CN110246268A - The commodity device of automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a product storage device (20) of an automatic vending machine that automates the installation of the baffle plate relative to the channel components, comprising: a product storage channel (20a), which passes between a pair of left and right supporting side plates (21) Arrange channel constituent parts (22) between and be constituted as the structure that extends along the up and down direction, and the commodity that puts in is accommodated in the posture of laterally toppling; The supporting claws (223, 224) are swingably supported on the passage constituting member (22), so that they can move forward and backward relative to the commodity storage passage (20a), and are supported by the coil spring between it and the passage constituting member (22). (25) Forced to move in and out in the commodity storage channel (20a), the channel constituting member (22) has an anti-off piece (224d) that restricts the shaft-shaped part (241, 242) from detaching from the supporting claw part (223, 224). ).

Description

Commodity storage device for vending machines

technical field

The present invention relates to a commodity storage device for an automatic vending machine, and more specifically, to a commodity storage device for an automatic vending machine suitable for selling commodities such as canned beverages and bottled beverages.

Background technique

At present, there is known a serpentine commodity rack as a commodity storage device of an automatic vending machine that sells commodities such as canned beverages and bottled beverages. Such a product storage device has a product storage passage that is divided so as to extend in a zigzag shape in an up-down direction by interposing a passage constituting member between a pair of support side plates standing opposite to each other on the left and right.

A baffle is appropriately provided on the passage constituting member. In the shutter, the shaft-shaped portion formed at the upper end portion is swingably supported by the support portion of the passage constituting member so as to move forward and backward with respect to the product storage passage. Moreover, the spring (biasing means) which biases this shutter so that it may move in and out in the product storage passage is interposed between the shutter and the passage constituting member.

In the product storage device described above, when the baffle plate comes into contact with the products that have been dropped into the product storage passage and pass through (fall), the falling speed of the products can be reduced and the attitude of the products can be corrected at the same time.

In this kind of product storage device, the protruding piece provided at one end portion of the shaft-shaped portion inserted through the support portion is bent to form a detachment preventing portion. Refer to Patent Document 1).

prior art literature

patent documents

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent No. 4403963

Contents of the invention

The problem to be solved by the invention

However, in recent years, each component part of an automatic vending machine is generally assembled by a robot etc. suitably and automatically.

However, in the above-mentioned product storage device, it is necessary to bend the protruding piece of the shaft-shaped part of the movable part such as the baffle, and since the baffle is biased by the spring, the size of the baffle depends on the elastic force of the spring. The posture varies, and it is difficult to form a detachment stop using a robot or the like. Therefore, it is necessary to manually install the baffle.

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 automating the attachment of the shutter to the passage constituting member.

Technical solutions for problem solving

In order to achieve the above object, the product storage device of the automatic vending machine of the present invention is characterized in that it includes:

The product storage passage, which is configured to extend in the vertical direction by arranging the passage constituting members between the pair of left and right support side plates, and sequentially accommodates the inserted products in a horizontally dumped posture; and the baffle plate, its own shaft The shaped part is swingably supported on the supporting claw part of the passage constituting member, so that it can move forward and backward relative to the commodity storage passage, and can be biased by the force applying unit between it and the passage constituting member. It moves in and out in the product storage passage, and the passage constituting member has a detachment preventing piece that restricts the shaft-shaped part from detaching from the support claw part.

In addition, in the product storage device for an automatic vending machine according to the present invention, the drop-off preventing piece is formed by bending a tongue-shaped portion formed on a supporting claw portion that supports one end portion of the shaft-shaped portion.

In addition, the product storage device for an automatic vending machine according to the present invention is characterized in that the supporting claws are formed on a channel forming part that constitutes the channel constituting member and is provided integrally with a top tray for Commodities are guided to other commodity storage passages adjacent to the rear of the commodity storage passage.

Invention effect

According to the present invention, the passage constituting member has the anti-slip piece that restricts the shaft-shaped portion from detaching from the supporting claw portion. Use a robot or the like to form the detachment stopper. Therefore, the effect of automating the attachment of the baffle to the passage constituting member can be achieved.

Description of drawings

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

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing an internal structure of an automatic vending machine to which the product storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied.

3 is a perspective view showing an internal structure of an automatic vending machine to which the product storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional side view conceptually showing the product storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the baffle shown in Fig. 4 .

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the installation structure of the baffle shown in FIG. 5 .

FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view showing the mounting state of the baffle shown in FIG. 6 .

Fig. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the mounting structure of the width guide shown in Fig. 4 .

Fig. 9 is a side view of the width guide shown in Figs. 4 and 8 .

Fig. 10 is an enlarged perspective view showing the mounted state of the width guide shown in Fig. 9 .

FIG. 11 is a top view of the width guide shown in FIGS. 4 and 8 .

Fig. 12 is a perspective view showing the product input guide shown in Fig. 4 .

Fig. 13 is an exploded perspective view of main components of the product insertion guide shown in Fig. 12 .

Fig. 14 is a perspective view showing the product input guide shown in Fig. 4 .

Fig. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a main part of a modified example of the product storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing main parts of another modified example of the product storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

Next, 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 drawings.

1 to 3 are diagrams each showing an automatic vending machine to which a product storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. FIG. 1 is a front view, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing an internal structure. The vending machine exemplified here is a device for selling products such as canned beverages and bottled beverages, and has a main body cabinet 1 .

The main body cabinet 1 is formed as a cuboid-shaped heat insulating case having an opening (hereinafter also referred to as a front opening) 1a on the front surface. A plurality of independent commodity storages 2a, 2b, and 2c are arranged in a row in the left and right inside the main body cabinet 1 . These product storages 2a, 2b, and 2c are used to store products in a state maintained at a desired temperature. Each product storage warehouse 2a, 2b, 2c is equipped with a product storage device 20 for storing the products inserted through the product inlets 3a, 3b, 3c in the respective upper parts. A heat exchanger (not shown) is arranged in the divided lower portion, and the products stored in the product storage device 20 can be maintained at a desired cooling temperature or heating temperature by driving the heat exchanger.

In the above-mentioned automatic vending machine, a door body 5 is provided on one side edge of the main body cabinet 1 . The door body 5 opens and closes the front opening 1a of the main cabinet 1, and has an inner door 5a, a middle door 5b, and an outer door 5c. The inner door 5 a has a size sufficient to cover the front surfaces of the product storages 2 a , 2 b , and 2 c provided in the main body cabinet 1 . In the illustrated example, the inner door 5a is divided up and down so that each can be opened and closed independently.

The middle door 5b is arranged on the front side of the inner door 5a. On this middle door 5b, a plurality of stages (3 stages in the illustrated example) commodity sample stands 6 are arranged along the up-down direction on the upper part of the front surface side. (referred to as commodity samples) S are arranged in a row from side to side and placed. Moreover, in the middle door 5b, the illumination panel 7 is arrange|positioned in the lower part of the front surface side.

The outer door 5 c has a size sufficient to cover the front surface opening 1 a of the main body cabinet 1 . A display window 8 , a product selection button 9 , a coin input port 10 , a banknote insertion port 11 , an integral display 12 , a coin return port 13 , and a product withdrawal port 14 are provided on the front side of the outer door 5 c. On the other hand, the coin handling machine 15, the coin collection box 16, and the banknote handling machine 17 are provided in the rear surface side of the outer door 5c.

The display window 8 is a window for the user to recognize the product sample S (product sample stand 6 ) and the light panel 7 arranged on the middle door 5 b. The product selection button 9 is a button switch for the user to select a purchased product, and is prepared for each product sample S identified through the display window 8 . The coin slot 10 is an opening for a user to insert coins. Coins inserted through the coin insertion port 10 are stored in the coin collection box 16 after the denomination is recognized by the coin handling machine 15 . The banknote insertion opening 11 is an opening for a user to insert banknotes. The denomination of the banknote inserted through the banknote insertion port 11 is recognized in the banknote handling machine 17 . Moreover, the said banknote insertion port 11 has the function for returning the banknote which was not recognized by the banknote handling machine 17. As shown in FIG. The integrated display 12 is a device for displaying various information to the user, such as the amount of money input, whether it is on sale, or whether change needs to be returned. The coin return opening 13 is an opening for returning coins that cannot be recognized in the coin handling machine 15 or coins that are used as change to the user. The product take-out port 14 is an opening for a user to receive the product discharged from the product storage device 20 .

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional side view conceptually showing the product storage device 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The product storage device 20 illustrated here is a product storage warehouse 2a, 2b, 2c for storing products put in a horizontally tilted posture in an automatic vending machine, and on the other hand, it performs storage of products corresponding to the case where a sales order is given. The discharge device includes a product storage path 20 a , a movable side plate 27 , a product carry-out mechanism 28 , a width guide 30 , and a product input guide 40 .

The product storage passage 20a is divided by arranging passage constituting members 22 between a pair of left and right support side plates 21, and these passage constituting members 22 extend in a zigzag shape vertically sandwiched between them.

The passage forming member 22 which divides the product storage passage 20a is comprised from the passage forming member 221, and the passage forming part 222 as needed. The channel forming member 221 is formed by bending a flat sheet metal, and extends in a zigzag shape in the vertical direction. The aisle forming part 222 is used when the extended length of the product storage aisle 20a to be divided is large, and is provided integrally with the top tray 23 arranged in the upper region of the product storage aisle 20a.

Here, the top tray 23 is formed by bending a flat sheet metal, and is bridged between the support side plates 21 . The top tray 23 is installed on the support side plate 21 so as to gradually incline downward from the front toward the rear, and a product guide passage 23a is formed on the upper surface. The commodity guide path 23a guides the commodity inserted from the commodity input port 3a, 3b, 3c to the upper end part of the corresponding commodity storage path 20a.

On the passage constituting member 22, a shutter 24 is swingably provided so as to move forward and backward relative to the product storage passage 20a.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the baffle 24 shown in FIG. 4 . Here, the baffle plate 24 attached to the aisle forming part 222 provided integrally with the top tray 23 is exemplified, but of course it is not limited to this baffle plate 24 . The product storage channel 20a (other product storage channel 20a) adjacent to the rear.

As also shown in FIG. 6 , the baffle plate 24 is formed by bending a flat sheet metal, and has a left shaft portion 241 and a right shaft portion 242 at its upper end. The left shaft portion 241 is configured by molding the end of the left upper end piece obtained by forming the slit 243 in the upper end of the baffle 24 into a cylindrical shape. The right shaft portion 242 is configured by forming the end portion of the right upper end piece obtained by forming the slit 244 in the upper end portion of the baffle plate 24 into a cylindrical shape. A plurality of bulging portions 245 formed by crimping are formed on such baffle plate 24 .

A left support claw portion 223 and a right support claw portion 224 are formed on the passage forming portion 222 to which the shutter 24 is attached. The left supporting claw portion 223 is formed by pressing from behind the central portion of the left supporting claw forming portion formed by forming the left slit 225 at the lower end portion of the channel forming portion 222 so that the central portion 223a protrudes forward. That is, the left side support claw part 223 forms the recessed part 223b in the rear side of the center part 223a. Furthermore, a stopper 223c is provided at the left end of the left support claw 223 so as to close the left region of the concave portion 223b (see FIGS. 10 and 14 ).

The right support claw portion 224 is a central portion of the right support claw constituting portion obtained by forming the right side slit 226 at the lower end portion of the passage forming portion 222 on the right side of the left support claw portion 223 from the rear, It is formed in such a manner that the central portion 224a protrudes toward the front. That is, the right side support claw part 224 forms the recessed part 224b in the rear side of the center part 224a. Furthermore, a tongue-shaped portion, that is, a drop-off preventing piece formation portion 224c is formed in the center portion 224a of the right side support claw portion 224 so as to protrude rightward.

After attaching the coil spring 25 to the baffle plate 24 so as to straddle the right end of the left shaft portion 241 and the left end of the right shaft portion 242, insert the left end of the left shaft portion 241 into the left support claw portion 223 from the right. At the same time, insert the right end of the right shaft portion 242 into the rear recessed portion 224b of the right support claw portion 224 from the left.

Thus, by swingably supporting the left shaft portion 241 and the right shaft portion 242 between the front surface of the lower end portion of the passage forming portion 222 and the left support claw portion 223 and the right support claw portion 224, To install the baffle plate 24 on the channel forming portion 222 . In this case, since the retaining portion 223c that closes the left region of the concave portion 223b is formed on the left support claw portion 223, the leftward movement of the flapper 24 can be restricted.

And, as shown in FIG. 7, the anti-off piece 224d facing the right end of the right shaft portion 242 of the baffle plate 24 is formed by bending the anti-off piece forming portion 224c of the right supporting claw portion 224 toward the rear, thereby It is possible to restrict the shaft portions (the left shaft portion 241 and the right shaft portion 242 ) of the shutter 24 from coming off the support claws (the left support claw portion 223 and the right support claw portion 224 ).

Thus, by attaching the shutter 24 to the passage forming portion 222, the coil spring 25 constitutes an urging unit between the shutter 24 and the passage forming portion 222 to move the shutter 24 in and out of the product storage passage 20a.

The baffle plate 24 is arranged in the position of moving in and out to the commodity storage channel 20a by the coil spring 25 under normal conditions, and the commodity storage channel 20a abuts against the commodities passing through (falling) and overcomes the elastic force of the coil spring 25 from the commodity storage channel 20a. By moving backward, it is possible to correct the attitude of the product to be horizontal while mitigating the falling impact of the product.

The movable side plate 27 is a plate made of a thin steel plate obtained by performing plate-shaped metal processing according to the shape of the product storage passage 20a. The movable side plate 27 is arranged movably in the left-right direction by a link mechanism not shown so as to approach or separate from the left support side plate 21 (support side plate 21 shown in FIG. 4 ).

The movable side plate 27 is a conventionally known plate, and is used to adjust the lateral width (passage width) of the product storage passage 20a according to the length of the product.

The product carry-out mechanism 28 is provided on the lower side of the product storage path 20a. The product carrying-out mechanism 28 stores the products in the product storage passage 20a in the standby state by controlling the movement of the products between it and the passage width adjusting plate 28a, and when a signal for carrying out is applied from a controller not shown in the figure, , to play the role of discharging the corresponding commodities to the export chute 4 one by one.

The width guide 30 is provided on the above-mentioned top tray 23 . As mentioned above, the top tray 23 is bridged between the support side plates 21, and the product guide path 23a is formed in the upper surface. As shown in FIG. 8 , a cylindrical curled portion 231 is formed at the front end portion of the top tray 23 . In addition, a first engaging hole 232 is formed in the top tray 23 so that the left-right direction becomes the longitudinal direction. Furthermore, in the top tray 23 , second engaging holes 233 whose longitudinal direction is the longitudinal direction are formed at predetermined intervals in the left-right direction on the rear side of the first engaging holes 232 .

The width guide 30 is used to adjust the left-right width (lane width) of the commodity guide path 23a according to the length of the commodity. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 , the width guide 30 has a horizontally extending portion 31 constituting the bottom surface, and is arranged in such a manner as to extend upward from one side edge of the horizontally extending portion 31 , and restricts the left and right sides of the commodity guide passage 23 a. The upper extension 32 of the width. A curved portion 311 , an engaging protrusion 312 , and an engaging piece 313 are formed on the horizontally extending portion 31 .

The bent portion 311 is formed so as to protrude forward at the front end portion of the horizontally extending portion 31 . Accordingly, the curved portion 311 has a concave portion 311 a on the rear side. The vertical width of the concave portion 311 a of the bent portion 311 is larger than the vertical width of the curled portion 231 . The engagement protrusion 312 is formed to protrude downward from the lower surface of the horizontal extension portion 31 on the front side of the central portion. The engagement protrusion 312 has a downward extension 312a extending downward from the lower surface of the horizontal extension 31 (width guide 30 ), and is gradually inclined upward as it goes backward from the extension end of the downward extension 312a. The inclined upward extension part 312b, and the inclined downward extension part 312c gradually inclined downward as going backward from the extended end of the inclined upward extension part 312b. The engaging piece 313 is formed to protrude downward from the lower surface of the horizontally extending portion 31 on the rear side of the engaging protrusion 312 .

In such a width guide 30 , the bulging portion 33 formed by the hemming process is formed over the horizontal extension portion 31 and the upper extension portion 32 , or only on the upper extension portion 32 .

In this width guide 30 , the curled portion 231 enters the concave portion 311 a of the curved portion 311 , and the engaging protrusion 312 is inserted into the first engaging hole 232 from above to engage, and at the same time, the engaging piece 313 is inserted into the first engaging hole 232 from above. The two engaging holes 233 are engaged, and thereby, as shown in FIG. 10 , the top tray 23 is attached in a state where movement in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction is restricted.

Then, the engaging piece 313 can be detached from the second engaging hole 233 by rotating the width guide 30 upward with respect to the top tray 23 around the curled portion 231 relatively entered into the concave portion 311 a. In this case, the engagement protrusion 312 is in a state where the inclined downward extension portion 312c comes into contact with the lower surface of the top tray 23 to be elastically deformed, and the engagement state with the first engagement hole 232 is maintained. Then, after moving the width guide 30 in the left-right direction, it is rotated downward centering on the curled portion 231, and the engaging piece 313 is inserted into the new second engaging hole 233 from above to engage it. This enables adjustment of the left-right width of the commodity guide path 23a.

At the rear end edge of the width guide 30 , that is, at the rear end edge of the upper extension 32 , double-braided locking protrusions 321 , 322 are formed so as to protrude rearward. The gap between these locking protrusions 321 , 322 has a size such that the upper end portion of the movable side plate 27 can enter. As also shown in FIG. 9 , these locking protrusions 321 , 322 are not formed as a pair of left and right, but are formed at different heights.

In the product storage device 20 described above, as shown in FIG. 11 , the width guide 30 and the movable side plate 27 are engaged by being sandwiched between the locking protrusions 321 and 322 by the upper end portion of the movable side plate 27 . In this way, when the width guide 30 is engaged with the movable side plate 27, the movable side plate 27 also moves in the left-right direction as the width guide 30 moves in the left-right direction. The movable side plate 27 can be driven, and the left-right width of the product storage passage 20a and the left-right width of the product guide passage 23a can be matched in size.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the product input guide 40 is swingably arranged around the axis of the shaft member 43 so as to move forward and backward in the product passing area 20 b at the upper end of the product storage passage 20 a. As shown in FIG. 12, the right end of the shaft member 43 is supported by the support hole 234a (see FIGS. 8 and 10) passing through the support piece portion 234 of the top tray 23 disposed in the passage area 20b. above and guide the products to the product storage passage 20a (other product storage passage 20a) adjacent to the rear of the above-mentioned product storage passage 20a, and the left end part passes through the hole portion (not shown) of the support side plate 21 on the left side. It is supported by the support side plate 21 . Here, a flange portion is appropriately formed (burring) on the end portion of the support piece portion 234 .

The product input guide 40 includes a first divided guide 41 and a second divided guide 42 . As also shown in FIG. 13 , the first divided guide 41 is formed from a first base 411 formed at both left and right ends by a first mounting piece 411 a formed with a first through hole 411 b through which the shaft member 43 penetrates. The first abutting portion 412 obliquely extending from the rear end portion of the first base portion 411 and the first cover portion 413 obliquely extending from the front end portion of the first base portion 411 are integrally formed.

As also shown in FIG. 13 , the second divided guide 42 is formed from a second base 421 formed at both left and right ends by a second mounting piece 421 a formed with a second through hole 421 b through which the shaft member 43 penetrates. The second contact portion 422 obliquely extending from the rear end portion of the second base portion 421 and the second cover portion 423 obliquely extending from the front end portion of the second base portion 421 are integrally formed.

In the first divided guide 41, the first abutting portion 412 and the edge ends 412a, 413a of the first cover portion 413, that is, the ends other than the portion continuous with the first base portion 411, are hemmed and bent. The edge ends 422 a and 423 a of the second abutting portion 422 and the second cover portion 423 in the divided guide 42 , that is, end portions other than the portion continuous with the second base portion 421 are hem-bent. In addition, bulging portions 414 and 424 formed by crimping are formed on the first divided guide 41 and the second divided guide 42 .

Insert the first mounting piece 411a on the right side of the first base 411 in the first divided guide 41 into the rectangular opening 421c formed in the second base 421 from the front, and pass through the support hole of the support piece 234 from the right. The shaft member 43 of 234a passes through the second through hole 421b of the second mounting piece 421a on the right side in the second base portion 421, the first through hole 411b of the first mounting piece 411a on the right side in the first base portion 411, and the second through hole 411b of the right side first mounting piece 411a in the first base portion 411. After the second through hole 421b of the second mounting piece 421a on the left side in the second base portion 421 and the first through hole 411b of the first mounting piece 411a on the left side in the first base portion 411, they are inserted into the support side on the left side. The hole portion of the plate 21 , and thus, the product input guide 40 is disposed so as to be able to swing around the axis of the shaft member 43 .

The first divided guide 41 and the second divided guide 42 can swing integrally with each other by partially overlapping each other.

12, the upper end of the first mounting piece 411a enters the engagement hole 271 formed in the upper end of the movable side plate 27 on the left side of the first base 411, whereby the first split guide 41 is engaged with the movable side plate 27 . That is, when the movable side plate 27 moves in the left-right direction together with the width guide 30 , the first divided guide 41 moves in the left-right direction following the movable side plate 27 .

However, the restriction piece 227 is formed on the upper end portion of the channel forming portion 222 constituting the channel forming member 22 by erecting molding. The restricting piece 227 is formed so as to protrude forward from the passage forming portion 222 , and a notch 227 a through which the shaft member 43 is inserted is provided at the front end thereof.

As shown in FIG. 14 , the restricting piece 227 passes through the shaft member 43 on the left side of the second mounting piece 421 a on the left side of the second base portion 421 of the second divided guide 42 , and the second divided guide 42 is about to pass through. When moving to the left, the second divided guide 42 is restricted from moving in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction) of the shaft member 43 by coming into contact with the second mounting piece 421 a on the left side.

In this commodity input guide 40, since the first divided guide 41 and the second divided guide 42 are integrally provided around the axis of the shaft member 43 so as to be swingable, it is compatible with the input of commodities through the input ports 3a, 3b, and 3c. , The posture of the product can be adjusted when the product that has passed through the product guide channel 23a comes into contact. Moreover, the product input guide 40 is divided into a first divided guide 41 and a second divided guide 42, and the first divided guide 41 moves following the movement of the movable side plate 27, so that it can be moved according to the left and right sides of the product storage passage 20a. The size of the width adjusts the size of the left and right widths.

As described above, according to the product storage device 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the passage forming part 222 constituting the passage forming part 22 is equipped with the shaft-shaped parts (the left shaft-shaped part 241 and the right shaft-shaped part 242) The drop-off prevention piece 224d detached from the supporting claws (the left supporting claw 223 and the right supporting claw 224), therefore, is fixed on the member (fixed member) that supports the side plate 21 such as the passage constituting member 22. The drop-off prevention piece 224d may be formed, or the drop-off prevention piece 224d may be formed by a robot or the like. Therefore, it is possible to automate the attachment of the baffle plate 24 to the passage constituting member 22 .

According to the product storage device 20 described above, the curled portion 231 of the top tray 23 relatively enters the concave portion 311 a of the curved portion 311 formed at the front end portion of the horizontally extending portion 31 , and the engagement protrusion protrudes downward from the lower surface of the horizontally extending portion 31 . 312 enters the first engaging hole 232 formed in the top tray 23 where the left-right direction becomes the longitudinal direction, so that the width guide 30 is arranged on the top tray 23. Therefore, the width guide 30 can be separately installed on the top tray 23, The width guide 30 can also be detached from the top tray 23 alone. Therefore, attachment and detachment of the width guide 30 can be performed easily.

According to the product storage device 20 described above, the width guide 30 is formed by sandwiching the upper end of the movable side plate 27 between the double-braided locking protrusions 321 and 322 formed so as to protrude from the rear end edge toward the rear. Since it is locked, the movable side plate 27 can also be moved in the left-right direction when the width guide 30 is moved in the left-right direction. Furthermore, since only the locking protrusions 321, 322 are formed on the width guide 30, there is no need to increase the strength of the movable side plate 27 or the width guide 30 itself, and conventionally used materials can be applied. Therefore, an increase in manufacturing cost can be suppressed. In addition, since the width guide 30 is formed with the bulging portions 414, 424 formed by the hemming process, its strength can be improved.

According to the product storage device 20 described above, the product input guide 40 includes the first divided guide 41 that is supported swingably on the shaft member 43 and is movable along the longitudinal direction of the shaft member 43 by being coupled to the movable side plate 27 , and The second divided guide 42 is swingably supported on the shaft member 43 and is integrally swung with the first divided guide 41 so as to overlap at least a part of the first divided guide 41. Since the dividing guide 42 moves along the longitudinal direction of the shaft member 43, there is no need for other parts such as stopper pins as in the past, and the number of parts can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and reduce the manufacturing cost.

According to the product storage device 20 described above, the right end portion of the shaft member 43, which is the swing shaft of the product input guide 40, is supported by the support piece portion 234 of the top tray 23. The product input guide 40 is assembled to the front group of the top tray 23, and the efficiency of an assembly operation can be achieved. Furthermore, a jig or the like for holding the shaft member 43 is unnecessary during the assembly work of the product storage device 20 .

According to the product storage device 20 described above, the edges of the first abutting portion 412 and the first cover portion 413 in the first split guide 41 are hemmed and bent, and the second abutting portion in the second split guide 42 Since edge portions of the portion 422 and the second cover portion 423 are hemmed and bent, it is possible to suppress damage to products that pass through the region 20b and come into contact. In addition, the first divided guide 41 and the second divided guide 42 are formed with bulging portions 414, 424 formed by crimping, so that the strength can be increased, and the contact area with the product passing through the passage area 20b can be reduced. , so it can reduce the friction with the product and realize the smooth movement of the product.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications are possible.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the anti-off piece forming part 224c is formed on the right side support claw part 224, but in the present invention, as shown in FIG. It is also possible to form, for example, a U-shaped drop-off preventing piece forming part 224c'. Thus, by bending the anti-off piece forming part 224c', the anti-off piece can also be formed on the part (fixed part) fixed to the supporting side plate such as the channel forming part 22', and the baffle plate 24' can be aligned with the channel. The installation of the constituent parts 22' is automated.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, by forming the bulging parts 414 and 424 formed by the crimping process on the first divided guide 41 and the second divided guide 42, the contact area with the goods passing through the passage area 20b is reduced. , but in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 16, a plurality of holes 415, 425 may also be formed on the first abutting portion 412' and the second abutting portion 422'. According to this, since the air density difference caused by the flow of air from the plurality of holes 415, 416 can be utilized, the vibration caused by the abutment of the product with the first divided guide 41 ′ and the second divided guide 42 ′ can be suppressed from being placed in the air. Collision noises are generated between the high-density and low-density portions, so that the collision noise caused by contact between the products passing through the passage area 20b and the first divided guide 41' and the second divided guide 42' can be reduced.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the detachment preventing piece 224d is formed in the channel forming part 222 provided integrally with the top tray 23, but in the present invention, it is not limited to the channel forming part as long as it is a channel forming part forming a product storage channel.

Explanation of reference signs

1 main cabinet

20 commodity storage device

20a Commodity storage channel

20b through the area

21 Support side plate

22 channel components

221 channel forming member

222 Channel forming part

223 Left support claw

224 Right support claw

224c Slip-off stopper component

224d anti-off sheet

225 Left Slit

226 Right Gap

23 Top Tray

23a Commodity guide channel

231 curly part

232 First engaging hole

233 Second engaging hole

234 Support part

234a Bearing hole

24 bezel

241 Left shaft

242 Right shaft

243 Gap

244 Gap

245 Bulge

25 coil spring

27 Movable side panels

28 Commodity unloading mechanism

30 width guide

31 horizontal extension

311 bending part

311a Recess

312 Engagement protrusion

312a lower extension

312b Inclined extension

312c Inclined descender

313 Clips

32 Right upper extension

321 Locking protrusion

322 Locking protrusion

40 product input guide

41 First split guide

411 First base

412 First contact part

413 First Cover

42 Second split guide

421 Second base

422 Second abutment part

423 Second Cover

43 shaft parts.

Claims (3)

1. A product storage device for an automatic vending machine, characterized in that it comprises: The product storage channel is configured as a structure extending in the vertical direction by arranging channel constituent members between a pair of left and right support side plates, and stores the input products sequentially in a horizontally tilted posture; and The baffle is swingably supported by the shaft-shaped portion of the baffle on the supporting claw portion of the passage constituting member so as to be able to move forward and backward relative to the product storage passage, and is held between it and the passage constituting member. The force applying unit can apply force to move in and out in the product storage channel, The passage constituting member has a detachment preventing piece that restricts the shaft-shaped portion from being detached from the support claw portion. 2. The commodity storage device of an automatic vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The said drop-off prevention piece is comprised by bending the tongue-shaped part formed in the support claw part which supports the one end part of the said shaft-shaped part. 3. The commodity storage device of an automatic vending machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The supporting claws are formed in a passage forming part constituting the passage constituting member and provided integrally with a top tray for guiding products to other product storages adjacent to the rear of the product storage passage. aisle.