JP3356535B2 - 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 having a product storage shelf.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional vending machine, for example, there is one shown in FIG. In FIG. 10, reference numeral 1 denotes a front door provided with a sample product display room 2 for displaying sample products, and a product input port 3 for supplying a product facing the front door 1.
When the product is replenished, the front door 1 is opened and the prepared product is supplied from the product slot 3 to replenish the product. Reference numeral 4 denotes a product storage shelf for storing products which can be automatically sold and supplied from the product input port 3, and is provided in the storage 5.

[0003]

However, in the vending machine having the above-mentioned conventional configuration, the vending machine only sells the products displayed in the sample product display room 2. In recent years, the space where vending machines are installed is not always being used efficiently. Furthermore, recently, illegal occupation of outdoor roads by vending machines has become a problem, and there has been a demand for installing vending machines in which the main body does not protrude outdoors.

Therefore, as a method for solving these problems, the vending machine main body is pushed out of the vending machine main body into the building by pushing the rear portion of the vending machine main body through a wall of a building such as a store so that the vending machine main body does not protrude outdoors. In addition, as a method of efficiently using the rear space of the vending machine main body in the store, a single vending machine that also has a sales function in the rear portion has both vending outside the store and vending in the store. Configuration is considered. However, in this case, in order to install a vending machine, the wall of the building must be completely punched according to the size of the main body, and when installing the vending machine, costs such as installation costs are expensive and expensive. , And also required considerable labor.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a vending machine that can efficiently utilize the space in which the vending machine is installed and that can be installed at low cost without protruding outside. It is the purpose.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a first structure in which a display room for displaying sample products on the outside of a building wall and a front door having a product outlet are provided. The vending machine main body is provided on the indoor side, and the vending machine main body is provided with a serpentine type product storage shelf, a mounting shelf for mounting products, and an indoor side provided opposite to the mounting shelf. It has a rear door that can be opened and closed more freely, and a product slot of the product storage shelf is provided on the indoor side facing the rear door, and the outdoor front door and the indoor body sandwich the wall. are arranged, said article storage rack to guide the merchandise toward the quotient <br/> Shinato outlet of outdoor side from the chute is provided on the indoor side and the product outlet of the indoor side is provided through the wall der thing was Ru.

In a second configuration, an exhibition room for displaying sample products and a front door having a product outlet are provided on the outside side of the building wall as a boundary, and a vending machine main body is provided on the indoor side. The vending machine main body has a serpentine-type product storage shelf, a mounting shelf for mounting products, and a rear door provided opposite to the mounting shelf and capable of being opened and closed from the indoor side. together provided to face the rear door products inlet of the shelf to the indoor side, and Zenkiya outer front door and indoor side body is disposed across the wall, outdoor from the product storage rack indoor side
A shooter for guiding the product toward the product outlet on the side is provided through the wall surface.

In the third structure, a cooler is provided at the bottom near the rear door on the indoor side in the first and second structures to discharge the cool air to the mounting shelf side. Cold air that has passed through the storage shelf and communicated above the boundary with the shelf is drawn into the product storage shelf.

In a fourth configuration, a transparent window facing the mounting shelf is provided on the rear door in the first and second configurations.

[0010] In a fifth configuration, a plurality of mounting shelves are provided in the first and second configurations, and a product insertion port of a product storage shelf is provided above the mounting shelf.

A sixth configuration is that, in the fifth configuration, a product insertion port for the loading shelf and the product storage shelf is provided at the uppermost portion of the loading shelf so that both can be slid left and right or up and down. It is a thing. In the seventh configuration, a blindfold is provided on the transparent window on the extension of the transparent window and the product slot in the fourth configuration to cover the product slot.

Further, in an eighth configuration, in the seventh configuration, the blindfold portion displays a product name or a company name.

[0013]

According to the present invention, the vending machine main body can be installed on the outdoor side without protruding by the first and second configurations. Further, in the installation of the vending machine, the outdoor side and the indoor side can be connected to each other only by penetrating the wall of the commodity outlet or the shooter without completely punching the wall of the building over the entire main body.

[0014] The refilling of the product can be carried out from the indoor side, and it is possible to leave the store and go outdoors or to transport the product to the front door, or to put in the product from the outside to reduce the amount of automatic sales outside the store. There is no loss of sales, and there is no hindrance to pedestrians by opening and closing the front door.

[0015] Further, according to the third configuration, even when the rear door is frequently opened and closed in the indoor sales, the product, particularly the beverage, on the mounting shelf can be cooled at a constant temperature. Further, since the communication with the product insertion port is provided above the mounting shelf, the product in the product storage shelf can be cooled by the cool air from the cooler.

Further, according to the fourth configuration, the product on the product storage shelf can be viewed without opening and closing the rear door, and can be used for indoor face-to-face sales.

Further, according to the fifth configuration, when the mounting shelf is used as a storage space for commodities, the commodities can be inserted immediately at the commodities insertion opening located above the merchandise shelves.

Further, according to the sixth configuration, since a product can be placed on a part of the product slot, the number of stored products can be increased.

Further, according to the seventh configuration, since the blind window is provided in the transparent window provided on the indoor side, the product insertion port is not seen from the outside, and the appearance is good.

[0020] Further, according to the eighth configuration, by displaying the product name or the company name in the blindfold portion, the advertisement effect of the product or the company is obtained.

[0021]

(Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the vending machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a front door provided with a sample product display room 12 in which sample products for an out-of-store vending machine are displayed, and is provided outside through a wall 13 of the building. On the indoor side through the wall 13 of the building, a plurality of storage shelves 14 for exhibiting in-store products are provided vertically. A rear door 1 that can be opened and closed indoors
5, after which the mounting shelf 14 is opened and closed by opening and closing the door 15.
The above product can be taken out of the room. Further, a product insertion port 16 for replenishing products sold outside the store is provided above the mounting shelf 14 on the indoor side, facing the rear door 15. Further, reference numeral 17 denotes a product storage shelf for storing products which can be automatically sold and replenished from the product slot 16. A shooter 19 for guiding the product selected from the product storage shelf 17 to the product outlet 18 is provided on the indoor side, and the product outlet 18 is provided to penetrate the wall 13 of the building. And the indoor side.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a cooler provided at the bottom near the rear door 15 on the indoor side, which has a blower function, and is configured to discharge cool air to the mounting shelf 14 side. Further, it communicates with the product insertion port 16 above the mounting shelf 14. 21 is a compressor, 22 is an exhaust hole, and 23 is a condenser.

In the above configuration, when the vending machine is installed, the outside and the inside of the vending machine can be completely cut through the wall 13 of the building without completely punching the wall 13 through the wall 13 of the building.
The communication can be achieved only by penetrating the product outlet 18 through the wall surface.

The cool air from the cooler 20 is supplied to the mounting shelf 14.
In this configuration, the rear door 15 is often opened and closed during indoor sales, so that the cool air from the cooler 20 can reliably flow to the product storage shelf 17 and secure a circulation air path. Therefore, the products above can also be cooled. Also, by making the discharge on the side close to the rear door 15,
An air curtain is formed, so that even when the rear door 15 is opened and closed, cold air does not easily escape to the outside, so that products, especially beverages, etc. on the mounting shelf 14 can be cooled at a constant temperature. Further, since the cooling device 20 communicates with the product insertion port 16 above the mounting shelf 14, the product in the product storage shelf 17 can be cooled by the cool air from the cooler 20. Further, the storage shelf 14 on the indoor side
A product insertion port 16 for supplying a product of the vending machine outside the store is provided above the rear door 15 so that the rear door 15 can be opened and the product can be automatically sold from the product storage shelf 17 when refilling the product. It is possible to take a product and directly replenish the inside of the product storage shelf 17 from a product input port 16 provided above the product storage shelf 17. Therefore, since the refilling of the product can be performed indoors, the user can leave the store and go outside, or take the trouble of transporting the product to the front door 11 or input the product from the outside. There is no hindrance to traffic or the like of pedestrians due to loss of sales or opening and closing the front door 11.

In this embodiment, the product outlet 1
Although the interior and the exterior are configured to communicate with each other by penetrating the eight portions through the wall surface, the invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, as illustrated in FIG. The effect of can be obtained.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4 to FIG.
In the uppermost part of 4, a loading shelf 14 and a product insertion port 16 are provided, and both can be slid left and right or up and down. The number of stored products can be increased.

Embodiment 2 Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

The second embodiment of the present invention in the first embodiment, the automatic salable goods and vending non commodities on the commodity storage rack 17 is accommodated, so that the retrieve these goods A rear door 15 is provided facing the product storage shelf 17, and the rear door 15 is provided with a transparent window 23 facing the mounting shelf 14.

[0030] According to the above configuration, it can be visible without having to open and close the rear door 15 of the commodity storage vending possible quotient of on the shelf 17 products and vending impossible goods from the outside of the vending machine.

The present invention is not limited to this. For example, FIG.
By providing a blindfold portion 24 displaying, for example, a product name or a company name in the transparent window 23 on the extension of the transparent window 23 and the product slot 16 as shown in FIG. , Products, etc.

[0032]

As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, a display room for displaying sample products on the outside of the building with the wall of the building as a boundary and a front door provided with a product outlet are provided on the indoor side. A serpentine-type product storage shelf, a mounting shelf for mounting products, and a rear door that can be opened and closed from the indoor side are provided, and a product input port of the product storage shelf is provided on the indoor side facing the rear door. together, by a wall through the product outlet is provided from the product storage rack indoor side to the <br/> product outlet of the outdoor side chute for guiding the product indoors side, automatic outdoors side The vending machine does not protrude. In addition, the vending machine itself can be installed so that the outdoor side and the indoor side can communicate with each other only by penetrating the product exit or chute through the wall without completely punching the building wall over the entire body. The vending machine with the occupation resolved can be installed inexpensively in terms of cost and the like, and with reduced labor.

The refilling of the product can be performed from the indoor side, and it is possible to leave the store and go outdoors, to transport the product to the front door, or to input the product from the outside to reduce the amount of automatic sales outside the store. There is no hindrance to traffic such as pedestrians caused by loss of sales or opening and closing the front door.

In addition, a cooler is provided at the bottom near the rear door on the indoor side to discharge cold air to the mounting shelf side, and further, the mounting shelf and the product storage shelf are communicated with each other above this boundary. By letting the cool air that has passed through to the product storage shelf side, even when the rear door is often opened and closed in indoor sales, the products on the mounting shelf, especially beverages, can be cooled at a constant temperature. it can. Further, since the communication with the product insertion port is provided above the mounting shelf, the product in the product storage shelf can be cooled by the cool air from the cooler.

Further, by providing the rear door with a transparent window facing the mounting shelf, the products on the product storage shelf can be seen without opening and closing the rear door, and can be used for face-to-face sales indoors.

In addition, a plurality of storage shelves are provided, and the product insertion opening of the product storage shelf is located above the storage shelf.
When the product is used as a storage space for commodities on the mounting shelf, commodities can be supplied immediately at the commodities insertion port located above the commodities, and labor for transporting commodities to be replenished can be saved.

[0037] Further, at the uppermost part of the loading shelf, a product loading port for the loading shelf and the product storage shelf is provided so that both can be slid left and right or up and down. Can be placed, so that the number of stored products can be increased.

Further, by providing a blindfold portion for blinding the product insertion port on the transparent window on the extension of the transparent window and the product insertion port, a blindfold portion is provided on the transparent window provided on the indoor side. , Without the product opening being visible from outside,
The appearance is good.

Further, the blindfold portion can display the product name or the company name, thereby leading to the advertising effect of the product or the company.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the vending machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a vending machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the vicinity of a product slot of a vending machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the vending machine in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a view showing the vicinity of a product slot of a vending machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of the vending machine in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of a vending machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of a vending machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view of a conventional vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 11 Front door 2, 12 Sample product display room 3, 16 Product input port 4, 17 Product storage shelf 13 Building wall 14 Placement shelf 15 Rear door 18 Product exit 19 Shooter 20 Cooler 21, 22 Product 23 Transparent Window 24 blindfold

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Claims (8)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vending machine main body is provided on an indoor side with a display room for displaying sample products and a front door provided with a product take-out opening on an outdoor side with a wall of a building as a boundary. A product storage shelf of a serpentine type, a mounting shelf for mounting a product, and a rear door provided opposite to the mounting shelf and capable of being opened and closed from the indoor side, and a product input port of the product storage shelf While providing the indoor side facing the rear door, the outdoor front door and the indoor main body are arranged with the wall interposed therebetween, and from the product storage shelf on the indoor side to the product outlet on the outdoor side. A vending machine in which a shooter for guiding a product toward the interior is provided on the indoor side and the product outlet is provided through a wall surface. 2. A vending machine body is provided on the indoor side with a display room for exhibiting sample products and a front door provided with a product take-out opening provided on the outside side of the building wall as a boundary. A product storage shelf of a serpentine type, a mounting shelf for mounting a product, and a rear door provided opposite to the mounting shelf and capable of being opened and closed from the indoor side, and a product input port of the product storage shelf Is provided on the indoor side facing the rear door, and the outdoor front door and the indoor main body are arranged with the wall interposed therebetween, and the product storage shelf on the indoor side is directed to the product outlet on the outdoor side. Vending machine with a shooter that guides the product through the wall. 3. A cooling device is provided at the bottom of the indoor side near the rear door to discharge cold air to the mounting shelf side, and the mounting shelf and the product storage shelf communicate with each other above the boundary. The vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cool air that has passed through is sucked into the product storage shelf side. 4. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the rear door is provided with a transparent window facing the mounting shelf. 5. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of placement shelves are provided, and a commodity insertion port of the commodity storage shelf is provided above the placement shelf. 6. The vending machine according to claim 5, wherein a product insertion port for the loading shelf and the product storage shelf is provided at the top of the loading shelf so that both can be slid left and right or up and down. 7. The vending machine according to claim 4, wherein the transparent window on the extension of the transparent window and the product insertion port is provided with a blindfold for blinding the product insertion port. 8. The vending machine according to claim 7, wherein the blindfold portion displays a product name or a company name.