JPS635105Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] [Industrial application field] This invention relates to a beverage vending machine, and more specifically, it allows more people to enjoy drinks such as instant coffee that suit their tastes in a small space. This invention relates to a beverage vending machine that has a material stocker with a two-layer structure so that the material stocker can be dispensed.

[Prior Art] As a beverage vending machine, as described in Utility Model Application No. 53-91183 and Utility Model Application No. 55-16056,
Multiple stockers containing powder raw materials are installed side by side,
A nozzle provided below the stocker and a screw conveyor are installed inside the stocker, and a shutter provided downward from the end of the nozzle feeds into the mixing bowl in conjunction with the rotation of the screw conveyor. Beverage vending machines are known that are configured to take out a predetermined amount of raw materials when opened, mix the raw materials with a predetermined amount of diluent to make a beverage, and vend the beverage automatically.

In this way, the beverage vending machines that are currently in practical use have a single-layer material stocker, which means that the number of material stockers is small and it is not possible to respond to the diversification of user tastes. Beverage vending machines had to be placed side by side in one place, or larger vending machines with larger widths and depths that could sell a variety of beverages had to be prepared.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, such a solution increases the installation cost and requires a large space for installation and a power source corresponding to the number of vending machines.

Therefore, in order to store many raw materials in one beverage vending machine, for example,
As shown in the publication, the problem can be solved by stacking the raw material stocker in two layers instead of one layer.
Even with a simple two-layer stacked structure, when considering the replenishment of raw materials, a stepladder must be used to raise and lower the upper material stocker, and especially when replenishing the lower material stocker, the upper material stocker must also be raised and lowered. There is a problem.

The purpose of this invention is to eliminate the problems of the above-mentioned conventional techniques, and to provide a beverage vending machine equipped with a material storage mechanism that has a large material storage capacity, easy material replenishment, and a small opening. It is.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the beverage vending machine of this invention includes a pair of rods, one end of which is pivotally connected to the inner surface of the side panel of the housing and to the rear panel side of the housing. An upper material stocker is attached to each of the other ends by a pair of shafts, a spring is stretched between the pair of rods and the back plate, and a guide rail is attached to the side plate at the lower part of the casing, A lower material stocker with a pulley attached to the bottom is movably mounted on the guide rail, a shooter for taking out materials individually is attached to each material stocker in a removable manner, and a side plate of the housing is mounted on the guide rail. A locking hook provided on the upper part of the upper material stocker is engaged with a locking pin protruding from the side plate of the upper material stocker or the rod body to maintain the upper position of the upper material stocker, and by releasing the engagement, the upper material stocker is held in the upper position. This is achieved by configuring the stocker to be movable via the pair of rods.

[Function] In the beverage vending machine of this invention, when replenishing ingredients to the upper material stocker, remove the shooter and then remove the locking hook that is locked to the locking pin. It can be lowered to the front of the lower material stocker by rotating the pair of rods while being restricted from rapid descent, and this lowered position is maintained by self-gravity.

After replenishing the material at this lowered position, the upper material stocker can be lifted up and returned to the upper position, and the locking hook engages with the locking pin to maintain the upper position. The lower material stocker can be moved from the back plate side to the front plate side of the case on the guide rail, and can be returned to its original position after replenishing the material. Both the upper and lower material stockers Materials can be replenished at the same height.

[Example] The beverage vending machine 1 of this invention is shown in Figs.
It is configured as shown in Figures a to c. That is, a pair of rods 21a, 21b are attached to the shafts 4a to 4 behind the inner surfaces of the side plates 3a, 3b in the left and right direction of the housing 2.
d, and guide rails 6a, 6b and 7a, 7b parallel to the bottom plate 5 are attached below, respectively.

A pulley 10a is mounted on the guide rails 7a and 7b.
A flat moving box 11 with .about.10d attached to the side is placed thereon.

Pulleys 12a to 12d are provided on the guide rails 6a and 6b.
A lower material stocker 13 with a lower material stocker 13 attached to the bottom is mounted on the box body 1 constituting the lower material stocker 13.
4 constitutes five independent stock spaces with partition plates 15a to 15d, and above each space is a lid 16a.
~16e is installed.

A shutter 17 for individually taking out the materials in the stock space of the lower material stocker 13 is detachably attached, and a bend motor (not shown) is provided in conjunction with this shooter by well-known means to take out a certain amount of material. Alternatively, this amount can be adjusted and taken out.

In addition, a box 19 constituting the upper material stocker 18
The rods 21a, 21b are attached between the lower side plate of the stocker and the side plates 3a, 3b of the housing 2 via shafts 4a, 4b attached to the side surfaces of Spring 22 attached to
The housing 2 is suspended so as to be supported by a buffer member 23 composed of a buffer member 23a and a buffer member 22b, and can be moved in an arc from the upper rear side to the lower front side of the housing 2.

The above-mentioned upper material stocker 18 has a partition plate 24a.
24d constitute five independent stock spaces, and lids 25a to 25e are attached above each space. As shown in FIG. 1, screw conveyors 26a to 26e are attached to the bottom plate side of the upper material stocker 18 corresponding to each stock space, and the rotating shafts of the screw conveyors protrude outward from the back plate of the stocker. A disc gear 2 meshing with a bevel gear 28 attached to each output shaft of five motors 27 attached to the rear plate 8 of the housing 2.
9 are attached to each.

A shutter 30 for taking out materials individually is detachably attached to the front surface of the upper material stocker 18, and a valve and a bend motor (not shown) are provided in connection with this shutter by well-known means. It is possible to take out a fixed amount or adjust this amount.

In addition, the moving box 11 placed on the guide rails 7a and 7b described above has both material stockers 1.
3, 18 material storage chambers 141a to 141e, 19
A mixing ball 31 for mixing any one or more of the materials 1a to 191e taken out from the storage chamber via the shooters 17, 30;
a to 31e are attached.

Two locking pins 32a, 32b and 33a, 3 are provided on both side plates of the upper material stocker 18 described above.
3b is provided protrudingly, and the locking pins 32a, 3
Locking hooks 34a and 34b, which are pivotally supported above the side plates 3a and 3b of the housing 2, are engaged with the upper material stocker 18, and the weight of the upper material stocker 18 overcomes the elasticity of the springs 22a and 22b of the buffer mechanism 23. It is designed to prevent people from slipping and falling.

A front plate 9 is attached to the end of the locking hooks 34a, 34b.
An operating handle 36, which is always urged toward the back plate side by a spring 35, is attached via piano wires 37a, 37b, and the counterclockwise direction of the locking hooks 34a, 34b is attached to the side plates 3a, 3b. Stop pins 38a, 38b are attached to prevent rotation.

Further, on the hook side of the locking hooks 39a, 39b which are pivotally supported below the side plates 3a, 3b of the housing 2, there is an operating handle 41 which is always urged toward the rear plate side by a spring 40 on the front plate 9. Piano wires 42a, 42
b, and abut against stop pins 43a, 43b protruding from side plates 3a, 3b, preventing clockwise rotation.

Figure 3 shows another embodiment of this invention.
The pivot points of the rods 21a and 21b are shifted to the left so that the upper material stocker 18 protrudes to the left from the casing 2 when descending, making it easier to replenish materials. This is similar to the example.

Furthermore, a diluent is injected into the mixing bowls 31a to 31e by a well-known means to make a drink,
This beverage is sold in cups for sale as shown in Figure 2a.
It is poured into CUP and sold.

The beverage vending machine of this invention is constructed as described above, and the replenishment and repair of materials will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2a to 2c.

Normally, the lower material stocker 13 and the upper material stocker 18 are used vertically as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2b, when the shutter 27 is removed and the operating handle 36 is pulled toward you against the elasticity of the spring 35, the locking hooks 34a and 34b are rotated clockwise as shown by the dashed line. Locking pins 32a, 32b
The rods 21a, 2 come off against the elasticity of the springs 22a, 22b that constitute the lifting/lowering buffer mechanism 23.
1b rotates and begins to descend, the meshing state between the bevel gear 28 and the disc gear 29 is disengaged, and the operation handle 3
Even if 6 is released, the locking hooks 34a, 34b contact the stop pins 38a, 38b, and the locking pins 32a,
32b is not locked.

When the operator lowers the upper material stocker 18 from the state shown in FIG. 2b to the position shown in FIG. 2c, the lowered position is maintained by its own weight. Note that if the locking hooks 39a, 39b are locked to the locking pins 33a, 33b, the spring 22 of the lifting buffer mechanism 23
Even if the return elasticity of a and 22b is greater than the above-mentioned own weight, it is possible to prevent the upper material stocker 18 from rising,
Hold the lowered position.

In this state, the lid 25a of the upper material stocker 18
25e, put the materials into each of the material storage chambers 191a to 191e, and after closing the lid, pull the operating handle 41 to disengage the locking hooks 39a, 39b and the locking pins 33a, 33b, and remove the upper material. When the stocker 18 is lifted, the return elasticity of the lifting buffer mechanism 23 is applied, and it can be relatively easily returned to the position shown in FIG. 2a by rotating the rods 21a and 21b.

Further, when replenishing the lower material stocker 13 with materials, remove the shooters 17 and 30 of the lower material stocker 13 and the upper material stocker 18, and then pull the lower material stocker 13 toward you to remove the guide rails 6a, 6b can be moved horizontally to the front plate 9 side, and in this state the lower material stocker 13
Open the lids 16a to 16e of the material storage chamber 141a.
After putting the materials into the chambers 141e and 141e and closing the lids, they can be returned to the normal position shown in FIG. 2a.

Furthermore, even if the mixing balls 31a to 31e attached to the moving box 11 break down, they can be easily repaired or replaced by moving the moving box horizontally on the guide rails 7a, 7b toward the front plate 9. .

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the locking hooks 34a, 34b are pivotally supported on the inner surfaces of the side plates 3a, 3b of the housing 2, and the locking pins 32a, 32b are provided protruding from the outer surface of the upper material stocker 18. , these locking hooks 34
The installation locations of a, 34b and the locking pins 32a, 32b may be replaced with each other. In this case, the locking pins protruding from the inner surfaces of the side plates 3a, 3b of the housing 2 are displaced by external operation. Remove the upper material stocker 1 from the locking hook pivotally supported on the outer surface of the upper material stocker 18.
8 can be lowered.

[Effects of the invention] As described above, this invention adopts a means for solving the above problems, and therefore replenishes materials to the upper and lower material stockers at a relatively lower part of the housing 2. Therefore, it can be carried out without using a stepladder, and it is also possible to sell a wide variety of beverages without expanding the frontage of the casing.

In addition, in this invention, the side plates 3a and 3b of the housing 2
An upper material stocker 18 is attached to the other end of a pair of rods 21a, 21b, one end of which is pivotally connected to the back plate 8 side of the housing 2 at the lower inner surface of the housing 2, by a pair of shafts 4a, 4b, and the pair of rods 21a, Spring 22a, 22 is provided between 21b and the back plate 8, respectively.
b, and guide rails 6a, 6b are attached to the side plates 3a, 3b at the lower part of the housing 2, and pulleys 12a to 12a are mounted on the guide rails 6a, 6b.
The lower material stocker 13 with the material stocker 12d attached to the bottom is movably mounted, and each of the material stockers 13 and 1
The shutters 17 and 30 for taking out the materials individually are detachably attached to the housing 2, respectively.
A locking hook 34 provided on the top of the side plates 3a and 3b of
Locking pins 3 protruding from the side plates of the upper material stocker 18 and the rods 21a and 21b are provided at a and 34b.
2a and 32b are engaged to open the upper material stocker 18.
The upper material stocker 18 is held in the upper position of the pair of rods 21a and 2 by releasing the engagement.
1b, the upper material stocker descends while drawing an arc in the direction away from the front upper part of the lower material stocker while being restricted from a rapid descent by the tensile elasticity of the spring, making the operation easier. Since it is easy to carry out and can be raised, the amount of cornering at the front upper part of the lower material stocker can be reduced, and the material storage capacity of the lower material stocker can be maximized.

Furthermore, when the locking pin engages and releases the locking hook, the upper material stocker moves in a nearly horizontal arcuate trajectory, so that the upper material stocker can be held in the upper position and released smoothly. Moreover, in addition to the effects that can be achieved with certainty,
Since there are no stacking elements, the movement of the above-mentioned upper and lower material stockers can be done smoothly and easily.
This has the advantage of requiring a small installation space.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show one embodiment of this invention; Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing only the main parts of the beverage vending machine, and Figs. 2 a to c are A of Fig. 1.
-A is a cross-sectional view at the line A, where Fig. 2a shows the normal state, Fig. 2b and c show the intermediate and descending states of the lowering operation of the upper material stocker, and Fig. 3 shows another embodiment. It is a sectional view showing an example. 2... Housing, 3a, 3b... Side plate, 6a, 6
b, 7a, 7b...Guide rail, 5...Bottom plate, 8...
...Back plate, 9...Front board, 10a to 10d, 12
a~12d...Pulley, 11...Movement box, 13...
Lower material stocker, 16a-16e...Lid, 1
7, 30... Shooter, 18... Upper material stocker, 21a, 21b... Rod, 22a, 22b...
...Spring, 26a-26e...Screw conveyor, 27...Bend motor, 32a, 32
b, 33a, 33b...Lock pin, 34a, 34
b, 39a, 39b...Latching hook, 37a, 37b
... Piano wire, 36, 41 ... Operation handle, 3
8a, 38b, 43a, 43b...stop pins.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a beverage vending machine, materials are taken out into a mixing bowl through a removable shutter installed in a plurality of material stockers housed in two upper and lower layers inside the housing, mixed with a diluent, and sold. A lower material stocker 18 is connected to a pair of shafts 4a, 4b at the other end of a pair of rods 21a, 21b, one end of which is pivotally connected to the rear panel 8 side of the housing 2 at the lower inner surface of the side panels 3a, 3b of the body 2. Attachment: springs 22a, 22b are stretched between the pair of rods 21a, 21b and the back plate 8, respectively, and guide rails 6a, 6b are attached to the side plates 3a, 3b at the bottom of the housing 2. , the guide rail 6
A lower material stocker 13 with pulleys 12a to 12d attached to the bottom is movably placed on a and 6b,
Shooters 17 and 30 for taking out the materials individually are detachably attached to each of the material stockers 13 and 18, respectively, and side plates 3a and 3b of the housing 2 are connected to each other.
The side plates of the upper material stocker 18 and the rods 21a, 2 are attached to the locking hooks 34a, 34b provided on the upper part of the
The locking pins 32a and 32b protruding from the rods 1b are engaged to hold the upper material stocker 18 in the upper position, and upon release of the engagement, the upper material stocker 18 is moved via the pair of rods 21a and 21b. A beverage vending machine characterized in that it is configured to enable.