JPS586067Y2 - Vending machine raw material supply device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention is designed to produce the desired drinking water by appropriately transporting the raw materials for the beverage and a diluent such as boiling water to the mixing section and mixing them. The present invention relates to a raw material supply device for a vending machine.

By the way, if we look at such a conventional raw material supply device, as shown in FIG. According to this raw material tank 1
01 had a structure in which raw materials were supplied through an opening on the upper surface thereof.

Therefore, with such a conventional device, it is difficult to replenish the raw material, and it is not practical due to the hygienic problems such as touching the raw material when transferring the raw material from the raw material bag etc. to the raw material tank 101 during replenishment. It had the disadvantage of lacking in sex.

The present invention was devised in view of the shortcomings of the conventional apparatus, and consists of separating the raw material delivery section and the raw material tank, and forming the raw material tank with a spare bag made of disposable bags. In addition, by making the bag removable from the raw material carrying out section, the raw material bag can be replaced in a hygienic manner.

Hereinafter, a practical example of the raw material supply device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Now, in the figure, Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the configuration of a vending machine equipped with a raw material supply device according to the present invention, and as is clear from this, a raw material supply device A, a liquid supply device B, a mixing device C1, and a vending machine are shown. Based on the sales signal, etc., the raw material supply pipe A is connected to the raw material supply device A.
′, the raw material is also transferred to the heat exchange tank 1 of the liquid supply device B.
5 through the liquid supply pipe 16 and the solenoid valve 16'.
For example, hot water) is introduced into the mixing bowl 17 of the mixing device C, where it is mixed by a mixer 18 comprising a mixing motor 19, blades 20, etc., and then
It is configured to complete one sale by pouring it into a cup F that has been sent out in advance on a placement plate 21 in the sales department.

The outline of a vending machine is structured like this,
The raw material supply device A is constructed as follows.

That is, this supply device C is roughly divided into a carry-out part 1 and a raw material bag 2 which can be attached to and detached from the carry-out part 1.The former carry-out part 1 is located inside the main body of the vending machine, as is clear from FIGS. A supporting plate 4 is fixed to the substrate 3 and has an outlet 5 on the plate surface, and two arcuate plates 7, 7 are fixed and erected at the periphery of the outlet 5 of the supporting plate 4 with a distance of N from each other. a support means 6 consisting of;
It is formed by a raw material bag receiving part 8A consisting of a hollow frame with upper and lower ends open (elliptical on the upper surface) and a connecting part 8B consisting of two arcuate plates 8b and 8b provided at the lower end of the receiving part 8A. A raw material bag receiver 8 is removably supported on the supporting means 6 through a connecting portion 8B, and a raw material bag receiver 8 is rotatably supported within the connecting portion 8B and has an appropriate measuring port 9a on the circumferential surface. A delivery cylinder 9 having an engagement hole 9b on one end surface, and a drive shaft 10 having one end releasably engaged with the engagement hole 9b and a curved end connected to a drive motor 12 via a deceleration mechanism 11. It is configured.

In short, the latter raw material bag 2 is detachably attached to the raw material bag receiver 8A of the raw material bag receiver 8 through its opening, and is specifically constructed as follows. There is.

That is, the raw material bag 2 is made of a material such as vinyl that is highly moisture-proof and light-shielding, and has a bag body formed so that its lower end can be opened. As shown in Figure 7, the length of the width of the lower end when the opening is flattened and closed for each half circumference of the opening at the lower end (half the circumference of the opening)
Spring plates 13A and 13B, which are equivalent to or slightly longer than the spring plates 13A and 13B, are provided in parallel between each other, and a sealing film 14 is bonded to the inner surface of the lower end portion to close the opening when the lower end portion is opened.

Raw materials are sealed in the raw material bag 2 formed in this way, but when enclosing the raw materials, the raw materials are poured from the upper end with the lower end closed, and then the upper end is sealed. If possible, in the present invention, a large number of raw material bags 2 filled with raw materials are prepared as spares.

When this raw material bag 2 is supported on the raw material bag receiving part 8A of the raw material bag receiver 8, the lower end of the raw material bag 2 whose lower end is closed as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. Apply force in the direction of arrow P1 against the spring plates 13A and 13B with one hand to force the lower end of the raw material bag 2 into an oval opening as shown in FIG. 8 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, and the above-mentioned arrow P
This can be done by releasing the force in one direction.

Then, by releasing the force in the direction of the fitted arrow P1, the lower end opening of the raw material bag 2 comes into close contact with the raw material bag receiving part 8A due to the return force of the spring plates 13A and 13B to become flat, and, During the fitting process, the seal film 14 hits the upper edge of the raw material bag receiver 8A and is torn, substantially opening the lower end of the raw material bag 2 so that the raw material inside the raw material bag 2 can be transferred to the 8 sides of the raw material bag receiver. allowing it to fall.

At this time, the unloading cylinder 9 is inserted and supported in the connection part 8B of the raw material bag receiver 8, and the measuring port 9a is facing upward and facing the opening of the raw material bag 2, so that the raw material is transferred to the raw material bag receiver 8. It will not fall through.

The present invention is constructed in a diagonal manner, and its operation will be explained below.

In a sales waiting state in which the raw material bag 2 containing raw materials is supported on the raw material receiver 8 attached to the support means 6 on the support plate 4, the purchaser inserts a coin and operates the sales button. Based on this, the sales signal 1 is given to the drive motor 12 and the mixing motor 19, and therefore, in the delivery section 1, the delivery cylinder 9 rotates within the connection part 88B, and the raw material held in the measuring port 9a is transferred to the delivery port. 5. Transfer the raw material to the mixing bowl 17 via the raw material supply pipe A'.

Then, the raw material carried out to the mixing bowl 17 in this way is diluted and mixed with hot water supplied from the heat exchange tank 15 when the solenoid valve 16' is opened at the timing of carrying out the raw material, and is appropriately converted into drinking water and poured into a cup. Pour into F.

While the raw material discharged in this manner is appropriately converted into drinking water and poured into the cup F, the discharge pipe 9 makes the remaining half turn to bring the measuring port 9a to face the lower end of the raw material bag 2 again. It will stop when it is positioned on the top surface like this.

This means that - times of sales operations have been completed.

As a result of repeated sales operations like this, when the raw material bag 2 runs out of raw materials, the raw material bag 2 needs to be replaced, but in this case, the empty raw material bag 2 is replaced with the raw material bag While pulling it out from the receiving part 8A and discarding it, a new raw material bag 2 is placed on the raw material bag receiving part 8A with force applied to the lower end of the raw material bag 2 in the direction of arrow P1 to form an oval opening as shown in FIG. It is better to insert it in place.

In this case, the sealing film 14 is torn at the upper edge of the raw material bag receiving portion 8A, thereby substantially opening the opening of the raw material bag 2.

In the present invention, a raw material bag is removably fitted at the lower end opening into the raw material bag receiver at the upper end of the raw material bag receiver, which is equipped with a raw material carrying means at the lower end, as shown in the diagonal top. In the case where the raw material is transported to a predetermined amount by the operation of the raw material transport means, the length of each half circumference of the opening at the lower end of the raw material bag is approximately equal to the half circumference of the opening, and when there is no load, the length is flat. Each spring plate is provided to close the openings of the raw material bag, and when the raw material bag is being fitted into the raw material bag receiving part, the restoring force of the spring plate causes the lower end opening of the raw material bag to close the raw material bag receiving part. Since we provide a raw material supply device for vending machines that is in close contact with each other, instead of transferring raw materials to the raw material tank and replenishing it, we can replace the raw material bags that are produced in the factory as a spare. It is extremely hygienic as it prepares for the supply of raw materials.

In addition, the opening of the raw material bag can be opened and closed freely with one hand by the action of the spring plate, and when it is provided in the raw material bag receiving part, the raw material bag can be firmly supported in the raw material bag receiving part, and other effects can be expected.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional device, Fig. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a vending machine equipped with a raw material supply device according to the present invention, and Fig. 3 A and 3 show support in the raw material supply device according to the present invention. The device is shown in a perspective view; the latter is a sectional view taken along line I-1'; Figure 4 is a perspective view of the raw material bag receiver; On the other hand, a side view, FIGS. 6 and 7 are a front view and a perspective view of the main part of the raw material bag when the lower end is closed, and a front view and a perspective view of the main part, and FIG. 8 is the main part of the raw material bag with the lower end open. The partial perspective view, FIG. 9, and FIG. 10 respectively show the working state diagram of supporting the raw material bag on the raw material bag receiver. 2: Raw material bag, 8: Raw material bag receiver, 8A: Raw material bag receiver, 8B
: Connection part, 13A, 13B: Spring plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A raw material bag is removably fitted at the lower end opening into the raw material bag receiver at the upper end of the raw material bag receiver, which is equipped with a raw material carrying means at the lower end, and when the raw material bag is fitted, the raw material inside the raw material bag is transferred to the raw material carrying means. In the case where a predetermined amount is transferred by the operation of the raw material bag, the length of each half circumference of the opening at the lower end of the raw material bag is approximately equal to the half circumference of the opening, and when there is no load, the material bag lies flat and the opening are each provided with a spring plate that closes each other, and when the raw material bag is being fitted into the raw material bag receiver, the restoring force of the spring plate brings the lower end opening of the raw material bag into close contact with the raw material bag receiver. A raw material supply device for vending machines consisting of: