JPH03250288A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the installation space by providing a customer service device on a first and a second adjacent surfaces of an automatic vending machine main body, respectively, providing the respective commodity take-out ports in a position being adjacent to a corner part formed by a first and a second surfaces, and providing a single commodity receiving member facing each commodity take-out port in the inside of the automatic vending machine main body. CONSTITUTION:On a first surface 11a of an automatic vending machine main body 1, a customerservice device 8a and a commodity take-out port 10a are provided, and on a second surface 11b being adjacent to a first surface 11a, a customer service device 8b and a commodity take-out port 10b are provided. The commodity take-out port 10a and the commodity take-out port 10b are provided in a position being adjacent to a corner part 12 formed by a first surface 11a and a second surface 11b. Also, in the inside of the automatic vending machine main body 1, a single discharge commodity receiving member 13 facing the commodity take-out ports 10a, 10b is provided. In such a way, the automatic vending machine can be utilized from the direction of any of two surfaces 11a, 11b of the automatic vending machine main body 1.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Field of Application The present invention is an automatic vending machine that is provided with a customer service device and a product outlet at multiple locations in the circumferential direction of the main body of the vending machine, so that products can be purchased even from a direction other than the front side. It concerns vending machines.

A conventional vending machine in general is constructed as shown in FIG. An inner box 3 having a heat-insulating structure is provided inside the vending machine surrounded by a vending machine main body 1 and a front door 2. A product stocker 7 is installed in the chamber surrounded by the inner box body 4 and the inner door 5, in which canned beverages 6 are stacked and stocked. An evaporator, a sheathed heater, and a fan are installed at the bottom A of the inner box 3, and a compressor, a condenser, etc. are installed at the bottom B of the vending machine body 1. The vessels form a refrigeration cycle.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention When the customer service device 8 provided on the front door 2 is operated, the canned drinks 6 dispensed from the product stocker 7 are dispensed onto the chute 9, and the products opened at the front door 2 are dispensed. It is delivered to the outlet 10.

When the front door 2 is installed in the center of the station platform C, facing up towards the platform D, as shown in Figure 6,
Passengers on the down platform E or passengers standing on the side of the vending machine body 5 are forced to stand on the side of the up platform D in order to use the vending machine. Also,
When two vending machines are installed as shown in FIG. 7, the platform becomes narrow at the installation position of the vending machines, which is undesirable.

An object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine that can be used from a direction other than the front side of the vending machine main body.

Means for Solving the Problems A vending machine according to claim 1 is provided with an adjacent first vending machine of a vending machine main body. The second side has a customer service device and the first side respectively. Second
Each product outlet is provided in a position close to the corner formed by the surface, and the inside of the vending machine body includes a single product receiving member facing each product outlet, and a product receiving member for dispensing products from the product stocker. The vending machine according to claim 2, further comprising a chute plate for receiving and dispensing the product to the product receiving member, between the chute board and the product receiving member configured as in claim 1, The present invention is characterized in that it is provided with an elevating device that receives the products discharged from the chute board and conveys them to the product receiving member.

According to the structure of the operational claim 1, the products taken out from the product stocker are stored in the first . Any item within the second plane is conveyed to a common product receiving member at the two product take-out ports via the chute plate.

According to the configuration of claim 2, the products taken out from the product stocker are stored in the first customer service device in use. Any items within the second plane are sent to the lifting device via the chute plate, lifted by the lifting device, and conveyed to a common product receiving member at the two product take-out ports.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be explained based on FIGS. 1 to 4. Components having the same functions as those in FIG. 5 showing the conventional example will be described with the same reference numerals.

First, a vending machine according to claim 2 will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 1, the first surface 11a of the vending machine main body 1
A customer service device 8a and a product outlet lea are provided, and a customer service device 8b and a product outlet 10b are provided on the second surface 11b adjacent to the first surface 11a. The product outlet 10a and the product outlet 10b are provided in positions close to the corner 12 formed by the first surface 11a and the second surface 11b.

Inside the vending machine main body 1, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, there is a single dispensed product receiving member 13 facing the product take-out ports lea and 10b, and a canned beverage dispensed from the product stocker 7. a lifting device 14 that receives the product 6 and conveys it to the product receiving member 13, a determination unit 15 that detects which of the customer service devices 8a*8b is used, and a product takeout port lea, 1.
A locking device 17a that prohibits the doors IGa and IGb of 0b from rotating in the opening direction.

17b is provided. This locking device 17a, 1
7b is controlled based on the output of the determination section 15.

The determining unit 15 detects which coin slot 18a, 18b of the customer service device 8 a y 8 b the coin was inserted into, and detected that the coin was inserted in advance into the door IGa, IGbO. The lock devices 17a and 17b are instructed to open only one door.

Here, if a coin is inserted into only the coin slot 18a and the selection button 19a is operated, the canned drinks 6 of the brand in the sales column based on the selection button 19a will be dispensed from the product stocker 7 to the chute 20, and from the chute 20. It is thrown into the basket rack (21a) of the lifting device I4, which is waiting at the lower limit position. The basket 21a that has received the canned beverage 6 rises to a position corresponding to the receptacle 22 of the product receiving member 13 and stops, and the chute plate 21b, which had been held in an upright position, moves as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. As shown in , it is opened in the direction of the receptacle 22 of the product receiving member I3,
The canned beverage 6 in 21a is thrown into the product receiving member 13 from the receptacle 22 via the chute plate 21b.

In this case, since the determination unit 15 instructs the locking device 17a to release the locked state and instructs the locking device 17b to maintain the locked state, the canned beverage 6 placed in the product receiving member 13 is can be taken out by opening door IEia, but cannot be taken out from door 16b.

FIG. 4 shows an outline of the product delivery route.

In this way, the two surfaces 11a of the vending machine main body 1.

The vending machine can be used from either direction of 11b, and the platform is narrower at the installation position of the vending machine than when two vending machines are installed as shown in Figure 7. This is preferable from a safety standpoint.

In the above embodiment, the determining unit 15 detects which coin is inserted earlier and controls the locking devices 17a and 17b. It is also possible to control the locking devices 17a and 17b so that only the door corresponding to the selection button that detected the detection button can be opened.

In the above embodiment, the lock devices 17a and 17b were provided so that only one door could be opened, but the lock device! It is also possible to configure so that either door fGa or 16b can be opened without providing 7a or 17b.

In the above embodiment, a lifting device 14 is provided, and a product outlet 10 is provided.
a, IOb is set in the middle of the height of the vending machine main body 1, and the top takeout is configured so that the user can take out the product without bending down; however, when configured to take out the product from the bottom, as set forth in claim 1. As shown in the figure, the chute plate 20 is configured to directly deliver the product to the product receiving member I3 without providing the lifting device 14.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the configurations described in each claim, the adjacent first . The second side has a customer service device and the first side respectively. Each product outlet is provided in a position close to the corner formed by the second surface, and a single product receiving member facing each product outlet is provided inside the vending machine main body. 1° No matter which customer service device on the second side is operated, the product is simply transported to the product receiving member and the product is transferred to the adjacent first page of the vending machine main body. The vending machine can be used from any of the second surfaces, and the installation space occupied by the vending machine can be reduced.

Furthermore, according to the configuration described in claim 2, since a lifting device is provided for receiving the products discharged from the chute plate and conveying them to the product receiving member, it is possible to automatically remove the top from the top by simply providing a single lifting device. You can configure vending machines.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an external perspective view of the vending machine of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the same device, Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig. 2, and Fig.
FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of a conventional vending machine, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are explanatory diagrams of a conventional vending machine installed on a platform. 1...Vending machine body, 7...Product stocker, 8a
. 8b...Customer service device, 10a, 10b...Product outlet, lla. 11b... 1st. Second surface, 12... Corner, 14.
・・Lifting device, 15-・Discrimination unit, IGa, 111i
b...Door, 17 a t 17 b ・"Lock device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A customer service device is provided on adjacent first and second surfaces of the vending machine body, respectively, and product outlet ports are provided at positions close to corners formed by the first and second surfaces, respectively. The vending machine main body is provided with a single product receiving member facing each of the product take-out ports, and a chute plate for receiving the products dispensed from the product stocker and dispensing them to the product receiving member. vending machine. 2. Providing respective product ejection ports on the adjacent first and second surfaces of the vending machine main body at positions close to the corners formed by the customer service device and the first and second surfaces, respectively; Inside the main body, there is a single product receiving member facing each product outlet, a chute plate for receiving the products dispensed from the product stocker, and a single product receiving member for receiving the products dispensed from the chute plate. A vending machine equipped with a lifting device that transports parts.