JPS586070Y2 - 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, with such conventional devices, it is not only difficult to replenish raw materials, but also there are some hygienic problems such as touching the raw materials when transferring raw materials from raw material bags etc. to the raw material tank 101 during replenishment, and it is not practical. It had the disadvantage of lacking in sex.

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 delivery 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, FIG. 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, the raw material supply device A1 liquid supply device B1 mixing device C1 and sales department Based on appropriate sales signals, etc., raw materials are supplied from the raw material supply device A through the raw material supply pipe A', and liquid ( For example, hot water) is guided to the mixing bowl 20 of the mixing device C, where the mixing motor 22 and the blade 2
After mixing with a mixer 21 having a third or similar position, the mixture is poured into a cup F that has been delivered in advance on a placing plate 24 in the sales department, and one sale is completed.

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 that can be attached to and detached from the carry-out section 9, and the former carry-out section 1 is comprised of a 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 the plate wall, and two arcuate plates 7, 7 are fixed 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;
It is formed of a raw material bag receiving part 8A made of a hollow rectangular parallelepiped frame with upper and lower ends open, and a connecting part 8B made of two arcuate plates 8b, 8b. A raw material bag receiver 8 is removably supported, and is rotatably supported within the connecting portion 8B, and has an appropriate measuring port 9a on the curved surface,
Also, a delivery tube 9 having an engagement hole 9b on one end surface, and a deceleration mechanism 11 having one end that can be freely engaged and detached from the engagement hole 9b and the other 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. ing.

That is, the raw material bag 2 is made of a film material that is highly moisture-proof and light-shielding, and is configured so that it can be opened at the upper end sealing part 2a after the raw material is sealed, and the inner upper end has a seal as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, a contour retaining ring 13 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 7, this contour retaining ring 13 is a quadrilateral ring-shaped body whose outer circumference is equal to that of the inner circumference of the raw material bag 2, and is engaged with the midsection of the plate surface over the entire circumference. A matching groove 14 is provided.

A large number of raw material bags 2 configured as described above are prepared in advance as spare materials with raw materials sealed therein.

When supporting this raw material bag 2 on the support plate 4 so that the raw material can be carried out, the raw material bag 2 is first opened by pulling its upper end sealing part 2a as shown by arrow P1, and then this opening is opened. Raw material bag receiver 8 holding a delivery cylinder 9 at the end in a connecting part 8B
Turn it over and insert it so that the peripheral edge of the raw material bag receiving part 8A fits into the engagement groove 14 of the contour retaining ring 13 (
(See FIG. 8), and with the raw material bag receiver 8 inserted, the raw material bag 2 is inverted, and in this inverted state, the raw material bag receiver 8 is inserted and supported into the support means 6 with its connecting portion 8B. It can be done by

The above is one embodiment of the raw material bag 2, and now we will introduce the most recent embodiment.

FIG. 9 shows a raw material bag according to the first embodiment. This raw material bag 2 is also made of a film material that is highly moisture-proof and light-shielding, and has a sealing film at the lower end of the inside. 1
5 is provided with a contour retaining ring 13.

This retaining ring 13 is the same as that shown in the above-mentioned practical example, and is inserted into the raw material bag 2 with the engagement groove 14 facing downward, and the tearable seal film 15 is covered over the entire upper surface side. It is set up.

Even when the raw material bag 2 is unsealed at its lower end sealing portion 2b, this seal film 15 substantially remains closed at the lower end of the raw material bag 2 until it is torn as described later. This prevents the raw materials from spilling out.

A large number of raw material bags 2 are also prepared in advance as spares with raw materials sealed in them, but when supporting this raw material bag 2 on the support plate 4, first the lower end sealing portion 2b of the raw material bag 2 is prepared. (see Fig. 10), and in this state insert it into the raw material bag receiving portion 8A of the raw material bag receiving body 8 installed on the support plate 4 via the support means 6. good.

At this time, the upper end peripheral edge of the raw material bag receiving part 8A fits into the engagement groove 14 of the contour retaining ring 13, and the sealing film 15 is attached to the inner wall of the raw material bag receiving part 8A and the tear It is torn and torn by the rod 16 as shown in FIG. 11, allowing the raw material inside the raw material bag 2 to fall.

Of course, at this time, the unloading cylinder 9 is connected to the connection part 8B of the raw material bag receiver 8.
Since it is inserted and supported, the raw material will not fall through the raw material bag receiver 8.

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

In a sales standby 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. Based on this, a sales signal is given to the drive motor 12 and the mixing motor 22. Accordingly, in the delivery section 1, the delivery tube 9 rotates within the connection part 8B, and the raw material reserved in the measuring port 9a is transferred to the delivery port 5. , and are carried out to the mixing bowl 20 via the raw material supply pipe A'.

Then, the raw material carried out to the mixing bowl 20 in this way is diluted and mixed with hot water supplied from the heat exchange tank 17 when the solenoid valve 19 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 stops when it is positioned on the upper cylinder like this.

At this time, a certain amount of raw material in the raw material bag falls into the measuring port 9a of the delivery tube through the raw material bag receiving part in preparation for the next sale.

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 needs to be replaced, but in this case, the empty raw material bag 2 is placed in the raw material bag receiver. While removing it from section 8A and discarding it, a new raw material bag 2 is removed.
If it is of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 etc., after unsealing the upper end sealing part 2a of the raw material bag 2 in the direction of arrow P1, the raw material bag receiver 8 that has been retracted from the support means 6 is inserted in an inverted state. Then, the raw material bag 2 is preferably turned over and the raw material bag receiver 8 is inserted into the support means 6 and supported.

If the raw material bag 2 is of the embodiment shown in FIG. Raw material bag receiving part 8
It is best to insert it into A.

Of course, at this time, the sealing film 15 is removed by the tearing rod 16.
to substantially open the lower end of the raw material bag 2.

In either case, the shape of the raw material bag 2 is maintained in a normal state by the action of the contour retaining ring 13, and the raw material bag 2 is firmly supported by the raw material bag receiver.

In the present invention, a raw material bag is removably fitted at the lower end opening into the raw material bag receiving part at the upper end of the raw material bag receiver, which is equipped with a raw material carrying means at the lower end in a diagonal manner, and when the raw material bag is fitted, the raw material bag is In the case where the raw material in the bag is carried out in a predetermined manner by the operation of the raw material carrying means, a contour retaining ring is fitted inside the opening of the raw material bag,
In addition, since this contour retaining ring is provided with an engaging groove for engaging the upper end peripheral edge of the raw material bag receiving part over the entire circumference of the raw material supplying device of the vending machine, the raw material supplying device of the vending machine is provided. Rather than transferring and replenishing raw materials, it is extremely hygienic to replace the raw material bags that have been produced in the factory with spare bags in preparation for the supply of raw materials.

As described above, a ring that holds at least the outline of the raw material binding end is fitted into the raw material bag, and an annular engagement groove is provided in this ring so that the peripheral edge of the raw material bag receiving part is engaged with the ring. Because of this, the raw material bag is firmly supported by the raw material bag receiving part and its contour is maintained in a normal state, so it is an excellent device that can always supply raw materials in a stable state.

[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 former is a perspective view of the device, the latter is a sectional view taken along the line II', 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. 6 is a partially cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the raw material bag, FIG. 7 is a plan view of the contour retaining ring, and FIG. 8 is a view of the raw material bag at the opening of the raw material bag. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a part of another embodiment of the raw material bag with the receiver inserted; FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the main part with the lower end of the raw material bag open. Kozuzu, 1st
FIG. 1 shows a state in which the raw material bag is supported on the raw material bag receiver with its lower end opened. 2: Raw material bag, 8: Raw material bag receiver, 8A: Raw material bag receiver, 13
: Contour retaining ring.

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 of lightning is carried out by the operation of A raw material supply device for a vending machine that is provided with an engagement groove that engages.