JPH03250289A - vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To constitute the machine so that it can be utilized from any direction in the peripheral direction by forming an external appearance shape in a columnar shape, providing a customer service device and a commodity take-out port on its peripheral surface, and also, providing a rotation driving device rotated in the periphery of its axis center. CONSTITUTION:As for an automatic vending machine body 1, its external appearance shape is a columnar shape, and in the peripheral direction, a customer service device and a commodity take-out port are provided at every prescribed angle. That is, for instance, at every 120 deg., a customer service device 8a and a commodity take-out port 10a, a customer service device 8b and a commodity take-out port 10b, and a customer service device 8c and a commodity take-out port 10c are provided. Also, the automatic vending machine main body 1 is placed and installed on a rotation driving device 11. Accordingly, even if the customer service device is invisible in a position where a user is standing, the customer service device rotates and approaches its position. In such a way, it can be utilized even from the direction which is not the front side of the automatic vending machine main body.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Field of Application The present invention is an automatic vending machine that has a customer service device and a product outlet at multiple locations in the circumferential direction of the main body of the vending machine so that products can be purchased even from a direction other than the front side. It concerns vending machines.

A conventional vending machine in general is constructed as shown in FIG. An inner box 3 having a heat-insulating structure is provided inside the vending machine, which has a box-like external appearance and is surrounded by a vending machine main body 1 and a front door 2. Inside the refrigerator, which is surrounded by the inner box body 4 and the inner door 5,
A product stocker 7 is installed to stack and stock canned beverages 6 as products. An evaporator, a sheathed heater, and a fan are installed at the bottom A of the inner box 3, and a compressor, a condenser, etc. are installed at the bottom B of the vending machine body 1. The vessels form a refrigeration cycle.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention When the customer service device 8 provided on the front door 2 is operated, the canned drinks 6 dispensed from the product stocker 7 are dispensed onto the chute 9, and the products opened at the front door 2 are dispensed. It is delivered to the outlet 10.

If the front door 2 is installed in the center of the station platform C, facing upwards to the platform D, as shown in Figure 5,
Passengers on the down platform E or passengers standing on the side of the vending machine body 5 are forced to stand on the side of the up platform D in order to use the vending machine. Also,
When two vending machines are installed as shown in FIG. 6, the platform becomes narrow at the installation position of the vending machines, which is undesirable.

An object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine that can be used from a direction other than the front side of the vending machine main body.

Means for Solving the Problems In the vending machine of the present invention, the external shape of the vending machine body is formed into a cylindrical shape, and a customer service device and a product outlet are provided on the circumferential surface of the vending machine body. It is characterized in that it is provided with a rotational drive device that rotates it around an axis.

Function: According to this configuration, the cylindrical vending machine main body is rotated about its axis by the rotary drive device. Therefore, even if the customer service device is not visible at the position where the user is standing, the customer service device rotates and approaches the user's position.

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be explained based on FIGS. 1 to 3. Components having the same functions as those in FIG. 4 showing the conventional example will be described with the same reference numerals.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vending machine main body 1 has a cylindrical external appearance, and customer service devices and product outlet ports are provided at predetermined distances in the circumferential direction. Here, a customer service device 8a and a product outlet 10a are provided every 120 degrees.

A customer service device 8b, a product outlet 10b, a customer service device 8C, and a product outlet 10C are provided. The vending machine main body 1 is mounted on a rotary drive device 11. As shown in FIG. 3, the rotational drive device 11 is configured to gently rotate the mounting table 13 by interposing a motor 14 with a speed reduction device between the base plate 12 and the mounting table 13. The external shape of the rotary drive device 11 is also made into a cylindrical shape with the same diameter as the vending machine main body 1.

In addition to the product stocker 7, the vending machine main body 1 includes a control device that instructs the product stocker 7 to dispense according to the operation of the customer service devices 8a to 8c, and when the customer service device 8a is operated. In this case, the canned beverage 6 is dispensed onto a chute 15a whose tip extends toward the product outlet 10a corresponding to the operated customer service device 8a as shown by arrow F, and the product is removed from the chute 15a. Outlet 10
A canned beverage 6 is sent to a.

When the customer service device 8b is operated, the product outlet 10b
When the canned beverage 6 is dispensed as shown by the arrow G onto the chute 15b, the tip of which extends toward the product outlet 10c, and the customer service device 8c is operated, the tip extends toward the product outlet 10c. The canned beverage 6 is dispensed onto the chute 15c as shown by arrow H.

With this configuration, the vending machine main body 1 is driven by the rotary drive device 11 and rotates gently in one direction, and when a user stands close to the vending machine main body 1, the customer service is visible within the visible range. Even if none of the devices 8a to 8c are in front of the user, the customer service devices 8a to 8c will appear one after another in front of the user as time passes. Therefore, by installing this vending machine on platform C instead of the four vending machines shown in FIG. There is no inconvenience that the user has to walk around, and the operability is good.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, the external shape of the vending machine body is formed into a cylindrical shape, the customer service device and the product outlet are provided on the circumferential surface, and the vending machine body is aligned with its axis. Since a rotary drive device is provided to rotate the vending machine, the rotary drive device can slowly rotate the main body of the vending machine, making it possible to use the vending machine from any direction around the vending machine. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience for users without installing multiple vending machines.

Moreover, the installation space required for the vending machine can be reduced, and in particular, since the external shape of the vending machine body is cylindrical, the vending machine body is rotated around its axis by a rotation drive device. By rotating, the eccentricity of the vending machine main body caused by rotation can be avoided (and a situation where the vending machine main body comes into contact with a standing user can also be avoided).

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a front view of the vending machine of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same device, Fig. 3 is a sectional view of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of a conventional vending machine. 5 and 6 are explanatory diagrams of a conventional vending machine installed on a platform. 1...Vending machine body, 7...Product stocker, 8
a +8b, 8C...Customer service equipment, IOa, lOb, 1
0cm product outlet, 11... Rotary drive device, 15a,
15b, 15c... Shoot.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An automatic vending machine in which the exterior shape of the vending machine body is cylindrical, a customer service device and a product outlet are provided on the circumferential surface, and a rotation drive device is installed to rotate the vending machine body around its axis. vending machine.