JPS586068Y2 - Vending machine raw material supply device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention is an automatic structure that automatically transports beverage raw materials and diluted liquid such as boiling water to a mixing section and mixes them to make the desired drinking water each time it is sold. This invention relates to a raw material supply device for a vending machine.

By the way, looking at such a conventional raw material supply device, as shown in FIG. 1, a raw material tank 101 equipped with a spiral blade 102 and a canister nozzle 103 at the lower end is fixed inside the vending machine body. The raw material tank 101 had a structure in which raw materials were supplied from an opening on the top surface of the raw material tank 101 as necessary.

Therefore, in such a conventional device, it is difficult to replenish raw materials, and when replenishing raw materials, it is difficult to replenish raw materials from raw material bags etc.
There were some hygienic problems such as touching the raw materials when transferring them, and the drawback was that they lacked practicality.

The present invention was devised in view of the shortcomings of the conventional equipment, and it separates the raw material delivery section and the raw material tank, and forms the raw material tank with a spare bag, which is more effective than disposable bags. At the same time, by making the bag removable from the raw material carrying out section, the raw material bag can be replaced in a hygienic manner.

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

Now, FIG. 2 in the figure is a schematic diagram of the configuration of a vending machine equipped with a raw material supply device according to the present invention. Based on appropriate sales signals, raw materials are supplied from the raw material supply device A through the raw material supply pipe A', and liquid is supplied from the heat exchange tank 16 of the liquid supply device B through the liquid supply pipe 17 and the solenoid valve 18. (for example, boiling water) are respectively guided to the mixing bowl 19 of the mixing device C, where the mixing motor 21 and the blade 2
After mixing in a mixer 20 consisting of two or more components, the mixture is poured into a cup F that has been delivered in advance on a placing plate 23 in the sales department to complete one sale.

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

That is, this supply device C is roughly divided into a carry-out section 1 and a raw material bag 2 which can be attached to and detached from the carry-out section 1, and the former carry-out section 1 is connected to the main body of the vending machine, as is clear from FIGS. 3 to 5. A support plate 4 is fixed to the inner substrate 3 and has an outlet 5 on its plate surface, and two arc-shaped plates 7, 7 are fixedly and erected at a distance from each other around the periphery of the outlet 5 of the support plate 4. a support means 6 consisting of;
A raw material bag receiving part 8A that is hollow and hollow from the rectangular parallelepiped frame with upper and lower ends open, a connecting part 8B consisting of two arcuate plates 8b and 8b, and a lower end fixed to the inner surface of the raw material bag receiving part 8A and an upper end connected to the receiving part. The raw material bag receiver 8 is formed of a contact rod 8C that protrudes above the portion 8A and has a contact portion 8 at its tip, and is removably supported by the support means 6 through the connection portion 8B; Part 8B
A carry-out cylinder 9 is rotatably supported within the interior, has an appropriate measuring port 9a on the curved surface, and has an engagement hole 9b on the end face, one end of which is removably engaged with the engagement hole 9b, and the other. Deceleration mechanism 1 at the end
The drive shaft 10 is connected to a drive motor 12 via a drive shaft 10.

On the other hand, the latter raw material bag 2 is essentially attached to and detached from the raw material bag receiving portion 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 that is highly light-shielding and moisture-proof, and has a material at the lower end that is as large as the shape of the outer periphery and the inner shape of the raw material bag 2, as shown in FIG. The contour holding frame 13 is made of a rectangular parallelepiped cylinder with openings at the upper and lower ends, which are formed in the same manner as the contour holding frame 13 .

A lid body 14 is fitted into the outline holding frame 13 so as to prevent the upper and lower end openings of the iron frame 13 from communicating with each other, and the lid body 14 is fitted into the outline holding frame 13 at the center of the end surface.
It is pivoted 15 on the inner wall surface of.

In order to store the raw material f in the raw material bag 2 configured as described above, the upper end of the raw material bag 2 is opened, and the lid 1 is opened.
At step 4, the contour holding frame 13 whose communication is blocked is accommodated, and then the raw material f is introduced and the opening at the upper end is sealed.

At this time, the raw material f is located above the lid 14 in the raw material bag 2, as shown in FIG.

In order to support this raw material bag 2 on the raw material bag receiving part 8A of the raw material bag receiver 8A, first, the raw material bag 2 is appropriately cut along the lower end of the outline holding frame 13 at its lower end. (that is, cut along the arrow nn' in FIG. 6), and in this state insert it into the raw material bag receiving part 8A from above.

Then, along with the insertion, it hits the lid body 14 and the rod 8C hits 8C.
' contact and rotate the lid body 14 about the pivot point 15, and as a result, the communication prevention of the contour holding frame 13 is released,
In other words, the lower end of the raw material bag 2 is unblocked and the raw material bag 2 is
allows the raw material inside to fall downward, and the raw material reaches the measuring port 9a of the carry-out cylinder 9 through the raw material bag receiving part 8A (7th
(see figure).

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

In the sales waiting state in which the raw material bag 2 containing raw materials is supported by the raw material bag receiver 8 attached to the support means 6 on the support plate 4, the purchaser inserts a coin and operates the sales button. If so, a sales signal is given to the drive motor 12 and the mixing motor 21 based on this, and accordingly, in the delivery section 1, the delivery cylinder 9 rotates within the connection part 8B to transport the raw material held in the measuring port 9a. The raw material is delivered to the mixing bowl 19 via the outlet 5 and 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 16 when the solenoid valve 18 is opened at the timing of carrying out the raw material, and is appropriately converted into drinking water and sent to the cup F. poured into.

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 - sales operations have been completed.

As a result of repeated sales operations, when the raw material bag 2 runs out of raw materials, the raw material bag 2 must be replaced, but in this case, the empty raw material bag 2 can be used as raw material. While removing the bag from the bag receiving part 8A and discarding it, a new raw material bag 2 is removed.
It is preferable to insert the bag into the raw material bag receiving part 8A in an unsealed state along the lower end of the contour holding frame 13 at its lower end.

Of course, with this insertion, the lid body 14 hits the hit rod 8C.
C', the contour holding frame 13, i.e., the raw material bag 2
Since the lower end of the bag 2 is substantially opened, the raw material inside the raw material bag 2 can fall.

In the present invention, a raw material bag is removably fitted with its lower end opened into a raw material bag receiver at the upper end of a raw material bag receptacle equipped with a raw material carrying means at its lower end, as shown diagonally above. In the device in which the raw material in the raw material bag is discharged by a predetermined lightning speed by the operation of the raw material carrying means, a lid plate is pivotably provided at the lower end of the raw material bag so as to close the lower end; To provide a raw material supply device for a vending machine, wherein when a raw material bag is fitted into the raw material bag receiver, the lid body is pivoted and opened using a hit rod provided on the raw material bag receiver side. Therefore, it is extremely hygienic to replace the raw material bags that are produced in the factory as spares and prepare for the supply of raw materials instead of transferring the raw materials to the raw material tank and replenishing the raw materials.

In addition, as mentioned above, a lid plate is pivotally provided at the lower end of the raw material bag to close it, and by fitting it into the raw material bag receiving part, the lid plate is opened and the raw materials in the raw material bag are dropped and carried out. This is an excellent idea that makes it extremely easy to replace raw material bags.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

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 cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I'; Figure 4 is a perspective view of the raw material bag receiver, and Figure 5 A and the opening are perspective views of the delivery tube. Fig. 6 is a front view showing the main part of the same raw material bag as a broken surface when it is closed, and Fig. 7 shows a part of the raw material bag fitted into the raw material bag receiver. It is a cross-sectional view of the main parts. 2: Raw material bag, 8: Raw material bag receiver, 8A 2 raw material bag receiver, 14
: Lid plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A raw material bag is removably fitted 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, with its lower end open. In the case where a predetermined amount of material is delivered by the operation of the delivery means, a lid plate is pivotally supported at the lower end of the inside of the raw material bag so as to close the lower end, and the raw material is transferred to the raw material bag receiving part. A raw material supply device for a vending machine, characterized in that when a bag is fitted, the lid plate is pivoted and opened by a hit rod provided on the raw material bag receiver side.