JPH06162335A - Outer door for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To grasp and pull down a handle to easily close a door main body by providing an outer door with the handle and suspending the handle under the door main body at the time of opening the outer door. CONSTITUTION:When an outer door 3 is closed, rails 51 and 52 and a handle main body 53 are put one over another to store a handle 5 in a door main body 4. When the outer door 3 is opened, the door main body 4 is turned upward, and the rail 52 and the handle main body 53 are guided to grooves 51a and 52b respectively by their own weights and are fed out from the door main body 4; and when the door main body 4 is opened up to its full width, the handle main body 53 is suspended from the door main body 4 and is placed in a moderately lower position: Consequently, when the door main body 4 is turned toward the case main body by grasping the center part of the handle main body 53 to pull down the door main body at the time of closing the outer door 3, the door main body 4 is easily closed. In this case, the handle main body 53 and the rail 52 are brought into contact with the case main body and are stored in the door main body 4 according as the door main body 4 approaches the case main body.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an outer door which is provided in an automatic vending machine for selling canned drinks and the like so as to rotate upward to open an upper front portion of a case body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Vending machines that sell canned beverages are
In recent years, in order to reduce energy loss when replenishing products, those equipped with an outer door that opens only the entrance of the product rack have been put into practical use. In general, the outer door of the outer door is rotatably supported by a case main body through a hinge, and its upper end is supported by the case main body. The outer door is rotated upward to open the front upper part of the case main body facing the inlet. In addition, an air damper matching the weight of the door body is attached so that it can be easily opened and closed.

[0003]

By the way, the conventional outer door is located on the upper surface of the vending machine or a position slightly higher than the upper surface when the outer door is opened, and when closing the outer door, a hand must be pulled down on the door body. However, there is a drawback that it is difficult for a worker having a short height to close the outer door.

An object of the present invention is to provide an outer door which can be easily closed even by a worker having a short height.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a vending machine which is provided at an upper front portion of a case main body and has a door main body pivoting upward to open the upper front portion. The outer door is provided with a handle which hangs down by its own weight when the door body is opened and which is brought into contact with the case body and stored in the door body when the door body is closed.

[0006]

Since the outer door is provided with a handle and the handle hangs downward from the door body when the outer door is opened, the door body can be easily closed by grasping and pulling down the handle.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the figure, 1 is a case main body of a vending machine, 2 is an outer door for opening and closing the lower front part of the case main body, 3 is supported on the upper end of the case main body 1 by a hinge 31,
Outer doors 4 that rotate upward to open the upper front surface of the case body 1 are door bodies of the outer door 3. 5 is a handle according to the present invention. The handle 5 has a U-shaped cross section and has grooves 51a on the left and right.
A rail 51 that is fixed to the inside of the end plate that is the front end surface when the door body 4 is open, a rail 52 that has a guide pin 52a that has a U-shaped cross section and that slides freely in the groove 51a, and a groove 52b on the left and right, And a handle main body 53 which has a U-shape with both ends bent to the left and right, and which can slide freely in the groove 52b and easily grip the central portion.

In the above-described structure, the handle 5 has the rail 51, the rail 52, and the handle body 5 when the outer door 3 is closed.
3 are stored in the door body 4 while overlapping each other. Then, when the outer door 3 is opened, the door body 4 is rotated upward, and the rail 52 and the handle body 53 are guided by the grooves 51a and 52b by their own weights to be pushed out from the door body 4 and the door body 4 is removed. When fully opened, the handle main body 53 hangs down from the door main body 4 and is located considerably below. Therefore, when closing the outer door 3, the door body 4 can be easily closed by grasping the central portion of the handle body 53, pulling down the door body 4, and then rotating the door body 4 toward the case body 1. At this time, as the door body 4 approaches the case body 1, the handle body 53
And the tips of the rails 52 come into contact with the front end surface of the case body 1, overlap with the rails 51, and are stored in the door body 4,
The outer door 3 is closed.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, which is different from the above-described embodiment in the following points. That is, the outer door 3 is provided in place of the handle (5 in FIG. 1) of the first embodiment, and the chain 6 having an appropriate length is provided on the door body 4 by connecting one end thereof with the attachment metal 61. Further, a hook 71 is provided at one end, and the other end is connected to the main body case 1 by a mounting metal 72, and the main body case 1 is always
A chain 7 that fits in is provided. Then, when the outer door 3 is opened, the door body 4 is biased by the air damper 8 to rotate upward and the chain 6 hangs vertically. When the outer door 3 is closed, the door body 4 can be easily closed by holding the chain 6 and pulling down the door body 4. In the closed state of the outer door 3, the chain 6 is stored in the door body 4.

Further, when the outer door 3 is opened, the hook 7 of the chain 7
By hooking 1 at an appropriate position on the chain 6, the door body 4 which is biased by the air damper 8 and rotates upward is restricted from further rotation by the chain 6 and the chain 7 at a desired position. . Therefore, the outer door 3 is maintained in the opened state at a desired opening angle in addition to the fully opened state.

[0011]

According to the present invention, in the outer door of the vending machine which is provided on the front upper part of the case main body, and the door main body rotates upward to open the front upper part, the self-weight is applied when the door main body is opened. When the door is closed, the handle comes into contact with the case body and is stored inside the door body when the door body is closed. The door body can be pulled down by holding the hanging handle, so that even an operator with a short height can easily close the outer door.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an essential part of an outer door showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a handle

FIG. 3 is a front view of a vending machine including an outer door of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the vending machine of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a vending machine having an outer door according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 case body 3 outer door 4 door body 5 handle 6 chain 7 chain

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An outer door of a vending machine which is provided on a front upper part of a case main body, and in which the door main body rotates upward to open the front upper part, the outer main body hangs down by its own weight when the door main body is opened, and the door main body. An outer door of a vending machine, comprising a handle which is brought into contact with the case body and stored in the door body when closed. 2. An outer door of a vending machine, which is provided on an upper front surface of a case main body, and in which the door main body rotates upward to open the upper front surface, one end of which is connected to the door main body and the other end of which is open. An outer door of a vending machine, comprising: a chain that hangs down; and a chain that has one end connected to the case body and is separably connected to the chain on the door body side.