JPS5853666Y2 - Supply container for vending machines - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention replaces the storage column in a vending machine, and is an automatic device that allows products such as cans and bottles to be loaded into the vending machine with one touch and taken out in the correct order. This invention relates to an article supply container for vending machines.

Conventionally, cans of soft drinks and alcoholic beverages sold in vending machines,
To supply bottles to vending machines, these products are transported to the vending machine in a special shipping container or cardboard case, and the products are manually inserted into the vending machine one by one. Therefore, a lot of labor and time is required, and since the cardboard case is discarded after being used only once, it requires time and money to dispose of it after use, resulting in a lot of waste.

The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems, and includes a continuous long cylinder storage container in which stored items are stored in rows and can be folded in a zigzag shape, and It consists of an outer box to accommodate and an upper lid having means for fixing it to the vending machine, the upper end entrance of the long cylinder storage container is attached to the lower side end of the upper lid, and the lower end is communicated with the exit with a door at the bottom of the outer box. This is an article supply container for a vending machine characterized by the following.

Hereinafter, it will be explained using an example shown in the drawings. 1 is an outer box;
2 is an upper lid, 3 is a long cylindrical storage container that can be folded in a zigzag shape, and in the drawing, this storage container 3 has an upper part 30, a middle part 32,
Although the three stages of the lower part 33 are formed in a two-character shape in a foldable and continuous manner, the number of stages can be further increased.

The cross-sectional shape of each tier of the storage container 3 is a rectangle that adapts to the length and diameter of the stored items M such as cans and bottles, and the boundary 3a between each tier is
, 3b are provided with appropriate elastic parts 3c, 3d made of burnable elastic plastic, cloth, bellows, etc.

3e and 3f are provided to make it foldable.

The storage container 3 has its upper end attached to the back surface of one end of the upper lid 2 with the entrance 4 facing outward, and its lower end is connected to the outlet 5 of the outer box 1, so that the container 3 can be expanded and contracted by opening and closing the upper lid 2. .

That is, when the top lid 2 is lowered onto the outer box 1 and closed, the storage container 3 is folded as shown in FIG.
When the top cover 2 is pulled up, it is extended as shown in FIG.

The articles M discharged from the outlet 5 pass through the shooter C and remain within the stopper d, and are sequentially taken out from the outlet e.

The exit 5 is provided with a door 6 that opens diagonally downward, and the upper lid 2 is kept closed with a latch 7 as shown in Fig. 1, and a hook 8 is provided on the top surface. Then, pull up the top lid 2 as shown in FIG. 2, and hook the hook 8 to the hanging hook of the vending machine a to keep the storage container 3 in the extended state as shown in FIG.

In addition, instead of the hook 8, grooves are provided on both sides of the upper lid 2 as a fixing means, and a protrusion f arranged inside the vending machine is fitted into the groove to fix the storage container 3 in the extended state as shown in FIG. It may be kept at

Furthermore, the containers may be attached in a continuous manner in multiple stages as shown in FIG.

With the above configuration, if the upper lid 2 of the outer box 1 is opened as shown in FIG. 2, the storage container 3 is stretched out, and the door 6 of the lower end exit 5 is closed, the article M is sent from the upper end outlet 4. are sequentially lowered by the inclination of each stage of the storage container 31 t 32 s 33 and are stored in the container 3 in order from the bottom while maintaining an aligned state.

Then, when the upper lid 2 is lowered to the upper surface of the outer box 1, the storage container 3 is folded and stored as shown in Fig. 1 with the articles M stored in each tier, so that the upper lid 2 can be easily closed in this state. It can be transported.

The container transported to the target vending machine a in this way is inserted into the predetermined position of the vending machine a, and the top cover 2 is pulled up to leave it in the state shown in FIG. It is maintained in a state where it can be easily discharged.

When the items finally come out and the container 3 is empty, open the top lid 2.
All you have to do is close it, take out the container from vending machine a, and return it as is.

The present invention not only allows the article M to be automatically and quickly stored in the storage container 3 as described above, but also transports the container containing the article and inserts it directly into the vending machine as a substitute for the vending machine storage column. All you have to do is just do one-touch operations, and you don't have to hold each item in your hand to put it into the vending machine, which is extremely simple and convenient.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the container of the present invention. Figure 1 is a cutaway perspective view of the container containing articles and the top lid is closed, Figure 2 is a cutaway side view of the container with the top lid open, and Figure 3 is a cutaway side view of the container with the top lid closed. FIG. 3 is a cutaway side view of a state in which containers are successively attached in multiple stages. 1 is an outer box, 2 is a top lid, 3 is a collapsible long cylinder storage container,
4 is the entrance, 5 is the exit, 6 is the door, 7 is the latch, 8 is the hook, a
is a vending machine, b is a hanging hook, C is a shooter, 1d is a stopper, e is an outlet, and f is a protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A continuous long cylindrical storage container in which stored items are stored in rows and can be folded in a zigzag shape, an outer box for storing the stored items in a folded state, and a top lid having means for fixing it to a vending machine. An article supply container for a vending machine, characterized in that the upper end entrance of the long cylinder storage container is attached to the lower side end of the upper lid, and the lower end is communicated with an exit with a door at the bottom of the outer box.