CN114360167A - Article storage container - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention can provide an article storage container of a vending machine capable of more reliably supplying articles. An article storage container (10) is attachable to an article supply device (1), and comprises: a main body part (10b) of the article storage container, wherein a 1 st hole part (11h) through which articles (P) can pass one by one is formed on the bottom part (11d) of the main body part; a rotating part (20) which is rotatably arranged on a bottom wall part (15w) of the article storage container main body part and is provided with a plurality of 2 nd hole parts (22h) capable of storing articles one by one; and an article guide unit (30) which is provided in the article storage container body and guides the article, wherein the article guide unit is located at a position across a 2 nd hole unit in a communication state in which the 2 nd hole unit is communicated with the 1 st hole unit so that the article can pass through the article guide unit, and is located at a position not across a 2 nd hole unit other than the 2 nd hole unit in the communication state.
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to an article storage container of an article supply device.
Background
Conventionally, there has been widely used a manual vending machine (article supply device) that discharges articles (articles) when coins are inserted and a handle is rotated. In general, the article supply device described in patent document 1 is provided with an article storage container that is detachable from the device main body, and a large number of products are stored in the article storage container. A commodity holding member that rotates in conjunction with an operator (handle) is provided at the bottom of the article storage container, and the commodity holding member has a plurality of holding holes that hold commodities (articles) one by one in the circumferential direction and is arranged so as to be rotatable. Further, a hole portion that can communicate with the commodity holding hole portion is provided below the commodity holding member, and the commodities (articles) can be discharged one by one as the commodity holding member rotates.
Documents of the prior art
Patent document
Patent document 1: japanese patent No. 6584615
Disclosure of Invention
Problems to be solved by the invention
In the structure of patent document 1, the commodity (article) is discharged one by rotating the commodity holding member that holds the commodity (article) in the plurality of holding holes, but depending on the case, the discharge of the article may not be performed smoothly. Therefore, a structure capable of discharging an article more reliably than before is desired when discharging an article.
The invention aims to provide an article storage container which can more reliably supply articles for an article supply device.
Means for solving the problems
The article storage container of the present invention can be attached to an article supply device, wherein,
the article storage container includes:
an article storage container body portion having a 1 st hole portion formed in a bottom wall portion thereof, through which articles can be inserted one by one;
a rotating portion rotatably disposed on the bottom wall portion, the rotating portion having a plurality of 2 nd hole portions formed therein, the plurality of 2 nd hole portions being capable of individually storing the articles; and
an article guide portion provided in the article storage container body portion for guiding the article,
the article guide portion is located at a position crossing the 2 nd hole portion in a communicating state communicating with the 1 st hole portion so that an article can pass therethrough, and is located at a position not crossing the 2 nd hole portion other than the 2 nd hole portion in the communicating state.
ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION
According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an article storage container capable of more reliably supplying articles to an article supply device.
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of an article supply device including an article storage container according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line a-a of fig. 1, and is a sectional view showing an internal structure of the article supply device.
Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the article storage container shown in fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing the inside of the article storage container shown in fig. 2.
Fig. 5 is a plan view of a state in which the 2 nd hole portion and the 1 st hole portion are in communication so as to allow an article to pass therethrough.
Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B of fig. 5, and shows the 2 nd hole portion immediately before communication with the 1 st hole portion and the 2 nd hole portion in a state of communication with the 1 st hole portion.
Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line E-E of fig. 5, and shows the 2 nd hole in a state of communicating with the 1 st hole and the 2 nd hole immediately after communicating with the 1 st hole.
Fig. 8 is a plan view showing a state in which two 2 nd hole portions communicate with the 1 st hole portion at the same time.
Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line F-F of fig. 8, and shows a state in which an article is about to be fed to the 1 st hole portion.
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1. An article supply device; 10. an article storage container; 10b, an article storage container body; 11h, discharge hole (1 st hole); 11w, a first side wall portion; 12w, a second sidewall portion; 15w, a bottom wall portion; 17. a protrusion; 17t, top end; 18. an inclined wall portion; 20. a rotating part; 21w, a partition wall; 22h, a holding hole (2 nd hole portion); 22e, an edge portion; 30. an article guide section; 30e, a supported end; 30t, the other supported end; C. a center of rotation; CL, opening axis; and P, articles.
Detailed Description
Hereinafter, an article storage container according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to fig. 1 to 9.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of an article supply device having an article storage container.
The article storage container 10 of the present embodiment constitutes a part of the article supply device 1 shown in fig. 1, and is a container configured to be attachable to and detachable from the article supply device 1. Therefore, first, the article supply device 1 as an overall configuration will be described.
As shown in fig. 1, the article supply device 1 is configured by a housing 61, and an article storage container 10 in which an article P is stored is provided in the housing 61. The housing 61 is appropriately covered with, for example, a front cover 63 covering the front side, a rear cover 65 covering the rear side, and an upper cover 66 covering the upper side. An operation portion for operating the article supply device 1 is disposed in the front cover 63. The upper side of the front cover 63 is open, and the article storage container 10 can be attached to and detached from the opening (see fig. 2).
The front cover 63 is provided with a coin insertion port 77, a handle 78, an article ejection port 71, a coin return button 72, and a coin return port 73. The handle 78 is configured to be rotatable by inserting coins into the coin inlet 77. When the purchaser rotates the handle 78, the coins put into the coin inlet 77 are collected in a coin collecting box (not shown). However, when the coin return button 72 is pressed without rotating the handle 78, the coin returns to the coin return opening 73. The article take-out port 71 communicates with the article storage container 10, and when the handle 78 is rotated, one article P is discharged from the article storage container 10 to the article take-out port 71. The coins used in the article supply device 1 of the present embodiment include, in addition to the money, coins for exchange of commodities and the like supplied from a store where the device is installed.
Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view along line a-a showing the internal structure of the article supply device shown in fig. 1.
As shown in fig. 2, the handle 78 is rotatably provided in the housing 61, and a drive shaft 75 extending in the front-rear direction in the housing 61 is connected thereto. A gear 76 is provided at a position of the drive shaft 75 close to the rear cover 65 (a rear end of the drive shaft 75). The gear 76 is configured to mesh with a rack 22g of the rotating portion 20 provided in the bottom wall portion 15w of the article storage container 10 via a gear train 80 made up of a plurality of gears. Therefore, when the handle 78 is rotated, the rotational force is transmitted to the rotary portion 20 via the drive shaft 75, and the rotary portion 20 is rotated.
A discharge portion 82 for discharging the article P to the article ejection opening 71 on the lower side is provided in the lower portion of the case 61 where the article container 10 is provided. The discharge portion 82 is provided with a chute 82a that is inclined inward and downward in the front and rear direction. Therefore, the chute 82a guides the article P discharged from above to the article outlet 71.
Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the components of the article storage container 10.
As shown in fig. 3, the article storage container 10 includes a box-shaped article storage container body 10b which is formed by a left first side wall 11w, a rear second side wall 12w, a right third side wall 13w, a front fourth side wall 14w, and a bottom wall 15w and is open upward. The bottom wall portion 15w is formed with a circular recess 15 e. A circular discharge hole 11h, which is the 1 st hole in the present invention, for discharging the article P is formed in the bottom surface 15d of the recess 15 e. In summary, the discharge holes 11h are formed in a size through which the articles P can pass one by one. The article storage container 10 has a function of storing a large number of articles P and discharging the articles P one by one. A rectangular through hole 15g is provided on the rear end side (the position toward the right in the drawing) of the recess 15 e.
The rotating portion 20 is rotatably fitted in the recess 15e of the bottom wall portion 15 w. The rotary part 20 has a rack 22g formed on a lower peripheral edge thereof, and the rack 22g is exposed from the through hole 15g and can mesh with the gear train 80. In short, the rack 22g is engaged with the gear train 80 (see fig. 2) via the through hole 15g, and the rotating portion 20 is rotated in the recess 15 e. The rotating portion 20 is formed with a plurality of holding holes 22h as the 2 nd hole portion in the present invention, which can store the articles P one by one.
As will be described later, the article storage container body 10b is provided with an article guide 30 for guiding the articles P one by one to the discharge holes 11h, an inclined wall 18 which is an inclined plate for preventing the articles P from staying at a corner of the article storage container body 10b, and an inclined surface 19 inclined from the front side to the rear side. The fourth side wall portion 14w is formed of a translucent resin or the like, and is configured to be visible from the inside to some extent.
Here, the article P is a capsule toy in which a small toy is housed in a substantially spherical capsule made of synthetic resin. However, the form and type of the article P are arbitrary and not particularly limited.
An agitation member 21 having a plurality of agitation springs 21b, for example, is attached to an upper portion of the rotation center of the rotation portion 20. The stirring spring 21b rotates together with the rotating portion 20. This mixes the articles P (see fig. 2) in the article storage container 10 and prevents the articles P from staying.
Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing the inside of the article storage container 10.
As shown in fig. 4, the article guide 30 is formed of one linear spring member. One supported end 30e of the article guide 30 is supported by the mounting portion 16 of the first side wall 11w, and the other supported end 30t is supported by the second side wall 12w orthogonal to the first side wall 11 w. The mounting structure on the second side wall portion 12w side is supported by a projecting portion 17 projecting largely inside the container. Thus, as shown in the drawing, the article guide 30 is provided at a position crossing the discharge hole 11h through which the article P can pass when viewed from above, and a portion of the article guide 30 on the side of the one supported end 30e is close to the holding hole 22h adjacent to the discharge hole 11h (lower left side in the drawing) with respect to the holding hole 22h in a communicating state communicating with the discharge hole 11h so that the article P can pass therethrough.
Fig. 5 is a plan view of the holding hole 22h and the discharge hole 11h in a state in which they are in communication so that the article P can pass through them.
As shown in fig. 5, one supported end portion 30e of the article guide portion 30 is provided on the mounting portion 16 of the first side wall portion 11w of the article storage container body portion 10 b. The supported end 30e is fixed to the mounting portion 16 at a position close to the first side wall portion 11 w. The article guide portion 30 is disposed such that the article guide portion 30 substantially coincides with the edge portion 22e of the adjacent holding hole 22h in a state where one holding hole 22h communicates with the discharge hole 11h so that the article P can pass through. In short, the article guide 30 is not disposed at a position crossing the holding hole 22h (the holding hole 22h immediately before communicating with the discharge hole 11 h). Preferably, the article guide 30 is not located inside the edge 22e of the holding hole 22h (i.e., the holding hole 22h immediately before communicating with the discharge hole 11 h).
The article guide unit 30 is located above the rotating unit 20, and is provided so as to be spaced apart from the rotating unit 20 without contacting the rotating unit 20. Therefore, the article P2 held in the holding hole 22h moves to enter the lower side of the article guide 30 in a state immediately before moving to the discharge hole 11 h. At this time, the article guide 30 is slightly elastically deformed upward in some article sizes. In short, the article guide 30 is set to a height that allows the article P to pass through while contacting the article P in the case of the size of some articles. The discharge hole 11h and the holding hole 22h are formed to have substantially the same size. The holding hole 22h is configured such that a distance D2 from the rotation center C of the rotating portion 20 to the hole center of the holding hole 22h is the same as a distance from the rotation center C to the opening axis CL of the discharge hole 11 h. Therefore, the rotating portion 20 can sequentially discharge the articles P through the holding holes 22h arranged in the circumferential direction.
As shown in fig. 5, in a state in which the discharge hole 11h and the holding hole 22h are substantially completely overlapped, that is, in a connected state in which the article P accommodated in the holding hole 22h can pass through the discharge hole 11h and fall downward (can be discharged), the article guide section 30 is positioned on the inner side of the hole portion than the edge portion 22e of the holding hole 22h when viewed from above (in a direction along the opening axis CL of the discharge hole 11h) (see fig. 6) and traverses the holding hole 22 h. Further, the length (L1) of the article guide 30 is set to be less than 2 times the diameter (D1) of the holding hole 22 h.
As shown in fig. 5, the article guide 30 is provided so as to pass through the holding hole 22h that is completely communicated with the discharge hole 11h (communication through which the article P can pass), but is provided so as to be positioned at a position that substantially overlaps the edge 22e of the hole with respect to the rear holding hole 22h (the left holding hole 22h in fig. 6). In short, the subsequent article P (P2) after the preceding article P is discharged is in a state in which it can start to contact the article guide 30 at a position immediately before the discharge hole 11 h. Thus, the article guide section 30 does not hold two articles P at the same time.
Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of fig. 5, and shows the holding hole 22h immediately before communication with the discharge hole 11h and the holding hole 22h in a state of communication with the discharge hole 11 h.
As shown in fig. 6, when article P (P2) is in a state in which it can start to contact article guide 30 at a position immediately before discharge hole 11h, article guide 30 is positioned between article P (P2) and article P (pm) positioned above article P (P2). Therefore, in a state where many articles P are stored in the container, the travel path of the article P (P2) to be supplied to the discharge port 11h is not obstructed by another article Pm in the travel direction (the right side in fig. 6).
As shown in fig. 6, an inclined wall 18 is provided at an inner side wall corner 10k where the article guide 30 is erected. The inclined wall portion 18 is disposed slightly above the article guide portion 30, and a lower end edge 18t is provided above the discharge hole 11 h. In this way, inclined wall 18 is provided in contact with first sidewall 11w and second sidewall 12w so as to cover a part of the upper portion of discharge hole 11h (see fig. 5). In short, the inclined wall portion 18 is located above the holding hole 22h communicating with the discharge hole 11 h. Therefore, the article guide 30 can secure a space above the discharge hole 11h into which the article P2 held in the holding hole 22h can enter.
The inclined wall portion 18 is configured to have the same inclination angle toward the container inner side downward such that a portion closer to the side wall portion corner 10k is located at a high position and the lower end edge 18t is located at the lowermost end. That is, the inclined wall portion 18 is a flat plate inclined toward the rotating portion 20, and moves the article p (pn) toward the rotating portion 20. The lower end edge 18t of the inclined wall 18 is provided above the protruding portion 17 (see fig. 4 and 5).
Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line E-E of fig. 5, and shows the holding hole 22h in a state of communicating with the discharge hole 11h and the holding hole 22h immediately after communicating with the discharge hole 11 h.
When the rotating portion 20 is viewed from above, the protruding portion 17 is adjacent to the discharge hole 11h and protrudes in the radial direction of the rotating portion 20 (see fig. 5). In short, the tip 17t of the protruding portion 17 is positioned above the partition wall 21w between the adjacent holding holes 22h of the rotating portion 20 as shown in fig. 7 in a state where the discharge hole 11h and the holding holes 22h are in communication so as to allow the article P to pass therethrough (the state shown in fig. 5).
Therefore, the holding hole 22h located in front of the discharge hole 11h in the rotation direction of the rotating portion 20 is formed as an open space on the upper side. That is, when the article P (P1) is dropped from the 1 st hole of the discharge hole 11h, the article Pr can enter from the upper portion of the previous holding hole 22 h.
Fig. 8 is a plan view showing a state where two holding holes 22h communicate with the discharge hole 11h at the same time.
Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line F-F of fig. 8, and shows a state in which the articles P are about to be supplied to the discharge port 11 h.
As shown in fig. 8, in a state in which article P (P2) is about to be fed to discharge hole 11h, both holding holes 22h communicate simultaneously with discharge hole 11h and are at positions facing discharge hole 11h in a state in which article P (P2) cannot pass through. In this state, the article P (P2) is located below the article guide portion 30 and the inclined wall portion 18.
In this state, as shown in fig. 9, in the case of some article sizes, the article P (P2) has its upper surface pressed by the article guide 30 and held between the article guide 30 and the bottom surface 15 d. At this time, the article guide 30 is in contact with the uppermost surface of the article P (P2), for example, in a slightly extended state. Thus, in a state in which the discharge hole 11h and the holding hole 22h are in communication from a state immediately before communication, the article guide 30 can sandwich the article P located in the holding hole 22h between the article P and the bottom wall portion 15w (P2).
In the operation of the article supply device 1, the article P stands by while entering the inside of the article guide 30 from a position immediately before the article P moves to the discharge hole 11 h. In short, the next article P is accommodated in the next holding hole 22h (upstream side in the clockwise rotation direction of the rotating section 20) and is ready for the next discharge. Then, by rotating the handle 78, the article P is gripped by the article guide 30, and is moved to the position of the discharge hole 11h while maintaining the gripped state, and the article P is dropped downward from the discharge hole 11h and discharged. At this time, one article P is always held by the article guide 30.
In this way, the article P supplied to the discharge hole 11h is reliably held by the article guide 30 from immediately before the article P is supplied to the discharge hole 11h, and a state in which interference with another article P is prevented can be maintained from a position before the discharge hole 11 h.
As described above, according to the article storage container 10 of the present embodiment, since the article guide 30 is located above the portion inside the hole portion with respect to the edge portion 22e of the holding hole 22h in which the article P is already communicated with the discharge hole 11h so as to be able to pass therethrough, it is possible to prevent another article P from entering from above the holding hole 22h in which the communication is already made. In addition, it is possible to prevent the other articles P from interfering with the articles P in the holding hole 22h that has completed communication with the discharge hole 11 h.
Further, the article guide 30 is not positioned at a position crossing the hole portion of the non-communicating holding hole 22h not communicating with the discharge hole 11h, and therefore, the article P is not prevented from entering another holding hole 22h above the non-communicating holding hole 22 h. This makes it possible to achieve the following states: the article P is easily entered with respect to the other holding holes 22h which are not directly used for the discharge of the article P.
The article storage container 10 of the present embodiment has a structure arranged as follows: the article guide 30 is located above the discharge position in a state where the two holding holes 22h are simultaneously in communication so that the article P cannot pass therethrough, that is, in a state where the article P is immediately before the article P is transferred to the discharge hole 11h from the holding hole 22h on the upstream side in the rotation direction. This can prevent other articles P located above discharge hole 11h from falling in, and can prevent other articles P from interfering with articles P to be discharged into discharge hole 11 h.
Further, since the article guide 30 always sandwiches the articles P in the holding hole 22h located in the process of communicating with the discharge hole 11h from the state immediately before communicating with the discharge hole 11h one by one between the article guide and the bottom surface 15d (bottom wall portion 15w), the articles P can be reliably guided to the discharge hole 11 h.
Further, since there is always one article P held by the article guide 30, the load of the article guide 30 due to the holding of the article P can be minimized, and the deterioration of the spring can be suppressed as compared with a spring provided so as to hold a plurality of articles P at the same time.
In addition, since the article storage container 10 of the present embodiment is provided at a position across the holding hole 22h communicating with the discharge hole 11h so as to allow the article P to pass therethrough, it is possible to reliably prevent the article P from entering the holding hole 22h from above the article guide portion 30.
In the article storage container 10 of the present embodiment, the article guide 30 is disposed at a position not in contact with the rotating portion 20, and thus, external force that hinders rotation of the rotating portion 20 is not applied, and the rotating portion 20 smoothly rotates.
In the article storage container 10 of the present embodiment, one supported end portion 30e of the article guide portion 30 is supported by the mounting portion 16 near the side wall of the article storage container body portion 10 b. This allows the article guide unit 30 to be fixed close to the side wall portion, and the rotary unit 20 to be disposed close to the side wall portion. In addition, since the projection of the attachment portion 16 can be reduced, it is not necessary to provide a special support member, and the side wall portion can be easily utilized in the support structure of the article guide portion 30.
The other supported end portion 30t of the article guide unit 30 is supported by the protruding portion 17, and the protruding portion 17 is provided on a side wall portion intersecting (intersecting at substantially 90 degrees) with the side wall portion to which the one supported end portion 30e is attached. This allows the position of the article guide unit 30 with respect to the rotary unit 20 to be set to a predetermined position by the projection dimension of the projection 17 and further by the projection direction.
In the article storage container 10 of the present embodiment, the tip 17t of the protrusion 17 is positioned above the partition wall 21w between the holding hole 22h communicating with the discharge hole 11h so as to allow articles to pass therethrough and another holding hole 22h adjacent to the holding hole 22h (the holding hole 22h positioned on the clockwise side of the discharge hole 11h in the rotation direction of the rotating portion 20). As a result, the article guide 30 is disposed only in the region corresponding to the discharge hole 11h, and can be minimized in size. The protruding portion 17 is configured not to prevent the next article P from entering the holding hole 22h immediately after the discharge of the article P.
In the article storage container 10 of the present embodiment, since the article guide 30 is formed of a linear spring member, the article guide 30 can be formed of a spring member having elasticity in a minimum necessary size, and therefore the article P can be elastically held between the article guide 30 and the bottom surface 15d (bottom wall portion 15w), and the article P can be reliably discharged.
Further, the article guide 30 can be configured to have a minimum length in a configuration spanning two holding holes 22h by setting the length (L1) to a length less than 2 times the diameter of the holding hole 22 h.
In the article storage container 10 of the present embodiment, the plurality of holding holes 22h are arranged in the rotating portion 20 so as to surround the discharge hole 11h at an equal distance from the rotation center of the rotating portion 20, and therefore can communicate with the discharge hole 11h sequentially as the rotating portion 20 rotates.
Further, in the article storage container 10 of the present embodiment, the inclined wall portion 18 covering the upper portion of the discharge hole 11h is provided, thereby preventing the article P above the discharge hole 11h from interfering with the article P located in the vicinity of the discharge hole 11 h.
In the article storage container 10 of the present embodiment, the inclined wall portion 18 is formed as a flat plate having the same inclination angle, and thus the article P is easily moved on the inclined wall portion 18. Further, the inclined wall portion 18 does not form irregularities, and the article P is stably lowered.
In the article storage container 10 of the present embodiment, since the inclined wall portion 18 is provided above at least a part of the projection portion 17, the inclined wall portion 18 and the projection portion 17 can cooperate with each other to regulate the position of the article P at the position around the discharge hole 11h, and it is possible to prevent the other article P from interfering with the article P to be supplied.
In the article storage container 10 of the present embodiment, since the inclined wall portion 18 is inclined toward the rotating portion 20, the article P positioned on the inclined wall portion 18 can be moved in the direction of being supplied to the holding hole 22 h.
While the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention can be modified as appropriate within the scope of the technical idea thereof. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the article P is substantially spherical in shape has been described, but the article P of the present invention may be in other shapes.
In the above embodiment, the article guide 30 is formed of a coil spring-like spring member, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a rubber member as a modification other than the spring member, for example. However, in the case of the rubber member, it may be covered with a sleeve or the like, for example, which has a small frictional resistance.
The holding holes 22h of the above embodiment are provided with 5, but the number is not limited to this.
Claims (17)
1. An article storage container attachable to an article supply device, wherein,
the article storage container includes:
an article storage container body portion having a 1 st hole portion formed in a bottom wall portion thereof, through which articles can be inserted one by one;
a rotating portion rotatably disposed on the bottom wall portion, the rotating portion having a plurality of 2 nd hole portions formed therein, the plurality of 2 nd hole portions being capable of individually storing the articles; and
an article guide portion provided in the article storage container body portion for guiding the article,
the article guide portion is located at a position crossing the 2 nd hole portion in a communicating state communicating with the 1 st hole portion so that an article can pass therethrough, and is located at a position not crossing the 2 nd hole portion other than the 2 nd hole portion in the communicating state.
2. The article receiving container of claim 1,
the article guide portion is located above the two 2 nd hole portions in a state where the two 2 nd hole portions are not communicated with the 1 st hole portion so that the article cannot pass therethrough.
3. The article receiving container of claim 1 or 2,
the article guide portion is provided at an upper position inside an edge of the 2 nd hole portion in the connected state.
4. The article receiving container according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
the article guiding part is arranged at a position separated from a position in contact with the rotating part.
5. The article receiving container according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
one of the at least two supported ends of the article guide is supported near a first side wall of the article storage container body.
6. The article receiving container of claim 5,
the other supported end of the article guide is supported by a protruding portion protruding from a second side wall intersecting the first side wall.
7. The article receiving container of claim 6,
the tip of the protruding portion is located above a partition wall between the 2 nd hole portion communicating with the 1 st hole portion and the other 2 nd hole portion adjacent to the 2 nd hole portion in a state where the 1 st hole portion and the 2 nd hole portion are in communication so as to allow the article to pass therethrough.
8. The article receiving container of claim 6 or 7,
the article guide portion is formed in a straight line from the one supported end portion to the other supported end portion.
9. The article receiving container of claim 8,
the length of the article guide portion is set to be less than 2 times the diameter of the 2 nd hole portion.
10. The article receiving container according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
the article guide portion is configured to be capable of sandwiching the article located in the 2 nd hole portion between the article guide portion and the bottom wall portion in a state in which the 1 st hole portion and the 2 nd hole portion are in communication from a state immediately before communication.
11. The article receiving container of claim 10,
the article guide portion can hold one article.
12. The article receiving container according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
the article guide portion is constituted by an elastic member.
13. The article receiving container according to any one of claims 1 to 12,
the 2 nd hole portion communicating with the 1 st hole portion so that the article can be inserted therethrough is configured such that a distance from the 2 nd hole portion to a rotation center of the rotation portion is the same as a distance from the rotation center to the 1 st hole portion.
14. The article receiving container according to any one of claims 1 to 13,
in the article storage container main body, an inclined wall portion covering at least a part of an upper side of the 1 st hole portion is provided in contact with a side wall portion of the article storage container main body.
15. The article receiving container of claim 14,
the inclined wall portion is configured as a flat plate having the same inclination angle.
16. The article receiving container of claim 14 or 15,
the inclined wall portion is provided above at least a part of a protruding portion provided on a side wall portion of the article storage container main body.
17. The article receiving container according to any one of claims 14 to 16,
the inclined wall portion is inclined toward the rotating portion.
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