JPH11191175A - Can throwing device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a can throwing device for automatic vending machines which can be easily handled so that anyone can speedily perform throwing/ replenishing work independent of his skill when throwing/replenishing a canned drink into automatic vending machines. SOLUTION: A can throwing device 1 is provided with a fitting part 2 equipped with a connecting port 2a, a can introducing part 3 formed into a size so as to allow one canned drink to pass near the top end while its diameter gradually reduced from this fitting part 2 to the top end, and a can throwing part 4 for forming a throwing port 4a in a size so as to allow one canned drink to pass at the top end of this can conducting part 3. Then, the fitting part 2 of the can throwing device 1 is fitted to a corrugated carton housing the canned drinks or the like with an upper lid open and the entire device is carried up together with the corrugated carton in such a state. Then, the throwing part 4 of the can throwing device 1 is inclined while being fitted to the can receiving port of the automatic vending machine. Thus, the canned drinks in the corrugated carton are continuously thrown through the can throwing device 1 into the automatic vending machine.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to canned drinks such as soft drinks, fruit drinks, and beers, which are installed at eaves of various stores such as supermarkets and convenience stores, rest areas of resort facilities, and service areas of expressways. The present invention relates to a can-injection device used for replenishing and injecting canned beverages into a vending machine for canned goods represented by (1). here,
Cans are canned beverages such as juice, coffee, tea, beer, alcohol, milk, and canned fruits, or canned snacks and toys. Cans that are or are likely to be handled by vending machines. The purpose is to include all the items that enter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, canned beverages in vending machines must be replenished periodically according to demand. A large quantity of canned beverages must be refilled. Conventionally, when there is a shortage of canned beverages in a vending machine, an operator manually removes canned beverages one by one from a cardboard box and puts in canned beverages one by one from a can receiving port at the top of the vending machine. By doing so, it was replenished.

[0003]

In the manual replenishment of canned beverages one by one, the canned beverage is held in a hand from a low position, and the canned beverage is placed in a can receiving port located relatively above a vending machine. In addition, there is a problem that it is necessary to repeatedly supply the canned beverage, which requires a lot of labor for the worker and also requires a long working time. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is an automatic vending machine capable of reducing the labor burden of a worker in putting canned drinks into a container and enabling a large amount of canned drinks to be placed in a short time. An object of the present invention is to provide a can charging tool. The present invention also enables anyone to quickly enter a vending machine irrespective of the skill level of the can input operation.
An object of the present invention is to provide a can-injection device for a vending machine which can perform a refilling operation and is easy to handle.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a vending machine according to the present invention has a vending machine which automatically vends cans represented by canned beverages such as soft drinks, fruit drinks and beer. A fitting portion having a connection port for fitting into a corrugated cardboard box containing a can in a state of an upper lid opening, and sequentially from the fitting portion to the tip. A can-conducting portion having a reduced diameter and formed in a size that allows one can to pass through the vicinity of the tip, and a can-introduction portion that has an input port formed in the tip of the can-conducting portion and large enough to allow one can to pass through. It is characterized by having.

[0005] Therefore, this can input device is fitted and connected to, for example, a cardboard box containing a canned beverage having an open upper lid, and the whole is lifted in this state, and the input port of the can input device is connected to the can receiving port of a vending machine. If the whole is tilted after hitting, the canned beverage stored in the cardboard box passes through the connection port of the can insertion tool, passes through the inside of the can insertion tool (can conduction section), one by one from the insertion port. Can be continuously loaded into a vending machine. Thereby, the labor of the worker can be significantly reduced and the working time can be significantly reduced.

Further, in the present invention, when the fitting portion is fitted into a cardboard box having an opening in the upper lid and attached to the inside of the fitting portion, the upper lid is bent outward so as to be opened. A protrusion can be provided to prevent the fitting portion from slipping off and to firmly maintain the can input tool in the cardboard box. As a result, the can input device is securely connected to the cardboard box, and the can input device does not come off during the charging operation. The shape of this projection is not particularly limited, but when covering the cardboard box, the projection inner tip, that is, the covering direction side is formed obliquely so that it can be smoothly covered without being caught on the upper lid of the cardboard box folded outward. On the other hand, the rear end of the protrusion is preferably formed substantially at right angles to the inner surface of the can insertion tool so that it can be engaged with the bent edge of the upper lid so as not to easily come off after the cover is over.

Further, in the present invention, when the can insertion tool is removed from the cardboard box on the side surface of the fitting portion provided with the protrusion, the upper cover of the cardboard box engaged with the protrusion is pushed inward, and It is preferable to provide a release hole for releasing the state of engagement between the tip edge and the projection. If a release hole is provided, put your finger from here to remove the can input tool from the empty box, push the upper lid inside to disengage with the projection, pull up the covered can input tool upward and easily from the cardboard box Can be removed.

Further, if a locking piece for hooking to the can receiving port of the vending machine is provided below the leading end of the can loading section in the can loading direction, the loading operation becomes easier and the working efficiency is improved. In addition, it is preferable to provide a handle serving as a support for can input at the lower side of the can input direction from the fitting portion of the can input tool to the can input portion, so that it is easy to carry, as well as carrying the can. Become.

[0009] It is preferable that the can-injection device of the present invention is formed on an inclined surface from the connection port of the cardboard box to the insertion port of the vending machine so that the width in the vertical direction when the can is inserted is gradually reduced in diameter. As a result, canned beverages are paid out in order,
Smooth can loading work becomes possible. And, preferably, the lower side of the can input direction to the vending machine is formed in a substantially planar shape, and the upper side in the can input direction is a curved inclined surface such that the diameter gradually decreases from the can conducting portion on the fitting portion side to the input port. It is good to form it. When the lower side is formed in a planar shape, it is easy to position the lower side with the can receiving port of the vending machine when the can is charged. The width (width between the inner walls) of the main body of can can is formed to be the same width slightly longer than the length (width) in the longitudinal direction of the can beverage to be poured, whereby the direction of the can is constant. Canned beverages can be smoothly delivered in order. The material of the can-injection device is not particularly limited, but it is preferable to use a synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride because it can be manufactured integrally and is lightweight and has appropriate strength.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a can input device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the can input device, and FIG. 3 is a view AA of FIG. 2 showing a state where the can input device is attached to a cardboard box for storing canned beverages. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2 showing a state in which the can insertion tool is removed from the empty cardboard box.

The can input device 1 of this embodiment has a fitting portion 2 fitted with the upper lid 22 of a cardboard box 21 in which canned beverages K are stored in a row, and a direction from the fitting portion 2 toward the tip. A can-conducting part 3 formed in such a size that one can drink K can pass through the vicinity of the tip of the can-conducting part 3 and an input port 4 large enough to allow one can-drink K to pass through the tip of the can-conducting part 3
a can input part 4 formed with a. The can input tool 1 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride.

The fitting portion 2 is formed with a connection port 2a slightly larger than the opening of the cardboard box so that the upper lid 22 can be covered in a state of being bent outward. A projection 5 is integrally provided inside the fitting portion 2 near the connection port 2a to prevent the can input tool 1 from coming off when the can insertion tool 1 is fitted and mounted on the cardboard box 21.

As shown in detail in FIG.
When the can insertion tool 1 is put on the cardboard box 21, the projection inner tip is formed obliquely so that it can be put on smoothly without being caught by the upper lid 22 that is turned outward, and it does not come off easily after putting it on the contrary. As described above, the rear end of the inner side of the projection is formed substantially at right angles to the inner surface of the can insertion tool so as to be able to engage with the leading edge of the bent upper lid 22. Therefore, the fitting state of the can input tool 1 to the cardboard box 21 can be firmly maintained, the can input tool 1 is securely connected to the cardboard box 21, and the can input tool 1 comes off during the charging operation. There is no. The protrusion 5 is not limited to the above-described shape, and may be, for example, a triangular pyramid-shaped reverse prevention claw that engages with a distal end edge of the upper lid 22 of the cardboard box 21 that is folded outward. Further, the projections 5 are provided on the inside of the left and right sides of the fitting portion 2.
Although it is provided at each location, it is not limited to this number, nor is it necessarily provided.

Further, the lower portion of the can conducting portion 3 in the direction in which the can is introduced into the vending machine is formed as a substantially flat surface 3a, and the upper portion in the direction of the can being introduced is gradually reduced in diameter from the fitting portion 2 to the can introducing portion 4. It is formed on a simple curved inclined surface 3b. As a result, the canned beverage K is fed out in order, and a smooth can input operation becomes possible. In addition, the shape of the can insertion tool 1 is not limited to the one having the curved upper surface, but may be merely an inclined surface, the lower surface may be inclined to some extent, and furthermore, an appropriate curve is drawn. Such a shape may be adopted.

A locking piece 6 is provided below the input port 4a, which opens at the tip of the can input section 4, in the can input direction of the vending machine. If the locking piece 6 is hooked to the can receiving port of the vending machine, the loading port 4a will not be displaced from the can receiving port at the time of can input work, and the work will be easy and the working efficiency will be improved.

On both left and right sides of the fitting portion 2 provided with the projections 5, there are provided release holes 7 large enough to allow a finger to enter.
As shown in FIG.
When the upper lid 22 of the cardboard box 21 in the engaged state is pushed inward, the engagement state between the leading edge of the upper lid 22 and the projection 5 is released. Can be easily removed from the container. In addition, a handle 8 for supporting the can input tool 1 at the time of charging is provided below the can input tool 1 from the fitting section 2 to the can input section 4. The handle 8 is convenient for carrying the loading tool 1.

Next, a procedure for charging cans using the can charging tool 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, in order to attach the can input device 1 to the cardboard box 21 containing the canned drink K, as shown in FIG. 5, open the upper lid 22 of the cardboard box 21 containing the canned drink K and bend outward. The fitting part 2 of the can insertion tool 1 is covered to the back so as to be pressed against the upper lid 22 of the cardboard box 21. Next, as shown in FIG. 6, in this connected state, the whole is manually lifted, and the can input portion 4 of the can input tool 1 is applied to the can receiving port of the vending machine H, and then the whole is tilted to input the canned beverage K. I do. The canned beverages K stored in the cardboard box 21 are automatically and successively sold one by one from the connection port of the can input tool 1 through the can conducting section 3 and the input port 4a at the tip of the can input section 4 one by one. It is thrown into the machine H.

Then, after the can beverage K has been charged,
As shown in FIG. 7, a finger is inserted through the release hole 7 to push the upper lid 22 inward (see FIG. 4), thereby disengaging the upper lid 22 from the projection 5 and pulling the can insertion tool 1 upward. As a result, the can input device 1 can be easily removed from the empty cardboard box 21, and the process can be smoothly shifted to the next can beverage input / refill operation. Thereby, the labor of the worker who performs the can input / refill operation can be reduced and the operation time can be significantly reduced.

If this can input device 1 is prepared for each type of can, it can be used for any kind of canned beverages. The time can be greatly reduced. For example, it is possible to shorten the replenishment work for about 3 minutes at one place, and it is possible to reduce about 60 minutes and about 20 hours for one month (20 days) at 20 places. As a result, it can greatly contribute to the reduction of labor costs and the working hours of workers.

[0020]

According to the can-injection device of the vending machine of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the labor burden of the worker in the operation of inputting cans such as canned beverages and to input a large amount of canned beverages in a short time. Can be. That is, this can putter is fitted and connected to a cardboard box containing a canned beverage with an open top lid, and the whole is lifted in this state, and the inlet of the can putter is applied to the can inlet of the vending machine, and then If the whole is tilted, the canned beverages stored in the cardboard box should be put into the vending machine one by one, one by one, from the connection port of the can input tool, through the inside of the can conducting section and into the input port. Can significantly reduce the labor of workers,
In addition, the working time can be significantly reduced. In addition, since the present invention simply inserts into the cardboard with the top lid opened and then lifts and puts the whole, regardless of the skill of can putting work, anyone can quickly put and refill the vending machine Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a can input device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2, showing a state where the can input device of the present invention is attached to a cardboard box for storing canned beverages.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 2 showing a state in which the can insertion tool of the present invention is removed from the empty cardboard box.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the can-injection device of the present invention is fitted to a cardboard box containing canned beverage with an upper lid opened.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a canned beverage is poured into a vending machine using the canning implement of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the can insertion tool of the present invention is removed from an empty cardboard box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 can insertion tool 2 fitting section 2a connection port 3 can conduction section 3a flat surface 3b curved inclined surface 4 can insertion section 4a insertion port 6 locking piece 5 protrusion 7 release hole 8 handle 21 cardboard box 22 top lid K can drink H automatic vending Machine

Claims (6)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A can-injection device used to insert cans represented by canned drinks such as soft drinks, fruit drinks, and beer into a vending machine, wherein a cardboard box containing the cans has an upper lid opening. A fitting portion having a connection port to be fitted in a state, a can conducting portion formed to have a size such that a diameter of the fitting portion is gradually reduced from the fitting portion to the tip and one can can pass through the vicinity of the tip, and A can input device for a vending machine, comprising: a can input portion having an input port large enough to allow one can to pass through at the end of the can conducting portion. 2. The can-conducting portion is formed such that the lower side of the can-injection direction to the vending machine at the time of can-injection is substantially flat, and the upper side in the can-introduction direction is gradually reduced in diameter from the fitting portion to the inlet. 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said curved surface is formed as a curved inclined surface.
A vending machine can input tool as described. 3. When the fitting portion of the can insertion tool is fitted to the inside of the fitting portion and fitted to the cardboard box of the upper cover opening, the fitting portion is hooked on the edge of the upper cover bent outward for the opening and fitted. 3. A projection provided to prevent the portion from falling off and to firmly maintain the fitting state of the can input tool to the cardboard box.
A vending machine can input tool as described. 4. When the can insertion tool is removed from the cardboard box on the side surface of the fitting portion provided with the projection, the upper lid of the cardboard box engaged with the projection is pushed inward, and the tip edge of the upper lid and the projection are pressed. 4. A can-loading tool for a vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a release hole for releasing an engagement state with the can. 5. The lower part of the tip of the can input part in the can input direction,
5. The vending machine can loading device according to claim 1, further comprising an engaging piece for hooking at a can receiving port of the vending machine. 6. A handle serving as a support at the time of can input is provided at a lower side in a can input direction from a fitting portion of the can input tool to the can input portion. 6. The vending machine can charging tool according to 4 or 5.