JPH04123293A - vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a vending machine for selling products such as canned drinks and brickback drinks.

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 5, a conventional vending machine has an inner cover 1a and an outer cover 1b attached to the front opening side of a cabinet 1 so as to be openable and closable. A stocker 20 is provided, and a product replenishment port 20a that communicates with each stocker 20 is opened toward the front on the upper side of each stocker 20, and the product is dropped and supplied from each stocker 20 to the lower side of each stocker 20. Place the product in the inner lid 1a.
A shoe 1e is provided for guiding the product from the opening window 1c provided below to the product outlet 1d provided in the outer lid 1b.

When selling products, the products dropped from each stocker 20 are guided to the product outlet 1d via the chute 1e. In addition, when replenishing products in the cabinet 1, both the inner lid 1a and the outer lid 1b are opened, and
A product transport case 30 containing a large number of products is placed on the installation surface of the cabinet 1, and the products are taken out from the product transport case 4 and placed one by one into the product replenishment port 2 of each stocker 20.
The work of adding and replenishing to 0a is repeated.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In such a vending machine, since a plurality of stockers 20 are provided inside the machine, the internal structure becomes very complicated, and when replenishing each stocker 20 with products, a large amount of work is required. It may require labor, or it may be difficult to replenish the product (inefficiently).
The problem is that it takes time to replenish products.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine which can simplify the internal structure of the cabinet and can replenish products easily, easily and efficiently.

Means for Solving the Problems The vending machine of the present invention has a product transport case with two lids and a lower lid, and the upper lid can be folded over each other.
．． The second flap is formed by a second flap, and each of these flaps is engaged with a pressing force from the inside of the product conveyance case and does not allow opening, but is disengaged by a pressing force from the outside and allows opening. In addition to providing a mating portion and an engaging protrusion, a storage space is formed inside the cabinet to accommodate a plurality of product transport cases in a stacked manner.

In the storage space of the working cabinet (y), a plurality of product transport cases are housed in a stacked manner with the upper lid facing upward and the lower lid facing downward, and the lower lid is partially opened.

Then, when the product is sold, due to the weight of the product falling from the lower lid side of the product transport case stacked on the upper side, the first casing installed on the upper lid of the lower product transport case. The engagement portion of the second flap and the engagement protrusion are disengaged, each flap is opened, and as a result of this opening, the products in the upper product transport case fall one after another into the lower product transport case.

In addition, when the product transport case stored in the storage space of the cabinet becomes empty due to sales and the product is replenished,
The empty product transport case is taken out and a new product transport case is stacked and accommodated as shown in (2) below.

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

The vending machine shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a plurality of storage spaces 2 in which product transport cases 3 can be stored in a stacked manner inside a cabinet 1 having an inner lid and an outer lid. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the product transport case 3 is
Two first casings are provided with an upper lid 4 and a lower lid 5, and the upper lid 4 can be folded over each other. Formed by the second flaps 4a and 4b, each of the flaps 4a + 4b has a pressing force from the outside that engages with the pressing force from the inside of the product conveyance case 3 and permits opening. An engaging portion 4c and an engaging protrusion 4d are provided which allow the engagement to be released and released.

That is, a rectangular notch 4C is formed in the center of the first flap 4a from the side edges of the first flap 4a, and overlapping parts 4e, 4e are formed on both sides of the engagement part 4c in the longitudinal direction. is provided, and on both sides of the second flap 4b in the length direction,
Overlapping parts 4f, 4f are formed to face each other on the upper side of the overlapping parts 4e, 4e provided on the first flap 4a side, and the first flap 4 is formed in the central part of the second flap 4b.
An engaging protrusion 4d that is engaged with the lower edge of the engaging portion 4c provided on the a side is provided. Furthermore, the lower lid 5 of the product transport case 3
is formed of a lid 5b that can open the lower opening 5a by pulling outward, and a knob 5C is attached to the outer edge of the lid 5b.

Further, a product dispensing mechanism 6 is provided at the lower side of each storage space 2 of the cabinet 1.

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

When selling products, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of product transport cases 3 are stacked in each storage space 2 in the cabinet 1 in multiple layers, with the upper lid 4 facing upward and the lower lid 5 facing downward. At this time, the lid body 5b of the lower lid 5
Pull it outward to open the opening 5a. Then, when the product is dispensed from the product dispensing mechanism 6,
As shown in FIG. 4, the product 3a stored in the upper product transport case 3 is dropped from the opening 5a of the lower lid 4, and the weight of the product 3a is transferred to the lower product transport case 3. The first part of the upper lid 4. Second flap 4a.

4b from above, and each flap 4
The engagement between the engaging portions 4c of a and 4b and the engaging protrusion 4d is released, each flap 4a and 4b is opened, and the product 3a in the upper product transport case 3 is transferred to the lower product transport case 3. The products are sequentially dropped and supplied to the product dispensing mechanism 6. In addition, when the product transport case 3 housed in the storage space 2 of the cabinet 1 becomes empty and the product is to be replenished, the empty product transport case 3 is taken out and a new product transport case 3 is inserted. Stack and accommodate in the same manner as above.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, the product transport case is provided with an upper cover and a lower cover, and the upper cover can be folded over each other. It is formed of a second flap, and each of these flaps is engaged with a pressing force from the inside of the product conveyance case and does not allow opening, but is disengaged by a pressing force from the outside and allows opening. In addition to providing the joint portion and the engaging protrusion, a storage space is formed inside the cabinet to accommodate multiple product transport cases in a stacked manner, so the internal structure of the cabinet can be simplified and product replenishment can be done easily and easily. This can be done efficiently.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the vending machine of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the product transport case, FIGS. 3 and 4 are sectional views illustrating the function of the product transport case, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional example. 1...Cabinet, G, 2...Accommodation space, 3...Product transport case, 4...Top lid, 4a...°1st flap,
4b...Second flap N4C...Engaging portion, 4d...
Engagement protrusion, 5...lower lid.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The product transportation case is provided with an upper lid and a lower lid, and the upper lid is formed by first and second flaps that can be folded over each other, and each of these flaps is subjected to a pressing force from the inside of the product transportation case. In this case, an engaging portion and an engaging protrusion are provided that engage and do not allow opening, but are disengaged and open due to a pressing force from the outside, and a plurality of product transport cases are stacked and stored in the cabinet. A vending machine characterized by forming a storage space.