KR19990025020U - Residual Warning Device of Vending Machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vending machine for the automatic sale of beverages, such as coffee, in particular, the front of the vending machine consisting of a main body that is open to form the appearance of the vending machine, and a residual container attached to the main body to collect the remaining water A warning device comprising: a water level sensor mounted on the water tank so as to transmit a control signal by detecting a residual water more than a predetermined amount collected in the water tank, and the water level sensor in the water tank detects the water remaining in the water tank by a predetermined amount or more. The present invention relates to a residual water warning device of a vending machine composed of a warning member mounted on the main body to detect when water is collected, and when a residual water of a predetermined amount or more is collected in the water container, a warning member is detected at the same time. Is activated to alert the administrator that the vending machine It can be managed more clean around.

Description

Residual Warning Device of Vending Machine

The present invention relates to a vending machine for the automatic sale of beverages such as coffee, and in particular, it is possible to detect and warn when the remaining water generated in the vending machine fills the container, thus preventing the overflow of water from the container. The present invention relates to a residual warning device of a vending machine capable of more cleanly managing the surrounding environment of the vending machine.

In general, a vending machine that automatically sells beverages such as coffee, etc., as shown in FIG. 1, has a main body 1 that forms the appearance of the vending machine, and is disposed inside the main body 1, and has coffee and domestic cars. A plurality of raw material storage members 2 for storing and storing powder raw materials, respectively, and a raw material chute mounted under the raw material storage member 2 to guide the flow of raw materials discharged from the raw material storage member 2 ( 3), a mixing container 5 for mixing the raw material guided in the raw material chute 3, and a cup loading member 8 for loading and storing a plurality of cups containing the raw materials mixed in the mixing container 5; ), A cup chute 9 for guiding the flow of the cup supplied from the cup loading member 8, and a cup full of drink when the cup is filled with the cup guided to the cup chute 9 by the consumer. It consists of an accommodating part 6 etc. which support a cup so that it may take out.

In addition, the upper part of the raw material storage member (2) is a water tank (10) for supplying water to the mixing container (5) to dissolve the raw material in the mixing container (5) so that consumers can drink beverage shelf (11) It is supported by and is excreted so that it can be pulled out.

In addition, a receptacle 7 for collecting the residual water generated in the accommodating part 6 or the like is disposed in the lower portion of the main body 1 so as to be able to be pulled out.

Such a conventional vending machine has an administrator of the vending machine when the residual water is excessively collected in the residual water container 7 because the residual water container 7 for collecting the residual water is disposed inside the main body 1. It could not be confirmed unless the) was opened.

For this reason, there has been a problem that the residual water collected in the water reservoir overflows the bottom of the main body 1, and the surroundings of the vending machine are not clean due to the residual water.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to detect and warn when a residual water of a predetermined amount or more is collected in the water container, thereby preventing the residual water from overflowing in advance, thereby preventing the surroundings of the vending machine. It is to provide a residual water warning device of the vending machine that can make the cleaner more clean.

Residual warning device of the vending machine according to the present invention to achieve the above object, the front surface of the vending machine consisting of a main body that is opened to form the appearance of the vending machine, and the remaining container is attached to the main body to collect the remaining water A warning device comprising: a water level sensor mounted on the water tank so as to transmit a control signal by detecting a residual water more than a predetermined amount collected in the water tank, and the water level sensor in the water tank detects the water remaining above a predetermined amount It is characterized in that it consists of a warning member mounted to the main body so as to warn it when the catchment is detected.

According to the residual water warning device of the vending machine according to the present invention, when the residual water more than a predetermined amount is collected in the water container, the water level sensor is detected and at the same time the warning member is activated to warn the manager to overflow the water from the water container It can prevent and manage the surroundings of the vending machine more cleanly.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing the internal structure of a vending machine applied to a conventional example.

Figure 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the internal structure of the vending machine equipped with a residual water warning device applied to the present invention.

* Description of Signs of Main Parts of Drawings *

20: main body 21: raw material storage member

22: raw material chute 23: mixing barrel

30: water tank 31: shelf

32: storage 50: door

51: cup feeding device 52: cup chute

53: outlet 60: lottery ticket device

70: can drink supply device 71: cooling unit

80: Reservoir 81: Water Level Sensor

82: warning member

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings an embodiment of a residual warning device of the vending machine according to the present invention will be described in detail.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a vending machine equipped with a residual water warning device applied to the present invention.

In Fig. 2, reference numeral 20 denotes a main body that forms the appearance of the vending machine, and 50 denotes a door that opens and closes the main body 20.

In addition, a plurality of raw material storage members 21 for storing and storing various powder raw materials are disposed in the main body 20, and powders discharged from the raw material storage members 21 are disposed under the raw material storage members 21. A raw material chute 22 for guiding the flow of raw materials is fixed, and a mixing cylinder 23 for mixing powder raw material and water supplied from a water tank described later is fixed to the lower part of the raw material chute 22.

In addition, the upper part of the raw material storage member 21, the shelf 31 for supporting the water tank 30 for supplying water to the mixing cylinder 23 is fixed to the main body 20 by welding or the like.

On the other hand, the lower portion of the raw material storage member 21 is formed with an accommodating portion 32 for supporting a cup, and the lower portion of the accommodating portion 32 to collect a residual water generated in the accommodating portion 32, etc. 80) is excreted to be withdrawable.

In addition, a water level sensor 81 is fixed to the water container 80 for detecting a residual water of a predetermined amount or more, and transmitting a control signal to the control means.

In addition, the main body 20 is equipped with a warning member 82 so that the water level detection sensor 81 can be alerted when the residual amount of the predetermined amount or more is collected in the water container 80.

In addition, the warning member 82 generates light or generates a sound to warn that the residual water is collected in the remaining water container (80).

On the other hand, although the warning member 82 is shown as being mounted on the upper portion of the main body 20, the present invention is not limited to this, but all the design and mounted in a predetermined position that can be easily detected by the administrator and It goes without saying that it also applies to the invention.

In addition, the can drink supply device 70 for storing and storing the canned beverage is disposed in the main body 20, and the canned beverage stored and stored in the can drink supply apparatus 70 in the lower portion of the can drink supply apparatus 70. The cooling unit 71 which produces | generates cold air so that it may cool is arrange | positioned.

On the other hand, a lottery ticket vending device 60 for automatically selling a lottery ticket is fixed to one inner surface side of the door 50 that opens and closes the main body 20, and the receiving portion 32 is located on the other side of the inner surface of the door 50. The cup supply apparatus 51 which supplies a cup to () is fixed.

In addition, a cup chute 52 for guiding the flow of the cup is fixed to the lower portion of the cup supply device 51 so that the cup is seated in the receiving portion 32 of the main body 20.

In addition, the door 50 is formed with a drawer 53 so that the consumer can take out a cup filled with a drink filled in the receiving portion 32.

Meanwhile, in the above description and drawings, the present invention describes a composite vending machine that can simultaneously sell coffee, canned beverages, lottery tickets, etc., but the present invention is not limited thereto, and a residual container collecting water can be withdrawn. Of course, it applies to all the vending machines that are installed.

Next, the operation and effect of the residual warning device of the vending machine according to the present invention configured as described above.

First, when a consumer wants to receive a beverage such as coffee, when a coin or a banknote is injected into an inlet not shown, a plurality of selection buttons provided on the front of the door 50 are lit, and among the illuminated selection buttons When the consumer pushes the selection button, the cup loaded on the cup supply device 51 is guided to the cup chute 52 and seated on the receiving part 32.

In addition, after the cup is seated in the accommodating part 32, the appropriate amount of hot water is supplied from the water tank 30 to the mixing container 23 and the powder raw material stored in the raw material storage member 21 is mixed. It is supplied to the keg 23.

In addition, the powder raw material supplied to the mixing cylinder 23 is dissolved in hot water supplied from the water tank 30 to be a beverage selected by the consumer and then supplied to the cup seated on the receiving portion (32).

By repetition of the above operation, the residual water is generated in the main body 20, and the residual water generated in the main body 20 is collected into the residual water tank 80.

In addition, when a residual amount of a predetermined amount or more is collected into the water reservoir 80, the water level sensor 81 mounted on the water reservoir 80 is detected, and the control signal detected by the water level sensor 81 is applied to the water level sensor 81. As a result, the warning member 82 is operated to warn the manager that the residual water of a predetermined amount or more is collected in the water reservoir 80.

In addition, by the warning of the warning member 82, the manager discards the residual water collected in the residual container 80 disposed in the main body 20 to the outside, so that the residual amount collected in the residual container 24 overflows. Will be prevented.

That is, when the residual water generated in the main body 20 is collected in the residual water container 80 by a predetermined amount or more, the warning member 82 warns the manager so that the residual water overflows into the remaining water container 80. By preventing water from accumulating around the vending machine, the surrounding conditions of the vending machine can be made more clean.

As described above, according to the residual water warning device of the vending machine according to the present invention, when a residual water of a predetermined amount or more is collected in the water container, the water is detected by the level sensor and at the same time, a warning member operates to warn the administrator of the remaining water from the water container. There is a very practical effect that can prevent the overflow to manage the vending machine more clean.

Claims (2)

In the residual water warning device of the vending machine comprising a main body 20, the front of which is opened to form the appearance of the vending machine, and a residual container 80 mounted on the main body 20 to collect the remaining water, A water level detection sensor 81 mounted in the water reservoir 80 to detect a residual water of a predetermined amount or more into the water reservoir 80 and to transmit a control signal; The water level detection sensor 81 is an automatic member characterized in that consisting of a warning member 82 mounted to the main body 20 so as to warn when the residual water of the predetermined amount or more is collected in the water reservoir 80 Residual warning device of vending machine. The method according to claim 1, The warning member 82, Residual warning device of the vending machine, characterized in that for generating a light or sound to warn that the excess water is collected in the remaining water reservoir (80).