JPH01142999A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To enable a user to take an article out without bending himself or herself by moving the article from a taking-out chute upward by an elevation device and to improve food sanitation by preventing mud and dust from sticking on the article. CONSTITUTION: After coins are thrown in and an article is selected, the specific article W is mounted on a conveyance lift 5 through the taking-out chute 3 from an article storage box 2. Then the driving motor 8 of the elevation device 4 rotates and the conveyance lift 5 is lifted by an elevation chain 4c up to a taking-out opening 7. Then the article W mounted on the conveyance lift 5 is pushed out to the taking-out opening 7 by a pushing-out device 6.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a vending machine that sells products such as canned juice and canned beer by inserting fixed denomination coins, for example.
In particular, the present invention relates to a product takeout device in this vending machine.

(Prior Art) This type of vending machine that has already been proposed is configured as shown in FIG.

That is, in FIG. 2, a display window displaying product samples is provided at the upper front of a vertically long box-shaped case body a, and a display window displaying product samples is provided in the case body a located below the display window. is provided with a product outlet C. Further, the case body a near the display window is provided with a coin slot d, a coin conversion lever e, and a product selection button f, respectively.

Therefore, in the above-mentioned vending machine, by inserting fixed amount coins into the coin slot d and then pressing the product selection button f, the predetermined product will naturally fall to a lower position using the weight of the product. It is designed to be taken out from the take-out port C.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, most of the interior of the above-mentioned vending machine is a product storage section, and when adopting the method of dropping the product by its own weight, it is naturally necessary to In particular, a product outlet is provided at a lower position. Furthermore, the more food items are stored, that is, the more food items are stored all the way to the bottom, the more the product outlet will be located at the lower position. Therefore, when the product is taken out from the product take-out port C, it is necessary to bend over, which not only makes the take-out operation troublesome, but also because the product falls naturally and is ejected to the position corresponding to the product take-out port C. Since the product outlet C is provided in the F section of the case body a, mud and dust are likely to accumulate, which is inconvenient in terms of food hygiene.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and improves food hygiene by preventing dirt and dust from attaching when taking out products from the product outlet without requiring any personal effort. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a vending machine that achieves the following objectives.

[Structure of the invention]

(Means for solving the problems and their effects) The present invention includes:
A product storage is provided in the case body, a take-out chute is provided at the bottom of the product storage, and a lifting device is installed across both sides of the case body located at the front end of the take-out chute, and the lift A conveyance lift is attached to the device, a pushing device is provided in a part of the conveyance lift, the extrusion device is located above the lifting device, and an outlet is provided in the travel path of the conveyance lift, and the product is taken out from the product outlet. It is designed to improve food hygiene by allowing food to be taken out without bending over, and by preventing dirt and dust from adhering to the food.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to an illustrated embodiment.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a vertically long box-shaped case body, and inside this case body 1, a product storage 2 equipped with an opening/closing door 2a is provided. A dust pan-shaped take-out chute 3 is disposed at the bottom of the container. Further, on both sides of the case body 1 located at the front end 3a of the take-out chute 3, an elevating device 4 is installed to straddle the elevating device 4, and a transfer lift 5 is horizontally attached to the elevating device 4. There is.

On the other hand, the elevating device 4 has each elevating chain 4c wound around a pair of upper and lower sprockets 4a, 4b, and the conveying lift 5 is attached to the water t spanning between both elevating chains 4c. Further, the back portion 5a of the conveyance lift 5 is provided with a plurality of extrusion devices 6 using actuators, for example, and each extrusion device 6 is configured to push out the product W placed on the conveyance lift 5 forward. It has become. Further, a product take-out lower is provided above the lifting device 4 and on the travel path of the transport lift 5, and the product can be taken out from the take-out lower without bending over. It can be taken out easily.

Therefore, by inserting fixed amount coins into the coin slot and then pressing the product selection button, a predetermined product W is loaded from the product storage 2 through the take-out chute 3 onto the transport lift 5. Then, the drive motor 8 of the lifting device 4 rotates forward, and the sprockets 4a of each pair of upper wheels are rotated in the forward direction.
, 4b are rotated to move the lifting chains 4c wrapped around them to the top b', so that the transport lift 5, which is installed horizontally on both lifting chains 4C, is moved up to the upper level of the take-out lower. Lift and stop 1-. Next, each of the extrusion devices 6 pushes out the product W placed on the transport lift 5 to the take-out lower. Thereby, the predetermined product W can be taken out.

In this manner, after taking out a predetermined product, the drive motor 8 rotates in the reverse direction and double-moves the transport lift 5 of the unloading device 4 to its original position.

Note that the present invention is not limited only to the examples,
The extrusion device may be configured so that when the product is placed on the transport lift and moved to the take-out port, the transport lift rotates and the placed product falls into the take-out port, as long as it does not deviate from the gist. It can be implemented with appropriate changes within the scope of the present invention.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the product storage 2 is provided in the case body 1, the takeout chute 3 is disposed at the lower part of the product storage 2, and the An elevating device 4 is installed across both sides of the case body 1, a transport lift 5 is attached to this elevating device 4, a pushing device 6 is provided in a part of this transport lift 5, and is located above the elevating device 4. Moreover, since a take-out lower is provided on the travel path of the transport lift 5, there is no need to bend over when taking out the product from the take-out lower, and furthermore, mud and dust do not adhere to the product, which improves food hygiene. It's convenient.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing essential parts of a vending machine of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of a conventional vending machine. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Case body, 2... Storage, 3... Retrieval chute, 4... Lifting device, 5... Transfer lift, 6...
...Outlet. Applicant's agent Mr. Sato Figure 1 Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A product storage is provided within the case body, a take-out chute is provided at the bottom of the product storage, and a lifting device is installed within the case body located at the front end of the take-out chute. death,
A conveyance lift is attached to this elevating device, and an extrusion device is provided to move the product placed on the conveyance lift to an exit.
A vending machine, characterized in that the vending machine is located above the elevating device and has an outlet in the travel path of the transport lift. 2. The automatic vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the elevating device has each elevating chain wrapped around a pair of upper and lower sprockets, and a conveyance lift is horizontally attached across both elevating chains. Machine.