KR960001458B1 - Complex vending machine for cupped/canned beverage - Google Patents

Abstract

The vending machine for distributing both types of cup and can drinks includes a cup drink distribution unit(50) having a water tank(51) storing water, a law material tank storing law material like coffee or milk, and a ball mixer(53) mixing the water and law material and transferring mixed one to a cup holder(30); a can drink distribution unit(70) having a can lack(71) storing can drinks, and an eject mechanism(77) transferring the can to a can outlet(40); a coin unit(19) detecting and counting inserted coins; a number of selection units(16,18) selecting desired drink; and a control box(45) controlling the system.

Description

Cup and Canned Drinks

1 is a front view showing the appearance of the cup beverage and can beverage complex vending machine according to the present invention.

2 is a front view of an open door showing a schematic internal structure of the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

1: Cabinet 10: Front Door

15: canned beverage display unit 17: cup beverage display unit

35: coin unit 45: control box

50: cup beverage automatic sales unit 70: canned beverage automatic sales unit

The present invention relates to a cup beverage and can beverage complex vending machine, and in particular, a cup beverage automatic sales unit that sells a mixture of powdered raw materials and hot water and a can beverage automatic sales unit that sells various canned beverages in one cabinet. It relates to a cup beverage and can beverage complex vending machine to be able to sell the cup beverage and can beverage at the same time.

As is known, vending machines to meet the immediate needs of consumers in modern busy daily life are now widely available, and the types are continuously diversifying. Representative types of vending machines include cup beverage vending machines that sell powdered coffee and raw materials of various teas by mixing them with water and discharging them into cups and sealing containers such as cans or bottles containing various beverages (hereinafter referred to as 'can beverages'). There is a canned beverage vending machine that is cooled by a refrigeration cycle unit or warmed by a heater.

The cup beverage vending machine has a water container inside the cabinet, a raw material container for storing various raw materials of the beverage in powder form, a ball mixing which supplies water and powder raw materials and mixes them to make a beverage such as coffee, and ball mixing. Nozzle to guide the mixed beverage to the cup outlet. In addition, the front door of the cabinet includes a display unit including a cup beverage selection push button, a coin input port, a return lever and a return port, and the sales rules of the selected beverage in comparison with the amount of coins put and the selection status of the selection push button. A control unit is arranged to control the operation. The cup beverage vending machine may be configured with a refrigeration cycle device to provide a cold beverage.

Can beverage vending machines are provided with a can rack consisting of a plurality of rows in the cabinet, an eject mechanism for sequentially discharging the can from the can rack to the can inlet, and a refrigeration cycle device for storing the can beverage at low temperature. . The cabinet front door has a display unit including a cup beverage selection push button, similar to a cup beverage vending machine, a coin input port, a return lever and a return port, and the amount of coins put and the selected push button comparison status. The control unit for controlling all operations related to the sales rule of the is arranged.

Therefore, the above-mentioned conventional vending machines are unsatisfactory for both the producer, the installation operator, and the consumer because the cup beverage and the can drink vending machine are configured separately to sell only a single type of product.

That is, from the producer's point of view, when a vending machine that combines a single type of merchandise is composed of one vending machine, a refrigeration cycle system consisting of a control box, an evaporator, a condenser and a compressor, coin sorting and return means (hereinafter, ' Although it can be used in common for the function of coin unit, lighting device, and vending machine, it cannot be used effectively and misses the opportunity to lower the production cost of the vending machine.

From the manager's point of view, it is necessary to purchase and install several vending machines in order to sell various kinds of products. Therefore, the investment cost and management operation cost are high, and the installation space is limited due to the installation of several vending machines. If narrow, installation and operation is difficult.

In addition, from a consumer's point of view, in order to purchase a cup beverage and canned beverage, there is a hassle of having to operate after supplying the amount required for several vending machines.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to install the cup beverage automatic sales unit and can beverage automatic sales unit integrally in a single cabinet by unifying parts that can be used in common to reduce the production cost It is to provide a cup beverage and can beverage complex vending machine that can lower the cost, increase the efficiency of installation space, and sell several kinds of products at the same time.

Cup beverage and can drink composite vending machine according to the present invention, the cabinet, the front door, the water container, and the raw material passage for storing the raw material in the form of powder, which is provided on one side of the cabinet, the cup outlet and the can beverage outlet, respectively; It is equipped with ball mixing to receive water and raw materials and mix them to make drinks and discharge them to the cup outlet. The cup beverage automatic sales unit provided inside the cabinet, the can rack for storing canned beverage, and the can rack installed under the can rack. Equipped with an eject mecca for dispensing canned beverages stored in racks, the can drink automatic sales unit on one side of the can, a coin unit for calculating the amount of money put into the coin inlet on one side of the front door, a drink or canned beverage Through a plurality of selection push buttons provided on the outer side of the front door, the amount calculated from the coin unit and the selection push button to select By comparing the selected item operate the cup drink vending unit or soda vending unit is characterized in being configured by comprising a control box for operating such that the tuchul selected items.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a front door of the multi-function vending machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an internal configuration. As shown in the figure, the front door 10 for opening and closing the inside of the cabinet 1 is installed on the front of the cabinet 1, the cup outlet 30 and the can drink outlet outlet in the lower left and right of the front door 10 40 is provided separately, a coin inlet 11 for inserting a coin is installed in the upper left, a plurality of selection push buttons 16, 18 for selecting a cup beverage or canned beverage in the upper right portion Is installed. And inside and outside the cabinet 1, the cup beverage automatic sales unit 50 for selling cup beverages such as coffee and the can beverage automatic sales unit 70 for selling canned beverage are respectively installed, and the front door 10 Inside the control box 45 is installed to control the operation of the multi-function vending machine.

We will continue to describe each component in detail.

First, the cup beverage vending unit 50 will be described. The cup beverage vending unit 50 for selling beverages such as coffee is installed in the inner left portion of the cabinet 1. The cup beverage automatic sales unit 50 is installed at the lower portion of the bucket 51 installed on the upper side and the raw material container 53 in which the powdered beverage raw materials are stored, and receives powdered raw materials and water, and mixes them. Ball mixing 55 for making and discharging the beverage. At this time, the nozzle 56 for guiding the beverage discharged from the ball mixing 55 to the cup housed in the cup take-out unit 30 is installed in communication with the lower side of the ball mixing 55, the raw material container 53 and the ball mixing ( Between the 55, a raw material chute 54 for guiding the powder raw material discharged from the raw material container 53 to the ball mixing 55 is provided.

And inside the right cabinet (1) of the cup beverage vending unit 50 is a can drink automatic sales unit 70 for selling beverages stored in the miracle containers such as cans or bottles is installed, can drink automatic sales unit (70) ) Is a can drink is put into the upper side is stored and then sold to the can drink outlet (40) through the lower side is sold, the can rack (71) is placed in the upper side of the can drink outlet 40 is stored in the can rack (71) And an eject mecha 77 installed at the lower end of the can rack 71 to discharge the canned beverage one at a time downward and a product takeout guide 73 for guiding the discharged canned beverage to the outlet 40. At this time, the can rack 71 is provided with a multi-stage product holding plate 72 to support the state of loading the can drink.

Meanwhile, a refrigeration cycle for generating cold air for cooling the canned beverage is installed at the bottom of the can rack 71, which is installed at the bottom of the product withdrawal guide plate 73 to compress the refrigerant and the compressed refrigerant. It is installed in the vicinity of the condenser 74 and the eject mechanism (77) for condensing the evaporator 76 to receive the refrigerant condensed in the condenser 74 to generate cold air.

In the front door 10, the input amount of money indicating the amount of coins calculated by the coin unit 19 and the coin unit 19, which calculates the coin put into the coin inlet 11 and the coin inlet 11, into which the coin is put. The indicator 13 is installed. At this time, a coin return hole 31 for returning a coin is installed in the front door 10 corresponding to the lower side of the coin unit 19, and a return lever 12 for returning the coin to the left side of the coin inlet 11 is provided. ) Is installed.

The selection push buttons 16 and 18 installed at the upper right portion of the front door 10 are largely divided into a cup drink selection push button 16 and a can drink selection push button 18, and a cup drink and can drink selection A plurality of push buttons 16 and 18 are installed in order to sell various cup beverages and canned beverages, and can drink display unit 17 and cup beverage display unit for displaying sellability or selection status at the lower side thereof. 15 is installed.

On the other hand, on the upper left side of the input amount indicator 13, a display lamp 14 for sale displaying the sales value of the automatic vending machine is installed, and on the upper right side of the can beverage outlet 40, an automatic fluorescent lamp for detecting the brightness of the surroundings is detected. Flashing device 41 is installed.

And the control box 45 installed on the left side of the cup beverage vending unit 50 checks the overall situation of the vending machine to control the on / off of the lamp 14 during the sale, the amount calculated in the coin unit 19 According to the display, the display unit 15 and 17 of the selectable pushbuttons 16 and 18 of the sellable product are turned on to indicate that the product can be sold, and the selectable pushbuttons 16 and 18 that are available for sale are pressed. When the corresponding automatic sales unit 50, 70 instructs the operation of the selected product to be sold.

Meanwhile, reference numeral 21 denotes a handle of the front door 10.

Referring to the action and the effects of the cup beverage and can beverage complex vending machine according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, when the cup beverage auto sales unit 50 and the can drink auto sales unit 70 are ready for sale, the control box 45 detects this and turns on the display lamp 14 during sale to indicate that the sale is possible. . In this state, the coin unit 19 calculates and displays the coin, which the consumer puts into the coin inlet 11, on the input amount indicator 13. At this time, the control box 45 lights the selection pushbutton display unit 15 or 17 of the beverage sold below the input amount, so that the consumer can know the products available for sale. When the consumer presses the selection push buttons 16 and 18 in which the available sales indication is lit, the control box 45 detects this and commands the operation of the corresponding auto sales unit 50 and 70 to sell the selected product. Be sure to

First, I will explain the case where a consumer buys a cup beverage. When the consumer inserts a coin into the coin inlet 11 and presses the cup beverage selection pushbutton 16 with the available for sale display on the display unit 15, the control box 45 permits the sale of the selected product. The water of the bucket 51 and the raw material of the raw material container 53 are discharged by the ball mixing 55. The ball mixing 55 supplied with the raw material and water is to sell the cup beverage by mixing them and discharging them into the cup housed in the cup withdrawal unit 30 through the nozzle 56.

On the other hand, when the consumer selects the canned beverage and allows the sale of the canned beverage in the control box 45, the eject meta 77 is operated to discharge one canned beverage located at the bottom of the can rack 71 downward. The discharged canned beverage is discharged to the canned beverage outlet 40 according to the product withdrawal guide board 73, thereby completing the sale.

If there is no intention to purchase a product after the coin is put, the return lever 12 is rotated to one side, and the returned coin is returned to the coin return port 31, and all the products are sold out or sold for other reasons. If the control box 45 detects this and stops selling, the display lamp 14 is turned off so that the consumer knows it. At this time, the coin injected into the coin inlet 11 will be returned to the coin return (31).

As described in detail above, the cup beverage and the canned beverage complex vending machine according to the present invention are able to handle various kinds of goods in a small size because they can share parts common to each vending machine. do. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the production cost and install multiple vending machines in a small space.

In addition, consumers can easily purchase various kinds of products in one place according to their taste.

Since the composite vending machine according to the present invention can display a variety of products, there is also a side effect of inducing a consumer to purchase a product other than a specific product.

Claims (1)

Cabinet 1, the front door 10, the water tank 51 and the powder-type raw material provided on one side of the cabinet 1, the cup outlet 30 and the can drink outlet 40 is provided on one side thereof It is equipped with a raw material container 53 for storing, and a ball mixing 55 for supplying water and raw materials and mixing them to make a beverage and discharging it to the cup outlet 30. Vending unit 50, a can rack 71 for storing canned beverage, and an ejector installed in the lower portion of the can rack 71 to eject the beverage stored in the can rack 71 to the can drink outlet 40. Coin for calculating the amount of money introduced to the can drink automatic sales unit 70 provided on one side of the cabinet (1), the coin inlet (11) provided on one side of the front door 10 provided with a mecca (77) A plurality of units provided on the outer side of the front door 10 to select the unit 19, a cup beverage or a canned beverage Compare the amount of money calculated from the tack push buttons (16) and (18) and the coin unit (19) with the selected products through the selection push buttons (16) and (18). Cup beverage and can beverage complex vending machine comprising a control box 45 for operating the can drink automatic sales unit 70 to operate so that the selected product is discharged.