JP4572556B2 - Attachment for vending machine - Google Patents
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本発明は、飲料缶を販売する自動販売機にドリンク用のガラス瓶を装着可能とする自動販売機装着用アタッチメントに関するものである。 The present invention relates to an attachment for installing a vending machine that makes it possible to attach a glass bottle for drinks to a vending machine that sells beverage cans.
従来、多種多量の商品が自動販売機で販売されているが、特に、飲料用の金属缶を販売する自動販売機の設置台数は極めて多い。 Conventionally, many kinds of products have been sold by vending machines, and the number of vending machines that sell metal cans for beverages is particularly large.
しかしながら、これまでの自動販売機では、その内部に略円柱形状の飲料缶を装填できる装填機構を有している場合がほとんどであるため、いわゆるドリンク用等のガラス製小びんは瓶首部が括れているため、飲料缶と同様には装填することができず、それ専用の装填機構を自動販売機内に別に設ける必要があり、汎用性に乏しく不便であった。 However, since most vending machines have a loading mechanism that can be loaded with a substantially cylindrical beverage can inside the vending machine, so-called glass bottles for drinks and the like have a bottle neck. Therefore, it cannot be loaded in the same manner as a beverage can, and it is necessary to provide a dedicated loading mechanism in the vending machine, which is inconvenient due to poor versatility.
しかも、装填機構を改良しドリンク用のガラス製小びんを自動販売機内に装着できても、小びんがガラス製であるために機内から取り出し口に落下させる際に割れ易いという問題があった。 In addition, even though the loading mechanism can be improved and a glass bottle for drinks can be installed in the vending machine, the bottle is made of glass, so that there is a problem that it is easily broken when dropped from the inside of the machine to the outlet.
それらの問題を解決した発明考案として、例えば、飲料缶と略同一外形寸法を有する筒体からなり、この筒体の内側面に、ドリンク用小びんを着脱可能に保持する保持部と、前記ドリンク用小びんのボトルネック部に係止する弾性爪部とを突設した自動販売機装填用アダプタとしたものがある。 As an invention devised to solve these problems, for example, comprising a cylindrical body having substantially the same external dimensions as a beverage can, a holding portion for removably holding a drink bottle on the inner surface of the cylindrical body, and the drink There is a vending machine loading adapter that has an elastic claw portion that is locked to a bottle neck portion of a small bottle.
上記先行技術文献を示す。
本発明は、飲料缶詰と略同一外形寸法を有する筒体からなり、この筒体の内側面に、ドリンク用等のガラス製小びんを着脱可能に保持する保持部と、前記ガラス製小びんの瓶首部に係止する弾性爪部とを突設した自動販売機装填用アダプタに関する以上のような問題に鑑みてなされたもので、ガラス製小びんをアダプタから取り出す際に、指で直接小びんの頭を押す必要をなくして指を傷つける可能性の全くない、安全性に優れた自動販売機用アッタチメントを提供することを課題とする。 The present invention comprises a cylindrical body having substantially the same external dimensions as a canned beverage, and a holding part for detachably holding a glass bottle for drinks, etc. on the inner side surface of the cylindrical body, and a bottle neck part of the glass bottle This was made in view of the above problems related to the adapter for loading a vending machine with an elastic claw portion that is locked to the adapter. When removing the glass bottle from the adapter, the head of the bottle is directly pressed with a finger. It is an object of the present invention to provide an attachment for a vending machine excellent in safety that has no possibility of damaging a finger without being necessary.
本発明の請求項１の発明は、飲料缶と略同一の外形寸法を有する筒体からなり、この筒体の内側面に、キャップ付きのガラス製小びんを着脱可能に保持するリブ部が形成され、リブ部の上方には中央が開口した環状板が筒体の内側面から突出して形成され、環状板の内側周縁にはキャップ付き小びんのキャップ付き部分を保持する保持壁が周設され、保持壁の上下縁の内側面にはキャップ受け突起が形成された自動販売機用アッタチメントにおいて、前記保持壁の先端から中央に向けて小びんのキャップを覆う取り出し用のタブが筒体の上端から飛び出さないように筒体と直角方向に突出して形成されていることを特徴とする、自動販売機用アッタチメントである。 The invention of claim 1 of the present invention comprises a cylindrical body having substantially the same outer dimensions as a beverage can, and a rib portion is formed on the inner side surface of the cylindrical body for detachably holding a glass bottle with a cap. An annular plate with an opening at the center is formed above the rib portion so as to protrude from the inner side surface of the cylindrical body, and a holding wall for holding the cap-attached portion of the capped bottle is provided around the inner peripheral edge of the annular plate. In an attachment for a vending machine in which cap receiving projections are formed on the inner side of the upper and lower edges of the wall, a tab for taking out the cap of the small bottle protrudes from the upper end of the cylinder from the front end of the holding wall toward the center. An attachment for a vending machine, characterized in that it is formed so as to protrude in a direction perpendicular to the cylinder.
このように請求項１記載の発明によれば、保持壁の先端からガラス製小びんのキャップを覆う取り出し用のタブが筒体の上端から飛び出さないように突出して形成されているので、取り出し用のタブを上から指等で押すのみで、指が筒体の中に入り込むことなくキャップ付き小びんを筒体から押し出すことができる。 Thus, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the take-out tab that covers the cap of the glass bottle from the tip of the holding wall is formed so as not to protrude from the upper end of the cylindrical body. By simply pressing the tab with a finger or the like from above, the bottle with a cap can be pushed out of the cylinder without the fingers getting into the cylinder.
また、請求項２の発明は、飲料缶と略同一の外形寸法を有する筒体からなり、この筒体の内側面に、キャップ付きのガラス製小びんを着脱可能に保持するリブ部が形成され、筒体の上部内面には中央が開口した環状板が筒体の上部内面から突出して形成され、環状板の内側周縁にはキャップ付き小びんのキャップ付き部分を保持する保持壁が周設され、保持壁の上下縁内側にはキャップ受け突起が形成された自動販売機用アッタチメントにおいて、前記筒体の上端縁から中央に向けて小びんのキャップを覆う取り出し用のタブが筒体と直角方向に突出して形成されていることを特徴とする、自動販売機用アッタチメントである。 Further, the invention of claim 2 comprises a cylindrical body having substantially the same outer dimensions as the beverage can, and a rib portion for removably holding a glass bottle with a cap is formed on the inner surface of the cylindrical body, An annular plate with an opening at the center is formed on the upper inner surface of the cylindrical body so as to protrude from the upper inner surface of the cylindrical body. A retaining wall for holding the cap-equipped portion of the capped bottle is provided around the inner peripheral edge of the annular plate. In an attachment for a vending machine in which cap receiving projections are formed on the inner side of the upper and lower edges of the wall, a tab for taking out the cap of the small bottle projects in a direction perpendicular to the cylinder from the upper edge of the cylinder toward the center. An attachment for a vending machine, characterized in that it is formed.
このように請求項２記載の発明によれば、取り出し用のタブが前記筒体の上端縁からキャップを覆うように中央に向けて筒体と直角方向に突出して形成されているので、取り出し用のタブを上から指等で押すのみで、指が筒体の中に入り込むことなくキャップ付き小びんを筒体から押し出すことができる。 Thus, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the tab for taking out is formed so as to protrude from the upper end edge of the cylindrical body in the direction perpendicular to the cylindrical body so as to cover the cap. By simply pressing the tab with a finger or the like from above, the bottle with a cap can be pushed out of the cylinder without the fingers getting into the cylinder.
また、請求項３の発明は、請求項１又は２の発明において、前記取り出し用タブの内面には、キャップ押さえ壁が垂設されていることを特徴とする、自動販売機用アッタチメントである。 A third aspect of the present invention is the attachment for a vending machine according to the first or second aspect, wherein a cap pressing wall is vertically provided on the inner surface of the take-out tab.
このように請求項３記載の発明によれば、取り出し用タブの内面には、キャップ押さえ壁が垂設されているので、キャップ付きのガラス製小びんを筒体の中でしっかりと保持することができる。 Thus, according to the third aspect of the present invention, since the cap pressing wall is vertically provided on the inner surface of the take-out tab, the glass bottle with the cap can be securely held in the cylinder. it can.
このように本発明の自動販売機用アッタチメントを使用することにより、ドリンク用などの小容量のガラスびん入り飲料を一般の自動販売機で販売することができる。 As described above, by using the vending machine attachment of the present invention, it is possible to sell a small-capacity glass bottled beverage for drinks or the like with a general vending machine.
本発明の自動販売機用アッタチメントを一実施形態に基づいて以下に詳細に説明する。本発明の自動販売機用アッタチメントは、例えば、図１、図２に示すように、飲料缶と略同一の外形寸法を有する筒体からなるアタッチメント（１０）であり、一般的には、ポリプロピレン、高密度ポリエチレンなどの剛性を持つ熱可塑性樹脂を射出成形して作製するものである。 An attachment for a vending machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below based on an embodiment. The attachment for a vending machine according to the present invention is an attachment (10) having a cylindrical body having substantially the same outer dimensions as a beverage can, for example, as shown in FIGS. A thermoplastic resin having rigidity such as high-density polyethylene is produced by injection molding.
そして、筒体（１０）の内側面の対向する位置から中心に向かって突出し、かつ、挿入したガラス製のキャップ付き小びん（２０）の側面に圧接して保持するリブ部（１１）が、複数本設けられている。このリブ部（１１）の上方には、中央が開口した環状板（１２）が筒体の内側面から筒体と直角方向に突出して形成されている。 And the rib part (11) which protrudes toward the center from the position which the inner surface of a cylinder (10) opposes, and press-contacts and holds the side surface of the inserted glass bottle with a cap (20) is several. The book is provided. Above the rib portion (11), an annular plate (12) having an open center is formed so as to protrude from the inner surface of the cylinder in a direction perpendicular to the cylinder.
また、環状板（１２）の中心寄りの周縁にはキャップ付き小びん（２０）のキャップ付き部分（２１）を保持する保持壁（１３）が周設されている。保持壁（１３）の上下縁の内側面にはキャップ受け突起（１４）が形成され、キャップ付き小びんが抜け落ちることを防止している。 A holding wall (13) for holding the capped portion (21) of the capped bottle (20) is provided around the periphery of the annular plate (12) near the center. Cap receiving projections (14) are formed on the inner side surfaces of the upper and lower edges of the holding wall (13) to prevent the capped bottle from falling off.
そして、保持壁（１３）の先端から小びんのキャップ上面（２２）を覆う取り出し用の
タブ（１５）が筒体（１０）の上端から飛び出さないように突出して形成されている。取り出し用タブ（１５）の内面に、キャップ付き小びん（２０）のキャップ天面（２２）を押さえるキャップ押さえ壁（１６）を垂設しても良い。
And the taking-out tab (15) which covers the cap upper surface (22) of a bottle from the front-end | tip of a holding wall (13) is formed so that it may not protrude from the upper end of a cylinder (10). A cap pressing wall (16) for pressing the cap top surface (22) of the capped bottle (20) may be provided vertically on the inner surface of the take-out tab (15).
自動販売機用アッタチメントはこのような構造からなるので、筒体（１０）の下方開口部からキャップ付き小びん（２０）を挿入すると、小びんの上端のキャップ付き部分（２１）が保持壁（１３）に閉じ込められ、保持壁の上端縁と下端縁に設けたキャップ受け突起（１４、１４）に嵌合すると共に、リブ部（１１）がキャップ付き小びん（２０）の側面に当接して、キャップ付き小びん（２０）は、筒体（１０）の内部にしっかりと保持され、下方側に抜け落ちることがない。
取り出し用タブ（１５）を上から指等で押すだけで、指等を筒体の中に入れることなくキャップ付き小びん（２０）を筒体（１０）から押し出し取り出すことができる。
Since the attachment for the vending machine has such a structure, when the small bottle (20) with a cap is inserted from the lower opening of the cylindrical body (10), the capped portion (21) at the upper end of the small bottle becomes the holding wall (13). And is fitted into cap receiving projections (14, 14) provided on the upper and lower edges of the holding wall, and the rib portion (11) is in contact with the side surface of the cap-equipped vial (20), thereby providing a cap. The small bottle (20) is firmly held inside the cylindrical body (10) and does not fall out downward.
By simply pushing the take-out tab (15) with a finger or the like from above, the bottle with cap (20) can be pushed out and taken out from the cylinder (10) without putting the finger or the like into the cylinder.
図３、図４は本発明の自動販売機用アッタチメントの別の実施形態を示す説明図である。 3 and 4 are explanatory views showing another embodiment of the attachment for a vending machine according to the present invention.
基本的な構造は図１、図２に示す自動販売機用アッタチメントと同様であるが、取り出し用タブ（１７）を筒体（１０）の上端縁から取り付けたものである。以下に簡単に説明する。 The basic structure is the same as that of the vending machine attachment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, except that a take-out tab (17) is attached from the upper end edge of the cylinder (10). Briefly described below.
すなわち、筒体の上端縁からキャップ天面（２２）を覆うようにびん取り出し用のタブ（１７）を筒体と直角方向に突出して形成させている。 That is, a bottle take-out tab (17) is formed so as to protrude in a direction perpendicular to the cylinder so as to cover the cap top surface (22) from the upper end edge of the cylinder.
このため、取り出し用タブ（１５）に比較的弱い力を加えるのみでドリンク用などのキャップ付き小びんを筒体（１０）から取り外すことができる。 For this reason, the bottle with a cap for drinks etc. can be removed from a cylinder (10) only by applying comparatively weak force to the tab (15) for taking out.
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１１‥‥リブ部
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１３‥‥保持壁
１４‥‥キャップ受け突起
１５‥‥取り出し用タブ
１６‥‥キャップ押さえ壁
２０‥‥キャップ付き小びん
２１‥‥キャップ付き部分
２２‥‥キャップ天面
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前記保持壁の先端から中央に向けて小びんのキャップを覆う取り出し用のタブが筒体の上端から飛び出さないように筒体と直角方向に突出して形成されていることを特徴とする、自動販売機用アタッチメント。 It consists of a cylindrical body that has approximately the same external dimensions as a beverage can, and a rib portion is formed on the inner surface of the cylindrical body to detachably hold a glass bottle with a cap. The center is open above the rib portion. The annular plate is formed to protrude from the inner surface of the cylindrical body, and a protective wall is provided around the inner peripheral edge of the annular plate to hold the cap-attached portion of the small bottle with the cap. In the vending machine attachment in which the receiving projection is formed,
A vending machine characterized in that a take-out tab that covers the cap of the small bottle from the front end of the holding wall toward the center is formed so as to protrude from the upper end of the cylindrical body in a direction perpendicular to the cylindrical body. Attachment for machine.
前記筒体の上端縁から中央に向けて小びんのキャップを覆う取り出し用のタブが筒体と直角方向に突出して形成されていることを特徴とする、自動販売機用アタッチメント。 It consists of a cylindrical body that has approximately the same external dimensions as a beverage can, and a rib portion is formed on the inner surface of the cylindrical body to detachably hold a glass bottle with a cap. The center is open above the rib portion. The annular plate is formed to protrude from the inner surface of the cylindrical body, and a protective wall is provided around the inner peripheral edge of the annular plate to hold the cap-attached portion of the small bottle with the cap. In the vending machine attachment in which the receiving projection is formed,
An attachment for a vending machine, wherein a take-out tab that covers a cap of a small bottle is formed so as to protrude in a direction perpendicular to the cylinder from the upper end edge of the cylinder toward the center.
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