JP3205229B2 - Cup support device for cup-type beverage vending machines - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cup supporting apparatus for supporting a cup in a cup-type beverage vending machine for selling a hot beverage or a cold beverage in a cup.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A vending machine of this kind is provided with a cup supporting device having a cup stage for supporting a bottom portion of a cup, and a pair of cup flappers for holding both sides of the cup disposed on the cup stage. , Holding the cup support device movably in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction,
The cup supported by the cup supporting device is moved in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction integrally with the cup supporting device, and is conveyed to each position for receiving a beverage ingredient, hot water, water, or the like, and the cup is held at that position. There is known an apparatus in which a beverage is prepared by receiving raw materials, hot water, water, and the like therein, and further, the cup is transported to a position inside a sales opening and sold integrally with a cup support device.

FIG. 15 shows a structure of a cup supporting device used in a conventional general cup-type beverage vending machine, where a is an equipment case formed of a synthetic resin, a metal plate or the like. A cup stage b is provided at the lower part of the front surface of the case a so as to be able to move up and down, and a drive mechanism c for driving the cup stage b is provided in the equipment case a.

An opening d is formed in the upper part of the equipment case a, and a support member e formed into a box shape by sheet metal pressing is attached inside the opening d. Equipment case a
On the front side, a pair of cup flappers f (only one is shown) for holding the sides of the cup are provided. The cup flapper f has an arc-shaped hand portion g and this hand portion g.
An arm h extending from one end of the arm, and a boss i provided at the tip of the arm h.
A support shaft j is provided vertically, and upper and lower ends of the support shaft j are inserted into upper and lower surfaces of the support member e.
, The cup flapper f is rotatably supported.

[0005] The boss portion i is provided with an interlocking piece k, and an opening m is formed in the upright wall on the rear side of the support member e. Through this opening m, the tip of the interlocking piece k is connected to the equipment case a. Extends inside. A drive mechanism n for driving the cup flapper f is provided in the equipment case a, and a cam p of the drive mechanism n comes into contact with a tip end of the interlocking piece k, and the cam p is driven by the drive mechanism n to rotate. By doing so, the cup flapper f rotates in the horizontal direction about the support shaft j.

In a vending machine that sells a plurality of beverage types, a cup having a size corresponding to the beverage type is prepared, and a cup of each size is selected according to the beverage type to be sold. It is supplied to a support device. Cup sizes include, for example, 6.5 oz, 7 oz, 9 oz, 12 oz and 16 oz, and cups of these sizes are commonly used in vending machines.

When the cup is supplied to the cup supporting device, the cup is supported on the cup stage b. The cup stage is arranged at a predetermined level in advance according to the size of the cup to be supplied.

[0008] One of the pair of cup flappers f is driven by a driving mechanism n to rotate about a support shaft j, and further interlocks with the rotation of the one cup flapper f to rotate the other. The cup flapper (not shown) pivots to open and close both cup flappers f, and the opening and closing operation clamps both sides of the cup. In this state, the cup supporting device is conveyed to predetermined positions. In each position, a syrup stock solution, coffee powder, cold water, hot water, and the like, which are the ingredients of the beverage, are sequentially injected, and the cup support device is automatically cleaned periodically or as needed.

[0009]

However, in such a conventional cup supporting apparatus, the supporting member e is formed as a separate piece from the device case a, and therefore, a gap is provided between the supporting member e and the device case a. In addition, since the supporting member e is formed by bending a metal plate by pressing into a box shape, relatively large gaps are generated particularly at its four corners, and further, an opening m is formed in the supporting member e. Therefore, for example, the syrup undiluted solution when the undiluted syrup is poured into the cup, or the washing liquid when automatically cleaning the front side of the equipment case e is scattered and enters the equipment case a through the gap or the opening m. Then, the liquid adheres to the driving mechanisms c and n provided in the device case a,
The operation of the drive mechanisms c and n is hindered by the consolidation and adhesive force of the liquid, and the liquid that has entered the equipment case a contacts the electrical components of the drive mechanisms c and n and causes a failure. I will.

The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object of the present invention is to prevent a liquid for beverage preparation and a liquid for automatic cleaning from entering a device case. An object of the present invention is to provide a cup supporting device for a cup-type beverage vending machine, which can surely protect a drive mechanism and its electric components disposed in an equipment case.

[0011]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cup stage for supporting the bottom of a cup on the front of an equipment case, and a left and right side located above the cup stage. A cup supporting device comprising: a pair of cup flappers arranged to face each other and opened and closed in conjunction with each other to sandwich both sides of the cup on the cup stage. A hand portion for holding the portion, an arm portion extending from one end of the hand portion, and a boss portion provided at an end on the distal end side of the arm portion. A recess recessed inward is integrally formed, a boss of each of the cup flappers is inserted into the recess and rotatably supported, and a drive mechanism provided in the equipment case A drive shaft that rotates in conjunction with the drive shaft penetrates the upper wall of the recess and is connected to the boss of the one cup flapper. With this connection, the one cup flapper is connected to the drive shaft around the boss. The cup flapper is driven and pivoted, and the other cup flapper is pivoted about its boss portion in conjunction with the one cup flapper. It is designed to hold both sides of the upper cup.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 12 shows the internal structure of a cup-type beverage vending machine, in which 1 is a housing, which accommodates raw material powder such as coffee or cocoa in the housing 1 and a predetermined amount of the raw material powder. Canisters 2 and 3 supplied from outlets 2a and 3a, coffee brewer 5 supplying coffee extracted from a predetermined amount of coffee powder crushed by coffee mill 5a with hot water to extract the coffee, and supplying the extracted coffee from outlet 5b, addition Canisters 6 and 7, and syrup tanks 8a, 9a and 10 that contain sugar, milk, and the like as objects and supply them in predetermined amounts from outlets 6a and 7a.
The various syrup stock solutions in a are sucked and the nozzles 8b, 9
b, 10b, a syrup feeder 8 for feeding a predetermined amount at a time,
9, 10, a hot water supply unit 11 for supplying a predetermined amount of hot water boiled by a water heater 11a from a nozzle 11b, a cold water supply unit 12 for sucking cold water in a cooling tank 12a and supplying a predetermined amount from a nozzle 12b, an ice maker An ice supplier 13 and the like for supplying the ice pieces produced in 13a from the outlet 13b by a predetermined amount are provided.

Further, a stirrer 14 is provided in the housing 1. The stirrer 14 has a stirrer 14a with a propeller which can be moved up and down. The stirrer 14a is lowered and rotated at a constant speed. The contents in the cup are agitated.

Further, a cup supporting device 15 is provided in the housing 1.
The cup support device 15 is transported by a transport mechanism 16 in the left and right X-axis directions and in the front and rear Y-axis directions. That is, as shown in FIG. 14, the transport mechanism 16 includes a pair of fixed rails 1 along the left-right direction of the housing 1.
7 and 17 and a movable rail 18 bridged between the fixed rails 17, 17, and a cup supporting device 15 is mounted on the movable rail 18.

The movable rail 18 moves along the longitudinal direction of the fixed rails 17, 17 under the control of the DC motor 19,
The cup support device 15 is moved along the longitudinal direction of the movable rail 18 under the control of the DC motor 20, so that the cup support device 15 is transported in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction.

As shown in FIG. 13, a front door 25 is rotatably provided at a front opening of the housing 1 via a hinge 24. A sales port 26 is formed on the front door 25, and a cup case 27 is provided inside the front door 25.
A plurality of cups of different sizes, for example, 6.5 ounces, 7 ounces, 9 ounces, 12 ounces, and 16 ounces are stored in the cup case 27 respectively.

At the front of the front door 25, a coin slot 3 is provided.
0, a bill insertion slot 31, a change return slot 32, a plurality of selection buttons 33 for selecting a kind of beverage, and a control unit having a microcomputer (not shown) built inside the front door 25. 34 are provided.

When a coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 30 or a bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 31 and a desired selection button 33 is operated, the transport mechanism 16 is controlled via the control unit 34, and the cup support device is controlled. 15 is conveyed below the cup case 27. Along with this conveyance, a predetermined cup C is put out of the cup case 27 into the cup supporting device 1.
It is sent to 5.

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 12, the cup supporting device 15 is sequentially conveyed through a conveying mechanism 16 to a predetermined position for receiving beverage ingredients and the like. For example, first, it is conveyed to a position below the outlet 2a of the canister 2, and at this position, the coffee powder supplied from the outlet 2a of the canister 2 is received in the cup C.

Next, the cup supporting device 15 is transported to a position below the outlet 6a of the canister 6 for sugar, and at this position, the sugar supplied from the outlet 6a of the canister 6 is received in the cup C. Further, the cup supporting device 15 is conveyed to a position below the outlet 7a of the canister 7 for milk, and receives milk supplied from the outlet 7a of the canister 7 into the cup C at this position.

Thereafter, the cup supporting device 15 is transported to a position below the nozzle 11b of the hot water supply device 11,
At this position, the hot water supplied from the nozzle 11b is received in the cup C.

Next, the cup supporting device 15 is
When the cup C reaches this position, the stirring device 14 is driven, the stirring rod 14a is lowered and inserted into the cup C,
The contents of the cup C are stirred by rotating the stirring rod 14a.

When the stirring of the contents is completed, the stirring rod 14 is raised, and the cup supporting device 15 is transported to a position inside the sales port 26 on the front door 25. Then, the cup C is taken out from the front side of the front door 25 through the sales opening 26.

In the case of other beverages, for example, in the case of a syrup beverage, the syrup stock solution is supplied into the cup C via the syrup supply devices 8, 9, and 10, the chilled water is supplied via the chilled water supply device 12, and the ice supply device 13 is provided. The ice pieces are sequentially supplied via the stirrer, and the contents are stirred through the stirring rod 14a of the stirrer 14. When the stirring of the contents is completed, the stirring rod 14 is raised, and the cup support device 15 is transported to a position inside the sales port 26 on the front door 25. Then, the cup C is taken out from the front side of the front door 25 through the sales opening 26.

After the cup C is taken out from the cup supporting device 15, the cup supporting device 15 is transported to a predetermined standby position, and waits for the next operation at the standby position. Further, the cup supporting device 15 is cleaned periodically or as needed by an automatic cleaning mechanism (not shown).

The structure of the cup support device 15 is shown in FIGS. 1 to 11. The cup support device 15 has a vertically long equipment case 40, and a recess integrally recessed inside the equipment case 40 on the front surface thereof. 41 are formed. The recess 41 has an upper surface wall 41a, a lower surface wall 41b, a rear wall 41c, and both side walls 4 which are integrated with the material of the front surface of the device case 40.
1d and 41d. Also the equipment case 40
As shown in FIG. 6, the upper surface of the upper surface is an inclined surface 40a inclined obliquely downward toward one side edge thereof, and upright walls 42, 42 are arranged on both side edges of the inclined surface 40a.

As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of cup flappers 43a and 43b are provided on the front side of the equipment case 40 so as to be disposed to face each other on the left and right sides. The cup flappers 43a and 43b are curved in a substantially semicircular shape, and the upper side thereof is expanded in a tapered shape.
And an arm part 45 integrally extending from one end of the hand part 44, and a boss part 46 provided at a tip part of the arm part 45. Long beads 47, 47 are formed integrally. The hand portions 44, 44 of the cup flappers 43a, 43b are symmetrically arranged so that the insides of the curves face each other.

In the cup flapper 43a, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a relatively deep cross section is fitted into the center of the upper end surface of the boss 46 so as to form a polygon such as a square or hexagon. A hole 48 is formed, and a support shaft 49 is integrally formed on the lower surface of the boss portion 46 coaxially with the fitting hole 48. Further, in the other cup flapper 43b, as shown in FIG. 4, a boss portion 46 is formed with a shaft hole 50 penetrating from the upper end surface to the lower end surface.

The upper surface of the lower wall 41b of the recess 41 is slightly inclined obliquely downward toward the opening of the recess 41. As shown in FIG. 5, a pair of support holes 51, 51 having a circular cross section and a constant depth are formed in parallel on the left and right sides on the lower surface wall 41b. Further, slit-shaped relief grooves 52, 52 are formed in the lower surface wall 41b to allow the liquid to flow out to the open side of the concave portion 41 when the liquid enters the support holes 51, 51. Further, through holes 53 having a circular cross section are formed in the upper surface wall 41a of the concave portion 41 so as to face the support holes 51.

The bosses 46, 46 of the cup flappers 43 a, 43 b are recessed from the front side of the equipment case 40.
Is inserted inside. And one cup flapper 4
A support shaft 49 on the lower surface of the boss portion 46 at 3a is rotatably fitted into the one support hole 51.

In the equipment case 40, there are provided a geared motor 55 as a driving mechanism for driving the cup flapper 43a and a power transmission member 56 for transmitting the power of the geared motor 55 to the one cup flapper 43a.

The geared motor 55 has an output shaft 55a. A cam 57 is attached to the output shaft 55a. The power transmission member 56 is connected to a lever 5 as shown in FIG.
8, a roller 59 rotatably provided at one end of the lever 58, and a drive shaft 60 integrally provided at the other end of the lever 58 at right angles to the longitudinal direction thereof. Is a polygon whose cross section corresponds to the fitting hole 48,
A fitting portion 61 having a circular cross section is formed on the upper portion of the drive shaft 60.

The drive shaft 60 of the power transmission member 56 passes through the through hole 53 of the concave portion 41 and the cup flapper 43.
The drive shaft 60 and the boss portion 46 of the cup flapper 43a are connected to each other by being inserted into a fitting hole 48 having a polygonal cross section formed in the boss portion 46 of FIG. Cup flapper 4
3a rotates about the support shaft 49 of the boss portion 46 as a fulcrum. The circular fitting portion 61 arranged on the upper portion of the drive shaft 60 is fitted on the inner periphery of the through hole 53, and the fitting allows the drive shaft 60 to rotate smoothly around its axis. ing.

The boss 4 of the other cup flapper 43b
6 is the other through hole 53 of the recess 41 as shown in FIG.
Are arranged opposite to each other. A shaft 62 is inserted from above the through hole 53 into the shaft hole 50 of the boss portion 46 through the through hole 53, and the lower end of the shaft 62 projects from the shaft hole 50 and fits into the support hole 51. The cup flapper 43b is rotatably supported by the shaft 62.

A spring 63 is provided between the cup flapper 43b and the shaft 62 supporting the cup flapper 43b.
Are elastically urged in the closing direction, ie, counterclockwise in FIG.

Arms 45, 45 are provided on the outer sides of the bosses 46, 46 in the cup flappers 43a, 43b.
Interlocking pieces 64, 64 are formed substantially at right angles to each other. The tips of the interlocking pieces 64, 64 overlap with each other, and the elastic force of the spring 63 acts on the cup flapper 43a due to the overlap, and this action causes the cup flapper 43a. 4
3a is elastically biased clockwise in FIG.

That is, both cup flappers 43a, 43
3b are elastically urged via a spring 63 in the direction in which they close each other. When one cup flapper 43a rotates counterclockwise against the urging force of the spring 63, this operation is transmitted to the other cup flapper 43b via the interlocking pieces 64, 64, whereby the cup flapper 43b is moved. Rotating clockwise, both cup flappers 43a and 43b move in a direction to open each other.

The power transmitting member 56 connected to the boss portion 46 of the cup flapper 43a is urged clockwise integrally with the cup flapper 43a via the spring 63, and the urging force causes the roller of the power transmitting member 56 to rotate. 59 resiliently abuts against the peripheral surface of the cam 57, the abutment causes the cup flapper 43a to rotate in response to the rotation of the cam 47, and the cup flapper 43b to rotate in conjunction with the cup flapper 43a. Things. And the equipment case 40
A detection mechanism 65 for detecting the rotation angle of the cam 57 is provided therein.

A cup stage 68 is provided at the lower part of the front surface of the equipment case 40 so as to be able to move up and down. Next, a support structure of the cup stage 58 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of support plates 69, 69 are provided above and below the inside of the device case 40, and between the support plates 69, 69, as shown in FIG. 7
0 are mounted vertically and these guide shafts 70,
A movable body 71 is slidably mounted on 70, and a horizontally long fitting hole 72 is formed in the movable body 71.

A geared motor 73 is provided in the equipment case 40 as a drive mechanism for driving the cup stage 68, and a crank 74 is attached to an output shaft 73 a of the geared motor 73. The roller 75 is rotatably mounted, and the roller 75 is fitted in the fitting hole 72 of the movable body 71. The movable body 71 is driven by the geared motor 73 to rotate the crank 74, thereby moving the movable body 71 to the guide shafts 70, 70.
It moves up and down along. A detection mechanism 76 for detecting the upper and lower positions of the movable body 71 is provided in the equipment case 40.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, a pair of long holes 78, 7 long vertically
8 are formed, and protruding ridges 79, 79 having an inverted U shape are formed on the front surface of the device case 40 so as to extend from upper end edges of the long holes 78, 78 to both side edges. Then, a pair of support shafts 80, 80 are inserted and fixed to the movable body 71 from the front side of the equipment case 40 through the elongated holes 78, 78, and the support shafts 80, 80 move up and down integrally with the movable body 71. It has become.

A cup stage 68 is removably inserted into support shafts 80, 80 projecting from the front side of the equipment case 40. The cup stage 68 includes a receiving plate 68a having a saw-like shape, and a back plate 68b provided so as to stand substantially at a right angle to the rear end edge of the receiving plate 68a. Attachment holes 81, 81 for inserting 80 are formed.

As shown in FIG. 9, a U-shaped guide 82 is formed on the back surface of the back plate 68b, and a locking member 83 is mounted inside the guide 82 so as to be vertically movable. A pair of cutout grooves 84, 84 corresponding to the support shafts 80, 80 are formed in the locking fitting 83.
Reference numerals 4 and 84 denote a first groove portion 84a cut upward from the lower edge of the locking member 83 and a second groove portion 84 cut further upward from the upper edge of the first groove portion 84a.
b. Normally, the locking fitting 83 is arranged such that the second grooves 84b, 84b of the notch grooves 84, 84 face the opening surfaces of the mounting holes 81, 81, and the locking fitting 83 rises up from this state. By doing so, the first groove 84
a, 84a are opposed to the opening surfaces of the mounting holes 81, 81. Reference numerals 85 and 85 denote protrusions for stoppers for restricting the vertical movement range of the locking member 83.

Step grooves 86, 86 are formed on the peripheral surface of each of the support shafts 80, 80 protruding toward the front side of the device case 40 at portions slightly protruding from the front surface of the device case 40.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the width of the first groove portion 84a of the notch groove 84 formed in the locking member 83 is A, the width of the second groove portion 84b is B, and the support shaft 80 Is D, the diameter of the portion where the step groove 86 is formed is D1, the thickness of the locking member 83 is t, the width of the step groove 86 of the support shaft 80 is L, and D>B> D1 A> DL. > T.

When attaching the cup stage 68 to the support shafts 80, 80, first, the locking metal member 83 is arranged at the raised position, and the first groove portions 84a, 8 of the cutout grooves 84, 84 are formed.
4a is held so as to face the opening surfaces of the mounting holes 81, 81, and the mounting holes 81, 81 are inserted into the support shafts 80, 80 under this state. Then, the cup stage 68 is horizontally pushed toward the front surface of the device case 40 along the support shafts 80, 80.

When the cup stage 68 moves to a position where it is substantially in contact with the front surface of the device case 40, the first
Are arranged at the positions of the step grooves 86, 86 of the support shafts 80, 80, and in accordance with this arrangement, the locking fitting 83 is lowered by its own weight, and the second grooves 84b, 84b are moved to the support shafts 80, 80. The engagement with the step grooves 86, 86 of the opening 80 prevents the cup stage 68 from coming off.

When the cup supporting device 15 is disposed inside the sales outlet 26, the cup stage 68 may be pulled out through the sales outlet 26 and may be stolen. However, the second grooves 84b, 84b And support shaft 8
The cup stage 6 is engaged with the step grooves 86
8 is securely fixed, thus preventing its theft.

On the other hand, when removing the cup stage 68 from the support shafts 80, 80 for cleaning or the like, the front door 2
5 is opened, and a suitable tool such as a screwdriver is inserted below the cup stage 68 to raise the locking member 83, and the second
By disengaging the groove portions 84b, 84b from the step grooves 86, 86 and pulling the cup stage 68 forward in this state, the cup stage 68 can be easily removed.

In this embodiment, the locking fitting 83 is moved down by its own weight to form the second groove portions 84b, 84b.
Are engaged with the step grooves 86, 86 of the support shafts 80, 80. However, the locking metal 83 is elastically urged downward by a spring, and the locking metal 83 is moved down by the urging force. 2 and the support shafts 80, 8
It is also possible to constitute so as to engage with the step grooves 86, 86 of zero.

Next, the operation when the cup supporting device 15 receives a cup will be described. Cup support device 1
When the cup 5 receives a cup, the cup supporting device 15 is first conveyed from a predetermined standby position to a position below the cup case 27.

When the cup supporting device 15 is in a standby state for receiving a cup, the hand portions 44, 44 of the cup flappers 43a, 43b are operated by the action of the cam 57.
Are held so as to expand at intervals slightly larger than the diameters of cups of all sizes stored in the cup case 27 (outer diameters of the upper end openings of the cups).

From this state, the cup C having a size of, for example, 7 oz.
Is sent to the cup flapper 4
It falls under its own weight onto the cup stage 68 through the space between 3a and 43b. The cup stage 68 is controlled by the control unit 34 in advance.
Is held at a position of a predetermined level corresponding to the size of the supplied cup.

After the cup is supported on the cup stage 68, the geared motor 5 is controlled by the control unit 34.
5 is driven, and the cam 57 rotates. With this rotation, one cup flapper 43a rotates clockwise in FIG. 2 around the support shaft 49 by the urging force of the spring 63, and the other cup flapper 43b Rotates counterclockwise about the shaft 62 as a fulcrum.

That is, the cup flappers 43a, 43
b rotates in a direction in which they come close to each other with a biasing force against the spring 63, and the hand portions 44, 44 elastically contact the upper end sides of the cup C by this rotation. It is pinched. At this time, a pair of vertically long beads 47,
47 are formed so as to protrude.
The cups C are regulated by the cups 7 and 47 so as to be accurately arranged at the central portion inside the hand units 44 and 44.

In this state, the cup supporting device 15 is sequentially conveyed to predetermined positions. At the predetermined position, for example, a syrup undiluted solution, coffee powder, cold water, ice chips, hot water, or the like is sequentially supplied into the cup C so as to be supplied to the predetermined position. A beverage is prepared.

After the preparation of the beverage, the cup C is transported to a position inside the outlet 26. Then, the user inserts his hand into the sales outlet 26, and the cup flappers 43a, 43
The cup C is taken out of the cup stage 68 while opening 3b outwardly against the elastic force of the spring 63.

When a beverage material, hot water, cold water, or the like is poured into the cup C, the liquid scatters on the front surface of the equipment case 40. Also, on the front of the equipment case 40,
Alternatively, if necessary, a cleaning liquid is emitted from an automatic cleaning mechanism (not shown) to be cleaned.

Here, the recess 4 is provided on the front surface of the equipment case 40.
The bosses 46, 46 of the cup flappers 43a, 43b are supported inside the recess 41, that is, the recess 41 has a conventional device case 4
There is no gap or opening communicating with the inside of the device case 40, so that even if the liquid for beverage preparation or the liquid for automatic cleaning scatters on the front side of the device case 40, the liquid may enter the inside of the device case 40. Therefore, the liquid does not adhere to the geared motors 55 and 73 as the drive mechanism in the device case 40 and solidify, and the liquid does not contact the electrical components. 7
3 and its electrical components can be reliably protected.

A long hole 7 is provided on the front surface of the equipment case 40.
8, 78 are formed, and ridges 79, 7 are formed on the front surface of the device case 40 along the periphery of the elongated holes 78, 78.
9 is integrally formed so as to protrude, so that even if the liquid scattered on the upper part of the front surface of the device case 40 flows down the lower surface side along the front surface of the device case 40, as shown in FIG. The elongated holes 7 are formed by the ridges 79, 79.
8, 78 is prevented from entering the device case 40 by being removed outside. Furthermore, even if the liquid scatters on the upper surface of the device case 40, the upper surface of the device case 40 is formed as an inclined surface 40a that is inclined toward one side edge, so that the liquid flows along the inclined surface 40a. Flowing down to one side edge of the device case 40 is prevented from flowing down to the front side of the device case 40.

[0061]

As explained above, according to the present invention,
Even if the liquid for preparing the raw material to be poured into the cup or the liquid during automatic washing splatters, the liquid is prevented from entering the equipment case and the drive mechanism in the equipment case and its electrical components are reliably protected. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a cup support device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan sectional view of the cup supporting device.

FIG. 3 is an exploded sectional view of a coupling portion between one cup flapper and a power transmission member in the cup support device.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a structure of a support portion of the other cup flapper in the cup support device.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a recess formed in an equipment case in the cup support device.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a form of an upper surface of an equipment case in the cup support device.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing a lifting mechanism of a cup stage in the cup supporting device.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a part of the front surface of the device case in the cup support device.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a part of a cup stage in the cup support device.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a comparison between a metal fitting provided on the cup stage and a support shaft.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing an engagement state between the locking fitting and the support shaft.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory view showing the internal configuration of the cup-type beverage vending machine.

FIG. 13 is a front view of the cup-type beverage vending machine.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a transport mechanism in the cup-type beverage vending machine.

FIG. 15 is a sectional view showing a conventional cup supporting device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 40 ... device case 41 ... recess 43a, 43b ... cup flapper 44 ... hand 45 ... arm 46 ... boss 60 ... drive shaft 68 ... cup stage

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Teruo Niwata 180 Furuichi-cho, Maebashi-shi, Gunma Toshiba Kiki Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Toyohisa 180 180 Furuichi-cho, Maebashi-shi, Gunma Toshiba Kiki Co., Ltd. (72) Invention Person Masao Mitida 180 Furuichi-cho, Maebashi-shi, Gunma Toshiba Equipment Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Isao Abe 180 Furuichi-cho, Maebashi-shi, Gunma Toshiba Equipment Co., Ltd. Equipment Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A 55-156617 (JP, U) JP-A 62-146288 (JP, U) JP-A 62-175384 (JP, U) (58) Fields surveyed (Int .Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07F 13/10

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cup stage for supporting a bottom of a cup on a front surface of an equipment case, the cup stage being positioned above the cup stage, facing left and right, and being opened and closed in conjunction with each other. A cup supporting device comprising a pair of cup flappers for holding both sides of a cup on a stage, wherein each of the cup flappers extends from a hand portion for holding a side portion of the cup and one end of the hand portion. And a boss provided at the end on the distal end side of the arm. A concave portion is formed integrally on the front surface of the device case, and the boss is provided on each of the cup flappers. Is inserted into the recess, is rotatably supported, and a drive shaft that rotates in conjunction with a drive mechanism provided in the equipment case penetrates an upper surface wall of the recess. The one cup flapper is connected to the boss portion of the other cup flapper, and by this connection, the one cup flapper is driven by the drive shaft around the boss portion to rotate, and the other is interlocked with the one cup flapper. A cup-type beverage automatic vending machine characterized in that a cup flapper rotates around its boss portion and both cup flappers clamp both sides of a cup on a cup stage by a rotating operation in a direction of closing each other. Machine cup support device. 2. The cup according to claim 1, wherein the upper surface of the device case is inclined obliquely downward toward one side edge thereof, and upright walls are provided on both side edges of the inclined surface. Cup supporting device for beverage-type vending machines. 3. A pair of vertically long beads located on both sides of an inner surface of a hand portion of each cup flapper and being integrally formed.
A cup supporting device for a cup-type beverage vending machine according to item 1.