JPS6222930Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Technical field to which the invention pertains] This invention is applicable to products dispensed by vending machines, or returned coins or change (hereinafter referred to as products, etc.).
This relates to the outlet that receives the

[Prior Art and Its Disadvantages] Some vending machines have a door attached to the outlet to prevent products, etc. from flying out from the outlet. This door is opened and closed by a hand inserted into the outlet to take out a product or the like. However, as shown in FIG. 1, in the conventional door, both longitudinal ends of a horizontal shaft 2a fixed to the upper end of the door 1a can be rotated freely through a circular hole 5a of a bearing 4a attached to the casing 3a of the vending machine. It was inserted into the horizontal axis 2a and was attached to be rotatable about the horizontal axis 2a. Therefore, when the hand H is inserted into the outlet 8a in order to receive change or return coins C ejected from the coin ejection port 6a to the ejection port, or tickets ejected from the ticket ejection port 7a, for example, the hand H is usually shown as a solid line. Since the door 1a in the position where the door is opened rotates and escapes as shown by the dashed-dotted line, the coin or product can be grasped in the hand, but depending on the orientation or shape of the hand, the door 1a may not be able to be pulled out from the opening. ,
As shown by the two-dot chain line, the door 1a may advance ahead of the hand, and if you pull out your hand in this state, the lower end of the door will hit your fingertips or the coin you are holding, and the horizontal axis 2a of the door will move forward from the casing. Since it is fixed to the body 3a, the hand becomes caught between the lower end of the door and the lower side 9a of the outlet and cannot be pulled out. If you try to pull your hand out forcefully and suddenly, your fingertips may hurt if you get caught, or you may have to use your other hand that is not inserted into the ejection slot to avoid the door, or remove coins or tickets that you have already picked up. Selling efficiency decreases because it is necessary to release the product into the outlet, pick it up again, change the direction of the hand, and pull it out. This reduction in vending efficiency is particularly undesirable for vending machines used in crowded stations.

In order to easily take out a large amount of change discharged from the outlet to check the remaining amount of change, a bearing piece with a vertically elongated hole is provided at both left and right ends of the upper end of the door. By slidingly inserting a horizontal shaft fixed to the outlet body into the outlet, the door can be rotated to the outside of the outlet by slightly lifting the door and pulling it outward. It is described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 116293/1983.

However, with this configuration, the door tends to come out from the outlet when the hand is pulled out from the outlet, and customers who are in a hurry leave without leaving the outlet, so change or merchandise, etc., which is quickly released when the next customer uses the service, is easily removed. There is a drawback that the door may be pushed and the customer may jump out of the outlet, or the next customer may be prevented from inserting his/her hand into the outlet, and the purpose of installing the door is completely lost.

[Technical Problem] This invention is based on the product receiving port of a vending machine where the door is installed to prevent the released products from flying out from the exit as described above. By supporting the door so that it can move up and down following the movement and preventing the door from rotating outward from the opening surface of the outlet, the door prevents the hand inserted into the outlet from being pulled back to take out the product, etc. The purpose of the present invention is to prevent such occurrences and to allow products, etc., to be safely and smoothly taken out from an outlet at any time.

[Means for Achieving the Purpose] In this invention, a bearing member having a vertically elongated hole is installed on both left and right sides of the inside of the opening surface of the outlet, and both ends in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal axis at the upper end of the door are connected to the vertically elongated hole in the hand of the bearing member. A stopper is provided inside the opening of the outlet to prevent the raised door from rotating outward from the outlet.

With this configuration, when you insert your hand to take out a product etc. released from the outlet, the door rotates inward, and when the lower end of the door hits the hand you pull back, your hand rotates inward. In response to the movement, the door rotates outwardly about a horizontal axis and the horizontal axis rises along the elongated hole in the bearing member. When you take your hand out of the exit, the horizontal axis of the door will fall down the vertical hole due to its own weight.

[Embodiment of this invention] Next, an embodiment of this invention will be described based on the drawings from FIG. 2 onwards.

In this invention, a bearing member 4 having a vertically elongated hole 5 is attached to the back side of the front plate 3 of the housing, that is, on both sides of the upper left and right sides inside the opening surface of the outlet 8, and the door 1 is inserted into the longitudinally elongated hole 5. Both ends in the longitudinal direction of a horizontal shaft 2 fixed to the upper end are freely rotatable and loosely fitted so that they can be raised and lowered. As a result, the door is rotatable around the horizontal axis, and the vertical hole 5
It can be raised and lowered freely along the

In this way, when you insert your hand into the outlet 8, pick up the product etc. released into the outlet, and then pull your hand out,
When the lower end of the door 1 hits your hand, as shown in FIG.
Since the door moves upward along the vertically elongated hole 5 and the door escapes, the hand holding the product or the like can be smoothly pulled out without being caught between the door and the lower side 9 of the outlet. Therefore, when taking out products etc. from the outlet,
Sales efficiency is improved because there is no need to make your hands hurt, or to release the items you have picked up, pick them up again, change the orientation of your hands, and pull them out.

The bearing member 4 that supports the door in a rotatable and vertically movable manner is not limited to one having a vertically elongated hole formed therein, but may be a U-shaped bearing member 4b as shown in FIG.
is fixed to the back surface of the front plate 3 of the casing, and a vertically elongated hole 5b is formed between the bearing member 4b and the front plate 3, into which one longitudinal end of the horizontal shaft 2 is loosely fitted so that it can rotate and move up and down. You can. Reference numeral 10 designates a stopper provided at the upper part of the inside of the opening of the outlet so that even if an outward force is applied from the hand when the door 1 is slightly raised, the stopper does not come out of the outlet. Face plate 3
It is made by bending. A stopper made of a separate material may be fixed.

[Effects of the invention] As described above, according to this invention, bearing members having vertical holes are installed on both left and right sides of the inside upper part of the opening surface of the outlet, and both longitudinal ends of the horizontal axis at the upper end of the door are connected to each other. Since it is inserted into the vertically elongated hole of the bearing member so that it can be rotated and moved up and down, when inserting your hand to take out the product etc. discharged from the outlet, the door rotates inward, so you can freely use your hand. If you are able to pick up a product, etc., and the lower end of the door hits the hand that is pulling it back, the door will rotate outward around the horizontal axis in response to the movement of your hand, and the horizontal axis will rotate outwards around the vertical axis of the bearing member. Since it rises along the hole, the pulling back action of the hand is not hindered, and the hand holding the product etc. can be pulled out safely and smoothly.

Furthermore, a stopper is provided inside the opening of the outlet to prevent the raised door from rotating outward from the outlet, so that the door will not rotate outward from the outlet when the hand is pulled out from the outlet. and fell down,
The lower part of the door does not exist outside the outlet. Therefore, when the next customer takes out the products, etc., the products, etc. do not jump out of the takeout port, and the door does not prevent the hand from being inserted into the takeout port, making it easy to take out the products, etc. at any time.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a conventional outlet, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of this invention, Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view explaining its operation, and Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a conventional outlet. FIG. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Door, 2...Horizontal shaft, 3...Front plate of the housing, 4, 4b...Bearing member, 5, 5b...Vertical elongated hole, 8...Outlet, 10...Stopper.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A vending machine that is equipped with a door on the inside of the upper part of the opening surface of the outlet that is rotated around the horizontal axis at the upper end by a hand inserted to take out a product, etc. from the outlet. At the product outlet, (a) install bearing members having vertically elongated holes on both left and right sides of the upper inner side of the opening surface of the outlet, and (b) insert both longitudinal ends of the horizontal axis of the door into the vertically elongated holes of both of the bearing members. A vending machine that is rotatably inserted through the vending machine so as to be freely raised and lowered, and (c) a stopper is provided inside the opening of the outlet for preventing the raised door from rotating outward from the outlet. Product outlet.