JPH076873U - Vending machine coin return lever - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] It is an object of the present invention to provide a coin return lever of a vending machine that can be easily operated especially when a child, an elderly person, or a wheelchair person uses the coin return lever. [Structure] A base portion 61 which is disposed in the vertical middle portion on the front surface of the vending machine 1 and is attached to the vending machine 1 so as to be rotatable and automatically returnable between a stationary position and a return position for returning coins. And a lever portion 62 extending in one direction from the base portion 61 and having a rotation range set downward from the center of the base portion 61.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a coin return lever of a vending machine that sells canned juice and canned coffee, for example.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the coin returning lever of the conventional vending machine projects from the front surface of the main door 72 of the vending machine 71 as a part of the coin returning device 74 and is located above the main door 72. It is rotatably attached. The coin return lever 73 is integrally configured by a disc-shaped base portion 73a and a knob portion 73b protruding from the front surface of the base portion 73a. The base portion 73a is attached to the vending machine 71 so as to be rotatable and automatically returnable, and the knob portion 73b is formed in one letter so as to longitudinally cut the front surface of the base portion 73a in the radial direction. By rotating the knob portion 73b so as to twist, the coin returning device 74 inside the vending machine 71 is operated, and the inserted coin or change is dispensed to the coin return port 75.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

According to the coin return lever 73 of the conventional vending machine 71, when the coin is returned, the knob portion 73b is pinched with the thumb and forefinger in the clockwise direction (the main door of the vending machine). Need to be rotated (turned). In addition, since this operation is performed with the knob 73b being small, the distance between the force point and the center of rotation being short, and resisting the return force, the knob 73b can be picked with a relatively large force accordingly. In addition, there is a problem in that operability is poor because it must be rotated. Also, since the coin return lever 73 is located relatively upward, especially when children, the elderly, or people in wheelchairs use the vending machine 71 and use the coin return lever 73, This forces the person to stretch his hand upward to stretch his back, and in an unnatural posture, pinch the knob 73b, which is difficult to pinch, with his fingers to rotate it. Poor operability becomes a problem. In addition, even an adult or the like often operates the coin return lever 73 with his / her hand while grasping the coin, which causes a problem that the coin return lever 73 is difficult to use.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and in particular, an automatic vending machine that can be easily operated by a child, an elderly person, or a wheelchair user when using the coin return lever. The purpose is to provide a coin return lever for the machine.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is arranged in the vertical middle part on the front surface of a vending machine, and rotates and automatically returns to the vending machine between a steady position and a return position for returning coins. It is characterized by comprising a base part which is attached so that it can be attached, and a lever part which extends in one direction from the base part and whose rotation range is set downward from the center of the base part.

[0006]

[Action]

 According to the coin return lever of this vending machine, when you want to return the input coins or pay the change, you can operate the lever part and rotate the base part from the steady position to the return position. The device is activated, the input coins are paid out, and the input coins are returned and the change is paid. Since the lever portion is configured to extend in one direction from the base portion, it can be operated by simply grasping it with a hand or attaching it to a hand or a finger without pinching with a finger. In addition, this operation can be easily performed by moving the hand attached to the lever portion in a substantially linear manner without rotating it by twisting. On the other hand, the placement position of the coin return lever is lower in the vertical middle of the vending machine as compared to the conventional one, and the lever part extends in one direction from the base, and its rotation range is from the center of the base. Since it is set on the lower side, especially when used by children, elderly people, and wheelchair users, it is possible to operate the coin return lever in a position where the hand is extended almost horizontally and the hand is not raised so much. it can. In addition, since the force point of the lever portion is sufficiently away from the center of the base portion, the lever for levering the coin allows the coin return lever to be easily operated with a small force.

[0007]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, a coin return lever of a vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This coin return lever is applied to canned juice, canned coffee, and other vending machines that sell a wide variety of products. When returning the inserted coins or paying out the change, by turning the coin return lever with your hand, coins are paid out to the coin return port from the coin mechanism arranged inside the vending machine. It is structured.

FIG. 1 is a front view of this vending machine. As shown in the figure, a main door 2 is provided on the front surface of the vending machine 1, and on the front surface of the main door 2, there is a customer service panel 3 framed by a curved line from an intermediate portion to a lower portion, Located on the upper side of the customer service panel 3, there is provided a product display 4 configured to fill the width of the main door 2. A banknote slot 5, a money indicator 6, a coin return lever 7 and a coin slot 8 are arranged in this order from the left side in the upper part of the customer service panel 3, that is, in the vertical middle part of the vending machine 1. Further, a merchandise outlet 9 is provided below the banknote insertion port 5, and a coin return port 10 is provided below the coin insertion port 8. Inside the product display 4, the product samples 11 are arranged in two rows and twelve columns, and the same product samples 11 are arranged at the same row positions in the upper and lower rows. The selection buttons 12 are arranged in two rows and twelve columns corresponding to the product sample 11.

In this case, the same product group is arranged in two stages on the product display 4, and the lower part is at a lower position so that children, the elderly, and wheelchairs can easily press the selection button 12. It is arranged. Similarly, the customer service panel 3 has a structure that can be easily used by wheelchair users. For example, the merchandise outlet 9 and the coin return port 10 are arranged higher than the conventional ones. It is now possible to take out products and returned coins easily and naturally. Further, since the banknote insertion slot 5, the cash indicator 6, the coin return lever 7 and the coin insertion slot 8 are arranged horizontally in one row at a relatively low position, the banknote or coin insertion slot and the coin return lever 7 are arranged. The operation of can be done easily.

Next, FIGS. 2 and 3 show the structure of the coin returning device 13 including the coin returning lever 7, and the main part of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a partial cutting front view (a) and a cutting side view (b) showing a steady state before returning coins, and FIG. 3 is a partial cutting front view (a) showing a returning state when returning coins and It is a cutting side view (b).

The coin returning device 13 includes a coin returning lever 7 which is configured to be rotatable, a lever holder 14 which supports the coin returning lever 7 to be rotatable, and a reciprocating linear movement of the coin returning lever 7. It is composed of an actuating mechanism 15 that changes its direction into motion, and a coin mechanism 16 that is actuated by a pressing operation based on the reciprocating linear motion of the actuating mechanism 15. That is, when the coin return lever 7 is rotated, the operating mechanism 15 moves forward to press the coin mechanism 16 to operate the coin mechanism 16 to dispense coins.

The coin mechanism 16 is provided inside the main door 2 just below the coin slot 8 and is provided on the coin mechanism main body 21 attached to the front panel 2 a of the main door 2 and the upper part of the coin mechanism main body 21. It is composed of a coin receiving opening 22 and a jam release lever 23. The coin mechanism 16 has a function of discriminating inserted coins, and also has a function of paying out coins to the coin return port 10 based on a return instruction of the inserted coins or change. That is, the jam release lever 23 is rotatably attached to the upper part of the coin mechanism main body 21, and by pushing down the coin mechanism main body 21, the coin mechanism main body 21 operates so that return coins or change can be paid out. It is configured.

The actuating mechanism 15 is disposed above the coin mechanism 16, and has a fixing member 31 for fixing the actuating mechanism 15 to the front panel 2 a of the main door 2 and a support plate 32 fixed to the fixing member 31. A pressure plate 33 slidably supported by the support plate 32, and a coil spring 34 for automatically returning the pressure plate 33. The support plate 32 is made of steel or the like in a thin plate shape, and has a mounting piece portion 35 on which the upper end of the coil spring 34 is mounted and an upper and lower guide bolts 36 for slidably guiding the pressure plate 33 on the middle portion. , 36 and. Each of the guide bolts 36 is a stepped bolt, and the stepped portion between the surface of the support plate 32 and the bolt head guides the pressure plate 33 slidably.

The pressure plate 33 is formed in an L shape by a slide portion 37 and a pusher portion 38 for operating the coin mechanism 16, and an attachment piece portion 39 for attaching a lower end of the coil spring 34 is provided at a lower portion of the slide portion 37. In the middle portion in the left-right direction, two wide upper and lower elongated holes 40 for sliding are provided, and in the vicinity of the upper elongated hole 40, a rectangular opening 41 with which the operating end of the coin returning lever 7 is engaged. Each is formed. Both elongated holes 40, 40 are slidably engaged with both guide bolts 36, 36 of the support plate 32, respectively, whereby the pressure plate 33 is attached to the support plate 32 so as to be vertically reciprocally movable. ing.

Both ends of the coil spring 34 are attached to the mounting piece portion 35 of the support plate 32 and the mounting piece portion 39 of the pressure plate 33, respectively, and normally urge the pressure plate 33 upward. There is. Therefore, when the coin return lever 7 is rotated, the pressure plate 33 slides downward against the coil spring 34, and the pusher portion 38 presses the jam release lever 23 of the coin mechanism 16 to move the coin mechanism. 16 is activated.

The lever holder 14 is arranged inside the front panel 2 a of the main door 2 so as to face the operating mechanism 15, and is fixed to the front panel 2 a by a support member 51 and a support member 51 that is screwed. And a lever holder main body 52 that is formed. The lever holder main body 52 has a bearing portion 53 at a central portion thereof, and rotatably pivotally supports the coin return lever 7 while preventing the coin return lever 7 from coming off. The tip of the bearing portion 53 faces a circular opening 2b provided in the front panel 2a of the main door 2, which allows the lever holder 14 to be positioned, that is, the coin return lever 7 to be positioned. There is.

The coin return lever 7 includes a base portion 61 rotatably supported by the lever holder 14, a lever portion 62 integrally formed with the base portion 61, and a transmission member attached to a rotation shaft 63 of the base portion 61. And 64. A portion of the base portion 61 exposed to the outside of the main door 2 is formed into a disc shape, and a rotating shaft 63 is provided coaxially with the portion. The rotating shaft 63 is inserted into the bearing portion 53 of the lever holder 14 through the circular opening 2b of the main door 2, and the base portion 61 is mounted on the lever holder 14 between the normal position and the return position. It is rotatably supported.

The transmission member 64 is composed of a rotary plate 65 fixed to the tip of the rotary shaft 63 and a rotary shaft 66 fixed to the tip of the rotary plate 65. The rotation plate 65 is screwed to the axis of the rotation shaft 63 of the base 61, and extends parallel to the actuating mechanism 15 toward the rectangular opening 41 of the pressure plate 33 (FIG. 2 (a)). reference). One end of the rotating shaft 66 is crimped to the rotating plate 65, extends at a right angle from the rotating plate 65, and the other end penetrates the rectangular opening 41 at a right angle. As a result, when the rotating shaft 66 rotates, the pressure plate 33 slides linearly downward through the rectangular opening 41.

The lever portion 62 is formed in a rod shape, and is provided so as to project from the base portion 61 so as to vertically cut the base portion 61 in the radial direction. The tip of the lever portion 62 extends obliquely downward to the right (steady position) and has a length slightly more than twice the diameter of the base portion 61. Further, the lever 62 has a rotation range set downward from the center of the base 61, and a state of being 45 degrees to the right with respect to a vertical line passing through the center of the base 61 is a steady position, and 45 degrees to the left. It is configured to rotate in a range of 90 degrees in total, with the state in 1) as the return position.

The operation of the coin returning device 13 will be described below. When returning coins inserted into the coin mechanism 16 or paying out change, the user first operates the coin return lever 7 to rotate it from the steady position to the return position. Then, the rotary shaft 66 of the coin return lever 7 rotates, and pushes the pressure plate 33 downward through the rectangular opening 41. At this time, the rotational movement is converted into a linear movement, the pressure plate 33 slides linearly downward, and the pusher portion 38 pushes down the jam release lever 23 of the coin mechanism 16. As a result, the coin mechanism 16 operates to dispense coins to the coin return port 10 provided on the front surface of the main door 2 of the vending machine 1. On the other hand, when the coin return lever 7 is released, the pressure plate 33 is automatically returned by the coil spring 34, and the coin return lever is also automatically returned to the steady position by receiving the biasing force of the coil spring 34.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the lever portion 62 of the coin return lever 7 is formed in the shape of a rod, is projected from the base portion 61, and is configured to extend obliquely downward, , It can be operated simply by grasping it with your hand or attaching your hand or finger to it and moving it almost horizontally. On the other hand, the position of the coin return lever 7 is lower than that of the conventional one, and the rotation range of the lever portion 62 is set downward from the center of the base portion 61. Therefore, especially for children, elderly people, and wheelchairs. When used by a person, the lever portion 62 can be operated at a position where the hand is naturally extended without raising the hand so much. Also, since the lever 62 is rod-shaped and long, the distance from the fulcrum of the base to the point of force is sufficient, so the lever principle makes it easy to operate without much force. it can.

The length of the lever portion described in the present embodiment is slightly more than twice the diameter of the base portion in the embodiment, but it can be arbitrarily extended depending on the facility such as a hospital or public facility. Good. Further, although the turning range of the lever portion is 90 degrees in the embodiment, it may be widened or narrowed, and the steady position thereof is, in the embodiment, a vertical line passing through the center of the base portion. On the other hand, although it is 45 degrees to the right, it may be set on a vertical line passing through the center of the base, or may be set arbitrarily. In addition, the detailed configuration can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0023]

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the coin return lever of the vending machine, since the lever portion extends in one direction, simply grasp it with a hand or attach a hand or finger to it, and It can be easily operated. In addition, the placement position of the coin return lever is lower than before, the lever part extends in one direction from the base, and the range of its rotation is set downward from the center of the base, raising the hand a little. It can be easily operated in its natural position. Therefore, it has an effect that the operability can be improved not only for ordinary people but also for children, elderly people, and wheelchair users.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vending machine to which a coin returning lever of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a partial cutting front view (a) and a cutting side view showing a structure around a coin return lever in a steady state.

FIG. 3 is a partial cutting front view (a) and a cutting side view showing a structure around a coin return lever at the time of returning.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view of a coin return lever.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a vending machine to which a conventional coin return lever is applied.

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory view of a conventional coin return lever.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Vending Machine 2 Main Door 7 Coin Return Lever 61 Base 62 Lever

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A base portion, which is disposed at an intermediate portion in the vertical direction on the front surface of the vending machine and is attached to the vending machine so as to be rotatable and automatically returnable between a stationary position and a return position for returning coins. And a lever portion extending in one direction from the base portion and having a rotation range set downward from the center of the base portion.