JPH04195284A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a propaganda impact as high as by an advertising tower by dividing the prescribed part of a cylindrical curved surface, and covering the right and left side planes and the back plane of a machine frame with formed barrel shape coating material. CONSTITUTION:Part of the cylindrical curved surface whose cylindrical plane shape longitudinal direction is formed vertically is formed at the front of a door 31 which forms the front of the machine frame 32. The right and left side planes and the back plane of the machine frame 32 are covered with the barrel shape coating materials 33-35 formed at the outer side plane by dividing another part of the cylindrical curved surface, respectively, which forms the whole machine frame 32 in columnar shape. Thereby, a machine can be installed without generating a sense of incompatibility with ambient environment, and the photograph for advertisement and sample of a sale goods manufacturer to be exhibited or displayed at exhibition rooms 8, 37 can be effectively advertised so as to be prominent as the advertising tower.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] This invention is installed indoors and outdoors and sells various products stored in the aircraft or various products such as a-food prepared from raw materials stored in the aircraft. , relates to a vending machine in which a part of a cylindrical curved surface whose axial length direction is vertical, such as a circular @ surface, an elliptical cylindrical surface, or a beer barrel outer peripheral surface, is formed on the front surface of a machine body having an outer shape of a rectangular parallelepiped.

[Conventional technology]

It is installed indoors and outdoors, and various Sakaki products, such as drinks, cigarettes,
A vending machine that sells ice cream, etc. is a single vending machine that has multiple storage tanks that store each type of product, and raw materials containers that store various raw materials for various products such as drinks that are cooked and manufactured in one vending machine. Many of these recent vending machines, which can sell a wide variety of products, are made of cylinders with a vertical axis, such as cylindrical or elliptical cylinders, or the outer circumferential surface of beer barrels. A part of the curved surface is formed on the front surface, and the outer shape is almost a rectangular parallelepiped. The front part of this aircraft has a wide depth similar to a show window, and is divided so that the inside can be seen from both the left and right sides of the V1 body, and there are advertisements such as 5 product samples for promoting products for sale. In addition to providing an exhibition room for displaying items, there will also be an outlet for products to be taken out, a pushbutton for selecting and operating the products to be purchased and taken out from this outlet, an insertion slot for inserting coins or banknotes, and a return slot for dispensing and returning change. The operating section provided therein is provided as a pair. In addition, some vending machines have the product name and manufacturer's name of the product sold on the left and right sides of the machine, but the back side of the machine has a washing machine,
Like a refrigerator, it doesn't look good, so if you place the 81 in the middle of a hall or plaza, it might look strange and won't affect the environment.Therefore, the aircraft is usually installed with its back side along the wall of a structure. As a result, the advertising effect of the show window-like display room installed at the front of the aircraft is also diminished. Furthermore, even if a vending machine could be installed in the middle of a hall or plaza where a large number of customers gather, since the operating section and outlet are only provided on the front side, customers would only be able to purchase items one by one. Unfortunately, the next customer has to wait until the person in front of them has finished purchasing the product, and the sales process takes time and the opportunity to increase sales is lost. Figures 4 and 5 show a vending machine. Figure 4 is a perspective view from the front diagonally upper right showing the appearance of a conventional vending machine, and Figure 5 shows the internal configuration of a conventional vending machine. In each of the right side vertical cross-sectional views, the left side of the figure is the front side.

In FIGS. 4 and 5, 1 is a case with an opening at the front, and the front opening of this case 1 is a door 2 in which a part of an approximately elliptical cylindrical curved surface whose axial direction is vertical is formed on the front. The door 2 and the case 1 form a body 3 having an approximately rectangular parallelepiped outer shape and a portion of a cylindrical curved surface formed on the front surface. Inside the case 1, which is inside the 81 wood 3, the front opening is covered with a storage chamber W4 having insulation properties, and inside the storage chamber 5, which is partitioned by insulation walls, various products 6 such as canned goods are stored. A plurality of storage compartments 7 are arranged on the left and right, and on the front side of the door 2, an exhibition room 8 is partitioned at the top for displaying and displaying product advertising photos, product samples, etc. of manufacturers of products sold. has been done. R of this exhibition room 8 has a push button 9. which is operated when selecting the product 6. Input slots 10, 11 into which coins or banknotes are inserted. An operation unit 13 equipped with a return port 12 for dispensing and returning change, and a take-out port 15 whose front opening is covered with a take-out door 14 for taking out products 6 purchased by customers are provided in pairs with the exhibition room 8. It is being

The inside of the take-out port 15 and the inside of the storage chamber 5 communicate with each other through an exit 16 through the product 6 formed in the storage chamber door 4, and the storage a17 placed in the case 1 is located opposite to each other. A pair of side plates 17 and fI arranged between the pair of side plates 17
The UI surface is surrounded by arc-shaped segments 18 on the left and right, and extends vertically while meandering back and forth, forming a plurality of spaces arranged in parallel in the front and back. A passage 19 for storage 7 is formed respectively. Input ports 20 that are connected to the upper end of each of the passages 19 and open at the front and into which the products 6 are input are arranged vertically with the input opening 20 of the passage 19 on the front side facing down, and are formed at the lower end of each passage. A discharge port 21 that opens on the lower surface is formed respectively. Further, at the lower end of each channel 19, there is a delivery mechanism 2 for delivering the products 6 stored in one channel one by one each time the product is sold.
2 are respectively provided, and the upper surface on which the products 6 which are sent out one by one each time they are sold by this delivery mechanism 22 and are taken out from the discharge port 21 and is placed thereon slopes downwardly toward the front delivery port 15/\. A slide-shaped chute 23 forming a surface is disposed in the storage chamber 5 directly below the discharge port 21. An evaporator 24 is disposed within the storage chamber 5 below the chute 23 and at the bottom of the case 1 below the storage chamber 5. A blower 25 blows air to this evaporator 24. capacitor 26
In such a configuration, the vending machine operates as follows: A cooling device 29 is provided for cooling the inside of the storage chamber 5, which includes a blower 27 that sends cooling air to the condenser 26, an electric compressor 28, and the like. When purchasing a product 6, a customer selects the product 6 to purchase by operating a push button 9 provided on an operation section 13 on the front. Then, the delivery mechanism 22 provided in the passage 19 of the storage shelf 7 in which the selected product 6 is stored in response to the sales command signal is activated, and the product 6 is ejected from the discharge port 21 and the product 6 is discharged from the discharge port 15/＼ direction downhill. It falls and rests on the upper surface of the chute 23 below the discharge port 21, which forms an inclined surface. The product 6 that has fallen onto the top surface of the chute 23 is transferred or slid, and is transported by the chute 23 through the outlet 16 into the outlet 15, and the front opening is opened by opening the outlet door 14. It is taken out by the customer through the front opening of 15.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) By the way, such a conventional vending machine has an exhibition room 8.
The depth of the interior can be expanded like a show window so that the inside can be seen to some extent from both the left and right sides.
Or product name 1 of product 6 sold on the left and right sides. There are also vending machines with the manufacturer's name painted on them. However, the fuselage 3 is also a hall, with areas similar to the exhibition room 8 where advertisements and displays of products for sale 6 and the like can be displayed on other sides besides the front.

Even if you try to increase the advertising effect by installing it in the middle of a plaza, etc., the back side of Aircraft 3 does not look good as mentioned above, and it does not blend in with the surrounding environment, so it is difficult to damage the back side. There is a problem in that the machine body 3 has to be installed along the building, which limits the installation location and installation direction of the vending machine, making it impossible for the exhibition room 8 to exhibit sufficient advertising effects.

Also, this exhibition room 8. Operation unit 13. All outlets 15 etc. are provided only on the front part, so even if the machine 3 is installed in a place where a large number of customers gather, the product 6 can only be purchased one by one, and the product 6 of the previous customer Another drawback is that the next customer has to wait until the purchase operation for product 6 is completed, and it takes time to sell the product, making it impossible to increase the number of vending machines.

This invention is a vending machine that is not restricted in its installation location and orientation, can achieve the same advertising effect as an advertising tower, and can perform purchasing operations for sales items from multiple sides of the machine and can take out purchased items. The challenge is to provide the following.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a vending machine that is installed indoors and outdoors and sells various products such as various products stored in the aircraft or drinks prepared and manufactured from raw materials stored in the aircraft. In a vending machine in which a part of a cylindrical curved surface whose axial length direction is vertical, such as a cylindrical surface, an elliptical cylindrical surface, or a beer barrel outer peripheral surface, is formed on the front surface of a machine body whose outer shape is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped, Both left and right sides and the rear surface of the fuselage body are covered with semicylindrical coverings formed on the outer surfaces of each other by dividing the other portion of the cylindrical curved surface.

In addition to the above, advertisements for promoting products for sale.

An exhibition room for displaying product samples and the like shall be partitioned into a covering.

Furthermore, in addition to the above, there is an outlet opening on the outer surface of lfi# from which products are taken out, and a push button that is paired with this outlet and operated when selecting the product to be purchased and taken out from this outlet, as well as coins or banknotes. The body shall be provided with an operation unit including an input slot for inputting change, a return slot for dispensing change and retreating, etc.

[Effect]

This invention allows raw materials for various products or beverages, etc., which have a part of a cylindrical curved surface whose axial length is vertical, such as a cylindrical surface, an elliptical cylindrical surface, or the outer peripheral surface of a beer barrel, to be carried in the machine. Since the left and right sides and back surface of the v1 body to be stored, which has an approximately rectangular parallelepiped shape, are each covered with semicircular shell-shaped coverings formed on the outer surfaces by dividing the other part of the cylindrical curved surface, the smooth curved surface is obtained. An aircraft whose sides are covered with cans blends in easily with the surrounding environment, and it will not look out of place even if it is placed in the middle of a hall or plaza.

In addition to the above, advertisements for promoting products for sale.

The exhibition room where product samples are displayed is divided into sections using a covering, so even if it is installed in the middle of a hall or plaza, it will blend in easily with the surrounding environment and will not feel strange. The installed aircraft will be visible from all sides, and advertisements and product samples in the exhibition room divided into sections on the cover will be as noticeable as advertisements in the advertising tower, allowing for effective advertising.

In addition to the above, there is also an outlet on the outside of the machine from which products are taken out on the same day, and a push button that is paired with this outlet and is operated when selecting the product to be loaded and taken out from this outlet, and coins or banknotes. Since the cover is equipped with an operation section that includes an input slot for inserting change and a return slot for dispensing and returning change, it can be easily accessed from either side of the machine installed in the middle of a hall or plaza. However, by pressing a button, you can select and purchase products and take them out from the outlet, allowing multiple customers to purchase products at the same time and reducing sales time.

(Embodiments) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on Figs. 1 to 3. Fig. 1 is a perspective view from the front diagonally above showing the external appearance of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is the first
The diagram shows the configuration of the vending machine, ait! Open the door covering the front and rear openings of c and the cover N#-, and cover both the left and right sides of the fuselage, respectively. ; FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the IC as seen from diagonally above the front; FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the main part of FIG. 1 on the stone side, and the left side of the figure is the front side. Parts common or identical to those in FIGS. 4 and 5 are indicated by the same arrow.

In Figures 1 to 3, 30 is a case with openings on both front and rear sides, and the front opening of this case 30 forms part of a cylindrical curved surface whose axial direction is vertical.
31, and the door 31 and case 30 form a body 32 having an approximately rectangular parallelepiped outer shape. Doors 3 are placed on both the left and right sides and the back of this body 32 on the outer side.
Covering #1 covers the other parts of the cylindrical curved surface of the front surface of the fuselage body 32 with divided semicircle-shaped ff bodies 33, 34, and 35, respectively, and covers the rear opening of the case 30, which is the back surface of the fuselage body 32.
35 is rotatably supported by the case 30 in the same way as the door 31. Inside the case 30, a storage chamber 5 whose front opening is covered with a storage chamber door 4 and partitioned by an insulating wall contains one canned food. A plurality of storage shelves 7 for storing various products 6 such as
Outlet 1 with each OIWJ opening covered by an exit door 14
5 respectively, and this outlet 15 and the storage chamber 5
Inside refers to the exits 16.3 through which the products 6 pass, which are formed in the insulation walls forming the back surfaces of the storage chamber j14 and the storage chamber 5, respectively.
It is connected by 6. In addition, the door 31, the covering body 35, and the covering body 33.34 are divided into exhibition rooms 8.37 on the upper side of each of them for displaying and displaying product advertising photographs of the manufacturer of sales products. In addition, under the door 31 and the exhibition room 8 of the N object 35, there is a push button 9 for product selection. Input slots 10, 11 into which coins or banknotes are inserted. A control section 13 equipped with a return port 12 for taking out and returning change is provided in pairs with a take-out port 15 and an exhibition room 8, respectively. A pair of side plates 17 facing each other for each storage 7 installed in the storage chamber 5 and a segment 18 arranged between the pair of side plates 17 surround the front and rear left a, meandering back and forth and vertically. A plurality of protrusions extending in parallel in the front and rear form respective passages 19 of the storage 8I7. The input port 20 which is connected to the upper end of each of the plurality of passages and opens at the front is connected to the front side passage.
The passages 19 are arranged vertically with the input ports 20 facing downward, and discharge ports 21 that open downward are formed at the lower ends of the respective passages 19. In addition, each passage 19
A delivery mechanism 22 is provided at the lower end of the channel 19 to send out the products 6 stored in the passage 19 one by one each time they are sold. This sending out #! 1. A chevron-shaped slide in which downward slopes facing the front and rear outlets 15 are respectively formed on the top surface on which the products 6 that are sent out one by one from the Gogo 22 and discharged from the outlet 21 are dropped and placed. Shooter 38 tJ)
It is disposed within the storage chamber 5 directly below the outlet 21, and the other configurations are the same as the conventional example described above.

In the above configuration, the vending machine of the present invention has a machine body 32.
A part of a cylindrical curved surface whose axial length direction is vertical is formed on the front surface of the door 31, which forms the surface of the door 31, and other parts of this cylindrical curved surface are divided and formed on the outer surface. Kamaboko-shaped coverings 33, 34, and 35 cover both left and right sides and the back of the 81 body 32, making the entire body 32 cylindrical, so it can be placed in the middle of a hall, plaza, etc. against the surrounding environment. It can be installed without any discomfort. Therefore, the door 31 and the covering 35
In addition, the product advertising photos, product samples, etc. of manufacturers of products for sale displayed in the exhibition rooms 8° 37 above the coverings 33, 34 can be effectively advertised by making them conspicuous from all sides like an advertising tower. In addition, the vending operation of a vending machine is
When a customer purchases a product 6, when the customer selects the product 6 to purchase by operating the push button 9 provided on the operation unit 13, a passage 19 of the storage shelf 7 where the product 6 selected by the sales command signal is stored. The delivery mechanism 22 is operated and the product 6 is discharged from the 4111 exit 21. The product 6 discharged from this discharge port 21 is Ii! on the front side of the body 32! 31 operation section 13
If the product 6 is selected by the push button 9, the product 6 falls in front of the upper surface of the chute 38 from inside the passage 19 above the slope on the front side of the downward slope, and is transferred or slid onto this slope. While doing so, it is transported into the outlet 15 of the door 31 by the chute 38. Moreover, the product 6 discharged from the discharge port 21 is
If the product 6 is selected by the push button 9 of the operation unit 13 of the receiver 1i35 on the back side of the machine 32, the product 6 falls from inside the passage 19 above the slope on the back side of the downward slope behind the top surface of the shooter 38. Then, it is placed on this inclined surface and transferred or slid on this inclined surface, and is conveyed by the chute 38 into the first exit 15 of the covering body 35 on the back side through the exit 36. Therefore, it easily blends into the surrounding environment and eliminates the possibility of erroneous fLIr5.
) can be selected and purchased, and this product 6 can be taken out through the outer side opening of the outlet 15 opened by opening the exit door 14, so that multiple customers can take out the product 6 at the same time. , and sales time can be shortened.

〔Effect of the invention〕

This invention provides raw materials for various products or beverages, which have a part of a cylindrical curved surface with a straight axis in the longitudinal direction, such as a cylindrical surface, an elliptic cylindrical surface, or the outer peripheral surface of a beer barrel, on the front surface. The left and right sides and back of the fuselage, which is stored inside the aircraft and has an approximately rectangular parallelepiped shape, are covered with semicircular shells formed on the outer surfaces of each other by dividing the other part of the cylindrical curved surface. The aircraft's smooth curved surface blends in easily with the surrounding environment, and it won't feel out of place even when placed in the middle of a hall or plaza.

In addition to the above, advertisements for promoting products for sale.

Since the exhibition room for displaying product samples and the like is divided into sections on the M body, it can be installed in the middle of a hall or plaza so that the aircraft can be seen from all sides. It can be advertised as effectively and as prominently as an advertisement.

Furthermore, in addition to the above, there is also an outlet opening on the outer surface of the machine from which the product is taken out, and a push button that is paired with this outlet and is operated when selecting the product to be purchased and taken out from the outlet, and coins or banknotes. Since the control unit is equipped with an input slot for inserting change, a retreat port for dispensing change and retreating, etc., the machine can be installed in the middle of a hall, square, etc. on either side of the machine with the control unit installed. Products can be purchased from anywhere, multiple customers can purchase products at the same time, and sales time can be shortened by IKL.3 As a result, no special processing equipment is required, and conventional equipment can easily blend into the surrounding environment. The vending machine can be configured so that it can be easily seen from all sides on the outside and can be installed anywhere and in any direction. In addition to effectively displaying promotional photos and product samples of manufacturers of products for sale in the exhibition room, you can also create information boards and bulletin boards by pasting up posters or notices on the empty outside surfaces.

It can be used like an advertisement instead of a communication board, etc., and it attracts a lot of people! - Vending machines installed all over the place can shorten customer waiting time and increase the number of sales locations, which has the effect of increasing the effectiveness of advertising displays in exhibition rooms and increasing sales. It will be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, seen from diagonally above the front, and Fig. 2 shows the configuration of the vending machine of Fig. 1, showing the front and rear openings of the machine body. An exploded perspective view seen from diagonally above the front with the covering door and the FW target body open and the covering bodies covering both left and right sides of the aircraft disassembled,
Fig. 3 is a right side vertical sectional view of the main part of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the external appearance of a conventional vending machine seen from the front diagonally upper right, and Fig. 5
The figure is a right side vertical sectional view showing the internal configuration of a conventional vending machine. 1.30...Case, 2.31...Door, 3.32.
...Airframe, 4...Storage door, 5...Storage room, 6.
...Product, 7...Storage shelf, 8,37...Exhibition room, 9
...Push button, 10°11.20...Inlet, 12...
・Return port, 13...Operation unit, 14...Exit door, 1
5... Outlet, 16. 36... Outlet, 17... Side plate, 18... Segment, 19... Passage, 21.
...Discharge port, 22... Delivery 8! Structure, 23°38...
・Shooter, 24...Evaporator, 25°27
...Blower, 26...Condenser, 28...Electric compressor, 29...Cooling device, 33,34.35...
- Covering body.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) A vending machine that is installed indoors or outdoors and sells various products such as various products stored inside the machine or drinks prepared and manufactured from raw materials stored inside the machine, and whose outer shape is approximately a rectangular parallelepiped. In a vending machine in which a part of a cylindrical curved surface whose axial length direction is vertical, such as a cylindrical surface, an elliptical cylindrical surface, or a beer barrel outer circumferential surface, is formed on the front surface of the machine body, both left and right sides and the rear surface of the machine body are The vending machine is characterized in that the other portions of the cylindrical curved surface are divided and covered with semicylindrical coverings formed on the outer surfaces of the respective parts. 2) The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein an exhibition room for displaying advertisements for selling products, product samples, etc. is defined in the cover. 3) In the vending machine according to claims 1 and 2, there is an outlet opening on the outer surface of the machine body from which a product is taken out, and when selecting the product to be purchased and taken out from the outlet in pair with this outlet. A vending machine in which a cover is provided with an operating section including a push button to be operated, an input slot for inserting coins or banknotes, and a return slot for dispensing and returning change.