JPH08293055A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To shorten a burglarproof flapper provided in the depth of a commodity taking-out hole to improve the convenience for taking-out of commodities and to make this flapper useful in preventing commodities from being stolen. CONSTITUTION: A short flapper 6A is suspended between a taking out hole 2a of an outer door 2 and a commodity exit 4a of an inner door 4, and stoppers 7 project on the front in both sides of the exit 4a of the inner door 4. The flapper 6A turned backward comes into contact with stoppers 7 to have the turning range controlled and covers the upper part or the exit 4a. Even if a bar or the like is inserted from the taking-out hole 2a to intentionally take out commodities in a commodity rack, the flapper 6A prevents this insertion, thus preventing commodities from being stolen.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine provided with a flapper at the back of a product outlet for preventing theft of products.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An automatic vending machine for selling products such as canned drinks is equipped with an anti-theft flapper as shown in FIG. In the figure, 1 is a main body case of a vending machine, 2 is a main body case 1
It is a shallow box-shaped outer door provided on the front of the. The body case 1 serves as a heat-insulating chamber, and an interior 3 for accommodating and installing a commodity rack (not shown) is formed therein. The front of the interior 3 is opened and closed by an inner door 4, and the inner door holds the commodity. The exit 4a passing through is open. Reference numeral 5 is a chute that guides the delivery of products. A product outlet 2a surrounded by a decorative frame is formed on the front surface of the outer door 2, and a product receiver 2 for receiving the delivered product is provided below the inside of the outer door 2 facing the outlet 2a.
b is provided. A top plate 21 is fixed to the outer door 2 and is located between the outlet 2a and the outlet 4a and above them.
Further, the upper end of the flap is a burglarproof flapper that is rotatably supported and is suspended. The pivoting range of the flapper is restricted by the peripheral frame of the outlet 2a in the front and by the inner door in the rear.

In the above-mentioned automatic vending machine, the product carried out from the product rack by the sales signal is guided by the chute 5 to be sent to the product receiver 2b through the outlet 4a, and taken out by the customer inserted from the outlet 2a. On the other hand, outlet 2
Even if a stick or the like is inserted from a to intentionally take out the product in the product rack, the flapper 6 will cause the outlet 4 to move as shown by the broken line.
Covering the upper part of “a” prevents sticks and the like from bending into the product rack and prevents theft of products.

[0004]

By the way, the flapper 6 of the conventional vending machine extends downward to the vicinity of the lower end of the take-out port 2a, and in this case, when taking out the product carried out to the product receiver 2b, especially in the case of a child. The flapper 6 was in the way, making it difficult to take out. For this purpose flapper 6
The flapper 6A with a shorter length has come to be used. However, the tip of the flapper 6A does not bend to the front surface of the inner door 4 and rises above the exit 4a, which does not satisfy the role of theft prevention.

An object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine having a short flapper and a flapper that helps prevent theft.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, it is possible to rotate back and forth between a product outlet of an inner door that opens and closes the inside of a refrigerator and a product outlet of an outer door. In the vending machine including the anti-theft flapper that is hung and installed in the vending machine, a regulation unit that regulates a rearward turning range of the flapper is provided between the inner door and the outer door.

[0007]

The stopper limits the rotation range of the flapper that rotates rearward so that the upper portion of the product outlet of the inner door is not opened. Therefore, the rod inserted from the take-out port is not disturbed by the flapper and does not yield to the product rack, which prevents the product from being stolen.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention, in which parts common or identical to those in FIG.
In FIG. 1, a short flapper 6A is provided behind the outlet 2a. Reference numeral 7 denotes stoppers provided on both sides of the outlet 4a of the inner door 4 on the front surface of the inner door so that the left and right lower end portions of the flapper 6A abut.

In the above-mentioned structure, since the flapper 6A is short, even if the product carried out to the product receiver 2b is a child, the exit 2
It can be easily removed from a. Moreover, even if a bar is pushed in from the take-out port 2a and the product in the product rack is intentionally taken out, the flapper 6A comes into contact with the stopper 7 to close the upper part of the outlet 4a,
Prevent the inserted bar from heading to the product rack. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the product rack from being tampered with and the product from being taken out.

FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, which is different from the above-mentioned embodiment in that the stopper 7 is integrated on the lower surface of the top plate 21 fixed to the outer door 2 instead of the inner door 4. It is a point that has been turned into a projection. Also in this embodiment, the flapper 6 which rotates rearward is regulated in the range of rotation by the stopper 7 and covers the upper portion of the outlet 4a. Therefore, the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

[0011]

According to the present invention, there is provided an antitheft flapper which is rotatably and rotatably suspended forward and backward between a product outlet of an inner door that opens and closes the inside of a refrigerator and a product outlet of an outer door. In the vending machine, since the regulation means for regulating the rearward rotation range of the flapper is provided between the inner door and the outer door, the flapper that rotates rearwardly is rotated from the stopper which is the regulation means. Since it is regulated and covers the upper part of the product outlet of the inner door, it is possible to prevent the product from being stolen by preventing the product from being bent by a product rack such as a rod inserted from the product outlet.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an essential part of an automatic vending machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of an essential part of an invention of a vending machine showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a portion related to the invention of the conventional vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Outer door 2a Outlet 4 Inner door 4a Outlet 6 Flapper 7 Stopper 21 Top plate

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A vending machine provided with an anti-theft flapper rotatably and rotatably suspended between an article outlet of an inner door that opens and closes the inside of a warehouse and a commodity outlet of an outer door, An automatic vending machine, characterized in that restriction means for restricting a rearward turning range of the flapper is provided between the inner door and the outer door. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the restricting means is a stopper provided on the front surface of the inner door so as to abut on a flapper that rotates rearward. 3. The flapper according to claim 1, wherein the restricting means is provided so as to project downward on a lower surface of a top plate which covers an upper side of the product passage between the inner door and the outer door, and which rotates rearward. A vending machine characterized by being a stopper that comes into contact with a vending machine.