KR200351345Y1 - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a food vending machine having a screw for discharging the material inside the material container and the outside, a drive means for rotating the screw, and a material container shelf for supporting the material container. Guided from the first position for food sales to the second position for replenishment and mounted on the trough rack, permits return to the first position from the second position, It is equipped with a movement guide support means for supporting the material container shelf at 2 positions, and it is very convenient for the vending machine manager to manage because the material container can be replenished without separating the material container from the material container shelf. To provide.

Description

Vending machine {Vending machine}

The present invention relates to a food vending machine such as food or beverage, and in particular, a food container having a material container shelf for supporting a material container and a drive means for rotating the screw to discharge the material inside the material container and the outside to the outside. It is about a vending machine.

In general, the food vending machine is installed in the material container and the material container for storing the materials, and is mounted on the material container shelf and the material container shelf to support the material container in the case and the screw for discharging the material stored in the material container to drive the screw. A motor for doing so is provided. The installation structure of the material container shelf of such a food vending machine is shown in FIG.

1 is a side cross-sectional view for explaining the installation structure of the material container, material container shelf and motor of the conventional food vending machine.

1 shows an internal structure of a conventional food vending machine. As shown, the food vending machine 100 includes a vending machine case 110. Inside the vending machine case 110, a material container 120 for storing materials is provided. Before and after the lower end of the material container 120, protrusions 122 are formed to be detachable from the material container shelf 150.

The material container 120 is equipped with an ejector 130 disposed through the lower part of the material container 120 in order to discharge the material inside the material container 120 to the outside. A screw is suitable as the ejector 130. The ejector 130 is connected to the connection 132 for receiving the power of the ejector driving means 140 described later. The connection part 132 is exposed to the back of the material container 120.

The material container shelf 150 on which the material container 120 is installed is integrally fixed to the vending machine case 110 through the hot water container shelf 164 on which the hot water container 162 is mounted. It is detachably mounted on the material container shelf 150.

The driving means 140 is installed at the rear end of the material container shelf 150 facing the connection part 132. The drive means 140 is composed of a motor 142, a reduction gear 144 and an output shaft 146 for transmitting the rotational power decelerated in the reduction gear 144 to the ejector 130 through the connecting portion 132.

A mixer 170 is installed under the material container 120, and the mixer 170 is connected to the water supply valve 166 through a hose 172.

In the vending machine 100 as shown in Figure 1, if you want to refill the material container 120, slightly lift the front of the material container 120 so that the front bottom is released from the material container shelf 150 Pull the material container 120 forward to the rear bottom of the material container 120 to be separated from the material container shelf 150. In this process, the connecting portion 132 is also separated from the output shaft 146. Then, the material container 120 is lifted out of the case 110 to replenish the material, and then the material container 120 should be mounted on the material container shelf 150 in the reverse process of the separation.

It is very difficult to mount the heavy material container 120 filled with material back to the material container shelf 150. If the pin, gear, key, or key groove installed in the connecting portion 132 does not exactly match the groove, gear, key groove, or key at the end of the output shaft 146 during the mounting process of the material container 120, the output shaft 146 is connected to the connecting portion. Since it can not be coupled to the 132, while holding the rotating portion 132 or the output shaft 146 of the screw 130 by hand, you must work. Since the output shaft 146 and the connecting portion 132 are behind the material container, the worker may have difficulty in mounting the material container 120 to the material container shelf 150 depending on the sense.

In particular, the large vending machine is made of thin and high, and when the material is filled, the weight of about 4kg is very difficult to install the large vending machine. In the case of a small vending machine, since the loading space of the container is narrow, it is difficult for the skilled person to mount the container on the shelf of the container. Accordingly, in the process of mounting the material container, the material is spilled or the output shaft is not correctly coupled to the connection part, so that the material supply may not be smooth during the vending machine operation.

For the overall structure and operation process of the conventional type of vending machine as described above, refer to Patent Publication No. 0242626, Patent and Publication of "Water Purifier and Cold Vending Machine", and Patent Publication No. 2003-0038863, "Vending Machine." Able to know.

An object of the present invention is to provide a food vending machine capable of replenishing materials without leaving the container from the container shelf.

1 is a side cross-sectional view for explaining the installation structure of the material container, material container shelf and motor of the conventional food vending machine,

Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view for explaining the installation structure of the material container, material container shelf and motor of the food vending machine according to the present invention,

3 is a view for explaining the movement guide support means of FIG.

4 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state in which the container, the container shelf, and the motor of the food vending machine of FIG. 2 are moved to a position for material replenishment;

5 is a view showing a moving state of the material container shelf of FIG. 4,

6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a bearing is installed in the protrusion;

7A to 7D are exemplary views showing modifications of the guide unit described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5;

8a and 8b are views showing another embodiment of the movement guide support means, respectively;

9a and 9b are views showing a modification of the movement guide support means of Figure 8a, respectively,

10 is a side view showing an example of a material container conveying means,

11 is a view showing a modification of the material container conveying means,

12A and 12B are perspective views of a stopper,

13A is a side view of a plug open state;

13B is a side view of the plug closed state;

It is a side view which shows the other installation example of a stopper.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: food vending machine 110: case

120: material container 130: ejector

140: ejector driving means 150, 150a: material container shelf

154: protrusion 180: guide

181, 181a: first groove 182: horizontal portion

183, 183a: second groove 184: inclined portion

186: departure preventing unit 190: rotating member

192: stopper 194, 194a, 194b: link member

200, 200a: movement guide support means 210, 220: material container shelf transfer means

An object of the present invention is a food vending machine having a material container equipped with a material ejector, a material container shelf for supporting a material container inside a case, and an ejector driving means for driving the material ejector, wherein the material container and the ejector driving means While mounted on the bin shelf, it guides the movement of the bin shelf from the first location for food sales to the second location for replenishment and allows the return from the second location to the first location and the first location. And it can be achieved by a food vending machine, characterized in that it comprises a movement guide support means for supporting the material container shelf in the second position.

The movement guide supporting means may be configured to include protrusions protruding to both sides of the shelf, guides installed on both inner sides of the case and guided so that the protrusions may be coupled to each other and moved in a required path.

The guide portion preferably has a horizontal portion and an inclined portion extending inclined with respect to the horizontal portion.

The guide portion is preferably provided with a departure prevention portion for preventing the protrusion of one side to pass to the inclined portion.

In some cases, the guide part may have a configuration including a first groove that allows one side protrusion to be rotated and an arcuate second groove that permits the other protrusion to be rotated about the first groove.

The guide portion is preferably formed on a bending plate having a cross-sectional shape of the letter "c" which is provided on both inner side walls of the case.

In some cases, the movement guide support means may be pivotally installed in one end of the inner structure of the case and the other end may be fixedly connected to the material container shelf so that the material container shelf is moved and supported between the first position and the second position. It may have a configuration having a rotating member and a stopper for holding the rotating member in the first position and the second position.

In addition, in some cases, the movement guide support means is connected to the inner structure of the case in a rotatable position and the other end is rotatably connected to the material container shelf to be moved and supported between the first position and the second position. It may have a configuration including two or more link members and a stopper for holding the link members in the first position and the second position.

In the vending machine according to the present invention, a screw groove member rotatably installed on the bottom surface of a material container shelf, a screw member coupled to the screw groove member, and a motor for rotating the screw member and a driving speed of the motor; It may further include a material container shelf transport means having a speed reducer for decelerating and a position detection sensor for detecting a position of the material container shelf.

As the material conveying means of the material lathe, both ends between the motor and the speed reducer for reducing the driving speed of the motor and an output shaft for outputting the power decelerated by the speed reducer, and a crank member provided on the output shaft and between the crank member and the material lathe. The rotatable angles of the output shafts are rotatably connected to the link members for pushing or pulling the material container shelves according to the rotation angles of the crank members, the cams installed on the output shafts, and the cams according to the rotation angles of the cams. A material lathe conveying means having a sensing sensor for detecting the pressure and stopping the driving of the motor may be used.

In the vicinity of the outlet of the material container, it is preferable that a stopper in the form of a “b” shape is provided to block the outlet by the spring force when the material container shelf comes to the second position.

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

Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view for explaining the installation structure of the material container, the material container shelf and the motor of the food vending machine according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a view for explaining the movement guide support means of Figure 2, Figure 4 is a view 2 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state in which a container, a container shelf, and a motor of a food vending machine are moved to a position for material replenishment, and FIG. 5 is a view illustrating a moving state of the container of FIG.

2 to 5, the vending machine 100a according to the present invention includes a vending machine case 110. Inside the vending machine case 110, a material container 120 having a material ejector 130 having a screw at the lower end thereof, an ejector driving means 140 and a material container shelf 150a for rotating the ejector 130 are provided. It is installed. The material container 120 and the ejector driving means 140 are supported by the case 110 through the material container shelf 150a.

As can be seen in FIGS. 2 and 4, the material container shelf 150a is separated from the hot water container shelf 164 in which the hot water container 162 is mounted, unlike in FIG. 1. The overall shape of the material shelf 150a can be seen in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 5.

The material cylinder shelf 150a shown in FIGS. 2-5 has the shape of the bending board bent in the substantially "b" shape. The material container shelf 150a is provided with a number of material container mounting holes 152 for mounting or detaching the material container 120 as necessary. 3 and 5, the barrel shelf 150a shows that four barrels 120 can be mounted. Protruding portions 154 are formed on both sides of the material container shelf 150a. Preferably, two protrusions 154 are formed on each of the left and right sides, and the bar members are attached to the bottom of the material container shelf 150a at intervals by welding or the like, so that both ends of the bar members are connected to the material container shelf 150a. It is preferable to protrude to both sides. Of course, the protrusion 154 can be formed in a variety of different ways.

Ejector driving means 140 is mounted to the rear of the material barrel shelf (150a) as described above. These ejector drive means 140 is for driving the ejector 130 is installed on the lower end of the material container 120 mounted on the material container shelf (150a). The ejector driving means 140 is provided with a motor 142, a reducer 144 and an output shaft 146, which outputs the rotational power decelerated by the reducer 144. At the end of the output shaft 146 is provided a pin 146a that can engage the connecting portion 132 described later. Instead of the pin 146a, a key, a key groove, a gear, or the like may be provided. The ejector driving means 140 is a part that can be changed in various forms, and the attachment position or posture may be variously changed.

A screw is suitable as the ejector 130 installed in the material container 120. One end of the discharger 130 is exposed to the outside of the material container 120, the connection portion 132 for receiving the power of the discharger drive means 140 is provided. Of course, the connecting portion 132 has to be formed with a pin coupling groove that can be engaged with the pin 146a is inserted, the pin coupling groove is a key groove formed on the inner surface of the groove in the horizontal direction according to the shape of the output shaft 146 or Key or internal gear, etc.

As illustrated, the guide part 180 is installed inside the case 110. The guide portion 180 is provided in a predetermined path on both left and right sides of the case 110. This guide portion 180 guides each of the protrusions 154 of the material container shelf 150a to be coupled to each other so that the material container shelf 150a can be moved to a required path, and the material container shelf 150a as shown in FIG. In order to support the material shelf 150a in a stable posture at the fourth position of the material container shelf 150a as shown in the first position and the fourth position of the), the horizontal part 182 and the horizontal part The inclination part 184 extended inclined with respect to 182 is provided. The inclined portion 184 is for maintaining the inclined state of the material container shelf 150a in the second position. Between the horizontal portion 182 and the inclined portion 184, a departure preventing portion 186 is further formed to prevent the front protrusion 154 from falling toward the inclined portion 184. The guide portion 180 is preferably attached to the bending plate 180a having a “c” cross-sectional shape on both inner side walls of the case 110 and formed on the bending plate 180a.

Protruding portion 154 and the guide portion 180 as described above as a part of the feature of the present invention, the movement guide support means 200 for guiding the movement of the material container shelf 150a and supporting the material container shelf 150a ) Is a preferred example.

The movement guide support means 200 is a material container 120 and the ejector driving means 140 is a material container shelf (150a) is a material replenishment at a first position for food sales with the material container shelf (150a) is mounted It guides the movement to the second position for allowing the return from the second position to the first position and serves to stably support the material shelf (150a) in the first position and the second position. The movement guide support means 200 may be modified and implemented in various forms as described below in FIG. 7.

A material mixer 170 is installed at a lower portion of the material container 120, and the dimixer 170 is connected to the water supply valve 166 through a hose 172.

In the vending machine 100a as described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5, when the material container 120 is to be replenished with material, the protrusions 154 are guided when the front of the material container shelf 150a is slightly lifted and pulled forward. As shown in FIG. 4, the material container 120 and the ejector driving means 140 also move forward with the material container shelf 150a, as shown in FIG. 4. Lose. The material container shelf 150a is finally inclined as shown in FIG. In the state in which the material container 120 is inclined forward, the upper end of the material container 120 is exposed to the outside of the case 110. When the material is filled in the material container 120 and then pushed to the rear while slightly lifting the front of the material container shelf 150a, the protrusion 154 is moved to the rear by the guide part 180 and accordingly the material container ( 120 and the ejector driving means 140 also move backwards together with the barrel shelf 150a while being mounted on the barrel shelf 150a to return to the first position as shown in FIG. 2.

That is, the vending machine (100a) according to the present invention is to avoid the hassle of removing the heavy material container 120 from the material container shelf (150a) and remounting, coupling the output shaft 146 to the connection portion 132 It also reduces the labor involved.

6 is a sectional view showing a state in which a bearing is installed in the protrusion.

As described above, the material container shelf 150a on which the material container 120 and the ejector driving means 140 are mounted can be smoothly moved along the guide portion 180 to the end of the protrusion 154. It is preferable to form 155 and to install the bearing 157 using the bolt 156. In this case, even when the material container 120 and the ejector driving means 140 are mounted, the movement of the material container shelf 150a is facilitated.

7A to 7D are exemplary views showing modifications of the guide unit described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

The horizontal portion 182 and the inclined portion 184 of the guide portion 180 formed in the bending plate 180a may be formed separately as shown in FIG. 7A, and the operation process and effects thereof are illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 5. As in the guide portion 180 shown in. Here, at the upper left of the inclined portion 184, an anti-separation portion 186 is formed to prevent the protrusion 154 from moving forward, and the inclined portion 184 is a horizontal portion (the height of the horizontal portion 182). 182) is formed to be inclined downward.

In some cases, as illustrated in FIG. 7B, the guide part 180 may be configured by forming the inclined part 184 in the second half and the horizontal part 182 in the first half. In this case, the inclined portion 184 is formed above the horizontal portion, and the case 110 should have a free space enough to raise the second half of the material container 120 therein. In the guide part 180 as shown in FIG. 7B, the material container shelf 150a is moved forward, and the latter half of the material container shelf 150a is raised to allow the material container 120 to tilt.

In some cases, as shown in FIG. 7C or 7D, the guide part 180 may include first grooves 181 and 181a for allowing one side protrusion to be rotated and the first protrusion 181 for insertion of the other side protrusion. It may also be composed of arc-shaped second grooves (183, 183a) to allow the rotation around the 181a. In the case of FIG. 7C, a separate locking means for holding the material container shelf 150a is required to maintain the material container shelf 150a in an inclined state. In order to eliminate the need for the locking means, the first groove 181 and the second groove 183 should be configured in a form corresponding to that shown in FIG. 7D.

8a and 8b are views showing another embodiment of the movement guide support means, respectively.

In some cases, as shown in Figure 8a and 8b, the movement guide support means (200a) is one end is installed rotatably in place on the inner structure of the case 110 and the other end is fixedly connected to the material container shelf (150a) Rotating member 190 having a side shape of "a" shape and the rotating member in the first position and the second position so that the material container shelf 120 can be moved and supported between the first position and the second position. It may be configured using a stopper 192 to hold 190. Shape or shape of the rotating member 190 can be changed in various ways, of course.

9A and 9B are views showing a modification of the movement guide support means of FIG. 8A, respectively.

In addition, in some cases, the movement guide support means 200a is pivotally connected to one end of the inner structure of the case and the other end is pivotally connected to the material container shelf 150a so that the material container shelf 150a is in the first position. And two or more link members 194 for moving and supporting between the second position and the stopper 192 for holding the link members 194 in the first and second positions. In this case, as shown in FIG. 9A, the same lengths of the links 194 may be used to move the material container shelf 150a without tilting, and as shown in FIG. 9B, the links 194a and 194b having different lengths may be used. The material container shelf 150a may also be moved forward in an inclined state. Here, the stopper 192 may be used as long as the stopper 192 can restrict the movement of the links 194, 194a, 194b, or the material container shelf 150a.

10 is a side view showing an example of a material container conveying means.

2 to 9b when the moving guide support means (200, 200a) described in the installed state to move the material container shelf (150a) by using power, the material container shelf transfer means 210 as shown in FIG. You can use

As shown, the material conveying shelf shelf means 210 is a screw member coupled to the screw groove member 211 and the screw groove member 211 is installed to be rotated on the bottom surface of the material container shelf (150a) and the screw groove is formed ( 212 and the position sensor for sensing a predetermined position of the motor 213 for rotating the screw member 212, the speed reducer 214 for reducing the driving speed of the motor 213 and the material container shelf 150a The sensor 215 is provided.

That is, when the vending machine manager presses an operation switch installed at a predetermined position inside the case, the motor 213 is driven, and the power by the driving of the motor 213 is decelerated by the reducer 214. The output shaft 216 rotates the screw member 212 while rotating at a reduced speed. As the screw member 212 rotates, the screw groove member 211 moves forward, and thus, the material container shelf 150a is guided by the movement guide support means 200 and 200a as described above, and the second position in the first position is increased. Go to location. Here, since the screw groove member 211 is rotatably installed with respect to the material container shelf 150a, even if the front part of the material container shelf 150a faces downward as the material container shelf 150a advances, the material container shelf 150a is rotated. Allow the front of 150a to descend. When the material container shelf 150a reaches the second position, the position sensor 215 is activated, and thus driving of the motor 213 is stopped.

Pressing the drive switch of the motor 213 again after replenishing the material, the motor 213 is reversely rotated as opposed to the first time, and thus the material container shelf 150a returns to the first position. In this case, too, when the material container shelf 150a reaches the first position, the position sensor 215 installed on the inner side is operated and the driving of the motor 213 is stopped.

11 is a view showing a modification of the material container conveying means.

As shown in FIG. 11, in some cases, the material container lathe transfer means 220 receives the power decelerated by the speed reducer 224 and the speed reducer 224 for reducing the driving speed of the motor 223 and the motor 223. Both ends are rotatably connected between the crank member 227 and the crank member 227 installed on the output shaft 226 and the output shaft 226 and the material cylinder shelf 150a, and according to the rotation angle of the crank member 227. The rotation angle of the output shaft 226 is operated by the cam 229 according to the rotation angle of the link member 228 and the cam 229 and the cam 229 provided on the output shaft to push or pull the material container shelf 150a. It may be configured to include a detection sensor 225 to detect and stop the driving of the motor 223. 11, the sensor 225 is operated by the cam 229, and the output shaft 226 is operated at intervals of 180 degrees. Other operations are the same as in FIG.

The container rack transfer means as described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11 can be used to push or pull the container rack according to the situation while allowing the container rack to be changed to a necessary posture. It can be transformed into various forms using and pinions.

12A and 12B are perspective views of the plug, FIG. 13A is a side view of the plug open, and FIG. 13B is a side view of the plug closed.

As shown, the stopper 230, 230a is installed near the outlet 121 of the material container 120, and the bottom end of the stopper 230, 230a is caught by the material mixing device 170 in the first position. In the second position, the spring 232 is provided at the portion where the stopper 230 is mounted, so that the stoppers 230 and 230a are closed by the spring force to prevent the material from spilling to the outside. It is good. The stoppers 230 and 230a have a “b” shape as shown in Figs. 12A and 12B, the lower part of which is open to allow the material to fall into the material mixing device 170 in the open state. . These stoppers 230 and 230a may be made smaller as shown in FIG. 12A and installed for each material container 120, or may be made larger as shown in FIG. 12B and installed on the material container shelf 150a to discharge all the material containers 120. It may be configured to open or close the 121 at a time. Giving an elastic force in one rotational direction to the portion rotated using the spring 232 is a general technique, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

It is a side view which shows the other installation example of a stopper.

Holes 123 are formed in the flange 122 at both ends of the lower end of the material container 120, and the rod 234 is inserted into the hole 123 through the spring 232a from the rear surface of the flange 122. When the front end of the stopper 230 is connected to the material mixing device 170 in the first position, the lower end of the stopper 230 is caught so that the outlet 121 can be kept open, and in the second position the spring ( The stopper 230 may close the outlet 121 by 232a.

The stopper 230 described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 14 is also a part that can be modified in various forms.

The vending machine according to the present invention as described above enables the replenishment of the material without separately separating the material container from the material container shelf, thereby providing an effect that the vending machine manager is very convenient to manage.

In addition, the vending machine according to the present invention makes it possible to easily replenish the material to the container even if the skilled person.

In addition, in the vending machine according to the present invention, since the connection part of the ejector installed in the material container and the output shaft of the ejector driving means are moved together with the material container shelf as they are coupled to each other, there is no problem due to a poor connection between the output shaft and the connection part. .

In addition, there is no need to rotate the output shaft or ejector to match the output shaft to the connection portion, there is also an advantage that hygiene does not get foreign matter in the hands of the manager.

Claims (11)

In the food vending machine having a material container equipped with a material ejector, a material container shelf for supporting the material container inside the case, and an ejector driving means for driving the material ejector, The material container shelf is guided from the first position for food sales to the second position for material replenishment with the material container and the ejector driving means mounted to the material container shelf, and the first location at the second position. A food vending machine having movement guide support means for allowing the return to the position and for supporting the material container shelf in the first and second positions. According to claim 1, The movement guide support means is provided with protrusions protruding to both sides of the shelf, guides that are installed along a predetermined path on both inner sides of the case and the protrusions are coupled to each other to move in the required path Containing food vending machine. The food vending machine of claim 2, wherein the guide part comprises a horizontal part and an inclined part extending inclined with respect to the horizontal part. 4. The food vending machine of claim 3, wherein the guide part further includes an anti-separation part for preventing a protrusion of one side from being passed toward the inclined part. The food product of claim 2, wherein the guide part comprises a first groove for allowing one side of the protrusion to be rotated and a second groove of an arc shape for allowing the other protrusion to be rotated about the first groove. vending machine. The food vending machine according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the guide part is formed on a bending plate having a cross-sectional shape of a letter 'c', which is provided on both inner side walls of the case. The method of claim 1, wherein the movement guide support means is one end is installed to be rotated in place on the inner structure of the case and the other end is fixedly connected to the material container shelf so that the material container shelf between the first position and the second position A food vending machine having a rotating member for moving and supported in the stopper and a stopper for holding the rotating member in the first and second positions. The method of claim 1, wherein the movement guide support means is connected to the inner structure of the case rotatably in place and the other end is rotatably connected to the material container shelf so that the material container shelf is between the first position and the second position. And at least two link members to be moved and supported in the stopper and a stopper for holding the link members in the first and second positions. According to claim 1, The screw groove member rotatably installed on the bottom surface of the material cylinder shelf, the screw member coupled to the screw groove member and the motor for rotating the screw member and the drive of the motor Food vending machine further comprises a material container shelf conveying means having a speed reducer for reducing the speed and a position sensor for sensing the position of the material container shelf. According to claim 1, wherein the output shaft for decelerating the motor and the drive speed of the motor and the output shaft for outputting the power decelerated in the reducer, and the crank member provided on the output shaft and between the crank member and the material shelf, respectively It is connected by a rotatable link member for pushing or pulling the material container shelf according to the rotation angle of the crank member and the cam installed on the output shaft and the cam according to the rotation angle of the cam to detect the rotation angle of the output shaft And food vending machine further comprises a material container shelf transport means having a sensor for stopping the driving of the motor. 9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, 7, and 8, wherein the vicinity of the outlet of the material container blocks the outlet by an elastic force of a spring when the material container shelf comes to the second position. Food vending machine with a b-shaped stopper.