JP2007257532A - Merchandise conveyance device and automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a merchandise conveyance device for preventing merchandise from falling from a reception rack. <P>SOLUTION: A merchandise conveyance device is configured to convey merchandise to a prescribed ejection position by placing merchandise to be delivered from the delivery port of a merchandise display rack 31 on a merchandise placing part 92 of a conveyance rack 90, and moving the conveyance rack. This merchandise conveyance device is configured to gradually tilt the merchandise placing part of the conveyance rack downward according as it is isolated from the delivery port of the merchandise display rack at least when delivering merchandise from the merchandise display rack. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a commodity conveyance device and a vending machine.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the vending machine includes a box-shaped storage 1 that stores products at a predetermined temperature. The container 1 has a plurality of product display shelves 2 that hold the products P in a displayed state, and individually feed the products P that are held, and a receiving shelf 3 that receives the products fed from the product display shelves 2. And a merchandise carrying device 4.

  The merchandise display shelves 2 are horizontally arranged along the front-rear direction of the storage 1, and a plurality of product display shelves 2 are arranged in a step shape inside the storage 1. The receiving shelf 3 is movably disposed in a front area of the plurality of product display shelves 2 inside the storage 1.

  The receiving shelf 3 is configured to include a product placement portion 3a and a rotation shaft 3b. The product placement unit 3 a is a part on which the product P fed out from the product display shelf 2 is placed, and is placed horizontally along the front-rear direction of the container 1. The rotating shaft 3b is disposed on the end side of the receiving shelf 3 close to the commodity display shelf 2.

  When such a vending machine pays out a product from an arbitrary product display shelf 2, first, as shown by a solid line in FIG. 9, the receiving shelf 3 is placed in the front area of the product display shelf 2 where the product P is delivered. After the movement, one product P is delivered from the product display shelf 2, and the delivered product P is received by the receiving shelf 3. For example, the product P is transported toward a predetermined payout position by moving the receiving shelf 3 downward while placing the received product P on the product placement unit 3a in a lying state. Thereafter, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 9, the receiving shelf 3 is rotated so as to move downward while being separated from the product display shelf 2 in the receiving shelf 3 at the payout position in the lower part of the storage 1. The product placed on the receiving shelf 3 is paid out by rotating around the shaft 3b.

  By the way, in the product transport apparatus as described above, as shown in FIG. 10, for example, when the product P is caught on the product display shelf 2, the product P fed out from the product display shelf 2 is replaced with the product display shelf 2 and It may be placed on the receiving shelf 3. If the receiving shelf 3 is moved downward in such a state, there is a problem that the product P falls from the receiving shelf 3.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and provides a merchandise conveying apparatus capable of preventing merchandise from falling from the receiving shelf when the receiving shelf receives the merchandise fed from the merchandise display shelf. There is to do.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention sets the product fed from the delivery outlet of the product display shelf on the product placement unit of the receiving shelf and moves the receiving shelf to determine In the merchandise transporting apparatus that transports the merchandise to the payout position, at least when the merchandise is delivered from the merchandise display shelf, the merchandise placement section of the receiving shelf is gradually inclined downward as it is separated from the delivery outlet of the merchandise display shelf.

  Moreover, the goods conveying apparatus which concerns on Claim 2 of this invention has formed the unevenness | corrugation in the upper surface of the goods mounting part in the said Claim 1. It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the commodity conveying apparatus according to the first or second aspect, wherein the receiving shelf is moved to the payout position in a state where the commodity placing portion is inclined.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the product conveying device according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the receiving shelf is erected upward at an end portion separated from the commodity display shelf. And the product placed on the product placement unit is paid out by rotating the upper end of the stopper wall close to the product display shelf at the delivery position.

  Moreover, the vending machine which concerns on Claim 5 of this invention is equipped with the goods conveyance apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-4 inside the storage container which accommodates goods.

  Further, in the vending machine according to claim 6 of the present invention, the storage is provided with a circulating means for circulating the air inside, and the product placement portion of the receiving shelf is in front of the storage when the lower surface is in a standby state. As it goes, it is gradually inclined downward and guides the air in the circulation direction.

  According to the present invention, at least when the product is delivered from the product display shelf, the product placement portion of the receiving shelf is gradually inclined downward as it is separated from the delivery port of the product display shelf. Even in such a case, the merchandise can be separated from the merchandise display shelf by the action of gravity, and can be pulled into the receiving shelf. Therefore, when the receiving shelf receives the product fed from the product display shelf, it is possible to prevent the product from dropping from the receiving shelf.

  According to the commodity transporting apparatus according to claim 2, since the unevenness is formed on the upper surface of the commodity mounting portion, the unevenness creates a gap between the receiving shelf and the commodity, thereby preventing the commodity from sticking to the receiving shelf. it can.

  According to the vending machine according to the fifth aspect, the vending machine having the above-described effect is provided in order to include the merchandise conveying device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects inside the container that accommodates the merchandise. Can be provided.

  In the vending machine according to claim 6, the container is provided with a circulation means for circulating the air inside, and the product placement portion of the receiving shelf is gradually lowered downward as it goes to the front of the container in the standby state. The receiving shelf can be used as a baffle plate that changes the direction of the air in order to incline and guide the air in the circulation direction. Therefore, the number of rectifying plates disposed for circulating air can be reduced, and an inexpensive vending machine can be provided by reducing the number of parts.

  Exemplary embodiments of a vending machine to which a commodity transport device according to the present invention is applied will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  1-3 is a figure which shows the vending machine to which the goods conveyance apparatus based on this invention is applied. The vending machine illustrated here is a view type that can see the products inside through a transparent plate and a heat insulating transparent member, which will be described later, and is for selling while displaying a plurality of types of products. The main body cabinet 10 and the outer door 12 are provided. The product is not limited to a product that can be handled as a regular product such as a cup of ice cream, but also a product that is difficult to handle as a regular product such as a bag of ice cream.

  The main body cabinet 10 is formed in a box shape having an opening on the front surface. The outer door 12 is supported by the main body cabinet 10 through one side edge so as to be able to swing in a manner that closes the opening of the main body cabinet 10.

  The outer door 12 is provided with a transparent plate 13 at a portion extending from the upper part of the front surface to the center, and a bill insertion port 14, a coin insertion port 15, a return lever 16, and a coin return port 17 at the lower part of the front surface. A display 18, a numeric keypad 19, a function key 20, and a product outlet 21 are provided.

  The transparent plate 13 is attached to the outer door 12 so that the user can see the products displayed on the product display shelf described later.

  The banknote insertion port 14 is an opening for a user to insert a banknote. The banknote inserted through the banknote insertion port 14 is appropriately processed in a banknote processing apparatus (not shown). In addition, this banknote insertion port 14 functions also as a banknote return port at the time of returning a banknote with respect to a user. The coin slot 15 is an opening through which a user inserts coins. The coins inserted through the coin insertion slot 15 are appropriately processed in a coin processing device (not shown). The return lever 16 is operated when returning a bill inserted from the bill insertion slot 14 or a coin inserted from the coin insertion slot 15, and is disposed in the vicinity of the coin insertion slot 15. The coin return port 17 is an opening for returning coins to the user, and is provided at a position below the coin insertion port 15. The indicator 18 is for displaying various information necessary for selling the product, such as the amount of money deposited, whether the product is being sold, whether there is a change, etc. For example, a liquid crystal display is used. The numeric keypad 19 and the function key 20 are used to input instruction information related to product purchase. The numeric keypad 19 is used to input information related to product selection. The function key 20 instructs execution of input using the numeric keypad 19. Or instructing correction. The product outlet 21 is an opening for receiving a product purchased by a user, and is formed in a horizontally long oval shape at the bottom of the outer door 12.

  The main body cabinet 10 has the storage 30 comprised with the heat insulating material in the inside. The container 30 is formed in a box shape and includes a plurality of (in this embodiment, six) product display shelves 31 and is maintained in a cooled state corresponding to the products displayed on the product display shelves 31. It is configured to do. Specifically, a cooler 33 is provided at a position below the product display shelf 31 located at the lowermost stage in the container 30, and air is not sent out in the vicinity of the cooler 33 upward. The cooling fan 33 and the fan are appropriately driven in accordance with a set temperature to maintain the product in a desired temperature state. A middle door 35 is provided on the front side of the storage 30, a product discharge port 37 is provided on the bottom plate 30 b of the storage 30, and a product discharge port is provided below the storage 30. A first shooter 39 for guiding products to 37 is arranged.

  The middle door 35 is supported by the storage 30 via one side edge so that it can swing. Such an inner door 35 includes a plurality of transparent glasses, for example, and includes a heat insulating transparent member 36 formed by filling air as a heat insulating material between the plurality of glasses. The member 36 is formed so that the commodity displayed on the commodity display shelf 31 can be visually recognized from the outside of the vending machine, and the commodity displayed on the commodity display shelf 31 can be maintained at a desired temperature state.

  A door body moving device 40 including a door body 41, a housing body 42 that houses the door body 41, and a drive source (not shown) for moving the door body 41 is disposed below the housing 30. It is.

  The door body moving device 40 includes an open state (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2) in which the inside and outside of the storage 30 communicate with each other through the product discharge port 37, and the inside and outside of the storage 30 by the product discharge port 37. The door body 41 is configured so as to be movable to a closed state (indicated by a solid line and a broken line in FIG. 2) that blocks communication with the door. The door body 41 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, for example, and is filled with a heat insulating material.

  The operation of the door moving device 40 will be described. The door body moving device 40 normally moves the door body 41 to a closed state in order to prevent air from entering and exiting the container 30 through the product discharge port 37 and thereby changing the temperature state of the container 30. It is. When the user inserts money and the user operates the numeric keypad 19 and the function key 20, the door body 41 is displaced to the open state in accordance with the driving of the commodity conveying device 80 described later, and the inside of the storage 30 This product is allowed to be discharged to the outside of the container 30 through the product discharge port 37. After the commodity is discharged to the outside of the container 30, the door body moving device 40 moves the door body 41 to the closed state.

  Inside the main body cabinet 10 and below the door body moving device 40, a second shooter 44 that guides the product discharged from the product discharge port 37 to the lower side of the product outlet 21 is disposed.

  The product display shelf 31 includes a plurality of spiral racks 50 on each upper surface, and functions as a product that is delivered by delivering the product from the spiral racks 50. In the present embodiment, the uppermost product display shelf 31 has five spiral racks 50, the second product display shelf 31 from the top, the third product display shelf 31 from the top, and the fourth from the top. The product display shelf 31 includes four spiral racks 50, and the fifth product display shelf 31 from the top includes five spiral racks 50, respectively. Each merchandise display shelf 31 has a width that is slightly narrower than the lateral width of the storage case 30 and is arranged so as to be pulled out toward the front side with respect to the storage case 30, along the front-rear direction of the storage case 30. They are arranged horizontally. Of the five product display shelves 31, the lowermost product display shelf 31 has a length in the front-rear direction that is shorter than the length in the front-rear direction of the other product display shelves 31. When the transport shelf is rotated at a payout position described later, the product is prevented from being jammed between the lowermost product display shelf 31 and the transport shelf.

  The spiral racks 50 are arranged side by side in a row form in the left-right direction of the product display shelf 31, hold the products to be sold, and deliver the products based on individually transmitted sales instructions. . The spiral rack 50 shown in this embodiment includes a single spiral rack provided with one commodity holding bar 52 described later and a double spiral rack provided with two commodity holding bars 52. Hereinafter, the spiral rack 50 will be described using a double spiral rack. As shown in FIG. 4, the spiral rack 50 includes a column case 51, a product holding bar 52, guide means 55, and drive means 60.

  The column case 51 has an upper surface, a front surface, and a rear surface that are open, and is formed in a box shape that extends in the front-rear direction of the container 30. Such an opening on the front surface of the column case 51 functions as a delivery outlet for delivering products. On the other hand, the opening on the rear surface of the column case 51 is closed by a power box 61 of the driving means 60.

  The product holding rod 52 is formed in a spiral shape along the spiral shaft 53 that extends in the front-rear direction of the storage case 30 inside the column case 51. Specifically, one product holding bar 52 is formed to have a counterclockwise spiral shape when viewed from the front side of the vending machine, and the other product holding bar 52 has a clockwise spiral shape. It is formed to become. Each product holding bar 52 has a holding space 52a for holding one product P at a portion corresponding to a length (one pitch) of one rotation when viewed from the front side of the vending machine. In other words, each product holding bar 52 has a plurality of holding spaces 52a for holding one product P for each pitch.

  The guide means 55 prevents the product holding bar 52 from moving in the left-right direction of the storage case 30 when the product holding bar 52 to be described later is extended, and includes a guide rail 56, a guide member 57, and the like. And a fixed plate 58. The guide rail 56 has one end attached to the distal end of the column case 51 and the other end attached to a fixed plate 58 disposed on the proximal end side of the column case 51, and has a spiral shaft. 53 and arranged in the lower region of the spiral shaft 53. The guide member 57 is disposed between the column case 51 and the product holding bar 52 in such a manner that a pair is formed so as to sandwich the product holding bar 52 therebetween. The fixed plate 58 is formed in a disc shape and has a pin insertion hole in the center.

  The drive means 60 includes a power box 61, a drive source 62, and a drive transmission mechanism 63. The power box 61 is a case that covers the drive source 62 and the drive transmission mechanism 63. The drive source 62 has a drive shaft that rotates when driven. As such a drive source 62, for example, a servo motor is used. The drive transmission mechanism 63 transmits the rotational driving force of the drive source 62 to the product holding rod 52, and includes a drive gear 64 attached to the drive shaft, a first intermediate gear 65 meshed with the drive gear 64, A second intermediate gear 66 meshed with the first intermediate gear 65; a first driven gear 67 meshed with the first intermediate gear 65; a second driven gear 68 meshed with the second intermediate gear 66; A first connecting pin 69 with one end fixed to the driven gear 67, a first rotating plate 70 fixed to the other end of the first connecting pin 69, and a second connecting one end to the second driven gear 68. A connecting pin 71 and a second rotating plate 72 fixed to the other end of the second connecting pin 71 are provided. The other ends of the connecting pins 69 and 71 are inserted into the pin insertion holes of the fixing plate 58 in a rotatable manner. One end of the product holding bar 52 is attached to each of the first rotating plate 70 and the second rotating plate 72.

  The operation of the spiral rack 50 thus configured will be described. When the user inserts money and the user operates the numeric keypad 19 and the function key 20 to feed the product P, first, the drive source 62 is set in the drive state to drive the drive shaft to rotate. To do. The drive gear 64 is rotated by the rotational drive of the drive shaft. Due to the rotation of the drive gear 64, the driven gears 67 and 68 are rotated via the intermediate gears 65 and 66. When the driven gears 67 and 68 rotate, the rotating plates 70 and 72 rotate with the rotation, and the product holding rod 52 also rotates about the spiral shaft 53 with the rotation of the rotating plates 70 and 72. By such rotation of the product holding bar 52, the product P held by the product holding bar 52 is fed out to an area in front of the spiral rack 50. When the product holding bar 52 rotates by an amount corresponding to one pitch, the drive source 62 is stopped, thereby rotating the gears 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, rotating the rotating plates 70, 72, and the product holding bar 52. Will also stop rotating. Such delivery of the product P is performed each time the user inserts money and the user operates the keys 19 and 20.

  In addition, a commodity transporting device 80 shown in FIG. The product conveying device 80 includes a spiral rack 50 of the uppermost product display shelf 31, a spiral rack 50 of the second product display shelf 31 from the top, and a spiral rack 50 of the third product display shelf 31 from the top. Receives the product P fed from the spiral rack 50 of the fourth-stage product display shelf 31 and the spiral rack 50 of the fifth-stage product display shelf 31 from the top, and delivers the product P to the lower part of the storage 30 It is transported toward the position Z, and is composed of a transport shelf driving means 81 and a transport shelf 90.

  The transport shelf driving means 81 is arranged on a pair of left and right side plates 82, a top plate 83 disposed between the side plates 82, a lifting chain 84 disposed on each side plate 82, and each lifting chain 84. The balancer 85 is provided.

  The top plate 83 and the side plate 82 serve as a base for the transport shelf driving means 81, and the top plate 83 extends in the left-right direction along the top wall of the storage 30, and the side plate 82 is the storage 30. It is extended in the up-down direction along the side wall.

  The elevating chains 84 are stretched between a pair of elevating sprockets 86 disposed at the upper and lower ends of the corresponding side plate 82. The elevating sprockets 86 arranged at the upper ends of the side plates 82 are connected to each other by elevating drive shafts 87 arranged along the left-right direction. The elevating drive shaft 87 is linked to the elevating motor 88 and rotates when the elevating motor 88 is driven, and the elevating sprockets 86 disposed on the upper ends of the side plates 82 are in the same direction. It is intended to rotate. Each balancer 85 is configured to have a weight that is approximately half of the weight of the transport shelf 90, and is fixed to the outer peripheral portion of the lifting chain 84. Further, a support plate 89 to be connected to a side wall 91 of a transport shelf 90 described later is fixed to the lifting chain 84 at a position symmetrical to the balancer 85. As is clear from FIG. 5, the balancer 85 is fixed at the same position on the left and right so that the transport shelf 90 is horizontal.

  The transport shelf 90 functions as a receiving shelf for receiving the product P fed from the spiral rack 50, and also has a function of transporting the received product P downward toward the payout position Z. Both end portions in the direction are provided with side walls 91, disposed between these side walls 91, and configured to include a receiving base 94 having a product placing portion 92 and a product dispensing portion 93. The total width of the spiral racks 50 arranged in the left-right direction of the display shelf 31 is the sum of the widths in the left-right direction. In other words, the conveyance shelf 90 has a width slightly narrower than the width of the storage case 30 in the left-right direction.

  The cradle 94 includes, for example, a first plate member 94a, a second plate member 94b, a third plate member 94c, and a fourth plate member 94d.

  The first plate member 94a is formed by extrusion molding a transparent resin material so that the cross section has a letter shape. The second plate member 94b, the third plate member 94c, and the fourth plate member. 94d is formed by extrusion molding transparent resin materials so that the cross section is flat.

  The product placement portion 92 is formed by a part of the first plate-like member 94a, the second plate-like member 94b, the third plate-like member 94c, and the fourth plate-like member 94d, and the rear side of the storage 30 It is the part arrange | positioned with the aspect which inclines so that the edge of the near side of the storage container 30 may become the lower side with respect to this edge. In other words, the product placement unit 92 tilts the product P fed out from the spiral rack 50 so that the part close to the product display shelf 31 is upward and the part separated from the product display shelf 31 is downward. It is a part to be placed in the state. Such a product placement portion 92 has a rear end portion of the first plate-like member 94a, an end portion in the front-rear direction of the second plate-like member 94b, and a front-rear direction of the third plate-like member 94c so that irregularities are formed on the surface. It is also a portion formed by mutually connecting the end portion in the direction and the front end portion of the fourth plate-like member 94d.

  The product dispensing part 93 is formed by a part of the first plate-like member 94a, and a stopper that prevents the product P placed on the product placing part 92 from dropping from the front side of the receiving base 94. In addition to being a part that functions as a wall, it is a part that reliably delivers the product P from the product placement part 92 when the product is dispensed, which will be described later, and the front and back surfaces are arranged along the vertical direction. The product delivery section 93 arranged in this manner is erected upward at an end portion of the transport shelf 90 that is separated from the product display shelf 31.

  Between the side wall 91 of the conveyance shelf 90 and the side plate 82 of the conveyance shelf driving means 81, a conveyance shelf guide means 96 is disposed. The conveyance shelf guide means 96 includes a guide plate mounting plate 97, a first roller 98, a second roller 99, a first roller guide plate 100, and a second roller guide plate 101. The guide plate mounting plate 97 is used to mount the first roller guide plate 100 and the second roller guide plate 101, and is at the same interval as the side plate 82 of the transport shelf driving means 81 and on the front side of the side plate 82. Each is attached.

  The 1st roller 98 and the 2nd roller 99 are attached to the side wall 91 of the conveyance shelf 90 so that rotation is possible. More specifically, the first roller 98 and the second roller 99 are rotatably attached to a surface opposite to the facing surface of the side wall 91 of the transport shelf 90. The first roller 98 is disposed on the front side of the storage case 30, and the second roller 99 is disposed on the rear side of the storage case 30 with respect to the first roller 98, for example, below the first roller 98. It is.

  The first roller guide plate 100 is configured to form a pair of two plate materials, and the plate materials extend in the vertical direction while maintaining a distance corresponding to the diameter of the first roller 98. It is attached to the front side of the side plate 82.

  The second roller guide plate 101 is configured to form a pair of two plate materials, and these plate materials extend in the vertical direction while maintaining a distance corresponding to the diameter of the second roller 99, and For example, in the region in the front area of the lowermost product display shelf 31, it is attached to the back side of the side plate 82 so as to be bent in a manner of drawing an arc toward the front side of the container 30. More specifically, the second roller guide plate 101 is a portion in the front area of the lowermost product display shelf 31, and is a rotating shaft toward the front side of the container 30 at the product payout position Z. It is attached to the side plate 82 so as to be bent in a manner of drawing an arc centering on 102a.

  The support plate 89 and the side wall 91 of the transport shelf 90 are connected to the support plate 89 in such a manner that the side wall 91 can rotate with a pin (not shown). In other words, the transport shelf 90 is connected to the support plate 89 in a manner that allows rotation.

  In the transport shelf driving means 81 having such a configuration, when the lifting drive shaft 87 is rotated by driving the lifting motor 88, the lifting chain 84 circulates in an appropriate direction via the lifting sprocket 86, The rollers 98 and 99 are guided by the roller guide plates 100 and 101 as the elevating chain 84 circulates, and the transport shelf 90 moves in the vertical direction in the front area of the five product display shelves 31. More specifically, when the rollers 98 and 99 move along the portion where the roller guide plates 100 and 101 extend in the vertical direction, they move in the vertical direction while maintaining the posture of the transport shelf 90. On the other hand, when the second roller 99 is moved to a position where the second roller guide plate 101 is bent toward the front side of the container 30 by moving the transport shelf 90, the transport shelf 90 approaches the product display shelf 31. In such a manner that the end side is moved downward, it is rotated about the rotation shaft 102a, and is rotated until the surface of the product dispensing portion 93 becomes substantially horizontal.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the conveyance shelf 90 of such a commodity conveyance device 80 is located above the front area of the commodity display shelf 31 and has the upper portion of the storage 30 as a standby position. In this state, an aspect in which the end on the near side of the product placement portion 92 is inclined to be lower than an end on the back side of the product placement portion 92, in other words, gradually toward the near side of the container 30. It will be arrange | positioned in the aspect inclined below. In this state, as indicated by an arrow in FIG. 2, the air cooled by the cooler 33 is exhausted rearward by the fan, and thereafter, the side plate on the back side of the storage 30 and the product display shelf 31. It reaches the upper part of the storage through the air duct 32 formed therebetween, and then moves toward the near side by hitting a current plate (not shown). The air that has moved toward the near side hits the back surface of the product placement section 92 and moves downward. In this way, the air discharged from the cooler 33 circulates inside the storage 30 by the current plate and the product placement portion 92 of the transport shelf 90.

  Further, for example, when a product P delivery command is transmitted to the spiral rack 50 of the uppermost product display shelf 31, prior to delivery of the product P by the spiral rack 50, as shown in FIG. The waiting transport shelf 90 moves to the front area of the uppermost product display shelf 31.

  Thereafter, one product P is fed out from the outlet of the spiral rack 50. The product P delivered from the spiral rack 50 is received by the product placement unit 92 of the transport shelf 90 that is inclined downward as it is separated from the delivery outlet of the product display shelf 31.

  Thereafter, the transport shelf 90 moves below the storage 30 while maintaining the posture. In order to move the transport shelf 90 while maintaining the posture in this way, the product P is inclined so that the part close to the product display shelf 31 is upward and the part separated from the product display shelf 31 is downward Is conveyed to the payout position Z below the container 30. In other words, the product conveyance device 80 moves the conveyance shelf 90 to the payout position Z in a state where the product placement unit 92 is inclined. When the transport shelf 90 moves to the payout position Z and the second roller 99 moves to a position where the second roller guide plate 101 is bent toward the front side of the storage 30, the transport shelf 90 moves the rotating shaft 102a. In the center, it rotates clockwise in FIG. In other words, the transport shelf 90 rotates at the payout position Z in such a manner that the upper end of the product payout portion 93 is close to the product display shelf 31. By this rotation, the product P placed on the product placement unit 92 is paid out from the transport shelf 90. The conveyance shelf 90 rotates until the surface of the product dispensing unit 93 becomes substantially horizontal. In addition, the door body 41 is moved from the closed state to the open state in time with the delivery of the product P, and the delivered product P is moved to the lower part of the product outlet 21 through the product discharge port 37.

  According to the product transport device 80, when the product P is delivered from the product display shelf 31, the product placement portion 92 of the transport shelf 90 is gradually inclined downward as the product placement unit 92 is separated from the delivery outlet of the product display shelf 31, Even when the product P is caught on the display shelf 31, the product P can be separated from the product display shelf 31 by the action of gravity, and can be pulled into the transport shelf 90. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the product P from being placed on the product display shelf 31 and the transport shelf 90, thereby preventing the product P from falling from the transport shelf 90. Moreover, in order to move the transport shelf 90 to the payout position Z with the product placement portion 92 inclined, it is necessary to transport the product P in an inclined state and form the transport shelf 90 according to the size of the product P. Therefore, the storage 30 can be downsized. In addition, since the transport shelf 90 has irregularities formed on the upper surface of the product placement unit 92, a gap is formed between the transport shelf 90 and the product P due to the unevenness, and the product P sticks to the transport shelf 90. Can be prevented. Furthermore, according to this vending machine, the product placement section 92 of the transport shelf 90 is gradually inclined downward as it goes to the front side of the container 30 when the lower surface is in a standby state, and guides the internal air in the circulation direction. Therefore, the air inside the storage 30 can be circulated by the transport shelf 90. Therefore, the number of rectifying plates disposed for circulating air can be reduced, and an inexpensive vending machine can be provided by reducing the number of parts.

  In the vending machine, the product P fed out from the spiral rack 50 of the product display shelf 31 in the sixth row from the top falls directly toward the product discharge port 37 through the first shooter 39.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the description has been given using the conveyance shelf 90 that forms the unevenness on the surface by connecting the plurality of plate-like members 94a, 94b, 94c, 94d. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and unevenness may be formed in a portion of the transport shelf 90 where the product P is placed by, for example, embossing.

It is a front view which shows the vending machine to which the goods conveyance apparatus which concerns on this invention is applied. It is a side view which shows the inside of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is a cross-sectional front view from the arrow A in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the spiral rack with which the vending machine shown in FIG. 1 is provided. It is a perspective view which shows the goods conveyance apparatus shown in FIG. It is a cross-sectional side view which shows the conveyance shelf with which the goods conveyance apparatus shown in FIG. 5 is provided. It is explanatory drawing which shows the effect | action of the goods conveyance apparatus shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the effect | action of the goods conveyance apparatus shown in FIG. It is a cross-sectional side view which shows the conventional goods conveyance apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the case where the goods drawn out from the goods display shelf in the conventional goods conveyance apparatus are mounted on a goods display shelf and a receiving shelf.

Explanation of symbols

30 Container 31 Product display shelf (product display shelf)
80 Product transport device 90 Transport shelf (receiving shelf)
92 Product placement part 93 Product delivery part (stopper wall)
102a Rotating shaft P Product

Claims (6)

In the product transporting apparatus that transports the product fed from the delivery outlet of the product display shelf to the product placement unit of the receiving shelf and transports it to a predetermined payout position by moving the receiving shelf,
A product transporting apparatus, wherein at least when a product is delivered from a product display shelf, the product placement portion of the receiving shelf is gradually inclined downward as it is separated from the delivery port of the product display shelf.   The product conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein unevenness is formed on an upper surface of the product placing unit.   3. The product transport apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the receiving shelf is moved to a payout position in a state where the product placing portion is inclined.   The receiving shelf has a stopper wall standing upward at an end portion separated from the product display shelf, and the upper end of the stopper wall is rotated in a manner close to the product display shelf at the payout position. The commodity transport apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the commodity placed on the placing portion is paid out.   An automatic vending machine comprising the commodity transport device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 inside a storage for storing commodities. The container is provided with a circulating means for circulating the air inside,
6. The vending machine according to claim 5, wherein the product placement section of the receiving shelf is gradually inclined downward as it goes to the front of the container in the standby state, and guides the air in the circulation direction. Machine.

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