JP5720436B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a coin slot formed in an outer door that opens and closes the front surface of a main body cabinet of a vending machine, and more particularly to a vending machine that prevents coins from being inserted from the coin slot when the outer door is opened.

  A vending machine that sells canned beverages and beverages containing plastic bottles as a vending machine of this type will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the vending machine with the outer door opened. As shown in the figure, the vending machine includes a main body cabinet 10 formed as a heat-insulating housing whose front surface is open, and an outer door 20 supported on the front surface of the main body cabinet 10 so as to be openable and closable. The front surface of the product storage of the main body cabinet 10 is closed by a heat insulating inner door 30 that can be opened and closed. In the cabinet of the main body cabinet 10, a product rack that is divided into a plurality of product storage rooms in the left-right direction by a heat insulating partition wall, stores products in a lying state in each product storage room, and has a product carry-out device at the lower end. In addition, a cooling / heating unit that cools or heats each product storage chamber to store the product stored in the product rack in a cold hot state is disposed at the lower end of each product storage chamber. .

  The upper area of the front surface of the outer door 20 is covered with a transparent plate 40, and a space between the transparent plate 40 and the middle door 60 supported by the outer door 20 so as to be opened and closed is formed as a display chamber 50. On the front surface of the inner door 60, a display stand 70 is mounted in which a plurality of product samples 80 corresponding to the products stored in the cabinet of the main body cabinet 10 are placed side by side in a row on the left and right in three stages. . The transparent plate 40 is provided with a product selection button unit 90 at a position facing each display stand 70, and the product selection button unit 90 corresponds to each product sample 80 placed on the display stand 70. It has product selection buttons (not shown) arranged in a line. Furthermore, on the front surface of the outer door 20, a door lock device including a coin insertion port communicating with the coin identification device 210, a bill insertion port communicating with the bill identification device 220, a coin return port, a return lever, and a keyed handle, a product An outlet 203 is provided. Reference numeral 230 denotes a coin collection box (safe).

  As a door locking device for the outer door 20, the front opening of the main body cabinet 10 is provided with lock plates 101 at two locations, upper and lower, so as to protrude forward from the right side wall, and on the outer door 20 side, on the front surface of the outer door 20. An up / down slide type slider linked to the provided handle and a left / right slide type scissor member interlocking with a swing cam that rotates together with the turning operation of the handle are provided, and a lock plate is provided when the outer door 20 is closed. 101 enters the slit hole 20a opened on the back surface of the outer door 20 and engages the slider, while the flange member engages the slider and locks the outer door 20 to the closed position (for example, Patent Document 1). ).

  A coin chute 211 is provided between a coin slot formed on the front surface of the outer door 20 and the coin discriminating device 210, and coins thrown from the coin slot through the coin chute 211 are coin discriminator 210. Led to. Water (rain water, etc.) that has entered from the coin slot is prevented from flowing into the coin identification device 210 through the coin chute 211 between the front face of the coin chute 211, that is, between the coin chute 211 and the coin slot. A drip-proof member (not shown) is provided. The drip-proof member is pivotally attached to the coin chute 211 and normally closes the entrance front of the coin chute 211 (when waiting for coin insertion) and rotates when pushed by the inserted coin. Thus, the entrance of the coin chute 211 is configured to be opened.

  Further, a coin return / collection chute 212 is provided between the coin identification device 210 and the coin collection box 230. In the coin return / collection chute 212, the coins dispensed from the coin identification device 210 (or the coins rejected by the coin identification device 210 are guided to the coin return port when the outer door 20 is closed by the door lock device. When the door lock device is operated and the outer door 20 is opened, a coin switching mechanism (not shown) for guiding the coins paid out from the coin identification device 210 to the coin collection box 230 is provided. The switching mechanism is attached to the coin return / collection chute 212 so as to be rotatable or slidable. When the outer door 20 is open, the switching mechanism is moved from the coin return / collection chute 212 to the back side of the outer door 20 by its own weight or spring. Protruding and linking the coin identification device 210 and the coin collection box 230, and when the outer door 20 is closed, Forming members (e.g., the inner door 30) is configured to switch the coin passage as contact is pressed into the coin return and collection chute 212 by cooperating with the coin identification device 210 and a coin return slot on.

  By the way, the outer door 20 is opened at the time of collecting coins in the coin discriminating apparatus 210, at the time of replenishing goods in the warehouse, at the time of maintenance, and the like. Since the commodity cannot be sold in the opened state of the outer door 20, the coin identifying device 210 is configured to send the coin to the coin return / collection chute 212 in the same manner as the reject coin without accepting the inserted coin. However, in the state where the outer door 20 is opened, the coin switching mechanism provided in the coin return / collection chute 212 is operated to switch the effect path so that the coin identification device 210 and the coin collection box 230 are linked. The input coin is collected in the coin collection box 230. When the input coins are recovered in the coin recovery box 230, they are mixed with the coins in the coin recovery box 230, so the type (denomination) of the input coins cannot be known. In order to solve such a problem, there is known a technique in which a coin inserted from a coin insertion slot at the time of coin recovery is returned to the coin return slot (for example, Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent No. 4524654 Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-86943

  In Patent Document 2, the coin discriminating device itself is slidably arranged after the coin switching mechanism is abolished in order to return the inserted coin to the coin return port at the time of coin recovery. When coins are collected, the coin discriminating device is slid so as to communicate with the coin collection box, so that the coins inserted from the coin slot are dropped into the coin return slot. Thus, in patent document 2, since the coin identification device itself must be slidably provided, there is a problem that a significant design change is required.

  As a measure for minimizing the design change, it is conceivable to change the configuration of the coin switching mechanism provided in the coin return / collection chute 212. That is, it is conceivable that the coin switching mechanism that operates to automatically switch the coin path according to the opening / closing of the outer door 20 is configured to switch the coin path by manually operating the coin collection. However, if the operator who is accustomed to automatically switching the coin path according to the opening and closing of the outer door 20 forgets to operate the coin switching mechanism, the recovered coin is paid out to the coin return port. There is a risk of overflowing, and above all, there is a problem that it takes labor of the worker and the work becomes complicated.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its purpose is to solve the above-mentioned problems and prevent vending by inserting coins into the coin slot when the outer door is opened without changing the design significantly. Is to provide a machine.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is provided with a lock plate provided at a front opening end portion of the main body cabinet and an outer door provided to be openable and closable on the front surface of the main body cabinet and in the vertical direction. A slider that is slidably movable, a swing cam that is coupled to a handle disposed in front of the outer door, and a hook member that is slidable in the left-right direction in conjunction with the swing cam. And a vending machine provided with a coin locking chute that links a coin slot and a coin discriminating device disposed on the outer door, and a door lock device that locks and locks the outer door by engaging the flange member with the slider. A coin insertion prevention piece that moves forward and backward to the coin insertion slot according to the sliding movement of the flange member is formed on the flange member of the door lock device.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 2 is the vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the entrance of the coin chute is normally closed and pushed open by the coin inserted from the coin slot. And a drip-proof member rotatably attached to the coin chute, and the drip-proof member is locked in a state in which the entrance of the coin chute is closed by a coin insertion blocking piece provided on the collar member of the door lock device. It is characterized by doing so.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lock plate provided at the front opening end of the main body cabinet and the outer door provided on the front surface of the main body cabinet so as to be openable and closable are provided in the vertical direction. A slider that is slidable, a swing cam that is coupled to a handle disposed on the front surface of the outer door, and a hook member that is slidable in the left-right direction in conjunction with the swing cam. In a vending machine provided with a coin lock chute that links a coin slot and a coin identification device disposed on the outer door, a door lock device that engages the slider with the slider to lock the outer door, By forming a coin insertion blocking piece that moves forward and backward in the coin insertion slot according to the sliding movement of the collar member on the collar member of the door lock device, the door lock device closes the outer door. In this state, the coin insertion prevention piece formed on the collar member of the door lock device retreats from the coin insertion port to allow coins to be inserted from the coin insertion port, and operates the door lock device to open the outer door. When the outer door is opened, the coin insertion blocking piece formed on the flange member can enter the coin insertion slot to prevent the coin from being inserted, and the coin can be inserted from the coin insertion slot when the outer door is opened. Can be prevented.

  According to the invention according to claim 2 of the present invention, in the vending machine according to claim 1, the entrance of the coin chute is normally closed and pushed open by the coin inserted from the coin slot. A drip-proof member rotatably attached to the coin chute, and the drip-proof member is locked in a state in which the entrance of the coin chute is closed by a coin insertion blocking piece provided on the collar member of the door lock device. As a result, even when there is no gap between the coin slot and the coin chute entrance, the coin slot prevents the coin slot from being inserted from the coin slot when the outer door is opened. can do.

1 shows a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, in which (a) is a rear perspective view of a main part of an outer door provided with a coin slot and a door lock device, and (b) is an A- of (a). It is A sectional view. The coin chute which links a coin slot and a coin discriminating device is shown, (a) is a perspective view in case a drip-proof member attached to a coin chute is in a standby state, and (b) is a drip-proof attached to a coin chute. The perspective view in case a member exists in an operation state, (c) is a perspective view of a coin chute, (d) is a perspective view of a drip-proof member. The linkage state of the swing cam of a door locking device and a collar member is shown, (a) is an explanatory view of an outer door closed locking state, (b) is an explanatory view at the time of an outer door opening. The linkage of the collar member and drip-proof member of the door lock device is shown, (a) is an explanatory view of the outer door closed and locked state, (b) is an explanatory view when the outer door is opened. It is a perspective view which shows an example of a vending machine.

  Hereinafter, a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is different from the conventional device in the door lock device, and here, the periphery of the door lock device will be described. The overall configuration is the same as that shown in FIG. 5 and will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 1 shows a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 20 denotes an outer door again, and a front of the outer door 20 has a coin slot 1 as shown in FIG. It consists of a return lever 2. The coin insertion slot 1 is formed with a horizontally long slit 11 into which a coin is inserted, and behind the slit 11 is disposed so that an inlet (opening) of the coin chute 211 faces. A swing lever 21 is connected to the return lever 2, and the swing lever 21 is in contact with a coin return operation piece 210 a of the coin identifying device 210.

  A coin chute 211 is provided in such a manner that the coin slot 1 and the coin identification device 210 are linked. As shown in FIG. 2 (c), the coin chute 211 includes an inlet (opening) 211a and an outlet (opening) 211b, and the inlet (opening) 211a faces the slit 11 of the coin insertion slot 1, The outlet (opening) 211b is disposed so as to face the hopper 210b of the coin identifying device 210. In addition, a protrusion 211c is formed on the curved head of the coin chute 211, and upper portions of the left and right side walls of the entrance 211a from the curved head are formed as rotation stoppers 211d and 211d that are one step lower than the lower side. Yes. A drip-proof member 3 is rotatably attached to the entrance side of the coin chute 211. As shown in FIG. 2 (d), the drip-proof member 3 has a closing plate 31 having a size loosely fitted in the inlet (opening) 211 a of the coin chute 211 and a shape and mass of the closing plate 31. The mounting piece 32 is formed with a large shape and mass, and an opening hole 321 into which the protrusion 211c of the coin chute 211 is loosely fitted is formed. The drip-proof member 3 is bent in a substantially “h” shape at a connecting portion 33 between the closing plate 31 and the mounting piece 32. The connecting portion 33 is curved following the curved head of the coin chute 211, and shoulders 331 and 331 are formed at the left and right ends of the connecting portion 33 near the closing plate 31. . The drip-proof member 3 is attached by placing the connecting portion 33 on the head of the coin chute 211 after fitting the opening hole 321 of the attachment piece 32 into the protrusion 211c of the coin chute 211 ((( a)).

  In a state where the drip-proof member 3 is placed on the head of the coin chute 211, the closing plate 31 of the drip-proof member 3 closes the inlet (opening) 211a of the coin chute 211 as shown in FIG. doing. When the closing plate 31 of the drip-proof member 3 is pushed into the coin chute 211 from this state, that is, when it is pushed in by a coin thrown through the slit 11 of the coin slot 1, as shown in FIG. The drip-proof member 3 rotates about the connecting portion 33 as a fulcrum. Thereafter, when the coin passes, it returns to its original state (the state shown in FIG. 2C) by the attachment piece 32 having a large mass. The rotation range of the drip-proof member 3 is regulated by the shoulder portions 331 and 331 of the connecting member 33 coming into contact with the rotation stoppers 211d and 211d formed on the left and right side walls of the entrance (opening) 211a of the coin chute 211. It is what.

  Next, the door lock device is a well-known device as described in Patent Document 1, and includes a lock plate 101 provided at the front opening end of the main body cabinet 10 (see FIG. 5) and the outer door 20. A slider (not shown) that is disposed and slidable in the vertical direction, a swing cam 4 connected to a handle (not shown) arranged on the front surface of the outer door 20, and interlocked with the swing cam 4. FIG. 1A shows a state in which the lock plate 101 is engaged with the slider and the outer door 20 is closed and locked.

  Here, the slider with which the flange member 5 is engaged will be briefly described. The slider has a U-shaped cross section and is formed as a channel member extending in the vertical direction. The slider is disposed inside a bag-like door frame on the anti-hinge side of the outer door 20, and has both left and right upper portions. The stepped screw is inserted into a long groove in the vertical direction formed in the wall portion, and the stepped screw is fixed to the door frame of the outer door 20 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. A square hole into which the swing cam 4 is fitted and a square hole into which the flange member 5 is fitted are respectively opened on one wall portion of the slider, and a lock plate 101 is formed on the U-shaped base portion (C-shaped bottom surface) of the slider. A square hole to be inserted through the slit hole 20a in FIG. The lock plate 101 has a mounting base fixed to the main body cabinet 10, and a groove is formed in the upper edge of the portion protruding forward.

  In the door lock device having the above configuration, when the outer door 20 is closed, the slider descends and engages with the concave groove of the lock plate 101, while the flange member 5 engages to lock the outer door 20 to the closed position. doing. In this state, the cylinder lock of the door lock device is unlocked by key operation, and when the handle is turned to the open position, the swing lever 41 rotates to push the slider upward. As a result, the engagement between the slider and the recessed groove of the lock plate 101 is released, and the lock member 5 is separated from the slider in conjunction with the rotation of the swing lever 41, so that the locked state is released, so that the outer door 20 is free. Will be able to open.

  Moreover, the linkage state of the swing cam 4 and the flange member 5 of the door lock device will be described with reference to FIG. The figure shows the linkage between the swing cam 4 and the eaves member 5 as viewed from the back side of the outer door 20. The swing cam 4 is connected to two protrusions S1 and S2 formed on the outer peripheral edge of the inner cylinder of the cylinder lock and is rotatably mounted, and includes a swing lever 41 that fits into the square hole of the slider. Yes. A connecting projection 42 having a window hole is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the swing cam 4. On the other hand, the eaves member 5 has a main body 51 extending left and right attached to a door frame of the outer door 20 so as to be slidable, and a left end of the main body 51 is fitted into a square hole of the slider. The main body 51 is formed with a protrusion 511 that is inserted and locked into the window hole of the connecting protrusion 42 of the swing cam 4. The main body 51 of the flange member 5 is additionally equipped with a coin insertion blocking piece 52 according to the present invention. The coin insertion prevention piece 52 rises upward from the main body 51 and is appropriately bent and placed on the coin chute 211 so as to extend to a position above the attachment piece 32 of the drip-proof member 3 in a standby state. The swing cam 4 is configured to advance or retreat to the upper portion of the attachment piece 32 as the swing cam 4 rotates. FIG. 3A shows the closed state of the outer door 20, while the eaves member 5 is inserted into the square hole in the slider that is slid to the left and lowered, while the coin insertion blocking piece 52 is attached to the drip-proof member 3. It is retracted from the upper position of the piece 32. When the handle is rotated after unlocking the cylinder lock by key operation to open the outer door 20, as shown in FIG. 3B, the swing cam 4 is rotated clockwise to raise the slider. At the same time, the eaves member 5 slides rightward so that the main body 51 comes out of the square hole of the slider, while the coin insertion prevention piece 52 advances to a position above the attachment piece 32 of the drip-proof member 3.

  Next, the operation of the vending machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4 showing the linkage between the collar member 5 and the drip-proof member 3 of the door lock device. As shown in FIG. 4A, in the closed state of the outer door 20, the swing cam 4 rotates counterclockwise and slides the eave member 5 to the left via the connection protrusion 42 and descends. The coin insertion preventing piece 52 is retracted from the position above the attachment piece 32 of the drip-proof member 3 while being inserted into the square hole in the slider. In this state, when a coin is inserted from the coin insertion slot 1 (see FIG. 1), the drip-proof member 3 rotates as shown in FIG. To sell.

  When opening the outer door 20 for maintenance work, the handle is rotated after unlocking the cylinder lock by key operation. When the handle is rotated, as shown in FIG. 4B, the swing cam 4 rotates clockwise to raise the slider, and at the same time, the eaves member 5 slides to the right via the connecting projection 42. While being separated from the slider, the coin insertion preventing piece 52 of the flange member 5 advances to a position above the attachment piece 32 of the drip-proof member 3 placed on the coin chute 211. As a result, the drip-proof member 3 is locked in a state where the closing plate 31 of the drip-proof member 3 closes the inlet (opening) 211a of the coin chute 211 as shown in FIG. Therefore, even if it is going to insert a coin into the coin insertion slot 1 (see FIG. 1), the insertion of the coin is blocked by the closing plate 31 of the drip-proof member 3, and the coin is prevented from being inserted when the outer door 20 is opened. be able to.

  In addition, in the said embodiment, although the coin insertion prevention piece 52 provided in the collar member 5 of a door lock apparatus demonstrated what locked the drip-proof member mounted in the coin chute 211, the said coin It is also possible to place the insertion prevention piece 52 between the coin insertion slot and the coin chute so as to advance or retreat between the coin insertion slot and the coin chute.

  As described above, the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is arranged on the lock plate 101 provided at the front opening end of the main body cabinet 10 and the outer door 20 provided on the front surface of the main body cabinet 10 so as to be openable and closable. And a slider that is slidable in the vertical direction, a swing cam 4 connected to a handle disposed on the front surface of the outer door 20, and a rod that is slidable in the horizontal direction in conjunction with the swing cam 4. A door lock device that locks and locks the outer door 20 by engaging the lock plate 101 and the flange member 5 with the slider, and the coin slot 1 and the coin disposed on the outer door 20. In the vending machine provided with the coin chute 211 linked to the identification device 210, the door lock device 5 moves forward and backward to the coin slot 1 according to the sliding movement of the hook member 5. By forming the coin insertion blocking piece 52 to move, the coin insertion blocking piece 52 formed on the flange member 5 of the door locking device is inserted from the coin insertion port 1 when the outer door 20 is closed and locked by the door locking device. The coin insertion preventing piece 52 formed on the heel member 5 when the outer door 20 is opened by operating the door lock device and allowing the coin insertion from the coin insertion slot 1 is retracted. It is possible to prevent the coins from being inserted, and it is possible to prevent the coins from being inserted from the coin slot 1 when the outer door is opened by a slight design change.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Coin insertion slot, 2 ... Return lever, 3 ... Drip-proof member, 4 ... Swing cam, 5 ... Trap member, 10 ... Main body cabinet, 11 ... Slit, 20 ... Outer door, 31 ... Closure plate, 32 ... Installation piece , 41 ... swing lever, 42 ... coupling protrusion, 51 ... main body, 52 ... coin insertion prevention piece, 210 ... coin identification device, 211, 212 ... coin chute, 230 ... coin recovery box (safe).

Claims (2)

A lock plate provided at the front opening end of the main body cabinet, a slider disposed on the front door of the main body cabinet so as to be openable and closable and slidable in a vertical direction, and a front surface of the outer door. A swing cam connected to the disposed handle, and a hook member that is slidable in the left-right direction in conjunction with the swing cam, and the outer door is moved by engaging the lock plate and the hook member with the slider. In a vending machine comprising a door lock device for locking and locking, a coin chute that links a coin slot and a coin identification device arranged on the outer door, A vending machine characterized in that a coin insertion blocking piece that moves forward and backward to the coin insertion slot in accordance with a slide movement is formed. The vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a drip-proof member that is normally attached to the coin chute in such a manner that the coin chute inlet is normally closed and pushed open by the coin inserted from the coin slot. A vending machine characterized in that the drip-proof member is locked in a state in which the entrance of the coin chute is closed by a coin insertion blocking piece provided on the collar member of the door lock device.

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