JP2002279516A - Article storing and dispensing device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article storing and dispensing device for an automatic vending machine that can store and properly dispense even a thin article in a standing attitude and consequently, can substantially increase the number of articles to be stored. SOLUTION: The article storing and dispensing device 1 for the automatic vending machine houses the plurality of articles S, which is arranged in a front and rear direction, and dispenses the vending article S1, positioned in the forefront of the plurality of articles S, forward in vending. This device 1 comprises an article rack 2 having a horizontal storage surface 11a on which the plurality of articles S is mounted for storage, an article dispensing mechanism 4 for driving the plurality of articles S stored on the article rack 2 forward by pressing the articles S from behind, and a thin-article adapter 21 having an upwardly sloping surface 22a provided at a front end of the storage surface 11a, and a downwardly sloping surface 22b, extending from a front end of the upwardly sloping surface 22a, for guiding the vending article S1 forward by tilting the article S1 in the front and rear direction.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise storing and dispensing apparatus for a vending machine which stores a plurality of merchandise in a state of being arranged in the front-rear direction and pays out the frontmost merchandise at the time of sale.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a product storage and dispensing apparatus of this kind, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-2000 has already been proposed by the present applicant.
The thing described in 105868 is known. This product storage and dispensing apparatus is applied to a showcase type vending machine which allows the stored products to be viewed from the front, and includes a plurality of product racks arranged vertically and a plurality of product racks on each product rack. A plurality of partition walls extending in the front-rear direction, which are arranged side by side in a left-right direction with an interval, and a pusher provided on each partition wall, which pushes the product from behind while moving forward at the time of sale. I have. In each product rack, a product passage extending in the front-rear direction is defined by two partition walls arranged on the product rack and adjacent to each other.
In each merchandise aisle, many merchandise of the same item are placed on a merchandise rack and stored in a state of being arranged in the front-rear direction. Also, in this case, the sales product located at the forefront also serves as a display for product selection. Then, at the time of sale, when the pusher of the product passage that stores the selected product moves forward, the entire product in the product passage is pressed from behind by the pusher, moves forward, and the sales product located at the forefront is moved to the product passage. Is paid out from the payout at the front end.

[0003] A vending machine to which this product storage and dispensing device is applied is provided with a product transport device for transporting the dispensed commodities to a product outlet. This product transport device moves up, down, left and right while maintaining a gap in the front-rear direction with a product rack, receives a product sold out from a product path in front of the payout port, and transports the product to a product takeout port. have. The back side of the bucket has a large opening for accommodating the dispensed goods therein, and a sensor for detecting the goods is provided in the opening. The sensor detects that the paid-out product is stored in the bucket, and at the same time, the pusher moving forward is stopped.

[0004]

In a vending machine having the above-described merchandise storage and dispensing device, a large number of thin and easily collapsed commodities such as cigarettes are to be stored and sold in a standing posture in the front-rear direction. In this case, the following problem occurs. That is, if the entire product is pressed from the rear and moved forward, the product on the front side may fall down during the movement, and in that case, there may be a problem in paying out the sold product. In addition, the next-sale product located immediately after that may fall along with the sale product, and this next-sale product should be a sale product in the next sale, so the appearance of the sale product as a display deteriorates. Would. In addition, even if the sold product does not fall down during the movement, when selling the sold product, the thin product is paid out in an upright posture, so that the sold product enters the gap between the product rack and the bucket, There is a possibility that the next-sale product may protrude from the payout exit (protrude of the next-sale product), and furthermore, two products may be paid out (one sale) in one sale.

[0005] For this reason, conventionally, in order to ensure the proper payout of the product, that is, the proper delivery to the bucket, when selling the product having a small thickness and falling easily as described above, the length of the product in the longitudinal direction is reduced. Are stored in the product passage in a state where all the products are laid down so as to match the moving direction of the product, that is, the front-back direction. However, when the products are stored in a lying state, the number of products that can be stored is extremely small. Also, in this case, since the product is in an upward state, it is difficult for the buyer to see the product,
It becomes difficult to identify the item of the product (such as a brand of tobacco). In particular, if products are stored in the upper product rack in a laid state, the items of the products may not be visible. However, the layout of the product storage is limited. Further, if the sales product is stored in a lying state, the function as a display cannot be sufficiently exhibited. In this respect, there is room for improvement in the product storage and dispensing apparatus.

[0006] The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and even if the product is thin,
An object of the present invention is to provide a product storage and dispensing device for a vending machine that can store the product in an upright posture and can appropriately pay out the product, and as a result, can greatly increase the number of stored products.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a vending machine product storage and dispensing apparatus for storing a plurality of products in a state of being arranged in the front-rear direction, and at the time of selling the plurality of products in front of the plurality of products. A product storage and dispensing device for a vending machine that pays out a product to be sold forward, having a horizontal storage surface, and a product rack for storing a plurality of products placed on the storage surface, A product driving means for driving a plurality of products stored in the product rack forward by pressing the products from the rear, a first inclined surface provided at a front end on the storage surface and inclined forward and upward, And a payout guide having a second inclined surface for inclining downward from the front end of the one inclined surface to the front and guiding the sales product forward while being inclined in the front-rear direction.

[0008] According to this configuration, when a plurality of products placed on the storage surface of the product rack and stored in a line in the front-rear direction are pressed from behind by the product driving means at the time of sale, the entire product is sold. Move forward. The sales product located at the forefront of these products goes up the first slope of the payout guide while being pushed by the next sale product immediately after that, and the boundary between the first slope and the second slope, That is, it reaches the top of the payout guide. When the sales product moves further forward and crosses the top of the payout guide, the sales product is guided forward in a posture inclined in the front-rear direction by the second inclined surface and is paid out.

As described above, when a product for sale goes up the first inclined surface toward the front, the reaction force from the first inclined surface acts rearward on the product for sale, so that the product is stored in an upright posture. Even in this case, it is possible to make the sale product hard to fall to the front side. For this reason, when the merchandise storage and dispensing device having the above configuration is applied to a showcase-type vending machine, it is easy for the purchaser to identify the item of the merchandise, and the display effect of the merchandise can be enhanced. In addition, since the sold product beyond the top of the payout guide is paid out in a posture inclined in the front-rear direction by the second inclined surface, for example, when the sold product is received by a bucket or the like in front of the product rack. In addition, the size in the front-rear direction at the time of delivery of the sale product to the bucket can be increased. As a result, it is possible to make it difficult for the sale product to enter the gap between the bucket and the product rack,
Goods for sale can be properly delivered to the bucket. Therefore, according to the product storage and dispensing device having the above-described configuration, even a product having a small thickness can be stored in an upright posture and can be appropriately dispensed. As a result, the number of stored products can be significantly increased as compared with the related art. Can be increased.

In this case, it is preferable that the payout guide is detachable from the product rack.

According to this configuration, the payout guide is attached to or detached from the product rack according to the size and shape of the product to be stored, so that it is possible to flexibly cope with a change in the product to be stored. .

In these cases, when the product for sale is driven forward on the first slope by the product driving means, and reaches the vicinity of the boundary between the first and second slopes, the product for sale is It is preferable that the apparatus further includes a sending unit that sends the selling product forward at a speed higher than a moving speed of the selling product by the product driving unit.

[0013] According to this configuration, when the sale product reaches the vicinity of the boundary between the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface (the top of the payout guide), the delivery device moves the sale product by the product drive unit. Since the product is sent forward at a speed higher than the speed, the sold product can be quickly delivered to a bucket or the like. Thus, before the next sale product reaches the top of the payout guide, the sale product can be delivered to the bucket, and the forward movement of the product by the product drive unit can be stopped. By doing so, it is possible to keep the next-sale product behind the top of the payout guide, thereby preventing the next-sale product from protruding and selling two pieces.

[0014] In the above case, the product for sale is the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface.
Sales product detection means for detecting whether or not the boundary with the inclined surface has been exceeded; and when the sales product detection means detects that the sales product has crossed the boundary, driving of the plurality of products by the product drive means It is preferable to further comprise a drive stopping means for stopping the operation.

According to this configuration, when the sale product detection unit detects that the sale product has crossed the boundary between the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface (the top of the payout guide), the drive stopping unit. As a result, the driving of the plurality of products by the product driving means is stopped, so that the next sales product can be reliably held behind the top of the payout guide. This allows
It is possible to more reliably prevent the next sale product from protruding and selling two pieces.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show a part of a merchandise storage and dispensing device of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. This product storage and payout device 1 stores a large number of products in a state of being lined up in the front-rear direction, and at the time of sale, pays out a sales product S located at the front, and forwards stored products from the front. It is applied to showcase type vending machines that can be seen. It should be noted that this vending machine can sell products of various sizes and shapes.

The merchandise storage and dispensing apparatus 1 includes a plurality of merchandise racks 2 (1 in the drawing) arranged in a vertical state.
And a plurality of partition walls 3 arranged in the left and right direction at appropriate intervals on each product rack 2.
(Two solid lines and two-dot chain lines are shown in the drawing) and a product payout mechanism 4 (product driving means) provided on each partition wall 3
And a control circuit (drive stop means) (not shown) having a microcomputer for performing various controls in the vending machine including the product payout mechanism 4.

The commodity rack 2 has a horizontal rack body 11 having a rectangular planar shape, a front wall 12 extending slightly downward from the front end of the rack body 11, and a predetermined length upward from the rear end of the rack body 11. And a rear wall 13 extending therefrom. As described above, the product rack 2 includes the partition walls 3 described above.
The front end portion and the rear end portion are detachably locked to the front wall 12 and the back wall 13, respectively, in a state of being placed on the upper surface 11a (storage surface) of the rack main body 11, so that the product rack 2
Attached to. Then, the two partition walls 3 and 3 adjacent to each other define a product passage 14 that extends in the front-rear direction on the rack body 11 and stores a large number of products S in a loaded state. Therefore, the rack body 1
1, a plurality of product passages 14 by a plurality of partition walls 3.
Are defined in a state where they are arranged in the left-right direction. Then, in each of these product passages 14, a large number of products S of the same item,
It is placed on the rack body 11 and stored in a state of being lined up in the front-rear direction.

The product passage 14 in which a product S such as a cigarette, which is thin and easy to fall down, is stored, and a thin product adapter 21 (dispensing guide) is provided on the bottom of the product passage 14, that is, on the rack body 11 of the product passage 14. Is attached. The thin product adapter 21 is formed by appropriately bending an elongated metal plate having a width of a certain dimension, and as shown in FIG. An inclined portion 22 is formed in a convex shape, and an extending portion 23 extends rearward from the rear end of the inclined portion 22 to near the back wall 13 of the product rack 2. The inclined portion 22 has an upward inclined surface 22a (first inclined surface) inclined forward and a downward inclined surface 22b (second inclined surface) inclined forward and downward from the front end of the upward inclined surface 22a. I have.

The upward inclined surface 22a is inclined at a gentle angle with respect to the horizontal plane. That is, when the product S is pressed from behind, the product is inclined at an angle such that the product can smoothly climb on the upward inclined surface 22a. On the other hand, the downward inclined surface 22b is inclined at a large angle with respect to the horizontal plane, and the dimension in the inclined direction is shorter than that of the upward inclined surface 22a. In addition, the lower end of the downward slope 22 b is slightly bent rearward, and is in contact with the front end on the rack body 11 from above.

On the other hand, the rear end of the extending portion 23 is detachably locked to the back wall 13 of the commodity rack 2 via a predetermined fitting 21a. In addition, a plurality of slits 23a extending in the front-rear direction and parallel to each other are formed in the extension portion 23.

In the product passage 14 to which the thin product adapter 21 configured as described above is attached, a large number of products S are placed on the upwardly inclined surface 22a and the extending portion 23, and are aligned in the front-rear direction. Is stored. It should be noted that the thin product adapter 21 as described above can be flexibly coped with a change in the product to be stored or the like by attaching or detaching it to or from the product rack 2 according to the size or shape of the product to be stored. be able to.

The partition wall 3 has a partition wall main body 24 extending in the front-rear direction and having a cross section of a predetermined shape, and the commodity payout mechanism 4 is assembled to the partition wall main body 24. The product dispensing mechanism 4 includes two gears 25 rotatably provided at the front end and the rear end of the partition wall main body 24, respectively.
(Only the front gear is shown in the drawing) and these gears 25
Belt 26 housed in a groove 24a formed on the right side surface of the partition wall main body 24 in a state of being wound around
And a pusher 27 fixed to a part of the timing belt 26 and movable in the front-rear direction along the partition wall body 24.
Etc. The front gear 25 is provided with a driving gear 4 of a driving device 43 provided in a bucket 42 described later.
4, the timing belt 26 rotates in a predetermined direction, and accordingly, the pusher 27 moves forward. In the present embodiment, in order to appropriately press the product S from behind, the adapter 27a formed according to the size of the product S is provided with the pusher 2.
7 is attached.

On the upper part of the front end of the partition wall main body 24, the attitude of the articles S stored in the article path 14 is held in the attitude at the time of storage, and the article attitude holding and sending out the article S for sale forward. A mechanism 31 (delivery means) is provided. The product attitude holding / delivery mechanism 31 faces the product path 14 from above, and a pressing plate 32 for pressing the sold product S from above, and a turn extending in the left-right direction and fixed to the upper end of the pressing plate 32. A moving shaft 33, a holder 34 that rotatably supports the rotating shaft 33 and is screwed on the partition wall main body 24, and a pressing plate 32 that is provided on the rotating shaft 33 and moves the pressing plate 32 to a standby position described later. Energizing torsion coil spring 3
5 is provided.

The pressing plate 32 is formed of a resin molded product having a predetermined shape, and has a standby position (FIG. 2 and FIG. 5) inclined forward and downward at a large angle about a pivot shaft 33 at the upper end.
(A position shown in FIG. 1A) and a permissible position (position shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 (b)) in which the product S is tilted at a small angle forward and allows the selling product S to move forward. It is freely configured. The pressing plate 32 may be formed by appropriately bending an elongated rectangular metal plate.

The holder 34 is formed by appropriately bending a metal plate having a predetermined shape. The holder 34 a is mounted on the partition wall body 24 with screws 36, and the mounting portion 3 a
An upright portion 34b which is bent upward from the right end portion of 4a and extends a predetermined length; and a rightward bent portion extends from the right end portion of this upright portion 34b to extend, and the pressing plate 32 is rotatable via a rotating shaft 33. And a supporting portion 34c for supporting.

FIG. 3 shows a product storage and dispensing apparatus 1 having a product posture holding / delivery mechanism 31 in which the position of the pressing plate 32 is adjustable. As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 4, this product attitude holding / delivery mechanism 31 is different from the above-mentioned fixed type in that a support portion of the pressing plate 32, the rotating shaft 33, the torsion coil spring 35 and the holder 34 is provided. 34c is provided as a unit, and the pressing unit 37 is provided via two predetermined shaped metal plates 38 and 39,
The product S is attached to the partition wall main body 24 while being adjusted in position according to the size and shape of the product S.

More specifically, one metal plate 38 (hereinafter, referred to as an “attachment plate 38”) attached to the partition wall main body 24.
The mounting portion 34a and the upright portion 34b of the holder 34
It is composed of An elongated hole 38a extending in the front-rear direction for screwing is formed in the mounting portion 34a, while the upright portion 3
A screw hole 38b is formed in 4b. The other metal plate 39 (hereinafter referred to as “connection plate 39”) connecting the mounting plate 38 and the pressing unit 37 is formed by bending an elongated rectangular metal plate at a central portion at a right angle to form an L-shape. The connecting plate 39 is formed with a vertically extending elongated hole 39a and a horizontally extending elongated hole 39b for screwing. A screw hole 37a is formed in the support portion 34c of the pressing unit 37.

In the product posture holding / sending mechanism 31 having the position adjustable as described above, the pressing unit 37 is
The three long holes 38a, 39a, and 39b can be moved in the front-rear direction, the up-down direction, and the left-right direction by the respective lengths of the three long holes 38a, 39a, and 39b. Can be pressed properly (for example,
(A position where the central part in the left-right direction of the sale product S can be pressed).

The vending machine to which the commodity storage and dispensing apparatus 1 configured as described above is applied is provided with a commodity transport apparatus 41 for transporting the dispensed commodity S to a not-shown commodity outlet. . The product transport device 41 moves up, down, left, and right while maintaining a gap in the front-rear direction with the product rack 2, and dispenses the dispensed sale product S at the front end of the product passage 14 in which the product S is stored. Take it in front of the exit,
It has a bucket 42 for transporting to a product outlet. The bucket 42 is formed in a box shape having a large opening on the back side, and a driving device 4 for rotating and driving the gear 25 at the front end of the commodity delivery mechanism 4 is provided on the side.
3 is attached. The driving device 43 has a driving gear 44 that is swingable and rotatable in the front-rear direction. The drive gear 44 protrudes rearward and engages with the gear 25 of the product dispensing mechanism 4 to rotate.
5 is driven to rotate in a predetermined direction. In addition, sensors 45 and 45 (commercial product detection means) including a light emitting element and a light receiving element facing each other are provided on the left and right sides of the opening on the back surface of the bucket 42. At the time of sale, sale product S
When the light passes between the two elements of the sensors 45 and 45, if the light from the light emitting element to the light receiving element is blocked, the rotation of the drive gear 44 is stopped, assuming that the sold product S has been paid out. Accordingly, the rotation of the gear 25 of the commodity delivery mechanism 4 also stops, and accordingly, the forward movement of the pusher 27 also stops.

Next, the storing and paying out of a thin product in the product storing and paying apparatus 1 will be described. In the following description, the sales product and the next-sale product among a large number of products S stored in the product path 14 are described with reference numerals “S1” and “S2” as appropriate.

When storing the product S in the product passage 14 of the product storing and dispensing apparatus 1, the pusher 27 is moved to the innermost position, and as shown in FIGS.
A large number of commodities S are stored in an upright posture in the front and rear direction. For the sale product S1, for example, the upper end portion is positioned so as to contact the lower end portion of the pressing plate 32 at the standby position from the back side (see FIG. 5A), or the pressing plate 32 is Torsion coil spring 35
To the allowable position, and is positioned so as to be sandwiched between the pressing plate 32 and the upwardly inclined surface 22a of the inclined portion 22 from above and below (see FIGS. 1 and 3).

When the pusher 27 moves forward at the time of sale, the entire product S is pressed from behind by the pusher 27 and moves forward. Then, sale product S1
Ascends the upwardly inclined surface 22a of the inclined portion 22 while rotating the pressing plate 32 toward the allowable position so as to push the pressing plate 32 forward against the torsion coil spring 35. Then, the sale product S1 reaches near the top of the inclined portion 22, and the pressing plate 3
If the holding balance of the sales product S in the vertical direction by the second and the inclined portions 22 is broken, that is, the pressing portion of the pressing plate 32 against the sales product S1 comes off the upper surface of the sales product S1,
When the sandwiching balance of the sale product S1 is lost due to, for example, the lower surface of the sale product S1 completely exceeding the top of the inclined portion 22, the sale product S1 is paid out beyond the top of the slope portion 22.

In this case, the pressing balance of the pressing plate 32 urged to the standby position at the same time as the holding balance of the sold product S1 is lost.
As a result, the sale product S1 is flipped forward at a speed higher than the moving speed of the product S by the pusher 27, while the next sale product S2 is pressed from above (see FIG. 5C). The sales product S1 that has been flipped forward falls forward or backward (see the solid line in FIG.
It is guided by the descending inclined surface 22b of the inclined portion 22, is paid out to the front, and is delivered to the bucket 42.
In this case, when the sensor 45 detects that the sale product S1 has reached the opening on the back side of the bucket 42, the rotation of the drive gear 44 stops, and the movement of the pusher 27 also stops. The forward movement of the entire S also stops. As a result, the next-sell product S2 remains on the upwardly inclined surface 22b of the inclined portion 22 (see FIG. 3C). The sold product S1 delivered to the bucket 42 is transported to the product outlet and provided to the purchaser.

As described in detail above, according to the commodity storing and dispensing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, even when the thin commodity S is stored in an upright posture, the selling commodity S1 is paid out and the bucket 42, when the goods are sold,
Is inclined in the front-rear direction.
1 can be appropriately delivered to the bucket 42 without allowing the sale product S1 to enter the gap between the product rack 2 and the bucket 42. Therefore, by storing the thin product S in the product passage 14 in an upright posture, the number of stored products can be significantly increased as compared with the related art, and in addition, the display effect of the sold product S1 can be enhanced. it can.

At almost the same time when the sale product S1 is dispensed forward beyond the top of the inclined portion 22, the pusher 2 is pushed.
When the movement of 7 stops, the forward movement of the entire product S also stops, so that the next sale product S1 can be kept behind the top of the inclined portion 22. Thereby, the next sale product S
It is possible to reliably prevent the protrusion of one and the sale of two.

The present invention can be implemented in various modes without being limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, in the embodiment, the product posture holding / delivery mechanism 31 is provided. However, even when a thin product is sold, if the posture of the product during movement is stable, the product posture holding / delivery mechanism 31 is provided. It is also possible to omit the sending mechanism 31. Further, the pressing plate 32 of the product attitude holding / delivery mechanism 31
Is made of a resin molded product and is urged to the standby position by the torsion coil spring 35. However, the pressing plate 32 is made of a leaf spring, and the selling product S1 is pressed from above by its elastic force. You may. In this case, the torsion coil spring 35 and the rotating shaft 33 can be omitted, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Further, in the embodiment, an optical sensor 45 provided on the bucket 42 is used as the sales product detecting means of the present invention, and the sales product S1 is formed on the inclined portion 2
2 is indirectly detected as to whether or not it has exceeded the top of the inclined section 22. An optical sensor or the like is provided near the top of the inclined section 22 to directly detect whether or not the sales product S1 has exceeded the top of the inclined section 22. You may do so. In this case, the sales product S1
When it is detected that has exceeded the top of the inclined portion 22,
The movement of the pusher 27 can be immediately stopped, so that the next-sell product S2 can be securely held behind the top of the inclined portion 22, so that the next-sell product protrudes and two pieces are sold more. It can be reliably prevented.

Further, the detailed configuration of the merchandise storage and dispensing apparatus shown in the embodiment is merely an example, and can be appropriately changed within the scope of the present invention.

[0040]

As described above in detail, the product storage and dispensing device of the vending machine of the present invention can store a product having a small thickness in an upright posture and can properly pay it out. As a result, there is an effect that the number of stored products can be greatly increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a part of a merchandise storage and dispensing device of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the merchandise storage and dispensing device in a state where no merchandise is stored.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a product storage and dispensing apparatus to which a position-adjustable product posture holding / delivery mechanism is applied.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing, in an enlarged manner, a product posture holding / delivery mechanism shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory view for explaining the operation of a product attitude holding / delivery mechanism at the time of sale.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Commodity storage and dispensing apparatus 2 Commodity rack 4 Commodity dispensing mechanism (commodity driving means) 11a Upper surface of rack main body (storage surface) 21 Adapter for thin goods (dispensing guide) 22 Inclined portion 22a Ascending inclined surface (first inclined surface) 22b Descending Inclined surface (second inclined surface) 31 Commodity attitude holding / delivery mechanism (delivery means) 45 Sensor (sales commodity detection means) S Commodity

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A merchandise storage and dispensing device for a vending machine that stores a plurality of commodities in a line in the front-rear direction and that pays out the foremost commodities located at the front of the plurality of commodities at the time of sale. A product rack having a horizontal storage surface for storing the plurality of products in a state where the plurality of products are placed on the storage surface; and pressing the plurality of products stored in the product rack from behind. Means for driving the product to be driven forward by doing so, a first inclined surface provided at the front end on the storage surface and inclined forward and upward, and inclined forward and downward from the front end of the first inclined surface to sell the product. A payout guide having a second inclined surface for guiding a product forward while tilting the product in the front-rear direction, and a product storage and payout device for a vending machine. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the payout guide is detachable from the product rack. 3. When the sales product is driven forward on the first inclined surface by the product driving means, and reaches near a boundary between the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface, 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a sending unit that sends out the sales product forward at a speed higher than a moving speed of the sales product by the product driving unit.
Item storage and dispensing device for a vending machine according to item 1. 4. A sales product detection means for detecting whether or not the sales product has crossed a boundary between the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface; 4. A driving stop means for stopping driving of the plurality of commodities by the commodity driving means when it is detected that the number of commodities is exceeded.
A vending machine product storage and dispensing device according to any one of the above.