JPS609906Y2 - Vending machine product storage device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an improved product storage device for a vending machine.

As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional product storage device of this type of vending machine generally includes an inner box 103 made of a heat insulating wall 102 inside a main body 101, and a serpentine-shaped stocker 104 inside this inner box 103. Along with this stocker 1
With 04, all products (for example, canned drinks) F are placed in inner box 1 at the same time.
03 and heated or cooled by a heater 105 or a cooler 106.

Therefore, in this case, since all the products F supported in the stocker 104 are heated or cooled at the same time, the last product that takes a considerable amount of time to be sold must be heated or cooled from the beginning), which results in wasted energy. It was used as an errand.

This problem was even more noticeable in locations where sales were slow, and improvements were needed.

The present invention has been devised in view of the drawbacks of conventional vending machines, and one embodiment thereof will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic side sectional view of an embodiment of a vending machine according to the present invention, in which 1 is the main body of the vending machine, 2 is an inner box provided in the main body 1, and a partition wall 2' The main storage area 2A is divided into a lower main storage area 2A and an upper auxiliary storage area 2B. The above body 1
A product discharge port 4 connected to a sales port (not shown) is provided on the front surface of the product, and a heater 5, a cooler 6, and a blower 7 that can be selectively driven are provided at the lower end of the interior.

Further, the auxiliary storage section 2B is provided with a thin heat insulating material 8 having a small wall thickness and having a small heat insulating effect on the circumferential surface except for the bottom surface.

Note that it is not necessary to provide any particular heat insulating material in this auxiliary storage section 2B.

Reference numeral 10 designates a main product stocker, the majority of which is located within the main storage section 2A, and its upper end exposed into the auxiliary storage section 2B through a hole 9 provided in the partition wall 2' of the inner box 2. There is.

This product stocker 10 has two stocker components 10.
It is constructed by combining A and IOB, and these stocker components 10A and IOB are made by vacuum forming synthetic resin such as plastic.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a meandering product storage passage 13 is formed on the inner surface of the side plate 11 by a portion 12 that is bulged on both sides of the inner surface of the side plate 11.
2 has a hollow structure hollowed out from the outer surface of the side plate portion 11 in order to reduce cost and weight.

Both stocker structures 10A configured in this way,
Both IOBs are on their inner surfaces, that is, the product storage passage 1
spacer 14.3 so that the surfaces having the spacers 14. ... and are integrally fixed by appropriate means to the serpentine-shaped main product stocker 10 which accommodates the product F in a removable manner through the two product storage passages 13, and In this state, they are installed in the main and auxiliary storage sections 2A and 2B as described above.

Another thing to note about this main product stocker 10 is that each stocker component 10A, I
Expanded heat insulating protrusions 15a and 15b are provided on both outward surfaces at locations corresponding to the perforations 9 of the portion 12 in the OB, and in the heat insulating protrusions 15a on the outer surface side, the edges 9 of the perforations 9 ', which is effective in blocking air circulation between both storage sections 2A and 2B, and the inner surface side heat insulating protrusion 15b abuts against the opposing heat insulating protrusion 15b of the stocker structure, thereby preventing the main product from flowing. Both storage parts 2A through the inside of the stocker 10,
2B is configured to be effective in blocking air.

Reference numeral 16 denotes an auxiliary product stocker installed in the auxiliary storage section 2B, which is composed of several fence plates 16A arranged vertically and sloped downward in the same direction. The lower ends of each of them face a vertical common chute 17 formed between the inner surface of the auxiliary storage section 2B.

This common chute 17 has its lower end formed at the upper end of the main product stocker 10.

It communicates with the product storage path 13 through the receiving opening 13', and guides the products F that have rolled and fallen from the respective fence plates 16A, . . . into the product storage path 13.

In the present invention, the amount of products stored in the main product stocker 10 and the auxiliary product stocker 16 is intended to be larger.

Of course, it goes without saying that it is not limited to this.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a carry-out machine installed at the lower end of the main product stocker 10 in the main storage section 2A, and based on a carry-out signal etc., the goods in the product storage passage 13 are transported one by one through the carry-out guide 19. It leads to the product outlet 4.

20 is a lid plate that always closes the product discharge port 4 due to its own weight or spring, and the product F is inserted into the product discharge port 4 as described above.
When the product F is carried out, it pivots due to the weight of the product F, and the product discharge port 4 is opened to open the bottom.

As will be described later, on the front side of the auxiliary storage section 2B, there are each fence plate 16A of the auxiliary product stocker 16,...
・It has a filling port (not shown) for filling the product F.

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, when the heater 5 or the cooler 6 is driven, the hot or cold air is circulated only within the main storage section 2A by the blower 7 and is located within the main storage section 2A. Only the product F in the main product stocker 10 is heated or cooled.

Then, when the unloader 18 is driven in response to a sales signal, etc., the product F1 on the bottom row, which has undergone sufficient heat exchange, is unloaded.
The product is discharged to the sales port of the main body 1 through the guide 19 and the product discharge port 4.

On the other hand, as the product F0 is carried out, all the products F, ... in the main product stocker 10 are lowered by one product, so the product F in the common chute 17 is placed at the receiving port. The product is transferred into the main product stocker 10 through 13'.

Then, the product Fn in the main product stocker 10, which has newly arrived from the auxiliary storage section 2B side to the main storage section 2A side due to the rolling fall of the products F, etc., is then rapidly heated or cooled and transported out. It enters a waiting state.

During operation of such a vending machine, the hot or cold air in the main storage section 2A flows into the product storage passage 13 of the main product stocker 10.
Although a small amount of air flows into the auxiliary storage section 2B through the gap formed at 13, this is unavoidable. Since it is covered with material 8, there is no leakage to the outside.

The present invention, as described above, consists of an inner box provided in the main body that is separated by a partition wall to make the main storage part an auxiliary storage part, and this main storage part is provided with a heat insulating material on its circumferential surface and a heater or When installing a heat exchanger such as a cooler, a main product stocker and an auxiliary product stocker are provided in the mold and the auxiliary storage section, respectively, and these main and auxiliary product stockers are connected through a hole provided in the partition wall, The products on the auxiliary product stocker are led to the main product stocker, and the products sequentially carried out from the main product stocker are discharged into the sales port provided in the main body through the product discharge port provided in the main storage section. Since the products directly heat-exchanged by the heat exchanger can be placed in the main storage, the minimum number of products can be placed in the main storage area. In addition, temporary sales can be handled in a short time immediately after the vending machine is installed or after a power outage is lifted.

In addition, it is an excellent device that has many functions and effects, such as the fact that the unit price of the inner box can be kept as low as possible because the heat insulating material is applied only to the main storage area.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side sectional view of a conventional vending machine, FIG. 2 is a schematic side sectional view of a vending machine equipped with a product storage device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the main product stocker. FIG. 4 is a side view of the structure of this main product stocker, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line -I' in FIG. 2. 1...Body, 2...Inner box, 2A...
...Main storage section, 2B...Auxiliary storage section, 3...
...Insulation material, 4...Product outlet, 5...
...Heater, 6...Cooler, 9...
Penetration, 10...Main product stocker, 16...
...Auxiliary product stocker.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An inner box provided in the main body having a sales port is divided by a partition wall into a main storage section and an auxiliary storage section having a product release port,
In addition, this main storage section is provided with a heat insulating material on its peripheral surface and a heat exchanger such as a heater or a cooler, while a main product stocker and an auxiliary product stocker are provided in the mold and auxiliary storage section, respectively. These main and auxiliary product stockers are connected through a hole provided in the partition wall, so that the products on the auxiliary product stocker are led to the main product stocker, and the products sequentially carried out from the main product stocker are released. A product storage device for a vending machine, characterized in that the product is discharged into the vending port through an outlet.