JPS58211294A - Heating/cooling type vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a heating or cooling type vending machine.

Conventional heating or cooling type vending machines have a disadvantage in that they are uneconomical because all of the products in the vending machine are heated or cooled.

The heating or cooling type vending machine of the present invention is designed to eliminate such drawbacks, and the product storage chamber is divided into a heating or cooling chamber and an automatic replenishment chamber. The present invention is characterized in that the heating or cooling room is supplied with the product from the automatic replenishment chamber in response to the shortage of the product in the room.

The present invention will be explained in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a conventional vending machine, in which all the products 2 stored in a container 1 are heated or cooled, and when the product is in demand, the products are released one after another, starting from the lowest product.

In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, a desired number of products 2,
For example, only four products are stored in the lower heating or cooling chamber 3 to be heated or cooled, and an automatic replenishment chamber 4 and a product storage chamber 5 are provided above the heating or cooling chamber 3. The products 2 for replenishment are placed in the automatic replenishment chamber 4 and the product storage chamber 5, respectively.

A hole 6 large enough to allow the product 2 to pass through is made in the earthen wall of the heating or cooling chamber 3, and a spring 8 presses the opening/closing lid 7 that closes the hole from below, so that the product 2 passes through the lid 7. The hole 6 is opened by the weight only when the person rides on the vehicle.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the automatic replenishment chamber 4 includes a vertical rod 9 whose central portion is rotatably supported on the wall of the automatic replenishment chamber 4, and a vertical rod 9 connected to the upper end of the vertical rod 9. A short rod 10 that moves forward and backward into the automatic replenishment chamber 4 by the swinging of the rod, a spring 11 that restrains the short rod 10 in a direction in which the short rod 10 is always retracted from the automatic replenishment chamber 4, and a lower rod connected to the lower end of the vertical rod 9. A long rod 12 that advances and retreats into the automatic replenishment chamber 4 in a direction opposite to the short rod 10 by the swinging of 9, a solenoid 13 that suppresses the long rod 12 in a direction to retreat from the automatic replenishment chamber 4, and this solenoid. A microswitch 1 that contacts the product 2 supported by the long rod 12 and senses it when the 13 is not activated.
4 will be provided.

A product storage chamber 5 is provided above the automatic replenishment chamber 4 and connected thereto.

Further, a sensor 15 is provided at the top of the heating or cooling chamber 3 to detect the product 2 at the top position and to deactivate the solenoid 13.

Since the heating or cooling type vending machine of the present invention has the above-described configuration, each chamber 3, 4.5 is initially filled with the product 2, and in this state, the sensor 15 detects the heating or cooling chamber 3. 3, the solenoid 13 is not activated. Therefore, as shown in FIG. Only the products in the cooling chamber 3 are in a state where they are heated or cooled.

When the product in the heating or cooling chamber 3 is sold and consumed according to demand, there is no product at the top position, so the solenoid 13 is activated by the action of the sensor 15, and the long rod 12 is activated as shown in FIG. is evacuated from the automatic supply room 4.

As a result, the products in the automatic replenishment chamber 4 are placed in the heating or cooling chamber 3 through a hole 6. The product falls through the lid 7, and as a result of this fall, the product is positioned at the top of the heating or cooling chamber 3, and the solenoid 13 is deactivated by the action of the sensor 15, and this operation is repeated thereafter. return.

When the product in the product storage room 5 runs out, the micro switch 1
4 continues to light up and send other signals, thereby allowing the product to be replenished.

As described above, according to the present invention, the number of products in the vending machine is heated or cooled each time according to demand without heating or cooling all the products in the vending machine, so the heating or cooling device can be made smaller. Therefore, the vending machine can be made smaller, lighter, and less expensive, and there are great benefits such as reduced power consumption.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional vending machine, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the vending machine of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are explanatory diagrams of the operation of the main parts thereof. l...Container, 2...Product, 3...Heating or cooling room, 4...Automatic replenishment room, 5...Product storage room, 6...
Hole, 7... Lid, 8... Spring, 9... Suspension rod,
1o... Short rod, 11... Spring, 12... Long rod, 13... Solenoid, 14... Micro switch, 15... Sensor.

Claims (1)

[Claims] The product storage room is divided into a heating or cooling room and an automatic replenishment room, and the product is replenished from the automatic replenishment room into the heating or cooling room in response to a shortage of products in the heating or cooling room. A heating or cooling type vending machine featuring: