JPH087499Y2 - Internal drainage structure of product outlet of vending machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a drainage structure inside a product outlet of an automatic vending machine for selling products such as cigarettes unattended.

[Conventional technology]

The vending machine has a storage room for storing products inside the case.Each time the product is sold, it is taken out from the storage room one by one to the product receiving section inside the product taking-out port, and the taken-out products are taken out from the taking-out port The mechanism is such that the door is pushed open and the customer takes it out. Since such a vending machine is often installed outdoors, rain water or the like may be splashed on the outer surface of the vending machine. Therefore, it is devised so that the splashed rain water or the like does not enter the cabin. As for the drainage structure inside the product take-out port, conventionally, for example, FIGS.
As shown in the drawing, a case 1 of the vending machine and a front door 2 (hereinafter, also referred to as a door 2) that covers the front surface of the case 1 cover the outside of the vending machine, and the front surface of the door 2 includes: Sale item 3
Display section 4 for advertising display of contents, insertion slot 5 for inserting money, return slot 6 for returning change, selection button 7 for selecting product 3, purchase product 3 for taking out purchased product 3 Equipped with an outlet 8 and the like. The product take-out port 8 is provided in the door plate of the door 2 by opening the inside of the door plate.
The ceiling 9, the side wall 10 and the bottom plate 11 fixed to the back surface of the door 2 constitute a product receiving portion, and an inclined rising surface 13 is provided on the front side of the bottom plate 11 to facilitate the taking out of the product from the product taking-out port 8. It is provided. The product 3 taken out from the storage chamber 12 and carried out by the carry-out shooter 14 is placed on the bottom plate 11. Also,
A take-out door 15 is provided on the back surface of the take-out port 8 for closing the rear surface of the take-out port 8 in a substantially vertical posture. The take-out door 15 is rotatably supported by a rotary shaft 16 mounted horizontally along the upper edge of the back surface of the product take-out port 8, and one end of a torsion coil spring 17 fitted in the rotary shaft 16 is a door. It abuts on the ceiling 9 fixed to 2, and the other end abuts on the back surface of the outlet door 15. On the other hand, a take-out frame 18 is fitted around the opening of the product take-out port 8 formed in the door 2, and the front surface of the take-out door 15 is pressed against the back surface of the take-out frame 18 by the action of the torsion coil spring 17. There is.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

However, the product outlet 8 of such a vending machine
The torsion coil spring 17 presses the front surface of the outlet door 15 against the rear surface of the outlet frame 18 so that rainwater and the like on the surface of the outlet door 15 will not enter the product outlet 8. However, the water droplets 19 attached to the outlet door 15 and traveling down the surface of the outlet door 15 are
If the contact surface between the front surface of the product and the back surface of the take-out frame 18 is not in close contact, the product drops inside the product take-out port 8 and collects on the upper surface of the bottom plate 11 of the product receiving part, and is carried out from the storage chamber 12 by the collected water. There is a problem that the product 14 placed on the bottom plate 11 carried out by the shooter 14 gets wet. Even if the contact surface between the front surface of the outlet door 15 and the back surface of the outlet frame 18 is in close contact, it is necessary to open the outlet door 15 when taking out the purchased product 3 from the product outlet 8. At this time, there is also a problem that water droplets 19 such as rainwater adhering to the surface of the outlet door 15 drop into the product outlet 8.

An object of the present invention is to provide a drainage structure inside a product outlet of a vending machine in which water drops such as rainwater are not accumulated in the product receiving portion inside the product outlet so as to wet the product.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, the rear surface of the product take-out port is closed in a substantially vertical posture from the product take-out port formed in the door plate of the front door that covers the front surface of the case, and the upper part thereof is closed. In the internal structure of the product outlet of the vending machine, which pushes open the outlet door that rotatably supports the product and takes out the product carried out from the case in the product receiving portion formed inside the product outlet. ,
A sloping rising surface is formed on the front side of the bottom plate that forms the surface on which the product of the product receiving portion is placed, and the front end of this rising surface is located slightly below the lower edge of the front surface when the outlet door is in the closed position and slightly rearward. In addition to providing a front-lowering inclined surface that is formed by bending at the apex, a gap is provided between the front end surface of this inclined surface and the back surface of the door plate of the front door.

[Action]

In this invention, the front end portion of the rising surface formed on the front side of the bottom plate constituting the product receiving portion is bent downward below the lower edge of the front face when the outlet door is in the closed posture and slightly bent backward with the rear position as the apex. While providing an inclined surface,
Since a gap is provided between the front end surface of this inclined surface and the back surface of the door plate of the front door, rainwater that adheres to the surface of the outlet door and enters through the gap between the front surface of the outlet door and the rear surface of the outlet frame. Etc. is dripped from the gap between the front end surface of the inclined surface and the back surface of the door. Further, when the outlet door is opened, water that adheres to the surface and drops along the surface of the outlet door and drops onto the inclined surface drops along the inclined surface from the gap.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. Portions common to or the same as those in FIGS. 2 to 4 are designated by the same reference numerals. In the figure, a ceiling 9, a side wall 10 and a bottom plate 11 fixed to the back surface of the door 2 constitute a product receiving portion inside the product take-out port 8 for taking out the product 3 provided on the door 2. The receiving portion forms a passage for the product 3 that connects the product outlet 8 and the storage chamber 12 that stores the product 3. The product 3 taken out from the storage chamber 12 is carried out by the carry-out shooter 14 and placed on the bottom plate 11 of the product receiving portion.
A rising surface 13 is formed on the front side of the bottom plate 11, and the front end portion of the rising surface 13 is located at a position slightly lower than the lower edge of the front surface when the outlet door 15 is in a substantially vertical closed position. Inclined surface 20 that bends forward as the apex
Is provided, and the inclined surface 20 is lowered frontward, and a gap 21 is provided between the front end surface of the inclined surface 20 and the back surface of the door plate of the door 2. Further, a take-out door 15 that covers the take-out port 8 is provided on the back surface of the take-out port 8, and the take-out door 15 is attached to a rotary shaft 16 horizontally attached along the upper edge of the back face of the take-out port 8. One end of the torsion coil spring 17, which is rotatably supported and fitted on the rotating shaft 16, abuts on the ceiling 9 fixed to the door 2, and the other end abuts on the back surface of the outlet door 15. On the other hand, a take-out frame 18 is fitted around the opening of the product take-out port 8 formed in the door 2, and the front surface of the take-out door 15 is pressed against the back surface of the take-out frame 18 by the action of the torsion coil spring 17. There is.

In the above-mentioned structure, the water droplets 19 such as rainwater adhered to the surface of the outlet door 15 travel down along this surface, and from the gap between the contact surface between the front surface of the product outlet 8 and the rear surface of the outlet frame 18. Water droplets 19 entering the outlet 8 are gaps
Drop from 21. Water droplets 19 such as rainwater adhering to the surface of the takeout door 15 drop along the surface of the takeout door 15 when the takeout door 15 is opened to take out the product 3 and drop on the inclined surface 20. Falling down, going down the slope 20 and leaving a gap 21
Since the water drops 19 are dripped from the bottom, the water drops 19 do not collect on the bottom plate 11 in the product take-out port 8, and therefore the products 3 placed on the bottom plate 11 do not get wet.

[Effect of device]

In this invention, the front end portion of the rising surface formed on the front side of the bottom plate constituting the product receiving portion is bent downward below the lower edge of the front face when the outlet door is in the closed posture and slightly bent backward with the rear position as the apex. While providing an inclined surface,
Since a gap is provided between the front end surface of this inclined surface and the back surface of the door plate of the front door, water droplets such as rainwater that adhere to the surface of the outlet door and enter the inside of the product outlet will have a front end of the inclined surface. Since it will not drip from the gap between the surface and the back surface of the door and will not accumulate on the bottom plate of the product receiving portion, the product placed on the bottom plate will not get wet.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a drainage structure inside a product outlet of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a drainage structure inside a product outlet of a conventional vending machine. FIG. 3 is a front view of a main part showing the appearance of the vending machine, and FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 1 ... Case, 2 ... Door, 3 ... Product, 4 ... Display,
5 ... insertion port, 6 ... return port, 7 ... selection button, 8 ... product outlet, 9 ... ceiling, 10 ... side wall, 11 ... bottom plate,
12 …… Storing chamber, 13 …… Standing surface, 14 …… Unloading shooter, 15 …… Ejecting door, 16 …… Rotating shaft, 17 …… Torsion coil spring, 18 …… Ejecting frame, 19 …… Water drop , 20 …… Sloping surface, 21 …… Gap.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A take-out door having a product take-out opening formed in a door plate of a front door covering a front surface of a case, a rear surface of the product take-out opening being closed in a substantially vertical posture, and an upper portion thereof being rotatably supported. In the internal structure of the product outlet of the vending machine in which the product carried out from the case is taken out to the product receiving portion formed inside the product outlet by opening the surface of the product receiving portion on which the product is placed. A sloping rising surface is formed on the front side of the bottom plate to be formed, and the front end portion of the rising surface is bent below the lower edge of the front surface at the time of the closing position of the outlet door and slightly bent at the rear position as the apex. A drainage structure inside a product outlet of a vending machine, wherein an inclined surface is provided and a gap is provided between a front end surface of the inclined surface and a back surface of the door plate of the front door.