JPS625749Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to a vending machine having a structure that is easy to maintain and manage.

``Conventional technology'' Vending machines make it easy for product purchasers to understand the amount of money they have to spend up to the price of the desired product.
It is equipped with a display device for inputting money, which is usually placed in an easily visible part near the money slot.

This configuration is extremely convenient for the product purchaser, as even when purchasing products successively by investing a large amount of money at once, the purchaser can immediately know the quantity of the product that can be purchased.

``Problem that the invention aims to solve'' With conventional vending machines, when operating the machine both inside and outside the door, in other words, to insert money, you have to insert money into the money slot from the front of the door. Even when viewing the amount of money deposited on the display device, there was a problem in that it could only be seen from the front of the door.

For this reason, if the vending machine manager changes the price setting when replacing products, etc., a cash processing device etc. is installed inside the door to confirm that it is actually working after inserting money. Even though it was installed, it had to be done from the front door.

In general, money can be inserted into a money processing device through the money slot provided on the entire surface of the door, or from the part that communicates between the slot and the money processing device, so money can be inserted through the door. It is possible to insert money inside.

In particular, some money processing machines have a funnel-shaped input slot formed inside the door, especially when it is desired to insert a large amount of money into the money processing machine for replenishing change or the like.

However, even if such a funnel-shaped input slot is provided, the input money is displayed on the front of the door.
The problem with operating it was that it required going back and forth in and out of the door.

In particular, in recent years there have been many vending machines with large doors, and such operations are time-consuming even though sales should be completed in a short period of time.

The present invention has been developed in view of these circumstances, and aims to provide a practical vending machine that eliminates these problems.

"Means for Solving the Problems" The present invention provides a vending machine equipped with a door that allows a product purchase operation to be performed on the outside, and a display device for inserted money that is attached so as to be visible from the outside of the door. The problem is solved by rotatably attaching the display to the door so that the display can be selectively viewed from the outside and inside of the door.

"Function" When checking the input money on the display device, the display device can be rotated from the outside of the door to the inside.

Therefore, there is no need to go back and forth between the inside and outside of the door to operate it, and the manager can operate it only from inside the door.

In addition, operations such as displaying a total of sales proceeds on a display device using a cash handling machine or its control device can also be performed by checking the display device from inside the door.

``Embodiment'' The present invention will be explained based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a vending machine according to the invention, and FIG. It is a perspective view of the main part showing the inside.

In FIG. 1, the vending machine is provided with a door 2 that can be opened and closed at the front of a box 1, and a product display shelf 3 and a money slot 4 are provided on the outside of the upper part of the door 2.

An input money display device 5 is provided near the money input slot 4.

Further, a product sample group 6 is displayed inside the product display shelf 3, and a product selection button group 7 is provided at a position corresponding to the product sample group 6.

Furthermore, a product outlet 8 and a change outlet 9 are provided at the bottom of the door 2, and the product is configured to be able to be purchased from outside the door 2.

In FIG. 2, the vending machine has a pivoting part 10 formed at one end of the door 2 in order to attach the door 12 to the box 1 so as to be openable and closable.

A conduit 2 is provided on the inside of the door 2 for guiding money inserted from the outside money slot 4 to the money processing device 11, and a funnel-shaped money entrance is provided at the lower end of the conduit 12. 13 are provided.

Furthermore, the display device 5 attached to the money slot 4 has one end configured with a pivot mechanism 14 so as to rotate inside the door 2, and the display device 5 rotates from the inside to open the door. 2. It is configured so that it can be displayed freely inside and outside.

This display device may be any conventional display device, such as one that displays the number of coins inserted by having a plurality of light emitting diodes.

The electric wires connected to the display device 5 may be loosened so as not to hinder rotation of the display device 5.

In such a configuration, the vending machine has door 2
When the display device 5 is closed and in a normal sales standby state, if the display device 5 is directed toward the outside of the door 2, the purchaser of the product can use the product from outside the door 2.

When the vending machine manager refills or replenishes the products inside, he opens the door 2 and rotates the display device 5 from inside the door 2 so that it can be seen from inside. Money processing device 11
By inserting money into the money entrance 13, the user can easily know the amount of money put in.

Therefore, when cigarettes of different prices are stored and the set price is changed and a trial sales operation is performed, the operation can be performed from inside the door 2.

In this case, the product selection button group 7 is generally configured to operate a switch provided inside the door 2, but the switch may be exposed so that it can be operated arbitrarily even from the inside of the door 2, or the button may be pressed. group 7
If a part of the door 2 is extended to the inside of the door 2, the operation becomes easier.

In addition, since it is relatively easy to operate the product selection button group 7 by turning the hand outside the door 2 even when the door 2 is open, it is actually not suitable for particularly large vending machines. As far as possible, the operation is possible even without operating from inside the door 2.

Since such a display device is for displaying money input into the money processing device 11, instead of counting the money stored in a safe or the like by dividing it into each type, it is necessary to insert all the money from the money entrance 13 and display it. This is convenient because there is no doubt about it.

Furthermore, such operations can be performed from inside the door 2 without having to go back and forth between the outside and the outside, which is convenient.

That is, when inserting money from the outside of the door 2, it is necessary to sort out bad coins, so the money slot 4 is closed.
The entrance of the money entrance 13 is small and it is troublesome to put money in, so it cannot be used practically in the case of a large amount of money. It can also be used to count money.

The display device 5 may be rotated by having one end configured with a pivoting mechanism 14 as in this embodiment, or it may be easily removed from the inside of the door 2 by fitting or other methods. The outward display of the door 2 may be rotated to the inward display of the door 2.

"Effects of the invention" According to the invention, the display device is configured so that the display can be selectively viewed from the outside and inside of the door, making it possible to use the display device extremely conveniently for maintenance management of the vending machine. , its practical value is great.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a vending machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of main parts showing the inside thereof. 2...door, 5...display section, 10...shaft attachment section,
11...Money processing device, 13...Money entrance, 14
...Axle mounting mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a vending machine equipped with a door through which a product purchase operation can be performed from the outside, and a display device for deposited money mounted so as to be visible from the outside of the door, the display device is rotatably mounted to the door to display the display as described above. A vending machine characterized in that the door is configured to be selectively visible from the outside and inside.