JP2002157640A - Article carrying-out device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article carrying-out device for automatic vending machine, in which the need to adjust the width of an article passage is eliminated even when different kinds of articles different in external diameter are vended. SOLUTION: A lock member 15 which is locked to the 2nd article from the bottom in the article passage 2 is extended into the article passage 2 by a quantity corresponding to the external diameter of a stored article A and even when an article to be vended is changed to an article having a different external diameter, the passage width need not be adjusted. In this case, an article on a carrying-out lever 14 is always pushed toward the other passage place 12, the article on the carrying-out lever 14 never shifts to the side of one passage plate 11 to securely prevent more than one article A from being carried out at a time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise unloading device for a vending machine for selling merchandise such as beverages in cans, bottles or plastic bottles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a vending machine of this type has a product passage extending vertically and a product unloading device provided at a lower end of the product passage, and is vertically stacked and stored in the product passage. In general, the commodities are carried out from below by a commodity carrying-out device.

[0003] Further, as described in, for example, JP-A-11-250335, a lock lever provided so as to be able to protrude and retract into a product passage, and a device disposed below the lock lever, as described in JP-A-11-250335. And a carry-out lever provided so as to be able to move in and out of the product passage. The carry-out lever protruding into the product passage holds the lowest product in the product passage and locks when the product is carried out. After the lever is projected into the product aisle and the second lowest product in the product aisle is held, the holding of the product by the unloading lever is released and the lowest product is dropped and carried out. Are known.

Further, in the vending machine, in order to be able to sell a plurality of types of products having different external dimensions, for example, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-128633, a passage plate facing a product discharge device is used. Is provided so as to be movable in the width direction of the product passage, and the width of the product passage can be adjusted by moving the passage plate to an arbitrary position according to the external dimensions of the product.

[0005]

However, when the width of the product passage is adjusted by moving the passage plate, a troublesome operation such as manually changing the position of the passage plate is required. The work of setting the width was extremely troublesome. Further, since setting the width of the passage is always an artificial operation, the passage plate may be erroneously moved to a position inappropriate for the outer diameter of the product, which may result in defective carrying-out.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide an automatic vending machine which does not require the width adjustment of the product passage even when a plurality of types of products having different outer diameters are sold. An object of the present invention is to provide a device for unloading goods.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, the products are provided at the lower end side of a product path for storing products stacked vertically, and are arranged in the width direction of the product path. Equipped with a pair of passage plates facing each other at a predetermined interval, and a carry-out lever that locks to the lowest product in the product passage, and holds the second lowest product in the product passage when carrying the product. After that, in the merchandise unloading device of a vending machine in which the lock between the unloading lever and the merchandise is released and the lowermost merchandise is dropped downward, from the one passage plate side to the other passage plate side. A product holding member that can appear and retract any length diagonally downward, and move the tip side of the product holding member toward the other passage plate side when carrying out the product to make it the second lowest product in the product path. After the product is carried out, the product holding member Drive means for moving the end side toward one of the passage plates and stopping the movement of the product holding member when the product falls from the tip of the product holding member and the other passage plate to the carry-out lever side; Pressing means for pressing the upper product to the other passage plate side.

Accordingly, the tip side of the product holding member extends into the product passage in the product passage by an amount corresponding to the outer diameter of the product in the product passage. Therefore, even if the sales product is changed to one having a different outer diameter, There is no need to adjust the width of the product passage. In this case, if the product on the carry-out lever approaches one of the passage plates, the product on the carry-out lever may not be able to be locked by the product holding member. , The product on the carry-out lever does not approach one of the passage plates.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the merchandise unloading device of the vending machine according to the first aspect, the pressing means is moved in a predetermined direction by coming into contact with the article dropped from the article holding member side to the unloading lever side. A movable member, and biasing means for biasing the movable member toward the product; and detecting means for detecting that the movable member has moved in the predetermined direction due to contact with the product. When the member and the detecting means detect the drop of the product to the carry-out lever side,
The movement of the product holding member toward one of the passage plates is stopped.

Accordingly, in addition to the function of the first aspect, the movable member as the pressing means is used for detecting the product.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pair of passage plates provided at the lower end of a product passage for storing and stacking products in a vertical direction and facing each other at a predetermined interval in the width direction of the product passage. And a carry-out lever that locks to the lowest product in the product.When carrying out the product, after holding the second lowest product in the product path, release the lock between the carry-out lever and the product. In a product carrying device of a vending machine in which a lowermost product is dropped downward, a product holding member that can appear and disappear by an arbitrary length diagonally downward from the one passage plate side to the other passage plate side. A product detection means for detecting a product at a predetermined position on the product holding member, and moving the tip end side of the product holding member toward the other passage plate side at the time of carrying out the product, and moving the tip end side of the product holding member to the second lowest position in the product path. Locked to the product,
After the product is carried out, the tip side of the product holding member is moved toward one of the passage plates, and when the product falls to the carry-out lever side from between the tip of the product holding member and the other passage plate, the movement of the product holding member is stopped. When the product is stopped on the product holding member and the product holding member is moved to the other passage plate side,
When a product on the product holding member is detected by the product detection means, the product holding member is moved toward one of the passage plates,
A drive means is provided for stopping the movement of the product holding member when the product falls to the carry-out lever side from between the tip of the product holding member and the other passage plate.

[0012] With this configuration, the tip side of the product holding member extends in the product passage by an amount corresponding to the outer diameter of the product in the product passage, so that even when the sold product is changed to one having a different outer diameter, There is no need to adjust the width of the product passage. In this case, when there is no more product on the product holding member, the newly inserted product is locked on the product holding member. Therefore, if the product holding member is operated after completion of replenishment of the product, the number of stored products is reduced. According to the present invention, when a new product falls on the product holding member and a product at a predetermined position on the product holding member is detected by the product detecting means, the product holding member is moved to one of the passage plates. Therefore, the lowermost product falls to the carry-out lever side while the product is being replenished.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the merchandise unloading device for a vending machine according to the third aspect, the merchandise detecting means includes:
Support means for movably supporting the product holding member vertically in the product path by a predetermined distance, and urging the product holding member in the product path upward so as to move downward by the weight of at least one product. It comprises a biasing means and a detecting means for detecting that the product holding member has moved downward against the biasing means. Thus, in addition to the effect of the third aspect, since the insertion of a new product is detected by the vertical movement of the product holding member, there is no need to separately provide a member for contacting the product in the product path.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a pair of passage plates provided at the lower end of a product passage for storing products stacked in the vertical direction and facing each other at a predetermined interval in the width direction of the product passage. And a take-out lever that is rotatably provided at the lowest position in the product path and locks the product at the lowest position in the product path. In a vending machine, in which the lowermost product is rotated downward to drop the lowest product downward, an arbitrary length is obliquely downward from the one passage plate side to the other passage plate side. The product holding member that can only be moved in and out, and the tip side of the product holding member moves toward the other passage plate side when the product is carried out and is locked to the second lowest product in the product path, and after the product is carried out, One end of the product holding member And a driving unit for stopping the movement of the product holding member when the product falls from the tip of the product holding member and the other passage plate to the carry-out lever side, and discharging the product when there is no product on the carry-out lever. There are provided urging means for rotating the lever to a predetermined position above the product locking position, and driving means for driving the carry-out lever to be forcibly rotated downward when carrying out the goods. Thereby, since the tip side of the product holding member extends in the product passage by an amount corresponding to the outer diameter of the product in the product passage, even when the sales product is changed to a product having a different outer diameter,
There is no need to adjust the width of the product passage. In addition, when there is no product on the carry-out lever, the carry-out lever rotates to a predetermined position above the product locking position, so that it is possible to detect a sold-out product or the like by rotating the carry-out lever upward. Becomes In this case, the unloading lever is forcibly rotated downward when unloading the product, so that no resistance is applied to the unloading product due to the upward biasing force of the unloading lever.

[0015]

1 to 9 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a serpentine column provided with a product discharging device of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view, FIG. 3 is a partially omitted perspective view, and FIGS.

The serpentine column 1 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a plurality of product passages 2 extending in the vertical direction, and a product discharge device 10 is provided at the lower end of each product passage 2.

Each product passage 2 is formed in a meandering shape by a large number of arc plates 2a opposed to each other, and is configured to store products A supplied from the product insertion port 2b at the upper end in a vertically stacked manner.

The product unloading device 10 includes a pair of passage plates 11 and 12 which are arranged to face each other in one width direction (radial direction of the product) of the product passage 2 and a pair of passage plates 11 and 12 in the other width direction of the product passage 2. A pair of side plates 13 (only one is shown) disposed opposite to each other in the longitudinal direction of the product, a carry-out lever 14 that is locked to the lowest product A in the product path 2, A lock member 15 serving as a product holding member for locking the second product A, and a product passage 2 from one of the passage plates 11 side.
A rotating plate 16 as a movable member extending inward, and a rotating plate 16
And a drive mechanism 18 for driving the unloading lever 14 and the lock member 15.

The passage plates 11 and 12 are opposed to each other with an interval therebetween, and the interval is formed to be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the sales product having the largest diameter.

Each side plate 13 is disposed on one of the passage plates 11 and has a first guide hole 13a for guiding the lock member 15.
And a second guide hole 13b for guiding the carry-out lever 14. The first guide hole 13a has a substantially half on the upper end side extending vertically along the back side of the one passage plate 11, and a substantially half on the lower end thereof extends from the lower end of the one passage plate 11 into the product passage 2. And extends obliquely downward toward the other passage plate 12. In this case, the lower end of the first guide hole 13a is formed so as to gradually increase in width toward the distal end. The second guide hole 13b is formed in an arc shape around the rotation fulcrum of the carry-out lever 14, and a step portion 13c is provided at a predetermined position in the vertical direction.

The unloading lever 14 is disposed below each side plate 13, and its rear end is rotatably supported by each side plate 13 via a support shaft 14a. An engagement piece 14b extending rearward is provided on the rear end side of the carry-out lever 14, and the engagement piece 14b is adapted to engage with the drive mechanism 18 side. A long hole 14c extending in the front-rear direction is provided at the tip end of the carry-out lever 14.
The lock shaft 14d extending in the width direction of the carry-out lever 14 is inserted into the long hole 14c. The lock shaft 14d is inserted into the second guide holes 13b of the side plates 13 with both ends protruding in the width direction of the carry-out lever 14, and moves rearward in the long holes 14c to move the second guides. The discharge lever 14 is locked in a horizontal state by engaging with the step 13c of the hole 13b. The unloading lever 14 is urged upward by unillustrated urging means. When there is no product A on the unloading lever 14, the second guide hole 13b is provided.
Is rotated to the upper end.

The lock member 15 is composed of a number of plate members 15a arranged along the first guide holes 13a, and the plate members 15a are rotatably connected to each other via a shaft 15b. Both ends of each shaft 15b are inserted into the first guide hole 13a, and the lock member 15 is bent around the shaft 15b while the first guide hole 13a is bent.
It moves along ab. That is, the first guide hole 13a forms a support for the lock member 15. In this case, since the lower end side of the first guide hole 13a is formed so as to gradually increase in width toward the distal end side, the distal end side of the lock member 15 has an amount corresponding to the width of the first guide hole 13a. It can be moved up and down.

The pivoting plate 16 is disposed below the lock member 15 and has a rear end rotatably attached to each side plate 13 via a support shaft 16a disposed near a bent portion of the first guide hole 13a. Supported. A spring 16b is attached to a support shaft 16a of the rotating plate 16, and the rotating plate 16 is
b. The rotating plate 16 contacts the lock member 15 located in the product passage 2 from below, and rotates together with the distal end of the lock member 15 to the position above the first guide hole 13a in the width direction by the urging force of the spring 16b. It is movable. In this case, the urging force of the spring 16b is such that when the weight of at least one product is applied to the lock member 15, the lock member 15 and the rotation plate 16 rotate to a position below the first guide hole 13a in the width direction. Is set. The distance between the tip of the rotating plate 16 and the other passage plate 12 is smaller than that of the sales product having the smallest outer diameter.
When it comes in contact with the product A inside, it rotates backward against the spring 16b.

The detection switch 17 comprises a plurality of microswitches 17a, the contact of which is connected to the support shaft 16a of the rotating plate 16.
Side contact. That is, the rotating plate 16 is provided with a contact member (for example, a cam) for pressing the contact of each micro switch 17a at a predetermined rotating position, and the rotating plate 16 is set by setting the pressing position of the contact member. Lock member 1
5, a position (first rotation position) rotated to a position above the first guide hole 13a in the width direction (a first rotation position), a position rotated to a position below the width direction (the second rotation position), and rotation. Only the plate 16 detects a position (third rotation position) at which the plate 16 has rotated below the second rotation position.

The drive mechanism 18 includes a drive shaft 19 extending vertically and a motor 2 for rotating the drive shaft 19.
0 and a moving member 21 for moving the lock member 15 along the first guide hole 13a.

The drive shaft 19 has a threaded portion 19a on the outer peripheral surface.
Is formed, and the upper end side thereof is supported by the bearing 19b so as to be movable in the vertical direction. At the lower end of the drive shaft 19, locking members 19c and 19d are provided, which are vertically spaced from each other, and each of the locking members 19c and 19d is provided.
The engaging piece 14b of the unloading lever 14 is inserted between the two. That is, when the drive shaft 19 moves up and down, the carry-out lever 14 rotates while being locked to the locking members 19c and 19d. Although not shown, between the drive shaft 19 and the discharge lever 14, the discharge lever 1 is provided.
When the drive shaft 19 is lifted while the lock shaft 14d of No. 4 is locked to the step 13c of the second guide hole 13b, the lock shaft 14d is moved forward to release the lock with the step 13c. An interlocking mechanism is provided.

The motor 20 is connected to a gear train (not shown) arranged in a gear case 20 a, and the output gear is connected to the drive shaft 19. In this case, the drive shaft 19 is vertically movably inserted into a gear in the gear case 20a, and although not shown, the cross section of the drive shaft 19 is formed in a non-circular shape so as to rotate with the gear.

The moving member 21 has one end on the locking member 15 side.
And a drive shaft 19 is inserted into the other end of the shaft 15b so as to penetrate vertically. In this case, the driving member 1 is attached to the moving member 21.
9 are screwed together, and the rotation of the drive shaft 19 causes the moving member 21 to move up and down, thereby moving the lock member 15 along the first guide hole 13a.

In the merchandise unloading device configured as described above, the merchandise A inserted from the merchandise slot 2b is stored in the merchandise passage 2 and the lowest order merchandise A in the merchandise passage 2 is moved to the unloading lever 14. It is locked. At that time, the lock member 15
As shown in FIG. 2, the leading end extends into the product passage 2 by an amount that allows one product A to pass between the other passage plate 12.

Next, when unloading the goods, the motor 20
Rotates in one direction (forward rotation), and the moving member 21 is lowered by the rotation of the drive shaft 19. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 4, the distal end side of the lock member 15 moves toward the other passage plate 12 and comes into contact with one end of the first guide hole 13a and stops. As a result, the space between the distal end side of the lock member 15 and the other passage plate 12 is smaller than the outer diameter of the product A, and the second product A from below in the product path 2 is locked to the lock member 15. . Also, as described above, the lock member 1
When 5 comes into contact with one end of the first guide hole 13a, the lowering of the moving member 21 is stopped, but the rotation of the motor 20 is continued because the drive shaft 19 can move up and down with respect to the gear case 20a. The drive shaft 1
9 is raised by the screw portion 19a. At this time, the locking of the lock shaft 14d of the carry-out lever 14 with the step portion 13c is released by an interlocking mechanism (not shown).
As shown in FIG.
The lowermost product A in the product path 2 is dropped and carried out while rotating downward while being locked at d. Then, when it is detected that the rotating plate 16 that has been released from contact with the product A has been rotated to the second rotation position by carrying out the product A, the motor 20 rotates in the reverse direction and is driven as shown in FIG. The shaft 19 descends.
As a result, the carry-out lever 14 rotates upward while being locked to the drive shaft 19, the lock shaft 14 d is locked to the step 13 c to lock the carry-out lever 14, and the lock member 15 is moved together with the moving member 21. Move up. At this time, the tip of the lock member 15 and the other passage plate 12
The product A is unloaded from the discharge lever 14
Side, and when the rotation plate 16 detects that the rotation plate 16 has rotated to the third rotation position due to the contact with the product A, the motor 20 stops, and the distal end side of the lock member 15 corresponds to the outer diameter of the product A. It is held in a state of being extended into the product passage 2 by the distance. At this time, the product A on the carry-out lever 14 is constantly pressed toward the other passage plate 12 by the urging force of the rotating plate 16 and does not approach the one passage plate 11 side.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, when it is detected that the last product A in the product path 2 has been carried out and the rotation plate 16 has been rotated together with the lock member 15 to the first rotation position, the motor As soon as 20 stops, the carry-out lever 14 rotates to the upper end of the second guide hole 13b as shown in FIG. 8, and the sold-out detection switch (not shown) operates. Here, when a new product B (for example, a product having a larger outer diameter than the product A) is loaded, the initially placed product B falls on the lock member 15 and the rotating plate 16 When it is detected that the motor 20 has rotated to the second rotation position together with the motor 15, the motor 20 rotates in the reverse rotation direction, and the leading end side of the lock member 15 moves to the one passage plate 11 side. As a result, as shown in FIG. 9, the distance between the tip of the lock member 15 and the other passage plate 12 is widened, and the product A drops to the carry-out lever 14 from between the ends, and the rotating plate 16 contacts the product A due to the contact. When the rotation of the lock member 15 is detected to have reached the third rotation position, the motor 20 is stopped, and the lock member 15 is held in a state where the distal end side extends into the product passage 2 by an amount corresponding to the outer diameter of the product B. Note that the product unloading operation is the same as described above.

As described above, according to the commodity discharging device of the present embodiment, the lock member 15 that locks the second lowest commodity A in the commodity path 2 is adjusted by an amount corresponding to the outer diameter of the stored commodity A. Since it is designed to extend into the product passage 2, even if the sold product is changed to a product B having a different outer diameter, the work of adjusting the passage width is not required. Therefore, there is an advantage that the labor of the operator can be greatly reduced, and the setting of the passage width due to the manual operation does not occur.

When the goods on the carry-out lever 14 approach one of the passage plates 11, the goods A thereon are locked by the locking member 15.
However, in this embodiment, the product on the carry-out lever 14 is always pressed to the other passage plate 12 by the rotating plate 16 in the present embodiment.
The product A on 4 does not come close to one of the passage plates 11,
It is possible to reliably prevent a problem that a plurality of products are carried out at once. Further, by detecting a predetermined rotation position of the rotation plate 16 by the detection switch 17,
Since the drive mechanism 18 is controlled, the rotating plate 16 can be used for detecting the product A, and the number of components can be reduced.

Further, when a new product B is loaded after the last product A is carried out, the newly loaded first product B is locked by the lock member 15, so that the lock 15 is operated, the number of stored products is reduced by one, but in this embodiment, the product B
When the turning plate 16 is turned downward together with the lock member 15 due to the insertion, the lock member 15 is detected and moved to the one of the passage plates 11 side. The merchandise can be dropped to the carry-out lever 14 side, and there is an advantage that the number of stored merchandise B does not decrease. In this case, since the insertion of a new product B is detected by the vertical movement of the lock member 15, it is not necessary to separately provide a member for contacting the product in the product path 2, and the number of parts can be reduced. it can. still,
In the present embodiment, the loading of the product B is detected by the vertical movement of the lock member 15, but instead of such a configuration, a member dedicated to product detection is provided at a predetermined position above the lock member 15. Is also good. In this case, the first product dropped on the lock member 15 may be detected, but the second or third or later product may be detected.

When unloading the product A, the unloading lever 1
Only by releasing the lock of the lock 4, resistance is exerted on the carry-out product A by the upward urging force of the carry-out lever 14. In the present embodiment, the carry-out lever 14 is locked by the locking members 19 c and 19 d of the drive shaft 19. Since the rotation is forcibly performed while the product A is being rotated, it is possible to reliably prevent the product A from being unsuccessfully unloaded due to the resistance of the unloading lever 14.

[0036]

As described above, according to the commodity discharging apparatus of the first aspect, it is not necessary to adjust the width of the commodity passage even when changing the commodity to be sold to one having a different outer diameter.
Unlike the conventional method, there is no need to manually change the width of the aisle, greatly reducing the labor of the operator. It is not set to a passage width that is incompatible with the dimensions,
Incorrect setting of the passage width can be reliably prevented. In this case, if the product on the carry-out lever approaches one of the passage plates,
In some cases, it is impossible to lock the product on the product holding member. However, according to the present invention, the product on the carry-out lever does not approach one of the passage plates, so that a plurality of products are carried out at once. Such a problem can be reliably prevented.

[0037] According to the commodity discharging device of the second aspect,
In addition to the effect of the first aspect, since the movable member as the pressing means can be used for detecting the product, the number of parts can be reduced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided:
Similar to the first aspect, it is not necessary to adjust the width of the product passage, so that the labor of the operator can be reduced. In this case, when the product on the product holding member runs out, the newly inserted product is locked on the product holding member. Therefore, if the product holding member is operated after the replenishment of the product is completed, the number of stored products is reduced. According to the present invention, the lowest order product can be dropped to the carry-out lever side while the product is being replenished, so that there is an advantage that the number of stored products does not decrease.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided
In addition to the effect of claim 3, when a new product on the product holding member is detected, it is not necessary to separately provide a member for contacting the product, so that the number of parts can be reduced.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided
Similar to the first aspect, it is not necessary to adjust the width of the product passage, so that it is possible to reduce the labor of the worker and the like, and it is possible to detect the sold-out of the product by the upward rotation of the carry-out lever. This is very practically advantageous. In this case, when the product is carried out, resistance due to the upward biasing force of the carry-out lever is not applied to the carried-out product, so that it is possible to reliably prevent the product from being poorly carried out due to the resistance of the carry-out lever.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a serpentine column provided with a product discharge device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the product carrying device.

FIG. 3 is a partially-omitted perspective view of the product unloading device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the product unloading device.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the product unloading device.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the product unloading device.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the product unloading device.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the product unloading device.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the product unloading device.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... commodity passage, 10 ... commodity carry-out device, 11, 12 ... passage plate, 13a ... first guide hole, 14 ... carry-out lever, 15
... Lock member, 16 ... Rotating plate, 16b ... Spring, 1
7: detection switch, 18: drive mechanism, A, B: product.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A pair of passage plates provided at the lower end side of a product passage for storing products stacked vertically and facing each other at a predetermined interval in the width direction of the product passage, The product has a carry-out lever that locks the product.When the product is carried out, after holding the second lowest product in the product path, the lock between the carry-out lever and the product is released and the lowest product is released. In a product unloading device for a vending machine that is configured to drop downward, a product holding member that can protrude and retract by an arbitrary length diagonally downward from the one passage plate side to the other passage plate side; The tip side of the product holding member is moved toward the other passage plate side to be locked to the second lowest product in the product path, and after the product is carried out, the tip side of the product holding member is placed on the one passage plate side. Toward the end of the product holding member. Drive means for stopping the movement of the product holding member when the product falls to the carry-out lever side from the one of the passage plates, and pressing means for pressing the product on the carry-out lever to the other passage plate side. Characteristic vending machine product unloading device. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said pressing means comprises: a movable member that moves in a predetermined direction by contacting the product dropped from the product holding member side to the carry-out lever side; and a biasing unit that biases the movable member toward the product side. And detecting means for detecting that the movable member has moved in the predetermined direction due to contact with the product. When the drive means detects the drop of the product to the carry-out lever side by the movable member and the detecting means, the product is held. 2. The product discharging device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the member is configured to stop moving toward one of the passage plates. 3. A pair of passage plates provided at the lower end side of a product passage for storing products stacked vertically and facing each other at a predetermined interval in the width direction of the product passage, and a lowermost one in the product passage. The product has a carry-out lever that locks the product.When the product is carried out, after holding the second lowest product in the product path, the lock between the carry-out lever and the product is released and the lowest product is released. A commodity holding device capable of falling and falling by an arbitrary length diagonally downward from the one passage plate side toward the other passage plate side; and a commodity holding member. A product detecting means for detecting the product at the predetermined position above, and moving the tip end side of the product holding member toward the other passage plate side at the time of carrying out the product and locking the product holding member to the second lowest product in the product path. After the product is carried out, the tip side of the product holding member Is moved toward one of the passage plates to stop the movement of the product holding member when the product falls to the carry-out lever side between the tip of the product holding member and the other passage plate. When the product holding member disappears, the product holding member is moved to the other passage plate side, and when the product on the product holding member is detected by the product detection means, the product holding member is moved toward the one passage plate side, and the tip of the product holding member is moved. And a driving means for stopping the movement of the product holding member when the product falls to the carry-out lever side from between the first and second passage plates. 4. A product supporting means for supporting a product holding member vertically and movably in a product path by a predetermined distance in a product path, and lowering the product holding member in the product path by the weight of at least one product. The urging means for urging upward so that the urging means moves, and the detecting means for detecting that the product holding member has moved downward against the urging means, are constituted. Product unloading device for vending machines. 5. A pair of passage plates provided at a lower end side of a product passage for storing products stacked in the vertical direction and facing each other at a predetermined interval in the width direction of the product passage, and rotatably in the vertical direction. And a carry-out lever that locks to the lowest product in the product passage.When the product is carried out, the second product from the bottom in the product passage is held, and then the take-out lever is turned downward. In the vending machine, the lowermost product is caused to fall downward, and the product can be moved up and down by an arbitrary length diagonally downward from the one passage plate side to the other passage plate side. The holding member and the leading end of the product holding member are moved toward the other passage plate side when the product is carried out, and are locked to the second lowest product in the product path. Side toward one passage plate side A driving means for stopping the movement of the product holding member when the product falls from the tip of the product holding member and the other passage plate to the carry-out lever side, and locking the carry-out lever when there is no product on the carry-out lever. A vending machine, comprising: urging means for rotating to a predetermined position above the position; and driving means for driving the carry-out lever to be forcibly rotated downward when goods are carried out. Product unloading device.