| 摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine that stops a coin from being thrown in a coin slot when an outer door is opened without making large design alterations. <P>SOLUTION: The vending machine includes a door lock device which has a swing cam 4 connected to a handle and a bar member 5 capable of sliding to the right and left associatively with the swing cam 4, and engages a lock plate 101 and the bar member 5 with the slider to close and lock the outer door 20, and a coin chute 211 which links a coin slot 1 arranged in the outer door 20 to a coin discrimination device 210. The bar member 5 of the lock device has a coin throw stop piece 52 formed to move to and away from the coin slot 1 as the bar member 5 slides and moves. The coin throw stop piece 52 formed on the bar member 5 moves away from the coin slot 1 to allow a coin to be thrown in from the coin slot 1 when the door lock device closes and locks the outer door 20, and moves to the coin slot 1 to stop a coin from being thrown in when the door lock device is operated to open the outer door 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT</p> |
