WO2009150956A1 - Device and method for dispensing tobacco product - Google Patents

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WO2009150956A1
WO2009150956A1 PCT/JP2009/060024 JP2009060024W WO2009150956A1 WO 2009150956 A1 WO2009150956 A1 WO 2009150956A1 JP 2009060024 W JP2009060024 W JP 2009060024W WO 2009150956 A1 WO2009150956 A1 WO 2009150956A1
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  • the present invention relates to a dispenser for tobacco products such as vending machines and a method for dispensing the same.
  • Tobacco product vending machines make it possible to sell tobacco products without relying on human hands. Therefore, many vending machines of this type are used all over the world, and an example of the vending machine is disclosed in Patent Document 1.
  • a cigarette pack with a fragrance is known among cigarette packs.
  • fragrance such as menthol is added to the cigarette in the filter cigarette, or fragrance is attached to a filter cigarette filter or a packaging material such as aluminum foil that wraps a bundle of filter cigarettes .
  • a scented cigarette pack when smoking a filter cigarette, the consumer can taste the flavor and taste of the cigarette as well as the flavor and taste of the cigarette. Therefore, in recent years, flavored cigarette bags have been favored by many consumers.
  • the fragrance used in the scented cigarette pack is more volatile as the ambient temperature increases. For this reason, if the fragranced cigarette pack is stored in the vending machine for a long time, the fragrance in the cigarette pack volatilizes under the influence of the outside temperature, and it becomes difficult to maintain the quality in the fragranced cigarette pack.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a dispenser suitable for maintaining the quality of a tobacco product and a method for dispensing the same, reducing adverse effects on the tobacco product due to the outside air temperature.
  • a cigarette dispensing machine includes a housing having a merchandise dispensing port, and a housing section that is disposed in the housing and accommodates the tobacco product, and the temperature of the tobacco product is a predetermined temperature. If the temperature rises above the permissible temperature, the tobacco product will be deteriorated in quality.
  • the storage section a dispensing device for dispensing the tobacco product from the storage section to the product outlet when a dispensing instruction is received, and a housing defined and contained in the housing.
  • the long-term storage room in which the tobacco products located in the area far from the product outlet are located, and the tobacco products in the product storage section that are defined in the housing, from the product outlet.
  • the temperature of the tobacco product is maintained the same as the temperature of the long-term storage room.
  • the tobacco products Prior to the delivery of tobacco products from the containment section, the tobacco products are moved from the long-term storage room to the delivery preparation room, so the temperature of the tobacco products in the preparation room is equal to the temperature of the preparation room, i.e., the outside temperature. It is maintained at a temperature equivalent to or close to the outside air temperature. Therefore, when the tobacco product is dispensed from the containment section, the difference between the temperature of the tobacco product and the outside air temperature is small and the tobacco product is not exposed to rapid temperature changes.
  • the allowable temperature described above is determined by the volatile fragrance contained in the tobacco product.
  • the cooling device desirably maintains the temperature of the long-term storage room at a storage temperature of 20 ° C. or lower.
  • the storage temperature is preferably in the range of 4 to 10 ° C.
  • the adjusting device is a ventilation device that replaces air in the dispensing preparation chamber with air outside the housing, or maintains the temperature in the dispensing preparation chamber at a temperature between the storage temperature and the outside temperature. Refrigeration equipment.
  • the dispensing device may further include a discharge device disposed between the long-term storage room and the record preparation room, and the discharge device has a remaining number of tobacco products in the discharge preparation chamber equal to or less than a predetermined number.
  • the dispensing device further includes a discharge controller that controls the discharge of the tobacco product so that the stay of the tobacco product in the discharge preparation chamber falls within a predetermined period based on the result of the tobacco product being discharged from the discharge preparation chamber. It is desirable. The discharge device and the discharge controller reduce the period of the tobacco product that stays in the dispensing preparation chamber.
  • the present invention also provides a dispensing method for the above-described tobacco product, and the dispensing method stores tobacco products in a region far from the product dispensing port among the tobacco products in the storage section below the allowable temperature. Cooling to the temperature, among the tobacco products having a low storage section, the tobacco products in the region near the product outlet are maintained at a discharge temperature that is higher than the storage temperature and lower than the ambient temperature.
  • the cigarette dispenser and the dispensing method of the present invention maintain the tobacco product in the long-term storage room at the storage temperature among the cigarette products in the storage section, thereby preventing the deterioration of the quality of the tobacco product in the long-term storage room. it can.
  • the tobacco products in the dispensing preparation chamber are maintained at the dispensing temperature, when the tobacco products are dispensed, the tobacco products are not subject to a rapid temperature difference, and the quality deterioration of the tobacco products due to this temperature difference is effectively prevented. Is prevented.
  • the vending machine in FIG. 1 is used for dispensing tobacco products, that is, cigarette packs.
  • the vending machine includes a housing 2, and the housing 2 has a front door (not shown) on the front surface thereof, and the front door can be opened and closed.
  • the tobacco housing section is arranged in the housing 2, and the tobacco housing section includes a number of tobacco columns 4.
  • a large number of cigarette packs (not shown) are accommodated in the tobacco column 4, and these cigarette packs are stacked one above the other in the tobacco column 4.
  • Each cigarette pack is encased in a transparent film that protects the filter cigarette in the cigarette pack from moisture while preventing the scent of the cigarette pack from being released from the cigarette pack.
  • Each tobacco column 4 has a dispensing device 6 at its lower end.
  • the dispensing device 6 receives a dispensing command from the sales controller 8, the dispensing device 6 dispenses one or more cigarette packs from the corresponding tobacco column 4.
  • the sales controller 8 issues a corresponding cigarette column 4 dispensing device.
  • a payout command is transmitted to 6, and the payout device 6 pays out a predetermined number of cigarette packs from the tobacco column 4 based on the payout command.
  • the dispensed cigarette pack is received by a dispensing tray in the housing 2 and is taken out from the dispensing 10 through the dispensing outlet 10 by the purchaser.
  • the cigarette pack rows in the tobacco column 4 descend intermittently in the tobacco column 4.
  • the tobacco column 4 sends a supply signal to the sales controller 8.
  • the sales controller 8 receives the supply signal, the sales controller 8 lights a part of the tobacco selection buttons corresponding to the empty tobacco column 4, that is, the empty mark.
  • the tobacco column 4a located at the left end in FIG. 1 is used for housing the above-described scented cigarette pack.
  • this scented cigarette pack is a menthol pack, and this menthol pack includes a menthol on the inner surface of an inner packaging material such as a cigarette, a filter, and aluminum foil of a filter cigarette or an outer box.
  • the upper part of the tobacco column 4 a is covered with an upper jacket 12, and the upper jacket 12 defines the inside as a long-term storage chamber 14.
  • the menthol pack contained in the long-term storage chamber 14 is positioned far from the dispensing device 6, and the storage period required until the dispensing is long.
  • the lower part of the tobacco column 4 a is covered with a lower jacket 16, and the lower jacket 16 defines the inside as a dispensing preparation chamber 18.
  • the payout preparation chamber 18 is arranged adjacent to the lower side of the long-term storage chamber 14, and the menthol pack included in the payout preparation chamber 18 is positioned near the payout device 6, and the storage period until the payout is long. Shorter than the menthol pack in the storage room 14.
  • the long-term storage chamber 14 is connected to the cooling device 20 via a circulation line 22.
  • the cooling device 20 includes a refrigeration circuit and a circulation fan, and supplies cooling air into the long-term storage chamber 14 through the circulation line 22.
  • the cooling device 20 maintains the temperature in the long-term storage chamber 14, that is, the temperature of the menthol pack in the long-term storage chamber 14, for example, 20 ° C. or less, preferably 4 to 10 ° C.
  • the reason why the menthol pack, that is, the filter cigarette inside thereof, is maintained at a low temperature of 20 ° C. or less is based on the results of the following storage test.
  • the cigarette sample includes a cigarette, a filter, and chip paper that connects the cigarette and the filter to each other, and the chip paper does not have a vent hole.
  • the cigarette of the cigarette sample is formed by wrapping cigarettes containing l-menthol in a rod shape with a wrapping paper, while the filter is formed by wrapping a filter fiber tow in a rod shape with a wrapping material.
  • a manufacturing machine MMC4000 manufactured by Mitsui Machinery Co., Ltd. was used for molding these cigarettes and filters.
  • the cigarette has a length of 59 mm, and 3 mg of l-menthol is added to the cigarette per cigarette.
  • the filter has a length of 25 mm.
  • the tow filament denier was 4 g / 9000 m, and the total filter denier was 3500 g / 9000 m. Note that 6 Wt% of triacetin as a plasticizer is added to the filter.
  • the sample packs are stored separately in 5 ° C, 22 ° C, and 55 ° C temperature-controlled rooms. Each time the storage period is 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, or 2 months, a predetermined number of samples are stored from each temperature-controlled room. It was taken out one by one.
  • the cigarette sample in the sample pack taken out was subjected to a smoking test using a linear type smoking machine SM400 (manufactured by Filtrona) and in accordance with ISO standard smoking conditions. The amount of tar (T) and the amount of 1-menthol (M) contained in the mainstream smoke were measured.
  • FIG. 2 shows the ratio of the amount of 1-menthol (M) to the amount of tar (T), that is, the change with time of M / T.
  • the M / T decrease over time is significant. Specifically, the M / T of the cigarette sample stored at 55 ° C. for 2 months is reduced to about 1/3 compared to the M / T of the cigarette sample stored at 5 ° C. for 2 months.
  • the menthol pack in order to suppress a decrease in volatile fragrance such as menthol over time, the menthol pack is stored in a long-term storage chamber 14 in a cold state of 20 ° C. or lower. desirable. In order to avoid a significant increase in the difference between the temperature of the menthol pack in the long-term storage room 14 and the outside temperature, the menthol pack is maintained at a low temperature of 4 to 10 ° C. in the long-term storage room 14. It is more desirable.
  • the payout preparation room 18 is connected to the ventilation device 24.
  • the ventilation device 24 has a pair of circulation pipes 26a and 26b extending from the dispensing preparation chamber 18 to the outside of the housing 2, and a circulation fan 28 is disposed in the circulation pipe 26a.
  • the menthol pack positioned in the long-term storage chamber 14 was cooled to a temperature of 4 to 10 ° C. Is in a state. Therefore, the menthol pack in the long-term storage chamber 14 does not suffer from problems due to an increase in the outside air temperature. That is, volatilization of the menthol from the menthol pack is prevented, and the quality of the menthol pack is stably maintained.
  • the menthol pack delivered from the tobacco column 4a is positioned in the delivery preparation chamber 18 until immediately before the delivery, and the temperature in the delivery preparation chamber 18 is maintained at the same temperature as the outside temperature. Therefore, there is no difference between the temperature of the dispensed menthol pack and the outside air temperature, and the dispensed menthol pack does not suffer from quality deterioration due to a rapid temperature change.
  • the vending machine of the second embodiment further includes a payout preparation device 30.
  • the dispensing preparation device 30 is disposed in the tobacco column 4a so as to partition the long-term storage chamber 14 and the dispensing preparation chamber 18, and has the same structure as the dispensing device 6 described above.
  • the dispensing preparation device 30 is activated when the remaining number of menthol packs in the dispensing preparation chamber 18 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined number, and discharges a predetermined number of menthol packs from the long-term storage chamber 14 into the dispensing preparation chamber 18.
  • the payout device 6 and the payout preparation device 30 are electrically connected to the sales controller 8 described above via the discharge controller 32.
  • the discharge controller 32 relays a payout signal transmitted from the sales controller 8 to the payout device 6 and counts the payout signal to detect the remaining number of menthol packs in the payout preparation chamber 18.
  • the discharge controller 32 transmits an operation signal to the payout preparation device 30.
  • the dispensing preparation device 30 receives the operation signal, the dispensing preparation device 30 operates to discharge a predetermined number of menthol packs from the long-term storage chamber 14 into the dispensing preparation chamber 18.
  • the number of menthol packs exposed to the outside air in the dispensing preparation chamber 18 can be reduced.
  • the discharge controller 32 can have a function of keeping the stay of the menthol pack in the dispensing preparation chamber 18 within a predetermined period. Specifically, the discharge controller 32 performs the operation of the discharge preparation device 30 based on the actual delivery of the menthol pack from the tobacco column 4a, that is, the time interval of the payout signal transmitted to the discharge device 6 of the tobacco column 4a. Control.
  • the residence period of the menthol pack is the time required for the temperature of the menthol pack discharged from the long-term storage chamber 14 to the discharge preparation chamber 18 to rise to the temperature in the discharge preparation chamber 18, and the menthol after that It is set to minimize the total of the elapsed time until the pack is dispensed from the dispensing preparation room 18.
  • the discharge controller 32 has the above-described function, the period during which the menthol pack is exposed to the outside temperature in the dispensing preparation chamber 18 is minimized, and deterioration of the quality of the menthol pack due to the outside temperature is effectively suppressed. .
  • the vending machine includes an air conditioner 34 instead of the cooling device 20 and the ventilation device 24 described above.
  • the air conditioner 34 includes a first cooling section 34 a that performs the same function as the cooling device 20, and a second cooling section 34 b that corresponds to the ventilation device 24.
  • the second cooling section 34 b is connected to the dispensing preparation chamber 18 through the circulation pipe 36 and supplies cold air to the dispensing preparation chamber 18.
  • the temperature of the cold air supplied to the dispensing preparation chamber 18 is higher than the temperature of the cold air supplied from the first cooling section 34a to the long-term storage chamber 14, and lower than the outside air temperature.
  • the temperature in the dispensing preparation chamber 18 suppresses the volatilization of the menthol in the menthol pack, and when the menthol pack is dispensed from the dispensing preparation chamber 18, the menthol pack is exposed to a rapid temperature change. It is set to a value with no. Therefore, the temperature of the cold air supplied to the dispensing preparation chamber 18 is preferably adjusted according to the outside air temperature.
  • the menthol pack in the payout preparation room 18 is not exposed to the outside air temperature, so that the menthol volatilization from the menthol pack is more effectively suppressed.
  • the present invention is not limited to the first to third embodiments described above, and further modifications are possible.
  • the tobacco column 4 containing a scented cigarette pack other than the menthol pack can include a long-term storage chamber 14 and a dispensing preparation chamber 18.
  • the present invention is not limited to the vending machine, but can be similarly applied to a dispensing machine installed in a store and operated by a salesperson.
  • Dispensing device 2 Housing 4, 4a Tobacco column (storage section) 6 Dispensing device 14 Long-term storage room 18 Dispensing preparation chamber 20 Cooling device 24 Ventilation device 26 Circulation line 30 Dispensing preparation device 32 Discharge controller 34 Air conditioner

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An automatic vending machine for tobaccos is provided with a tobacco column (4a) containing packs of menthol cigarettes, a long-period storage chamber (14) having located therein an upper part of the tobacco column (4a), a dispensing preparation chamber (18) having located therein the lower part the tobacco column (4a), a cooling device (20) for cooling and maintaining the temperature in the long-period storage chamber (14) at a temperature lower than a predetermined allowable temperature, and a ventilation device (24) for maintaining the temperature in the dispensing preparing chamber (18) at an outside air temperature.

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たばこ製品の払出し機及びその払出し方法Tobacco product dispenser and its dispensing method
 本発明は、自動販売機等のたばこ製品の払出し機及びその払出し方法に関する。 The present invention relates to a dispenser for tobacco products such as vending machines and a method for dispensing the same.
 たばこ製品の自動販売機は人手に頼ることなく、たばこ製品の販売を可能にする。それ故、この種の自動販売機は世界中にて多数使用され、自動販売機の一例は特許文献1に開示されている。 Tobacco product vending machines make it possible to sell tobacco products without relying on human hands. Therefore, many vending machines of this type are used all over the world, and an example of the vending machine is disclosed in Patent Document 1.
特開2007-94791号公報Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2007-94791
 一般的に、たばこ製品の自動販売機は屋外に設置されることが多い。このため、自動販売機の内部温度は外気温の影響を受け、特に夏場等にあっては、内部温度が外気温以上に上昇することもある。このため、特許文献1の自動販売機は空気循環装置を備えており、この空気循環装置は、自動販売機の内部空気を外気と置換し、内部空気の温度を外気温とほぼ同一に維持する。それ故、自動販売機内のシガレットパック等のたばこ製品の温度が外気温を超えて上昇することはなく、熱によるたばこ製品の品質劣化が防止される。 Generally, tobacco vending machines are often installed outdoors. For this reason, the internal temperature of the vending machine is affected by the outside air temperature, and the internal temperature may rise above the outside air temperature, especially in summer. For this reason, the vending machine of patent document 1 is provided with the air circulation apparatus, This air circulation apparatus substitutes the internal air of a vending machine with external air, and maintains the temperature of internal air substantially the same as external temperature. . Therefore, the temperature of the tobacco product such as the cigarette pack in the vending machine does not rise above the outside air temperature, and the quality deterioration of the tobacco product due to heat is prevented.
 一方、シガレットパックの中には、香料付けシガレットパックが知られている。この香料付けシガレットパックの場合、そのフィルタシガレット内の刻みたばこにメンソール等の香料が添加されているか、フィルタシガレットのフィルタ又はフィルタシガレットの束を包み込むアルミ箔等の包材等に香料が付着されている。 On the other hand, a cigarette pack with a fragrance is known among cigarette packs. In the case of this cigarette pack with fragrance, fragrance such as menthol is added to the cigarette in the filter cigarette, or fragrance is attached to a filter cigarette filter or a packaging material such as aluminum foil that wraps a bundle of filter cigarettes .
 このような香料付けシガレットパックによれば、フィルタシガレットの喫煙時、消費者は刻たばこ本来の風味や味覚に加え、香料が発する香気をも味わうことができる。それ故、近年、香料付けシガレットバックは多くの消費者に好まれている。 According to such a scented cigarette pack, when smoking a filter cigarette, the consumer can taste the flavor and taste of the cigarette as well as the flavor and taste of the cigarette. Therefore, in recent years, flavored cigarette bags have been favored by many consumers.
 しかしながら、香料付けシガレットパックに使用される香料は周囲の温度が高くなればなるほど、揮発し易い。このため、香料付けシガレットパックが自動販売機内にて長期に保管されていると、シガレットパック内の香料が外気温の影響を受けて揮発し、香料付けシガレットパックにおける品質の維持が困難となる。 However, the fragrance used in the scented cigarette pack is more volatile as the ambient temperature increases. For this reason, if the fragranced cigarette pack is stored in the vending machine for a long time, the fragrance in the cigarette pack volatilizes under the influence of the outside temperature, and it becomes difficult to maintain the quality in the fragranced cigarette pack.
 本発明の目的は、外気温に起因するたばこ製品への悪影響を低減し、たばこ製品の品質維持に好適した払出し機及びその払出し方法を提供する。 An object of the present invention is to provide a dispenser suitable for maintaining the quality of a tobacco product and a method for dispensing the same, reducing adverse effects on the tobacco product due to the outside air temperature.
 上記の目的を達成するため、本発明のたばこの払出し機は、商品払出し口を有するハウジングと、このハウジング内に配置され、たばこ製品を収容する収容セクションであって、たばこ製品の温度が所定の許容温度以上に上昇すると、前記たばこ製品は品質劣化を受ける、収容セクションと、払出し指令を受け取ったとき、収容セクションから商品払出し口にたばこ製品を払出す払出し装置と、ハウジング内に規定され、収容セクション内のたばこ製品のうち、商品出し口から遠い領域内にあるたばこ製品をその内部に位置付けた長期保管室と、ハウジング内に規定され、商品収容セクション内のたばこ製品のうち、商品出し口から近い領域内にあるたばこ製品をその内部に位置付けた払出し準備室と、長期保管室の温度を許容温度よりも低い温度に保管温度に冷却して維持する冷却装置と、払出し準備室の温度を保管温度より高く且つ外気温以下の払出し温度に維持する調整装置とを備える。 To achieve the above object, a cigarette dispensing machine according to the present invention includes a housing having a merchandise dispensing port, and a housing section that is disposed in the housing and accommodates the tobacco product, and the temperature of the tobacco product is a predetermined temperature. If the temperature rises above the permissible temperature, the tobacco product will be deteriorated in quality. The storage section, a dispensing device for dispensing the tobacco product from the storage section to the product outlet when a dispensing instruction is received, and a housing defined and contained in the housing. Of the tobacco products in the section, the long-term storage room in which the tobacco products located in the area far from the product outlet are located, and the tobacco products in the product storage section that are defined in the housing, from the product outlet. Set the temperature of the preparation room where tobacco products are located in the nearby area and the temperature of the long-term storage room above the allowable temperature. Provided have a cooling device for maintaining cooled to storage temperature the temperature, and an adjusting device to keep the payout temperature below high and outside air temperature than the storage temperature the temperature of the dispensing preparation room.
 上述の払出し機によれば、長期保管室内のたばこ製品が長期に亘って保管されても、このたばこ製品の温度は長期保管室の温度と同一に維持される。そして、収容セクションからのたばこ製品の払出しに先立ち、たばこ製品は長期保管室から払出し準備室に移されているので、払出し準備室内のたばこ製品の温度は払出し準備室の温度、即ち、外気温と同等か、又は、外気温に近い温度に維持されている。それ故、たばこ製品が収容セクションから払い出されるとき、たばこ製品の温度と外気温との間の差は小さく、たばこ製品が急激な温度変化に晒されることはない。 According to the above dispenser, even if the tobacco product in the long-term storage room is stored for a long time, the temperature of the tobacco product is maintained the same as the temperature of the long-term storage room. Prior to the delivery of tobacco products from the containment section, the tobacco products are moved from the long-term storage room to the delivery preparation room, so the temperature of the tobacco products in the preparation room is equal to the temperature of the preparation room, i.e., the outside temperature. It is maintained at a temperature equivalent to or close to the outside air temperature. Therefore, when the tobacco product is dispensed from the containment section, the difference between the temperature of the tobacco product and the outside air temperature is small and the tobacco product is not exposed to rapid temperature changes.
 具体的には、前述した許容温度は、たばこ製品の内部に含まれる揮発性の香料によって決定される。この場合、冷却装置は、長期保管室の温度を20℃以下の保管温度に維持するのが望ましい。なお、香料がメンソールの場合、保管温度は4~10℃の範囲にあるのが好ましい。 Specifically, the allowable temperature described above is determined by the volatile fragrance contained in the tobacco product. In this case, the cooling device desirably maintains the temperature of the long-term storage room at a storage temperature of 20 ° C. or lower. When the fragrance is menthol, the storage temperature is preferably in the range of 4 to 10 ° C.
 一方、調整装置は、払出し準備室内の空気を前記ハウジング外の空気と置換させる換気装置であるか、又は、前記払出し準備室内の温度を保管温度と外気温との間の温度に維持する第2冷凍装置である。 On the other hand, the adjusting device is a ventilation device that replaces air in the dispensing preparation chamber with air outside the housing, or maintains the temperature in the dispensing preparation chamber at a temperature between the storage temperature and the outside temperature. Refrigeration equipment.
 一方、払出し装置は、長期保管室と記払出し準備室との間に配置された排出装置を更に備えることができ、この排出装置は、払出し準備室内のたばこ製品の残数が所定数以下になっとき、長期保管室から前記払出し準備室へのたばこ製品を排出させる。この場合、払出し装置は、払出し準備室からのたばこ製品の払出し実績に基づき、払出し準備室内のたばこ製品の滞留を所定の期間内に収めるべく、たばこ製品の排出を制御する排出コントローラを更に備えているのが望ましい。排出装置及び排出コントローラは、払出し準備室内にて滞留するたばこ製品の期間の短縮を図る。 On the other hand, the dispensing device may further include a discharge device disposed between the long-term storage room and the record preparation room, and the discharge device has a remaining number of tobacco products in the discharge preparation chamber equal to or less than a predetermined number. When the tobacco product is discharged from the long-term storage room to the dispensing preparation room. In this case, the dispensing device further includes a discharge controller that controls the discharge of the tobacco product so that the stay of the tobacco product in the discharge preparation chamber falls within a predetermined period based on the result of the tobacco product being discharged from the discharge preparation chamber. It is desirable. The discharge device and the discharge controller reduce the period of the tobacco product that stays in the dispensing preparation chamber.
 また、本発明は上述したたばこ製品のための払出し方法を提供し、この払出し方法は、収容セクション内のたばこ製品のうち、商品払出し口から遠い領域内にあるたばこ製品を許容温度よりも低い保管温度に冷却し、収容セクション低のたばこ製品のうち、商品払出し口から近い領域内にあるたばこ製品を保管温度よりも高く且つ外気温以下の払出し温度に維持する。 The present invention also provides a dispensing method for the above-described tobacco product, and the dispensing method stores tobacco products in a region far from the product dispensing port among the tobacco products in the storage section below the allowable temperature. Cooling to the temperature, among the tobacco products having a low storage section, the tobacco products in the region near the product outlet are maintained at a discharge temperature that is higher than the storage temperature and lower than the ambient temperature.
 本発明のたばこの払出し機及びその払出し方法は、収容セクション内のたばこ製品のうち、長期保管室内のたばこ製品を保管温度に維持しているので、長期保管室内でのたばこ製品の品質劣化を防止できる。一方、払出し準備室内のたばこ製品は払出し温度に維持されているので、たばこ製品の払出し時、たばこ製品が急激な温度差を受けることなく、この温度差によるたばこ製品の品質劣化をも効果的に防止される。 The cigarette dispenser and the dispensing method of the present invention maintain the tobacco product in the long-term storage room at the storage temperature among the cigarette products in the storage section, thereby preventing the deterioration of the quality of the tobacco product in the long-term storage room. it can. On the other hand, since the tobacco products in the dispensing preparation chamber are maintained at the dispensing temperature, when the tobacco products are dispensed, the tobacco products are not subject to a rapid temperature difference, and the quality deterioration of the tobacco products due to this temperature difference is effectively prevented. Is prevented.
第1実施例の自動販売機を概略的に示した図である。It is the figure which showed roughly the vending machine of 1st Example. シガレットパックの保管中、M(メンソール)/T(タール)の経時的な減少がシガレットパックの保管温度に依存することを示したグラフである。It is the graph which showed that the time-dependent reduction | decrease of M (menthol) / T (tar) depended on the storage temperature of a cigarette pack during storage of a cigarette pack. 第2実施例の自動販売機の一部を示した概略図である。It is the schematic which showed a part of vending machine of 2nd Example. 第3実施例の自動販売機の一部を示した概略図である。It is the schematic which showed a part of vending machine of 3rd Example.
 図1の自動販売機は、たばこ製品、即ち、シガレットパックの払い出しに使用される。自動販売機はハウジング2を備え、このハウジング2はその前面に前扉(図示しない)を有し、この前扉は開閉可能である。 1 The vending machine in FIG. 1 is used for dispensing tobacco products, that is, cigarette packs. The vending machine includes a housing 2, and the housing 2 has a front door (not shown) on the front surface thereof, and the front door can be opened and closed.
 ハウジング2内にはたばこ収容セクションが配置され、このたばこ収容セクションは多数のたばこカラム4が含む。これらたばこカラム4内には多数のシガレットパック(図示しない)が収容されており、これらシガレットパックはたばこカラム4内にて上下に積み重ねられている。なお、個々のシガレットパックは透明なフィルムにより包み込まれており、このフィルムは、シガレットパック内のフィルタシガレットを湿気から保護する一方、シガレットパックの香気がシガレットパックから放出されるのを防止する。 The tobacco housing section is arranged in the housing 2, and the tobacco housing section includes a number of tobacco columns 4. A large number of cigarette packs (not shown) are accommodated in the tobacco column 4, and these cigarette packs are stacked one above the other in the tobacco column 4. Each cigarette pack is encased in a transparent film that protects the filter cigarette in the cigarette pack from moisture while preventing the scent of the cigarette pack from being released from the cigarette pack.
 各たばこカラム4はその下端部に払出し装置6をそれぞれ備えている。払出し装置6が販売コントローラ8から払出し指令を受け取ったとき、払出し装置6は対応するたばこカラム4から1個又は複数のシガレットパックを払出す。 Each tobacco column 4 has a dispensing device 6 at its lower end. When the dispensing device 6 receives a dispensing command from the sales controller 8, the dispensing device 6 dispenses one or more cigarette packs from the corresponding tobacco column 4.
 詳しくは、消費者が前扉の料金投入口から料金を投入し、前扉の1つのたばこ選択ボタンを押して、購入するシガレットパックを選択したとき、販売コントローラ8は対応するたばこカラム4の払出し装置6に払出し指令を送信し、そして、この払出し指令に基づき、払出し装置6はたばこカラム4から所定個数のシガレットパックを払い出す。払出されたシガレットパックはハウジング2内の払出し皿に受け取られ、この払出し10から払出口10を通じて、購買者により取り出される。 Specifically, when the consumer inputs a charge from the charge entry port on the front door, and presses one cigarette selection button on the front door to select a cigarette pack to purchase, the sales controller 8 issues a corresponding cigarette column 4 dispensing device. A payout command is transmitted to 6, and the payout device 6 pays out a predetermined number of cigarette packs from the tobacco column 4 based on the payout command. The dispensed cigarette pack is received by a dispensing tray in the housing 2 and is taken out from the dispensing 10 through the dispensing outlet 10 by the purchaser.
 なお、シガレットパックの払出しが繰り返される度に、たばこカラム4内のシガレットパックの列はたばこカラム4内を間欠的に降下する。たばこカラム4内のシガレットパックの残数が無くなったとき、たばこカラム4は販売コントローラ8に補給信号を送信する。販売コントローラ8が補給信号を受け取ったとき、販売コントローラ8は、空のたばこカラム4に対応するたばこ選択ボタンの一部、即ち、空マークを点灯させる。 Note that each time cigarette packs are repeatedly dispensed, the cigarette pack rows in the tobacco column 4 descend intermittently in the tobacco column 4. When the remaining number of cigarette packs in the tobacco column 4 runs out, the tobacco column 4 sends a supply signal to the sales controller 8. When the sales controller 8 receives the supply signal, the sales controller 8 lights a part of the tobacco selection buttons corresponding to the empty tobacco column 4, that is, the empty mark.
 上述した多数のたばこカラム4のうち、本実施例の場合には図1でみて左端に位置するたばこカラム4aが前述した香料付けシガレットパックの収容に使用されている。具体的には、この香料付けシガレットパックはメンソールパックであり、このメンソールパックは、フィルタシガレットの刻みたばこ、フィルタ、アルミ箔等の内包材又は外箱の内面にメンソールを含んでいる。 Among the many tobacco columns 4 described above, in the case of this embodiment, the tobacco column 4a located at the left end in FIG. 1 is used for housing the above-described scented cigarette pack. Specifically, this scented cigarette pack is a menthol pack, and this menthol pack includes a menthol on the inner surface of an inner packaging material such as a cigarette, a filter, and aluminum foil of a filter cigarette or an outer box.
 たばこカラム4aの上部はアッパジャケット12により覆われており、このアッパジャケット12はその内部を長期保管室14として規定する。この長期保管室14内に含まれるメンソールパックは払出し装置6から遠くに位置付けられ、その払出しまでに要する保管期間は長い。 The upper part of the tobacco column 4 a is covered with an upper jacket 12, and the upper jacket 12 defines the inside as a long-term storage chamber 14. The menthol pack contained in the long-term storage chamber 14 is positioned far from the dispensing device 6, and the storage period required until the dispensing is long.
 一方、たばこカラム4aの下部はロアジャケット16により覆われており、このロアジャケット16はその内部を払出し準備室18として規定する。この払出し準備室18は、長期保管室14の下側に隣接し配置されており、払出し準備室18内に含まれるメンソールパックは払出し装置6の近に位置付けられ、その払出しまでの保管期間は長期保管室14内のメンソールパックに比べて短い。 On the other hand, the lower part of the tobacco column 4 a is covered with a lower jacket 16, and the lower jacket 16 defines the inside as a dispensing preparation chamber 18. The payout preparation chamber 18 is arranged adjacent to the lower side of the long-term storage chamber 14, and the menthol pack included in the payout preparation chamber 18 is positioned near the payout device 6, and the storage period until the payout is long. Shorter than the menthol pack in the storage room 14.
 長期保管室14は冷却装置20に循環管路22を介して接続されている。詳しくは、冷却装置20は冷凍回路及び循環ファンを含み、循環管路22を通じて長期保管室14内に冷却空気を供給する。具体的には、冷却装置20は、長期保管室14内の温度、即ち、長期保管室14内のメンソールパックの温度を例えば20℃以下、好ましくは、4~10℃に維持する。 The long-term storage chamber 14 is connected to the cooling device 20 via a circulation line 22. Specifically, the cooling device 20 includes a refrigeration circuit and a circulation fan, and supplies cooling air into the long-term storage chamber 14 through the circulation line 22. Specifically, the cooling device 20 maintains the temperature in the long-term storage chamber 14, that is, the temperature of the menthol pack in the long-term storage chamber 14, for example, 20 ° C. or less, preferably 4 to 10 ° C.
 ここで、メンソールパック、即ち、その内部のフィルタシガレットが20℃以下の低温状態に維持される理由は以下の保管試験の結果に基づく。 Here, the reason why the menthol pack, that is, the filter cigarette inside thereof, is maintained at a low temperature of 20 ° C. or less is based on the results of the following storage test.
 先ず、保管試験を受けるフィルタシガレット、シガレットサンプルが製造された。このシガレットサンプルは、シガレット、フィルタ及びこれらシガレット及びフィルタを互いに接続するチップペーパを含み、チップペーパは通気孔を有していない。 First, filter cigarettes and cigarette samples undergoing storage tests were manufactured. The cigarette sample includes a cigarette, a filter, and chip paper that connects the cigarette and the filter to each other, and the chip paper does not have a vent hole.
 シガレットサンプルのシガレットは、l-メントールを含む刻たばこを巻紙によりロッド形状に包み込んで成形され、一方、フィルタは、フィルタ繊維のトウを包材によりロッド形状に包み込んで成形されている。これらシガレット及びフィルタの成形には製造機MMC4000(株式会社三條機械製作所性)が使用された。 The cigarette of the cigarette sample is formed by wrapping cigarettes containing l-menthol in a rod shape with a wrapping paper, while the filter is formed by wrapping a filter fiber tow in a rod shape with a wrapping material. A manufacturing machine MMC4000 (manufactured by Mitsui Machinery Co., Ltd.) was used for molding these cigarettes and filters.
 具体的には、シガレットは59mmの長さを有し、その刻たばこにはシガレット1本当たり、3mgのl-メントールが添加されている。これに対し、フィルタは25mmの長さを有する。そして、トウのフィラメントデニールは4g/9000mであり、フィルタのトータルデニールは3500g/9000mであった。なお、フィルタには可塑剤としてのトリアセチンが6Wt%、添加されている。 Specifically, the cigarette has a length of 59 mm, and 3 mg of l-menthol is added to the cigarette per cigarette. In contrast, the filter has a length of 25 mm. The tow filament denier was 4 g / 9000 m, and the total filter denier was 3500 g / 9000 m. Note that 6 Wt% of triacetin as a plasticizer is added to the filter.
 製造されたシガレットサンプルは所定の本数毎に包装され、これにより、多数のサンプルグループ、即ち、サンプルパックが製造された。 * The manufactured cigarette samples were packaged in a predetermined number, thereby producing a large number of sample groups, that is, sample packs.
 この後、サンプルパックは5℃,22℃,55℃の恒温室内にそれぞれ分けて保管され、保管期間が1週間、2週間、1ヶ月、2ヶ月経過する度に、それぞれの恒温室から所定個数ずつ取り出された。そして、取り出されたサンプルパック内のシガレットサンプルは、リニア型の喫煙機SM400(フィルトローナ社製)を使用し且つISOの標準喫煙条件に従う喫煙試験を受け、この喫煙試験にて、シガレットサンプル1本当たりの主流煙中に含まれるタールの量(T)及びl-メントールの量(M)がそれぞれ測定された。 After that, the sample packs are stored separately in 5 ° C, 22 ° C, and 55 ° C temperature-controlled rooms. Each time the storage period is 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, or 2 months, a predetermined number of samples are stored from each temperature-controlled room. It was taken out one by one. The cigarette sample in the sample pack taken out was subjected to a smoking test using a linear type smoking machine SM400 (manufactured by Filtrona) and in accordance with ISO standard smoking conditions. The amount of tar (T) and the amount of 1-menthol (M) contained in the mainstream smoke were measured.
 図2は、タールの量(T)に対するl-メントールの量(M)の比、即ち、M/Tの経時変化を示す。 FIG. 2 shows the ratio of the amount of 1-menthol (M) to the amount of tar (T), that is, the change with time of M / T.
 図2から明らかなように、5℃で保管されたシガレットサンプルの場合、2ヶ月の保管期間が経過しても、M/Tの減少は確認されない。しかしながら、22℃で保管されたシガレットサンプルの場合、M/Tが経時的に僅かに減少していることが分かる。これは、刻たばこに添加されたl-メントールが揮散し、サンプルパック外に放出されたか、又は、揮散したl-メントールがサンプルパックの包装材料に吸着されたことに起因すると考えられる。 As is clear from FIG. 2, in the case of a cigarette sample stored at 5 ° C., a decrease in M / T is not confirmed even when the storage period of 2 months elapses. However, in the case of a cigarette sample stored at 22 ° C., it can be seen that the M / T slightly decreases with time. This is considered to be because l-menthol added to the cigarette was volatilized and released out of the sample pack, or the volatilized l-menthol was adsorbed on the packaging material of the sample pack.
 一方、55℃で保管されたシガレットサンプルの場合、M/Tの経時的減少は著しい。具体的には、5℃で2ヶ月保管されたシガレットサンプルのM/Tに対し、55℃で2ヶ月保管されたシガレットサンプルのM/Tは約1/3に減少している。 On the other hand, in the case of a cigarette sample stored at 55 ° C., the M / T decrease over time is significant. Specifically, the M / T of the cigarette sample stored at 55 ° C. for 2 months is reduced to about 1/3 compared to the M / T of the cigarette sample stored at 5 ° C. for 2 months.
 上述の試験結果から明らかなように、メンソール等の揮発性香料の経時的な減少を抑制するには、長期保管室14内にて、メンソールパックを20℃以下の冷温状態にて保管するのが望ましい。また、長期保管室14内のメンソールパックの温度と外気温との間の差が著しく拡大するのを避けるには、長期保管室14内にて、メンソールパックは4~10℃の低温状態に維持されているのがより望ましい。 一方、払出し準備室18は換気装置24に接続されている。この換気装置24は、払い出し準備室18からハウジング2の外部に延びる一対の循環管路26a,26bを有し、循環管路26aに循環ファン28が配置されている。循環ファン28が駆動されたとき、ハウジング2外の外気は循環経路26aを通じて払出し準備室18内に導入され、一方、払出し準備室18内の空気は、循環経路26bを通じてハウジング2外に排出される。即ち、払出し準備室18内の空気は外気と置換され、払出し準備室18内の温度、即ち、払出し準備室18内のメンソールパックは常時、外気温と同一温度に維持される。 As is clear from the above test results, in order to suppress a decrease in volatile fragrance such as menthol over time, the menthol pack is stored in a long-term storage chamber 14 in a cold state of 20 ° C. or lower. desirable. In order to avoid a significant increase in the difference between the temperature of the menthol pack in the long-term storage room 14 and the outside temperature, the menthol pack is maintained at a low temperature of 4 to 10 ° C. in the long-term storage room 14. It is more desirable. On the other hand, the payout preparation room 18 is connected to the ventilation device 24. The ventilation device 24 has a pair of circulation pipes 26a and 26b extending from the dispensing preparation chamber 18 to the outside of the housing 2, and a circulation fan 28 is disposed in the circulation pipe 26a. When the circulation fan 28 is driven, outside air outside the housing 2 is introduced into the dispensing preparation chamber 18 through the circulation path 26a, while air inside the dispensing preparation chamber 18 is discharged out of the housing 2 through the circulation path 26b. . That is, the air in the dispensing preparation chamber 18 is replaced with the outside air, and the temperature in the dispensing preparation chamber 18, that is, the menthol pack in the dispensing preparation chamber 18 is always maintained at the same temperature as the outside temperature.
 上述した第1実施例の自動販売機によれば、たばこカラム4a内に収容されているメンソールパックのうち、長期保管室14内に位置付けられたメンソールパックは4~10℃の温度に冷却された状態にある。それ故、長期保管室14内のメンソールパックが外気温の上昇に起因する不具合を被ることはない。つまり、メンソールパックからのメンソールの揮散が防止され、メンソールパックの品質は安定して維持される。 According to the vending machine of the first embodiment described above, of the menthol packs stored in the tobacco column 4a, the menthol pack positioned in the long-term storage chamber 14 was cooled to a temperature of 4 to 10 ° C. Is in a state. Therefore, the menthol pack in the long-term storage chamber 14 does not suffer from problems due to an increase in the outside air temperature. That is, volatilization of the menthol from the menthol pack is prevented, and the quality of the menthol pack is stably maintained.
 一方、たばこカラム4aから払出されたメンソールパックは、その払出しの直前まで払出し準備室18内に位置付けられ、この払出し準備室18内の温度は外気温と同一の温度に維持されている。それ故、払出されたメンソールパックの温度と外気温との間に差が生じないので、払出されたメンソールパックは急激な温度変化に起因する品質劣化を被ることもない。 On the other hand, the menthol pack delivered from the tobacco column 4a is positioned in the delivery preparation chamber 18 until immediately before the delivery, and the temperature in the delivery preparation chamber 18 is maintained at the same temperature as the outside temperature. Therefore, there is no difference between the temperature of the dispensed menthol pack and the outside air temperature, and the dispensed menthol pack does not suffer from quality deterioration due to a rapid temperature change.
 次に、図3及び図4を参照しながら、第2及び第3実施例の自動販売機について説明する。これら第2及び第3実施例の自動販売機について説明するにあたり、既に説明した自動販売機のパーツと同一の機能を発揮するパーツには同一の参照符号を付し、これらパーツの説明を省略する。 Next, the vending machines according to the second and third embodiments will be described with reference to FIGS. In the description of the vending machines of the second and third embodiments, parts that perform the same functions as the parts of the vending machines already described are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions of these parts are omitted. .
 図3に示されるように、第2実施例の自動販売機は払出し準備装置30を更に備えている。この払出し準備装置30は、長期保管室14と払出し準備室18との間を仕切るようにたばこカラム4aに配置され、前述した払出し装置6と同様な構造を有する。払出し準備装置30は、払出し準備室18内のメンソールパックの残数が所定個数以下になったときに作動され、長期保管室14から払出し準備室18内に所定個数のメンソールパックを排出する。 As shown in FIG. 3, the vending machine of the second embodiment further includes a payout preparation device 30. The dispensing preparation device 30 is disposed in the tobacco column 4a so as to partition the long-term storage chamber 14 and the dispensing preparation chamber 18, and has the same structure as the dispensing device 6 described above. The dispensing preparation device 30 is activated when the remaining number of menthol packs in the dispensing preparation chamber 18 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined number, and discharges a predetermined number of menthol packs from the long-term storage chamber 14 into the dispensing preparation chamber 18.
 詳しく、払出し装置6及び払出し準備装置30は、排出コントローラ32を介して前述した販売コントローラ8に電気的に接続されている。排出コントローラ32は、販売コントローラ8から払出し装置6に向けて送信される払出し信号を中継し、そして、この払出し信号を計数することで、払出し準備室18内のメンソールパックの残数を検出する。そして、払出し準備室18内のメンソールパックの残数が所定の数に達したとき、排出コントローラ32は払出し準備装置30に作動信号を送信する。払出し準備装置30が作動信号を受け取ったとき、払出し準備装置30は作動し、長期保管室14から払出し準備室18内に所定個数のメンソールパックを排出する。 Specifically, the payout device 6 and the payout preparation device 30 are electrically connected to the sales controller 8 described above via the discharge controller 32. The discharge controller 32 relays a payout signal transmitted from the sales controller 8 to the payout device 6 and counts the payout signal to detect the remaining number of menthol packs in the payout preparation chamber 18. When the remaining number of menthol packs in the payout preparation chamber 18 reaches a predetermined number, the discharge controller 32 transmits an operation signal to the payout preparation device 30. When the dispensing preparation device 30 receives the operation signal, the dispensing preparation device 30 operates to discharge a predetermined number of menthol packs from the long-term storage chamber 14 into the dispensing preparation chamber 18.
 たばこカラム4aに上述の払出し準備装置30が備えられていれば、払出し準備室18内にて外気に晒されるメンソールパックの個数を少なくできる。 If the above-described dispensing preparation device 30 is provided in the tobacco column 4a, the number of menthol packs exposed to the outside air in the dispensing preparation chamber 18 can be reduced.
 更に、排出コントローラ32は、払出し準備室18内でのメンソールパックの滞留を所定の期間内に収める機能を有することができる。具体的には、たばこカラム4aからのメンソールパックの払出し実績、即ち、たばこカラム4aの払出し装置6に向けて送信される払出し信号の時間間隔に基づき、排出コントローラ32は払出し準備装置30の作動を制御する。ここで、メンソールパックの滞留期間は長期保管室14から払出し準備室18内に排出されたメンソールパックの温度が払出し準備室18内の温度まで上昇するのに要求される時間と、この後のメンソールパックが払出し準備室18から払出されるまでの経過時間との合計を最少にすべく設定される。 Furthermore, the discharge controller 32 can have a function of keeping the stay of the menthol pack in the dispensing preparation chamber 18 within a predetermined period. Specifically, the discharge controller 32 performs the operation of the discharge preparation device 30 based on the actual delivery of the menthol pack from the tobacco column 4a, that is, the time interval of the payout signal transmitted to the discharge device 6 of the tobacco column 4a. Control. Here, the residence period of the menthol pack is the time required for the temperature of the menthol pack discharged from the long-term storage chamber 14 to the discharge preparation chamber 18 to rise to the temperature in the discharge preparation chamber 18, and the menthol after that It is set to minimize the total of the elapsed time until the pack is dispensed from the dispensing preparation room 18.
 排出コントローラ32が上述の機能を有していれば、払出し準備室18内においてメンソールパックが外気温に晒される期間が最少となり、外気温に起因するメンソールパックの品質劣化は効果的に抑制される。 If the discharge controller 32 has the above-described function, the period during which the menthol pack is exposed to the outside temperature in the dispensing preparation chamber 18 is minimized, and deterioration of the quality of the menthol pack due to the outside temperature is effectively suppressed. .
 図4に示されるように、第3実施例の自動販売機は、前述した冷却装置20及び換気装置24に代えて空調装置34を備えている。この空調装置34は、冷却装置20と同一の機能を発揮する第1冷却セクション34aと、換気装置24に対応する第2冷却セクション34bとを含む。第2冷却セクション34bは、循環管路36を通じて払出し準備室18に接続され、払出し準備室18に冷気を供給する。払出し準備室18に供給される冷気の温度は、第1冷却セクション34aから長期保管室14に供給される冷気の温度よりも高く且つ外気温よりも低い。 As shown in FIG. 4, the vending machine according to the third embodiment includes an air conditioner 34 instead of the cooling device 20 and the ventilation device 24 described above. The air conditioner 34 includes a first cooling section 34 a that performs the same function as the cooling device 20, and a second cooling section 34 b that corresponds to the ventilation device 24. The second cooling section 34 b is connected to the dispensing preparation chamber 18 through the circulation pipe 36 and supplies cold air to the dispensing preparation chamber 18. The temperature of the cold air supplied to the dispensing preparation chamber 18 is higher than the temperature of the cold air supplied from the first cooling section 34a to the long-term storage chamber 14, and lower than the outside air temperature.
 ここで、払出し準備室18内の温度は、メンソールパック内のメンソールの揮散を抑制し、且つ、払出し準備室18からのメンソールパックが払出された時、メンソールパックが急激な温度変化に晒されることのない値に設定されている。それ故、払出し準備室18に供給される冷気の温度は、外気温に応じて調整されるのが好ましい。 Here, the temperature in the dispensing preparation chamber 18 suppresses the volatilization of the menthol in the menthol pack, and when the menthol pack is dispensed from the dispensing preparation chamber 18, the menthol pack is exposed to a rapid temperature change. It is set to a value with no. Therefore, the temperature of the cold air supplied to the dispensing preparation chamber 18 is preferably adjusted according to the outside air temperature.
 第3実施例の自動販売機の場合、払出し準備室18内のメンソールパックは外気温に晒されることがないので、メンソールパックからのメンソールの揮散がより効果的に抑制される。 In the case of the vending machine according to the third embodiment, the menthol pack in the payout preparation room 18 is not exposed to the outside air temperature, so that the menthol volatilization from the menthol pack is more effectively suppressed.
 本発明は上述の第1~第3実施例に制約されるものではなく、更なる変形が可能である。
 例えば、メンソールパック以外の香料付けシガレットパックを収容するたばこカラム4のみならず、ハウジング2内の全てのたばこカラム4もまた、長期保管室14及び払出し準備室18を備えることができる。
The present invention is not limited to the first to third embodiments described above, and further modifications are possible.
For example, not only the tobacco column 4 containing a scented cigarette pack other than the menthol pack, but also all the tobacco columns 4 in the housing 2 can include a long-term storage chamber 14 and a dispensing preparation chamber 18.
 また、本発明は自動販売機に限らず、店内に設置され、販売員により操作される払出し機にも同様に適用可能である。 Further, the present invention is not limited to the vending machine, but can be similarly applied to a dispensing machine installed in a store and operated by a salesperson.
2       ハウジング
4、4a    たばこカラム(収容セクション)
6       払出し装置
14      長期保管室
18      払出し準備室
20      冷却装置
24      換気装置
26      循環管路
30      払出し準備装置
32      排出コントローラ
34      空調装置
2 Housing 4, 4a Tobacco column (storage section)
6 Dispensing device 14 Long-term storage room 18 Dispensing preparation chamber 20 Cooling device 24 Ventilation device 26 Circulation line 30 Dispensing preparation device 32 Discharge controller 34 Air conditioner

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  1.  商品払出し口を有するハウジングと、
     前記ハウジング内に配置され、たばこ製品を収容する収容セクションであって、前記たばこ製品の温度が所定の許容温度以上に上昇すると、前記たばこ製品は品質劣化を受ける、収容セクションと、
     払出し指令を受け取ったとき、前記収容セクションから前記商品払出し口にたばこ製品を払出す払出し装置と、
     前記ハウジング内に規定され、前記収容セクション内のたばこ製品のうち、前記商品出し口から遠い領域内にあるたばこ製品をその内部に位置付けた長期保管室と、
     前記ハウジング内に規定され、前記商品収容セクション内のたばこ製品のうち、前記商品出し口から近い領域内にあるたばこ製品をその内部に位置付けた払出し準備室と、
     前記長期保管室の温度を前記許容温度よりも低い温度に保管温度に冷却して維持する冷却装置と、
     前記払出し準備室の温度を前記保管温度より高く且つ外気温以下の払出し温度に維持する調整装置と
    を備える、たばこの払出し機。
    A housing having a product outlet,
    A housing section disposed within the housing and housing a tobacco product, wherein the tobacco product is subject to quality degradation when a temperature of the tobacco product rises above a predetermined allowable temperature; and
    A dispensing device that dispenses tobacco products from the housing section to the product dispensing port when receiving a dispensing instruction;
    A long-term storage room in which a tobacco product that is defined in the housing and is in a region far from the product outlet of the tobacco products in the housing section is positioned;
    A dispensing preparation chamber in which a tobacco product defined in the housing and located in an area close to the product outlet of the tobacco products in the product storage section is positioned;
    A cooling device for cooling and maintaining the temperature of the long-term storage room at a storage temperature lower than the allowable temperature;
    A cigarette dispenser comprising: an adjusting device that maintains the temperature of the dispensing preparation chamber at a dispensing temperature that is higher than the storage temperature and less than or equal to an outside temperature.
  2.  たばこ製品はその内部に揮発性の香料を含む、請求項1のたばこの払出し機。 2. The tobacco dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the tobacco product contains a volatile fragrance.
  3.  前記冷却装置は、前記長期保管室の温度を20℃以下の保管温度に維持する、請求項2のたばこの払出し機。 The cigarette dispenser according to claim 2, wherein the cooling device maintains the temperature of the long-term storage room at a storage temperature of 20 ° C or lower.
  4.  前記調整装置は、前記払出し準備室内の空気を前記ハウジング外の空気と置換させる換気装置である、請求項3のたばこの払出し機。 The cigarette dispenser according to claim 3, wherein the adjusting device is a ventilation device that replaces air in the dispensing preparation chamber with air outside the housing.
  5.  前記調整装置は、前記払出し準備室内の温度を前記保管温度と外気温との間の温度に維持する第2冷凍装置である、請求項3のたばこの払出し機。 The cigarette dispenser according to claim 3, wherein the adjustment device is a second refrigeration apparatus that maintains a temperature in the dispensing preparation chamber at a temperature between the storage temperature and an outside air temperature.
  6.  前記冷却装置及び前記調整装置は1つの空調装置としてユニット化されている、請求項5のたばこの払出し機。 The cigarette dispenser according to claim 5, wherein the cooling device and the adjusting device are unitized as one air conditioner.
  7.  前記長期保管室と前記払出し準備室との間に配置された排出装置を更に備え、この排出装置は、前記払出し準備室内のたばこ製品の残数が所定数以下になっとき、前記長期保管室から前記払出し準備室へのたばこ製品を排出させる、請求項3のたばこの払出し機。 The apparatus further comprises a discharge device disposed between the long-term storage chamber and the payout preparation chamber, and the discharge device removes the tobacco product from the long-term storage chamber when the remaining number of tobacco products in the payout preparation chamber becomes a predetermined number or less. The tobacco dispensing machine according to claim 3, wherein the tobacco product is discharged to the dispensing preparation chamber.
  8.  前記払出し準備室からのたばこ製品の払出し実績に基づき、前記払出し準備室内のたばこ製品の滞留を所定の期間内に収めるべく、たばこ製品の排出を制御する排出コントローラを更に備える、請求項7に記載のたばこ払出し機。 8. The apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising: a discharge controller that controls discharge of the tobacco product so as to keep the stay of the tobacco product in the discharge preparation chamber within a predetermined period based on a result of discharging the tobacco product from the discharge preparation chamber. Cigarette dispenser.
  9.  払出し指令に基づき、ハウジング内の収容セクション内のたばこ製品を前記ハウジングの商品払出し口に払い出すたばこ払出し方法であって、前記たばこ製品はその温度が所定の許容温度以上に上昇すると、品質劣化を受ける、
     前記たばこ払出し方法は、
     前記収容セクション内のたばこ製品のうち、前記商品払出し口から遠い領域内にあるたばこ製品を前記許容温度よりも低い保管温度に冷却し、
     前記収容セクション低のたばこ製品のうち、前記商品払出し口から近い領域内にあるたばこ製品を前記保管温度よりも高く且つ外気温以下の払出し温度に維持する。
    A tobacco dispensing method for dispensing a tobacco product in a housing section in a housing to a product dispensing port of the housing based on a dispensing command, wherein the quality of the tobacco product is degraded when the temperature rises above a predetermined allowable temperature. receive,
    The tobacco delivery method is:
    Of the tobacco products in the containing section, cool tobacco products in a region far from the product outlet to a storage temperature lower than the allowable temperature,
    Of the tobacco products having a low housing section, the tobacco products in the region near the product delivery port are maintained at a delivery temperature that is higher than the storage temperature and less than or equal to the outside temperature.
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