Locking apparatus for vending machine

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE: To prevent a state similar to the setting of commodities with an opening closed from the outside after the detachment of commodities by exposing only a receiving flange and a lock pin, with which the opening of this receiving flange is opened/closed through a partition wall, outside this partition wall. CONSTITUTION: A consumer puts in a prescribed amount of coins from a coin slot and turns a turn table 13 and when a lock device 18 having a desired umbrella comes to a take-out position, the table is stopped. When a push button switch is pushed, a 2nd solenoid is excited by a coin insert controller, a 2nd lock element 34 is unlocked, a lock pin 22 is moved and only a front opening (21a) of a receiving flange 20 is opened so that the desired umbrella can be detached. Further, when a rear opening (21b) is already opened as well and not umbrella is hung there, a light shield board 45 shields the light of photosensors at front and rear parts. Such a state is sent to the device 4, the device 4 is not operated even when the push button switch is pushed, and the inserted coins can be taken out of a coin returning port by a return lever.

Inventors

• 👤 Shigeyori Nakayama

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