JP3429579B2 - 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 an automatic vending machine installed in a store such as a convenience store or a tobacco store, and more particularly to an automatic vending machine which can cope with a problem of sticking out on the road and has an excellent monitoring function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, vending machines for cigarettes and beverages are generally composed of a single rectangular parallelepiped housing, and one side of the housing displays a product sample display section, a product selection button, and a product collection button. An outlet, a coin insertion slot for coins and bills, a change receiving slot, and the like, and a product storage unit and a product ejecting unit are provided inside the housing.

Such a vending machine is installed on the outer wall surface of a store such as a convenience store or a tobacco store.

In recent years, however, the problem of the vending machine sticking out on the road has become a social issue, and the vending machine is being made thinner.

On the other hand, it has been pointed out that the sale of tobacco and alcohol at vending machines has promoted smoking and drinking of minors, and the sale of tobacco and alcohol at vending machines has been pointed out. Self-restraint is also taking place.

On the other hand, on the other hand, there is a problem that the counterfeit bills and the altered bills are inserted into the vending machine to steal change and goods.

[0007]

However, in the conventional vending machine, even if an integrated vending machine is attempted to be thinned, there is a limit in thinning the vending machine, and even the thinnest type 3
It can only be about 0 cm and may not be able to deal with the problem of sticking out on the road.

Further, when the product is made thin, the storage amount of the products is extremely reduced, which causes a problem that the replenishment work of the products must be frequently performed.

Further, it is necessary to carry out work such as replenishment of goods, replenishment of change, and collection of money outdoors, there are cases where the work must be carried out while being exposed to wind and rain, and the work is stolen during the work. In some cases.

[0010] Furthermore, even if an attempt is made to monitor minors such as cigarettes and alcohols in a vending machine so as not to be mischievous, the store is installed on the outer wall of a convenience store, a tobacco store, etc. It is difficult to monitor from within. Moreover, even if a surveillance camera is installed, the surveillance camera is also installed outside in order to monitor the vending machine installed on the outer wall surface of the store, and the surveillance camera itself is also destroyed. There is also.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a vending machine that addresses the problem of sticking out on the road and makes it easy to monitor minors for purchasing tobacco and alcohol and for mischief. To aim.

[0012]

An automatic vending machine according to claim 1 is provided with a display unit that can be installed in a window partitioning the inside and outside of a store as a unit separate from a storage unit installed in the store. In the vending machine, the display unit is a transparent glass plate of a window.
The part can be fitted into the opened opening and
In, the front and rear surfaces facing the outside and inside the store are formed of a see-through material, and a display unit for displaying product samples inside, and a selection means for selecting products that can be operated from the front side of the display unit. The storage unit unit stores the commodities according to types and takes out and releases the necessary commodities according to the ejection command.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the first aspect, the vending machine can be installed in the vicinity of a side portion of the display unit so as to face the inside and outside of the store, and can accept currency and dispense change. together with the money receipts and payments section, an operation section unit having a product receiving portion to allow removal of the goods from the receiving and front side of the goods from the rear side, housing
Parts unit is the even you release the product receiving portion of the operation section unit retrieves a necessary item in accordance with the dispensing command.

[0014]

In the automatic vending machine according to the first aspect, the display unit installed in the window partitioning the inside and outside of the store can be seen through, so that a person who purchases the product from the inside of the store can be seen. Further, since the storage unit is installed in the store, the problem of the vending machine sticking out on the street is solved. Moreover, since the product storage portion of the product storage unit can be enlarged without worrying about the problem of sticking out on the road, it is not necessary to frequently perform product replenishment work, and the product replenishment work can be performed. You can do it from within the store.
Furthermore, just opening a part of the glass plate of the window
Display unit can be installed and already installed
Renovation work can be done easily even in the window. Moreover, the display section
Glass that allows the window to be seen around the unit
As it is composed of boards, the display unit and window
People who purchase products from vending machines through the store through
You can see.

According to the vending machine of claim 2,
In addition to the operation of the vending machine as claimed, because the operation section unit is Ru is installed so as to face the store inside and outside, protruding problem of vending machines to road is eliminated, the recovery operation of the replenishment work and sales proceeds of change You can do it from within the store .

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The construction of one embodiment of the vending machine of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a part of a store such as a convenience store viewed from the outside, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a part of the inside of the store. Reference numeral 1 is a wall that divides the inside and outside of the store, and a window 2 is arranged on the wall 1. The window 2 is composed of a window frame 3 and a transparent glass plate 4 fitted in the window frame 3.

When installing the vending machine, the operation unit unit to be described later is provided on the wall 1 on the side of the window 2.
The opening 5 for installing the 12 is formed to penetrate through the inside and outside of the store, and the glass plate 4 of the window 2 is, as shown in FIG.
An opening 6 for installing a display unit 11 to be described later is formed by opening the upper edge.

Next, the vending machine has a display unit 11
The operation section unit 12 and the storage section unit 13 are provided as separate units.

First, the display unit 11 has a frame member around its periphery.
A front panel 22 is fixedly attached to the front surface of the frame member 21, and a rear panel 23 is openably and closably attached to the rear surface.

The frame member 21 is formed so that it can be fitted into the opening 6 of the glass plate 4, and a concave portion 24 as an end face connecting portion to which the glass end face of the opening 6 can be connected is formed on the outer periphery thereof. . Further, the front panel 22 has a front frame 25,
A window 26 is formed in the front frame 25, and a transparent glass plate 27 is fitted in the window 26. On the upper side of the front panel 22,
An advertising part 29 having an electronic display panel 28 such as an LED is formed in a protruding manner. Further, the rear panel 23 has a rear frame 30, a window 31 is formed in the rear frame 30, and a transparent glass plate 32 is fitted in the window 31.

A display unit 33 is formed inside the display unit 11, and the display unit 33 has a plurality of shelves 34 provided in the vertical direction and is arranged along each of the shelves 34. A plurality of each product sample 35 is arranged at each of the plurality of product display positions.

On the front end surface of the shelf 34, a selection button 36 as selection means for selecting a product is provided corresponding to each product display position. Each of the selection buttons 36 is arranged in a button hole (not shown) formed in the glass plate 27 and can be pushed and operated from the front side. A reflection surface 37 is formed on the front end surface of the shelf 34.

Next, the operation section unit 12 is attached with a machine body 42 through a mounting frame 41 which is fitted into the opening 5 of the wall body 1, and a coin insertion slot 43 and a bill insertion are provided on the upper front side of the machine body 42. A mouth 44, a return lever 45, a display unit 46 for displaying the amount of money to be inserted and a message are arranged, and a change payment outlet 47 and a commodity outlet 48 are formed on the lower front side.

Inside the machine body 42, there is built-in a money accepting / receipt section 49 for accepting money and paying out change. The money accepting / dispensing section 49 includes a coin sorter (coin mech) 50 and a bill validator 51.

On the rear side of the merchandise outlet 48 on the lower side of the machine body 42, a merchandise receiving section 52 is formed which enables merchandise to be picked up from the rear side and taken out from the front side. This product receiving section 52 is a receiving box attached to the rear surface of the machine body 42.
53 has a storage unit 13 on one side of the upper surface of the receiving box 53.
A receiving port 54 for receiving the product from the product is formed, and a guide plate 55 for guiding the product received from the receiving port 54 to the product outlet 48 is provided inside the receiving box 53.

The cover 56 on the rear surface of the machine body 42 is provided so as to be openable and closable so that change work and collection of sales proceeds can be performed from inside the store.

Next, the storage unit 13 is arranged at a corner in the store near the rear side of the operation unit 12, has a unit main body 61, and a door 62 can be opened and closed on the front surface of the unit main body 61. Is attached to.

4 and 5 are sectional views of the storage unit 13, in which a product storage unit 63 for storing rectangular products T such as cigarettes in a stacked state is vertically arranged inside the unit main body 61. A plurality of units are arranged side by side in the width direction of the unit main body 61. Each product storage unit 63 is provided with a storage frame 64 that stores the products T in two rows in the front and rear, and a support base 65 that supports the lower surface of the lowest product T. An outlet 66 for ejecting the product T in the front-back direction is formed between the front and rear lower portions and the upper surface of the support base 65.

Each supporting base 65 is provided with a discharging means 67, and the discharging means 67 has a discharging member 68 having substantially the same shape as the product T arranged on the upper surface of the supporting base 65, A not-shown ejecting mechanism that alternately moves the ejecting member 68 back and forth is a support base 65.
It is located inside. Then, by moving the ejection member 68 alternately back and forth, the products T in the front row and the products T in the rear row on the support base 65 are ejected forward and backward, respectively.

Before and after each product storage unit 63, each product storage unit
The product receiving portion 74, which will be described later, is placed in a standing state in which the widest surface of the product T is parallel to the front surface of the unit main body 61 or an inclined state in which the product T thrown from 63 is easily changed to a standing posture.
A chute 69 is provided for guiding to.

An inner door 71 is attached to the front side of the unit main body 61 by a hinge 70 so as to be openable and closable, and the product T thrown downward from the product storage section 63 is attached to the upper door of the unit main body 61. A product unloading device 73 that leads to a discharge port 72 formed on the side is provided.

The product unloading device 73 has a product receiving section 74 for receiving the product T guided by the chute 69 in an upright position in the front bottom area of the inner door 71, and one side in the width direction of the product receiving section 74. The product has a dispensing chute 75 that guides the product T that is dispensed from the sending end (on the left side of FIG. 4) to the discharge port 72 in a standing position, and further allows the product T of the product receiving unit 74 through the dispensing chute 75.
And a product discharge means 76 to release the release outlet 72.

The product receiving portion 74 is formed between the inner door 71 and a guide plate 77 arranged in parallel in front of the inner door 71, and has a bottom formed by a conveyor 78. A receiving port 79 for receiving the product T from the chute 69 is formed at 71. It should be noted that the conveyor 78 is on the delivery end side of the conveyor 78.
There is provided a sensor 80 for detecting the product T sent by.

The dispensing chute 75 is formed between the inner door 71 and the guide plate 77, ascender 81 extending from the delivery end of the conveyor 78 to the obliquely upward is formed, leaving release from the raised portion 81 < A conversion unit 82 is formed to convert the direction obliquely downward toward the mouth 72.

The product discharging means 76 has a rotary projecting body 84 having a product hitting piece 83 attached to the peripheral surface thereof.
Is rotatably arranged in the lower part of the ejection chute 75. The rotary projecting body 84 is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. 4 by a motor 85 via a one-way clutch (not shown). A link 86 is rotatably mounted on the circumference of the rotary projecting body 84, and a toggle is provided between the link 86 and a mounting piece 87 mounted on the other side in the width direction of the guide plate 77 (right side in FIG. 4). A spring 88 is stretched.

The operation of the product unloading device 73 will now be described. With the position shown in FIG. 4 as the standby position, the product T thrown out of the product storage section 63 is guided by the chute 69 to the product receiving section 74 and the conveyor. When placed on the 78, for example the select button
At the same time as the operation of 36, it is conveyed by the conveyor 78 which is rotated. When the product T is detected by the sensor 80, the rotary projecting body 84 is rotated by the motor 85, and the product striking piece 83 of the rotary projecting body 84 is rotated.
Rotates to the vicinity of the position a, and when the mounting fulcrum of the link 86 to which the toggle spring 88 is connected crosses the straight line connecting the rotary projecting body 84 and the mounting piece 87, the tension of the toggle spring 88 causes the rotary projecting body 84 to move. Is rotated all at once and the product T is hit with the product hitting piece 83. The hit product T is released to the conversion unit 82 through the rising unit 81 of the ejection chute 75, and at the same time, the conversion unit 82
At 82, the emission direction is changed and emitted to the emission port 72.

On the outer surface of the unit body 61, the product T discharged from the discharge port 72 is placed in the receiving box of the operation unit 12.
A payout chute 89 that guides to the receiving port 54 of 53 is attached.

Further, each unit is electrically connected after being installed and controlled by a control unit (not shown) built in the operation unit 12 or the storage unit 13.

A lighting fixture 91 is provided on the outer wall surface of the wall body 1 above the operation unit 12.

Next, the operation of the vending machine of this embodiment will be described.

When the vending machine is installed in the window 2 already installed in the store, the opening 6 is opened in the glass plate 4 of the window 2 and the display unit 11 is fitted into the opening 6. Install. Further, the opening 5 is opened in the wall 1 near the side of the display unit 11, and the operation unit 12 is fitted into the opening 5 and installed. Further, the storage unit 13 is installed in the store. Then, the units are electrically connected.

In this way, the window 2 already installed can be installed without major modification.
That is, if the area of the window 2 is larger than the size of the display unit 11, the window 2 can be installed simply by opening the opening 6 in the glass plate 4 of the window 2, and the renovation work can be easily performed.

Even when a store is newly constructed, the installation work of the vending machine can be similarly simplified.

When purchasing a product, the operation section unit
Insert coins or bills in excess of the product price into 12 and operate the selection button 36 corresponding to the product sample 35 desired to be purchased.

As a result, the corresponding type of product stored in the storage unit 13 is taken out from the product storage 63 and carried out to the discharge port 72, and the operation unit 12 is discharged from the discharge port 72 through the discharge chute 89. The change is released to the commodity receiving section 52, and if there is change, the change is paid out.

Therefore, the purchaser can take out the merchandise released into the merchandise receiving section 52 from the merchandise take-out port 48, and can take out the change given to the change take-out port 47 if there is change. it can.

Since the display unit 11 can be seen through, it is possible to see the person who is purchasing the product from the vending machine from the inside of the store, and the minors can buy cigarettes, alcohols, etc. and mischief. Can be monitored. Moreover, even if it is not monitored, it may be seen from the inside of a store or the like, which leads to prevention of mischief and purchase of tobacco and alcohol by minors.

Moreover, since the transparent glass plate 4 of the window 2 also surrounds the display unit 11, it is effective for the minors to purchase tobacco, alcohols and the like and monitor and prevent mischief.

Further, the problem of sticking out on the road is solved,
Moreover, there is no need for frequent replenishment work of merchandise, or during rainy weather. In other words, the product storage section can be made large without worrying about the problem of sticking out on the road, and the work of replenishing products and change and the collection of sales proceeds can be performed from within the store.

Further, by making the front end surface of each shelf 34 of the display unit 11 a reflective surface 37, it is possible to give the purchaser a transparent feeling.

In this embodiment, the opening 5 having a size allowing the entire operation unit 12 to be arranged is opened in the wall 1. However, the operation unit 12 may be attached to the outer wall surface of the wall 1. In this case, at least the operation hole of the money accepting / receipt section 49 and the merchandise receiving hole may be opened in the wall body 1.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG.
If the area of the window 2 is larger than the size of the display unit 11, regardless of the shape of the glass plate 4, it can be installed simply by opening the opening 6 in the glass plate 4 of the window 2, and the renovation work is easy. Complete.

Next, still another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 7. In this embodiment, a canned beverage is used as a product, and the display unit 11 and the operation unit 12 are fitted in the entire vertical direction of the window 2. Here is an intricate example. That is, the display unit 11 and the operation unit 12 are arranged side by side by the three window frames 111 in the opening 6 formed in the glass plate 4 of the window 2 in the entire vertical direction.
A storage unit 13 is arranged in the store on the rear side of 12.

The display unit 11 includes window frames on both sides.
A front panel 22 made of a transparent glass plate is fixedly arranged between 111, and a rear panel 23 made of a transparent glass plate is arranged so as to be openable and closable, and a display unit is provided on the upper side between the panels 22, 23. 33 are formed.

In this embodiment, the display unit 11 and the operation unit 12 of the vending machine can be integrated as a part of the window 2 and have a good appearance. Moreover,
The transparent glass surface is large, and it is more effective for the minors to purchase tobacco, alcohol, etc. and monitor and prevent mischief.

Even if the storage unit 13 is arranged in a state where the longitudinal direction is perpendicular to the window 2 as shown by the solid line in the figure, the longitudinal direction is as shown by the two-dot chain line in the figure. It may be arranged in parallel with, and can be freely arranged.

The storage unit is not limited to the product striking type product discharge structure as in the above-described embodiment, but the product take-out means is provided in front of the product storage units arranged in the vertical and horizontal directions so that the product take-out means can move vertically and horizontally. A configuration may be adopted in which the selected product is taken out from the product storage section by this product take-out means and conveyed to the discharge port.

[0059]

According to the vending machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the display unit arranged in the window dividing the inside and outside of the store can be seen through, the product is purchased from the inside of the store by the vending machine. People can be seen, and minors can be monitored for tobacco and alcohol purchases and mischief. Moreover, even if it is not monitored, it may be seen from the inside of a store or the like, which leads to prevention of mischief and purchase of tobacco and alcohol by minors. Further, since the storage unit can be installed in the store, the problem of the vending machine sticking out on the street can be solved. In addition, the storage unit unit can be enlarged without worrying about the problem of sticking out on the road, frequent replenishment work of products is not required, and replenishment work of products can be performed from inside the store. You don't have to Furthermore
For display, just open a part of the window glass plate
Part units can be installed and already installed
Renovation work can be done easily even in the window. Moreover, the display section
Glass that allows the window to be seen around the unit
Tobacco and alcohol by minors, as it is composed of plates
More effective in monitoring and preventing mischief and purchases
Can be higher

[0060] According to the vending machine according to claim 2, in addition to the effects of the vending machine according to claim 1, order to Ru can be installed to face the operation section unit to the store and out, vending machine to streets It is possible to solve the problem of sticking out. Moreover, it is possible to carry out the recovery work of replenishment work and the proceeds of the fishing Qian from the store,
There is no need to do it in the wind and rain .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view from outside a store in an installed state showing an embodiment of a vending machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view from the inside of the store in the installed state of the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a display unit and a window according to the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a storage unit according to the above embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a storage unit according to the above embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a display unit and a window according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of an installed state showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 window 4 glass plate 6 opening 11 display unit 12 operation unit 13 storage unit 33 display unit 35 product sample 36 selection button as selection means 49 currency accepting unit 52 product receiving unit

Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP-A-2-300997 (JP, A) JP-A-57-5188 (JP, A) Actually opened 60-92369 (JP, U) Actually opened 52-16997 (JP , U) Jitsuko Sho 46-33636 (JP, Y1) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07F 5/00-9/10 G07B 1/00-9/02

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vending machine comprising a display unit that can be installed in a window that divides the inside and outside of a store, as a unit separate from a storage unit installed in the store, wherein the display unit is a window unit . An opening in which a part of the transparent glass plate is opened.
In addition to being able to fit in the mouth part, the front and rear surfaces facing the outside and inside the store are made of a transparent material, and the display part for displaying product samples inside and the front side of this display part can be operated. An automatic vending machine, comprising: a selection unit for selecting a product, wherein the storage unit unit stores the product by type and takes out and releases a necessary product in accordance with a dispensing command. 2. The display unit has a money accepting unit that can be installed in the vicinity of the side of the display unit to face the inside and outside of the store and accepts currency and dispense change, and receives goods from the rear side and from the front side. Is provided with an operation unit unit having a product receiving unit capable of taking out the product, and the storage unit unit takes out a necessary product in response to a dispensing command and releases it to the product receiving unit of the operation unit. The automatic vending machine according to claim 1.