JP2532964B2 - Vending machine with microwave - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (A) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a vending machine with a microwave oven, and more particularly, to a product holding unit for temporarily holding a product carried out from a storage before being introduced into a microwave oven. It has a structure suitable for guiding products.

(B) Conventional technology Various structures have been devised for the structure of the product guide of the microwave oven. For example, a structure as disclosed in JP-B-51-13894 is devised.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, according to the above structure, the product holder is integrally provided on the microwave oven door, and there is a drawback that the structure of the door is complicated because it operates integrally with the door. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and simplifies the door structure of a microwave oven, and at the same time, the product holding unit is configured to smoothly guide the product.

(D) Means for Solving the Problem A microwave oven provided with a product holding unit for temporarily holding the product carried out from the storage before being introduced into the microwave through an inlet opening formed on the rear surface of the product. In the automatic vending machine with a lamp, a plurality of product guide rods made of a dielectric material are arranged on both sides behind the entrance opening of the microwave oven at appropriate intervals in the vertical direction, and a step is formed at one end of each guide rod. A guide in which a small diameter portion formed at the tip of the guide rod is engaged with a guide rod receiving portion arranged opposite to the inner wall of the microwave oven, and the other end of the guide rod has a large diameter portion outside the microwave oven. A stopper plate that is inserted into the support hole of the bar receiving plate and that engages with the tip of the guide rod to prevent the guide rod from coming off is attached to the guide rod receiving plate, and both side members of the commodity holding unit are attached. It is designed to be configured.

(E) Action The stepped small diameter portion side of the guide rod is engaged with the round hole of the guide rod receiving portion provided on the inner wall of the microwave oven, and the large diameter portion at the other end of the guide rod is outside the microwave oven. It is inserted through the round support hole of the guide rod receiving plate placed in the above, and the guide rod is prevented from coming off by the retainer plate provided outside the guide rod receiving plate so as to engage with the tip of the guide rod. A plurality of these guide rods are arranged in the vertical direction in front of, to form a product guide unit of the product holding unit. Further, the guide rods constituting these product holding portions can be easily disassembled and assembled by removing from the guide rod receiving portions and the guide rod receiving plates at both ends supporting the guide rods by removing the retaining plates. Has become easy.

(F) Embodiments Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic side sectional view of a vending machine with a microwave oven, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view of a main portion of a microwave oven portion including a product holding portion of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional front view of the same portion, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a mounting state of the guide bar of the product holding portion.

 First, a description will be given with reference to FIG.

Inside the main body 1 of the vending machine, there is provided a storage 4 in which a plurality of product storage columns 3 for storing foods 2 at a constant temperature are stored, and each column 3 is operated by the customer operating a selection button 5. The proper bending mechanism provided in the column 2 operates to take out the selected product 2 from the column 3.

The discharged food 2 is dropped onto the chute 6, and further, by opening the in-compartment carry-out door 7 provided at the lower part of the chute 6, a drop opening 8 is formed.
It is sent out to the room with the microwave oven 9 through. In this room, the food 2 is stored in the product holding unit 10 before being carried into the microwave oven 9.

The commodity holding unit 10 includes a plurality of dielectric rods 11 arranged horizontally on the bottom and penetrating the entrance door 13 of the microwave oven 9 and sliding back and forth (arrow a), and in FIG. Although not shown, it is composed of a plurality of product guide rods made of a dielectric material and arranged on the left and right sides behind the entrance of the entrance door 13 at appropriate intervals in the vertical direction. The structure of the product holding unit 10 will be described later.

On the other hand, the microwave oven 9 has a first opening for carrying in food.
This entrance door is provided with 12 and opens and closes this first opening 12.
13 is slidable in the front-rear direction in the product holder 10 as shown by an arrow b. Therefore, when the entrance door 13 is opened and when it is closed, the food 2 on the product holding unit 10 is opened at the first opening 12
Through, and is loaded into an oven 9A equipped with microwave oscillating means (not shown). Therefore, food 2 is behind the entrance door 13.
A pressing portion 14 that presses against and presses it is integrally provided.

A food table 2 is placed in the oven 9A, and a turntable 16 which is rotated by a driving means 15 such as an electric motor is provided. Stirrer fan 18 that spreads waves evenly
Is provided. The stirrer fan 18 is rotationally driven by an electric motor or the like. The turntable 16 and the stirrer fan 18 are designed to rotate steadily during microwave oscillation.

When the heating of the food 2 is completed, the second opening 19 of the microwave oven 9 is opened by opening the outlet door 20 that slides up and down, and subsequently, the above-mentioned derivative rod 11 starts to move forward, and at the tip thereof. The bar-shaped product pushing member 37 provided (see FIGS. 2 and 4)
Then, the food 2 on the turntable 16 is carried out of the oven 9A and taken out to the product outlet 23. The rear end of the dielectric rod 11 is a reciprocating mechanism 40 including an electric motor pinion and a rack gear.
It is attached to a fixed plate 22 which is moved by (see FIG. 4). A refrigerating unit 24 cools the inside of the storage 4.

Next, the structure of the product holder 10 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS.
A description will be given with reference to the drawings. First, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the dielectric rod 11 also serving as the bottom member of the product holding portion 10 advances and retreats into the oven 9A through the through hole 36 of the entrance door 13, and the product pushing member at the tip thereof. 37 is installed. That is, although not shown, a plurality of engagement recesses are provided at the tip of the dielectric rod 11, and the engagement projections provided on the upper surface of the product pressing member 37 are fitted into the engagement recesses. Then, both ends of the commodity pushing member 37 are formed in a stepped shape as shown in FIG. 4 to form protruding protrusions 38, 38.

On the other hand, on the inner surfaces of both side walls 9b and 9b in the oven 9A, guides 39 having a U-shaped cross section in which the engagement protrusions 38 and 38 are slidably fitted.
Set up 39. Further, the relationship between the guides 39, 39 and the turntable 16 is such that a slight gap is maintained below the guides 39, 39. As a result, the product pushing member 37 pushes out the food 2 on the turntable 16 when the dielectric rod 11 moves forward.

Next, as shown in each drawing, 25 is a product guide rod in which a small diameter portion 26 is provided at one end, a step 27 is formed, and the other end has a large diameter, and is made of a dielectric material such as polypropylene or Teflon. . Reference numerals 28 and 28 denote guide rod receiving portions fixed to the inner walls 9b and 9b of the microwave oven 9, and are provided with round holes 29 with which the small diameter portion 26 is engaged. Reference numeral 13 denotes an entrance door of the microwave oven 9, which has a hole 30 through which the guide rods 25 pass.

Reference numeral 31 is a guide rod receiving plate provided with a round hole 32 as a support hole for inserting and supporting the large diameter portion 25a which is the other end of the product guide rod 25, and is provided with screws 33, 33 on the outside of the microwave oven 9. Arranged and fixed. For the product guide rods 25, 25, the round hole 32 of the guide rod receiving plate 31 and the hole 30 of the entrance door 13 are sequentially inserted from the small diameter portion 26 side,
By engaging the small diameter portion 26 with the round hole 29 of the guide rod receiving portion 28, the step portion 27a and the guide rod receiving portion 28 are brought into a locked state to support one end. The tip of the receiving portion 28 is dimensioned so as not to protrude from the outer periphery of the guide rod 25 so that the commodity is not caught when being carried into the microwave oven 9.

On the other hand, the other end large diameter portion 25a of the guide rod 25 is supported by the round hole 32 of the guide rod receiving plate 31, and the retaining plate 3 is provided to prevent the guide rod 25 from coming off.
4, 34 are fixed to the guide rod receiving plate 31 in a lid shape with screws 35 or the like. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 4, a plurality of product guide rods 25 ... 25 are arranged at appropriate intervals in the vertical direction on both sides of the entrance opening 12 of the microwave oven 9, and the storage 4 The merchandise guide portion that guides the merchandise 2 for sale from the product to the merchandise holding portion 10 reliably and smoothly can have a simple structure and can be easily assembled.

Then, by loosening the screws 35, 35 and removing the retaining plates 34, 34, the product guide rods 25 ... 25 can be pulled out. Further, since the guide rod receiving plate 31 can also be removed by removing the screws 33, 33 for fixing the guide rod receiving plate 31, it is possible to easily construct a product holding portion according to the size of the product to be sold.

Next, in the above configuration, the operation will be briefly described. When the customer puts money and the selection button 5 is pressed,
The food 2 that is discharged from the storage 4 by the operation of the bend mechanism
Is accommodated in the product holding unit 10 which is waiting by opening the entrance door 13 via the chute 6.

The driving means of the inlet door 13 operates, the inlet door 13 starts to close, and the food 2 is pushed on the inner surface side thereof to be carried into the oven 9A through the first opening 12 and closed. The food 2 is placed on the turntable 16, the microwave oscillating device is activated next, and the stirrer fan 18 and the turntable 16 are also activated, so that the food 2 is irradiated with microwaves and heated uniformly. It

After heating for a predetermined time, the exit door 20 opens and at the same time the dielectric rod
The driving means of 11 operates and the dielectric rod 11 enters into the oven 9A. Then, the pushing member 37 at the tip moves on the turntable 16 and pushes against the food 2 on the turntable 16, and the second opening 19
Push out more. Then, the product is finally delivered to the product outlet 23.

(G) Effect of the Invention As described above, the structure of the product guide part of the microwave oven built into the vending machine can be easily obtained, and the length of the guide bar,
By simply changing the number and intervals of the products, it is possible to easily obtain the guide portion of the sale product of various shapes and dimensions, which is a structure suitable for the vending machine.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side sectional view of a vending machine with a microwave oven, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of an essential portion of a microwave oven equipped with a product holder of the present invention, and FIG. Figure,
FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional front view of the same portion, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a mounting state of the guide bar of the product holding portion. 4 ... storage, 9 ... microwave oven, 10 ... product storage unit,
13 …… entrance door, 12 …… entrance opening, 25 …… product guide bar, 26
…… Small diameter part, 27 …… Step, 28 …… Product guide rod receiving part, 29…
… Round hole, 31 …… Product guide plate, 34 …… Prevention plate.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vending machine with a microwave oven provided with a product holding unit for temporarily holding a product carried out from a storage through a entrance opening formed on the rear surface of the product into the microwave oven. , A plurality of product guide rods made of a dielectric material are arranged longitudinally at appropriate intervals on both sides behind the entrance opening of the microwave oven, and a step is provided at one end of each guide rod, The formed small diameter portions are respectively locked to the guide rod receiving portions arranged to face the inner wall of the microwave oven, and the other end large diameter portion of the guide rod is supported by the guide rod receiving plate disposed outside the microwave oven. A retaining plate that is inserted into the hole and that engages with the tip of the guide rod to prevent the guide rod from coming off is attached to the guide rod receiving plate to configure both side members of the product holding portion. This is a vending machine with a microwave oven.