US3287079A - Refrigerated vending cabinet - Google Patents

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US3287079A
US3287079A US451577A US45157765A US3287079A US 3287079 A US3287079 A US 3287079A US 451577 A US451577 A US 451577A US 45157765 A US45157765 A US 45157765A US 3287079 A US3287079 A US 3287079A
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/0064—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for processing of food articles
    • G07F17/0078—Food articles which need to be processed for dispensing in a hot or cooked condition, e.g. popcorn, nuts
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D25/00—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
    • G07F9/10—Casings or parts thereof, e.g. with means for heating or cooling
    • G07F9/105—Heating or cooling means, for temperature and humidity control, for the conditioning of articles and their storage

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  • This invention relates to a vending machine cabinet and more particularly to a refrigerated cabinet for a vending machine adapted to vend refrigerated articles such as bottled and canned cold drinks or the like.
  • Yet another object of the invention is to provide an improved refrigerated vending machine cabinet in which access to either the storage compartment or the compressor and machinery compartment is facilitated.
  • a still further object of the present invention is to provide an improved refrigerated vending machine cabinet having a novel door arrangement that will enable access to the coin collect machinery without opening the refrigerated storage compartment.
  • an upstanding refrigerated cabinet construction having closed bottom, top, side and rear walls, with the front wall entirely open from top to bottom.
  • a partition is provided to divide the cabinet into an upper refrigerated compartment containing the storage magazine and article release mechanisms and a lower compartment which may contain the refrigeration machinery such as the compressor, electric motor, plumbing, and the like.
  • a first door hinged to one side of the cabinet is adapted to enclose an upper portion of said cabinet and a second door hinged along a bottom wall of said cabinet is adapted to enclose the remaining lower portion of said cabinet.
  • the first door is adapted to enclose an upper portion of said first or upper storage compartment while said second door is adapted to enclose the lower machinery compartment together with the remaining lower portion of said upper storage compartment.
  • An interlock arrangement is provided along the upper edge of the second or lower door to be engaged by the first or upper door when closed to prevent the lower door from being opened except when the upper door is open.
  • the upper or first door may have suitable locking latches therefor. Since the lower or second door need be opened relatively infrequently to service the refrigeration machinery and since the first or upper door provides access to the storage compartment for loading the articles to be vended, it should be apparent that the refrigeration demands during the "Ice loading of the storage compartment will be minimized by keeping the lower or second door closed during the loading operation.
  • the second or lower door extends over the lower portion of the refrigeration storage compartment in which the vending release mechanisms are provided.
  • Manually operable members are provided on the second or lower door with operating handles on the outside and shafts extending therefrom through the door to detachable links with the respective vending release mechanisms Within the lower portion of the upper storage compartment.
  • the lower or second door may be readily opened and removed if desired without disturbing the vending release mechanisms in the lower portion of the upper storage compartment.
  • the first or upper side hinged door may comprise an outer panel and an inner panel separately hinged on the same hinge pintles and with the coin mechanism contained therebetween.
  • the outer panel is adapted to be latched to the inner panel and the inner panel is adapted to be latched to the cabinet in the closed positions.
  • the outer panel may be opened to obtain access to the coin collect mechanism without opening the inner panel which may remain latched and sealed to the storage compartment thus keeping the storage compartment closed and keeping the load on the refrigeration machinery to a minimum while access to the coin collect apparatus is desired.
  • FIGURE 1 is a front elevational view of the vending machine with all doors closed;
  • FIG. 2 is a view of the machine similar to FIGURE 1 but with the first or upper door open, the inner panel of the upper door being only partly open;
  • FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIGS. 1 and 2 except that both the inner and outer panels of the first or upper door are shown open and the lower door is shown partly open;
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective elevational view of the lower portion of the vending machine cabinet with all doors removed;
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective elevational view of the rear of the second or lower door as removed from the vending machine cabinet.
  • FIG. 6 is a fragmentary detailed view to show the arrangement of hinging the lower door to the vending machine cabinet.
  • the vending machine refrigerated cabinet is an upstanding unit having closed side Walls 10, 11, a closed bottom wall 12, a closed top wall 13 and a closed rear wall 14. As more clearly shown by FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 of the dnawings the front wall of the cabinet is entirely open and is adapted to be enclosed by the door arrangement of the invention to be presently described.
  • a partition 15 extends across the interior of the cabinet as shown to divide the cabinet into a relatively large upper storage refrigerated compartment 16 and a smaller lower machinery compartment 17.
  • Refrigeration machinery generally shown at 18 together with the associated electric motor and plumbing is contained Within the lower compartment 17 while the article storage racks and the vending release mechanisms generally shown at 20 are contained within the upper refrigerated compartment 16.
  • a first or upper door 24 is provided to be hinged at 25 and 26 to one side of the vending machine cabinet.
  • the upper side hinged door 24 is comprised of an outer panel 27 and an inner panel 28 both hinged on common hinge pintles at the hinges 25 and 26.
  • Coin collect apparatus generally shown at 29 and 30 may be mounted on the inner door panel 28.
  • a latch 31 is provided to latch or lock the outer panel 27 at 32 to the inner panel 28.
  • a second latch 33 is provided to lock the inner panel 28 M34 to the vending machine cabinet in the closed position.
  • the upper door 24 is fully closed and the machine may be locked if the latch 31 is provided with suitable key locking apparatus as will be obvious to those skilled in the art.
  • the outer panel 27 of the upper door 24 is opened and the inner panel 28 remains closed to keep the refrigerated compartment closed and thereby reduce the load on the refrigeration machinery.
  • both the outer panel 27 and the inner panel 28 of the upper door 24 are opened as shown by FIGURE 3 of the drawings to gain access to the article storage compartment racks 20 which can then be loaded.
  • a second or lower door 40 is adapted to be hinged to the vending machine cabinet along the lower edge thereof at the hinge points 41 and 42, a detail of which is shown by FIG. 6 of the drawing.
  • One of the hinge points 41 is shown to comprise an upstanding bolt 43 having threaded on the upper end thereof a nut 44 to adjustably predetermine the height of the lower edge of the second or lower door panel above the base of the cabinet.
  • the spade end 45 of the bolt is received in a suitable aperture 45a of the lower panel 40.
  • the construction of the hinge point 42 is similar to the hinge point 41 described above in detail in connection with FIGS. and 6 of the drawings.
  • the upper edge of the second or lower door panel 40 is provided with an interlocking surface or flange 46 adapted to be engaged by the lower edge surfaces of the first or upper door 24 when the first or upper door 24 is closed-
  • the second or lower door 40 cannot be opened because of the cooperation of the inner locking flange 46 behind the surfaces of the closed upper or first door 24.
  • the second or lower door 40 not only is adapted to enclose the lower compartment 17 but also extends upwardly to enclose a lower portion of the upper refrigerated compartment 16 and for this purpose is provided with sealing gasket surfaces 47, 48 and 49.
  • FIG. 3 of the drawings the inner panel 28 of the first or upper door 24 is provided with gasket seals 36-39 so that when both doors 28 and 40 are closed the entire upper refrigerated compartment is adequately sealed.
  • the lower sealing gasket 38 of the upper door panel 28 engages the interlocking flange 46 of the lower door 40 in their closed positions.
  • Any suitable latch means may be provided to secure the second or lower door 40 to the cabinet in the closed position.
  • each vending release mechanism may include a reciprocal operating lever 50-50 keyed to a respective rotatable shaft 56-61.
  • a respective slot 62-67 is provided as shown at the outer end of each of the release mechanism operating levers 50-55.
  • Operating members or handles 70-75 are provided on the lower ings.
  • the handles or operating members 70-75 are all mounted in a row along the upper surface of the lower door panel 40 and are provided with shafts extending therethrough to the rear surface thereof as shown at 80-85 by FIG. 5 of the drawings.
  • Suitable lever members 90-95 are keyed to the respective shafts 80-85 and are provided with respective pointed projections on their outer ends as shown at 102 through 107.
  • Each of the pointed projections 102-107 is adapted to be detachably received in a respective slot 62-67 of the vending machine releasing mechanism levers 50-55 when the lower or second door 40 is closed.
  • the sealing gasket portion extending around the lower side of the first door being adapted to engage the interlocking surface of said second door when said first and second doors are closed.
  • said first door is comprised of an outer hinged door panel and an inner hinged door panel, means to latch said outer door panel to said inner panel, and means to latch said inner panel,
  • each hinge point including an upstanding bolt secured to the cabinet structure, each bolt having an adjustment n-ut threaded thereon, and said second door having a plurality of apertures :along its lower side wall each adapted to receive therein a respective one of the upper ends of said upstanding bolts in the assembled relation with the door supported on the bearing surfaces provided by the adjustment nuts.

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DE19661474948 DE1474948A1 (de) 1965-04-28 1966-04-04 Selbstverkaeuferschrank
GB15266/66A GB1140348A (en) 1965-04-28 1966-04-06 Refrigerated vending machine
CH545966A CH459630A (de) 1965-04-28 1966-04-15 Selbstverkäuferschrank
NL6605637A NL6605637A (es) 1965-04-28 1966-04-27
ES0326049A ES326049A1 (es) 1965-04-28 1966-04-27 Una maquina vendedora refrigerada.
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US3741619A (en) * 1971-10-27 1973-06-26 Vendo Co Locking apparatus for vending machines or the like
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US4906059A (en) * 1988-12-23 1990-03-06 Eaton Corporation Electrical apparatus cabinet having internal barrier seal visible from exterior of cabinet
US4927055A (en) * 1986-09-24 1990-05-22 The Coca-Cola Company Increased column/selectivity vender
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