JP2003077054A - Article storage rack for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article storage rack for a vending machine automatically regulated in inclination of a movable side plate when installing the movable side plate in the vicinity of the other fixed side plate. SOLUTION: This article storage rack for the vending machine has a structure having a movable side plate regulating member 21 which is arranged in the vicinity of the other fixed side plate 11b and regulates so that a lower part of the movable side plate 16 may not be deflected to the other fixed side plate 11b side, a movable side plate detection member 31 displacing when the movable side plate 16 approaches to abut on the other fixed side plate 11b, and a displacement transmitting member 41 for transmitting to release the regulation of the movable side plate regulating member 21 based on displacement of the movable side plate detection member 31. As a result, when the movable side plate 16 is fixed to the vicinity of the other fixed side plate 11b, inclination is regulated by the movable side plate regulating member 21, and when the movable side plate 16 is fixed at the close position to abut on the other fixed side plate 11b, the movable side plate regulating member 21 does not hinder the fixing operation of the movable side plate 16.

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product storage rack of a vending machine in which a width of a product passage of a product column is set by a movable side plate. 2. Description of the Related Art Serpentine type product storage racks shown in FIGS. 11 (a), (b) and FIG. 12 have been proposed as this type of product storage rack (dual type) 1. FIG. In this product storage rack 1, fixed side plates 11a and 11b are arranged on the left and right as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 11 (b), a plurality of arc plates 12 are arranged in front and back, and a product column 13 extending vertically between the fixed side plates 11a, 11b and the arc plate 12 is formed. Product inlet 1
4, cans, bottles, and PET bottle products (not shown) are stored in the product column 13.
3 are carried out one by one from the commodity carrying-out device 15 below. [0004] By the way, the length of the product (axial dimension for cylindrical cans, height for bottles and PET bottles)
Varies in accordance with the type of product, and in order to store and carry out these various products in a common product storage rack, the width dimension of the product column 13 is adjusted according to the product length, and an appropriate product passage width W1 is set. , W2. As a means for adjusting the width of the product passage, there are provided a movable side plate 15 extending vertically above and below the product column 13, and a side plate fixing member 17 extending in the lateral direction of the product column 13. The side plate fixing member 17 has a hook groove 17.
a, 17b, and 17c are formed at intervals (three in FIGS. 11 and 12).
a, 17b, 17c hook the upper part of the movable side plate 16,
Thereby, the product passage widths W1 and W2 between the movable side plate 16 and the one fixed side plate 11a are appropriately set. A guide mechanism 18 is arranged vertically between the movable side plate 16 and the other fixed side plate 11b in order to facilitate the operation of moving the movable side plate 16 in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 12, the guide mechanism 18 has a vertically extending guide groove 18 a in the movable side plate 16, and the other fixed side plate 1.
1b has a mounting frame 18b, and the guide groove 18a and the mounting frame 18b are connected by a connecting frame 18c.
When the fixed position of the movable side plate 16 is changed, the movable side plate 16 is supported by the guide mechanism 18, and the moving operation of the movable side plate 16 is simplified. [0006] Although the product passage widths W1 and W2 of the product column are set arbitrarily as described above,
Just by fixing the movable side plate 16 to the side plate fixing member 17,
When a product is stored in the product column 13, vibration and impact are applied to the movable side plate 16 and the movable side plate 16 is pushed out toward the other fixed side plate 11b, and the entire movable side plate 16 is inclined toward the fixed side plate 11b. Tend. Here, when the movable side plate 16 is attached to the hooking groove 17a located immediately near the fixed side plate 11b,
The inclination of the movable side plate 16 is regulated by the fixed side plate 11b. Further, when the movable side plate 16 is attached to the hook groove 17c farthest from the fixed side plate 11b, small products corresponding to narrow product passage widths are stored, so that the vibration and shock at the time of storing the products is not so large. Movable side plate 16
Is not so large. However, when the movable side plate 16 is attached to the hook groove 17b near the fixed side plate 11b, the inclination of the movable side plate 16 cannot be restricted by the fixed side plate 11b, and the product length is slightly longer. Is stored, the vibration and shock at the time of product introduction are somewhat large, and the movable side plate 16
The inclination of becomes large. Therefore, there is a problem that the inclination of the movable side plate 16 causes the product passage width on the lower side of the movable side plate 16 to be larger than the set product passage width, which causes a problem such as product clogging. In order to solve such a problem, when attaching the movable side plate 16 to the hook groove 17b, a spacer (not shown) is provided on the fixed side plate 11b to prevent the movable side plate 16 from being inclined. In addition, when changing the hooking portion of the movable side plate 16 to the hooking groove 17a, it is necessary to remove a spacer that hinders the operation, which is a troublesome operation. In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide
It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine product storage rack in which the inclination of the movable side plate is automatically restricted when the movable side plate is installed near the other fixed side plate. [0010] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a product column vertically extending between opposed fixed side plates, and a product column extending vertically above and below the product column. A movable side plate, and a side plate fixing member in which an upper portion of the movable side plate is fixed at a predetermined position in a width direction of the product column, and an upper portion of the movable side plate is arranged on the side plate fixing member so as to correspond to a product length, and one side of the movable side plate is provided. In a product storage rack of a vending machine forming a predetermined product passage width with the fixed side plate, when the movable side plate is arranged near the other fixed side plate, the lower part of the movable side plate is placed on the other fixed side plate side. A movable side plate restricting member for restricting the movable side plate from being displaced, a movable side plate detecting member displaced by movement of the movable side plate when the movable side plate is disposed closer to the other fixed side plate than a position near the other fixed side plate, and a movable side plate detecting member. Displacement And a displacement transmitting member that transmits the movable side plate restricting member so as to release the restriction. According to the present invention, when the movable side plate is fixed near the other fixed side plate, the movable side plate is regulated by the movable side plate regulating member. When the movable side plate is fixed at a position close to the other fixed side plate so as to be in contact with the other fixed side plate, the regulation of the movable side plate regulating member is released via the displacement transmitting member. There is no hindrance. 1 to 6 show a first embodiment of a product storage rack of a vending machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a side view showing a main part of the first embodiment. Figure, Figure 2 (a) (b) (c)
3 is a three-sided view showing a movable side plate detecting member, FIG. 3 is a front view showing a movable side plate regulating member in a state where the movable side plate is arranged near the other fixed side plate, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the movable side plate arranged near the other fixed side plate. FIG. 5 is a bottom view showing the movable side plate regulating member when it is pressed.
FIG. 6 is a front view showing the movable side plate restricting member when the movable side plate is disposed in the vicinity of the other fixed side plate, and FIG. 6 is a bottom view showing the movable side plate restricting member when the movable side plate is disposed in the vicinity of the other fixed side plate. is there. Note that the same components as those of the conventional product storage rack described in FIGS. 11 and 12 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. The product storage rack 1 according to the present embodiment is of a serpentine type similarly to the conventional example, and although not shown, a meandering product column is formed by left and right fixed side plates and front and rear circular plates. In addition, in order to adjust the width of the product passage to the length of the products (cans, bottles, PET bottle products) stored in this product column, a movable side plate that separates the left and right fixed side plates from side to side is installed. The width of the product passage in the product column is adjusted by hooking the side plate into the hook groove of the side plate fixing member. Also, a guide mechanism is similarly provided so that the movable side plate can be easily moved in the left-right direction. The feature of this embodiment lies in the means for regulating the inclination of the movable side plate and the means for canceling the regulation. Hereinafter, the respective means will be described with reference to FIGS. That is, the movable side plate regulating member 21 is attached to the lower portion of the side surface of the movable side plate 16. The movable side plate regulating member 21 includes a spacer portion 211, a support portion 212 on which the spacer portion 211 is rotatably supported, and a spacer portion 21.
1 and a spring portion 213 for urging the support member 1 about the support portion 212. The spacer portion 211 is formed of a wire-shaped steel having a rigidity bent in a substantially U-shape in cross section, and extends downward at the upper and lower ends thereof to form the shaft portion 211a,
211b is formed. These shaft portions 211a, 211b
Is a pair of upper and lower bearings 21 cut and raised from the movable side plate 16.
2 and is configured to rotate in the horizontal direction about the shaft portions 211a and 211b. Also, the spring part 2
Reference numeral 13 denotes a coil spring wound around the lower shaft portion 211b. The upper end of the spring portion 213 is hooked on the spacer portion 211, the lower end of the spring portion 213 is applied to the side surface of the movable side plate 16, and the spacer portion 211 is directed toward the side surface of the movable side plate 16. Is energizing. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a movable side plate detecting member 31 is attached to the other fixed side plate 11b. The movable side plate detecting member 31 includes a mounting plate 311 bulging at the center, a detecting plate 312 pivotally supported by the mounted 311, and a spring portion 313 for urging the detecting plate 312. Inside the mounting plate 311, the lower part of the detection plate 312 is attached via the shaft pin 314 to the mounting plate 31.
1 rotatably supported. Also, this shaft pin 31
A spring portion 313 made of a coil spring is wound around 4, and one end of the spring portion 313 is fixed to the mounting plate 311 and the other end is fixed to the detection plate 312, so that the detection plate 312 is fixed as shown in FIG. It is urged to protrude inside the side plate 11b. The movable side plate 16 is provided with a displacement transmitting member 41 from the upper part to the lower part. The displacement transmitting member 41 is installed slidably up and down along the movable side plate 16. A projection 411 protruding toward the fixed side plate 11b is formed on the upper portion of the displacement transmitting member 41, and two stopper portions 4 formed at an interval above and below are formed on the lower portion.
12 are formed. When the movable side plate 16 is suspended in the hook groove 17b of the side plate fixing member 17 (the hook groove near the fixed side plate 11b), the protrusion 411 is not shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, when the movable side plate 16 is positioned slightly above the upper end of the detection plate 312 and the movable side plate 16 is suspended in the hooking groove 17a (the hooking groove closest to the fixed side plate 11b), as shown in FIG.
As shown by the dashed line, the projection 411 is supported by the detection plate 312, and the displacement transmitting member 41 slides upward. Each stopper 412 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, when the movable side plate 16 is on the lower side, the spacer 2 of the movable side plate regulating member 21 is formed as shown in FIGS.
11 is supported by the stopper portion 412 and the spacer portion 2
11 has a rotation angle of about 45 degrees toward the fixed side plate 11b. On the other hand, when the movable side plate 16 is sliding upward, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the spacer portion 211 of the movable side plate regulating member 21 comes off the stopper portion 412, and the spacer portion 211 is attached to the movable side plate 16. It is in a stored state. According to this embodiment, when the movable side plate 16 is hung in the hook groove 17b near the fixed side plate 11b, the displacement transmitting member 41 is moved as shown by the solid line in FIG. Since the spacer portion 211 is positioned below and supported by the stopper portion 412, the movable side plate 16 is
When inclining toward b, the spacer portion 211 contacts the fixed side plate 11b to prevent this inclining. When the movable side plate 16 suspended in the hooking groove 17b is transferred to the hooking groove 17a in accordance with the length of the product, a hand is inserted from the space of the product insertion port to remove the movable side plate 16 from the hooking groove 17b. 1, the movable side plate 16 is moved toward the hook groove 17a. Accordingly, the displacement transmitting member 41 hits the detection plate 312, and rotates the detection plate 312 upward against the urging force of the spring portion 313. At this time, since the upper end of the detection plate 312 hits the projection 411 and the displacement transmitting member 41 slides upward, FIGS.
As shown in (2), the stopper portion 412 comes off the spacer portion 211. Thereafter, the movable side plate 16 is moved to the position fixing member 17.
The work of changing the hanging position of the movable side plate 16 is completed. As described above, the movable side plate 1 is inserted into the hook groove 17b.
6 is suspended, the inclination of the movable side plate 16 is regulated, and when the hanging position of the movable side plate 16 is changed in accordance with the product length, the movable side plate regulating member 21, the movable side plate detection member 31, and Neither of the displacement transmission members 41 hinders the change operation. FIGS. 7 to 9 show a second embodiment of a product storage rack according to the present invention. The movable side plate regulating member 22 of the second embodiment has a box-shaped spacer portion 221 having an open front surface, and the rear end thereof is pivotally supported by the movable side plate 16 to support the spacer portion 221 so as to be rotatable up and down. are doing. Further, guide slits 221a extending in the front-rear direction are formed on both side surfaces of the spacer portion 221. The movable side plate detecting member 32 according to the second embodiment has a protrusion 321 projecting from the fixed side plate 11b toward the movable side plate 16, one end of which can be hooked on the protrusion 321 and the other end of which is described later. The detection plate 322 is rotatably supported by the connection plate 421 and includes a spring portion 323 for urging the detection plate 322 upward. Furthermore, the displacement transmitting member 4 according to the second embodiment
Numeral 2 extends up and down along the movable side plate 16 and is composed of an upper connecting plate 421 and a lower connecting plate 422 rotatably connected to a lower end of the upper connecting plate 421.
The upper end of 21 is pivotally supported by the detection plate 322 as described above. The lower connecting plate 422 has a connecting pin 423 attached to a lower end thereof.
a, and always supports the spacer portion 221 in a horizontal state as indicated by a solid arrow. According to the present embodiment, when the movable side plate 16 is suspended from the hook groove 17c, the movable side plate 16 is installed in the posture shown on the right side in FIG. Is changed to the hook groove 17b,
As shown in the center toward FIG.
2 are disposed so that the front end of the spacer 2 is hooked on the projection 321 and the front surface of the spacer portion 221 is in contact with the fixed side plate 11b. Therefore, when the movable side plate 16 is inclined toward the fixed side plate 11b, the spacer portion 221 contacts the fixed side plate 11b and regulates this inclination. When the movable side plate 16 suspended in the hooking groove 17b is transferred to the hooking groove 17a in accordance with the product length, the movable side plate 16 is detached from the hooking groove 17b by putting a hand from the space of the product insertion port. 7, the movable side plate 16 is moved toward the fixed side plate 11b. As a result, as shown in the left side of FIG. 7 (indicated by a two-dot chain line), the detection plate 3
22 rotates upward with the projection 321 as a fulcrum,
As a result, the upper connecting plate 421 of the displacement transmitting member 42 is pulled up. Due to the upward movement of the upper connecting plate 421, the lower connecting plate 422 is also pulled upward,
For this reason, the spacer part 221 rotates vertically and is accommodated along the fixed side plate 11b. As described above, the movable side plate 1 is inserted into the hook groove 17b.
6 is hung, the inclination of the movable side plate 16 is regulated, and when the hanging position of the movable side plate 16 is changed according to the product length, the movable side plate regulating member 22, the movable side plate detection member 32, and Neither of the displacement transmitting members 42 hinders the change operation. FIGS. 10A and 10B show a third embodiment of the product storage rack according to the present invention. The movable side plate regulating member 23 of the third embodiment has a plate-shaped spacer portion 231 protruding toward the movable side plate 16, and its base end is rotatably supported by the fixed side plate 11 b by a shaft 232. ing. The spacer 231 is urged upward by a spring 233 wound around the shaft 232. The movable side plate detecting member 33 according to the third embodiment has a pair of upper and lower detecting plates 331 and 332, one end of which is rotatably supported on the other, and the other end is formed by a coil spring. They are connected by a spring portion 333. The upper end of the upper detection plate 331 is pivotally supported by the fixed side plate 11b,
The lower end of the lower detection plate 332 is fitted in a vertically long guide groove 334 formed in the fixed side plate 11b. As a result, the detection plates 331 and 332 are normally urged to contract, and the connection portion of the detection plates 331 and 332 is formed to protrude toward the movable side plate 16. Further, the displacement transmitting member 4 according to the third embodiment
Reference numeral 3 denotes a plate-like member extending vertically along the fixed side plate 11b. The upper end is connected to the lower end of the lower detection plate 332, while the lower end is located near the upper surface of the spacer portion 231. When the member 43 moves downward, the member 43 moves as shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the spacer portion 231 is configured to rotate downward on the displacement transmitting member 43. According to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), when the movable side plate 16 is hung from the hook groove 17b, the spacer portion 231 is tightly directed toward the movable side plate 16, When the movable side plate 16 is inclined toward the fixed side plate 11b, the spacer portion 221 contacts the movable side plate 16 to regulate this inclination. When the movable side plate 16 suspended in the hooking groove 17b is transferred to the hooking groove 17a in accordance with the length of the product, the hand is inserted from the space of the product insertion port to remove the movable side plate 16 from the hooking groove 17b. As shown in FIG. 10B, the movable side plate 16 is moved toward the fixed side plate 11b. The movable side plate 16 is connected to the detection plates 331 and 33.
2, the lower end of the lower detection plate 332 moves downward along the guide groove 334, and the detection plates 331, 33
2 is pushed open. As a result, the displacement transmitting member 43 moves downward, and the spacer portion 231 rotates downward while hitting the displacement transmitting member 43. Also in this embodiment, the hook groove 17
b, the inclination of the movable side plate 16 is restricted, and the movable side plate 16 is adjusted to the product length.
When the hanging position is changed, any of the movable side plate regulating member 23, the movable side plate detecting member 33, and the displacement transmitting member 43 does not hinder the change operation. As described above, according to the present invention,
When the movable side plate is fixed to the vicinity of the other fixed side plate, the inclination of the movable side plate is regulated by the movable side plate regulating member, so that the product width passage of the product column is entirely uniform, and the product is stored and carried out smoothly.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side view showing a main part of the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a three-view drawing showing a movable side plate detecting member according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the movable side plate regulating member when the movable side plate is arranged near the other fixed side plate. FIG. 4 is a movable side plate regulating member when the movable side plate according to the first embodiment is arranged near the other fixed side plate. FIG. 5 is a front view showing the movable side plate restricting member when the movable side plate according to the first embodiment is disposed immediately adjacent to the other fixed side plate. FIG. 6 is the other side showing the movable side plate according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a bottom view showing the movable side plate restricting member when disposed in the vicinity of the fixed side plate. FIG. 7 is a side view showing a main part of the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a movable side plate according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a front view showing the movable side plate regulating member when it is disposed in the vicinity; FIG. 10 is a bottom view showing the movable side plate restricting member when the movable side plate according to the embodiment is disposed immediately adjacent to the other fixed side plate. FIG. 10 is a side view showing a main part of the third embodiment. FIG. FIG. 12 is a view showing a product storage rack. FIG. 12 is a view showing an operation of a guide mechanism of the product storage rack. [Description of References] 1... A product storage rack, 11 a.
... the other fixed side plate, 13 ... product column, 16 ... movable side plate, 17 ... side plate fixing member, 21, 22, 23 ... movable side plate regulating member, 31, 32, 33 ... movable side plate detecting member, 4
1, 42, 43 ... displacement transmitting members.

Continuation of front page    (72) Inventor Taketo Ikeda             Sanden Stock Association, 20 Kotobukicho, Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture             In-house F-term (reference) 3E046 BA03 BB03 BB04 CA02 CC04                       CD01 DA01 GA02

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. A product column vertically extending between opposed fixed side plates, a movable side plate extending above and below the product column, and an upper portion of the movable side plate. A side plate fixing member fixed at a predetermined position in the width direction of the product column, and an upper portion of the movable side plate is disposed on the side plate fixing member so as to correspond to a product length, and the upper portion of the movable side plate is disposed between the movable side plate and one fixed side plate. In a product storage rack of a vending machine forming a predetermined product passage width, when the movable side plate is arranged near the other fixed side plate, a lower portion of the movable side plate does not swing toward the other fixed side plate. A movable side plate regulating member, a movable side plate detecting member that is displaced by the movement of the movable side plate when the movable side plate is disposed closer to the other fixed side plate than a position near the other fixed side plate, and a displacement of the movable side plate detecting member. Based on Commodity storage rack of an automatic vending machine in which the movable side plate regulation member and having a displacement transmitting member for transmitting to control release.