JP4834479B2 - Automatic machine housing structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a casing structure of an automatic machine such as a vending machine, and in particular, an operation unit and a display unit are attached to the outer surface of a door body, and the operation unit can be operated to adjust the vending machine body. The present invention relates to a case structure of a vending machine.

  The vending machine is usually provided with a box-shaped housing for housing the vending machine main body, and a door attached to the housing. An operation unit and a display unit are attached to the outer surface of the door body. During maintenance or inspection of the vending machine body, the operator opens the door body, pulls out the internal unit that constitutes the vending machine body, and operates the internal unit on the outer surface of the door body. It is necessary to operate the attached operation unit or observe the display on the display unit.

  However, in the vending machine having the above-described casing structure, the display cannot be observed or operated while operating the internal unit with the door opened. When such an operation is required, it is necessary to open and close the door body or to have an operator turn around the back side (outer surface side) of the door, which is inconvenient for maintenance or inspection work.

Patent Document 1 discloses a housing structure that allows the display unit or the operation unit to be observed and operated at an operable position even when the door is opened. ing.
JP-A-7-37124

  According to the housing structure described in Patent Document 1, even when the door attached to the housing is opened, the display unit or the operation unit can be observed and operated while operating the internal unit. Can be left in.

  However, even in this case structure, when the internal unit mounted behind the display unit or the operation unit is pulled out and operated, the display unit or the operation unit is rotated and moved. When such an operation is performed, it is difficult to observe the display unit or operate the operation unit while operating the internal unit in the same manner as described above.

  The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and can easily observe and operate a display unit or an operation unit attached to the outer surface of a door body while operating an internal unit of a vending machine body. It is intended to provide a vending machine housing structure that can be used.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following means.

A box-shaped housing for storing the automatic machine main body, an opening formed on one surface of the housing, a door body closing the opening surface formed by the opening, an operation unit formed on the outer surface of the door body, and In an automatic machine casing structure that includes an attachment part for a display unit and that is capable of adjusting the automatic machine main body by operating an operation part attached to the outer surface, the door body includes one side of the door body. A slide pin that slides along the opening surface, and a stay that has one end rotatably attached to one side of the opening as an axis and the other end rotatably attached to the center of the door body, the door, the outer surface with the operating unit and a display unit around the slide pin is rotatable towards the inside of the housing, the opposite sides of the opening formed in the housing, each Provided with grooves, and rotation of the stays in the respective grooves. In the vicinity of the shaft to be bent, curved portions that are bent around the shaft are formed, and the ends of the slide pins are engaged with the respective grooves, respectively, and the stays have upper and lower ends of the opening. The slide pin is rotatable about the axis parallel to the slide pin, and the slide pin is detachably engaged with the groove.

  Since this invention is provided with the above structure, the display part or operation part attached to the outer surface of a door body can be easily observed and operated, operating the internal unit of a vending machine main body.

  Hereinafter, the best embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 and 2 are diagrams for explaining a vending machine according to the present embodiment. FIG. 1 is a view of the vending machine as viewed from the rear. FIG. 2 is a door body 91 constituting a rear door 9 of the vending machine. FIG. In these drawings, 1 is a vending machine, 2 is a display unit, and 3 is an operation unit. The display unit 2 and the operation unit 3 can be integrally formed by a touch panel or the like.

  The display unit 2 and the operation unit 3 are attached to the outer surface of the door body 91 so as to face the outside of the housing when the door body 91 is closed.

  Reference numeral 13 denotes a housing for storing the vending machine main body. In this case, there are a card reading unit 5 for reading a card such as an IC card inserted by a user, a coin handling unit 7 for receiving or dispensing coins with the user, and a bill handling unit for receiving or dispensing bills. 8, a ticket issuing unit 6 for issuing a ticket and the like, and a control unit 4 for controlling these internal units.

  Reference numeral 10 denotes a stay for connecting the housing 13 and the door body 91. As shown in FIG. 2, the door body 91 is connected to the outer surface of the door body (the display unit 2) via the stay as described later. And the surface on which the operation unit 3 is attached) can be opened with the internal unit attached to the side.

  3, 4, 5, and 6 are diagrams illustrating an opening / closing mechanism of the door body 91. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the door body 91 is opened by 20 ° when the door body 91 is in a fully closed state. FIG. 5 shows a case where the door body 91 is in a state of 45 ° opening, and FIG. 6 shows a state in which the door body 91 is in a state of opening 90 °.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 5, and 6, the door body 91 and the housing 13 include a slide pin 11 attached to the upper and lower left ends of the door body 91, and a fulcrum pin attached near the center of the door body 91. 12 and a rotating shaft 14 attached to the housing 13 are coupled via a stay 10 that couples.

  The upper and lower ends of the slide pin 11 are respectively engaged with grooves (or rails) formed on the upper side and the lower side of the opening 92 formed on the rear surface of the box-shaped housing 13 so that the left side of the door body is engaged. Supports slidable from side to side. The stay 10 is rotatably attached at one end (right side in the figure) to a rotary shaft 14 attached to a housing on the right side (including the vicinity of the right side) of the opening 92, and the other end. (Left side end in the figure) is attached to the center portion of the door body 91 via the support pin 12 so as to be rotatable.

  When the door 9 is opened, the stay 10 attached to the door body 91 rotates counterclockwise about the rotation shaft 14 provided at the right end of the opening. At this time, the central portion of the door body 91 coupled to the left end of the stay 10 rotates around the fulcrum pin 12 portion, and the door body 91 moves away from the housing 13.

  At the same time, the slide pins 11 attached on the upper and lower sides of the left end portion of the door body 91 slide in the right direction in the grooves (or rails) formed on the upper and lower sides of the opening 92.

That is, the right end of the door body 91 moves so as to protrude in the extending direction of the side ridge line of the housing 13, and the door is opened while the display unit 2 and the operation unit 3 are directed toward the standing position of the operator. Can be realized.
According to this embodiment, in this way, the door can be opened in a state where the display unit 2 and the operation unit 3 are directed toward the operator's standing position. As a result, the operator confirms the display contents on the display unit 2 or performs an input operation from the operation unit 3 while performing the control unit 4, the card reading unit 5, the ticket issuing unit 6, Maintenance / inspection work such as testing of the handling unit 7 and bill handling unit 8 or loading / recovering operation of a medium can be performed.

  In the vending machine of the present embodiment, the display unit 2 and the operation unit 3 are mounted on the outer surface of the door body 91. For this reason, a cable or the like for electrically connecting the vending machine main body to the display unit 2 and the operation unit 3 is required. Such a cable can be connected, for example, through a point where the casing 13 and the door body 91 are always in contact, that is, via a peripheral portion of the slide pin 11 attached to the left and upper ends of the door body 91. . Further, the housing 13 and the door body 91 can be connected via the stay 10, that is, via the peripheral portion of the stay.

  In this way, the connection can be realized without using a special connection device by connecting via the peripheral portion of the slide pin 11 attached above and below the left end portion of the door body 91 or the stay 10.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an opening / closing mechanism that can open the door body 91 by 90 ° or more, and FIG. 7B is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the slide pin 11 in FIG. FIG. Moreover, FIG. 8 is a figure explaining the state which opened the door body 91 145 degrees.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 7B, the groove (or rail) portion 15 formed on the upper and lower sides of the opening 92 is bent around the rotation shaft 14 around the rotation shaft 14 to bend the bending portion 15a. Form.

  By forming the groove portion in this manner, the slide pin 11 can rotate and move along the curved groove portion (curved portion) when the opening angle of the door body 91 becomes approximately 90 degrees. it can. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 7, the door body 91 can be opened further largely. For this reason, for example, when a trouble such as the paper that has been issued is jammed in the ticket issuing unit 6, it is possible to easily perform operations such as drawing out the ticket issuing unit 6 and removing the jammed paper. Moreover, although this embodiment demonstrated the automatic ticket vending machine as an example, it is applicable to automatic machines, such as a vending machine and a cash automatic transaction apparatus.

  In addition, although the flat 10 was used as the stay 10 and the slide pin 11 of the door body 91 engaged with the groove part formed in the upper side and lower side of the opening 92, respectively, it demonstrated by the mechanism which substitutes for the motion of the said door body. Other mechanisms can be employed if present. In addition, by adopting a structure in which the engagement between the slide pin 11 and the grooves formed on the upper and lower sides of the opening 92 can be separated, a function of freely changing the door angle around the fulcrum pin 12 of the stay 10 is realized. can do.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, even when the door is opened, the display unit and the operation unit are facing the operator. Input operation is possible. Further, it is possible to confirm and operate the screen display while operating the unit housed in the housing, and convenience is improved. In addition, the angle of the display unit facing the operator can be adjusted.

It is the figure which looked at the vending machine from the rear. It is the figure which opened the door body which comprises the rear door of a vending machine. It is a figure which shows when a door body exists in a fully closed state. It is a figure which shows when a door body exists in the state opened 20 degrees. It is a figure which shows when a door body exists in the state opened 45 degrees. It is a figure which shows when a door body exists in the state opened 90 degrees. It is a figure which shows the opening-and-closing mechanism which enabled it to open a door body 90 degrees or more. It is a figure which shows the state which opened the door body 145 degrees.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic machine 2 Display part 3 Operation part 4 Control part 5 Card reading unit 6 Ticket issuing unit 7 Coin handling unit 8 Banknote handling unit 9 Rear door 10 Stay 11 Slide pin 12 Support pin 13 Case 14 Rotating shaft 15 Groove part 91 Door body

Claims (2)

A box-shaped housing for storing the automatic machine main body, an opening formed on one surface of the housing, a door body closing the opening surface formed by the opening, an operation unit formed on the outer surface of the door body, and In an automatic machine casing structure that includes an attaching part of a display part and that can adjust the automatic machine body by operating an operation part attached to the outer surface.
The door body is attached to a slide pin that slides one side of the door body along the opening surface, and one end of the door body is rotatable about the one side of the opening, and the other end is the door body. With stays attached to the center of the
The door body is rotatable with the outer surface provided with the operation unit and the display unit around the slide pin toward the inside of the housing ,
Each of the opposite sides of the opening formed in the housing is provided with a groove, and a curved portion that is curved around the axis is formed in the vicinity of the axis of rotation of the stay in each groove. Engage the ends of the slide pins in the respective grooves,
Furthermore, the stays are respectively attached to the upper and lower ends of the opening, can be rotated around the shaft parallel to the slide pin, and the slide pin is detachably engaged with the groove. The automatic machine casing structure. In the casing structure of the automatic machine according to claim 1,
The automatic machine casing structure is characterized in that a cable connecting the automatic machine main body, the operation unit, and the display unit is held by the stay portion .

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