JPS5919393B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a vending machine that induction heats articles to be heated, such as canned coffee that has been stored in a refrigerated or frozen state.
One of the objects is to enable effective heating and selling of heated articles housed in containers made of magnetic or non-magnetic materials.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings showing one embodiment thereof.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a vending machine main body, which stores articles such as canned coffee and milk, and is equipped with a well-known storage chamber 2 and an article supply device 3 for supplying the articles one by one.

Furthermore, a cooling device 4 is installed in the storage room 2 to cool and store the articles. Reference numeral 5 denotes a door body that opens when storing articles in the storage chamber 2, and a push button switch (not shown) for operating the article supply device 3 and an article sales port 6 are formed on the front surface of the door body 5. A coin mechanism (not shown) is installed inside.

T is the lower part of the door body 5, and is connected to the article outlet 8 of the storage room 2.
This is an article heating device located below an induction heating coil 9, which is formed into a cylindrical shape with an open top surface, and a support that moves the center of the induction heating coil 9 up and down and tilts toward one side at the upper end. The operating rod 11 is connected to the operating rod 11 forming the plate portion 10, and the operating rod 11 is vertically driven via a rotary plate 13 which is rotated by the drive of a motor 12 and connecting rods 14, 14 connected to this rotary plate 13. controlled. Reference numeral 15 denotes an article guiding rod provided below the discharge port and parallel to the support plate portion 10 of the operating rod 11. The other end of the article guiding rod 15 is connected to the connecting rod 14 and is driven by the motor 12. It swings in the vertical direction in conjunction with the operating rod 11, and cooperates with the support plate portion 10 of the operating rod 11 in a see-saw shape.

The article heating device T, motor 12, and rotating plate 1
3. The connecting rods 14, 14', the article guide rod 15, etc. are connected to a frame 1 in which an article discharge window 8' corresponding to the article discharge port 8 and an article sales window 6' corresponding to the article sales opening 6 are respectively formed.
6, and this frame body 16 is attached to the lower part of the inner surface of the door body 5. |17 is an article receiving stand provided near the article sales window 6' of the frame body 16. Reference numeral 18 denotes a heating plate made of a ferromagnetic material that moves up and down within the heating device T, and is bent to have a C-shaped cross section, and the connecting rod 14 passes through its slit portion 18'.

Further, the heating plate 18 is configured to be moved up and down by the rotation of a motor 19 via levers 20 and 20'. 21 is when the heating plate 18 is inserted into the heating device T,
A pressing pin that presses the heating plate 18 against the outer periphery of a can introduced inside the heating plate 18 is actuated by a solenoid 23 via an arm 22.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained.

First, a predetermined coin is inserted into the vending machine main body 1 by inserting a coil, and a selection button is pressed.

Now, when a cold item (canned coffee) that does not require heating is pressed on one of the selection buttons, the item supply device 3 in the storage room 2 is activated, and one cooled item is delivered from the outlet 8. At this time, the operating rod 11 and the induction rod 15 of the heating device 71 are guided out to the discharge window 8'.
Since it is in the state shown by the two-dot chain line in the figure, when the article drawn out from the discharge window 8 falls downward, it is directly rolled in the direction of the article holder 17 by the support plate 10 of the operating rod 11 and the guide rod 15. and fall.

As a result, the cooled articles can be taken out from the sales outlet 6. Next, when you want to heat a canned product made of magnetic material to obtain a warm product, press the button at that position.
As described above, the article supply device 3 in the storage room 2 is operated and one cooled article is led out from the discharge port 8 to the discharge window 8', but at the same time, the motor 12 is driven to move the rotary plate 13 in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. At the same time, the actuating rod 11 is moved downward via the connecting rod 4 as shown by the solid line and pushed down to the lowest part of the induction heating coil section 9, and the driving of the motor 12 is stopped.

Further, the article guiding rod 15 also moves in the opposite direction of the arrow in FIG. 3 in conjunction with the connecting rod 14 and stops above.

Therefore, the articles led out to the discharge window 8' are guided by the article guiding rod 15 and accommodated inside the induction heating coil section 9 through the upper opening.

At this time, when it is confirmed by a detection means such as a switch that the article has been stored in the induction heating coil section 9, a timer (not shown) is activated to energize the induction heating coil section 9 for a predetermined period of time. When the article is heated and a predetermined time has elapsed, the timer turns off the electricity to the induction heating coil 9 and drives the motor 12 again to push the operating rod 11 upward.

In conjunction with this, the article guide rod 15 pivots downward to guide the heated article from the upper opening of the induction heating coil section 9 toward the article holder 17 and take it out from the sales outlet 6 as a warm heated article. be able to. Further, when it is desired to heat a canned article made of non-magnetic material to obtain a warm article, in conjunction with the operation of the operating rod 11 described above, for example, when the operating rod 11 is lowered, the motor 19 is activated to turn the heating plate 18 on. or raise the heating plate 18 before or after the lowering of the operating rod 11, place the can inside the heating plate 18 in the heating device 7, and then actuate the solenoid 23 to release the press pin 2.
At step 1, the outer periphery of the heating plate 18 is pressed to bring the can and heating plate 18 into close contact, the induction heating coil 9 is energized, the pressing pin 21 is reset, and the can is ejected from the heating device 7 and heated. By lowering the plate 18, a canned article heated by heat transfer from the heating plate 18 is obtained.

Further, the heating plate 18 is raised and lowered in association with the operation of a select button or a bend mechanism in correspondence with a column storing cans made of magnetic iron plate and aluminum cans made of non-magnetic material. is preferred.

Therefore, in addition to vending machines equipped with induction heating devices, which were previously limited to cans made of magnetic materials, it is now possible to sell aluminum cans made of non-magnetic materials, thereby reducing the operating rate of vending machines. Improvements can be made.

As is clear from the above embodiments, the vending machine of the present invention is provided with a storage section provided with a discharging mechanism for discharging articles in response to a predetermined signal in the vending machine main body, and also for discharging the discharged articles. An induction heating device for accommodating and heating the container is provided, and a ferromagnetic material that appears inside and outside the induction heating device is provided. It also enables heated vending, and improves the operating rate of vending machines. Further, by forming the ferromagnetic material into a substantially cylindrical shape so as to surround the article housed in the induction heating device, the article can be heated more effectively. Furthermore, by providing the induction heating device with means for pressing the ferromagnetic material against the article stored in the induction heating device when the ferromagnetic material enters, more reliable heating can be performed and uneven heating can be prevented. It has various advantages such as the fact that it does not occur.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line -- in FIG. 1, and FIG. 1...The main body of the pressing vending machine, 2...The storage room (
storage unit), 3...article supply device (discharge mechanism),
7... Article heating device (induction heating device), 18.
... Heating plate (ferromagnetic material), 21 ... Pressing pin (pressing means).

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A storage section provided with a discharge mechanism for discharging articles in response to a predetermined signal is provided in the main body of the vending machine, and an induction heating device is provided for accommodating and heating the discharged articles; Furthermore, the vending machine is provided with a ferromagnetic material that appears inside and outside the induction heating device. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the ferromagnetic material is housed in an induction heating device. 3. The induction heating device is provided with a pressing means for pressing the ferromagnetic material against the article stored in the induction heating device when the ferromagnetic material enters the induction heating device. Vending machine listed.