JPH0639432Y2 - Drainage bucket structure of cup type vending machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a cup-type vending machine for easily and hygienically discharging a liquid filled in a drainage bucket for receiving a spilled liquid. The present invention relates to a drainage bucket structure improved so that

[Conventional technology]

Since liquids such as coffee and juice, which are products, may spill or spill in a cup-type vending machine, when this liquid is received in a drain bucket and filled up, it is thrown away when replenishing various raw materials, cups, etc. . Whether or not the liquid accumulated in the bucket is full is generally determined by floating the float 3 suspended by a string 2 on the tip of the actuator 1 on the liquid surface in the bucket 4 as shown in FIG. When 5 is full, the limit switch 6 and the like are operated by the actuator 1 which changes in accordance with the rise of the liquid level so that the detection can be performed.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

When discarding the liquid 5 accumulated in the bucket 4 in the above structure, it is necessary to first remove the float 3 soiled with the liquid 5 from the bucket 4 and then take the bucket 4 out of the machine. Not only does it take a lot of time, but it is also unsanitary, and when the empty bucket 4 is placed in the predetermined position again, it may be forgotten to put the float 3 in the bucket 4.

In order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, this invention makes it possible to detect a liquid filled in a drainage bucket without using a float type detection means and easily and hygienically discharge the liquid. An object is to provide a drainage bucket structure for a cup-type vending machine.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, this device is designed to
Is formed of an electrically insulating material, and a pair of electrode fittings 11 and the fittings 11 are provided at symmetrical positions on the upper edge of the bucket 14.
A handle 13 made of an insulating material such as plastic is attached via a horizontal metal hook 12 hooked on a pair of metal supporting members 15 provided so that the hook 12 is insulated from the vending machine body. When the liquid 5 in the bucket 14 is full, the detecting means 16 for detecting the full state by connecting through the fitting 11 is connected to the support member 15.

[Action]

Since the fullness of the liquid 5 in the bucket 14 is detected without using the float 3 described in the prior art by using the mounting metal fitting 11 also as an electrode, when the fullness of the liquid 5 is detected, the insulating material handle 13 It is possible to take the bucket 14 out of the machine and easily and hygienically discharge it.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, and the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 2 are the same parts. In this figure, a drainage bucket 14 is formed of an electrically insulating material, and a rod-shaped handle 13 made of an insulating material such as plastic is provided at both ends with the bucket 14
It is attached to the bucket 14 through a pair of plate-shaped mounting members 11 provided at symmetrical positions on the upper edge portion and a metal hook 12 hooked on the mounting members 11. The mounting bracket 11 is
It is fixed to the bucket 14 with a screw 17 and a plate nut 18, and also serves as an electrode that comes into contact with the liquid 5 and conducts when the liquid 5 accumulated in the bucket 14 becomes full. The hook 12 is attached by hooking it on the mounting member 11 and the handle 13 at both ends formed in a hook shape, and the hook 12 and the handle 13 are provided in the horizontal direction. The bucket 14 is positioned and supported by hooking the hook 12 into the groove 15a of a pair of metal supporting members 15 provided in the vending machine main body (not shown) in an insulated manner.
A detection means 16 is connected to the support member 15 to detect the fullness of the liquid 5 in the bucket 14 through the fitting 11 and the hook 12 when the liquid 5 is full.

According to the above-mentioned embodiment, the float 3 described in the prior art in which the mounting bracket 11 of the handle 13 made of an insulating material also serves as an electrode.
Since the fullness of the liquid 5 in the bucket 14 is detected without using the above, when the fullness of the liquid 5 is detected, the handle 13 is held and the bucket 14 is taken out of the machine for easy and hygienic discharge processing. be able to.

[Effect of device]

According to this invention, in the drainage bucket structure of the cup type vending machine, the bucket and the handle are formed of an electrically insulating material, and the handle mounting metal fitting to the bucket is also used as an electrode to detect the fullness of the liquid in the bucket. Therefore, it is possible to obtain the effect that the liquid filled in the bucket can be detected and discharged easily and hygienically without using the conventional float type.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of a conventional example. 5 ... Liquid, 11 ... Mounting bracket, 12 ... Hook, 13 ... Handle,
14 ... bucket, 15 ... support member, 16 ... detection means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. In a cup-type vending machine, a drainage bucket for receiving spilled liquid is formed of an electric insulating material, and a pair of electrode fittings and hooks are hooked on the fittings at symmetrical positions on the upper edge of the bucket. A handle made of an insulating material such as plastic is attached via a horizontal metal hook, and the hook portion is supported by a pair of metal supporting members that are provided so as to be insulated from the main body of the vending machine. A drainage bucket structure for a cup-type vending machine, wherein a detecting means for detecting the fullness of the liquid by connecting it through a mounting member when the liquid is full is connected to the support member.