JPH08315235A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To perform the maintenance work for a lift-use card automatic vending machine, etc., at a skiing area directly from the indoor side by additionally mounting a maintenance door which is dedicated to vending management on the back of a cabinet. CONSTITUTION: The maintenance door 3 is added on the back surface of the cabinet 1 of the automatic vending machine. This maintenance door 3 is installed on the rear surface of the cabinet 1 in a single swinging type through hinge metal fittings, a gasket is provided at the peripheral edge on the reverse surface side of a door plate, and the door is locked at a closure position with a door lock. When this lift-use card automatic vending machine is installed in the site of the skiing area and used, the front part of the cabinet 1 including a front external door 2 is projected to the outdoor side and the rear part including the maintenance door 3 is drawn into the house and used. Consequently, the maintenance operation can be done by opening the maintenance door 3 directly from the indoor side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine for a lift card vending machine or the like installed and used in a ski resort, and more particularly to a cabinet structure thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the spread of card application systems in recent years, card application gate systems have recently been developed and introduced for facilities such as ski lifts. This gate system can be used by skiers in addition to the standard prepaid card system. There is also a method of issuing a card (IC card) as a data carrier at a price that combines the purchase price and a predetermined security deposit, and refund the security deposit when the skier returns the card. It is sold at a card vending machine installed in the management building or a place near the lift platform.

The conventional card vending machine using a lift is constructed almost in the same manner as an ordinary vending machine, and is equipped with a card storage rack, a card selling mechanism, a currency processing device (coin mechanism, bill validator) and the like. The cabinet has an outer door on the front, and this outer door is equipped with a sales operation unit that serves as a customer interface such as a card ticket type selection button for sale, a bill / coin slot, a change return slot, and a card outlet. ing.

[0004]

By the way, in the conventional structure of the lift use card vending machine used at the ski resort,
In terms of management, there are the following problems. That is, the lift use card is a high-priced product, and the sales price stored in the in-machine safe of the vending machine is also considerably high. Therefore, it is important to take security control measures. In addition, maintenance work such as card replenishment and collection of sales proceeds is often done in the evenings when the ski area is closed, at night, etc. However, outside temperature is extremely low during this time and depending on the weather. The work environment is severe due to snowfall, and it may be difficult to open and close the outer door due to snow on the vending machine becoming iced.

Therefore, as a request from the user,
In addition to crime prevention measures, there is a demand for the development of an improved vending machine so that sales proceeds can be collected and cards can be replenished directly from the indoor side with a good working environment. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and mainly for lift-type card vending machines used at ski resorts and the like, the above-mentioned problems are solved to carry out maintenance work such as in-machine replenishment and sales payment collection. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic vending machine which enables direct access to the automatic vending machine from the indoor side with a good working environment.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the vending machine of the present invention is constructed by additionally installing a maintenance door dedicated to sales management on the back surface of the cabinet. The vending machine having the above structure can be used by installing the front part of the cabinet outside the building and the rear part inside the building to install and use it. In a vending machine, it is preferable that the maintenance door provided on the back surface of the cabinet be configured as a heat-insulating door body.

[0007]

[Operation] As described above, by additionally installing a maintenance door dedicated to management on the back of the cabinet,
Directing the front of the cabinet of the vending machine to the outdoor side of the management building, and the rear of the vending machine inside to install the product inside the machine and perform maintenance work such as collection of sales proceeds directly from the indoor side with a good working environment. This can be done, and especially for lift ticket vending machines that are installed and used in ski areas where the surrounding environment is severe, it is possible to make significant improvements in management. In addition, by configuring this maintenance door as a heat insulation door, it is possible to prevent the maintenance door itself from being cooled to a low temperature by the cold heat that is transferred to the cabinet whose front surface projects to the outside and is exposed to the outside temperature below the freezing point. Maintenance work becomes easier.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings for the above-described ski lift card vending machine. First, in FIG. 1, 1 is a cabinet of a vending machine, 2 is a front outer door provided on the front of the cabinet 1, and 3 is a maintenance door newly added to the back of the cabinet 1 according to the present invention. Here, the cabinet 1 is equipped with a card storage rack, a card selling mechanism, etc., which are not shown, and the front outer door 2 has a card ticket type selection button 4, a coin slot 5, and a banknote slot 6 for sale. , Coin return lever 7, card exit 8, coin return 9,
It is equipped with a bill return slot 10 and a door lock lock 11.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the maintenance door 3 is installed on the rear surface of the cabinet 1 through a hinge metal fitting 12 in a single-opening type, and a packing 13 is provided on the rear side edge of the door plate. And the door lock lock 14 locks it in the closed position. Further, the door body of the maintenance door 3 includes a door main plate 3a and a door back plate 3 which are plate-shaped sheet metal processed.
It is made as a door body having a heat insulating structure in which a heat insulating material 3c is filled between double door plates of the inside and the outside which are combined with b.

When the lift vending card vending machine is installed and used in the field at a ski resort, as shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the front part of the cabinet 1 including the front outer door 2 is projected toward the outdoor side with respect to the management building 14 in the ski area, and the rear part including the maintenance door 3 is drawn indoors. ,use. As a result, maintenance work such as card replenishment inside the machine and collection of sales proceeds can be performed without the worker being exposed to the severe environment such as low temperature and snowfall when the worker goes from outside to the front of the vending machine. The maintenance door 3 can be opened directly from a good indoor side. Further, since the vending machine itself is installed in the management building 14 in which the manager is stationed, it is safe in terms of crime prevention.

The vending machine according to the present invention is not limited to the lift card vending machine shown in the figure.
Of course, it can be applied to other vending machines.

[0012]

As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, a product (lift use card) to be sold to a vending machine can be used for a vending machine for a lift use card installed and used in a ski resort. The maintenance door can be opened from the rear side of the cabinet for replenishment and sales collection, so that the front part of the cabinet including the front outer door projects toward the outdoor side of the building and the rear part including the maintenance door. By pulling it indoors and using it,
The maintenance work can be performed by directly opening the maintenance door from the indoor side where the work environment is good, without performing the maintenance work outside in a severe work environment and opening the front outer door of the vending machine.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a front view and (b) is a side view.

FIG. 2 is a mounting structure diagram of a maintenance door in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of a maintenance door in FIG.
(A) is a cross-sectional view of the door body, (b) is a front view of (a)

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Cabinet 2 Front outer door 3 Maintenance 14 Building

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A vending machine having an outer door equipped with a sales operation unit on the front of the cabinet, further comprising a maintenance door dedicated to management on the back of the cabinet. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a front part of the cabinet is exposed to the outside of the building and a rear part is housed inside the building for installation and use. 3. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the vending machine is a lift ticket vending machine installed and used in a ski resort. 4. The vending machine according to claim 3, wherein the maintenance door provided on the back surface of the cabinet serves as a door body having a heat insulating structure.