JP3866314B2 - Vending machine inlet / outlet device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an intake / exhaust port device of a vending machine for performing intake or exhaust between a cooling device provided in a vending machine body and the outside.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, such an intake / exhaust port device is generally constituted by an intake / exhaust plate 51 provided at the lower front portion of the vending machine as shown in FIG. The intake / exhaust plate 51 is configured separately from the main door 52 by a horizontally long and narrow iron plate having a U-shaped cross section, and is attached to the lower side of the main door 52. On the front surface of the intake / exhaust plate 51, a number of vertically long slits 53 are formed as intake / exhaust holes. In order to unify the design with the main door 52, the intake / exhaust plate 51 is painted in the same color as the main door 52. On the other hand, in the vending machine main body (not shown) opened and closed by the main door 52, a cooling device (not shown) for cooling the product is disposed behind the intake / exhaust plate 51. Intake or exhaust is performed between the cooling device and the outside through the slit 53 of the plate 51. Note that whether intake or exhaust is performed by the intake / exhaust plate 51 is determined according to the type of the vending machine.
[0003]
Further, the main door 52 is provided with a sales port device 57 including a product sales port 54, a sales port door 55, a sales port box 56, etc. immediately above the intake / exhaust plate 51 (see FIG. 7). Then, the product A delivered from the product storage column (not shown) of the vending machine main body is pushed into the sales outlet box 56 by pushing the delivery door 58 open, and the purchaser opens the sales outlet door 55 for the product. By taking out A, sales are performed.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional intake / exhaust plate 51 is composed of a thin iron plate or the like separate from the main door 52 and is provided at the lower front portion of the vending machine. In that case, it is forced to change. In this case, as described above, the intake / exhaust plate 51 needs to have the same color as the main door 52 in order to unify the design, but the color of the main door 52 varies depending on the manufacturer and model. For this reason, conventionally, various types of replacement intake / exhaust plates 51 corresponding to manufacturers and models must be prepared in stock, which contributes to an increase in maintenance costs. . Moreover, since the main door 52 is discolored to some extent as the use proceeds, the color does not match the new intake / exhaust plate 51 that has been replaced, resulting in an uncomfortable feeling.
[0005]
In addition, with the recent increase in storage capacity of vending machines, the product storage column tends to extend downward, and along with this, the entire sales port device 57 including the product sales port 54 and the like tends to decrease downward. is there. As a result, the interval H1 (see FIG. 7) from the lower end of the sales outlet box 56 to the lower end of the main door 52 is narrowed, and the width of the intake / exhaust plate 51 attached to this portion must be reduced. In the method of forming the slit 53 in the plate 51, it is difficult to secure a required intake / exhaust hole area.
[0006]
The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and is a highly versatile vending machine that can be used in common for high storage type vending machines regardless of manufacturer or model. An object of the present invention is to provide an intake / exhaust device for a machine.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve this object, the present invention is an intake / exhaust port device of a vending machine for performing intake / exhaust between a cooling device provided in a vending machine body and the outside, and a lower end portion of a main door Is formed by assembling a plurality of short vertical members formed in an L shape from a vertical portion and a diagonal portion extending obliquely rearward from the lower end thereof, and a plurality of long horizontal members. The grid material is attached to the main door from the inside so as to face the notch .
[0008]
According to this configuration, intake or exhaust is performed between the cooling device and the outside through the notches formed in the lower end portion of the main door and the gaps between the wire members of the grid members facing the notches. In this case, a relatively large gap, that is, a large intake / exhaust hole area can be secured between the wires constituting the lattice material. It can be applied without any problem without causing a shortage of area. In addition, since the lattice material is composed of a plurality of wires, how can this wire be made of unpainted iron bar or painted in a relatively inconspicuous color such as black or silver? The main door can be harmonized with the design. As a result, it can be commonly used in any vending machine regardless of the manufacturer or model. In addition, since the lattice material is provided on the main door from the inside, it is difficult for the purchaser to hit, and the frequency of replacement of the lattice material is reduced.
[0009]
In this case, it is preferable that a horizontally long belt-like plate is attached to the oblique portion of the lattice material.
[0010]
According to this configuration, the horizontally long belt-like plate reinforces the lattice material, so that the lattice material is less likely to be damaged or deformed, and the frequency of replacement is lessened. Can be obscured.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, taking as an example a case where the present invention is applied to an inlet device of a vending machine. This vending machine 1 is for cooling or heating canned beverages or bottled beverages, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the vending machine main body 2 and the front surface of the vending machine main body 2 are arranged. And a main door 3 that opens and closes.
[0012]
The vending machine main body 2 is provided with a high storage type product storage column (not shown) for storing products, and a cooling device for cooling and heating the products below the product storage column, A heating device (both not shown) is provided.
[0013]
On the other hand, a product display 3a, a product selection button 3b, a bill insertion slot 3c, a coin insertion slot 3d, a digital display 3e, and the like are provided on the front side of the main door 3 from the center to the top, and below that. A merchandise sales opening 4 is provided.
[0014]
An intake port device 5 for supplying air from the outside to the cooling device is further provided below the product sales port 4 of the main door 3. The air inlet device 5 includes a lattice material 7 attached to the lower end portion of the main door 3 so as to face a notch 6 formed in a horizontally long shape, and a band plate (plate) 8 fixed to the lattice material 7. It is configured.
[0015]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the lattice material 7 is configured by assembling eleven short vertical members 9 and four long cross members 10 made of iron or the like in a lattice shape. As shown in FIG. 4C, each vertical member 9 is formed in an L shape from the front vertical portion 9a and the oblique portion 9b extending obliquely upward from the lower end thereof, as shown in FIG. 4C, except for the central longitudinal member 9d. Has been. In addition, the center vertical member 9d is particularly composed of a pair of left and right wires divided into two branches when viewed from the front, as shown in FIG. The front vertical portion 9a, a slanted portion 9b longer than the slanted portion 9b of the other vertical member 9, and a rear vertical portion 9c extending upward from the rear end thereof are formed in a deformed U-shape. Then, the cross member 10 is spot welded to the front surface of the front vertical portion 9a of each vertical member 9, whereby the lattice member 7 is formed. Thereafter, the grid material 7 is plated with a relatively inconspicuous color such as black or silver.
[0016]
The band plate 8 is made of an iron plate or the like, and is placed on the slanted portion 9b of each vertical member 9, and is fixed to the lattice member 7 by spot welding. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the lattice member 7 and the strip 8 integrated in this way form the upper end of each vertical member 9 except the central vertical member 9 d in the door channel 11 of the main door 3. It is attached to face the notch 6 by being inserted into the hole 11a and fixed to the door channel 11 from the inside with screws 12 passed through both ends of the central vertical member 9d and the lattice member 7.
[0017]
In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the main door 3 is provided with a sales outlet door 13 for opening and closing the product sales outlet 4 and a sales outlet box 14 disposed below the sales outlet door 13. The sales opening device 15 is configured by the above, and a payout door 16 is provided facing the rear side of the sales opening door 13. As apparent from the comparison between FIG. 5 and FIG. 7, the sales outlet device 15 is disposed at a position lowered downward as a whole as the commodity storage column is a high storage type and extends downward. For this reason, the distance H from the lower end of the sales outlet box 14 to the lower end of the main door 3 has a relationship of H <H1, which is smaller than the distance H1 in FIG. At the time of sale, the product A is paid out from the product storage column of the vending machine body 2, pushes out the payout door 16 and is dropped into the sales outlet box 14, and the purchaser opens the sales outlet door 13 and takes out the product A. Thus, the product A is sold.
[0018]
In the inlet device 5 having the above-described configuration, air is supplied from the outside to the cooling device in the vending machine main body 2 through the notches 6 formed in the lower end portion of the main door 3 and the gaps between the lattice members 7 facing the notches 6. . In this case, since a relatively large gap, that is, a large intake hole area, can be secured between the vertical members 9 and the horizontal members 10 constituting the lattice material 7, the sales port device 15 as in the present embodiment is further lowered. The present invention can be applied to the high-storage type vending machine 1 that is arranged and has a small interval H to the lower end of the main door 3 without causing a shortage of the area of the air intake hole. In addition, the grid member 7 is composed of a plurality of vertical members 9 and cross members 10 and is painted in a relatively inconspicuous color such as black or silver. Harmony in design can be obtained. As a result, regardless of the manufacturer and model, the vending machine 1 can be used in common, thereby reducing the maintenance cost.
[0019]
Further, since the lattice material 7 is provided on the main door 3 from the inside, it is difficult for the purchaser to hit, and the frequency of replacement of the lattice material 7 can be reduced. Further, the lattice material 7 can be reinforced by the horizontally long strips 8 attached to the lattice material 7, thereby suppressing the breakage and deformation of the lattice material 7, thereby reducing the frequency of replacement, and the lattice material 7. The parts behind the cover can be covered with a band plate 8 so that it cannot be seen by the purchaser.
[0020]
Although the above embodiment is an example of an intake port device of a vending machine, it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied as an exhaust port device as it is depending on the type of the vending machine. Further, in the embodiment, the notch is constituted by one notch extending continuously in the lateral direction, but a plurality of notches may be arranged in parallel in the lateral direction so as to be configured horizontally long as a whole. . Furthermore, in the embodiment, the lattice material is painted in an inconspicuous color such as black or silver, but this painting is omitted, and the design of the main door depends on the color of the material such as the iron bar material constituting the lattice material. You may make it aim at harmony. In addition, the specific configuration of the lattice material, for example, the number and arrangement of the vertical and horizontal members is not limited to the exemplified ones, and the wire may be arranged obliquely. Within the scope of the gist of the present invention, the detailed configuration can be changed as appropriate.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As explained above, according to the intake / exhaust port device of the vending machine of the present invention, it is possible to use it in common for high storage type vending machines regardless of manufacturers and models. Have.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged front view of a vending machine provided with an air inlet device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a front view showing the whole of the vending machine in FIG. 1; FIG.
3 is a perspective view showing the entire vending machine in FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 4 is a front view of the air inlet device and a perspective view of its constituent members.
FIG. 5 is a side view of the lower part of the main door.
FIG. 6 is a front view of a conventional vending machine.
FIG. 7 is a side view of a lower portion of a conventional main door.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending machine 2 Vending machine main body 3 Main door 6 Notch 7 Lattice material 8 Band plate 9 Vertical material 10 Horizontal material

Claims (2)

An intake / exhaust port device of a vending machine for performing intake / exhaust between a cooling device provided in the vending machine body and the outside,
A horizontal notch is formed at the lower end of the main door,
A lattice material formed by assembling a plurality of short vertical members formed in an L shape from a vertical portion and a diagonal portion extending rearward obliquely upward from the lower end thereof and a plurality of long cross members is formed in the notch . An intake / exhaust port device for a vending machine, which is attached to the main door from the inside so as to face. The intake / exhaust port device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a horizontally long strip-like plate is attached to an oblique portion of the lattice material .

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