JP2000207630A - Commodity delivering device for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a commodity delivering device for vending machine which can control the width of a commodity passage and improves the workability for loading. SOLUTION: A commodity delivering mechanism 4 which throws out a bottom commodity S downward, regulating plates 16 and 17 which control the width of a commodity passage 3 between an auxiliary stopper 7 and a main stopper 6, guide holes 12 and 14 which guide the regulating plates 16 and 17 between a minimum width position and a maximum width position, an energizing plate which energize regulating plates 16 and 17 toward the commodity delivering mechanism 4, and positioning holes 13 and 15 which position the commodity S to one of plural control positions corresponding to the width of the commodity S at the time when regulating plates 16 and 17 are turned by contact of the commodity S are provided. The commodity passage 3 above regulating plates 16 and 17 is so formed that the lowest commodity but one out of piled-up commodities S can be guided and be brought into contact with the projecting part in the front lower end part of the regulating plate 16 at the time when the main stopper 6 is placed in a control position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine for a vending machine which, at the time of sale, discharges, at the bottom, one of the lowest products among products stacked and stored sideways in a vertically extending product path. The present invention relates to a dispensing device, and more particularly, to a product dispensing device for a vending machine having a configuration for regulating the width of a product passage according to the width of a product to be stored.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this kind of product dispensing apparatus, there is known an apparatus shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the left-right direction in the figure is referred to as the front-rear direction, and the depth direction is referred to as the left-right direction. The product dispensing device 80 is provided at a lower end of a product rack 81 housed in a vending machine main body of a vending machine (not shown).
The product rack 81 includes two left and right side plates 8 facing each other.
3, 83 (only one is shown), between which are provided a number of arcuate guide plates 84, 84 which are opposed to each other in the front-rear direction and arranged in the vertical direction. The side plates 83, 83 and the front and rear guide plates 84, 84 define a serpentine-type product passage 82 extending in a meandering manner in the product rack 81. Each guide plate 84 is connected to the side plates 83, 8 via a support shaft (not shown) extending horizontally between the side plates 83, 83 in the horizontal direction.
It is fixed to 3.

On the other hand, at the lower end of the product passage 82, a product ejection mechanism 85 and a regulating plate 86 facing each other are arranged, and these constitute front and rear walls at a lower portion of the product passage 82. The product ejection mechanism 85 includes a main stopper 85
a and an auxiliary stopper 85b, and these stoppers 85a and 85b are provided so as to be freely retractable between a stop position protruding into the product passage 82 and a retreat position retracting from the product passage 82. During standby for sale, the main stopper 85a is in the stop position and the product S is
And the auxiliary stopper 85b is located at the retracted position. At the time of sale, the auxiliary stopper 85b protrudes to the stop position to stop the second or more products S from the bottom in the product passage 82, and the main stopper 85a retreats from the product passage 82, so that the lowest product S
From the outlet 82a at the lower end of the product passage 82. Thereafter, the main stopper 85a returns to the stop position, and the auxiliary stopper 85b returns to the retracted position. As described above, the main stopper 85a and the auxiliary stopper 85b operate.

The regulating plate 86 regulates the width (dimension in the left-right direction in the figure) of the commodity passage 82 between the commodity S and the commodity ejection mechanism 85 in accordance with the width (outer diameter) of the commodity S. , And extends vertically in front of the product ejection mechanism 85. Two upper and lower engagement shafts 86a and 86b are attached to the upper and lower ends of the regulating plate 86, respectively. The engagement shafts 86a and 86b are respectively provided on a pair of upper and lower guide holes 8 provided at the lower end of the side plate 83.
The upper guide hole 83a is formed in a step shape, and the lower guide hole 83b is formed in a "U" shape. When regulating the width of the product passage 82 to a width corresponding to the width of the product S, the regulating plate 86 is moved so that the upper and lower guide holes 83a and 83b allow the upper and lower engaging shafts 86a and 86b to move.
, And the lower engagement shaft 86b is locked at the upper end and the lower end of the lower guide hole 83b obliquely downward and downward. Thereby, the regulation width of the product passage 82 is increased as shown in FIG.
And the setting for the thin canned goods S shown in FIG. 9B can be switched in two stages. This switching operation is performed by the operator manually moving the regulating plate 86 during loading or the like.

[0005]

Since the above-mentioned conventional product dispensing apparatus 80 is provided at the lower end of the product rack 81, the operator gropingly performs the above-described switching work at the time of loading or the like. There must be. For this reason, the workability is poor, and there is a possibility that the regulation width is erroneously set due to an erroneous operation. For example, when storing the large-sized canned product S, if the regulating plate 86 is erroneously set for the small-sized canned product S, the large-sized canned product S filled in the product path 82 is caught in the product path 82. Therefore, in the worst case, it is necessary to perform a difficult restoration operation such as disassembling the product dispensing device 80 and taking out the product S.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and can automatically and accurately regulate the width of a product passage according to the width of a filled product, thereby improving workability during loading. It is an object of the present invention to provide a product dispensing device for a vending machine that can perform the same.

[0007]

The invention according to claim 1 is
An auxiliary stopper and a main stopper which can move forward and backward between a restraining position protruding into a vertically extending product passage and a retreat position retracted from the product passage are arranged vertically, and the auxiliary stopper is projected to the restraining position at the time of sale. By
While stopping the second product from the bottom in the product aisle,
After the main stopper is retracted to the evacuation position, after the lowest product is ejected downward from the product passage, a product ejection mechanism is provided that positions the main stopper at the restraining position and positions the auxiliary stopper at the evacuation position. In a product discharging device of a vending machine, a product passage is provided on a surface of a product passage facing a product discharging mechanism, and when the auxiliary stopper is located at a stop position, a width of a product passage between the auxiliary stopper and the auxiliary stopper is regulated. 1
A regulating member, a second regulating member provided on a surface of the commodity passage facing the commodity ejection mechanism, and regulating a width of the commodity passage between the main stopper and the main stopper when the main stopper is located at the stop position; A minimum width for supporting the first and second regulating members rotatably and advancing and retreating toward the commodity ejection mechanism, and regulating a commodity passage between the commodity ejection mechanism to a minimum width smaller than the width of the commodity. Guide means for guiding between the position and the maximum width position for regulating to the maximum width; urging means for urging the first regulating member and the second regulating member toward the product discharging mechanism; When the first regulating member and the second regulating member rotate due to the contact of the product filled in the first and second members, the first regulating member and the second regulating member are moved to the minimum width position according to the width of the contacting product. Position to be positioned at each of one of a plurality of restriction positions between the large positions Determining means, wherein the commodity passage above the first regulating member is configured such that when the main stopper is located at the stop position, the second commodity from the bottom of the stacked commodities is used for rotation of the first regulating member. So that it touches the free end
It is characterized by being formed so as to be able to guide the filled product.

According to the vending machine product dispensing apparatus,
When there is no product in the product path, the main stopper is located at the stop position and the auxiliary stopper is located at the retracted position. In addition, the first regulating member and the second regulating member are urged by the urging means toward the product discharging mechanism, and are guided by the guiding means and locked at the minimum width positions. When the product is filled in the product passage in this state, the product falls in the product passage, abuts on the first regulating member located at the minimum width position, and further falls to the second regulation at the minimum width position. Contact the member. Due to the contact of this product, the second regulating member
The guide means guides and rotates to the maximum width position side against the urging force of the urging means. When rotated in this manner, the second regulating member is positioned by the positioning means at one of a plurality of regulating positions between the maximum width position and the minimum width position according to the width of the abutting product. This automatically regulates the width of the product path between the main stopper at the stop position and the main stopper. Thereby, the product is stopped in the product path by the main stopper and the second regulating member. Thereafter, as the product is subsequently filled, the product is guided by the product passage above the first regulating member,
The product is stacked in the product passage, and the second product from the bottom of the stacked products is stored in the product passage in a state in which the product is in contact with the free end of the rotation of the first regulating member.

At the time of sale, first, the auxiliary stopper projects to the stopping position, and the main stopper retreats to the retreat position. With the retraction of the main stopper, the second lowest product moves downward with the lowermost product being thrown downward, and comes into contact with the auxiliary stopper and the first regulating member at the stopping position. The first regulating member is rotated by the contact of the second product from the bottom, and the positioning means sets one of a plurality of regulating positions between the maximum width position and the minimum width position corresponding to the width of the contacting product. One is positioned. This allows
The first regulating member automatically regulates the width of the product passage between the auxiliary stopper and the second stopper, so that the second product from the bottom is appropriately stopped in the product passage. As described above, it is possible to surely sell a product without causing an operation failure such as selling two products at the time of sale.
In addition, the first regulating member and the second regulating member are appropriately positioned at the regulating position according to the width of the product to be filled by the positioning means, and regulate the width of the product passage automatically and accurately. It is not necessary to manually operate the first and second regulating members, and erroneous setting of the regulating width can be prevented. Thereby, workability at the time of loading can be improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the merchandise dispensing apparatus for a vending machine according to the first aspect, a merchandise of a serpentine type in which a merchandise passage above the first regulating member extends so as to meander vertically. The serpentine-type merchandise passage is provided with an outlet extending toward the merchandise discharging mechanism.

According to the product dispensing device of this vending machine,
The product guided to the outlet of the serpentine product path falls toward the product discharging mechanism, and when the main stopper is located at the stop position, the second product from the bottom is rotated by the first regulating member. They are stacked in the product passage so as to reliably contact the free end of the movement. As a result, it is possible to realize a product dispensing device provided in the serpentine-type product passage, which has the above-described effects.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2
In the commodity dispensing device of the vending machine described in the above, the commodity dispensing device is arranged symmetrically side by side with the other commodity dispensing device, and at the boundary between these two commodity dispensing devices,
It is characterized in that two product dispensing mechanisms are arranged.

According to the product dispensing device of the vending machine,
Since two merchandise ejection mechanisms are arranged at the boundary between the two merchandise ejection devices, the two merchandise ejection mechanisms are shared by operating parts of the main stopper and the auxiliary stopper and their operation spaces. The depth of the mechanism can be reduced as compared with the case where the mechanisms are provided in the same direction, and the depth of the entire product dispensing apparatus can be reduced.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a product dispensing apparatus for a vending machine according to any one of the first to third aspects,
The positioning means comprises: first positioning means for positioning the first regulating member at a plurality of regulating positions; and a plurality of regulating positions for moving the second regulating member away from the commodity ejection mechanism with respect to the plurality of regulating positions of the first positioning means. And a second positioning means for positioning the second position.

According to the vending machine product dispensing apparatus,
The first positioning member positions the first regulating member at a plurality of regulating positions closer to the product ejection mechanism side than the plurality of regulating positions at which the second positioning member positions the second regulating member. Can restrict the width of the product passage between the product outlet mechanism and the second regulating member to be narrower and closer to the width of the product. Thereby, the accuracy of the width regulation of the product of the first regulating member can be improved more than that of the second regulating member.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the commodity dispensing apparatus for a vending machine according to the fourth aspect, the plurality of restriction positions of the first positioning means are more than the plurality of restriction positions of the second positioning means. In addition, the distance between each other is set to be narrow.

According to the product dispensing device of this vending machine,
Since the first regulating member is positioned by the first positioning means, the width of the product passage can be more finely regulated in multiple steps than the second regulating member with a width corresponding to the width of the product. The regulation accuracy can be further improved than the second regulation member.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a product dispensing apparatus for a vending machine according to any one of the first to fifth aspects,
The guide means is constituted by holes formed on both side walls of the product passage. The first regulating member and the second regulating member are rotatable on both side walls by engaging both ends with holes on both side walls. A shaft that is supported so as to be able to move forward and backward is provided, and a cover that restricts movement of the shaft in the longitudinal direction is provided outside the both side walls so that the shaft does not fall out of the holes in the both side walls. It is characterized by the following.

According to the vending machine product dispensing apparatus,
By merely providing the covers outside the side walls, it is possible to prevent the shafts of the first and second restricting members from coming out of the holes in the side walls. As a result, both ends of the shaft are prevented from slipping out, for example, the heads of both ends of the shaft are crushed, and grooves formed on both ends of the shaft are E-shaped.
Processing work such as fitting a ring becomes unnecessary, and the number of assembling steps can be reduced.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the product dispensing device for a vending machine according to the sixth aspect, the cover is a single member having a U-shaped cross section extending over both side walls of the product path. There is a feature.

According to the product dispensing device of the vending machine,
By simply inserting one cover to the outside of both side walls, the cover can be disposed at the above-described position where the shaft cannot be removed. This facilitates the work of attaching the cover.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a product dispensing apparatus for a vending machine according to any one of the first to seventh aspects,
The free end of rotation of the first regulating member and the second regulating member is
On the contact surface side where the product comes into contact, a protruding portion that protrudes toward the product ejection mechanism when the product is at the minimum width position is provided.

According to the merchandise dispensing apparatus of the vending machine,
By making it easier for the product filled in the product passage to come into contact with the protruding portion, the first regulating member and the second regulating member can be more reliably rotated. Accordingly, the first regulating member and the second regulating member are more reliably positioned by the positioning means, so that the operation of regulating the width of the product passage can be more reliably performed.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a product dispensing apparatus for a vending machine according to any one of the first to eighth aspects,
The urging means includes a first main body having one end rotatably supported on both side walls of the product passage and the other end connected to the first regulating member, and rotating the first main body toward the first regulating member. The first urging means having a first urging member for urging the first regulating member toward the minimum width position by urging the first regulating member toward the minimum width position side, and one end of the first urging member is turned to both side walls of the product passage. A second main body movably supported, the other end of which is connected to the second restricting member; and a second restricting member, which is biased to rotate the second main body toward the second restricting member. A second urging member having a second urging member for urging toward the minimum width position, wherein the first restricting member and the second restricting member each have a surface opposite to the contact surface. Between the first main body and the second main body. And the second regulating member is formed in a shape capable of preventing the other ends of the loosely fitted first main body and second main body from coming off when the second restricting member advances and retreats between the minimum width position and the maximum width position. Features.

According to the merchandise dispensing device of this vending machine,
One ends of the first main body and the second main body are rotatably supported on both side walls, respectively, and the other ends are loosely fitted to the folded portions of the first regulating member and the second regulating member, respectively. As the regulating member and the second regulating member advance and retreat, the first main body and the second main body follow and rotate while freely changing the angles with respect to the first regulating member and the second regulating member. Thereby, the first regulating member and the second regulating member can be smoothly advanced and retracted. At the same time, the other ends of the loosely fitted first body and second body do not come off.
By the urging means and the second urging means, the first regulating member and the second regulating member can be surely urged to the minimum width position side, respectively. In addition, this product dispensing device is relatively simple by merely fitting the other ends of the first main body and the second main body to the folded portions of the first regulating member and the second regulating member without using special parts. It can be simply configured.

[0026]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.
A vending machine product ejection device according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIGS. 1A and 1B show a front view and a side sectional view, respectively, of a product rack 2 to which the product discharging device 1 of the present invention is applied. This product rack 2
Is stored in a vending machine (not shown), and has a substantially circular cross section such as a canned beverage or a bottled beverage (see FIGS. 6 to 8).
Are stored sideways, and the stored product S is discharged downward by the product discharging device 1 at the time of sale. As shown in both figures, the merchandise rack 2 is composed of a pair of left and right side plates 2a, 2a extending vertically in parallel with each other, and a large number of arc-shaped guide plates 2b, 2c provided between these side plates 2a, 2a. And Each of the side plates 2a and each of the guide plates 2b and 2c is made of a steel plate, and the upper end of each of the guide plates 2b and 2c is connected to the side plates 2a and 2a.
It is rotatably attached to a guide shaft 2e that is passed horizontally between them.

As shown in FIGS. 1B and 3, the guide plates 2b and 2c are arranged in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in both figures,
The same applies to the following), and two rows of guide plates 2b and 2c are symmetrically arranged back to back. The guide plates 2b, 2c and the side plates 2a, 2a define so-called serpentine-type merchandise passages 3, 3 extending in a meandering manner in the vertical direction, two rows in front and back, and the front and rear merchandise passages 3, 3 are formed. Are configured symmetrically back to back except for the upper end. Further, in each product passage 3, a total of four types of products S having three types of outer diameters (widths) as shown in FIGS. Is stored.

A flapper 2f is provided at a lower end portion (exit portion) of each product passage 3 near the lowermost guide plate 2b. The flapper 2f guides the commodities S that have fallen down the commodity passage 3 during loading to the commodities ejecting mechanism 4 described later, and is a plate-shaped component whose tip is bent downward. The upper end of the flapper 2f is the side plate 2
The flapper 2f is attached to a flapper shaft 2g that is horizontally passed between the flapper 2a and the flapper 2a, so that the flapper 2f is moved obliquely downward as shown in FIG. (Position shown). As shown in FIG. 2, a torsion coil spring 2h is attached to the flapper shaft 2g, and the flapper 2f is always held at the guide position by the urging force of the torsion coil spring 2h.

At the lower end of each merchandise passage 3, a merchandise discharging device 1 is disposed. The merchandise discharging device 1 is connected to a merchandise discharging mechanism 4 provided at a boundary portion in the merchandise passage 3. And a passage width regulating mechanism 10 provided below the flapper 2f so as to face the product discharging mechanism 4. The front and rear merchandise ejection devices 1 are configured symmetrically back-to-back similarly to the merchandise passage 3 except for the merchandise ejection mechanism 4, and the rear merchandise ejection device 1 will be described below unless otherwise specified. I do.

As shown in FIG. 3, the product dispensing mechanism 4 includes a vertically extending chassis 5 and a main stopper 6 and an auxiliary stopper 7 attached to the chassis 5. The chassis 5 is made of a steel plate. Although not shown, the chassis 5 extends between the side plates 2a, 2a, and the front and rear chassis 5, 5 are integrally assembled. Upper and lower U-shaped grooves 5a and 5b are defined at upper and lower ends of the chassis 5 and 5 in this assembled state, respectively.
The upper and lower chassis shafts 2i, 2i, which are horizontally passed between the side plates 2a, 2a, are fitted into a, 5b, respectively. The upper chassis shaft 2i is fitted with a gap between itself and the bottom of the upper U-shaped groove 5a, and this gap is formed longer than the depth of the lower U-shaped groove 5b. Accordingly, when the chassis 5, 5 is moved upward and then in the front-rear direction, the chassis 5, 5 can be removed from the upper and lower chassis shafts 2i, 2i. By performing the reverse operation, the chassis 5, 5 can be attached to the upper and lower chassis shafts 2i, 2i. As described above, the chassis 5,
5 is detachably attached to the product rack 2.

The main stopper 6 and the auxiliary stopper 7 are provided near the center of the chassis 5, and are rotatably mounted on stopper shafts 6a and 7a which extend horizontally to the chassis 5, respectively. The main stopper 6 has a restraining position (position shown in FIG. 3) protruding obliquely backward and downward into the product passage 3, and a retreating position (FIG. 6) which retreats from the product passage 3 and is flush with the front wall of the chassis 5. (See main stopper 6 on the front side). Similarly, the auxiliary stopper 7 also has a restraining position (see the auxiliary stopper 7 on the front side in FIG. 6) that protrudes obliquely upward in the product passage 3 and a retracted position (a position shown in FIG. 3) that retreats from the product passage 3. ).

A drive mechanism (not shown) for driving the main stopper 6 and the auxiliary stopper 7 is attached to the chassis 5, and the main stopper 6 and the auxiliary stopper 7 are driven by the drive mechanism. Stopper 7
When one of them is located at the stop position, the other pivots so that the other is located at the retracted position. In the front and rear product ejection mechanisms 4 and 4, when one main stopper 6 rotates, the portion of the main stopper 6 opposite to the product passage 3 does not interfere with the other main stopper 6 and auxiliary stopper 7. In this state, it rotates inside the other chassis 5. Similarly, when one of the auxiliary stoppers 7 rotates, a portion of the auxiliary stopper 7 on the side opposite to the product passage 3 does not interfere with the other main stopper 6 or the auxiliary stopper 7, and the other chassis 7 is rotated. 5. In other words, in the front and rear product ejection mechanisms 4 and 4, since the rotation space of the main stopper 6 and the auxiliary stopper 7 in the chassis 5 is shared, the front and rear width of the chassis 5 is reduced. I have.

On the other hand, at the lower ends of both side plates 2a, 2a of the commodity rack 2, a notch 2j cut substantially rearward in a substantially rectangular shape.
Is formed, and the passage width regulating mechanism 10 is attached to face the notch 2j. Passage width regulation mechanism 1
Numeral 0 regulates the width of the product passage 3 between the product delivery mechanism 4 and the chassis 11 mounted on the product rack 2 and the rotatable and slidably mounted on the chassis 11. Upper and lower regulating plates 16 and 17 and upper and lower urging plates 18 and 19 as urging means for urging the upper and lower regulating plates 16 and 17 toward the product discharging mechanism 4 are provided.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the chassis 11
Is formed by bending a steel plate to have a U-shaped cross section, and a back plate portion 11a extending in a vertical direction;
Left and right side plates 11b, 11b extend forward from the left and right ends of the back plate 11a. A notch 11c is formed at the upper end of the corner between each side plate 11b and the back plate 11a. A hook 11d is provided at the lower end of the back plate 11a.
The hook 11d is made of an elastic synthetic resin (for example, polyacetal), extends obliquely downward, then curves downwardly convexly in an arc shape, and further extends downward. (See FIG. 5).

The notch 11c and the hook 11d are respectively fitted to upper and lower support shafts 2k, 2k passed between both side plates 2a, 2a of the product rack 2. This hook 11
By pulling d backward and elastically deforming it, the hook 2d and the lower support shaft 2k are disengaged from each other. Since a gap is formed between the bottom of the notch 11c and the upper support shaft 2k, when the chassis 11 is moved upward, the chassis 11
Can be pulled out to the rear of the product rack 2. As a result, the notch 11c is disengaged from the upper support shaft 2k, and the upper and lower support shafts 2k, 2k
Can be removed from. By performing the reverse operation, the chassis 11 can be attached to the upper and lower support shafts 2k and 2k. As described above, the chassis 11
It is detachably attached to the product rack 2.

The left and right side plate portions 11b, 11b are arranged so as to cover the notches 2j, 2j of the above-mentioned product rack 2, and constitute both side walls of the product passage 3 at this position. Upper and lower guide holes 12 and 14 serving as guide means extending parallel to each other obliquely downward and downward are provided in each side plate portion 11b.
And upper and lower positioning holes 13 and 15 which are obliquely rearward and downward as positioning means. As described later, the upper guide hole 12 and the upper positioning hole (first positioning means) 13 are connected to the upper regulating plate (first regulating member) 16.
The lower guide hole 14 and the lower positioning hole (second positioning means) 15 guide and position the lower regulating plate (second regulating member) 17, respectively.

The upper portions of the upper and lower positioning holes 13 and 15 are formed with saw-toothed steps 13a and 15a, respectively. A step portion 13a of the step is provided.
Further, the lower positioning hole 15 is provided with a total of three steps 15a including the back plate 11a of the chassis 11,
The interval between these steps 15a, 15a is determined by the steps 13a,
13a, which is longer than the interval between 13a and the foremost position
Are disposed behind the foremost position of the step 13a.

On the other hand, the upper regulating plate 16 is for regulating the width of the product passage 3 between the auxiliary stopper 7 at the stop position and is made of a steel plate. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the upper regulating plate 16 includes a main body 16a extending in the left-right direction, a shaft 16b attached to the upper end of the main body 16a, and folds formed on the left and right ends of the main body 16a. Parts 16c, 16c and protrusions 16d, 16d respectively protruding from the lower end of the main body 16a in the left-right direction.
And

Both ends of the shaft 16b are loosely fitted in the upper guide holes 12, 12 of the chassis 11, are guided in the front-rear direction by the upper guide holes 12, 12, and are rotatable with respect to the chassis 11. Attached to. Thereby, the upper regulating plate 16 can freely move back and forth between the minimum width position of the obliquely forward-lowering angle shown in FIG. 3 and the maximum width position of the vertical angle (see the front upper regulating plate 16 in FIG. 8). And
As described later, it is always held at the minimum width position. Each of the projections 16d protrudes to the outside of the chassis 11 through the upper positioning hole 13, and the upper regulating plate 16
Are arranged so as to be able to contact each step 13a of the upper positioning hole 13 when is at a vertical angle. Thereby, when the upper regulating plate 16 is rotated from the minimum width position to the vertical angle, the locking projection 16d is moved forward to one of the four step portions 13a (including the back plate portion 11a) of the upper positioning hole 13. , The upper regulating plate 16 is positioned at that position. As described above, since the upper regulating plate 16 can be positioned at four positions (regulating positions), the upper regulating plate 16 can move the product passage 3 between the auxiliary stopper 7 at the restraining position as described later.
Can be regulated in four stages.

Each folded portion 16c forms a gap between itself and the main body 16a and extends inward in the left-right direction so as to face each other. Both ends of 18c are loosely fitted. Further, the front surface of the main body 16a is an abutting surface with which the product S abuts, and a protruding portion 16e that protrudes forward is provided at a lower end (free rotation end). This protrusion 1
6e, the upper regulating plate 16 is always held at the minimum width position, so that the product S falling through the product path 3 is arranged at the position where it is most likely to abut, and has a trapezoidal cross section that is convex upward. The product S is formed in a shape that is easy to abut.

Further, the lower regulating plate 17 is for regulating the width of the commodity passage 3 between the lower stopper 17 and the main stopper 6 at the stop position, and is made of a steel plate. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the lower regulating plate 17 has substantially the same configuration as the upper regulating plate 16, and has a main body 17 a extending in the left-right direction.
A shaft 17b attached to the upper end of the main body 17a; folded portions 17c, 17c formed at the left and right ends of the main body 17a; and projections 17d, which protrude from the central end of the main body 17a in the left and right directions. 17d.

Both ends of the shaft 17b are loosely fitted in the lower guide holes 14, 14 of the chassis 11, are guided in the front-rear direction by the lower guide holes 14, 14, and are rotatable with respect to the chassis 11. Attached to. Thereby, the lower regulating plate 17 can move forward and backward between a minimum width position at an obliquely forward downward angle shown in FIG. 3 and a maximum width position at a vertical angle shown in FIG. In addition, each projection 17d
Are arranged so as to protrude to the outside of the chassis 11 and to be in contact with each step 15a of the lower positioning hole 15 when the lower regulating plate 17 is at a vertical angle. Lower control plate 1
When 7 is rotated from the minimum width position to a vertical angle,
When the locking projection 17d abuts from the front on one of the three steps 15a (including the back plate 11a) of the lower positioning hole 15, the lower regulating plate 17 is positioned at that position. As described above, since the lower regulating plate 17 can be positioned at three positions (regulating positions), the width of the product passage 3 between the lower stopper plate 17 and the main stopper 6 at the stopping position can be set in three stages as described later. Can be regulated.

Each folded portion 17c is formed so as to have a gap between itself and the main body 17a by being cut and raised from the main body 17a, and extends inward in the left-right direction so as to face each other. Both ends of the curl portion 19c of the lower urging plate (second urging means) 19 are loosely fitted in this gap. Further, the front surface of the main body 17a is a contact surface with which the product S is in contact, and a lower end portion thereof is provided with a protruding portion 17e that protrudes forward. The protruding portion 17e is arranged at a position where the product S falling through the product passage 3 is most likely to come into contact with the lower regulating plate 17 which is always held at the minimum width position, and has an upwardly convex cross section. It is formed in a trapezoidal shape in which the product S easily contacts.

On the other hand, the upper urging plate (first urging means) 18
The upper regulating plate 16 is urged toward the product discharging mechanism 4 and is made of a steel plate. The upper biasing plate 18 is a main body (first main body) 1 having a cross-section of a “U” shape bent downward and convex.
8a, a shaft (one end of the first urging means) 18b attached to the upper end of the main body 18a, and a cylindrical curl portion (the other end of the first urging means) formed at the lower end of the main body 18a. ) 18c, and a torsion coil spring (first biasing member) 18d attached to the shaft 18b.

Both ends of the shaft 18b are loosely fitted into holes (not shown) of both side plates 11b, 11b of the chassis 11, whereby the upper biasing plate 18 is rotatably attached to the chassis 11. ing. The arm at the left end of the torsion coil spring 18d contacts the front surface of the back plate 11a of the chassis 11, and the arm at the right end contacts the rear surface of the main body 18a. This torsion coil spring 18
The upper urging plate 18 is constantly urged clockwise in FIG. 3 by the urging force d. As described above, the curl portion 1
8 c is loosely fitted to the folded portion 16 c of the upper regulating plate 16, the upper regulating plate 16 is constantly urged toward the product ejection mechanism 4 by the urging force of the upper urging plate 18, and the product passage 3 Is empty, it is locked at the minimum width position as shown in FIG. Further, when the upper regulating plate 16 moves between the minimum width position and the maximum width position, the folded portion 16c is arranged in parallel with the main body 16a of the upper regulating plate 16 so as not to come loose with the curl portion 18c. While extending in the up-down direction, the up-down width (height) is set to a sufficient width.

The lower urging plate 19 (second urging means)
The lower regulating plate 17 is urged toward the product discharging mechanism 4 and is made of a steel plate. The lower urging plate 19 has substantially the same configuration as the upper urging plate 18, and has a main body (second main body) 19a having a “U” -shaped cross section bent downward and convex.
A shaft (one end of the second urging means) 19b attached to the upper end of the main body 19a; and a cylindrical curl portion (the other end of the second urging means) formed at the lower end of the main body 19a.
19c, and a torsion coil spring (second biasing member) 19d attached to the shaft 19b.

The left and right ends of the center of the front surface of the back plate 11a of the chassis 11 are respectively provided with support projections 11 protruding forward.
e, 11e are formed, and both end portions of the shaft 19b are loosely fitted into holes (not shown) of the support protrusions 11e, 11e, respectively, in a state where they cannot be removed. Thus, the lower urging plate 19 is rotatably attached to the chassis 11. The left end arm of the torsion coil spring 19d is in contact with the front surface of the back plate 11a of the chassis 11, and the right end arm is in contact with the back surface of the main body 19a. By the urging force of the torsion coil spring 19d, the lower urging plate 19
Is constantly biased clockwise in FIG. As described above, the curl portion 19c is folded back portion 17c of the lower regulating plate 17.
The lower regulating plate 17 is constantly urged toward the product discharging mechanism 4 by the urging force of the lower urging plate 19, and when the product passage 3 is empty, as shown in FIG. At the minimum width position. Further, when the lower regulating plate 17 moves between the minimum width position and the maximum width position, the folded portion 17c is parallel to the main body 17a of the lower regulating plate 17 so that the loose fitting with the curl portion 19c does not come off. It extends in the up-down direction, and its up-down width (height) is set to a sufficient width.

On the other hand, a cover 20 is attached to the outside of the chassis 11 so as to surround the chassis 11 (see FIG. 2). The cover 20 is formed by bending a steel plate into a U-shape, and has a rectangular back plate portion 20a and left and right side plate portions 11 of the chassis 11 from both ends of the back plate portion 20a.
b, right and left side plate portions 20b extending forward along 11b,
20b. The two side plate portions 20b, 20b are arranged so as to cover the upper and lower guide holes 12, 14 and the upper and lower positioning holes 13, 15 of the chassis 11, and the shaft 18b of the upper biasing plate 18 (see FIG. 5). Further, each side plate portion 20b is disposed slightly outside of the side plate portion 11b of the chassis 11, so that the shafts 16b and 17b of the upper and lower regulating plates 16 and 17 and the shaft 18b of the upper biasing plate 18 in the left-right direction. To prevent them from falling out of the chassis 11. The back plate portion 20a
The cover 20 is detached from the chassis 11 by being screwed to the back plate 11 a of the chassis 11. As described above, the cover 20 is detachably attached to the chassis 11.

As described above, the rear product discharging apparatus 1 is configured, and similarly, the front product discharging apparatus 1 is also configured.

The operation of the merchandise dispensing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described. Product delivery device 1
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, three types of products S having outer diameters (widths), namely, a small bottle product S having a minimum sellable diameter (for example, 47 mm), and a diameter larger than the small bottle product S (for example, 53 m)
m) canned goods S and the maximum diameter that can be sold (for example, 66
mm), and a large-sized can product (not shown) having a diameter (for example, 60 mm) between the thin-can product S and the large-can product S in addition to this can be appropriately stopped and thrown out. Have been. Hereinafter, the operation of the rear product ejection mechanism 1 at the time of loading and selling the small bottle product S will be described.

First, the operation at the time of loading will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, when there is no thin bottle product S in the product passage 3, the main stopper 6 is in the stop position and the auxiliary stopper 7 is in the retracted position. positioned. The upper regulating plate 16 and the lower regulating plate 17 are respectively provided with upper biasing plates 18.
The lower urging plate 19 urges the product ejecting mechanism 4 toward the product ejecting mechanism 4 so that the lower urging plate 19 is locked at the minimum width position at an obliquely downward angle.

When the small bottle product S is filled in the product passage 3 in this state, the small bottle product S falls in the product passage 3 while being guided by the guide plates 2b and 2c, and is moved to the lowermost guide plate 2b. After being guided, the flapper 2f is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 3 while resisting the urging force of the torsion coil spring 2h. At the same time, the upper flapper 2f is guided by the flapper 2f toward the product ejection mechanism 4 and abuts against the rear surface of the chassis 5, and then moves the upper regulating plate 16 backward and rotates counterclockwise. Further, it falls and comes into contact with the main stopper 6 and the lower regulating plate 17. As a result, the lower regulating plate 17 at the minimum width position
Is guided to the maximum width position side by the upper guide hole 12 while resisting the urging force of the lower urging plate 19, and rotates counterclockwise.

When the lower regulating plate 17 rotates counterclockwise to a vertical angle, the projection 17e of the lower regulating plate 17 comes into contact with the step 15a at the foremost position of the lower positioning hole 15, whereby the lower regulating plate 17 is rotated. Is positioned at a position corresponding to the width of the small bottle product S. As a result, the lower regulating plate 17 automatically and accurately regulates the width of the commodity passage 3 between the main stopper 6 and the main stopper 6. It is stopped within 3. By repeating the above operation, as shown in FIG. 6, the thin bottled products S are stacked in the product passage 3, and the second bottom one of the stacked thin bottled products S is located on the upper regulating plate 16. The product passage 3 is filled in a state where the product passage 3 is in contact with the protrusion 16e at the lower end. At this time, the upper regulation plate 16 has an angle close to the vertical, and regulates the width of the product path 3 between the upper bottle 16 and the chassis 5 so that the thin bottle product S can fall down by its weight. .

Next, the operation at the time of sale will be described. At the time of sale, first, the auxiliary stopper 7 rotates clockwise and protrudes to the stop position, and in conjunction with this, the main stopper 6 rotates clockwise and retracts to the retracted position, whereby the lowest thin bottle The product S is thrown downward. When the lowest bin product S moves downward, the second bin product S from the bottom moves accordingly, comes into contact with the auxiliary stopper 7 at the restraining position, and pushes the upper regulating plate 16 upward. Rotate clockwise. When the upper regulating plate 16 rotates to a vertical angle, the protrusion 16 d of the upper regulating plate 16 abuts on the step 13 a at the foremost position of the upper positioning hole 13. As a result, the upper regulating plate 16 is positioned at a position corresponding to the width of the thin bottle product S, so that the upper regulating plate 16 automatically and accurately adjusts the width of the product passage 3 between the auxiliary stopper 7 and the product. regulate. As a result, the second narrow bin product from the bottom is appropriately stopped in the product passage 3 by the auxiliary stopper 7 and the upper regulating plate 16. Thereafter, after the main stopper 6 returns to the stop position,
When the auxiliary stopper 7 retreats to the retreat position, the thin bottle product S
The group moves downward, and as described above, the lowermost thin bottle products S are stopped by the main stopper 6 and the lower regulating plate 17, and each thin bottle product S is stacked and filled as shown in FIG. Is stopped in the product passage 3. As described above, the selling operation of the small bottle product S is executed.

The operations of loading and selling the thin canned product S and the thick canned product S as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 are almost the same as those of the above-mentioned thin bottled product S. State. First, in the case of the thin can product S, as shown in FIG. 7, the position of the upper regulating plate 16 which contacts the second bottom can product S during loading is smaller than that of the thin bottle product S. Away from
Further, at the time of sale, the upper regulating plate 16 is
When the projection is positioned, the projection 16d abuts on the second step 13a from the front. That is, the upper regulating plate 16 regulates the width of the product passage 3 between the auxiliary stopper 7 and the width of the narrow bottle product S according to the width of the thin can product S.

On the other hand, in the case of the thick can product S, as shown in FIG. 8, the position of the upper regulating plate 16 which is in contact with the second bottom can product S during loading is smaller than that of the thin can product S. Is also quite close to the maximum width position. The lower regulating plate 17 has a projection 17 d formed on the back plate 1 of the chassis 11.
1a, the product passage 3 between the main stopper 6
Is limited to the maximum width. Further, at the time of sale, the upper regulation plate 16 has a projection 16 d formed on the back plate portion 11 of the chassis 11.
a, the width of the product passage 3 between the auxiliary stopper 7 and the auxiliary stopper 7 is restricted to the maximum width.

In the case of a middle-sized can product having a diameter between the large-can product S and the small-can product S, although not shown, the lower regulating plate 17 has a projection 17d formed by the lower positioning hole 1 during loading.
The width of the product passage 3 between the main stopper 6 and the main stopper 6 is regulated to a width corresponding to the width of the middle-sized can product by abutting the second step 15a from the front of the step 5. Further, at the time of sale, the upper regulating plate 16 causes the protrusion 16 d to abut on the third step 13 a from the front of the upper positioning hole 13, so that the width of the product passage 3 between the upper stopper plate 7 and the auxiliary stopper 7 is increased. Regulate the width according to the width of the product.

As described in detail above, according to the product dispensing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to sell the products S having four kinds of outer diameters, and to load the products S at the time of loading each of the products S.
Is guided by the flapper 2f, so that the product passage 3
The second product S from the bottom of the products S filled in the
The upper regulating plate 16 is stacked in the product passage 3 in a state in which the upper regulating plate 16 is in contact with the protruding portion 16e at the lower end of the front surface. Thereby, at the time of sale, the upper regulation plate 16 automatically and reliably sets the width of the product passage 3 between the auxiliary stopper 7 protruding to the restraining position to a width corresponding to the width of the second product S from the bottom. Therefore, the second commodity S from the bottom is reliably stopped in the commodity passage 3 by the auxiliary stopper 7 and the upper regulation plate 16. Therefore,
It is possible to reliably sell the product S without causing an operation failure such as selling two products S at the same time.

Further, as described above, when the second product S from the bottom of the products stacked in the product passage 3 comes into contact with the upper regulating plate 16 at the time of loading, before the product S comes into contact with the upper regulating plate 16, the upper regulation is performed. The plate 16 is urged toward the minimum width position by the upper urging plate 18 and is held at an obliquely forward-downward angle, so that the second product S from the bottom easily comes into contact with the lower front end of the upper regulating plate 16. Along with the lower end,
By forming the protruding portion 16e protruding forward, the protruding portion 16e at the lower end of the front surface of the upper regulating plate 16 is reliably brought into contact. Thereby, the selling operation of the commodity S as described above can be executed more reliably. Also, the step 13a of the upper positioning hole 13 corresponds to the step 1 of the lower positioning hole 15.
The upper regulating plate 16 is provided at a position close to the commodity ejection mechanism 4 side with a narrower distance than each other than 5a, and the upper regulating plate 16 has a width of the second commodity S from the bottom as described above. The regulating operation is performed with higher accuracy than the lower regulating plate 17. Therefore, the selling operation of the commodity S as described above can be executed more reliably.

The auxiliary stopper 7 and the main stopper 6
Is in the restraining position, the upper regulating plate 16 and the lower regulating plate 17 are positioned at the regulating positions corresponding to the width of the product S to be filled by the upper positioning hole 13 and the lower positioning hole 15, respectively. Is automatically and accurately regulated, unlike the related art, there is no need to manually operate the upper regulation plate 16 and the lower regulation plate 17, and erroneous setting of the regulation width can be prevented. Thereby, workability at the time of loading can be improved.

Further, two product discharging mechanisms 4, 4 are arranged at the boundary between the two product discharging devices 1, 1, and the main stopper 6 and the auxiliary stopper 7 of each product discharging mechanism 4 in the chassis 5 are provided. Since the rotation space is shared, the front and rear width of the chassis 5 is reduced.
The front and rear width of the entire product dispensing device 1 can be reduced. Also, the shafts 16b, 17b of the upper and lower regulating plates 16, 17 are formed by the side plates 20b, 20b of the cover 20.
The left and right ends of the shaft 18b of the upper biasing plate 18 can be prevented from coming off the side plates 11b, 11b of the chassis 11, respectively. Therefore, each shaft 1
6b to 18b, the work of preventing both ends from falling off, for example, the work of crushing the heads of both ends of each of the shafts 16b to 18b or fitting an E-ring into the grooves formed at both ends becomes unnecessary. Assembly man-hours can be reduced.
Further, since it is only necessary to mount the single-part cover 20 so as to straddle the chassis 11, the mounting operation is facilitated.

Further, upper and lower urging plates 18 and 19 are rotatably mounted on the chassis 11, and the curl portions 18c and
19c is a folded portion 1 of the upper and lower regulating plates 16 and 17, respectively.
6c and 17c, and these folded portions 1
As described above, each of 6c and 17c has such a size that the upper and lower regulating plates 16 and 17 do not loosely fit with the curled portions 18c and 19c when the upper and lower regulating plates 16 and 17 move between the minimum width position and the maximum width position. And shape. Therefore, with a simple configuration in which the curled portions 18c and 19c are loosely fitted to the folded portions 16c and 17c, the upper and lower regulating plates 16 and 17 can be smoothly moved between the minimum width position and the maximum width position. These can be surely urged toward the product discharging mechanism 4 side.

In the above embodiment, the upper and lower regulating plates 1
6 and 17, the auxiliary stopper 7 and the main stopper 6 are used.
The width of the product passage 3 is regulated between the two. However, the means for regulating the width of the product passage 3 is not limited to this. For example, a regulating member having a different shape or size may be used, as long as it can be regulated appropriately. I just need. As means for positioning the upper and lower regulating plates 16 and 17 respectively, upper and lower positioning holes 13 and 15 are provided.
(Including the back plate portion 11a of the chassis 11), but the positioning means is not limited to this. For example, the upper and lower regulating plates 16, 17 such as projections and shafts can be positioned. Any configuration may be used. Also,
The number of steps for positioning the upper and lower regulating plates 16 and 17 may be appropriately set according to the type of the product S to be filled.

Further, means for urging the upper and lower regulating plates 16 and 17 toward the product discharging mechanism 4 includes upper and lower urging plates 18 and 19.
The configuration is not limited to this, and any configuration that can be urged, such as a leaf spring, may be used. In addition, the product dispensing apparatus 1 is applied to the product rack 2 having the serpentine-type product passage 3, but is not limited thereto, and has a product rack having a product passage extending straight in the vertical direction or a product passage extending diagonally. It may be applied to a so-called slant shelf type product rack. Further, the second product S from the bottom of the stacked products S
So that the product S comes into contact with the protrusion 16 e of the upper regulating plate 16.
Is not limited to the flapper 2f, but may be any configuration that can appropriately guide the product S, such as a guide member having a different shape.

[0065]

As described above, according to the merchandise dispensing apparatus of the vending machine of the present invention, the width of the merchandise passage can be automatically and accurately regulated according to the width of the filled merchandise. Operability can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a front view and FIG. 1B is a sectional side view of a product rack to which a product discharging device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 1 (a).

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a product discharging mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing the operation of the product discharging device for stopping and discharging a thin bottle product.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing the operation of the product discharging device for stopping and discharging a thin can product.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view showing the operation of the product discharging device for stopping and discharging a thick can product.

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view showing a state in which a conventional product dispensing apparatus stops (a) a thick can product and (b) a thin can product.

[Description of Signs] 1 Commodity ejection device 2f Flapper (part constituting exit of product passage) 3 Commodity passage 4 Commodity ejection mechanism 6 Main stopper 7 Auxiliary stopper 10 Passage width regulating mechanism 11b Chassis side plate (commodity passage) 12 Upper guide hole (guide means, hole) 13 Upper positioning hole (positioning means, first positioning means) 14 Lower guide hole (guide means, hole) 15 Lower positioning hole (positioning means, second positioning means) 16 Upper regulating plate (first regulating member) 16b Shaft 16c Folding portion 16e Projecting portion 17 Lower regulating plate (second regulating member) 17b Shaft 17c Folding portion 18 Upper urging plate (urging means, first urging means) 18a Main body (First body) 18b Shaft (one end of first urging means) 18c Curl portion (other end of first urging means) 18d Torsion coil spring (first urging member) 1 9 Lower urging plate (urging means, second urging means) 19a Main body (second main body) 19b Shaft (one end of second urging means) 19c Curl portion (other end of second urging means) 19d Torsion coil spring (second biasing member) 20 cover S product

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Hideki Fujimoto 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yutaka Takahashi 1 Kanda Izumicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Kirin Feverage in Beverage Co., Ltd. (reference) 3E046 BB03 BB04 CA02 CC04 CD04 DA01 EA08 EA20 GA02 GA10

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An auxiliary stopper and a main stopper which are movable up and down between a stop position protruding into a product passage extending in a vertical direction and a retracted position retracted from the product passage, and the auxiliary stopper is provided at the time of sale. Projecting to the stop position, the second product from the bottom is restrained in the product passage, and the main stopper is retracted to the retracted position, whereby the lowest product is moved downward from the product passage. After the product is ejected, in a product ejection device of a vending machine provided with a product ejection mechanism for positioning the main stopper at the stop position and the auxiliary stopper at the retracted position, The width of a product passage between the auxiliary stopper and the auxiliary stopper is provided when the auxiliary stopper is located at the stop position. That a first regulating member, provided on the surface facing the product dispensing mechanism of the commodity passage, when the main stopper is positioned at the stop position,
A second regulating member for regulating the width of the product passage between the main stopper and the first regulating member and the second regulating member rotatably and movably supporting the product ejecting mechanism side; Guide means for guiding between a minimum width position regulating the product passage between the product ejection mechanism to a minimum width smaller than the width of the product, and a maximum width position regulating the maximum width; Urging means for urging the first regulating member and the second regulating member toward the commodity discharging mechanism; and the first regulating member and the second regulating member being brought into contact with the commodity filled in the commodity passage. (2) When the restricting member rotates, the first restricting member and the second restricting member are moved to one of a plurality of restricting positions between the minimum width position and the maximum width position in accordance with the width of the product with which the restriction member rotates. Positioning means for positioning each of them. The commodity passage above the first regulating member is configured such that when the main stopper is located at the restraining position, the second commodity from the bottom of the stacked commodities is rotated by the first regulating member. Characterized in that the filled product can be guided so as to contact the free end of the product. 2. The merchandise passage above the first regulating member is constituted by a serpentine merchandise passage extending in a meandering manner in a vertical direction, and the serpentine merchandise passage is provided on the merchandise ejection mechanism side. The product dispensing device for a vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising an outlet portion extending toward the vending machine. 3. The merchandise discharging device is arranged symmetrically side by side with another merchandise discharging device, and the two merchandise discharging mechanisms are provided at a boundary between the two merchandise discharging devices. 3. The product dispensing device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the device is arranged. 4. The positioning means for positioning the first regulating member at the plurality of regulating positions, and the second regulating member moving the second regulating member more than the plurality of regulating positions of the first positioning means. The product discharging device for a vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising second positioning means for positioning at a plurality of regulated positions distant from the product discharging mechanism side. 5. The plurality of restriction positions of the first positioning means are set to be larger than the plural restriction positions of the second positioning means and have a narrower distance from each other. A product dispensing device for a vending machine according to item 1. 6. The guide means is constituted by holes formed on both side walls of the product passage, and both ends of the first regulating member and the second regulating member are respectively engaged with holes of the both side walls. By doing so, a shaft rotatably and reciprocally supported on the both side walls is provided, and the shaft is provided outside the both side walls so that the shaft does not fall out of the hole in the both side walls. 6. A cover for restricting the movement in the length direction of the vehicle is provided.
A product dispensing device for a vending machine according to any one of the above. 7. The product dispensing device of a vending machine according to claim 6, wherein the cover is a single member having a U-shaped cross section extending over both side walls of the product passage. . 8. The product ejecting mechanism side when the free end of rotation of the first regulating member and the second regulating member is at the minimum width position on the contact surface side with which the commodity contacts. 2. A protruding portion which protrudes from the housing.
Item 8. The commodity dispensing device for a vending machine according to any one of claims 7 to 7. 9. A first main body having one end rotatably supported on both side walls of the product passage and the other end connected to the first regulating member, and the first main body. The first
A first urging member having a first urging member for urging the first regulating member toward the minimum width position by urging the first regulating member to rotate toward the regulating member; Rotatably supported on both side walls of the product passage,
A second main body having the other end connected to the second restricting member, and a biasing force for rotating the second main body toward the second restricting member, thereby causing the second restricting member to have the minimum width. A second biasing member having a second biasing member for biasing to the position side, wherein the first regulating member and the second regulating member each include:
Between the abutting surface and the opposite surface, there are provided folded portions defining a gap into which the other end portions of the first main body and the second main body are loosely fitted. When the first regulating member and the second regulating member move back and forth between the minimum width position and the maximum width position, the loosely fitted first body and the other end of the second body are prevented from coming off. The product dispensing device for a vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the device is formed in a possible shape.