JP5106068B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine for heating a part of products stored in a product storage unit, maintaining other products at different temperatures, and selling each product.

Conventionally, this type of vending machine includes a product storage section provided in the main body of the vending machine, a plurality of product storage columns arranged at least in the vertical direction of the product storage section, and a front side of the product storage section. Except for the partition member that divides the product storage unit up and down, and the front side of the product storage unit that can be moved at least in the vertical direction, accepts the product located on the front end side of any product storage column and carries out the specified product delivery A product transporter for transporting to a position; a heater provided in a product storage unit at a predetermined position among product storage units partitioned by a partition member; and a heater blower for circulating air heated by the heater Are known (for example, see Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-108060 A

  In the conventional vending machine, when the space of the product storage section provided with the heater is intensively heated and the other spaces are held at different temperatures, the heater is used to completely partition the product storage section vertically. Is provided with a movable partition plate movably provided on the front end side of the partition member so that the product transporter can move in the product storage section provided with the.

  In this case, since the mechanism of the movable partition plate in the product storage unit is complicated, the manufacturing cost increases. In addition, in the case of a see-through type vending machine in which the product storage unit is visible from the front side of the vending machine body, when the user looks at the product storage unit from obliquely above, the movable partition plate The product located below is not visible.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is to concentrate the products stored in the product storage unit provided with the heater without completely partitioning the product storage unit. The object is to provide a vending machine that can heat and keep other goods at different temperatures.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a product storage unit provided in the vending machine body, a plurality of product storage columns arranged at least in the vertical direction of the product storage unit, and a front side of the product storage unit. Except for the partition member that divides the product storage unit up and down, and the front side of the product storage unit that can be moved at least in the vertical direction, accepts the product located on the front end side of any product storage column and carries out the specified product delivery A product transporter for transporting to a position; a heater provided in a product storage unit at a predetermined position among product storage units partitioned by a partition member; and a heater blower for circulating air heated by the heater The vending machine further includes an upper air circulation means for circulating the air in the product storage section provided with the heater so as to circulate the front side of the product storage section from below to above.

  As a result, on the front side of the product storage unit provided with the heater, air flows from below to above, so the product storage unit below the heated air of the product storage unit provided with the heater. Inflow to the is prevented.

  According to the present invention, on the front side of the product storage unit provided with the heater, air is circulated from below to above, so that the product storage unit provided with the heater is below the heated air. Since the inflow to the product storage unit can be prevented, products stored in the product storage unit provided with a heater are intensively heated without completely partitioning the product storage unit vertically, and other products Can be maintained at different temperatures.

  1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a vending machine, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the vending machine, and FIG. 3 is a side view of a main part of the vending machine. It is sectional drawing.

  This vending machine includes a vending machine body 10 having an opening on the front surface, an outer door 20 that can be opened and closed at one end in the width direction of the opening of the vending machine body 10, and an opening of the vending machine body 10. And an operation door 30 capable of opening and closing the other end in the width direction.

  The vending machine main body 10 is formed by a heat insulating wall 10a, and the inside of the vending machine 10 is divided into right and left by a heat insulating wall, thereby storing a product storage unit 11 for storing a product A for sale and a device storage for storing equipment related to sales. The part is formed.

  The product storage unit 11 is provided with a plurality of shelf boards 12 spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction. Each shelf board 12 stores the products A side by side in the front-rear direction, and stores the stored products A in a belt conveyor or the like. A plurality of product storage columns 13 are provided in the width direction that can be moved forward by the transport mechanism. A plurality of holes 12 a through which air can pass in the vertical direction are provided on the front end side of the shelf board 12.

  A product bucket as a product transporter is provided on the front side of the product storage unit 11 so as to be movable in the vertical direction and the width direction, and transports the product A stored in the product storage column 13 to a predetermined product delivery position. 14 is provided. The product bucket 14 moves to the front of the product storage column 13 in which the selected product A is stored, and drives the transport mechanism of the product storage column 13 to move the product A located in the front row of the product storage column 13. The received product A is conveyed to a product outlet described later.

  The product storage unit 11 is partitioned vertically by a partition member 15 except for the front side where the product bucket 14 moves in the vertical direction and the width direction. The partition member 15 is made of a plate-like member having heat insulation properties, and is attached to the product storage unit 11 so that the attachment height can be changed.

  The product storage unit 11 includes an upper air circulation means provided for heating the product A stored in the product storage column 13 in the space above the partition member 15, and product storage in the space below the partition member 15. A lower-side air circulation means is provided for cooling the product A stored in the column 13.

  The upper-side air circulation means includes an upper-side air flow passage 16 provided along the ceiling surface of the product storage unit 11, the back surface of the product storage unit 11, and the upper surface of the partition member 15, and the ceiling surface side of the product storage unit 11. A heating fan 16 a that is provided in the upper air flow passage 16 and allows air to flow in the order of the ceiling surface of the product storage unit 11, the back surface of the product storage unit 11, and the upper surface of the partition member 15, and the upper surface of the partition member 15 The electric heater 16b is provided in the upper air flow passage 16 on the side and serves as a heater for heating the air flowing through the upper air flow passage 16. An air suction port 16c is provided downward on the front end side of the ceiling surface of the product storage unit 11, and an air discharge port 16d is provided obliquely upward on the front side on the front end side of the upper surface of the partition member 15. Yes. An air guide plate 15a is formed at the front end of the partition member 15 so as to extend upward from the upper surface of the partition member 15 in the width direction, and guides the air discharged from the air discharge port 16d upward. Is provided.

  The lower-side air circulation means includes a lower-side air flow passage 17 provided along the bottom surface of the product storage unit 11 and the back surface of the product storage unit 11, and a lower-side air flow passage 17 on the bottom side of the product storage unit 11. Provided in the cooling air blower 17a for circulating air in the order of the bottom of the product storage unit 11 and the back of the product storage unit 11, and the lower airflow passage 17 on the bottom side of the product storage unit 11, And a cooler 17b such as an evaporator of a refrigeration cycle for cooling the air flowing through the side airflow passage 17. An air suction port 17 c is provided on the front end side of the bottom surface of the product storage unit 11, and an air discharge port 17 d is provided on the upper back of the product storage unit 11 located below the partition member 15 so as to face forward. . The front end of the partition member 15 is provided with an air guide plate 15b that extends downward from the lower surface of the partition member 15 in the width direction and guides the air discharged from the air discharge port 17d downward. It has been.

  A machine room 11a is provided below the product storage unit 11, and refrigeration equipment such as a compressor and a condenser (not shown) is stored therein.

  The outer door 20 is rotatably supported at one end in the width direction of the vending machine main body 10 and opens and closes the front surface of the product storage unit 11. Moreover, the outer door 20 is comprised from the transparent plate 21 which consists of glass, a synthetic resin, etc., and the frame member 22 provided in the outer peripheral part of the transparent plate 21, The merchandise storage part 11 can be visually recognized now from the outside. Yes.

  The operation door 30 is rotatably supported on the other end in the width direction of the vending machine main body 10, and opens and closes the front surface of the device storage unit. In addition, a coin insertion slot 31, a return lever 32, a money amount display unit 33, a bill insertion slot 34, a product selection unit 35, a coin return port 36, and a product extraction port 37 are provided on the front surface of the operation door 30.

  In the vending machine configured as described above, the air flowing into the upper air flow passage 16 by the heating fan 16a from the air suction port 16c provided on the front end side of the ceiling surface of the product storage unit 11 is stored in the product storage unit. The air provided on the front end side of the upper surface of the partition member 15 is heated by the electric heater 16 b through the upper air flow passage 16 in the order of the ceiling surface of the portion 11, the rear surface of the product storage portion 11, and the upper surface of the partition member 15. The ink is discharged upward from the discharge port 16d. The air discharged from the air discharge port 16d again flows into the upper side air flow passage 16 from the air suction port 16c and circulates in the upper part of the product storage unit 11, so that the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 is supplied to the product storage unit 11. The product A stored in the positioned product storage column 13 is heated. The air discharged obliquely upward on the front surface side from the air discharge port 16d is guided upward in contact with the air guide plate 15a, and is sucked into the upper air flow passage 16 from the air suction port 16c.

  In addition, the air flowing into the lower air flow passage 17 by the cooling fan 17a from the air suction port 17c provided on the front end side of the bottom surface of the product storage unit 11 is cooled by the cooler 17b, and then is stored in the product storage unit 11. It flows through the lower air flow passage 17 in the order of the bottom surface and the back surface of the product storage section 11 and is discharged forward from an air discharge port 17d provided at the upper back of the product storage section 11 below the partition member 15. . The air discharged from the air discharge port 17d is guided downward in contact with the air guide plate 15b, flows downward through the holes 12a provided in the front side of the product storage unit 11 and the shelf plate 12, and again. The product A stored in the product storage column 13 located below the partition member 15 is cooled because it flows into the lower air flow passage 17 from the air suction port 17 c and circulates in the lower part of the product storage unit 11.

  Thus, according to the vending machine of the present embodiment, the upper side that circulates the air in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 so as to circulate the front side of the product storage unit 11 from below to above. Since the air circulation means is provided, the air in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 is circulated from the lower side to the upper side, whereby the heated air partition member in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 The product A stored in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 can be concentrated without completely partitioning the product storage unit 11 in the vertical direction. Heating is possible.

  In addition, an upper air flow passage 16 is provided that circulates air along the ceiling surface of the product storage unit 11, the back surface of the product storage unit 11, and the upper surface of the partition member 15, and is positioned on the front end side of the ceiling surface of the product storage unit 11. Since the air intake port 16c is provided in the upper air flow passage 16 and the air discharge port 16d is provided in the upper air flow passage 16 located on the front end side of the upper surface of the partition member 15, the product storage portion is opened from the upper front end side of the partition member 15. An air curtain through which air flows toward the front end side of the ceiling surface can be formed, and heat can be prevented from entering the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15.

  In addition, since the air guide plate 15a formed to extend upward in the width direction is provided on the front end side of the partition member 15, the air discharged from the air discharge port 16d can be guided upward. It becomes possible to more reliably prevent air in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 from entering the product storage unit 11 on the lower side of the partition member 15.

  Moreover, since the lower side air circulation means which circulates the air of the product storage part 11 below the partition member 15 so as to circulate the front side of the product storage part 11 from above to below, the product storage part 11, the air in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 is circulated upward from the upper surface of the partition member 15, and the air in the product storage unit 11 on the lower side of the partition member 15 is passed from the lower surface of the partition member 15. By flowing downward, it is possible to prevent the air in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 and the air in the product storage unit 11 on the lower side of the partition member 15 from being mixed. Accordingly, the product A stored in the product storage unit 11 on the lower side of the partition member 15 can be intensively cooled without being completely partitioned.

  Further, since the air guide plate 15b formed to extend downward in the width direction is provided on the front end side of the partition member 15, the air discharged forward from the air discharge port 17d is guided downward. Therefore, it is possible to more reliably prevent the air in the product storage unit 11 on the lower side of the partition member 15 from entering the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15.

  Moreover, since the hole 12a for allowing air to pass up and down is provided on the front end side of the shelf board 12, the air flowing up and down on the front side of the product storage unit 11 can be passed through the hole 12a. Thus, air can be surely flowed to the front side of the product, and the product A on the front end side of the product storage column 13 can be reliably heated in a short time.

  FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention and is a side sectional view of a main part of a vending machine. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and shown to the component similar to the said embodiment.

  In this vending machine, instead of the rectifying member 16e provided inside the upper air flow passage 16 of the air discharge port 16d and the lower air flow passage 17, the bottom surface of the product storage portion 11, the back surface of the product storage portion 11, and And a lower airflow passage 18 provided along the lower surface of the partition member 15.

  The rectifying member 16e is provided in the width direction of the upper air flow passage 16 and is formed of a plate-like member whose front end is bent upward, and guides air flowing back and forth through the upper air flow passage to the air discharge port 16d. It is like that.

  The lower-side air flow passage 18 is provided with an air discharge port 18 d facing downward on the front end side of the lower surface of the partition member 15.

  In the vending machine configured as described above, as in the first embodiment, the air in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 is the ceiling surface of the product storage unit 11, the back surface of the product storage unit 11, The product A that circulates in the order of the upper surface of the partition member 15 and the front surface of the product storage unit 11 and is stored in the product storage column 13 located in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 is heated. The air in the product storage unit 11 below the partition member 15 circulates in the order of the bottom surface of the product storage unit 11, the back surface of the product storage unit 11, the bottom surface of the partition member 15, and the front surface of the product storage unit 11. The product A stored in the product storage column 13 located in the lower product storage unit 11 is cooled.

  Since the air discharged from the air discharge port 16d is guided upward by the rectifying member 16e in the upper air flow passage 16, the flow resistance is reduced.

  The air on the lower side of the product storage unit 11 is discharged downward from the air discharge port 18 d on the front end side of the lower surface of the partition member 15.

  Thus, according to the vending machine of the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the air of the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 is changed from the lower side upward to the front side of the product storage unit 11. Since the upper-side air circulation means for circulation so as to circulate is provided, the product storage on the upper side of the partition member 15 is made by circulating the air in the product storage portion 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 from the lower side to the upper side. The heated air of the part 11 can be prevented from flowing into the product storage unit 11 below the partition member 15, and the product storage on the upper side of the partition member 15 can be prevented without completely partitioning the product storage unit 11 up and down. It becomes possible to heat the product A stored in the section 11 intensively.

  Similarly to the first embodiment, on the front side of the product storage unit 11, the air in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 circulates upward from the upper surface of the partition member 15, and the lower side of the partition member 15. The air in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 and the air in the product storage unit 11 on the lower side of the partition member 15 are mixed by allowing the air in the product storage unit 11 to flow downward from the lower surface of the partition member 15. This makes it possible to intensively cool the product A stored in the product storage unit 11 below the partition member 15 without completely partitioning the product storage unit 11 vertically.

  Moreover, since the flow regulating member 16e provided inside the upper air flow passage 16 of the air discharge port 16d is provided, the air flowing through the upper air flow passage 16 can be guided to the air discharge port 16d by the flow straightening member 16e. The flow resistance of air discharged from the air discharge port 16d can be reduced.

  Further, a lower side air flow passage 18 provided along the bottom surface of the product storage unit 11, the back surface of the product storage unit 11, and the lower surface of the partition member 15 is provided, and an air discharge port 18 d is provided on the front end side of the lower surface of the partition member 15. Since it is provided downward, the air in the product storage portion 11 below the partition member 15 can be discharged downward from the front end side of the lower surface of the partition member 15, and the product above the partition member 15. It becomes possible to more reliably prevent the mixing of the air in the storage unit 11 and the air in the product storage unit 11 below the partition member 15.

  FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of the present invention and is a side sectional view of the main part of a vending machine. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and shown to the component similar to the said embodiment.

  This vending machine does not have the air guide plate 15a shown in the first embodiment, and is provided with the rectifying member 16e shown in the second embodiment.

  In the vending machine configured as described above, as in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the air in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 is connected to the ceiling surface of the product storage unit 11 and the product storage. The product A that circulates in the order of the rear surface of the part 11, the upper surface of the partition member 15, and the front surface of the product storage unit 11 and is stored in the product storage column 13 located in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 is heated. The air in the product storage unit 11 below the partition member 15 circulates in the order of the bottom surface of the product storage unit 11, the back surface of the product storage unit 11, the bottom surface of the partition member 15, and the front surface of the product storage unit 11. The product A stored in the product storage column 13 located in the lower product storage unit 11 is cooled.

  Thus, according to the vending machine of the present embodiment, the air in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 is changed to the front side of the product storage unit 11 as in the first embodiment and the second embodiment. Since the upper-side air circulation means is circulated so as to circulate from the lower side to the upper side, the air in the product storage portion 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 is circulated from the lower side to the upper side, thereby dividing the partition member 15 It is possible to prevent the heated air of the upper product storage unit 11 from flowing into the lower product storage unit 11 and to partition the product storage unit 11 completely without partitioning the product storage unit 11 vertically. It becomes possible to intensively heat the product A stored in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side.

  Similarly to the first and second embodiments, on the front side of the product storage unit 11, the air above the product storage unit 11 is circulated upward from the upper surface of the partition member 15, By allowing the lower air to flow downward from the lower surface of the partition member 15, the air in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 and the air in the product storage unit 11 on the lower side of the partition member 15 are prevented from mixing. Therefore, the product A stored in the product storage unit 11 on the lower side of the partition member 15 can be intensively cooled without completely partitioning the product storage unit 11 vertically.

  FIG. 6 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention and is a side sectional view of a main part of a vending machine. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and shown to the component similar to the said embodiment.

  This vending machine does not have the air guide plate 15a shown in the first embodiment and the rectifying member 16e shown in the second embodiment.

  In the vending machine configured as described above, similarly to the first embodiment, the second embodiment, and the third embodiment, the air on the upper side of the product storage unit 11 is the ceiling surface of the product storage unit 11, The product A that circulates in the order of the rear surface of the product storage unit 11, the upper surface of the partition member 15, and the front surface of the product storage unit 11 and is stored in the product storage column 13 located in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 is heated. The The air in the product storage unit 11 below the partition member 15 circulates in the order of the bottom surface of the product storage unit 11, the back surface of the product storage unit 11, the bottom surface of the partition member 15, and the front surface of the product storage unit 11. The product A stored in the product storage column 13 located in the lower product storage unit 11 is cooled.

  Thus, according to the vending machine of the present embodiment, the air in the product storage section 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 is stored in the product storage, as in the first embodiment, the second embodiment, and the third embodiment. Since the upper side air circulation means for circulating the front side of the part 11 from below to above is provided, the air in the product storage part 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 is circulated from below to above. Accordingly, the heated air of the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 can be prevented from flowing into the product storage unit 11 on the lower side of the partition member 15, and the product storage unit 11 is completely partitioned up and down. The product A stored in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 can be intensively heated.

  Similarly to the first embodiment, the second embodiment, and the third embodiment, on the front side of the product storage unit 11, the air in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 is moved upward from the upper surface of the partition member 15. The air in the product storage unit 11 below the partition member 15 is distributed downward from the lower surface of the partition member 15, so that the air in the product storage unit 11 above the partition member 15 and the lower side of the partition member 15 The product A stored in the product storage unit 11 below the partition member 15 can be concentrated without completely partitioning the product storage unit 11 up and down. Cooling is possible.

  FIG. 7 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention and is a side sectional view of a main part of a vending machine. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and shown to the component similar to the said embodiment.

  This vending machine does not have the air guide plate 15a shown in the first embodiment, and a blower 16f for circulating air upward is provided in the air discharge port 16d provided upward. It has been.

  In the vending machine configured as described above, as in the first embodiment, the second embodiment, the third embodiment, and the fourth embodiment, the air on the upper side of the product storage unit 11 is the product storage unit. 11 circulates in the order of the ceiling surface of 11, the back surface of the product storage unit 11, the upper surface of the partition member 15, and the front surface of the product storage unit 11, and is stored in the product storage column 13 located in the product storage unit 11 above the partition member 15. Product A is heated. The air in the product storage unit 11 below the partition member 15 circulates in the order of the bottom surface of the product storage unit 11, the back surface of the product storage unit 11, the bottom surface of the partition member 15, and the front surface of the product storage unit 11. The product A stored in the product storage column 13 located in the lower product storage unit 11 is cooled.

  The air discharged from the air discharge port 16d circulates upward by the blower 16f and is sucked into the air suction port 16c.

  Thus, according to the vending machine of the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the second embodiment, the third embodiment, and the fourth embodiment, the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 is provided. Since the upper-side air circulation means for circulating the air so as to circulate the front side of the product storage unit 11 from below to above is provided, the air in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 is increased from below to above. By flowing in the flow direction, it is possible to prevent the heated air of the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 from flowing into the product storage unit 11 on the lower side of the partition member 15, so that the product storage unit 11 is completely Accordingly, the product A stored in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 can be intensively heated without partitioning it vertically.

  In addition, as in the first embodiment, the second embodiment, the third embodiment, and the fourth embodiment, air on the top of the product storage unit 11 is passed from the upper surface of the partition member 15 on the front side of the product storage unit 11. By circulating upward, the air in the lower part of the product storage unit 11 is distributed downward from the lower surface of the partition member 15, so that the air in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the partition member 15 and the product storage unit on the lower side of the partition member 15 11 can be prevented from mixing, and the product A stored in the product storage unit 11 below the partition member 15 is intensively cooled without completely partitioning the product storage unit 11 vertically. It becomes possible.

  Further, since the blower 16f for circulating air upward is provided at the air discharge port 16d, the air discharged from the air discharge port 16d can be reliably circulated upward by the blower 16f. Mixing of the air in the product storage unit 11 on the upper side of the member 15 and the air in the product storage unit 11 on the lower side of the partition member 15 can be prevented more reliably.

  In the first embodiment, the second embodiment, the third embodiment, the fourth embodiment, and the fifth embodiment, the product storage unit 11 is partitioned into two upper and lower spaces by the partition member 15, and the upper side of the partition member 15. Although the product storage section 11 is heated and the product storage section 11 below the partition member 15 is cooled, the product storage section 11 is partitioned into three or more spaces by the partition member 15 to Only the space of the product storage unit 11 located in the upper part may be heated, and the spaces of the other product storage units 11 may be cooled or kept at room temperature. In addition, a space for holding at a different temperature may be provided above the space of the product storage unit 11 to be heated. In this case, the space positioned above is not cooled by a cooler at room temperature or heated. It is desirable to make the space to be.

  In the first embodiment, the second embodiment, the third embodiment, the fourth embodiment, and the fifth embodiment, the upper air flow passage 16 and the lower air flow passage 17 are respectively connected to the product storage portion 11. Although it forms so that it may extend in the up-down direction along the back side, you may form so that it may extend up and down along one or both of the left-right both sides | surfaces of the goods storage part 11, respectively. In this case, the upper side air flow passage and the lower side air flow passage are provided on one or both of the left and right side surfaces of the product storage portion 11 excluding the bucket moving mechanism portion for moving the product bucket 14 in the vertical direction and the width direction. Just do it. In addition, an upper airflow passage and a lower airflow passage are provided on the front side of the product storage unit 11 that does not hinder the delivery of the product A, and air is circulated on the front side of the product storage unit 11. Also good.

1 is an overall perspective view of a vending machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. Side view of vending machine Cross-sectional side view of main parts of vending machine Side surface sectional view of the main part of the vending machine showing the second embodiment of the present invention Side surface sectional view of the main part of the vending machine showing the third embodiment of the present invention. Side surface sectional view of the main part of the vending machine showing the fourth embodiment of the present invention. Side view of essential part of vending machine showing fifth embodiment of the present invention

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Vending machine main body, 11 ... Product storage part, 12 ... Shelf, 12a ... Hole, 13 ... Product storage column, 14 ... Bucket, 15 ... Partition member, 15a ... Air guide plate, 15b ... Air guide plate, 16 ... Upper air flow path, 16a ... heating fan, 16b ... electric heater, 16c ... air inlet, 16d ... air outlet, 16e ... rectifying member, 16f ... blower, 17 ... lower air flow path, 17a ... for cooling Blower, 17b ... cooler, 17c ... air inlet, 17d ... air outlet, 18 ... lower air flow passage, 18d ... air outlet, A ... commodity.

Claims (10)

Product storage unit provided in the main body of the vending machine, a plurality of product storage columns arranged at least in the vertical direction of the product storage unit, and a partition member that vertically partitions the product storage unit except for the front side of the product storage unit A product transporter that is provided so as to be movable at least in the vertical direction on the front side of the product storage unit, receives a product located on the front end side of an arbitrary product storage column, and transports the product to a predetermined product delivery position, and a partition member In a vending machine provided with a heater provided in a product storage section at a predetermined position among the product storage sections partitioned by, and a heater blower for circulating air heated by the heater,
A vending machine comprising an upper-side air circulation means for circulating the air in the product storage section provided with the heater so as to circulate the front side of the product storage section from below to above. An upper air flow passage that circulates air along a ceiling surface, a side surface, and a floor surface of the product storage unit provided with the heater;
An air inlet is provided in the upper air flow passage located on the front end side of the ceiling surface of the product storage section provided with the heater,
The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein an air discharge port is provided in an upper air flow passage located on an upper front end side of the floor surface of the product storage section provided with the heater. An air guide plate is provided on the front end side of the floor surface of the product storage section provided with the heater so as to extend upward in the width direction and guides the air discharged from the air discharge port upward. The vending machine according to claim 2, wherein: The vending machine according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising a rectifying member that is provided inside the upper air flow passage of the air discharge port and guides air flowing through the upper air flow passage to the air discharge port. . The vending machine according to any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising a blower that is provided at the air discharge port and distributes air discharged from the air discharge port upward. The vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the heater is provided in a product storage unit positioned at an uppermost portion of the product storage units partitioned by the partition member. A cooler provided in a product storage unit located below the product storage unit provided with the heater;
A cooling fan for circulating the air cooled by the cooler;
The lower-side air circulation means for circulating the air in the product storage section provided with the cooler so as to circulate from the upper side to the lower side of the front side of the product storage section. The vending machine according to any one of 6. Air that extends downward in the width direction on the front end side of the ceiling surface of the product storage unit provided with the cooler and flows through the front end side of the ceiling surface of the product storage unit provided with the cooler The vending machine according to claim 7, further comprising an air guide plate that guides the vehicle downward. A lower air flow passage that circulates air along a floor surface, a side surface, and a ceiling surface of the product storage unit provided with the cooler;
An air inlet is provided in the lower air flow passage located on the front end side of the floor of the product storage section provided with the cooler,
The vending machine according to claim 7 or 8, wherein an air discharge port is provided downward in a lower air flow passage located on the front end side of the ceiling surface of the product storage unit provided with the cooler. The vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein a hole through which air passes vertically is provided on a front end side of a shelf on which the commodity storage column is placed.

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