JPH0670075U - vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide an automatic vending machine in which the area occupied by the product insertion port can be made small and the product passage in the front row can be lengthened in the vertical direction accordingly. [Composition] When replenishing the merchandise A into the merchandise passage 9 in the next row of the front row, the merchandise A is loaded with the merchandise guide plate 15 in the lower rotation position. Further, when replenishing the product A to the product passage 9 in the front row, the product guide plate 15 is rotated upward so that the product passage 9 in the front row communicates with the product insertion port 12 in the product passage 9 in the next row. The product A is inserted through the product insertion port 12. With such a configuration, the area occupied by the product inlet 12 is reduced, and the upper door 7 is downsized. Further, the upper end of the product passage 9 in the front row is raised to the position of the product insertion opening 12 for the next row because there is no product introduction port dedicated to the front row, and the product passage 9 in the front row is vertically elongated.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an automatic vending machine in which products in cans or bottles are stored in product passages provided in a plurality of rows in the longitudinal direction of the main body of the automatic vending machine.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of vending machine, it is known that a serpentine type product storage section is provided (for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-108189). This vending machine generally has a plurality of vertically extending product passages arranged in the front-rear direction of the vending machine body, and a plurality of product passage rows arranged in parallel in the width direction of the vending machine body. Is. The height of the upper end of each product passage is lower from the rear toward the front, and the product inlet corresponding to the height of the upper end of each product passage is located vertically in the upper front part of the vending machine body. It is provided in multiple stages. In addition, each product slot is connected to each product channel by a product guide plate extending toward the upper end of the product channel.For example, the product channel in the front row stores the products loaded in the lowest product channel. It has become so.

An outer door covering the front surface is attached to the vending machine, and a type in which the outer door is opened and a product is inserted from a product insertion port is generally used, but recently, it is compatible with the product insertion port. The one that opens the part to be opened separately from the outer door has also been developed.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the conventional vending machine, since the product insertion ports corresponding to each product passage are provided in the vertical direction by the number of rows in the front-rear direction of the product passage, the occupied area of the product insertion port becomes large and the product insertion The type with a door dedicated to the mouth has a problem that the door becomes large and it is difficult to open and close. In addition, since the product inlets for the front row are located below the other inlets, the product passage in the front row is shortened in the vertical direction, which reduces the number of products stored. It was

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the area occupied by the product insertion port, which is accompanied by vertical movement of the front-most product passages. It is to provide a vending machine that can be lengthened.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides vertically extending product passages in a plurality of rows in the front-rear direction of the vending machine body, and at the upper part of the front surface of the vending machine body, there is a product slot corresponding to each product passage. In a vending machine in which the product inlets are provided in multiple stages in the vertical direction, and each product inlet communicates with each product passage by a product guide plate extending toward the upper end of the product passage, the product inlets are excluded except for the front row product passages. Of the product row in the front row, the upper end of the product row in the front row faces the lower side of the product guide plate for the next row, and the product guide board for the next row is used for the product row in the front row. It is rotatably installed so that it can communicate with the product slot.

[0007]

[Action]

 According to the vending machine of the present invention, the product insertion port is provided only for the other product passages except for the front row product passage, so that the occupied area of the product insertion port is reduced. In addition, when loading products into the front row product passage, tilt the product guide plate in the next row product passage upward, and the product row in the front row facing below the product guide plate will become the product passage in the next row. The product can be connected to the product entrance of the product line and the product can be inserted into the product line of the front row from the product line of the product line in the next row. Therefore, the uppermost part of the product passage in the front row is raised to the position of the product insertion opening for the next row, and the product passage in the front row becomes longer in the vertical direction because there is no product introduction port dedicated to the front row.

[0008]

【Example】

 1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a vending machine.

This vending machine has an opening on the front surface of the vending machine body 1, and an outer door 2 covers the opening from the substantially central portion in the vertical direction. The outer door 2 is provided with a product display unit 3 and a product outlet 4, and the product display unit 3 is provided with product samples 3a arranged in a total of three rows in the vertical direction and product selection buttons 3b corresponding to each product sample 3a. It has been burned. In addition, the outer door 2 is provided with a small door 5 for opening and closing a part thereof, and the small door 5 is provided with a money insertion portion 5a, a change return port 5b, etc., so that the small door 5 can be opened. It is possible to inspect various electrical equipment arranged inside the outer door 2 and to take in and out money. Inside the outer door 2, a heat-insulating inner door 6 for opening and closing the product storage section in the vending machine body 1 is provided as shown in FIG. A product outlet 6a facing the outlet 4 is provided.

An upper door 7 that opens and closes the product insertion port is attached to the upper front portion of the vending machine body 1, and an insulating plate 7 a that covers the product insertion port is provided on the inner surface of the upper door 7. An illumination panel 7b and a handle 7c are provided on the outer surface of the upper door 7, and the handle 7c locks and unlocks the upper door 7. An upper end of the upper door 7 is rotatably supported by the vending machine body 1, and telescopic rods 8 for holding the upper door 7 in an open state are attached to both sides of the upper door 7.

Inside the vending machine body 1, as shown in FIG. 2, vertically extending product passages 9 are provided in a total of four rows in the front-rear direction, and each product passage 9 is further arranged in the width direction of the vending machine body 1. There are several in parallel. Each product passage 9 is formed in a serpentine shape by a large number of arc plates 9a, and a product unloading mechanism 11 is provided at the lower end thereof. A chute plate 10 is provided below each product passage 9 and is inclined downward toward the product carry-out port 6a. Inside the upper door 7, there are provided product inlets 12 corresponding to the respective product passages 9. Each product inlet 12 has a total of three stages in which the product is inclined downward toward the back of the vending machine body 1. It is vertically partitioned by the plates 13, 14 and 15. Further, the height position of the upper end of each product passage 9 becomes lower from the rear to the front, and the uppermost product inlet 12 is connected to the product passage 9 in the last row via the product guide plate 13 and the middle position. The product inlet 12 is connected to the product passage 9 in the third row from the front row via the product guide plate 14, and the product inlet 12 at the bottom is connected to the product passage 9 in the next row in the front row via the product guide plate 15. It is in communication. Further, the product passage 9 in the front row faces below the product guide plate 15 for the next row, and in the product guide plate 15 for the next row, the product passage 9 in the front row is the product inlet 12 of the product passage 9 in the next row. It is provided rotatably upward so as to communicate with each other. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the product guide plate 15 for the next row is rotatably attached to both side plates 17 through the pins 16 at the rear end side, and the stopper 18 is provided at the front end side thereof. . The stopper 18 is composed of a pair of elastic members projecting toward the side plates 17, and the hole 1 provided on the side plates 17 at a position where the product guide plate 15 communicates the product passage 9 of the next row with the product inlet 12. It is adapted to be fitted in 7a. That is, when the product guide plate 15 is lifted up, as shown in FIG. 4, the inclined surface 18a of the stopper 18 contacts the upper end of the hole 17a, whereby the stopper 18 elastically deforms inward and comes out of the hole 17a. The plate 15 rotates upward. At this time, since the elastically deformed stopper 18 comes into pressure contact with the inner surfaces of the side plates 17, friction resistance acts between the stopper 18 and the side plates 17 to hold the product guide plate 15 at the upper position. Further, at the position below the product guide plate 15, the horizontal surface 18b of the stopper 18 is locked to the lower end of the hole 17a, so that the product guide plate 15 does not rotate downward.

In the vending machine configured as described above, the product A stored in each product passage 9 is prevented from falling by the carry-out element 11a of the product carry-out mechanism 11 as shown in FIG. By pressing the product selection button 3b, the product unloading mechanism 11 in the corresponding product passage 9 is activated and only one selected product A is unloaded. Then, the carried-out product A falls on the chute plate 10, rolls on the chute plate 10 and is carried out to the product take-out port 4.

In addition, when replenishing merchandise in the automatic vending machine, the upper door 7 is opened and a predetermined merchandise A is inserted into each merchandise insertion opening 12. At this time, when replenishing the merchandise A to the merchandise passage 9 in the next row of the front row, the merchandise A is loaded with the merchandise guide plate 15 in the lower rotation position as shown in FIG. 5 (a). . Further, when replenishing the product A in the front row product passage 9, the product guide plate 15 is rotated upward to move the front row product passage 9 to the next row product passage as shown in FIG. 5 (b). 9 is connected to the product input port 12 and the product A is input from the product input port 12.

As described above, according to the automatic vending machine of the present embodiment, the product slot 12 is provided only for the other product channels 9 except the product channel 9 in the front row, so that the product slot 12 is occupied. The area becomes smaller. As a result, the upper door 7 can be downsized and the opening / closing operation of the upper door 7 can be performed at a light speed, and the upper door 7 can be shared with the one having the product passages 9 arranged in three rows in the longitudinal direction. It becomes possible and the versatility can be improved. Further, since there is no dedicated product inlet for the front row, the upper end of the product passage 9 in the front row can be raised to the position of the product inlet 12 for the next row, so that the product passage 9 in the front row moves vertically. It becomes longer, and the number of products stored can be increased. Further, since the product guide plate for the front row can be omitted, the cost can be reduced.

[0015]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the vending machine of the present invention, the area occupied by the product insertion port can be reduced, so that the type of door having a door dedicated to the product insertion port can be downsized. , It is possible to open and close the door lightly. Moreover, since the frontmost product passage can be elongated in the vertical direction, the number of stored products can be increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a vending machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 2] Side sectional view of a vending machine

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of the vending machine.

[Fig. 4] Operation explanatory diagram of the product information board

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of a vending machine showing a product loading operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body of vending machine, 9 ... Product passage, 12 ... Product insertion port, 13, 14, 15 ... Product information board, A ... Product.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A product passage extending vertically is provided in a plurality of rows in the front-rear direction of a vending machine body, and product inlets corresponding to each product passage are provided in a plurality of vertical directions at the upper front part of the vending machine body. In a vending machine in which each product inlet communicates with each product passage by a product guide plate extending toward the upper end of the product passage, the product inlets are provided only for other product passages except for the front row product passages. At the same time, the upper end of the product passage in the front row faces below the product guide plate for the next row, and the product guide plate for the next row moves upward so that the product passage in the front row communicates with the product inlet for the next row. An automatic vending machine characterized by being rotatably provided.