JP5135902B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine in which a storage and storage unit for merchandise and a heat retaining unit at the time of sale are separated and arranged to prevent product quality deterioration.

  Conventionally, in this type of vending machine, there is a type in which the inside of the warehouse is separated into a storage room for storing products at room temperature and a warming room for storing products while heating or cooling to the temperature at the time of sale. (See Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 12 shows a longitudinal sectional view of a conventional vending machine described in Patent Document 1. In FIG. As shown in the figure, a vending machine main body 1 is configured with a product storage 3 that can be opened and closed surrounded by a heat insulating wall 2, and the product storage 3 stores products that meander up and down by segments 4. A chamber 5 is formed. In each product storage room 5, a large number of products that are input from the product input port on the front surface are stacked in a lying position and stored.

  Each commodity storage chamber 5 is divided into an upper storage zone 6 and a lower heating zone 7, and the space is partitioned by a heat insulating shutter 8 so as to be freely rotatable. A product carry-out mechanism 9 is installed at the lower end of the heating zone 7, and the product at the bottom of the heating zone 7 is supported by the product carry-out mechanism 9. The product at the bottom of the storage zone 6 is supported by the product moving mechanism 10.

  Below the heating zone 7, a shooter 12 that guides the unloaded goods to the front product outlet 11 is arranged, and a heater 13 and a fan 14 are arranged inside thereof, and the inside air is circulated and blown into the heating zone 7. doing.

  The operation of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

  The product fan 14 in the heating zone 7 is heated by high-temperature air circulated through the heater 13 and waits for sale at an appropriate temperature of 52 to 53 ° C., for example. On the other hand, in the storage zone 6 partitioned from the heating zone 7 by the heat-insulating shutter 8, the product is stored at substantially normal temperature, and when the number of products in the heating zone 7 decreases due to sales, the product in the storage zone 6 is heated by the product moving mechanism 10. Moved to zone 7.

As a result, the number of products in the heating zone 7 placed in a heated state is kept to the minimum necessary according to the sales situation, and opportunities for alteration of the products can be suppressed.
JP-A-10-91855

  However, in the conventional configuration, the storage zone 6 and the heating zone 7 are partitioned by the heat insulating shutter 8 to suppress the thermal influence on the storage zone 6, but the shutter 8 is formed by the arc-shaped segment 4. If there are multiple rows of product passages, the same number of shutters 8 are required, and a slight gap is easily formed between the segments 4 and the shutters 8. The shutter 8 is not formed in the space between the adjacent product passages, and the storage zone 6 and the heating zone 7 are structured to communicate with each other at least in the product passage space portion. It rises and enters the storage zone 6, and the product at the bottom of the storage zone 6 is easily changed by its thermal influence, and the heating efficiency of the product in the heating zone 7 is lowered. It has been a problem that.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and includes a storage room for storing products in a vending machine body in a cooled or heated state, and a product storage room for storing products to be replenished in the storage room at room temperature. In the vending machine, which is divided and has a product transport means for discharging the product in the storage room to a product outlet, and a product replenishment means for supplying the product in the product storage room to the storage room, The purpose of the present invention is to provide a vending machine that can increase the heating efficiency and can quickly keep the temperature of the products replenished from the product storage room to the greenhouse.

In order to achieve the above object, the vending machine of the present invention is pre-specified for each product at room temperature, a storage room for storing the product in the vending machine main body in a cooled or heated state, and a product for replenishing the storage room. A product discharge / conveying means that is insulated into a product storage chamber for storing the product in the stored product storage column and discharges the product in the storage room to a product outlet, and a product replenishment unit for replenishing the storage room with the product in the product storage room A gondola rack that stores a plurality of types of products in the storage room in an address storage unit specified in advance for each product and rotates to carry the product, and a product purchased by a user Product selection means that is operated when selecting the product, and when the user operates the product selection means, the product stored in the address storage unit of the product corresponding to the product selection means by the gondola rack is discharged from the product. The commodity replenishing means receives the commodity corresponding to the commodity selecting means from the commodity storage column, and the commodity replenishing means to which the gondola rack is replenished to the storage room by the commodity supplementing means is the commodity selecting means. The product is stored in the address storage unit of the product corresponding to the item, and the product is transported to a place where the product is relatively easily cooled or heated in the storage room, and the supplement product is prioritized over the other products in the storage room until a predetermined time elapses after the supply It cooled or warmed City, after the lapse of the predetermined time the gondola rack as products of the thermal insulation chamber is of uniformly cooling or warming is to rotate.

Thereby, since the heat retention chamber and the product storage room are partitioned by heat insulation, the cooling or heating efficiency in the heat retention chamber can be increased. In addition, since convection into the product storage room due to leakage of heated air in the greenhouse can be suppressed, quality deterioration of the product in the product storage room can be reduced. In addition, by controlling the rotating operation of the gondola rack so that when the product in the product storage room is replenished to the warming chamber by the product replenishment means after the product is delivered, the replenished product can be cooled or heated with the highest priority. The replenished product can be brought to a suitable temperature in a short time.

In the vending machine of the present invention, the quality of the product is prevented from being deteriorated by partitioning the thermal storage room and the product storage room, and cooling or heating efficiency is improved by further partitioning the thermal storage room to further save energy. be able to. In addition, by controlling the rotating operation of the gondola rack so that when the product in the product storage room is replenished to the warming chamber by the product replenishment means after the product is delivered, the replenished product can be cooled or heated with the highest priority. The replenished product can be brought to a suitable temperature in a short time.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a vending machine main body stores a product in a cooled or warmed state, and a product storage in which the product to be replenished to the storage room is specified in advance for each product at room temperature. A product discharge and transport means that is insulated from the product storage room stored in the column and discharges the products in the storage room to the product outlet, and a product replenishment unit that supplies the products in the product storage room to the storage room. A vending machine that stores a plurality of types of products in the storage room in an address storage unit specified in advance for each product, and rotates a gondola rack to carry the product, and a user selects a product to purchase. Product selection means operated at times, and when a user operates the product selection means, the product stored in the address storage section of the product corresponding to the product selection means by the gondola rack is received by the product discharge transport means. The commodity replenishing means receives the commodity corresponding to the commodity selecting means from the commodity storage column, and the gondola rack is replenished with the commodity replenishing means to the storage room for the commodity corresponding to the commodity selecting means. Store in the address storage unit and transport it to a place where the product is relatively cooled or warmed in the warmer room, and cool or heat the refilled product preferentially over other products in the warmer room until a predetermined time elapses after refilling. Internal Affairs, said after the lapse of a predetermined time are those wherein gondola rack as products of the thermal insulation chamber is of uniformly cooling or warming is rotated, the heat insulating chamber and the commodity storage chamber by adiabatic partition insulation As a result, the cooling or heating efficiency in the storage room can be improved, and when the goods in the product storage room are replenished to the storage room by the product replenishment means after the goods are taken out, they are replenished. By products to control the rotation of the gondola rack to allow the cooling or warming first priority was, it can be an appropriate temperature in a short time supplemented products.

The invention according to claim 2, in addition to the invention of claim 1, comprising a priority time setting means for setting a time for preferentially cooling or warming replenishment products, after the commodity replenishing, the priority By cooling or warming the supplementary product with the highest priority for the time set by the time setting means, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1 , the time for preferentially cooling or warming the supplementary product is set. It can be easily changed.

The invention according to claim 3, in addition to the invention of claim 1, the outside air temperature detection means for detecting the outside air temperature, the outside air temperature detection time to preferentially cool or warm the replenishment items A correction priority time setting means for setting according to the outside temperature detected by the means, and after replenishing the product, the replenished product is cooled or heated with the highest priority for the time set by the correction priority time setting means. In addition to the function and effect of the invention described in Item 1 , the time for preferentially cooling or warming the supplementary product can be automatically optimized depending on the season.

In addition to the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , the invention described in claim 4 is carried out after the product in the storage room is transported to the storage room, and then the goods are taken out. Product warming time calculating means for calculating the product warming time until the product is replenished, the product warming time is calculated based on the product warming time computing means at the time of product replenishment, By correcting the cooling or warming time with the highest priority, in addition to the operational effects of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , the supplementary product is given priority in accordance with the previous sales situation. It is possible to automatically switch between cooling or warming and giving priority to preventing quality deterioration of the replenished product by slowly cooling or warming.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the vending machine of the present invention will be described.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a vending machine showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main body of the vending machine with the outer door removed in the vending machine of the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic longitudinal sectional view of the main body of the vending machine in the vending machine according to the embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an outer door 21 is disposed at the front opening of the vending machine main body 20. A product sample display room 22 and product selection means 23 are provided above the outer door 21, and an advertisement panel room 24 for displaying product advertisements, a money input unit 25, and an amount display means 26 are provided side by side. A product take-out port 27 for discharging the product selected by the product selection means 23 is provided at the lower part of.

  Next, the structure inside the vending machine body 20 will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the vending machine main body 20 is configured with a single product storage chamber 31 for storing a substantially cylindrical product in a lying position, and stores the product in the front-rear direction in the product storage chamber 31. There is a product storage column 32 in a storage form. The product storage column 32 is configured to be inclined downward in the depth direction, and is configured in a plurality of rows and a plurality of rows in the vertical and horizontal directions. In the lower part of the product storage room 31 for maintaining the product at normal temperature, a heat insulating chamber 33 for cooling or heating the product to keep it at an appropriate temperature is formed as a heat insulating compartment, and the product storage room 31 and the heat storage room 33 are insulated. A partition plate 34 is arranged.

  The heat insulating partition plate 34 is also inclined downward in the depth direction, and is inclined so as to be substantially parallel to the product storage column 32. In addition, the side wall, back wall, and bottom wall of the warm room 43 are also partitioned by the heat insulating plate 35. The heat insulating partition plate 34 and the heat insulating plate 35 may be made of a vacuum heat insulating material.

  A space 36 is formed at the rear of the product storage chamber 31 in the vertical direction, and a product replenishing means 37 is formed in the space 36 to supply the product from the product storage chamber 31 to the warming chamber 33. The means 37 is configured to be movable in the vertical direction.

  Therefore, in the vending machine main body 20, the space portion 36 of the product replenishing means 37 is formed behind the product storage chamber 31, and the temperature keeping chamber 33 is formed below the product storage chamber 31 and the space portion 36. As shown in FIG. 3, the depth dimension of the storage chamber 33 is larger than the depth dimension of the product storage room 31. The space portion 36 and the thermal storage chamber 33 are formed so as to be able to communicate with each other, that is, a hole portion 34a is formed at a position corresponding to the space portion 36 above the heat insulating partition plate 34, and is opened and closed by a shutter 34b that can be freely opened and closed. It is configured.

  Next, the configuration inside the thermal storage room 33 will be described.

  A gondola rack 38 that rotates and stirs the product is configured in the warming chamber 33, and the product itself rotates and stirs in the gondola rack 38 to perform high-speed cooling or high-speed heating. Further, a drive unit 39 for rotating the gondola rack 38 forward or backward is provided at the center of the gondola rack 38, and the drive unit 39 is configured to be able to rotate vertically so as to carry the product to the front position. The gondola rack 38 and the drive unit 39 constitute a product conveying means 40. Also, in the gondola rack 38, so-called address storage units 38a, 38b, 38c,... Are set, in which specific products are stored at specific locations so that the product position can be specified. Further, the merchandise transporting means 40 is provided with merchandise position detecting means 41 so that the position of the gondola rack 38 can be detected, and the positions of the address storage portions 38a, 38b, 38c. ing.

  A cooling device 42 and a heating device 43 are arranged below the gondola rack 38 so as to cool or warm the warming chamber 33. Note that the gondola rack 38 is configured to convect the cool air of the cooling device 42 or the warm air (hot air) of the heating device 43 in the temperature-retaining room 33, cool air generated by the cooling device 42 and the blower, It has a ventilation structure that does not obstruct the flow of wind (hot air).

  A product discharge / conveyance means 44 is configured in front of the warming room 33. When a product is selected by the product selection means 23, the selected product kept in the gondola rack 38 is discharged / conveyed by the product transport means 40. The product is discharged to the product outlet 27 via the means 44.

  The operation of the vending machine configured as described above will be described.

  The products in the vending machine 20 are stored in a lying position in the product storage column 32 of the normal product storage room 31. Since the product storage chamber 31 and the space 36 are maintained at room temperature, the quality can be maintained even if they are stocked for a long time.

  Then, the products at the rearmost part in the product storage column 32 are conveyed into the warming chamber 33 by the product replenishing means 37 in order. At this time, the shutter 34b formed on the heat-insulating partition plate 34 is normally closed to partition the space 36 and the warming chamber 33, but when the product replenishing means 37 is operated, the shutter 34b is opened and the product replenishing means 37 is kept warm. The product enters the room 33 and transports the product to a specific position of the gondola rack 38 in the temperature keeping chamber 33.

  Therefore, since the shutter 34b is closed and the movement of heat is interrupted except when the product is transported, the cooling or heating efficiency in the temperature-retaining room 33 can be increased, and energy saving can be achieved. Moreover, since the heat influence from the thermal storage room 33 can be reduced in the product storage room 31, it is possible to reduce product quality deterioration and realize long-term product storage.

  In the storage chamber 33, the address storage unit 38a in the gondola rack 38 is configured for the storage of the product, and the product carried from the product replenishing means 37 is stored in the specific address storage unit 38a. Another product is stored in the address storage unit 38b specified for the other product.

  And the goods in the gondola rack 38 are cooled or heated by the cooling device 42 or the heating device 43 and kept at an appropriate temperature.

  Next, the cooling or heating operation of the product replenished from the product storage room 31 to the warming chamber 33 after the product sales will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine of the embodiment.

  4, the stored product storage means 45 stores the product numbers stored in the address storage units 38a, 38b, 38c... In the gondola rack 38. The calculation control unit 50a is connected to the product selection unit 23, the shutter 34b, the product replenishment unit 37, the product transport unit 40, the product position detection unit 41, the cooling device 42, and the heating device 43, and performs control as a control device. Yes.

  The operation of the vending machine of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG.

  When the user purchases a product, it is determined whether the product selection means 23 has been operated (STEP 1). When the input of the merchandise selection means 23 is detected, the process proceeds to STEP 2 and the storage position of the carry-out merchandise is determined.

  That is, it is determined based on the stored product storage means 45 in which address storage unit 38a, 38b, 38c... Of the gondola rack 38 the product selected by the product selection means 23 is stored. The parts 38a, 38b, 38c... Are determined. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that a product in the address storage unit 38a is selected.

  Next, in STEP 3, the commodity position detection means 41 determines the position of the address storage unit 38 a on the gondola rack 38. Then, after determining the position of the address storage unit 38a, the drive unit 39 of the product take-out means 40 is operated to move the address storage unit 38a currently located to the product takeout port 27, and the product in the address storage unit 38a is changed to the product. The product is carried out to the product take-out port 27 through the discharge conveying means 44 (STEP 4). After the product is unloaded, the drive unit 39 of the product unloading means 40 is operated to move the address storage unit 38a emptied by the unloading of the product to the lower part of the heat insulating partition plate 34, and the shutter 34b is opened. The same type of product as the product carried out in the product storage column 32 is replenished to the address storage unit 38a, and the shutter 34b is closed (STEP 5).

  Next, the drive unit 39 of the product carry-out means 40 is operated to move the address storage unit 38a to the most upstream position in the cooling airflow path or the warming airflow path based on the product position detection means 41 and the cooling device 42. Alternatively, the heating device 43 is operated (STEP 6). After a predetermined time has passed, the process proceeds to STEP 7 where the cooling device 42, the heating device 43, and the drive unit 39 of the product carrying means 40 are periodically operated so that the products in the warming chamber 33 can be uniformly cooled or heated. Control.

  As described above, according to the vending machine of the present embodiment, the product storage room 31 and the heat retaining room 33 to be cooled or heated are insulated by forming the heat insulating compartment, so that the cooling or heating efficiency in the heat retaining room 33 is increased. In addition, it is possible to preferentially cool the replenishment product that has moved into the warming room 33 after carrying out the product, or to preferentially cool the replenishment product in a short time.

  Further, the vending machine according to the present embodiment has a product selection means 23 that is operated when selecting a product, and a heat insulating partition that partitions the product storage space in the vending machine main body 20 into a product storage room 31 and a storage room 33. A plate 34, a cooling device 42 for cooling the inside of the thermal storage room 33, a heating device 43 for heating the inside of the thermal storage room 33, and a normal or reverse rotation are provided in the thermal storage room 33, and a plurality of products are provided. The number of address storage units 38a, 38b, 38c... That are stored one by one is equal to or more than the number of types of products, and the products stored in the address storage units 38a, 38b, 38c. When a product is selected by the selection means 23, a gondola rack 38 that carries the selected product to the product take-out port 27 through the product discharge / conveyance means 44, a product position detection means 41 that detects the position of the gondola rack 38, and a gondola A drive unit 39 that rotates the rack 38 forward or backward, a stored product storage unit 45 that stores which product is stored in which address storage unit 38 a, 38 b, 38 c... Of the gondola rack 38, and a product storage chamber 31. The product replenishing means 37 for replenishing the products in the empty address storage sections 38a, 38b, 38c... Of the gondola rack 38 and the heat insulating partition plate 34 are normally closed, and the product replenishing means 37 is normally closed. A shutter 34b that opens so as not to hinder the product replenishment operation of the product replenishing means 37, the product selecting means 23, the cooling device 42, the heating device 43, the product position detecting means 41, the drive unit 39, and the stored product storage means 45. And an operation control unit 50a connected to the product replenishing means 37 and the shutter 34b. When the product selection means 23 is operated, the operation control unit 50a It is determined on the basis of the stored product storage means 45 in which address storage section 38a, 38b, 38c... Of the gondola rack 38 the product selected by the selection means 23 is stored. The address storage units 38a, 38b, 38c,..., Which have been found to store the selected merchandise, are located in the gondola rack 38 by the merchandise position detecting means 41 and driven based on the determination result. The product of the address storage units 38a, 38b, 38c,... Storing the products selected by the product selection means 23 by operating the unit 39 to rotate the gondola rack 38 forward or backward and store the products selected by the product selection means 23. The address storage units 38 a, 38 b, 38 c..., Which have been emptied as a result of taking out the product, come to positions where the product can be replenished by the product replenishing means 37. Then, the drive unit 39 is operated to rotate the gondola rack 38 forward or backward, and the shutter 34b is opened. After the replenishment of the product to the empty address storage units 38a, 38b, 38c... Is completed, the shutter 34b is closed, and the address storage units 38a, 38b, 38c. The replenished product is replenished by operating the drive unit 39 so that the gondola rack 38 is rotated forward or reverse by moving the drive unit 39 so that the cooling device 42 is easily cooled or a position relatively easy to be heated by the heating device 43. It is characterized by preferentially cooling or heating for a predetermined time.

  In the vending machine of the present embodiment configured as described above, when a product is selected by the product selection unit 37, the vending machine is selected from a plurality of types of products that are kept at a suitable temperature in the thermal storage room 33. When the same product as the product is searched for and delivered to the product outlet 27, the same product as the delivered product is replenished from the product storage room 31 to the warming chamber 33, and the product is automatically refilled from the product storage room 31 to the warming chamber 33. A shutter 34b that is formed on a heat insulating partition plate 34 that partitions the product storage space in the vending machine main body 20 into a product storage chamber 31 and a storage chamber 33 and that is normally closed opens so as not to interfere with the product replenishment operation. The product replenished from the warming chamber 33 to the warming room 33 is disposed at a position that is relatively easy to cool by the cooling device 42 for a predetermined time after the replenishment or at a location that is relatively easy to be heated by the heating device 43, and at a predetermined time after replenishment Since preferentially cooling or warming only, it is possible to increase the cooling or heating efficiency of the heat insulation chamber 33 can be the appropriate temperature in a short time supplemented products.

  In the present embodiment, in order to preferentially cool or warm the supplementary product, the drive source of the product carry-out means 40 is arranged so that the supplementary product is positioned at the most upstream side in the cooling air passage or the warming air passage. 39 is stopped after the operation, but the operation speed of the drive unit 39 is made variable, and the operation speed of the drive unit 39 is reduced only when the replenishment product comes near the cooling air passage or the heating air passage, You may control to preferentially cool or heat a supplement goods. Alternatively, only when cooling or warming preferentially, the air volume of cooling or warming is increased, the air path is restricted, the auxiliary cooling device or the auxiliary heating device is operated, or the cooling device is cooled or heated. The replenished product may be cooled or heated by providing a member having good thermal conductivity that is heated by the apparatus and exchanging heat between the member and the replenished product.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of the vending machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine according to the embodiment. In addition, about the same structure as Embodiment 1, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the priority time setting means 46 sets a time for preferentially cooling or warming the replenished product replenished from the product storage chamber 31 to the warming chamber 33 after the product is carried out. Connected to the part 50b. The vending machine according to the present embodiment corresponds to the vending machine according to the first embodiment, in which priority time setting means 46 is added and the arithmetic control unit 50a in the first embodiment is replaced with the arithmetic control unit 50b.

  The calculation control unit 50b of the present embodiment is obtained by adding a control function related to the priority time setting unit 46 to the control function of the calculation control unit 50a in the first embodiment, and is set by the priority time setting unit 46. After the product is replenished for the time, the replenished product is preferentially cooled or heated.

  The operation of the vending machine of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG.

  First, the vending machine administrator uses the priority time setting means 46 to preferentially cool or heat the products to be replenished after the products are sold during maintenance of the vending machine.

  The operations from STEP 1 to STEP 6 of the first embodiment after the user carries out the product by purchasing the product and then preferentially cools or warms the supplementary product replenished from the product storage room 31 to the thermal storage chamber 33 are performed. Are omitted. In STEP 6, when cooling or heating of the supplementary product is started with priority, the process proceeds to STEP 17, where it is determined whether the time set by the priority time setting means 46 has elapsed. When the time set by the priority time setting means 46 elapses, the process proceeds to STEP 18 where the drive unit 39 of the gondola rack 38 is operated at a constant speed, and the products in the gondola rack 38 are evenly cooled or heated.

  As described above, according to the vending machine of the present embodiment, the priority time setting means 46 for setting the time for preferentially cooling or heating the replenished product is provided, and set by the priority time setting means 46 after the product is replenished. By cooling or warming the replenishment product with the highest priority for the amount of time, the time for preferentially cooling or warming the replenishment product can be easily changed.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram of the vending machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine according to the embodiment. In addition, about the same structure as Embodiment 1 or Embodiment 2, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in addition to the configuration of the vending machine according to the first embodiment, the vending machine according to the present embodiment includes an outside air temperature detecting means 47 that detects the outside air temperature around the vending machine, and a supplementary product. And a correction priority time setting means 48 for setting the time for preferential cooling or heating according to the outside air temperature detected by the outside air temperature detecting means 47, and the calculation control unit 50a of the vending machine according to the first embodiment. Instead, it corresponds to a control function of the calculation control unit 50a provided with a calculation control unit 50c in which control functions related to the outside air temperature detection means 47 and the correction priority time setting means 48 are added.

  The operation of the vending machine of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG.

  The operation from when the user carries out the product by purchasing the product to when the product is replenished from the product storage room 31 to the storage room 33 is the same as the operation from STEP 1 to STEP 5 in the embodiment, and will be omitted.

  In STEP 5, after the products in the product storage room 31 are replenished to the address storage unit 38 a in the storage room 33, the process proceeds to STEP 24, and the outside air temperature detection means 47 determines the outside air temperature around the vending machine. Then, proceeding to STEP 25, the correction priority time setting means 48 sets the time for cooling or heating the product replenished to the address storage unit 38a in the warming chamber 33 based on the outside temperature detected by the outside temperature detecting means 47. To do.

  In STEP 26, the drive unit 39 of the gondola rack 38 and the cooling device 42 or the heating device 43 are controlled so as to preferentially cool or warm the product replenished to the address storage unit 38a in the temperature-holding chamber 33. Then, the process proceeds to STEP 27, where it is determined whether the time set by the correction priority time setting means 48 has elapsed. When the corrected priority time elapses, the process proceeds to STEP 28 where the drive unit 39 of the gondola rack 38 is operated at a constant speed, and the products in the gondola rack 38 are evenly cooled or heated.

  As described above, according to the vending machine of the present embodiment, the outside air temperature detecting means 47 that detects the outside air temperature and the correction that preferentially corrects the time for cooling or heating the replenishment product according to the outside air temperature. Priority time setting means 48 is provided, and after the product is replenished, the supplementary product is cooled or heated with the highest priority for the time set by the correction priority time setting means 48, whereby the supplementary product is preferentially cooled or heated according to the season. The heating time can be easily changed.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram of the vending machine according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine according to the embodiment. In addition, about the same structure as Embodiment 1- Embodiment 3, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in addition to the configuration of the vending machine according to the first embodiment, the vending machine according to the present embodiment includes address storage units 38a, 38b, 38c,. For each of the products, the product is provided with product warming time calculation means 49 for calculating the product warming time from when it is transported to the warming chamber 33 until the product is unloaded, and the calculation control unit 50a in the vending machine of the first embodiment Instead, the control function of the arithmetic control unit 50a calculates the warming time of the previously unloaded product based on the product warming time calculation means 49 when the product is refilled, and cools the refilled product with the highest priority. Or it corresponds to what provided the calculation control part 50d which added the control function which correct | amends the time to heat.

  The operation of the vending machine of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG.

  The operation until the user carries out the product by purchasing the product is the same as the operation from STEP 1 to STEP 4 in the embodiment, and will be omitted. After carrying out the product in STEP 4, the product warming time calculating means 49 calculates the time during which the product carried out this time is kept warm in the thermal insulation chamber 33 (STEP 31).

  Then, the process proceeds to STEP 32, and the time for preferentially cooling or warming the supplementary product is corrected based on the previous warming time calculated by the product warming time calculating means 49. When the previous heat retention time is short, it means that the sales are good, and it is necessary to bring the supplementary product to the optimum temperature at the shortest after the product supplementation, so the priority time is lengthened.

  Conversely, if the previous heat retention time is long, it is a product that was not selling well, and even if it is replenished, there is no need to preferentially reach the optimum temperature, and it is cooled or warmed equally with other heat retaining products. Since there is a high probability that there will be no hindrance, shorten the priority time. Next, in STEP 33, in the same manner as in STEP 5 of Embodiment 1, the product is replenished from the product storage room 31 to the warming chamber 33, and the heat retention time of the supplemented product replenished this time is initialized.

  Then, the drive unit 39 of the gondola rack 38 and the cooling device 42 or the heating device 43 are controlled so as to preferentially cool or warm the product replenished to the address storage unit 38a in the warming chamber 33 (STEP 34). . Then, it is determined whether the priority time, cooling or heating time calculated in STEP 32 has elapsed (STEP 35). When the corrected priority time has elapsed, the process proceeds to STEP 36, where the drive unit 39 of the gondola rack 38 is operated at a constant speed, and the products in the gondola rack 38 are evenly cooled or heated.

  As described above, according to the vending machine of the present embodiment, the product warming time for calculating the product warming time from when the product is transported to the warming chamber 33 until the product is unloaded for each product in the warming chamber 33. Computation means 49 is provided, and when the product is replenished, the warming time of the previously carried product is calculated based on the product warming time computation means 49, and the time for cooling or warming with the highest priority for the current supplemented product is corrected. By doing so, depending on the previous sales situation, it is automatically switched whether to preferentially cool or warm the supplementary product, or to give priority to preventing the quality deterioration of the supplementary product by slowly cooling or warming be able to.

  As described above, the vending machine according to the present invention divides the storage room and the storage room into upper and lower parts, and when the storage room is replenished, a drive source is provided so that the replenished product can be cooled or heated with the highest priority. By controlling, the replenished product can be brought to an appropriate temperature in a short time, and can be applied to various vending machines.

1 is an external perspective view of a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The perspective view of the vending machine main body in the vending machine of the embodiment Schematic longitudinal sectional view of the vending machine body in the vending machine of the embodiment Functional block diagram of the vending machine of the embodiment A flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine of the embodiment Functional block diagram of the vending machine in the second embodiment of the present invention A flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine of the embodiment Functional block diagram of the vending machine in Embodiment 3 of the present invention A flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine of the embodiment Functional block diagram of vending machine according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention A flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine of the embodiment Schematic longitudinal section of the vending machine body of a conventional vending machine

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20 Vending Machine Body 23 Product Selection Unit 27 Product Extraction Port 31 Product Storage Room 33 Room Storage Room 34 Thermal Insulation Partition Plate 34b Shutter 37 Product Replenishment Unit 38 Gondola Rack 38a, 38b, 38c Address Storage Unit 39 Drive Unit 40 Product Transport Unit 41 Product Position detection means 42 Cooling device 43 Heating device 44 Product discharge conveying means 45 Stored product storage means 46 Priority time setting means 47 Outside air temperature detection means 48 Correction priority time setting means 49 Product warming time calculation means 50a, 50b, 50c, 50d Control unit

Claims (4)

The vending machine body is insulated into a storage room for storing products in a cooled or heated state, and a product storage room for storing products to be replenished in the storage room in a product storage column specified for each product at room temperature. A vending machine comprising: a product discharge / conveying means for discharging a product in the storage room to a product outlet; and a product replenishing means for supplying the product in the product storage room to the storage room, wherein the vending machine comprises: A user is provided with a gondola rack that stores a plurality of types of products in an address storage unit specified in advance for each product and rotates to carry the product, and a product selection means that is operated when a user selects a product to be purchased. When the product selection unit is operated, the product stored in the address storage section of the product corresponding to the product selection unit is delivered to the product discharge transport unit by the gondola rack, and the product replenishment unit is The product corresponding to the selection means is received from the product storage column, and the product that the gondola rack is replenished to the greenhouse by the product replenishment means is stored in the address storage unit of the product corresponding to the product selection means, and the heat insulation products relatively cool or other preferential cooling or warming the city product of the thermal insulation chamber replenishment items from carrying at replenished warmed conspicuous place until after a predetermined time indoors, has passed the predetermined time Thereafter, the gondola rack rotates so that the products in the warming room are evenly cooled or heated . Priority time setting means for setting a time for preferentially cooling or heating the supplementary product is provided, and after supplementing the product, the supplementary product is cooled or heated with the highest priority for the time set by the priority time setting means. The vending machine according to claim 1 , characterized in that: An outside air temperature detecting means for detecting the outside air temperature, and a correction priority time setting means for setting a time for preferentially cooling or heating the supplementary product according to the outside air temperature detected by the outside air temperature detecting means, , the correction priority time set for the time set in unit, an automatic vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that cooling or warming replenishment item with the highest priority. Product warming time calculating means for calculating the product warming time from when the product is transported to the warming greenhouse to when the product is unloaded for each product in the warming chamber, when the product is replenished, the warming time of the previously unloaded product It was calculated based on the product holding time calculating means for this replenishment products, according to any one of claims 1, characterized in that to correct the time of cooling or warming the highest priority 3 Vending machine.