CN1195271A

CN1195271A - sugar vending machine

Info

Publication number: CN1195271A
Application number: CN96196737A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 埃里克·斯特里德
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1995-09-06
Filing date: 1996-09-03
Publication date: 1998-10-07
Also published as: SE507981C2; IL123380A0; NO303924B1; EE9800058A; NO980893L; AU6948696A; RU2138188C1; NZ318100A; WO1997008977A1; EP0957731A1; BR9610405A; JPH11513260A; PL325283A1; SE9503063L; CA2230989A1; NO980893D0; SE9503063D0

Abstract

An automatic sugar vending machine is provided with a container (1). The container has an opening (6) in the upper part for the introduction of the candy. The opening can be closed by a lid (7). The container bottom has a member (24) extending from the front of the container for receiving candy delivered from a bottom opening (13) in the lower portion of the container. A threaded rod (15) with a coarse thread is connected to the bottom opening, and an operating part (18) is arranged on the threaded rod and can be accessed from the outside of the container. The screw is rotated by the operating member to output the candy from the container when desired. The conveying screw (15) extends obliquely upward from the opening (13) together with a groove (19) therebelow. The candy is pushed by the screw to move upwards forwards on the groove, reaches the highest point with a certain distance from the bottom opening, and finally falls on the receiving part (24).

Description

Dispenser for sweets

Technical field of the present invention

The present invention relates to a kind of dispenser for sweets, a container is housed on this machine, container is made of an outer antetheca, two lateral walls and a rear wall.An opening is arranged at container top, is used to add candy.Opening can be by on the closed with covers.Container bottom has parts to stretch out from container the place ahead, in order to receive the quantitative candy that transports out from the bottom opening of container below.Opening can be by on the closed with covers.Container bottom has parts to stretch out from container the place ahead, in order to receive the quantitative candy that transports out from the bottom opening of container below.The bottom opening place is connecting a coarse thread screw rod, has an operating parts to be positioned at the container front on the screw rod, can touch from the outside.When needing, can pass through the artificial mobile screw of this operating parts, thereby candy is transferred out from container.The screw rod holding position is constant, has sealed above-mentioned bottom opening.

Prior art

Now, in the apolegamy of candy was sold, the use of automatic vending machine just increased severely with day.By dispenser for sweets, client can select the kind that they want personally.Dispenser for sweets should satisfy following requirement: inner candy should be high-visible, also want simultaneously candy is easy, successfully to put into machine, and client can get easily.Therefore, how normally used dispenser for sweets is made with the good acrylic plastering of light transmission.Say that more accurately the wall of this dispenser for sweets is plane parallel to each other, the bottom has a flute profile part slave to lean out slightly forward on one's body, and like this, the candy of dress can quantitatively enter the front portion of external part successively in the fuselage, and client can get easily.In order to prevent that candy from making dirty, the position of upwards opening of external part front portion covers with a collapsible cover on the machine, and fuselage is adorned sugared porch also has cover to be covered with, thereby candy is closed.The advantage of this dispenser for sweets is that candy can be clear that simultaneously, the fuselage wall is parallel plane in the machine, thereby some dispenser for sweets side by side can be placed in such as above shelf or the goods platform etc.Available little spatial concentration is put down many dispenser for sweets in the shop like this.

Yet, existing thisly sell sugared machine and have a shortcoming, be exactly that collapsible cover on the flute profile external part can't stop inappropriate contact fuselage interior sometimes.Therefore, in fact also be that so cover can held sometimes, dust and other fouls can freely drop on the candy heap.And client is taken place sometimes tasted candy and think that taste dislikes, again candy is put back to the thing in the machine.In addition, also may someone will the candy that falls is on the ground put back in the machine again.Like this, the candy of choosing may comprise that make dirty or some otherly puts the article of selling in the sugared machine into said method, thereby inferior position is arranged on sanitary condition.

In theory can be by the dispenser for sweets known to the patent GB2202211 with candy by quantitatively providing.This is sold sugared machine and comprises a supply container, and the container bottom has an opening connecting a coarse thread screw rod, and this screw rod is connecting an operated device selling sugared machine front portion, this operated device can touch from the outside, can rotate it with hand when needing, thereby drive screw rod, screw out in the sugar in the container.The position was motionless when screw rod rotated, thereby had sealed the candy outlet.On the screw rod around being wrapped in a tube, by the opening part level of container lower end or declivity forwards, through to a vertical mouthful place.The lid that this vertical mouthful bottom has a spring action, this spring is very soft, as long as candy arrival is arranged and touch lid, lid will be opened, otherwise lid closes gently, because screw rod level even declivity forward, therefore clearly there is a defective, promptly when screw rod stops operating, still has some candies, particularly panned sweets can slip over or roll out screw rod.This means that after client stops to shake screw rod dispenser for sweets can flow out the sub-fraction candy in spite of oneself, thereby some shortcoming of operating process of output candy.

Purpose of the present invention and feature

The present invention is intended to eliminate the defective of above-mentioned existing dispenser for sweets and makes the improved sugared machine of selling.Therefore, primary and foremost purpose of the present invention is created a kind of dispenser for sweets exactly, and it can store and transfer out the candy that various difference great article, particularly diameter dimension differ.In other words, this dispenser for sweets should be able to be carried the apolegamy candy from very little to very large various patterns.In addition, originally selling sugared machine should be the same with existing dispenser for sweets, and its profile should guarantee closely to put together, thereby saves the space.

According to characteristics of the present invention, above-mentioned primary and foremost purpose realizes that to I haven't seen you for ages this point can be guaranteed by the characteristic of claim 1.Most preferred embodiment of the present invention will further limit in the dependent claims.Further specifying of prior art

A container is arranged on the dispenser for sweets that provides among the patent CH683145, can be reinforced by the upper opening place.A candy output unit is arranged at the container bottom, and candy can be sent from the smooth flat external part of this output unit one by one.This output unit is comprising a rotating cylinder, and some elongate slot or groove are arranged on its shell, and its external part head has a spiral clamp, and clamp is positioned at outside the sidewall of container, rotates this clamp, the rotating cylinder of rotatable the inside.Yet this dispenser for sweets can not be used to store and export the too big candy of diameter difference.Again since its spiral clamp on a sidewall, thereby can not sell sugared machine and be close to and put a plurality of.

On the candy output unit on the given dispenser for sweets of patent AU598968 a rotating hopper of inlaying is arranged, hopper can store the apolegamy candy and mouthful lift and deliver on the smooth plate from output.Yet, the very unhandy of this hopper, and expose the delivery outlet of container and the connection place between smooth plate, and this just makes that dirty candy or other objects might be thrown.

Container bottom on the dispenser for sweets that provides in patent EP 464005 has individual funnel, has an axle being with several hoppers in the funnel, rotates this axle, and hopper can be sent candy by share.Yet the candy in this dispenser for sweets is unrestrictedly vertically to fall from funnel, and can't accurately determine to export the quantity of candy.

In addition, the dispenser for sweets among the patent US 3387743 is used to export ice cube, and this selling has a relatively short screw rod on the sugared machine, the screw rod tail motor of ining succession, the head blanking tube of ining succession, and the sensing of tube is forwards tiltedly to be walked down by container.The screw rod horizontal positioned, ice cube just not, and the ice that has a melting state can pass through from screw rod uncontrollablely, and from tube, fall down or drip.

Need should be mentioned that have a horizontal feed screw rod to be positioned at the container bottom on the dispenser for sweets that patent GB 2218410 proposes at last, one of screw rod is by motor-driven, other end, the opposite blanking tube of ining succession.This device can not prevent that panned sweets from falling uncontrollablely from the output tube.

The accompanying drawing summary

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the fragmentary, perspective view according to dispenser for sweets of the present invention,

The vertical section figure that Fig. 2 is amplification of selling sugared machine shown in Figure 1,

Fig. 3 is the partial cross section's detail drawing among Fig. 2.

Most preferred embodiment detailed annotation of the present invention

A container 1 is arranged on the dispenser for sweets body shown in the drawings, and this container is made of base 2 and 4 walls.4 walls are respectively: antetheca 3, rear wall 4 and two

sidewalls

5,5 '.These 4 walls form outer wall, and they are the plane and vertical placements.Base 2 horizontal positioned.Antetheca 3 is parallel with rear wall 4, and two sidewalls 5,5 ' are parallel to each other.Antetheca 3 tilts slightly at its deformation of bottom, forms tilt component 3 '.An opening 6 is arranged at container top, is covered by lid 7.According to most preferred embodiment of the present invention, a lockset 8 arranged on the above-mentioned lid 7, this lock normally pins lid 7, thereby has prevented inappropriate possibility that enters in the container.For example, lock 8 can be connected in the container front, and the rear portion of lid 7 for good and all is connected on the rear wall 4 by a hinge 9.Lock 8 can be used commonsense method, opens as key etc.

The inwall that 4 formation bottoms are arranged in the container.At first be inwall 10 from the antetheca 2 rearwards the below stretch out, it just in time is the place of the tilt component 3 ' of antetheca 3 distortion formation with the junction of antetheca 3.The 2nd inwall is 11, and it stretches out to the front lower place from the inside of rear wall 4.Similarly be two inwalls 12,12 ' in addition, innerly stretch out from sidewall 5 and 5 ' respectively to the below, the inside.These 4 inwalls are down ladder shape part, and connect at their intersection edges place.Between the free margins of inwall 10 bottoms of the inwall 11 of back and front, form bottom opening 13, as the detailed description among Fig. 2.This opening is positioned at the rear portion of container, or rather, is between rear wall 4 and center, container front and back vertical plane.

Candy 14 usefulness spheries in the container schematically illustrate.But should know that the shape of each candy and size all may be different.

Selling has a screw rod 15 to link to each other with bottom opening 13 on the sugared machine body.Selling in the sugared machine of above-mentioned most preferred embodiment, screw rod 15 comprise a central shaft 16 and a thin-walled helical blade 17.Helical blade 17 extends along the screw tube inwall, and its diameter should be axle 16 more than 2 times at least.In the practical application, outer diameter ratio shaft 16 diameters of helical blade 17 are 150-300% greatly, generally selects big 200-250% for use.Can guarantee that so relatively large candy comes out by screw rod transmission.

Can be clear that from Fig. 2 the rear end of axle 16 (promptly inner) is contained in the hole on the inwall 11.The front end (being the outer end) of axle 16 is contained in the hole on the lower tilt wall 3 '.The external part of axle 6 forms a swing handle, and promptly operating parts 18.Axle 16 is perpendicular to two permanent planar walls parallel to each other 3 ' and wall 11, and is fixed on these two walls, thereby axle 16 relative surface levels have a pitch angle.Below screw rod, there is a groove 19 parallel with it, the xsect of this groove is found in Fig. 3.Say that more accurately groove 19 comprises one flat 20 and two lateral margins 21,21 ' that are attached thereto.Two the outward-dipping one-tenth of lateral margin V fonts.Groove flat 20 is set out to protracting by the bottom of back inwall 11, curves to be parts 23 under its peak 22 places deformation.Should point out that deformation point 22 has long distance apart from bottom opening 13.And put 22 inboardly and enough distances are arranged apart from this base on the base of angled front wall 3 ', and level height should not be lower than this base.

An inclined wall 24 forms the part that receives candy, and it is positioned at the below of groove 19, can be used for the candy slip of output is sent, and promptly candy skids off along inclined wall 24, and enters in the packaging pocket.It is contemplated that, also can be without slide plate, and also a band stretches out channel edge, bottom level and replaces.Candy drops in the groove like this, and available hand takes out.

The using method of above-described dispenser for sweets is as follows.6 candy added in the container from entering the mouth, lid 7 is closed and is pinned.Like this, can prevent that portion from container from touching irrational behavior of goods.In addition, can also protect goods not made dirty, as fall dust.As long as screw rod 15 is not opened, then bottom opening 13 reliable sealings.This means, on the one hand, no matter candy profile size all is safely stored in internal tank.On the other hand, dirty candy or other article can not be put into container mala fide.In addition, screw rod is placed on down in the antetheca 3 ', and it highly is not less than down the height on antetheca base, therefore is difficult for touching screw rod.And the space between parts 3 ' and the parts 23 is very narrow, can't stretch into hand and go.

If client's decision is bought candy in dispenser for sweets, he can rotate operating handle 18 easily, thereby makes the screw rod rotation.This action will cause the helical blade on the screw rod that single or a fraction of candy is brought out from the candy heap of volume bottom.Candy is pushed at first up along groove 19, goes to behind peak 22 places then to fall because of deadweight.Candy through the base plate 23 that tilts after, finally drop on the slide plate 24 and enter in the pocket that is connected with the slide plate free end.

Advantage of the present invention is obvious. In view of screw rod and groove are to open from the bottom of container at a slant to the top, front Mouth leads to the peak of groove, thereby can guarantee, when client stops operating handle, no matter big or little Candy all can keep in the sugar mouth on sale. This is because after rotate ending, and near the candy that is in the peak of groove is total Be to be tending towards sliding back in groove inside along the opposite direction of outbound course, rather than be tending towards falling by peak. And This sell sugared machine can be steadily and take out easily required candy, this is because screw rod rotates and rotate handle easily Be positioned at and sell sugared machine front, can operate easily. Be positioned at and sell sugared machine front this point and rotate handle, also meaning And sell sugared pusher side face and be provided with extension, a plurality ofly sell sugared machine and can closely be placed on one one by one thereby satisfy Rise.

Claims

1, dispenser for sweets, it comprises: a container (1), it is by an antetheca that is exposed (3), two sidewalls that expose (5,5 ') and a rear wall (4) form, an opening (6) is arranged at the top of container, be used to inject candy, opening can be closed by lid (7), the container bottom has parts (24) to reach antetheca (3,3 ') outside, be used for receiving the quantitative candy of locating to flow through by container bottom opening (13), bottom opening (13) locates connecting a coarse thread screw rod (15), have an operating parts (18) on the screw rod, operating parts (18) is positioned at container the place ahead, can touch from the outside, when needing, can use hand rotating operation spare (18), the rotation of drive screw rod, thereby the candy (14) in the out-put container (1), screw rod (15) holding position is constant, thereby sealed above-mentioned bottom opening, it is characterized in that, bottom opening places and the approaching place of rear wall (4), screw rod tilts to stretch out to the top, front thus, there is a groove (19) the screw rod below, and candy enters the groove after bottom opening output, is pushed to peak (22) in groove, this peak has a segment distance apart from bottom opening, afterwards, candy is by peak, and finally the free end through groove falls into receiving-member (24).

2, according to the described dispenser for sweets of claim 1, it is characterized in that, bottom opening (13) is formed by 4 inwalls that constitute the bottom, and 4 inwalls comprise two side inwalls (12,12 '), and they tilt to extend from the inboard inwardly below of two side outer walls (5,5 ') respectively; A preceding inwall (10), it tilts to extend to the back lower place in the inboard of outer wall (3) in the past; Inwall (11) after also having one, it extends to the front lower place from outer rear wall, and the inner of rotatable screw rod (15) is installed on the back inwall (11).

3, the dispenser for sweets that one of requires according to aforesaid right is characterized in that, is determined two hand hay cutter walls (5,5 ') to be plane and is parallel to each other by himself structure, and do not have extended part.

4, the dispenser for sweets that one of requires according to aforesaid right, it is characterized in that a lockset (8) is arranged, be used for uniting use with lid (7), lockset (8) is locked at lid on the container entrance (6), can prevent irrational possibility that is entered internal tank by inlet like this.