JPH10105827A - Automatic beverage vending machine having beverage cup sealing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To supply an automatic beverage vending machine capable of selling beverage in a state of a sealed beverage cup that can be carried. SOLUTION: A supply reel 1 supplying a sealing material 3 in a thermal adhesive roll sheet form, an ultraviolet germicidal lamp 8 sterilizing the supplied sealing material in the roll sheet form, a heating unit 4 pressing and thermally adhering the sealing material of the roll sheet form, which is supplied from the supply reel, to the opening edge of the cup, a cutting unit 5 cutting the sealing material in the roll sheet form, which is thermally adhered to the opening edge of the cup by adjusting it to the outer edge of the opening edge and a winding reel 2 winding the sealing material in the roll sheet form, which is cut by adjusting it to the outer edge of the opening edge of the cup, are provided for the beverage cup sealing device. Then, the device is provided so that it can move from the back of the cup 10 on a cup receiver 13 in the beverage automatic vending machine to the position of the cup 10 in forward/ backward directions.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention belongs to the technical field of sealing a beverage cup of a beverage sold by a vending machine, and more particularly, a beverage vending machine having a beverage cup sealing device which can be sold in a sealed beverage cup state. It belongs to the technical field.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Beverages sold by beverage vending machines include soft drinks (including coffee), alcoholic drinks, and beverages.
Milk drinks and the like, and container types include cup type, bottle type, paper pack type, can type and the like. Cup type, hot beverage,
Regardless of the cold beverage, the opening of the cup is sold open.

[0003]

The beverage sold by the beverage vending machine is supposed to be drinkable near the vending machine,
Generally, the opening of the cup is open. However, there are also cases where a large number of people drink at a location away from the vending machine, and in that case, if the opening of the cup is left open, the cup may shake during transportation and the beverage in the cup may spill. In addition, dust may enter the cup during carrying, which is unsanitary.

[0004] Milk, lactic acid drinks, and the like to be put into shelf-sold coffee are filled in a cup-shaped synthetic resin molded container and sealed with a material obtained by laminating a synthetic resin on aluminum foil. Since these are filled and sealed in a food factory, the sealing device becomes large-scale and cannot be directly incorporated into a beverage vending machine.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. By making the sealing device compact, a beverage cup sealing device is incorporated into a beverage vending machine, and a sealed beverage cup capable of carrying a beverage is provided. An object of the present invention is to provide a beverage vending machine having a beverage cup sealing device that can be sold in a state.

[0006]

The gist of the present invention is to provide a supply reel for supplying a sealing material in the form of a heat-adhesive roll sheet, an ultraviolet sterilizing lamp for sterilizing the supplied sealing material in the form of a roll sheet, and a supply reel. A heating unit that presses and heat-bonds the sealing material in the form of a roll sheet to the opening edge of the cup; a cutting unit that cuts the sealing material in the form of a roll sheet that is thermally bonded to the opening edge of the cup in accordance with the outer edge of the opening edge; And a take-up reel configured to take up a roll sheet-shaped sealing material cut along the outer edge of the opening edge, from the rear of the cup on the cup receiver in the beverage vending machine to the position of the cup. It is characterized by being provided so as to be movable in the front-back direction.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a beverage cup sealing device,
FIG. 2 is a view showing a situation in which the sealing material in the form of a heat-adhesive roll sheet after sealing the opening of the cup is cut out along the outer edge of the opening edge of the cup. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a positional relationship between a cup for filling a beverage and a beverage cup sealing device, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of an appearance of a beverage vending machine having the beverage cup sealing device.

[0008] Beverage cup sealing device in beverage vending machine 12
11 is a cup holder 13 in the vending machine as shown in FIG.
It is provided so that it can move in the front-rear direction from the rear of the upper cup 10 to the position of the cup 10. As shown in FIG. 1, the beverage cup sealing device 11 has a supply reel 1 for supplying a sealing material 3 in the form of a heat-adhesive roll sheet, and the supply reel 1 is covered with a storage cover 9 provided with an ultraviolet germicidal lamp 8. Then, the sealing material 3 supplied by the ultraviolet germicidal lamp 8 in the storage cover 9 is sterilized. The sterilized sealing material 3 moves above the cup 10 and is taken up on the take-up reel 2. A sealing unit 3 is pressed against the opening edge of the cup 10 at an intermediate portion between the supply reel 1 and the take-up reel 2 and heat-bonded to seal the opening of the cup. There is a cutting unit 5 for cutting the sealing material 3 thermally bonded to the opening edge of the opening edge along the outer edge of the opening edge. At the end of the heating unit 4, there is a heating ring 6 which generates heat to thermally bond the sealing material 3 to the opening edge of the cup 10, and at the end of the cutting unit 5, a sealing material which is rotated to seal the opening of the cup. There is a cutting tool 7 for cutting 3 into a circle.

[0009] The operation of the beverage cup sealing device 11 is as follows. After the cup 10 is supplied to the cup receiver 13 and the beverage is filled in the cup according to the input of the customer's fee and the designation of the beverage, the beverage cup sealing device 11 operates as a sealing material. 3 moves from the rear of the cup 10 to the position of the cup 10 so as to cover the opening of the cup 10, and then, as shown in FIG.
The new sealing material 3 is moved from the supply reel 1 to above the opening of the cup 10 (the storage cover 9 is not shown). When the new sealing material 3 moves above the opening of the cup,
The heating unit 4 descends and presses the sealing material 3 against the opening edge of the cup, and the heating ring 6 thermally bonds the sealing material 3 and the opening edge of the cup. After that, the heating unit 4 rises,
The cutting unit 5 descends and cuts the sealing material 3 that has been thermally bonded to the opening edge of the cup with the blade 7 in accordance with the outer edge of the opening edge. The cut-off sealing material 3 has a hole 15 corresponding to the outer edge of the opening edge of the cup. Thereafter, the cutting unit 5 is raised, and the beverage cup sealing device 11 moves from the position of the cup 10 to the rear of the cup 10. At this point, the operation of closing the opening of the beverage cup by the beverage cup sealing device 11 is completed, and the customer takes out the sealed cup 10 from the outlet 14.
It should be noted that a gap is provided between the opening edge of the cup 10 and the sealing material 3 so as not to contact the opening edge while the sealing material 3 moves.

The sealing material 3 in the form of a heat-adhesive roll sheet comprises:
An ordinary sealing material may be used. For example, polyethylene or polycarbonate alone or a material obtained by laminating them on an aluminum foil is pressed on the synthetic resin side to the opening edge of the beverage cup and thermally bonded. Also, in the case of a paper cup, the beverage cup is also covered with a synthetic resin that thermally bonds the opening edge,
Use a synthetic resin cup. The heating by the heating ring 6 of the heating unit 4 is performed by high-frequency heating, resistance heating, or the like. The movement of the beverage cup sealing device 11 and the movements of the supply reel 1, the take-up reel 2, the heating unit 4 and the cutting unit 5 in the sealing device are all performed by a motor.

The movement of the beverage cup sealing device 11 is performed while the cup is still filled with the beverage on the cup receiver 13, so that the cup does not move and the beverage does not fall out of the cup. Since a sealing material in the form of a roll sheet is used for the sealing material 3, the sealing material is not placed one by one on the opening edge of the cup with a suction pad as in the individual method, and a cutting unit is provided around the heating unit 4. 5, the size of the entire sealing device can be reduced. Therefore, by slightly changing the inside of the conventional vending machine, the beverage cup sealing device 11 can be incorporated into the vending machine.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the appearance of a beverage vending machine 12 incorporating a beverage cup sealing device 11. Above the front of the beverage vending machine 12, a beverage sample display window 16, a beverage designation button 17, A cup outlet 14 is located below, and a fee inlet 18 and a change tray 19 are located at the end.

[0013]

As is apparent from the above description,
Since the present invention incorporates a compacted beverage cup sealing device into a beverage vending machine, the opening of the cup taken out of the outlet is sealed, so that the cup can be carried away from the vending machine. Even the cup shakes and the beverage in the cup does not spill. In addition, since the opening of the cup is sealed, dust does not enter the cup during transportation, which is sanitary.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a beverage cup sealing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a situation in which a sealing material in the form of a roll sheet after closing the opening edge of the cup is cut out in accordance with the outer edge of the opening edge of the cup.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a positional relationship between a cup for filling a beverage and a beverage cup sealing device.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of the appearance of a beverage vending machine having a beverage cup sealing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Supply reel, 2 ... Take-up reel, 3 ... Sealing material, 4
... heating unit, 5 ... cutting unit, 6 ... heating ring, 7 ... knife, 8 ... ultraviolet sterilizing lamp, 9 ... storage cover, 10
... Cup, 11 ... Beverage cup sealing device, 12 ... Beverage vending machine, 13 ... Cup tray, 14 ... Outlet, 15 ... Hole, 16 ... Beverage sample display window, 17 ... Beverage designation button, 18 ... Charge inlet,
19… Change change.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A supply reel for supplying a sealing material in the form of a heat-adhesive roll sheet, an ultraviolet sterilizing lamp for sterilizing the supplied sealing material in a roll sheet form, and a sealing material in a roll sheet form supplied from the supply reel. A heating unit that presses and heat-bonds to the opening edge of the cup, a cutting unit that cuts the sealing material in the form of a roll sheet that is heat-bonded to the opening edge of the cup in accordance with the outer edge of the opening edge, and a cutting unit that cuts in accordance with the outer edge of the opening edge A beverage cup sealing device including a take-up reel that winds a roll sheet-shaped sealing material is provided so as to be able to move in the front-rear direction from the rear of the cup on the cup receiver in the beverage vending machine to the position of the cup. A beverage vending machine having a beverage cup sealing device.