JPH10208138A - Mechanical vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a coin from being stored repeatedly owing to the repetition of the depression of an article discharge request button by providing a fixed member and an operation member with lock holes in which a lock lever is fitted to make a lock when the operation member moves down to an intermediate position. SOLUTION: A reset lever 64 of an article discharge guaranteeing mechanism 60 consists of a locked part 62a that the operation member 30 when moving to a specific descent position has its driving piece 65 made to abut against to rotate the reset lever 64 counterclockwise and a lock part 64h which extends upward from a shaft and is positioned between the engagement part 63c of the lock lever 63 and the fixed member 29. Then when a purchase button is pressed down halfway, the operation member 30 moves down to the intermediate position to meet the hole 29m of the fixed member 29, and the lock lever 62 is fitted in a lock hole 30f to make a lock. Consequently, a case wherein an article is not discharged can be prevented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mechanical vending machine which discharges a commodity from a commodity storage section to a commodity receiving port in response to a purchaser's coin insertion and commodity discharge request operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an electronic vending machine, if the condition for discharging a commodity is satisfied, that is, if the coin insertion amount and the amount of the designated commodity are matched, the drive control of the commodity discharging mechanism is performed and the designated vending machine is controlled. The product is discharged to the product receiving port, and the relationship between the coin insertion and the product discharge request does not matter. However, electronic vending machines require a stable power supply, so vending machines installed on moving objects where stable power supply equipment and batteries are difficult to replace at any time, such as buses and other transportation, A mechanical vending machine that does not require a power supply is advantageous. However, in a mechanical vending machine in which a product discharge mechanism is driven by a product discharge request operation to discharge a product, a product is only delivered when a customer performs a product discharge request operation after inserting a predetermined number of genuine coins. Must be configured to discharge to a receiving port.

[0003]

By the way, a product discharge request operation is performed by pressing a product discharge request button provided on the customer service surface of a vending machine.
When storing coins already inserted, discriminated, and temporarily stored in the coin holding unit in the safe, and discharging products from the product storage unit to the product receiving port, the product discharge mechanism is located at the bottom of the product storage unit. The product discharge lever provided at the position is retracted from the normal position against the urging force, during which the products held at the lowermost end of the products stacked in the product storage portion are dropped onto the table. When the system is configured to return to the normal position by releasing the press of the product discharge request button and discharge the products falling on the table to the product receiving port in the meantime, some of the users require the product discharge request button. May not be fully lowered to the predetermined lowering position, in which case,
Although the inserted coins are stored in the safe, there is a risk that a situation may occur in which the merchandise is not discharged to the merchandise receiving port. Even if the user presses the product discharge request button once, the product does not come out, so the user repeatedly presses the button. Therefore, if coins for a plurality of commodities have been inserted, a predetermined number of coins may be stored each time the button is pressed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a machine for discharging goods from a goods storage unit to a receiving port by a purchaser by inserting coins and pressing a goods discharge request button. In the vending machine, if the press of the product discharge request button after coin insertion is incomplete, the press of the product discharge request button is repeated without storing the coin in the safe and discharging the product to the receiving slot. To prevent the coin storage from being repeated. In other words, only when the commodity ejection request button is pressed down to the predetermined lowering position, the coins are stored and the commodities are ejected.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a mechanical vending machine according to the present invention is a coin holding device for temporarily holding coins inserted from a coin slot and discriminated from genuine coins by a coin discriminator. And a product storage portion having a product table and a product discharge port at the lower end thereof, and lowered in conjunction with pressing of a product discharge request button, and pressing of the product discharge request button. Is released, the operating member is raised and returned to the original position by the return means, a fixing member for guiding the operating member in the elevating direction, and a coin outlet of the coin holding portion is urged to close the coin outlet with respect to the safe. A coin storage flapper opened by the operating member lowered to a predetermined position, and a product placed on a product table of the product storage section is discharged to a product receiving port in conjunction with the elevation of the operating member. A goods discharge mechanism, and a product discharge guarantee mechanism that allows an increase return the button under the condition that the user presses the commodity discharging request button to the lowest,
When the operating member is lowered to a predetermined position, the product discharging mechanism moves from the blocking position of the product discharging port to the retreat position, and when the operating member rises and returns to the predetermined position, the product discharging mechanism blocks from the retreat position. A product discharge lever for returning the product falling to the product table to the product position from the product discharge port to the product receiving port, wherein the product discharge assurance mechanism includes a drive provided on the operating member; A piece, a lock lever provided on the fixing member and urged in the locking direction, and a lock lever provided on the fixing member below the lock lever, wherein the operating member is lowered to a predetermined lowering position. A release lever for releasing the lock of the lock lever; and a lock lever provided on the fixing member above the lock lever. When the lock of the lock lever is released, the lock lever is locked. A locking lever for releasing the locking of the lock lever by the drive piece when the operating member is returned to the predetermined raised position, wherein the operating member is lowered to the intermediate position by the fixed member and the operating member. The lock lever is provided with a lock hole in which the lock lever is fitted and locked.

With the above arrangement, the lock lever is urged in the locking direction while the operating member is lowered to the predetermined lowering position. When the lowering of the operating member is stopped halfway, that is, when the lowering of the operating member is incomplete, the lock lever locks the operating member to the fixed member and prevents the operating member from returning upward. Therefore, neither the coin is stored in the safe nor the merchandise is discharged to the receiving port. On the other hand, when the operating member is pressed down to the predetermined lowering position, the operating member opens the coin storage flapper, stores coins in the coin holding section in the safe, and the release lever releases the lock of the lock lever. Therefore, the operating member is lifted and returned, and the product discharging lever is caused to perform a product discharging operation. The unlocked state of the lock lever is maintained by the locking lever. When the operating member returns to the ascending position, the locking lever releases the lock lever from maintaining the unlocked state.

The product discharge assurance mechanism is provided on a driving member provided on the operating member and on a fixed member so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis. The locked portion is engaged with the upper end and the locking piece is engaged with the lower end. A lock lever, wherein the lock piece is urged in a lock direction, and a lock member is provided on the fixed member below the lock lever so as to be rotatable around a horizontal axis. A locking portion that engages with an engaging portion, wherein the locking portion is engaged with the engaging portion of the lock lever by the driving piece when the operating member is lowered to a predetermined lowering position; A release lever for rotating the lock lever in a direction to release the lock lever, and a lock member provided above the lock lever so as to be rotatable around a horizontal axis and locked at one end to a locked portion of the lock lever. Locking part, A locking lever that is rotated by the drive piece in a direction in which the locking of the lock lever with the locked portion is released when the member is returned to the predetermined raised position; The member may be provided with a lock hole into which the lock piece of the lock lever fits when the operating member is lowered to the intermediate position. With the above configuration, maintaining the locked state of the lock lever, unlocking operation, maintaining the unlocked state,
The release operation of maintaining the release state is performed rationally and efficiently.

A lock lever having a detection portion at one end and a locking portion at the other end is rotatably attached to the operation member at an intermediate portion thereof, and the detection portion is attached to the lock lever in the direction of the coin holding portion. Providing an urging member for urging to rotate, the coin holding unit, a detection hole through which the detection unit can enter during the descent of the operating member when a predetermined number of reserved coins do not exist, When the fixing member is provided with a locking hole into which the locking portion can enter when the detection portion of the lock lever enters the detection hole, if a predetermined number of coins are not inserted, The actuating member cannot be pressed down completely, so that the storage of already inserted coins and the ejection of goods are not performed irrationally.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the illustrated embodiments. 1 is a front view of the mechanical vending machine of the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a main part by removing a part of a right side portion of FIG. 1, and FIG.
It is a line sectional view. The illustrated example is a vending machine mounted on a passenger compartment such as a bus and manufactured for use by passengers.

The vending machine generally inserts a predetermined number of coins of a predetermined amount from a coin insertion slot 19 on the customer side,
When the commodity ejection request button (hereinafter referred to as a purchase button) 21 is pressed down to a predetermined position, the inserted coin is
And a product storage unit 4 provided therein.
The product at the lowermost end of the products stacked vertically in a row is discharged to the product receiving port 8.

Hereinafter, each component will be sequentially described in detail. The vending machine has a box-shaped main body 1 provided with a housing space opened on the front side, and a housing space attached to one side of an opening surface of the main body so as to be openable and closable by a hinge 2 and opened on the rear side and the lower side. The housing H includes a box-shaped front door (hereinafter simply referred to as a door) 3 provided. The accommodation space 1a of the main body 1 mainly accommodates the commodity accommodating section 4, and is provided with a commodity discharging mechanism having a commodity discharging lever 5 and a commodity holding lever 6 as main components.

The product accommodating section 4 is formed in a gutter shape having a U-shaped cross section, is mounted with the opening surface facing the front side of the main body, and extends from near the top of the main body to near the bottom. The product holding member 4 can open and close the opening surface in a double-open manner.
a, the product holding member 4a is opened after the door 3 is opened, and the products can be stacked in the product storage unit 4. A product table 4b is provided at the lower end of the product storage section 4, and a product discharge opening in the front direction at the lower part of the main body 1 is provided between the front end of the product table 4b and the lower end of the product holding member 4a. An outlet 4c is provided.

The product discharge lever 5 of the product discharge mechanism discharges the product M falling on the product table 4b of the product storage section from the product discharge port 4c to the product receiving port 8.
It is rotatably supported by a support shaft 7 provided between the side wall of the product storage section 4 and the main body. The support shaft 7 may be fixed to the main body 1 of the housing, or may be fixed to another frame 1b provided inside the main body, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 are side views of a main part for explaining the configuration and operation of the product discharging mechanism in FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line YY of FIG.

The product discharge lever 5 has a pair of left and right sides substantially L-shaped arms 5a and a horizontal discharge portion 5b connecting lower ends of both arms, and when viewed from the front, It is formed in a U-shape that opens upward, and is rotatably supported by a support shaft 7 at an intermediate bent portion of the arm portion 5a. The urging member (not shown) such as a torque spring wound around the support shaft 7 urges the discharge portion 5b moved to the retracted position shown in FIG. 5 to return to the closed position shown in FIG. When the arm 5a rotates, the discharge portion 5b is moved backward from the position for closing the product discharge port 4c (blocking position) through the lower end of the product storage portion in the rear direction (retreat). Position).

The product holding lever 6 has a pair of left and right arms 6a and a connecting portion 6b for connecting the lower ends of the both arms. The connecting portion 6b has a contact portion 6c at the center thereof. Then, at the upper end of both arms 6a,
The support shaft 7 is rotatably supported independently of the product discharge lever 5. The product holding lever 6 is also provided with another urging member (not shown) so that the contact portion 6b is a product (the product that has fallen onto the product table 4c) at the lowest position of the product storage unit 4 (the product that has fallen on the product table 4c) (The second product from the bottom) is pressed against the gate 4d forming the upper side of the product discharge port 4c. When the product discharge lever 5 is retracted to the retracted position as shown in FIG. 5, the product holding lever 6 is engaged with the product discharge lever 5 on the way, and is retreated together. Therefore, when there is one or more products in the product storage unit 4, the products do not drop onto the product table 4b until they come into contact with the product holding lever even if the product discharge lever 5 moves toward the retreat position.

When the number of commodities in the merchandise container 4 becomes zero and the merchandise container 4 is replenished with merchandise, the abutting portion 6c of the merchandise holding lever 6 protrudes to the bottom of the merchandise accommodating portion, thereby stabilizing the merchandise. Loading becomes difficult, which may hinder quick product replenishment.
To prevent this, preferably, as shown in FIG.
Before the door 3 is opened, the lock 9 that locks the door 3 to the main body 1
When the hook 10 connected to the lock is rotated clockwise in FIG. 2 to be separated from the lock fitting 11 provided on the door 3 by the unlocking operation by the key, the hook 10 is formed integrally with the hook 10. A cam 13 is pivotally supported on the side surface of the main body 1 by rotating a lever 13 in a counterclockwise direction in FIG. 2, and the lever 13 is provided on a link 14 extending vertically outside the side surface of the product storage unit 4. The lower end of the link 14 is pivotally attached to an elbow 6 d provided on one arm 6 a of the product holding lever 6. The upper end of the link 14 is pivotally supported by an arm 16.

With the above configuration, each time the lock is unlocked with a key for replenishing the product, the link 14 is pulled upward, and the product holding lever 6 is pivoted about the support shaft 7 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 3 to 5 (clockwise in FIGS. 3 to 5) and retracted to the rear side of the product storage unit 4, the holding member 4 a is opened, and the product is stored in the product storage unit 4 without being disturbed by the product holding lever 6. 4 can be stably loaded.

The main body 1 is provided with a safe loading section 17 in front of a lower portion of the article storage section 4 and above the article receiving port 8. The safe loading unit 17 can be loaded or unloaded with the safe 18 in a state where the safe 3 is unlocked with a predetermined key and the door 3 is opened. The commodity receiving port 8 is opened at the front of the main body, that is, at the customer service surface below the safe loading section 17. The product table 4b is integrally connected to the upper part of the back surface of the wall 8a forming the product receiving port 8.

On the other hand, a coin slot 19 is provided in front of the door 3, that is, above the service surface of the vending machine, and after the coin is inserted, the coin is canceled to request the return of the inserted coin before pressing the purchase button. Both a button 20 and a purchase button 21 for requesting product discharge are provided so as to be able to move up and down, and a coin return port 22 is opened on the lower right side.

The accommodating space 3a of the door 3 constitutes a coin processing mechanism. The guide passage 23 guides coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 19 toward the coin discriminator 24. And the known coin discriminator 24 for discriminating based on the presence or absence and the diameter of the coin, and the coin discriminated from the genuine coin by the coin discriminator are temporarily held until a commodity discharge request operation or a coin return request operation is performed. The coin holding section 25 is attached to the fixing member 29 via attachment members 23a to 25a, respectively. A return coin container 22a is mounted inside the coin return slot 22.

FIGS. 7 and 8 are sectional views showing the flow of coins from the coin discriminator 24 of the coin processing mechanism to the safe 18 or the coin return slot 22 via the coin holding section 25. The coin discriminated by the coin discriminator 24 from a genuine coin is stored in a holding passage 25a of a coin holding unit 25, and a coin storage flapper (hereinafter, referred to as a coin storage flapper) provided to open and close the bottom of the holding passage to the safe 18 direction. , Simply referred to as storage flapper) 26
And a coin return flapper provided to open and close in the direction of the coin return slot 22 (hereinafter simply referred to as a return flapper).
Stopped by 27. However, coins discriminated from coins other than the predetermined denomination or counterfeit coins fall through the return passage 25b provided on the back side of the holding passage 25a of the coin holding unit 25 and are discharged and discharged to the coin return port 22. Has become. Both the storage flapper 26 and the return flapper 27 will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 9, the holding passage 25a is provided with, for example, 100 yen coins and coins C of another predetermined denomination for 6 coins.
Up to sheets can be accommodated. Then, in the door 3, the storage flapper 26 of the coin holding unit 25 descends in conjunction with the pressing operation of the purchase button 21, and protrudes between the second and third from the bottom of the stored coins. There is provided coin separating means 28 for dropping the second coin from the bottom to the safe side and holding the third or more coins. Coin separating means 28
The lever 28c is rotatably supported by a fulcrum 28a on a fixing member 29, and is urged downward by an urging member 28b such as a coil spring, and is fixed to the lever 28c. As shown in FIG. When it is in
When the lever 28c is moved downward as shown in FIG. 10, the third or more coins are stopped by protruding to the stop position between the second and third coins held in a. A locking member 28d that moves to a retracted position retracted from the passage and drops the stopped coins. The distal end of the locking member 28d has a locking piece bent into a loop of the holding passage 25a.

After the coin is inserted, when the purchase button 21 is depressed, in conjunction with this, the commodity ejection lever 5 is rotated to eject the commodity from the commodity accommodating section 4 to the commodity receiving port 8, and at the same time, To drive the storage flapper 26 and the coin separating means 28 to store a predetermined number of coins in the safe 18,
In the storage space of the door 3, a fixing member 29 is provided between the front plate of the door and the guide passage 23, the coin discriminator 24, and the coin holding unit 25, and an interlocking mechanism is attached to the fixing member. The interlocking mechanism has an operating member 30 held up and down by a fixed member 29.

The fixing member 29 and the operating member 30 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 is a front view showing the front shape of the fixing member 29, and FIG.
FIG. 13 is a front view showing a state where the guide passage 23, the coin discriminator 24, the coin holding section 25, the storage flapper 26, the return flapper 27, and the coin separating means 28 are attached to a fixing member.
3 is a front view of the operation member 30. FIG. The fixing member 29 has a flat plate shape that is continuous from the upper part of the door to the mounting position of the return coin container 22a. On the right side of the upper end, a notch 29a for passing the coin guide passage 23 is provided with the cancel button 20 and the coin discriminator 24.
A hole 29b is provided for passing a member connecting the jam coin removing lever 24b and the cancel button 20 and for allowing the connecting member to move up and down. In the center of the lower half of the fixing member 29, two upper and lower guide holes 29c and 29d, holes 29e provided on both sides of the upper guide hole, and insertion holes provided on opposite sides of the lower guide hole, respectively. Hole 29f, 2
9 g are formed. A cutout 29h for attaching the return coin container 22a is formed on the right side of the lower end.

Jam jam removal lever 2 of coin discriminator 24
The lower end of a coil spring 24c whose upper end is connected to the fixing member 29 is connected to the front end of 4b, and the jam coin removal lever 24b is normally urged to close the coin passage in the discriminator. However, when the cancel button 20 is pressed, the jam coin removing lever 24b rotates about the fulcrum 24d and is separated in the front direction by a taper guide (not shown), so that the coin jammed in the discriminator. Is dropped into the return passage 25b of the coin storage unit 25.

The jam coin removal lever 24b has a link 3
The upper end of the first member 1 is pivotally connected, the link 31 extends downward on the back side of the fixing member 29, and the lower end is pivotally connected to one end of the return flapper 27. Return Flapper 27
Is pivotally supported by the fixing member 29 in the middle. Therefore, when the cancel button 20 is pressed, both the jam coin removal lever 24b and the return flapper 27 are driven to open (moved to the dashed line position in FIG. 12), and the jam coin and the coin holding unit 25 of the coin discriminator 24 are moved. Are discharged to the coin return container 22a.

When the purchase button 21 is depressed, the storage flapper 26 and the product discharge lever 5 are lowered together to open the lower end of the coin storage section 25 toward the safe. Further, it is connected to an operating member 30 for discharging the product at the product outlet 4c to the product receiving port 8. 9, 10 and 13, the operating member 30 has a connecting portion 30a extending along a plane parallel to the fixing member 29, and protrudes toward the front side of the connecting portion at both left and right ends of the connecting portion. A side portion 30b extending equidistantly downward from the connecting portion, a first operating portion 30c provided to connect between lower ends of the side portions, and a mounting portion 30d extending downward from the center of the connecting portion 30a. And a substantially J-shaped second operating portion 30e provided at the lower end of the mounting portion. The operating member 30 is guided so as to be able to move up and down with the connecting portion 30a approaching the back surface of the fixing member 29 and sandwiching both sides of the fixing member 29 between the left and right side portions 30b.
From the front side of the fixing member 29, a screw fixing a washer-shaped stopper member 32a, 32b having a diameter larger than the width of the guide hole 29c, 29d is passed through the guide hole 29c, 29d, and screwed into the operating member 30. The operating member 30 is supported so as to be able to move up and down in the height direction of the fixing member 29.

Two projections 30f, 30g projecting in the front direction are provided on the upper portion of the connecting portion 30a, and these are projected from the vertical hole 29e of the fixing member to be able to ascend and descend to the front side of the fixing member. The purchase button 21 is coupled to the other, and the upper end of a biasing member 30h such as a coil spring having the lower end coupled to the other protrusion 30g is coupled to the upper part of the fixing member 29, so that the urging is always upward.

Since the first operating portion 30c is provided at a position slightly deviated in the rear direction of the side portion, the first operating portion 30c is moved upward by the urging member 30h as shown in FIG. The operating member is stopped at the predetermined upper limit position by contacting the lower end portion 29i of the fixing member 29. When the operation member 30 is in the normal position, as shown in FIG.
The upper member 0c rotates the lever 28c of the coin separating means upward against the urging member 28b via a pin 28c 'inserted into the vertical hole 29f at the tip of the lever 28c.
8d is held at a position retracted from the holding passage 25a.
The lower side of the second operating portion 30e corresponds to a pin 26b protruding from the front side of the intermediate portion of the storage flapper 26. The storage flapper 26 has a torque spring or the like as shown in FIG. Because the urging member 26b is constantly urged upward, as shown in FIG. 10, when the operating member 30 is in the normal position, the storage flapper 26 is held in a state of closing the lower end of the holding passage. .

FIG. 9 shows the position (up position) of the operating member 30 with respect to the fixing member 29 when the purchase button 21 is not pressed, and the state of the coin separating means 28 and the storage flapper 26. FIGS. 3 and 4 show the stationary position of the product discharge lever 5 when the operating member 30 is at the raised position.

With the above configuration, when the purchase button 21 is depressed, as shown in FIG. 10, the operating member 30 is lowered in conjunction therewith, and the first operating unit 30c and the second operating unit 30e.
Also descends. When the first operating portion 30c is lowered to the predetermined position, as shown in FIG. 5, the product discharging lever 5 is rotated clockwise, and the discharging portion 5b is moved to the retracted position. The product holding lever 6 is pushed rearward by the product discharge lever 5 that moves to the retracted position. Therefore, the lowermost product M in the product storage unit, which has been pressed and held by the product holding lever 6, falls onto the product table 4 b, and its front end faces the product discharge port 4 c.

When the second operating portion 30c is lowered to a predetermined position, the lever 28c of the coin separating means rotates clockwise as shown in FIG. 10, so that the stop member 28d moves to the stop position. , The second operating portion 30e is the pin 2
The storage flapper 26 is turned to the open position to depress 6a. Therefore, 2 which is reserved in the reservation passage 25a
The coins up to the first coin are dropped in the safe direction, and if there is a third coin or more, the coin is stopped by the stop member 28d.

When the pressing force is released from the purchase button 21,
The operating member 30 is raised and returned by the urging member 30h.
Accordingly, the product discharge lever 5 is returned to the initial position shown in FIG. 4 by the urging member, and the product M that has fallen on the product table 4b when the purchase button is pressed is pushed out from the product discharge port 4c to the product receiving port 8 and discharged. You. In the case where the product is small, the product may fall over at the bottom of the product storage unit 4 when the product falls, accompanying the movement of the product holding lever 6 to the retreat position, and may fall down to the product receiving port 8 with the momentum. .

In order to prevent this, in a preferred embodiment, a falling-off prevention mechanism 40 is provided at the commodity discharging section.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, this mechanism is rotatably mounted on one of the left and right sides outside the product discharge port 4c, and the lower end thereof is attached to the product discharge port by an urging member (not shown). A biased latch lever 41, a product shutter lever 42 rotatably supported by a support shaft 43 on the side outside the lower end of the product storage unit 4, and one end pivotally attached to one end of the product shutter lever, It has a long hole 45 at the other end, and includes a link 46 in which a fixed shaft 47 provided behind the product storage section 4 is inserted into the long hole 45. When the product discharge lever 5 is in the normal position, as shown in FIG. 4, the latch lever 42 is moved to the retracted position against the urging member. The product shutter lever 44 urged to rotate in the counterclockwise direction rotates in the same direction, and its closing portion 44a closes the lower part of the product discharge port 4c at the position closed by the product discharge lever 5. I do. When the operating member 30 is lowered via the purchase button 21, the product shutter lever 44 is closed until the lower end of the product discharge lever 5 presses the rear end of the link 46, as shown in FIG. Maintained in position. Therefore, even if the product holding lever 6 is retracted with the movement of the product discharge lever 51 to the retreat position, and the product held by the product drop lever 51 falls to the product table 4b, the product holding lever 6 falls from the product discharge port 4c. It is prevented from rolling out.

When the lower end of the retracted product discharge lever 5 pushes the rear end of the link 46, the link 46 is moved backward, and the product shutter lever 44 rotates clockwise about the support shaft 43. The closing portion 44a of the product shutter lever 44 is retracted below the product table 4b. Further, the latch lever 42 also rotates and returns counterclockwise, and the locking portion 42a engages with the locked portion 44b at the front end of the product shutter lever 44, and that state is maintained.

Therefore, when the product discharge lever 5 returns to the initial position in response to the release of the pressing force from the purchase button 21, the product dropped on the product table 4b is discharged to the discharge portion 5b of the product discharge lever 5. Pressed, goods receiving port 8
Is discharged. When the product discharge lever 5 returns to the initial position, the latch lever 42 is retracted against the urging member, so that the product shutter lever 44 returns to the initial position in FIG. 4 again and closes the product discharge port 4c. I do. Thus,
Regardless of the size of the product in the product storage section 4, when the purchase button is operated, the product is discharged only when the purchase button is pressed down to a predetermined position and then released.

By the way, in the above configuration, even when the purchase button is pressed without inserting a predetermined number of coins, the product is discharged. In order to prevent such a situation from occurring, in the present invention, a coin detection mechanism 50 for enabling the purchase button to be pressed only after a predetermined number of coins has been inserted is added.

Hereinafter, the mechanism 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory diagram when a predetermined number of coins are reserved in the coin holding unit 25, and FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory diagram when a predetermined number of coins are not reserved.

The mounting portion 30d of the operating member 30 has almost U
A letter-shaped attachment member 51 is fixed, and a coin presence / absence check lever 53 is rotatably supported by a spindle 52 provided on the attachment member 51. The coin presence / absence check lever is a torque spring or the like wound around the spindle 52. By the urging member 54,
The lower end is urged toward the coin holding unit 25 side. A locking portion 53a is provided at the upper end of the coin presence / absence check lever 53,
A detecting portion 53b is provided at a lower end portion, and a roller 55 protruding toward the fixing member 29 is rotatably mounted at an intermediate portion. The coin holding unit 25 includes a holding passage 25.
The range corresponding to the predetermined number of coins corresponding to the price of the product to be sold from the bottom held at a, that is, the second coin in the illustrated example, and the detection unit 53 b A detection hole 25c is provided at a corresponding position. When the operating member 30 is lowered to the position where the detecting portion 53b of the coin presence / absence check lever 53 is opposed to the detection hole 25c of the coin holding portion, the roller 55 is fitted to the fixing member 29, and the coin presence / absence check is performed. 7 and 8, the recesses 29 allow the lever 53 to rotate clockwise.
j, and the locking hole 2 into which the locking portion 53a enters and is locked when the coin presence / absence check lever 53 rotates clockwise.
9k are formed.

With the above configuration, when the operating member 30 is lowered by pressing the purchase button, if there is a predetermined number of coins in the coin holding unit 25, in the illustrated example, the second coin is checked. Since the lower end of the lever 53 is prevented from rotating by the second coin, the roller 55 does not fit into the recess. Therefore, the locking portion 53 a of the coin presence / absence check lever 53 is not locked in the locking hole 29 k of the fixing member 29. Therefore, since the operating member 30 can be lowered to the predetermined position, as described above, the first operating unit 30c and the second operating unit 30e operate the product discharge lever 5, the storage flapper 26, and the coin separating unit 28, respectively. Therefore, a predetermined number of coins are stored in the safe, and the product is discharged from the product storage unit 4.

According to the above arrangement, when two or more coins are inserted and the purchase button is pressed, the operating member is hardened,
The coin separating means 28 and the storage flap 26 are operated, the coins are stored in the safe, the product discharge lever 5 and the product holding lever 6 are retracted, the products in the product storage section fall on the product table, and the purchase button is pressed. When the pressing is released, the product discharge lever returns, and the product is discharged to the receiving port.
However, if the purchase button is incompletely pressed,
In the case of a pressing operation in which the product holding lever is not completely retracted until the product is dropped, the product may not be discharged to the receiving slot even if the storage lever 26 stores coins in the coin holding unit in the safe. Since the merchandise is not discharged, when the same incomplete press of the purchase button is repeated, only coin storage is performed similarly, and the merchandise is not discharged.

The present invention prevents such coin collection and non-ejection of goods due to incomplete pressing of the purchase button, and ensures that the goods are always discharged when the purchase button is pressed once. It is provided with. Next, the merchandise discharge assurance mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 16 is a front view, and FIG.
It is sectional drawing along the Z line.

The product discharge assurance mechanism 60 includes a mounting member 61.
, A lock lever 62, a lock lever 63, a release lever 64, and a drive piece 65 provided on the operating member. The mounting member 61 integrally has both side plates 61a and upper and lower connecting plates 61b, and is fixed to the fixing member 29. Between the both side plates 61a, a locking lever 62, a lock lever 63, and a release lever are provided. 64, in this order in the vertical direction by horizontal axes 62c, 63d, 64c, respectively.
It is rotatably mounted around its axis. The locking lever 62 is provided with the driving piece 6 formed at one end of the operating member when the operating member 30 is moved to a predetermined raised position.
17, when the locking lever 62 extends obliquely downward from the shaft 62c and the locked portion 62a for rotating the locking lever clockwise in FIG. 17, and the locking lever 62 rotates downward by its own weight. And a locking portion 62b for locking the lock lever 63 in the unlocked state.

The lock lever 63 is provided at the upper end near the shaft 63d, and is engaged with the locked portion 63a which is locked by the locking portion of the locking lever. It has a protruding lock piece 63b and an engaging portion 63c formed near the lock piece. The lock lever 63 is urged in the direction of the hole 29m formed in the fixed member, that is, in the lock direction, by an urging member such as a torque spring wound around the shaft 63d. The lock piece 63b has a bottom side perpendicular to the fixed member and a hypotenuse that is acute at an angle with respect to the lowering direction of the operating member 30 when moved in the lock direction. The release lever 64 is connected to the operating member 30.
When the is moved to a predetermined lowering position, the driving piece 65 of the operating member comes into contact with the locked portion 62a for rotating the release lever 64 counterclockwise in FIG.
Extending upward from the shaft 64d, it has an engaging portion 63c of the lock lever 63 and a locking portion 64b located between the fixing members. The operating member 30 has a purchase button 2
When 1 is pressed halfway, the hole 29m of the fixing member
Is provided.

With the above configuration, in the initial state where no pressing force is applied to the purchase button 21, the driving piece 65 pivots the locking lever 62 upward as shown in FIG. The stop portion 62 b is the locked portion 6 of the lock lever 63.
Since 3a is released, the lock lever 63 is urged by the urging member in the lock direction, that is, the direction in which the lock piece 63b fits into the hole 29m of the fixed member. Therefore,
When the purchase button 21 is pressed down, the lock hole 30f of the operating member coincides with the hole 29m on the way.
Since b has a hypotenuse, the operating member is lowered without being locked as long as the purchase button is kept pressed. Then, when the purchase button 21 is pressed down to the predetermined lowering position, that is, until the actuation member 30 is lowered until the storage of the reserved coins and the product discharge lever and the product holding lever are retracted to the predetermined positions, FIG. As shown in FIG. 17 (b),
The driving piece 65 presses the locked portion 64a to release the release lever 64.
Is rotated counterclockwise in FIG.
4b rotates the engaging portion 64d of the lock lever 63 in the direction opposite to the locking direction against the urging member. At the final stage of the rotation of the lock lever 63 in the reverse direction, the locked portion 63a of the lock lever is locked to the locking portion 62b of the locking lever 62. Therefore, when the pressing force on the purchase button 21 is released and the operating member 30 is returned upward by the urging member, the lock hole 30f of the operating member 30 is
When raising the position corresponding to m and the lock piece, the operating member 30 is not locked by the lock lever 63. The same operation is repeated when the purchase button is pressed thereafter.

On the other hand, if the pressing of the purchase button after the coin insertion is stopped in the middle of descending, the lock lever 63
17A, the lock piece 63b is urged in the lock direction as shown in FIG. 17A, so that when the lock hole 30g of the operating member 30 in the middle of ascending matches the hole 29m, the lock piece 63b is locked. Because it fits in 30g, the actuating member is locked in a state where it cannot be raised any further. At this time,
No product is discharged. Then, when the purchase button is pressed again, when the button is completely pressed down to the predetermined lowering position, the coins in the coin holding section are stored and the product holding lever 6 is retracted to the predetermined position as described above. The product in the product storage section is dropped on the table, and the lock is released by the release lever 64, so that the operating member 30 is raised to the predetermined raised position. At that time, the product discharge lever 5 falls on the table. Is discharged to the product receiving port 8. Thus, when the purchase button 21 is completely depressed, not only the storage of coins but also the discharge of the product is reliably performed, and the discharge of the product is guaranteed.

According to the embodiment described above, when the product holding lever 6 is provided, the product at the lowest position can be held upward from the product table 4c until the product discharging lever 5 is retracted. The lever can be easily and smoothly retracted without being disturbed by the product.

When the product discharging mechanism has the product holding lever 6, the cam for unlocking is provided between the link having one end pivotally supported by the product holding lever and the cam formed on the hook of the door lock. When a product holding lever retracting mechanism including a lever that raises a link in conjunction with the rotation is provided, the product holding lever can be operated simply by performing normal unlocking operation and locking operation without adding a special operation. Can be moved to the retreat position and the normal operation position. Therefore, even if the product holding lever is provided, the product can be easily supplied without being obstructed by the lever.

When the product discharging portion is provided with an escape prevention mechanism, when the product holding lever is retracted together by the retreating product discharging lever, the product is downsized when it falls on the product table due to its small size. Even if it does, it is possible to prevent the product from being ejected before storing coins.

Further, a coin separating mechanism consisting of a lever interlocking with a locking member which comes and goes in the holding passage and stops the coin at the upstream side of the predetermined second holding coin is provided in the coin storing portion, and the operation member can be moved up and down. If you have two or more coins on hold when you move them together, each time you activate the purchase button, two coins will be stored in the safe and one product will be ejected repeatedly. If the number of coins inserted in advance is, for example, a maximum of six, the purchase button is pressed three times in succession, and three commodities are continuously discharged, one for each time. be able to.

Further, when the cancel button, the jam coin ejection lever of the coin discriminator, and the return flapper of the coin holding section are connected by a link, pressing one cancel button causes the jam coins and coin holding in the coin discriminator. A part of the reserved coins can be discharged to the coin return slot at a time.

[0052]

As described above, according to the present invention, the coin storing flapper and the product discharge lever are linked by the pressing operation of the purchase button, so that the inserted coin is stored in the safe and the product is received in the receiving port. In such a case, it is possible to prevent a situation in which only coins are stored based on the incomplete pressing of the purchase button, and a product is not discharged.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the maintenance of the locked state of the lock lever of the product discharge assurance mechanism, the unlocking operation, the maintenance of the unlocked state, and the releasing operation of maintaining the unlocked state are rational and efficient. Done in

According to the third aspect of the present invention, unless a predetermined number of coins have been inserted, the purchase button cannot be pressed completely, so that the storage of already inserted coins and the ejection of commodities are not possible. Not reasonably done.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part in which a part of a side surface of the vending machine of FIG. 1 is removed and a part of an internal mechanism is omitted.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part mainly showing a configuration of a product discharging mechanism and an escape prevention mechanism of the present invention and a state before a purchase button is pressed.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a state after a purchase button is pressed.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a main part, viewed from the front, showing the configuration of the product discharging mechanism and the escape prevention mechanism.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a configuration of the coin detecting mechanism according to the embodiment of the present invention and a state before a purchase button is pressed.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a state when a purchase button is pressed in a state where no coin is held.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a main part mainly showing a configuration of a coin holding unit and a coin detection mechanism and a state before a purchase button is pressed.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a state when a purchase button is pressed down.

FIG. 11 is a front view of only a fixing member.

FIG. 12 is a front view showing a state where a coin guide passage, a coin discriminator, a coin holding unit, a coin separating mechanism, a storage flapper, and a return flapper are attached to the fixing member.

FIG. 13 is a front view of an operating member provided with a coin detecting mechanism.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a shape and structure of a latch lever which is a component of the product escape prevention mechanism.

FIG. 15 is a view showing the shape and structure of a product shutter lever which is a component of the product escape prevention mechanism.

FIG. 16 is a front view of a product discharge assurance mechanism that is a main part of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a sectional view taken along line YY in FIG. 16 for explaining the operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 H case 1 body 3 door 4 commodity storage section 5 commodity ejection lever 6 commodity holding lever 8 commodity receiving port 9 lock 18 safe 19 coin insertion slot 20 cancel button 21 purchase button (commodity ejection request button) 22 coin return slot 24 coin discrimination Container 25 Coin storing unit 25c Detecting hole 26 Coin storing flapper 27 Coin returning flapper 28 Coin separating means 29 Fixing member 29k Locking hole 30 Operating member 30f Lock hole 40 Fall prevention mechanism 50 Coin detecting mechanism 53 Coin presence check lever 53a Locking unit 53b Detecting unit 54 Biasing member 55 Roller 60 Commodity discharge assurance mechanism 62 Locking lever 63 Lock lever 64 Release lever 65 Drive piece

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A coin holding section for temporarily holding coins inserted from a coin insertion slot and discriminated from genuine coins by a coin discriminator, holding a product in a loaded state, and a product table and a product discharge port at a lower end portion. A product storage section having a lower portion in conjunction with the pressing of the product discharge request button, and an operating member which is raised and returned to the original position by the return means when the press of the product discharge request button is released; and A fixed member that guides in the elevating direction, a coin storage flapper that is urged to close the coin outlet of the coin holding unit with respect to the safe direction, and that is opened by the operating member lowered to a predetermined position; A product discharging mechanism that discharges a product placed on a product table of the product storage unit to a product receiving port in conjunction with the elevation of the operating member, and a condition that the product discharge request button is pressed to the lowest position. And a product discharge assurance mechanism that allows the button to return to the up position.When the operating member is lowered to a predetermined position, the product discharge mechanism moves from the closing position of the product discharge port to the retreat position. When the operating member rises and returns to the predetermined position, it returns from the retreat position to the closing position, and pushes a product discharge lever that discharges the product falling on the product table from the product discharge port to the product receiving port. The product discharge assurance mechanism includes a driving piece provided on the operating member, a lock lever provided on the fixing member and urged in a locking direction, and the fixing member below the lock lever. A release lever for releasing the lock of the lock lever when the operating member is lowered to a predetermined lowering position; and a release lever provided on the fixing member above the lock lever. A locking lever that locks the lock lever when unlocked, and locks the lock lever by the driving piece when the operating member is returned to the predetermined raised position. With
A mechanical vending machine characterized in that a lock hole is provided in the fixing member and the operating member, the lock hole being fitted and locked when the operating member is lowered to an intermediate position. 2. A product discharge assurance mechanism comprising: a driving piece provided on an operating member; a fixed member provided rotatably about a horizontal axis; a locked portion at an upper end; and a lock piece at a lower end. A lock lever having an engagement portion, wherein the lock piece is urged in a lock direction; and a lock lever provided on the lower side of the lock lever so as to be rotatable around a horizontal axis, and provided at an upper end thereof with the lock member. A locking portion that engages with an engaging portion of the lever, wherein the driving portion engages the locking portion with the engaging portion of the lock lever when the operating member is lowered to a predetermined lowering position; A release lever for rotating the lock lever in a direction to release the lock; and a lock member provided on the fixed member above the lock lever so as to be rotatable around a horizontal axis. A locking portion for locking, A locking lever that is rotated by the drive piece in a direction in which the locking of the locking lever with the locked portion is released when the moving member is returned to the predetermined raised position. 2. The mechanical vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the operating member is provided with a lock hole into which the lock piece of the lock lever fits when the operating member is lowered to the intermediate position. . 3. A lock lever having a detection portion at one end and a locking portion at the other end is rotatably attached to an operation member at an intermediate portion thereof, and the detection portion is attached to the lock lever in a direction of a coin holding portion. An urging member for urging the coin to rotate is provided, and the coin holding unit has a detection hole through which the detection unit can enter while the operating member is descending when a predetermined number of coins are not present. The mechanical member according to claim 1, wherein the fixing member is provided with a locking hole through which the locking portion can enter when the detection portion of the lock lever enters the detection hole. Vending machine.