JPH02197992A - Automatic vending machine with induction heater - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To increase heating efficiency and to promptly move a can to an ejection port by shaping a coil to a semi-circular arc, and providing a shutter, which guides the can to the ejection port, at a coil upper part at the time of a cooled sale. CONSTITUTION:The bottom surface of a bucket 20 is shaped to the semi-circular arc, and a coil 21 is continuously provided on the bottom surface of the bucket 20. At the time of the cooled sale, shutters 26 and 28 are fixed at a position to cover the bucket upper part, and a beverage (b) in the cylindrical can rolls through the shutters 26 and 28, and an oblique guide path 23 to be ejected from an ejection port 8 to an output port 6. Thus by covering the upper part of the bucket 20 by the shutters 26 and 28 at the time of the cooled sale, the heating efficiency is increased, and the beverage (b) in the cylindrical can be promptly guided to the ejection port 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a vending machine with an induction heating device that dispenses hot beverages by induction heating.

Conventional technology A conventional vending machine equipped with an induction heating device is, for example,
As shown in G-39797, the structure was as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6.

An example of the above-mentioned conventional vending machine equipped with an induction heating device will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, 1 is a main body of a vending machine, and a cooling storage chamber 3 surrounded by a heat insulating wall 2 is formed. 4 is a door provided on the front of the main body 1, and there are selection switches 5, 6, etc. on the front.
. . . and an article outlet 6 etc. are provided, and a heat insulating wall 7 is provided on the back surface.

This heat insulating wall 7 closes the front opening of the cooling storage chamber 3, however, a sales article discharge port 8 is formed at the bottom to communicate the cooling storage chamber 3 and the article outlet 6. This discharge port 8 is normally closed by an opening/closing lid e. The cooling storage chamber 3 is provided with a cooling device and a delivery mechanism (none of which are shown) that sends out articles one by one in response to a sales command. Reference numeral 1o denotes an inclined guide path for guiding the sales articles delivered from the delivery mechanism to the discharge port 8. Reference numeral 11 denotes an induction heating cylinder provided between the tip end 10' of the inclined guide path 10 and the discharge port 8.

12 is a high frequency induction coil integrally molded with this induction heating cylinder 11. The upper end of the induction heating tube 11 forms an inclined opening surface 13, which is inclined at an angle along the inclination of the inclined guide path 10.

Moreover, this inclined opening surface 13 is an extension line of the inclined guideway 1o,
The tab is configured so as not to protrude upward from a line connecting the tip 1σ of the oblique guideway 1o and the lower edge of the discharge port 8.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a push-up device, which consists of a push-up plate 16 normally located at the bottom of the induction heating cylinder 11, an actuation rod 16 that gives vertical movement to this, a drive device 17 that drives the actuation rod 16, etc. . The upper surface of the push-up plate part 16 is formed in an inclined shape along the slope of the inclined opening surface 13 of the induction heating cylinder 11. This push-up plate portion 16 is pushed up by the operating rod 16 through the inside of the induction heating cylinder 11 to the inclined opening surface 13 (position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 6).

Reference numeral 18 denotes a guide and locking device for the actuating rod 16, which can lock the actuating rod 16 at the position where the push-up plate portion 16 reaches the inclined opening surface 13.

Next, the operation of the configuration of the above conventional example will be explained.

First, the can a sent out according to the sales command rolls down the inclined guideway 10 as shown by the arrow in FIG.
It falls into the induction heating cylinder 11 from a.

The dropped can a/ is received by the push-up plate part 16 and heated in that state. When the heating is completed, the lifting device 14 is operated and the can a' is pushed up again to the inclined opening surface 13. When the can a' is pushed up to the inclined opening surface 13, since the pushing plate part 16 is inclined, the can a' naturally rolls from the outlet 8 to the outlet 6.
is discharged to.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above configuration, the coil had to be wound into a prismatic shape, resulting in poor adhesion to the can and poor heating efficiency.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a vending machine with an induction heating device that improves heating efficiency and allows cans to be quickly guided to the discharge port without dropping cans into the induction heating cylinder during cold sales.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the vending machine with an induction heating device of the present invention has a coil μ formed in a semicircular arc shape, and a shutter that guides the cans to the discharge port on the top of the coil during cooling sales. According to the present invention, the above-described structure improves the adhesion between the coil and the can and improves the heating efficiency.

Also, during chilled sales, the cans can be quickly guided to the outlet.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, a vending machine with an induction heating device according to an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Components having the same structure as the conventional example are designated by the same reference numerals and their explanations will be omitted. Reference numerals 19 and 19' denote inclined guide paths for guiding the cylindrical canned drinks delivered from the delivery mechanism to the bucket 20. The bottom surface of the bucket 20 is formed in a semicircular arc shape, and the carp/L'21 wound in a solder arc shape is arranged in parallel on the bottom surface of the bucket 20. bucket 2o is gnome 2
0a, and is rotatably held by the drive shaft 22a of the motor 22. Reference numeral 23 denotes an inclined guide path for guiding the cylindrical canned beverage to the outlet 8. The bin 24 is held by a side wall 25 and rotatably holds a shutter 26.

The bin 27 rotatably locks the shutter 26 and the shutter 28. Bin 2 held by shutter 28
9 is locked in a groove 30 of the side wall 26 and can slide along the groove 30.

The operation of the vending machine with an induction heating device configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

First, during induction heating sales, cylindrical canned beverages sent out according to a sales command roll down the inclined guide path 19 or 19' and fall into a bucket 20. After the heating of the dropped cylindrical canned beverage is completed, the motor 22 is driven and the bucket) 20
The cylindrical canned beverage is rotated to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, and the cylindrical canned beverage is discharged. At this time, the shutter 26.degree. 28 is housed at the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. Next, at the time of cooling sales, the shutters 26, 28 are fixed in a position covering the upper part of the bucket as shown in Fig. 1, and the cylindrical canned beverages roll through the shutters 26, 28, along the inclined guideway 23, and from the outlet 8 to the outlet 6. is discharged to.

As described above, according to this embodiment, by covering the upper part of the bucket 2o with the shutters 26, 28 during cooling sales, the cylindrical canned beverages can be quickly guided to the discharge port 8.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention improves heating efficiency by forming the coil into a semicircular arc shape to improve its adhesion to the can, and provides a shutter on the top of the coil to guide the can to the discharge port during cooling sales. In particular, cans can be quickly guided to the outlet. Furthermore, since the cans are not dropped onto the bucket during chilled sales, the durability of the bucket is improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged side view of a main part of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of an induced part of an embodiment of the present invention. 1...Main body, 8...Discharge port, 19,
19'... Inclined taxiway, 2o... Bucket, 21... Coil, 26.28...
...Shutter, b...Cylindrical canned beverage.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A main body for cooling and storing cylindrical canned beverages is provided with a bucket for receiving the cylindrical canned beverage, an inclined guide path for guiding the cylindrical canned beverage to the bucket, and a coil arranged in parallel on the bottom surface of the bucket. A vending machine equipped with an induction heating device, which has a bottom surface of the bucket and a heating device in which the coil forms a semicircular arc shape and heats a cylindrical canned beverage by induction. (2) The vending machine with an induction heating device according to claim 1, further comprising a shutter that covers the upper part of the bucket and guides the cylindrical canned beverage to an outlet during chilled sales.