摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine capable of keeping commercial products cool for a longer time. <P>SOLUTION: In the vending machine including a cooling device which is provided in a commercial product storage box housing commercial products and keeps the commercial products cool, a heat storage material is mounted in an area above a backside duct for circulating air in the commercial product storage box, and heat in the commercial product storage box is stored in the heat storage material, so that the commercial products can be kept cool for a longer time due to dissipation of heat energy (latent heat) stored in the heat storage material even when the cooling device is stopped for a long period of time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |