JP5707220B2 - Front cover for vending machine and mounting method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine front cover and a mounting method for decorating an outer door of a vending machine that sells products such as beverages, tobacco, and confectionery.

In recent years, many vending machines that can easily purchase various products such as beverages such as juice and tobacco are installed in various places because of their high convenience.
On the other hand, vending machines also serve as advertisements that appeal to new products with paintings and decorations on the exterior. However, once a vending machine is installed, the coating applied to the exterior becomes old with design over time, and it is not easy to change it according to the product cycle.
In view of this, a detachable front cover that can be freely changed in accordance with replacement of products and the like and that can be decorated with impact has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).

  In Patent Document 1, the door cover mounting jig is configured such that the door ceiling side locking portion of the upper locking portion is locked to the ceiling side of the door, and the door bottom side locking portion of the lower locking tool is set to the bottom side of the door. After locking and mounting in the width direction of the door and protruding in front of the door in the longitudinal direction on the connection side with the vending machine body, the door cover is attached from the outside of the door cover mounting jig to the front of the door. A vending machine with a cover that is attached to a door cover mounting jig is proposed.

  However, in Patent Document 1, it is structurally impossible to tighten the connecting screw that connects the lower locking tool and the upper locking tool after the door cover mounting jig is mounted on the back surface of the door cover. In addition, after the door cover mounting jig is mounted on the front side of the door, the door cover is placed on the front of the door and fixed to the door cover mounting jig, so the door cover can be installed where the vending machine is installed. It takes time and effort to attach the door to the door.

JP 2011-70677 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a front cover for a vending machine and an attaching method that can attach a front cover to the front surface of the outer door without processing the outer door of the vending machine.

  The present invention is a vending machine front cover that is attached to the front face of an outer door that is openably and closably connected to a vending machine body of the vending machine, the front cover facing the front face of the outer door. A cover fixture attached to the back surface is provided with an upper latch that is latched to the upper surface of the outer door and a lower latch that is latched to the lower surface of the outer door. It is a vending machine front cover provided such that any one of the lower locking members is swingable with respect to the front-rear direction facing the front of the outer door.

  Since the cover mounting tool is mounted in advance on the back of the front cover, facing the front of the outer door, when covering the front cover so that the front of the outer door is covered, the cover mounted on the back of the front cover is attached. Swing either the upper or lower latch of the fixture in the front-rear direction facing the front of the outer door, and variably adjust the tilt angle to allow locking to the upper surface of the outer door To do. The lower locking tool and the lower locking tool are respectively locked to the upper surface and the lower surface of the outer door, and attached so as to sandwich the upper surface and the lower surface of the outer door.

Thereby, a front cover can be attached to the front of an outer door, without processing the outer door of a vending machine.
As a result, for example, the work of attaching the front cover to the front of the outer door of the already installed vending machine can be easily performed on site, the time required for the attachment is shortened, and the workability is improved.

  After attaching the cover mounting bracket to the front of the outer door, the front cover can be fixed to the cover mounting bracket by covering the front of the outer door from the outside of the mounting bracket. Depending on the situation, the method of attaching the front cover can be selected.

  Further, as an aspect of the present invention, one or more side attachments that are attached to the opening and closing side surfaces of the outer door and the front cover are provided, and the side attachment is attached to the opening and closing side of the outer door. A hook portion mounted from the back side, a clamping portion fixed from the back side with respect to the opening / closing side of the front cover, and the hook portion and the clamping portion in a direction in which the opening / closing side of the outer door is tightened in the thickness direction. It can be comprised with the fixing means fixed with respect to.

The above-mentioned fixing means can be constituted by, for example, a screw or a bolt or the like that allows the hook portion and the clamping portion to be tightened in the thickness direction on the opening / closing side of the outer door.
That is, the hook portion attached from the back side to the open / close side of the outer door and the clamping portion fixed from the back side to the open / close side of the front cover are arranged in the direction in which the open / close side of the outer door is tightened in the thickness direction. And fix with fixing means.
As a result, the open / close side of the outer door is tightened in the thickness direction by the hook portion and the clamping portion, so that the front cover can be fixed to the front cover of the outer door without backlash.

Further, as an aspect of the present invention, the upper locking tool can be constituted by an upper fixing portion that is attached to the back surface of the front cover and an upper hook that is locked to the upper surface of the outer door.
In other words, since the upper hook of the upper locking mechanism only locks to the upper surface of the outer door, it is firmly fixed to the front of the outer door so that the upper side of the front cover is not easily removed without processing the outer door. it can. For this reason, goods replenishment and a maintenance can be performed easily, without removing at the time of opening and closing of an outer door.

As an aspect of the present invention, the lower locking tool can be configured by a lower fixing portion that is attached to the back surface of the front cover and a lower hook that is locked to the lower surface of the outer door.
That is, since the lower hook of the lower locking tool only locks to the lower surface of the outer door, even if it is difficult to secure the space required for the front cover mounting operation below the outer door, Without processing the outer door, it can be firmly fixed to the front of the outer door so that the lower side of the front cover is not easily removed.

As an aspect of the present invention, the upper locking member can be swingably connected to the upper end of the lower locking member in the front-rear direction corresponding to the front surface of the outer door.
When locking the above upper locking tool to the upper surface of the outer door, the upper bracket is swung in the front-rear direction facing the front of the outer door, and the tilt angle is allowed to be locked with respect to the upper surface of the outer door. Variable.
Thereby, even if it does not incline the whole front cover to the front-back direction, it can be locked to the upper surface of an outer door only by rocking | fluctuating an upper locking tool in the front-back direction.

As an aspect of the present invention, the upper locking tool can be connected to the upper end of the lower locking tool via a spring portion.
The above-described spring portion can be constituted by, for example, a leaf spring, a coil spring, a rubber member, or the like.

That is, the upper locking tool is locked to the upper surface of the outer door by pulling it up against the restoring force of the spring part, or pulling it down, etc. The height to be made can be varied. Further, the upper locking tool and the lower locking tool are locked by the restoring force of the spring member so as to sandwich the upper surface and the lower surface of the outer door.
Thereby, the state which locked the upper locking tool and the lower locking tool with respect to the upper surface and lower surface of an outer door can be maintained.
As a result, the state where the front cover is attached to the front surface of the outer door can be maintained.

Moreover, as an aspect of the present invention, the upper locking tool and the lower locking tool of the cover mounting tool mounted on the back surface of the front cover can be connected in the vertical direction.
By attaching and attaching the above-described upper locking tool and lower locking tool in the vertical direction along the back surface of the front cover, the front cover is less likely to be bent or deformed.
As a result, the structural strength and durability of the front cover are improved.

Also, the invention provides a openable linked attachment method of the front cover vending machines attached to the front of the outer door against vending machine main body of an automatic vending machine, facing the front of the outer door A cover fixture is attached in advance to the back of the front cover, and either the upper latch or the lower latch provided on the cover fixture is rocked in the front-rear direction facing the front of the outer door. The vending machine front is mounted so that the upper cover and the lower lock are respectively locked to the upper surface and the lower surface of the outer door and the front cover is mounted so that the front surface of the outer door is covered. It is a cover attachment method.
Since a cover mounting tool is attached in advance to the back surface of the front cover so as to face the front surface of the outer door, one operator can easily attach the front cover to the front surface of the outer door. Further, it is not necessary to adjust the position of the front cover and the cover mounting tool, and the time required for mounting and replacing the front cover can be shortened.

  According to the present invention, the cover mounting tool is mounted in advance on the back surface of the front cover facing the front surface of the outer door, so that the operation of mounting the front cover on the front surface of the outer door without processing the outer door of the vending machine. Can be easily performed, and the time required for mounting is shortened and workability is improved.

The perspective view of the method of attaching a front cover to the outer door of a vending machine. The left end side top view which shows the open state of an outer door. The perspective view of the attachment metal fitting attached to a front cover. The upper end side perspective view of an upper metal fitting and a lower metal fitting. FIG. 5 is a vertical side view of the upper metal fitting and the lower metal fitting in FIG. 4. The lower end side perspective view of the lower metal fitting attached to a front cover. FIG. 4 is a vertical side view of the front cover to which the mounting bracket is attached. The left end side cross-sectional view of the front cover which attached the lower metal fitting. The perspective view of the side part metal fitting attached to a front cover. The vertical side view of the front cover attached to an outer door. The vertical side view of the front cover attached to the outer door. The right end side perspective view of the outer door and front cover which are fixed with a side metal fitting. The right end side perspective view of the outer door and front cover which were fixed with the side metal fittings. FIG. 14 is a right side cross-sectional view of the outer door and the front cover fixed by the side fittings of FIG. 13. The longitudinal side view of the other attachment method of a front cover. The vertical side view of the other attachment method of the front cover by the upper metal fitting and lower metal fitting which were separated into the upper and lower sides.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a method of attaching the front cover 101 to the outer door 100a of the vending machine 100, and FIG. 2 is a left end side plan view showing an open state of the outer door 100a.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front cover 101 includes a mounting bracket 104 attached to the left rear surface of the front cover 101 facing the front surface closer to the center than the left end front surface of the outer door 100 a in the vending machine 100, the outer door 100 a and the front door. The cover 101 is fixed to the front surface of the outer door 100a via a side metal fitting 150 attached to the opening / closing side right side surface.

  The vending machine 100 includes a vending machine main body 100b that is substantially box-shaped and contains products such as beverages therein, a substantially vertical axis hinge 107 provided on the connection side near the left end front of the vending machine main body 100b, It has the same size as the front of the machine main body 100b, and an outer door 100a that is connected to the hinge 107 so that it can be opened and closed. The hinge 107 is provided slightly closer to the center of the vending machine main body 100b than the front left end of the vending machine main body 100b.

  The outer door 100a has a merchandise display window 108 provided with a merchandise sample display shelf and a merchandise selection button corresponding to the displayed merchandise from the upper part of the outer door 100a, and a money slot 109 for inserting bills and coins therebelow. And a locking part 110 that locks the opening and closing of the outer door 100a, a product outlet 111 for taking out purchased products underneath, and a coin return port 112 for receiving change coins.

  The front cover 101 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape by a resin member such as acrylic and has a size and shape that covers the entire front surface of the outer door 100a. In addition, an opening is provided in front of the front cover 101 at a position corresponding to the product display window portion 108 of the outer door 100a, the coin insertion port 109, the locking portion 110, the product take-out port 111, and the coin return port 112. ing.

On the left side surface of the front cover 101, a plurality of screw holes 101a for fixing the mounting bracket 104 are provided at regular intervals in the substantially vertical direction. Further, a plurality of screw holes 101b for fixing the side metal fitting 150 are provided on the right side surface of the front cover 101 at regular intervals in the substantially vertical direction.
Note that a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape 113 is attached to the rear surface of the front cover 101 at the lower part of the opening corresponding to the product display window 108 and the upper part of the opening corresponding to the product outlet 111.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the front cover 101 is formed to be narrower than the lateral width of the outer door 100a so as to avoid contact with the left front surface of the vending machine body 100b when the outer door 100a is fully opened. Yes. Further, the left edge of the front cover 101 is formed so as to be closer to the center of the outer door 100a than the hinge 107 of the outer door 100a. Note that the right side surface of the front cover 101 is fixed on substantially the same plane as the outer door 100a and the right side surface.

  Thereby, opening and closing of the outer door 100a is not restricted, and replenishment and maintenance of goods can be performed. Further, it is possible to prevent interference with other vending machines adjacent to the vending machine 100 or a decorative panel installed so as to cover the periphery of the vending machine 100.

  The mounting bracket 104 is attached to the left end back surface of the front cover 101 facing the front surface closer to the center than the hinge 107 of the outer door 100a, and is mounted so as to sandwich the upper surface and the lower surface in the vicinity of the hinge 107 of the outer door 100a. And the lower metal fitting 130.

  Next, the structure of the mounting bracket 104 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 is a perspective view of the mounting bracket 104 attached to the front cover 101, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the upper end of the upper bracket 120 and the lower bracket 130, FIG. 5 is a longitudinal side view of the upper bracket 120 and the lower bracket 130 of FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the lower end side of the lower metal fitting 130 attached to the front cover 101.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the upper metal fitting 120 is formed by bending a plate-shaped metal member, and mainly includes an upper hook 121 that is locked to the upper surface of the outer door 100a, and mainly the outer door 100a. The upper connection part 122 pressed against the front is formed in a shape that is continuous at a right angle.

  The upper hook 121 is placed substantially horizontally with respect to the upper surface of the outer door 100a, and is formed with a depth equivalent to the thickness of the upper surface of the outer door 100a, and the rear end of the upper surface placing portion 121a. The upper back surface locking portion 121b formed by bending downward at a substantially right angle and the upper surface straddling portion formed by bending in a gate shape as viewed from the side so as to straddle the convex portion protruding from the front end side upper surface of the outer door 100a 121c.

  For example, when there is a projecting portion that has been sealed, for example, on the upper surface of the outer door 100a that locks the upper hook 121, the upper surface straddling portion 121c of the upper hook 121 is straddled across the projecting portion that projects from the upper surface of the outer door 100a. Placed on.

  The upper connecting portion 122 is formed by bending downward from the front end of the upper surface straddling portion 121c at a substantially right angle and bending upward at a substantially right angle from the left end of the upper front contact portion 122a. A vertical upper side wall 122b, an upper horizontal plate 122c formed by bending from the lower end of the upper front abutting portion 122a forward at a substantially right angle, and a downward bending from the front end of the upper horizontal plate 122c at a substantially right angle. The vertical portion 122d is formed.

  On the upper surface of the upper horizontal plate portion 122c, a rectangular long hole 122e is formed in the width direction at a position near the lower end of the upper front abutting portion 122a as viewed from above where insertion of a vertical portion 131c described later is allowed. . Further, a screw hole 122f for fixing the left side edge portion of the front cover 101 is provided on the upper end side of the upper side wall portion 122b.

  If the screw hole 101a of the front cover 101 is formed vertically long, for example, when the upper hook 121 of the upper metal fitting 120 is locked to the upper surface of the outer door 100a, Even if the position of the screw hole 122f of the side wall 122b may be displaced up and down, the upper side wall 122b can be fixed to the left edge of the front cover 101 with the screw 116 through the screw holes 101a and 122f. .

  The lower metal fitting 130 is formed by bending a plate-shaped metal spring member, and mainly has a lower connecting portion 131 that is connected to the upper connecting portion 122 and a lower fixing that is mainly pressed against the front surface of the outer door 100a. The part 132 is formed in a shape that continues at a right angle. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a lower hook 133 that is mainly locked to the lower surface of the outer door 100 a is formed in a shape that is connected to the lower end of the lower fixing portion 132 at a right angle.

  The lower connecting portion 131 is fixed to a lower side surface abutting portion 132a of a lower fixing portion 132, which will be described later, and has a lower standing portion 131a formed to have a length protruding upward from the upper end of the lower side surface abutting portion 132a. The lower horizontal plate portion 131b is formed by being bent at a substantially right angle from the upper end of the portion 131a to the rear, and the vertical portion 131c is formed by being bent at a substantially right angle from the rear end of the lower horizontal plate portion 131b. .

  The vertical portion 131c is inserted from above into the elongated hole 122e of the upper horizontal plate portion 122c so as to be movable up and down and back and forth. In addition, a retaining piece 131d that is locked to the peripheral portion on the lower surface side of the long hole 122e is formed at the lower end of the vertical portion 131c that projects downward from the long hole 122e.

Thereby, with the elongated hole 122e of the upper horizontal plate portion 122c as the center, the upper metal member 120 is placed in the inclined posture shown by the phantom line in FIG. 5 and the standing posture shown by the solid line in FIG. It is provided so as to be swingable with respect to the opposing front-rear direction.
Further, if the lower connecting portion 131 made of a metal spring member is flexed in the vertical direction, the upper bracket 120 is moved up and down to a height that is locked to the upper surface according to the height of the upper surface of the outer door 100a. can do.

The lower fixing portion 132 is fixed to the lower end of the lower standing portion 131a and formed at a length reaching the lower end of the front cover 101. The lower fixing portion 132 is substantially perpendicular to the right from the front and rear ends of the lower side surface contacting portion 132a. And two lower side wall portions 132b formed by being bent.
A plurality of screw holes 132c for fixing the left side edge portion of the front cover 101 are provided in the central surface of the lower side surface contact portion 132a at equal intervals in a substantially vertical direction.

  The lower hook 133 is formed by bending a plate-shaped metal member, and is fixed to the lower end of the lower side wall portion 132b pressed against the front surface of the outer door 100a. Further, the lower flat portion 133a is bent substantially at a right angle from the lower end of the lower hook 133 to the rear and formed to have a depth similar to the thickness of the lower surface of the outer door 100a, and the lower flat portion 133a is substantially perpendicular to the rear end. It comprises a lower back hooking portion 133b formed by bending.

  Next, a method for attaching the mounting bracket 104 to the front cover 101 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a longitudinal side view of the front cover 101 to which the mounting bracket 104 is attached, and FIG. 8 is a left end side cross-sectional view of the front cover 101 to which the lower bracket 130 is attached.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, after the lower metal fitting 130 is mounted on the left rear surface along the left edge of the front cover 101, the left edge and the lower portion of the front cover 101 are connected via the screw holes 101a and 132c. The side contact portion 132a is fixed with the screw 115, and the mounting bracket 104 is attached to the left rear surface of the front cover 101.

Next, the structure of the side metal fitting 150 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the side metal fitting 150 attached to the front cover 101.
The side metal fitting 150 is formed by bending a plate-shaped metal member, and is attached to the right side edge of the front cover 101 and the side hook 151 attached from the back to the right side wall on the opening / closing side of the outer door 100a. On the other hand, it is comprised with the side surface clamping part 153 fixed from the back.

  The side hook 151 is formed in a U-shaped member as viewed from above so as to straddle the inner surface, the rear surface, and the outer surface of the right side wall portion of the outer door 100a. In addition, the U-shaped member includes a back contact portion 151a in which a central member corresponding to the back surface is formed to have a width substantially equal to the width of the right side wall portion of the outer door 100a, and left and right members corresponding to the inner surface and the outer surface. The left and right ends of the back contact portion 151a are formed by two back locking portions 151b and 151c formed by bending forward at a substantially right angle.

  An opening portion 151d that opens from the center portion of the back surface contact portion 151a to the rear end of the back surface locking portion 151c is opened at the center portion on the rear end side of the side hook 151. The opening 151d is formed in a size and shape that allows insertion of a connecting piece 152a described later.

  A connecting piece 151e extending rearward from the rear end of the back surface locking portion 151b is formed on the rear end side corresponding to the opening 151d of the back surface locking portion 151b. Further, the connecting piece 151e is provided with a screw hole 151f for fixing the side hook 151 and the side holding portion 153.

  A side contact portion 152 that is pressed against the outer surface of the right side wall of the outer door 100a is formed at the rear end of the side holding portion 153 so as to be continuous. Further, the side contact portion 152 has a depth that is approximately the same as or substantially half the thickness of the outer door 100a.

  The side sandwiching part 153 is formed in a strip-like member by dividing a metal member extending forward from the front end of the side contact part 152 into three in the vertical direction. Further, the strip-shaped member includes a side surface fixing portion 153a in which a central member is bent in a substantially L shape in the right direction from the front end of the side surface contact portion 152 with a width substantially the same as the plate thickness of the front cover 101, and upper and lower members. It is composed of two side surface holding portions 153b that are gently bent in a substantially L shape in the left direction near the root and the center in the depth direction.

  The side fixing portion 153a is provided with a screw hole 153c for fixing the right edge portion of the front cover 101. In addition, a connecting piece 152 a extending rearward from the rear end of the side surface contact portion 152 is formed in the central portion on the rear end side of the side surface contact portion 152.

  The connecting piece 152a is provided with a hole 152b into which the screw 116 can be inserted from a substantially horizontal direction. Further, a convex portion 152c that is in contact with the inner surface of the back surface locking portion 151c is formed in the vicinity of the upper and lower end portions on the right side plane of the side surface contact portion 152.

  Next, a method for attaching the side metal fitting 150 to the front cover 101 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a right end perspective view of the outer door 100a and the front cover 101 fixed by the side metal fitting 150. FIG.

As shown in the figure, the right side edge of the front cover 101 is inserted between the side surface fixing part 153a and the side surface holding part 153b of the side surface clamping part 153 so as to be inserted from the back side into the right edge part of the front cover 101. After the pinching, the side surface fixing portion 153a is fixed to the right side edge portion of the front cover 101 with the screw 116 through the screw holes 101b and 153c, and the side surface holding portion 153 is attached to the right side edge portion of the front cover 101.
Note that. The screw 116 in the embodiment is rotated in the tightening direction and the loosening direction by the rotation operation tool 117 (see FIG. 12).

Next, a method for attaching the front cover 101 to the outer door 100a of the vending machine 100 will be described with reference to FIGS.
10 is a vertical side view of the front cover 101 attached to the outer door 100a, FIG. 11 is a vertical side view of the front cover 101 attached to the outer door 100a, and FIG. 12 is an outer door 100a fixed by the side metal fitting 150. 13 is a perspective view of the right end side of the front cover 101, FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the right end side of the outer door 100a and the front cover 101 fixed by the side metal fitting 150, and FIG. 14 is fixed by the side metal fitting 150 of FIG. It is a right end side cross-sectional view of the outer door 100a and the front cover 101.

  First, the release paper (not shown) of the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape 113 (see FIG. 1) attached to the back surface of the front cover 101 is peeled off and covered so that the front side near the center is covered by the hinge 107 of the outer door 100a. The front cover 101 is temporarily fixed by the adhesive force of the double-sided adhesive tape 113.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 10, when the front cover 101 is put on the front surface of the outer door 100a, the lower hook 133 of the lower metal fitting 130 of the mounting metal fitting 104 attached to the left rear surface of the front cover 101 is attached to the lower surface of the outer door 100a. Lock.

Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the upper metal fitting 120 is pulled up against the restoring force of the lower connecting portion 131, and is variably adjusted to a height locked against the upper surface of the outer door 100a.
Further, the entire front cover 101 and the upper metal fitting 120 are swung in the front-rear direction facing the front surface of the outer door 100a, and the upper hook 121 of the upper metal fitting 120 is locked to the upper surface of the outer door 100a.

  After connecting the screw hole 101a of the front cover 101 and the screw hole 122f of the upper side wall portion 122b, the screw 116 is screwed into the screw holes 101a and 122f from the left side of the front cover 101, and the upper side wall portion 122b is connected to the front cover 101. Fix the left side of the back.

  Thereby, the upper hook 121 of the upper metal fitting 120 and the lower hook 133 of the lower metal fitting 130 are fixed in a state of sandwiching the upper surface and the lower surface in the vicinity of the hinge 107 of the outer door 100a, so that the front cover 101 is attached to the outer door 100a. It can be temporarily fixed so that the front side closer to the center than the hinge 107 is covered.

  On the other hand, when the front cover 101 is put on the front surface of the outer door 100a, as shown in FIG. 12, the side hook 151 corresponds to the side clamping portion 153 of the side metal fitting 150 attached to the right edge of the front cover 101. Is attached to the right edge of the outer door 100a so as to be hooked from the back surface, and is inserted to a position where the back contact portion 151a is pressed against the right edge of the outer door 100a.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the connecting piece 152a of the side surface holding portion 153 attached to the right edge of the front cover 101 is inserted into the opening portion 151d of the side hook 151 from the front side to the connecting piece 151e. Then, the screw 116 is screwed into the screw hole 151f of the connecting piece 151e through the hole 152b of the side contact portion 152, and the right edge of the outer door 100a is connected to the back of the side hook 151. The locking portion 151b and the side surface contact portion 152 of the side surface clamping portion 153 are fastened and fixed in the thickness direction.
Thereby, the right edge part of the front cover 101 can be fixed to the right edge part of the outer door 100a.

  As a result, the front cover 101 can be attached to the outer door 100a of the vending machine 100 without processing. In addition, it is possible to realize an attachment method in which even one worker can easily attach the front cover 101 to the front surface of the outer door 100a.

Further, since the upper bracket 120 and the lower bracket 130 are attached along the left rear surface of the front cover 101 while being connected in the vertical direction, the left side of the front cover 101 is not easily bent or deformed.
As a result, the structural strength and durability of the front cover 101 are improved.

  In addition, the front cover 101 having a size that covers the substantially entire front surface of the outer door 100a can be attached without hindering the opening and closing of the outer door 100a. Furthermore, by performing the attaching operation of the front cover 101 from the left and right directions, the front cover 101 can be easily attached and detached, and can also be decorated with an impact utilizing the upper portion of the front cover 101 without a fixed portion. .

Next, another attachment method for attaching the front cover 101 to the outer door 100a will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a longitudinal side view of another attachment method of the front cover 101.
First, after the upper hook 121 of the upper bracket 120 of the mounting bracket 104 attached to the left rear surface of the front cover 101 is locked to the upper surface of the outer door 100a, the front cover 101 is resisted against the restoring force of the lower connecting portion 131. While pulling down the whole, the entire front cover 101 and the lower metal fitting 130 are swung in the front-rear direction facing the front of the outer door 100a, and the lower hook 133 of the lower metal fitting 130 is locked to the lower surface of the outer door 100a. And install.

At this time, the upper hook 121 of the upper metal fitting 120 and the lower hook 133 of the lower metal fitting 130 are locked by the restoring force of the lower connecting portion 131 so as to sandwich the upper surface and the lower surface of the outer door 100a near the hinge 107.
On the other hand, the right edge portion of the front cover 101 is fixed to the right edge portion of the outer door 100a using a side metal fitting 150 as shown in FIGS.

  That is, since the front cover 101 is attached so that the front surface of the outer door 100a is covered as described above, it is possible to achieve substantially the same operations and effects as in the above embodiment.

  Next, another attachment method for attaching the front cover 101 to the outer door 100a with the upper hook 121 and the lower hook 133 separated from the upper and lower parts of the attachment fitting 104 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a vertical side view of another method of attaching the front cover 101 using the upper metal member 120 and the lower metal member 130 separated in the vertical direction.

  The lower metal fitting 130 is vertically separated into an upper metal fitting 130a and a lower metal fitting 130b formed shorter than the vertical length of the front cover 101, and the upper hook 121 of the upper metal fitting 120 is connected to the upper end side of the upper metal fitting 130a. The lower hook 133 of the lower metal fitting 130 is fixed to the lower end side of the lower metal fitting 130b.

First, the upper hook 121 attached to the upper left side of the front cover 101 is locked to the upper surface of the outer door 100a, and the lower hook 133 attached to the lower left side of the front cover 101 is locked to the lower surface of the outer door 100a. Install.
On the other hand, the right edge portion of the front cover 101 is fixed to the right edge portion of the outer door 100a using a side metal fitting 150 as shown in FIGS.

  That is, since the front cover 101 is attached so that the front surface of the outer door 100a is covered as described above, it is possible to achieve substantially the same operations and effects as in the above embodiment.

  Further, since the mounting bracket 104 is vertically separated into the upper hook 121 side and the lower hook 133 side and is respectively attached to the upper rear portion and the lower rear portion of the front cover 101, the upper hook 121 and the lower hook are connected by a connecting member, for example. The weight of the entire front cover 101 is reduced by the weight of the connecting member removed, rather than connecting and attaching 133.

As a result, the weight when the front cover 101 is lifted is light, and the work of attaching to the front surface of the outer door 100a can be performed relatively easily.
In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the embodiment,
The outer door of the vending machine of the present invention corresponds to the outer door 100a of the embodiment,
Similarly,
The cover mounting tool corresponds to the mounting bracket 104,
The upper locking device corresponds to the upper metal fitting 120,
The lower locking tool corresponds to the lower metal fitting 130,
The upper fixing part and the lower fixing part correspond to the lower fixing part 130,
The spring portion corresponds to the lower connecting portion 131,
The side fittings correspond to the side fittings 150,
The hook part attached to the back of the outer door corresponds to the side hook 151,
The clamping part fixed to the opening / closing side of the front cover corresponds to the side clamping part 153,
The fixing means corresponds to the screw 116,
The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, but can be applied based on the technical idea shown in the claims, and many embodiments can be obtained.
For example, the lower hook 133 of the lower metal fitting 130 may be provided so as to be swingable with respect to the front-rear direction facing the front of the outer door 100a.
Further, the mounting bracket 104 may be mounted on the left and right rear surfaces of the outer door 100a. In this case, the front cover 101 can be mounted on the front surface of the outer door 100a without using the side bracket 150.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Vending machine 100a ... Outer door 101 ... Front cover 101a, 101b ... Screw hole 104 ... Mounting bracket 107 ... Hinge 116 ... Screw 120 ... Upper metal fitting 121 ... Upper hook 122 ... Upper connection part 122f ... Screw hole 130 ... Lower metal fitting 131: Lower connecting portion 132: Lower fixing portion 133: Lower hook 150 ... Side fitting 151 ... Side hook 152 ... Side contact portion 153 ... Side clamping portion

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A vending machine front cover that is attached to the front of an outer door that is connected to the vending machine body of the vending machine so as to be openable and closable,
An upper locking device that is locked to the upper surface of the outer door, and a lower portion that is locked to the lower surface of the outer door. With a locking tool,
A front cover for a vending machine provided with either one of the upper locking member or the lower locking member so as to be swingable in the front-rear direction facing the front surface of the outer door. Comprising one or more side attachments attached to the open / close side surfaces of the outer door and the front cover;
The side fittings,
A hook portion attached from the back to the open / close side of the outer door; and a clamping portion fixed from the back to the open / close side of the front cover;
The front cover for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the hook portion and the clamping portion are configured by fixing means for fixing the opening and closing side of the outer door in a direction in which the outer door is tightened in the thickness direction. The upper locking device,
The front cover for a vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, comprising an upper fixing portion attached to an upper back surface of the front cover and an upper hook locked to an upper surface of the outer door. The lower locking tool,
The front cover for a vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising a lower fixing portion attached to a back surface of the front cover and a lower hook locked to a lower surface of the outer door. The upper locking device,
The front cover for a vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the front cover of the vending machine is connected to the upper end of the lower locking member so as to be swingable in the front-rear direction corresponding to the front of the outer door. The front cover for a vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the upper locking member is connected to the upper end of the lower locking member via a spring portion. The front cover for a vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein an upper locking member and a lower locking member of the cover mounting tool attached to the back surface of the front cover are connected in the vertical direction. A vending machine front cover mounting method that is attached to the front of an outer door that is connected to the vending machine main body of the vending machine so as to be openable and closable,
A cover fixture is attached in advance to the back of the front cover facing the front of the outer door,
Either one of the upper locking tool or the lower locking tool provided in the cover mounting tool is swung in the front-rear direction facing the front surface of the outer door, and the upper locking tool and the lower locking tool are Attach to the upper and lower surfaces of the outer door, and attach the front cover so that the front of the outer door is covered
How to install the front cover for vending machines .

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