JPH06111113A - Casing for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently execute a series of work consisting of transport, assembling, removal, and disposal by constituting a roof plate, a bottom plate, right and left side plates, and a rear plate so as to mutually attached/detached them. CONSTITUTION:A heat resisting door and a main door are rotatably integrated on the front of a casing consisting of the proof plate, the bottom plate 3, side plates 4, and the rear plate to constitute an outer case. Each of the plates is constituted of a sandwich panel filled with a foaming heat resisting material 22 in its inside. A rugged joint 23 is formed on the joined part of respective plates and rubber packing is applied to the joint 23 so as to assemble respective plates without generating gaps. These joints 23 are joined by plural connecting fittings 24 fixed to the end parts of respective plates. Each connection fitting 24 is constituted of a hook fitting 25 embedded in the side wall 4 and a hook receiving fitting 26 embedded into the bottom plate 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a casing of an automatic vending machine which sells products in a cooled or heated state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art This type of vending machine has an outer shell formed by incorporating a heat insulating door and a main door in the front of a housing composed of a top plate, a bottom plate, both side plates and a back plate, and stores a product inside. It has a built-in storage rack, cooling device, and heating device. The conventional housing of such a vending machine has a function as a heat-retaining / cooling compartment for the product in addition to functions such as physical protection of the internal device and prevention of theft of the product. Therefore, the housing is filled between the outer case including the top plate, the bottom plate, the left and right side plates, and the back plate, the inner case formed to be somewhat smaller than the outer case, and the inner and outer cases. It is composed of heat insulating material. The outer case and inner case are
Each steel plate is assembled by welding to maintain sufficient strength and airtightness. Also,
The heat-insulating material is a foam that is injected into the gap between both cases after the inner case is assembled into the outer case, so that there is no gap between the two cases and good heat insulation is maintained. There is. Then, the vending machine is assembled into a finished product at the factory, packed and shipped.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional vending machine, the housing that occupies the most space is integrally formed by welding, and the heat insulating material is injected. In addition to the need for large-scale equipment, it has a large volume and weight, which is troublesome and costly not only for transportation and installation but also for removal and waste disposal. Moreover, it is the actual situation that the number of products sold depends on the old and new appearances, and in many cases they are discarded regardless of the life of the internal device, which is also against resource saving. That is, in the vending machine, there is a peculiar problem that the service life is determined not simply by the deterioration of the equipment / device, but simply by the deterioration of its appearance and design.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a vending machine capable of extremely efficiently performing a series of operations of transportation, assembly, removal and disposal and achieving resource saving. Its purpose is to provide a housing.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a single sandwich panel in which a top plate, a bottom plate, left and right side plates, and a back plate are sandwiched with a heat insulating material. The top plate, the bottom plate, both side plates and the back plate are configured to be detachable from each other.

[0006]

[Function] If the top plate, the bottom plate, both side plates and the back plate, each of which is composed of sandwich panels, are configured to be detachable from each other, the top plate, the bottom plate, both side plates and the back plate can be respectively set in the factory. It can be manufactured, transported in panel form to the installation site, assembled at the installation site into a finished product, and disassembled at the installation site and then taken out / disposed of when removed. . In this case, since each component plate of the housing is configured as a sandwich panel, it is easy to manufacture and does not occupy a large space in the factory. Although it can be assembled in the factory, if it is assembled on site, it can be transported and installed efficiently because it is not bulky. Further, it is possible to replace each panel, and it is possible to add more panels.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A case of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The casing of this vending machine is applied to an vending machine that sells products such as canned juice, and FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the vending machine. As shown in the figure, in this vending machine, a heat insulating door 6 and a main door 7 are freely rotatable on the front surface of a casing 1 composed of a top plate 2, a bottom plate 3, side plates 4, 4 and a back plate 5. Incorporated into the outer shell. Inside the case 1, a product storage unit 8 incorporating a sales mechanism 8a,
An internal cooling unit (indoor unit) 9 and a heating device (not shown) are housed, and a display 10, a coin insertion slot 11, a return lever 12 and a sales slot 1 are provided outside the main door 7.
On the outside of the heat insulation door 6, the coin mechanism 14
An operation panel 15 and a control unit 16 for controlling the sales mechanism 8a are incorporated therein. Reference numeral 17 in the figure is a storage unit for replacement of the product storage unit 8 described later.

When replenishing the product such as canned juice, the heat insulating door 6 and the main door 7 are opened, and the product is put into the product storage unit 8 from above. Product storage unit 8
The product put in is cooled to a predetermined cooling temperature by the internal cooling unit 9 connected to the external condensing unit (outdoor unit) 18 (in the case of cooling). When the purchaser inserts a coin into the hardening insertion slot 11, the coin mechanism 14 operates to identify the money and the lamp of the selection button 19 is turned on. When the selection button 19 is pressed, the sales mechanism 8a of the product storage unit 8 is driven via the control unit 16 to carry out the desired product from the product storage unit 8 and the sales port 13 via the delivery chute 20. It is designed to guide products to.

Next, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the housing 1
Will be described in detail. The housing 1 is composed of an upper top plate 2, a lower bottom plate 3, left and right side plates 4 and 4, and a rear back plate 5, each of which is composed of a sandwich panel. That is, each of these plates 2, 3, 4, 5 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, two steel plates 21 and 21 are bent at their ends and connected to each other to be formed into a hollow box shape, and the inside thereof is filled with a foaming heat insulating material 22. At the joints of the plates 2, 3, 4, 5 there are formed concave and convex joints 23 for maintaining alignment, rigidity, airtightness and heat insulation. The plates 2, 3, 4, 5 can be assembled without any gap by interposing them. Further, the joining of the joints 23 is performed by a plurality of connecting fittings 24 attached to the inner ends of the plates 2, 3, 4, 5. The heat-insulating door 6 is attached to the housing 1 assembled in this way, and the lid of the heat-insulating door 6 constitutes the inside of the warehouse for storing products.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the bottom plate 3 and the side plate 4 are joined to each other. The connecting fitting 24 is a hook fitting 25 embedded in the side plate 4, and a hook embedded in the bottom plate 3 so as to face the hook fitting 25. It is composed of a bracket 26. The hook fitting 25 includes a case 27 and a hook 28 that is rotatably attached to the inside of the case 27, and only the end portion of the turning shaft 28 a of the hook 28 is exposed on the inner wall surface of the side plate 4. On the other hand, the hook receiving metal fitting 26 is composed of a case 29 and a pin 30 passed inside the case 29. Bottom plate 3 and side plate 4
Joining is performed by inserting a hexagon wrench R into the rotating shaft 28a of the hook 28, rotating the hook 28, and engaging the pin 30 of the hook receiving metal fitting 26. That is, hook 2
The engaging surface of No. 8 is a curved surface slightly eccentric with respect to the rotating shaft 28a, and as the rotating angle of the hook 28 becomes deeper,
That is, as the hexagon wrench R is tightened in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing, the hook 28 acts so as to pull the pin 30, and the bottom plate 3 and the side plate 4 can be firmly connected. On the contrary, when the hexagon wrench R is loosened in the clockwise direction, the engagement between the hook 28 and the pin 30 is released, and the connection between the bottom plate 3 and the side plate 4 is released. In this way, the top plate 2, the bottom plate 3,
The side plates 4 and 4 and the back plate 5 are removably assembled with each other.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the top plate 2, the bottom plate 3, the both side plates 4 and 4 and the back plate 5 constituting the housing 1 are constituted by mutually removable sandwich panels, which is a so-called prefab. Since it is in the form, it can be transported to the site in the form of panels, assembled into a finished product on the site, and disassembled and removed on site. Therefore, since the manufacturing facility is intended for panels, it does not need to be large-scaled, has good space efficiency, and has a relatively small space for stock. Further, since it is not bulky, it can be transported efficiently, and each component becomes lightweight when unloading and unloading, which makes it simple and safe. Further, since it is easy to disassemble, it is extremely advantageous in terms of waste treatment.

On the other hand, since the housing 1 is a prefabricated type, it can be replaced for each panel, and it is possible to sufficiently cope with partial damage and deterioration. That is, it is possible to replace only the outer shell that affects the sales situation of the product while leaving the internal device, the original useful life of the device is maintained, and resource saving can be achieved. Further, since a part of the panel can be removed, the internal device can be easily replaced, and as shown in FIG. 1, the storage unit (rack) 17 can be replaced so that the product can be replaced with another product in accordance with the diversification of the product. Conversion can be done easily, and general purpose vending machines can be achieved. Furthermore, if the panels of various sizes are prepared, the existing housing 1 can be enlarged, so that the vending machine can be expanded and expanded.

In this embodiment, the plates constituting the housing are abutted against each other by means of concave and convex joints, but in this case, various joints and various seals may be used. It can be used. Needless to say, various connecting mechanisms can be used as the connecting fittings, such as those using bolts and those using wedges.

[0014]

As described above, according to the casing of the vending machine of the present invention, the top plate, the bottom plate, both side plates and the back plate constituting the casing are constituted by sandwich panels which can be attached to and detached from each other. Therefore, assembling at the site is possible, the facility of the factory can be reduced, the work efficiency of transportation and removal can be improved, and the disposal is extremely easy. In addition, it is easy to replace or add component parts, and it is possible to achieve resource saving and general-purpose use.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an automatic vending machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view around a joint portion of each plate constituting the housing.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 case 2 top plate 3 bottom plate 4 side plate 5 back plate 22 heat insulating material

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A top plate, a bottom plate, left and right side plates and a back plate,
A casing for a vending machine, which is composed of a single sandwich panel in which a heat insulating material is sandwiched, and in which the top plate, the bottom plate, both side plates and the back plate are detachably attached to each other.