JPS58155493A - Beverage cup feeder for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention is a cup-type beverage vending machine that can simultaneously sell cold beverages such as syrup and hot beverages made from powdered ingredients such as coffee and cocoa in one machine. A large number of different types of beverage cups are stored, such as large cups for cold beverages and smaller cups for hot beverages, and depending on the product selection, one of the specialized cups is carried out and directed to the pendo stage. The present invention relates to a beverage cup feeding device for a vending machine.

Recently, in order to be able to respond to the diversification of beverage products and to require less installation space for vending machines, we have combined a syrup-based cold beverage machine and a powder-based hot beverage machine in the United States. Vending machines that are configured as one vending machine and can sell cold drinks and hot drinks together have come into existence. In this case, since cold beverages and hot beverages have different amounts in one cup, we prepared eight types of beverage cups of different sizes and stored them on the plane while sleeping, depending on the product selection. It is necessary to carry out and supply one of the dedicated cups to the pendo stage. In this regard, in the conventional machine, two cup supply devices, each independently constructed and dedicated to nine cold beverage cups and one dedicated to hot beverage cups, were installed side by side in the machine. However, when two cup feeding devices with independent configurations are placed side by side in a machine like this, the installation space for the cup feeding devices takes up an extremely large amount of space inside the vending machine), and as a result, the cabinet of the vending machine becomes As the size increases, the problem arises that the installation location is restricted. For this reason, it is desired that the cup feeding device be made as compact as possible.

This invention was made in consideration of the above points, and its purpose is to meet the above demands and provide a compact structure that allows one device to simultaneously handle two kinds of cups, for example, a cold beverage cup and a hot beverage cup. The structure and cup feeding operation of the present invention will be explained below based on illustrated embodiments.

1 and 2, the cup feeding device according to the present invention is shown in two sets of vertical axis rotation drive type, each containing a hot beverage cup 1 and a hot beverage cup 2 arranged concentrically in two stacked upper and lower stages. cup storage drums 8 and 4,
Each cup storage drum 8.4K is adjusted according to the size of the fixed example plywood 5, 6 attached to each, and the cold beverage cup 1 and hot beverage cup 2 installed on the upper and lower base plates 5, 6, respectively. cup ejection mechanism 7
And 8 is the main 4! It is composed of parts. Of these, the cup storage drum 8.4 Fi each has a rotating shaft of 81.41
It consists of K-coupled inner cylinders 82, 42, partition blades 88, 48 extending radially from the inner cylinder, and drum drive motors 84, 44 connected to a rotating shaft. There are multiple cup storages arranged circumferentially in between.
485.45 are partitioned. On the other hand, as is well known, the 7-Cup Retrieval System @7.8 separates cups one by one based on a command from a group of stacked cups set in the mechanism and drops them down to be carried out. It is equipped with a cup detection switch that detects and operates when there are only a few cups remaining, and an opening on the rotation trajectory of the cup storage drum on the base plates 5 and 6. cup outlet 51.6
It is installed on the bottom side of the plywood facing 1. However, in this case, the upper and lower cup ejecting mechanisms 7 and 8 are shifted in the circumferential direction from each other by one pitch of the claw storage chamber 45, as shown in the figure, so that the upper cup ejecting mechanism 7 is shifted relative to the rotational direction of the drum. ◎The lower base plate 6 has an upper cup passage opening 62 that opens at a location directly below the upper cup take-out mechanism 7. is the provision. In addition, the reference numeral 9 is a nine outer cover that surrounds the outer periphery of the upper and lower cup storage drums, and 1OF.
The entire device is attached to the individual wall of the vending machine cabinet via the lower plywood 6.

In the above structure, prior to sale, first, the upper and lower cup storage drums 8.4 are loaded with cup groups in which the cups 1 and 2 are stacked vertically in a columnar manner from the outside.

In this case, among the cup storage chambers 45 in the lower cup storage drum 4, the chamber located directly below the upper cup take-out mechanism 7 is left empty without storing any cups, and this empty space is used to store the cups from the upper drum. Use it as a fall passage.

When a sales command is given in such a state, one of the cup ejecting mechanisms 7 and 8 operates depending on the product selection.
Cup 1 for cold beverages or Cup 2 for hot beverages
is carried out and supplied to a pend stage via a cup shooter (not shown), where beverage is poured into the cup. And when the sale happened, the cup ejection mechanism 7,
When set to 8 and the remaining number of 9 cups decreases, the cup detection switch operates and sends a signal to the motor 84, 44K.
Then rotate the cup storage drums 8 and 4, leaving 9 groups of cups stored in the next cup storage chamber).
The cup detection switch returns and stops the motor at the point where it moves.In this case, the upper cup take-out machine m
1ll? In contrast, the cup storage chamber 45 that moves directly below is always empty 9 and does not obstruct the dropping and unloading of cups from the upper stage.

As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, two types of cups can be handled with one cup takeout device.

Moreover, the two sets of cup storage drums are stacked on top and bottom and concentrically arranged, which is much more convenient than the previous model, which had two independently configured cup feeding devices installed side by side inside the machine. (more compact), it can greatly contribute to the miniaturization of vending machines. Furthermore, since the cup ejecting mechanisms are disposed in the upper and lower cup storage drums so as to be shifted from each other in the circumferential direction, the cups can be smoothly ejected without interfering with each other.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Each figure shows the configuration of an embodiment of this invention.
The figure is a plan view with the top cover removed, and the second figure of the broom is a developed vertical cross-sectional view taken along arrow 1-1 in Figure 11. 1.2...Cup, 8.4...Cup storage drum,
5, 6... Base plate, 7, 8... Cup removal mechanism, 51
．． 61...Cup take-out port, 62...Upper cup passage port.

Claims (1)

[Claims] l) 2 sets of vertical axis rotation driven dedicated cup storage drums for each type, each with a concentric arrangement of upper and lower 2RK stacked concentrically and a large number of cup storage chambers lined up on the circumference, plywood and cups attached to each cup storage drum. It consists of a cup ejection mechanism that handles the different types of cups installed in each storage, and an upper cup passage opening that is opened at a location directly below the upper cup ejection mechanism on the lower base plate, and a cup storage drum for each set. The stacked stacks of cups are sequentially supplied to the cup take-out mechanism by the rotation of the cup storage drum, and the dedicated cups corresponding to the selected beverage are dropped one by one through either one of the cup take-out mechanisms based on the sales command. A beverage cup supply device for a vending machine, characterized in that it is configured to be delivered.