JP3800641B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention mainly relates to a vending machine that sells products such as juice.
[0002]
[Prior art]
This type of vending machine that has been generally used in the past has a cooling device for cooling the product accommodated therein, and this cooling device is an evaporator disposed at the bottom of the product storage. And a condenser disposed below the product storage in the vending machine main body. The cooling device further includes a cold air fan for circulating the cold air in the product storage box via the evaporator, and a heat exhaust fan for promoting heat exchange between the refrigerant of the condenser and the outside air. In consideration of cases where vending machines are arranged side by side or in close contact with the rear wall, the exhaust air sent from the exhaust heat fan is exhausted toward the front surface to achieve a thinner vending machine.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In such a conventional vending machine, since the exhaust air is exhausted toward the front, the warm air hits the feet of customers standing in front of the vending machine, which may cause discomfort. On the other hand, the insulated door of the product storage is provided with a delivery outlet for delivering the product to the sales outlet box, and the inside of the warehouse leaks from the delivery outlet, causing condensation around the delivery outlet. There was a problem that the inside of the vending machine corroded.
[0004]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a vending machine that does not blow warm air on the customer's feet and can prevent condensation on a heat insulating door. That is the purpose.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 includes a vending machine main body, a main door that opens and closes the front of the vending machine main body, and a heat insulating door that is disposed in the vending machine main body and along the main door. In the vending machine provided with a product storage having a cooling device for cooling the inside of the product storage, the exhaust heat fan of the cooling device is disposed below the product storage, the exhaust passage of the exhaust heat fan, Formed by the inner surface of the main door and the front surface of the heat insulating door, exhaust air from the exhaust heat fan is exhausted from the upper part of the main door through the exhaust passage, and the product display part is provided on the main door facing the exhaust passage The product display section is provided with a plurality of fluctuation pieces that are shaken by the exhaust air .
[0007]
In this case, it is preferable that the front surface of each of the plurality of fluctuation pieces is colored in a single color and arranged in a matrix.
[0008]
[Action]
According to the vending machine of the first aspect, when the exhaust heat fan of the cooling device is operated, the exhaust air that is warm air passes through the exhaust passage formed by the inner surface of the main door and the front surface of the heat insulating door, and passes through the main passage. It is exhausted from the top of the door. For this reason, the exhaust air is not exhausted not only from the rear and sides of the vending machine but also to the front, does not affect the installation conditions of the vending machine, and is blown to the customer's feet, etc. There is nothing. Further, since the exhaust air passing through the exhaust passage rises along the front surface of the heat insulating door constituting the exhaust passage, the condensed water generated in the heat insulating door is instantly evaporated and exhausted. The rising exhaust air is automatically attracted to the heat insulation door side which is the low temperature side. The product display section provided on the main door is provided with a plurality of fluctuation pieces that are shaken by the exhaust air, so that the fluctuation pieces can be forcibly shaken using the exhaust air of the exhaust heat fan. it can. Thereby, it is possible to make the product display unit stand out from the customer, increase the appeal of the product, and encourage sales.
[0010]
According to the vending machine of claim 2 , the plurality of pieces of fluctuation pieces are dot-shaped using a plurality of pieces of fluctuation pieces having different colors because the front faces are colored in a single color and arranged in a matrix. A pattern of a form can be formed, and an aggregate of a plurality of fluctuation pieces can be used as a message board. Thereby, the signboard design generally used can be appealed in a moving image and three-dimensionally. Then, by exchanging part or all of the fluctuation pieces combined in the product display unit, it is possible to easily provide a different message board for each customer.
[0011]
【Example】
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a vending machine. As shown in the figure, the vending machine includes a vending machine body 2 and a main door 3 attached to the front surface of the vending machine body 2 so as to be freely opened and closed. The vending machine main body 2 accommodates a product storage 5 having a heat insulating door 4 on the front surface, and a cooling fan 6 for circulating cold air in the product storage 5 below the product storage 5. Contained. In addition, a product column 7 for storing products such as can juice is provided in parallel in the product storage 5, and the products dispensed one by one from the product column 7 are sold below the product column 7. A chute 8 is provided for leading to the mouth P (see FIG. 3).
[0012]
Further, a cooling device 9 is arranged at the lower part of the vending machine main body 2. The cooling device 9 connects an evaporator 10 disposed at the bottom of the commodity storage 5, a compressor 11 and a condenser 12 disposed below the commodity storage 5 in the vending machine body 2, and connects them to each other. Refrigerant piping (not shown) constituting the cooling cycle, the cooling fan 6 and the motor 13 arranged in the vicinity of the evaporator 10, the condenser fan 14 and the motor 15 arranged in the vicinity of the condenser 12, It has.
[0013]
Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cooling device 9 includes a heat exhaust fan 16 and a motor 17 for forcibly sending out heat to the outside. Here, the exhaust heat fan 16, the condenser 12, and the condenser fan 14 are disposed in an exhaust heat chamber 18 provided in the lower part of the vending machine body 2. The exhaust heat chamber 18 is provided with a condenser fan accommodation chamber 20 for accommodating the condenser 12 and the condenser fan 14 and a waste heat fan accommodation chamber for accommodating the exhaust heat fan 16 via the partition wall 19. It is divided into 21. In addition, an outside air introduction port 22 is provided at the lower part of the main door 3, and this outside air introduction port 22 communicates with the condenser fan housing chamber 20 via an outside air introduction duct 23. Therefore, by driving the condenser fan 14, heat exchange of the heated condenser 12 can be promoted while introducing cold outside air from the outside air inlet 22.
[0014]
Further, in the exhaust heat chamber 18, the condenser fan housing chamber 20 and the exhaust heat fan housing chamber 21 are communicated with each other behind the partition wall 19, so that they are sent into the exhaust heat chamber 18 by the condenser fan 14. Exhaust air can be sent into the exhaust heat fan accommodating chamber 21 so as to bypass the partition wall 19. Then, by driving the exhaust heat fan 16, the exhaust air is forcibly sent toward the main door 3.
[0015]
Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the exhaust heat fan housing chamber 21 communicates with the main door 3 so that the exhaust air in the exhaust heat fan housing chamber 21 can be introduced into the main door 3. It has become. Further, an exhaust passage 24 formed by the inner surface of the main door 3 and the front surface of the heat insulating door 4 is provided in the main door 3, and the exhaust passage 24 is formed over substantially the entire width of the main door 3. And extends to the outlet 3 a formed on the top wall of the main door 3. In this way, the exhaust air is guided to the main door 3 so that it is not necessary to provide an exhaust outlet at the lower front of the vending machine main body 2, and problems such as exhaust air being blown to the customer's feet are eliminated. can do. The outlet 3a is preferably a side outlet or a lower outlet in consideration of rainwater intrusion, and is preferably provided with an insect screen.
[0016]
Further, in the main door 3, a product display unit 26 for displaying a product sample 25 is provided in the middle of the exhaust passage 24. The exhaust air introduced into the main door 3 is exhausted to the outside through the outlet 3 a while passing through the product display unit 26. In this case, since the temperature on the heat insulating door 4 side in the exhaust passage 24 is low, the exhaust air is attracted to the heat insulating door 4 side and rises along the front surface of the front surface. Therefore, it is possible to prevent condensation from forming around the payout opening 4a formed in the heat insulating door 4. Thereby, corrosion inside the vending machine 1 due to condensed water can be effectively prevented.
[0017]
Next, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, in the main door 3, the product display unit 26 is provided with a fluctuation board 30 in which a plurality of fluctuation pieces 31 are arranged in a matrix. The fluctuation board 30 replaces a conventional signboard, and is disposed between the product sample 25 and the heat insulating door 4 and is disposed over the entire area of the product display unit 26.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 4, each fluctuation piece 31 is a resin plate piece having an oval cross section, and is swingably supported by a support shaft 32 penetrating through an upper end portion thereof. By the exhaust air blown from below (from the direction of arrow A), each fluctuation piece 31 shakes randomly, and the fluctuation board 30 as a whole becomes a dynamic signboard. Each fluctuation piece 31 is colored with a single color, and one of the fluctuation pieces 31 is a dot, and a predetermined pattern is drawn on the whole fluctuation board 30. That is, a message panel is configured in the product display unit 26 by combining a plurality (a large number) of pieces of fluctuation pieces 31 of a plurality of colors.
[0019]
Thus, since the dynamic fluctuation board 30 is provided in place of the static signboard using the exhaust air, the appeal degree of the product display unit 26 is increased and the sale of the product is promoted. Further, unlike the signboard, the fluctuation board 30 does not need to print a symbol, so that an arbitrary symbol can be easily formed and can be easily replaced without wasting material. Further, since the fluctuation board 30 makes the wind feel, it is possible to create a refreshing product image, so that the customer's willingness to purchase can be ventilated. The support shaft 32 is preferably provided in a straight line between the side walls 3b of the main door 3 so as to extend over substantially the entire width of the product display portion 29.
[0020]
The vending machine 1 of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and for example, the condenser fan 14 may also serve as the exhaust heat fan 16.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the vending machine of the present invention, the exhaust air from the exhaust heat fan is introduced between the inner surface of the main door and the front surface of the heat insulating door, and is exhausted from the upper portion of the main door. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the customer from feeling unpleasant without blowing warm air on the customer's feet, and to prevent condensation on the heat insulating door. And a product display part can be made to stand out using exhaust air by arrange | positioning several fluctuation pieces to the product display part provided in the middle of the exhaust path in a main door.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing an embodiment of a vending machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a vending machine showing an exhaust heat chamber provided below the product storage.
FIG. 3 is a front view of the vending machine shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a side view showing a fluctuation piece.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending machine 2 Vending machine main body 3 Main door 4 Heat insulation door 5 Product storage 9 Cooling device 16 Exhaust heat fan 24 Exhaust passage 25 Product sample 26 Product display part 30 Fluctuation board 31 Fluctuation piece

Claims (2)

A vending machine main body, a main door that opens and closes the front of the vending machine main body, a merchandise container having a heat insulating door disposed in the vending machine main body and along the main door, and the merchandise storage and a cooling device for cooling the inside of the refrigerator, a vending machine waste heat fan of the cooling device is disposed on the lower side of the product receiving chamber, an exhaust passage of the exhaust heat fan, the main door In the vending machine formed by the inner surface and the front surface of the heat insulating door, and exhausting the exhaust air of the exhaust heat fan from the upper part of the main door through the exhaust passage ,
The main door is provided with a product display portion facing the exhaust passage, and the product display portion is provided with a plurality of fluctuation pieces that are shaken by the exhaust air. vending machine. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of fluctuation pieces are each colored in a single color and arranged in a matrix .

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