JPH08110979A - Built-in automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To save the energy and to simplify the structure by connecting the inside of a showcase and the inside of a box for storage of a commodity carrying device which are installed indoors and providing a single air conditioner which controls the temperature in the showcase and the box. CONSTITUTION: A housing case 4 having a heat insulating structure where a commodity carrying device 2 is stored is installed indoors D. Commodity racks 7 are provided in the part, where a door 5 is opened/closed, in the housing case 4. The temperature in the housing case 4 where the commodity carrying device 2 and commodity racks 7 are stored is controlled by a single air conditioner 3 of a cooling or warming unit. Commodity charging ports to commodity exhibition racks 8 and the commodity carrying device 2 are provided in the housing case 4, and the temperature in the housing case 4 including them is controlled with charging port doors of the heat insulating structure closed. By this constitution, commodities arranged on commodity racks 7 are controlled at a proper temperature by the air conditioner 3 which controls the temperature of stock commodities in the commodity carrying device 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a built-in type vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A built-in type vending machine is constructed as shown in FIG. In the built-in type vending machine A, only the customer service section 1 is installed in the outdoor B, and the product transfer device 2 is installed in the building C.
It is installed in the indoor D by embedding it in, and the problem of the vending machine sticking out on the road can be avoided.

[0003]

The temperature inside the refrigerator housing the product transporting device 2 is adjusted by the air conditioner 3 of the cooling unit or the heating unit in order to bring the product to an appropriate temperature, and the built-in type vending machine is provided. However, it is required to save energy and simplify the structure.

An object of the present invention is to provide a built-in type vending machine which can realize energy saving and simplification of structure.

[0005]

In the built-in type vending machine of the present invention, a customer service section is installed outdoors, a product transfer device is installed indoors, and the product is transferred from the product transfer apparatus to a product outlet of the customer service section. In the built-in type vending machine to be put out, the inside of the showcase installed inside the room and the inside of the room for storing the product transfer device are connected to each other, and a single air conditioner for controlling the temperature inside the both cases is provided. It is characterized by

[0006]

With this structure, the temperature of the showcase product and the stock product of the product transfer device of the vending machine can be adjusted to an appropriate temperature by a single air conditioner.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A built-in type automatic vending machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment.

Here, a case where the convenience store is built in the building C in which the convenience store is operating will be described.
In the building C, a customer service section 1 is installed in an outdoor area B, and a product transfer device 2 is embedded and installed in an indoor area D. Inside the indoor D, an outer case 4 having a heat insulating structure for accommodating the product transport device 2 is installed.

The exterior case 4 not only accommodates the goods transporting device 2 but also has a door 5 which can be opened and closed from the indoor side. The door 5 is finished with a glass-filled window 6 so that the inside of the refrigerator can be seen. Door 5 in the outer case 4
A product shelf 7 is installed in the portion that is opened and closed by.

The inside of the outer case 4 accommodating the product transfer device 2 and the product shelf 7 is temperature-controlled by a single air conditioner 3 which is a cooling unit or a heating unit. 8
Is a product display shelf installed in the store, 9 is a product filling port for filling the product transporting device 2 with a heat insulating structure, and a filling port door 10
It is closed and driven.

According to this structure, the air conditioner 3 for controlling the temperature of the stock product in the product transport device 2 is used for the product shelf 7.
You can also adjust the temperature of the products lined up above to a suitable temperature. Therefore, both the user who uses the vending machine outdoors and the user who opens and closes the door 5 indoors can obtain the product whose temperature is adjusted to an appropriate temperature, and the product carrier 2 and the product shelf 7 can be obtained. Energy saving can be realized compared to the case where the temperature is adjusted by separate air conditioners.

3 and 4 show a second embodiment. In the first embodiment, the product filling port 9 for filling the product carrying device 2 with the product is provided in the outer case 4, but in the second embodiment, the product filling port 9 of the product carrying device 2 and the show are shown. The product shelf 7 of the case is connected, and a gate 12 is provided at this connection point E for each passage. The gate 12 is the product shelf 7
It regulates the flow of the product 13 from the product transfer device 2 to the product transfer device 2, and is closed in the normal sales state.
The product 13 does not flow from the product transfer device 2 into the product transfer device 2.

In this case, the gate 12 is opened when the clerk fills the product transporting device 2 with the product, and the gate 12 is closed when the product is filled. In each of the above-described embodiments, the avoidance of the protrusion of the vending machine onto the outdoor road is described as an example, but the same applies to the avoidance of the protrusion into the passage indoors.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, the inside of a showcase installed indoors is connected to the inside of a product carrying device, and both the insides of the showcase are heated by a single air conditioner. Since the air conditioner is adjusted, the structure can be simplified by sharing the showcase and the air conditioner, and energy saving can be realized as compared with the case where the showcase and the product transportation device are operated by separate air conditioners.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a store in which a built-in type vending machine of the present invention is installed.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the inside of the store of the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a partial cutaway explanatory view of the inside of another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the inside of a store where a conventional built-in type vending machine is installed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Built-in type vending machine B Outdoor D Indoor 1 Customer service section 2 Product transfer device 3 Air conditioner 4 Exterior case 5 Door 6 Window 7 Product shelf

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A built-in type vending machine in which a customer service unit is installed outdoors, a product transport device is installed indoors, and products are dispensed from the product transport device to a product outlet of the customer service unit. A built-in vending machine provided with a single air conditioner that connects the inside of a showcase and the inside of the store for storing the above-mentioned product transporting device, and that controls the temperature inside the two stores. 2. The built-in type vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a product filling port for filling the product transporting device with the product is provided in the showcase.