JPH10320617A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide such an automatic vending machine that the article takeout door is opened without letting a consumer grip the door of an article takeout opening and the consumer can easily take many articles out. SOLUTION: This vending machine is equipped with an article storage container 20 which temporarily stores articles discharged from an article stack rack where articles are stored at a consumer's choice and an article takeout door 140 which opens and closes the opening part 31 for taking the articles out of the article storage container 20. In this case, the article storage container 20 has a storage plate 110 which is supported by an elastic body 120 movably in the gravitational direction and receives the said articles, and the storage plate 110 and article takeout door 140 are linked by a link mechanism 130, which opens the article takeout door 140 when the storage container plate 110 moves by the weight of more than one or two articles stored in the article storage container 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine, and more particularly to a vending machine in which a consumer can open a door of a take-out port without grasping the take-out port and easily take out a large number of products. About the machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a product take-out section in a general vending machine. As shown in the figure, the conventional product take-out unit has a chute 10 installed so as to collect and drop a product (for example, a can a shown in the figure) that falls from a product loading rack at the center and drop through the chute 10. A product storage container 20 in which products are temporarily stored;
A product take-out door 4 rotatably installed at a predetermined position on the front cabinet 30 so that the products in the product storage container 20 can be taken out of the vending machine.
It consists of 0.

In a conventional vending machine, after a consumer inserts or inserts a bill into a bill or a coin insertion slot (not shown), the consumer selects a commodity displayed on a commodity display stand, and selects a lower part thereof. When the button is pressed, the assay (assa
y) The product falls through the rack and the eject mechanism and is stored in the product storage container 20. Subsequently, when the consumer pulls and turns the product take-out door 40, the product in the product storage container 20 can be taken out.

[0004]

However, since the product take-out door 40 of such a product take-out opening has to be supported by hand when taking out the product, when taking out two or more products, the product take-out door 40 must be used. There is a problem that the next product must be taken out after placing the taken out product on the ground or at an appropriate place.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and the present invention has been made so that a consumer can open a product take-out door without grasping the door, and the consumer can easily take out a large number of products. The purpose is to provide vending machines.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vending machine according to the first aspect, wherein a product discharged from a product loading rack for storing a product is temporarily stored according to a consumer's selection. In a vending machine provided with a product storage container (20) to be stored and a product removal door (140) for opening and closing an opening (31) for removing the product from the product storage container to the outside, the product storage container Has an accommodating plate (110) for receiving the product, which is supported by an elastic body (120) so as to be movable in the direction of gravity, and the accommodating plate and the product take-out door are connected by a link mechanism ( 130), wherein the link mechanism opens the product take-out door when the storage plate is moved by the weight of one or more of the products stored in the product storage container. And wherein the door.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the first aspect, the housing plate is vertically installed on a lower surface and extends downward.
The link mechanism has an L-shape, and has one end rotatably attached to a fixing member below the storage plate, and the other end connected to the product take-out door. And a link (130) rotatably connecting the tip of the vertical bar to an intermediate portion of a side including the one end.

Further, the vending machine according to claim 3 is
3. The vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the product take-out door has an L-shaped shape, is rotatably supported at a corner thereof, and is provided at an end of a side different from the one that closes the opening. 4. The other end of the link is connected.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vending machine, wherein a chute (10) installed so as to collect goods falling from a goods loading rack at a center and the goods dropped through the chute are temporarily stored. A product storage container (20)
In a vending machine provided with a product take-out door (140) rotatably installed at a predetermined position of a front cabinet (30) so that products in the product storage container can be taken out to the front, the self-weight of the products is used. And an automatic opening and closing device (100) for opening and closing the product take-out door.

[0010] According to the above invention, when a product of a vending machine such as a can is dropped or placed on a storage plate installed in a product storage container, the storage plate resists the elastic force of the elastic body. To descend. As a result, the L-shaped link rotates around one end attached to the predetermined fixing member, and opens the product take-out door.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view schematically showing a portion including a product take-out door provided with an automatic opening / closing device in a vending machine according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, the same parts as those in FIG. 2 showing the prior art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

In the vending machine according to the present invention, a chute 1 installed so as to collect and drop products (for example, cans a shown in the figure) falling from a product loading rack for storing products at the center.
0, a product storage container 20 for temporarily storing the product dropped through the chute 10, and a product storage container 2
In a vending machine provided with a product take-out door 140 rotatably installed at a predetermined position of the front cabinet 30 so that a product at 0 can be taken out (outside) of the vending machine, a product take-out door is provided. It has a structure in which an automatic opening / closing device 100 that opens and closes 140 is installed.

The automatic opening and closing device 100 includes a product storage plate 110.
, A compression spring 120 and an L-shaped link 130.

The product storage plate 110 is stored in the product storage container 20, and the lower surface thereof is supported by a compression spring 120. Here, the compression spring 120
It is installed in the product container 20 so that the lower part of the product storage plate 110 is pressed with a constant pressure. As a result, when the product falls thereon, the product storage plate 110 moves downward due to the weight (own weight) of the product, and when the product is removed, rises to the original position by the elastic force of the compression spring. Further, the product storage plate 110 is provided vertically on the lower surface, and includes a vertical bar 110a extending downward.

The L-shaped link 130 has one end rotatably attached to a predetermined position of a lower cabinet (fixed member) (not shown). The L-shaped link 130 is
An intermediate portion of the side including the one end attached to a predetermined position of the lower cabinet is rotatably connected to the tip of the vertical bar 110a of the product storage plate 110 by a hinge.

On the other hand, the product take-out door 140 also has an L-shape. The bent portion (corner portion) is rotatably attached to the front cabinet 30. The end (inner end) of the end of the product take-out door 140 that extends toward the inside of the vending machine is the link 13.
0, which is rotatably connected by a hinge to one end which is different from the one attached to the bottom cabinet. Furthermore, the lower end (outer end) of the product take-out door 140 is
When the product take-out door 140 is closed, it comes into close contact with the lower part of the product take-out port 31.

Next, the operation of the vending machine according to the present invention will be described.

In the vending machine according to the present invention, the consumer
After inserting bills or inserting coins into bills or coin inserters (not shown), select a commodity displayed on the commodity display stand and press the select button, the commodity falls through the assay rack and the eject mechanism and drops. , Commodity container 20
To be housed.

At this time, the product pushes the product storage plate 110 downward against the elasticity of the compression spring 120 due to its weight. The pushed product storage plate 110 moves downward, and at the same time, the vertical bar 110a also descends.
0 is pressurized. The pressurized link 130 rotates about a portion hinged to the lower cabinet. As a result, the other end of the link 130 acts on the product take-out door 140, and the product take-out door 140 rotates, so that the product take-out port 31 is opened.

Next, when the consumer puts his hand through the product take-out port 31 and takes out the product placed on the product storage plate 110, the elasticity of the compression spring 120 causes the product storage plate 110 to return to its original position. To rise. As a result, the vertical bar 110a, the link 130, and the product take-out door 140
Is returned to the original position, the product outlet 31 is closed by the product outlet door 140.

On the other hand, when one or more products are dropped on the product storage plate 110 and the selection button is further pressed, the product storage plate 11 is opened with the product removal door 140 opened.
The number of products increases one by one according to the number of times the button is pressed. In this case, even if the consumer takes out the products in order, the product storage plate 110 does not return to the original position until the last product is taken out. Products can be easily taken out.

In the above, only one specific embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any one having ordinary knowledge in this field can be used. Various changes and modifications can be made based on the technical concept of the present invention.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When the product selection button is pressed, the product take-out door opens automatically, and when taking out some products, the product take-out door does not close until the last product is taken out, so that consumers can take out products easily. is there.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view schematically showing a portion including a product take-out door provided with an automatic opening / closing device in a vending machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a product take-out unit in a general vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 a Commodity 10 Chute 20 Commodity container 30 Front cabinet 31 Commodity take-out port 100 Automatic opening / closing device 110 Commodity containing plate 120 Compression spring 130 Link 140 Commodity take-out door

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A merchandise container for temporarily storing merchandise discharged from a merchandise loading rack for storing merchandise according to a consumer's selection, and an opening for taking out the merchandise from the merchandise container to the outside. A vending machine having a product take-out door that opens and closes, wherein the product storage container has a storage plate for receiving the product, the storage plate being supported by an elastic body so as to be movable in the direction of gravity; The plate and the product take-out door are connected by a link mechanism, and the link mechanism is configured to move the product when the storage plate is moved by the weight of one or more of the products stored in the product storage container. A vending machine characterized by opening a take-out door. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the housing plate has a vertical bar vertically installed on a lower surface and extends downward, the link mechanism has an L-shape, One end rotatably attached to a fixed member below the accommodation plate,
A vending machine having a second end connected to the product take-out door, and a link that rotatably connects the tip of the vertical bar to an intermediate portion of a side including the one end. 3. The vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the product take-out door has an L-shape, is rotatably supported at a corner thereof, and is different from the one that closes the opening. A vending machine wherein the other end of the link is connected to an end of a side. 4. A chute installed so as to collect products falling from a product loading rack at the center, a product storage container for temporarily storing the products dropped through the chute, and a product in the product storage container. A product take-out door rotatably installed at a predetermined position of the front cabinet so that the product take-out can be taken out to the front, an automatic opening / closing device that opens and closes the product take-out door using the weight of the product. A vending machine comprising: