JPH0337097Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a vending machine, and more particularly to a return receiver held in a main door for receiving coins to be returned.

[Prior Art] Conventional vending machines generally include a main door that can be opened and closed on one side of the vending machine body. A coin mechanism and safe are installed on the back of the main door.
The safe can be slid in a direction perpendicular to the back of the main door. The main door also holds a return receipt for receiving coins to be returned. The return receipt has an open surface on the back side of the main door. The open surface of the back plate is normally biased toward closing by biasing means such as a spring. (Utility Model Publication No. 63-20276) [Problem to be solved by the invention] It is necessary to collect coins accumulated in the coin mechanism. This collection operation is performed by opening the main door of the vending machine and operating the coin mechanism to eject coins into the return receipt. In this case, the coins in the return receipt are collected by opening the back plate of the return receipt with one hand and taking out the coins from the return receipt with the other hand. However, since the work requires both hands, there is a problem of poor work efficiency.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine that can efficiently collect coins from a return tray on the back side of the main door.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The vending machine of the present invention includes a vending machine main body, a main door that can be opened and closed on one side of the vending machine main body, and a space between first and second positions on the back side of the main door. a safe held in a slidable manner, a return receipt held on the main door for receiving coins to be returned, and a back plate for opening and closing the open side of the return receipt on the back side of the main door; and a biasing means for biasing the back plate in the closing direction, the back plate can be hooked to the safe in the first position in an open state, and the safe is in the second position. A hook means that releases the hook when the safe is moved to the second position, and an actuation means that moves the safe to the second position in cooperation with the vending machine body in response to the closing operation of the main door. It is characterized by:

[Operation] To collect coins from the return tray on the back side of the main door, first open the main door of the vending machine. Next, open the back plate of the return receipt. Also, slide the safe to the first position. The back plate is held in an open state by hooking the hooking means to the safe. In this state, coins are collected from the return receipt. Once this work is complete, close the main door. In response to the action, the actuating means causes the safe to be moved to the second position. As a result, the hooking means is released and the back plate closes the open surface of the return receipt by means of the biasing means.

[Example] A vending machine according to an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Referring to FIG. 2, this vending machine is similar to the conventional vending machine in that it includes a vending machine main body 1 and a main door 2 that can be opened and closed from the front of the vending machine main body. The main door 2 has a coin slot 3.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a coin mechanism 4, a return tray 5, and a safe cover 6 are fixed to the back side of the main door 2. The safe cover 6 has a rectangular tube shape, and a safe 7 is inserted inside thereof.
The safe 7 can be drawn out in a direction perpendicular to the back surface of the main door 2. The coin mechanism 4 is connected to a return tray 5 via a coin chute 8 and to a safe 7 via a coin passage 9. The coins inserted into the coin slot 3 are received by the coin mechanism 4. In coin mechanism 4, the coin is
The coins should be sent to the safe 7 through the coin passage 9 or sent to the return receipt 5 through the coin chute 8.
It is decided whether the item should be sent out.

The safe cover 6 has a rectangular cover hole 10 on the top surface.
have. On the other hand, the safe 7 has a first opening 12 and a second opening 13 in the top plate 11, as shown in FIG. The first opening 12 is for receiving coins from the coin passage 9 into the safe 7. The second opening 13 is formed at a position that corresponds to the cover hole 10 when the safe 7 is pulled out a little.

Further, a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped block 15 is fixed to the outer surface of the rear plate 14 of the safe 7 as an actuating means. This block 15 is made of rubber or the like. Furthermore, a finger hole 16 into which a finger can be inserted is formed in the rear panel 14 of the safe 7.

The return receipt 5 has a change takeout hole 17 opened on the front surface of the main door 2. Therefore, the coins sent to the return receipt 5 can be taken out from the takeout hole 17.

The return receipt 5 further includes a back plate 1 on the back side of the main door 2.
It has an open surface 19 that opens and closes at 8. back plate 1
8 is rotatably supported at one end by the return receiver 5 by a support shaft 20, and is biased in a direction to close the open surface 19 by a spring 21 as a biasing means wound around the support shaft 20. Further, the back plate 18 has a hooking tongue piece 22 at the other end, that is, the pivoting end. This hooking tongue piece 22 has a hook shape, and the back plate 18
The edge 2 of the second opening 13 of the safe 7 in the open state
It can be hooked up to 3. Further, when the back plate 18 is in a closed state, the back plate 18 is locked by a locking rod 24. The locking rod 24 has both ends inserted into the elongated hole 25 of the return tray 5 so as to be movable up and down, and is stopped by a retaining ring 26. Further, on the back side of the main door 2, product take-out portions 27 are provided on both left and right sides of the safe cover 6, respectively. These product takeout sections 27 have an opening 28 on the front surface of the main door 2. The product can be taken out through this opening 28.

When operating the coin mechanism 4, first insert a finger into the finger hole 15 of the safe 7, pull it out a little from the safe cover 6, and align the second opening 13 with the cover hole 10. In this state, the back plate 18 of the return tray 5 is opened and the hooking tongue piece 22 at the rotating end thereof is inserted into the cover hole 10 and the second opening 13 as shown in FIG. 5a. Next, the safe 7 is further pulled out. Then, the hooking tongue piece 17 is hooked on the edge 23 of the second opening 13 of the safe 7, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5b. The position of the safe 7 at this time is herein referred to as a first position. As a result, the back plate 18 is kept open.

In this state, coins are collected from the return receipt 5. Since the back plate 18 is held in an open state, the coins can be automatically collected into the safe 7, and after the change discharge is completed, the coin mechanism is put into a sales standby state, and when this work is completed, the main door 2 is closed. . In response to this movement, the block 15 comes into contact with the front surface of the inner door 29 of the vending machine main body 1, and the safe 7 is pushed and moved inward of the safe cover 6. As a result, the hooking tongue piece 2
2 is released. The position of the safe 7 at this time is referred to as the second position here.

When the hooking tongue piece 22 is released, the back plate 18 closes the open surface 19 of the return tray 5 by the spring 21. At this time, the rotating end of the back plate 18 pushes up the lock rod 24 and enters inside the return tray 5 than the lock rod 24 and is locked.

When the main door 2 is completely closed, the safe 7 is also completely pushed into the safe cover 6. Therefore, the safe 7 will not remain drawn out.

Although the block 15 is provided on the rear surface of the safe 7, it may be provided on the front surface of the inner door 29.

[Effects of the invention] According to the invention, when the back plate of the return tray of a vending machine is opened and coins are collected from the return tray, the back plate can be hung and held in the safe in an open state, so that the safe is automatically opened. coins can be collected, improving work efficiency. Furthermore, when the main door is closed, the safe is automatically stored in the specified position and the hook on the back plate to the safe is automatically released, so if you forget to store the safe or close the back plate, No problems will arise.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention with the main door opened, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. A perspective view of the safe used in the vending machine shown in the figure.
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the vending machine of Figure 1 with the back plate of the return receipt and safe open;
The figures show only the main parts of the vending machine in the state shown in Fig. 4, where a is a cross-sectional view of the back plate in the process of being hooked, and b is a cross-sectional view of the safe after it has been pulled and locked. It is. In the figure, 1... vending machine main body, 2... main door,
3... Coin slot, 4... Coin mechanism, 5
... Return receipt, 6 ... Safe cover, 7 ... Safe, 8
... Coin chute, 9 ... Coin passage, 10 ... Cover hole, 11 ... Top plate, 12 ... First opening, 13 ... Second opening, 14 ... Rear plate, 1
5...Block, 16...Hand hole, 17...Change return hole, 18...Back plate, 19...Open surface, 20...
...Support shaft, 21...Spring, 22...Hook tongue piece,
23... Edge of second opening, 24... Lock bar,
25... Long hole, 26... Retaining ring, 27... Product removal section, 28... Opening, 29... Inner door.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A vending machine body, a main door that can be opened and closed on one side of the vending machine body, a safe held slidably between first and second positions on the back side of the main door, and a safe for receiving coins to be returned. an automatic machine comprising: a return receipt held on the main door; a back plate for opening and closing the open surface of the return receipt on the back side of the main door; and a biasing means for biasing the back plate in the closing direction. In the vending machine, a hooking means that can be hooked to the safe at the first position with the back plate open and released from the hook when the safe moves to the second position; A vending machine comprising: actuating means for moving the safe to the second position in cooperation with the vending machine main body in response to a closing operation of the main door.