Embodiment
Followingly be elaborated according to the embodiment of accompanying drawing to the automatic vending machine that the present invention relates to.
Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 representes automatic vending machine involved in the present invention 1.Illustrative here automatic vending machine 1 as merchandise sales, is provided with door leaf (external door) 3 with the container-packed beverage of tinned drink, bottled drink, soft beverage packing or plastic bottle beverage etc. in the front of main body housing 2.
Main body housing 2 rectangular in shape are suitably assembled by the polylith steel plate, and its front is formed with opening.
Be provided with voltage control unit shown in Figure 44 in the inside of main body housing 2.Voltage control unit 4 is used for the voltage of source power supply 5 and frequency inverted voltage and the frequency for regulation, and each electric device 19,34 of stating after voltage is supplied to etc.
In the inside of said main body housing 2, the left and right directions of automatic vending machine 1 is provided with a plurality of heat insulating members, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, through those heat insulating members, has been set up in parallel four independently reception rooms 9 in the inside of main body housing 2.On the position that is positioned at below those reception rooms 9, be provided with unique Machine Room 10.
The inside of each reception room 9 is provided with goods holding shelf 11 respectively.Can hold multiple commodity individually in the goods holding shelf 11, wherein goods holding passage 13, top pallet 17 and the commodity mechanism's (electric device) 19 that spues is provided with accordingly.
Goods holding passage 13 constitutes through connecting the member 15 that curved shape is set between 14 along the vertical direction in pair of side plates (Fig. 3 only shows), and it constitutes shape S-shaped on above-below direction, is used to hold a plurality of commodity.
It is open that the upper end of goods holding passage 13 and bottom are respectively, and the upper end is the input port of commodity, and the bottom is the discharge opening of commodity.
Goods holding passage 13 with said structure is provided with multiple row (being 5 row among the figure), and its depth direction along reception room 9 (left and right directions of Fig. 3) is arranged on the inside of automatic vending machine 1.
Top pallet 17 is made up of the plate-shaped member that is obliquely installed, and is positioned at the upper end of reception room 9, reduces highly gradually towards rear side (Fig. 3's is right-hand) from the face side (left of Fig. 3) of automatic vending machine 1.End at the place, said input port of corresponding goods holding passage 13 the rear side end of each top pallet 17.As shown in Figures 2 and 3, these top pallet 17 are set up in parallel the inside at automatic vending machine 1 along the vertical direction.
The commodity mechanism 19 that spues is arranged on the bottom of goods holding passage 13, between pair of side plates 14.As shown in Figure 4; Spue mechanism 19 of commodity is connected with voltage control unit 4 through the cable 19a of lead by the insulating material lining; When the person of utilization operates pushbutton switch 33 shown in Figure 1; These commodity voltage that mechanism 19 supplies with through voltage control unit 4 that spues suitably moves overhead gage 19b shown in Figure 3 and lower baffle plate 19c, spues from a discharge opening thereby will leave the goods holding passage 13 interior commodity that are in its lowermost position in.And, spue between mechanism 19 and the Machine Room 10 at commodity, be provided with commodity ejector 20, commodity guiding to the commodity take-out port 28 that this commodity ejector 20 will spue from the discharge opening of goods holding passage 13.In addition, the commodity mechanism 19 that spues is configured to it being positioned at whole switches that spue (not shown) when operation action at door leaf 3 back sides, and the commodity that are contained in the goods holding passage 13 are all spued.Its reason is; Commodity in will being contained in goods holding passage 13 change new commodity into, for example with merchandising when tinned drink changes into plastic bottle beverage, the tinned drink that needs will be contained in the goods holding passage 13 is all discharged; Then plastic bottle beverage is added in the goods holding passage 13 that is available; So when the commodity in will being contained in goods holding passage 13 changed new commodity into, the commodity that need will be contained in the goods holding passage 13 all spued.
In addition, door leaf 3 is installed in through hinge on the side edge part of main body housing 2, can be with the state swing of the front openings 2a that opens or closes main body housing shown in Figure 22.
As shown in Figure 1; Above-mentioned door leaf 3 another side edge part on its surface is provided with that bank note inserts mouthfuls 21, coin slot 23, the bar 25 of having the money refunded, coin are had the money refunded mouthfuls 26 and display 27; And be provided with commodity take-out port 28 in its positive bottom center portion, be provided with ware room 30 to central authorities from its surperficial top.
It is to supply the person of utilization to insert the opening that bank note is used that bank note inserts mouth 21.Insert mouthful bank note of 21 insertions through bank note and in bank note treatment device shown in Figure 2 22, carry out proper process.And bank note shown in Figure 1 inserts mouth 21 and when bank note is returned the person of utilization, also has the function that bank note is returned mouth.As shown in Figure 4, bank note treatment device 22 passes through lead and is connected with voltage control unit 4 by the cable 22a that insulating material is covered, and through the voltage of voltage control unit 4 supplies, differentiates insert mouthful true and false and the Currency Type of the bank note of 21 insertions from bank note.And when door leaf 3 was in closed condition with respect to main body housing 2, voltage control unit 4 was supplied with the DC voltage of 24V to bank note treatment device 22.
Coin slot 23 shown in Figure 1 is to supply the insert coin opening of usefulness of the person of utilization.Coin through coin slot 23 drops into is handled in Coin processor shown in Figure 2 24.As shown in Figure 4, Coin processor 24 is connected with voltage control unit 4 through the cable 24a of lead by the insulating material lining, and the voltage of supplying through voltage control unit 4 is differentiated the true and false and Currency Type from the coin of coin slot 23 inputs.And when door leaf 3 was in closed condition with respect to main body housing 2, voltage control unit 4 was supplied with the DC voltage of 24V to Coin processor 24.
The bar 25 of having the money refunded shown in Figure 1 is to return the operating portion that inserts mouthfuls 21 bank note that insert or use during the coin that drops into through coin slot 23 through bank note, its be arranged on coin slot 23 near.
It mouthfuls 26 is the openings that when the person of utilization returns coin, use that coin is had the money refunded, and is arranged on the below of coin slot 23.
Display 27 be used for to the person of utilization show the input amount of money of currency, whether in merchandise sales, whether various information required when giving change etc. in merchandise sales are arranged, it for example is made up of liquid crystal.
Commodity take-out port 28 is openings that the confession person of utilization takes out the commodity of buying, and is arranged on the bottom of door leaf 3, is laterally long shape.
Ware room 30 is used for portion's placement within it and the corresponding commodity sample 31 of above-mentioned commodity, and the front is provided with transparent panel 32, and the person of utilization can see commodity sample 31 from the outside.
The front of transparent panel 32 is provided with pushbutton unit 35; This pushbutton unit 35 has and above-mentioned commodity sample 31 corresponding pushbutton switches 33; And has the bright lamp of voltage (action), the lighting unit (electric device) 34 that throws light on commodity sample 31 to the below through voltage control unit 4 supply.Said lighting unit 34 for example has as fluorescent lamp or the light emitting diode or the incandescent lamp etc. of light source, and it is covered by sheet material, shines directly into the person's of utilization eyes with the light of avoiding light source.As shown in Figure 4, lighting unit 34 is connected with voltage control unit 4 through cable 34a.
As shown in Figure 2, between door leaf with said structure 3 and main body housing 2, be provided with inside door 37.Inside door 37 is installed in a side edge part of main body housing 2 through hinge, is made up of part that is arranged on the top and the part that is arranged on the below.Be arranged on the inside door 37 of below, be under the closing state, be positioned at the place ahead of commodity ejector 20, and be provided with commodity discharge opening 38 at the position that is communicated with commodity take-out port 28 at door leaf 3.
In addition, between door leaf 3 and main body housing 2, be provided with switch element shown in Figure 4 40.As shown in Figure 2, this switch element 40 is made up of switch erecting bed that is installed in main body housing 2 face side 41 and the pressing component 44 that is installed in door leaf 3 rear side.
Like Fig. 5 and shown in Figure 6, switch erecting bed 41 has a plurality of (what represent among the figure is two) Switch main body 43a in the face side of main body housing 2, and 43b, Switch main body 43a, 43b have pawl insertion groove 42a, 42b respectively.
As shown in Figure 4; Switch main body 43a is arranged on voltage control unit 4 and commodity spue between the mechanism 19, presses paw 46a and inserts pawl insertion groove 42a, is receiving when pushing by the front end of paw 46a; Allow voltage control unit 4 to the commodity mechanism's 19 supply voltages that spue; On the other hand, from pawl insertion groove 42a, extract and removed by paw 46a when pushing the pushing of pawl 46a, cut off voltage control unit 4 to the spue voltage of mechanism's 19 supplies of commodity.
As shown in Figure 4; Switch main body 43b is arranged between voltage control unit 4 and the lighting unit 34, presses paw 46b and inserts pawl insertion groove 42b, is receiving when pushing by the front end of paw 46b; Allow voltage control unit 4 to lighting unit 34 supply voltages; On the other hand, from pawl insertion groove 42b, extract and removed by paw 46b when pushing the pushing of pawl 46b, cut off the voltage of voltage control unit 4 to lighting unit 34 supplies.
At these Switch main bodies 43a; Be provided with the rectangle cover piece 48 that for example forms among the 43b by resin material with insulativity; When this cover piece 48 is in closed condition at door leaf 3 with respect to main body housing 2; Prevent to get into the liquid contact-making switch body 43a such as rainwater of main body housing 2 inside, 43b from the front side of door leaf 3.This cover piece 48 is in the place ahead of main body housing 2, with pawl insertion groove 42a, the position that 42b is communicated with is provided with pawl and inserts and break away from a mouthful 49a, 49b.
As shown in Figure 7, pressing component 44 adopts metal materials to make, and through base portion 45 is pressed paw 46a with two, 46b forms and sees from the side and be the コ word shape and constitute, and when base portion 45 is installed in 3 last times of door leaf, presses paw 46a, and 46b gives prominence to from the back side of door leaf 3. Press paw 46a, 46b can insert corresponding pawl insertion groove 42a, and the position of 42b is arranged on the back side of door leaf 3.Base portion 45 is for example to have the part that pressing component 44 is installed in the screw on the door leaf 3, is installed on the door leaf 3 through the screw that inserts screw.
Press paw 46a, 46b is formed and can inserts pawl and insert to break away from a mouthful 49a, 49b and pawl insertion groove 42a, and the size that 42b is such, and be provided with stiffening rib 47a along both sides, 47b is to prevent that from pawl insertion groove 42a 42b is bent during disengagement.
Below the effect of automatic vending machine 1 with said structure is described.As shown in Figure 8, when door leaf 3 is in closed condition with respect to main body housing 2, presses paw 46a and insert to break away from mouthful 49a through pawl and insert a pawl insertion groove 42a, thereby be in by state by the front end push switch body 43a of paw 46a.Under this state, allow voltage control unit 4 to the commodity mechanism's 19 supply voltages that spue.Therefore; When the person's of utilization pushbutton switch 33; Commodity spue mechanism 19 through the voltage from voltage control unit 4 supplies, and overhead gage 19b and lower baffle plate 19c are suitably moved, thereby the commodity that are in its lowermost position that will leave in the goods holding passage 13 spue from a discharge opening.
And, when door leaf 3 is in closing state with respect to main body housing 2, presses paw 46b and insert to break away from mouthful 49b through pawl and insert a pawl insertion groove 42b, thereby be in by state by the front end push switch body 43b of paw 46b.Under this state, allow voltage control unit 4 to lighting unit 34 supply voltages.Therefore, bright lamp (action) throws light on to commodity sample 31 lighting unit 34 through the voltage of supplying from voltage control unit 4.
When door leaf 3 is in closed condition with respect to main body housing 2;,,, bank note differentiates to bank note treatment device 22 supply voltages from voltage control unit 4 by the true and false and the Currency Type of 22 pairs of bank note of bank note treatment device when inserting mouthfuls 21 when inserting from bank note; Simultaneously; From voltage control unit 4 to Coin processor 24 supply voltages, when coin when coin slot 23 inserts, differentiate by the true and false and the Currency Type of 24 pairs of coins of Coin processor.
On the other hand, under above-mentioned state, for maintain etc. open door leaf 3 after, extract from pawl insertion groove 42a by paw 46a, thereby be in the state that pushing of Switch main body 43a is disengaged by paw 46a.Under this state, voltage control unit 4 is cut off to the spue voltage of mechanism 19 supply of commodity.Therefore, spue between the mechanism 19,,, also can not produce electric leakage even cause foreign matters such as lead and for example screwdriver wherein to contact owing to the insulating material of cable 19a is damaged at the downstream side of switch element 40 at voltage control unit 4 and commodity.
And, after opening door leaf 3, from pawl insertion groove 42b, extract, thereby be in the state that pushing of Switch main body 43b is disengaged by paw 46b by paw 46b.Under this state, voltage control unit 4 is cut off to the voltage of lighting unit 34 supplies.Therefore, between voltage control unit 4 and lighting unit 34,,, can not produce electric leakage even cause foreign matters such as lead and for example screwdriver wherein to contact owing to the insulating material of cable 34a is damaged at the downstream side of switch element 40 yet.
According to this automatic vending machine 1; Can reduce the possibility that produces electric leakage; So even without RCCB is set, also can reduce because of cable 19a, the insulating material of 43a is damaged and lead is blown when causing wherein foreign matters such as lead and screwdriver to contact and produce the possibility of fault.And, because in being provided with the automatic vending machine of RCCB, can reduce the possibility that electric leakage produces, so the possibility of RCCB work descends, can prevent that work efficiency descends when opening door leaf 3 and carry out operation.
And; In above-mentioned automatic vending machine 1; Below the voltage of regulation, for example between the bank note treatment device 22 and voltage control unit 4 smaller or equal to 35V, and between Coin processor 24 and the voltage control unit 4 switch element 40 is not set at the DC voltage that is applied.But the present invention is not limited, can be between device 22,24 and the voltage control unit 4 below the assigned voltage switch element to be set at voltage also.But, if between Coin processor 24 and voltage control unit 4, switch element 40 is not set, then has following advantage.That is, be built-in with in the Coin processor 24 and be used to pay the pipe of giving change of giving change, this pipe of giving change is used as the coin of giving change and using in being configured to replenish automatically and inserting coin, and occurs with the situation of avoiding giving change not enough.And Coin processor 24 is constituted as and is carrying out above-mentionedly when automatically replenishing, if the pipe of giving change is full, then unnecessary coin is left in the national treasury.And when calculating the consumption sum of automatic vending machine, must spue and leave the residue coin in the pipe of giving change in.For this reason, Coin processor 24 is constituted as that when calculating consumption sum, carrying out to give change and spues the action in the Coin processor 24, and the residue coin in the pipe of giving change to spue also is recovered in the national treasury.Carry out the spue recovery switch (not shown) of the action in the Coin processor 24 of to give change and be arranged on the back side of door leaf 3 for calculating consumption sum, and be in the state of opening under at door leaf 3 and operate.Therefore, if between Coin processor 24 and the voltage control unit 4 switch element 40 is not set, just can be when calculating consumption sum etc., through operating not shown recovery switch, spue action in the Coin processor 24 that carrying out immediately to give change.
Because in above-mentioned automatic vending machine; Spue at commodity and to be provided with switch element 40 between mechanism 19 and the voltage control unit 4; So when the commodity in will being contained in goods holding passage 13 change new commodity into, can't make commodity spue mechanism 19 action and the commodity that will be contained in the goods holding passage 13 spue.
For this reason, as the variant of the automatic vending machine that the present invention relates to, the method for following explanation can be provided.Promptly; In above-mentioned automatic vending machine; To spuing at commodity between mechanism 19 and the voltage control unit 4, and be provided with the automatic vending machine of switch element 40 between lighting unit 34 and the voltage control unit 4, prepare with pressing component 44 shown in Figure 7 press the identical shaped pressing tablet of paw 46a.Then,, from pawl insertion groove 42a, extract after opening door leaf 3 in order to change commodity into new commodity, thereby be in the state that pushing of Switch main body 43a is disengaged by paw 46a by paw 46a.Under this state, voltage control unit 4 is cut off to the spue voltage of mechanism 19 supply of commodity, and mechanism 19 is failure to actuate so commodity spue.At this moment, preprepared said pressing tablet is inserted disengaging mouthful 49a through pawl insert a pawl insertion groove 42a, with the front end push switch body 43a of pressing tablet.Thus, allow voltage control unit 4 to the commodity mechanism's 19 supply voltages that spue.Under this state; Through whole the spue switches (not shown) of operation setting at door leaf 3 back sides; Commodity spue mechanism 19 through the voltage by voltage control unit 4 supplies, and overhead gage 19b and lower baffle plate 19c are suitably moved, thereby the commodity that will leave in the goods holding passage 13 spue according to the order of sequence.Through the spue action of mechanism 19 of commodity, with after leaving commodity in the goods holding passage 13 in and all spuing, will insert through pawl and break away from the said pressing tablet that mouthful 49a inserts pawl insertion groove 42a and extract, thereby accomplish the preliminary work that commodity are replaced.
More than; To in above-mentioned automatic vending machine; Spue between mechanism 19 and the voltage control unit 4 at commodity; And the situation that is provided with switch element 40 between lighting unit 34 and the voltage control unit 4 is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited, and also can between other devices and voltage control unit 4, switch element be set.At this moment, the pressing tablet that prior if desired preparation is explained in said variant is so that device work then can constitute through pressing tablet and make this body action of corresponding switch.