JPH04314192A - Goods output port of automatic vending machine and its internal structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To heighten a degree of freedom for design by providing an output port in the inside of which a reception part to receive every kind of goods delivered at every sales is provided. CONSTITUTION:Plural communication holes 21 communicating to the inside/outside of a housing room 18 are formed at right and left sides in parallel at positions in accordance with a shooter 19, respectively at the lover side of a housing room door 20, and one output port 28 is conformed to the plural communication holes 21. Also, the reception part 29 which receives the goods 6 carried forward on the shooter 19 and sent passing the communication holes 21, respectively and whose right and left terminal parts of a bottom upper plane are formed in oblique planes inclining in a down slope advancing the right and left center directions of the front aperture of the output port 28 from the right and left terminal parts, and whose bottom part is formed in reverse shevron frame shape is provided in the inside of the output port 28. Also, the reception part 29 provided at the inside of the output port 28 and whose right terminal is supported at the right terminal of a door 2 via a hinge 31 rotatably freely, and also, whose left terminal is held at the left terminal of the door 2 via a latch 32 can be turned only by unlatching the latch 32, and can be moved to the outside of the arranging space of a sign board 27.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] This invention displays advertisements expressed in pictures, letters, etc. on the front side by illuminating them from behind with illumination lights, and displays them on transparent or translucent signboards forming the front surface of the aircraft, and on the interior of the aircraft. The front part of the machine is equipped with a partitioned exhibition room where product samples or advertisements are displayed and products for sale are advertised facing the front, and an outlet is provided at the front of the machine to allow products to be taken out. This article relates to the product outlet of a vending machine and its internal structure.

0002

[Prior Art] Vending machines that sell a variety of products have been in demand in the industry for vending machines that can store and sell a larger variety of products and have a higher ability to attract customers. As the number of vending machines increases, the number of vending machines with eye-catching exterior designs is increasing. In particular, the front design is
Advertisements expressed in pictures, letters, etc. are displayed on the front illuminated by lighting from the rear, and transparent or translucent signboards forming the front of the aircraft, product samples, advertisements, etc. are displayed to promote products for sale. Exhibition rooms, which are usually divided into sections on the front of the aircraft, are advertised toward the front, occupying a large vertical space, and have a three-dimensional effect similar to a show window with a wide field of view that allows you to see inside from a wide front angle. There are many exhibition rooms with interior decoration, and a variety of eye-catching exterior designs are becoming available. As a result, it may be difficult to provide a dedicated installation space for the outlet that opens on the front of the aircraft and from which products are taken out. If the equipment is to be installed in the installation space of the machine, equipment such as lighting that illuminates the signboard or the exhibition room from the rear will be installed inside the outlet, and the equipment will be used for cooking and manufacturing from raw materials inside the machine. However, it is necessary to take care not to interfere with the receiving section for receiving various products that are stored inside the machine and taken out each time they are sold, or to make maintenance management difficult. Figure 3
Shown below. Figure 3 shows the configuration of a conventional vending machine, including the product outlet and its internal structure; (A) is a perspective view of the case as viewed diagonally from the upper right, with the door covering the front opening of the case closed; (B) ) are perspective views with the door open, with the left side of the figure being the front side.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a case whose front opening is covered with a door 2, and the case 1 and the door 2 constitute a body 3. On the front part of the door 2 that makes up this aircraft 3,
An exhibition room 7 is divided into sections, which are illuminated by lighting lights 4 disposed inside, display advertisements, product samples 5, etc. (not shown), and advertise products 6 for sale in the front. Underneath, an advertisement (not shown) expressed in pictures, letters, etc. is displayed on the front, illuminated from behind by a lighting lamp 4 installed inside the door 2 on the rear side, and a transparent or semi-transparent or semi-transparent advertisement that forms the front surface of the aircraft body 3 is displayed. A transparent signboard 8 is provided. In the front of the exhibition room 7, there are selection buttons 9 arranged on the left and right for selecting and operating products 6 in correspondence with each of the product samples 5 displayed in the exhibition room 7. Between 8 and
Slots 10 and 11 into which coins and banknotes are respectively inserted
, a return lever 12 for operating the return of inserted coins, etc. are provided. Also, at the bottom of the front of the door 2, below the signboard 8, there is a return slot 13 that opens at the front and allows you to dispense and return change.
A take-out port 14 from which the purchased product 6 is taken out and opens at the front is formed in parallel with the take-out port 14 on the left. On the other hand, various products 6 are stored in the case 1 by being input through the input ports 15 that open on the front surface of the upper end, and are stored one by one from the bottom of the product each time they are sold through the discharge ports 16 that open on the bottom surface. A storage chamber 18 with an open front is defined to accommodate a plurality of storage shelves 17 to be dropped and discharged. At the bottom of the storage chamber 18, there is a chute 19 in which the products 6 dropped and discharged from each of the discharge ports 16 are carried forward while sliding or rolling on the upper surface forming a downward slope. The front opening of the storage chamber 18 is covered with a storage chamber door 20. At the bottom of the storage chamber door 20, a plurality of communication holes 21 that communicate with the inside and outside of the storage chamber 18 are formed in parallel on the left and right at positions corresponding to the respective shooters 19. Exit 14 corresponds. Inside the outlet 14, both left and right ends of the bottom upper surface receive the product 6 carried forward on each chute 19 and sent out through each communication hole 21. A receiving part 22 in the shape of an inverted chevron frame with a downwardly convex bottom, which is an inclined surface that slopes downward toward the center of the left and right sides of the door 2, connects both left and right ends to the side members forming the left and right sides of the door 2, respectively. It is fixed with screws 23. Below this receiving part 22, at the lower right end of the door 2, a ventilation opening 24 is provided, which is configured by forming a plurality of vertically long holes arranged on the left and right sides that communicate with the inside and outside of the inner bottom of the case 1.
On the back side of the door 2 on the back side of the return slot 13 above the receiving part 22, coins or banknotes inserted through the slots 10 and 11 opened at the front of the machine body 3 are accepted, and the authenticity and denomination are determined. A coin mechanism 25 is provided which calculates the amount of sales proceeds, sends them to a safe (not shown), etc. as sales proceeds, and refunds the change via the return port 13 as necessary. A condenser 26, which is one of the components of a refrigerator that cools the inside of the storage chamber 18 and is cooled by air flowing in from the ventilation port 24, is arranged at the inner bottom of the case 1 below the storage chamber 18. It is set up.

[0004] In the vending operation of the vending machine configured as described above, when coins or banknotes are inserted through the slots 10 and 11 and the selection button 9 is operated to select the product 6, the coin mechanism 25 is activated. The accumulated value of the coins or banknotes received by the customer is compared with the price of the product 6 selected by the customer, and a sales command signal is sent to a control circuit (not shown), and change is paid through the return slot 13 as necessary. put out. Further, when the coin mechanism 25 cannot determine that the coins or banknotes inserted through the slots 10 and 11 are correct,
Alternatively, after inserting coins or banknotes into the slots 10 and 11, the customer cancels the purchase of the product 6 and presses the return lever 12.
When operated, the inserted coin is ejected into the return slot 13 and returned. On the other hand, in response to a sales command signal, the selected product 6 is dropped and discharged from the outlet 16 of the storage shelf 17 in which it is stored, is placed on the upper surface of the chute 19, and is carried forward while rolling or sliding on this upper surface, and is communicated. The product 6 delivered through the hole 21 enters the receiving part 22 inside the outlet 14 and is taken out by the customer through the front opening of the outlet 14.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, the product outlet and its internal structure of such conventional vending machines are
Since the lower part of the door 2 occupies the installation space of the exit 14, the exhibition room 7, which is designed to have a three-dimensional feel like a show window, occupies a large and wide space above and below, as well as pictures, letters, etc. The exterior design of the vending machine is designed by displaying an advertisement (not shown) expressed in the figure on the front side by illuminating it from behind with lighting lights 4, and further expanding vertically the transparent or translucent signboard 8 forming the front surface of the machine body 3. Even if you try to make it more eye-catching and conspicuous, there is a problem that it cannot be expanded. Furthermore, even if the signboard 8 is expanded downward and the outlet 14 can be absorbed into the installation space of the signboard 8, the door 2
The lighting lamp 4 installed inside the outlet 14 interferes with the receiving part 22 provided inside the outlet 14, and the products 6 that are sent out from the storage chamber 18 through the communication hole 21 each time they are sold are not inside the receiving part 22. There is a problem in that consideration must be taken to ensure that the lamps do not enter the room or that maintenance management such as inspection, maintenance, and cleaning of the lighting lamps 4, the receiving portions 22, etc., cannot be performed.

[0006] The present invention aims to prevent equipment installed behind the signboard or inside the exhibition room, such as lighting lights that illuminate the signboard or the exhibition room from the rear, from interfering with the receiving part in the exhibition room or inside the installation space of the signboard. It is an object of the present invention to provide a product outlet for a vending machine and its internal structure, which can absorb the installation space of the outlet and allow quick and easy maintenance of illumination lights, receivers, etc.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, advertisements expressed in pictures, letters, etc. are displayed on the front side illuminated by lighting lights from behind to form the front side of the aircraft. The front of the aircraft is equipped with a transparent or semi-transparent signboard, an exhibition room with compartments for displaying product samples or advertisements, and advertising products for sale. A receiving part is provided inside the outlet for receiving various products that are cooked and manufactured from raw materials in the machine or stored in the machine and carried out each time they are sold. In the product outlet of the provided vending machine, the outlet is provided within the installation space of the signboard or the exhibition room.

[0008] In addition to the above, the receiving portion is rotatably supported by the body via a rotation shaft.

[0009]

[Operation] This invention provides a picture provided on the front part of the aircraft body.
An advertisement expressed in letters, etc. is displayed on the front side illuminated by lighting from the rear, and product samples, advertisements, etc. are displayed on a transparent or semi-transparent signboard forming the front surface of the aircraft, or inside, and products for sale are displayed. In the display room layout space, which is divided into sections and advertised toward the front, there is an opening at the front of the aircraft from which the products are taken out, various types of products that are cooked and manufactured from raw materials in the aircraft, or stored in the aircraft and transported out each time they are sold. Since we have provided an outlet with a receptacle for receiving products on the inside, you can design the exterior of the vending machine without being limited to this outlet.
The degree of freedom in design increases, making it easier to pursue eye-catching designs.

[0010] In addition to the above, since the receiving part is rotatably supported on the body via the rotation shaft, by rotating the receiving part, the receiving part can be moved outside the installation space of the signboard or exhibition room. Since the signboard or exhibition room and the receiving section can be separated, maintenance management such as inspection, maintenance, and cleaning of the lighting lights, the receiving section, etc. can be easily performed.

[0011]

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be explained based on FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 shows the product takeout port and its internal structure of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
) is a perspective view of the main parts of the back side of the door viewed diagonally from the rear upper right, (
B) is a partial cross-sectional plan view of the main part of the door, Figure 2 shows the configuration of the vending machine including the product outlet in Figure 1 and its internal structure, seen from the front diagonally upper right, (A) is the front of the case. (B) is a perspective view with the door closed; (B) in Figure 1 is a perspective view with the door closed; the upper side of the figure is in Figure 1 (B), and the left side of the figure is the front side in all other figures. 3, and parts common or identical to those in FIG. 3 are designated by the same reference numerals.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a case whose front opening is covered with a door 2, and the case 1 and the door 2 constitute a body 3. The upper part of the space in the front of the door 2 constituting the body 3 is illuminated with lighting lights 4 disposed inside, and advertisements, product samples 5, etc. (not shown) are displayed on the front surface, and products 6 to be sold are displayed. At the same time, an exhibition room 7 is occupied by a partitioned display room 7 with selection buttons 9 arranged on the left and right for selecting and operating products 6 in correspondence with each of the product samples 5, and almost the entire lower part of the display room 7 is divided into sections. A lighting lamp 4 installed inside the door 2 on the back side displays an advertisement (not shown), which is expressed in pictures, letters, etc., arranged under the exhibition room 7.
A transparent or semi-transparent signboard 27 is illuminated from behind and displayed on the front, forming the lower front of the aircraft body 3.
In the empty space between the signboard 27 and the exhibition room 7, input ports 10, 11, a return lever 12, etc. are arranged. Therefore, in the installation space of the signboard 27, there is a return opening 13 that opens at the front for dispensing and returning change, and an outlet 28 that opens at the front for taking out the purchased product 6.
are formed in parallel with the left side. On the other hand, in case 1,
Each of the various products 6 has an input port 1 that opens at the front of the upper end.
A storage chamber 18 with an open front is formed to accommodate a plurality of storage shelves 17, each of which is loaded and stored from each of the storage shelves 17, and which are dropped and discharged one by one from the lowest position each time it is sold through a discharge port 16 that opens on the bottom surface. are doing. This storage room 18
At the bottom, there is a chute 19 in which the products 6 dropped and discharged from each of the discharge ports 16 are carried forward while sliding or rolling on the upper surface forming a downward slope.
The front opening of the storage chamber 18 is covered with a storage chamber door 20. At the bottom of this storage room door 20,
A plurality of communication holes 21 communicating with the inside and outside of the storage chamber 18 are formed in parallel on the left and right at positions corresponding to the respective shooters 19, and one outlet 28 corresponds to the plurality of communication holes 21. Inside this outlet 28, both left and right ends of the bottom upper surface receive the products 6 carried forward on each chute 19 and sent out through each communication hole 21. A receiving portion 29 is provided in the shape of an inverted chevron-shaped frame with a downwardly convex bottom, which is an inclined surface that slopes downward toward the center of the left and right sides of the opening. The other end of a hinge 31 that rotates around a rotation shaft 30 whose axial length direction is vertical, one end of which is screwed and fixed to a side member forming the right side surface of the door 2 with a screw 23. At the same time, the left end of the receiving portion 29 is removably held via a latch 32 to a side member forming the left side surface of the door 2. A lighting lamp 4 that illuminates the signboard 27 from behind is placed directly under the receiving part 29 whose left end is detachably held via this latch 32.
A ventilation hole 24 is provided at the lower right end of the door 2 on the lower side of the illumination light 4, and is configured by forming a plurality of vertically long holes arranged on the left and right sides that communicate with the inside and outside of the bottom of the case 1. There is. Further, on the back side of the door 2 on the back side of the return slot 13 above the receiving part 29, coins or banknotes inserted through the slots 10 and 11 opened at the front of the machine body 3 are accepted, and the authenticity and countermeasures are determined. It is equipped with a coin mechanism 25, etc., which calculates the amount of money, sends it to a safe, etc. (not shown) as sales proceeds, and refunds the change via a return port 13 as needed. A condenser 26, which is one of the components of the refrigerator that cools the inside of the storage chamber 18 and is cooled by air flowing in from the ventilation opening 24, is arranged at the inner bottom of the case 1 below the storage chamber 18. It is set up.

In the above configuration, the product takeout port and its internal structure of the vending machine of the present invention form the front part of the machine body 3, although the vending operation of the vending machine is the same as that of the conventional example described above. The space in the front of the door 2 is expanded to almost the bottom end of the door 2, except for the space where the input slots 10, 11, the return lever 12, etc. located in the middle of the top and bottom are arranged, and the exhibition room 7 partitioned on the upper side. It is occupied by a signboard 27 placed on the lower side. Further, since the space for disposing the outlet 28 is absorbed into the space for disposing the signboard 27, the exterior design of the vending machine can be varied in accordance with the demands of the industry. On the other hand, it is provided inside the outlet 28 and the right end is attached to the hinge 31.
is rotatably supported on the right end of door 2 through
2 to the left end of the door 2. Simply remove the latch 32 without using any tools, and the receiving part 29 can be rotated to remove the signboard 27.
Since the signboard 27 and the receiving part 29 can be separated by moving outside the installation space, inspection and maintenance such as replacing the light bulb of the lighting lamp 4, or maintenance such as washing and cleaning the inside of the receiving part 29 can be performed quickly. And it's easy to do.

[0014]

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, advertisements expressed in pictures, letters, etc. are displayed on the front surface illuminated by illumination lights from behind, and are displayed on the transparent or translucent signboard forming the front surface of the aircraft body or inside the aircraft body. A space for preparing and manufacturing products from raw materials inside the machine, which opens at the front of the machine and takes out the products, is placed in a compartmentalized exhibition room where product samples, advertisements, etc. are displayed and products for sale are advertised facing the front. Alternatively, by providing an outlet with a receptacle provided inside for receiving various products stored in the machine and carried out each time it is sold, the degree of freedom in design is improved and it becomes easier to pursue an eye-catching design.

In addition to the above, since the receiving part is rotatably supported on the fuselage via a rotating shaft, inspection, maintenance, etc. of lighting lights, receiving parts, etc. can be carried out by rotating and moving the receiving part. Maintenance management such as cleaning becomes easier.

As a result, it becomes easy to design the exhibition room or signboard on the front of the vending machine to meet the demands of the industry and have a high eye-catching ability to attract customers. The effect is that it can be used as a vending machine.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a product takeout port and its internal structure of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, (A) is a perspective view of the main parts of the back side of the door viewed diagonally from the rear upper right, and (B) is a Partial cross-sectional plan view of the main part of the door

[Fig. 2] Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the vending machine including the product outlet and its internal structure in Fig. 1, viewed diagonally from the front upper right, with the door covering the front opening of the case open; (B
) is a perspective view with the door closed.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of a conventional vending machine including a product outlet and its internal structure, and (A) is viewed from the front diagonally upper right;
Perspective view with the door covering the front opening of the case closed, (B
) is a perspective view with the door open.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Case 2 Door 3 Aircraft ４　　　Lighting light 5 Product samples 6. Product 7 Exhibition room 8 Signboard 9 Selection button 10 Input port 11 Input port 12 Return lever 13　　　　Return door 14 Outlet 15 Input port 16 Discharge port 17 Storage shelf 18 Storage room 19 Shooter 20 Storage room door 21 Communication hole 22 Receiving part 23 Screw 24 Ventilation opening 25 Coin mechanism 26 Condenser 27 Signboard 28 Outlet 29 Receiving part 30 Rotation axis 31 Hinge 32 Latch

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: A transparent or semi-transparent sign board that displays advertisements expressed in pictures, letters, etc. on the front side illuminated by lighting from the rear and forms the front surface of the aircraft, with product samples or advertisements displayed inside. The front part of the machine is provided with a partitioned exhibition room for displaying and advertising products for sale facing the front, and is provided with an outlet opening at the front of the machine from which the products are taken out. At the product outlet of a vending machine, the outlet of which is provided with a receiving section for receiving various products that are cooked and manufactured from raw materials inside the machine or stored in the machine and carried out each time they are sold, the signboard or the display A product outlet of a vending machine and its internal structure, characterized in that the outlet is provided in an arrangement space of a chamber. 2. A product takeout port of a vending machine and an internal structure thereof according to claim 1, wherein the receiving portion is rotatably supported on a machine body via a rotation shaft; Internal structure.