CN112150706B

CN112150706B - Commodity storage device

Info

Publication number: CN112150706B
Application number: CN202010343387.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 大坪智宪; 西田祥章; 福田胜彦
Original assignee: Fuji Electric Co Ltd
Current assignee: Fuji Electric Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-06-28
Filing date: 2020-04-27
Publication date: 2022-05-06
Anticipated expiration: 2040-04-27
Also published as: JP7310365B2; JP2021009483A; CN112150706A

Abstract

The invention relates to a commodity storage device, which can output and deliver commodities well. A commodity storage device (20) is provided with: a cargo channel housing (30) extending in the front-rear direction and having a commodity storage passage formed in an upper region; and a spiral rack (42) which is configured in a spiral winding mode along the extending direction of the goods channel shell (30), wherein the spiral rack (42) rotates around the central axis under the condition that the driving force is transmitted from the driving source through a transmission component (41), when the spiral rack (42) rotates, the goods storage device (20) outputs the goods restrained between the intervals of the spiral rack (42) towards the front gradually and delivers the front goods from the goods storage passage, the goods storage device (20) is provided with a limiting component (80), the limiting component (80) extends along the extending direction of the goods channel shell (30) in the spiral rack (42) and limits the left and right width of the goods storage passage.

Description

Commodity storage device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a commodity storage device, and more particularly, to a commodity storage device applied to a vending machine that sells commodities.

Background

Conventionally, some vending machines that sell products are configured to deliver products stored in a product rack of a product storage to a conveyance tray, and then to deliver the products to a predetermined product delivery area by conveying the products on the conveyance tray. The commodity taking out region is a space communicating with the outside of the commodity storage through the commodity taking out port, and when a user inserts his or her hand through the commodity taking out port, the purchased commodity can be taken out.

In general, in such an automatic vending machine, a door body constituting a front surface is formed of a transparent panel such as glass, and it is possible to visually recognize and select products stored in a product rack of a product storage from the outside and to observe a state in which purchased products sent out from the product rack are conveyed to a product takeout area by a conveyance tray. In this way, the use of the vending machine in which the interior of the commodity storage box can be visually recognized has an advantage that the user's will of purchase can be enhanced.

The commodity shelf in such a vending machine is configured by arranging a plurality of commodity storage devices in parallel in the left and right direction. Each of the commodity storage devices constituting the commodity shelf is composed of a commodity passage casing, a spiral rack and a base.

The cargo channel casing extends in the front-rear direction, and a commodity storage passage is formed in an upper region. The spiral frame is formed in a spiral winding shape along the extending direction of the goods passage shell. The screw is rotated about a central axis with a driving force transmitted from a motor as a driving source via a transmission member. The base is formed by processing a metal plate in a longitudinal strip shape. The base extends in the extending direction of the cargo path casing inside the spiral rack in a state that the front end portion is fixed to the cargo path casing, and places the commodity on the upper surface. The rear end of the base is connected to a disk-shaped member. The disk-shaped member is formed with a through hole through which the shaft portion of the transmission member passes so as to be supported by the transmission member.

In the commodity storage device having such a configuration, in a normal state, commodities loaded on the base are constrained between the pitches of the spiral rack, and when the spiral rack rotates, the commodities constrained between the pitches are gradually output forward and the front-most commodity is delivered (for example, see patent document 1).

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2016-

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

In the above-described commodity storage device, when the lateral width of the commodity constrained between the pitches of the spiral rack is smaller than the lateral width of the spiral rack, the motion of the commodity output by the rotation of the spiral rack may become unstable, and as a result, the output and delivery of the commodity may become unstable.

In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a commodity storage device capable of outputting and delivering commodities in a satisfactory manner.

Means for solving the problems

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a commodity storage device including: a cargo path casing extending in the front-rear direction and having a commodity storage passage formed in an upper region thereof; and a spiral rack that is configured to be spirally wound in an extending direction of the lane housing, and that rotates around a central axis when a driving force is transmitted from a driving source via a transmission member, wherein when the spiral rack rotates, the commodity storage device is configured to output the commodity, which is constrained between the pitches of the spiral rack, gradually forward and deliver the frontmost commodity from the commodity storage passage, and is characterized by being provided with a restriction member that extends in the extending direction of the lane housing inside the spiral rack and restricts a left-right width of the commodity storage passage.

In the above-described commodity storage device, the restricting member may include: a fixed sheet portion that is provided upright so as to extend in the extending direction of the trunk casing; and a movable plate portion that is swingable so as to approach and separate from the fixed plate portion, and the horizontal width of the commodity storage passage is variable by the amount of swing of the movable plate portion.

In addition, according to the present invention, in the commodity storage device, the commodity storage device includes: a sold-out driver which is arranged on the commodity passage housing in a manner that a pair of left and right rod parts can move forward and backward in an upper area above a loading surface of commodities constrained between each interval of the spiral rack in a left and right side area of the spiral rack, is normally forced by a force application member to swing in a manner that the rod parts move forward and backward, and overcomes the force application of the force application member to swing in a manner that the rod parts move backward and forward when the rod parts are pressed by the front-most commodities; and a sold-out detection unit that is turned off when the rod portion is moved back and forth, and that is turned on when the rod portion is moved back and forth, thereby detecting the presence or absence of a commodity between pitches on the foremost side of the rack.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

In the present invention, since the restriction member extending along the extending direction of the lane housing in the interior of the spiral rack restricts the lateral width of the commodity storage passage, even when the lateral width of the commodity restricted between the pitches of the spiral rack is smaller than the lateral width of the spiral rack, the operation of the commodity output by the rotation of the spiral rack can be stabilized, and the effect of outputting and delivering the commodity can be achieved well.

Drawings

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

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing 1 commodity storage device constituting the commodity shelf shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the cargo way casing shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the cargo way housing shown in fig. 3.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the sold out actuator of figures 3 and 4.

Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating the swinging action of the sold-out actuator shown in figure 5.

Figure 7 is a perspective view illustrating the swinging action of the sold-out actuator shown in figure 5.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing the base shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing the base shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing the restricting member shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the regulating member shown in fig. 10 is mounted.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view showing a state in which the passage width of the commodity-accommodating passage is restricted by the restricting member shown in fig. 10.

Fig. 13 is a perspective view showing a state in which the passage width of the commodity-accommodating passage is restricted by the restricting member shown in fig. 10.

Fig. 14 is an exploded perspective view showing a modification of the restricting member shown in fig. 10.

Fig. 15 is an exploded perspective view showing a modification of the restricting member shown in fig. 10.

Fig. 16 is a perspective view showing a state of swinging of the movable plate portion in the restricting member shown in fig. 14 and 15.

Fig. 17 is a perspective view showing a state of swinging of the movable plate portion in the restricting member shown in fig. 14 and 15.

Fig. 18 is a perspective view showing a state of swinging of the movable plate portion in the restricting member shown in fig. 14 and 15.

Fig. 19 is a perspective view showing a state of swinging of the movable plate portion in the restricting member shown in fig. 14 and 15.

Description of the reference numerals

20. A commodity storage device; 30. a cargo way housing; 31. a housing base; 312a, a mounting surface; 313. a notched portion; 314. 315, lower end face; 32. an installation part; 33. a storage section; 40. a drive unit; 41. a transmission member; 42. a spiral frame; 50. a sold-out driver; 51. a base portion; 511. a shaft portion; 512. 513, a cam portion; 52. a rod portion; 53. a coil spring; 60. a support unit; 61. a sold out detection switch; 62. sold out contacts; 70. a base; 71. a base portion; 711. two side portions; 72. a base front end portion; 73. a base rear end portion; 74. a sheet material; 80. a restraining member; 81. a fixed sheet portion; 811. a fixing sheet base; 812. the front end part of the fixing sheet; 813. the rear end part of the fixing piece; 82. a movable plate portion; 821. a movable piece base; 822. a bending section; 823. 1 st adjusting sheet; 824. a 2 nd adjusting sheet.

Detailed Description

Preferred embodiments of the commodity storage device according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a sectional side view schematically showing an internal structure of a vending machine to which a commodity storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. The vending machine exemplified here is configured to include a main body cabinet 1.

The main body cabinet 1 is a rectangular parallelepiped automatic vending machine main body having an open front surface, and a commodity storage container 2 having a heat insulating structure is disposed inside the main body cabinet. In the commodity storage container 2, the commodity shelf 10 is provided in a plurality of layers in the vertical direction. The commodity racks 10 are respectively erected between rack support side plates, not shown, provided upright on both sides of the commodity storage container 2, and store commodities.

Further, an evaporator 3 as a cooling member is provided in the commodity storage 2. The evaporator 3 constitutes a refrigeration cycle in which a refrigerant circulates, together with a compressor 5, a condenser 6, and the like disposed in the equipment room 4, and the evaporator 3 exchanges heat between the refrigerant passing through a refrigerant passage, not shown, of the evaporator 3 itself and air inside the commodity storage container 2 passing around the evaporator 3 itself, thereby cooling the air. Here, the equipment room 4 is a room partitioned below the commodity storage container 2 inside the main body cabinet 1.

By driving the in-compartment air blowing fan 7, the air cooled around the evaporator 3 is sucked into the ventilation path 9 from the suction port 8a of the rear surface duct 8 provided on the rear surface of the commodity storage compartment 2, passes through the ventilation path 9, and is blown out from the blowing port 8b, thereby cooling the commodities accommodated in the commodity rack 10.

On both sides of the front area of the commodity shelf 10, conveying rails 11 are arranged in a pair on the left and right sides, and a conveying tray 12 is arranged between the conveying rails 11 so as to be movable in the vertical direction by a conveying mechanism not shown. That is, a conveying path 13 through which the conveying tray 12 passes is formed between the conveying rails 11. The conveyance path 13 extends to the front of the equipment room 4, and the conveyance path 13 and the equipment room 4 are partitioned by a partition insulating material 4 a.

The main body cabinet 1 is provided with a door 14 and a closing member 15. The door 14 is a door for opening and closing an upper portion of the front surface opening of the main body cabinet 1, more specifically, a front region of the commodity storage 2, and the door 14 is disposed on one side edge portion of the main body cabinet 1 so as to be movable in an opening and closing manner. The door 14 has a heat insulating structure, and is provided with a glass plate (not shown) having heat insulating properties and allowing the inside to be visually recognized from the outside.

The closing member 15 closes a lower portion of the front opening of the main body cabinet 1, more specifically, a lower portion of the front opening of the main body cabinet 1 that cannot be closed by the door 14. Therefore, the blocking member 15 blocks the front of the conveyance path 13 formed in front of the equipment room 4.

The closing member 15 is formed with a commodity outlet 15a having a rectangular shape. The commodity outlet 15a is an opening through which a user takes out commodities transported via the transport tray 12, and is opened and closed by a commodity take-out door 16.

The commodity shelf 10 is configured by arranging a plurality of commodity-accommodating devices 20 side by side in a left-right arrangement.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing 1 commodity storage device 20 constituting the commodity shelf 10. The commodity storage device 20 illustrated here includes a trunk housing 30, a base 70, and a restricting member 80.

The trunk casing 30 is formed of, for example, a resin material, and is a long casing having a longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction. As shown in fig. 3, the trunk housing 30 includes a housing base 31, a mounting portion 32, and a housing portion 33.

The housing base 31 is a portion extending in the front-rear direction, and a recess 311 is formed in an upper portion thereof. In addition, extension portions 312 extending in a direction away from the concave portion 311 are formed on both right and left sides of the housing base 31, and an upper surface of the extension portion 312 constitutes a mounting surface 312a on which a commodity is mounted. This forms a commodity storage passage for storing commodities in an upper region of the housing base 31. Further, a pair of left and right notch portions 313 are formed in front of the extension portions 312.

The attachment portion 32 is provided so as to protrude downward from the front end portion of the housing base 31. The housing portion 33 is provided at the rear end portion of the housing base 31.

In such a trunk casing 30, the spiral rack 42 is provided to the drive unit 40 housed in the housing portion 33 via the transmission member 41 so as to extend over the entire upper region of the recess 311 of the casing base 31. Here, the drive unit 40 is a conventionally known drive unit, and although not shown in the drawings, a motor, an output gear, and the like as a drive source are configured to be built in the drive housing. The transmission member 41 is a conventionally known transmission member and has an annular shape.

As shown in fig. 2, the spiral rack 42 is formed by, for example, spirally winding a metal rod-like body in the front-rear direction (extending direction of the trunk casing 30). Such a helical rack 42 is connected to the transmission member 41 at a rear end portion thereof so that a central axis thereof coincides with a central axis of the transmission member 41, and is rotatable integrally with the transmission member 41. Then, when the motor is driven, the driving force is transmitted to the screw frame 42 via the transmission member 41, and the screw frame 42 rotates around its center axis in the clockwise direction when viewed from the front. The spiral rack 42 rotates about the central axis in the clockwise direction when viewed from the front, and thereby the commodities restricted between the respective pitches are gradually discharged forward, and the commodities restricted between the frontmost pitches are delivered forward from the commodity storage passage.

As also shown in fig. 4, a sold-out actuator 50 is provided at the outer casing 30. The sold-out actuator 50 is molded from a resin material, for example, and as shown in fig. 5, the sold-out actuator 50 is configured by integrally forming a base portion 51 and a rod portion 52.

The base portion 51 is a portion extending in the left-right direction, and a shaft portion 511 extending in the left-right direction is formed in the center portion thereof. The lever portion 52 is a pair of left and right members extending forward from both left and right end portions of the base portion 51.

Such a sold-out actuator 50 is provided in the trunk housing 30 so as to be supported swingably around the central axis of the shaft portion 511 by axially supporting the shaft portion 511 on a support unit 60 attached to the lower surface of the housing base 31 of the trunk housing 30. More specifically, the sold-out actuator 50 is provided to the track housing 30 so as to be capable of swinging in a manner that the rod portion 52 moves forward and backward in an upper area above the mounting surface 312a (the upper surface of the extension portion 312) of the track housing 30.

Further, a coil spring 53 is interposed between the sold-out actuator 50 and the commodity-way housing 30. The coil spring 53 is a biasing member that biases the sold-out driver 50 so that the rod portion 52 moves upward from the mounting surface 312 a.

The sold-out actuator 50 is configured such that the lever portion 52 swings in the notch portion 313 of the casing 30, and the length of the sold-out actuator 50 in the left-right direction is smaller than the maximum width of the casing 30 in the left-right direction.

That is, the sold-out driver 50 is provided in the commodity passage housing 30 so as to be capable of swinging in a manner that the pair of left and right rod portions 52 move forward and backward in an upper region above the mounting surface 312a in both left and right side regions of the spiral rack 42, and as shown in fig. 6, the sold-out driver 50 is normally biased by the coil spring 53 and swings in a manner that the rod portion 52 moves forward and backward, whereas as shown in fig. 7, when the rod portion 52 is pressed by a commodity between the frontmost pitches, the sold-out driver 50 swings in a manner that the rod portion 52 moves backward against the biasing force of the coil spring 53.

Further, a pair of right and left

cam portions

512 and 513 protruding upward are formed on the base portion 51 constituting the sold-out actuator 50. As shown in fig. 6, when the sold-out actuator 50 swings so that the rod portion 52 moves in, the edge portions of the

cam portions

512 and 513 are separated from the lower end surfaces 314 and 315 of the housing base portion 31 of the trunk housing 30 corresponding to the

cam portions

512 and 513 themselves.

On the other hand, when the rod portion 52 is pushed by a commodity between the forefront pitches and the sold-out actuator 50 swings in a state where the rod portion 52 retreats, as shown in fig. 7, the

cam portions

512 and 513 slide on the lower end surfaces 314 and 315 of the housing base 31 of the track housing 30 corresponding to the

cam portions

512 and 513 themselves.

A sold-out detection switch 61 as a sold-out detection member is provided in the supporting unit 60. A sold-out detection switch 61 is provided with a sold-out contact 62. The sold-out contact 62 is biased by a biasing member, not shown, to determine its standby posture.

When the sold-out driver 50 swings in such a manner that the rod 52 moves out, the sold-out contact 62 is not pressed at all, and the sold-out detection switch 61 is in an off state and detects "commodity presence". On the other hand, when the sold-out driver 50 swings in such a manner that the rod 52 moves inward, the sold-out contact 62 is pushed by a part of the sold-out driver 50 and is displaced against the biasing force of the biasing member, and the sold-out detection switch 61 is turned on and detects "no product". The detection result of the sold-out detection switch 61 is supplied to a control unit, not shown, by a predetermined signal.

Fig. 8 and 9 are perspective views each showing the base 70 shown in fig. 2. As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the base 70 is a long member formed by bending a metal plate or the like, for example, and having a longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction. The base 70 is formed by integrally forming a base 71, a base front end 72, and a base rear end 73.

The base portion 71 is a flat plate-like portion extending in the front-rear direction, and both side portions 711 thereof are bent upward. More specifically, the side portions 711 of the base portion 71 are bent upward so as to be gradually inclined upward as they are separated from the central portion 71a of the base portion 71.

A sheet 74 made of a low-friction material such as Mylar (registered trademark) sheet is laid on the lower surface of the base 71, specifically, on the entire region of the central portion 71a of the base 71.

The base front end portion 72 is a portion continuously provided at the front end portion of the base portion 71. The base front end portion 72 extends downward from the front end portion of the base portion 71 and then extends rearward, and a locking projection piece 721 projecting downward is formed at the extending end portion thereof.

The base rear end portion 73 is a portion continuously provided at the rear end portion of the base portion 71. The base rear end portion 73 is a flat plate-like portion extending upward from the rear end portion of the base portion 71, and both right and left side portions thereof are bent rearward.

The base 70 having such a configuration extends in the front-rear direction (extending direction of the trunk housing 30) so as to penetrate the inside of the spiral frame 42, and the base front end portion 72 is locked and supported by the trunk housing 30 by the locking projection 721 of the base front end portion 72 entering the locking hole 34 formed in the front end portion of the trunk housing 30. The base 70 is fixed by screwing a screw N inserted into a fastening hole 731 formed in the base rear end portion 73 from the front to a support member (not shown) inserted into a hollow portion (not shown) of the transmission member 41.

The extending ends of the left and right side portions 711 of the base portion 71 of the base 70 are disposed on the same plane as the upper surface (placement surface 312a) of the extension portion 312 of the trunk casing 30, and can place the commodities restricted between the pitches of the racks 42.

Fig. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing the restricting member 80 shown in fig. 2. As shown in fig. 10, the restricting member 80 includes a fixed plate portion 81 and a movable plate portion 82.

The fixing piece 81 is a long member formed by bending a metal plate or the like, for example, and has a longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction. The fixing piece 81 is integrally formed of a fixing piece base 811, a fixing piece front end 812, and a fixing piece rear end 813.

The fixing piece base 811 is a flat plate-shaped portion extending in the front-rear direction, and a fixing piece shaft 811a is formed by curling an upper end portion of the fixing piece base 811. A 1 st adjustment hole 811b and a 2 nd adjustment hole 811c are formed in the tip portion of the fixing piece base 811. The 1 st adjustment hole 811b is a long hole extending in the up-down direction. The 2 nd adjustment hole 811c is a long hole provided at a position rearward of the 1 st adjustment hole 811b and extending in the vertical direction. The size of the 2 nd alignment hole 811c in the longitudinal direction is smaller than the size of the 1 st alignment hole 811b in the longitudinal direction. In addition, a 3 rd adjustment hole 811d is formed in a rear end portion of the fixing piece base 811. The 3 rd adjustment hole 811d is a long hole extending in the up-down direction.

The fixing piece tip portion 812 is a portion extending leftward from the tip edge portion of the fixing piece base portion 811. The vertical dimension of the fixing piece tip 812 is larger than the vertical dimension of the fixing piece base 811, and the attachment member 83 is attached to the lower end of the fixing piece tip 812.

The fixing piece rear end portion 813 is a portion extending rightward from the rear end edge portion of the fixing piece base portion 811. The upper end portion 813a and the lower end portion 813b of the fixing piece rear end portion 813 are bent rearward.

The movable piece 82 is a long member formed by bending a metal plate or the like, for example, and having a longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction, and includes a movable piece base 821, a bent portion 822, a 1 st adjusting piece 823, and a 2 nd adjusting piece 824. The dimension of the movable piece 82 in the front-rear direction is smaller than the dimension of the fixed piece 81 in the front-rear direction.

The movable piece base 821 is a main component of the movable piece 82, and is a flat plate-like portion extending in the vertical direction. The bent portion 822 is formed over the entire upper end portion of the movable piece base 821 and is bent leftward. The 1 st adjustment sheet 823 is formed at the tip of the movable base 821 so as to protrude leftward, and has a bifurcated tip. The 2 nd tab 824 is formed to protrude so as to extend rearward from the rear end portion of the movable piece base 821 and then extend leftward.

The restricting member 80 is configured by attaching the movable plate portion 82 to the fixed plate portion 81 so that the fixed plate shaft portion 811a is relatively inserted into the bent portion 822, and the movable plate portion 82 is swingable about the axis of the fixed plate shaft portion 811a so as to approach and separate from the fixed plate portion 81.

As shown in fig. 11, such a regulating member 80 is attached to the inside of the spiral rack 42 so as to extend in the extending direction of the trunk cover 30 by inserting the attachment member 83 into the 1 st attachment hole 35 formed in the trunk cover 30, inserting the upper end portion 813a of the fixing piece rear end portion 813 into the attachment notch 732 formed in the base rear end portion 73, and inserting the lower end portion 813b of the fixing piece rear end portion 813 into the 2 nd attachment hole 733 formed in the base rear end portion 73.

In the case where the spiral rack 42 rotates clockwise as viewed from the front, the restricting member 80 is preferably attached to the left side of the inside of the spiral rack 42. This is because, when the spiral rack 42 rotates clockwise as viewed from the front, the upper extending portion of the spiral rack 42 is displaced rightward, and the commodity constrained between the pitches is output forward and is biased rightward.

In the restricting member 80, when the 1 st tab 823 is inserted into the 1 st adjustment hole 811b and the 2 nd tab 824 is inserted into the 3 rd adjustment hole 811d, the movable plate portion 82 is in the closest state to the fixed plate portion 81, and as shown in fig. 2, the restricting member 80 can maximize the lateral width of the commodity storing passage.

Next, as shown in fig. 12, when the movable piece 82 is moved rearward relative to the fixed piece 81 and a part of the tip end portion of the 1 st adjustment piece 823 is inserted into the 2 nd adjustment hole 811c, the movable piece 82 is swung apart from the fixed piece 81, and the restricting member 80 can reduce the left-right width of the commodity storing passage.

As shown in fig. 13, when the movable plate portion 82 is moved further rearward with respect to the fixed plate portion 81 and the 2 nd adjustment piece 824 is disposed at the upper edge portion of the base rear end portion 73, the movable plate portion 82 is swung so as to be farthest from the fixed plate portion 81, and the restriction member 80 can further reduce the lateral width of the commodity-accommodating passage. That is, the restricting member 80 allows the lateral width of the commodity-accommodating passage to be varied by the amount of swing of the movable plate portion 82.

In the product storage device 20 having the above-described configuration, the sold-out driver 50 is provided to the track housing 30 so as to be swingable in a manner that the pair of left and right lever portions 52 are moved forward and backward in an upper region above the placement surface 312a in both left and right side regions of the spiral frame 42, the sold-out driver 50 is normally biased by the coil spring 53 so as to swing in a manner that the lever portions 52 are moved forward and backward, on the other hand, when the lever portions 52 are pressed by the product between the foremost pitches, the sold-out driver 50 swings in a manner that the lever portions 52 are moved backward against the biasing force of the coil spring 53, the sold-out detection switch 61 is in an off state when the lever portions 52 are moved backward, on the other hand, the sold-out detection switch 61 is in an on state when the lever portions 52 are moved forward, and therefore the placement position of the base 70 and the placement surface 312a of the product can be relatively lowered with respect to the spiral frame 42, regardless of the form of the commodity, the commodity can be well restrained between the pitches of the spiral rack 42. Therefore, with the commodity storage device 20 of the present embodiment, the output and delivery of commodities can be performed well.

Further, when the rod portion 52 is pressed by a commodity between the forefront pitches and the sold-out driver 50 swings in such a manner that the rod portion 52 moves out, the

cam portions

512 and 513 constituting the sold-out driver 50 slide against the lower end surfaces 314 and 315 of the housing base portion 31 of the commodity passage housing 30 corresponding to the

cam portions

512 and 513 themselves, and therefore the posture of the sold-out driver 50 can be restricted. To describe this in more detail, for example, when the right lever portion 52 is pushed by a commodity and the sold-out actuator 50 swings, the left-side cam portion 513 slides on the lower end surface (left-side lower end surface) 315 of the housing base portion 31 of the commodity passage housing 30 corresponding to the left-side cam portion 513 itself, and therefore, the base portion 51 of the sold-out actuator 50 can be prevented from inclining in the extending direction of the commodity-accommodating passage. On the other hand, for example, when the left lever portion 52 is pressed by a commodity and the sold-out actuator 50 swings, the right cam portion 512 slides against a lower end surface (right lower end surface) 314 of the housing base portion 31 of the commodity passage housing 30 corresponding to the right cam portion 512 itself, and therefore, the base portion 51 of the sold-out actuator 50 can be prevented from inclining in the extending direction of the commodity accommodating passage. Therefore, the posture of the sold-out driver 50 can be restricted.

In the commodity storage device 20, the sold-out driver 50 is configured such that the lever portion 52 swings in the notch portion 313 of the commodity casing 30, and the length of the sold-out driver 50 in the left-right direction is smaller than the maximum width of the commodity casing 30 in the left-right direction, and therefore, the sold-out driver 50 is not provided so as to exceed the maximum width of the commodity casing 30 in the left-right direction. Therefore, the commodity-housing device 20 according to the present embodiment can suppress an increase in size of the entire device.

In the above-described commodity storage device 20, the restriction member 80 extending along the extending direction of the lane housing 30 inside the spiral rack 42 restricts the lateral width of the commodity storage passage, and therefore, even when the lateral width of the commodity confined between the pitches of the spiral rack 42 is smaller than the lateral width of the spiral rack 42, the movement of the commodity output by the rotation of the spiral rack 42 can be stabilized. Therefore, with the commodity storage device 20, the commodity can be outputted and delivered satisfactorily.

In particular, since the restricting member 80 allows the lateral width of the commodity storage passage to be variable by the amount of swing of the movable plate portion 82, the lateral width of the commodity storage passage can be flexibly changed in accordance with the size of the commodity constrained by the spiral rack 42, and convenience can be improved.

In the commodity storage device 20, since the two side portions 711, which are the left and right side portions of the base portion 71 extending in the extending direction of the trunk lid 30 in the base 70, are bent upward, commodities can be placed on the extending end portions of the two side portions 711, and the contact area with the commodities can be reduced. Therefore, the frictional force acting between the commodity and the base 70 can be reduced, and the commodity can be delivered and delivered satisfactorily.

Further, since the sheet 74 made of a material having a low coefficient of friction, such as a Mylar (registered trademark) sheet, is laid on the lower surface of the base 71, specifically, on the entire region of the central portion 71a of the base 71, the frictional force with the rotating rack 42 can be reduced, and the disorder of the rack 42 (japanese storm れ) can be suppressed, whereby the delivery and delivery of the commodity can be performed well.

While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made.

Fig. 14 and 15 are exploded perspective views each showing a modification of the regulating member applied to the commodity-housing device 20 of the present embodiment. As shown in fig. 14 and 15, the restricting member 80' includes a fixed plate portion 84 and a movable plate portion 85.

The fixed piece portion 84 is a long member formed by bending a metal plate or the like, for example, and has a longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction. The fixing piece 84 is integrally formed from a fixing piece base 841, a fixing piece front end 842, and a fixing piece rear end 843.

The fixing piece base 841 is a flat plate-shaped portion extending in the front-rear direction, and a fixing piece shaft portion 841a is formed by curling an upper end portion of the fixing piece base 841. A 1 st adjustment hole 841b and a 2 nd adjustment hole 841c are formed at the tip end portion of the fixing piece base 841. The 1 st adjustment hole 841b is a long hole extending in the up-down direction. The 2 nd adjustment hole 841c is a long hole provided on the front side of the 1 st adjustment hole 841b and extending in the vertical direction. The length direction of the 2 nd adjustment hole 841c is smaller than the length direction of the 1 st adjustment hole 841 b. In addition, a 3 rd adjustment hole 841d is formed at a rear end portion of the fixing piece base 841. The 3 rd adjustment hole 841d is a long hole extending in the up-down direction. A plurality of (3 in the illustrated example) irregular holes 841e are formed at predetermined intervals in the front-rear direction between the 1 st adjustment hole 841b and the 3 rd adjustment hole 841d in the fixing piece base 841.

The fixing piece tip 842 is a portion extending leftward from the tip edge of the fixing piece base 841. The fixing piece tip 842 is larger in vertical dimension than the fixing piece base 841 in vertical dimension, and the mounting member 86 is attached to the lower end of the fixing piece tip 842.

The fixing piece rear end portion 843 is a portion extending rightward from the rear end edge portion of the fixing piece base 841. An upper end portion 843a and a lower end portion 843b of the fixing piece rear end portion 843 are bent backward.

The movable piece portion 85 is a long member formed by bending a metal plate or the like, for example, and having a longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction, and includes a movable piece base portion 851, a bent portion 852, a 1 st adjustment piece 853, a 2 nd adjustment piece 854, and a 3 rd adjustment piece 855. The dimension of the movable piece 85 in the front-rear direction is smaller than the dimension of the fixed piece 84 in the front-rear direction.

The movable piece base 851 is a main component of the movable piece 85, and is a flat plate-like portion extending in the vertical direction. The bent portion 852 is formed over the entire upper end portion of the movable sheet base 851 and is bent leftward. The 1 st adjustment piece 853 is formed at the tip of the movable piece base 851 so as to protrude leftward, and has a bifurcated tip. The 2 nd adjustment sheet 854 is formed to protrude so as to extend leftward from the rear end portion of the movable sheet base 851. The 3 rd tab 855 is provided with a plurality of (3 in the illustrated example) tongue-shaped portions formed to protrude from the extending end of the curved portion 852.

The movable piece 85 is attached to the fixed piece 84 so that the fixed piece shaft 841a relatively enters the bent portion 852 to constitute the restricting member 80', and the movable piece 85 can swing around the axis of the fixed piece shaft 841a so as to approach and separate from the fixed piece 84 by the 3 rd adjusting plate 855 entering the corresponding special-shaped hole 841 e.

The restricting member 80' is attached to the inside of the spiral rack 42 so as to extend in the extending direction of the trunk housing 30 by inserting the attaching member 86 into the 1 st attaching hole 35 formed in the trunk housing 30, inserting the upper end portion 843a of the fixing piece rear end portion 843 into the attaching notch 732 formed in the base rear end portion 73, and inserting the lower end portion 843b of the fixing piece rear end portion 843 into the 2 nd attaching hole 733 formed in the base rear end portion 73.

As shown in fig. 16, when the 1 st adjustment plate 853 is inserted into the 1 st adjustment hole 841b and the 2 nd adjustment plate 854 is inserted into the 3 rd adjustment hole 841d, the movable plate 85 is in the closest state to the fixed plate 84, and the restricting member 80' can maximize the left-right width of the product storage passage. In addition, in this case, the 3 rd tab 855 is disengaged from the corresponding irregularly-shaped hole 841 e.

Next, as shown in fig. 17, when the movable piece 85 is moved forward relative to the fixed piece 84 and a part of the tip end portion of the 1 st adjustment piece 853 is inserted into the 2 nd adjustment hole 841c, the movable piece 85 is swung apart from the fixed piece 84, and the restricting member 80' can reduce the lateral width of the commodity-accommodating passage. In this case, the 3 rd tab 855 enters the corresponding anisotropy hole 841 e.

As shown in fig. 18 and 19, when the movable piece 85 is swung so as to be separated from the fixed piece 84 and the movable piece 85 is moved further forward relative to the fixed piece 84, the 3 rd adjustment piece 855 is restricted by the lower edge of the corresponding special-shaped hole 841e, so that the movable piece 85 is swung so as to be separated farthest from the fixed piece 84 and the restriction member 80' can further reduce the left-right width of the commodity-accommodating passage. That is, the restricting member 80' allows the lateral width of the commodity-accommodating passage to be varied by the amount of swing of the movable plate portion 85.

In such a configuration, since the left-right width of the commodity storage passage is also limited, even when the left-right width of the commodity constrained by the pitches of the spiral rack 42 is smaller than the left-right width of the spiral rack 42, the operation of the commodity output by the rotation of the spiral rack 42 can be stabilized. Therefore, the output and delivery of the commodity can be performed well. In particular, since the restricting member 80' can change the lateral width of the commodity storage passage by the amount of swing of the movable plate portion 85, the lateral width of the commodity storage passage can be flexibly changed according to the size of the commodity constrained by the spiral rack 42, and convenience can be improved.

In the above-described embodiment, the spiral rack 42 is exemplified as an example of the holding member which is provided in the commodity storage passage so as to hold a plurality of commodities in the extending direction of the trunk housing 30 and which outputs the commodities toward the front and delivers the front-most commodity from the commodity storage passage when the driving force is applied from the driving source.

Although not particularly mentioned in the above embodiment, a rib structure (japanese patent laying-open No. ビード) may be provided on the upper surface (mounting surface 312a) of the extension portion 312 of the trunk housing 30 to reduce the frictional force with the commercial product, or a foundation may be bead-coated (japanese patent laying-open No. ビーズ) to reduce the frictional force with the commercial product.

Claims

1. A commodity storage device is provided with:

a cargo path casing extending in the front-rear direction and having a commodity storage passage formed in an upper region thereof; and

a spiral frame that is configured to be spirally wound along an extending direction of the trunk casing and rotates around a central axis thereof when a driving force is transmitted from a driving source via a transmission member,

the commodity storage device is characterized in that, when the spiral rack rotates, the commodity storage device outputs the commodities constrained between the pitches of the spiral rack towards the front gradually and delivers the front-most commodity from the commodity storage passage,

the commodity storage device is provided with a limiting member which extends along the extending direction of the goods passage shell in the spiral rack and limits the left and right width of the commodity storage passage,

the restriction member includes:

a fixed sheet portion that is provided upright so as to extend in the extending direction of the trunk casing; and

a movable plate portion provided so as to be swingable in a manner of approaching and separating from the fixed plate portion,

the lateral width of the commodity storage passage is variable by the swing amount of the movable piece.

2. The merchandise receiving device of claim 1,

the commodity storage device includes:

a sold-out driver which is arranged on the commodity passage housing in a manner that a pair of left and right rod parts can move forward and backward in an upper area above a loading surface of commodities constrained between each interval of the spiral rack in a left and right side area of the spiral rack, is normally forced by a force application member to swing in a manner that the rod parts move forward and backward, and overcomes the force application of the force application member to swing in a manner that the rod parts move backward and forward when the rod parts are pressed by the front-most commodities; and

a sold-out detection unit that is turned off when the rod portion is moved back and forth, and that is turned on when the rod portion is moved back and forth, thereby detecting the presence or absence of a commodity between the leading pitches of the racks.