JPH0855277A - Automatic beverage vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the automatic beverage vending machine which causes neither deterioration nor quality changes of a raw material and is advantageous in sanitation. CONSTITUTION:A raw material sealed body A containing the raw material of a beverage is carried out to the raw material taking-out opening 5 of an automatic vending machine main body 1 and a diluent diluting the raw material is separately fed to a cup B in the cup taking-out opening 6, so the raw material of the beverage is held sealed with the raw material sealed body A right before the beverage is purchased, so that the raw material neither deteriorates nor changes in quality with time. In this case, neither a storage part nor a feed path for the raw material is required unlike before, so the labor and time to clean them is eliminated, which is advantageous in sanitation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a beverage vending machine for selling beverages such as coffee, tea or various juices in cups.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an automatic vending machine of this kind, as described in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-24682, a cup of raw material such as coffee powder or a concentrated liquid is directly or via a mixing ball. It is known that the desired beverage is produced by extracting hot water, cold water or carbonated water into a cup and diluting the raw material. In this case, the powdered raw material is stored in a predetermined canister, and the required amount is supplied to the mixing ball. Also,
The raw material concentrated in a syrup is stored in a predetermined tank, mixed with a diluting liquid, and extracted from a nozzle into a cup.

[0003]

However, when various raw materials are stored in the vending machine, there is a problem that the raw materials deteriorate or deteriorate with the passage of time. Also, in the case of powdered raw materials, when supplying to the canister, fine powder scatters around and causes dirt inside the vending machine, and it is difficult to always extract a certain amount of syrup-shaped raw materials, so that There is a problem that the density varies. Further, for any of the raw materials, the storage section and the feeding route must be frequently cleaned for hygiene, which causes a problem that maintenance is extremely troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a beverage vending machine which does not cause deterioration or deterioration of raw materials.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a beverage vending machine which does not cause stains in the vending machine and variations in the concentration of the beverage in addition to the above objects. Further, another object is to provide a beverage vending machine which can reduce maintenance in addition to the above object.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides, in claim 1, a vending machine body having a raw material enclosure in which a beverage raw material is enclosed and a cup outlet, and a raw material enclosure. A beverage vending machine comprising a raw material carry-out device for carrying out the body to the take-out port and a diluent extractor for extracting a liquid for diluting the raw material into a cup at the take-out port.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the beverage vending machine according to the first aspect, the raw material carry-out device is provided with a storage box capable of storing a large number of raw material inclusion bodies in a non-aligned state, and the raw material injection in the storage box. A discharge mechanism that uniformly discharges the body from one side in the width direction, and a delivery body that has a receiving section in the circumferential direction that can receive each of the raw material enclosures released from the storage box are rotated one by one. The discharge mechanism is configured to drop the raw material inclusion bodies one by one from the discharge body.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the beverage vending machine according to the second aspect, a discharge port for the raw material enclosure is formed on the front surface of the storage box so that the storage box can be pulled out forward and pulled out. The storage box is rotatably supported so that the back surface faces upward, and the discharge port is provided with a closing member that closes when the storage box is pulled out, and the raw material enclosure inlet is provided on the back surface of the storage box. ing.

[0008]

According to the beverage vending machine of claim 1, the raw material enclosure in which the raw material of the beverage is sealed is carried out to the outlet, and the diluting liquid for diluting the raw material is extracted into the outlet cup. The desired beverage is obtained by mixing the raw material of the raw material inclusion body and the diluent.

Further, according to the beverage vending machine of claim 2, in addition to the function of claim 1, the raw material enclosures stored in the storage box in a non-aligned state are moved from one side surface of the storage box to the side by one side. After being uniformly discharged in the direction, it is received by the carry-out body of the carry-out mechanism, and the carry-out body is rotated one by one by the receiving portion, so that the carry-out body is dropped and carried out one by one.

According to the third aspect, in addition to the function of the second aspect, when the raw material enclosure is replenished, the commodity storage box is pulled out forward, and the pulled-out storage box is rotated so that the rear surface faces upward. To do. At that time, the discharge port of the storage box is closed by the closing member, and the raw material enclosure is replenished from the input port provided on the back surface of the storage box. In this case, the rotation of the storage box causes the raw material enclosure remaining in the storage box to move to the discharge port side and is carried out before the newly filled raw material enclosure.

[0011]

1 to 11 show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a beverage vending machine.

The vending machine shown in FIG. 1 has a large number of product selection buttons 2, a coin insertion slot 3, a coin return slot 4, a raw material outlet 5, a cup outlet 6, and an equipment storage section on the front of the vending machine body 1. The vending machine body 1 is provided with an advertisement display section 8 on the upper front side. In addition, this vending machine includes a raw material carry-out device that carries out a container in which a beverage raw material is sealed to a raw material take-out port 5, and a diluent extracting device that pours a liquid for diluting the raw material into a cup at a cup take-out port 6. In the vending machine body 1, and the configuration of each of these devices will be described later. In addition to the above devices, a coin processing device, a cup unloading device, and the like are provided in the vending machine body 1. However, these are the same configurations as those used in the same type of vending machine, The description is omitted.

Next, the raw material carry-out device provided in the beverage vending machine of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 10. That is, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the raw material discharge device, and FIG.
Is a side sectional view thereof, and FIG. 3 (b) is a partial sectional front view thereof.

This raw material carrying-out device is a product obtained by sealing raw material in a cup with a collar (opened by peeling off the surface film of the lid that spreads like a collar from the container body), that is, raw material encapsulation. Is to carry out the body A,
The structure is as follows: a product storage box 10 for storing a large number of raw material enclosures A, a product release mechanism 20 for releasing the raw material enclosures A from the product storage box 10, and a raw material enclosure A released from the product storage box 10. Commodity unloading mechanism 30 for unloading one by one
And the raw material enclosure A delivered by the product delivery mechanism 30
It is composed of a shooter 40 for dropping the sheet to a predetermined position and a control section 50 for controlling the carry-out operation.

The product storage box 10 has a product outlet 10a on the front side.
As a result, a large number of products can be stored in a non-aligned state. A pair of side plates 9 (only one is shown) installed on the main body of the vending machine on both left and right sides of the product storage box 10.
Is provided, and the product storage box 10 is supported by each side plate 9. The details of the product storage box 10 will be described later, and are illustrated here in a simplified manner.

The product discharging mechanism 20 is an endless delivery belt 2 installed in the product storage box 10 as shown in FIG. 3 (a).
1, the delivery belt 21 forms the floor of the product storage box 10. The delivery belt 21 is supported by a pair of pulleys 22 arranged in front of and behind the product storage box 10, and one pulley 22 is connected to a first motor 23. That is, when the first motor 23 operates, the delivery belt 2
The upper surface side of 1 moves forward, and the raw material enclosure A on the delivery belt 21 is uniformly pushed out toward the product discharge port 10a in the width direction. Further, a guide plate 24 inclined forward and downward is provided in front of the delivery belt 21, and the raw material enclosure A pushed out from the tip of the delivery belt 21 slides down on the guide plate 24.
It is designed to be discharged to the front of the product storage box 10.
Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, a shutter 25 for detecting the presence or absence of the raw material enclosure A is provided above the guide plate 24, and the shutter 25 is rotatably supported on the side surface of the product storage box 10. There is. A first switch 26 including a micro switch is provided near the shutter 25, and the first switch 2
6 is turned on / off by one end of the shutter 25. That is, when the raw material enclosure A is present on the guide plate 24, the shutter 25 is pushed up by the raw material enclosure A and the first switch 26 is turned off.
When the raw material enclosure A disappears, the shutter 25 is lowered and the first switch 26 is turned on.

As shown in FIG. 2, the product unloading mechanism 30 includes a conveyor 31 disposed below the front of the product outlet 10a.
And a carry-out body 32 arranged on one end side of the conveyor 31. The carry-out body 32 is formed into an impeller shape having a total of eight receiving portions 32a capable of receiving the raw material inclusion bodies A one by one in the circumferential direction. ing. The conveyor 31 extends in the width direction of the product outlet 10a and is supported by a pair of pulleys 31a arranged on the left and right. One pulley 31a is connected to a second motor 33 such as a stepping motor via a pair of pulleys 34 and a belt 35.
By the operation of, the upper surface side of the conveyor 31 is moved to the right side in the drawing. A guide plate 36 for holding the raw material enclosure A discharged from the product discharge port 10 a on the conveyor 31 is provided on the conveyor 31. The carry-out body 32 is rotatably attached to a shaft 37, and is connected to the other pulley 31a of the conveyor 31 via a pair of pulleys 38 and a belt 39. That is, the conveyor 31
The unloading body 32 is simultaneously operated by the second motor 33, and the unloading body 32 rotates to drop the raw material enclosure A from the receiving portion 32a of the unloading body 32 as shown in FIG. 3B. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the raw material enclosure A discharged from the product discharge port 10a is conveyed in a line on the conveyor 31 and is newly supplied to the receiving portion 32a of the carry-out body 32.
In this case, in order to properly synchronize the conveyor 31 and the carry-out body 32, the reduction ratio of each pulley 38 may be changed.

The shooter 40 is formed in the shape of a rectangular tube extending in the vertical direction, and the inside of the shooter 40 is a carry-out member 3 of the product carry-out mechanism 30.
2 are arranged. Shooter 4 as shown in Fig. 3 (b)
A shutter 41 for detecting the presence / absence of the raw material enclosure A is provided above the carry-out body 32 in the 0, and the shutter 41 is rotatably supported on the side surface of the shooter 40. Shutter 41
The second switch 4 consisting of a micro switch or the like near the
2 is attached, and a lever 41a for turning on / off the second switch 42 is attached to the rotation shaft of the shutter 41. That is, when the carry-out body 32 has the raw material enclosure A, the shutter 41 is pushed up by the raw material enclosure A to turn off the second switch 42, and when the raw material enclosure A is not present on the carry-out body 22, the shutter 41 descends. Second switch 42
Turns on.

The control unit 50 is composed of a microcomputer and the like, and as shown in FIG.
It is connected to the switch 26, the second motor 34, and the second switch 42.

Here, the operation of the control unit 50 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, a delivery command is detected by pressing a product selection button or the like (S1), and the guide plate 2
The first switch 26 is turned on by the raw material enclosure A on
If it is FF (S2) and the second switch 26 is OFF due to the raw material enclosure A in the carry-out body 32 (S3), the second motor 33 is rotated ⅛ (S4), It returns to step S1 and waits for the next carry-out command.
As a result, the upper surface side of the conveyor 31 moves by a predetermined amount, the carry-out body 32 rotates by one receiving portion 32a, and only one raw material enclosure A is carried out from the carry-out body 31. In addition, in the case where the raw material enclosure A is not contained in the receiving portion 32a of the carry-out body 32, for example, in the second step S3.
If the switch 42 is not OFF, the second motor 33 is rotated again by 1/8 (S5), and the process returns to step S3. On the other hand, when the raw material enclosure A on the guide plate 24 is gone and the shutter 25 is lowered and the first switch 26 is turned on in step S2, the first motor 23 is operated (S
6) Wait until a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds) elapses (S
7). Meanwhile, the product storage box 10 is provided by the delivery belt 21.
The raw material enclosure A is pushed out from the product outlet 10a,
When the raw material enclosure A is supplied onto the guide plate 24 and the first switch 26 is turned off (S8), the first motor 23 is stopped (S9), and the process proceeds to step S3 to perform the carry-out operation. In addition, when the raw material enclosure A in the product storage box 10 is exhausted or when the first switch 26 does not operate even after a predetermined time elapses in steps S7 and S8, the sold-out display is lit, and the like. After transmitting a predetermined replenishment command (S10), the process proceeds to step S9.

On the other hand, the product storage box 10 is a vending machine body 1
Since it is installed inside, it can be pulled out forward for the purpose of supplementing the raw material enclosure A. Hereinafter, details of the product storage box 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9.
That is, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the product storage box and its peripheral structure,
FIG. 7 is a plan view thereof.

As shown in FIG. 6, the front side of the product storage box 10 is opened as the product discharge port 10a, and the back side is opened as the product input port 10b. A lid 11 that opens and closes the product insertion port 10b is provided on the back surface of the product storage box 10, and one end of the lid 11 is a hole 10c provided in the product storage box 10.
It is rotatably inserted in. A handle 12 for pulling out the product storage box 10 is provided on the upper surface of the product storage box 10. The handle 12 is bent in a substantially U shape, and both ends of the handle 12 are slidably supported by attachment fittings 12a fixed to the upper surface of the product storage box 10 and can be pulled out forward as necessary. Further, first and second guide pins 13 and 14 that serve as guides when pulling out the product storage box 10 are provided on both side surfaces on the back side of the product storage box 10, respectively, and the first guide pin arranged in front of the first and second guide pins 13 and 14. 13 is short,
The 2nd guide pin 14 arrange | positioned at the back is formed long. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the side plates 9 are arranged on both left and right sides of the product storage box 10, and the guide pins 13 and 14 are provided.
Is slidably inserted into the long holes 9a provided in each side plate 9. That is, the product storage box 10 is supported by the guide pins 13 and 14 inserted into the long holes 9a and the guide rollers 15 provided inside the side plates 9 so as to be pulled out forward. The elongated hole 9a extends linearly in the front-rear direction, a circular arc hole 9b that bends downward is continuously formed at the front end side of the elongated hole 9a, and a stopper 16 is provided at the front end side of the elongated hole 9a. That is, the stopper 16 has the first guide pin 1
Only the second guide pin 14 projecting longer than 3 is locked, and at that time, the first guide pin 13 is positioned in the arc hole 9b. The product carry-out mechanism 30 is arranged at the position shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG.

In the product storage box 10, the product release mechanism 2 is provided.
0 is accommodated, and each pulley 22 of the delivery belt 21 has a hole 10 provided with a rotary shaft 22a at a total of two locations in the product storage box 10.
It is inserted in d. In addition, the guide plate 24 is the rotary shaft 2
4a is rotatably inserted into a hole 10e provided in the product storage box 10. The gear 17 is attached to the rotary shaft 24a of the guide plate 24.
An elastic stopper 18 fixed to the side surface of the product storage box 10 is engaged with the gear 17. Also,
A spur gear 19 fixed to the side plate 9 is meshed with the gear 17 as shown in FIG. 8 (a). As a result, when the product storage box 10 is pulled out forward, the gear 17 rotates against the blocking force of the elastic stopper 18 as shown in FIG. 8 (b), and the guide plate 24 closes the product discharge port 10a. Rotate to. That is, the rotatable guide plate 24 is used for the product outlet 10a.
Form the closing member. Further, the shutter 25 has the rotating shaft 2
5a is rotatably inserted into a hole 10f provided on the side surface of the product storage box 10, and a lever 25b for turning on / off the first switch 26 is attached to a rotary shaft 25a of the shutter 25.

With this structure, when the raw material enclosure A is replenished in the product storage box 10, the product storage box 10 is pulled forward and the second guide pin 14 is engaged with the stopper 16 as shown in FIG. 9 (a). Stop it. At this time, the guide plate 24 rotates upward, and the product discharge port 10a is closed. Next, when the product storage box 10 is rotated downward while the second guide pin 14 is locked to the stopper 16, as shown in FIG.
The guide pin 13 moves to the arc hole 9b, and the pulled out product storage box 10 rotates until the back surface faces upward. Then, by opening the lid 11 on the back side and opening the product insertion port 10b, a new raw material enclosure A can be replenished into the product storage box 10 from the product insertion port 10b. that time,
Since the raw material enclosure A remaining in the product storage box 10 moves to the product discharge port 10a side by the rotation of the product storage box 10, these are carried out before the newly filled raw material enclosure A. .

The raw material carrying-out device configured as described above is
As shown in FIG. 10, a plurality of vertically arranged raw material inclusion bodies A are installed in the vending machine main body 1, each of which contains a different type of raw material inclusion body A, and the raw material inclusion body A is used as a raw material via the commonly formed shooter 40. It is designed to be carried out to the outlet 5.

Next, a diluent extractor provided in the beverage vending machine of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. That is, FIG. 11 is a schematic configuration diagram of the diluent extractor.

This diluent extractor comprises a hot water supply tank 60 for producing hot water as a diluent, a cooling water tank 61 for producing cold water, and a carbonator 6 for producing carbonated water.
2, an ice maker 63 that produces ice to be added to cold water or carbonated water, and a reserve tank 64 to which tap water is supplied.
The reserve tank 64 is connected to a water pipe (not shown) via a filter 65 and an opening / closing valve 66.

The hot water supply tank 60 includes a pump 67 and an on-off valve 6.
8 is connected to the reserve tank 64 via the heater 60.
The hot water generated by a is extracted into the cup B through the opening / closing valve 69 and the nozzle 60b.

The cooling water tank 61 stores cooling water for generating cold water, and the cooling water is always kept at a low temperature by an evaporator 61a connected to a refrigerating circuit (not shown). A cold water coil 70 is in thermal contact with the cooling water in the cooling water tank 61, and the cold water coil 70 is connected to a reserve tank 64 via a pump 67, so that the cold water generated by the cold water coil 70 is opened / closed by a valve 71 and a nozzle. Cup B through 70a
It is designed to be extracted.

The carbonator 62 is arranged in the cooling water tank 61 and is always kept at a low temperature by the cooling water in the cooling water tank 61. Further, the carbonator 62 is connected to the gas cylinder 72, and the cold water coil 70 is connected via the opening / closing valve 73.
It is connected to a branch circuit on the outlet side of CO ₂ and is adapted to extract carbonated water produced by mixing CO ₂ gas and cold water into the cup B through the on-off valve 74 and the nozzle 62a.

The ice maker 63 is a reserve tank 64.
Connected to the ice shooter 63a
It is designed to be supplied to the cup B via.

In the beverage vending machine of this embodiment having the above-mentioned structure, beverages such as coffee, tea or various juices are sold, and each product selection button 2 selects one of these beverages, coffee or When black tea is selected, it is divided into items such as "with sugar", "with milk", "with sugar and milk", and "no need for any". Further, in the present embodiment, when any product selection button 2 is pressed, the raw material enclosure A in which the corresponding beverage raw material (concentrated liquid, syrup, milk, etc.) is filled into the raw material outlet 5 by the raw material unloading device. While being carried out,
Into the cup B of the cup outlet 6, the diluent (hot water, cold water, carbonated water, etc.) and ice (as required) corresponding to the selected beverage are extracted by the raw material diluent extractor. Therefore, the purchaser is charged with the raw material enclosure A delivered to the raw material outlet 5.
The desired beverage can be obtained by unsealing and adding the diluted solution in the cup B, and stirring this using a straw or a disposable muddler previously stored in the equipment storage section 7. Alternatively, only the raw material enclosure A and the cup B may be carried out first, the purchaser may put the raw material in the cup, and then the diluent may be extracted into the cup. in this case,
Stirring is performed by injecting the diluent. It is also possible to carry out only the crushed ice and sell a product in which an arbitrary syrup is applied.

As described above, according to the beverage vending machine of the present embodiment, the raw material enclosure A in which the raw material of the beverage is enclosed is carried out, and the diluent for diluting the raw material is extracted into the cup B separately. As a result, the raw material of the beverage is stored in a sealed state by the raw material enclosure A until just before the purchase, and it is possible to reliably prevent deterioration or deterioration of the raw material with the passage of time. In addition, since the raw material is enclosed in the raw material enclosure A quantitatively, the concentration of the beverage can be kept constant, or the concentration can be freely adjusted according to the taste of the purchaser. In this case, since a raw material storage unit and a feeding route as in the conventional case are not required, it is possible to save the labor required for cleaning them, and it is extremely advantageous in terms of hygiene. In the above-mentioned embodiment, the outlet 5 for the raw material enclosure A and the outlet 6 for the cup B are separately provided, but they may be provided as one unit.

According to the raw material carry-out device provided in the beverage vending machine of this embodiment, the raw material enclosure A is placed in the product storage box 10.
Since it is configured to be stored in a non-aligned state, the raw material enclosure A can be randomly inserted, and the product replenishing work can be performed extremely easily. In this case, product storage box 1
The raw material enclosure A is a delivery belt 21 of the product release mechanism 20.
Since the product is uniformly extruded from the product discharge port 10a in the width direction, the raw material enclosure A in the product storage box 10 does not form a bridge, and it is possible to surely prevent the defective delivery from occurring. Further, since the product storage box 10 is pulled out forward to replenish the raw material enclosure A, a space for product insertion is secured above the product storage box 10 when assembled in the vending machine body 1. There is no need, and the installation space within the vending machine body 1 can be reduced. At that time, since the raw material enclosure A remaining in the product storage box 10 moves to the side of the product discharge port 10a by the rotation of the product storage box 10, these are delivered before the newly supplemented raw material enclosure A. It is delivered, and the first-in, first-out delivery of the products is surely achieved.

[0035]

As described above, according to the beverage vending machine of claim 1, since the raw material of the beverage is stored in the hermetically sealed state by the raw material enclosure until just before the purchase, the raw material of the beverage with time elapses. Deterioration and deterioration can be reliably prevented.
Further, since the raw material is enclosed in the raw material enclosure in a fixed amount, the concentration of the beverage can be kept constant, or the concentration can be freely adjusted according to the taste of the purchaser. In this case, since a raw material storage unit and a feeding route as in the conventional case are not required, it is possible to save the labor required for cleaning them, and it is extremely advantageous in terms of hygiene.

According to the beverage vending machine of claim 2, in addition to the effect of claim 1, since the raw material enclosures can be stored in the storage box in a non-aligned state, refilling is extremely easy. Moreover, since the raw material enclosure in the storage box does not form a bridge, it is possible to reliably prevent defective delivery.

Further, according to the beverage vending machine of claim 3, in addition to the effect of claim 2, there is no need to secure a space for loading above the storage box. Can be reduced. Further, since the products remaining in the storage box can be carried out before the products to be newly replenished, the first-in first-out delivery of the products can be surely achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a beverage vending machine showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of a raw material unloading device.

FIG. 3 is a side view and a front view of the raw material discharge device.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a control system of the raw material discharge device.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control unit.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a product storage box and its peripheral structure.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a product storage box and its peripheral structure.

FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory diagram of the product storage box.

FIG. 9 is an operation explanatory diagram of the product storage box.

FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of a vending machine equipped with a material discharge device.

FIG. 11 is a schematic configuration diagram of a diluent extractor.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Vending machine body, 5 ... Raw material outlet, 6 ... Cup outlet, 10 ... Product storage box, 10a ... Product outlet, 10b ...
Product input port, 20 ... Product discharging mechanism, 30 ... Product discharging mechanism, 32 ... Carrying-out body, 32a ... Receiving part, 60 ... Hot water tank, 61 ... Cooling water tank, 62 ... Carbonator, 63 ... Ice maker, A ... Raw material encapsulating body , B ... cup.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A vending machine body having a raw material enclosure in which a beverage raw material is enclosed and an outlet for a cup, a raw material carry-out device for delivering the raw material enclosure to the outlet, and a liquid for diluting the raw material. A beverage vending machine, comprising: a diluting liquid extracting device for extracting the beverage into a cup at the outlet. 2. A storage box capable of storing a large number of raw material enclosures in a non-aligned state, a discharge mechanism for uniformly discharging the raw material enclosures in the storage box from one side surface in the raw material unloading device, From the carry-out mechanism that drops the raw material inclusion bodies one by one by rotating the carry-out body that has a receiving portion in the circumferential direction that can receive the raw material inclusion bodies released from the box one by one The beverage vending machine according to claim 1, which is configured. 3. A discharge port for the raw material enclosure is formed on the front surface of the storage box so that the storage box can be pulled out forward, and the pulled-out storage box is rotatably supported so that the back surface faces upward. 3. The beverage vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the discharge port is provided with a closing member that closes when the storage box is pulled out, and a feed port for the raw material enclosure is provided on the back surface of the storage box.