JPH0833953B2 - Insulated inner door device for vending machines - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a heat insulating inner door device for a vending machine.

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, a plurality of product storage shelves were installed side by side in the storage, and the storage in the storage was cooled or heated, and the products stored in the product storage shelves were sold in a cooled or heated state. In the vending machine configured to do so, a heat insulating inner door that opens and closes the front opening of the inside of the refrigerator is provided, and cold air or warm air inside the refrigerator is opened when the front door is opened during maintenance of the money sorter installed in the front door. It is designed to prevent outflow, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-21.
1795.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention Since the heat-insulating inner door in the related art is formed by a single door as shown in FIG. 7, the front door (23)
It is easy to limit the door opening range, and the heat insulation inner door (25) cannot open the inside (2) widely unless the front door (23) is widened to 90 degrees or more. There is a problem that it is difficult to perform product replenishment work, product storage shelf attachment / detachment, and in-store inspection work on the pivot support side.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a heat-insulating inner door device for a vending machine, which can open the heat-insulating inner door without being significantly affected by the opened state of the front door.

(D) Problem to be Solved by the Invention The present invention provides a plurality of product storage shelves for delivering products from the lower side in a storage box in parallel, and opens and closes the opening on the front side of the storage box and stores the product. In a vending machine provided with a heat-insulating inner door having a delivery opening at the bottom, the heat-insulating inner door is divided into an upper heat-insulating inner door and a lower heat-insulating inner door having the product delivery outlet, A rail member extending over substantially the entire width of the opening is provided at the upper end of the heat insulating inner door and the upper portion of the opening, and the upper heat insulating inner door is rotatably connected by being divided into a plurality in the width direction of the opening. However, it can be opened and closed in a foldable manner by mounting it between the upper and lower rail members and rotating the connecting portion.

(E) Action The upper heat insulation inner door and the lower heat insulation inner door provided with the product outlet close the front opening of the storage, and the upper heat insulation inner door that is connected in plural is rotated while being guided by the upper and lower rail members. , Open the front opening of the storage by folding. In addition, the front opening of the storage compartment is closed by extending the folded upper heat-insulating inner door in a substantially straight line.

(F) Embodiments FIGS. 1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention. (1) is a main body of a vending machine, and a plurality of product storage shelves (3) extending in the vertical direction in the storage (2) so that the stored products can be delivered from the lower end are arranged side by side. I have set up. The storage (2) is cooled or heated by a cooling device (4) or a heating device (not shown) so that the products stored in the product storage rack (3) can be cooled or heated for sale. There is.

Reference numeral (5) is a lower heat-insulating inner door that is detachably provided so as to close the lower portion of the front opening (6) of the storage case (2), and is installed so as to be inclined downwards below the product storage shelf (3). A plurality of product outlets (8) are provided corresponding to the product chute (7) for delivering the products, and the product outlets (8) are respectively provided with openable / closable outlet doors (9). . Also,
At the upper end of the lower heat insulating inner door (5), a guide groove (1
The rail member (11) provided with (0) is provided so as to extend over substantially the entire width of the opening (6), and the rail member (11) is also provided.
An abutting plate (12) extending upward from the rear is installed over substantially the entire width of the opening (6).

A rail member (13) extending over substantially the entire width of the opening (6) is provided above the opening (6).
And a guide groove (10) on the lower surface.

(14) and (15) rotatably connect opposite inner end portions (14A) and (15A) by a hinge member (16), and vertically connect the upper and lower portions of the outer end portions (14B) and (15B) respectively. An upper heat-insulating inner door provided with a projecting support member (17), in which a collar member (18) made of a resin material is fitted to each support member (17) and supported through the collar member (18). The member (17) is engaged with the guide grooves (10) of the upper and lower rail members (13) and (11) and is slidably supported. The upper heat-insulating inner door (14) mounted and supported between the upper and lower rail members (13) (11)
(15) pulls the handle (19) provided on the front surface of the inner end (15A) of the upper heat-insulating inner door (15) toward the front, and the hinge member (16).
When the connecting part (20) connected by is projected forward and brought into a folded state, the outer end parts (14B) (15B) move toward each other and open above the lower heat insulating inner door (5). When the opening (6) is opened and the upper heat-insulating inner doors (14) (15) are arranged in a substantially straight line in the left-right direction as shown in FIG. 2, the end of the rear surface of the upper heat-insulating inner doors (14) (15). The edge is pressed against the packing (21) provided on the periphery of the opening (6), and the lower end is brought into contact with the contact plate (12) to seal the opening (6).

The hinge member (16) connecting the upper heat-insulating inner doors (14) and (15) has a support shaft (16A), which serves as a rotation support point, on the left and right support members (17) (17) as shown in FIG. It is provided so as to be located behind the one-dot chain line (A) that connects (1), that is, on the storage (2) side, and when the upper heat insulating inner doors (14) (15) are closed, the upper heat insulating inner door (14) (15) It produces a self-closing force that keeps the door closed.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper and lower rail members (13)
The length dimension (B) of the guide groove (10) of (11) is set to the outer side of the support member (17) of the left and right upper heat insulating inner doors (14) and (15) and the support shaft (16A) of the hinge member (16). Distance between (C1) and (C2)
It is formed to be slightly shorter than the total size of the above, and the left and right support members (17) (17) when closing the upper insulation inner doors (14) (15)
Of the guide groove (10), but the restricting portions (11A) (13
By the state of being pressed and urged toward the hinge member (16) by A), the connecting portion (20) connected by the hinge member (16) is urged rearward, and the upper heat insulating inner door (14).
(15) can generate a self-closing force that keeps the door closed.

(22) is a packing provided on the inner end (15A) end surface of the upper heat-insulating inner door (15), and inside the upper heat-insulating inner door (14) when the upper heat-insulating inner door (14) (15) is closed. Edge (14A)
It is designed to be pressed against the end face for sealing.

Further, (23) is a front door in which a product exhibition room, a currency sorting device and the like are installed, which is pivotally supported on the front surface of the main body (1) so as to be openable and closable and has an upper heat-insulating inner door (14) ( 15)
Stopper member (24) corresponding to the upper and lower parts of the connecting part (20)
The upper insulation inner door (14)
The inner end portions (14A) (15A) of the (15) are brought into contact with the front surfaces to prevent the upper heat insulating inner doors (14) (15) from opening.

Therefore, in such a structure, when inspecting the inside of the storage (2) or replenishing products to the product storage shelves (3), first open the front door (23) and open the upper heat insulating inner doors (14) (1).
5) Open the front side. When the handle (19) is reached by pulling it forward, the left and right upper heat-insulating inner doors (14) (15) rotate about the support shaft (16A) of the hinge member (16) as a fulcrum, and the support shaft ( 16A) and the outer edge (1
The support member (17) slides in the guide groove (10) via the collar member (18) in the direction in which the 4B and 15B are moved closer to each other. This sliding movement opens the upper opening (6) of the lower heat insulating inner door (5). Then, the folded upper doors (14) (15) in the opened state are slidably moved in the range of the guide groove (10) in the left-right direction as shown in FIG. The open position of the opening (6) can be changed. Therefore, for example, when replenishing goods to the left side product storage shelf (3) in the storage (2), the opened upper heat-insulating inner doors (14) (15) are moved to the right to open (6). When the left side of the box is opened and the right side product storage shelf (3) is replenished with goods, the upper heat-insulating inner doors (14) (15) in the open state are moved to the left to open the opening (6). The right side can be opened.

On the other hand, when closing the upper insulated inner doors (14) (15),
The grip (19) is operated to push the connecting part (20) rearward, and the support members (17) on both left and right sides are provided with the collar member (18) to restrict the guide groove (10) to the restricting parts (11A) (13A). When the support shaft (16A) is pressed against the support member (1A),
7) Located behind the dashed-dotted line (A) connecting (17),
The upper heat insulation inner doors (14) (15) generate self-closing force and open (6)
To block. Then, when the front door (23) is closed after this, the stopper member (24) causes the upper heat-insulating inner doors (14) (15).
The inner end portions (14A) and (15A) of the front end are abutted to prevent the upper heat-insulating inner doors (14) and (15) from opening due to vibration or the like.

(G) Effect of the Invention Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to open an arbitrary position of the front opening in the storage without opening the front door at 90 degrees or more. Therefore, even if the front door cannot be opened widely because other vending machines are installed side by side, the inside of the warehouse on the pivotal support side of the front door can be opened greatly, and the work such as product replenishment and inspection can be facilitated. .

In addition, since the opening is divided into an upper heat-insulating inner door and a lower heat-insulating inner door provided with a product outlet, the upper heat-insulating inner door is not affected by the position of the product outlet provided on the lower heat-insulating inner door. This has the effect of being able to divide the structure.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the vending machine with the front door and the upper heat-insulating inner door open, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view of the upper heat-insulating inner door portion in the closed state, and FIG. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional plan view of an open door state, Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional side view of a lower heat-insulating inner door portion, Fig. 6 is an explanatory view, and Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional plan view of a conventional vending machine. Is. (5) …… Lower heat insulating inner door, (6) …… Opening, (8) ……
Merchandise outlet, (11) (13) …… Rail member, (14) (1
5) …… Insulating upper inner door.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A heat insulation system in which a plurality of product storage shelves for sending out products from the bottom are arranged in parallel in the storage, and the opening is opened and closed at the front opening of the storage and the product delivery port is opened at the bottom. In a vending machine having an inner door, the heat-insulating inner door is divided into an upper heat-insulating inner door and a lower heat-insulating inner door having the product delivery port, and the upper end of the lower heat-insulating inner door and the upper part of the opening. And a rail member extending over substantially the entire width of the opening are provided, and the upper heat-insulating inner door is further divided into a plurality of parts in the width direction of the opening and rotatably connected, and mounted between the upper and lower rail members. A heat insulation inner door device for a vending machine, which can be opened and closed in a foldable manner by rotating a connecting portion.