JP3079757B2 - 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 canned soft drinks and having an inner door which is divided into upper and lower parts on the front side of the storage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a vending machine of this type, a storage box forming an insulating room is formed in a main body case, which has a product insertion port on an upper front surface thereof, and a product is inserted in a meandering product rolling passage. Serpentine-type product racks that are stacked and stored in a sideways posture are stored and installed. An upper inner door which has a heat insulating property on the front of the inside of the refrigerator and covers a surface area in front of the product input port,
And a lower inner door that covers a lower surface area thereof. In order to replenish the product, place the container filled with the product in front of the main body case, open only the upper inner door so that the cooled internal air does not escape as much as possible, and load the product from the product input port to the product rack. It is thrown.

[0003]

By the way, in the conventional vending machine, in order to replenish the commodities, the commodities in a container are placed on the floor, and several commodities are lifted by hand from here, and are introduced into the commodities slot. However, there is a disadvantage that the work load of the worker is extremely large, such as frequent flexion of the body, the fatigue is severe, and a long time is required for the replenishment work. For this reason, the upper inner door is configured to open and close in the vertical direction, the upper inner door is kept horizontal with the upper inner door open, and replenishment products are temporarily placed on this upper inner door. There are known vending machines. However, in this known vending machine,
Since the refill product must be lifted to the upper inner door, the container packed with the refill product is heavy, the lifting work is heavy labor, and since the upper inner door is relatively high, There is a problem in that it is not possible to look into the container filled with replenishment products, and the products must be taken out in a groping state.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine which can shorten the working time in replenishment of commodities, facilitates replenishment work, and minimizes operator fatigue.

[0005]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a front surface of a commodity storage accommodating a commodity rack having a commodity insertion port on an upper front surface is provided in front of the commodity insertion port. In a vending machine provided with an upper inner door that covers the lower inner door and a lower inner door that covers a surface area below the lower inner door, a foldable commodity receiving tray is provided on the front surface of the lower inner door. A shelf plate rotatably supported by the lower inner door,
An upper end portion is slidably connected to the shelf plate, and a lower end portion is detachable from the receiver, and the lower end is slidably connected to the receiver. It is characterized by comprising a support for holding the shelf plate substantially horizontally in a locked state.

[0006]

In the present invention configured as described above,
At the time of product replenishment, the product receiving tray folded and stored in front of the lower inner door is opened to hold the shelf at a horizontal position, and a container containing the product is placed on the shelf. The product is taken out from here and put into the product slot. By setting the height of the horizontally held shelf board at a position where workers can take out products from the container without bending the body, the work load of the worker can be small and the container can be moved to the shelf board. The lifting load is small.

The principle of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the figure, a vending machine has a product storage 2 formed by a heat insulating wall at an upper portion of a main body case 1.
A machine room 3 is formed in the lower part. An outer door 4 is provided on the front surface of the main body case 1, and an upper inner door 5 and a lower inner door 6 having heat insulating properties are provided on an inner front surface of the product storage 2. The product storage 2 has a product input port 7a on the upper front surface corresponding to the position of the upper inner door 5, and stores cylindrical products in a meandering product rolling path in a sideways posture. And a cooling unit of a cooling device (not shown). Further, a condensing unit of the cooling device is installed in the machine room 3.

[0008] Reference numeral 10 denotes a foldable commodity receiving stand according to the present invention, which is constructed as follows. That is, 11 is a shelf plate whose one end (rear end) is rotatably supported on the front surface of the lower inner door 6 via the mounting metal 12, and 13 is a hook-shaped cross section and is located on the lower front surface of the lower inner door 6. It is a money receiver fixedly installed in. Reference numeral 14 denotes a support formed in a square frame shape, and the left and right sides are stored in the storage grooves 11a of the shelf board 11 when the product receiving tray 10 is folded,
At the time of use, it is pulled out from the storage groove 11a, and the upper end is the shelf 1
1 is slidably engaged with the knuckle portion 11b at the other end (front end).

In the above-mentioned configuration, the products in the product storage 2 are kept cool by the cooling unit, and are carried out one by one from the product rack 7 to the product outlet (not shown) of the outer door 4 and sold according to the sales signal. . And product rack 7
When refilling the product, the product receiving tray 10 is set in the storage groove 11a.
Then, the support 14 is pulled out, the lower end of the support 14 is locked to the receiving metal 13, and the shelf board 11 is held substantially horizontally on the front surface of the lower inner door 6. A container 15 full of goods is placed on this shelf,
In addition, only the upper inner door 5 is opened so that the cool air in the refrigerator does not escape, and the front of the commodity insertion port 7a is opened, and the commodity in the container 15 is introduced from the commodity insertion port 7a and filled in the commodity rack 7. Therefore, the worker can put in the product only by slightly raising and lowering the arm, the fatigue is reduced, and the replenishing operation can be completed in a short time. After the replenishment of the commodities is completed, the commodity receiving tray 10 is detached from the lower end, and the support 14
This shelf 11 is held on the front surface of the lower inner door 6 in parallel with the lower inner door 6, and is folded and stored between the lower inner door 6 and the outer door 4 without requiring a large space.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. The difference from the above-mentioned principle is that the metal receiving plate 13 having an L-shaped cross section replaces the lower inner door 6 and the bottom plate 1a of the main body case 1. This is the point fixed above. In this embodiment, even when the receiving money 13 cannot be fixed to the lower inner door 6 due to the positional relationship of the product passage 6a opening to the lower inner door 6, the product receiving stand 10 can be installed. Thus, a similar effect can be obtained by the same operation as in the above-described principle diagram.

FIG. 6, FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 show a modification of the receiving money 13 in the above embodiment. In the case of the receiver having the L-shaped cross section shown in the embodiment of FIG. 4, when the outer door 4 rotates due to wind or the like and collides with the product receiver 10, the support 14 comes off the receiver 13 due to the reaction. There is a concern that the shelf board 11 may fall down and the goods thereon fall and be damaged. 6 is provided with a rising 13a on the front side, so that the lower end of the support 14 does not easily come off even when the outer door 4 receives an impact. Further, the receiving piece 13 shown in FIG.
4 is maintained at a predetermined inclination angle, and the upper end portion does not come off the knuckle portion 11b of the shelf board 11, so that the shelf board 11 is more securely held. Therefore, the use of these money receivers 13 can prevent the accident from occurring even if the worker moves away from the front of the product cradle 10 during product replenishment. The receiving money 13 of FIG. 8 shows a modification of the receiving money of FIG.
Since the small screw 13c is provided in place of the overhang 13b, the same effect as the receiving metal of FIG. 7 can be obtained.

[0012]

According to the present invention as described above,
On the front surface of a product storage housing a product rack having a product insertion port on the upper front surface, an automatic door provided with an upper inner door covering a surface area in front of the commodity insertion port and a lower inner door covering a lower surface area thereof. In the vending machine, a foldable commodity receiving stand is provided on the front surface of the lower inner door, and the commodity receiving stand is provided with a shelf plate whose one end is rotatably supported by the lower inner door, and a main body case below the lower inner door. A metal receiver installed on the bottom plate of the base plate and an upper end thereof are slidably connected to the shelf plate, and a lower end of the metal receiver is detachable from the metal receiver, and is engaged with the metal receiver. By using a support that holds the shelf plate in a substantially horizontal position, the carrying distance of the product when refilling the product is shortened, the labor load on workers is greatly reduced, fatigue becomes extremely small, and in a short time Replenishment work can be completed,
In addition, there is an effect that the product receiving stand can be installed even when the receiving money cannot be fixed to the lower inner door due to the positional relationship of the product passage opening to the lower inner door.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vending machine provided with a commodity receiving tray showing the principle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of an essential part of the vending machine shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a product receiving tray.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a vending machine provided with a product receiving tray according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view of an essential part of the vending machine shown in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a modification of the receiving tray of the commodity receiving tray of FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a side view showing another modification of the receiving money of the commodity receiving tray of FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a modified example of the receiver shown in FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body case, 1a ... Bottom plate, 2 ... Product storage, 5 ... Upper inner door, 6 ... Lower inner door, 7 ... Product rack, 7a ... Product loading slot, 10 ... Product receiving stand, 11 ... Shelf plate, 13 … Money received, 14
... support.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An upper inner door for covering a surface area in front of the commodity slot, and a lower inner door for covering a surface area below the merchandise storage box for accommodating a commodity rack having a commodity insertion port on an upper front surface. A vending machine provided with a foldable commodity receiving stand on the front surface of the lower inner door, the commodity receiving stand includes a shelf plate rotatably supported at one end by the lower inner door, and a lower inner door. An upper end portion is slidably connected to the shelf plate, and a lower end portion is engageable with and disengageable from the receiver, which is mounted on a bottom plate of the main body case below the door, and is engaged with the receiver. A vending machine comprising a support for holding the shelf plate in a substantially horizontal state in a state where the shelf plate is held.