unit provided below the product discharge chamber, and the water is guided to the outside of the main body case by the drain hose, so that the electrical unit is disposed below the collection unit. However, the water flowing down from the product discharge chamber does not wet the electrical component, and the water flowing down from the product discharge chamber is prevented from evaporating, thereby suppressing unnecessary increase in humidity in the main body case. it can.

Also, since the side end of the collection section is provided so as to protrude from the side end of the product discharge chamber, when the door is opened when taking out the product from the product discharge chamber, rainwater blown into the product discharge chamber is
Even if a strong wind blows parabolically outward from the side edge of the product discharge chamber, the dripping water can be received well, and the drain hose is connected to the bottom wall of the collection section. , Since it is connected to a portion that protrudes beyond the product discharge chamber, the inlet of the drain hose is exposed upward through the space beside the product discharge chamber, and it is possible to check for clogging at the inlet of the drain hose and Cleaning can be easily performed.

〔The invention's effect〕

Therefore, while the product can be easily taken out from the product discharge chamber, even if water such as dew condensation water or rainwater that has entered the product discharge chamber flows down from the product discharge chamber, the product is collected by the collection section. Then, the water is drained out of the main body case, so that the devices in the main body case are not easily affected by water flowing down from the commodity discharge chamber.

In addition, the above-described effect can be exhibited even in the case of strong wind and rain, and the clogging and cleaning of the drainage hose connection portion of the collection portion can be quickly and easily performed.

〔Example〕

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

Fig. 5 shows canned beverages and bottled beverages (1)
Represents a vending machine that sells
Storage shelves (2) for accommodating a large number of products (1) are arranged in a plurality of upper and lower stages, and receive goods (1) sent out by conveyors (3) provided in respective storage shelves (2). , Vending machine body case (4) front wall (4
(a) Up-and-down transportation in the vertical direction to the commodity discharge chamber (A) arranged at a predetermined ground height level at the upper and lower intermediate position, and the commodity lifting and lowering transporting the commodity (1) to the commodity discharge chamber (A). An elevator mechanism (B), which is a mechanism, is provided inside the main body case (4).

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the elevator mechanism (B) places the goods (1) from the storage shelves (2) and moves up and down. ), A guide rail (7) arranged in a vertical position to guide the roller (6) provided on the box (5), and a box (5).
Chain (8) driven by an electric motor (not shown) for raising and lowering, a bracket (9) connecting the endless chain (8) and the box (5), and guide of the box (5) An attitude rail (11) for setting the attitude of the box (5) by guiding the roller (10);
Reaches the rear position of the product discharge chamber (A), the box (5) is tilted forward as shown in FIG. 4 by the guidance of the bent portion (11a) of the attitude rail (11), and the product (1) is moved. It is configured to send out by its own weight.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the product discharge chamber (A)
Has four walls (12), a ceiling, a bottom, and right and left sides, a transparent resin door (14) that can be opened and closed by a hinge (13) on the front side, and a rear side on the rear side. It has a pair of left and right antitheft doors (15) that allow opening only when the product is sent from the elevator mechanism (B).

In order to lock this anti-theft door (15) in the closed state,
To prevent movement of the contact pieces (16) and the contact pieces (16) that move integrally with the antitheft doors (15) and (15) on the outer surfaces of the ceiling and the bottom of the product discharge chamber (A). A regulating member (18) provided on the operation shaft (17) is provided, and an electromagnetic solenoid (20) for setting and releasing a lock via a link mechanism (19) is provided on the right side.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front wall (4
A control device (21) for performing a series of controls for taking out the product (1) is provided on the inner surface of (a) below the product discharge chamber (A). A)
Under the control device (2)
A tray-like collecting section (22) for receiving water leakage is provided so as not to damage the devices inside the main body case (4) such as 1).

The collection section (22) has a horizontal dimension larger than the horizontal dimension of the product discharge chamber (A), and a side end (22a) of the collection section (22) has a product discharge chamber (A). By arranging it so as to protrude from the side end of A), it is possible to reliably collect water leakage, and to discharge the collected water leakage to the outside of the main body case via a drain hose (23) for guiding the leaked water to the outside of the main body case (4). It is configured to flow out.

Incidentally, the drain hose (23) is connected to a portion of the bottom wall of the collection section (22) that protrudes beyond the product discharge chamber (A), and the collection section (22) (2
4) A screw (25) is inserted into the product discharge chamber (A), and the recovery section (22) is easily cleaned if the recovery section (22) is damaged or the drainage system is clogged. And the collection unit (22) itself can be replaced.

(Another embodiment)

The present invention may be configured such that, for example, the side edge of the collection unit is raised to overlap the lower part of the product discharge chamber in addition to the above-described embodiment, and water from the collection unit is directly used without using a drainage hose.
It can be implemented in various ways, for example, by sending it out of the case body.

In the claims, reference numerals are provided for convenience of comparison with the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the structure shown in the attached drawings.

[Brief description of the drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of a vending machine according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a side view of a product discharging chamber and a collecting section, FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view, FIG. 4 is a side view showing a product being sent to a product discharge chamber, and FIG. 5 is a front view schematically showing a vending machine. (1) Product, (2) Storage part, (4) Body case, (4a) Front wall, (14) Door, (22) Collection part, (22a) ... side end, (23) ... drain hose,
(A): Commodity discharge chamber, (B): Commodity lifting / lowering transport mechanism

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A product discharge chamber (A) having a door (14) that can be opened and closed is provided at an upper and lower intermediate position of a front wall (4a) of a main body case (4). Comprises a storage section (2) for a product (1) and a product lifting / lowering transport mechanism (B) for vertically transporting the product (1) taken out of the storage section (2) to the product discharge chamber (A). A vending machine provided with a collecting portion (22) for receiving water flowing down from the product discharge chamber (A) below the product discharge chamber (A), and a side end portion (22a) thereof. The collected water is provided so as to protrude from the side end of the commodity discharge chamber (A), and the bottom wall of the collection section (22) is provided with the collected water at a portion protruding from the commodity discharge chamber (A). (4) A vending machine to which a drain hose (23) that guides the flow to the outside is connected.