JP5163444B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine that sells products such as canned beverages, bottled beverages, and plastic bottle beverages.

Vending machines that sell products such as canned beverages, bottled beverages, and plastic bottle beverages store the products in a cold and hot state in the cabinet of the main body cabinet, which is an insulated case, and display on the outer door A plurality of product samples are displayed side by side in the room, and a product selected based on an operation of a product selection button provided corresponding to the product sample is sold. This type of conventional vending machine will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the vending machine includes a main body cabinet 1 formed as a heat-insulating housing having an open front surface, and an outer door 2 supported on the front surface of the main body cabinet 1 by a hinge so as to be opened and closed. The opening surface of the main body cabinet 1 is closed by a heat-insulating inner door 3 that can be opened and closed to define a commodity storage. The interior of the product cabinet of the main body cabinet 1 is divided into a plurality of product storage rooms in the left-right direction by a heat insulating partition wall (not shown). A product storage rack having a product delivery mechanism for storing the product and carrying out the product at the lower end of the product storage rack is housed. A cooling / heating unit for cooling or heating the stored product is provided.

  A transparent panel 4 made of acrylic resin is attached to a window hole opened in the upper area of the front surface of the outer door 2. Between the transparent panel 4 and the display door 6 pivotally supported by the outer door 2 in a single-opening manner. This space is formed as the display chamber 5. On the front surface of the display door 6, a display stand 7 in which a plurality of product samples 8 corresponding to the products stored in the product storage of the main body cabinet 1 are placed in a line on the left and right is mounted in three stages in the vertical direction. Yes. The transparent panel 4 is provided with a product selection button unit 9 at a position facing each display stand 7, and the product selection button unit 9 is arranged on the left and right corresponding to each product sample 8 placed on the display stand 7. It has product selection buttons (not shown) arranged in a line. Further, in addition to a coin insertion slot, a bill insertion slot, a return lever, a lock handle (outer door lock device), a coin return slot, etc. (not shown), a product outlet 21 is provided on the front surface of the outer door 2. . Further, a coin processing device 22 communicating with the coin insertion slot, a safe 23 communicating with the coin processing device 22, a bill recognition device 24 communicating with the bill insertion slot, and the like are provided on the back surface of the outer door 2. An illumination light source (not shown) such as a fluorescent lamp that brightly illuminates the product sample 8 and the like is disposed above the display chamber 5 and below the display stand 7. Further, a latch fitting 6a is attached to the display door 6, and the display door 6 is locked to the outer door 2 by engaging the latch fitting 6a with the latch pin 2a of the outer door 2. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the transparent panel 4 constituting the display chamber 5 is disposed so as to cover the window hole opened in the outer door 2 from the back side and is attached by the panel pressing metal fitting 10. Yes. The panel presser bracket 10 is provided on the top, bottom, left, and right so as to surround the periphery of the window hole opened in the outer door 2 (FIGS. 5 and 6 show the panel presser bracket 10 on the left side when viewed from the front), and the display chamber 5 The white wall is applied to double as the inner wall. One end (rear end) of the panel retainer 10 is fixed to the door frame 2a of the outer door 2 with screws 11, and the transparent panel 4 is sandwiched and fixed between the other end (front end) and the door frame 2a. The packing P laid along the periphery of 4 is pressed to prevent raindrops from entering from the outside (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The product selection button unit 9 provided on the front surface of the transparent panel 4 is attached to a mounting bracket 91 (see FIG. 6) disposed on the back surface of the transparent panel 4 with screws. The mounting bracket 91 has a function of holding the harness W to the product selection button 9a (see FIG. 5) of the product selection button unit 9, and the harness W to the product selection button 9a is visible from the front surface of the transparent panel 4. Not to be. The harness W of the product selection button 9a is used to send and receive signals between a control box disposed on the outer door 2 and the product selection button 9a. The left side of the product selection button unit 9 (the hinge side of the outer door 2) In this example, it is pulled out from the left end of the front view) and is connected to a control box disposed on the outer door 2 through a notch 10a provided in the panel retainer 10. The notch 10a of the panel retainer 10 is notched so as to open to the other end side of the panel retainer 10, as shown in FIG.

JP 2003-44919 A (FIGS. 5 and 6)

  By the way, the position of the display stand 7 installed in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction in the display chamber 5 changes in the vertical direction according to the external dimensions (the length size of the product) of the product sample. That is, in the example shown in FIG. 4, product samples 8 having different length sizes are placed on the upper and lower three-stage display bases 7, and the three-stage display bases 7 are arranged so that the intervals are substantially equal. For example, when only the product sample 8 having a small length is placed on the lower display stand 7 with the spacing between the upper and lower display stands 7 being uniform, the upper end and the middle display stand of the product sample 8 are placed. A large gap is formed between the lower portion of 7 and the appearance is deteriorated. For this reason, the middle display stand 7 is laid out with its position shifted downward. Thus, since the layout of the display stand 7 changes in the vertical direction according to the length size of the product sample placed on the display stand 7, it is provided on the front surface of the transparent panel 4 along the display stand 7. The mounting position of the product selection button unit 9 is inevitably shifted in the vertical direction. Therefore, in the case of the panel holding metal fitting 10 in which the notches 10a through which the harness W of the product selection button 9a in the product selection button unit 9 is formed at equal intervals, the position of the product selection button 9a and the position of the notch 10a are shifted. When the harness W is routed around the display chamber 5, that is, as shown in FIG. 5, when the position of the middle product selection button unit 9 and the notch 10a is shifted, the harness W passes through the display chamber 5. As a result, the harness W is exposed in the display chamber 5 and impairs the appearance. In order to avoid this, it is conceivable to prepare a plurality of types of panel presser fittings 10 having notches 10a corresponding to the layout of the display base 7 (product selection button unit 9). Therefore, there is a problem that the cost increases.

Further, since it is difficult to route the harness W through the notch 10a in the post-process after fixing the panel retainer 10 with the screw 11, the harness W is pulled through the notch 10a in the process of fixing the panel retainer 10. When the harness W is routed through the notch 10a in the process of fixing the panel retainer 10, the open end of the notch 10a is the outer door 2 (door frame 2a) at the other end (front end) of the panel retainer 10. ), The harness W must be passed through the notch 10a in a narrow work space. On the other hand, since the open end edge of the notch 10a is formed at a substantially right angle, the harness W is caught by the open end edge of the notch 10a when the harness W is passed through the notch 10a. The work to pass through 10a is complicated and takes time. In this case, it is possible to pass the harness W through the notch 10a before lengthening the harness W and attaching the panel retainer 10 to a predetermined position. However, the cost increases and the harness is bundled after the harness W is lengthened. This is not a good idea because it requires processing.
Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the object thereof is to solve the above-mentioned problem, and a notch through which the harness of the product selection button passes regardless of the layout of the product selection buttons installed in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction. An object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine capable of reducing the number of types of panel presser fittings provided with the above.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a vending machine comprising a main body cabinet formed as a heat-insulating housing having an open front surface, and an outer door supported on the front surface of the main body cabinet so as to be opened and closed by a hinge. A display stand having a plurality of product samples arranged side by side on the outer door is attached to the outer door in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction, and the front surface is covered with a transparent panel held by a panel presser A product selection button is attached to the transparent panel at a position facing the display base, and a panel presser fitting disposed on the hinge side of the outer door is cut through the harness of the product selection button. In the vending machine in which the notch is formed, the notch is a product selection button that is attached with a bias in the vertical direction according to the layout of the display stand. Made be formed by Mashimashi longer extends vertically to confront the location, characterized by comprising a blindfold member along-out the cut-out.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the first aspect, the blindfold member is formed by cutting up the broken material after forming a notch in the panel pressing metal fitting. It is characterized by.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in the vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, the notch has an open end portion widened.

  According to the vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention, a vending machine comprising a main body cabinet formed as a heat-insulating housing having an open front surface and an outer door supported on the front surface of the main body cabinet so as to be opened and closed by a hinge. A display stand having a plurality of product samples arranged side by side on the outer door is attached to the outer door in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction, and the front surface is covered with a transparent panel held by a panel presser A product selection button is attached to the transparent panel at a position facing the display base, and a panel presser fitting disposed on the hinge side of the outer door is cut through the harness of the product selection button. In the vending machine in which the notch is formed, the position of the product selection button that is attached with the notch being biased in the vertical direction according to the layout of the display stand Even if the product selection button is biased in the vertical direction according to the layout of the display stand, it is formed by extending in the vertical direction so as to face each other and having a blindfold member along the notch. Since the harness of the selection button can be routed through the notch of the panel presser bracket at the shortest distance from the side, the panel presser bracket can be commonly used regardless of the layout of the display stand (product selection button). In other words, it is possible to reduce the types of panel pressing metal fittings. In addition, since a blindfold member is provided at a position facing the back (inside) of the panel presser via the notch from the front side of the vending machine, the back of the panel presser is provided through the opening of the notch. (Inside) can be prevented from being exposed. Therefore, there is an advantage that the appearance of the vending machine is not impaired even when the cutout extends long in the vertical direction.

  Further, according to the vending machine according to claim 2 of the present invention, the blindfold member is formed by cutting and raising the broken material after the notch is formed in the panel presser fitting, so that the panel presser is passed through the notch opening. As a blindfold to prevent the back (inside) from being exposed, broken material corresponding to the size of the notch that is generated when the notch is formed (generally discarded as iron scrap) Can be used effectively, and the utilization efficiency of the material (steel plate) to be input into the manufacturing process can be increased.

  In the vending machine according to claim 3 of the present invention, the notch is formed by expanding the open end, so that when the harness of the product selection button is passed through the notch of the panel presser fitting, It has the advantage that it can be smoothly inserted through the open open end.

Hereinafter, a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is an enlarged perspective view showing a main part (display room) of a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1, and FIG. It is a perspective view. Note that the overall configuration of the vending machine is the same as that shown in FIG. 4, and the same components as those shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 1, an outer door supported by a hinge on the front of a main body cabinet (see FIG. 4) formed again as a heat-insulating housing in 2, 4 with a transparent panel made of acrylic resin, and 5 with a transparent panel 4. A covered display room, a product selection button unit 9 attached to the front surface of the transparent panel 4 at 9, and a product selection button provided on the product selection button unit 9 at 9 a are shown. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the difference from the prior art is the structure of the panel pressing metal fitting 100 provided with the notches 101 to 103, and the other configuration is the same as the conventional one. In FIG. 1, the display stand on which the product sample is placed is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the panel retainer 100 has one end (rear end) fixed to the door frame 2a of the outer door 2 with screws 11 and the other end ( The transparent panel 4 is sandwiched and fixed between the front end) and the door frame 2a, and the packing P provided along the periphery of the transparent panel 4 is pressed to prevent raindrops from entering from the outside. The panel retainer 100 is provided on the top, bottom, left and right so as to surround the periphery of the window hole opened in the outer door 2 (FIGS. 1 and 2 show the panel retainer 100 on the left side when viewed from the front), and the display chamber. A white coating is applied to serve as an inner peripheral wall of 5.

  Now, the notches 101 to 103 of the panel presser fitting 100 are formed by notching the other end (front end) of the panel presser fitting 100 as shown in FIG. The third notches 102 and 103 are formed so as to extend long in the vertical direction. Also, one edge (the lower edge in FIG. 3) of the notches 102 and 103 is cut obliquely downward and widened so that the open end is widened. The blind members 102a and 103a are provided upright behind the notches 102 and 103, respectively. The blindfold members 102a and 103a are shown in FIG. 2 as a part of the panel retainer 100 that is normally broken and discarded when the notches 102 and 103 are formed (broken material corresponding to the notch size). Thus, it is formed so that the inside cannot be seen through the openings of the notches 102 and 103. The layout of the lower notch 101 is determined based on the lower display stand (product selection button 10a), and the position of the lower display stand (product selection button 10a) is constant, and the position is vertically Since it does not change, it is formed as small as before.

  Here, the vertical lengths of the second and third cutouts 102 and 103 formed to extend in the vertical direction are shifted in the vertical direction depending on the layout of the display stand (product selection button 10a). Therefore, the length corresponding to the deviation is determined. That is, the vertical lengths of the second and third cutouts 102 and 103 are determined based on the position of the display base (product selection button 10a) in the lower display base (product selection button 10a). Depending on the layout, the positions of the second and third stage display stands (product selection buttons 10a) are shifted up and down. Thus, the positions of the second and third stage display stands (product selection buttons 10a) are as described above. Even when the position of the product selection button 10a is shifted up and down, the harness W of the second-stage and third-stage product selection buttons 10a is located at the shortest distance from the right side of each product selection button 10a (product selection button unit 9) to the notches 102 and 103. It is set so that it can be routed.

  The assembly (around the display room) of the vending machine according to the first embodiment will be described. The transparent panel 4 is put in the assembly line of the outer door 2 in the vending machine in a state where the product selection button unit 9 is previously attached to a mounting bracket 91 (see FIG. 2) provided on the back surface thereof by screws. Thus, the transparent panel 4 put into the assembly line of the outer door 2 is attached from the back surface of the outer door 2 by the panel pressing metal fitting 100 so as to cover the window hole opened in the front surface of the outer door 2. The panel retainer 100 is provided on the top, bottom, left, and right so as to surround the periphery of the window hole opened in the outer door 2 (in FIG. 1 and FIG. 1), the panel pressing metal fitting 100 holds the transparent panel 4 between the other end (front end) and the door frame 2a and presses the packing P laid along the peripheral edge of the transparent panel 4, while one end thereof The (rear end) is fixed to the door frame 2 a of the outer door 2 with screws 11.

  Here, in the process of attaching the panel presser fitting 100, the harness W of the product select button 9a in the product select button unit 9 of each stage is passed through the notches 101 to 103 of the panel presser fitting 100. In this operation (particularly, the operation of passing the harness W through the notches 102 and 103), the harness W is connected to the panel while maintaining the other end (front end) of the panel presser fitting 100 close to the left end of the product selection button unit 9. From the front end of the metal fitting 100, the harness W is passed through the notches 102 and 103. In this case, the harness W has a cut portion obliquely downward from an open end portion in which one edge of the cutouts 102 and 103 (lower edge in FIG. 3) is cut obliquely downward and widens toward the end. Is drawn through the notches 102 and 103. Therefore, the harness W can be smoothly passed through the notches 101-103. That is, in the conventional example (see FIG. 7) that does not include a cut portion that faces obliquely downward, it is difficult to fit the harness W into the notch 10a, whereas the cut portion that faces obliquely downward is implemented. In the panel pressing metal fitting 100 according to the first embodiment, the harness W can be easily routed. The harness W of the lower product selection button 9 a is directly passed through the notch 101 without straddling the panel pressing metal 100. In this way, after passing the harness W of the product selection button 9a of each step through the notches 101 to 103, the panel pressing metal fitting 100 is moved to a predetermined position and fixed with the screw 11.

  The harness W of the product selection button 9a that has been routed as described above can be drawn into the notches 101 to 103 at the shortest distance from the side of the product selection button unit 9, so that the degree of exposure of the harness W in the display chamber 5 can be determined. Can be reduced. Further, when viewed from the front of the vending machine, the openings of the notches 102 and 103 are blocked by the blindfold members 102a and 103a provided upright behind the notches 101 to 103 of the panel pressing metal 100. Since the inside cannot be seen through the openings of the notches 102 and 103, the notches 101 to 103 do not impair the appearance.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the vending machine includes the main body cabinet 1 formed as a heat-insulating housing having an open front surface, and the outer door 2 supported on the front surface of the main body cabinet 1 by a hinge so as to be opened and closed. The outer door 2 is provided with a plurality of vertical display stages 7 on which a plurality of product samples 8 are placed side by side, and the front surface thereof is covered with a transparent panel 4 held by a panel retainer 100. A product selection button 9 a is attached to the transparent panel 4 at a position facing the display stand 7, and the panel presser fitting 100 disposed on the hinge side of the outer door 2 is provided with a product. In the vending machine in which the notches 101 to 103 through which the harness W of the selection button 9a is passed are formed, the notches 102 and 103 are the layers of the display stand 7. In accordance with the position of the product selection button 9a, which is displaced in the vertical direction, it is formed to extend in the vertical direction so as to face the position of the product selection button 9a, and includes the blind members 102a, 103a along the notches 102, 103. As a result, the harness W of the product selection button 9a that is mounted by being displaced in the vertical direction according to the layout of the display base 7 can be pulled into the notches 102 and 103 at the shortest distance from the side of the product selection button 9a. Therefore, it is possible to use the panel presser fitting 100 in common regardless of the layout of the display stand 7 (product selection button 9a), and therefore the types of the panel presser fitting 100 can be reduced. In addition, the blindfold members 102a and 103a provided along the notches 102 and 103 prevent the inside from being seen through the notches 102 and 103 from the front surface of the vending machine, so that the appearance is not impaired. Has the advantage.

  In addition, in Embodiment 1 mentioned above, although the thing provided with the goods selection button unit 9 was demonstrated, it is not restricted to this. For example, the present invention can be applied to a case where the product selection button 9a is directly attached to the transparent panel 4, and is not limited to the first embodiment.

It is a perspective view which shows the principal part (display room) of the vending machine which is embodiment of this invention. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is a perspective view of the panel pressing metal fitting shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. It is a perspective view of the outside door open state which shows the whole structure of the vending machine which concerns on the implementation object of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part (display room) of the conventional vending machine. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG. It is a perspective view of the panel pressing metal fitting of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body cabinet 2 Heat insulation partition plate 4 Transparent panel 5 Display room 7 Display stand 8 Product sample 9 Product selection button unit 9a Product selection button 100 Panel pressing metal 101,102,103 Notch 102a, 103a Blindfold member W harness

Claims (3)

A vending machine comprising a main body cabinet formed as a heat-insulating housing having an open front surface and an outer door supported by a hinge on the front surface of the main body cabinet so as to be openable and closable. A display stand mounted side by side is mounted in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction, and a front surface of the display stand is covered with a transparent panel held by a panel presser, and the transparent panel is opposed to the display stand. In a vending machine in which a product selection button is attached to a position where the product selection button is attached, and a notch through which the wiring of the product selection button is passed is formed in the panel presser fitting disposed on the hinge side of the outer door. If it is formed to extend long in the vertical direction so as to face the position of the product selection button that is displaced in the vertical direction according to the layout of the table Vending machine, characterized in that it comprises a blind member along the monitor-out the cut-out. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the blindfold member is formed by cutting and raising the broken material after forming a notch in the panel pressing metal fitting. The vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the notch is formed by expanding an open end portion.

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