JP3971644B2 - Cup holder mechanism / Madler unloader - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cup holder mechanism / madler carry-out device that is installed in a cup-type beverage vending machine or the like and includes both a mechanism for holding and moving a drink cup and a carry-out machine for carrying out a drink stirring mudler.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a cup-type beverage vending machine, for example, the one described in JP-A-5-120552 is known.
[0003]
In this cup-type beverage vending machine, when selling coffee beverages, first, the cup unloader is driven to drop the cup from the cup unloader, and the cup is unloaded to a cup holder mechanism waiting at the cup receiving position. Next, the coffee beverage, sugar or milk is added to the cup to produce a cooked coffee beverage, and then the cup holder mechanism is rotated to the cup sales position, where the cooked coffee beverage is sold to the purchaser. The
[0004]
On the other hand, although not described in the above publication, some cup-type beverage vending machines are equipped with a mudler unloader, which allows the purchaser himself to stir the beverage using the mudler unloaded from the mudler unloader. ing.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional cup-type beverage vending machine has a problem that the manufacturing cost is high because the cup holder mechanism and the mudler unloader are driven separately and the drive sources are prepared separately. It was.
[0006]
In addition, when the cup-type beverage vending machine is large, a space for the drive source of the Madler unloader can be prepared. However, the small vending machine cannot provide the space, and the Madler unloader cannot be installed. Had a point.
[0007]
In view of the above-described conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a cup holder mechanism / cup unloader in which a cup holder mechanism and a mudler unloader can be installed even in a small vending machine.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a cup holder mechanism / mudler carry-out device according to the invention of claim 1 in which a cup holder mechanism for holding a cup carried out from a cup carry-out machine and a mudler for stirring cup beverages are carried out. The cup holder mechanism drive source and the mudler unloader drive source are configured by a common shared drive motor, and the holder of the cup holder mechanism is moved to the cup receiving position and the cup sold by the rotation of the drive motor. The structure is configured to reciprocate between positions, and to reciprocate the Madler unloader of the Madler unloader between the Madler standby position and the Madler unloading position.
[0009]
According to the present invention, the drive source for the cup holder mechanism and the Madler unloader is a common shared drive motor, so the drive source cost is one motor cost, and the installation space for the drive source is also sufficient. Similarly, one motor is enough.
[0010]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the cup holder mechanism / madler unloader according to the first aspect, the power transmission member between the holder of the cup holder mechanism and the drive motor has a spring-like link member. .
[0011]
According to the present invention, when the drive motor is driven, cup clogging occurs in the holder, and even when the motor driving force is overloaded and applied to the entire power transmission mechanism, this load is absorbed by the spring-like link member, The cup holder mechanism is not damaged.
[0012]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the cup holder mechanism / madler unloader according to the first aspect, a spring means for urging the mudler unloader is provided on the power transmission member between the Madler unloader and the drive motor of the Madler unloader. It has a structure.
[0013]
According to the present invention, when the drive motor is driven, a Madler clog is generated in the Madler unloader, and even when the motor driving force is overloaded and applied to the entire power transmission mechanism, this load is absorbed by the spring means, and the Madler The unloader will not be damaged.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
1 to 13 show an embodiment of a cup holder mechanism / madler unloader according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a cup-type beverage vending machine, FIG. 2 is a cup unloader, a cup holder mechanism, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cup unloader, the cup holder mechanism, and the Madler unloader assembled. FIG. 4 is an assembled perspective view of the cup holder mechanism and the transmission member of the Madler unloader. 5 is an assembled perspective view of the rotating drum, FIG. 6 is an assembled perspective view of the cup holder mechanism, FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing an installation state of the rotating shaft of the cup holder mechanism, and FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the operation of the holder portion. 9 is a front view showing a state where the cup has moved to the cup sales position, FIG. 10 is an assembled perspective view of the Madler unloader, FIG. 11 is a plan sectional view showing the operation of the Muddler unloader, and FIG. Front sectional view showing the operation of the extruder, 13 is a plan sectional view showing the operation when the cause muddler clogging of muddler unloading machine.
[0015]
The cup holder mechanism / mudler unloader according to the present embodiment is mounted on a small cup-type beverage vending machine, and the basic structure of this cup-type beverage vending machine, for example, a cup-type coffee beverage vending machine, is the conventional one. It is the same as that. Briefly, the roasted coffee beans are crushed in a coffee mill, supplied to a beverage extractor together with hot water, poured out of the coffee beverage, and the resulting coffee beverage and sugar or milk are cupped. It is structured to be supplied to and sold to buyers.
[0016]
If this small cup-type coffee beverage vending machine 1 is described with reference to the front view of FIG. 1, the front door 1 has a coin insertion slot 11, a product selection button 12, a sugar increase button 13, and a cream increase button 14. When the buttons 12 to 14 are selected after the coins are inserted into the coin insertion slot 11, various coffee drinks corresponding to this selection are generated. Further, the coffee beverage is carried out in a state of being put in a cup inside the product takeout door 15, and the product takeout door 15 is opened to sell the cup.
[0017]
In the small vending machine configured as described above, the cup holder mechanism / madler unloader is installed in the unloading unit 2 shown in FIG. The unloading unit 2 is configured by integrating a cup unloader 21, a cup holder mechanism 22, and a mudler unloader 23. Each device 21, 22, 23 will be described with reference to FIG. 2. A cup unloader 21 containing a large number of cups C is extended vertically, and the unloaded cup is placed below the cup unloader 21. A holding cup holder mechanism 22 is installed, and a mudler unloader 23 for unloading the mudler M is installed on the side surface of the cup unloader 21.
[0018]
The drive systems of these devices 21, 22, and 23 are installed in the chassis 24 as shown in FIG. The chassis 24 is square and flat, and has a first drive motor 211 of the cup unloader 21 and a second drive motor (cup holder mechanism) for driving both the cup holder mechanism 22 and the mudler unloader 23 on the upper portion thereof. Also, a drive motor 251 for the cumuler unloader 25 is installed.
[0019]
The first drive motor 211 drives a well-known cup separation device 212 disposed in the vicinity of the first drive motor 211. The first drive motor 211 separates the lowest one from the cup C (not shown) stacked therein (not shown). It falls to the cup receiving position.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 5, the second drive motor 251 has a motor unit 251a and a gear box 251b that houses the reduction gear of the motor unit 251a, and the output shaft 251c projects downward from the gear box 251b. Yes. As shown in FIG. 5, a cylindrical rotating drum 251d is connected to the output shaft 251c via a connecting pin 251e to rotate the rotating drum 251d. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, an output pin 251f is connected to a part of the lower peripheral edge of the rotary drum 251d, whereby the output pin 251f is rotated along a circular locus by driving the motor unit 251a. Then, the rotational motion of the output pin 251f is transmitted to the cup holder mechanism 22 and the mudler unloader 23. A micro switch 251g for detecting the rotation angle is provided in the vicinity of the rotary drum 251d.
[0021]
Next, the structure of the cup holder mechanism 22 driven by the second drive motor 251 will be described with reference to FIGS. The cup holder mechanism 22 has an annular holder portion 221 with a part cut away. This holder part 221 receives the cup C dropped and carried out from the cup carry-out machine 21, and as shown in FIG. 9, the upper end of the cup C is held by the lower inner edge part 221a of the inner peripheral surface thereof. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the outer surface of the holder portion 221 has a connecting plate 222 provided with bearing plates 222a and 222b on the upper and lower sides, and a shaft pin 223 passes through each of the bearing plates 222a and 222b. Here, one upper part of the shaft pin 223 which penetrates the chassis bottom plate 241 for closing the bottom of the chassis 24, the lower portion of the shaft pin 223 extends through the bearing plate 242 b which projects from the chassis bracket 242, thereby, the holder The part 221 is rotatable. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the chassis bottom plate 241 and the upper bearing plate 222a are sandwiched between the head flange 223a of the shaft pin 223 and the E-ring 224, whereby the holder portion 221 is suspended from the chassis bottom plate 241. It is fixed in the state. The chassis bottom plate 241 is fastened to the periphery of the chassis 24 by screws N1, N2, and N3 as shown in FIG. 3, while the chassis bottom plate 241 is fastened to the chassis bracket 242 by screws N4 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the chassis 24 is fastened to the chassis bracket 242 via the fixing bracket 243 (screws N5 and N6).
[0022]
As described above, the holder portion 221 that is rotatable is connected to the output pin 251f by the link member 225 formed of a power transmission member, in this embodiment, a coil spring. That is, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the upper bearing plate 222 a has a connection protrusion 226 spaced from the shaft pin 223, and a push nut 227 is put on the connection protrusion 226 at one end of the link member 225. On the other hand, the other end of the link member 225 is connected to the lower end of the output pin 251f. The spring force of the link member 225 is strong, and the movement transmitted from the output pin 251f is transmitted to the holder portion 221 without being impaired. As a result, when the rotary drum 251d rotates and the output pin 251f rotates, as shown in FIG. 8, the holder portion 221 reciprocates between the cup receiving position P1 and the cup selling position P2 (rotation angle 115). °). The reciprocating movement of the holder portion 221 operates in the order of cup sales position P2 → cup receiving position P1 → cup sales position P2.
[0023]
Next, the structure of the Madler unloader 23 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 and FIGS. 10 to 13. This mudler unloader 23 has a muddle storage unit 231 in which the madler M is stacked and stored, a mudler guide unit 232 that guides the lowest-level mudler M1 of the mudler storage unit 231, and a swing connected to the output pin 251f of the second drive motor 251. The moving link 233 and a Madler unloader 234 that slides back and forth by the swing of the swing link 233 are configured.
[0024]
The structure of the muddle storage part 231 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 2, the mudler storage portion 231 extends vertically on the side surface of the carry-out unit 2, and includes a mudler storage substrate 231a and a mudler holding plate 231b. This mudler storage plate 231a is bent in a U shape at the front to hold the front side of the mudler M, and the mudler holding plate 231b is bent in a step shape to hold the rear side of the mudler M. Thus, as shown in FIG. 2, a large number of mudlers M can be stacked on the mudler storage substrate 231. Here, the mudler holding plate 231b is fastened to the surface of the mudler storage plate 231a by screws N7 and N8. Further, the bottom of the Madler storage plate 231a is fastened to the chassis bottom plate 241 with a screw N9 on the front side and with a screw N10 on the rear side. Accordingly, the entire mudler storage portion 231 is fixed to the side surface of the carry-out unit 2.
[0025]
The structure of the mudler guide portion 232 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 4, 11, and 12. The Madler guide portion 232 has a Madler receiving groove 232a extending in the front-rear direction from the approximate center to the front end thereof, and the lowest Muddler M1 is received in the Madler receiving groove 232a as shown in FIGS. It is supposed to be. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the side surface of the Madler guide portion 232 has a link receiving portion 232b bulging inward, and a swinging pin 232c projects from the link receiving portion 232b. Yes. As shown in FIG. 3, the mudler guide portion 232 is fastened to the chassis bottom plate 241 by a screw 11 on the front side and the screw 10 on the rear end. Also. When the Madler guide portion 232 is fixed to the chassis bottom plate 241, the tip of the Madler receiving groove 232a faces the Madler outlet 242a of the chassis bracket 242 as shown in FIG.
[0026]
The structure of the swing link 233 will be described with reference to FIGS. The swing link 233 is formed in the shape of a horizontally long plate, and at one end in the longitudinal direction, a through hole 233a through which an output pin 251f connected to the rotary drum 251d is rotatably passed is formed. As a result, the swing link 233 rotates as shown in FIG. The other end in the longitudinal direction of the swing link 233 has a connection hole 233b through which a connection pin 234b of a later-described Madler unloader 234 passes, and a first spring locking pin 233c projects. A guide slot 233d is formed between the through hole 233a and the connecting hole 233b, and the swing pin 232c of the Madler guide portion 232 passes through the guide slot 233d.
[0027]
The structure of the muddler unloader 234 will be described with reference to FIGS. The Madler unloader 234 has an extrusion plate 234a formed so as to gradually increase in width from the base to the tip. As shown in FIG. 10, a connecting pin 234b protrudes from the base of the extrusion plate 234a, and the connecting pin 234b penetrates through the connecting hole 233b of the swing link 233 as described above. Further, a transmission member for transmitting the swinging motion of the swing link 233, for example, a coil spring 234c, is wound around the connecting pin 234b, and one end of the coil spring 234c is locked to the first spring locking pin 233c, while the coil spring 234c. The other end of the push plate is locked to a second spring lock pin 234d protruding from the push plate 234a, and the push plate 234a is urged to rotate clockwise in FIG. The spring force of the coil spring 234c is strong, and the motion transmitted by the swing link 233 is transmitted to the push plate 234a without being impaired. When the Madler unloader 234 is connected to the swing link 233 as described above, when the rotary drum 251d rotates and the output pin 251f rotates, the Madler unloading position P3 shown in FIGS. The Madler unloader 234 moves substantially linearly with the Madler standby position P4 shown in FIG. 11 (b).
[0028]
In the cup-type coffee beverage vending machine according to the present embodiment, when a coin is inserted and a product is selected, the second drive motor 251 is driven at a predetermined rotation angle. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 8, the holder part 221 rotationally moves from the cup sales position P2 to the cup receiving position P1. Next, the first drive motor 211 of the cup unloader 21 is driven to drop and unload the cup C, and the cup C is held by the holder portion 221. On the other hand, in the Madler unloader 23, the swing link 233 swings from the state shown in FIG. 11A to the state shown in FIG. 11B, and the pushing plate 234a of the Madler unloader 234 moves to the Madler standby position P4. . As a result, the lowest-order mudler M1 placed on the extrusion plate 234a as shown in FIG. 12 (a) is accommodated in the mudler-receiving groove 232a as shown in FIG. 12 (b).
[0029]
Thereafter, the second drive motor 251 is driven to rotate again. Thereby, the holder part 221 returns to the cup sales position P2. Then, a coffee beverage, sugar, milk, etc. are put into this cup C, beverage production (cooking) is performed, and after cooking is completed, it is sold to the purchaser. On the other hand, in the Madler unloader 23, the swing link 233 operates to return the push plate 234a to the Madler unloading position P3. As a result of the return operation of the pushing plate 234a, the rear end of the lowest-level Madler M1 hits the pushing plate 234a, and the Mudler M1 jumps out to the purchaser side through the Madler outlet 242a as shown in FIG.
[0030]
The purchaser can pull out the jumped Madler M1 and agitate the coffee beverage in the cup C using the Madler M1. Even when the mudler M is left without being used, the extrusion plate 234a operates in the same manner as in FIGS. 11A to 11C when the next coffee drink is sold. However, since the mudler M1 is not pulled out, so-called so-called The empty shot will be repeated.
[0031]
According to the present embodiment, as described above, the drive source of the cup holder mechanism 22 and the Madler unloader 23 is shared by the second drive motor 251.
[0032]
Further, even when a problem such as cup clogging occurs in the cup holder mechanism 22 and the motor driving force is applied to the cup holder mechanism 22 as an overload, the link member 225 elastically deforms to absorb the excessive load, and the cup holder The mechanism 22 is not damaged.
[0033]
Further, even when a trouble such as clogging of the Madler occurs in the Madler unloader 23 and the motor driving force is applied to the Madler unloader 23 as an overload, the coil spring 234c of the Madler unloader 234 is elastically deformed to absorb the excessive load. However, the Madler unloader 23 is not damaged. If this action is described with reference to FIG. 13, when the pusher plate 234a returns to the Madler unloading position P4, and the lowest-level Madler M1 is firmly adhered to the Madler receiving groove 232a, the coil spring 234c is elastic. It can be understood from FIG. 13 that this is deformed and absorbed.
[0034]
In the embodiment, in the Madler unloader 23, the pusher plate 234a is reciprocated from the state shown in FIG. 11A to the state shown in FIG. 11B, and further to the state shown in FIG. → P4 → P3), but is not limited to such reciprocation. That is, when the initial position of the swing link 233 is set to the state shown in FIG. 11B, the push plate 234a reciprocates from P4 → P3 → P4. It goes without saying that the mudler M can be carried out one by one by such reciprocation.
[0035]
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which a so-called link mechanism is used as a power transmission member of the cup holder mechanism 22 and the mudler unloader 23 has been described. However, the rotation drive force of the second drive motor 251 can be transmitted to both. Of course, the structure is not limited to this.
[0036]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the invention of claim 1, since the drive source of the cup holder mechanism and the Madler unloader is a common shared drive motor, the drive source cost can be the cost of one motor. Similarly, the installation space for the drive source is only one motor. Therefore, it can be mounted on a small vending machine.
[0037]
According to the invention of claim 2, even when the motor driving force is overloaded and applied to the entire power transmission mechanism, the load is absorbed by the spring-like link member, and the cup holder mechanism is not damaged.
[0038]
According to the invention of claim 3, even when the motor driving force is overloaded and applied to the entire power transmission mechanism, the load is absorbed by the spring means, and the muddle unloader is not damaged.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a cup-type beverage vending machine. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an integrated carry-out unit of a cup carry-out machine, a cup holder mechanism and a mudler carry-out machine. FIG. 3 is a cup carry-out machine, a cup holder mechanism and a mudler carry-out. Assembling perspective view of the machine [Fig. 4] Assembling perspective view of the cup holder mechanism and the transmission member of the Madler unloader [Fig. 5] Assembling perspective view of the rotating drum [Fig. 6] Assembling perspective view of the cup holder mechanism [Fig. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the operation of the holder unit. FIG. 9 is a front view showing a state where the cup is moved to the cup sales position. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the assembly of the Madler unloader. [Fig. 11] Plan sectional view showing the operation of the Madler unloader. [Fig. 12] Front sectional view showing the operation of the Muddler unloading machine. [Fig. 13] Cross-sectional plan view showing the work [Description of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 ... Unloading unit, 21 ... Cup unloader, 22 ... Cup holder mechanism, 23 ... Madler unloader, 25 ... Cup holder mechanism and Madler unloading device, 221 ... Holder part, 234 ... Madler unloader, P1 ... Cup receiving position, P2 ... Cup sales position, P3 ... Madler carry-out position, P4 ... Madler standby position, M, M1 ... Madler, C ... Cup.

Claims (3)

A cup holder mechanism for holding the cup unloaded from the cup unloader, and a mudler unloader for unloading the cup drink stirring mudler;
The drive source of the cup holder mechanism and the drive source of the mudler unloader are configured by a common shared drive motor, and the holder portion of the cup holder mechanism is moved between the cup receiving position and the cup selling position by the rotation of the drive motor. And a cup holder mechanism / mudler unloader for reciprocating the mudler unloader of the mudler unloader between the mudler standby position and the mudler unloading position. 2. The cup holder mechanism / madler unloader according to claim 1, wherein a power transmission member between the holder portion of the cup holder mechanism and the drive motor has a spring-like link member. 2. The cup holder mechanism / madler carry-out according to claim 1, wherein a power transmission member between said mudler carry-out element and said drive motor of said mudler carry-out machine has a spring means for urging said mudler carry-out element. Machine.

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