JPH0812713B2 - Vending machine product exit device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (A) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a product outlet device for an automatic vending machine.

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, a product take-out device of a vending machine is provided with a product receiving section for receiving a product sent from the inside of the main body in an openable front door provided on the front of the main body, and at the front side. It is generally known that the back side of the door is provided with an inner door that can be opened and closed by opening a delivery port for sending the product from the main body side to the product receiving portion, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-99977. It is shown.

(C) Problem to be Solved by the Invention A product receiving part in this type of prior art is provided between a front wall having an opening at an upper part and a back wall having an opening at an upper part in a front door. Therefore, the bottom surface of the commodity receiving portion is deeply located between the front wall and the rear wall. Therefore, when dust or dust, or beverages leaked from the products to be sold adhere to the bottom surface, it becomes difficult to carry out the cleaning work, which is a sanitary problem.

Therefore, the present invention provides a product take-out device for a vending machine, which can easily dispose of dust and the like accumulated on the bottom surface of the product receiving portion and can be easily washed.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides an openable front door provided on the front surface of the main body,
An automatic product that has a product receiving part that accepts products sent out from inside the main body and an openable and closeable inner door that opens a sending port that sends products from the main body side to the product receiving part on the back side of the front door In the vending machine, the product receiving portion is provided with an opening whose rear surface is almost fully opened to the bottom, and a lower end of the opening is rotatably supported at a lower portion of the opening and a lower portion of the opening is closed while leaving a portion corresponding to the delivery port. The product receiving door that can be opened is provided with a locking device that locks the product receiving door at the closed position, and the top surface that is removable when the product receiving door is opened is made of an elastic material. The bottom member as a product cushioning member is formed by arranging a plurality of cushions formed in parallel and extending in one direction and extending upward.

(E) Operation In the present invention having such a configuration, after opening the front door and opening the inner door, the locking of the product receiving portion door by the locking device is released to open the product receiving portion door. The opening on the back surface of the part can be substantially fully opened, and the bottom member can be easily removed by removing the bottom member from the bottom part inside the product receiving part.

(F) Embodiments Each drawing shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a main body of a vending machine in which a front door 2 is provided on the front surface to be opened and closed. A product storage shelf 3 is provided in the main body 1, and a delivery chute 5 is provided for receiving a product delivered and dropped from the product storage shelf 3 and delivering it to a product receiving portion 4 provided on the front door 2.

The product receiving portion 4 is an outlet 6 that opens to the front of the front door 2.
Is provided in the upper part of the front surface, and an opening 8 is provided in which the rear surface is substantially fully opened to the top of the bottom portion 7. The opening 8 on the rear surface can wipe out dust and dust on the bottom portion 7, and the partition plate 9 Are arranged in parallel in the left-right direction.

Reference numeral 10 denotes an inner door that is pivotally supported at one side end on the pivot side of the front door 2 and is openably and closably provided on the back side of the front door 2. The front door 2 is opened when the front door 2 is opened. Is configured to be openable, and when the rear surface of the front door 2 is closed, a plurality of outlets 11 are provided corresponding to the upper portions of the openings 8 of the commodity receiving portions 4, respectively.

The delivery port 11 is provided with a delivery port door 12 that pivotally supports the upper end of the delivery port 11 to openably and closably close the delivery port 11, and the delivery port door 12 is delivered from the delivery chute 5. When the product A is pushed and rotated forward inside the product receiving portion 4 to open the delivery port 11, and the product A passes through the delivery port 11 and is delivered into the product receiving portion 4, the product A is rotated by its own weight. It is designed so that it can be returned to its original state and block the delivery port 11.

On the other hand, an openable / closable product that extends across the product receiving parts 4 juxtaposed in the back opening 8 of the product receiving part 4 and closes the lower part leaving the upper part corresponding to the delivery port 11 Receiver door 13
Is provided, and when the inner door 10 is opened, it is opened rearward so that the bottom 7 can be opened.

That is, the product receiving part door 13 is provided with supporting shafts 13A projecting from both side ends of the lower part, and the supporting shafts 13A facing each other on both sides of the lower part of the product receiving part 4 are long support holes which are open in the vertical direction. It is inserted through 14, is vertically movably and rotatably supported, and has its upper end extended to a position corresponding to the lower end of the outlet 11, leaving an upper portion of the opening 8 corresponding to the outlet 11. The lower part is closed and can be opened and closed.

Further, the product receiving section door 13 has a locking hole 15 corresponding to each partition plate 9.
And a lock piece 16 as a lock device provided on each partition plate 9 by vertically moving the product receiving door 13.
It is locked so that it can be freely engaged and disengaged.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a bottom member as a cushioning member for the product, which is formed of an elastic synthetic resin material, and a plurality of soft cushions 17A extending in the left-right direction and extending upward are provided side by side on the upper surface. In addition, the front portion is provided with a locking portion 19 having a substantially U-shaped opening at the front, and the locking portion 19 is provided at the front position of the bottom portion 7 of the commodity receiving portion 4. Is attached to the stepped bolt 18 from the rear and is detachably mounted on the bottom portion 7 of the commodity receiving portion 4.

Further, in the bottom portion 17, a step portion 20 as a regulating portion provided on the commodity receiving portion door 13 is located at a corresponding position on the rear end portion thereof, and its upward movement is regulated.

That is, the bottom member 17 can be detached from the bottom portion 7 by moving the locking member 19 away from the stepped bolt 18 by moving the bottom member 17 in a state where the product receiving door 13 is opened. In the state where 13 is opened, the locking portion 19 is locked to the stepped bolt 18 from the rear which is the opening 8 side and mounted on the bottom portion 7, and then the product receiving portion door 13 is closed, whereby the stepped portion is closed. 20 is the bottom member
The bottom member 17 is prevented from being removed at a position corresponding to the rear end of the bottom member 17.

Reference numeral 21 denotes an outlet door which is provided so as to openably and closably close an outlet 6 that is open to the front of the front door 2. The upper end of the outlet door is pivotally supported so that the door can be opened forward.

In this configuration, when the product A is sent from the product storage shelf 3 onto the sending chute 5 based on the sales command, the product A is guided to the lower part of the sending chute 5 and the sending outlet door 12 is pushed forward and rotated. And is delivered from the delivery port 11 into the product receiving unit 4.

Then, the product A sent out from the delivery port 11 into the product receiving portion 4 is dropped onto the bottom member 17 and sent out.
The cushion 17A of 17 absorbs the shock at the time of delivery. Therefore, the product A can be taken out from the product receiving portion 4 by rotating the take-out door 21 forward to open the take-out port 6.

On the other hand, when cleaning the inside of the product receiving portion 4, the front door 2 is opened and then the inner door 10 is opened to open the back surface of the front door 2. The opening 8 of the product receiving portion 4 can be opened by lifting the product receiving portion door 13 upward to remove the locking hole 15 from the locking piece 16 and pivoting the product receiving portion door 13 rearward around the support shaft 13A. .

By opening the product receiving portion door 13, the bottom member 17 can be moved rearward, and the locking portion 19 can be removed rearward from the stepped bolt 18 and removed from the bottom portion 7.

Therefore, the bottom member 17 can easily remove dust and the like adhering to the upper surface thereof, and can be cleaned by washing with water alone, and by fully opening the opening 8, the bottom 7 inside the product receiving portion 4 can be easily cleaned. .

Next, when the bottom member 17 is mounted, the locking portion 19 is locked to the stepped bolt 18 from the rear with the product receiving portion door 13 opened, and the bottom member 17 is mounted on the bottom portion 7. And after this installation, the product receiving part door
13 is lifted and rotated to insert the locking piece 16 into the locking hole 15, and after this insertion, the product receiving portion door 13 is lowered to lock the locking hole 15 in the locking piece 16. As a result, the step portion 20 of the product receiving portion door 13 becomes the bottom member 17
Correspondingly located on the rear part, the bottom member 17 is prevented from coming off the bottom part 7. After that, the inner door 10 and the front door 2 are closed to enter a standby state in which the product can be sold.

(G) Effect of the Invention According to the present invention having such a configuration, after the front door is opened and the inner door is opened, the product receiving unit door is unlocked by the locking device to open the product receiving unit door. Since the opening on the back of the receiving part can be almost fully opened and the bottom member can be easily removed from the bottom of the product receiving part, the inside of the product receiving part and the bottom member can be easily cleaned. It is possible to easily remove the accumulated dust and the like, and to easily perform washing such as washing with water, so that the inside of the product receiving portion can be always kept clean.

[Brief description of drawings]

Each drawing shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of a product receiving portion, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same portion with a front door and an inner door opened, and FIG. Fig. 4 is an opening operation state diagram of the product receiving door, Fig. 4 is a detaching operation state diagram of the bottom member, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the relationship between the engaging portion of the bottom member and the stepped bolt, and Fig. 6 is a vending machine. FIG. 4 ... Product receiving part, 7 ... Bottom part, 8 ... Opening, 11 ... Outgoing port, 13 ... Product receiving part door, 15 ... Locking hole, 16 ... Locking piece,
17 ... Bottom member.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A front door that can be opened and closed provided on the front surface of the main body,
An automatic product that has a product receiving part that accepts products sent out from inside the main body and an openable and closeable inner door that opens a sending port that sends products from the main body side to the product receiving part on the back side of the front door In the vending machine, the product receiving portion is provided with an opening whose rear surface is almost fully opened to the bottom, and a lower end of the opening is rotatably supported at a lower portion of the opening and a lower portion of the opening is closed while leaving a portion corresponding to the delivery port. The product receiving door that can be opened is provided with a locking device that locks the product receiving door in the closed position, and an elastic material is provided on the top surface that is removable when the product receiving door is opened. And a bottom member as a product cushioning member that is formed by arranging a plurality of cushions that are formed in one direction and that extend in one direction and that extend upwards.