JP5014298B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine including an inner door that covers a front opening of a product storage for storing products to be sold so as to be freely opened and closed.

Conventionally, as this kind of vending machine, the vending machine main body with an open front, the product storage provided inside the vending machine main body for storing products to be sold, and the front opening of the product storage are opened and closed. In a vending machine comprising an inner door that freely covers and a support mechanism that rotatably supports one end of the inner door in the width direction on the main body of the vending machine, the support mechanism extends outward in the width direction from the inner door side. A plate-like hinge member having an engaging portion that can be engaged with the vending machine main body side, and an end of the hinge member provided on the inner side wall of the vending machine main body. It is known that it is composed of a plate-like locking member having a locking hole for locking the hinge member by engaging the engaging portion with the engaging portion in the vertical direction (for example, Patent Documents) 1).
JP 2004-30436 A

  In the vending machine, in order to enable the opening / closing operation of the inner door, the width dimension of the locking hole is formed larger than the thickness of the hinge member. In the vending machine, when the inner door closes the front opening of the product storage case, the hinge member is inserted substantially perpendicularly to the locking hole. That is, when the inner door closes the front opening of the product storage, the front opening of the product storage is opened to the inner door because the back and forth direction and the width direction are rattled between the locking hole and the hinge member. Therefore, the airtightness of the product storage can not be maintained.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine capable of improving the airtightness of the product storage by reliably closing the front opening of the product storage with an inner door.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vending machine main body having an open front, a product storage provided in the vending machine main body for storing products to be sold, and opening and closing the front opening of the product storage. In a vending machine comprising an inner door that freely covers and a support mechanism that rotatably supports one end in the width direction of the inner door on the vending machine body, the support mechanism extends from one end in the width direction of the inner door. Provided on the side wall inside the vending machine body, the tip of the hinge member can be inserted, It is composed of a plate-shaped locking member having a locking hole for locking the hinge member by engaging with the joint portion in the vertical direction, and the hinge member is configured such that the inner door closes the front opening of the product storage case. The front surface of the hinge member is at the edge on the front surface side of the locking hole. As well as touch, the back of the hinge member is in contact with the edge portion of the rear side of the locking hole, the end portion is formed so as to extend obliquely forward.

  Thereby, since the shakiness in the width direction and the front-back direction of the closed inner door is restricted, the front opening of the product storage is reliably closed by the inner door.

  According to the present invention, since the front opening of the product storage can be reliably closed by the inner door by eliminating the shakiness in the width direction and the front-rear direction of the closed inner door, the air tightness of the product storage Can be improved.

  1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a vending machine with an outer door opened, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the vending machine showing a support mechanism. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the main part of the vending machine showing the support mechanism, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the main part of the vending machine with the lower inner door showing the support mechanism closed, and FIG. 5 shows the support mechanism. It is a principal part top view of the vending machine of the state which opened the lower side inner door.

  This vending machine includes a vending machine main body 10 having an opening on the front side and an outer door 20 that opens and closes the front opening of the vending machine main body 10, and one end in the width direction of the outer door 20 is the vending machine main body 10. It is rotatably supported at one end in the width direction on the front side.

  Inside the vending machine main body 10 is provided a product storage 11 in which the top side, the bottom side, the back side, and the left and right sides are surrounded by a heat insulating wall, and the product storage 11 is widened by a heat insulating partition plate 12. It is partitioned in the direction. A plurality of well-known serpentine-type product storage columns 13 in which products to be sold are stored in a serpentine product passage are provided in the product storage 11 partitioned by the partition plate 12 in the front-rear direction and the width direction.

  The front of the product storage 11 has heat insulation, and an upper inner door 14 for opening and closing the front upper side of the product storage 11 and a lower for opening and closing the lower front side of the product storage 11 A side inner door 15 is provided. In addition, a plurality of merchandise outlets 15 a that communicate the merchandise storage 16 side and the outer door 20 side are provided in the lower part of the lower side inner door 15 so as to be arranged in the left-right direction. A carry-out door 15b that opens and closes the product carry-out port 15a is rotatably supported on each product carry-out port 15a. The product carry-out port 15a is rotated forward by being pushed by a product guided forward. The product is opened, and the product is carried out to the product outlet 21. A drain receiver 16 is provided below the front part of the product storage 11 to receive the dew condensation water generated in the product storage 11.

  The upper side inner door 14 is attached to the back side of the outer door 20, and the front upper portion of the product storage 11 is opened and closed by the upper side inner door 14 by opening and closing the outer door 20. .

  The lower side inner door 15 is rotatably supported at one end in the width direction by the support mechanism 30 at one end in the width direction of the vending machine main body 10.

  The support mechanism 30 is provided on the lower inner door 15 side, and is provided on the vending machine body 10 side with a pair of upper and lower hinge members 31 having an engaging portion 31a that can be engaged with the vending machine body 10 side. It is comprised from the plate-shaped latching member 32 which has a pair of upper and lower latching holes 32a for latching the hinge member 31 by engaging with the engaging part 31a.

  Each hinge member 31 is a metal plate that extends from one end side in the width direction of the lower inner door 15 in a state in which the lower part of the product storage 11 is closed toward the diagonally forward side on the outer side in the width direction. The engaging portion 31a is formed by cutting out the lower side in the vertical direction. Further, the hinge member 31 is provided with an inclined portion 31b so that the proximal end side of the engaging portion 31a extends obliquely downward toward the lower inner door 15 side.

  The locking member 32 is provided so as to extend in the vertical direction on the side wall on one end side in the width direction in the vending machine main body 10, and a space is formed between the inner surface of the vending machine main body 10 in the vertical direction. Yes. The locking member 32 is provided with a locking hole 32 a at a location corresponding to the hinge member 31. The locking hole 32a is provided so as to extend in the vertical direction, and the opening width on the lower side is narrower than the opening width on the upper side. The locking hole 32a is provided in the upper part where the opening width is formed so that the front end side of the hinge member 31 can be inserted, and the engaging part 31a of the hinge member 31 is engaged with the edge part on the lower side. .

  Here, in the state in which the lower side inner door 15 closes the front surface of the commodity storage 11, each hinge member 31 has a front surface side of the hinge member 31 on the outer side in the width direction of the edge portion on the lower front surface side of the locking hole 32a. (The point a in FIG. 4) and the tip side is automatically sold so that the back side of the hinge member 31 contacts the inner side in the width direction (point b in FIG. 4) of the lower back side edge of the locking hole 32a. It is provided so as to extend obliquely forward on the outer side in the width direction at an inclination angle forming an angle A with respect to the width direction of the machine body 10. The predetermined angle A is provided at a half of the opening angle B when the lower side inner door 15 is fully opened. Further, the width dimension on the lower side of the locking hole 32 a is formed to the minimum dimension that satisfies the opening angle B of the lower inner door 15.

  In the vending machine configured as described above, when the lower side inner door 15 is attached to the vending machine body 10, the hinge members 31 of the lower side inner door 15 are respectively connected to the locking holes of the locking members 32. It inserts in the upper part of 32a, and engages the engaging part 31a of the hinge member 31 with the edge part of the lower part side of the locking hole 32a. When removing the lower inner door 15 from the vending machine main body 10, the lower inner door 15 is lifted upward so that the engaging portion 31a of the hinge portion 31 and the lower edge portion of the locking hole 32a are connected to each other. The engagement is released and the hinge portion 31 is extracted from the locking hole 32.

  Further, in a state where the lower side inner door 15 closes the lower front portion of the commodity storage 11, each hinge member 31 has the front side of the hinge member 31 on the outer side in the width direction of the edge on the lower front side of the locking hole 32a. (The point a in FIG. 4) and the back side of the hinge member 31 is in contact with the widthwise inner side (the point b in FIG. 4) of the lower back side edge of the locking hole 32a. As a result, the lower side inner door 15 is restricted from rattling in the width direction and the front and rear direction, and the lower side inner door 15 reliably closes the lower part of the front opening of the product storage case 11.

  When the lower inner door 15 is fully opened, each hinge member 31 is such that the front side of the hinge member 31 contacts the inner side in the width direction (point c in FIG. 5) of the lower front side edge of the locking hole 32a. At the same time, the back surface side of the hinge member 31 comes into contact with the outer side in the width direction (point d in FIG. 5) of the edge portion on the lower back surface side of the locking hole 32a. At this time, the opening angle of the lower-side inner door 15 is an angle B that is twice the angle A.

  Thus, according to the vending machine of the present embodiment, each hinge member 31 is in the state in which the lower inner door 15 closes the front surface of the commodity storage 11 and the front side of the hinge member 31 is the locking hole. The tip side is predetermined with respect to the width direction of the vending machine main body 10 so that the lower side of the hinge member 31 is in contact with the edge of the lower front side of 32a and the edge of the lower side of the locking hole 32a is in contact with the edge of the lower side. Since it is provided so as to extend obliquely forward on the outer side in the width direction at an inclination angle of angle A, the front surface of the product storage box 11 is eliminated by eliminating the backlash in the width direction and the front-rear direction of the lower-side inner door 15 in the closed state. The lower part of the opening can be reliably closed by the lower side inner door 15, and the air tightness of the product storage 11 can be improved.

The whole perspective view of the vending machine in the state where the outer door which opened one embodiment of the present invention was opened Perspective view of main part of vending machine showing support mechanism The main part exploded perspective view of the vending machine showing the support mechanism Plan view of the main part of the vending machine with the lower inner door showing the support mechanism closed Principal part plan view of the vending machine with the lower inner door showing the support mechanism open

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Vending machine main body, 11 ... Goods storage, 15 ... Lower side inner door, 30 ... Support mechanism, 31 ... Hinge member, 31a ... Engagement part, 32 ... Locking member, 32a ... Locking hole.

Claims (1)

A vending machine main body with an open front, a product storage for storing products to be sold, an inner door that covers the front opening of the product storage so that it can be opened and closed, and a width of the inner door In a vending machine equipped with a support mechanism that rotatably supports one end side of the direction to the vending machine body,
The support mechanism is provided so as to extend from one end side in the width direction of the inner door, and has a plate-like hinge member having an engaging portion that can be engaged with the vending machine body side, and an inner side wall of the vending machine body. Provided with a plate-like locking member having a locking hole for locking the hinge member by engaging the engaging portion with the engaging portion in the vertical direction.
With the hinge member in a state where the inner door closes the front opening of the product storage, the front surface of the hinge member contacts the edge on the front side of the locking hole, and the back surface of the hinge member is the back surface of the locking hole. The vending machine is characterized in that the end portion extends obliquely forward so as to come into contact with the side edge portion.

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