JPH07272108A - Separation-type automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an automatic vending machine which can easily be adaptable to a place where an installation space is small and which is not projected to a road. CONSTITUTION:The automatic vending machine 1 provided with a product storage part 5 storing products (a) and a service part 20 provided with a product take-out port 8 facing a service surface are mutually separatedly arranged. A carry-out route 22 carrying-out the product (a) discharged from an elevating/ lowering basket 19 to the product take-out port 11 of the service part 20 is provided between the automatic vending machine 1 and the service part 20 by passing through a wall 21. Even if the installation space of an outdoor-side is small, only the service part 20 can be installed without a trouble, and inconvenience that the machine is projected to the road as in a conventional case does not occur. Since the automatic vending machine where the products (a) are stored is installed in a house, the robbery of the products (a) can surely be prevented.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to vending machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As conventional vending machines, FIGS.
The ones shown in are known. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes an automatic vending machine body that supports a front door 2 as a customer service portion in an openable and closable manner. Inside the automatic vending machine body 1, an inner box 3 has an inner door 3 openably supported in the front thereof. 4 are provided.
A product storage unit 5 for storing products is arranged on the upper side of the inner box 4, and a chute 6 is inclined below the product storage unit 5 in the inner box 4 so as to be lower toward the front. It is arranged. Here, 7 is a product dispensing opening provided in the lower portion of the inner door 3, 8 is a product outlet provided in the lower portion of the front door 2, and 9 is a plurality of product selection pushers provided in the upper portion of the front door 2. It is a button.

The products a such as canned beverages are stored in the product storage parts 5 in a vertically stacked posture, and the lowermost product a stored in the product storage parts 5 is the lower end opening of the product storage part 5. It is designed to be paid out downward from the department. The product a dispensed from the product storage unit 5 drops on the chute 6, and is guided by the chute 6 to be dispensed to the product outlet 8 via the product dispensing opening 7.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the product take-out port 8 is provided near the vertical center of the front door 2 so that the product b paid out to the product take-out port 8 can be easily taken out without bending. Some are configured as follows.

That is, in the main body 1 of the vending machine that rotatably supports the front door 2, a plurality of product storage sections 5 are provided vertically and arranged at the lower end of each product storage section 5. Commodities b such as cigarettes are directly stacked on the shelves 11 in front and rear two rows, and an extruding member 13 is provided on each shelf 11 to reciprocate in the front-rear direction to dispense the commodities b to the dispensing passage 12. Has been.

The product b dispensed to the dispensing passage 12 by the movement of the pushing member 13 falls through the dispensing passage 12 and is placed on the belt conveyor device 18 arranged at the bottom of the vending machine body 1. Can be posted on. After that, the product b is laterally moved by the belt conveyor device 18 and placed on the elevating basket 19, and the product b is lifted from the elevating basket 19 and placed on the front door 2 near the vertical center. It is supposed to be paid out to the exit 8.

[0007]

However, in the vending machine having the above-described conventional structure, the vending machine body 1 provided with the product storage section 5 and the front surface as the customer service section provided with the product take-out port 8 are provided. Since the door 2 is integrated with the structure, the depth dimensions L1 and L2 become large, making it difficult to install in a place with a small installation space such as under the eaves of a house. There was a problem that it would stick out.

The present invention solves the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic vending machine which can easily cope with a small installation space and does not stick out on a road or the like.

[0009]

In order to solve the above problems, the first means of the present invention is to provide a vending machine main body provided with a product storage section for storing products and a customer service section provided with a product outlet. Are separately arranged, and between these vending machine body and the customer service section, there is provided a transportation route for transporting the products dispensed in the vending machine body to the product outlet side of the customer service section. is there.

The second means of the present invention is the same as the first means, wherein an auxiliary storage section for temporarily storing the product conveyed through the transfer route is provided in the customer service section. A control means is provided for replenishing the auxiliary storage unit with the same type of product as the dispensed product from the product storage unit when the product is delivered to the exit.

[0011]

With the above first means, the vending machine body and the customer service section are arranged separately, and the product dispensed from the product storage section is transported to the customer service section through the transport path. Even if the installation space is small, only the customer service section needs to be placed at this location, and the product storage section can be placed at another location where there is enough space.

Further, since the product is stored in the auxiliary storage section in the customer service section by the second means, when the push button for selecting the product is pushed, the product is immediately paid out to the product outlet. be able to.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same reference numerals are given to those having the same functions as those of the related art and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, in this vending machine, the vending machine body 1 is provided with a product storage section 5 for storing products a such as canned beverages, and the customer service provided with a product outlet 8. It is arranged separately from the section 20. That is,
Only the customer service part 20 provided with the product take-out port 8 and the product selection push button 9 is arranged outdoors, and the product storage part 5 and various dispensing devices (chute 6, belt conveyor device 18, lifting basket 19) and the like are provided. The vending machine body 1 is installed indoors with a wall 21 in between.

Between the vending machine body 1 and the customer service section 20, a transportation path for transporting the product a dispensed from the lifting basket 19 of the vending machine body 1 to the product outlet 8 of the customer service section 20. 22 is provided through the wall 21.
In this embodiment, the vending machine body 1 and the transport route 2
The upper end of the transfer position of the lifting basket 19 which is a connection part with the 2 is provided at a position higher than the product outlet 8 which is a connection part between the customer service part 20 and the transfer path 22, and the product a is transferred by its own weight to the transfer path 22. It is designed to be paid out to the commodity outlet 8 through

According to the above construction, even if the installation space on the outdoor side is small, the customer service section 20 can be installed without any trouble because the depth dimension L3 is small, and there is a problem that the customer section 20 sticks out on a road or the like as in the past. It does not happen. In addition, the vending machine body 1 can be arranged indoors by selecting a place with a sufficient space, and the degree of freedom of the installation place is improved. Furthermore, since the vending machine body 1 is placed indoors, the theft of the product a stored in the product storage unit 5 can be prevented more reliably.

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the present invention. Also in this vending machine, the vending machine body 1 provided with the product storage portion 5 for storing a relatively lightweight product b such as cigarette and the customer service portion 20 provided with the product outlet 8 are separated. It is arranged. Further, only the customer service section 20 provided with the product take-out port 8 and the product selection push button 9 is arranged outdoors, and the vending machine body 1 provided with the product storage section 5, chute 6 and the like has the wall 21. It is installed indoors away from each other.

A payout station 23 is provided at the downstream end position of the chute 6 in the main body 1 of the vending machine, and a transport path 22 is provided so as to connect the payout station 23 and the product outlet 8 of the customer service section 20. There is. Transport route 22
Is equipped with an air shooter device (not shown), and when the product b is dispensed to the dispensing station 23, the air shooter device is driven to convey the product b to the product outlet 8 of the customer service section 20. There is. 24 is a product b
It is an opening / closing body that closes the payout opening from the chute 6 of the payout station 23 when the paper is transported.

With this structure as well, even if the installation space on the outdoor side is small, the customer service section 20 can be installed without any trouble because the depth dimension L4 is small, and the same effect as the above embodiment can be obtained. .

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
The same functions as those of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. In this vending machine, an auxiliary storage section 25 for temporarily storing the product b transported via the transport path 22 is provided in the upper part of the customer service section 20. Then, a control means (not shown) is provided, and the product b
When the product is dispensed to the product outlet 8, the dispensed product b
The product b of the same type is controlled so as to be transported from the product storage unit 5 through the transport path 22 and replenished in the auxiliary storage unit 25. In addition, reference numeral 26 slides laterally in the auxiliary storage unit 25 to transfer the product b replenished in the auxiliary storage unit 25 through the product delivery passage 27 in the customer service unit 20.
It is a slide member that is paid out to the side.

According to this structure, the same operational effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained, and in addition, since some of the products b are stored in the auxiliary storage section 25 in the customer service section 20 in advance, the product selection pusher can be selected. When the button 9 is pressed, the product b in the auxiliary storage portion 25 can be immediately dispensed to the product outlet 8. After that, the product b of the same type as the sold product b is stored in the auxiliary storage unit 2.
It will be replenished in 5 and ready for the next sale. It should be noted that the number of stored products b stored in the auxiliary storage unit 25 may be single or plural.

Further, it is needless to say that the transportation means for the products a and b in the transportation path 22 is not limited to the weight of the product a or air as described above, but various transportation means such as a conveyor device may be used. Absent. Further, the product take-out port 8 may be provided at the central position in the vertical direction of the customer service section 20, and the product b may be carried to the product take-out port 8 via the carrying path 22. In this case, the product b is not bent down. Easy to take out.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, the main body of the vending machine and the customer service section are separately arranged, and the product dispensed from the product storage section is transported to the customer service section through the transport path. As a result, even if the installation space is small, it is possible to install the customer service section without any problems, and it is possible to prevent the problem of protruding to the road etc. as in the past, and to select a safe place and sell it automatically. The machine body can be placed to prevent theft of goods.

By storing some of the products in the auxiliary storage section in the customer service section, the products can be immediately dispensed to the product outlet at the time of sale.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a separation type vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a separation type vending machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a separation type vending machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of a conventional vending machine.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a conventional vending machine.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a conventional vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Vending machine main body 5 Product storage unit 6 Chute 8 Product outlet 9 Push button for product selection 20 Customer service unit 22 Transport route 25 Auxiliary storage unit a, b Product

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A vending machine main body provided with a product storage section for storing products and a customer service section provided with a product outlet are separated from each other, and between the vending machine body and the customer service section. In addition, the separation-type vending machine is provided with a transportation route for transporting the products dispensed from the vending machine body to the product outlet side of the customer service section. 2. An auxiliary storage unit for temporarily storing the product conveyed through the transfer route is provided in the customer service unit, and when the product is delivered to the product outlet, the same as the delivered product is provided. 2. The separation-type vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising control means for controlling so as to replenish the auxiliary storage unit with the types of products from the product storage unit.