JP2003256925A - Serpentine type commodity storing rack for automatic vending machine - Google Patents
Serpentine type commodity storing rack for automatic vending machineInfo
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Abstract
Description
【0001】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は自動販売機に搭載し
たサーペンタイン式商品収納ラックに関し、詳しくは平
行リンク機構と組合せて商品通路内に配備した通路幅調
整用の可動側板に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a serpentine type product storage rack mounted on a vending machine, and more particularly to a movable side plate for adjusting a passage width provided in a product passage in combination with a parallel link mechanism.
【0002】[0002]
【従来の技術】缶,びん,ペットボトルなどの商品を販
売する自動販売機の商品収納ラックとして、頭記したサ
ーペンタイン式商品収納ラックが周知である。このサー
ペンタイン式商品収納ラックは、左右に対向して立設し
たラック側板の間に、各コラムごとに前後向かい合わせ
に円弧状のラックセグメントを上下に配列して蛇行状の
商品通路を画成し、該商品通路内に横置姿勢で積み上げ
収納した商品を、商品通路の出口側に配したベンド機構
の動作により最下位から順に切り出して払出すようにし
たものであり、その構成を図3,図4に示す。2. Description of the Related Art The serpentine type product storage rack described above is well known as a product storage rack for vending machines that sell products such as cans, bottles, and PET bottles. This serpentine-type product storage rack defines a meandering product passage by vertically arranging arc-shaped rack segments vertically facing each other between rack side plates that are erected to face each other on the left and right. The products stacked and stored in a horizontal position in the product passage are cut out in order from the lowest order by the operation of a bend mechanism arranged on the exit side of the product passage, and the structure is shown in FIG. 4 shows.
【0003】図3はサーペンタイン式商品収納ラックを
搭載した自動販売機の構成図で、1は自動販売機の本体
ケース、2はその前面外扉、3は断熱内扉、4は商品取
出口、5は本体ケース1の庫内に収設したサーペンタイ
ン式商品収納ラック(図示例では2基のラック5I,5
IIを前後に組合せ、各基のラック内には前後2列の商品
通路が画成されている)、6は商品収納ラック5から払
出した商品を商品取出口4に導出する商品搬出シュー
タ、7は本庫内保冷用の冷凍機である。FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a vending machine equipped with a serpentine type product storage rack. 1 is a main body case of the vending machine, 2 is a front outer door of the vending machine, 3 is a heat insulation inner door, 4 is a product outlet, 5 is a serpentine type product storage rack (in the illustrated example, two racks 5I, 5
II is combined in the front and rear, and two rows of product passages are defined in the front and rear of each rack), 6 is a product carry-out shooter for discharging the product discharged from the product storage rack 5 to the product take-out port 4, 7 Is a refrigerator for keeping cold inside the main compartment.
【0004】ここで、サーペンタイン式商品収納ラック
5は、図4(a),(b) で示すように左右一対のラック側板
51の間に円弧状のラックセグメント52を千鳥状に架
設してそのラックセグメント列の間に蛇行状の商品通路
53を画成し、さらに商品通路53の下端側には出口通
路を挟んでベンド機構54と出口通路アジャスタ55を
配し、上部には商品投入用のトップトレー56を配した
構成になる。Here, in the serpentine type product storage rack 5, as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), arc-shaped rack segments 52 are provided between a pair of left and right rack side plates 51 in a staggered manner. A meandering product passage 53 is defined between the rack segment rows, and a bend mechanism 54 and an outlet passage adjuster 55 are arranged on the lower end side of the product passage 53 with an outlet passage interposed therebetween. The top tray 56 is arranged.
【0005】かかる構成で、商品補給時に前方からトッ
プトレー56に商品(缶,びん,ペットボトル商品)を
倒置姿勢で投入すると、商品はラックセグメント52に
沿って蛇行状の商品通路53の中を転動しながら落下し
てベンド機構54の上に一列に積み上げ収納される。そ
して、販売指令に基づきベンド機構54が作動すると、
最下位に並ぶ商品から順に下方に落下搬出し、図3で示
した搬出シュータ6を経て商品取出口4に送出されるこ
とは周知の通りである。With such a structure, when a product (can, bottle, plastic bottle product) is loaded from the front into the top tray 56 in an inverted posture at the time of replenishing the product, the product passes through the serpentine product passage 53 along the rack segment 52. It falls while rolling and is stacked and stored in a line on the bend mechanism 54. Then, when the bend mechanism 54 operates based on the sales instruction,
It is well known that the products lined up at the lowest position are sequentially dropped and carried out, and are sent to the product take-out port 4 through the carry-out shooter 6 shown in FIG.
【0006】また、上記のサーペンタイン式商品収納ラ
ック5では、各コラムごとにその商品通路53の横幅を
商品の長さサイズに合わせて調整する手段として可動側
板8を装備している。この可動側板の構成,動作は本発
明と同一出願人より先に提案した特開2000−348
248号公報などに詳しく述べられており、次にその従
来構造を図5および図6で説明する。Further, the above-mentioned serpentine type product storage rack 5 is equipped with a movable side plate 8 as means for adjusting the lateral width of the product passage 53 for each column according to the length size of the product. The structure and operation of this movable side plate have been previously proposed by the same applicant as the present invention.
It is described in detail in Japanese Patent No. 248, etc., and its conventional structure will be described below with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.
【0007】すなわち、可動側板8は図4(b) に示した
蛇行状商品通路53の形状に対応した形状になり、後記
の平行リンク機構と組み合わせてラックの商品通路内に
組み込まれている。また、可動側板5の中央には上下方
向に横幅20mm程度のチャンネル部8aを形成した上
で、その上下2箇所には可動側板の背面側に向けて平行
リンク機構と連結する軸受部8b(左右一対の衝立壁に
軸穴を開口したもの)を切り起こし形成し、さらに可動
側板8の上端には図4に示したトップトレー56の上面
に沿って前方に延在する商品ガイドを結合した構造にな
り、ラック側板51の間に架設したスルーピン(図示せ
ず)に通して左右へ移動可能に懸垂支持されている。That is, the movable side plate 8 has a shape corresponding to the shape of the meandering product passage 53 shown in FIG. 4 (b), and is incorporated in the product passage of the rack in combination with the parallel link mechanism described later. In addition, a channel portion 8a having a horizontal width of about 20 mm is formed in the center of the movable side plate 5, and bearing portions 8b (left and right sides) that are connected to the parallel link mechanism toward the rear side of the movable side plate are formed at two upper and lower portions thereof. A structure in which a pair of partition walls are formed by cutting and raising shaft holes), and a product guide extending forward along the upper surface of the top tray 56 shown in FIG. 4 is coupled to the upper end of the movable side plate 8. Therefore, it is suspended and supported so as to be movable left and right by passing through through pins (not shown) provided between the rack side plates 51.
【0008】一方、前記の可動側板8をその通路幅調整
位置で垂直姿勢に保持する平行リンク機構は、上下一対
のリンク9と、可動側板8のチャンネル部8aに前方
(商品通路側)から嵌挿してリンク9にヒンジ結合する
断面U字形のリンク連結板10との組合せからなり、該
連結板10の上下端に形成した軸受部10aとリンク9
の先端に形成した軸受部9aとが、割ピン11を介して
可動側板8の軸受部8bに形成した長穴8b-1に案内支
持されている。ここで、可動側板8の軸受部8bはチャ
ンネル部8aから背後に切り起こし形成されており、こ
の軸受部8bの切り起こし部分に開口した角穴8a-1に
リンク連結板10の軸受部10aを前方から嵌挿し、可
動側板8の背面側でリンク9,軸受部8bとの間に割ピ
ン11を通して相互連結するようにしている。On the other hand, the parallel link mechanism for holding the movable side plate 8 in the vertical posture at the passage width adjusting position is fitted to the pair of upper and lower links 9 and the channel portion 8a of the movable side plate 8 from the front side (product passage side). It is composed of a combination with a link connecting plate 10 having a U-shaped cross section that is inserted and hinged to the link 9.
And a bearing portion 9a formed at the tip end thereof are guided and supported by a slot 8b-1 formed in the bearing portion 8b of the movable side plate 8 via a split pin 11. Here, the bearing portion 8b of the movable side plate 8 is formed by cutting back from the channel portion 8a, and the bearing portion 10a of the link connecting plate 10 is inserted into the square hole 8a-1 opened in the cut and raised portion of the bearing portion 8b. It is inserted from the front side, and a split pin 11 is provided between the link 9 and the bearing portion 8b on the back side of the movable side plate 8 to interconnect them.
【0009】かかる構成で、収納商品の長さサイズに合
わせて可動側板8を左右に移動調節すると、これに従動
して平行リンク機構が揺動し、リンク9に連結したリン
ク連結板10が可動側板8のチャンネル部8aに沿って
上下方向に変位する。With such a structure, when the movable side plate 8 is moved and adjusted to the left or right in accordance with the length size of the stored product, the parallel link mechanism is swung accordingly and the link connecting plate 10 connected to the link 9 is moved. It is vertically displaced along the channel portion 8a of the side plate 8.
【0010】[0010]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】ところで、前記した従
来の組立構造のままでは、商品補給時に次に記すような
商品搬送トラブルを引き起こすことがあり、そのトラブ
ル発生の状況を図6で説明する。すなわち、先記のよう
に可動側板8の移動調節に従動して平行リンク機構のリ
ンク連結板10が上下方向に変位すると、その調節位置
によっては可動側板8のチャンネル部8aに開口した角
穴8a-1とリンク連結板10の上下端との間に隙間が生
じる。そして、この状態でコラムにペットボトル商品1
2を投入すると、商品が商品通路内を転動落下する途上
で図示鎖線で表すようにペットボトル商品12のキャッ
プ12aが前記角穴8a-1に嵌まり込み、その角穴の
縁,およびリンク連結板10の端縁に当たって商品の落
下姿勢が図示実線のように傾いてしまい、これが基で商
品が通路内で起立して商品詰まりを引き起こすことがあ
る。なお、ラックの商品通路内でこのような商品詰まり
が発生すると、その修復作業には起立した商品,および
その上位に重なっている収納商品を取り除いてから商品
を投入し直すなどの手間のかかる作業を要する。By the way, with the above-described conventional assembly structure, the following product transport trouble may occur when the product is replenished, and the situation of occurrence of the trouble will be described with reference to FIG. That is, as described above, when the link connecting plate 10 of the parallel link mechanism is displaced vertically due to the movement adjustment of the movable side plate 8, depending on the adjustment position, the square hole 8a opened in the channel portion 8a of the movable side plate 8. A gap is formed between -1 and the upper and lower ends of the link connecting plate 10. And, in this state, a plastic bottle product 1 is added to the column.
When 2 is charged, the cap 12a of the PET bottle product 12 fits into the square hole 8a-1 as shown by the chain line in the figure while the product rolls and falls in the product passage, and the edge of the square hole and the link The falling posture of the product hits the edge of the connecting plate 10 and inclines as shown by the solid line in the drawing, which may cause the product to stand up in the passage and cause the product jam. If such a product jam occurs in the product passage of the rack, the repair work will require time-consuming work such as removing the standing product and the stored product overlying it, and then reloading the product. Requires.
【0011】本発明は上記の点に鑑みなされたものであ
り、投入商品が可動側板に開口した角穴と干渉してその
落下姿勢が乱れるのを防ぎ、商品を安定した姿勢で収納
できるように可動側板の構造を改良した自動販売機のサ
ーペンタイン式商品収納ラックを提供することを目的と
する。The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and prevents the input product from interfering with the square hole opened in the movable side plate and disturbing the falling posture thereof, so that the product can be stored in a stable posture. An object of the present invention is to provide a serpentine-type product storage rack for a vending machine with an improved movable side plate structure.
【0012】[0012]
【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的を達成するため
に、本発明によれば、ラックの商品通路内に配してその
通路横幅を商品の長さサイズに合わせて調整する可動側
板、および該可動側板と一方のラック側板との間に架け
渡した平行リンク機構を装備し、ここで前記平行リンク
機構は上下一対のリンクとリンク連結板との組合せから
なり、かつリンク連結板は商品通路側から可動側板のチ
ャンネル部に添わせた上で、その上下端の軸受部を可動
側板のチャンネル部に開口した角穴に通してリンクおよ
び可動側板の軸受部と相互連結したサーペンタイン式商
品収納ラックにおいて、可動側板のチャンネル部に開口
した前記角穴に、商品通路側から収納商品のキャップが
侵入するのを阻止する防護手段を備えるものとし(請求
項1)、その具体的に実施態様として、前記防護手段
を、可動側板の角穴の上縁と下縁との間を連ねて前方に
突き出し形成したガードレールで構成する(請求項
2)。In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a movable side plate which is arranged in a product passage of a rack and whose lateral width is adjusted according to the length size of the product, and A parallel link mechanism is provided between the movable side plate and one rack side plate, wherein the parallel link mechanism is a combination of a pair of upper and lower links and a link connecting plate, and the link connecting plate is a product passage. Side-to-side channel part of the movable side plate, and the upper and lower end bearings are passed through the square holes opened in the channel part of the movable side plate to interconnect the link and the bearing part of the movable side plate. The protective means for preventing the cap of the stored product from entering from the side of the product passage is provided in the square hole opened in the channel portion of the movable side plate (claim 1). In the embodiment, the protection means are constituted by guardrail formed protruding forward been chosen between the upper and lower edges of the square hole of the movable side plate (claim 2).
【0013】上記の構成によれば、可動側板のチャンネ
ル部に開口した角穴がガードレールで防護されているの
で、ラックに投入した商品,例えばペットボトル商品が
商品通路を転動落下する途上で商品のキャップが前記角
穴に嵌まり込んでその落下姿勢を乱すおそれがなく、こ
れにより投入商品を安定した横置姿勢に保ってラック内
に積み上げ収納することができる。なお、前記のガード
レールは、平行リンク機構と連結する可動側板の軸受部
を切り起こし形成する際の板金加工で同時に形成するこ
とができる。According to the above construction, since the square hole opened in the channel portion of the movable side plate is protected by the guard rail, the product put in the rack, for example, the PET bottle product, rolls and falls along the product passage when the product falls. There is no risk that the cap of the item (1) fits into the square hole and disturbs the falling posture thereof, whereby the loaded products can be stacked and stored in the rack while keeping a stable horizontal posture. The guard rail can be formed at the same time by sheet metal working when the bearing portion of the movable side plate connected to the parallel link mechanism is cut and raised.
【0014】[0014]
【発明の実施の形態】以下、本発明の実施の形態を図1
(a),(b) および図2に示す実施例に基づいて説明する。
なお、実施例の図中で図5,図6に対応する部材には同
じ符号を付してその説明は省略する。図示実施例は基本
的に図5の組立構造と同様であるが、平行リンク機構と
の連結のために可動側板8のチャンネル部8aに切欠き
形成した角穴8a-1には、商品の嵌まり込みを阻止する
防護手段として、図1(b) に示すように角穴8a-1の上
縁と下縁との間に連なる帯状のガードレール8dが一体
に形成されている。このガードレール8dは、可動側板
8に軸受部8bをプレス加工する際に左右の軸受部8b
の間に切り残した上で、前面(商品通路側)に向けて押
し出すように板金加工して形成する。なお、ガードレー
ル8dの突き出し高さは、チャンネル部8aの凹溝から
前方にはみ出さず、かつチャンネル部8aに嵌入したリ
ンク連結板10のスライド移動を阻害しないように定め
るものとする。BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.
Description will be made based on (a), (b) and the embodiment shown in FIG.
In the drawings of the embodiments, members corresponding to those in FIGS. 5 and 6 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. The illustrated embodiment is basically the same as the assembly structure of FIG. 5, but a square hole 8a-1 cut out in the channel portion 8a of the movable side plate 8 for connection with a parallel link mechanism is fitted with a product. As a protection means for preventing the jamming, as shown in FIG. 1 (b), a belt-shaped guard rail 8d is continuously formed between the upper edge and the lower edge of the square hole 8a-1. The guard rail 8d is provided on the left and right bearing portions 8b when the bearing portion 8b is pressed on the movable side plate 8.
After leaving a cut between them, it is formed by sheet metal processing so as to push it toward the front surface (product passage side). The protruding height of the guard rail 8d is determined so as not to protrude forward from the concave groove of the channel portion 8a and not hinder the sliding movement of the link connecting plate 10 fitted in the channel portion 8a.
【0015】上記の構成により、図2で表すように前記
の角穴8a-1とリンク連結板10の先端との間に隙間を
残した可動側板8の調節位置で、ラックのコラムに商品
(ペットボトル商品)12を投入すると、商品通路53
を転動落下する過程で可動側板8の角穴8a-1の部分を
通過する商品は、前記ガードレール8dに誘導されてレ
ールの外側を通過して下方に転動落下する。したがっ
て、商品(ペットボトル)12はそのキャップ12aが
通路内を転動落下する際に可動側板8の角穴8a-1に嵌
まり込んで商品の落下姿勢を乱すおそれがなく、安定し
た横置姿勢を保って商品通路内に積み上げ収納されるよ
うになる。With the above construction, as shown in FIG. 2, the movable side plate 8 is adjusted to leave a gap between the square hole 8a-1 and the tip of the link connecting plate 10, and the product is placed on the column of the rack ( When a PET bottle product) 12 is put in, a product passage 53
Goods passing through the square holes 8a-1 of the movable side plate 8 in the process of rolling and falling are guided by the guard rail 8d, pass through the outside of the rail, and roll down. Accordingly, when the cap 12a of the product (plastic bottle) 12 rolls and falls in the passage, the product 12 does not fit into the square hole 8a-1 of the movable side plate 8 and disturbs the falling posture of the product, and the product is stably placed horizontally. It will be stacked and stored in the product passage while maintaining its posture.
【0016】[0016]
【発明の効果】以上述べたように、本発明によれば、サ
ーペンタイン式商品収納ラックの商品通路内に可動側
板、および該可動側板と一方のラック側板との間に架け
渡した平行リンク機構を装備し、前記平行リンク機構は
上下一対のリンクとリンク連結板との組合せからなり、
かつリンク連結板は商品通路側から可動側板のチャンネ
ル部に添わせた上で、その上下端の軸受部を可動側板の
チャンネル部に開口した角穴に通してリンクおよび可動
側板の軸受部と相互連結したものにおいて、可動側板の
チャンネル部に開口した前記角穴に、商品通路側から収
納商品のキャップが侵入するのを阻止する防護手段とし
て、可動側板の角穴の上縁と下縁との間を連ねて商品通
路側に突き出し形成したガードレールを備えたことによ
り、ラックに補給した商品,例えばペットボトル商品が
商品通路内を転動落下する途上で商品のキャップが前記
角穴に嵌まり込んで落下姿勢を乱すおそれがなく、これ
により補給商品を安定した姿勢でラック内に積み上げ収
納できる。As described above, according to the present invention, the movable side plate and the parallel link mechanism laid between the movable side plate and one of the rack side plates are provided in the product passage of the serpentine type product storage rack. The parallel link mechanism is a combination of a pair of upper and lower links and a link connecting plate,
In addition, the link connecting plate is put along the channel part of the movable side plate from the side of the product passage, and the bearing parts at the upper and lower ends thereof are passed through the square holes opened in the channel part of the movable side plate so that the link connecting plate and the bearing part of the movable side plate are mutually connected. In the connected one, as a protection means for preventing the cap of the stored product from entering the square hole opened in the channel portion of the movable side plate from the product passage side, the upper edge and the lower edge of the square hole of the movable side plate are connected. Since the guard rails are formed so as to be connected to each other and project toward the product passage, the cap of the product fits into the square hole while the product supplied to the rack, for example, a PET bottle product, rolls and falls in the product passage. There is no risk of disturbing the falling posture, and replenishment products can be stacked and stored in the rack in a stable posture.
【図1】本発明実施例の構成図で、(a) は可動側板と平
行リンク機構との組立構造を表す外観斜視図、(b) は可
動側板の要部構造を表す正面からの拡大斜視図FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, (a) is an external perspective view showing an assembly structure of a movable side plate and a parallel link mechanism, and (b) is an enlarged perspective view from the front showing a main part structure of the movable side plate. Figure
【図2】図1の構成による投入商品の落下姿勢を表す動
作説明図FIG. 2 is an operation explanatory diagram showing a falling posture of a put-in product according to the configuration of FIG.
【図3】サーペンタイン式商品収納ラックを搭載した自
動販売機の外観図[Figure 3] External view of a vending machine equipped with a serpentine-type product storage rack
【図4】図3におけるサーペンタイン式商品収納ラック
の構成図で、(a) はラックの外観斜視図、(b) はその内
部構造を表す側面図4 is a configuration diagram of the serpentine type product storage rack in FIG. 3, (a) is an external perspective view of the rack, and (b) is a side view showing its internal structure.
【図5】従来における可動側板と平行リンク機構との組
立構造を表す分解斜視図FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional assembly structure of a movable side plate and a parallel link mechanism.
【図6】図5の構成による投入商品の姿勢乱れ発生の状
況を表す動作説明図FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory diagram showing a situation in which the attitude disorder of the put-in product is generated by the configuration of FIG. 5;
5 サーペンタイン式商品収納ラック 51 ラック側板 53 商品通路 8 可動側板 8a チャンネル部 8a-1 角穴 8b 軸受部 8d ガードレール 9 リンク 10 リンク連結板 10a 軸受部 5 Serpentine-type product storage rack 51 Rack side plate 53 product passage 8 movable side plate 8a channel part 8a-1 Square hole 8b bearing 8d guardrail 9 links 10 link connecting plate 10a bearing part
───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 鶴羽 健 神奈川県川崎市川崎区田辺新田1番1号 富士電機株式会社内 (72)発明者 大野 雄喜 神奈川県川崎市川崎区田辺新田1番1号 富士電機株式会社内 (72)発明者 桑原 直樹 神奈川県川崎市川崎区田辺新田1番1号 富士電機株式会社内 (72)発明者 趙 晨 神奈川県川崎市川崎区田辺新田1番1号 富士電機株式会社内 (72)発明者 田中 誠一 神奈川県川崎市川崎区田辺新田1番1号 富士電機株式会社内 (72)発明者 才木 順 神奈川県川崎市川崎区田辺新田1番1号 富士電機株式会社内 Fターム(参考) 3E046 BB03 CA01 CD01 DA01 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page (72) Inventor Ken Tsuruha 1-1 Tanabe Nitta, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Within Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yuki Ohno 1-1 Tanabe Nitta, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Within Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Naoki Kuwahara 1-1 Tanabe Nitta, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Within Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Zhao Akira 1-1 Tanabe Nitta, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Within Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Seiichi Tanaka 1-1 Tanabe Nitta, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Within Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Jun Saiki 1-1 Tanabe Nitta, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Within Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 3E046 BB03 CA01 CD01 DA01
Claims (2)
に、各コラムごとに前後向かい合わせに円弧状のラック
セグメントを上下に配列して蛇行状の商品通路を画成
し、該商品通路内に横置姿勢に積み上げ収納した商品を
販売指令に基づいて最下位から順に払出すようにした自
動販売機のサーペンタイン式商品収納ラックであって、
前記商品通路内に配してその通路横幅を商品の長さサイ
ズに合わせて調整する可動側板、および該可動側板と一
方のラック側板との間に架け渡した平行リンク機構を装
備し、前記平行リンク機構は上下一対のリンクとリンク
連結板との組合せからなり、かつリンク連結板は商品通
路側から可動側板のチャンネル部に添わせた上で、その
上下端の軸受部を可動側板のチャンネル部に開口した角
穴に通してリンクおよび可動側板の軸受部と相互連結し
たものにおいて、 可動側板のチャンネル部に開口した前記角穴に、商品通
路側から収納商品のキャップが侵入するのを阻止する防
護手段を備えたことを特徴とする自動販売機のサーペン
タイン式商品収納ラック。1. A meandering merchandise passage is defined by vertically arranging arc-shaped rack segments vertically facing each other between rack side plates that are erected so as to be opposed to each other on the left and right sides. A serpentine-type product storage rack of a vending machine, in which the products stacked and stored in a horizontal position inside are sequentially dispensed based on a sales command,
The movable side plate that is arranged in the product passage and adjusts the lateral width of the passage according to the length size of the product, and the parallel link mechanism that spans between the movable side plate and one rack side plate are provided. The link mechanism consists of a combination of a pair of upper and lower links and a link connecting plate, and the link connecting plate is attached to the channel part of the movable side plate from the product passage side, and the bearing parts at the upper and lower ends thereof are connected to the channel part of the movable side plate. Prevents the cap of the stored product from entering the square hole opened in the channel part of the movable side plate through the square hole opened in the product, from the product passage side. Serpentine-type product storage rack for vending machines, which is equipped with protective measures.
防護手段が、可動側板の角穴の上縁と下縁との間を連ね
て前方に突き出し形成したガードレールであることを特
徴とする自動販売機のサーペンタイン式商品収納ラッ
ク。2. The product storage rack according to claim 1,
A serpentine-type product storage rack for a vending machine, wherein the protection means is a guard rail formed by connecting the upper edge and the lower edge of the square hole of the movable side plate and projecting forward.
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