JPS5939797B2 - Vending machine with induction heating device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a vending machine equipped with an induction heating device that quickly heats and sells canned beverages that have been stored in a refrigerated state using an induction heating device. By improving the location of the heating device and improving the structure, items for sale can be smoothly discharged.

In addition, when heated drinks are not sold during the summer, etc.,
This allows cans to pass through the induction heating device with a simple operation. In a conventional vending machine equipped with this type of induction heating device, the orientation of the vending item must be changed when guiding the vending item into the heating device, which complicates the structure and operation, resulting in a long vending operation. There was a drawback that it took time.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and an embodiment thereof will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, 1 is a main body of a vending machine, and a cooling storage chamber 3 surrounded by a heat insulating wall 2 is formed. 4 is a door provided on the front of the main body 1, and there are selection switches 5, 5, etc. on the front.
. . . and an article outlet 6 etc. are provided, and a heat insulating wall □ is provided on the back surface.

This heat insulating wall T closes the front opening of the cooling storage chamber 3, however, a sales article discharge port 8 is formed below to communicate the cooling storage chamber 3 with the article takeout port 6. This discharge port 8 is normally closed by an opening/closing lid 9. The cooling storage chamber 3 is provided with a cooling device and a delivery mechanism (none of which are shown) that sends out articles one by one in response to a sales command. Reference numeral 10 denotes an inclined guide path for guiding the sales articles delivered from the delivery mechanism to the discharge port 8.

Reference numeral 11 denotes an induction heating cylinder provided between the tip 10' of the inclined guide path 10 and the discharge port 8.

12 is a high frequency induction coil integrally molded with this induction heating cylinder 11.

The upper end of the induction heating tube 11 forms an inclined opening surface 13, which is inclined at an angle along the inclination of the inclined guide path 10. Moreover, this inclined opening surface 13 is connected to the inclined guideway 1.
0, that is, a line connecting the tip end 10' of the inclined guideway 10 and the lower edge of the discharge port 8. Reference numeral 14 denotes a push-up device, which consists of a push-up plate portion 15 normally located at the bottom of the induction heating cylinder 11, an actuation rod 16 that gives vertical movement to this, a drive device 17 that drives the actuation rod 16, etc. There is.

The upper surface of the push-up plate portion 15 is formed in an inclined shape along the slope of the inclined opening surface 13 of the induction heating cylinder 11.
This push-up plate part 15 is moved to the induction heating cylinder 1 by an operating rod 16.
1 to the inclined opening surface 13 (position of two-dot chain line in Figure 3)
Being pushed up. Reference numeral 18 denotes a guide/lock device for the actuating rod 16, which can lock the actuating rod 16 at the position where the push-up plate portion 15 reaches the inclined opening surface 13.

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

First, the can a sent out in response to the sales command rolls down the inclined guideway 10 as shown by the arrow in FIG.
3 into the induction heating cylinder 11. The dropped can a' is received by the push-up plate section 15 and heated in that state.
When the heating is finished, the push-up device 14 is activated and the can al is pushed up again to the inclined opening surface 13. When the can a/ is pushed up to the inclined opening surface 13, since the pushing-up plate part 15 is inclined, the can a/ naturally rolls and is discharged from the discharge port 8 to the take-out port 6. Therefore, the can (a) simply rolls naturally, and has a simpler structure than the conventional one in which the direction and position of the can are controlled for heating and ejection, and can be ejected smoothly. When heating is not necessary, such as during summer, the push-up plate 15 is lifted up to the inclined opening surface 13, and in this state, the locking device 18 is operated to lock the actuating rod 16.

In this case, the can a does not fall into the induction heating cylinder 11, but rolls and is discharged. Therefore, it is taken out in the state X while being cooled. As is clear from what has been said above, is the automatic sales of the present invention? The main body for cooling and storing sales items such as cans is provided with an inclined guideway for guiding the sales items to an outlet, and the upper surface is opened between the outlet and the tip of the inclined guideway. Since it is equipped with a heating cylinder and a lifting device that can move the induction heating cylinder upward from the bottom to the top, there is no need to change the direction of sales items such as cans, and they can roll naturally. Since it can be guided down to the heating cylinder and then discharged, it has the effect of simplifying the device.

In addition, the upper surface of the induction heating tube does not protrude above the extension line of the inclined guideway, and has an inclined opening surface along the slope of the inclined guideway, so that the cans are not guided into the heating tube. It is done smoothly. Furthermore, since the upper surface of the push-up plate section is formed in an inclined shape along the inclined opening surface of the induction heating cylinder, the articles for sale can be smoothly discharged. Furthermore, this push-up plate part is configured so that it can be stopped at the open position on the top surface of the heating cylinder when the induction heating cylinder is not in operation, so that during the summer, etc., the can can be kept cooled and placed on top of the heating cylinder. It has the advantage that it can pass through without any trouble, and therefore does not require a special passage.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vending machine with an induction heating device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view partially cut away along the line - shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. It is an enlarged detailed view of part A shown. 1...Tado vending machine body, 8...Discharge port,
10... Inclined guideway, 11... Induction heating cylinder, 13... Inclined opening surface, 14...
・Push-up device, 15...Push-up plate section, 17...
... Drive device, A, a' ... Can.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A main body for cooling and storing sales items such as cans is provided with an inclined guideway for guiding the sales items to a discharge port, and a sloped guideway is provided between the discharge port and the tip of the inclined guideway. 1. A vending machine equipped with an induction heating device, characterized in that an induction heating cylinder with an open top surface is disposed at the top thereof, and a push-up device capable of moving upwardly within the induction heating cylinder from the bottom to the top surface. 2. The upper surface of the induction heating cylinder does not protrude above the extension line of the inclined guideway, and furthermore, the upper surface of the induction heating cylinder is an inclined opening surface along the slope of the inclined guideway. The vending machine with an induction heating device according to item 1. 3. The push-up device includes a push-up plate portion that is pushed up by a drive device, and the upper surface of the push-up plate portion is formed in an inclined shape along the inclined opening surface of the induction heating cylinder. A vending machine with an induction heating device according to scope 2. 4. A vending machine with an induction heating device according to claim 1, which is provided with means for stopping the push-up plate portion of the push-up device at a top opening position of the induction heating cylinder when the induction heating cylinder is inactive. .