CN114360146A - Commodity storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a commodity storage device which can well store and deliver narrow commodities. A commodity storage device, the commodity channel (30) of which is arranged in a row and is partitioned by a partition plate (23) and arranged side by side, the cargo path (30) is configured in such a manner that a plurality of shelves (314) are provided at predetermined intervals on an endless conveyor chain (313) stretched between a pair of upper and lower sprockets (311, 312), and the commodities carried on the shelf (314) are conveyed downwards in a conveying area (30a) with the conveying chain (313) displaced downwards, and delivering the commodities placed on the shelf (314) downward in a delivery area (30b) in which the conveying chain (313) is displaced upward from downward, the commodity storage device is provided with an accessory component (40), wherein the accessory component (40) is detachably arranged on the partition plate (23) and limits the size of the conveying area (30a) in the arrangement direction of the goods channels (30) when arranged on the partition plate (23).

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, for example, an automatic vending machine that sells, as a commodity, a food such as a snack contained in a container such as a packaging bag.

Background

Conventionally, a chain elevator type commodity shelf has been known as a commodity storage device applied to, for example, an automatic vending machine that sells food such as snacks contained in a container such as a packaging bag as a commodity.

In such a commodity storage device, a plurality of shelves are provided at predetermined intervals in a cargo bed formed by an endless conveyor chain stretched between a pair of upper and lower sprockets, and the cargo bed is partitioned by a partition plate and arranged side by side so as to be aligned in a row in the front-rear direction.

In this commodity storage device, when any one of the commodity ways receives a delivery instruction and the conveying chain of the commodity way is displaced, commodities mounted on the shelf in the conveying area are conveyed downward, and commodities mounted on the shelf in the delivery area are delivered downward (see, for example, patent document 1).

Documents of the prior art

Patent document

Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2003-115080

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

In recent years, there has been an increasing demand for vending narrow commodities having a container with a smaller width than conventional commodities in vending machines. However, in the commodity storage device described above, the front-rear dimension of the conveyance area of each lane, that is, the dimension between the partition plates that partition the conveyance area, is excessively larger than the width dimension of the narrow commodities, and there is a possibility that the narrow commodities fall through the gap between the shelf plate and the partition plate.

In order to solve such a problem, it is conceivable to reduce the front-rear dimension of the conveyance area by moving one partition plate that partitions the conveyance area so as to be closer to the other partition plate. However, if one of the partition plates is moved so as to be close to the other partition plate, the dimension between the partition plates becomes excessively large in the trunk adjacent to the trunk, and as a result, a problem such as dropping of the commodity occurs in the trunk, which is not preferable.

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

Means for solving the problems

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a commodity storage device in which a commodity passage is partitioned by partition plates and arranged side by side so as to be aligned in a row, the commodity passage being configured such that a plurality of shelf plates are provided at predetermined intervals on an endless conveyor chain stretched between a pair of upper and lower sprockets, commodities placed on the shelf plates are conveyed downward in a conveyance area in which the conveyor chain is displaced downward, and commodities placed on the shelf plates are delivered downward in a delivery area in which the conveyor chain is displaced upward from below, the commodity storage device being characterized by including a restriction member that restricts a size of the conveyance area in a direction in which the commodity passage is arranged side by side.

In the commodity housing device, the restricting member may be a fitting member that is detachably attached to the partition plate, and the fitting member may be attached to the partition plate to restrict a dimension of the transport area in a direction in which the lanes are arranged.

In the commodity housing device, a dimension of the attachment member in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the lanes are arranged in parallel is not more than half a dimension of the lanes in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the lanes are arranged in parallel in the transport area.

In the commodity storage device, the attachment member that is detached from the partition plate is attached to an outer surface of a wall portion that constitutes the device body.

In the commodity housing device, the fitting member may have an upper locking claw formed in an upper end portion of one of the two side portions in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the commodity passage is arranged side by side and a lower locking claw formed in a lower end portion of the other of the two side portions, the upper locking claw being capable of being inserted into and locked in an upper locking hole formed in the partition plate, and the lower locking claw being capable of being inserted into and locked in a lower locking hole formed in the partition plate.

In the above-described commodity housing device, a tip end portion of the upper locking claw and a tip end portion of the lower locking claw both extend downward.

In the above-described commodity housing device, the restricting member may be a movable attachment member disposed to be displaceable in a direction approaching and separating from the partition plate.

In the above commodity housing device, the movable attachment member is provided so as to be swingable in a state of being close to and away from the partition plate.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

According to the present invention, since the restricting member restricts the size of the conveyance area in the direction in which the lanes are arranged, in the case where the commodity placed on the shelf in the conveyance area is a narrow commodity having a container width smaller than that of a conventional commodity, it is possible to suppress dropping of the narrow commodity and the like, and thereby achieve an effect of enabling the narrow commodity to be stored and delivered satisfactorily.

Drawings

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

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing 1 of the commodity housing apparatus shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a right side view showing 1 article storage device shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a right side view showing an internal structure of the 1 article storage device shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing 1 commodity storage device shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view schematically showing the conveyance mechanism shown in fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the commodity storage device shown in fig. 2 to 5.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing the fitting member shown in fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of the fitting member shown in fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of the fitting member shown in fig. 8.

Fig. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the accessory member is attached and fixed to the partition plate disposed at the forefront in fig. 4 and 5.

Fig. 12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the locked state of the upper locking claw.

Fig. 13 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the locked state of the lower locking claw.

Fig. 14 is a right side view showing an internal structure of a main part of the commodity storage device according to embodiment 2 of the present invention.

Fig. 15 is a plan view showing the partition plate shown in fig. 14.

Fig. 16 is a perspective view showing the partition plate shown in fig. 14.

Fig. 17 is an exploded perspective view showing the partition plate shown in fig. 14.

Fig. 18 is a perspective view showing the partition plate shown in fig. 14.

Fig. 19 is an exploded perspective view showing the partition plate shown in fig. 14.

Fig. 20 is an enlarged perspective view of a main portion of the partition plate shown in fig. 17.

Fig. 21 (a) is an enlarged perspective view of a main portion of an upper portion of the partition plate shown in fig. 19, and fig. 21 (b) is an enlarged perspective view of a main portion of a lower portion of the partition plate shown in fig. 19.

Fig. 22 is an exploded perspective view for explaining an attached state of the 1 st movable attachment member shown in fig. 15 and the like.

Fig. 23 is an exploded perspective view for explaining an attachment state of the 2 nd movable attachment member shown in fig. 15 and the like.

Fig. 24 is a plan view showing the partition plate which swings in a state where the 1 st movable attachment member and the 2 nd movable attachment member are close to each other.

Description of the reference numerals

20. 20', a commodity storage device; 21. a device main body; 212. a front wall portion; 212a, a front wall upper locking hole; 212b, a front wall lower part locking hole; 22. a door body; 23. 25, a partition plate; 231. an upper clamping hole; 232. a lower clamping hole; 30. a cargo way; 30a, a conveying area; 30b, a surrender area; 30c, a regression region; 31. a conveying mechanism; 311. 312, a sprocket; 313. a conveyor chain; 314. a shelf; 40. a fitting component; 41. a base; 41a, an upper locking claw; 42. a flange portion; 43. a counterpart portion; 43a, a lower locking claw; 50. 1 st movable fitting member; 60. 2 nd movable fitting member; 71. a front side link; 72. a rear link.

Detailed Description

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

< embodiment 1 >

Fig. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an internal structure of an automatic vending machine to which a product storage device according to embodiment 1 of the present invention is applied. The vending machine illustrated here includes a main body cabinet 1, an outer door 2, and an inner door 3.

The main body cabinet 1 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape having an opening on the front surface, and is formed by appropriately combining a plurality of steel plates. The outer door 2 covers the front opening of the main body cabinet 1, and is disposed at one side edge of the main body cabinet 1 so as to be openable and closable. Although not shown in the drawings, the outer door 2 is provided with a product display chamber for displaying a product sample, a product selection button for selecting a product, a coin insertion port for inserting coins, a bill insertion port for inserting bills, a product ejection port 4 for taking out a product, and a coin return port for returning coins, on the front surface side, and the outer door 2 is provided with a control board for controlling the operation of the automatic vending machine, a coin processing device for performing cash processing on coins received through the coin insertion port, and a bill processing device for performing cash processing on bills received through the bill insertion port, on the rear surface side. The inner door 3 is a heat-insulating door for covering a front opening of a commodity storage container 6 described later, and the inner door 3 is disposed at a position inside the outer door 2 so as to be openable and closable. A commodity outlet 5 for outputting commodities to the outside of the commodity storage 6 is provided in a lower portion of the inner door 3.

A commodity storage 6 is provided in the main body cabinet 1. More specifically, the main body cabinet 1 is vertically partitioned by a heat insulating bottom wall 1a, and a facility room 7 is provided on the lower side, while a commodity storage container 6 is provided on the upper side. In the equipment room 7, various kinds of equipment of the vending machine are disposed, and a compressor (not shown), a condenser 8, and the like are disposed.

The commodity storage container 6 is used to store commodities while maintaining the commodities at a desired temperature state, and has a heat insulating structure. A chute 9 is provided in the commodity storage 6, a temperature adjusting means (not shown) is disposed in a region below the chute 9, and a commodity storage device 20 is disposed in a region above the chute 9 (hereinafter, also referred to as a commodity storage region).

The chute 9 is a plate-like member for guiding the commodities delivered from the commodity-accommodating device 20 to the commodity outlet 5 of the inner door 3, and is disposed so as to gradually incline downward toward the front.

The temperature adjusting unit is for maintaining the internal air (internal atmosphere) of the commodity storage 6 in a desired temperature state, and although not explicitly shown in the drawing, the temperature adjusting unit is configured to include an evaporator, a heater, and a blowing fan. The evaporator constitutes a refrigeration cycle together with a compressor, a condenser 8, an expansion mechanism, and the like disposed in the equipment room 7 of the main body cabinet 1 via refrigerant pipes. In this temperature control unit, for example, when the blower fan is driven in a state in which the refrigeration cycle is operated, the air cooled in the evaporator is sent upward through the vent hole formed in the chute 9, and the commodity storage area can be maintained in a low temperature state. On the other hand, when the blower fan is driven in a state where the heater is energized, the air heated by the heater is sent upward through the vent hole of the chute 9, and the commodity storage area can be maintained in a high temperature state.

The commodity storage device 20 is supported by the main body cabinet 1 via the drawer member 10. Here, the drawer member 10 is composed of a fixed rail (not shown) and a support rail 11, and the fixed rail and the support rail 11 are formed in a longitudinal shape. The fixed rail is fixed to the ceiling wall of the commodity storage 6 in the front-rear direction, and supports the support rail 11 so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction. The support rail 11 is attached to an upper wall portion 211 of the apparatus main body 21 (both refer to fig. 2). That is, as shown in fig. 1, the commodity storage device 20 is pulled out from the front opening of the commodity storage 6 and the front opening of the main body cabinet 1 to the outside by sliding the support rail 11 along the fixed rail.

Fig. 2 to 5 show 1 of the commodity-housing devices 20 shown in fig. 1, respectively, fig. 2 being a perspective view, fig. 3 being a right side view, fig. 4 being a right side view showing an internal structure, and fig. 5 being a cross-sectional view.

As shown in fig. 2 to 5, the device body 21 of the commodity-housing device 20 has a box shape having an opening 21a on the right side surface and an opening 21b on the bottom surface. The opening 21a on the right side surface of the apparatus main body 21 is configured to be openable and closable by two doors 22.

In such an apparatus main body 21, a plurality of (4 in the illustrated example) partition plates 23 are attached, and a plurality of (5 in the illustrated example) cargo ways 30 are provided side by side so as to be aligned in the front-rear direction. That is, the plurality of lanes 30 are partitioned by the partition plate 23 and arranged side by side so as to be aligned in a row in the front-rear direction.

The foremost lane 30 among the plurality of lanes 30 is defined by the front wall portion 212 of the apparatus main body 21 and the partition plate 23, the rearmost lane 30 is defined by the rear wall portion 213 of the apparatus main body 21 and the partition plate 23, and the 2 nd to 4 th lanes 30 from the front are successively defined by the partition plate 23.

Each lane 30 is provided with a conveying mechanism 31. The conveying mechanism 31 is a known conveying mechanism composed of a chain-type elevator conveying mechanism, and the structure and operation thereof will be briefly described here.

As shown in fig. 6, the conveying mechanism 31 is configured such that a plurality of shelves 314 are disposed at predetermined intervals along the extending direction of the conveying chain 313 on the endless conveying chain 313 stretched between the pair of upper and lower sprockets 311, 312. Among the sprockets 311 and 312, the upper sprocket 311 is a drive-side sprocket coupled to a motor, not shown, and rotated about its central axis by the motor, and the lower sprocket 312 is a driven-side sprocket rotated about its central axis by the displacement of the conveying chain 313 according to the drive of the upper sprocket 311.

Then, the motor drives the upper sprocket 311 to rotate, and the conveying chain 313 is displaced in the extending direction thereof. More specifically, in the right conveying area 30a of the conveying chain 313, the conveying chain 313 is displaced downward. In an intersection region 30b which is a region below the conveying region 30a and is a periphery of the lower sprocket 312, the conveying chain 313 is displaced from the lower side to the upper side. In the return region 30c on the left side of the conveying chain 313, the conveying chain 313 is displaced upward.

The shelf 314 disposed on the conveyor chain 313 is displaced as the conveyor chain 313 is displaced, and in the conveying area 30a, the shelf 314 is displaced downward in a horizontally extending state. In the return area 30c, the shelves 314 are displaced upward in accordance with the displacement of the conveyor chain 313 so that some of the components are folded or so that they are inclined with respect to the conveyor chain 313.

In such a conveying mechanism 31, when the delivery command is received from the corresponding lane 30, the sprockets 311 and 312 are rotated by a predetermined amount by driving the motor, and the conveying chain 313 is displaced by a predetermined amount. As a result, the commodities placed on the shelves 314 of the conveyance area 30a are displaced downward by a predetermined amount, and the commodities placed on the shelves 314 that have reached the delivery area 30b are delivered downward. The delivered commodities roll on the chute 9, and reach the commodity outlet 4 through the commodity outlet 5, and are taken out.

As shown in fig. 7, a plurality of accessory members 40 are attached and fixed to the commodity-housing device 20. In addition, reference numeral 24 in fig. 7 denotes a passage width regulating member attached to the rear surface of the front wall portion 212.

The attachment member 40 is formed by processing a sheet metal or the like, for example, and as shown in fig. 8, the attachment member 40 is a vertically long member having a longitudinal direction. These fitting members 40 have a common shape, and are formed by integrally molding a base portion 41, a flange portion 42, and a facing portion 43. The respective components of the accessory member 40 will be described in the directions indicated in fig. 8.

The base 41 is a plate-like portion having a substantially rectangular shape whose longitudinal direction is in the vertical direction. The dimension of the base portion 41 in the left-right direction determines the dimension of the attachment member 40 in the left-right direction, and the dimension of the base portion 41 in the left-right direction is set to be equal to or less than half the dimension of the conveyance region 30a in the left-right direction. An upper locking claw 41a is formed in the base portion 41. As shown in fig. 9, the upper locking claw 41a is a portion that extends downward after gradually extending obliquely forward from the left side portion of the upper portion of the base portion 41 upward. That is, the tip end portion of the upper locking claw 41a extends downward.

The flange portions 42 are a pair of left and right plate-like portions extending forward from both left and right end portions of the base portion 41. Inner surfaces of these flange portions 42 face each other. The dimension of the flange portion 42 in the front-rear direction determines the dimension of the attachment member 40 in the front-rear direction, and the dimension of the flange portion 42 in the front-rear direction is set to be slightly smaller than the distance separating the partition plate 23 from the shelf 314 in the transport region 30 a.

The opposite portion 43 is a plate-like portion extending leftward from a part of the front end portion, which is an extending end portion of the right flange portion 42. The rear surface of the opposing portion 43 opposes the front surface of the base portion 41. A lower locking claw 43a is formed in the facing portion 43. As shown in fig. 10, the lower locking claw 43a is formed by a tongue-shaped portion cut and raised on the lower surface of the opposing portion 43, and is a portion extending downward after gradually inclining downward from the opposing portion 43. That is, the tip end portion of the lower locking claw 43a extends downward.

In this way, the attachment member 40 has the upper locking claw 41a formed at the upper end portion of one of the left and right side portions (left side portion), and the lower locking claw 43a formed at the lower end portion of the other of the left and right side portions (right side portion).

In the case where the metal fitting member 40 is disposed such that the flange portion 42 extends rearward relative to the base portion 41, the upper locking claw 41a is formed at the upper end portion of one of the left and right side portions (the right side portion), and the lower locking claw 43a is formed at the lower end portion of the other of the left and right side portions (the left side portion).

The fitting member 40 is fixed to the partition plate 23 as follows. Fig. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the accessory member 40 is attached and fixed to the partition plate 23 disposed at the forefront in fig. 4 and 5.

Here, the frontmost partition plate 23 is a plate-like body that partitions the frontmost lane 30 and the 2 nd lane 30 counted from the front, and two upper locking holes 231 are provided in parallel along the left and right sides in an upper end portion of the frontmost partition plate 23, and two lower locking holes 232 are provided in parallel along the left and right sides in a lower end portion of the frontmost partition plate 23.

Although not clearly shown in the drawings, similarly to the foremost partition plate 23, two upper locking holes 231 are provided in the upper end portion of the other partition plate 23 so as to be aligned in the left-right direction, and two lower locking holes 232 are provided in the lower end portion of the other partition plate 23 so as to be aligned in the left-right direction.

The fitting member 40 disposed on the rear side of the foremost partition plate 23 is fixed and attached as follows.

That is, in the attachment member 40, the upper locking claw 41a is inserted through the upper locking hole 231 on the left side of the frontmost partition plate 23, the lower locking claw 43a is inserted through the lower locking hole 232 on the right side of the frontmost partition plate 23, and then the attachment member 40 is displaced downward, whereby the upper locking claw 41a is locked to the lower edge portion of the upper locking hole 231 as shown in fig. 12, and the lower locking claw 43a is locked to the lower edge portion of the lower locking hole 232 as shown in fig. 13, and the attachment member 40 is attached and fixed in a state of projecting toward the shelf 314 displaced downward together with the conveyor chain 313.

On the other hand, the fitting member 40 disposed on the front side of the foremost partition plate 23 is fixed and attached as follows.

That is, in the attachment member 40, the upper locking claw 41a is inserted through the upper locking hole 231 on the right side of the frontmost partition plate 23, the lower locking claw 43a is inserted through the lower locking hole 232 on the left side of the frontmost partition plate 23, and then the attachment member 40 is displaced downward, whereby the upper locking claw 41a is locked to the lower edge portion of the upper locking hole 231, and the lower locking claw 43a is locked to the lower edge portion of the lower locking hole 232, and the attachment member 40 is attached and fixed in a state of projecting toward the shelf 314 displaced downward together with the conveyor chain 313.

As a result, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the two fitting members 40 are mounted and fixed on the front surface and the rear surface of the frontmost partition plate 23 in a state of being fitted without interfering with each other. Here, as described above, the left-right direction of the attachment member 40 is equal to or less than half the size of the conveyance region 30a in the left-right direction.

As described above, the metal fitting member 40 attached and fixed to the partition plate 23 (the frontmost partition plate 23) is detached from the partition plate 23 by displacing the metal fitting member 40 upward, disengaging the upper locking claws 41a from the upper locking holes 231 and disengaging the lower locking claws 43a from the lower locking holes 232. That is, the accessory member 40 is disposed so as to be detachable from the partition plate 23.

Then, the attachment member 40 is attached and fixed to the front surface of the 2 nd partition plate 23 from the front, which defines the 2 nd cargo way 30 from the front together with the most forward partition plate 23, in such a manner that the attachment member 40, in which the upper locking claw 41a is inserted through the upper locking hole 231 on the left side of the 2 nd partition plate 23 from the front and the lower locking claw 43a is inserted through the lower locking hole 232 on the right side, is displaced downward, whereby the attachment member 40 projects toward the shelf 314 displaced downward together with the conveyor chain 313.

Thus, in the 2 nd lane 30 from the front, the dimension of the conveyance region 30a in the front-rear direction (the direction in which the lanes 30 are arranged side by side) is defined by the fitting member 40 that is fixedly attached to the rear surface of the frontmost partition plate 23 and the fitting member 40 that is fixedly attached to the front surface of the 2 nd partition plate 23 from the front. That is, the accessory member 40 constitutes a defining member that defines the dimension of the conveying area 30a in the side-by-side arrangement direction of the lane 30.

In addition, in the forwardmost cargo way 30, the dimension of the conveyance region 30a in the front-rear direction is defined by the fitting member 40 attached and fixed to the front surface of the forwardmost partition plate 23 and the passage width regulating member 24 attached to the rear surface of the front wall portion 212.

The attachment member 40 detached from the partition plate 23 is attached and fixed to the front surface of the front wall portion 212 of the apparatus main body 21 as follows. That is, as shown in fig. 7, a plurality of (3 in the illustrated example) front wall upper locking holes 212a are provided in the upper end portion of the front wall portion 212 so as to be arranged in the left-right direction, and a plurality of (3 in the illustrated example) front wall lower locking holes 212b are provided in the lower end portion of the front wall portion 212 so as to be arranged in the left-right direction. Then, the accessory member 40 removed from the partition plate 23 is mounted and fixed by inserting the upper locking claw 41a thereof through the front wall upper locking hole 212a and inserting the lower locking claw 43a thereof through the front wall lower locking hole 212b, and then displacing the accessory member 40 downward, whereby the upper locking claw 41a is locked to the lower edge portion of the front wall upper locking hole 212a and the lower locking claw 43a is locked to the lower edge portion of the front wall lower locking hole 212 b.

That is, the attachment member 40 detached from the partition plate 23 is attached to the front surface (outer surface) of the front wall portion (wall portion) 212 constituting the apparatus main body 21.

As described above, according to the commodity storage device 20 of embodiment 1 of the present invention, since the accessory members 40 detachably disposed on the partition plate 23 define the size of the conveyance area 30a in the front-rear direction of the commodity passage (the direction in which the commodities are arranged side by side), when the commodities placed on the shelf 314 in the conveyance area 30a are narrow commodities having a smaller container width than conventional commodities, the narrow commodities can be prevented from falling, and the narrow commodities can be stored and delivered satisfactorily.

With the commodity housing device 20 described above, the dimension of the accessory member 40 in the left-right direction (direction orthogonal to the direction in which the lanes 30 are arranged side by side) is not more than half the dimension of the transport region 30a in the front-rear direction, and therefore, when the accessory member 40 is detached from the partition plate 23, a plurality of the detached accessory members 40 can be attached to the front wall portion 212 of the device main body 21. By attaching the plurality of accessory members 40 to the front wall portion 212 in this manner, it is not necessary to store the accessory members 40 detached from the partition plate 23 in a dedicated storage space outside the vending machine or the like. Therefore, when handling a narrow merchandise item, the worker can appropriately use the accessory member 40 attached to the front wall portion 212 without carrying the accessory member 40, and the work does not become troublesome.

In the above-described commodity housing device 20, since the tip end portions of the upper locking claws 41a and the lower locking claws 43a of the accessory member 40 extend downward, even when the upper locking claws 41a and the lower locking claws 43a are exposed to the commodity passage 30, specifically, even when the upper locking claws 41a and the lower locking claws 43a of the accessory member 40 mounted and fixed from the front surface of the 2 nd partition plate 23 are exposed to the 3 rd commodity passage 30 (the conveying area 30a) from the front, it is possible to suppress damage to the commodity by contact with the commodity conveyed downward together with the shelf 314.

< embodiment 2 >

Fig. 14 is a right side view showing an internal structure of a main part of the commodity storage device according to embodiment 2 of the present invention. Note that members having the same configurations as those of the product housing device 20 according to embodiment 1 are given the same reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions are omitted as appropriate.

Similarly to the commodity storage device 20 described above, the commodity storage device 20' illustrated here includes a box-shaped device body 21 having an opening 21a on the right side surface and an opening 21b on the bottom surface, and a plurality of partition plates 25 are attached to the inside of the device body 21, whereby a plurality of cargo ways 30 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction.

Fig. 15 to 19 show the partition plate 25 shown in fig. 14, respectively, fig. 15 is a plan view, fig. 16 is a perspective view, fig. 17 is an exploded perspective view, fig. 18 is a perspective view, and fig. 19 is an exploded perspective view. As shown in fig. 15 to 19, the partition plate 25 extends in the left-right direction, and portions (hereinafter, also referred to as front protrusions) 25a and 25b protruding forward are formed in the center region of the partition plate 25 in the left-right direction at a distance from each other in the left-right direction, whereby the partition plate 25 is formed with irregularities in the left-right direction. In such a partition plate 25, a support hole 251, a support edge 252, a 1 st link holding portion 253, and a 2 nd link holding portion 254 are formed.

As shown in fig. 20, the support holes 251 are formed in the regions of the partition plate 25 on the left side of the left front projection 25a, and are cut and raised forward in a pair of up and down. Here, the distal end of the portion where the upper support hole 251 is formed is bent upward, and the distal end of the portion where the lower support hole 251 is formed is bent downward.

As shown in fig. 21 (a) and 21 (b), the support edge 252 is formed by a portion of the left front projection 25a of the partition plate 25 which is cut rearward and raised in a pair of upper and lower portions.

More specifically, as shown in fig. 21 (a), the portion cut and raised upward rearward on the upper side of the front projection 25a is formed by a portion extending rearward from the partition plate 25 and a portion extending upward from the extending end of the portion, and the support edge portion 252 is formed by cutting out the right portion of the portion extending rearward. The portion extending upward is inclined toward the front gradually so as to approach the partition plate 25 as it goes upward, and the minimum distance separating the portion extending upward from the partition plate 25 is smaller than the outer diameter of the 2 nd shaft-like portion 62 described later.

As shown in fig. 21 (b), the portion cut and raised rearward on the lower side of the front protrusion 25a is formed by a portion extending rearward from the partition plate 25 and a portion extending downward from the extending end of the portion, and a support edge portion 252 is formed by cutting out the right portion of the portion extending rearward. The portion extending downward is inclined toward the front gradually so as to approach the partition plate 25 as it goes downward, and the minimum distance separating the portion extending downward from the partition plate 25 is smaller than the outer diameter of the 2 nd shaft-like portion 62 described later.

As shown in fig. 20, the 1 st link holding portion 253 is formed in a vertically paired manner so as to be bent toward the front (in japanese: cut り) and is formed in a region between the left-side front projection 25a and the right-side front projection 25b of the partition plate 25. Further, in a portion of the partition plate 25 located above the 1 st link holding portion 253 and a portion located below the 1 st link holding portion 253, 1 st stoppers 255 protruding forward at intervals in the left-right direction are formed, respectively. The front link 71, which has both an upper end portion and a lower end portion bent, is inserted into the pair of upper and lower 1 st link holding portions 253 so as to be movable in the left-right direction, and is held by the pair of upper and lower 1 st link holding portions 253.

As shown in fig. 21, the 2 nd link holding portion 254 is formed in a vertically paired manner by a front projection 25b on the right side of the partition plate 25 and bent to be cut toward the rear. Further, in a portion of the partition plate 25 located above the 2 nd link holding portion 254 and a portion located below the 2 nd link holding portion 254, 2 nd stoppers 256 protruding rearward are formed at intervals in the left-right direction. The rear link 72, which is bent at both the upper end and the lower end, is inserted into the pair of upper and lower 2 nd link holding portions 254 so as to be movable in the left-right direction, and is held by the pair of upper and lower 2 nd link holding portions 254.

The partition plate 25 having such a configuration is provided with the 1 st movable fitting member 50 and the 2 nd movable fitting member 60.

The 1 st movable metal fitting 50 is a flat plate-like member formed by, for example, forming a sheet metal, and as shown in fig. 15 and 17, the 1 st movable metal fitting 50 has a 1 st shaft-like portion 51 formed in a pair of upper and lower portions at a left end portion, and the 1 st movable metal fitting 50 has a 1 st link connecting portion 52 formed by cutting and bending the 1 st movable metal fitting 50 rearward at a right end portion.

In the 1 st movable fitting 50, the 1 st shaft-like portion 51 on the upper side is inserted into the support hole 251 on the upper side of the partition plate 25 from below, and the 1 st shaft-like portion 51 on the lower side is inserted into the support hole 251 on the lower side of the partition plate 25 from above, whereby the 1 st movable fitting 50 is provided so as to be swingable in the front-rear direction about the 1 st shaft-like portion 51 as an axis with respect to the partition plate 25.

As shown in fig. 22, the 1 st movable attachment member 50 is configured such that the upper end portion of the front link 71 is inserted into the 1 st link coupling portion 52 on the upper side from below, and the lower end portion of the front link 71 is inserted into the 1 st link coupling portion 52 on the lower side from above, whereby the swinging angle of the 1 st movable attachment member 50 with respect to the partition plate 25 is restricted.

The 2 nd movable attachment member 60 is a flat plate-like member formed by, for example, forming a sheet metal, and as shown in fig. 15 and 19, the 2 nd movable attachment member 60 has, at a left end portion thereof, a 2 nd shaft-like portion 61 formed in a pair of upper and lower portions, and the 2 nd movable attachment member 60 has, at a right end portion thereof, a 2 nd link coupling portion 62 formed by being cut and bent forward.

In the 2 nd movable attachment member 60, the 2 nd shaft-like portion 61 on the upper side is inserted into the support edge portion 252 on the upper side of the partition plate 25 from below, and the 2 nd shaft-like portion 61 on the lower side is inserted into the support edge portion 252 on the lower side of the partition plate 25 from above, whereby the 2 nd movable attachment member 60 is provided so as to be swingable in the front-rear direction about the 2 nd shaft-like portion 61 with respect to the partition plate 25 as an axis.

As shown in fig. 23, the 2 nd movable attachment member 60 is configured such that the upper end of the rear link 72 is inserted into the upper 2 nd link coupling portion 62 from below, and the lower end of the rear link 72 is inserted into the lower 2 nd link coupling portion 62 from above, whereby the swinging angle of the 2 nd movable attachment member 60 with respect to the partition plate 25 is restricted.

In such a commodity housing device 20', the front link 71 is moved in the left-right direction beyond the 1 st stopper 255, whereby the 1 st movable attachment member 50 is in a state of being swung forward with a gap from the partition plate 25 as shown in fig. 14 or in a state of being swung backward with a gap from the partition plate 25 as shown in fig. 24. Then, the front link 71 is in contact with the 1 st stopper 255 to be restricted from moving in the left-right direction, whereby the 1 st movable attachment member 50 is held in a state of being swung at a predetermined angle with respect to the partition plate 25.

On the other hand, when the rear link 72 passes over the 2 nd stopper 256 and moves in the left-right direction, the 2 nd movable attachment member 60 is in a state of swinging rearward with a gap from the partition plate 25 as shown in fig. 14 or in a state of swinging forward with a gap from the partition plate 25 as shown in fig. 24. Then, the rear link 72 is in contact with the 2 nd stopper 256 to be restricted from moving in the left-right direction, and the 2 nd movable attachment member 60 is held in a state of being swung at a predetermined angle with respect to the partition plate 25.

That is, the 1 st movable attachment member 50 and the 2 nd movable attachment member 60 are both arranged so as to be swingable in a state of being close to and away from the partition plate 25 and are held in a state of being swung at a predetermined angle, so that the 1 st movable attachment member 50 and the 2 nd movable attachment member 60 constitute a restricting member that restricts the size of the conveying area 30a in the direction in which the cargo ways 30 are arranged side by side.

As described above, according to the commodity storage device 20' of embodiment 2 of the present invention, since the dimension of the conveyance area 30a in the front-rear direction (the direction in which the commodities are arranged side by side) of the commodity passage 30 is limited by the 1 st movable attachment member 50 and the 2 nd movable attachment member 60 which are arranged so as to be swingable in a state of being close to and away from the partition plate 25, in the case where the commodities placed on the shelf 314 in the conveyance area 30a are narrow commodities having a smaller container width dimension than conventional commodities, it is possible to suppress dropping of the narrow commodities and the like, and thus it is possible to store and deliver the narrow commodities favorably.

Further, since the partition plate 25 has irregularities formed along the left-right direction, and the support hole 251 and the support edge portion 252 are formed in the recessed portion (the portion located on the front side in the region on the left side of the left front projection 25a and the portion located on the rear side of the left front projection 25 a), when the 1 st movable attachment member 50 or the 2 nd movable attachment member 60 is swung so as to be close to the partition plate 25, as shown in fig. 24, the 1 st movable attachment member 50 and the 2 nd movable attachment member 60 can be substantially flush with the partition plate 25.

While preferred embodiments 1 and 2 of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications are possible.

In embodiment 1 described above, the chute 9 is disposed in the lower region of the commodity storage device 20 in the main body cabinet 1 of the vending machine, but in the present invention, the commodity storage device may be applied to a vending machine in which a conveying device such as a conveyor is disposed instead of the chute.

In embodiment 2 described above, both the 1 st movable attachment member 50 and the 2 nd movable attachment member 60 are provided to be swingable so as to approach and separate from the partition plate 25, but in the present invention, the movable attachment member need only be provided to be movable so as to approach and separate from the partition plate, and need not necessarily be swingable.

Claims (8)

1. A commodity storage device in which a commodity passage is partitioned by partition plates and arranged side by side so as to be arranged in a row, the commodity passage being configured such that a plurality of shelves are provided at predetermined intervals on an endless conveyor chain stretched between a pair of upper and lower sprockets, commodities placed on the shelves are conveyed downward in a conveyance area where the conveyor chain is displaced downward, and commodities placed on the shelves are delivered downward in a delivery area where the conveyor chain is displaced upward from below, the commodity storage device being characterized in that the commodity passage is provided in such a manner that the commodity passage is partitioned by the partition plates and arranged side by side,

the commodity storage device is provided with a limiting member for limiting the size of the conveying area in the arrangement direction of the goods channels.

2. The merchandise receiving device of claim 1,

the restricting member is constituted by a fitting member that is detachably attached to the partition plate and that, when attached to the partition plate, restricts the size of the conveying area in the direction in which the lanes are arranged side by side.

3. The merchandise receiving device of claim 2,

the dimension of the accessory member in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the lanes are arranged side by side is a dimension of less than half of the dimension of the lanes in the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the lanes are arranged side by side at the conveying area.

4. The article receiving device of claim 3,

the accessory member detached from the partition plate is attached to an outer surface of a wall portion constituting the apparatus main body.

5. The merchandise receiving device of any one of claims 2 to 4,

the fitting member has an upper locking claw formed at an upper end portion of one of two side portions in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the cargo ways are arranged side by side and a lower locking claw formed at a lower end portion of the other of the two side portions, the upper locking claw being capable of being inserted into and locked in an upper locking hole formed in the partition plate, and the lower locking claw being capable of being inserted into and locked in a lower locking hole formed in the partition plate.

6. The merchandise receiving device of claim 5,

the tip end portion of the upper locking claw and the tip end portion of the lower locking claw both extend downward.

7. The merchandise receiving device of claim 1,

the restricting member is constituted by a movable attachment member disposed so as to be displaceable in a manner approaching and separating from the partition plate.

8. The merchandise receiving device of claim 7,

the movable attachment member is provided so as to be capable of swinging in a state of approaching to and separating from the partition plate.

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