JPH08129673A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To increase the storage capacity of comodity even in a limited space by freely installing an automatic vending machine according to the space and state of an installation place. CONSTITUTION: This automatic vending machine is equipped with a display part unit 11, an operation part unit 12, and a storage part unit 13 an independent units. The display part unit 11 has a display part 23 where article samples 25 are displayed and has a selecting means 27 for selecting articles. The operation part unit 12 has a money pay-out part 36 which receive money and pays change out and also has an article reception part 42 where a comodity is received and taken out. The storage part unit 13 stores comodities by their kinds, and takes a necessary comodity out according to a throw-out command and discharges it to the comodity reception part 42 of the operation part unit 12.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic vending machine installed in a store such as a convenience store or a tobacco store, and more particularly to an automatic vending machine that can cope with a problem of sticking out on the road or restrictions on the installation place. Regarding the machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, vending machines for cigarettes and beverages are generally composed of a single rectangular parallelepiped housing, and one side of the housing displays a product sample display section, a product selection button, and a product collection button. An outlet, a coin insertion slot for coins and bills, a change receiving slot, and the like, and a product storage unit and a product ejecting unit are provided inside the housing.

Such a vending machine is installed on the outer wall surface of a store such as a convenience store or a tobacco store.

In recent years, however, the problem of the vending machine sticking out on the road has become a social issue, and the vending machine is being made thinner.

Further, as an automatic vending machine installed inside a building or an office where importance is placed on the interior, for example, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H2-300997, there are parts necessary for face-to-face sales with customers. It is configured by separating it into a condensed panel unit and a main body unit where parts other than those required for face-to-face sales with customers are arranged, and installing so that only the panel unit is embedded in the front by hollowing out the wall of the building At the same time, the main unit is installed behind the wall surface.

[0006]

However, in the conventional vending machine, even if an integrated vending machine is attempted to be thinned, there is a limit in thinning the vending machine, and even the thinnest type 3
It can only be about 0 cm and may not be able to deal with the problem of sticking out on the road. In addition, when the product is made thin, the amount of products stored is extremely reduced, which causes a problem that the product replenishment work must be performed frequently. Further, it is necessary to perform work such as replenishment of goods, replenishment of change, and collection of money outdoors, and there are cases where the work needs to be performed while being exposed to wind and rain, and there are cases where the work is stolen during work. .

Further, the vending machine having a structure in which the panel unit and the main body unit are separated is not so problematic in the case of the vending machine which sells the products which do not need to display the product samples or when the kinds of the products are small. However, in the case of a vending machine that sells various types of products such as cigarettes and beverages, the panel unit becomes very large, and the wall surface must be opened large to embed this panel unit. Becomes a big job, and the construction cost becomes high. Further, there is a problem in that it cannot be installed when the installation location is restricted, such as a large opening cannot be secured in the wall surface and the main unit cannot be installed on the rear surface side of the panel unit.

Therefore, in view of the above problems, the present invention enables free installation according to the space and situation of the installation place,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine that can increase the storage capacity of products even in a limited space.

[0009]

A vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a display section for displaying a sample of goods, a display section unit having a selecting means for selecting a product, and a currency for receiving money and paying out change. An operation unit unit having a receiving / paying unit, a product receiving unit capable of receiving products from the rear side and taking out products from the front side, and stores the products by type.
The storage unit is provided as a separate unit from which a necessary product is taken out in response to a dispensing command and is discharged to the product receiving unit of the operation unit unit.

The vending machine according to claim 2 is the vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the display unit and the operation unit can be installed on one side of the wall surface, and the storage unit is on the other side of the wall surface. And the rear surface of the operation section unit can be installed so as to face the other side of the wall surface through at least the operation hole of the money accepting section and the receiving hole of the commodity receiving section which are opened in the wall surface. .

[0011]

In the automatic vending machine according to claim 1, the display unit, the operation unit and the storage unit are provided as separate units, so that the installation position of each unit can be freely set according to the space of the installation place or the situation. It can be selected and installed.
Moreover, if only the display unit and the operation unit are installed on the outer wall surface of a store, etc., and you select the installation position where the storage unit is installed inside the store, you can store the storage unit's products even in a limited space. It is possible to increase the capacity.

In the vending machine according to claim 2, claim 1
In addition to the function of the vending machine described, the display unit and the operation unit are installed on the outer wall surface of the store and the storage unit is installed inside the store, which causes the problem of the vending machine sticking out on the street. In addition, since the storage unit can be enlarged without worrying about the problem of sticking out on the road, frequent replenishment work of products is not necessary, and replenishment work of products and change can be performed. Collection of sales proceeds can be done from inside the store. Furthermore, the vending machine can be installed by simply opening the operation hole and the receiving hole of the operation unit on the wall surface, and the renovation work can be easily completed.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The construction of an embodiment of the vending machine of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 are partial perspective views of a tobacco store as viewed from outside the store, and FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of the tobacco store as viewed from inside the store. Reference numeral 1 is a wall surface that divides the inside and outside of the store. A contact window 2 for customer service is formed on the wall surface 1, and a show window 3 for displaying products is arranged below the window 2.

When the vending machine is installed, an opening 4 is formed on the wall surface 1 on the side of the window 2 to serve as an operation hole and a receiving hole for installing an operation unit 12 which will be described later. ing.

Next, the vending machine has a display unit 11
The operating section unit 12 and the storage section unit 13 are divided into separate units.

First, the display unit 11 has a front panel 22 with respect to a mounting panel 21 mounted on the outer wall surface of the wall surface 1.
Is openable and closable. A display unit 23 is formed on the upper side of the front panel 22, and a plurality of shelves 24 are provided in the vertical direction in the display unit 23, and a plurality of product displays arranged along each of the shelves 24. 25 multiple samples of each product in position
Are arranged respectively. The front surface of the display part 23 is covered with a cover 26 made of a transparent material, and the rear surface is opened,
By opening the front panel 22 with respect to the mounting panel 21, the product sample 25 can be refilled and maintained.

On the front end surface of each shelf 24, there is provided a selection button 27 corresponding to each product display position as a selection means for product selection. The selection buttons 27 can be pushed from the front side of the cover 24.

Next, the operation section unit 12 has a front panel 31 attached to the outer wall surface of the wall surface 1, and a coin insertion slot 32, a bill insertion slot 33, and a change payment outlet are provided on the upper front side of the front panel 31. 34 and a product outlet 35 are formed.

On the upper rear side of the front panel 31, there is provided a money accepting / paying unit 36 for accepting money and paying out change. As shown in FIG. 4, the money accepting / dispensing unit 36 sorts the coins inserted into the coin slot 32 and, if necessary, dispenses the change to the change dispensing outlet 34 (coin mech) 3
7, consisting of a bill validator 38 for identifying bills inserted into the bill slot 33, a coin selector 37 is provided with a safe 39 for storing overflow coins that cannot be stored in the coin sorter 37. There is. The money receiving / paying unit 36 including these is the opening 4
This case is housed in a case 40 that can be fitted inside.
A lid 41 is attached to the rear surface of the 40 so that it can be opened and closed.
By opening the lid 41, change work and collection of sales proceeds can be performed from inside the store.

Below the case 40 of the front panel 31, there is formed a product receiving section 42 which enables the reception of products from the rear side and the taking out of the products on the front side. This product receiving section
42 comprises a receiving box 43 attached to the front panel 31, a product outlet 35 is formed on the front surface of the receiving box 43, and a receiving port 44 for receiving the product from the storage unit 13 is formed on the rear side of the upper surface. The inclined surface portion that guides the product received from the receiving port 44 to the vicinity of the product outlet 35 on the inner bottom of the receiving box 43.
45 are provided.

Next, the storage unit 13 is installed in the store near the rear side of the operation unit 12. 5 and 6
Shows a cross-sectional view of the storage unit 13, which has a unit main body 51, and a door 52 is attached to the front of the unit main body 51 so as to be openable and closable.

Inside the unit main body 51, a product storage section 53 for storing rectangular products T such as cigarettes in a stacked state.
Are arranged in parallel in the width direction of the unit main body 51 in two stages in the vertical direction. Each product storage unit 53 is provided with a storage frame 54 for storing the products T in a front and rear two rows in a stacked state, and
A support base 55 for supporting the lower surface of the lowest product T is provided,
An outlet 56 for ejecting the product T in the front-rear direction is formed between the front and rear lower portions of the storage frame 54 and the upper surface of the support base 55.

Each of the supporting bases 55 is provided with ejection means 57. The ejection means 57 has an ejection member 58 of substantially the same shape as the product T arranged on the upper surface of the support base 55, An unillustrated ejecting mechanism that alternately moves the ejecting member 58 back and forth is a support base 55.
It is arranged inside. By alternately moving the ejection member 58 back and forth, the products T in the front row and the products T in the rear row on the support base 55 are ejected forward and backward, respectively.

Before and after each product storage unit 53, each product storage unit
A product receiving portion 64, which will be described later, in a standing state in which the widest surface of the product T thrown out from 53 is parallel to the front surface of the unit main body 51 or an inclined state in which the product T can be easily changed to a standing posture.
There is a chute 59 that guides you to.

An inner door 61 is attached to the front side of the unit main body 51 by a hinge 60 so as to be openable and closable, and the product T thrown downward from the product storage section 53 is attached to the upper part of the unit main body 51 on the inner door 61. A product unloading device 63 that leads to a discharge port 62 that is formed on the side is provided.

The product unloading device 63 has a product receiving portion 64 for receiving the product T guided by the chute 59 in the standing position in the front bottom area of the inner door 61, and one side in the width direction of the product receiving portion 64. The product has a dispensing chute 65 that guides the product T that is dispensed from the sending end (on the right side in FIG. 5) to the discharge port 62 in a standing position, and further releases the product T in the product receiving unit 64 through the dispensing chute 65. It has a product discharging means 66 for discharging to the outlet 62.

The product receiving section 64 is formed between the inner door 61 and a guide plate 67 arranged in parallel in front of the inner door 61, and the bottom is formed by a conveyor 68. An inlet 69 for receiving the product T from the chute 59 is formed at 61. It should be noted that the conveyor 68 is on the delivery end side of the conveyor 68.
There is provided a sensor 70 for detecting the product T sent by.

The throw-out chute 65 is formed between the inner door 61 and the guide plate 67, and an ascending portion 71 extending obliquely upward from the delivery end of the conveyor 68 is formed. From the ascending portion 71, the discharge port 62 is formed. A conversion unit 72 is formed to convert the direction obliquely downward toward.

The product discharging means 66 has a rotary projecting body 74 having a product striking piece 73 attached to the peripheral surface thereof.
Is rotatably arranged in the lower portion of the ejection chute 65. The rotary projecting body 74 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 5 by a motor 75 via a one-way clutch (not shown). A link 76 is rotatably mounted on the circumference of the rotary projecting body 74, and a toggle is provided between the link 76 and a mounting piece 77 mounted on the other side in the width direction of the guide plate 67 (left side in FIG. 5). A spring 78 is stretched.

The operation of the product unloading device 63 will now be described. With the position shown in FIG. 5 as the standby position, the product T thrown out from the product storage section 53 is guided to the product receiving section 64 by the chute 59 and is conveyed to the conveyor. When placed on the 68, for example the select button
At the same time as the operation of 27, it is conveyed by the conveyor 68 which is rotated. When the product T is detected by the sensor 70, the rotary projecting body 74 is rotated by the motor 75, and the product striking piece 73 of the rotary projecting body 74 is rotated.
Is rotated to a position near the position shown in FIG. 5a, and when the mounting fulcrum of the link 76 to which the toggle spring 78 is connected crosses the straight line connecting the rotary projecting body 74 and the mounting piece 77, the tension of the toggle spring 78 causes the rotary projecting body to rotate. 74 is rotated all at once, and product T hits product T
Hit. The hit product T is a throwout shoot 65
The light is emitted to the conversion unit 72 through the rising portion 71, and the emission direction is changed by the conversion unit 72 and is emitted to the emission port 62.

On the outer surface of the unit main body 51, the product T discharged from the discharge port 62 is placed in the receiving box of the operation unit 12.
A discharge chute 79 that guides to the receiving port 44 of 43 is attached.

Further, each unit is electrically connected after the installation and is controlled by a control unit (not shown) built in the operation unit 12 or the storage unit 13.

Further, an advertising section 82 having an electric display panel 81 such as an LED on the outer wall surface of the wall surface 1 above the display unit 11
Are formed to project.

Next, the operation of the vending machine of this embodiment will be described.

When the store is refurbished to install the vending machine of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, an opening 4 is formed in the wall surface 1 on the side of the window 2, and the operation unit 12 is used. The case 40 and the receiving box 43 are fitted into the opening 4 and the front panel
31 is attached to the outer wall surface of the wall surface 1, the display unit 11 is attached to the outer wall surface of the wall surface 1 on the side of the operation unit unit 12, and further, in the store, the storage unit unit 13 has a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the wall surface 1. It is installed near the rear of the operation unit 12 so that Then, the units are electrically connected.

As described above, the vending machine can be installed by simply opening the opening 4 corresponding to the installation location of the operation unit 12, and the renovation work can be easily completed.

When purchasing a product, the operation section unit
Coins or banknotes having a product amount or more are inserted into 12 and the selection button 27 corresponding to the product sample 25 desired to be purchased among the product samples 25 displayed on the display unit 11 is operated.

As a result, the corresponding type of product stored in the storage unit 13 is taken out from the product storage 53 and carried out to the discharge port 62, and the operation unit 12 is discharged from the discharge port 62 through the discharge chute 79. When the change is released, the change is discharged to the change payment outlet 34.

Therefore, the purchaser can take out the merchandise released into the merchandise receiving section 42 from the merchandise take-out port 35, and can take out the change paid out to the change take-out port 34 when there is change. it can.

Then, the vending machine is displayed in the display unit 11
Since the display section unit 11 and the operation section unit 12 can be installed on the outer wall surface of the store by dividing the operation section unit 12 and the storage section unit 13 into separate units, the storage section unit 13 can be installed in the store. , The problem of the vending machine sticking out on the street can be solved. Moreover, the storage unit 11 can be made large without worrying about the problem of sticking out on the road, frequent replenishment work of products is not required, and replenishment work of goods and change and collection of sales proceeds can be performed in the store. It doesn't have to be done in the wind and rain.

In this embodiment, the wall 4 is provided with the opening 4 having a size that serves as both the operation hole of the money accepting section 36 and the receiving hole of the commodity receiving section 42. Part 36
The operation hole and the receiving hole of the product receiving section 42 may be opened separately.

7 to 9 show the display unit 11, the operation unit 12, and the storage unit 13 of the vending machine.
Here is an example of installation. FIG. 7 shows an example in which the storage unit 13 installed in the store is installed at a right angle to the wall surface 1 in the longitudinal direction as in the above embodiment. FIG. 8 shows an example in which the storage unit 13 installed in the store is installed behind the display unit 11 with its longitudinal direction parallel to the wall surface 1.
FIG. 9 shows an example in which the storage unit 13 is fitted in the wide opening 4 and the display unit 11 is installed on the front surface of the storage unit 13.

Further, FIGS. 10 and 11 show an example of the installation of the vending machine when the installation place is restricted. Figure 10
Even if there is a pillar 1a such as a building behind the vending machine installed on the outer wall surface of the wall surface 1 and it is not possible to make a hole in the wall surface 1, the display portion is provided on the pillar 1a and the outer wall surface of the wall surface 1. Only the unit 11 and the operation unit 12 are installed on the wall 1
The storage unit 13 can be installed on the inner wall surface side of the. FIG. 11 shows an existing obstacle such as a telephone in addition to the pillar 1a.
Even if there is 1b, the display unit 11 can be installed on the side of the pillar 1a, the operation unit 12 can be installed on the outer wall surface of the wall surface 1, and the storage unit 13 can be installed on the inner wall surface side of the wall surface 1.

As described above, since the vending machine is divided into the display section unit 11, the operation section unit 12, and the storage section unit 13 as separate units, each unit can be adjusted according to the space and the situation of the installation place. It can be installed by freely selecting the position of 11, 12, and 13.

The storage unit is not limited to the product hitting type product discharge structure as in the above-described embodiment, but the product take-out means is provided in front of the product storage units arranged vertically and horizontally so that the product take-out means can move vertically and horizontally. A configuration may be adopted in which the selected product is taken out from the product storage section by this product take-out means and conveyed to the discharge port.

The invention can be applied not only to a vending machine for products such as cigarettes but also to a vending machine for products such as beverages.

[0048]

According to the automatic vending machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the display unit, the operation unit and the storage unit are provided as separate units. You can freely select the installation position. Moreover, if only the display unit and the operation unit are installed on the outer wall surface of a store, etc., and you select the installation position where the storage unit is installed inside the store, you can store the storage unit's products even in a limited space. The capacity can be increased.

According to the vending machine according to the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the vending machine according to the first aspect, the display unit and the operation unit are installed on the outer wall surface of a store and the storage unit is installed. It can be installed inside a store, etc. to solve the problem of the vending machine sticking out on the street, and the storage unit can be enlarged without worrying about the problem of sticking out on the street. The work does not have to be performed frequently, and the replenishment work of goods and change and the collection work of sales can be performed from the inside of a store or the like, and it is not necessary to perform the work in the wind and rain. Furthermore, the vending machine can be installed by simply opening the operation hole and the receiving hole of the operation unit on the wall surface, and the renovation work can be easily completed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view from outside a store in an installed state showing an embodiment of a vending machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view from the outside of the store for explaining the installation of the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view from the inside of the store in the installed state of the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of an operation unit according to the above embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a storage unit according to the above embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a storage unit according to the above embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an installation diagram illustrating installation of each unit of the vending machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an installation diagram illustrating another installation example of each unit of the vending machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an installation diagram for explaining still another installation example of each unit of the vending machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an installation diagram for explaining an installation example when there is a restriction on the installation location of the vending machine according to the above embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an installation diagram for explaining another installation example in the case where the installation place of the vending machine of the above-mentioned embodiment is restricted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Wall surface 4 Opening that doubles as a hole for operation and a hole for receiving 11 Display unit 12 Operation unit 13 Storage unit 23 Display 25 Product sample 27 Selection button as a selection means 36 Money accepting part 42 Product receiving part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A display unit for displaying product samples, a display unit having a selection means for selecting products, a money accepting unit for accepting money and paying out change, receiving products from the rear side and from the front side. Operation unit having a product receiving unit that enables the taking out of the product, and a storage unit for storing the product by type, taking out the necessary product in accordance with a dispensing command, and discharging the product to the product receiving unit of the operation unit. A vending machine characterized by having a unit as a separate unit. 2. The display unit and the operation unit can be installed on one surface of the wall surface, the storage unit can be installed on the other side of the wall surface, and the rear surface of the operation unit is opened to the wall surface. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the vending machine can be installed so as to face the other side of the wall surface by at least the operation hole of the money accepting section and the receiving hole of the commodity receiving section.