JPH0451397A - Cup-type automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To sell a drink in a position higher than a conventional case, and to eliminate the need of lowering a posture and taking out a cup from a selling port by providing a selling part selling a cup drink at an upper part and adopting a mechanism feeding the drink to the part by means of an elevating/ lowering means. CONSTITUTION:A driving device 9A moves the cup to a cup vertical moving device 12-side after the drink is poured. The coaster part 18 of the cup vertical moving device 12 rises in a place where moving is terminated and it receives the bottom of the cup 6 so as to mount it on the coaster part. In such a state, a cum driving device 45 operates again to open cup grasping pieces 7A and 7B and the cup is shifted to the coaster part 18. The cup grasping pieces 7A and 7B are restored and moved to an original position after the cup is shifted and they stand by for next sales. Then, the cup coaster part 18 continues rising. A selling door 3 is opened while the part rises and the cup 6 appears from the lower part. A customer takes out the cup 6 from the selling part 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a cup-type vending machine that delivers a cup upon the start of a vending operation and pours a beverage into the cup for sale. This invention relates to a device suitable for carrying out a cup beverage in a position and state where it can be easily taken out.

(b) Prior Art Conventionally, the vending opening of this type of cup-type vending machine has been located at a low position. Beverage was then poured into the cup within this vending spout. For example, it is shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 60-16278.

By the way, FIGS. 13 and 14 show a front view of a conventional vending machine in which a vending spout is provided at a low position, and a configuration diagram of a beverage injection section located within the vending spout. First, in FIG. 13, the vending outlet IB is provided at a height position H6 of about 600 m from the bottom on the front part of the vending machine main body G. A door 6D is provided in front of the sales outlet 1B to be opened toward the customer.

If the sales opening IB is at this height, the customer will have to bend low when taking out the cup 6. Further, the cup 6B must be taken out while opening the door 6D with one hand. 4 is a beverage selection button, and when any one of the selection buttons 4 is pressed, a cup 6B is delivered to the sales port IB by a cup supply device (not shown, but housed in the main body G).
The selected beverage is poured into the cup 6B. By the way, since the beverage is poured into the outlet IA, the cup 6B is stably supported.
A cup rest 30B for placing the bottom surface of the cup 6B on the bottom of the sales outlet IA, and cup gripping pieces 7c and 7d for gripping both sides of the cup 6B are provided. This cup gripping piece 7c
, 7d are made of, for example, elastic metal plates, and are fixed to the inner wall of the sales outlet 6B with screws 60 and the like. Therefore, when taking out the cup 6B, the opened door 6
While holding down D, apply a little force to this cup gripping piece 7c.
, 7d and pull it out toward you.

10B is a beverage injection nozzle provided for each type of beverage,]
, ], B is a water injection chute.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the conventional vending machines mentioned above, the vending mouth is located at a low position (approximately 600 m above the installation surface), so customers cannot remove the cup after filling the vending machine. When taking out the product, customers have to lower their posture and bend down to take it out, which causes inconvenience to customers. Moreover, the door must be opened once to take out the cup, which is troublesome.

Then, while holding the door so that it does not close, the cup is pulled out from the spring-loaded cup gripping piece, which causes the drink inside to spill out, wet the customer's hands, and cause the cup to become deformed. There are problems such as making it difficult to use.

Furthermore, since the beverage is poured into the vending spout, the beverage splatters and stains the cup and the cup support (cupless +/-, cup gripping piece), which is unsanitary. The cup has to be taken out from the sales opening, which causes discomfort.

In addition, the position of the outlet in conventional cup-type vending machines has been made so that it is easy for the priest to take out the cup beverage due to the position where the cup falls from the cup storage section or the position where the hot water naturally falls for powdered drinks such as coffee. A sales outlet at the height.”
The second thing was structurally unsound.

Therefore, in order to place the sales outlet at a higher position, it is possible to lower the cup storage area or raise the mixing area for powdered raw materials, but this would result in a reduction in the cup storage area and the size of the powdered raw material storage area. The storage amount will decrease, resulting in a decrease in sales profits.

On the other hand, in order not to change the number of vending machines stored, the height of the vending machine itself must be increased, but this would result in an increase in cost.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to sell cup drinks at a higher position than the sales opening of conventional vending machines, making it easier for customers to take out cup drinks, and making it easier to sell cup drinks. The counter table installed in the door does not have a cup gripping part, and only drinks in cups are sold, so that the cup beverage takeout part is kept clean and free of dirt, and customers do not feel uncomfortable. To provide a cup-type vending machine capable of taking out beverages without a cup.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the problems described in 1., the present invention provides a cup-type automatic vending machine that delivers a cup upon the start of a vending operation and pours a beverage into the cup for sale. In the machine, a cup delivery means, a cup gripping mechanism for gripping and releasing the delivered cup, and a moving means for almost horizontally moving the gripped cup to a beverage injection position and a predetermined position after the beverage injection; a cup vertically moving mechanism that includes a beverage pouring means provided at the beverage pouring position; a tray member from which the beverage cup that has arrived at the predetermined position is transferred from the cup gripping mechanism; and the tray member moves up and down; A sales section is provided above the front of the main body and a part of the bottom can be opened and closed so that the beverage cup that rises on the tray member can be seen.

(e) Operation The cup discharged from the cup supply device in response to a vending command is held in a predetermined position by a cup gripping mechanism, and a beverage is poured inside the main body of the vending machine.

After pouring the beverage, the cup is moved by the moving means to the cup vertical moving device while being gripped, and when it is moved to a predetermined position, it is placed on the base member of the cup vertical moving device and raised. Then, a portion of the bottom of the sales section is opened, and the beverage container comes out from the bottom into the sales section through the opening. That is, only the cup containing the beverage is carried out to the sales department without particularly supporting the cup. Moreover, the sales department is located at the top. Therefore, the customer can easily take out the cup by simply grasping it without having to bend down or make other gestures.

In addition, the beverage injection part is installed separately inside the main body, avoiding the need for beverage injection in the sales department and preventing the sales department from getting dirty, providing customers with clean cups of beverages, creating a clean image and feeling of satisfaction at the time of purchase. can be given.

(f) Example Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the overall appearance of a cup-type vending machine according to the present invention, in which the vending section 1 is of a counter table type with a wide open sideway, which differs greatly from the conventional rectangular vending machine. It is said that Then, so that a part of this counter table part 2 can be freely opened and closed, a sales door 3 in the shape of, for example, a semicircle is rotatably provided there, and this is configured to operate like a shutter. is closed and opened at the time of sale to form an exit for cup beverages. Further, this sales section 1 is provided at a height position 11 (for example, 900 mm) higher than the conventional height position. Specifically, it is formed immediately below the panel section 4A to which the selection button 4 is attached, and is a recessed sales section that is recessed to the back, and has a horizontally long opening with a height that does not hinder the removal of the cup 6. ing. Then, in this sales department 1, cups already filled with beverage are available, and therefore,
The supply section where cups, drinks, ice, etc. are delivered is this sales section 1.
The configuration is such that they are dispersed throughout the aircraft. 4 is a product selection button.

Next, the configuration of the main parts of the beverage vending mechanism of the present invention will be explained according to FIGS. 2 to 4.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a situation in which a drink is poured into a cup and the cup after the pouring is moved to a cup vertical movement device.
Further, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a situation in which a cup containing a beverage is raised by the cup vertical moving device, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a situation in which a cup containing a drink approaches the sales department.

In each figure, reference numeral 5 indicates an openable/closable cup gripping piece 7 that grips the cup 6 sent out from the cup supply device in response to a sales command.
This cup holding device 5 has a slider portion 9 slidably mounted on a rail 8 disposed approximately horizontally in the cabinet 1 of the vending machine. It can be slid forward and backward. A drive device for sliding the cup holding device 5 and a mechanism for opening and closing the cup gripping pieces 7A and 7B are shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, and details thereof will be described later. Incidentally, above the position shown in FIG. 2 where the cup holding device 5 is normally located, there is a beverage supply device, an ice maker, etc. (not shown), and a beverage dispensing nozzle 10 and an ice discharge hose from them are provided. 11 are heading into Cup 6. The beverage supply device mixes the beverage in response to the customer's product selection operation, and in a state where the cup holding device 5 holds the cup 6, the brewed beverage is delivered to the beverage dispensing nozzle 10.
Pour into the cup 6 through the tube. At this time, the beverage supply device dilutes syrup with carbonated water to prepare a carbonated beverage, or dissolves powdered raw materials such as coffee in hot water and adds sugar and milk as necessary to make a coffee beverage. Mix. Similarly, when the customer selects a product, the ice maker passes the ice discharge hose 11 through the cup holding device 5.
The ice is delivered into the cup held by the ice cube.

When the beverage and ice are supplied to the cup, the cup holding bag W5 slides in the direction of the arrow, reaches the position shown in FIG. 3, and stops at a predetermined position. Stopping of the cup holding device 5 is controlled by an optical position sensor or the like arranged on the transfer path. Reference numeral 12 denotes a cup vertical movement device that transfers and raises the cup that has arrived at the predetermined position.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, this cup vertical movement device 12 includes a belt 14 that spans pulleys 13 and 13 disposed above and below, and a drive motor 15 capable of forward and reverse rotation that drives one of the pulleys. The coaster part 18 is stabilized by inserting the vertical slider I6 attached to the bell I.]4, the circular trapezoidal coaster part I8 provided at the tip of the vertical slider 16, and the base of the vertical slider 16 It is composed of a guide rod 19 for vertical movement. Note that 20.20 is the spindle of the pulley. By the way, the coaster part 18 is normally located at a position slightly below the bottom surface of the cup 6 moving in the A direction, and when the cup 6 comes, the instant-acting motor 15 rotates slightly in the forward direction, thereby causing the coaster to move in the direction A. The portion 18 rises slightly to support the bottom of the cup and is placed on top of it. After that, the cup gripping pieces 7A and 7111 are opened, and the coaster part 18 is released from the cup gripping pieces 7A and 7B.
A transfer will be made to. Next, cup gripping piece 7A
, 7B is opened wider so as not to interfere with the raising of the cup 6, and then the coaster part 18 is raised again by the forward rotation of the instant-acting motor j5. Cup guide opening 21 with a larger rotation shape
It goes in and stops at a position where it comes out a little.

In Figure 4, the cup 6 is at the counter table section 2 of the sales section 1.
As can be understood from the figure, the cup 6 containing the beverage appears inside the sales department 1 so as to protrude from below and is carried out. At this time, the vending door 3 is of course opened to form a carry-out section 22 from which the cup 6 comes out.

As described above, grasping the released cup → pouring the beverage into the cup → after pouring the beverage, moving the cup to the up-and-down device → transferring the cup to the cup-up and down device → raising the cup →
Cup beverages are provided to customers through a series of sales operations such as transport to the sales department.

The overall flow of this sales operation can be more fully understood in FIG. In other words, the cup dropper is
23 operates, the cup passes through the cup chute 24 and is gripped by the cup gripping pieces 7a and 7B. After gripping the cup, the beverage is poured from the beverage pouring nozzle 10 or the like,
After that, the entire cup holding device 5 moves laterally, Cupl→
It is moved from Cup2 to Cup3.

At the position of Cup 3, the cup is transferred to the cup vertical movement device 12, raised to the position of Cup 4, and carried out. By the way, the released cup is the cup gripping piece 7A,
If the cup is not grasped correctly by 7B and is tilted diagonally into the cup gripping pieces 7A and 7B, the cup will continuously block the light beam, and a cup jam detection will output a cup jam signal. A sensor S is arranged directly above the cup holding device 5.

When the cup clogging detection sensor S performs a detection operation, the cup gripping pieces 7A and 7B are slightly opened to allow the cup to drop correctly and be gripped by the cup gripping pieces 7A and 7B in a normal state. In addition to the cup gripping pieces 7A and 7B, the means for holding the cup includes a cup rest (not shown) that supports the bottom surface of the cup. This cupless h is provided on the rail 8, and is movable up and down so that even if cups of different heights are used, the upper end of the cup is always aligned with the cup gripping pieces 7A and 7B. ing.

Furthermore, when transferring the cup, the cup is not moved horizontally but moved upward at an angle of about 5 DEG in order to prevent the cup 6 from collapsing or becoming dirty due to contact between the cupless l- and the cup 6. A cup disposal port 31 and a drain bag 32 are arranged below the position of Cup 2. This is because if there is a power outage etc. while the cup is being transferred, it is unsanitary to sell the stagnant cup beverage, and the stagnant cup will prevent further sales, so the cup will be transferred. No matter where it is on the route, it is forcibly moved to the position of Cup 2 after the power outage is restored, and the cup gripping pieces 7A and 7B are opened at this position to discard the entire cup.

In addition, when the cup is in the process of rising from Cup 3 to Cup 4 and the power is restored, the cup vertical movement device 12
The configuration is such that the cup is once lowered by performing a reverse operation, and is then transferred to the cup gripping pieces 7A and 7B to be discarded at the Cup2 position. As a result, it is possible to fully cope with power outages, etc. during the sales operation, to ensure that the sales operation is unhindered, and to always sell only fresh drinks.

Next, the structure of the cup holding device 5 and the mechanism for moving the cup holding device 5 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. As mentioned above, the cup holding device 5 is attached to the rail 8
The cup holder 25 has a slider part 9 slidably mounted on the slider part 9, and a cup holder 25 to which a pair of cup gripping pieces 7A and 7B for holding the cup 6 are attached to the slider part 9.

The slider portion 9 is biased by a drive device 9A to reciprocate on the rail 8. The drive device 9A is composed of a pinion 27 that meshes with a rack 26 provided on the back side of the rail 8, and a drive motor 28. Ru. The slider part 9 also includes two pairs of upper and lower rollers 29 and 29 that sandwich and support the protrusion 26A on which the rack 26 is formed from above and below. A set of rollers 36 are provided which rotate and move within the .

The pair of cup gripping pieces 7A and 7B are attached to an arm 39A at one end of the operating levers 38A and 38B which are pivotally supported by a pair of shafts 37 and 37 erected on the base 25A of the cup holder 25.

39B (see FIG. 9, etc.). The actuating levers 38A, 38B are biased by springs 40A, 40B attached to the upper base frame 25B of the cup holder 25 in directions that repel each other. The other rotating end portions of the operating levers 38A and 38B are bent in a direction toward the center, and a cam 42 is attached to the tip.
The projections 41A, I! Each has an IB. This protrusion is a protrusion 41 provided on the operating lever 38B side.
B is located at the top, and the projection 41A provided on the operating lever 38A side is located at the bottom. and,
The cam surface 44 has both protrusions 41. as shown in FIGS. 10 and 12. Cam surface 4 where A, 4 +-B uniformly contacts
4a, 44b, and a protrusion 41.4 as shown in FIG. A is formed in a concave cam surface 44c in contact with the protrusion 41B, and a convex cam surface 44d in contact with the protrusion 41B.
d is located above, and 44c indicated by a broken line is located below. And these cam surfaces 44a, 44b
, 44e, and 44d have different distances from the center of the cam rotation shaft 43, so the cup gripping piece 7A depends on the cam surface they hit.

The opening of 7B changes. This cam is then rotated by a cam drive device 45. The cam drive device 45 includes a drive motor 46, a reduction mechanism 47, and a drive gear 48.

It is composed of a cam drive gear 49 fixed to the lower part of a cam rotation shaft 43 to which a cam 42 is fixedly attached.

In the configuration of the cup holding device 5 described above, the mechanism and operation of the cutlet gripping pieces 7A and 7B are illustrated in the plan view of the cup holding device 5 shown in FIG. 9 and the operation diagrams shown in FIGS. 10 to 12. will be better understood. As shown in each figure, the protrusions 4], A, and 41B at the rotating ends of the cup gripping pieces 7A and 7B have uneven cam surfaces 44a as a result of the rotation of the cam 42 in a certain direction.

44b, 44c, and 44d in order to control the gripping operation of the cup gripping pieces 7A and 7B.

That is, the cam surface 4 has a short distance from the cam rotation shaft 43.
4a has protrusions 41A, 41. When the levers B are in contact as shown in FIG.
Cup gripping pieces 7A and 7B are open because they rotate in directions that repel each other due to the tensile force of 0B.

Further, the protrusions 41A and 41B are far from the cam rotation shaft 43, that is, the cam surface 44a has a large protrusion.

In the state shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 in which the actuating levers 38A and 38B are pressed by the springs 44b, they rotate in a direction toward the center of each other against the springs 40A and 40B. Cup gripping piece 7A in state.

The cup can be gripped at 7B.

In this way, the gripping operation of the cup by the cup gripping pieces 7A, 7B is controlled by the contact between the protrusions 41A, 41B and the cam surface 44. FIG. 10 shows a state in which the delivered cup is stopped and gripped, and the protrusions 41A and 41B are at the same position in the vertical direction and are in contact with the common cam surface 44a, and are activated. The levers 38A and 38B are parallel and facing each other as shown.

In addition, in this case of FIG. 10, the cup gripping piece 7A.

7B is opened 2 to 3 mm larger than the diameter of the gripping portion of the designated cup, so that it is easy to receive the cup that is sent out and falls.

Figure 11 shows a state in which the dispensed cup is placed in the receiver, shaken a little and moved to the bottom of the beverage injection nozzle. By shaking the cup a little in this way, the beverage liquid from the injection nozzle is After that, everyone can enter the cup securely to prevent the cup and the grip from getting dirty. This operation is performed as follows.

Now, when the cam 42 rotates counterclockwise from the state shown in FIG. 10, as shown in FIG.
A is a projection 41B of the actuating lever 38B on the cam surface 44c.
corresponds to the cam surface 44d. Then, the cup gripping piece 7A is slightly closed by the cam surface 44c. Similarly, the cup gripping piece 7B is also slightly closed and adjusted by the cam surface 44d to grip and support the cup based on the cup size. Thereafter, the cup gripping pieces 7A, 7B are slightly swung in the same direction (arrow) about the support shafts 37, 37 that pivot the base ends of the operating levers 38A, 38B. This swinging direction is the direction in which the beverage dispensing nozzle 10 is located. The strokes caused by this swinging motion are different between the cup gripping pieces 7A and 7B. For example, by controlling the cup gripping piece 7B to be larger than the cup gripping piece 7A, it is possible to maintain the grip on the cup and have the ability to shake the cup. achieve.

In this way, from the time of FIG. 10, the cup gripping pieces 7A, 7
B is slightly pressed against the springs 40A, 40B to bring the cup gripping pieces 7A, 7B closer together, narrowing the gap, and gripping the cup sufficiently, and cup gripping pieces 7A, 7B.
7B is entirely biased toward the injection nozzle side. FIG. 12 shows the state in which the cup gripping pieces 7A and 7B are opened to release the cup, and the protrusions 4], A and 41
B are both in contact with the cam surface 44b.

Note that the cam 42 is rotationally controlled to hold the cup gripping piece 7A.

Although not shown, the cam 42 is used to open and close the 7B.
A rotating disk is attached to the upper end of the rotating disk, and this rotating disk has a projecting plate (
(not shown), and around the rotation of the projecting plate as the rotating disk rotates, there are multiple sensors (not shown) that detect the rotation angle of the rotating disk when the projecting plate crosses and the light is blocked. The configuration is such that the With this configuration, these position detection sensors detect the rotational angular position of the cam 42 in each mode of the timing state of the cup holding device 5, the cup gripping state, and the cup opening state, and detect the rotation angle position of the cam 42 in each mode of the cup holding device 5, the cup gripping state, and the cup opening state. The opening and closing of the door can be controlled.

The operation of the cup-type vending machine with the above configuration will be briefly explained.

Cup holding device 5 depending on the large cup or small cup to be sold
The cup gripping pieces 7A and 7B of the cup gripping pieces 7A and 7B are gripped, and the cup rest is adjusted up and down to a height position where the cup rest can be held.

When a predetermined coin is inserted and a sales command is given by the customer's selection operation, the cup discharged from the cup supply device passes through 24 to the cup shoe 1 and is held by the cup holding device N5. If the cup chute 24 is clogged or the cup is clogged or tilted at the cup holding device 5, the cup clog detection sensor S detects this and stops selling or slightly opens the cup gripping pieces 7A and 7B. and correct it so that it is grasped correctly. After the cam drive device 45 is slightly started and held, the cup 6 is swung and biased toward the beverage dispensing nozzle 10 as shown in FIG. Beverage is poured into a cup 6 holding a drink. After pouring the beverage, the drive unit 9A moves the cup up and down (12).
Move to the side. At the position where the cup has finished moving, the coaster part 18 of the cup vertical moving device 12 rises to receive the bottom surface of the cup 6 and place it thereon, and the cam drive device 45 operates again to move the cup 6. The gripping pieces 7A and 7B are opened as shown in FIG. 12, and the cup 6 is moved to the coaster part 18. After the cup gripping pieces 7A and 7B are transferred, they return to their original positions and wait for the next sale. Then, the cup vertical movement device 12 operates again, and the coaster portion 18 continues to rise. While the coaster part 18 is rising, the sales door 3 has already been opened and the carry-out port 22 has been formed, so the cup 6 rests on the coaster part 18 and exits into the sales section 1 from below. come. Therefore, the customer
The cup 6 placed on the coaster part 18 can be easily taken out from the sales department 1 by simply grasping it lightly. On the other hand, the sales department 1 is located at a higher position than before, so customers can access it without having to bend down or do anything. After taking out the cup 6, the coaster part 18 descends to its original position, waits for the next cup to be transferred, and completes the series of sales operations.

In addition, if there is a power outage or the like during a series of horizontal and upward movements of the cup after pouring the beverage, the cup is forcibly moved to the discard position and the entire cup is dropped and discarded.

(G) Effects of the Invention As mentioned in 2., the cup-type vending machine of the present invention dispenses cup beverages from a higher position than before, so you can place the cup in a lower position and bend down as you would in the past. You can take it out without having to make any gestures to take it out from the sales opening, and it won't cause any inconvenience to customers. A sales department is set up above to sell cup beverages.
By adopting a mechanism for transporting the product there by an elevating means, it is possible to obtain a sales volume equal to or higher than that of conventional products without reducing the number of cups accommodated or the raw material storage area.

Furthermore, since there is no beverage injection section in the sales department, the sales department does not become dirty, hygiene is maintained, and customers are not made to feel uncomfortable.

In particular, in the sales department, the cup filled with beverage appears naturally from below in a sales motion, which greatly changes the image of the conventional sales operation, attracting attention, and is expected to improve sales effectiveness.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an overall external perspective view of a cup-type vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an external configuration diagram of a vending mechanism showing the process of pouring a beverage into a cup and moving the cup after filling. 3
Figure 4 is an external configuration diagram of the sales mechanism showing the situation immediately after the cup is transferred to the vertical movement device, Figure 4 is an external configuration diagram of the sales mechanism showing the situation where the cup appears from below in the sales department, and Figure 5 6 is a side view showing the overall configuration of the vending mechanism, FIG. 6 is a side view of the configuration seen from the right side in FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is an external perspective view of the cup holding device seen from the front, and FIG. Fig. 9 is a plan view of the cup holding device, and Fig. 10 is a plan view of the cup holding device in a state where it is ready to receive the delivered cup. 1I is a plan view showing a state in which the cup holding device has been moved slightly toward the beverage injection nozzle side after gripping the cup, and FIG. 12 is a plan view showing a state in which the cup holding device has released its grip on the cup. , FIG. 13 is a front view of a conventional cup-type vending machine, and FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of a beverage injection unit in which beverages are poured through a conventional vending port. 1. Sales department, 3. sales door, 5... cup holding device,
6. Cup, 7A, 7B... Cup gripping piece, 10...
・Beverage pouring nozzle, 12...Cup vertical movement device, J
8. Part of the coaster, 22. Export exit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A cup-type vending machine that delivers a cup upon the start of a vending operation and pours a beverage into the cup for sale, which includes a cup delivery device and a cup that grips and releases the delivered cup. a gripping mechanism, a moving means for moving the gripped cup almost horizontally between a beverage injection position and a predetermined position after the beverage injection, a beverage injection means provided at the beverage injection position, and a beverage that has reached the predetermined position. It has a tray member from which the filled cup is transferred from the cup gripping mechanism, a cup vertical movement device that moves the tray member up and down, and a part of the bottom that can be opened and closed so that the beverage-filled cup that rises on the tray member projects out. A cup-type vending machine equipped with a sales section located above the front of the main body.