JP6007582B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine that stores products such as beverages and food in a warehouse, and sells the products stored in the warehouse when the purchaser inserts the price and selects a desired product, and in particular, the outer door The present invention relates to a vending machine provided with a blindfold that closes a preliminary opening that can be additionally equipped with an optional unit.

  A conventional vending machine of this type will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a front view of a vending machine that sells general canned beverages and plastic bottled beverages. As shown in the figure, the vending machine includes a main body cabinet 10 formed as a heat-insulating housing whose front surface is open, and an outer door 20 supported on the front surface of the main body cabinet 10 by a hinge so as to be opened and closed. In the cabinet of the main body cabinet 10 formed as a heat-insulating housing, a product rack that accommodates the product in a laid-down state and has a product carry-out device at the lower end is accommodated, and a product carry-out device below the product rack. The product delivery shooter is placed in a forward tilt posture in which the product paid out by sliding or rolling is placed, and the lower part of each product storage chamber is cooled or A cooling / heating unit is provided for storing products heated and stored in the product rack in a cold hot state.

  The upper area of the front surface of the outer door 20 is covered with a transparent plate 30, and a space between the transparent plate 30 and the middle door 40 supported by the outer door 20 so as to be opened and closed is formed as a display chamber 50. . On the front surface of the inner door 40, a display stand 60 is mounted in which a plurality of product samples 70 corresponding to the products stored in the cabinet of the main body cabinet 10 are placed in a line on the left and right in three rows in the vertical direction. . The transparent plate 30 is provided with a product selection button unit 80 at a position facing each display stand 60, and the product selection button unit 80 is arranged on the left and right in correspondence with each product sample 70 placed on the display stand 60. A product selection button 80a provided in a line is provided. In addition, a coin insertion slot 201, a bill insertion slot 202, a return lever 203, a display 204, a coin return slot 205, a poster display section 206, a product outlet 207, a handle lock 208, and the like are provided on the front surface of the outer door 2. ing.

  In such a configuration, after a product is replenished to the product rack housed in the cabinet of the main body cabinet 10, the product stored in the product rack is cooled or heated to an appropriate sales temperature by operating the cooling / heating unit. Are accepted, and when the product carry-out device is activated based on the operation of the product selection button, the products placed in the lowest order of the product rack are sequentially paid out downward. The product delivered by the product delivery device falls onto the product delivery shooter, slides or rolls on the product delivery shooter, pushes the flapper at the product delivery port of the inner door (not shown), and opens the product takeout port 207. It is well-known that it is carried out to the receiving box.

  By the way, with the spread of electronic money, it is desired that vending machines can sell products using electronic money in addition to selling products such as coins or banknotes. In order to make it possible to sell products using the electronic money, the electronic payment terminal device includes an antenna unit that reads information from an IC card or a mobile phone and transmits / receives a signal to / from a control device of a vending machine. While it is necessary to equip additional units (hereinafter referred to as electronic money), there is still a demand for vending machines that can sell products only with cash, such as coins or banknotes, due to the increased cost of installing electronic money. . Accordingly, the cash vending machine is standard, and electronic money is prepared as an optional unit. The standard vending machine is additionally equipped with electronic money according to customer requirements. For this reason, in a standard vending machine, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, a spare opening 90 (in the case of illustration, two spare openings are arranged on the left and right sides) in the vicinity of the bill insertion slot 202 in the outer door 20. The electronic money can be additionally equipped so that the electronic money reading terminal device is exposed from one or both of the preliminary openings 90. Then, the blind opening member 9 is attached to the preliminary opening 90 in the standard machine and shipped (for example, paragraph 0004 of FIG. 1 and FIG. 1). 8A, reference numeral 209 denotes a coin identifying device and a cover member that covers the bill identifying device communicated with the coin insertion slot 201 and the bill insertion slot 202 in FIG. 7, and 210 denotes a poster display unit 206 in FIG. It is the electrical equipment box part which consists of a box carrying the electrical equipment arrange | positioned at the back side. 8A, the blindfold member 9 is attached to one of the two preliminary openings 90, and the blindfold member 9 is not attached to the other preliminary opening 90 for reference. Indicates the state.

  As shown in FIG. 8C, the blindfold member 9 to be mounted on the preliminary opening 90 is formed on a rectangular exposed portion 91 that coincides with the opening of the preliminary opening 90, and on the periphery of the exposed portion 91. The exposed portion 91 is formed in a convex shape with a recessed vertical cross section. A pair of upper and lower hook pieces 93... Extending rearward is formed on the left and right side edges of the flange 92. On the plate surface of the mounting bracket 100, which is slightly larger than the blindfold member 9, there are formed engaging holes 100A ... for engaging the hook pieces 93 ... and screw insertion holes are formed at both upper and lower ends. ing. The blindfold member 9 is modularized by engaging the hook pieces 93... With the engagement holes 100 A of the mounting bracket 100. Then, after the seal member 101 is placed on the collar portion 92 of the blindfold member 9, the exposed portion 91 of the blindfold member 9 is fitted into the preliminary opening 90 from the back side of the outer door 20, and then the upper and lower ends of the mounting bracket 100. The blindfold member 9 is attached to the preliminary opening 90 by being screwed to the door frame of the outer door 20 through the screw insertion hole of the portion.

JP 2011-34299 A

  By the way, when the electronic vending machine is additionally equipped with a standard vending machine, the blindfold member 9 attached to the spare opening 90 is removed together with the mounting bracket 100 and then the electronic money is attached to the spare opening 90. In this case, the blindfold member 9 removed together with the mounting bracket 100 is stored and stored in an appropriate empty space of the outer door 20 of the vending machine or the main body cabinet 10. On the other hand, the electronic money to be additionally equipped is attached using a mounting bracket dedicated to the additional equipment. As described above, the blindfold member 9 removed together with the mounting bracket 100 has a problem that it may be lost because it is stored in an appropriate empty space. In this case, it is conceivable to determine the storage location in advance, but it is possible to secure a storage area for the blindfold member 9 that is used only when an optional unit is additionally installed in a vending machine that is required to be thin. Not reasonable. Further, since the blindfold member 9 and the electronic money each require a dedicated mounting bracket, there is a problem that the number of parts increases and an increase in cost cannot be avoided.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points. The object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problem, and to attach either a blindfold member or an optional unit, and to remove a blindfold member removed from the preliminary opening. The object is to provide a vending machine that can be stored and stored.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 includes a main body cabinet having an open front surface, an outer door that opens and closes the front opening of the main body cabinet, and an optional unit on the front surface of the outer door. In a vending machine comprising a preliminary opening formed by opening and a blindfold member mounted in the preliminary opening, the vending machine is common to the blindfold member and the optional unit, and the blindfold member and the optional unit are selected. A mounting bracket that can be assembled and mounted on the preliminary opening is provided, and the mounting bracket has a storage area for storing and storing the blindfold member at a position separated from the preliminary opening when the optional unit is assembled. It is characterized by comprising.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the first aspect, the mounting bracket is an optional unit mounting bracket, and a blindfold member is detachably mounted on the optional unit mounting bracket. To do.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the first aspect, the means for fixing the option unit and the blindfold to the mounting bracket is shared.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the first aspect, the blindfold member is rotatably attached to the mounting bracket.

  According to the vending machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, a main body cabinet having an open front surface, an outer door for opening and closing the front opening of the main body cabinet, and an optional unit on the front surface of the outer door. In a vending machine comprising a preliminary opening formed by opening and a blindfold member mounted in the preliminary opening, the vending machine is common to the blindfold member and the optional unit, and the blindfold member and the optional unit are selected. A mounting bracket that can be assembled and mounted on the preliminary opening is provided, and the mounting bracket has a storage area for storing and storing the blindfold member at a position separated from the preliminary opening when the optional unit is assembled. As a result, the blindfold member and the option unit are alternatively assembled into one mounting bracket and attached to the spare opening. The by reducing the number of parts can reduce the cost, also it can be blindfold members to prevent the loss it is possible to store accommodating the blindfold member has been removed in the storage area of the mounting bracket.

  According to the vending machine according to claim 2 of the present invention, in the vending machine according to claim 1, the mounting bracket is an mounting bracket of the option unit, and the blindfold member can be freely attached to and detached from the mounting bracket of the option unit. By attaching to the optional unit, there is no need to bundle the mounting bracket with the optional unit. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the optional unit from being bulky and to prevent the optional unit from being installed locally due to a mistake in mounting the mounting bracket.

  Further, according to the vending machine according to claim 3, in the vending machine according to claim 1, the fixing means for fixing the optional unit and the blindfold member to the mounting bracket is shared, so that the blindfold member and the optional unit are provided. Unlike the case where each has a dedicated fixing means, it is not necessary to select or distinguish the fixing means, so that it is possible to reduce the trouble of installing the option unit.

  Further, according to the vending machine according to claim 4, in the vending machine according to claim 1, the blindfold member is rotatably attached to the mounting bracket, so that the blindfold member is removed from the storage area of the mounting bracket. It can be prevented from falling off.

The vending machine equipped with the blindfold member according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is shown, (a) is a perspective view of the main part of the back of the outer door, (b) is a front perspective view of the mounting bracket assembled with the blindfold member, (C) is a rear perspective view of (b), and (d) is an exploded perspective view of (b). 1 shows a vending machine equipped with an optional unit (electronic money) according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, (a) is a perspective view of the main part of the back surface of the outer door, and (b) is a blindfold member in a storage area of a mounting bracket. The front side perspective view which accommodated, (c) is the front side perspective view which assembled | attached the option unit to the attachment metal fitting, (d) is the back side perspective view of (c), (e) is an exploded perspective view of (c). . FIG. 2 shows a vending machine equipped with an optional unit (electronic money) different from FIG. 2, which is a modified example according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and (a) is a perspective view of the main part of the back surface of the outer door; (b) is a front perspective view in which the blindfold member is stored in the storage area of the mounting bracket, (c) is a front perspective view in which the option unit is assembled to the mounting bracket, (d) is a rear perspective view of (c), e) is an exploded perspective view of (c). The attachment metal fitting which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention is shown, (a) is a front side perspective view which assembled | attached the blindfold member to the attachment metal fitting, (b) is a back side perspective view of (a), (c) is an attachment metal fitting. The front side perspective view which accommodated the blindfold member in this storage area, (d) is an exploded perspective view of (a). The attachment metal fitting which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention is shown, (a) is the front side perspective view which assembled | attached the blindfold member to the attachment metal fitting, (b) is the back side perspective view of (a), (c) is (a (D) is a front perspective view in which a blindfold member is housed in the mounting bracket housing area, and (e) is a front perspective view in which the upper and lower brackets of the mounting bracket are separated. 4 shows a mounting bracket according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention, in which (a) is a front perspective view in which a blindfold member is assembled to the mounting bracket, (b) is a rear perspective view of (a), and (c) is (a). (D) is a front perspective view of a state in which the blindfold member is housed in the storage area of the mounting bracket, and (e) is a front perspective view in which the blindfold member is stored in the storage area of the mounting bracket. is there. It is a front view of the conventional general vending machine. 7 shows a blindfold member mounted on the preliminary opening in FIG. 7, (a) is a perspective view of the main part of the back surface of the outer door, (b) is a front perspective view of the blindfold member assembled to the mounting bracket, and (c) is ( It is a disassembled perspective view of b).

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 shows a vending machine equipped with a blindfold member according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and the same components as those shown in FIG.

  In the figure, reference numeral 20 denotes an outer door again, and on the front surface of the outer door 20, as in the conventional device shown in FIG. Preliminary openings 90, 90 are opened. Reference numeral 9 denotes the same blindfold member as that of the conventional device. The blindfold member 9 includes a rectangular-shaped exposed portion 91 that coincides with the opening of the preliminary opening portion 90 and a flange portion 92 formed on the periphery of the exposed portion 91. Thus, the back surface of the exposed portion 91 is formed in a convex shape with a recessed vertical section. A pair of upper and lower hook pieces 93 are formed on the left and right side edges of the flange portion 92. In the figure, a state in which the blindfold member 9 is attached to one of the two preliminary openings 90, 90 is shown, and a blindfold member 90 is provided in the other preliminary opening 90 for reference. It shows the state of not wearing.

  The mounting bracket 1 to which the blindfold member 9 is attached includes an upper bracket 11, a lower bracket 12, and a connecting bracket 13. The upper metal fitting 11 is formed in a gate shape having an open bottom. The left and right gate column portions 110 of the upper metal fitting 11 have a gate column 111 bent forward and a receiving seat 112 bent inward at the lower portion of the gate column 111. The beam portion 113 of the upper metal fitting 11 is formed by bending a screw seat 115 having a step back one step from a pair of left and right pedestal surfaces 114 facing each other and bending the screw seat 115 forward and downward continuously at right angles. The door frame fixing seat 116 is parallel to the pedestal surface 114. On the lower edge of the pedestal surface 114, two stages of screw insertion grooves 114a and 114b are formed in the left-right direction. The screw seat 115 is appropriately tapped, the door frame fixing seat 116 is tapped with a screw hole and a screw insertion hole is formed, and the receiving seat 112 is appropriately formed with a screw insertion hole. Yes.

  The lower metal fitting 12 is composed of a thin box-shaped substrate part 121 that is open at the top and a coupling seat 124 that extends upward from the substrate part 121 with a level difference one step rearward. As shown in FIG. 1D, a pair of upper and lower engagement holes 121a... Are formed on the left and right side edges of the plate surface of the substrate part 121. .. Are formed in the vicinity of the holes 121a. The engaging holes 121a and the locking holes 122a are disposed corresponding to the hook pieces 93 of the blindfold member 9, and the hook pieces 93 are formed of the engaging holes 121a. .. is formed so as to be able to pass through the locking holes 122a. Further, the bottom wall 123 (see FIG. 1C) of the substrate portion 121 is bent upward to form a screw seat 123a. In the coupling seat 124 (see FIG. 1D) of the lower metal fitting 12, a fixed piece 124a is formed by cutting and raising, and a pair of left and right engagement holes 124b and 124b are formed. A screw insertion hole is appropriately formed in the substrate portion 121 of the lower metal part 12, and screw holes are appropriately tapped in the screw seat 123a, the coupling seat 124, and the fixing piece 124a.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (d), the connecting fitting 13 includes an upper flange 132, a lower flange 133, and a lower flange 133 having a step from the periphery of the substrate 131 that is slightly smaller than the exposed portion 91 of the blindfold member 9 to the rear. Left and right collar portions 134 are formed. An opening 130 is formed on the right end side of the plate surface of the substrate portion 131, and screw insertion holes 131a are formed at four corners. The upper collar 132 and the lower collar 133 are appropriately tapped with screw holes, and the lower collar 133 is formed with claws 133a and 133a that engage with the engagement holes 124b and 124b of the coupling seat 124 of the lower metal fitting 12. ing. Further, the left and right flange portions 134 and 134 are formed with engagement holes 134a and 134a, respectively, with which the hook pieces 93 of the blindfold member 9 are engaged.

  In this configuration, the mounting bracket 1 is assembled as follows. First, the connecting fitting 13 is assembled to the upper fitting 11. In this case, in a state where the upper flange portion 132 of the connection fitting 13 is overlapped with the door frame fixing seat 116 in the upper fitting 11, both are coupled by the screw S1. Next, after engaging the engagement holes 124b and 124b formed in the coupling seat 124 of the lower metal fitting 12 on the claws 133a and 133a of the lower collar 133 of the connecting metal fitting 13, the lower collar 133 and the coupling seat 124 are screwed into the screw S2. More combined. As a result, the mounting bracket 1 is assembled, and the blindfold member 9 is assembled to the mounting bracket 1 as follows to form a module. That is, the blindfold member 9 is configured such that the hook piece 93... Is inserted into the engagement holes 134 a and 134 a of the left and right flange portions 134 and 134 of the connection fitting 13 in such a manner that the exposed portion 91 covers the board portion 131 of the connection fitting 13. By assembling, it is assembled to the connecting fitting 13 integrally. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C, the blindfold member 9 and the mounting bracket 1 are integrated into a module. The mounting bracket 1 that is modularized by assembling the blindfold member 9 as described above is configured such that the exposed portion 91 of the blindfold member 9 is fitted into the preliminary opening 90 from the back side of the outer door 20 and then the door frame fixing seat of the upper bracket 11. 116 and screws S3, S4, and S5 that are screwed into the fixing bracket 20A (see FIG. 1A) fixed to the door frame of the outer door 20 through the screw insertion holes formed in the coupling seat 124 of the lower bracket 12. Installed.

  Now, FIG. 2 shows electronic money as an optional unit additionally provided in the preliminary opening 90 of the outer door 20. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 2 denotes electronic money. In this embodiment, an antenna unit 21 that transmits and receives signals to and from the IC card or mobile phone by holding the IC card or mobile phone, and the antenna unit 21. An electronic settlement terminal device including a terminal control unit 22 that controls transmission / reception of signals to / from an IC card or a mobile phone and exchanges signals with a control unit of a vending machine is referred to as electronic money. In the electronic money 2, the connection connector 211 of the connection cable drawn out from the antenna unit 21 is connected to the connection connector 221 of the connection cable drawn out from the terminal control unit 22, and the connection pulled out from the terminal control unit 22. A cable wiring connection connector 222 is connected to a wiring connection connector (not shown) of the wiring cable drawn from the control unit of the vending machine.

  The mounting bracket of the electronic money 2 is the same as the mounting bracket 1 assembled with the blindfold member 9 attached to the preliminary opening 90 of the outer door 20, and the electronic money is traced to the blindfold member 9 removed from the mounting bracket 1. Two antenna portions 21 are assembled. For this reason, when the electronic money 2 is additionally equipped, the blindfold member 9 attached to the preliminary opening 90 of the outer door 20 is removed together with the mounting bracket 1, and then the blindfold member 9 is detached from the mounting bracket 1 and the mounting bracket is mounted. The electronic money 2 is assembled to the mounting bracket 1 after being stored in a predetermined storage area 1 and is additionally installed in the preliminary opening 90 of the outer door 20. Describe the work of additional equipment. The configuration of the mounting bracket 1 is the same as that shown in FIG.

  First, the modular blindfold member 9 and the mounting bracket 1 are removed from the preliminary opening 90 of the outer door 20. Specifically, the screws S3, S4, and S5 are loosened from the rear surface of the outer door 20 to release the screwing with the fixing bracket 20A fixed to the door frame of the outer door 20, and are attached to the preliminary opening 90 of the outer door 20. The blindfold member 9 is removed together with the mounting bracket 1 (see FIGS. 1B and 1C). Then, the blindfold member 9 is attached to the mounting bracket 1 by pulling off the hook pieces 93... Of the blindfolding member 9 locked in the engagement holes 134 a. 1 from the connecting metal fitting 13. Then, the blindfold member 9 is attached to the lower bracket 12 of the mounting bracket 1. In this case, the hook pieces 93... Of the blind member 9 are passed through the engagement holes 121 a of the lower fitting 12 from the front of the lower fitting 12 and are then locked into the locking holes 122 a. Thereby, the blindfold member 9 is attached to the lower metal fitting 12 of the attachment metal fitting 1 ((b) in FIG. 2). The board part 121 of the lower metal part 12 constitutes a storage area for storing and storing the blindfold member 9. The blindfold member 9 is stored in the storage area so as to be embedded in a fixing piece 124a (see FIG. 1D) formed by cutting and raising the coupling seat 124 of the lower metal member 12, and the fixing piece 124a is It has a function of preventing the seal member 101 from falling off.

  As described above, the antenna portion 21 of the electronic money 2 is assembled in the area of the trace of the blindfold member 9 removed from the mounting bracket 1. In this case, since the outer dimension of the antenna portion 21 is larger than that of the preliminary opening 90, the antenna portion 21 is assembled to the preliminary opening 90 from the front of the outer door 20. Is attached to the preliminary opening 90 from the back side of the outer door 20 with screws S3 to S5. The plate surface of the board portion 131 of the connecting metal 13 coupled to the upper metal fitting 11 of the attachment metal 1 faces the auxiliary opening 90 with the attachment metal 1 attached to the auxiliary opening 90. Here, a rectangular pedestal (not shown) that fits into the preliminary opening 90 is formed on the back surface of the antenna portion 21 of the electronic money 2, and the wiring connection connector 211 is connected to the back surface of the pedestal. The distribution cable is pulled out. This pedestal has a size corresponding to the board portion 131 of the connecting fitting 13 in the mounting bracket 1, and corresponds to the screw insertion holes 131 a formed at the four corners of the board portion 131 at the four corners of the pedestal. An insert nut is embedded. The antenna portion 21 of the electronic money 2 configured as described above is assembled to the preliminary opening 90 from the front side of the outer door 20. In this case, the wiring connection connector 211 connected to the wiring cable drawn out from the base of the antenna unit 21 is routed to the back side of the outer door 20 through the opening 130 of the coupling bracket 13 in the mounting bracket 1, and then the antenna unit 21. The base is fitted into the preliminary opening 90. Then, screws S6 to S9 (see FIG. 2 (e)) are inserted into the insert nut embedded in the base of the antenna portion 21 from the back side of the outer door 20 through the screw insertion holes 131a of the base plate portion 131 in the connecting bracket 13. Install by screwing. Here, when the screws S6 and S7 are screwed into the insert nut embedded in the pedestal of the antenna portion 21 through the screw insertion hole 131a of the base plate portion 131 in the connecting fitting 13, the pedestal surface 114 of the upper fitting 1 is screwed into the screw S6. , S7 extends so as to obstruct the mounting of the S7, but a screw insertion groove 114a is formed as a relief groove on the pedestal surface 114, and the screws S6, S7 can be attached via the screw insertion hole 114a. . A seal member (not shown) is provided on the periphery of the pedestal of the antenna unit 21 fitted in the preliminary opening 90 to prevent rainwater from entering the outer door 20.

  Next, the terminal control unit 22 of the electronic money 2 is assembled to the mounting bracket 1 from the back side of the outer door 20. Here, elongated holes 22a and 22a and grooves 22b and 22b for screwing to the mounting bracket 1 are formed at both upper and lower ends of the terminal control unit 22 (see FIG. 2E). The elongated holes 22a and 22a are formed to extend in the vertical direction corresponding to the screw holes tapped on the screw seats 115 (see FIG. 1C) in the beam portion 113 of the upper metal part 11, and the grooves 22b. , 22b are formed to open downward corresponding to screw holes tapped on a screw seat 123a (see FIG. 1C) in the bottom wall 123 of the lower metal part 12. In assembling the terminal control unit 22 of the electronic money 2 configured as described above to the mounting bracket 1, the screws S 12 and S 13 are screwed into the screw holes tapped on the screw seats 123 a of the lower bracket 12 in the mounting bracket 1. Temporarily fix with a gap between the surface of the seat 123a and the screw head. An elongated hole 22a formed in the fixing piece 221 at the upper end of the terminal control unit 22 in a state where the grooves 22b and 22b formed at the lower end of the terminal control unit 22 are engaged with the screws S12 and S13 temporarily fixed as described above. , 22a, the screws S10 and S11 are screwed into the screw holes tapped on the screw seat 115 of the upper metal fitting 11 and tightened, and then the temporarily fixed screws S12 and S13 are tightened. Thereafter, the wiring connection connector 211 of the connection cable drawn from the antenna unit 21 and the wiring connection connector 221 of the wiring cable drawn from the terminal control unit 22 are connected to each other, and the wiring drawn from the terminal control unit 22 is connected. The additional connection of the electronic money 2 is completed by connecting the cable connection connector 222 to the connection connector (not shown) of the distribution cable drawn from the control unit of the vending machine.

  As described above, the mounting bracket 1 is configured so that the electronic money 2 can be assembled and attached to the preliminary opening 90. In other words, the mounting bracket 1 is configured based on a mounting bracket for mounting the electronic money 2 on the preliminary opening 90. The mounting bracket 1 is also used as a mounting bracket for assembling the blindfold member 9 to be attached to the preliminary opening 90, and becomes a dead space when the electronic money 2 is assembled, and is a lower bracket separated from the preliminary opening 90 The twelve substrate portions 121 are used as a storage area for storing and storing the blindfold member 9, and the blindfold member 9 removed from the mounting bracket 1 is stored and stored.

  Next, a vending machine equipped with electronic money 3 as an optional unit different from FIG. 2 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, the same components as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  The electronic money 3 shown in FIG. 3 is different from the electronic money 2 shown in FIG. 2 in that the electronic money 2 shown in FIG. 2 is of a separation system in which the antenna unit 21 and the terminal control unit 22 are separated. On the other hand, the electronic money 3 of FIG. 3 is an integral system in which the antenna unit 31 and the terminal control unit 32 are integrally formed. The other configuration, that is, the configuration of the mounting bracket 1 and the point that the blindfold member 9 assembled into the mounting bracket 1 and modularized is mounted on the preliminary opening 90 of the outer door 20 are the same as in FIG. Will be omitted.

  In the figure, the electronic money 3 includes an antenna unit 31 and a terminal control unit 32, and the antenna unit 31 and the terminal control unit 32 are connected by a quadrangular columnar connecting unit 33 (see FIG. 3E). It is united. The external dimensions of the antenna unit 31 are larger than the preliminary opening 90, and the lateral width of the terminal control unit 32 is smaller than the lateral width of the preliminary opening 90. Further, the upper and lower edges of the terminal control unit 32 on the antenna unit 31 side are fixed pieces 321 protruding upward (see FIG. 3D) and fixed pieces 322 protruding downward (FIG. 3). (See (e)), and a screw hole is tapped on the fixed piece 321, while a screw insertion hole is formed on the fixed piece 322. A pair of left and right mounting pieces 331 projecting outward is formed on the left and right side walls of the connecting portion 33, and screw holes are tapped on the mounting pieces 331. The outer shape including the attachment piece 331 of the connecting portion 33 is formed to be smaller than the opening of the preliminary opening portion 90, and the thickness of the connecting portion (the dimension between the antenna portion 31 and the terminal control portion 32) is the outer door 20. The mounting piece 331 is formed on the rear side from the rear end of the antenna portion 31 with respect to the plate thickness size of the outer door 20. Note that a connection cable to which the wiring connection connector 320 is connected is drawn out from the terminal control unit 32 (see FIGS. 3D and 3E).

  As described above, in the electronic money 3 of this embodiment, since the antenna portion 31 and the terminal control portion 32 are integrally formed, the upper bracket 11 and the lower bracket 12 of the mounting bracket 1 are integrated by the connecting bracket 13. The electronic money 3 cannot be assembled in a state where the electronic money 3 is coupled. Therefore, after removing the modular blindfold member 9 and the mounting bracket 1 attached to the preliminary opening 90 of the outer door 20, and subsequently removing the blindfold member 9 from the mounting bracket 1, the connecting bracket 13 is connected from the upper bracket 11. Isolate. In this case, the point that the blindfold member 9 is removed from the mounting bracket 1 and stored in the storage area of the lower bracket 12 is the same as in the case of FIG. 2, and the left and right flanges 134 and 134 of the connecting bracket 13 of the mounting bracket 1 (see FIG. 1 (see (d)), the hook pieces 93... Of the blindfold member 9 locked in the engagement holes 134 a. The hook pieces 93... Of the blindfold member 9 removed from the front of the lower metal fitting 12 of the metal fitting 1 are passed through the engagement holes 121a. . In this manner, the blindfold member 9 is stored in the storage area of the lower bracket 12 of the mounting bracket 1. Subsequently, the connecting fitting 13 is separated from the upper fitting 11. In this case, so that (d) of FIG. 1 etc. can be understood, the screw S1 which joins the upper collar part 132 of the connection metal fitting 13 and the door frame fixing seat 116 of the upper metal fitting 11 is removed, and both connection is released. To do. As a result, the connecting fitting 13 (and the lower fitting 12) is removed from the upper fitting 11. Then, the screw S2 that joins the lower flange 133 of the connecting fitting 13 and the coupling seat 124 of the lower fitting 12 is removed to separate them. Next, the connecting fitting 13 is rotated 180 degrees about the vertical line and superimposed on the blindfold member 9 housed in the lower fitting 12, and then the screw S14 is passed through the screw insertion hole of the upper flange 132 of the connecting fitting 13. Then, it is screwed into the screw hole of the fixing piece 124a formed by cutting and raising the coupling seat 124 of the lower metal fitting 12. Thereby, the removed blindfold member 9 and the connecting fitting 13 are accommodated in the lower fitting 12.

  Next, the electronic money 3 is assembled into the preliminary opening 90 of the outer door 20 from which the blindfold member 9 has been removed. The electronic money 3 is assembled to the auxiliary opening 90 of the outer door 20 by passing the terminal control unit 32 from the front side of the outer door 20 to the back side through the auxiliary opening 90. In this case, the electronic money 3 is tilted forward so that the lower end of the terminal control unit 32 faces the auxiliary opening 90 and the back of the terminal control unit 32 is in contact with the upper edge of the auxiliary opening 90. The electronic money 3 is slid obliquely downward along the inclination of the forward leaning posture. As a result, the terminal control unit 32 enters the back side of the outer door 20 from the lower end side via the auxiliary opening 90, and the electronic money 3 is transferred in a state where the upper end of the terminal control unit 32 passes the upper edge of the auxiliary opening 90. When returning from the forward leaning posture to the posture along the vertical line, the entire terminal control unit 32 passes through the preliminary opening 90 and enters the back side of the outer door 20.

  The upper metal fitting 11 of the attachment metal fitting 1 is attached in a state where the terminal control unit 32 of the electronic money 3 is passed through the preliminary opening 90 and enters the back side of the outer door 20. In this case, the mounting bracket 11 is located above the terminal control unit 32, the front surface of the door fixing seat 116 is brought into contact with the back surface of the outer door 20, and the left and right gate pillars 111 of the mounting bracket 11 are connected to the electronic money 3. In a state where they are arranged so as to be located outside the portion 33, they are slid downward. A pair of left and right attachment pieces 331 and 331 formed on the connecting portion 33 of the electronic money 3 are arranged on the front side of the receiving seats 112 and 112 formed at the lower ends of the left and right gate pillars 111 of the upper metal fitting 11. A state in which the fixed piece 321 extending upward and formed on the upper edge of the terminal control unit 32 of the electronic money 3 is arranged on the front side of the pedestal surface 114 formed on the beam portion 113 of the upper metal fitting 11. Then, the screw S3 is screwed to the fixing metal 20A (see FIG. 3A) fixed to the door frame of the outer door 20 through the screw insertion hole formed in the door fixing seat 116 of the upper metal part 11, and the upper metal fitting. 11 is attached to the outer door 20. In this state, the screws S15 and S15 are formed on the upper edge of the terminal control unit 32 via the screw insertion grooves 114b and 114b (see FIG. 1C) formed on the lower edges of the left and right pedestal surfaces 114 of the upper metal fitting 11. The screw S16 is screwed into the tapped screw hole in the fixedly protruding piece 321 protruding upward and the screw S16 is connected to the connecting portion in the electronic money 3 via the receiving seats 112, 112 formed at the lower ends of the left and right gate posts 111 of the upper metal fitting 11. Screwed into the screw holes of the pair of left and right mounting pieces 331 formed in 33. As a result, the electronic money 3 is assembled to the upper metal fitting 11 and the antenna portion 31 is mounted in a state of being exposed forward from the preliminary opening 90.

  Next, the lower bracket 12 in which the blindfold member 9 and the coupling fitting 13 are accommodated is viewed from below the terminal control unit 32 in such a manner that the blindfold member 9 and the coupling fitting 13 are located on the front side and the lower fitting 12 is located on the rear side. It is inserted between the back surface of the outer door 20 and the terminal control unit 32. Then, the screw S17 is screwed into the screw hole tapped on the base plate portion 121 of the lower metal fitting 12 through the screw insertion hole of the fixing piece 322 formed so as to protrude downward from the lower edge of the terminal control unit 32. As a result, the lower metal fitting 12 in which the blindfold member 9 and the connecting metal fitting 13 are accommodated is integrally stored in the electronic money 3.

  The mounting bracket 1 in FIG. 3 is also configured based on a mounting bracket for mounting the electronic money 3 to the preliminary opening 90. The mounting bracket 1 is also used as a mounting bracket for assembling the blindfold member 9 and attached to the preliminary opening 90, and when the electronic money 3 is assembled, it becomes a dead space and is separated from the preliminary opening 90. The board portion 121 of the metal fitting 12 is configured to store and store the blindfold member 9.

(Embodiment 2)
A vending machine according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 4, the same components as those shown in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  The difference between the vending machine of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 4 and the vending machine of the first embodiment is that the screw used for assembling the electronic money 2 and 3 to the mounting bracket 1 is a mounting bracket for the blindfold member 9A. For this purpose, the structure of the blindfold member 9A is changed. Since the points other than the configuration for assembling the blindfold member 9A to the mounting bracket 1A are the same as those of the first embodiment, the overlapping description is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the blindfold member 9A according to the second embodiment includes a rectangular-shaped exposed portion 91A that coincides with the opening of the preliminary opening 90, and a flange 92A that is formed at the periphery of the exposed portion 91A. The point of having a pair of upper and lower hook pieces 93A extending rearward from the left and right edges of the flange portion 92A is the same as the blindfold member 9 of Embodiment 1, and from the upper and lower edges of the flange portion 92A. A difference is that a pair of left and right mounting pieces 94, 94, 95, 95 extending in the vertical direction is provided, and two screw insertion holes are formed in each of the pair of left and right mounting pieces 94, 94, 95, 95. . Further, four screw holes 116a are tapped in the left and right direction on the door frame fixing seat 116A in the beam portion 113A of the upper fitting 11A of the mounting bracket 1A, and four right and left are also provided in the coupling seat 124A of the lower fitting 12A. Screw holes 124a ... are tapped. The connecting bracket 13A is formed with a narrow width so that the upper collar portion 132A and the lower collar portion 133A are disposed between the upper mounting pieces 94, 94 and the lower mounting pieces 95, 95 of the blindfold member 9A. .

  The assembly of the blindfold member 9A to the mounting bracket 1A is as follows. That is, the hook member 93A is inserted into the engagement holes 134a and 134a of the left and right flange portions 134A and 134A of the connecting metal 13A while the blind part 9A is covered with the exposed part 91A and the board part 131A of the connecting metal 13A. Lock. The connecting fitting 13A to which the blindfold member 9A is connected in this manner is disposed between the gate pillars 111A and 111A of the upper fitting 11A, while the upper flange portion 132A of the connecting bracket 13A and the mounting piece 94 on the upper portion of the blindfold member 9A, 94 is inserted into the back side of the door frame fixing seat 116 </ b> A of the upper metal part 11. In this state, the screw S1 is screwed into the screw hole tapped on the door frame fixing seat 116A through the screw insertion hole of the upper flange portion 132A of the coupling fitting 13A, and the screws S6 to S9 are placed on the upper part of the blind member 9A. It is screwed into the screw holes 116a of the door frame fixing seat 116A through the screw insertion holes of the mounting pieces 94, 94. Next, a coupling seat 124A of the lower fitting 12A is disposed on the front side of the lower flange 133A of the connecting fitting 13A and the mounting pieces 95, 95 on the lower part of the blindfold member 9A, and a screw S2 is attached to the lower fitting of the connecting fitting 13A. The screws S10 to S13 are coupled via the screw insertion holes of the lower mounting pieces 95 and 95 of the blindfold member 9A while being screwed into the tapped screw holes on the coupling seat 124A of the lower metal fitting 12A via the screw insertion holes of 133A. Screwed into the screw holes 124a of the seat 124A. Thereby, the blindfold member 9A is assembled to the mounting bracket 1A to be modularized.

  To store the blindfold member 9A in the storage area of the lower bracket 12A, the screws S1 and S6 to S9 are removed and the connecting bracket 13A and the blindfold member 9A are separated from the upper bracket 11A, and then the screws S10 to S13 are removed and the blindfolded. After the member 9A is cut off from the lower metal part 12A, the hook pieces 93A of the blind member 9A are pulled off from the engagement holes 134a, 134a of the connecting metal 13A to separate the blind member 9A from the connecting metal 13A. Then, like the first embodiment, the hook pieces 93A of the blindfold member 9A are passed through the engagement holes 121a of the lower metal fitting 12A and then locked to the locking holes 122a. It is configured. Note that an insertion hole (not shown) through which the mounting pieces 94, 94 on the upper part of the blindfold member 9A pass is provided at the step portion of the coupling seat 124A in the lower metal fitting 12A.

  The screws S6 to S13 are used when assembling the electronic money 2 shown in FIG. 2 to the mounting bracket 1, and when the electronic money 2 is not additionally provided, Used for mounting. On the other hand, when the electronic money 2 is additionally installed, the blindfold member 9A removed from the mounting bracket 1A penetrates the hook piece 93A of the blindfold member 9A through the engagement hole 121a of the lower bracket 12A. Then, the screws S6 to S13 remaining by being stored and stored in the storage area of the lower metal fitting 12A by being locked in the locking holes 122a... Are used in the same manner as in the first embodiment. The money 2 is assembled to the mounting bracket 1A. According to the blindfold member 9A of the third embodiment, the screws S6 to S13 are also used for assembling the blindfold member 9A and the electronic money 2 to the mounting bracket 1A. Therefore, the screw S6 is attached to the electronic money 2 prepared as an optional unit. There is no need to bundle ~ S13. Since the screws S15 to S17 used for assembling the electronic money 3 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3 to the mounting bracket 1 are of the same type as the screws S6 to S13, the electronic money 3 is also threaded. It is not necessary to enclose.

(Embodiment 3)
A vending machine according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5 that are the same as those shown in FIG. 1 are marked with the same symbols and descriptions of them will be omitted.

  The vending machine of Embodiment 3 shown in FIG. 5 shows a modification of the mounting bracket 1 of FIG. 1, and includes a connecting bracket 13 and a lower bracket 12 in which the mounting bracket 1 of FIG. Is connected by the screw S2, whereas the connecting fitting 13B and the lower fitting 12B constituting the mounting fitting 1B are connected by a hinge. Since the points other than the configuration of the mounting bracket 1B are the same as those in FIG. 1, overlapping description is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the mounting bracket 1B according to the third embodiment forms a curled bearing 133B1 on the lower flange portion 133B of the connecting bracket 13B, and a pair of left and right on the upper edge of the substrate portion 121B in the lower bracket 12B. The pair of left and right bearings 121B1 and 121B1 of the lower bracket 12B are disposed so as to sandwich the bearing 133B1 of the connecting bracket 13B, and the rod-shaped shaft 14 is inserted to hinge them together. It is comprised so that it may connect.

  In such a configuration, when the blindfold member 9 is stored in the storage area of the lower bracket 12B, the blindfold plate 9 assembled to the connecting bracket 13B is removed and the hook of the blindfold member 9 is then removed as in the first embodiment. The pieces 93... Are passed through the engaging holes 121 a of the lower metal fitting 12, and are then locked and stored in the locking holes 122 a (see (d) of FIG. 5). The state in which the blindfold member 9 is removed from the connection fitting 13B of the attachment fitting 1B and stored and stored in the storage area corresponds to the state shown in FIG. 2 (b), so that the electronic money 2 is assembled to the attachment fitting 1B. Can be equipped with additional equipment. Further, when the electronic money 3 is additionally equipped, as shown in FIG. 5E, the connecting member 13B assembled with the blindfold member 9 is separated from the upper metal part 11B, that is, the screw S1 is removed to remove the upper metal part. After detaching the connecting fitting 13B from 11B, the connecting fitting 13B is rotated downward about the hinge (shaft 14) and stored in the storage area of the lower fitting 12B. Since the state shown in FIG. 5E corresponds to the state shown in FIG. 3B, it is possible to additionally equip the mounting bracket 1B with electronic money 3. Thus, when the electronic money 3 is additionally provided, according to the mounting bracket 1B of the third embodiment, the blindfold member 9 and the connecting bracket 13 are separately removed as in the mounting bracket 9 of the first embodiment. It is not necessary to store the metal fitting 12 in the storage area, and the blindfold member 9 and the connection metal 13B can be stored in the storage area of the lower metal fitting 12B by a simple operation of rotating the connection metal fitting 13B around the hinge. In addition, since the connecting fitting 13B and the lower fitting 12B are connected by a hinge, there is no possibility that the connecting fitting 13B stored in the storage area of the lower fitting 12B falls off.

(Embodiment 4)
A vending machine according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 6, the same components as those shown in FIG.

  A vending machine mounting bracket 1C according to the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 6 is a modification of the vending machine mounting bracket 1 and the blindfold member 9 according to the first embodiment, and the mounting bracket according to the first embodiment. In contrast to the connecting bracket 13 and the blindfold member 9 in FIG. 1, the connecting bracket 13C and the blindfold member 9C are integrated. Since the points other than the configuration of the mounting bracket 1C are the same as those of the first embodiment, a duplicate description is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the mounting bracket 1 </ b> C according to the fourth embodiment is configured by integrally connecting a coupling bracket 13 </ b> C with a blindfold member 9 </ b> C and a coupling member 15. Attachment pieces 13C1 and 9C1 are formed at the end portions of the coupling metal 13C and the blindfold member 9C that are separated from each other, and screw insertion holes are formed in the attachment pieces 13C1 and 9C1. Further, a screw insertion hole is also formed in the connecting member 15 that is connected to the blindfold member 9C and the connecting fitting 13C. The blindfold member 9C and the connecting fitting 13C joined by the joining member 15 are attached to the upper fitting 11 by the screw S1 via one of the mounting pieces 9C1 and 13C1 of the blindfolding member 9C and the connecting fitting 13C. It is attached to the lower metal fitting 12 by the screw S30 through the portion 15, and can be rotated up and down with respect to the lower metal fitting 12 around the screw S30. Either one of them can be stored.

  In such a configuration, in the state in which the attachment piece 9C1 of the blindfold member 9C is attached to the upper metal fitting 11 by the screw S1 and modularized (FIGS. 6A and 6B), the blindfold member 9C is a preliminary opening portion of the outer door 20. 90. When the electronic money 2 is additionally installed from this state, the mounting bracket 1C is removed from the outer door 20, the screw S1 is removed, and the upper bracket 11 is combined with the integrated blindfold member 9C and the coupling bracket 13C. Next, after loosening the screw S30, it is rotated around the screw S30 ((d) in FIG. 6), and the blindfold member 9C and the connecting fitting 13C are turned upside down. The screw S30 is tightened again with the blindfold member 9C and the connecting fitting 13C turned upside down, and then coupled to the upper fitting 11 by the screw S1 via the mounting piece 13C1 of the connecting fitting 13C ((e) of FIG. 6). . The state shown in FIG. 6E corresponds to the state shown in FIG. 2B, so that the electronic money 2 can be assembled to the mounting bracket 1C and can be additionally installed in the spare opening 90 of the outer door 20. Become.

  Therefore, according to the mounting bracket 1C and the blindfold member 9C of the fourth embodiment, when the electronic money 2 is additionally installed, the blindfold member 9C and the coupling bracket 13C are individually removed and stored in the storage area of the lower bracket 12. No work is required, and either the blindfold member 9C or the connecting bracket 13C is stored in the storage area of the lower bracket 12 by a simple operation in which the blindfold member 9C and the connecting bracket 13C are rotated up and down around the screw S30. In addition, since the blindfold member 9C and the connecting fitting 13C and the lower fitting 12 are connected by the screw S30, there is no possibility that the blindfold member 9C or the connecting fitting 13C housed in the lower fitting 12 will drop off.

  As described above, according to the vending machine of the present invention, the main body cabinet 10 whose front surface is opened, the outer door 20 that opens and closes the opening of the main body cabinet 10, the front door of the outer door 20 and the optional unit (electronic In a vending machine provided with a spare opening 90 for additionally installing money 2, 3) and blindfold members 9, 9A, 9C attached to the spare opening 90, the blindfold members 9, 9A, 9C and Mounting bracket that is common to the option units (electronic moneys 2 and 3) and can be attached to the preliminary opening 90 by selectively assembling the blindfold members 9, 9A and 9C and the option units (electronic moneys 2 and 3). 1, 1A, 1B, 1C. When the optional unit (electronic money 2, 3) is assembled to the mounting brackets 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, By providing a storage area (for example, the lower bracket 12) for storing and storing the blindfold members 9, 9A, 9C at a position separated from the opening 90, the blindfold members 9, 9A, 9C and the optional unit ( Electronic money 2 and 3) can be mounted alternatively by one mounting bracket 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, so that the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced. Since 9A, 9C can be stored and stored in the mounting brackets 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, it is possible to prevent the blindfold members 9, 9A, 9C from being lost.

  In the above-described embodiment, electronic money has been described as an optional unit. However, the present invention is not limited to electronic money, and a bill identifying device, a card identifying device, or the like can be used as an optional unit. It is not limited to.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,1A, 1B, 1C ... Mounting bracket, 2, 3 ... Electronic money, 9, 9A, 9B ... Blindfold member, 10 ... Main body cabinet, 11, 11A, 11B ... Upper metal fitting, 12, 12A, 12B ... Lower metal fitting, 13, 13A, 13B, 13C ... connecting bracket, 14 ... shaft, 15 ... coupling member, 20 ... outer door, 21,31 ... antenna part, 22,32 ... terminal control equipment, 33 ... connecting part, 90 ... preliminary opening Part, 91, 91A ... exposed part, 92, 92A ... collar part, 93, 93A ... hook piece, 111 ... pillar part, 112, 115, 123a ... screw seat, 113 ... beam part, 114 ... pedestal surface, 116, 116A ... Door fixing seat, 121, 131 ... Substrate part, 122 ... Side wall, 123 ... Bottom wall, 124 ... Joint seat, 132, 132A ... Upper collar part, 133, 133A ... Lower collar part, 134 ... Left and right collar part.

Claims (4)

A main body cabinet having an open front surface, an outer door that opens and closes the front opening of the main body cabinet, a spare opening formed on the front surface of the outer door to additionally equip an optional unit, and the spare opening In the vending machine provided with the blindfold member mounted on the mounting bracket, a mounting bracket that is common to the blindfold member and the optional unit and that can be mounted to the preliminary opening by selectively assembling the blindfold member and the optional unit. The vending machine comprises a storage area for storing and storing the blindfold member at a position separated from the preliminary opening when the optional unit is assembled. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the mounting bracket is a mounting bracket of an option unit, and a blindfold member is detachably mounted on the mounting bracket of the option unit. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein means for fixing the option unit and the blindfold member to the mounting bracket are shared. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the blindfold member is rotatably attached to the mounting bracket.

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