JPS589345Y2 - beverage vending machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a beverage vending machine that sells hot beverages.

Conventionally, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 42-2086 has proposed a beverage vending machine in which a tip supply position and a drinking water supply position to the tip are provided separately, and the tip is moved by a moving body.

However, in this proposal, since the movable object is always on the sales stand, it is possible to place a used tip on the movable object even if the user has no intention of purchasing it.

Therefore, in the selling operation, this tip is moved to the housing tip supply position placed on the moving body.

As a result, the pot to be sold gets stuck in the pot, and the newly supplied pot does not take the proper posture and may tip over and spill when drinking water is supplied.

Another drawback is that a new tip cannot be taken out.

Therefore, in the present invention, a detection means such as a light source or a photocell is provided on the holding arm that holds the tip of the movable body, and the movable body is first motorized from the tip outlet to the tip supplying position when there is no tip on the holding arm. When the hot water is supplied to the hot spring and sold by moving it from the hot spring supply position to the cold hot spring outlet with the hot water on the holding arm, the hot water is placed on the holding arm at the hot water outlet. The purpose of this is to stop the vending operation in this state to prevent tampering with the holding arm.

A beverage vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the drawing, 1 is a beverage vending machine that sells powdered drinks such as coffee, and the front door 2 has a coin input port 3, a coin return port 4.
A coin outlet 5 and a coin device 6 for determining whether the inserted coin is acceptable or not are provided.
On the inside of the refrigerator, there is a lower opening on the upper and lower sides, 8 and 9.
A box is provided.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a rail extending laterally from the bottom of the box 9 provided in the refrigerator, and a hole 11 extending in the longitudinal direction is formed in this rail 10.
The projecting pin 13 of the movable body 12 that slides along the hole 1
1 and protrudes downward.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a motor that is decelerated by a gear for moving the movable body 12, and has a long hole 15 formed at one end to engage with the protruding pin 13 of the movable body 12, and is pivotally supported in the middle, and the motor 14 is rotated at the other end. It is connected to the movable body 12 via a connecting rod 18 formed with a long hole 17 that engages with a pin 16 protruding at an eccentric position.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a pot accommodating body in which a large number of paper tips are stacked and arranged in a substantially circumferential manner, and a mechanism 20 for discharging the pods one by one at predetermined locations is provided opposite to the pod accommodating body 19.

The tip released by the release mechanism 20 is guided by a guide plate to a substantially arc-shaped holding arm 21 for receiving a tip formed on the movable body 12.

22 is a storage tank for storing powder such as instant coffee, and a screw-shaped extrusion body 23 is installed inside, and when a motor M4 rotates for a certain period of time, a fixed amount of powder is discharged and guided into the cup. It has become.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a hot water tank that supplies hot water to the pot when the moving body 12 is located at the outlet 5, and hot water is supplied by opening and closing a valve 25.

Further, the holding arm 21 for receiving the tip is provided with detection means consisting of a light source 26, a photocell 27, etc., for detecting the presence or absence of the tip.

35 is a chute for feeding the tip to the tip feeding position 36, and 37 is a chute for feeding the powder to the tip at the tip feeding position 36.

Next, to explain the electric circuit, the light source 26 is connected to the power supply terminal L1. L
2 is always connected.

In addition, the photocell 27 is a Zener diode 2 for voltage regulation.
8 and a voltage drop resistor 29 constitute two parts of a control circuit including a DC constant voltage source.

In addition, the control relay R is connected to the power supply terminal L1sL via 5CR30.
Connected to 2.

The emitter and negative terminal of the transistor 31 are connected by a high resistance 32, and when conductive, it is applied as a gate signal to the 5CR30, and the photocell 2 is connected to the base.
7 and the resistor 33 and connect the other end of the photocell 27 to the power supply L.
1, and the other end of the resistor 33 is connected to the collector and the junction between the Zener diode 28 and the resistor 29.

34 is a coin switch that operates when the coin device 6 receives a predetermined coin, and is a normally closed contact R of the control relay R.
Switches CM 1 yCM 2 sC are sequentially windowed by rotating a number of cams (not shown) on the same axis.
M 3 +CM 4 s It is connected to the power supply terminal, L2 via the motor CM for the cam switch that closes CM5.

The coin switch 34 closes for a short time and then opens. Therefore, the switch CMI is connected in parallel to keep the motor CM energized until the cam plate rotates once.

The switched switch CM2 is the motor M that moves the movable body 12.
The cam plate is connected to the electromagnetic terminal L 1 s Ij 2 through the cam plate 1 and is configured to operate twice during one rotation of the cam plate.

M2 is an operating motor provided in the release mechanism 20 that releases the tip from the tip container 19, and the cam switch C
Power supply L1. The above motor M1 is connected to L2.
It starts working after the first operation.

If there is no more Kotsup in the column 1j, it is detected by the switch S and the motor M3 is operated to guide the next column of Kotsup to the release position.

The motor M4 for discharging the powder from the storage tank 22 is connected to the power supply terminal L1sL2 via a cam switch M4, and is closed after the switch CM3 is operated to supply a fixed amount of powder into the cup. It has become.

After this switch CM3 is opened, the switch CM2 is closed again and the motor M0 takes out the tip from the moving body 1.
2 to move it.

The electromagnetic valve 26 is connected to the power source L1゜L2 via the cam switch M5 and the normally closed contact R2 of the control relay R, and the switch is closed after the motor CM is stopped, so that the self-holding function is maintained. The switch CMI and the switch CM5 are opened at almost the same time to complete one sales operation.

In such a device, the holding arm 2 for receiving the tip is usually
Since the coin tip is not located at No. 1, the coin switch 34 is closed after a predetermined coin is inserted, and the cam plate is self-retained and rotated by the switch CMI until the coin switch 34 is driven to drive the motor CM and rotate the cam plate once.

After the movable body 12 is moved and positioned below the tip housing 19, the tip is dropped between the holding arms 21 and held there.

The photocell 27 and light source 26 detect that the holding arm 21 is holding the tip, and the relay R is operated. After the powder is supplied into the tip by the motor M4, the movable body 12 is returned to the original outlet 5. The boiling water is then moved to a box 9 provided in a box 9, and hot water is supplied by opening a valve 26.

At this time, if the pot is not held by the holding arm 21, the relay R will not operate and hot water will not be supplied.

Furthermore, even if a coin is inserted with the tip placed on the holding arm 21 for receiving the tip, the circuit for driving the motor CM is open, so no selling operation is performed. .

Therefore, even if a tip is placed on the holding arm 21 for receiving the cook as a prank or the like and set to 11, the selling operation will not be performed, so the next tip will not fall on top of the tip that has already been placed. Moreover, since hot water is not supplied, there is no risk of hot water splashing around and causing burns.

In addition, since the hot water supply part and the hot water supply part are located in separate locations, there is no possibility of a supply failure due to the stacks of hot water bottles sticking together due to moisture, and powder also hardens due to moisture, making it impossible to supply a fixed amount. There is no chance that it will mix poorly with the hot water.

In the example, the feeding of the tip and the supply of the powdered drink are performed separately, but the same effect can be obtained even if the powder is stored in the tip in advance, and the presence or absence of the tip can be detected using a photocell and a light source. In the preferred embodiment, the motor CM is not activated even if the coin switch is activated, but it may be configured to refuse to accept coins.

As is clear from the above embodiments, the beverage vending machine of the present invention is
A tip supply position for discharging the stacked tips, a tip supplying position which is provided separately from the tip supplying position, a tipping outlet for supplying hot water to the tipping tips, and a tipping outlet for the purchaser to take out the tipping tips, and a tipping outlet at the tipping point supplying position. The receiver is equipped with a holding arm, which is usually located at the tip extraction port, a detection means such as a light source or a photocell, which is provided on the holding arm of this moving body to detect the presence or absence of the tip, and a means for detecting the presence or absence of the tip. and a motor that moves from the outlet to the tip supply position and returns from the tip supply position to the tip outlet, and the detection means moves with the tip attached to the holding arm when the movable body moves from the tip outlet to the tip supply position. The operation of the motor that moves the body is prohibited, and when moving from the tip supply position to the tip outlet, the holding arm has a tip to enable hot water supply operation.At the beginning of sales, the holding arm has a tip. When the detection means detects this, it prevents the movable body from moving from the tip outlet to the tip supply position, so no more tips are fed on top of the tips, and the released tips are prevented from falling over. In addition, even if the hot water tip is accidentally placed on the holding arm, the detection means will detect the absence of the hot water tip and the movable object will not be able to escape from the hot spring outlet. Since it moves to the tip supply position, sales opportunities are improved and sales are made more accurately.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a beverage vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the same beverage vending machine, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line ■-■ shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an electrical circuit diagram of the beverage vending machine, and FIG. 5 is an operational block diagram of the cam switch. 5... Outlet port, 12... Moving body, 20
・・・・・・Cot tip release mechanism, 21...Cot tip receiving arm, 36...Cot tip supply position.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A hot water supply position for discharging the stacked hot springs, and a hot water supply position which is provided separately from this hot water supply position, and a hot water outlet for supplying hot water to the hot water and from which the purchaser takes out hot water, and a hot water outlet for the hot water to be discharged at the hot water supply position. A holding arm for receiving the tip, a moving body normally located at the tip outlet, a detection means such as a light source or a photocell provided on the holding arm of the moving body to detect the presence or absence of the tip, and a detection means for detecting the presence or absence of the tip; and a motor that moves the tip from the tip outlet to the tip supply position and returns from the tip supply position to the tip outlet, and the detecting means is configured to move the tip to the holding arm when the movable body moves from the tip outlet to the tip supply position. A beverage vending machine that prohibits the operation of a motor that moves a movable body with a stopper on the holding arm and enables hot water supply operation with a stopper on the holding arm when moving from a stopper supply position to a stopper outlet.