JPH0696342A - vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] This storage rack is formed by storing it in a storage compartment defined by a heat insulating wall inside a case whose front opening is covered by a door so that it can be opened and closed. Maintenance by a heat-insulating upper insulation door that rotatably supports on the door that covers the front opening of the storage chamber, which is the front side of the opening where the product is loaded into the storage shelf, which opens to the upper front Prevent damage to the vending machine when working. [Structure] When the lower end is fastened to the door 3 with a screw 34 which is a special screw whose upper end is directed upward and can be tightened or loosened with a fingertip, the upper end engages with the upper heat insulating door 14 through the protruding piece 30 to form the door 3. The upper heat insulating door 14 is releasably engaged with each other to lock the rotation of the upper heat insulating door 14 to the door 3. The door 3 is rotatably supported in the middle of the upper and lower directions via a rotation shaft 35. A locking device 38 having the locking member 32 as a component is provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage in which a product is stored by being installed and stored in a storage chamber in which a front opening is defined by a heat insulating wall and a front wall is opened and a product is stored. A vending machine in which the upper front part of the storage room, which is the front side of the slot formed on the shelf and opened on the upper part of the front of the storage shelf to insert products, is covered by the upper heat-insulating door rotatably supported by the door. Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a vending machine that sells various products such as beer and juice in bottles and cans by refrigerating or warming them, the front opening is in a case whose front opening is covered by a door. The storage chamber to be stored is generally defined by a heat insulating wall. In this storage room, storage shelves in which various products are stored respectively are generally stored and installed, and in the upper front part of this type of storage shelf, when replenishing products in this storage shelf, There is generally formed a loading port on the front side where products are loaded. The products that are put into the storage shelves through the inlets are stored after being cooled or warmed depending on the type or the season. Therefore, the storage room can be used as either a cold storage room or a hot storage room, and the front opening of the storage room is shielded by a heat-insulating door filled with a heat insulating material so that the inside and outside of the storage room are thermally shielded. It is designed to suppress energy consumption as much as possible. A conventional example of this type of vending machine is shown in FIGS. FIG. 4 shows a structure of a vending machine which is a target of the present invention, in which (A) is a perspective view seen from the front upper right with the door covering the front opening of the case opened, and (B) is (A). Is a right side view of the longitudinal cross section of the main part of FIG.
FIG. 5 shows a configuration of a conventional vending machine, in which (A) is a right side view of a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a main part of a case where a door covering a front opening of the case is closed, and (B) of the case of (A). FIG. 3 is a right side view of a main part of a longitudinal section of a main part in a state where a door covering a front opening is opened, and the left side of each figure is the front side.

In FIGS. 4 and 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a case having an opening on the front surface. The front opening of the case 1 is formed with an outlet 2 at the bottom where the purchased product is taken out and opened on both the front and rear sides, and the left end is the case. 1 is covered by a door 3 which is rotatably supported in a horizontal plane. A partition wall 4 is lined inside the case 1 along the inner peripheral surface of the case 1 with a gap between the inner peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface of the case 1. A space surrounded by the partition wall 4 and the case 1 is filled with a heat insulating material 5, and the heat insulating material 5, the case 1 and the heat insulating wall 6 formed by the partition wall 4 open the front surface and are housed inside. A storage chamber 7 in which the product is refrigerated or heated is partitioned and formed. In the storage chamber 7, the products loaded from the loading port 8 opening on the front surface of the upper end are stored, and are transported downward by their own weight each time they are sold, and are discharged from the discharging port 9 opening on the lower surface of the lower end. A storage rack 11 having a vertically extending passage 10 formed therein is installed. In the storage chamber 7 below the storage rack 11, the product discharged at the time of sale from the discharge port 9 is received and conveyed while rolling or sliding forward. A shooter 12 that forms the On the other hand, the front surface opening of the storage chamber 7 is divided into upper and lower parts by a partition member 13 having a C-shaped vertical cross section.
An upper part of the bisected opening surface, which is the front side of the input port 8, is the upper heat insulating door 14, and a lower part of the bisected opening surface is for passing the product conveyed on the shooter 12 through the outlet 2. The carry-out port 15 that is carried out is covered with a lower heat insulating door 16 formed at the bottom. The left end of the lower heat insulating door 16 is rotatably supported in the plane by the water case 1, and forms the back surface of the door 3, and on the back surface of the middle door 17 rotatably supported by the door 3, A support 18 having a C-shaped cross section is fixed.
To the lower part of the support body 18, right and left ends of a rotary shaft 19 whose axis length direction is horizontal to the left and right are fixed. Via this rotary shaft 19, a torsion coil spring 20 is urged in a clockwise direction when viewed from the right side, and the back surface of the middle door 17 and both ends of the rear end of the upper end portion of the support 18 having a C-shaped cross section. A rod-shaped rotating body 21 whose rotation range is restricted by is rotatably supported at the lower end by the door 3. At the upper end of the rotating body 21, a rotating shaft 23 fixed to the upper end of the front surface of the upper insulating door 14 and having both left and right ends fixed to a support 22 having a U-shaped cross section is horizontally horizontal in the axial direction. The upper insulating door 14 is rotatably supported at the upper end thereof.

An evaporator 25, a blower 26, and a condenser 2 which constitute a refrigerator 24 for cooling the inside of the storage chamber 7 are provided at the bottom of the storage chamber 7 and the bottom of the case 1 below the storage chamber 7.
7, a compressor 28, a blower 29, etc. are installed. In the vending machine configured as described above, when the door 3 is closed after closing the lower heat insulating door 16, the action of the torsion coil spring 20 causes
The upper insulation door 1 has a function of being pressed against the peripheral front surface of the upper front opening of the storage chamber 7 to shield the upper front opening of the storage chamber 7.
In 4. The upper heat insulating door 14 has a function of opening the door 3 together with the door 3 to open only the front of the charging port 8 which is the upper part of the front opening of the storage chamber 7 when the door 3 is opened. . Therefore, the replenishment of the product into the storage rack 11 can be performed by inserting the product from the insertion opening 8 whose front is opened while the lower heat insulating door 16 is closed. As a result, the air cooled in the refrigerator 24 in the storage chamber 7 is prevented from escaping to the outside of the storage chamber 7 through the front opening, and wasteful consumption of energy is prevented. Further, in the selling operation of the vending machine, coins or bills are inserted, coins or bills are inserted from an insertion slot (not shown), a product is selected, and a selection push button (not shown) selects the product. Then, in response to the sales command signal, the selected product is discharged from the storage shelf 11 in which this product is stored through the discharge port 9 and rolls or slides on the shooter 12 while carrying out the discharge port 1.
It is carried out to the inside of the take-out port 2 through 5. The product carried into the outlet 2 is taken out by the customer through the front opening of the outlet 2.

[0005]

In the conventional vending machine as described above, the upper opening of the front opening of the storage chamber 7 is the upper insulating door 14, and the lower opening of the front opening of the storage chamber 7 is the lower insulating door 1.
Each is covered with 6. Further, the upper insulating door 14 is rotatably supported by the door 3 at its upper end portion via a support 18, a rotary shaft 19, a rotary body 21, a support 22 and a rotary shaft 23. Further, although the turning range of the turning body 21 is limited by the back surface of the middle door 17 and the upper end of the support body 18, it is narrow, but the upper insulating door 14
The rotation range of is wide when the clockwise rotation is restricted by the back surface of the door 3 when viewed from the right side. Thereby, when the door 3 is opened or closed, or the middle door 17 is opened or closed, the upper heat insulating door 14 is easily rocked by its inertial force, and the upper heat insulating door 14 is rocked or the rotating shaft 23 is rotated. It is also possible to turn around the shaft and turn it upside down and turn it upside down. Therefore, the door 3
At the time of maintenance work such as replenishment of goods in the storage rack 11 performed by opening the door, the upper heat insulating door 14 swings when the door 3 or the middle door 17 is opened and closed, and the related person unconsciously heats up the upper heat insulating door 14. Door 1
There is a case where 4 is rocked or put in a repeated state. In such a case, a person concerned overlooks that the upper heat insulating door 14 is in contact with other portions or the upper heat insulating door 14 is in a repeated state, and closes the door 3 so that the upper heat insulating door 14 and the case 3 are closed. There is a problem that the vending machine is damaged by being sandwiched between the vending machine and the vending machine.

According to the present invention, the vending machine is damaged by the upper heat-insulating door that covers the upper part of the front opening of the storage chamber during maintenance work such as replenishment of goods in the storage shelf with the door open. The purpose is to provide a vending machine without any.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, a product having a front opening, which is partitioned and formed by a heat insulating wall in a case whose front opening is openably and closably covered by a door, is provided. Has a storage room for storing therein, is formed in a storage shelf which is installed and installed in the storage room and stores products therein, and opens at an upper front portion of the storage shelf, wherein the product is put into the storage shelf. In the vending machine in which the upper front opening of the storage chamber, which is the front side of the charging port, is rotatably supported by the door and is covered by an upper heat insulating door having heat insulating property, the door and the upper heat insulating door are provided. And an engaging device that engages with each other in a disengageable or disengageable manner so that the rotation of the upper insulating door is engaged with the door.

In addition to the above, if the locking device is fastened with a screw to one of the upper insulating door or the door with the other end oriented in a fixed direction, the other end engages with the other. The locking device includes a locking member that locks the rotation of the upper insulating door of the lever. In addition to the above, it is assumed that the locking member is a locking member that is rotatably supported by the upper heat insulating door or the door via a rotary shaft in the middle of the locking member.

In addition to the above, the screw is a special screw similar to a butterfly nut or butterfly bolt that can be tightened or loosened with a fingertip. In addition to the above, in addition to the above, the locking device is a string shape including a chain, one end of which is fixedly or rotatably supported on one of the upper insulating door or the door and the other end of which is releasably locked to the other. It is assumed that the locking device has a locking member having a rod shape or a rod shape as a component.

[0010]

According to the present invention, a door for opening and closing a front opening of a case is opened and closed, and a door is opened and housed inside the case defined by a heat insulating wall. A front side of a front opening of the storage chamber, which is formed on a storage shelf in which the product is stored and which is open at an upper front portion of the storage shelf, and which is a front side of an input port through which the product is loaded into the storage shelf; Engagement with a heat-insulating upper heat-insulating door rotatably supported by the door so that the upper heat-insulating door is engaged with the upper heat-insulating door so that the rotation of the upper heat-insulating door is locked to the door. Since the device is equipped with this locking device, the engaging relationship between the door and the upper insulating door can be engaged and disengaged as required, and the door is opened, and the storage shelf is replenished with goods. It is possible to prevent the upper insulation door from swinging when opening or closing the door or the middle door during maintenance work. Moni, can be prevented from or flipped or swung unconsciously on insulating door even parties.

In addition to the above, when the locking device is fastened with a screw to one of the upper insulating door or the door with the other end oriented in a fixed direction, the other end engages with the other. Since the locking device has a locking member that locks the rotation of the upper insulating door as a component, the upper insulating door or the door with one end of the locking member facing the other direction in a certain direction is used. The upper heat insulating door can be engaged and disengaged with the screw by fastening it to either one of them or by loosening and removing the screw.

In addition to the above, the locking member is a locking member rotatably supported on the upper heat insulating door or the door via a pivot shaft in the middle of the locking member. , The positional relationship between the rotary shaft and the screw is such that when one end of the locking member is fastened to either the upper heat insulating door or the door with this screw,
By setting the other end of the locking member to face a certain direction in which it engages with the other, one end of the locking member is fastened to either the upper insulating door or the door with a screw, or this screw is used. By loosening and removing it, the rotation of the upper insulation door can be locked so that it can be disengaged.

In addition to the above, since the screw is a special screw similar to a butterfly nut or butterfly bolt that can be tightened or loosened with a fingertip, the screw can be tightened or loosened without using a tool such as a screwdriver. , Maintenance work can be done quickly and easily. In addition to the above, in addition to the above, the locking device is a string shape including a chain, one end of which is fixedly or rotatably supported on one of the upper insulating door or the door and the other end of which is releasably locked to the other. Since the locking device has a locking member or a rod-shaped locking member as a constituent element, the locking member can lock the rotation of the upper adiabatic door in a freely disengageable manner.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a right-side longitudinal sectional view of a main part of an automatic vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. The left side of the drawing is the front side, and FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the main part of an automatic vending machine according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the plan view, the left side of the figure is the front side, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an essential part of a vending machine according to a still further different embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the rear upper left, and FIG. The perspective view seen from the front upper right in the state where the door covering the opening is opened, (B) is a vertical cross-sectional right side view of the main part of (A), and (B) is the front side on the left side of the figure. The same or similar parts as in FIG. 5 are designated by the same reference numerals.

In FIGS. 1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a case whose front surface is open. The front opening of the case 1 is covered with a door 3 which has a take-out port 2 formed in a lower portion and is rotatably supported by the case 1. There is. In the case 1, a partition wall 4 is lined along the inner peripheral surface of the case 1 with a gap between the inner peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface of the case 1. A space surrounded by the partition wall 4 and the case 1 is filled with a heat insulating material 5, and the heat insulating material 5, the case 1 and the heat insulating wall 6 formed by the partition wall 4 define a storage chamber 7 whose front surface opens. is doing. The storage chamber 7 has a passage 10 formed therein, in which the products loaded from the loading port 8 at the upper end are stored and are transported downward by their own weight every time they are sold and discharged from the discharging port 9 at the lower end. Shelf 11 is installed. A shooter 12 is arranged below the storage shelf 11, and the opening surface of the front opening of the storage chamber 7 is divided into upper and lower parts by a partition member 13. The upper part of the bisected opening surface, which is the front side of the charging port 8, is covered with the upper insulating door 14, and the lower part of the bisected opening surface is covered with the lower insulating door 16 having the carry-out port 15 formed in the lower part. There is. The lower end of the lower heat insulating door 16 is rotatably supported by the case 1 in a horizontal plane, and the rear surface of the door 3 is formed. 18 is fixed. The left and right ends of the rotary shaft 19 are fixed to the lower portion of the support 18. A rotating body which is urged clockwise by a torsion coil spring 20 through the rotating shaft 19 as viewed from the right side and whose rotation range is limited by the back surface of the middle door 17 and the rear end of the upper end of the support body 18. The lower end 21 of the door 21 is rotatably supported by the door 3. The upper end of the upper heat insulating door 14 is rotatably supported on the upper end of the rotating body 21 via a rotating shaft 23 having left and right ends fixed to a support 22 fixed to the upper end of the front surface of the upper heat insulating door 14. 1 and 2, the lower part of the upper heat insulating door 14 is fixed to the lower end of the front surface of a protruding piece 30 having a N-shaped side vertical cross section, the lower part of which protrudes forward from the front surface of the upper heat insulating door 14. In FIG. 3, one end of the chain 31 is detachably supported on the lower right side surface of the upper insulating door 14. This chain 3
The other end of 1 is fixed to the right side surface of the middle door 17, and the protruding piece 3
On the back surface of the middle door 17 facing 0, the lower end of the locking member 32 in FIG. 1 and the locking member 33 in FIG. This screw 34
Is a special screw with knurls formed on the outer peripheral surface of the round screw head that can be tightened or loosened with your fingertips without using a tool such as a screwdriver. Further, the locking member 32 is rotatably supported on the back surface of the middle door 17 in the middle of the upper and lower directions through a rotation shaft 35 whose axial direction is the front-rear direction, and the lower end of the locking member 33 is fixed to the middle door 17. A protrusion 37 protruding forward is formed to fit in the formed hole 36. The projection 37 is fitted in the hole 36 to lock the locking member 33, and the locking member 32 is screwed to the rear surface of the middle door 17 at the pivotal position where the upper end faces upward.
It is concluded with. Locking member 3 fastened with this screw 34
At the respective positions of 2 and 33, the respective upper portions projecting rearward are configured to engage with the lower portions projecting forward of the projecting piece 30. Thus, in FIGS. 1 and 2, the door 3 and the upper heat insulating door 14 are detachably engaged with each other via the locking members 32 and 33, and in FIG. The rotation of 14 is locked to the door 3. The door 3 and the upper heat insulating door 14 are releasably engaged with each other so that the upper heat insulating door 14
The locking device 38 shown in FIG. 1 and the locking device 39 shown in FIG.
2, screw 34 and rotating shaft 35, and protruding piece 3
0, locking member 32 and screw 34 respectively. Further, the door 3 and the upper heat insulating door 14 are releasably engaged with each other so that the rotation of the upper heat insulating door 14 is locked to the door 3.
The locking device 40 of FIG.

An evaporator 25, a blower 26, and a condenser 2 which constitute a refrigerator 24 for cooling the inside of the storage chamber 7 are provided at the bottom of the storage chamber 7 and the bottom of the case 1 below the storage chamber 7.
7, a compressor 28, a blower 29, etc. are installed, and other configurations are the same as those of the conventional example described above. In the above-mentioned configuration, the vending machine of the present invention has the same sales operation and the function of the lower heat insulating door 16 as those of the conventional example described above. The rotating operation of the upper heat insulating door 14 at the time of maintenance work such as replenishment will be described below for each embodiment.

In any of the embodiments of the vending machine of the present invention, the upper part of the front opening of the storage chamber 7 is covered with the upper insulating door 14, and the lower part of the front opening of the storage chamber 7 is covered with the lower insulating door 16. . Further, the upper heat insulating door 14 is rotatably supported by the door 3 at the upper end portion via the support 18, the rotary shaft 19, the rotary body 21, the support 22, and the rotary shaft 23. Further, the turning range of the turning body 21 is limited by the rear surface of the middle door 17 and the upper end of the support body 18 to narrow the turning range, and the counterclockwise turning when viewed from the right side is locked by the locking devices 38, 39, 40. To lock the upper insulating door 14 in a narrow range. Thus, when the door 3 and the middle door 17 are opened and closed, the upper heat insulating door 14 does not swing due to its inertial force, and the upper heat insulating door 14 swings or rotates about the rotating shaft 23. It is not possible to unconsciously move and turn it upside down.
When replacing a price display plate (not shown), which is covered by the upper insulating door 14 and is supported on the back surface of the middle door 17, the screw 34 is loosened to rotate or remove the locking member 32, or By removing the end of the chain 31 on the side of the upper heat insulating door 14 from the upper heat insulating door 14, the upper heat insulating door 14 can be consciously turned counterclockwise when viewed from the left side. Therefore, during maintenance work such as opening the door 3 and replenishing the storage rack 11 with goods, the upper insulating door 14 swings when the door 3 or the middle door 17 is opened or closed or by an unconscious person. However, the vending machine will not be damaged by contact with other parts. In addition, the person concerned overlooks that the heat insulation door 14 has been unconsciously turned upside down and closes the door 3, and the upper heat insulation door 14 is sandwiched between the door 3 and the case 1 and the vending machine is damaged. Nothing.

[0018]

According to the present invention, a door for opening and closing the front opening of a case is opened and closed, and a storage compartment is formed inside the case, which is partitioned by a heat insulating wall, and has a front opening and a product is stored therein. It covers the front opening upper part of the storage chamber, which is formed in a storage shelf for storing products inside and is opened on the front upper part of the storage shelf, which is the front side of an input port into which the products are inserted into the storage shelf. A locking device that is rotatably supported by the door and has an insulating upper insulating door that is releasably engaged with each other to lock the rotation of the upper insulating door to the door. Since it is equipped, it is possible to prevent the upper insulation door from swinging when the door or the middle door is opened and closed, and it is also possible for the person concerned to unintentionally swing or repeat the upper insulation door. It is possible to prevent the vending machine from being damaged.

In addition to the above, when the locking device is fastened with a screw to either the upper insulating door or the door with one end oriented in a fixed direction, the other end engages with the other. Since the locking device has the locking member that locks the rotation of the upper insulating door as a component, the rotation of the upper insulating door can be locked in a disengageable manner. Further, in addition to the above, the locking member is a locking member that is rotatably supported by the upper heat insulating door or the door through the pivot shaft in the middle of the locking member. By rotating one end of the member to the upper heat insulating door or one of the doors with a screw or loosening and removing the screw, the rotation of the upper heat insulating door can be engaged and disengaged.

In addition to the above, since the screw is a special screw similar to a butterfly nut or butterfly bolt that can be tightened or loosened with a fingertip, the screw can be tightened or loosened without using a tool such as a screwdriver. , Maintenance work can be done quickly and easily. In addition to the above, in addition to the above, the locking device is a string shape including a chain, one end of which is fixedly or rotatably supported on one of the upper insulating door or the door and the other end of which is releasably locked to the other. Since the locking device has a locking member or a rod-shaped locking member as a constituent element, the locking member can lock the rotation of the upper adiabatic door in a freely disengageable manner.

As a result, during maintenance work, when the door or the middle door is opened / closed, the upper insulation door swings, and the person concerned unintentionally swings or repeats the upper insulation door. Prevents damage to the vending machine and prevents damage to the vending machine, and when necessary, the upper insulation door can be swiveled quickly and easily without the use of tools so that maintenance work can be performed quickly and easily. Therefore, it is possible to provide an effect that an automatic vending machine which does not consume useless energy can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a right side vertical cross-sectional view of a main part of an automatic vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a right side vertical cross-sectional view of a main part of a vending machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an essential part of an automatic vending machine according to still another embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the upper left rearward.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an automatic vending machine according to the present invention, in which (A) is a perspective view seen from the front upper right with the door covering the front opening of the case opened, and (B) is (A). ) Right side view

FIG. 5 shows a configuration of a conventional vending machine, in which (A) is a right side view of a main section of a main section in a state in which a door covering a front opening of the case is closed, and (B) is a case. Right side view of the main section of the main section with the door open to cover the front opening of the

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Case 2 Outlet 3 Door 4 Partition 5 Insulation 6 Insulation Wall 7 Storage Room 8 Input 9 Outlet 10 Passage 11 Storage Shelf 12 Shooter 13 Partition Member 14 Upper Insulation Door 15 Outlet 16 Lower Insulation Door 17 Middle Door 18 Support Body 19 Rotating shaft 20 Torsion coil spring 21 Rotating body 22 Support 23 Rotating shaft 24 Refrigerator 25 Evaporator 26 Blower 27 Condenser 28 Compressor 29 Blower 30 Projecting piece 31 Chain 32 Locking member 33 Locking member 34 Screw 35 Rotating Shaft 36 Hole 37 Protrusion 38 Locking Device 39 Locking Device 40 Locking Device

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A storage chamber defined by a heat insulating wall in which a front opening is covered by a door so that the product can be opened and closed is provided. Is formed on a storage shelf for storing products in the storage shelves and opens at the upper front part of the storage shelves, which is the front side of an input port into which the products are inserted into the storage shelves, and the front opening upper part of the storage chamber is the door. In a vending machine that is rotatably supported by a cover and is covered with an upper heat-insulating door having heat insulation properties, the door and the upper heat-insulating door are engaged or disengageably engaged with each other. An automatic vending machine comprising a locking device for locking the rotation of the door to the door. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the locking device has one end of which is fastened to one of the upper heat-insulating door and the door by screwing the other end in a fixed direction. Is a locking device having a locking member that engages the other and locks the rotation of the upper insulating door as a component. 3. The vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the locking member is rotatably supported by the upper heat insulating door or the door at a middle of the locking member via a rotary shaft. Is a vending machine. 4. The vending machine according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the screw is a special screw similar to a butterfly nut or butterfly bolt that can be tightened or loosened with a fingertip. 5. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the locking device has one end fixedly or rotatably supported on one of the upper insulating door and the door and the other end removably engaged with the other. An automatic vending machine which is a locking device having a string-like or rod-like locking member including a chain to be stopped as a component.