JP3201504B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine provided with an upward-opening door at the front of a vending machine main body, and more particularly, to the debris falling when a fluorescent lamp which illuminates an illuminating plate of the door is broken. Related to means for preventing

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a vending machine to which the present invention is applied, in which an upper opening type door (loading door) is opened. The illustrated vending machine sells canned beverages, and a so-called serpentine type bend rack 3 containing a product 2 in a meandering product passage is stored in an inner box of the vending machine main body 1 having an open front. The vending machine main body 1 is installed together with an internal cooler or a heater, and a merchandise insertion port 3a at an upper end thereof is arranged in a concentrated manner on an upper front surface of the vending machine main body 1. The front opening of the vending machine main body 1 is closed by two doors, a loading door 4 and a large door 5. Here, the loading door 4 closes only the product insertion port 3a and is configured to be opened upward, and is kept open by a gas spring 6 in the drawing.

The loading door 4 has a double structure comprising an outer door 7 provided with an illuminating plate which cannot be seen in the drawing, and an inner door 8 having a heat insulating structure which is connected in a downward opening manner as described later. Has become. On the other hand, the large door 5 is configured in a horizontal opening type with the left end of the figure as a fulcrum, and has a double structure having an inner door of a heat insulating structure inside, though not visible in the figure. As shown, a product purchase push button 9 and a product sample 10 are arranged on the outer door of the large door 5, and a coin mech, electrical components, and the like are attached to the inner door. The vending machine with the illustrated door structure can be used to load the product 2 from the product input port 3a by opening only the loading door 4 in an upwardly open manner as shown in the figure. In comparison with this, there is an advantage that the workability of the product introduction is good, and at that time, the cool air in the refrigerator does not escape.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view showing a loading door portion in FIG. Loading door 4 is outer door 7
Is mounted on the upper surface of the vending machine main body 1 via a shaft 11 at the upper end thereof so as to be openable and closable at the time of product introduction as shown in the figure. The inner door 8 of the loading door 4 is openably and closably connected to the inner side of the outer door 7 via a shaft 12, and when the loading door 4 is opened, the inner door 8 is vertically opened as shown by a solid line in the figure. I have. A fluorescent lamp 13 is supported on the front surface of the inner door 8 by a mounting bracket 14, and a glow starter 15 is provided near the fluorescent lamp 13. The fluorescent lamp 13 illuminates an advertising light 16 on the front of the outer door 7. Inner door 8
Is normally closed and locked in a state shown by a chain line, and is opened and closed integrally with the outer door 7.

[0005]

In the vending machine described above, when an external force is applied to the front surface of the loading door 4 by mischief or the like, the illuminating plate 16 may be broken and the fluorescent lamp 13 may be damaged at the same time. In such a case, the entire loading door 4 is opened upward as shown in FIG. 6, and then the inner door 8 is opened downward to replace the fluorescent lamp 13. At this time, the inner door 8 is moved vertically as shown in FIG. The fragments of the fluorescent lamp 13 that had stayed as soon as they opened to the state fell down at the same time, which was dangerous and scattered around. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine in which fragments are prevented from falling when replacing the fluorescent lamp.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vending machine having an upward opening type boom on a front surface thereof .
It has over loading door, with consists of the loading door and the outer door having a DenTeruban a door inner linked to expression opens below into the inside, in front of the inner door illuminating the electrostatic Therban in vending machine fluorescent lamp is mounted, and along a lower side of the fluorescent lamp of the inner door, the loading door closed
In the state where the fluorescent lamp was damaged in a squeezed state, the fragments were received , and then the loading door was opened upwards.
Receiving the debris that falls when the inner door is opened downward
A gutter-shaped receiving tray for stopping is provided (claim 1). In this case, if the receiving tray is configured as a protective cover made of a light-transmitting plastic that covers the front surface of the fluorescent lamp, it is effective in preventing the fluorescent lamp from being damaged (claim 2).

[0007]

[Function] By providing a gutter-shaped tray along the lower side of the fluorescent lamp of the inner door for receiving the debris when the fluorescent lamp is broken, the debris of the fluorescent lamp that has stayed even when the inner door is opened is provided. It is received by the saucer and does not fall. In addition, if this saucer is configured as a protective cover made of translucent plastic that covers up to the front of the fluorescent lamp, the fluorescent lamp is protected by the protective cover even in the event that an external force is applied to the outer door and the lighting plate is damaged. Avoid damage.

[0008]

FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are based on FIGS.
An embodiment in a case where the present invention is applied to the vending machine shown in FIG. FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view of a loading door portion, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the fluorescent lamp portion. In the figure, a base 17 formed by bending a steel plate into a sectional shape shown in FIG.
The fluorescent lamp 13 is supported by a mounting metal 14 integrally formed thereon. The glow starter 15 is also attached to the base 17. A gutter-shaped receiving tray 17a is provided below the base 17 along the lower side of the fluorescent lamp 13.
Are integrally formed.

In this configuration, if some external force is applied to the front surface of the loading door 4 to damage the illuminating plate 16 and the fluorescent lamp 13 at the same time, the debris will travel along the front surface of the inner door 8. It falls, but this fragment is
7a and held therein. Therefore,
Even if the inner door 8 is opened to replace the fluorescent lamp 13 as shown in FIG. 1, the debris does not fall and cause injuries or scattering on the installation surface of the vending machine.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show a second embodiment of the present invention in which the above-mentioned tray is formed as a plastic protective cover. FIG. 3 is a side view of a loading door portion, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of the fluorescent lamp portion. In this embodiment, the fluorescent lamp 13 and the glow starter 15 are directly mounted on the front surface of the inner door 8 as in the case of the conventional example of FIG. 6, but a protective cover 19 made of transparent plastic is screwed so as to surround them. It is fixed to the inner door 8 by 20. The protective cover 19 has a bag-like shape in which the surface facing the inner door 8 and the upper surface are open, and forms a gutter-shaped receiving tray 19a along the lower side of the fluorescent lamp 13 in the attached state shown in the drawing, while the front wall 1
9b covers the front of the fluorescent lamp 13.

In such a configuration, when the fluorescent lamp 13 is damaged, the protective cover 19 receives the fragments of the fluorescent lamp 13 by the receiving tray 19a in the same manner as in the first embodiment. Is received by the front wall 19 a of the protective cover 19. Therefore, if the protective cover 19 is made of reinforced plastic, it is possible to prevent the fluorescent lamp 13 from being damaged, and even if it is damaged, the fragments can be received by the tray 19a.

[0012]

According to the present invention, even if the fluorescent lamp is damaged, the fragments are received by the gutter-shaped tray, so that when the fluorescent lamp is replaced, the fragments may fall and cause injury, or the fragments may be scattered around. Never do. Further, in this case, if the receiving tray is configured as a protective cover made of a light-transmitting plastic that covers the front surface of the fluorescent lamp, the damage itself of the fluorescent lamp can be prevented by the protective cover.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an upper opening door portion of a vending machine showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a fluorescent lamp part of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of an upper opening door portion of a vending machine showing Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a fluorescent lamp part of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a vending machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view of an upper opening door portion in FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending machine main body 2 Merchandise 3 Bend rack 4 Loading door (top-opening type door) 5 Large door 7 Outer door 8 Inner door 13 Fluorescent lamp 16 Lighting board 17a Receiving tray 19 Protective cover 19a Receiving tray

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An upper opening type row in front of a vending machine main body.
It has a loading door, with consists of the loading door and the outer door having a DenTeruban a door inner linked to expression opens below into the inside, in front of the inner door illuminating the electrostatic Therban in vending machine fluorescent lamp is mounted, and along a lower side of the fluorescent lamp of the inner door, the loading
With the door closed, the debris when the fluorescent lamp was damaged was received , and then the loading door was opened upward.
The fragments that fall when the inner door is opened downward
Vending machine, characterized in that a trough-shaped pan to receive. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the saucer is formed as a protective cover made of a translucent plastic that covers the front surface of the fluorescent lamp.