CONTAINER STORAGE BOX FOR DRINK OR THE LIKE, AND CONTAINER LEADING DEVICE FOR DRINK OR THE LIKE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate loading containers filled with drink into a selfvending machine and accordingly to reduce an inventory control cost of the self-vending machine by reduction in loading time. SOLUTION: A storage box for drink containers C for receiving the containers in vertical and horizontal arrays so that the peripheral faces of a plurality of containers C are in contact with one another comprises a box body 2 exhibiting a parallelopiped shape, a container outlet port 3 formed on the box body 2 to be opened so that the drink container C inside can be rotated and led and a lid 4 for closing the container outlet port 3 so that it can be opened/closed. The lid 4 is designed to form an outlet passage 44 for leading the drink container C in an opened state.