JPH04326495A - Double-side vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a double-side vending machine aiming that it does not cause trouble to a passenger at the time of refilling a merchandise in the vending machine having a pair of servicing customers surfaces in the surfaces placed opposite. CONSTITUTION:The vending machine consisting of the pair of the servicing customers surfaces 2 places opposite is provided with a merchandise containing box 12 corresponding to the respective servicing customers surfaces 2, an opening part 14 containing the merchandise in the merchandise containing box 12 with a merchandise path 13 and a body 3 closing the opening part 14. Since the door body 3 has an area only for closing the opening part 14, the machine does not close trouble to the passenger even if the door body executes an opening/closing operation.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a double-sided vending machine equipped with a set of customer service surfaces for customers to perform various sales operations and receive merchandise for sale.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art A vending machine equipped with a plurality of customer service surfaces is known, for example, from Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 16993/1983. However, such vending machines are installed so that they can divide the flow of traffic in busy station platforms and downtown areas into two, allowing customers to purchase products from either the left or right side of the customer service area. There is.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Not only the conventional double-sided vending machines mentioned above, but most vending machines of all ages and times, when storing products, either have a front door with a customer service side or a double-sided automatic vending machine. In a vending machine, the front and rear doors are opened to store products. Moreover, as mentioned above, the double-sided vending machine is a vending machine that is installed in a place with heavy foot traffic. When storing products in such a place with heavy foot traffic, opening only the front door or the rear door will cause an obstruction to passersby, just like a normal vending machine, so it is recommended to open both front and rear doors. Open doors can be a huge hindrance to passersby, and in places like station platforms where the passable width is narrow and there is a risk of people falling onto the tracks. It was a problem.

In view of the problems of the prior art described above, the present invention provides a double-sided vending machine equipped with a door body for storing products with the aim of not obstructing the passage of people as much as possible when storing the products. provide.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] As a means for achieving the above object, there is provided a double-sided vending machine equipped with a set of customer service surfaces for customers to perform various sales operations and to receive sales products. , a product storage provided corresponding to each customer service surface, an opening formed above one of the customer service surfaces, a product passageway for introducing the products placed into the opening into the product storage; To provide a double-sided vending machine equipped with a door body whose opening part opens and closes upward.

[0006]

[Operation] When storing products in the product storage, the door provided above one of the facing customer service surfaces is opened upward to replenish the products, so the space required for replenishing the products Since it is only the area of one door body, it prevents it from becoming an obstruction for passersby. Furthermore, since this door body is provided above the customer service area as described above, the door body itself is small and does not obstruct passersby as much as possible during opening and closing operations.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 shown in FIG. 3 is a double-sided vending machine, and the front and rear sides of this double-sided vending machine 1 have a customer service surface 2 provided on a double door. A door body 3 is provided that opens toward the store and stores products therein. In addition, a flavor label type product sample 4 in which a photo or picture of the product is pasted on a translucent acrylic board is attached to the customer service surface 2, and below this product sample 4 is a product selection button. 5 is provided. Further, between the customer service surfaces 2, there is provided an operation section 11 having a coin insertion slot 6, a bill insertion slot 7, a coin return slot 8, a return switch 9, an indicator light 10 for displaying on-sale or discontinued sales, etc. This operating section 11 can be pulled out from between the customer service surfaces 2. This drawer width is wide enough for one person to stand, that is, it is possible to draw out a drawer of about 50 cm.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the double-sided vending machine 1 is provided with a product storage 12 for storing products and a product passage 13 for introducing the products into the product storage 12. All products are stored from the front side of the double-sided vending machine 1, and products are replenished into the product passageway 13 through an opening 14 formed above the customer service surface 2. Further, a product chute 16 for carrying out products is provided below the product storage 12,
A cooler 17 is provided below this. Further, in order to uniformly send cold air from the cooler 17 to the product storage 12, the product chute 16 is provided with a plurality of holes. Further, in the product storage 12, the two front columns 15 in the figure store the same product, and the remaining three columns 15 store different products. The front three rows are products to be sold at the front, and the back two rows are products to be sold at the rear. Further, this product storage 12 has columns 15 with three columns on each side, and 12 types of products can be sold on one side, making it possible to sell a total of 24 types of products on both the front and back sides.

Next, the main part of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG.

As mentioned above, the double-sided vending machine 1 of the present invention
The products are stored through the opening 14, but this opening 14 is normally closed by a door 3 that opens and closes by rotating in the vertical direction. The upper end portion of this door body 3 is rotatably provided on the upper part of the main body of the double-sided vending machine 1 via a hinge portion 18. A link part 19 is attached to the inner upper part of the door body 3, and is rotatably connected to push the door body 3 upward.
The opposite end of the link portion 19 is rotatably provided on a sliding portion 20 that slides in the front-rear direction. and,
This sliding portion 20 is connected to the drive motor 2 along the rail 22.
It slides when driven by step 1. Further, this door body 3 is controlled to stop the drive motor 21 when a certain force or more is applied to the door body 3 during the opening/closing operation. This force above a certain level is a force that will not cause injury even if there is a person. Further, a lock part 23 is attached to the lower part of the door body 3 for locking the door body 3 when the opening 14 is covered, and when the door body 3 is closed, the solenoid 24 is energized or energized. The lock is released or locked by suction or protrusion of the rod member 25 due to interruption. Further, a detection switch 26 is provided to detect whether the door body 3 is in a predetermined position.
It is detected by pressing the detection switch 26, and upon this detection, the display section 10 displays whether the sale is on sale or the sale has been discontinued.

[0012] Since the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration,
When storing products, use the door body 3 provided on the front.
By driving the driving motor 21, the sliding portion 20 is slid in the direction of the opening 14, and the door body 3 is rotated upward via the link portion 19. By the above-described operation, the product is stored by opening the opening 14, and after storing the product, the opening 14 is closed by performing the reverse operation. In addition, this door body 3 is equipped with a safety device for the purpose of protecting the human body, and if any force is applied to the door body 3 during the opening/closing operation of the door body 3, the opening/closing operation will be stopped and the safety device will stop the opening/closing operation. There is no chance of getting caught and getting injured.

As described above, the double-sided vending machine 1 of the present invention
Since this allows one-sided loading, the door body 3 will not obstruct passersby when storing products. Moreover, since the door body 3 is stopped upward even in the open state, and the door body 3 itself is not so large, it does not obstruct passage. Additionally, if for some reason a passerby gets his or her hand caught while the door 3 is closing, or bumps into someone's face while it is opening, the door will stop opening and closing, so the passerby will not be injured. .

[0014]

[Effects of the Invention] The double-sided vending machine of the present invention has the following effects. The opening/closing operation of the door body is performed by rotating it in the vertical direction, and the door body itself is small, and furthermore, since this door body is provided on one of the opposing surfaces,
There will be no obstruction to passersby.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a double-sided vending machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of essential parts of the double-sided vending machine of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the double-sided vending machine of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1　Double-sided vending machine 2 Customer service 3 Door body 12 Product storage 13 Product aisle 14 Opening

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] In a double-sided vending machine equipped with a set of customer service surfaces for customers to perform various sales operations and receive sales products, a product storage space provided corresponding to each customer service surface. and an opening formed above one of the customer service surfaces, a product passageway through which products placed in the opening are introduced into the product storage, and a door body that opens and closes the opening upwardly. Double-sided vending machine.