KR100375793B1 - Automatic Newspaper Vendor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention has a simple structure, which can greatly reduce the cost, give the subscriber a friendliness to see the newspaper is drawn out, and eliminates the inconvenience of displaying a separate display newspaper by showing the newspaper sold. In addition to newspaper sales, it relates to a newspaper vending machine that enables advertising effects.

The present invention is provided with a newspaper outlet 11, the upper body 10 is formed to be inclined downward in the front forward; A front door 20 installed to be opened and closed at an upper portion of the main body 10 and having a viewing window 22, a coin inlet 23, a display 24, and a plurality of selection buttons 25; Newspaper loading box 30 is built in the main body 10 to stack the newspaper (1) vertically stacked in multiple stages; A pull-out roller 50 fitted to the rotating shaft 40 rotatably installed on the front upper part of the newspaper stand 33; An adhesion member 70 installed in the newspaper loading box 30 in multiple stages to closely contact the newspaper 1 loaded with the elasticity of the tension spring 60 to the take-out roller 50; A motor M for driving the rotation shaft 40 when the selection button 25 is operated; A pull-out detection switch S1 and S2 for detecting a state in which the newspaper 1 is drawn out to stop the motor M; Is installed in the close contact member 70 is composed of a sold-out detection switch (S3) for detecting the state that the newspaper 1 is sold out.

Description

Newspaper Vending Machines {Automatic Newspaper Vendor}

The present invention relates to a newspaper vending machine, and more particularly, the structure is simple, so that the cost can be greatly reduced, and the newspaper is drawn out so that the subscriber can be seen to be familiar, and the newspaper is sold for display separately. The present invention relates to a newspaper vending machine that eliminates the inconvenience of displaying newspapers and also enables advertisement effects in conjunction with the sale of newspapers.

In general, a newspaper vending machine automatically sells various newspapers unattended. The newspaper vending machine is configured to automatically withdraw a copy of a newspaper selected by a subscriber by a dispenser when a coin is pressed and then a selection button is pressed.

However, the conventional newspaper vending machine has a problem in that the production cost increases because many parts are used because the structure of the newspaper is very complicated, and there is a problem that a sense of distance to the newspaper vending machine occurs because the operation in which the newspaper is drawn out is not visible from the outside. .

In addition, the conventional newspaper vending machine is not visible from the outside, the installation of a separate display window on the front door to replace the display newspaper every day, the inconvenience of having to display, and the displayed newspaper was not sold, there was an uneconomic problem to discard.

On the other hand, since the conventional newspaper vending machine is configured to give only the function of automatically selling newspapers unattended, its function is monotonous, and in particular, there is a problem that an arbitrary advertising effect cannot be obtained.

An object of the present invention is to invent the conventional drawbacks as described above, the structure is simple, it can significantly reduce the cost, give newspapers are drawn out to give a subscriber a familiarity, sold newspapers This makes it possible to solve the inconvenience of displaying a separate newspaper for display, and also to provide a newspaper vending machine to obtain advertising effect along with the sale of the newspaper.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention installs a newspaper outlet on a main body which is formed to be inclined downward toward the front, and installs the front door provided with a viewing window, a coin inlet, a display, and a selection button on the upper part of the main body so as to be opened and closed by a hinge. And install the newspaper loading box equipped with a multi-stage newspaper stand for vertically loading the newspaper in the interior of the main body, and equipped with a take-out roller for taking out the newspaper on the rotating shaft rotatably installed in the upper front of the newspaper stand; And, in the multi-stage installation of a close contact member for contacting the newspaper loaded with the elastic spring of the tension spring in the newspaper loading roller in the newspaper loading box, connecting the motor to drive the rotary shaft when the selection button is operated to the rotary shaft, the newspaper is withdrawn to the newspaper outlet A drawer detection switch for stopping the motor by detecting a state of Sold out detection switch is installed to detect that the newspaper sold out.

1a to 6 show the newspaper vending machine of the present invention,

Figure 1a, 1b is a perspective view showing the appearance of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the main portion of the present invention.

3 is a side cross-sectional view of FIG.

4a to 4d is an operating state diagram of the present invention.

Figures 5a, 5b is a perspective view and a side cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the contact member.

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the contact member.

<Code Description of Main Parts of Drawing>

10: main body 11: newspaper outlet

20: front door 21: hinge

22: sight window 23: coin entrance

24: Display 25: Selection Button

30: newspaper loading 31: inclined plate

32: side plate 33: newspaper stand

40: rotating shaft 50: drawing roller

60: tension spring 70: contact member

80: billboard 90: shock absorber

M: Motor S1, S2: Drawout detection switch

S3: Sold Out Detection Switch

Hereinafter, the technical configuration of the present invention according to the accompanying drawings in detail.

Newspaper vending machine of the present invention, as shown in Figures 1a to 6, the main body 10 is provided with a newspaper outlet 11 is formed to be inclined downward toward the front; A front door 20 installed on the upper part of the main body 10 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge 21 and having a viewing window 22, a coin inlet 23, a display 24, and a plurality of selection buttons 25; A newspaper stack 30 having a multi-stage newspaper support 33 mounted on the main body 10 and having an inclined plate 31 at a lower portion thereof, and having both side plates 32 vertically stacking the newspaper 1; A rotating shaft 40 rotatably installed in the newspaper loading box 30 and positioned at a front upper portion of the newspaper stand 33; A pull-out roller 50 fitted to both sides of the rotary shaft 40 to pull out the newspaper 1; A close contact member which is installed in multiple stages in the newspaper loading box 30 and moves back and forth along the long hole 32a of the side plate 32 to closely adhere the newspaper 1 loaded with the elasticity of the tension spring 60 to the take-out roller 50 ( 70); A motor M for driving the rotation shaft 40 when the selection button 25 is operated; A pull-out detection switch (S1) (S2) installed at each of the front inner side of the main body (10) and the newspaper outlet (11) to sense a pulled-out state of the newspaper (1) to stop the motor (M); Installed in the close contact member 70 is configured to include a sold-out detection switch (S3) for detecting the sold out state of the newspaper 1 is a basic feature of the technical configuration.

Here, since the upper portion of the main body 10 is formed to be inclined forward downward as shown in Figure 1a, 1b, the newspaper (1) loaded in the newspaper loading box 30 through the viewing window 22 of the front door 20 ) Is easily visible to subscribers from outside. That is, the subscriber can easily select the newspaper (1) to be subscribed to by looking at the publisher, the main article, etc. of the various newspapers (1) loaded in the multi-stage in the main body 10, without installing a separate display window as in the prior art You can also display newspapers for sale so that you can easily see from the outside.

The front surface of the main body 10 is formed with a newspaper outlet 11 for drawing out the newspaper 1, the advertising board 80 to obtain the advertising effect as shown in Figure 1a, 1b in the upper upper portion of the main body 10 Is provided. At this time, the billboard 80 is preferably installed detachably to the body 10, such a billboard 80 is provided with any advertisements.

The shock absorber 90 is installed in the main body 10 and the front door 20 to mitigate an impact during the opening and closing operation of the front door 20 as shown in FIG. 1B.

The front door 20 is installed to be inclined to the upper portion of the main body 10 as described above, the front door 20 to the viewing window so that the state in which the newspaper 1 is loaded in the main body 10 can be seen from the outside. 22 is provided, and a coin inlet 23, a display 24, and a plurality of selection buttons 25 are provided at one side of the front door 20. At this time, the front door 20 is connected to the rear portion of the main body 10 via a hinge 21 so as to be openable.

The newspaper loading box 30 is installed inclined inside the main body 10 to vertically stack the newspaper 1 in multiple stages, and the newspapers drawn out by the take-out roller 50 at the lower part of the newspaper loading box 30 ( The inclined plate 31 for guiding the 1) to the newspaper outlet 11 is provided, and both side plates 32 of the newspaper loading box 30 are bent in a substantially 'b' shape to load the newspaper 1 vertically. Pedestal 33 is attached in multiple stages, respectively.

On both side plates 32 of the newspaper loading box 30, a plurality of long holes 32a for guiding forward and backward movement of the close contact member 70 are drilled at predetermined intervals.

The newspaper stand 33 attached to both side plates 32 of the newspaper loading box 30 serves to support the newspaper 1 vertically and to guide the withdrawal of the newspaper. At the rear upper portion, the vertical guide piece 33a for guiding the newspaper withdrawal is integrally formed.

The rotary shaft 40 is installed on the front upper portion of the newspaper stand 33 is driven by the motor (M) when the selection button 25 is operated, both ends of the rotary shaft 40 are both side plates of the newspaper loading box (30). It is rotatably arranged in the 32.

The take-out roller 50 is fitted to both sides of the rotary shaft 40 and rotates integrally with the rotary shaft 40 while pushing up the newspaper (1) loaded vertically on the newspaper stand 33 by one part to the newspaper take-out port 11. By drawing out, the drawing roller 50 is preferably made of a rubber material.

Both ends of the tension spring 60 are connected to the side plate 32 and the contact member 70, respectively. The tension spring 60 has both sides of the newspaper 1 loaded vertically through the contact member 70. It comes in close contact with the take-out roller 50.

The contact member 70 is installed on the upper side of each newspaper stand 33 and moved back and forth along the long hole (32a) while pulling the newspaper 1 loaded with the elasticity of the tension spring (60) roller 50 2), the contact member 70 according to an embodiment of the present invention as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 is a contact plate 70 formed with a roller inserting hole 711 to be fitted with the draw roller 50 on both sides of the lower ), Connecting rods 713 extending upwardly at both sides of the contact plate 712, shaft pins 714 protruding outward from the upper end of the connecting plate 712, and pivotally arranged on the side plate 32, and the contact plate 712. It consists of a guide shaft 715 protruding on both sides and penetrating the long hole 32a and connected to the tension spring 60. At this time, the close plate 712 is to rotate the shaft pin 714 by the elasticity of the tension spring 60 to the axis to always elastically close to the both side take-out roller 50, the elastic hole (32a) The inserted guide shaft 715 guides the rotational movement of the mill plate 712.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 5a, 5b, the contact member 70 according to another embodiment of the present invention is a contact plate 70 is formed with a roller inserting hole 721 is inserted into the drawer roller 50 to the lower both sides, and the contact plate ( Guide brackets 723 protruding from both sides of the 722 to penetrate the long holes 32a and connected to the tension springs 60, several guide rollers 724 installed on the guide brackets 723, and the long holes 32a. It is attached to the outside of the guide rail 724 is configured to guide the guide rails (725). At this time, the plate 722 is moved forward by the elastic spring of the elasticity 60 while elastically closely contacting the lower side of the newspaper (1) to both side take-out roller 50, the guide roller 724 and the guide rail 725 Guides the horizontal movement of the compact plate 722.

And, as shown in Figure 6, the contact member 70 according to another embodiment of the present invention is a contact plate 70 and the roller plate hole 731 is formed with the roller insertion hole 731 is inserted into the lower both sides, and the upper and lower sides A connecting rod 735 having a shaft pin 733 rotatably arranged on the side plate 32 and a guide shaft 734 penetrating through the long hole 32a and connected to the tension spring 60; and a center of the connecting rod 735. It is composed of a support bar 736 protruding to the lower portion to support the plate 732 to be rotated from side to side in a state fixed to the nut through the plate 732. At this time, the contact plate 732 is elastically in close contact with the both side take-out roller 50 through the tension spring 60 in the state supported by the support rod 736 rotatably from side to side, in particular newspaper ( Even if one side of the folded portion of 1) is thicker than the other side in response to this, the plate 732 is rotated to the left and right while the lower side of both sides of the newspaper (1) in close contact with both side take-out roller 50.

That is, the close contact member 760 according to FIG. 6 has a lower portion of both sides of the newspaper 1 while the contact plate 732 rotates from side to side even when the lower thicknesses of both sides of the newspaper 1 are different from each other by the folded portion. ) Can be elastically in close contact with each other.

Here, the reason why the roller insertion holes 711, 721, 731 are formed so that the drawing rollers 50 are fitted on both lower sides of each of the contact plates 712, 722, 732 constituting the contact member 70 is provided. In order to increase the adhesion between the newspaper (1) and the take-out roller (50) to ensure that the last newspaper (1) is also well.

The motor M is connected to one side of the rotary shaft 40 as shown in FIG. 2 to drive the rotary shaft 40 when each select button 25 is operated. Such a motor M has a plurality of select buttons ( 25) are each electrically connected. Therefore, after the subscriber inserts the coin into the coin inlet 23 and selects and selects the desired selection button 25, the subscriber selects the selected newspaper by driving the withdrawal roller 50 in contact with the lower portion of the newspaper 1 selected by the motor M. Withdraw (1).

The take-out detection switch (S1) (S2) is installed in each of the front inside and the newspaper outlet 11 of the main body 10, as shown in Figure 3 to detect the state that the newspaper 1 is drawn out to stop the motor (M) In this way, the draw detection switch (S1) (S2) is composed of a micro switch. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 4C and 4D, when the lever presses the push button by the weight of the newspaper 1 to be pulled out, the pull-out detection switch S1 and S2 are operated to drive the motor M driving the pull-out roller 50. It stops and only one copy of the newspaper (1) is withdrawn.

The sold out detection switch (S3) is installed on the lower plates 712, 722, 732 of the contact member 70 to detect the state that the newspaper (1) is sold out, the sold out detection switch (S3) is a micro It consists of a switch. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, when the newspaper 1 is not loaded in the newspaper stand 33, the sold out detection switch S3 is 'off', and thus the motor M does not operate even when the selection button 25 is pressed. On the other hand, as shown in Figure 4a, when the newspaper 1 is loaded on the newspaper stand 33, the sold-out detection switch (S3) 'on', so pressing the selection button 25 to drive the motor (M).

The pull-out detection switch (S1) (S2) and the sold-out detection switch (S3) is preferably configured as a micro-switch as described above, it should be understood that it can also be configured as an optical sensor if necessary.

When described in detail according to the accompanying drawings the overall operating relationship of the present invention configured as follows.

First, after pushing the contact member 70 back in the state in which the front door 20 is opened as shown in FIG. 1b, if the newspaper 1 is placed vertically on the newspaper stand 33 as shown in FIG. At the same time that the switch S3 is 'on', the contact member 70 elastically closes the lower portion of the newspaper 1 loaded on the newspaper holder 33 to the take-out roller 50 by the elasticity of the tension spring 60. .

After loading the various newspapers (1) to be sold in each newspaper stand 3 in the same manner as described above, closing the front door 20 simply completes the newspaper loading. Through the see-through window 22 can be easily seen at a glance the issuer, the main article, etc. of the various newspapers 1 loaded in the multi-stage in the main body 10 from the outside.

Next, when the coin is inserted into the coin inlet 23 and the selection button 25 of the desired newspaper is pressed, the motor M electrically connected to the selection button 25 drives the rotating shaft 40, thereby withdrawing the roller 50. 4) pushes the loaded newspaper 1 of the newspaper stand 33 upward while rotating in the direction of the arrow as shown in FIG. 4A, and is moved upward by the take-out roller 50 to be pulled upward from the take-out roller 50. The newspaper 1 that came out is drawn out to the newspaper outlet 11 while falling down by its own weight as shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C, and at the same time, the newspaper 1 that has been drawn out presses the extraction detection switch S1 (S2) and the motor. (M) is stopped, so a copy of the newspaper is sold.

4A, 4B, and 4C illustrate an operating state in which the newspaper 1 is pulled out of the newspaper stand 33 located at the front of each newspaper stand 33 installed in multiple stages in the newspaper loading box 30. The operation relationship in which the newspaper 1 is drawn out from the remaining newspaper stand 33 located at the rear side is also drawn out in the same operation as described above, in this case, the newspaper drawn out from the newspaper stand 33 installed at the foremost part as shown in FIG. 1) is pulled down directly by the newspaper outlet 11 by falling down by its own weight. However, the newspaper 1 withdrawn from the remaining newspaper stand 33 located behind it falls on the inclined plate 31 of the newspaper stack 30 by its own weight, and the newspaper 1 dropped on the inclined plate 31 is shown in FIG. 4D. As in the ssa board 31 is drawn down to the newspaper outlet 11 while coming down.

Withdrawal detection switch (S1) (S2) to the weight of the newspaper (1) withdrawal as shown in Figures 4c and 4d in conjunction with this withdrawal of the newspaper (1) with the newspaper outlet (11), respectively Since the motor M driven to pull out the newspaper 1 by this pull-out detection switch S1 and S2 is stopped, only one copy of the newspaper 1 is accurately drawn out to the newspaper outlet 11. At this time, when the subscriber pulls out the newspaper 1 drawn out through the newspaper outlet 11, the draw detection switch S1 (S2) is automatically 'off' again, so that the next drawing operation is awaited.

As described above, the newspaper vending machine of the present invention has a simple structure, which can greatly reduce production costs. As the newspaper is drawn from the outside, the newspaper vending machine can provide a familiarity to subscribers, and the advertisement effect along with the newspaper sale. It is a very useful invention that can be obtained.

In addition, the present invention can solve the inconvenience of displaying a separate newspaper for display, because the newspaper is sold without installing the display window, and can solve the conventional non-economic problems that must be discarded without selling the newspaper displayed on the display window. That is a very useful invention.

Claims (6)

A main body 10 having an newspaper outlet 11 and having an open top inclined downwardly forward; A front door 20 installed to be opened and closed by a hinge 21 on an upper portion of the main body 10 and having a viewing window 22, a coin inlet 23, a display 24, and a plurality of selection buttons 25; A newspaper loading box 30 having a multi-stage newspaper support 33 mounted on the main body 10 and having an inclined plate 31 at a lower portion thereof, and having both side plates 32 vertically loading the newspaper 1; A rotating shaft 40 rotatably installed in the newspaper loading box 30 and positioned at the front upper portion of the newspaper stand 33; A pull-out roller 50 fitted to both sides of the rotary shaft 40 to pull out the newspaper 1; A close contact member installed in multiple stages in the newspaper loading box 30 to move the paper back and forth along the long hole 32a of the side plate 32 and the newspaper 1 loaded with the elasticity of the tension spring 60 to the take-out roller 50. 70); A motor M for driving the rotation shaft 40 when the selection button 25 is operated; A pull-out detection switch (S1) (S2) installed at each of the front inner side of the main body (10) and the newspaper outlet (11) to sense a pulled-out state of the newspaper (1) to stop the motor (M); Newspaper vending machine is installed in the close contact member 70, including a sold-out detection switch (S3) for detecting the sold out state of the newspaper (1). The newspaper vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a billboard (80) is provided at the rear upper portion of the main body (10). The newspaper vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a shock absorber (90) is installed in the main body (10) and the front door (20). According to claim 1, wherein the contact member 70 is a plate 712 is formed with a roller insertion hole 711 is inserted into the draw roller 50 to both sides of the lower side, and the connecting table extending to both sides of the upper plate (712) ( 713, an axial pin 714 protruding outwardly from the upper side of the connecting table 712, and rotatably arranged on the side plate 32, and protruding to both sides of the contact plate 712 to penetrate the long hole 32a to extend the tension spring 60. Newspaper vending machine comprising a guide shaft (715) connected to the). According to claim 1, wherein the contact member 70 is a plate 722 having a roller inserting hole 721 is inserted into the draw roller 50 to both sides of the lower side, and protrudes on both sides of the plate 722 long hole 32a The guide bracket 723 connected to the tension spring 60 through the through), the several guide rollers 724 installed on the guide bracket 723, and the guide rollers 724 are attached to the outside of the long hole 32a. Newspaper vending machine comprising a guide rail 725 to guide the. According to claim 1, wherein the contact member 70 is installed on the plate 732 formed with a roller inserting hole 731 to be fitted with the draw roller 50 on both sides of the lower side, rotatably arranged on the side plate 32 on both sides up and down The connecting rod 735 is provided with a guide shaft 734 connected to the tension spring 60 through the shaft pin 733 and the long hole 32a, and protrudes from the center lower portion of the connecting rod 735 to form a contact plate 732. Newspaper vending machine, characterized in that consisting of a support bar 736 for rotatably supporting the plate 732 side to side in a fixed state through the nut.