JPH09102068A - Automatic vending machine fixation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily install an automatic vending machine at a stable attitude on a support base which is not horizontal. SOLUTION: This device is equipped with a support plate 20 where the front support legs 2 and rear support legs 2 are mounted and fixed and a support metal fixture 41 which is fixed on the support base 10 and holds the support plate 20 at specific height; and the support metallic fixture 41 has a base-side fixation member 50A which is fixed on the support base 10, a height adjusting member 60 which is fixed on the base-side fixation member 50A, and a plate-side fixation member 50B which is fixed on the height adjusting member 60, and a screw for clamping and height adjustment, or clamping is provided between the height adjusting member 60 and base-side fixation member 50A, or the height adjusting member 60 and plate-side fixation member 50B.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine fixing device for fixing drinks such as juices and other vending machines on a concrete support base.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a vending machine is installed on a non-horizontal support base such as an inclined support base, the vending machine is provided at the front and rear portions of the vending machine as shown in FIG. In general, concrete horizontal bases 19, 19 are constructed horizontally at the same height at a position on the supporting base 10 to which a vending machine is installed and fixed.

[0003]

As described above, since it is necessary to construct a horizontal base made of concrete, there is a problem that it takes time and money to install automatic vending on a non-horizontal support base. .

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine fixing device capable of safely and easily installing a vending machine even on a support base that is not horizontal.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The features of the present invention for solving the conventional problems as described above and achieving the intended purpose are as follows.
The vending machine includes a support plate on which a front support leg and a rear support leg are mounted and fixed, and a support bracket fixed on a support base and holding the support plate at a predetermined height, the support bracket includes: A base-side fixing member fixed on the support base, a height adjusting member fixed on the base-side fixing member,
A plate-side fixing member fixed on the height-adjusting member, wherein a height and a height are fixed between the height-adjusting member and the base-side fixing member or between the height-adjusting member and the plate-side fixing member. An adjusting or fastening screw is provided.

When the height adjusting member is formed in a rod shape, it is preferable that a cylindrical reinforcing member is fixed around both ends of the height adjusting member, and the height adjusting member is fixed at both ends. One end of a fall prevention member is fixed to the upper part of the member, and the other end of the fall prevention member is preferably fixed to the support base at a position away from the base side fixing member.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a main body of a vending machine,
2, 2,..., Support legs attached to the four corners at the bottom thereof, 10
Is an inclined support base, and 20 is a support plate on which front and rear support legs 2, 2 ... of the vending machine are placed and fixed,
Reference numerals 41, 42, and 43 denote support brackets that are fixed on the support base 10 and hold the front, center, and rear portions of the support plate 20 at predetermined heights.

As shown in FIG. 2, the front support member 41 includes fixing members 50, 50 (a base 50A, a plate 5).
0B), a height adjusting member 60, a reinforcing member 70, and a fall prevention member 80, and the supporting metal member 42 at the center is fixed to the fixing members 50, 50 (the base side 50A,
The plate side 50B) has a height adjusting member 60, and the rear support member 43 has a fixing member 50 as shown in FIG. In addition, the support bracket 41,
Among the constituent members 42 and 43, the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

The fixing member 50 (50A, 50B) is formed of a lip channel steel material as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, and has a bottom plate (web) fixed to the bottom plate (web) as shown in FIG. Holes 51, 51 are provided. The lip portion protruding inward and downward from the upper end of the front and rear side plate portions (flanges) is provided with continuous concave and convex nut locking teeth 53, 53 at the front end edge. A tool insertion portion 5 into which a tool such as a wrench is inserted at a corresponding position.
2, 52 are recessed.

Then, the height adjusting member 60 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, a screw for adjusting the height and tightening the entirety from the upper end to the lower end is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the rod. A screw for height adjustment and fastening may be provided only at the upper end and the lower end, and a long screw for height adjustment and fastening is provided at one end and a fastening screw is provided at the other end. A dedicated short screw may be provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the reinforcing member 70 is formed of a steel pipe shorter than the height adjusting member 60, and the fall prevention member 80 is formed of a steel plate.

With such components, the support bracket 41,
To assemble and install the bases 42 and 43, these base-side fixing members 50 (50A) are connected to the support base 1 as shown in FIG.
The anchor bolt 11 fixed on the base plate 0 is inserted into the fixing hole 51, fastened by the nut 12 so as to sandwich the bottom plate portion, and fixed on the support base 10. In addition, the anchor bolt 11 is previously installed at the time of the construction of the concrete support base 10, or is drilled and installed in the support base 10. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the fixing member 50 is installed such that a wedge-shaped resin member is sandwiched between the fixing member 50 and the support base 10 so that the bottom plate of the fixing member 50 is horizontal.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the height adjusting members 60 of the support fittings 41 and 42 have their lower ends inserted into the inside of the base-side fixing member 50, and have nuts 62 through washers 61. , 55 so that the lip portion is sandwiched therebetween, and is fixed on the base-side fixing member 50. Further, the plate-side fixing member 50 (50B) is fastened so that the upper end of the height adjusting member 60 is inserted into the fixing hole 51 and the bottom plate portion is sandwiched between the nuts 62, 62 so as to sandwich the height adjusting member 60. Fix on top. At this time, the projecting length of the lower end of the height adjusting member 60 to the inside of the base-side fixing member 50A or the projecting length of the upper end to the plate-side fixing member 50B is adjusted.
The height of the plate-side fixing member 50B of the support fittings 41 and 42 is adjusted to match the height of the fixing member 50 of the support fitting 43.

That is, since the height adjusting member 60 is provided with screws for height adjustment and fastening at both upper and lower ends, the mounting and assembly of the support fittings 41 and 42 can be performed using a simple tool such as a wrench. Height adjustment can be easily performed. Note that the nut 55 in the fixing member 50 is prevented from rotating by the groove provided on the upper surface thereof being engaged with the nut engaging tooth 53 of the fixing member 50, so that the nuts 62 and 55 can be easily fastened. Can be.

As shown in FIG. 2, the reinforcing member 70 of the supporting member 41 is inserted into the height adjusting member 60 at the same time as the assembling of the height adjusting member 60, and the nut is inserted through the washers 71, 71. It is fastened and fixed by sandwiching it from both upper and lower ends by 62 and 55, and attached around the height adjusting member 60. Then, the strength of the support fitting 41 against bending and compression is improved. On the other hand, since the reinforcing member 70 is shorter than the height adjusting member 60, the plate side fixing member 50B and the reinforcing member 70 are
Height adjustment is possible between them.

Further, a member 80 for preventing the support fitting 41 from falling down
At the same time as the assembly of the plate-side fixing member 50B, one end is fastened and fixed so as to be sandwiched between the nuts 62, 62 above the height adjusting member 60, and the other end is fixed to the anchor bolt 11 of the base-side fixing member 50A. Is fastened by a nut 17 to an anchor bolt 16 fixed to the opposite side. This further improves the strength and stability of the support member 41.

The support plate 20 has a front portion,
The central portion and the rear portion are placed on the plate-side fixing member 50 (50B) of the support fittings 41, 42, and 43, and as shown in FIGS.
B) and fastened to the plate-side fixing member 50 (50B) by bolts 59 and nuts 55 so that the lip portion is sandwiched therebetween. Then, the support bracket 4
Since the heights of the plate-side fixing members 50 of 1, 42, and 43 are aligned, the support plate 20 is held horizontally as shown in FIG. The support plate 20
Since the supporting legs 2 and 2 on both the front and rear sides of the vending machine are placed and fixed on the upper side, the construction becomes easier as compared with the case where the supporting plates are horizontally installed for each of the front and rear supporting legs.

Therefore, by mounting and fixing the support legs 2, 2 on the front and rear sides of the vending machine on the horizontal support plate 20, even on the inclined and non-horizontal support base 10, a concrete horizontal base can be used. The vending machine can be easily installed in a stable posture without performing the above construction.

Next, an example of the support plate will be described with reference to FIGS.

In the figure, reference numeral 30 is a locking metal fitting which is mounted on the rear support leg 2 when the vending machine is installed on the support plate 20. As shown in FIG. 9, the locking fitting 30 has a front portion formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a rear portion 33 formed in a tapered shape slightly smaller. In the front part, a leg fitting groove 31 is formed so as to open on the upper surface side and the front side, and the reverse fitting corresponding to the tool fitting part 3 and the ground plate 4 at the lower end of the support leg 2 of the vending machine. It is T-shaped. A set screw 32 is detachably attached to the locking fitting 30 so as to cross the upper part of the leg fitting groove 31.

The support plate 20, as shown in FIG.
The vending machine is formed long in the front-rear direction corresponding to the distance between the support legs 2 on the front and rear sides of the vending machine, and the side plates rise from both ends of the bottom plate to form a U-shaped cross-sectional groove opening upward. ing. And, as shown in FIG. 6, on the bottom plate portion,
The fixing holes 21, 21, 21 through which the bolts 59 are inserted,
It is opened in a long oval in the lateral direction so that the position can be adjusted, and the surface of the bottom plate portion is formed smoothly so that the locking metal member 30 can slide.

At the rear of the support plate 20, a locking bar 23 is fixed across the both side plates away from the bottom plate and fixed below the locking bar 23. A locking portion into which the rear portion 33 can be inserted is formed. on the other hand,
At the front of the support plate 20, a stopper 25 is detachably mounted on both side plates apart from the bottom plate by bolts 29, 29. Under the stopper 25, support legs of a vending machine are provided. A fixing portion into which the tool fitting portion 3 and the ground plate 4 at the lower end of the device 2 can be inserted is formed.

The stopper 25 is formed in a U-shaped cross section in which the side plate portions stand up from both ends of the bottom plate portion and are open upward, and have such a size as to be fitted inside the support plate 20. . In the bottom plate portion, a leg fitting notch 26 is formed so as to open to the trailing edge side. In both side plate portions, bolts on the support plate 20 side are located at positions above and forward of the leg fitting notch 26. Female screw portions 27, 27 with which the 29 is engaged are fixed.

In order to install a vending machine on such a support plate 20, first, the tool fitting portion 3 and the ground plate 4 at the lower end of the rear support leg 2 are engaged with each other as shown in FIG. The fitting 30 is fitted into the leg fitting groove 31, and the upper rear side thereof is fixed with a set screw 32. Then, the support leg 2 on the rear side on which the locking metal fitting 30 is mounted is fixed to the locking rod 23 of the support plate 20.
Is placed on the front part and slid rearward to lock the fitting 3
0 is inserted below the locking bar 23. Then, the lateral movement is restricted (restricted) by the both side plates of the support plate 20, and the upward and rearward movement is restricted by the locking rod 23.

Then, the support leg 2 on the front side of the vending machine is
As shown in FIG. 8, it is placed on the front of the support plate 20 and
The stopper 25 is placed on the tool fitting portion 3 at the lower end of the support leg 2 so that the support leg 2 is fitted into the leg fitting notch 26, and is supported by the bolts 29, 29 via the female screw portions 27, 27. It is fastened and fixed to both side plates of the plate 20. Then
The female screw portions 27, 27 of the stopper 25 are disposed on the upper front side with respect to the leg fitting notch 26, and the stopper 25 does not rotate downward, so that the stopper screw 25 moves forward and sideward of the support leg 2 on the front side. Is restricted. Thereby, the vending machine is completely fixed on the support plate 20.

As described above, the support plate 2 of the vending machine is used.
When fixing to the support plate 2, the fastening operation using a tool such as a wrench requires a relatively large working space.
It is necessary only for the clasps 25 and 25 on the front side of 0 and not on the rear side, so it is easy to install the vending machine in a stable state even in a place where the lateral space is narrow. be able to.

[0027]

As described above, the vending machine fixing device according to the present invention is a support fitting having a base side fixing member, a height adjusting member, and a plate side fixing member. By providing screws for fastening and height adjustment or fastening between the fixing members or between the height adjusting member and the plate-side fixing member, the support bracket can be easily assembled, and the base-side fixing member and the plate-side fixing member can be easily assembled. Height adjustment between the fixing members can be easily performed. And, by fixing and supporting the support plate on the support base with the support bracket, the support plate can be easily fixed and supported horizontally even on a non-horizontal support base, and the vending machine is mounted on the horizontal support plate. The vending machine can be stably installed by mounting and fixing the support legs on both the front and rear sides.

Further, with respect to the rod-shaped height adjusting member, by mounting a cylindrical reinforcing member around the height adjusting member, even when the height difference of the support base is large and the height of the support bracket is increased. Preferably, the support plate can be fixed.

Further, by fixing one end of the fall prevention member to the upper portion of the height adjusting member and fixing the other end to the support base at a position away from the base side fixing member, the support plate can be more suitably fixed. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an example of an embodiment of a vending machine fixing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a support fitting at a front portion of a support plate in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a support fitting at the center of a support plate in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a support fitting at a rear portion of the support plate in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a side view showing an example of a support plate.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a rear portion of a support plate in FIG.

8 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a front portion of a support plate in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the locking fitting in FIG. 5;

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view of a conventional vending machine fixing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending machine main body 2 Support leg 3 Tool fitting part 4 Grounding plate 10 Support base 11 Anchor bolt 12 Nut 16 Anchor bolt 17 Nut 20 Support plate 21 Fixing hole 23 Locking bar 25 Stopper 26 Leg fitting notch 27 Female screw Part 29 Bolt 30 Locking fitting 31 Leg fitting groove 32 Set screw 33 Rear 41, 42, 43 Supporting fitting 50 Fixing member 51 Fixing hole 52 Tool insertion part 53 Nut locking part 55 Nut 59 Bolt 60 Height adjusting member 61 Washer 62 Nut 70 Reinforcement member 71 Washer 80 Fall prevention member

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A vending machine comprising: a support plate on which a front support leg and a rear support leg are mounted and fixed; and a support bracket fixed on a support base to hold the support plate at a predetermined height; The support fitting includes a base-side fixing member fixed on the support base, a height adjusting member fixed on the base-side fixing member, and a plate-side fixing member fixed on the height adjusting member. A vending machine having a fastening and height adjusting or fastening screw provided between the height adjusting member and the base side fixing member or between the height adjusting member and the plate side fixing member. Fixing device. 2. The vending machine fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the height adjusting member is formed in a rod shape, and a cylindrical reinforcing member is fixedly mounted at both ends around the height adjusting member. 3. An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein one end of a fall prevention member is fixed to an upper portion of the height adjusting member, and the other end of the fall prevention member is fixed to the support base at a position away from the base side fixing member. The vending machine fixing device as described.