JP5691345B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine that sells cans, plastic bottles and the like.

  Empty containers such as canned drinks and plastic bottle drinks sold by vending machines are collected to save resources and prevent environmental pollution caused by illegal dumping. In order to collect such empty containers, it is common to install a trash box dedicated to collecting empty containers in the vicinity of the vending machine. By the way, in the empty container, the beverage remains attached and may be discarded without being drunk, and the remaining beverage flows out of the discarded empty container, or odor is generated by the remaining beverage. For this reason, if a recycle bin that simply collects empty containers is installed in the vicinity of a vending machine, the remaining beverage that flows out of the empty container may contaminate the vending machine, insects may gather, and odors may drift. is there. Therefore, an empty container storage box built-in vending machine in which an empty container storage box is built in a vending machine is provided. (For example, patent documents described in the following prior art documents)

JP 2008-204308 A

  In the vending machine with a built-in empty container storage box described in the above-mentioned document, a trash box is provided inside the casing of the vending machine (including a box, a box-shaped or cylindrical enclosure, and a housing). An empty container inlet is provided in front of the outer door.

However, in this vending machine with a built-in empty container storage box, it is necessary to secure a space for the empty container storage box inside the vending machine casing. It becomes necessary, and space restrictions will arise in the place where the vending machine is installed. On the other hand, when trying to respond without increasing the size of the vending machine, it is necessary to reduce the number of products accommodated in the product storage of the vending machine, which leads to a reduction in the number of products accommodated. .

  Therefore, in order to provide a wide range of vending machines with built-in empty container storage boxes, it is necessary to increase the number of variations of vending machines with built-in empty container receiving boxes depending on the installation location.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a vending machine that solves the above-described problems, can flexibly cope with an installation location, and can be additionally equipped with an empty container storage box. For the purpose.

In order to achieve the above object, a vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is formed separately from a vending machine in which a commodity to be sold is housed in a main body cabinet serving as a heat insulating casing. An empty container storage box in which an empty container storage box is built in a main body cabinet, and additionally equipped with an empty container storage box adjacent to the vending machine, the vending machine and the across the empty container storage box of the coupling member being provided arranged, Ri Na and integrally connected to the vending machine and the empty container storage box by the coupling member, the coupling member, the vending machine and the empty container storage box substantially the same height, to the left and right mounting pieces section forms a U-shape, characterized that you have been formed in the central connecting piece.

The connecting member according to claim 2 is configured such that the inner wall surfaces of the left and right mounting pieces abut against the front surface of the main body cabinet of the vending machine and the empty container storage box, and the central connecting piece is the vending machine. A width regulating plate is integrally formed as a width regulating plate when the machine and the empty container storage box are connected adjacent to each other.

Further, the connecting member according to claim 3 is fixed to a side reinforcing metal provided as a reinforcing member inside a side surface of the main body cabinet of each of the vending machine and the empty container storage box with a screw. The vending machine can be connected to the empty container storage box.
In addition, the connecting member according to claim 4 is attached to a screw for attaching a door lock plate which is attached to the inside of the side surface of the main body cabinet of the vending machine and is provided to lock the outer door of the vending machine. It can be attached by tightening.

  The empty container storage box according to claim 5 is substantially the same height as the vending machine and is composed of a main body cabinet and an outer door, and an empty container storage box is provided inside the main body cabinet. In addition, an empty container charging port is provided in front of the outer door, and an empty container charged from the empty container charging port can be stored in the empty container storage box. To do.

According to the vending machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the vending machine that accommodates the merchandise for sale in the main body cabinet serving as a heat-insulating housing and the vending machine are formed separately, and are formed inside the main body cabinet. An empty container storage box in which an empty container storage box is built, and additionally equipped with the empty container storage box adjacent to the vending machine, the vending machine and the empty container storage box; A connecting member disposed across the vending machine is provided, and the empty container storage box is connected to and fixed to the vending machine by the connecting member, so that the vending machine and the empty container storage box are integrated. This contributes to improving the appearance and can be provided as an environment-friendly vending machine with an empty container storage box.
Further, the connection member according to claim 2 of the present invention has a height dimension substantially the same as that of the vending machine and the empty container storage box, and left and right mounting pieces having a U-shaped cross section, The connecting piece is integrally formed, and the connecting piece defines a gap between the vending machine and the empty container storage box in a necessary and minimum width. As a result, when the outer doors of the vending machine and the empty container storage box are opened, a necessary clearance that does not interfere with each other is secured, and a function as a width regulating plate at the time of installation is provided. Can do. Furthermore, the positioning in the left-right direction when the vending machine and the empty container storage box are provided together can be easily performed. Further, the mounting piece is abutted against the front surface of the main body cabinet of each of the vending machine and the empty container storage box, and is attached in the front-rear direction when the vending machine and the empty container storage box are provided side by side. Positioning can be easily performed, and the vending machine and the empty container storage box can be provided in an integrated manner.

The connection member according to claim 3 and claim 4 is attached by fixing to a side reinforcing metal provided as a reinforcing member inside a side surface of the main body cabinet of each of the vending machine and the empty container storage box. In addition, the vending machine and the empty container can be accommodated because a screw for attaching a door lock plate provided for locking the outer door of the vending machine and the attachment by fastening together are possible. It is possible to easily add a box.

  In addition, the empty container storage box can be provided in the already installed vending machine, and the empty container storage box can be removed according to the installation location. Further, since the connecting member is attached in a manner covering a side reinforcing metal provided as a reinforcing member inside the main body cabinet side surface of each of the vending machine and the empty container storage box, it is attached to a conventional vending machine. On the other hand, it is effective as an anti-theft member against destructive acts such as prying the outer door using a bar or the like, leading to improved anti-theft performance and deterring criminal acts.

  An empty container storage box according to claim 5 is composed of a main body cabinet forming an empty container storage box main body and an outer door, and the empty container storage box provided inside the main body cabinet is a sheet metal with an open ceiling surface. An empty container housed in the housing box body is configured by a container body body made of a metal and a lid body attached to the body cabinet, and the lid body covers a ceiling surface of the housing box body. It is possible to prevent overflowing from the storage box body.

  Moreover, since the said empty container storage box is attached together by fixing with a screw via the said connection member, the said vending machine and the said empty container storage box can be provided as a product separately. Further, since the connecting member can be tightened together with screws, it can be installed and removed, and at the same time can be installed in other vending machines. In addition, if there are restrictions on the installation location, an empty container storage box will be added to a vending machine with a small product width, or a large-capacity vending machine or a product with a wide product width in locations where there are few restrictions on the installation location. It can also be added to a multi-selection vending machine. As a result, the versatility of the facility is greatly improved, and it is not necessary to prepare variations with different product widths in order to respond to the installation location when providing a vending machine with an empty container storage box.

  Furthermore, by installing a vending machine and an empty container storage box, it is possible to smoothly collect empty containers, thus conserving resources for empty containers such as cans and plastic bottles sold by vending machines. And can be used to prevent environmental pollution caused by illegal dumping. In addition, when replenishing merchandise to a vending machine, convenience in collecting empty containers is improved, leading to improved route efficiency.

FIG. 1 is an overall external view of a vending machine provided with an empty container storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention via a connecting member. FIG. 2 is a top view showing a state in which the vending machine and the empty container storage box according to the embodiment of the present invention are provided side by side with a connecting member. FIG. 3 is a detailed cross-sectional view showing a vending machine, an empty container storage box, and a connecting member, as viewed from above, in a state in which the vending machine and the empty container storage box are provided side by side with a connecting member. FIG. 4 is a state diagram showing a process of attaching the connecting member to the vending machine and the empty container storage box. FIG. 5 is an overall external view showing a state in which the outer doors of both the vending machine and the empty container storage box are opened.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the vending machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is additionally equipped with an empty container storage box 4 via a connecting member 7.

  The vending machine 1 in the present embodiment sells products such as can drinks and plastic bottle drinks, and has a main body cabinet 2 that forms the main body of the vending machine. The main body cabinet 2 is configured as a heat insulating housing by arranging a heat insulating board made of urethane foam inside an outer box made of a plurality of steel plates having relatively large thicknesses. It has a shape. Inside the main body cabinet 2, as shown in FIG. 5, there is a product storage 8 and a plurality of product storage racks 9 are arranged. A carry-out shooter 10 is provided at the lower part of the product storage rack 9 to carry out the sales products delivered from the product storage rack 9 by being inclined toward the front side. A heat exchanger (not shown) is disposed below the carry-out shooter 10, and the merchandise stored in the merchandise accommodation rack 9 is maintained at a desired cooling temperature or heating temperature by the heat exchanger. Is possible.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the main body cabinet 2, an inner door 11 is provided on the front side of the commodity storage 8. The inner door 11 is for opening and closing the front opening of the main body cabinet 2, and is configured by a combination of a steel plate and a heat insulating board so as to cover the front surface of the main body cabinet 2. In the present embodiment, the inner door 11 includes an upper inner door 11a that covers the upper side from the product inlet to the product storage rack 9, and a lower inner portion that covers from the lower end of the upper inner door 11a to the lower carry-out shooter 10. The lower inner door 11b is provided with a carry-out port 34 with a flapper for sending out a sale product carried out through the carry-out shooter 10 to the outside.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the outer door 3 is configured to cover the front opening of the main body cabinet 2, and is firmly configured by a steel plate having a plate thickness larger than that of the inner door 11. The outer door 3 is a single-opening door that is hinged on the left end side of the main body cabinet 2, and the front surface of the upper region is provided with a display window 12 and a selection button 13, and the front surface of the lower region is A product outlet 14 is provided. Further, on the right front side of the outer door 3, a coin insertion slot 15, a bill insertion slot 16, an integrated display 17, a coin return slot 18, and a door lock disposed on the right end side (anti-hinge side) of the outer door 3. A lock handle 19 constituting the apparatus is provided. On the rear side corresponding to the coin insertion slot 15 and the bill insertion slot 16 in the outer door 3, a coin processor 35, a bill processor 36, and the like are provided. The display window 12 is a transparent window for allowing a user to visually recognize a product sample (not shown) corresponding to the stored product. The selection button 13 is a push button switch for the user to select a purchased product, and is prepared for each product sample visually recognized through the display window 12.

  Further, the product outlet 14 is an opening through which the user receives the product carried out through the product storage rack 9, the carry-out shooter 10, and the carry-out port 34 of the lower inner door 11b. The coin slot 15 is an opening through which a user inserts coins. The coins inserted through the coin insertion slot 15 are identified and stored in the coin processor 35. The bill insertion port 16 is an opening for a user to insert a bill. The banknote inserted through the banknote insertion slot 16 is identified by the banknote processor 36. The bill insertion slot 16 also has a function for returning bills that could not be identified by the bill processor 36. The integrated display 17 is for displaying various kinds of information to the user such as the amount of money inserted, whether or not it is being sold, and whether or not there is change. The coin return port 18 is an opening for returning to the user a coin that could not be identified by the coin processor 35 or a coin to be changed. The lock handle 19 constitutes a door lock device that locks or unlocks the outer door 3 to the main body cabinet 2, and pops up by a key operation so that the lock handle 19 can turn, and the popped lock handle 19 is rotated. Causes the slider (not shown) provided on the outer door 3 to move upward and fit with the lock plate 20 (see FIG. 3) attached to the side reinforcing metal 30 protruding forward from the front end of the right side wall of the main body cabinet 2. By releasing the connection, the lock is released and the outer door 3 is opened. The side reinforcing metal 30 is provided in advance to reinforce the outer box of the main body cabinet 2, and a similar side reinforcing metal 31 is attached to the left side wall of the main body cabinet 2 when viewed from the front.

  Next, the empty container storage box 4 will be described. The empty container storage box 4 includes a main body cabinet 5 that forms an empty container storage box body and an outer door 6. The main body cabinet 5 is configured by combining a plurality of steel plates, has a rectangular shape with a front surface opened to the outside, and is formed at substantially the same height as the main body cabinet 2 of the vending machine 1. As shown in FIG. 5, the inside of the main body cabinet 5 is divided into two upper and lower space regions by a partition plate 22 provided near the center. An empty container storage box 25 is provided in the lower region 24. The upper area 23 is formed as an empty space and can be used as a storage space for storing sales products, product cases and the like for replenishment to the vending machine 1. On the front side of the upper region 23 and the lower region 24, an inner door for insulating and air-tightening the upper region 23 and the lower region 24 is not provided. The outer door 6 is a single-open door that is hinged on the right end side of the main body cabinet 5, and a display window 28 and a selection button 29 are provided on the upper front surface thereof. In addition, an empty container inlet 21 is provided near the lower part of the front surface of the outer door 6. The empty container insertion port 21 is formed in a size that allows a container for canned beverages and plastic bottle beverages to be introduced therein. The empty container inlet 21 is provided with an open / close lid (not shown) so as to be in close contact with the back surface thereof. The open / close lid is pivotally disposed by pivotally supporting the left and right ends of the upper portion thereof with pins (not shown) or the like, and the urging spring (not shown) inserted into the pins always opens the empty container inlet 21. It is configured to close. By doing so, the odor due to the beverage remaining in the empty container due to leftovers is prevented from leaking out of the empty container storage box 4.

  As shown in FIG. 5, an empty container storage box 25 laid in the lower region 24 inside the main body cabinet 5 is attached to the main body cabinet 5 and a storage box main body 26 made of a sheet metal having an open ceiling surface. The lid body 27 covers the ceiling surface of the storage box body 26 and is provided to prevent the empty container from overflowing from the storage box body 26. The storage box body 26 is formed by joining a plurality of sheet metal parts, and only a ceiling surface is opened so as to cover a plastic bag (not shown) for storing and collecting empty containers from above. The lid 27 is open only at the front surface so that empty containers of canned beverages and plastic bottle beverages introduced from the empty container insertion port 21 are stored in the storage box main body 26.

  As described above, the display window 28 and the selection button 29 are provided on the upper part of the outer door 6. This is based on the assumption that a product sample (not shown) is also displayed in the empty container storage box 4 and is installed together with a small vending machine with a small product width due to restrictions on the installation location. Since it can be used when there are not enough selection buttons for the number of storage columns, it can flexibly cope with variations of the vending machines. If there is no need to add the selection button 29, the selection button 29 is deleted and a display window 28 is attached, and the inside of the display window 28 is displayed as a promotional space for new products and various advertisements, thereby creating a sales promotion space. It can also be used.

  Now, the connecting member 7 provided to additionally equip the vending machine 1 with the empty container storage box 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 2, the connecting member 7 is provided across the vending machine 1 and the empty container storage box 4. The connecting member 7 is made of a steel plate and, as shown in FIG. 3, is formed by left and right mounting pieces 71 and 72 having a U-shaped cross section and a central connecting piece 73.

  The connecting member 7 has the same height as the main body cabinet 2 of the vending machine 1 and the main body cabinet 5 of the empty container storage box 4. Note that one attachment piece 71 of the connecting member 7 is formed with a through hole (not shown) through which a side reinforcing metal 30 (see FIG. 3) protruding forward from the main body cabinet 2 passes. The U-shaped attachment piece 71 of the connecting member 7 fits to the front edge of the right side wall of the main body cabinet 2 of the vending machine 1, that is, the thickness dimension of the outer box of the main body cabinet 3 and The side reinforcing metal 30 welded to the inner side of the front surface of the outer box has a width that substantially matches the height dimension from the outer box. Further, one attachment piece 72 of the connecting member 7 is formed with a through hole (not shown) through which a side reinforcing metal 31 (see FIG. 3) protruding forward from the main body cabinet 5 passes. The U-shaped attachment piece 72 of the connecting member 7 fits to the front edge of the left side wall of the main body cabinet 5 of the empty container storage box 4, that is, the thickness dimension of the outer box of the main body cabinet 5. And the width | variety which substantially corresponds to the height dimension from the outer box of the side reinforcement metal 31 weld-joined by the front inner side of this outer box.

  The connecting member 7 is attached across the vending machine 1 and the empty container storage box 4 as described below. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, one attachment piece 71 of the connecting member 7 is attached to the front edge of the right side wall of the main body cabinet 2 (side reinforcing metal 30 and the outer box of the main body cabinet 2). 72 is laid between the vending machine 1 and the empty container storage box 4 so as to cover the front edge of the left side wall of the main body cabinet 5 (the side reinforcement 31 and the outer box of the main body cabinet 5).

  As shown in FIG. 3, the connecting member 7 includes a plurality of side reinforcements 30, 31 welded to the front inner sides of the main body cabinets 2, 5 of the vending machine 1 and the empty container storage box 4. Fastened and fixed by screws 32 and 33.

  In this case, the connecting piece 73 in the center of the connecting member 7 has a function of setting the gap between the vending machine 1 and the empty container storage box 4 to a necessary minimum width. That is, the connecting piece 73 is formed as a width necessary to secure a necessary gap that does not interfere with each other when the outer doors 3 and 6 of the vending machine 1 and the empty container storage box 4 are opened. The function as a width regulating plate at the time of installation is provided. Thereby, the positioning in the left-right direction when the vending machine 1 and the empty container storage box 4 are provided can be easily performed.

  Further, the inner wall surface 71a of the attachment piece 71 of the connecting member 7 and the inner wall surface 72a of the attachment piece 72 are abutted against the front surfaces of the main body cabinet 2 and the main body cabinet 5 of the vending machine 1 and the empty container storage box 4, respectively. By adopting an attachment method in which the vending machine 1 and the empty container storage box 4 are provided together, the positioning in the front-rear direction can be easily performed. It can be installed in an integrated manner.

  A connecting member 7 laid between the vending machine 1 and the empty container storage box 4 is located at the joint between the front edge of the vending machine 1 and the back of the outer door 3. It acts as an anti-theft member against the destructive act of forcing the outer door open using a tool such as a bar at the joint between the front edge of the main cabinet 2 and the back of the outer door 3 because it closes the gap between the eyes. In addition, the anti-theft performance and visual criminal deterrence effect can be connected.

  As described above, the vending machine according to the present invention can be fixed together by using a connecting member for each equipment, and thus is useful for various vending machines other than can / pet vending machines.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vending machine, 2 ... Main body cabinet, 3 ... Outer door, 4 ... Empty container storage box, 5 ... Main body cabinet, 6 ... Outer door, 7 ... Connection Members 71, 72... Mounting pieces 71 a 72 a inner walls 73 connection pieces 8 product storage racks 9 product storage racks 10 carry-out shooters DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Inner door, 12 ... Display window, 13 ... Selection button, 14 ... Product outlet, 15 ... Coin insertion port, 16 ... Banknote insertion port, 17 ... Integrated Indicator, 18 ... coin return port, 19 ... lock handle, 20 ... lock plate, 21 ... empty container insertion port, 22 ... partition plate, 23 ... upper region, 24. ..Lower region, 25... Empty container storage box, 26... Storage box body, 27. Display window, 29 ... selection button, 30, 31 ... side reinforcement, 32, 33 ... fixing screw, 34 ... carry-out port, 35 ... coin handling machine, 36 ... banknote handling Machine

Claims (5)

A vending machine that stores products for sale inside a main body cabinet that is a heat-insulating housing, and an empty container storage box that is formed separately from the vending machine and has an empty container storage box inside the main body cabinet. Equipped with an additional empty container storage box adjacent to the vending machine,
Wherein across the vending machine and the empty container storage box is provided a connecting member disposed, Ri Na and integrally connected to the vending machine and the empty container storage box by the coupling member,
The coupling member, said the vending machine and the empty container storage box substantially the same height, characterized that you have been formed with left and right mounting pieces section forms a U-shape, with a central connecting piece And vending machine. The left and right mounting pieces of the connecting member abut the inner wall surfaces of the vending machine and the front of the main body cabinet of the empty container storage box, and the central connecting piece holds the vending machine and the empty container. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the vending machine is integrally formed as a width regulating plate when the boxes are connected. The connecting member is fixed to the vending machine and the empty container receiving box by screwing to a side reinforcing metal provided as a reinforcing member inside the side surface of the main body cabinet of each of the vending machine and the empty container storage box. The vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the container storage box is connectable. The connecting member can be attached by tightening together with a screw for attaching a door lock plate that is attached to the inside of the side wall of the main body cabinet of the vending machine and that locks the outer door of the vending machine. The connecting member according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member is a member. The empty container storage box has substantially the same height as the vending machine, and is composed of a main body cabinet and an outer door. An empty container storage box is provided inside the main body cabinet, and the outer door has The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein an empty container charging port is provided, and an empty container charged from the empty container charging port is stored in the empty container storage box.

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