JP2007293750A - Commodity storage device for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a commodity storage device for a vending machine with a simple structure, wherein an assembling work of a commodity storage device is excellently performed. <P>SOLUTION: A notched part 14c is formed at the substantially center of the upper end part 14a of a chute board 14 in a right and a left width direction. A plurality of cut-through parts 14d are formed on the rear surface side of the chute board 14. A through-hole 15a is formed in a spindle 15 positioned at the notched part 14c. Both the end parts of a spring member 18 for energization to the inner part of a commodity passage 16 are respectively put through the through-hole 15a and the cut-through parts 14d, and are locked. The commodity storage device for the vending machine is thereby provided which has the simple structure and enables the excellent assembling work to it. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a product storage device of a vending machine using a chute plate biased in a product passage inward direction.

  Conventionally, there is a product storage device of this type of vending machine that includes a chute plate that is biased in the direction of a product passage.

  FIG. 4 shows a partial perspective view of a conventional product storage device of a vending machine described in Patent Document 1. In FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, a curved chute plate 1 has an upper part pivotally attached to a support shaft 3 fixed to a pair of side plates 2 integral with the main body of the vending machine, and a lower end forming a free end.

  A plurality of chute plates 1 are opposed to each other with their convex sides facing away from each other while shifting their vertical positions, and are arranged in a vertical direction to form a meandering product guide path to constitute a product container. A torsion coil spring is inserted into the support shaft 3, and hook portions respectively extending from both ends of the coil spring are brought into contact with the back portion of the chute plate 1 and the spring locking shaft 4 fixed to the side plate 2. 1 is energized inward of the passage.

When the product is stored, the chute plate 1 rotates against the bias and is locked to the chute plate locking shaft. In terms of operation, when a product is supplied from above, the product carry-out wheel is activated based on the sales command, and the product is carried out as described above.
JP-A-2-40791

  However, in the above-described conventional configuration, the torsion coil spring has one hook portion locked to the back surface of the chute plate 1 and the other hook portion locked to the spring locking shaft 4. 4 has increased the number of parts, and the assembling work has a problem that it takes time because the chute plate, coil spring, support shaft, and side plate must be assembled in a series of flows.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a product storage device for a vending machine that does not require a spring locking shaft, has a simple structure, and improves workability.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the product storage device of the vending machine according to the present invention has a notch portion formed at a substantially central portion of the upper end portion of the chute plate, and a spring member is disposed on a support shaft in the notch region. The support shaft has a through-hole through which the end of the spring member is inserted, and a notch is formed in the vicinity of the notch, and the other end of the spring member is inserted into the notch. And locked.

  As a result, the support of both ends of the spring member is pressed against and pressed against a spring locking shaft different from the support shaft and the back surface of the chute plate, so that it is not necessary to have a structure for maintaining the urging force of the chute plate. By inserting the both end portions of the spring member into the through hole formed in and the cut-out portion formed in the chute plate, the spring locking shaft can be made unnecessary.

  Further, by arranging the spring member at the substantially central portion at the upper end of the chute plate, the operation of the chute plate can be moved in a balanced manner.

  Further, the commodity storage device of the vending machine of the present invention is a chute plate, a spring member that biases the chute plate, and a support shaft that pivots and fixes these can be assembled in advance as a chute body, so the manufacturing process is a chute body step, Since it can be divided into an assembling process for incorporating the chute body into the product storage device, it can be simplified.

  According to the product storage device of the vending machine of the present invention, it is not necessary to attach a special member to urge the chute plate because the spring locking shaft is unnecessary, and it can be configured with a simple structure and can be assembled. Can be improved.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the upper end portion of the chute plate is rotatably connected to the support shaft in the product passage extending in the vertical direction, and the chute plate is biased by the spring member in the product passage inward direction. In the product storage device of the vending machine, the spring member engages only with the support shaft and the chute plate and urges the chute plate inward of the product passage, thereby forming the chute plate with a simple configuration. An urging force can be given.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein a substantially central portion of the upper end portion forms a notch portion and a spring member is disposed, the support shaft has a through hole, and the notch portion A cut-and-raised portion is formed in the vicinity, one end of the spring member is inserted into the through hole, and the other end is inserted and locked into the cut-and-raised portion, thereby supporting both ends of the spring member. It is not necessary to make a structure to maintain the urging force of the chute plate by pressing against the spring locking shaft different from the support shaft and the back surface of the chute plate, so that the through hole and chute plate formed in the support shaft An urging force can be applied to the chute plate by inserting both end portions of the spring member through the formed cut-out portion.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of protrusions are integrally formed at the end of the support shaft, and the support shaft penetrates through a side plate of the product passage, and Since the side plate and the outer surface of the product passage are bent and fixed, there is no need to add and fix another part, and the number of parts can be reduced and workability can be improved.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2, wherein the cut-and-raised portion is formed side by side on the chute plate, and the other end portion of the spring member is inserted and locked into the cut-and-raised portion. As a result, the position of the spring member during operation of the chute plate can be fixed by inserting the end of the spring member into the two cut-out portions, and variation in the biasing force to the chute plate can be reduced. it can.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, an upper end portion of a chute plate is pivotally connected to a product passage extending in the vertical direction with a support shaft, and the chute plate is biased by a spring member in the product passage inward direction. In the product storage device of the vending machine, the chute plate and the spring member are inserted into the support shaft as an assembly part of the chute plate, and the spring member is engaged with an engaging portion formed on the support shaft and the chute plate. After fixing and forming as an assembly part, the assembly part is attached to the side plate forming the storage device, so that a chute body is formed in advance as an assembly part and then incorporated into the product storage device, simplifying the manufacturing process Can reduce man-hours.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a side sectional view of a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of a product storage device of the vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a main portion of FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the back surface.

  1 to 3, a plurality of product storage devices 11 are provided in the depth direction of the vending machine 10, that is, in the front-rear direction, and products such as cans, bottles, plastic bottles, etc. The product is put in a posture, and the product storage device 11 is dropped and stored. The products are unloaded one by one by the product unloading mechanism 12 provided at the bottom of the product storage device 11 and discharged to the outlet 13.

  An upper end portion 14a of a chute plate 14 formed of a metal member and curved in the product storage device 11 is formed in a curl shape, and a support shaft 15 formed in a cylindrical shape passes through the upper end portion 14a. The shaft 15 is rotatably supported around the support shaft 15. The lower end portion 14b is a free end. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of chute plates 14 are arranged in the vertical direction to form a meandering product passage 16. A through hole 17 a that penetrates the support shaft 15 is formed in the side plate 17 that forms the product passage 16.

  Explaining the structure of the chute plate 14, a cutout portion 14 c is formed at a substantially central portion of the upper end portion 14 a in the lateral width direction of the chute plate 14. A plurality of cut-out portions 14d are formed side by side in the left-right direction on the back side of the chute plate 14 below the notch portion 14c. In the case of the embodiment, two cut-off portions 14d are formed. A through hole 15a is formed in the support shaft 15 located in the region of the notch 14c.

  Further, a spring member 18 that urges the chute plate 14 inward of the product passage 16 is inserted into the support shaft 15 in the notch portion 14c. At both ends 18a and 18b of the spring member 18, one end 18a is inserted through the through hole 15a, and the other end 18b is inserted and locked into the cut-out portion 14d.

  Further, both ends of the support shaft 15 are provided with protrusions 15b formed by cutting out, and the protrusions 15b are hooked and fixed to the through holes 17a formed in the side plate 17 as shown in FIG. It is fixed so as not to rotate. Specifically, the through-hole 17a is a substantially semicircular hole, and both end portions of the support shaft 15 are formed so as to penetrate the through-hole 17a, and are fixed by sandwiching the plate thickness of the through-hole 17a between the protrusions 15b. The

  About the chute | shoot board 14 of the goods storage apparatus 11 comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated below.

  When a product such as a can, a bottle, or a plastic bottle is laid down from the storage opening 11 a at the top of the product storage device 11 and dropped in the product storage device 11, the product comes into contact with the chute plate 14. After the contact, the chute plate 14 rotates downward against the urging force of the spring member 18. Since the spring member 18 has both end portions 18a and 18b inserted through the through hole 15a and the cut-and-raised portion 14d, even if the chute plate 14 rotates about the support shaft 15, the spring member 18 causes the chute plate 14 to move to the chute plate 14. Since the urging force is always applied, it is not necessary to apply the urging force to the chute plate 14 by engaging the accessory parts, and it can be configured with a simple structure.

  Next, the assembly method will be described with reference to FIG. 3. The spring member 18 is aligned with the notch 14 c of the chute plate 14, and the support shaft 15 is inserted into the upper end portion 14 a and the spring member 18 from the lateral direction of the chute plate 14. . Then, one end portion 18a of the spring member 18 is inserted into the through hole 15a, and the other end portion 18b is cut and raised and inserted into the portion 14d. This series of operations is performed on each chute plate 14, support shaft 15, and spring member 18, and a chute body 19 that is an assembly part of the chute plate 14 is made in advance by the chute plate 14, support shaft 15, and spring member 18. it can. And the projection part 15b of the end of the spindle 15 is attached from the upper side to the through-hole 17a of the side plate 17 which fell this chute | shoot body 19 horizontally. And a series of work is performed with respect to each chute | shoot body 19, and the goods storage apparatus 11 is completed by attaching the corresponding side plate 17 from upper direction.

  Before the can product is stored, the chute 19 is kept biased by the spring member 18 toward the product passage 16. At this time, since the support shaft 15 supports the chute plate 14 via the spring member 18, a force is applied to the protruding portion 15b in a direction to fit and support the through hole 17a. Further, when the product is held on the chute plate 14 when the product is introduced, the support shaft 15 further supports the chute plate 14 via the spring member 18, so that the protrusion 15b is fixed to the through hole 17a. Force works in the direction that is done. Further, since the through hole 17a is formed in a substantially semicircular shape, the through hole 17a is stopped around the support shaft 15, and the urging force of the spring member 18 can be transmitted to the chute plate 14. Therefore, it is not necessary to process both ends of the support shaft 15 and fix them closely to the side plate 17, and work efficiency can be improved.

  Therefore, since the chute body 19 is completed in advance and attached to the side plate 17 of the product storage device 11, the assembly work can be performed separately, the work process can be simplified, and the number of man-hours can be reduced.

  Although the curved chute plate 14 has been described in the present embodiment, a flat chute plate may be used, and the cross-sectional shape of the chute plate is not limited to the embodiment, and the same effect can be obtained.

  As described above, the beverage vending machine according to the present invention is compatible with various types of can beverage and pet beverage vending machines, and can provide a vending machine with improved quality of the product storage device.

Side sectional view of the vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The fragmentary perspective view of the goods storage apparatus of the vending machine in Embodiment 1 of this invention The exploded perspective view seen from the principal part back of Drawing 2 Partial perspective view of conventional vending machine product storage device

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Vending machine 11 Merchandise storage device 14 Chute board 14a Upper end part 14c Notch part 14d Cut-out part 15 Support shaft 15a Through hole 15b Protrusion part 16 Product passage 17 Side plate 18 Spring member

Claims (5)

  In a product storage device of a vending machine, an upper end portion of a chute plate is rotatably connected to a support shaft in a product passage extending in the vertical direction, and the chute plate is biased by a spring member in the product passage inward direction. The product storage device of a vending machine, wherein the spring member engages only with the support shaft and the chute plate and biases the chute plate in the product passage inward direction.   A substantially central portion of the upper end portion forms a notch portion and a spring member is disposed, the support shaft has a through hole, a notch portion is formed in the vicinity of the notch portion, and one end portion of the spring member is formed. The merchandise storage device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the vending machine is inserted into the through hole and the other end is inserted into and locked into the cut and raised portion.   A plurality of protrusions are integrally formed at an end portion of the support shaft, the support shaft passes through a side plate of a product passage, and the protrusion is bent and fixed at the outer surface of the side plate and the product passage. A product storage device for a vending machine according to 2.   The product storage of the vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the cut and raised portions are formed side by side on the chute plate, and the other end portion of the spring member is inserted into and locked to the cut and raised portion. apparatus.   In a product storage device of a vending machine, wherein an upper end portion of a chute plate is rotatably connected to a support shaft to a product passage extending in a vertical direction, and the chute plate is urged by a spring member in an inner direction of the product passage. As an assembly part of the chute plate, the chute plate and the spring member are inserted into the support shaft, and the spring member is engaged and fixed to an engaging portion formed on the support shaft and the chute plate, and formed as an assembly part. A product storage device for a vending machine, wherein the assembly part is attached to a side plate forming the storage device.

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