CN103295329B - Commodity storage device for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a product storage device for an automatic vending machine, which comprises: a channel forming member (12) is arranged between the side plates (11) of the base body, which are divided in a manner extending along the up and down direction, and are stored sequentially in a horizontal posture Commodity storage passage (13) of commodity; And have the top tray (30) of the commodity guide passage that will be put into the commodity that will be guided toward the upper end opening of commodity storage passage (13), in this commodity storage device (10), top tray (30) includes: by inserting the locking protrusions (313, 314) provided on the side ends into the locking holes of each base side plate (11), thereby being fixed between the base side plates (11) of the fixing member ( 31); and its own upper surface constitutes a commodity guide channel, and is formed by engaging with the fixed component (31) in a manner that can be displaced along the extending direction of the fixed component (31), and the commodity storage channel is limited by displacement The movable part (32) of the front-rear width L of the upper end opening of (13).

Description

Commodity storage device for vending machines

technical field

The present invention relates to a product storage device for an automatic vending machine, and more specifically, relates to a product storage device used in a vending machine for selling products such as canned drinks and bottled drinks.

Background technique

Currently, for example, a serpentine (serpentine) commodity shelf is known as a commodity storage device for a vending machine that sells canned beverages, bottled beverages and the like. This product storage device has a product storage channel divided so as to extend in a zigzag shape along an up-down direction by providing channel constituent elements between a pair of base body side plates facing upright on the left and right. In addition, in this product storage device, a delivery mechanism for delivering the lowermost products is provided on the lower side of the product storage aisle, and a top tray is provided on the upper side of the product storage aisle.

The top tray is a component for putting in goods arranged between a pair of side plates of the base along the front-rear direction, and is gradually inclined downward from the front to the rear. The way of connection is the product guide passage that guides the products put in from the front to the upper end opening of the product storage passage. The top tray is provided between the base side plates by inserting both end portions of the guide rods themselves into the shaped holes formed in the base side plates.

In the product storage device having the above structure, when replenishing products, the products are put into the upper surface (product guide passage) of the top tray from the insertion port in a horizontal posture. As a result, the products gradually roll backward along with the inclination of the top tray, roll and fall from the rear end of the top tray in the product storage path, and are stacked and stored in a row on the delivery mechanism. In addition, in the case of selling products, the delivery mechanism is driven by a sales command to drop the lowest product downward. As a result, the product is delivered to the product outlet of the automatic vending machine and sold.

In the product storage device described above, the top tray can be moved in the front-rear direction by moving both ends of the guide rods in the shaped holes formed in the side plates of the base body, thereby adjusting the front-rear direction of the upper-end opening of the product storage channel. Width (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2009-059342

Contents of the invention

The problem to be solved by the invention

However, in the product storage device as described above, the two ends of the guide rod constituting the top tray are inserted into the special-shaped hole of the side plate of the base body, and the two ends move in the hole to adjust the direction of the product storage passage. Because of the front-to-back width of the upper end opening, it is necessary to form a special-shaped hole in each base side plate at the position where the top tray is installed. In particular, the installation position of the top tray changes according to the vertical length of the corresponding product storage aisle.

Therefore, in the base body side plate that defines a certain row of product storage passages, a special-shaped hole is formed at a limited position, but the position of the hole is a unique part of the product storage passage, and such a base side plate cannot constitute the length of the vertical direction. Since there are product storage channels in other rows different from this product storage channel, it is difficult to share the base body side panels.

Here, in order to realize the common use of the base side plate, it is also conceivable to form a plurality of special-shaped holes in each height level (level) of the base side plate and use the base side plate. However, if there are too many base side plates in this way, If the holes are formed in such a way that there is a possibility that the strength will be insufficient. In addition, depending on the base side plate, it may not be possible to form the deformed hole at each height level, and as a result, it is difficult to achieve common use of the base side plate.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a product storage device for an automatic vending machine capable of sharing base side panels.

method used to solve the problem

In order to achieve the above object, the product storage device of the automatic vending machine according to the first aspect of the present invention is characterized in that it includes: a product storage channel, which extends along the vertical direction by providing channel constituent elements between a pair of left and right base side plates. and the top tray has a product guide channel for guiding the product inserted through the input port to the upper end opening of the above-mentioned product storage channel, and the above-mentioned top tray It includes: a fixed part fixed between the side plates of the base body by inserting the locking protrusions provided at the side ends into the locking holes of the side plates of the base body; and a movable part whose upper surface constitutes The product guide channel is formed by engaging with the fixing member so as to be displaceable along the extending direction of the fixing member, and the front-rear width of the upper end opening of the product storage channel is limited by the displacement.

In addition, the product storage device for automatic vending machines according to the second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the product storage device for automatic vending machines according to the first aspect, the movable member is mounted on the side end of the fixed member The engaging protrusion provided on the upper part enters the engaging hole formed in the movable part itself, and the locking protrusion enters the adjusting groove formed in the movable part itself, and engages with the fixed part.

Invention effect

According to the product storage device for an automatic vending machine of the present invention, the top tray includes: the top tray is fixed between the base side plates by inserting the locking (locking) protrusions provided at the side ends into the locking holes of the respective base side plates. The fixed part; and its own upper surface constitute the product guide channel, and are engaged with the fixed part in a manner that can be displaced along the extending direction of the fixed part, and the upper end of the product storage channel is opened by displacement Since the movable member is a movable member whose front-rear width is limited, the movable member is displaced relative to the fixed member, thereby enabling adjustment of the front-rear width of the upper end opening of the commodity storage passage regardless of the base body side plate. Thereby, there is an effect that it is not necessary to provide a special-shaped hole portion allowing the top tray to move in the front-back direction in the base side plate as in the past, and it is possible to share the base side plate.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a sectional side view showing an internal structure of an automatic vending machine to which a product storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

Fig. 2 is an explanatory view of the top tray shown in Fig. 1 viewed from the side.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the top tray shown in Fig. 2 viewed from the front upper left side.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the top tray shown in Fig. 2 viewed from the front lower left side.

Fig. 5 is an explanatory view showing fixing members constituting the top tray shown in Figs. 2 to 4 .

6 is a perspective view showing a fixing member constituting the top tray shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 viewed from the front upper left side.

7 is a perspective view showing a fixing member constituting the top tray shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 viewed from the front lower left side.

Fig. 8 is an explanatory view showing movable members constituting the top tray shown in Figs. 2 to 4 .

Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing movable members constituting the top tray shown in Figs. 2 to 4 as viewed from the front upper left side.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view showing movable members constituting the top tray shown in Figs. 2 to 4 as viewed from the front lower left side.

Fig. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure for displacing the movable member with respect to the fixed member.

Fig. 12 is an explanatory view showing a procedure for displacing the movable member with respect to the fixed member.

Fig. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure for displacing the movable member with respect to the fixed member.

Fig. 14 is an explanatory view showing a procedure for displacing the movable member with respect to the fixed member.

Fig. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a procedure for displacing the movable member with respect to the fixed member.

Fig. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing an enlarged upper end opening of the product storage passage shown in Fig. 1 .

Detailed ways

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the product storage device for an automatic vending machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a sectional side view showing an internal structure of an automatic vending machine to which a product storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. The automatic vending machine shown as an example here sells commodities in a state of cooling or heating, and includes a main body casing 1 , an outer door 2 and an inner door 3 .

The main body casing 1 is formed by appropriately combining a plurality of steel plates to form a rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open front, and has a commodity storage cabinet 4 with a heat-insulating structure inside. The outer door 2 is for covering the front opening of the main body casing 1 and is provided on one side edge of the main body casing 1 so as to be openable and closable. It is not clearly shown in the figure, but on the front of the outer door 2 are provided components necessary for selling products: a display window, a product selection button, a banknote insertion port, a coin insertion port, a return lever, an integrated display, and a coin return port. , Product take-out port 2a, etc. The inner door 3 is an insulated door for covering the front opening of the product storage cabinet 4, and is provided on one side edge of the main body casing 1 so as to be openable and closable on the inner side than the outer door 2. A product export port 3 a for carrying out products to the outside of the product storage cabinet 4 is provided at a lower portion of the inner door 3 .

In addition, in the above-mentioned automatic vending machine, a product tank 5 is provided inside the product storage cabinet 4, and a temperature zone is provided in an area below the product tank 5 (hereinafter also referred to as a "heat exchange area"). The adjustment unit 6 is provided with a product storage device 10 in an area above the product tank 5 (hereinafter also referred to as "product storage area").

The product trough 5 is a plate-shaped member for guiding the product sent out from the product storage device 10 to the product output port 3a of the inner door 3, and is provided so as to gradually incline downward toward the front side. It is not clearly shown in the figure, but the product tank 5 is perforated with a plurality of ventilation holes (not shown in the figure) that communicate between the heat exchange area and the product storage area.

The temperature adjustment unit 6 is used to keep the internal atmosphere of the commodity storage cabinet 4 at a desired temperature state, and includes: an evaporator 6a of a refrigeration cycle, an electric heater (electric heater) 6b and a blower fan 6c. In this temperature adjustment unit 6, for example, if the blower fan 6c is driven in the state of operating the refrigeration cycle, the air cooled in the evaporator 6a will be sent upward through the ventilation holes of the commodity tank 5, so , can keep the product storage area in a low temperature state. On the other hand, if the air blower fan 6c is driven under the state of being energized to the electric heater 6b, the air heated by the electric heater 6b will be sent upward through the ventilation hole of the product tank 5, so that the product storage area can be Keep at high temperature. In addition, although the compressor of a refrigerating cycle, a condenser, and an expansion valve are not clearly shown in a drawing, they are all provided in the machine room 7 which becomes the exterior of the product storage cabinet 4. As shown in FIG.

In the illustrated example, the product storage devices 10 are arranged in three rows at the front and rear, and include products that are configured in a zigzag shape along the vertical direction by providing a channel forming member 12 between a pair of base side plates 11. The storage passage 13 stores a plurality of products in a horizontal posture along the vertical direction inside the product storage passage 13 . In more detail, the passage forming member 12 is suitably provided on the front side and the rear side of the product storage passage 13 so as to face each other, and is fixed to the base side plate 11 .

In addition, a flapper 14 is provided on the channel forming member 12 . The baffle plate 14 is provided on the passage forming member 12 so as to be able to swing (rock) so as to move forward and backward relative to the product storage passage 13 . The shutter 14 is pressed (biased) by a shutter spring 15 (see FIG. 16 ) to take a posture of moving in and out to the product storage passage 13 in a normal state. And, contacting the product passing through the product storage passage 13, it resists the urging force of the shutter spring 15 and moves backward along the meandering product storage passage 13 to correct the posture of the product.

In this product storage device 10 , a delivery mechanism 16 is provided below the product storage path 13 , and an inlet guide 20 and a top tray 30 are provided above the product storage path 13 as needed.

The delivery mechanism 16 controls the behavior of the product between the passage width limiting plate 17, thereby storing the product in the product storage passage 13 in the standby state, and when receiving the sending (sending) command, the corresponding Commodities are delivered to the commodity slot 5 one by one. The delivery mechanism 16 includes a first pedal member 16a and a second pedal member 16b.

The first pedal member 16a moves forward and backward with respect to the product storage passage 13, and is provided in a swingable (rocking) manner, and moves in and out toward the product storage passage 13 in the standby state, thereby contacting the lowest product. , the product is restricted from moving downward, and when the delivery command is received, the product is moved backward from the product storage channel 13 to allow the product to move downward. The second pedal member 16b moves forward and backward relative to the product storage passage 13, and is provided in a swingable manner. In the standby state, it moves backward from the product storage passage 13. The commodity storage channel 13 moves in and out, abuts against the second commodity from the bottom, and restricts the commodity from moving downward. The delivery mechanism 16 is a conventionally well-known mechanism, and its detailed description will be omitted.

The inlet guide 20 is provided so as to move forward and backward toward the product passage area 40 in the upper area of the product storage passage 13 and to be able to swing (rock) around the axis of a shaft member not shown in the figure. The inlet guide portion 20 comes into contact with the previous product that has been loaded through the inlet and carried into the product storage passage 13 to adjust the posture of the product.

The top tray 30 supports the above-mentioned inlet guide 20 in a swingable manner. When the top tray 30 is provided with a flat product guide member 50 that is gradually inclined downward from the front to the rear in its front area, together with the product guide member 50, the product inserted through the insertion port is guided to the product storage. The upper end of the channel 13 is open. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 , the top tray 30 includes a fixed member 31 and a movable member 32 each formed by bending a flat metal plate. Here, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view when the top tray 30 shown in FIG. 1 is viewed from the side, FIG. 3 is a perspective view when the top tray 30 shown in FIG. 2 is viewed from the front upper left side, and FIG. 4 is a front lower left side view. The perspective view when looking at the top tray 30 shown in FIG. 2 .

5 to 7 respectively show the fixing member 31 that constitutes the top tray 30 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view, FIG. Perspective view when viewed from the side. The fixing member 31 will be described using FIGS. 5 to 7 as appropriate.

The fixing member 31 has a product guide base 311 and a passage forming part 312 . The product guide base 311 is a portion that is gradually inclined downward from the front to the rear, and the movable member 32 is placed on the upper surface thereof. The passage forming portion 312 is a portion extending downward from the rear end portion of the product guide base 311 so as to be bent, and constitutes the product storage passage 13 together with the passage forming member 12 located below itself.

In this fixing member 31, a first locking protrusion 313, a second locking protrusion 314, and engaging protrusions 315a and 315b (may also be simply referred to as engaging protrusions 315) are respectively formed. The first locking protrusion 313 is formed so as to protrude to the left and right from the front end portion of the product guide base 311 . The second locking protrusion 314 is formed to protrude to the left and right from the lower end portion of the channel forming portion 312 . Both the first locking protrusion 313 and the second locking protrusion 314 are formed by bending a metal plate constituting the fixing member 31 .

The engagement protrusions 315 are symmetrically provided so as to protrude to the left and right from the front side and the rear side of the left and right end portions of the product guide base 311 .

The fixing member 31 is inserted into the locking holes formed in the pair of base side plates 11 through the first locking protrusions 313 and the second locking protrusions 314 respectively protruding left and right from the left and right end portions of the fixing member 31 (in the figure). (not shown), the fixing member 31 is fixed between the base side plates 11 .

8 to 10 respectively show the movable part 32 that constitutes the top tray 30 shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, FIG. 8 is an explanatory view, FIG. Perspective view when viewed from the lower left side. The movable member 32 will be described using FIGS. 8 to 10 as appropriate.

The movable member 32 has a product guide part 321 and a hanging part 322 . The product guide 321 is a planar portion having the same horizontal width as the product guide base 311 of the fixing member 31 , and its upper surface constitutes a product guide passage for guiding the inserted product to the upper opening of the product storage passage 13 .

The hanging portion 322 is a portion extending downward from both side portions of the product guide portion 321 . Two engagement holes 323a, 323b and two adjustment grooves 324a, 324b are provided in these hanging parts 322, respectively. The engaging holes 323 a and 323 b each have a long hole shape in which the front-rear direction is the longitudinal direction (longer direction), and are formed on the front side and the rear side of the hanging portion 322 . The adjustment grooves 324a, 324b are formed in a front-rear arrangement at regions closer to the front than the engaging hole 323a on the front side. Both of these adjustment grooves 324a and 324b have openings below, but the front adjustment groove 324a extends rearward from the opening, and the rear adjustment groove 324b extends forward from the opening.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the movable part 32 makes the engaging protrusions 315 of the fixed part 31 enter the engaging holes 323a and 323b, and the first locking protrusion 313 enters the adjustment groove 324b on the rear side relatively. Accordingly, the commodity guide portion 321 engages with the fixing member 31 in a state placed on the commodity guide base portion 311 . The example shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 is a state where the movable member 32 is displaced to the frontmost side relative to the fixed member 31, and the rear end portion of the movable member 32 and the product forming the rear side of the movable member 32 The width of the components of the storage passage 13 (the passage forming member 12 or the passage forming portion 312 of the rear top tray 30 ), that is, the front-rear width of the upper end opening of the product storage passage 13 is limited to the maximum.

As described below, the movable member 32 can be displaced rearward from the state shown in FIG. 2 . As shown in FIG. 11 , the movable member 32 is temporarily moved upward to leave the fixed member 31, thereby disengaging the first locking protrusion 313 that enters the adjustment groove 324b on the rear side from the adjustment groove 324b, and making the The engaging protrusion 315a on the front side is disengaged from the engaging hole 323a on the front side. Next, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 , in a state where the rear engaging protrusion 315 b enters the rear engaging hole 323 b, the movable member 32 is displaced rearward, as shown in FIG. 14 , The movable member 32 is displaced until the first locking protrusion 313 is located near the opening of the front adjusting groove 324a. Then, as shown in FIG. 15 , the movable member 32 is moved downward, whereby the first locking protrusion 313 relatively enters the adjustment groove 324a on the front side, and the engagement protrusion 315a on the front side enters the locking protrusion 315a on the front side. By closing the hole 323a, the movable member 32 can be displaced rearward.

In a state where the movable member 32 is displaced to the rearmost side, as shown in FIG. 16 , the front-rear width L of the upper end opening of the product storage passage 13 is limited to the minimum.

Next, when displacing the movable member 32 to the front side from the state shown in FIGS. The first locking protrusion 313 that entered the front adjustment groove 324a is disengaged from the adjustment groove 324a, and the front engagement protrusion 315a is disengaged from the front engagement hole 323a. Next, in the state where the engaging protrusion 315b on the rear side enters the engaging hole 323b on the rear side, the movable member 32 is displaced forward, and the movable member 32 is displaced until the first locking protrusion 313 is located on the rear side. Near the opening of the adjustment groove 324b. Next, the movable member 32 is moved downward so that the first locking protrusion 313 relatively enters the adjustment groove 324b on the rear side, and the engaging protrusion 315a on the front side enters the engaging hole 323a on the front side. This can displace the movable member 32 to the front side.

Like this, the upper surface of the movable member 32 constitutes a product guide channel, and is engaged with the fixed member 31 in a manner capable of displacing along the extending direction of the fixed member 31, and the product storage is limited by the displacement. The front-rear width L of the upper end opening of the channel 13 .

In the product storage device 10 having the above structure, the top tray 30 includes: the locking protrusions 313 and 314 provided at the side ends are inserted into the locking holes of the respective base side plates 11 to be fixed between the base side plates 11 The fixed part 31; and its own upper surface constitutes a product guide channel, and is formed by engaging with the fixed part 31 in a manner that can be displaced along the extending direction of the fixed part 31, and the product receiving channel 13 is adjusted by displacement. Since the movable member 32 defines the front-rear width L of the upper end opening of the product storage channel 13 , by displacing the movable member 32 relative to the fixed member 31 , the front-rear width of the upper end opening of the product storage channel 13 can be controlled regardless of the base body side plate 11 . L to adjust. Accordingly, it is not necessary to provide the conventional base side plate 11 with a different-shaped hole that allows the top tray 30 to move in the front-rear direction, and it is possible to share the base side plate 11 . Furthermore, since it is not necessary to form unnecessary holes in the base side plate 11, the strength of the base side plate 11 is not damaged.

As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to this, Various changes are possible.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, as an example of the channel constituent element, the channel forming member 12 subjected to bending processing is provided between the base body side plates 11, thereby defining the product storage channel 13, but in the present invention, as As the aisle constituent element, a so-called segment may be bridged between a pair of base body side plates, thereby dividing and forming the product storage aisle.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the displacement position of the movable member 32 is determined by making the first locking protrusion 313 of the fixed member 31 relatively enter the adjustment grooves 324a, 324b of the movable member 32, but in the present invention In this case, it is also possible to adopt a structure in which the locking protrusion is not relatively entered into the adjustment groove to determine the displacement position.

Industrial Utilization Possibility

As described above, the product storage device for an automatic vending machine of the present invention is useful for a vending machine that sells products such as canned drinks and bottled drinks, for example.

Explanation of reference signs

10 commodity storage device

11 Base side panels

12 channel forming part

13 Commodity storage channels

16 sender

20 input port guide

30 top trays

31 fixed parts

311 commodity guide base

312 Channel Components

313 first locking protrusion

314 second locking protrusion

315a engaging protrusion

315b engaging protrusion

32 movable parts

321 Commodity Guidance Department

322 hanging part

323a engaging hole

323b engaging hole

324a adjustment slot

324b adjustment slot

40 pass area

50 commodity guide parts

L Front and rear width

Claims (2)

1. a commodity device for automatic vending machine, is characterized in that, comprising:

Commodity accommodating passage, by arranging passage constitutive requirements at pair of right and left matrix side sheet room, forms with the model split extended along above-below direction, and is received successively with the posture of laying across by commodity; With

Top pallet, has the commodity guiding passage guided to the upper end open of described commodity accommodating passage by the commodity be put into by input port,

Described top pallet comprises:

By the locking protrusion being arranged at side end being inserted in the stop hole of each matrix side plate, so that the interpleural fixed part of matrix can not be fixed in the mode of the fore-and-aft direction top offset of described commodity accommodating passage relative to described matrix side plate; With

Movable member, the upper surface of this movable member self forms described commodity guiding passage, and engaging with this fixed part in the mode that can be shifted along the bearing of trend of described fixed part and form, limiting by carrying out the front and back width be shifted to the upper end open of described commodity accommodating passage

Described fixed part and described movable member are bent by flat sheet metal respectively and form,

Described fixed part has commodity guiding base portion and passage constituting portion, described commodity guiding base portion is the position that the past rear, direction tilts downwards gradually, described movable member is loaded at the upper surface of himself, described passage constituting portion is the position extended in the mode bent downwards from the rearward end of described commodity guiding base portion, be positioned at himself below passage forming member together with form described commodity accommodating passage.

2. the commodity device of automatic vending machine as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that:

Described movable member, enter in the connecting hole being formed at described movable member self by making the engaging protrusion arranged at the side end of described fixed part, and described locking protrusion is entered and is formed in the regulating tank of described movable member self, engage with this fixed part.