JP5722109B2 - Dispenser - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a dispenser, and more particularly, to a front panel provided on the front surface of a dispenser.

  The conventional dispenser described in Patent Document 1 is provided with a panel that can be opened and closed in the horizontal direction on the front surface, and further provided with a cover portion that isolates internal devices behind the panel. For example, at the time of maintenance, the internal device can be seen from the front of the dispenser by removing the cover after opening the panel.

JP 2009-97780 A

  However, since the lead wire connected to the internal device is connected to the cover portion, it is difficult to remove the cover portion, and there is a possibility that an excessive force is applied to the lead wire when the cover portion is removed and the cover portion may be damaged. There was a problem.

  The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a dispenser including a front panel that can be easily removed.

The dispenser according to the present invention includes a main body, a front panel provided on the front surface of the main body, attachment means for attaching the front panel to the main body, and fixing the front panel to the main body with the front surface of the main body closed. A dispenser comprising a fixing means , a side panel positioned on a side surface of the main body, and a side panel connected to an end edge of the side surface and positioned on the front surface of the main body. The means includes at least one hook provided on the front panel, and a connector part that is provided on the main body part and engages with the hook. When the fixing means is released, the front part is engaged with the hook and the connector part. panel it is possible to a tilting toward the front of the dispenser, the condition where the front panel is tilted can be maintained, the edge portion of the front portion, relative to the end edge The front panel has a side surface, and the front edge of the side surface of the front panel is provided with at least one protrusion that protrudes with respect to the edge. there is closed the front face of the body portion, the edge portion of the side surface portion of the front panel is inserted into the notch protrusion with contact with the front surface, that exists a gap between the projection and the cutout portion.
The hook is an attachment piece for attaching to the front panel, an abutment piece connected to the end of the attachment piece and abutting on the top of the connector part, and an engagement piece connected to the end of the abutment piece. And an engagement piece with which an end portion of the engagement piece comes into contact with a side surface portion of the connector portion .
Front panel may comprise an upper surface portion and a partition plate provided below the upper surface portion.
The partition plate may be inclined downward toward the front of the dispenser.

  According to the present invention, when the fixing means is released, the front panel can be tilted forward while the hook and the connector portion are engaged, and the tilted state can be maintained. In this state, the connector between the lead wire and the front panel can be removed while looking at the inside of the main body, and then the front panel is moved from the front to the front by moving the front panel upward and removing the hook from the connector. Since the panel is removed, the front panel can be easily removed.

It is a perspective view of the dispenser concerning an embodiment of this invention. In the dispenser concerning this embodiment, it is a perspective view in the state where the cover member was removed. It is a back side perspective view of the front panel of the dispenser concerning this embodiment. It is sectional drawing of the hook attached to the front panel of the dispenser which concerns on this embodiment. It is a perspective view in the state where a part of parts of a dispenser was removed in order to explain attachment of a front panel of a dispenser concerning this embodiment. It is a perspective view of the fixed frame of the dispenser concerning this embodiment. In the dispenser concerning this embodiment, it is a section fragmentary enlarged view in the state where the front panel was closed. In the dispenser which concerns on this embodiment, in order to demonstrate the principle that a front panel inclines toward the front, it is a perspective view of the state which removed some components of the dispenser. It is a perspective view of the dispenser concerning an embodiment of this invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the dispenser 1 has a main body 10 and an internal device 11 such as an ice making machine and a beverage cooling mechanism stored in the main body 10, and dispenses at least one of a beverage and an ice piece. It is something to be issued. Beverages include, for example, tea, juice, soup and the like. In this embodiment, “front” and “rear” are respectively defined as “front” in the direction from the back side of the dispenser 1 to the front side with respect to the dispenser 1 and from the front side of the dispenser 1 to the back side. The direction toward the side is defined as “rear”.

  A front panel 2 is provided at the upper part of the front surface of the main body 10, and a cover member 3 is detachably attached to the front panel 2. An operation lever 4 is provided below the front panel 2. The operation lever 4 is operated by a user such as pressing a cup, and drinks and ice are poured out by the operation of the operation lever 4. At the lower part of the front surface of the main body 10, a drain pan 5 is provided for receiving beverages and ice that have been spilled from the cup.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front section 2a of the front panel 2 is provided with a storage compartment 20 that is recessed as compared with other portions of the front section 2a. In the storage compartment 20, a control operation unit 21 that controls the operation of the dispenser 1, a dispensing unit 22 through which beverages and ice are poured out, and a magnet 23 are arranged.

  The cover member 3 is attached to the front panel 2 so as to cover the storage compartment 20. That is, the control operation unit 21 is hidden by the cover member 3 by attaching the cover member 3 to the front panel 2. Since the control operation unit 21 is hidden by the cover member 3, it is avoided that the user unnecessarily changes the operation setting of the dispenser 1.

  The dispensing unit 22 includes a beverage dispensing nozzle 22a and an ice piece dispensing nozzle 22b, and dispenses beverage and ice pieces according to the operation of the operation lever 4 by the user. This extraction part 22 is also hidden by the cover member 3 together with the control operation part 21 described above.

  The magnet 23 is disposed in the upper part of the storage compartment 20. On the back surface of the cover member 3, a receiver 3 a corresponding to the magnet 23 is provided. The cover member 3 is fixed to the front panel 2 by attracting the metal receiver 3 a to the magnet 23.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the front panel 2 includes a front portion 2a that is curved in a convex shape toward the front, an upper surface portion 2b that is connected to an upper edge portion of the front portion 2a and extends rearward, and a front portion 2a. A lower surface portion 2c connected to the lower edge portion of the front portion 2a, and left and right side portions 2d and 2e connected to the left and right side edge portions of the front portion 2a and extending rearward. Two projecting portions 43 projecting rearward are provided on the rear edge portions 2d1 and 2e1 of the left and right side surface portions 2d and 2e, respectively.

  Near the center of the front part 2a, an operation part 25 is provided to which a lead wire (not shown) from the internal device 11 (see FIG. 1 or 2) stored in the main body part 10 is connected. A partition plate 40 is provided slightly below the top surface portion 2b in parallel with the top surface portion 2b, and the partition plate 40 is connected to the left and right side surface portions 2d and 2e. The partition plate 40 is slightly longer than the upper surface portion 2b and extends rearward. On the lower surface of the partition plate 40, two upper screwing portions 41 having a U-shaped cross section extend parallel to each other rearward from the back surface of the front portion 2a and protrude rearward from the partition plate 40. Is provided. The upper screwing portion 41 is provided with a hole 41 a into which a screw 42 (see FIG. 5 or 7) to be described later is inserted in a portion protruding rearward from the partition plate 40. Here, the upper screwing portion 41 and the screw 42 constitute fixing means.

  Two hooks 50 are attached to the lower end portion on the rear side of the front panel 2 by screws 49. As shown in FIG. 4, the hook 50 has an attachment piece 51 for attachment to the front panel 2 (see FIG. 3). The mounting piece 51 is provided with a hole 52 into which a screw 49 (see FIG. 3) is inserted. A contact piece 53 is connected to the lower end 51 a of the attachment piece 51 perpendicularly to the attachment piece 51. An engagement piece 54 is connected to the end 53 a of the contact piece 53 so as to form an acute angle θ with the contact piece 53. A knob piece 55 is connected to the end 54 a of the engagement piece 54 perpendicularly to the engagement piece 54.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the main body portion 10 is provided with a plate-like connector portion 60 with which the hook 50 is engaged. The abutment piece 53 of the hook 50 abuts on the top portion 60 a of the connector portion 60 and the end portion of the engagement piece 54 abuts on the side surface portion 60 b of the connector portion 60, whereby the hook 50 is engaged with the connector portion 60. . In order to position the engagement position of the hook 50 with respect to the connector portion 60, a pair of positioning portions 61, 61 provided in parallel with a gap slightly longer than the width of the hook 50 is provided as a side surface portion 60b of the connector portion 60. It is provided so that it may extend toward back. Here, the hook 50 and the connector portion 60 constitute attachment means for attaching the front panel 2 to the main body portion 10.

  A fixed frame 70 is provided on the upper portion of the main body 10. An upper screw fixing portion 41 is fixed to the fixed frame 70 by screws 42. Thereby, the front panel 2 is fixed to the main body 10 with the front surface of the dispenser 1 closed. As shown in FIG. 6, the fixed frame 70 includes a horizontal surface portion 71 that is in a horizontal state when the fixed frame 70 is attached to the main body portion 10, and a vertical surface portion 72 that is vertically connected to the horizontal surface portion 71. I have. The horizontal surface portion 71 is provided with a hole 74 into which the screw 42 (see FIG. 5) is inserted. When the fixed frame 70 is attached to the main body 10, the vertical surface portion 72 is in a state extending vertically downward from the horizontal surface portion 71, and the lower end portion thereof is inclined from one end to the other end. A guide part 73 is connected.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the front panel 2 is fixed to the main body 10 with the front surface of the main body 10 closed, the rear edge 2 b 1 of the upper surface 2 b of the front panel 2 is The vicinity of the front edge 80b of the top panel 80 is in contact with a bent portion 81 that is vertically bent downward. Therefore, a slight gap 82 exists between the rear edge 2b1 and the bent portion 81. The front edge 80 b is in contact with the partition plate 40. Thereby, the front part 2 a and the upper surface part 2 b of the front panel 2, the partition plate 40, and the bent part 81 form a compartment 89.

  For example, if the user accidentally spills the beverage in the cup onto the top panel 80, a part of the beverage enters between the main body 10 and the front panel 2 through the gap 82. The infused beverage flows down along the bent portion 81 and reaches the partition plate 40. That is, the infused beverage is stored in the compartment 89 at least temporarily. In this embodiment, the partition plate 40 is parallel to the upper surface portion 2b. However, if the partition plate 40 is provided so as to be inclined downward toward the front, the storage performance of the beverage in the compartment 89 is improved.

  When the amount of the beverage stored in the compartment 89 increases, a part of the beverage falls on the horizontal plane portion 71 of the fixed frame 70 through a slight gap between the front edge 80b and the partition plate 40. Even in the horizontal plane portion 71, the beverage can be temporarily stored, but if the amount of the beverage increases, it flows down along the vertical surface portion 72 and reaches the guide portion 73. Since guide part 73 inclines toward one end (refer to Drawing 6), a drink flows along this inclination and falls from one end. Although not shown, if a drainage mechanism is provided below the one end, the beverage that has entered through the gap 82 drains without wetting the internal device 11 or the operation unit 25 (see FIG. 1). Is done. Thereby, even if a drink is spilled on the top panel 80, it can prevent that the internal apparatus 11 and the operation part 25 get wet and leak.

Next, an operation for making the inside of the main body 10 visible for maintenance or the like will be described.
In order to remove the front panel 2 so that the internal device 11 can be seen from the front, the top panel 80 is first removed, and the screw 42 is removed (release of the fixing means). Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the front panel 2 can be rotated forward while the hook 50 is engaged with the connector portion 60. When the front panel 2 is rotated forward, the contact position of the contact piece 53 of the hook 50 with the top 60a of the connector part 60 is shifted, and finally, almost the entire surface of the engagement piece 54 becomes the side part 60b. It will be in contact. Thereby, the front panel 2 is maintained in a state where it is tilted to the maximum.

  If the front panel 2 is kept tilted forward, the lead wire connector (not shown) connected to the operation unit 25 can be removed by looking into the front panel 2 from above. When the lead wire connector is removed, the front panel 2 is removed from the main body portion 10 by moving the front panel 2 upward and removing the hook 50 from the connector portion 60.

  In order to attach the front panel 2 to the main body 10 after completion of work such as maintenance, the reverse procedure is performed. That is, while the front panel 2 is tilted forward, the hook 50 is engaged with the connector part 60 between the positioning parts 61 and 61, then the lead wire is connected to the operation part 25, and the front panel 2 is rotated backward. Close the front surface of the main body 10. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the front panel 2 is attached with the front surface of the main body portion 10 closed by fixing the upper screwing portion 41 to the fixed frame 70 with screws 42.

  Thus, when the screw 42 is removed, the front panel 2 can be tilted forward while the hook 50 and the connector portion 60 are engaged, and the tilted state can be maintained. In this state, the connector between the lead wire and the front panel 2 can be removed while looking inside the main body 10, and then the front panel 2 is moved upward to remove the hook 50 from the connector 60. Since the front panel 2 is removed from the main body 10, the front panel 2 can be easily removed.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the dispenser 1 is connected to the side surface portion 91 positioned on the side surface of the main body portion 10, and to the end edge portion 91 a of the side surface portion 91 so that the side surface portion 91 is vertically connected to the front surface of the main body portion 10. A side panel 90 having a front surface portion 92 is provided. The front surface portion 92 is formed with two recessed notches 93 at the edge portion 92a. The rear edge portion 2e1 of the side surface portion 2e of the front panel 2 is in contact with the front surface portion 92, and two projecting portions 43 provided on the side surface portion 2e are inserted into the two cutout portions 93, respectively. A gap 94 is formed between the protrusion 43 and the notch 93. Although not shown in FIG. 9, the configuration of the side surface 2d side of the front panel is the same.

  The side panel 90 is provided in contact with the rear edge portions 2d1 (see FIG. 3) and 2e1 of the side surface portions 2d and 2e of the front panel 2 so as to overlap the front surface portion 92 of the side panel 90. On the other hand, it is not necessary to fix the front surface portion 92 with screws. Further, this configuration can reduce the strength required for the side panel 90, and it is not necessary to further fold the edge portion of the portion corresponding to the front surface portion 92 as in a conventional dispenser. Furthermore, if the maintenance worker applies a force in the horizontal direction, only the side panel 90 can be removed without removing the front panel 2 and the top panel 80.

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Claims (4)

The main body,
A front panel provided on the front surface of the main body,
Attachment means for attaching the front panel to the main body,
Fixing means for fixing the front panel to the main body with the front surface of the main body closed ;
A dispenser comprising: a side panel having a side surface positioned on a side surface of the main body portion; and a side panel having a front surface portion connected to an edge of the side surface portion and positioned on the front surface of the main body portion. ,
The attachment means is
At least one hook provided on the front panel;
A connector portion provided on the main body portion and engaged with the hook;
When the fixing means is released, the front panel can be tilted toward the front of the dispenser while the hook and the connector portion are engaged, and the front panel can be kept tilted. ,
The edge part of the front part is provided with at least one notch part recessed with respect to the edge part,
The front panel includes a side surface, and at least one projecting portion projecting from the end edge portion is provided at an end edge portion of the side surface portion of the front panel.
In a state where the front panel closes the front surface of the main body portion, an edge of a side surface portion of the front panel is in contact with the front surface portion, and the projecting portion is inserted into the notched portion, and the projecting portion and the notched portion dispenser that exists is a gap between the. The hook is
A mounting piece for mounting on the front panel;
A contact piece connected to the end of the mounting piece and contacting the top of the connector part;
The dispenser according to claim 1, further comprising an engagement piece connected to an end portion of the contact piece, wherein the end portion of the engagement piece comes into contact with a side surface portion of the connector portion. The front panel is
An upper surface,
And a partition plate provided below the upper surface The dispenser of claim 1 or 2. The dispenser according to claim 3 , wherein the partition plate is inclined downward toward the front of the dispenser.

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