JP2006252029A - Commodity storage rack - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a commodity storage rack, enabling reduction in jarring noise, generated when storing commodities. <P>SOLUTION: This commodity storage rack has a commodity storage passage, a top tray, and a commodity attitude control means 20. The commodity storage passage is a passage for storing the commodity. The top tray is a tray for guiding the commodity to the commodity storage passage. The commodity attitude control means is provided between the top tray and the commodity storage passage, and by abutting against the commodity to arrange an attitude of the commodity stored in the commodity storage passage. In the commodity attitude control means, an attitude control panel 21 is formed with through holes 25, 31 so that vibration is suppressed, when the commodity abuts against the commodity attitude control means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a commodity storage rack applied to a vending machine.

  The product storage rack of the vending machine is provided with a product storage passage for storing products such as canned beverages, bottled beverages, and plastic bottled beverages. The merchandise storage passage is configured by providing metal segments facing each other in a vertical direction. Usually, a product attitude control means for adjusting the attitude of the product is provided between a guide member called a top tray and the product storage passage.

  By the way, when a rootman (product storage operator) stores a product in such a product storage rack, noise is generated by the contact between the segment and the product. In particular, when canned beverages are stored, the occurrence of noise becomes significant because the metals collide with each other.

  In a vending machine that generates such noise, the time for storing goods is limited to the daytime, etc., and it is not possible to install it in a quiet office due to time restrictions on storage work, etc. This will place restrictions on the installation location.

  Accordingly, some conventional product storage racks have a plurality of slits formed in a staggered manner over almost the entire segment. According to this product storage rack, the volume of annoying noise that occurs when the product and the segment come into contact with each other can be reduced by the slits formed in the segments (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-9-153183

  However, even when slits are formed in the segments as described above, it is actually the case that a large noise is generated from the product storage rack when storing the product. Has never been resolved.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a product storage rack that can reduce annoying noise that occurs when a product is stored.

  As a result of intensive studies on the above-described problems, the present inventors have found that the noise generation source is other than the commodity storage passage. That is, it is found that when the product collides with the product attitude control means provided for adjusting the attitude of the product stored in the product storage passage, than the noise when the segment and the product collide, The present invention has been created.

  That is, the product storage rack according to claim 1 of the present invention is provided with a product storage passage for storing products, a guide member for guiding products to the product storage passage, and between the guide member and the product storage passage. In a product storage rack comprising a product attitude control means for adjusting the attitude of a product stored in the product storage passage by abutting, the product attitude control means is configured to suppress vibration generated when the product abuts. And

  The product storage rack according to claim 2 of the present invention is the product storage rack according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined vibration suppression region is set in the product attitude control means, and a plurality of through holes are provided in the entire region of the vibration suppression region. It is characterized by that.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the commodity storage rack according to the first aspect, wherein the commodity posture control means is provided with a vibration damping member for attenuating vibration generated when the commodity comes into contact.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the commodity storage rack according to the third aspect, wherein a sticking member including an adhesive material is pasted on the commodity posture control means.

  A product storage rack according to claim 5 of the present invention is provided with a product storage passage for storing products, a guide member for guiding products to the product storage passage, and between the guide member and the product storage passage. In a product storage rack comprising product posture control means for adjusting the posture of a product stored in the product storage passage by abutting, the product posture control means is configured by combining a plurality of rod-like members.

  According to the commodity storage rack of the first aspect of the present invention, the commodity posture control means is configured to suppress the vibration that occurs when the commodity comes into contact, so that it occurs when the commodity posture control means and the commodity come into contact with each other. The volume of annoying noise can be reduced.

  Therefore, according to the commodity storage rack of the first aspect, when the commodity C is stored, there is no restriction on the time for the rootman to perform the storage work, and the installation location of the vending machine including the storage rack is limited. It never happens.

  According to the commodity storage rack according to claim 2 of the present invention, since the predetermined vibration suppression area is set in the commodity attitude control means, and a large number of through holes are provided throughout the vibration suppression area, It is possible to reliably reduce the volume of annoying noise that occurs when the product attitude control means and the product come into contact with each other.

  According to the commodity storage rack of the third aspect of the present invention, the vibration damping member that attenuates the vibration generated when the commodity abuts is provided in the commodity posture control means. It is possible to attenuate the volume of annoying noise that occurs when the product comes into contact.

  According to the commodity storage rack of the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the commodity posture control means is configured by combining a plurality of rod-shaped members, the sound generated when the commodity posture control means and the commodity come into contact with each other is heard. The sound can be comfortable.

  Exemplary embodiments of a product storage rack according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1 shows a vending machine 10 to which a product storage rack according to the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 shows a product storage rack according to the first embodiment.

  The vending machine 10 is for selling products such as canned beverages, bottled beverages, or plastic bottled beverages, and includes a first product storage rack 11 and a second product storage rack 12.

  The first product storage rack 11 is arranged on the front side (left side in FIG. 1) of the vending machine 10, and the second product storage rack 12 is arranged on the back side (right side in FIG. 1) of the vending machine 10. is there.

  Each of the product storage racks 11 and 12 includes a top tray (guide member) 14 and a product storage passage 15 so as to correspond to each other. Specifically, the first product storage rack 11 includes two top trays 14 and two product storage passages 15, and the second product storage rack 12 includes three top trays 14 and three product storage passages 15. It is prepared to correspond one by one. The top tray 14 and the product storage passage 15 are supported by a pair of side plates 16 (only one is shown in FIG. 1).

  The product storage passage 15 is arranged in a line from the front side to the back side of the vending machine 10 at substantially the center of the product storage racks 11 and 12. Each merchandise storage passage 15 is formed by connecting curved segments 17 so as to face each other, and is provided in a meandering manner in the vertical direction. A bend mech 18 is provided in the lower part of the product storage passage 15. The bend mech 18 controls the payout of the product C. The upper end portion of each product storage passage 15 is an entrance for the product C, while the lower end portion is a payout port for the product C.

  The top tray 14 is a plate-like member that is disposed so as to be gradually lowered from the front side to the back side of the vending machine 10 at the upper end portion of the side plate 16 so as to guide the product C to the corresponding product storage passage 15. And arranged side by side in the vertical direction. By the top tray 14 and the side plate 16, a charging port 13 is formed at the upper end on the front side of the first product storage rack 11. The top tray 14 terminates at the entrance of the corresponding product storage passage 15.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the product storage racks 11, 12 are provided with product posture control means 20 in a portion from the top tray 14 to the product storage passage 15 between the pair of side plates 16.

  The product attitude control means 20 includes an attitude control plate 21 as shown in FIGS. The posture control plate 21 is formed by processing a single plate material, and includes a base portion 22, a stopper portion 30, and a posture control portion 40.

  The base portion 22 has a flat plate shape, and has shaft support pieces 23 extending from both sides thereof in the direction of the back surface and orthogonal to the plate surface. A shaft through hole 24 is formed at the center of each shaft support piece 23. The base 22 is provided with a plurality of circular through holes 25 at regular intervals over the entire base 22. Specifically, 19 through holes 25 are provided in the left-right direction and 3 in the up-down direction.

  The stopper portion 30 is a portion extending obliquely from the upper end portion of the base portion 22 to the upper front side. The tip of the stopper portion 30 is folded back into a cylindrical shape. The stopper portion 30 is provided with a plurality of circular through-holes 31 at regular intervals except for a portion folded back into a cylindrical shape. Specifically, 19 through holes 31 are provided in the left-right direction and 3 in the vertical direction. Both end portions of the stopper portion 30 are covered with cover members 32.

  The posture control unit 40 has a flat plate shape, and is a portion extending obliquely from the lower end of the base portion 22 to the front lower side. Both end portions and tip portions of the posture control unit 40 are covered with a cover member 41.

  Such product attitude control means 20 passes the shaft member 51 extending substantially horizontally along the left-right direction of the vending machine through the shaft support hole 50 and the shaft through hole 24 provided in the side plate 16 shown in FIG. Thus, as shown in FIG. 6, the shaft member 51 is supported between the side plates 16 so as to swing around the axis. Specifically, in the product attitude control means 20, the attitude control unit 40 does not include a through hole, while the stopper unit 30 includes the through hole 25, and the weight of the attitude control unit 40 is made heavier than the weight of the stopper unit 30. Since the center of gravity is located on the posture control unit 40 side of the base 22, the stopper unit 30 is in a retracted state with respect to the passing region of the product C, and the posture control unit 40 is in an advanced state with respect to the passing region of the product C. It is supported between the side plates 16. Moreover, in this state, the plate surface of the attitude control unit 40 is substantially orthogonal to the plate surface of the top tray 14.

  When the posture control unit 40 is in the advanced state with respect to the passing area of the product C, when the columnar product C is introduced in a sideways posture from the insertion port 13, the product C rolls on the top tray 14. The vending machine 10 is conveyed from the front side to the back side by the action of gravity while sliding or sliding, and comes into contact with the attitude control unit 40 as shown in FIG.

  At this time, since the product C comes into contact with the posture control unit 40 on the plate surface substantially orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the product C, the product C is assumed to be skewed on the top tray 14. However, the attitude of the product C is adjusted so that the bottom surface of the product C is along the front-rear direction of the vending machine 10. On the other hand, the product attitude control means 20 in contact with the product C retreats from the passage area of the product C by swinging counterclockwise in FIG. 7, and as shown in FIG. Allow passage to. Therefore, the product C can be stored in the product storage passage 15 in a state where the posture is adjusted.

  The product C that has passed through the product attitude control means 20 falls to the bottom of the product storage passage 15 and stops at the bend mech 18. When the next product C is input to the input port 13, after passing through the top tray 14 and the product attitude control means 20 as described above, the product C is stacked on the product C described above.

  Similarly, when the product C is introduced, as shown in FIG. 9, the uppermost product C of the product storage passage 15 and the posture control unit 40 come into contact with each other, and the cover member 41 at the tip of the posture control unit 40 is placed. Touches the segment 17. Therefore, the swing of the product posture control means 20 is prevented while the posture control unit 40 is in the retracted state with respect to the passing region of the product C and the stopper unit 30 is in the advanced state with respect to the passing region of the product C. The

  When the product C is further introduced into the insertion port 13 after this state is reached, the product C conveyed on the top tray 14 abuts against the stopper portion 30 of the product attitude control means 20 and the product storage passage 15 It is prevented from entering the interior of the. Therefore, when storing the product C, a certain number of products C can be stored in the product storage passage 15. Moreover, since the tip of the stopper portion 30 is folded back into a cylindrical shape, even if the product C conveyed while rolling or sliding on the top tray 14 collides with the tip of the stopper portion 30, the product C is damaged. There is no.

  After the product C is stored in the product storage racks 11 and 12 as described above, the product C is paid out from the product storage racks 11 and 12 by selling the product C by the vending machine, and the product C at the top of the product storage passage 15 is discharged. 6 and the posture control unit 40 are not in contact with each other, as shown in FIG. It will be in the advance state for the passing area of

  Here, when the product attitude control means is simply made of a plate material, when the product comes into contact with the stopper portion or the attitude control unit, the attitude control plate vibrates, and the vibration of the attitude control plate causes a place where the air density is high. And a low place, and annoying noise is generated. However, according to the product storage racks 11 and 12, the through holes 25 and 31 are provided in the attitude control plate 21. Therefore, when a place with high air density occurs on the surface of the attitude control plate 21, air escapes from the through holes 25 and 31, and when a place with low air density occurs on the surface of the attitude control plate 21. Since air flows from the through holes 25 and 31, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of places with high and low air density by the through holes 25 and 31, so that when the product C comes into contact with the attitude control unit 40. The volume of the annoying noise generated and the annoying noise generated when the product C comes into contact with the stopper portion 30 can be reduced. Moreover, since the through holes 25 and 31 are provided in the posture control plate 21, it is possible to reduce the vibrating area of the posture control plate 21, so that the annoyance that occurs when the product C comes into contact with the posture control unit 40. The volume of noise and annoying noise that occurs when the product C comes into contact with the stopper portion 30 can be further reduced.

  Therefore, according to such product storage racks 11 and 12, when the product C is stored, the time required for the route man to store the product C is not limited, and the vending machine 10 limits the installation location. It is never done.

  In the first embodiment described above, the through hole 25 is provided over the entire base portion 22 and the through hole 31 is provided in the stopper portion 30 excluding the portion turned back into a cylindrical shape. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is sufficient if the through holes 25 and 31 are provided so that the volume of annoying noise generated when the product C and the product attitude control means 20 come into contact with each other is smaller than a predetermined volume. is there.

  In the first embodiment described above, the posture control plate 21 is provided with the plurality of through holes 25 and 31 at regular intervals. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of through holes 25 and 31 may be provided at random.

  Further, the first embodiment described above has been described by providing the base portion 22 and the stopper portion 30 of the attitude control plate 21 with a plurality of through holes 25 and 31. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and if the through hole is provided somewhere on the attitude control plate 21, the above-described effects can be achieved.

  In addition, the commodity storage racks 11 and 12 according to Embodiment 1 described above are described as including two or three commodity storage passages 15. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a plurality of product storage passages 15 other than two or three may be provided, or one product storage passage 15 may be provided.

[Embodiment 2]
FIG. 10 shows a part of the product storage rack 59 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the product storage rack 59 shown in FIG. 10, the same components as those of the product storage racks 11 and 12 shown in FIGS.

  The product attitude control means 20a provided in the product storage rack 59 does not include the through holes 25 and 31 in the base portion 22 and the stopper portion 30, but instead includes a metal tape (including a sticking material (vibration damping member)) in the base portion 22. Affixing member 60 is affixed. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a metal tape 60 is attached to the back side of the base portion 22 below the shaft member 51 via an adhesive material 61.

  According to the product storage rack 59 of the second embodiment, since the metal tape 60 including the adhesive material 61 is attached to the product posture control means 20a, the product is placed on the posture control unit 40 or the stopper unit 30 when the product C is stored. Since the adhesive material 61 absorbs the vibration of the posture control plate 21 generated by the contact of C, the annoying noise generated when the product C contacts the posture control unit 40 or the stopper unit 30 may be attenuated. it can. And since the metal tape 60 provided with the adhesive material 61 is affixed on the merchandise attitude | position control means 20a, the sound produced by the vibration of the attitude | position control board 21 can be made into a low frequency thing.

  Therefore, according to such a product storage rack 59, when the product C is stored, the time required for the route man to store the product C is not limited, and the installation location of the vending machine 10 is limited. There is nothing.

  In the second embodiment, the metal tape 60 is pasted below the shaft member 51 on the back side of the base portion 22. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and if the metal tape 60 is pasted somewhere on the attitude control plate 21, the above-described effects can be achieved.

[Embodiment 3]
FIG. 12 shows a part of the product storage rack 62 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In the product storage rack 62 shown in FIG. 12, the same components as those in the product storage racks 11 and 12 shown in FIGS.

  The product posture control means 20b provided in the product storage rack 62 includes a shaft portion 27, a stopper portion 30a, and a posture control portion 40a.

  The shaft portion 27 has a rod shape and extends substantially horizontally along the left-right direction of the vending machine 10. Both ends of the shaft portion 27 are passed through shaft support holes 50 provided in the side plate 16. By passing the shaft portion 27 through the shaft support hole 50, the product attitude control means 20 b is supported between the side plates 16 so as to swing around the shaft center of the shaft portion 27.

  The stopper portion 30a has a rod shape, and extends upward from the upper portion of the shaft portion 27, and thereafter extends obliquely upward on the front side. The stopper portions 30a are provided at regular intervals along the axial direction.

  The posture control unit 40a has a rod shape, and extends downward from the lower portion of the shaft portion 27, and thereafter, extends at an angle to the front lower side. The attitude control unit 40a is provided to face the stopper unit 30a along the axial direction. By providing the posture control unit 40a on the shaft portion 27 as described above, a posture control surface 40b is formed on the front side of the posture control unit 40a.

  When the product posture control means 20b is supported by the side plate 16, as shown in FIG. 13, the stopper portion 30a is retracted from the passage area of the product C, and the posture control portion 40a passes the product C. It is formed so as to be in an advanced state with respect to the area. In addition, when the product attitude control means 20 b is supported by the side plate 16, the attitude control surface 40 b of the attitude control unit 40 a is substantially orthogonal to the plate surface of the top tray 14.

  When the posture control unit 40a is in the advanced state with respect to the passing area of the product C, if the columnar product C is thrown from the loading port 13 in a lying position, the product C rolls on the top tray 14. The vending machine 10 is conveyed from the front side to the back side by the action of gravity while sliding or sliding, and comes into contact with the attitude control surface 40b of the attitude control unit 40a as shown in FIG.

  At this time, since the product C comes into contact with the attitude control unit 40a having the attitude control surface 40b substantially orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the product C, the product C is assumed to be skewed on the top tray 14. Even if it is, the attitude | position of the goods C is arranged so that the bottom face of the goods C may follow the front-back direction of the vending machine 10. FIG. On the other hand, the product attitude control means 20b in contact with the product C retreats from the passage region of the product C by swinging counterclockwise in FIG. 14, and as shown in FIG. Allow passage to. Therefore, the product C can be stored in the product storage passage 15 in a state where the posture is adjusted.

  The product C that has passed through the product attitude control means 20 b falls to the bottom of the product storage passage 15 and stops at the bend mech 18. When the next product C is input to the input port 13, the product C is stacked on the product C described above after passing through the top tray 14 and the product attitude control means 20 b as described above.

  Thereafter, when the product C is introduced in the same manner, as shown in FIG. 16, the product C at the top of the product storage passage 15 comes into contact with the posture control unit 40a, and the tip of the posture control unit 40a contacts the segment 17. Touch. Therefore, while the attitude control unit 40a is in the retracted state with respect to the passing area of the product C, the swinging of the product attitude control means 20b is prevented while the stopper portion 30a is in the advanced state with respect to the passing area of the product C. Is done.

  When the product C is further introduced into the insertion port 13 after this state is reached, the product C conveyed on the top tray 14 comes into contact with the stopper portion 30a of the product attitude control means 20b, and the product storage passage 15 It is prevented from entering the interior of the. Therefore, when storing the product C, a certain number of products C can be stored in the product storage passage 15.

  After the product C is stored in the product storage rack 62 in this way, the product C is discharged from the product storage rack 62 by selling the product C by the vending machine, and the product C and the attitude control unit at the top of the product storage passage 15 are discharged. In the case where the state does not come into contact with 40a, as shown in FIG. 13, the stopper portion 30a is again retracted from the passing area of the product C, and the attitude control unit 40a is brought into the passing area of the product C. On the other hand, it will be in an advanced state.

  According to the product storage rack 62 of the third embodiment, the product posture control means 20b is configured by the rod-shaped shaft portion 27, the stopper portion 30a, and the posture control unit 40a. The sound generated when contacting the portion 40a or the stopper portion 30a can be a sound that is comfortable to hear, for example, a sound that is close to a sound played by a musical instrument such as an iron koto.

  Therefore, according to such a product storage rack 62, when the product C is stored, the time required for the route man to store the product C is not limited, and the installation location of the vending machine 10 is limited. There is nothing.

It is a cross-sectional side view of the vending machine to which the product storage rack of the present invention is applied. It is the perspective view which showed the goods storage rack which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the perspective view which showed the product attitude | position control means with which the product storage rack is provided. It is a side view of the commodity attitude control means. It is a rear view of the commodity attitude control means. It is a side view which shows the state which attached the goods attitude | position control means to the side plate. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation state of the goods attitude | position control means. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation state of the goods attitude | position control means. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation state of the goods attitude | position control means. It is the perspective view which showed the goods storage rack which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is an expanded sectional view which shows the sticking member with which the goods storage rack is provided. It is the perspective view which showed the goods storage rack which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a side view of the product attitude | position control means with which the product storage rack shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation state of the goods attitude | position control means shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation state of the goods attitude | position control means shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation state of the goods attitude | position control means shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

11 First product storage rack (product storage rack)
12 Second product storage rack (product storage rack)
14 Top tray (guide member)
15 Product storage passage 20 Product attitude control means 27 Shaft (rod-shaped member)
25 Through hole 30a Stopper (bar-shaped member)
31 Through-hole 40a Posture control unit (bar-shaped member)
59 Product storage rack 60 Metal tape (sticking member)
61 Adhesive material (vibration damping member)
62 Product Storage Rack C Product

Claims (5)

A product storage passage for storing products;
A guide member for guiding products to the product storage passage;
A product storage rack provided with a product attitude control means for adjusting a posture of a product stored in the product storage passage by being provided between the guide member and the product storage passage and contacting the product;
A merchandise storage rack comprising merchandise attitude control means for suppressing vibration generated when a merchandise abuts.   2. The product storage rack according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined vibration suppression area is set in the product attitude control means, and a plurality of through holes are provided throughout the vibration suppression area.   The commodity storage rack according to claim 1, wherein a vibration damping member for attenuating vibration generated when the commodity comes into contact is provided in the commodity posture control means.   The product storage rack according to claim 3, wherein a sticking member including an adhesive material is attached to the product posture control means. A product storage passage for storing products;
A guide member for guiding products to the product storage passage;
A product storage rack provided with a product attitude control means for adjusting a posture of a product stored in the product storage passage by being provided between the guide member and the product storage passage and contacting the product;
A product storage rack comprising a product attitude control means by combining a plurality of rod-shaped members.

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