JPH0755667Y2 - Cup unloading device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device] [Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to a cup unloading device provided in a cup type vending machine used for selling beverages such as coffee beverages and syrup beverages, and more specifically, a plurality of cups placed in a substantially concentric shape on a table. The present invention relates to a cup unloading device for respectively unloading different cup groups to different unloading sections arranged in parallel.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, as this type of cup unloading device, for example, one shown in FIG. 5 is known. In the above-mentioned conventional cup unloading device A, as shown in the figure, a plurality of, for example, hot cup groups 2a, 2b and ice cup groups 3a, 3b, 3c are provided on the upper surface of the table 1 which is rotationally driven only in one direction. Are placed concentrically, and the carry-out section 2 of the hot cup groups 2a, 2b and the ice cup groups 3a, 3b, 3
Drive devices 6 and 7 for swinging and driving the flappers 4 and 5, respectively, are provided adjacent to the carry-out section 3 of c. Then, the ice cup groups 3a, 3b, 3c are carried out by the flapper 5 which is driven to swing by the drive unit 7 by the unloading section 3
To the hot cup group 2a, 2b,
The flapper 4 rockingly driven by the driving device 6 sequentially pushes it out to the carry-out section 2.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, in the conventional cup unloading device A having the above-described configuration, as described above, the flapper 4, the driving device 6, the flapper 5, and the driving device 6 are provided as mechanisms for unloading the two types of cup groups to the respective unloading portions 2 or 3. The device 7 must be provided, and as a result, a considerable space is required to deploy each of these mechanisms, and there is a problem in that the cup unloading device as a whole cannot be made compact. Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a compact cup unloading device.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the main means adopted by the present invention is that the different cup groups of the same kind are provided in a plurality of partition parts partitioned by a radial partition plate on the upper surface of the rotatable table. The groups are placed substantially concentrically so as to be adjacent to each other, and in the cup unloading device that carries out the plurality of cup groups to the respective unloading portions arranged side by side on the peripheral edge of the table, the table is normally or inverted Driving means for driving, detecting means for detecting a cup group adjacent to each of the carry-out parts, and when each of the cup groups is detected by the detecting means, rotation driving of the table is stopped and a predetermined amount of the upper surface of the table is stopped. Between the stop means for arranging the respective cup groups corresponding to the respective carry-out parts and the respective cup groups corresponding to the respective carry-out parts when stopped by the stop means. Position and, by selectively swung out section of said respective avoiding the partition plate positioned between the cup group said respective corresponding to unloading of said respective,
The cup unloading device is characterized in that each unloading section is provided with a first distributing means for unloading the respective cup groups.

[Action]

Since the cup unloading device according to the present invention is configured as described above, different cup groups of the plurality of cup groups are respectively unloaded to different unloading portions by the common drive means and distribution means. That is, it is not necessary to provide a plurality of mechanisms for carrying out the plurality of cup groups to the respective carry-out sections.

【Example】

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings to provide an understanding of the present invention. It should be noted that the following embodiments are examples of embodying the present invention and are not of the nature to limit the technical scope of the present invention. Here, FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a cup unloading device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a drive mechanism of a table constituting the cup unloading device, and FIGS. b)
Shows a distributing means and a driving means which constitute the above-mentioned cup carry-out device, and FIG. 1 (a) is a plan view and FIG. 2 (b).
Is a side view, and FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (f) are operation explanatory views of the drive means. Further, elements common to those of the conventional cup unloading device A shown in FIG. 5 will be described using the same reference numerals. As shown in FIG. 1, the cup unloading device B according to this embodiment has a table 1 on which a plurality of hot cup groups 2a, 2b and ice cup groups 3a, 3b, 3c are concentrically placed.
It is possible to rotate forward and backward, and the above-mentioned hot cup group 2
When any of the a, 2b and the ice cup groups 3a to 3c is detected by the detection switches 19 and 20 (detection means), the rotation drive of the table 1 is stopped, and the flapper 8 (distributor means) is driven by the drive means C. (See FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b)) By selectively swinging clockwise or counterclockwise, the hot cup groups 2a and 2b or the ice cup groups 3a to 3c are respectively driven. It is configured to sequentially carry out to different carry-out sections 2 or 3. Next, the above configuration will be described in detail. The table 1 is rotatably supported by bearings (not shown), and the upper surface of the table 1 includes five partition plates 9a.
9 to 9e are provided radially from the axis of rotation of the table 1 at equal angular intervals. And this partition plate
Between each of 9a to 9e, the ice cup group 3a, 3
b, 3c and hot cup groups 2a, 2b are placed. In this case, each of the cup groups is usually composed of 80 to 100 cups. As shown in FIG. 2, a Geneva gear 10 having five divided teeth is attached to the back surface of the table 1, and the Geneva gear 10 is a pin of a driver 12 rotated by a motor 11. It can be engaged with 12a. Therefore, when the motor 12 rotates the driver 12 one turn clockwise or counterclockwise, the table 1 is driven to rotate counterclockwise or clockwise one fifth turn. Although the Geneva gear 10 in this embodiment is configured to have teeth divided into 5, the number of teeth can be increased or decreased according to the number of cup groups placed on the upper surface of the table 1. Needless to say. Further, in FIG. 1, reference numerals 13 and 14 denote detection switches, which are detected portions provided at the boundary position between the hot cup group 2a and the ice cup group 3c on the outer peripheral edge of the table 1.
This is for detecting 15. The flapper 8 is composed of a plate-shaped member and is attached to a shaft 16 which is rotatably supported by a bearing (not shown). The flapper 8 is engageable with the hot cup group 2b and the ice cup group 3a placed on the table 1 and located in the respective standby portions 17 and 18 of the cup unloading device B. When the flapper 8 is oscillated in the clockwise direction, the hot cup group 2b is pushed out and carried out to the unloading section 2. On the other hand, when it is oscillated in the counterclockwise direction, the ice cup group 3a is removed. It is pushed out and carried out to the carry-out section 3. In this case, the flapper 8 is configured to pass above the partition plates 9a to 9e at the time of swing drive. In the figure, reference numerals 19 and 20 are detection switches for detecting the presence or absence of a cup group in each of the standby sections 17 and 18. A pinion gear 21 is attached to the end of the shaft 16 as shown in FIGS. Sliding members 22 and 23 in which 22a and 23a are engraved are arranged so as to be slidable and opposite to each other. The sliding member 22
And 23 on the sides facing each other, a notch groove
22b and 23b are engraved respectively, and this notch groove 22b
Pins 24 are inserted and arranged in the interiors of 23 and 23b. One end of a link 25 to which the pin 24 is pivotally mounted is rotatably supported by a pin 28 at an eccentric position of a disk-shaped crank 27 that is rotationally driven by a motor 26. Link 25 above
Is constantly elastically urged toward the upper surface of the crank 27 by the coil spring 29 attached to the pin 28. Therefore, when the crank 27 is driven to rotate clockwise, for example, by the motor 26, frictional force generated between the lower surface of the link 25 and the upper surface of the crank 27 also causes the link 25 to be displaced in the clockwise direction together with the crank 27. The pin 24 attached to the tip of the link 25 and the notch groove 22 of the sliding member 22.
and b are engaged (see FIG. 4 (a)). Above crank 27
When is further rotated clockwise, the pin 24 comes into contact with the side of the notch groove 22b of the sliding member 22 and the link 25 moves in the direction of arrow 30 (see FIG. 4 (b). )reference).
As a result, the pinion gear 21 that meshes with the rack 22a of the sliding member 22 is rotationally driven in the clockwise direction, and the flapper 8
Is also rockingly driven in the clockwise direction. Then, the hot cup 2b in FIG. 1 is carried out to the carry-out section 2. Further, as the crank 27 is rotationally driven in the clockwise direction, the link 25 is slidably driven in the direction of the arrow 31 this time (see FIG. 4 (c)). As a result, the pinion gear 21
Is rotated counterclockwise. Therefore, the flapper 8 is also driven to swing counterclockwise and returns to the original state. still,
During operation of the sliding member 22, the sliding member 23
Are driven to slide relatively in the opposite direction to the sliding member 22. On the other hand, when the crank 27 is rotationally driven in the counterclockwise direction, the ice cup group 3a is moved to the carry-out section 3 this time in the same manner as the operation and action when the crank 27 is rotationally driven in the clockwise direction. Be delivered to. The operation procedure of the crank 27, the link 25, the sliding member 23 and the pinion gear 21 in this case is shown in FIGS. 4 (d), (e) and (f). That is, when the crank 27 makes one rotation in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction, the flapper 8 is swingably driven in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction only once. In this case, shaft 16, pinion gear 21, sliding members 22, 23, pin 2
The driving means C is constituted by the 4, link 25, the motor 26, the crank 27, the pin 28, the coil spring 29, and the like. The cup carry-out device B is configured as described above. Next, the operation of the cup carry-out device B will be described with reference to FIG. For example, a hot cup group 2c placed on the carry-out section 2
When the hot cups are carried out one by one from the hot cup group 2c, and the hot cup group 2c disappears, the detection switch 19 causes the standby section.
When the presence or absence of the hot cup group in 17 is confirmed, and when the presence of the hot cup group 2b is confirmed in the standby unit 17 as shown in the figure, the motor 26 of the drive means C rotates clockwise. As a result, the flapper 8 is also driven to swing clockwise, and the hot cup group 2b is carried out to the carry-out section 2. On the other hand, when there is no hot cup group in the standby unit 17, the table 1 is rotated clockwise by 1/5 rotation by the motor 11 and the hot cup group 2a is sent to the position of the standby unit 17. Be done. Then, similarly to the above, the flapper 8 is oscillated in the clockwise direction by the drive means C, so that the hot cup group 2a is carried out to the carry-out section 2. At this time, if the detected part 15 is detected by the detection switch 13 and the presence of the hot cup group in the standby part 17 is not confirmed by the detection switch 19, it is determined that the cup has run out and is displayed on the vending machine body not shown. To be done. On the other hand, the procedure for carrying out the ice cup group to the carry-out section 3 is the same as the procedure for carrying out the hot cup group to the carry-out section 2, but in this case, the flapper 8 and the table 1 are used. Are rotated counterclockwise, respectively. In the above embodiment, the case where the number of cup groups is 5 has been described as an example, but it goes without saying that the number of cup groups can be appropriately increased or decreased. In this case, it is necessary to replace the Geneva gear 10 and the driver 12 according to the number of the cup groups.

[Effect of device]

As described above, according to the present invention, different cup groups are placed on the upper surface of the rotatable table in a plurality of compartments partitioned by radial partition plates substantially concentrically so that the cup groups of the same type are adjacent to each other. In a cup unloading device for unloading the plurality of cup groups to respective unloading portions arranged side by side on the peripheral edge of the table, drive means for driving the table in the normal and reverse directions and adjoining the respective unloading portions Detecting means for detecting the cup group, and when detecting the respective cup groups by this detecting means, the rotational drive of the table is stopped and the predetermined cup groups on the upper surface of the table are made to correspond to the respective carry-out parts. The stopping means to be positioned and the respective cup groups corresponding to the respective unloading portions, which are located between the respective cup groups corresponding to the respective unloading portions when stopped by the stopping means. By providing the single dispensing means for unloading the respective cup groups to the respective unloading parts by selectively swinging to the respective unloading parts while avoiding the partition plate located between them. Since it is a characteristic cup unloading device, a mechanism for respectively unloading different cup groups of the plurality of cup groups to different unloading portions can be configured by one set of distribution means and drive means. Therefore, the size of the entire cup unloading device can be made quite compact, and the efficiency of device assembly and cost reduction can be achieved together with the reduction in the number of parts.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a cup unloading device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of a drive mechanism of a table constituting the cup unloading device, and FIG. (a) and (b) show a distribution means and a driving means which constitute the above-mentioned cup carry-out device, and FIG. (a) is a plan view, (b) is a side view, and (a) in FIG. 5F to FIG. 5F are diagrams for explaining the operation of the driving means, and FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing the configuration of the conventional cup unloading device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 …… Table 2 …… Unloading section 2a, 2b …… Hot cup group 3 …… Unloading section 3a, 3b, 3c …… Ice cup group 8 …… Flapper (Distribution means) 9a-9e …… Partition plate 19 , 20 …… Detection switch (detection means) B …… Cup unloading device C …… Drive means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cup group of the same kind is placed in a plurality of compartments partitioned by a radial partition plate on the upper surface of a rotatable table in a substantially concentric manner so that the cup groups of the same type are adjacent to each other,
In a cup unloading device for unloading the plurality of cup groups to respective unloading parts arranged side by side on the peripheral edge of the table, a driving means for driving the table in a normal direction and a reverse direction, and a cup adjacent to the unloading parts. And a detecting means for detecting the groups, and when the detecting means detects the respective cup groups, the rotation drive of the table is stopped and the predetermined cup groups on the upper surface of the table are positioned so as to correspond to the respective carry-out parts. Between the respective cup groups corresponding to the respective carry-out portions and located between the respective stop means and the respective cup groups corresponding to the respective carry-out portions when stopped by the stop means. A single distributing means for unloading the respective cup groups is provided in each of the unloading parts by selectively swinging to the respective unloading parts while avoiding the partition plate located. You Cup unloading device.