JP3031054B2 - 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 for selling products such as beverages in cylindrical cans.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a vending machine of this type is generally the one shown in FIG. That is, the vending machine 1 has a large size with a height close to 2 m and a width exceeding 1 m.
A large display 1 in which a product rack is installed and various types of products are accommodated therein, and a number of product samples 12 and sales push buttons 13 corresponding to the products are arranged on the front surface.
4 and a large product outlet 15 are provided. In addition, a bill insertion slot 16 and a coin insertion slot 17 are provided for payment, a coin mech having a change function is used for identification processing of inserted coins, and a coin return lever 18 and a coin return opening 19 are provided. Can be Further, a cooling device including a cooling unit and a condensing unit is provided in the machine to cool the product, and electric power supplied by a power company is used as a power source for operating the cooling device and operating the sales mechanism. The vending machine is fixedly installed at a predetermined position and sells various kinds of cooled products.

[0003]

The conventional vending machines are large and extremely heavy and cannot be easily moved, and require wiring work or the like to secure the power supply. Therefore, when it is desired to install a vending machine for an outdoor event such as an athletic meet for a period of time, this cannot be dealt with at all. Also, because of its high price, installation requires a large amount of funds.

An object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine which is inexpensive, small, lightweight, easily movable, and suitable for being installed at the above-mentioned outdoor event or the like for a period of time.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a vending machine for selling products such as beverages in cylindrical cans.
A product rack having a plurality of products stacked in the upper part and stored therein, and a product rack having a chute in which the products stored in the lower portion are arranged obliquely forward and downward and dropped by their own weight and are arranged in a line; A coin mech that emits an output when a coin corresponding to an amount corresponding to the price is inserted, a product unloading mechanism that is arranged at an exit end of the chute and that operates by an output signal from the coin mech and pays out a product,
The chute is provided with a coolant removably mounted in a storage chamber provided in a lower space of the chute formed by inclining forward and downward, and a battery as a power source for the coin mech and the product carrying mechanism. Features.

[0006]

In the vending machine constructed as described above, the merchandise stored in the merchandise rack is cooled by the coolant while waiting for sale, and is kept cool by the main body case. In particular, the product in the chute portion immediately before sale is cooled more quickly than the product on the upper side of the product rack because the coolant is arranged close to the product. Since the coin mech and the merchandise unloading mechanism are supplied with power from the battery, when coins matching the merchandise price are inserted, an output is issued to the merchandise unloading mechanism,
As a result, the product unloading mechanism operates to pay out one product.

[0007]

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which parts common or identical to those in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
1 to 3, a main body case 1 of a vending machine 1 is shown.
1 is formed in a box shape with a lower surface opening and is formed remarkably smaller than the conventional one, and is provided with a detachable bottom plate 21 for closing the lower surface opening, and one of the left and right side plates is provided with a barrel-shaped connection hole 22 on the other side. Is provided with a connecting hook 23, and a display 14 for displaying and advertising a product by a panel 25 is provided on the front surface, and a coin slot 17 and a small product outlet 15 are provided. In addition, the bill insertion slot, coin return lever, coin return slot, etc., which are conventionally provided, are deleted. On the bottom plate 21, a product rack 31 in which a product 27 is stored and which is accommodated in the main body case 11 is fixedly installed.
In the product rack 31, the products 27 are randomly stacked from the upper side and stored in a horizontal position, and a plurality of lower products 27 are arranged in a line on a chute 32 made of a plate material having good heat conductivity. It is latched by the product carry-out mechanism 32 so as to be detachable. A storage chamber 35 is formed below the chute 32 so as to discharge the stored cold heat to cool the surroundings and to take out a coolant 34 that can be repeatedly used by re-cooling. On the other hand, the product unloading mechanism 32
MEC 36 electrically connected to the main body case 1
1 is installed at the front inside. When the coin MEC 36 receives a coin of an amount corresponding to the price of the product 27, the product delivery mechanism 32 is operated to carry out one product 27. A battery 38 is housed and installed in a battery storage provided in the front space of the product rack 31 as a power source for operating the coin mech 36 and the product unloading mechanism 32. Below the bottom plate 21, legs 3 for mounting the vending machine 1 at an appropriate height.
9 are provided. Reference numeral 28 denotes a handle for lifting the main body case 11, and reference numeral 29 denotes a burglarproof flapper.

In the above-described configuration, the vending machine 1 is put into operation by placing the main body case 11 on the product rack 31 and mounting it on the bottom plate 21 and connecting the respective electric terminals on the main body case side and the bottom plate side. Thus, one type of product 27 accommodated in the machine is cooled by the coolant 34 during standby for sale, and is sent out to the product outlet 15 one by one by merely inserting a predetermined amount of coins into the coin slot 17. You. When the product 27 is replenished or when the coolant 34 and the battery 38 are exhausted, the main body case 11 is removed upward and can be easily replaced. This vending machine 1 is much smaller and lighter than the conventional one due to the above-described configuration, and is not provided with a cooling device using a conventional refrigeration cycle.
And the coin mech 36 is simplified, and a bill insertion slot is deleted and a change function is deleted. The small and lightweight battery 38
By using as a power source, it can be easily operated and can be easily operated at a destination. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of vending machines 1 can be arranged in parallel, and hooks 23 of the adjacent vending machines 1 can be engaged with the connection holes 22 to be connected and installed to sell various kinds of products 27. It is.

[0009]

According to the present invention, in a vending machine for selling a product such as a beverage in a cylindrical can, a vending machine is provided in a main body case.
A product rack having a plurality of products stacked in the upper part and stored therein, and a product rack having a chute in which the products stored in the lower portion are arranged obliquely forward and downward and dropped by their own weight and are arranged in a line; A coin mech that emits an output when a coin corresponding to an amount corresponding to the price is inserted, a product unloading mechanism that is arranged at an exit end of the chute and that operates by an output signal from the coin mech and pays out a product,
By providing a coolant that is detachably mounted in a storage chamber provided in a lower space of the chute formed by the chute being inclined forward and downward, and a battery as a power source for the coin mech and the product carrying mechanism. Since it can be manufactured very small in size and weight at low cost, it can be easily moved and can be operated even in a place where there is no commercial power supply. Further, the product immediately before sale can be efficiently cooled and sold, and the battery needs to be supplied only to the coin mech and the product carry-out mechanism, so that a battery having a relatively small capacity can be used. This contributes to downsizing of vending machines.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention with a main body case removed upward.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the vending machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the vending machine shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state in which the vending machines shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a conventional vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending machine 11 Main body case 31 Merchandise rack 34 Coolant 36 Coin mech 38 Battery

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] In a vending machine for selling products such as beverages in cylindrical cans, a plurality of products are stacked and housed in an upper part in a main body case, and are arranged at a lower part in a downwardly inclined manner and at the same time an upper part. A merchandise rack having shoots in which stored goods fall under their own weight and are lined up in a row, a coin mech that outputs when coins corresponding to an amount corresponding to the price of the goods are inserted, and an outlet of the shoots A product delivery mechanism that is disposed at an end and operates in response to an output signal from the coin mech and pays out products, and is detachably attached to a storage chamber provided in a space below a chute formed by the chute being inclined forward and downward. A vending machine provided with a coolant to be mounted on the vehicle and a battery as a power source for the coin mech and the product carrying mechanism.