JP3846106B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention includes a main body case having an open front surface, a front door that is attached to the front surface of the main body case so as to be openable and closable, and an inner door disposed between the front door and the main body case. The vending machine provided.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, in a vending machine that sells cigarettes, a plurality of product storage racks for storing products are incorporated in a main body case having an open front surface, and an outer door that closes the front opening is provided on the front surface of the main body case. It is attached to the main body case so that it can be opened and closed. The outer door is provided with a plurality of product selection push buttons, a coin slot, a product outlet, and the like, and an inner door (inner door) on which product samples are mounted is disposed between the main body case and the outer door. Yes. To replenish the cigarettes in the cigarette vending machine, the cigarettes are loaded into the product storage rack by opening the outer door and the inner door in this order. The vending machine that sells canned beverages includes a heat-insulating storage box in which a plurality of product storage racks storing products are incorporated in a main body case having an open front, and the main body case has a front surface thereof. An outer door that closes the opening is attached, and a plurality of product selection push buttons, a coin insertion port, a product outlet, and the like are disposed on the outer door. The front opening of the storage is closed with a heat-insulating inner door, and an inner door for placing a product sample is disposed between the inner door and the outer door. When the canned beverage is replenished in the storage, the outer door, the inner door, and the inner door are opened in order, and the product is supplied from the product input port of the product storage rack.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In vending machines such as cigarettes and canned beverages, the types of products stored in multiple product storage racks are displayed on column nameplates affixed to the inner and inner doors. It is done according to the display. Here, when replacing a product different from the product displayed on the column nameplate with the product storage rack, the product in the product storage rack is replaced with a new one at the same time as replacing or rewriting the column nameplate. Specify the type of. However, if the product is frequently replaced, preparations for new column nameplates will not be in time or there will be no space for rewriting the column nameplates. It was affixed to the door with adhesive tape. In addition, write down notes that indicate the time when the product was replenished or notes that do not require immediate repairs but require repairs at the time of inspection. I was pasting it. However, the adhesive tape is easy to peel off when the temperature rises, so there is a risk that the memo paper may be lost. In this case, the product (type) stored in the product storage rack may be mixed, or the repair location where the corner was found will not be known. Have the problem of
[0004]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine that eliminates the disadvantages of the conventional apparatus and can reliably leave various information about the vending machine for each vending machine with a simple configuration. There is.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a first aspect of the present invention includes a main body case having an open front surface, a front door which is attached to the front surface of the main body case so as to be openable and closable, and the front door and the main body. In a vending machine that is arranged between the case and has a hot chamber divided by a heat insulating partition , and an inner door that prevents heat transfer between the cold chambers , write letters etc. on the back of the inner door with a writing instrument And a panel having a sheet material affixed to one surface of the inner door formed by exposing the heat insulating material is provided over the entire surface . According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a main body case having an open front surface, a front door attached to the front surface of the main body case so as to be openable and closable, and disposed between the front door and the main body case. In a vending machine equipped with a hot chamber divided by a heat insulating partition and an inner door that prevents heat transfer between cold chambers, it is possible to write or erase characters etc. with a writing instrument on the back of the inner door And the panel which affixed the sheet | seat material on one surface of the inner door which consists of an iron plate was stuck and provided in the whole surface, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. The invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that, in the vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, the panel is formed of a white panel that can be written or erased with quick-drying ink. .
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In the present invention, it is attached to the front surface of the main body case so as to be openable and closable. Focusing on the fact that there is an empty space where no display or component parts are provided, a white panel or a magnetic panel that can be used to write or erase characters or the like with a writing instrument is attached to the empty space.
[0007]
【Example】
FIG. 1 is a schematic view in which a door of a vending machine showing an embodiment of the present invention is opened, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the inner door, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the inner door.
In FIG. 1, 1 is a main body case of a vending machine, 2 is a heat-insulating storage in which a product storage rack 3 is incorporated, and the interior is divided into a hot chamber and a cold chamber by heat insulating partitions 21 and 21. . The product storage rack 3 is composed of a serpentine rack in which a product passage is formed by arranging segment rows in which curved segments 3c are arranged in the vertical direction so as to face each other at an interval in the front-rear direction. Is provided with a product input port 3a on the upper side and a product carry-out device 3b on the lower side. In this embodiment, a product storage rack 3 having 5 rows in the left-right direction and 5 levels in the depth direction is incorporated in the storage 2. . A product chute 4 on which the product carried out from the product carry-out device 3b falls is arranged below the product carry-out device 3b in the product storage rack 3, and cooling for cooling or heating the inside of the storage is provided behind the product chute 4. A heating device is arranged. Reference numeral 5 denotes a machine room in which a compressor, a condenser, and the like for supplying a refrigerant to the cooling device to form a refrigeration cycle are arranged. The inner door that closes the front surface of the storage 2 is composed of an upper inner door 6 a and a lower inner door 6 b that are divided into upper and lower parts, and the upper inner door 6 a corresponds to the product inlet 3 a portion of the product storage rack 3. Yes. The lower inner door 6 b has a carry-out door 6 c at a position corresponding to the product chute 4 and a column name plate 6 d on which the type of product stored in the product storage rack 3 is entered. Reference numeral 7 denotes an outer door, in which an exhibition room for displaying product samples, a product selection push button, a money insertion slot, and the like are arranged on the front surface which is hidden and cannot be seen in the figure, and a product outlet 7a is provided. Reference numeral 8 denotes an inner door disposed between the outer door 7 and the inner doors (6a, 6b), on which a product sample to be displayed is mounted. The outer door 7 is hinged to the main body case 1 at the left end, and the middle door 8 and the inner doors (6a, 6b) are hinged to the outer door 7 at the left end. Reference numeral 9 denotes a white panel according to the present invention attached to the upper inner door 6a.
[0008]
The configuration of the white panel 9 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the upper inner door 6a, 61 is a slab material made of urethane board, 62-65 are U-shaped side plates, and U-shaped side plates 62-65 on four sides of the slab material 61. The mechanical strength of the slab material 61 is obtained by fitting the shape portions, screwing the side plates 62 to 65, and forming a frame with the side plates 62 to 65. A gasket 65a is provided below the side plate 65, that is, on the lower inner door 6b. As shown in FIG. 3, a sheet material 92 made of a polyester sheet is attached to both surfaces of the slab material 61 via a white paper 91 as a face material, and the white paper 91 and the sheet material 92 A white panel 9 is configured. The surface of the white panel 9, that is, the surface of the sheet material 92, can be written with colored inks other than white such as black and blue. Therefore, when the product is replaced, by writing down the number and the product name of the replaced product storage rack 3 on the white panel 9, it will be replenished with a different type of product when it is replenished later. It is possible to reliably prevent erroneous input. Also, if you find a repair spot that you do not need to repair immediately, but that you should repair it at the time of inspection, write down the white panel 9 so that the repair spot for each individual vending machine Can be repaired reliably at the time of inspection.
[0009]
Further, the white panel 9 in this embodiment also contributes to the role of preventing heat transfer when the interior of the product storage is divided into a hot room and a cold room and weight reduction of the inner door, which will be described next. . Vending machines configured to sell hot products and cold products are well known. For example, among the five product storage racks 3 on the left and right in FIG. 1, the central product storage rack 3 is a hot room. When both sides are cold chambers, heat insulating partition walls 21 and 21 are disposed between the chambers. The interior of the storage 2 is partitioned by heat insulating partitions 21 and 21, while the front of the storage 2 is partitioned by an inner door. Generally, the inner door is formed by forming a box with an iron plate to form the outer surface of the inner door, filling the box with urethane liquid and foaming, and in this case, facing the heat insulating partition walls 21 and 21. It is configured to reduce the heat transfer between the hot chamber and the cold chamber by perforating slits in two rows on the left and right sides to increase the effective length of the heat transfer path between the hot chamber and the cold chamber. (For example, JP-A-8-167071). In this way, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, compared to the conventional case where the box is formed by the iron plate and the outer surface of the inner door is formed, the slab material 61 and the side plates 62 to 65 attached to the four sides are used. Since the door is formed, the weight can be reduced. Further, since the sheet material 92 having a lower heat conductivity than iron is attached to the surface of the slab material 61, in this case, the back surface facing the interior, there is little heat transfer between the hot chamber and the cold chamber. Further, no work for reducing heat transfer is required. In this embodiment, the case where a white panel is attached to the upper inner door 6a has been described. However, a white panel can be attached to the lower inner door 6b.
[0010]
Moreover, although the example which attached the white panel to the inner door was shown in the said Example, a white panel can also be attached to the back surface of an inner door or an outer door. In this case, a white panel is formed by pasting a sheet material through white paper in an empty space where various displays and components provided on the door are not attached. Since this white panel is affixed on the iron plate that forms the door, it is possible to prevent the iron plate from being rusted and not to give a sense of unsanitation due to corrosion. Further, a magnet board that is magnetically attracted to the iron plate can be used instead of the sheet material.
Although the case where a white panel is used has been described in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to white.
[0011]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the main body case having the front surface opened, the front door attached to the front surface of the main body case so as to be openable and closable, and the front door and the main body case between the front door and the main body case. In a vending machine equipped with a hot chamber divided by a heat insulating partition and an inner door that prevents heat transfer between the cold chambers , writing or erasing characters etc. on the back of the inner door with a writing instrument Information on individual vending machines by providing a panel with a sheet material affixed to one side of the inner door that is made of a heat-insulating material. The information on the vending machine is reliably transmitted to the new rootman even if the rootman managing the vending machine is replaced. Moreover, corrosion of the door can be prevented.
[0012]
Moreover, in invention of Claim 1 , while the sheet | seat material is affixed on the one surface of the inner door which exposes a heat insulating material to a panel, weight reduction of an inner door can be achieved and it is in a store | warehouse | chamber The heat conduction can be reduced. Furthermore, in the invention described in claim 3 , information can be written with various color inks such as black, blue, and red by configuring the panel from a white panel that can be written and erased with quick-drying ink. it can.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic view in which a door of a vending machine showing an embodiment of the present invention is opened.
2 is a developed perspective view of the inner door in FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a cross-sectional view of the inner door in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body case, 2 ... Storage, 3 ... Merchandise storage rack, 6a ... Upper inner door, 7 ... Outer door, 8 ... Middle door, 9 ... White panel, 61 ... Slab material, 92 ... Sheet material.

Claims (3)

A main body case having an open front surface, a front door that is attached to the front surface of the main body case so as to be openable and closable, and a hot chamber that is disposed between the front door and the main body case and is divided by a heat insulating partition. In a vending machine equipped with an inner door that prevents heat transfer between cold rooms, it is possible to write or erase characters etc. with a writing instrument on the back of the inner door, and to expose the heat insulating material A vending machine characterized in that a panel with a sheet material attached to one side of the inner door is attached to the entire surface . A main body case having an open front surface, a front door that is attached to the front surface of the main body case so as to be openable and closable, and a hot chamber that is disposed between the front door and the main body case and is divided by a heat insulating partition. In the vending machine provided with an inner door that prevents heat transfer between the cold rooms, the inner door can be written or erased with a writing instrument on the back of the inner door, and is made of an iron plate A vending machine characterized in that a panel with sheet material attached to one side is attached to the entire surface . 3. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the panel is a white panel that can be written and erased with quick-drying ink .

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