JPH0481992A - Drain tray supporting device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify a draining operation by an operator by moving a handle up and down, and moving a water plate by a link mechanism constituted of a roller shaft and a connecting beam in order to fetch a water tray on the water plate. CONSTITUTION:When a drain tray 5 is fetched by the operator, a handle 21 is moved sideways, a restrain part 21a is disengaged from a stopper 11a, and then the handle is lowered downward. Then, a roller shaft 15 goes down under the guidance of a rolling roller guide 11 of a roller 15a, and a roller shaft 16 moves backward under the guidance of a roller guide 12. And also, a roller shaft 17 goes down obliquely to the back under the guidance of a roller guide 13 while holding the same height as the roller shaft 15. Then, when the roller shaft 15 gets to the bottom edge of the roller guide 11, the three roller shafts 15 - 17 form a line horizontally. The drain tray 5 is arranged further downward compared with the bottom edge of an evaporating coil 41 so that the water tray 5 can be easily fetched forward. Thus, the draining operation of the drain tray 5 can be easily processed.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] This invention relates to a drain tray for removably supporting a drain tray for collecting drain generated from a cooler inside the machine in a vending machine. The present invention relates to a dish support device.

[Conventional technology]

For example, in a vending machine that sells cold products such as canned drinks, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a product storage chamber 2 is defined by a heat insulating wall within a main body case 1, which is not shown here. A cooler is installed along with the product rack to cool the products stored in the product rack while waiting for sale. A machine room 3 is provided below the product storage room 2, and houses a condensing unit 4 and a drain tray 5, which are connected to the cooler through refrigerant piping and constitute a refrigeration cycle.

Drainage generated by indoor cooling in the product storage room 2 is guided and collected in the drain pan 5, and an evaporator coil 4 through which hot gas from the condensation unit 4 flows.
1 is disposed in the dish, and the drain in the drain dish 5 is evaporated by heat exchange with hot gas.

However, not all of the drain evaporates, and when replenishing products, etc., the drain tray 5 is removed from the machine by the operator, the drain remaining in the tray is thrown away, and the drain tray 5 is placed back into the machine.

For this purpose, a pedestal 6 is provided below the drain tray 5, and the drain tray 5 is supported on the pedestal 6 in such a way that the evaporator coil 41 is immersed in the drainage water. After being taken out and separated from the evaporator coil 41, it is pulled out.

Note that 8 is a door provided on the front side of the main body case 1, and 9 is a heat insulating inner door that opens and closes with the front side of the product storage chamber 2.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

By the way, in conventional vending machines, when the operator wants to dispose of the drain in the drain tray, he or she must first pull out the cradle while supporting the drain tray 5 with one hand, then take out the drain tray, and then place the drain tray in the drain tray again. Similar operations are required when doing so. This made draining work by the operator extremely troublesome.

An object of the present invention is to provide a drain tray support device for a vending machine that allows an operator to dispose of waste water in the drain tray with a simple operation.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a drain tray support device for a vending machine that removably supports a drain tray for collecting drain generated inside the machine. A first roller shaft that moves up and down along a roller guide that is guided through a roller, and a tenth roller that is connected to the first roller shaft by a connecting rod and guided through a roller as the tenth roller moves. a second roller shaft that moves in the front and rear horizontal direction along a roller guide;
The roller guide, which is connected to the second roller shaft by a connecting rod and is guided via the rollers as the second roller shaft moves, is installed at an inclination forward, and is approximately horizontal with the first roller. A drain tray supporting device is constituted by a third roller shaft that moves in an oblique direction while maintaining the drain tray, and a drain tray mounting receiving plate that is supported front and rear through the first roller shaft and the 30th roller shaft. It shall be.

[Effect]

By moving the handle up and down, the receiving plate is moved up and down by the link mechanism between the roller shaft and the connecting rod. Therefore, the drain tray on the receiving plate can be easily taken out and set.

〔Example〕

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the invention, and parts common or identical to those in FIGS. 3 and 4 are designated by the same reference numerals.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the drain tray receiving plate [10 is constructed as follows. That is, 11, 12 and 13 are roller guides having a U-shaped cross section, fixed to the side wall of the drainage tray 5 storage location, and provided in left and right pairs with their respective openings facing each other, and the roller guide 11 is located in front of the storage location. The roller guide 12 is installed horizontally in the front-rear direction adjacent to the lower end of the roller guide 11, and the roller guide 13 is installed tilting forward at the rear of the storage space. One of the roller guides 11 is provided with a tongue-shaped stopper lla projecting forward at its upper end.

15. 16 and 17 have roller guides 1 on both ends respectively.
1. Roller 15a transferring 12 and 13.

16a and 17 are roller shafts that are rotatably fitted. 1
Reference numerals 8 and 19 are formed of rectangular flat plates, and are used to respectively connect the roller shaft 11 and the roller shaft 12, and the roller shaft 12 and the roller shaft 1.
3, each end of which is slidably connected to the roller shaft so as to wrap around the roller shaft. 21 is provided so as to protrude from the roller shaft 11 in such a way that its tip protrudes forward and is movable laterally, and its rear end wraps around the roller shaft 11, and is detachable by moving laterally. The handle has a locking portion 21a that engages with the stopper lla. Reference numeral 22 designates a receiving plate for a drain tray having low rises on all four sides, and a part of the front end of the bottom plate wraps around the roller 11 and is fixed to the roller shaft 15, and is supported by the roller shaft 15 and the roller shaft 17.

In the above configuration, the roller shafts 15, 16, 17 and the connecting rods 18, 19 form a link mechanism, and when the roller shaft 15 is at the upper end of the roller guide 11, the roller shaft 16 is at the front end of the roller guide 12. , and the roller shaft 17
occupies the upper end of the roller guide 13. Therefore, the drain tray support device 10
is locked on the stopper 11a and the above state is maintained. In addition, the drain tray 5 placed on the receiving plate 22 has a product storage chamber 2.
Drainage is collected through a drain hose 91 communicating with the drain hose 91 and a gutter 92 provided at the inner lower end of the inner door, and an evaporator coil 41 is located in the drain tray 5 to evaporate this drainage.

On the other hand, when the operator takes out the drain tray 5, he moves the handle 21 laterally to disengage the locking portion 21a from the stopper lla, and then pushes it downward. As a result, the roller shaft 15 is guided by the roller guide 11 on which the roller 15a is transferred and moves downward, the roller shaft 16 is guided by the roller guide 12 and moves backward, and the roller shaft 17 is moved downward by the roller shaft 15.
While maintaining the same height as , it is guided by the roller guide 13 and descends diagonally backward. When the roller shaft 15 reaches the lower end of the roller guide 11, the three row shafts 15, 16 and 17 are lined up horizontally, and the drain tray 5 is located far below the lower end of the evaporator coil 41 and can be easily moved forward. taken out.

When setting the drain tray 5 again, after placing the drain tray 5 on the receiving plate 22, hold the handle 21 and push up the roller shaft 15, and the roller shaft 15.16°17 will move in the opposite direction. Then, the receiving plate 22 rises, returns to its original position, and is held again.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to this invention, a drain tray support device for a vending machine removably supports a drain tray for collecting drain generated inside the machine, which has a handle and is guided via a roller by moving the handle up and down. A 10th roller shaft that moves up and down along a roller guide that moves vertically, and a 10th roller shaft that is connected to the first roller shaft by a connecting rod and that moves horizontally back and forth along a roller guide that is guided via the roller as the first roller moves. a second roller shaft that moves in the direction; and a roller guide that is tilted forward and that is connected to the second roller shaft by a connecting rod and guided through the rollers as the second roller shaft moves. a third roller shaft that moves in an oblique direction while remaining substantially horizontal with the first roller;
The drain tray support device is constructed by installing a drain tray support plate that is supported from front to back through the roller shaft of the drain tray, so the drain tray can be raised and lowered by simply moving the handle up and down. You can easily remove the drain pan. Therefore, draining the drain tray can be done extremely easily.

[Brief Description of the Drawings] Fig. 1 is a sectional view of a drain tray support device showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view thereof, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a vending machine to which the present invention is applied. , FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the portion of FIG. 3 related to the invention. 5...Drainage plate, 10...Drainage plate support device, 11゜1
2.13...Roller guide, 15...(first) roller shaft, 16...(second) roller shaft, 17...(
3rd) Roller shaft, 18.19... Connecting rod, 22 Bakifu JILgL U Fig. 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) A drain tray support device for a vending machine that removably supports the amount of drainage to collect the drain generated inside the machine, has a handle, and by moving the handle up and down, it can be attached to a roller guide guided via rollers. a first roller shaft that moves up and down along the roller shaft; and a roller guide that is connected to the first roller shaft by a connecting rod and guided via the roller as the first roller moves in the front and back horizontal direction. a second roller shaft connected to the second roller shaft by a connecting rod;
The first roller guide is guided through the roller as the roller shaft of the first roller is moved, and the first
a third roller shaft that moves obliquely while remaining substantially horizontal with the roller; and a receiving plate for placing a drain tray that is supported front and rear via the first roller shaft and the third roller shaft. A drain tray support device for a vending machine characterized by: