KR200285988Y1 - A vending machine for confectionery - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vending machine having at least a base portion having a discharge opening for discharging the article discharged through the discharge opening of the receiving portion forming a predetermined receiving space and the discharge opening, the receiving portion and A casing interposed between the base parts to provide a transparent appearance; A fixed tube fixed in an upright direction between the outlet of the accommodation portion and the outlet of the base portion in the center of the casing; And an article including a plurality of connecting tubes for receiving the fixing tube and disposed along the longitudinal direction of the fixing tube, and a moving guide for forming a spiral profile protruding toward the casing from the outer surface of each connecting tube. This makes it possible to reduce the maintenance costs by simply replacing the article when the inside is partially damaged.

Description

A vending machine for confectionery}

The present invention relates to a vending machine, and more particularly, to a vending machine that can sell candy, sweets, chewing gum and the like contained in a transparent ball.

As can be seen in the conventional Figs. 5 and 6, the vending machine includes a base part 9 having a discharge port, a receiving part 2 disposed above the base part 9, and these base parts 9; And an operating body 3 and an article moving part A interposed in the vertical direction between the and the receiving part 2, respectively. On the outer surface of the operation body 3, a coin input section and an operation handle are provided.

The article moving portion A includes a transparent cylindrical casing 8 and a movement guide tube 6 fixed in the standing direction in the casing 8. On the outer surface of the movement guide tube 6, a movement guide 7 protruding toward the inner surface of the casing 8 is provided. The movement guide 7 forms a spiral profile along the longitudinal direction of the movement guide tube 6, and is manufactured integrally with the movement guide tube 6. Here, the movement guide tube 6 having the casing 8 and the helical movement guide 7 is generally plastic injection-molded relatively inexpensively.

With this configuration, when a coin is put into the coin input section and the adjustment knob is turned, the transparent ball B in the receiving section 2 first falls into the article moving section A. FIG. Then, while rotating along the helical movement guide (7) of the movement guide tube 6, it is discharged to the outlet of the base portion (9). At this time, the consumer can visually identify the transparent ball B that moves downward while rotating in the article moving unit A. FIG.

By the way, in the conventional vending machine, the relatively weak plastic casing and the movement guide tube can be easily damaged or damaged by external impact, etc. In particular, the movement guide tube should be replaced integrally even when only a part thereof is damaged. Therefore, it becomes a factor which raises the maintenance cost. In addition, the casing inevitably comes into contact with the transparent ball rotating along the vortex moving guide, and at this time, the collision caused by mutual collision or friction occurs and should be replaced relatively frequently, thereby increasing the maintenance cost. have.

In the conventional vending machine, there is also a space for accommodating the coin introduced through the coin input unit, which is inconvenient to separate the operation body from time to time because the coin accommodation space is narrow.

Therefore, the object of the present invention, in view of the problems of the prior art, when the moving guide tube is partially damaged or broken, it is possible to simply replace only that part, thereby, to reduce the maintenance cost To provide.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine that does not come into contact with the casing when the transparent ball moves downward.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine that can accommodate coins sufficiently without removing the operating body for a relatively long time.

1 is a front view of a vending machine according to the present invention,

Figure 2 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of a partial cutaway of the operating body of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a partial exploded perspective view of Figure 1, showing the casing, the fixed tube, the inner portion of the product, and the coin holding tube of the present invention in detail,

Figure 4 is a partially enlarged longitudinal sectional view of Figure 3, showing the state in which the anti-collision member is coupled to the inside of the present invention,

5 is a front view of a conventional vending machine, and

6 is a schematic front cross-sectional view of FIG. 5.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

1: vending machine 20: receiving unit

29: operation unit 31: operation unit

40: casing 50: coin holding tube

60: fixed tube 70: movement guide

71: connector 72: movement guide

80: base portion B: transparent ball

The object is, according to the present invention, a vending machine having at least a base portion having a discharge port for forming a predetermined article receiving space and having a discharge opening that is downwardly opened, and a discharge port for discharging the article discharged through the discharge port of the accommodation portion; A casing interposed between the receiving portion and the base portion to provide a transparent appearance; A fixing tube fixed in an upright direction between the outlet of the accommodation portion and the outlet of the base portion at the center of the casing; And a plurality of connecting pipes accommodating the fixed pipes and disposed along the longitudinal direction of the fixed pipes, and moving guides forming a spiral profile protruding from the outer surface of each of the connecting pipes toward the casing. It is achieved by a vending machine comprising a.

Here, further comprising an anti-collision member interposed so as to project upwardly with respect to the plate surface of the movement guide between the casing and the movement guide, the article moving downward along the movement guide is prevented from colliding with the casing.

Here, the operating body is disposed between the receiving portion and the casing, there is provided with a guide passage for connecting the discharge port and the movement guide of the receiving portion therein, the coin body is exposed on the outside front surface; And a tubular body accommodated upwardly retractable in the fixed tube, and further comprising a coin receiving tube having an opening for communicating with the coin inlet of the operating body in an upper end region thereof. Coins introduced into the inlet can be stored in a coin holding tube forming a relatively large coin holding space.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a vending machine according to the present invention. As can be seen from this figure, the vending machine 1 includes a base portion 80 having a discharge port 81, a receiving portion 20 and a base portion 80 disposed above the base portion 80. And a manipulation main body 29 and a movement guide part 70 provided in a vertical direction between the receiving part 20 and the receiving part 20.

The receiving portion 20 has a cylindrical shape to form an article receiving space therein, a lower discharge port (not shown) is formed at the bottom, and an article inlet is also shown at the top. The article inlet is equipped with a cover 10 that can be opened and closed upwards. A plurality of transparent balls B including confectionery are accommodated in the article receiving space, and these transparent balls B can be dispensed through the discharge port.

As can be seen in more detail in Figure 2, the operation body 29 is composed of a substantially rectangular cylindrical lower body 30 and the upper body 30a capable of opening and closing the upper portion of the lower body 30. The upper body 30a has an opening / closing body accommodating portion 38 which is recessed downward from the plate surface to rotatably receive the rotating switch 35, which will be described later. In the opening and closing body accommodating portion 38, a rotation shaft 39 protrudes from the center region of the bottom surface, and a connection port 37 and a communication port 37a open downward on one side thereof.

In the lower body 30, the coupling hole 48 is formed in the center of the bottom surface coupled to the fixed tube 60 of the movement guide unit 70 to be described later. One side of the coupler 48 is provided with a connecting passage 34 which is open downward to communicate with the connecting portion 37 of the upper body 30a. The lower body 30 is supported by coupling screws provided on both sides of the coupling hole 48, and penetrates through the rotating shaft 39 and the receiving portion 20 of the upper body 30a to the receiving portion cover 10. The connecting rod 21 is connected. The coupling rod 21 serves to maintain a stable coupling of the receiving portion 20 on the upper portion of the operating body (29).

The operation body 29 composed of the upper and lower body 30, 30a, the rotary opening and closing body 35 that can open and close the discharge port of the receiving portion 20, and the operation unit 31 that can operate the rotary opening and closing body 35 It is provided. The rotary opening and closing body 33 has an annular shape as a whole, and a rotating shaft hole 35a is formed at the center thereof so as to rotate left and right about the rotating shaft 39 of the opening and closing body accommodating part 38. The rotary switch 35 is further provided with a male screw portion 36a along its outer circumferential surface, and an opening 36 and a blocking portion are alternately formed on the plate surface along the circumferential direction.

The operation unit 31 is coupled to the front of the operation body 29 in a substantially rectangular plate shape, the upper portion is provided with a coin inlet (31a) that can be coin-operated in the plate direction. An operating knob 31b rotatable left and right is exposed at the lower portion of the coin inlet 31b, and a rotating body 32a is coupled to the end of the rotation shaft of the operation knob 31b accommodated in the operating body 29. As shown in FIG. The rotor 32a has a male screw portion formed along its outer circumferential surface, and the male screw portion 36a of the rotary switch body 35 is exposed downward through the communication port 37a of the rotary switch receiving portion 38. Meshes with As a result, when the operation knob 31b is turned, the rotary opening and closing body 35 rotates to open the discharge port of the accommodation portion 20.

On the other hand, the movement guide part 70, as can be seen in detail in Figure 3, the casing 40, the fixed tube 60 is fixed to the center of the casing 40 in the standing direction, the casing 40 and the fixed tube An article installed between 60 is provided with an inner portion 70a and a coin holding tube 50. The article further includes an anti-collision member (P in FIG. 4) interposed between the inner portion 70a and the casing 40.

The casing 40 has a substantially cylindrical shape and is interposed between the operation body 29 and the base portion 80. For example, the casing 40, which can be simply manufactured by plastic injection molding, has a transparent material, whereby it can be identified internally. The fixing tube 60 in the casing 40 is fixed to the coupling hole 48 formed at the upper end of the operation body 29, and the lower end is fixed to the upper plate of the base 80.

The inner portion 70a of the article is composed of a plurality of connecting tubes 71 and a moving guide 72 integrally formed on the outer surface of each of the connecting tubes 71. Each connecting tube 71 has a cross section radius that can accommodate the fixed tube 60, it is disposed along the longitudinal direction of the fixed tube 60. As shown in FIG. 4, the movement guide 72 is provided to protrude toward the casing 40 on the outer surface of the connecting tube 71 to form an eddy profile as a whole. Each connecting pipe 71 is disposed so that the plate surface 73 of the movement guide 72 is continuous with the plate surface 73 of the movement guide 72 of the upper and lower parts.

An anti-collision member P is coupled to the circumferential edge of the continuous movement guide 72 along the longitudinal direction of the fixed tube 60. The anti-collision member P protrudes upward with respect to the plate surface 73 of the movement guide 72 and is interposed between the casing 40 and the casing 40. Thereby, the transparent ball B moving along the plate surface 73 of the movement guide 72 is prevented from colliding with the casing 40.

The coin holding tube 50 has a smaller cross-sectional radius than the fixed tube 60 and can be accommodated in the fixed tube 60. This coin holding tube 50 is also retractable withdrawable through the upward opening of the fixed tube 60, and also has a coin inlet 51 that is upwardly open. The coin inlet 51 communicates with the coin inlet 31a provided in the operation unit 31. As a result, coins introduced from the outside through the coin inlet 31a are received through the coin inlet 51 of the coin holding tube 50 and stored therein. Here, a coin movement path 33 for smooth movement of coins is provided between the coin inlet 31a of the operating body 29 and the coin inlet 51 of the coin acceptor tube 50.

On the other hand, the base portion 80 is formed with a discharge port 81 in communication with the casing 40 to form the movement guide portion 70.

With this configuration, in the vending machine 1, when the user wants to purchase the transparent ball B accommodated in the accommodating portion 20, the consumer first inserts a coin into the coin inlet 31a and turns the operation knob 31a. . At this time, the coin injected through the coin inlet (31a) is moved along the coin movement path 33 is stored in the coin holding tube (50). On the other hand, the rotating body 32a which rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the operation knob 31b rotates the rotary opening and closing body 35 of the operating body 29 to open the outlet of the accommodation portion 20. At this time, the transparent ball B accommodated in the accommodating portion 20 falls downward through the open discharge port.

The transparent ball B falling down moves along the connection passage 37 of the operation body 29 and flows into the casing 40 of the movement guide unit 70. Thereafter, the transparent ball B introduced into the casing 40 moves downward along the spiral movement guide 72 of the inner portion 70a while the consumer moves downward through the casing 40. The transparent ball B can be confirmed. The transparent ball B moved downward along the helical movement guide 72 is discharged to the outside through an outlet formed in the base 80, whereby the consumer can obtain the transparent ball B.

As described above, according to the present invention, if the part constituting the movement guide portion is partially damaged or broken while the inner part is easily replaced, the connection pipe and the movement guide of the corresponding portion can be easily replaced, thereby reducing the overall maintenance cost. Vending machines are provided for saving. In this vending machine, when the transparent ball moves downward in the movement guide part, the contact with the casing is prevented by the collision preventing member, so that the casing can be prevented from being damaged. The vending machine can also accommodate a large number of coins introduced through a coin inlet in a coin receiving tube having a relatively large accommodating space, so that it is not necessary to frequently separate the operating body.

Claims (3)

A base portion 80 having a receiving portion 20, which has a predetermined opening, and has a discharge opening downwardly formed, and a discharge opening 81 for discharging the article discharged through the discharge opening of the receiving portion 20. In the vending machine (1) having at least A casing (40) interposed between the receiving portion (20) and the base portion (80) to provide a transparent appearance; A fixing tube 60 fixed in an upright direction between a discharge port of the accommodation portion 20 and an outlet 81 of the base portion 80 in the center of the casing 40; And A plurality of connecting pipes 71 accommodating the fixing pipe 60 and disposed along the longitudinal direction of the fixing pipe 60, and a vortex projecting toward the casing 40 from an outer surface of each of the connecting pipes 71. A vending machine comprising an inner portion (70a) while an article having a movement guide (72) forming a profile. The method of claim 1, And a collision preventing member (P) interposed between the casing (40) and the movement guide (72) to protrude upward with respect to the plate surface (73) of the movement guide (72). The method according to claim 1 or 2, Is disposed between the receiving portion 20 and the casing 40, there is provided a guide passage 33 for connecting the discharge port of the receiving portion 20 and the movement guide 72 therein, the outer front An operating body 29 to which the coin input port 31a is exposed; And The tubular body accommodated upwardly retractable in the fixing tube 60, the coin receiving tube 50, the current inlet 51 communicating with the coin inlet 31a of the operating body 29 is opened in the upper end region. Vending machine further comprising.