JP3025704B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine, and more particularly, to a vending machine which is suitable for a large-sized vending machine by separating a main body into upper and lower parts and connecting them.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 63-159432, a vending machine in which a vending machine main body is mounted on a mounting base and fixedly connected has been known.

[0003]

In the above publication, the locking piece on the mounting base is locked in the locking hole in the vending machine main body, and the corresponding front side of the locking portion is screwed with a bolt and a nut. Although it is connected, such a connection structure is suitable for vending machines that are small and relatively light in weight, matching them can be done without much difficulty, and bolting in one place, And it can be done from inside.

However, when a large and heavy vending machine, which has become popular in recent years, employs a vertically separated main body structure, it is not easy to match the upper and lower main bodies, and the two main bodies are firmly connected. Bolt tightening work also becomes difficult.

Therefore, the present invention is intended to easily align both the vending machines which are of such a vertical type and the vending machine which is of such a large size, and that the bolting operation can be easily performed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine devised as follows.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention comprises an upper body and a lower body which are vertically assembled to form a vending machine body, and each of four corners on a bottom surface of the upper body and an upper surface of the lower body. At least two corners
In each part, align the positioning projections that unite the two bodies.
At a predetermined interval from the outer peripheral edge , and before merging
The bolted part for connecting and fixing the two main bodies
Peripheral portion of the portion, and outside the alignment projection
Outer relief recess formed on the part or alignment protrusion
It is provided in .

[0007]

[Action] The upper body and lower body, so that each other by the surfaces between which the coupling, the relatively moving, in its plane small
At least the two positioning projections provided at the two corners are brought together so that the upper and lower main bodies are united without displacement. After the joining, bolts are tightened on the outer periphery of the joining portion, and the two main bodies are firmly joined up and down. Work of bolting, if
Outside the positioning protrusion on the peripheral part of the body or positioning
For the bolt tightening part provided in the relief groove on the outside of the projection
It is performed from the outside and the work is easy.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a vending machine according to the present invention, wherein 1 is a main body of the vending machine, and the main body 1 has a product storage column for storing a large number of sales products, a product delivery device, and the like. Upper body 1a containing sales operation related equipment
And a lower body 1b (see FIGS. 6, 7 and the like) in which refrigerating devices such as a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator are housed.
The upper and lower main bodies 1a and 1b are vertically separated and freely connectable. Further, at the time of coupling, the ventilation port provided on the bottom surface of the upper main body 1a and the ventilation port provided on the upper surface of the lower main body 1b are aligned with each other, so that a cool air ventilation port is formed. Supply circulation to the product storage space in the main body 1a becomes possible, and the kept product is kept cool. On the left and right side surfaces 2 and 2 of the upper main body 1a, illuminated signboard doors 4 and 5 are pivotally mounted on hinges 6 and 7 to open and close as shown in FIG. The illuminated sign doors 4 and 5 have the same configuration, and will be described in detail later. For example, when the illuminated sign door 4 is described as a representative, for example, a fluorescent lamp is housed inside the door and installed on the front. The signboard 4A made of a transparent acrylic plate or the like is provided with an advertisement and is illuminated with a fluorescent light.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the non-pivot side of the illuminated signboard door 4 has an upper body 1 when the illuminated signboard door 4 is closed.
A main body side hook 9 provided on the side a is provided with a door side hook 10 which is hooked. The hooks 9 and 10 hold the electric sign door 4 in a closed state. And
In the door side hook 10, by pressing a pressing operation unit 11 protruding outside after opening a front door described later,
The door side hook 10 bends so as to be disengaged from the main body side hook 9 so that the electric signboard door 4 can be opened.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a front edge 4 of the illuminated signboard doors 4,5.
a, 5a, which is a front door which can be opened and closed so as to cover the front surface of the upper main body 1a. The left edge of the front door is pivotally supported by a door hinge 13, and is opened and closed forward as shown in FIG. . Although not shown, the door hinge is provided below the door hinge 13 so as to be paired with the upper door hinge 13. The front portion of the front door 12 is also covered with a transparent acrylic plate, in which a coin slot 14, a bill slot 15, a bill display section 1 are provided.
6, a sales port 17 is provided, and a product selection button 18... And a display section 20 of product samples 19. It is desirable that the product selection buttons 18 correspond to the product samples 19 in terms of service to customers. Reference numeral 21 denotes a door latch for closing and releasing the front door 12.

The front door 12 is also provided with an advertisement by printing on the back surface of a signboard surface 12a made of a transparent acrylic plate or the like, and the advertisement is illuminated by a fluorescent lamp housed inside. It has become. In addition, the signboard 12a
Is curved in an R shape on both sides to achieve a design effect. On the other hand, an electric signboard door 22 (one not shown) equivalent to the electric signboard doors 4 and 5 is also pivotally mounted on the left and right side surfaces of the lower main body 1b so as to be openable and closable.
A lower front door 23 that covers the front end portions of the left and right illuminated signboard doors 22 is also mounted on the front surface of the front door 22 so as to be freely opened and closed. 24 are suspension bolts provided to suspend the upper body 1a when the upper body 1a is coupled to the lower body 1b. Reference numerals 25... Are height-adjustable installation legs provided on the bottom 26 of the main body 1. 27 more
Is a door latch receiving bracket.

Here, the present invention is devised so that the upper body and the lower body can be securely joined up and down without causing displacement, and that the two bodies can be firmly and easily connected. The configuration is shown in FIGS. First, the upper body 1
a on the bottom surface 30 of at least one of the four corners.
At the two corners, that is, as shown in FIG. 3, triangular alignment projections 31, 31 are formed on both ends at the front surface F side. Further, mounting holes 33a, 33a,... Into which bolts to be described later are screwed are formed at four places around the bottom surface 30, and the positioning projections 31, 31 correspond to the outer escape recesses 32, 32 which are partially cut away. Similar mounting holes 33b, 33b are also formed at locations. 34
Reference numeral denotes a rectangular cold air vent formed to allow cold air from a cooling chamber formed on the lower main body side to enter the storage room of the upper main body 1a.

[0014] On the other hand, the upper surface 35 of the lower body 1b shown in Figure 4 where the upper body 1a rests, of its 4 corners
Are formed at the two corners, that is, on the front F side thereof. The positioning projections 36, 36 are aligned with the positioning projections 31, 31 on the side of the upper body 1a and their slopes 31a, 36a. Then, the upper body 1a is positioned so as to be stably mounted on the lower body 1b.
In addition to the projections 36, 36, a plurality of mounting projections 37, 37,... Reference numeral 38 denotes the cold air vent 34 when the upper and lower main bodies 1a and 1b are connected.
The cold air vent on the lower body 1b side that communicates with
The opening is slightly smaller than the cool air vent 34.
You. On the upper surface 35 of the lower main body 1b, a pair of flanges 42, 42 having through holes 41, 41 for bolts 40, 40,. The bolts 40 are screwed into the nut members 43, 43 (see FIGS. 6 and 7) provided in the mounting holes 33a through the through holes 41 of the flange 42 from the lower main body 1b side. The machine room in the lower main body 1b is composed of a room 44 for accommodating a compressor, a condenser, its air-cooling fan and the like, and a cooling room 46 surrounded by a heat insulating wall 45 and having an evaporator disposed therein. Have been. Further, the upper main body 1 a has a product storage section 48 surrounded by a heat insulating wall 47.

When the upper main body 1a and the lower main body 1b are combined, the upper main body 1a is suspended by a suspending wire rope or the like passed through 24, and the front of the upper main body 1a is slightly forward of the front of the lower main body 1b. The upper body 1
a is suspended and held. Then, the upper body 1a is gradually moved backward. Then, the positioning protrusions 31 and 36 of the upper main bodies 1a and 1b are slid and aligned. In this way, as shown in FIG. 5, finally, the positioning projections 31 and 36 are fitted, and the upper main body 1a and the lower main body 1b are united up and down without back and forth and left and right play. At this time, the bottom surface 30 of the upper body 1a is stably supported on the positioning protrusions 36, 36 and the other mounting protrusions 37, 37 of the lower body 1b. And finally, the flanges 4 at four places around the lower body 1b
The bolts 40 are passed from below and screwed into the mounting holes 33a on the upper main body 1a side. Then, the bolts 40 are screwed and fixed to the nut members 43. Further, the connection and fixing by the bolt 40 are performed on both the main bodies 1a,
This is also done in the front part of b. That is, the bolt 40 inserted into the through hole 41 from below the upper surface 35 of the lower main body 1b passes through the escape recesses 32, 32 of the upper main body 1a and is screwed into the mounting holes 33b, 33b provided in the bottom surface 30 of the upper main body 1a. Fixed. Of course, although not shown, the mounting holes 33b, 3
A nut member is also arranged in 3b. Thus, the upper and lower main bodies 1a and 1b are firmly joined together. in this case,
Bolt tightening can be performed on the outer portions of both main bodies, so that work is easy. Also, when the two main bodies are connected, both the cool air vents 3
4 and 38 coincide with each other, and it is possible to surely form a communication passage that enables the supply and circulation of the cool air from the lower main body 1b to the product storage section 48 in the upper main body 1a.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the bolted portion is covered and concealed by the illuminated signboard doors 22, 22 which can be opened and closed on the left and right side surfaces of the lower main body 1b, and is not exposed to the outside, so that the appearance is good. Become.

[0017]

As described above, the present invention relates to a vending machine in which a lower body for storing a refrigeration unit and an upper body for storing and selling merchandise are vertically combined. It is. In addition, since the alignment projections are provided on at least two corners of the surfaces of the upper body and the lower body that are joined to each other, when the upper and lower bodies are combined, they are surely combined without causing a displacement. Then, the joining operation can be easily performed. After the combination, the bolts for joining the two main bodies can be tightened at the outer peripheral edge of the main body without being disturbed by the positioning projections, so that the work is easy and the joints can be securely fixed. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a vending machine of the present invention configured by vertically combining an upper body and a lower body.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the vending machine showing the open / close state of a front door and left and right electric signboard doors.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the upper main body.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the lower body.

FIG. 5 is a top view of a united portion when the upper main body and the lower main body are vertically coupled.

FIG. 6 is a partial front cross-sectional view when the upper and lower main bodies are combined.

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged front sectional view of FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 1a Upper main body 1b Lower main body 31, 36 Alignment protrusion 33a, 33b Mounting hole 40 Bolt 41 Through hole 42 Flange

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vending machine main body formed by combining upper and lower portions with an upper main body and a lower main body, and each of four corners on a bottom surface of the upper main body and an upper surface of the lower main body.
At least two corners of each main body are provided with positioning projections for bringing the two main bodies into unity with a predetermined distance from the outer peripheral edge of each main body.
Provided with Te and coupling fixing the two body coalesced
The bolted part of the
Position outside the alignment projection or alignment projection
A vending machine characterized in that the vending machine is provided in an outer relief recess formed at the top .