JP4929827B2 - Vending machine product outlet device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine that carries out and sells products from a product storage section provided in a main body to a product outlet, and in particular, a vending machine equipped with a crime prevention means for preventing theft of goods from the product outlet. The present invention relates to a product outlet device.

  As a conventional vending machine of this type, one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-105435 is known. FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view schematically showing a configuration of a main part related to a commodity outlet of this conventional vending machine. In this conventional vending machine, a machine body is constituted by a main body 1 in which a product S is stored and a front surface is open, and a front door 2 that covers the front opening of the main body 1 so as to be freely opened and closed. The front door 2 is formed with a product outlet 20 that opens to the front surface, and the main body 1 is provided with a direct storage rack 5 in which products are stored.

  The storage shelf 5 includes a pair of shelf side plates 5b fixed in parallel facing each other in a vertical posture at the left and right ends of the horizontal support 5a, and on the support 5a between the pair of shelf side plates 5b. In addition, the product S is stored by being directly stacked. Further, a regulation piece 51 located on the front side of the storage shelf 5 and facing the front surface of the second product S from the lowest position of the stored product S 1 is fixed in the main body 1 via the support body 52. A crank-shaped regulating rod 53 is provided in front of the cradle 5a so that the lower end of the regulating piece 51 and the upper end (not shown) of the shelf side plate 5b are rotatably supported. On the cradle 5a, a reciprocating body 54 that is driven by a driving mechanism (not shown) and reciprocates back and forth in a predetermined stroke in a horizontal plane is provided. When the reciprocating body 54 is driven to move forward, the lowest product S of the products S stacked on the cradle 5a is formed between the upper surface of the cradle 5a and the lower end surface of the regulating piece 51. It is pushed forward through the gap 60 and falls from the front end of the cradle 5a.

  The cross section that communicates the inside of the storage shelf 5 with the inside of the outlet 20 is substantially J-shaped so that the product S (shown by a two-dot chain line in the figure) dropped from the front end of the cradle 5a is carried out by its own weight toward the outlet 20. A shaped passage 55 is formed in the main body 1. The passage 55 is formed between a pair of road wall forming members 55a and 55b which are formed by bending a thin steel plate and are disposed facing each other in the front-rear direction. The road wall forming members 55a and 55b are sandwiched from both the front and rear sides by a washer 57 fitted to the headed pin 56, and are fitted into a pin hole formed at the head of the headed pin 56 and its opposite end. It is sandwiched from both the front and rear sides and connected to each other by the split pins 58 that are inserted.

  In the conventional vending machine configured as described above, when the lowest product S stacked on the cradle 5a of the product shelf 5 is pushed forward and falls from its front end by the sales command signal, the cradle The product S dropped from the front end of 5a is conveyed by its own weight toward the outlet 20 in the passage 55. And the goods S conveyed to the outlet 20 are taken out by the customer opening the outlet door 19.

Here, when the product S conveyed by its own weight in the passage 55 contacts the headed pin 56, the headed pin 56 and the road wall forming members 55a and 55b are not fixed to each other. Since the headed pin 56 is vibrated or rotated by the impact when S comes into contact, the product S is not clogged in the passage 55. Further, even if the hand is put into the outlet 20 through the front opening of the outlet 20 and the hand is taken into the storage shelf 5 through the passage 55 that connects the outlet 20 and the storage shelf 5, 56 becomes an obstacle and cannot pass through the passage 55. That is, with such a configuration, the product S stored in the storage shelf 5 is not taken out and stolen by a hand put in from the front opening of the outlet 20, and the product S is jammed in the passage 55. It is possible to provide vending machines that will not be sold.
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-105435

  By the way, the product wall performance 55a and 55b which form the channel | path 55 which connects the inside of the storage shelf 5 and the inside of the take-out outlet 20 in this way are connected with the headed pin 56, and those structures mutually conflict. In order to sufficiently satisfy the anti-theft performance, the hand inserted from the front opening of the outlet 20 does not reach the storage shelf 5 and there is no hindrance to the passage of the goods carried out from the storage shelf 5. Thus, it is necessary to arrange the headed pin 56 at an appropriate position in the passage 55. However, with respect to all the products stored in the storage shelf 5 (including newly sold products), the passage shape and the headed pins are arranged and configured so as to sufficiently satisfy the product payout performance and the anti-theft performance. It is not easy. For this reason, there have been problems that some types of products cannot be sold in the past or that the anti-theft performance is not sufficiently satisfied.

  In view of such a conventional problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a merchandise take-out device for a vending machine in which both a merchandise payout performance and a burglarproof performance are sufficiently secured.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a vending machine that carries out and sells a product taken out to a product outlet provided on an outer door that covers the front surface of the main body. A product payout port to be sent to the product takeout port, an opening for taking out the product from the product takeout port, an takeout door for opening and closing the opening, and the product in conjunction with the opening and closing operation of the takeout door And an anti-theft member that moves in and out in front of the payout port, the outlet door is pivotally supported at one end, and one end of the anti-theft member is the other end of the outlet door. The other end is guided by being fitted into an arc-shaped guide groove provided on the side plate of the product outlet , the other end of which is provided in a plate shape . A position that exists in front of the commodity outlet in conjunction with the swing of the outlet door, and Provided so as to move to a position retracted from the front, the flat plate portion and the anti-theft member when said outlet door closes the opening portion is retracted from the front of the article dispensing opening is held substantially horizontal position, When the opening door is swung to open the opening, the flat plate portion of the anti-theft member closes the front of the commodity outlet in a substantially vertical posture .

According to this, when the opening is closed by the take-out door, the product paid out from the product storage unit in the main body is surely carried out to the product take-out port through the product pay-out port, and the customer etc. However, when the outlet door is opened and a hand or the like is inserted through the opening, the hand or the like can be easily prevented from being inserted into the main body at the back.
The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the anti-theft member comprises a plate-like transparent member.

  According to this, the visibility of the product sent from the product storage unit to the product take-out port through the product payout port can be improved, and the product can be easily taken out.

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the opening of the product outlet is closed by the take-out door, the product delivered from the product storage part in the main body is securely connected via the product outlet. When the product is taken out to the product outlet and the customer opens the door and inserts a hand etc. from the opening of the product outlet, the hand etc. cannot be easily inserted into the main body at the back. Therefore, it is possible to provide a product take-out device for a vending machine in which both the product payout performance and the anti-theft performance are sufficiently satisfied.

  In addition, according to the invention according to claim 2, it is possible to improve the visibility of the product sent from the product storage unit to the product take-out port via the product payout port, and to easily take out the product. Good vending machine product takeout device can be provided.

A preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure which has the same or same function as the past.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an internal structure showing a state in which an outer door is opened in the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, this vending machine is equipped with a product storage column (product storage unit) 5 for storing products for sale, and has a main body 1 having an open front, and opening and closing the front opening of the main body 1. A front door (outer door) 2 that is freely closed is provided. Further, on the back side of the front door 2, an intermediate door 3 that covers the back side and can open the back side is disposed.

  In the main body 1, product storage columns 5 are arranged in an upper and lower row and a left and right row. The product storage column 5 is configured to store box-type products such as cigarettes stacked one above the other, and sequentially push and carry out the products stored at the lowest level based on a sales command. Further, below the product storage column 5 arranged in the main body 1, a product carry-out chute 28 that receives the product carried out from each product storage column 5 and sends it out to a product outlet 20 described later is provided. .

  On the front surface of the front door 2, an exhibition window 7 in which the product sample 15 displayed in the interior is visible through the transparent plate 16, and the front portion of the transparent plate 16 corresponding to the product sample 15. Arranged product selection button 8, coin insertion slot 9 and bill insertion slot 10 for inserting money for purchasing goods, return lever 11 for returning change etc., coin return slot for returning change coin etc. 12, a handle lock 13 for opening and closing the front door 2, an opening 14 having an outlet door 19 for taking out sales products carried out from the product storage column 5, and displaying the input amount and sales information The display 18 is provided. In addition, on the back side of the front door 2, a coin discriminating device 21 and a bill discriminating device 22 for identifying the inserted money, a coin safe 23 for storing the inserted coin, and a product dispensed from the product storage column 5 are stored. A product take-out port 20 that is carried out through the product carry-out chute 28 is provided.

A display panel 25 is provided on the front surface of the middle door 3 provided on the back side of the front door 2 so as to cover the front surface, and a product sample display device 17 for displaying the product sample 15 is provided on the display panel 25. They are arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction. A similar product storage column 5 is provided on the back side of the middle door 3 so as to face the product storage column 5 in the main body 1.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the structure of the product outlet 20 provided in the lower part of the front door 2 in the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing the product outlet 20. In the figure, (a) shows a state in which the outlet door 19 closes the opening 14, and (b) shows a state in which the outlet door 19 is swung back and the opening 14 is opened.

  As shown in the figure, the product outlet 20 is formed in a substantially box shape surrounded by side plates 31 and 32 forming left and right side walls, a bottom plate 34 forming the bottom, and a ceiling plate 35 forming the ceiling. An opening 14 for taking out the product is provided on the front side, and a product feeding part (product outlet) 30 through which the product is fed from the product carry-out chute 28 in the main body 1 is provided on the rear side. Further, an outlet door 19 and an anti-theft plate (anti-theft member) 38 are provided in the product outlet 20 in a connected manner.

  Here, the exit door 19 is provided with a support shaft 19a at the upper end side portion thereof, and the support shaft 19a is rotatably mounted in shaft holes 31c and 32c provided in the side plates 31 and 32, and the opening portion 14 is closed. It is suspended so as to be able to swing between a closed position for opening and an open position for opening the opening 14. In addition, an urging spring 41 is provided at the upper portion of the outlet door 19 to urge the rotation toward the closed position, and the side plates 31 and 32 have left and right ends of the front surface of the outlet door 19. Stopper portions 31a and 32a are provided to contact the portion and hold it in the closed position. With such a configuration, the outlet door 19 is normally held at a closed position that closes the opening 14.

  Further, the upper end 38 a of the anti-theft plate 38 is connected to the hinge structure by the lower part of the outlet door 19 and the connecting shaft 37. Further, the lower part of the anti-theft plate 38 is guided by guiding guide ribs 38b protruding from the left and right sides thereof into the arc-shaped guide grooves 31b and 32b provided in the side plates 31 and 32, and the product feeding unit 30. It is configured to be movable to a position where the front of the product is blocked and a position where it is retracted above the product delivery section 30. In addition, in order to ensure the visibility in the product outlet 20, it is desirable that the anti-theft plate 38 is formed of a transparent material such as polycarbonate together with the outlet door 19.

A partition member 43 is disposed at the center of the bottom plate 34 so as to divide the inside of the product outlet 20 into left and right. For example, the partition member 43 prevents the arm from the elbow from entering the inside of the product outlet 20 and inserts the hand into the main body 1 through the product delivery unit 30 to steal the product. This is to prevent mischief such as.
The sales operation of the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above is performed as follows. First, when a customer operates the product selection button 8 of a desired product by inserting money according to the sales price of the product from the coin insertion slot 9 and the bill insertion slot 10, the product is stored from the product storage column 5 in which the product is stored. Is delivered to the product delivery chute 28, which passes through the product delivery section 30 of the product delivery outlet 20 and is sent into the product delivery outlet 20. Then, the customer opens the outlet door 19 and takes it out, and the product is sold.

  Here, in the product outlet 20 configured in this manner, the outlet door 19 is always urged to rotate forward by the urging spring 41 as shown in FIG. 14 is held at a closed position for closing 14. Then, the anti-theft number 38 connected to the outlet door 19 is held in a substantially horizontal posture in front of the product outlet 20 that is separated from the front of the product delivery section 30. That is, in this case, the product sent to the product take-out port 20 through the product take-out chute 28 is carried into the product take-out port 20 via the product sending unit 30 without any trouble.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the door 19 is pushed rearward and rotated to a position where the opening 14 is opened, the anti-theft plate 38 connected thereto is thereafter The end is guided by arc-shaped guide grooves 31b and 32b provided in the side plates 31 and 32, and moves to a position where the front of the product feeding section 30 is blocked. It changes to a nearly vertical posture that closes. Thereby, it becomes difficult to insert the hand inserted from the opening 14 of the product outlet 20 into the main body 1 through the product sending portion 30, and mischief such as theft of the product stored in the main body 1 is caused. Is prevented.

  As described above, in the product outlet 20 of the vending machine according to the present invention, the upper end of the outlet door 19 that opens and closes the opening 14 for taking out the product from the product outlet 20 is rotatably supported. The anti-theft plate 38 interlocked with the outlet door 19 is pivotally connected to the lower end of the outlet door 19 in a hinge-like manner, and the other end of the outlet door 19 is provided. It is provided so as to move to a position where the front of the product feeding portion 30 is blocked in conjunction with the swinging and a position where it is retracted from the front, and when the door 19 closes the opening 14, the anti-theft plate 38 The anti-theft plate 38 closes the front of the commodity feeding portion 30 when the door is moved from the front of the insertion portion 30 to the position where it is retracted and the outlet door 19 is swung rearward to open the opening 14. That is, according to this, when the opening 14 is closed by the outlet door 19, the product paid out from the product storage column 5 in the main body 1 can be reliably inserted into the product outlet 20 through the product delivery section 30. When a customer or the like opens the door 19 and inserts a hand or the like through the opening 14, the hand or the like can be prevented from being easily inserted into the main body 1 at the back. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a product take-out device for a vending machine in which both the product payout performance and the anti-theft performance are sufficiently satisfied.

  Moreover, it is desirable that the anti-theft plate 38 interlocked with the outlet door 19 is formed of a transparent member such as polycarbonate. That is, according to this, the visibility of the product that is dispensed from the product storage column 5 in the main body 1 to the product carry-out chute 28, passes through the product delivery unit 30 and is sent into the product take-out port 20, and Since it is possible to easily take out the product, it is possible to provide an easy-to-use vending machine product take-out device. In the present embodiment, the outlet door 19 is also formed of a transparent resin member or the like like the anti-theft plate 38. In this case, in the normal standby state, the state inside the product outlet 20 can be observed even when the outlet door 19 is held in a state of closing the opening 14 by the biasing spring 41. It is possible to easily check the transmission status of the message.

  Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to the apparatus shown in this embodiment mode, and application changes can be made within the scope of the spirit of the present invention. For example, the connection between the take-out door 19 and the anti-theft plate 38 is not limited to the hinge structure but can be appropriately changed according to the shape of the product take-out 20 and the form of the product to be sold.

1 is a front view showing a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an internal structure perspective view which shows the state which opened the outer door in the vending machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. In the vending machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention, it is a perspective view which shows the structure of the goods outlet provided in the lower part of the front door. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is side surface sectional drawing which shows the goods outlet of the vending machine concerning embodiment of this invention, (a) is the state which the outlet door closed the opening part, (b) is the outlet door swinging in the back side The opening is shown. It is side surface sectional drawing which shows typically the structure of the principal part regarding the goods outlet of the vending machine which concerns on the conventional embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 body
2 Front door (outer door)
5 Product storage column (product storage)
14 Opening 19 Take-out door 20 Product take-out 30 Product feed-in part (product payout exit)
31 Side plate 32 Side plate 34 Bottom plate 35 Ceiling plate 38 Anti-theft plate (anti-theft member)

Claims (2)

In a vending machine that sells a product that has been paid out from the product storage unit inside the main body to a product outlet provided in an outer door that covers the front of the main body, the product that has been paid out from the product storage unit A product payout port to be delivered to the product takeout port, an opening for taking out the product from the product takeout port, an exit door for opening and closing the opening, and the product payout in conjunction with the opening and closing operation of the exit door An anti-theft member that moves in and out of the exit,
Said outlet door, is pivotally supported at one end provided swingable plate, said anti-theft member is pivotally connected to the other end portion of the outlet door preparative said one end is provided in a plate shape, The other end is guided by guiding a guide flange projecting laterally into an arc-shaped guide groove provided in a side plate of the product outlet, and the product payout is interlocked with the swing of the outlet door. The flat plate is provided so as to move to a position existing in front of the outlet and a position retracted from the front, and when the outlet door closes the opening, the anti-theft member retracts from the front of the commodity paying outlet. The flat plate portion of the anti-theft member closes the front of the commodity outlet in a substantially vertical posture when the portion is held in a substantially horizontal posture and the opening door is swung to open the opening. Vending machine product outlet device.   The vending machine product take-out device according to claim 1, wherein the anti-theft member comprises a plate-like transparent member.

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