JP2010108480A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine capable of selling an article having a weak vessel form. <P>SOLUTION: The vending machine has body-side hook fittings 50, 55 laid on a ceiling surface. A frame body of an article housing rack is formed of upper, lower, right and left frame members (upper support frame members 21, 21, lower support frame members, and vertical frame members). With a vertical configuration of a plurality of stages on the right and left frame members, an article support unit 30 is provided for supporting a flange of the article having the weak vessel form, with an inclination to make the back side lower so as to slide the article by its own weight and house the article in a hung manner. The article support unit 30 also has an article ejection mechanism on the back end. A slant article housing rack 20 having the article support unit 30 detachably to the frame members configuring the article housing rack is provided. Further, with the provision of adaptor members 51, 56 for connecting the rack 20 to the hook members 50, 55, the slant article housing rack 20 has compatibility with a serpentine article housing rack. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine capable of selling products having a soft container form using a vending machine equipped with a serpentine type product storage rack as a product storage rack for storing products such as canned beverages.

Vending machines equipped with serpentine-type product storage racks that store products with hard containers such as canned beverages are already well known (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). On the other hand, products handled by vending machines are diversified, and in addition to products with hard containers, jelly-like food and drinks are filled into flexible bags, and hard bags are packed into flexible bags. There is a demand for a vending machine that can sell a product (hereinafter also referred to as a pouch product) in which a spout serving as a spout portion made of resin is fixed and used as a drinking mouth, and a cap is attached to the spout, and this pouch product is sold. An available vending machine is known (for example, Patent Document 3).
The vending machine disclosed in Patent Document 3 includes product storage racks arranged in a plurality of upper and lower stages in the cabinet of the main body cabinet, and the left and right direction with a predetermined interval on the product placement surface of each product storage rack A plurality of partition walls are provided, and a product storage passage is provided between adjacent partition walls to store products side by side in the front-rear (depth) direction, and a pusher member that pushes the product forward is provided in each product storage passage, and a product selection button The pusher member is driven by the operation to extrude the product.

JP 2005-122596 A JP 09-288768 A Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-228058

  In the vending machines disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the serpentine type in which the products stacked and accommodated in a vertically lying product path are stored one by one by a product dispensing mechanism arranged at the lower end. It has a main unit side hook fitting laid on the ceiling of the product storage rack and the vending machine. In the vending machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, the body side hook metal fitting is laid in the front-rear direction on the ceiling surface, and the rack side hook is formed on the upper ends of the pair of left and right rack side plates constituting the product storage rack. The product storage racks are each mounted in the product storage of the vending machine by engaging the rack side hooks with the main body side hook metal fittings. Further, in the vending machine disclosed in Patent Document 2, the main body side hook metal fittings are laid in the left-right direction on the ceiling surface, and the rack side hook metal fittings are installed on the pair of left and right rack side plates of the product storage rack. The product storage rack is configured to be mounted in the product storage of the vending machine by engaging the side hook metal fitting with the main body side hook metal fitting. As disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the main body cabinet side of the vending machine is laid with a main body side hook metal fitting on the ceiling surface in order to mount the current serpentine type product storage rack. There are two types of hook metal fittings arranged in the front-rear direction or the left-right direction.

  Further, in the vending machine disclosed in Patent Document 3, the product storage rack is arranged horizontally, and is configured to place and store the product in the product storage passage of the product storage rack. For this reason, when a pouch product with a weak container form is stored, the storage posture of the pouch product is disturbed, and when the pouch product is pressed from behind with a pusher member, the pouch product may be crushed and cannot be sold. Therefore, in the product storage rack disclosed in Patent Document 3, paying attention to the fact that the product stands up if the flange provided on the spout of the pouch product is supported as a hook portion, the product support member that supports the suspension by sandwiching the flange. And a plurality of product partition pins for pressing the spout (or cap) of the pouch product from the rear on a conveyance chain stretched between the front and rear sprockets in the vicinity of the product support member. The conveyance chain is driven and the pouch product is pushed out by the product partition pin. In this way, pouch products with weak container form must be supported and sold so that their attitude does not collapse, so what is a vending machine equipped with a serpentine type product storage rack that occupies the majority as a beverage vending machine? Vending machine manufacturers have to sell with separate vending machines, and vending machine capital investment increases and the number of vending machines increases. When selling products, there is a problem that a plurality of types of vending machines must be installed.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its object is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to sell products with a soft container form using a vending machine equipped with a serpentine product storage rack. Is to provide a vending machine.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a vending machine in which main body side hook metal fittings are previously laid on the ceiling surface of the vending machine, and the frame body of the product storage rack by the upper, lower, left and right frame members. It is constructed in multiple steps in the vertical direction on the left and right frame materials, has a flange in the drinking mouth part, supports the flange in a product with a soft container shape, and descends downward toward the back The product is provided with a product support unit having a product take-out mechanism at the rear end, and the product support unit is detachably attached to a frame material for constructing a product storage rack. A slant-type product storage rack is provided, and an adapter member for connecting the slant-type product storage rack and the main body side hook member is provided. .
The invention according to claim 2 is the vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the adapter member is a slant-type product in contrast to the main body side hook metal fitting laid on the ceiling surface of the vending machine extending in the front-rear direction. A pair of left and right rack fixing brackets fixed to the upper frame material constituting the storage rack, and a rack side hook bracket having hooks connected to the rack fixing brackets and engaged with the main body side hook brackets at both left and right ends. It is characterized by that.

Further, the invention according to claim 3 is the vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the adapter member is a slant type product in contrast to the main body side hook metal fitting laid on the ceiling surface of the vending machine extending in the front-rear direction. It is an upper frame material for constructing the storage rack, and is characterized in that an engagement portion that engages with the main body side hook metal fitting is provided on the upper edge thereof.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the first aspect, the adapter member is a slant-type product in contrast to the main body side hook metal fitting laid on the ceiling surface of the vending machine extending in the left-right direction. It is characterized by comprising a rack-side hook fitting fixed to an upper frame material constituting the storage rack and having a hook engaged with the main body-side hook fitting.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, a serpentine type product storage rack and a slant type product storage rack storing products having a soft container form are provided side by side. It is characterized by becoming.

Furthermore, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 6 is a vending machine in which a main body side hook fitting is laid in advance in the front-rear direction on the ceiling surface of the vending machine. A frame of the product storage rack is constructed with the rack side plates, and a plurality of stages are installed in the vertical direction on the pair of left and right rack side plates, and a flange is provided at the drinking mouth portion, and the flange in a product with a soft container shape is supported. And a product support unit having a product take-out mechanism at the rear end thereof, the product support unit having a product take-out mechanism at the rear end thereof while being slanted so as to be lowered downward toward the back and sliding the product by its own weight. A slant-type product storage rack that is detachably mounted on a pair of left and right rack side plates constituting the product storage rack is provided, and a hook fitting on the main body side is provided on the upper edge of the pair of left and right rack side plates. Characterized by comprising forming an engagement portion for engagement.
The invention according to claim 7 is the vending machine according to claim 5, wherein a serpentine type product storage rack and a slant type product storage rack containing products having a soft container form are provided side by side. .

  According to the vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention, a vending machine in which main body side hook metal fittings are previously laid on the ceiling surface of the vending machine, the frame body of the product storage rack by the upper, lower, left and right frame members. It is constructed in multiple steps in the vertical direction on the left and right frame materials, has a flange in the drinking mouth part, supports the flange in a product with a soft container shape, and descends downward toward the back The product is provided with a product support unit having a product take-out mechanism at the rear end, and the product support unit is detachably attached to a frame material for constructing a product storage rack. By providing a slanted product storage rack that is constructed, and by providing an adapter member that connects the slanted product storage rack and the main body side hook member, A slant-type product storage rack that contains soft goods can be made compatible with known serpentine-type product storage racks, and the configuration of vending machines equipped with serpentine-type product storage racks will be changed significantly. Instead, it is possible to mount a slant-type product storage rack that stores products having a soft container form instead of a known serpentine-type product storage rack. In addition, for vending machines equipped with existing serpentine product storage racks, replacing slant product storage racks that store products with soft container shapes with serpentine product storage racks will result in products with soft container configurations. Is something that can be sold.

  Moreover, in the vending machine according to claim 1 as in the invention according to claim 2 of the present invention, an adapter is adapted to the main body side hook metal fitting laid on the ceiling surface of the vending machine extending in the front-rear direction. A rack having a pair of left and right rack fixing brackets that are fixed to the upper frame material for constructing a slant-type product storage rack, and hooks that are connected to the rack fixing brackets and engage with the main body side hook metal fittings at both left and right ends. In the vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the main body hook metal fitting laid on the ceiling surface of the vending machine extends in the front-rear direction. The adapter member is an upper frame material for constructing a slant-type product storage rack, and is configured to have an engaging portion that engages with the main body side hook metal fitting on the upper edge, The vending machine according to claim 1 as in the invention according to claim 4, wherein the adapter member is a slant type product for the main body side hook metal fitting laid on the ceiling surface of the vending machine extending in the left-right direction. A vending machine equipped with all current serpentine merchandise storage racks by being constructed with rack-side hook metal fittings that are fixed to the upper frame material that constructs the storage racks and that have hooks that engage the main body side hook metal fittings. By adding an adapter member to the machine, it is possible to mount a slant-type product storage rack that stores products having a soft container form instead of the serpentine-type product storage rack.

  According to the invention of claim 6 of the present invention, there is provided a vending machine in which the main body side hook metal fittings are laid in advance in the front-rear direction on the ceiling surface of the vending machine, and a pair of left and right rack side plates To construct a frame body of the product storage rack, a plurality of stages are installed in the vertical direction on the pair of left and right rack side plates, have a flange in the drinking portion, and support the flange in the product with a soft container form, and And a product support unit having a product take-out mechanism at the rear end portion thereof, the product support unit having a product take-out mechanism at the rear end thereof. A slant-type product storage rack that is detachably mounted on a pair of left and right rack side plates, and an engaging portion that engages with a main body side hook metal fitting on an upper edge of the pair of left and right rack side plates. As a result, the slant-type product storage rack that stores products with soft containers can have the same form as the current serpentine-type product storage rack. Instead of the serpentine product storage rack, a slant product storage rack that stores products with soft containers can be mounted on the machine.

  Moreover, according to the invention which concerns on Claim 5 or Claim 7, by arranging the serpentine-type product storage rack and the slant-type product storage rack storing products with a soft container form, the container form is contained in a hard can. In addition to commodities such as beverages, commodities with a soft container form can be sold with one vending machine.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a perspective view of the outer door open state which shows the whole structure of the vending machine which is Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is principal part side surface sectional drawing of FIG. It is a perspective view of the whole structure of the slant type goods storage rack which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. The product support unit constructed in the slant type product storage rack of FIG. 3 is shown, (a) is a perspective view seen from the front, (b) is a perspective view seen from the rear. The product carrying mechanism mounted in the product support unit is shown, (a) is a perspective view in which a part of the product carrying mechanism is disassembled, and (b) is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of the product carrying mechanism. A container form shows a soft pouch product, and (a) and (b) are front views of different types of pouch products. The state which loads a goods into a goods support unit is shown, (a) is a mimetic diagram of the state where goods are loaded into a goods support unit, and (b) is a front view showing the state where goods were loaded into a goods support unit. . It is a side view which shows the state which accommodated the goods in the goods support unit. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state in which the pouch goods loaded in the goods support unit slide. It is a top view for demonstrating the carrying-out operation | movement of a goods carrying-out mechanism. The adapter member for giving compatibility with a serpentine type goods storage rack is shown, and (a) and (b) are partial exploded perspective views for explaining attachment of each different adapter member. The slant type goods storage rack in the vending machine which is Embodiment 2 of this invention is shown, (a) is a perspective view of the whole structure, (b) is a principal part enlarged view. The slant type goods storage rack in the vending machine which is Embodiment 3 of this invention is shown, (a) is a perspective view of the whole structure, (b) is a principal part enlarged view.

Hereinafter, a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
(Embodiment 1)
First, the overall structure of the vending machine will be described with reference to FIGS. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body cabinet having an open front surface. The main body cabinet 1 is configured as a heat insulating casing by disposing heat insulating boards made of urethane foam on the inner side of the outer box made of steel plate, that is, on the upper wall, the left and right side walls, the back wall, and the bottom wall 1a. The inside of the product storage box surrounded by the heat insulation board of the main body cabinet 1 is divided into a plurality of product storage rooms 12, 13, and 14 in the left-right direction by the heat insulation partition plate 11, in this embodiment. The left and right product storage chambers 12 and 14 are serpentine-type product storage racks 121 configured by meandering product passages that are arranged in a front-rear direction and arranged in parallel with segment rows in which curved segments are well connected in the vertical direction. , 141 are arranged in two rows on each of the left and right sides. A slant-type product storage rack 20 (to be described later) provided by the present invention is stored in the center product storage chamber 13. A shooter 2 which is inclined downward and has innumerable holes is disposed below the product storage racks 121, 141 and 20. Below the shooter 2 is a cooling unit or cooling / heating unit that cools or heats the respective product storage chambers 12, 13, and 14 and stores the products stored in the product storage racks 121, 141, and 20 in a cold hot state. A unit is provided. The lower part of the bottom wall 1a of the main body cabinet 1 is formed as a machine room. The machine room has a compressor 3 (see FIG. 2) and a condenser 4 constituting a refrigeration cycle with the cooling unit of the cooling / heating unit. An expansion mechanism (not visible in the figure) and an outside fan 5 for blowing air to the condenser 4 are disposed. The product storage room in which only the cooling unit is disposed is a cold dedicated room, and the product storage room in which the cooling / heating unit is disposed is a hot / cold combined room. In the example shown in the figure, the product storage room 12 is dedicated to cold. The product storage chambers 13 and 14 are hot / cold combined chambers. In this case, the product storage chamber 12 which is a cold exclusive chamber is compressed and condensed by the compressor 3 and the condenser 4 in the machine room. The evaporator 6 and the internal fan 7 in which the refrigerant is circulated are installed as a cooling unit, and the evaporator 6 and the internal fan 7 are disposed in the lower part of the product storage chambers 13 and 14 serving as hot / cold combined rooms. In addition, a heater 8 for heating the product is installed as a heating unit. A circulation duct 9 is provided in communication with the cooling unit or the cooling / heating unit at the back of each of the product storage chambers 12, 13, and 14, and the upper end 9a of the circulation duct 9 is positioned at a substantially middle position of the product storage. Is open. Reference numerals 122 and 142 denote fixing brackets for fixing the product storage racks 121 and 141.

  As is well known, a display chamber for a product sample placed on a display stand is formed on the front surface of the outer door 10 (see FIG. 1), which is mounted on the front surface of the main body cabinet 1 so as to be freely opened and closed. A product selection button unit having a product selection button provided corresponding to each product sample is disposed on the transparent plate covering the front of the room, and in addition to the product outlet 10a, a coin input port, a bill input port, A change return port, a return lever, a handle lock device with a cylinder lock, etc. are assembled. The inner door 15 that closes the front surface of the product storage in the main body cabinet 1 is divided into upper and lower parts in this example, and the lower inner door 15 faces the shooters 2 of the product storage chambers 12, 13, and 14. A product exit opening that is always closed by the exit door 15a is provided at a position where the exit is performed. The exit door 15a of the product exit is pivotally supported at its upper end to always close the product exit to prevent outflow of cold air or warm air, and is formed to be pushed open by the product delivered through the chute 2. Has been.

  Now, the configuration of the slanted product storage rack 20 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, a pair of vertical frame members 23 and 23 are secured to the pair of left and right upper support frame members 21 and 21 and the lower support frame members 22 and 22 in the front and near the center by screws. The upper support frame members 21 and 21, the lower support frame members 22 and 22, and a pair of vertical frame members 23 and 23 provided near the front and center respectively constitute a frame material for constructing a product storage rack. A plurality of beam members 24 are fixed in the vertical direction between the front vertical frame members 23 and 23, and the beam members 24 are also fixed to the upper ends of the vertical frame members 23 and 23 near the center. The rear side of the upper support frame members 21 and 21 and the lower support frame members 22 and 22 (which is a depth side as can be understood from FIG. 2 and the rear side is also referred to as a depth hereinafter) is closed by a back plate 25 and a side plate 26. Yes. The closed space extending in the vertical direction is formed as a merchandise passage through which merchandise falls. A U-shaped delivery member 27 opened upward is attached below the back plate 25 and both side plates 26 so as to incline downward as it goes higher toward the rear side. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the delivery member 27 connects the vertical product passage to the product outlet 10 a of the outer door 10 through the chute 2 and the product outlet of the inner door 15. Each member of the product storage rack 20 is formed of a thick steel plate, and this product storage rack 20 is supported by an upper frame on a frame (not shown) laid on the ceiling of the product storage of the main body cabinet 1 (see FIG. 1). The frame members 21 and 21 are attached directly or via attachment members (adapter members).

An inclined product support unit 30 is mounted on the front and rear vertical frame members 23 and 23 fixed to the upper support frame members 21 and 21 and the lower support frame members 22 and 22. Although the mounting of the product support unit 30 will be described later, for the mounting of the product support unit 30, the left and right pair of vertical frame members 23, 23 are formed with four notches 231 in the vertical direction. This notch 231 constitutes an engaging portion of the vertical frame member 23.
The configuration of the commodity support unit 30 is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the product support unit 30 includes a pair of left and right holding members 31, a pair of front and rear connecting members 32, 33 for connecting the holding members 31, a product carrying mechanism 34 installed on the rear connecting member 33, and The mounting brackets 35 and 35 are fixed to the pair of left and right holding members 31 so as to protrude outward.
The pair of left and right sandwiching members 31, 31 is a long member formed in an L shape by a thin coated steel plate (hereinafter also simply referred to as a thin steel plate) having a lubricating coating applied to one surface thereof, They are arranged opposite each other with a predetermined gap t. The leg ends of the pair of left and right clamping members 31 and 31 forming the gap t are double-held by folding so that one surface (coating surface) is outside (reference numeral 36 is attached). The upper and lower surfaces of the leg end portion forming the gap t are coating surfaces (that is, surfaces having good lubricity). The pouch product is suspended and supported by the pair of left and right clamping members 31, 31, and the loading of the pouch product will be described later. The connecting members 32 and 33 are configured as a frame so as to surround the pair of left and right sandwiching members 31 and 31 leaving a gap t. The pair of left and right sandwiching members 31 and 31 are firmly fixed to the connecting members 32 and 33 by screws, respectively, so that the gap t is kept constant between the leg ends of the pair of left and right sandwiching members 31 and 31. I'm leaning. A front-side connecting member 32 is integrally formed with a T-shaped attachment piece 321 in front view. The attachment piece 321 is engaged with the beam member 24 of the commodity storage rack 20 shown in FIG. 3, and the upper end thereof is bent in a bowl shape, and a screw hole 322 is formed near the center of the leg piece. Yes. The mounting bracket 35 is formed of a thick steel plate in a hat shape in cross section, and each flange portion is screwed to the clamping member 31. A stepped screw 351 is screwed to the head of the mounting bracket 35, and this stepped screw 351 is formed in the notch 231 formed in the vertical frame members 23, 23 near the center in the product storage rack 20 shown in FIG. Is engaged. The merchandise carry-out mechanism 34 has a carry-out mechanism incorporated in a box made up of a base 341 and a cover 342. The carry-out mechanism is shown in FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view as seen from obliquely above with the cover 342 of the product carry-out mechanism 34 removed. In the figure, reference numeral 40 denotes a solenoid as a drive source, and a stopper member 42 is connected to a plunger 41 of the solenoid 40. In the stopper member 42, stepped screws 421 and 421 are loosely fitted in elongated holes 43 and 43 parallel to the moving direction of the plunger 41. The stopper member 42 is slidably disposed in the moving direction of the plunger 41 and the return spring 44. Is installed. A first stopper 45 and a second stopper 46 extending downward are formed at the rear end of the stopper member 42. The second stopper 46 extends downward through an opening (not shown) provided in the connecting member 33 that connects the cover 41 and the left and right holding members 31, 31. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the second stopper 46 is engaged with a locking member 461 having a pressing piece 462 which is bent toward the rear side by being bent at the tip.

  The first stopper 45 is located at the rear end of the pair of clamping members 31, 31, and the second stopper 46 is arranged at a position away from the first stopper 45 by a predetermined distance to the front side. In the sales standby state (the solenoid 40 is in a non-excited state), the first stopper 45 is positioned facing the gap t formed by the pair of clamping members 31, 31, and the second stopper 46 is moved from the gap t. When the solenoid 40 is energized, the first stopper 45 is retracted from the gap t and the second stopper 46 is moved so as to face the gap t. is there. Reference numeral 47 denotes a product detection switch (sold-out switch) composed of a micro switch, and the micro switch operation lever 471 (see FIG. 4) is disposed so as to face a gap t formed by the pair of clamping members 31 and 31. ing. Reference numeral 48 denotes a socket to which a power line for supplying power to the solenoid 40 and the product detection switch 47 and a signal line for transmitting a detection signal from the product detection switch 47 are connected. A connector attached to the product support unit 30 It is to be attached to.

  The product support unit 30 configured as described above is mounted on the product storage rack 20 as follows. Now, a case where the product support unit 30 is mounted in an empty area at the uppermost position of the four levels in the vertical direction shown in FIG. 3 will be described as an example. The front vertical frame member 23 constituting the product storage rack 20 is described. , 23, the product support unit 30 is inserted. In this case, the product support unit 30 is inserted in a tilted state so that the left and right mounting brackets 35, 35 are aligned on a straight line. This is because when the product support unit 30 is inserted between the vertical frame members 23 and 23 with the left and right mounting brackets 35 and 35 positioned on a horizontal line, the mounting brackets 35 and 35 become the left and right vertical frame members 23 and 23. This is to avoid this because it abuts. Then, the product support unit 30 is moved backward while returning the product support unit 30 to the original posture when the mounting brackets 35, 35 of the product support unit 30 pass between the front vertical frame members 23, 23. Next, the stepped screws 351 and 351 screwed into the mounting brackets 35 and 35 of the product support unit 30 are engaged with the respective notches 231 formed in the vertical frame members 23 and 23 near the center constituting the product storage rack 20. Let In this state, a T-shaped attachment piece 321 formed on the connecting member 32 on the front side of the commodity support unit 30 is engaged with the beam member 24 and screwed. In this way, the product support unit 30 mounted on the product storage rack 20 is inclined such that the front side (product input side) is high and the rear side (product unloading mechanism 34 side) is low.

A pouch product loaded in the product support unit 30 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6A, the pouch product 100 is formed by fixing a spout 104 as a spout portion made of a hard synthetic resin to a flexible bag-like container 102 and attaching a cap 106 to the spout 104. The spout 104 is formed with a flange 105. In the example of FIG. 6A, the pouch product 100 having one flange 105 is shown, and in the example of FIG. 6B, the pouch product 200 having two flanges 105 is shown. Yes. A jelly-like food or drink is injected from the spout 104 into the flexible bag-like container 102, and it is difficult to stand up because the flexible bag-like container 102 is soft. Reference numeral 107 denotes a joining flange provided on the spout 104.
As described above, since the pouch product having a soft container form is difficult to stand up, in the present invention, it is supported by being suspended by the product support unit 30 described above, and then the product support unit. The loading (replenishment) of the pouch product to 30 will be described with reference to FIG. The figure shows a case where the pouch product 100 is loaded, and the pouch product 100 is loaded from the front of the product support unit 30 as indicated by a white arrow. That is, the spout 104 is inserted into the gap t formed between the pair of left and right sandwiching members 31, 31 of the commodity support unit 30, and the flange 105 formed on the spout 104 is hooked on the sandwiching members 31, 31. Here, the gap t formed between the pair of left and right holding members 31, 31 is set to a predetermined dimension that is larger than the width of the spout 104 of the pouch product 100 and shorter than the length of the flange 105. The pouch product 100 suspended by hanging the flange 105 on the pair of left and right sandwiching members 31 and 31 of the product support unit 30 slides on the pair of left and right sandwiching members 31 and 31 and moves backward by its own weight. To do. The pouch product 100 that has moved to the rear of the product support unit 30 is locked by a first stopper 45 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) of the product carry-out mechanism 34, and is suspended and supported in a state of being stopped at that position. Next, the loaded pouch product 100 comes into contact with the product locked by the first stopper 45 and stops. FIG. 8 shows a state in which the pouch product 100 is replenished and accommodated in the product support unit 30 in this manner, and the pouch product 100 is suspended and supported by the product support unit 30 in a posture along a substantially vertical line by gravity. .

  Here, the pouch product 100 is accommodated by inserting the spout 104 into the gap t between the pair of left and right sandwiching members 31 and 31 of the product support unit 30 and hooking the flange 105. As shown in FIG. 5, the lower portion of the cap 106 exists as a hooking portion in addition to the flange 105. For this reason, when the pouch product 100 is loaded into the product support unit 30, there is a possibility that the cap 106 (the lower end) is erroneously loaded so as to be hooked on the pair of left and right holding members 31, 31 of the product support unit 30. If there is such an erroneous loading, the lower end of the cap 106 may be fitted between the gaps t between the pair of left and right holding members 31 and 31 to cause product clogging or drop off in the worst case. As a solution to this problem, the fact that the thickness dimension tb between the cap 106 and the flange 105 is formed smaller than the thickness dimension ta between the flange 105 and the joining flange 107 (ta> tb), It is conceivable to increase the thickness of the steel plates constituting the pair of left and right clamping members 31 and 31 so that the lower end of the cap 106 cannot be hooked. However, if a thick steel plate is used for the pair of left and right clamping members 31, 31, the weight increases and the cost increases. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, even if a thin steel plate is used, erroneous loading can be prevented. Therefore, the leg end portions of the sandwiching members 31 and 31 arranged opposite to each other with a gap t are bent to double The thickness regulating member 36 is held. Thus, by double-holding the thin steel plate, it is possible to hook the lower portion of the flange 105 and it is difficult to hook the lower portion of the cap 106, so that erroneous loading such as erroneous loading of the hooked portion is prevented. .

In addition, even in the pouch product 200 having two flanges 105 shown in FIG. 6B, the lower flange 105 must be hooked and loaded, but the upper flange 105 exists as a hook portion. There is a risk of erroneous loading such as hooking the upper flange 105 from the bottom, but the thickness dimension td between the two flanges 105 is smaller than the thickness dimension tc between the lower flange 105 and the joint flange 107 ( tc> td), it is possible to prevent erroneous loading by bending the leg end portions of the pair of left and right clamping members 31 and 31 and double-holding the thickness regulating member 36.
Further, the pouch product 100 is configured such that the flange 105 is placed on the pair of left and right sandwiching members 31 and 31 of the product support unit 30 and slides by its own weight. It is desirable that the frictional resistance with the leg end portions of the pair of clamping members 31, 31 is small. In response to this requirement, the product storage rack according to the embodiment of the present invention in which the leg end portions of the pair of left and right holding members 31, 31 opposed to each other with a gap t are folded and held is advantageous. That is, a generally used steel sheet is a coated steel sheet coated with a lubricious coating film on one surface to facilitate the cutting process. The upper and lower surfaces of the leg end portions of the sandwiching members 31 and 31 forming the gap t are double-held so that the surface coated with the film) is on the outside (the portion indicated by reference numeral 36 in FIG. 4). It becomes a surface with good lubricity (surface with low frictional resistance). For this reason, the frictional resistance between the flange 105 of the pouch product 100 and the leg end portions of the pair of left and right clamping members 31 and 31 can be reduced. Further, by increasing the inclination angle of the product support unit 30, sliding due to the weight of the pouch product 100 is improved. On the other hand, when the inclination angle of the product support unit 30 is increased, the pouch product 100 itself is in a posture along a substantially vertical line due to gravity. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, the flange 105 and the joint flange 107 of the pouch product 100 come into contact with both the upper and lower surfaces of the leg ends of the pair of left and right clamping members 31 and 31 at the same time. In this case, when the leg end portions of the pair of left and right sandwiching members 31 and 31 are not double-held, either the flange 105 or the joint flange 107 of the pouch product 100 and the leg end portions of the sandwiching members 31 and 31 In the sandwiching members 31, 31 of the embodiment of the present invention double-held so that one surface (coating surface) of the coated steel sheet is on the outside, the sandwiching member 31, Even if the flange 105 and the joint flange 107 of the pouch product 100 are simultaneously brought into contact with the upper and lower surfaces of the leg end portion 31, the frictional resistance between them can be reduced. Therefore, the inclination angle of the product support unit 30 can be increased in order to improve slippage due to the weight of the pouch product 100, and the pouch product can be smoothly accommodated in the product support unit 30. In addition, it is desirable that it is a thin plate in order to double-hold as a coated steel plate constituting the sandwiching members 31, 31, and when a thin coated steel plate is used, it contributes to weight reduction.

  Further, in the pouch product as shown in FIG. 6, the width L1, L2 of the flange 105 (for example, depending on the content of the food or drink filled in the flexible bag-like container 102 or the contents L1 and L2 (for example, L1 <L2) is different. In particular, in the case of pouch products having the same food and drink filled in the flexible bag-like container 102 and different contents, there is a possibility that they are erroneously loaded because their outer shapes are similar. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 7, a pair of width regulating members 37, 37 are provided that are planted in the vicinity of the leg end portions of the pair of left and right clamping members 31. The dimension L0 between the pair of width restricting members 37, 37 is defined as L1 <L0 <L2 (provided that L1 <L2) with respect to the widths L1, L2 (see FIG. 6) of the flange 105 of the pouch product. It has been. Therefore, the pouch product having the flange 105 dimension L0 or less is allowed to be inserted and loaded between the pair of left and right sandwiching members 31, 31, and the pouch product having the flange 105 dimension L0 or more is the width regulating member. 37 and 37 prevent loading, thereby preventing erroneous loading of different types of pouch products. In FIG. 7, the width regulating members 37, 37 have been described with a dedicated member planted, but the pair of left and right clamping members 31, 31 and the connecting member 32 that connects the clamping members 31, 31 are fixed. In this case, the number of parts can be reduced.

  Next, the cooling / heating operation of the product storage rooms 12, 13, 14 in the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. First, when the product storage chambers 13 and 14 (hot / cold chamber) are used as cold chambers, the heater 8 is turned off, and the refrigerant compressed and condensed by the compressor 3 and the condenser 4 is sent to the evaporator 6. Then, the cool air exchanged in the evaporator 6 is blown out from the lower side of the chute 2 to the inside by the internal fan 7 to cool the products in the product storage racks 20, 141 to the evaporator 6 through the circulation duct 9. Cool air circulation to return. On the other hand, when the product storage chambers 13 and 14 are used as hot chambers, the refrigerant to the evaporator 6 is stopped and the heater 8 is turned on, and the product is heated by circulating warm air in the same manner as described above. The product storage rooms 13 and 14 are switched to hot / cold rooms at the turn of the season. In addition, the product storage room 12 which is a cold exclusive room always cools the product in the product storage rack 121 by blowing the cold air exchanged by the evaporator 6 from the lower side of the chute 2 to the inside by the internal fan 7. Cold air circulation is performed so as to return to the evaporator 6 through the circulation duct 9. Note that the product storage room 13 in which the product storage rack 20 is stored is used as a hot / cold room, but this is provided in the event that a product to be sold as a hot product appears as a pouch product.

Next, the operation at the time of sale in the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 10 shows the operation of the first stopper 45 and the second stopper 46 during the operation of the product carry-out mechanism 34. The sales operation will be described with reference to FIG. To do.
In the sales standby state, the solenoid 40 is in a non-excited state, and the first stopper 45 protrudes to the position of the gap t between the pair of left and right sandwiching members 31, 31 so that the product with the highest sales order (hereinafter referred to as the sales product). The second stopper 46 located between the sold product and the second-ranked product (hereinafter also referred to as the next sold product) is located between the pair of left and right clamping members 31, 31. Retreating from the position of the gap t. In this state, the operation lever 471 of the product detection switch (sold-out switch) 47 composed of a micro switch comes into contact with the sales product and outputs a product detection signal. Now, when a product selection button provided on the outer door 10 (see FIG. 1) is operated, an excitation signal having a predetermined time width is supplied from a control unit (not shown) to the corresponding product delivery mechanism 34 (solenoid 40). When the solenoid 40 is excited, the stopper member 42 moves in the left-right direction (right direction in FIG. 5) via the plunger 41 shown in FIG. As a result, the first stopper 45 and the second stopper 46 move to the left in FIG. 10, that is, the first stopper 45 is retracted from the gap t, and the second stopper 46 protrudes into the gap t. With the retraction of the first stopper 45 from the gap t, the merchandise sold is released from being locked by the first stopper 45. At the same time, in the process in which the second stopper 46 moves so as to protrude into the gap t, the pressing piece 462 of the locking member 462 provided on the first stopper 46 presses the sold product and puts the sold product on the product support unit 30. After discharging from the second stopper 46, the second stopper 46 projects into the gap t. When the sale product is unloaded, the product after the next sale product loses its support, so that it is slid toward the rear end of the product support unit 30 and locked by the second stopper 46 protruding into the gap t and temporarily held. Is done.

When the excitation signal to the solenoid 40 is cut off, the plunger 41 is returned to the original position (the state shown in FIG. 5) by the return spring 44 so that the first stopper 45 protrudes to the position of the gap t, and the second stopper 46 retreats from the gap t. When the second stopper 46 is retracted from the gap t, the product after the next sale product held by the second stopper 46 slides toward the carry-out end of the product support unit 30 and protrudes into the gap t. It is latched by the stopper 45 and enters a sales standby state. In addition, the product which is carried out by the product carry-out mechanism 34 and falls from the rear end portion of the product support unit 30 is sent to the chute 2 via the feed member 27 of the product storage rack 20 shown in FIG.
FIG. 1 shows a vending machine in which a product storage rack 20 according to the present invention is arranged side by side with serpentine product storage racks 121 and 141. This is because vending machines can sell a wide variety of products (products in which containers represented by canned beverages and the like are rigid and products in which containers represented by pouch products are relatively soft). However, in order to be able to sell a wide variety of products, the existing vending machine must be replaced with a new vending machine if the configuration is significantly changed with respect to the existing vending machine. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, the product storage rack 20 that can store the pouch products is made compatible with the serpentine product storage rack (mounted with the serpentine product storage rack). The product storage rack 20 according to the present invention can be mounted. Hereinafter, the commodity storage rack 20 that is compatible with a known serpentine commodity storage rack will be described.

FIG. 11 shows a product storage rack 20 that is compatible with a known serpentine product storage rack. There are the following two types of methods for arranging a known serpentine type product storage rack in the product storage of a vending machine. First, the method will be described.
First, in the first method, as shown in FIG. 11A, a main body side hook fitting 50 extending in the front-rear direction is laid on the ceiling surface of the vending machine, and the main body side hook fitting 50 is provided with a product storage rack 121. 141, and the second method is that a main body side hook fitting 55 extending in the left-right direction is laid on the ceiling surface of the vending machine as shown in FIG. This is a fixing method in which the product storage racks 121 and 141 are fixed to the metal fitting 55. As described in, for example, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-122596), the hooking method is configured such that the hooks of the main body side hook metal fitting 50 are attached to the upper ends of a pair of left and right rack side plates constituting the product storage racks 121 and 141. A rack-side hook that engages with the hook 501 is provided, and the rack-side hook is engaged with the hook 501 of the main body side hook metal fitting 50. In this hooking method, the main body side hook metal fitting 50 is used as a guide to store the product storage rack 121. , 141 can be stored in the cabinet or pulled out from the cabinet. On the other hand, as described in Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-288768), for example, the fixing method is such that rack-side hook metal fittings are installed on a pair of left and right rack side plates constituting the product storage racks 121 and 141. The rack side hook metal fitting is engaged with the hook 551 of the main body side hook metal fitting 55, and both are screwed.

As described above, the known serpentine product storage racks 121 and 141 are disposed in the product storage box using the main body side hook fittings 50 and 55 shown in FIG. Accordingly, the inventors have determined that if the product storage rack 20 according to the present invention can be mounted on the main body side hook metal fittings 50 and 55, it is possible to provide compatibility with the serpentine product storage racks 121 and 141. An adapter member for mounting the rack 20 to the main body side hook metal fittings 50 and 55 has been developed.
FIG. 11 shows an adapter member for attaching the product storage rack 20 to the main body side hook metal fittings 50 and 55. Note that the commodity storage rack 20 shown in FIG. 11 is assembled as described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11A shows the adapter member 51 employed in the above-described hooking method, and the adapter member 51 includes a pair of left and right rack fixing brackets 52 and a rack side hook bracket 53. The pair of left and right rack fixing brackets 52 are made of thick steel plates having a Z-shaped cross section, and one end thereof is fixed to the pair of left and right upper support frame members 21 and 21 constituting the product storage rack 20 by screws. The other end is fixed to the rack side hook metal fitting 53. The rack side hook metal fitting 53 is formed in a box shape having a lower surface made of a thick steel plate, and rack side hooks 54 that engage with the hooks 501 of the main body side hook metal fitting 50 are formed on both left and right ends. Two sets of adapter members 51 are fixed to the upper support frame members 21 and 21 in advance in the commodity storage rack 20. When mounting the product storage rack 20 in the product storage, first, the rack-side hook 54 of the rack-side hook metal fitting 53 in the adapter member 51 on the rear side is opposed to the hook 501 of the main body-side hook metal fitting 50 so that both are engaged. Similarly, the hook 54 of the rack-side hook metal fitting 53 of the adapter member 51 is engaged with the hook 501 of the main body-side hook metal fitting 50 and is slid and assembled.

  FIG. 11B shows the adapter member 56 employed in the above-described fixing method, and the adapter member 56 includes a rack-side hook fitting 57. The rack-side hook metal fitting 57 is formed of a flat plate of a pressure plate steel plate, and a lower end of the rack-side hook metal fitting 57 is fixed to the lower arm of the pair of left and right upper support frame members 21 and 21 constituting the product storage rack 20 and fixed to the upper end. A rack side hook 59 that engages with the hook 551 of the main body side hook metal fitting 55 is formed. Two sets of adapter members 56 are fixed to the upper support frame members 21 and 21 in advance in the commodity storage rack 20. When the product storage rack 20 is mounted in the product storage, the rack side hooks 59 of the respective adapter members 56 are opposed to the hooks 551 of the main body side hook metal fittings 55 to engage them. Next, the adapter member 56 and the main body side hook metal fitting 55 are assembled by screwing. As shown in FIG. 11, by providing the adapter members 51 and 56, the product storage rack 20 for storing the pouch product can be made compatible with the known serpentine product storage racks 121 and 141, It can be exchanged for a serpentine product storage rack of the vending machine.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, as described above, the product storage rack 20 according to the present invention is structurally compatible with the serpentine product storage rack, and the serpentine product storage rack of the existing vending machine is provided. In addition to being interchangeable, it is also electrically compatible. This is because in the merchandise unloading mechanism of the serpentine merchandise storage rack, the lower stopper and the upper stopper are moved into the merchandise path by driving the lower stopper that latches the merchandise and the upper stopper that latches the next merchandise with a solenoid. In view of alternately projecting, the product storage rack 20 according to the present invention also uses the solenoid 40 as a drive source of the product carry-out mechanism 34, and the solenoid 40 drives the stopper member 42 to lock the sold product. The stopper 45 and the second stopper 46 that locks the next sale product are configured to alternately appear and disappear in the gap t between the pair of left and right sandwiching members 31. Further, a product detection switch 47 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) for detecting a product loaded in the product storage rack 20 is provided, and the product detection switch 47 is configured to output a product sold-out detection signal. Yes. By using such a product carry-out mechanism 34 and product detection switch 47, the product carry-out mechanism 34 executes a product carry-out operation by a power supply or control signal supplied to the product carry-out mechanism of the serpentine type product storage rack, and the product detection switch 47 Sends a sold-out signal to the control unit of the vending machine. In other words, the product storage rack 20 according to the present invention is replaced with a serpentine product storage rack and wiring connection is made immediately without changing the control program of an existing vending machine equipped with a serpentine product storage rack. The vending machine can be operated.

As described above, the vending machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention is a vending machine in which the main body side hook metal fittings 50 and 55 are laid in advance on the ceiling surface of the vending machine, and includes upper, lower, left and right frame members ( The frame of the product storage rack is constructed by the upper support frame members 21, 21, the lower support frame members 22, 22, and the vertical frame members 23, 23), and the left and right frame members (vertical frame members 23, 23) are vertically arranged. It is installed in multiple stages, has a flange 105 at the mouth portion, and supports the flange 105 in a product (pouch product 100, 200) having a soft container shape, and is inclined so as to descend downward toward the back. The product is slid by its own weight and is suspended and accommodated, and a product support unit 30 having a product carry-out mechanism 34 at the rear end is provided. A slant-type product storage rack 20 that is detachably mounted on a frame material that constructs the storage rack is provided, and adapter members 51 and 56 that connect the slant-type product storage rack 20 and the main body side hook members 50 and 55 are provided. By providing, the slant-type product storage rack 20 that stores products with soft containers can be made compatible with a known serpentine-type product storage rack, and a vending machine equipped with a serpentine-type product storage rack is provided. It is possible to mount the slant-type product storage rack 20 that stores products having a soft container form instead of the known serpentine-type product storage rack without significantly changing the configuration. In addition, for a vending machine equipped with an existing serpentine product storage rack, replacing the slant product storage rack 20 storing products with a soft container configuration with a serpentine product storage rack reduces the container configuration. A product can be sold.
(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a slant-type product storage rack in the vending machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The main difference between the vending machine in the second embodiment and the vending machine in the first embodiment is the pair of left and right upper support frame members 21A and 21A for constructing a slant-type product storage rack. The same members as those shown in FIG.

In FIG. 12, 20A shows the slant-type product storage rack of the vending machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In this slant-type product storage rack 20A, a four-stage product support unit 30 is the same as in the first embodiment. It is built by means. 21A and 21A are a pair of left and right upper support frame members for constructing the slant-type product storage rack 20A, and also serve as an adapter member for mounting the slant-type product storage rack 20A to the product storage of a vending machine. Yes. The upper support frame member 21A and 21A are formed in a strip shape by a thick steel plate, and a rack side hook 21B bent outward is formed at the upper edge. The rack side hook 21B constitutes an engaging portion that engages with the hook 501 of the main body side hook metal fitting 50 (laid in the front-rear direction on the ceiling surface of the vending machine) shown in FIG .
In FIG. 12, of the pair of vertical frame members 23, 23 near the front and near the center (also referred to as the rear) of the slant-type product storage rack 20 </ b> A, the rear vertical frame member 23 has a lower end with respect to the upper end. The product support unit 30 is inclined so as to be positioned forward, but this is formed so that the length in the front-rear direction of the upper and lower four-stage product support units 30 is shortened toward the lower stage, and the lower-stage product support unit 30 is formed. This is because the unloading end is positioned so as to be positioned on the front side of the unloading end of the upper product support unit 30. That is, when the lengths of the upper and lower four-stage product support units 30 are the same, their carry-out ends are arranged on the vertical line, so that the products carried out from the upper-stage product support unit 30 are the lower-stage product support units 30. There is a possibility that the fall posture of the merchandise carried out in contact with the merchandise carry-out mechanism 34 (the cover 342) may change, but as described above, the fall posture of the merchandise changes by installing the merchandise support unit 30. It can be avoided.

In the figure, reference numeral 2A denotes a shooter. In this example, 2A is used instead of the shooter 2 and the delivery member 27 shown in FIG. The shooter 2A is attached as follows. That is, a product guide member 28 that is fixedly attached to the side plates 26 and 26 so as to protrude forward toward the lower side is provided below the back plate 25, and the lower end of the product guide member 28 is bent downward. A locking groove (not shown) into which the claw 2A1 formed at the rear end portion of the shooter 2A is inserted is formed on the locking surface (not shown) formed in this manner, and the shooter 2A uses the claw 2A1 at the rear end portion as a product. By engaging with the locking groove of the guide member 28, the product storage rack 20A is locked and fixed, and the front end of the shooter 2A is disposed on the front edge of the bottom wall 1a of the main body cabinet 1 of FIG. It is fixed to the mounting bracket for mounting the frame with screws.
When the slant-type product storage rack 20A according to the second embodiment is mounted in the product storage, the rack-side hooks 21B of the pair of left and right upper support frame members 21A and 21A are shown in FIG. When the product storage rack 20A is pushed and slid to the back side in the cabinet so as to engage with the hook 501 of the side hook metal fitting 50, the mounting is completed. Thus, the slant-type product storage rack 20A can be mounted in the cabinet by engaging the pair of left and right upper support frame members 21A and 21A with the hook 501 of the main body side hook metal fitting 50 as an adapter member. The slant-type product storage rack 20A for storing the product can be made compatible with the known serpentine-type product storage racks 121 and 141 (see FIG. 1), and can be replaced with a serpentine-type product storage rack of an existing vending machine. can do. When mounting the product storage rack 20A in the cabinet, the shooter 2A is removed and attached after mounting the product storage rack 20A in the cabinet.

The vending machine according to Embodiment 2 described above has an advantage that the number of parts can be reduced by using the pair of left and right upper support frame members 21A and 21A for constructing the slant-type product storage rack 20A as an adapter member. . However, without using the pair of left and right upper support frames 21A and 21A as an adapter member, for example, the adapter having the rack side hook 21B on the pair of left and right upper support frames 21 and 21 (see FIG. 3) of the first embodiment. A member may be prepared as a separate member and both may be combined.
(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a slant-type product storage rack in a vending machine according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. The main difference between the vending machine in the third embodiment and the vending machine in the first embodiment is the point of the pair of left and right rack side plates 210, 210 for constructing a slant-type product storage rack. The same members or those having the same function are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  In FIG. 13, 20B shows the slanted product storage rack of the vending machine according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention, and a four-stage product support unit 30 is installed on the slanted product storage rack 20B. 210 and 210 are a pair of left and right rack side plates for constructing the slanted product storage rack 20B. The rack side plates 210 and 210 may be formed as a single unit by bending a single flat plate as shown in the figure, and the pair of left and right rack side plates 210 and 210 and the back plate 210A are formed as separate members. Each may be combined. Screw insertion holes 211 for fixing a plurality of beam members 24 with screws in the vertical direction are drilled on the front side of the pair of left and right rack side plates 210, 210. In the embodiment, four engagement holes 212 are formed, and a rack side hook 213 bent outward is formed at the upper edge. The rack side hook 213 constitutes an engaging portion that engages with the hook 501 of the main body side hook metal fitting 50 (laid on the ceiling surface of the vending machine in the front-rear direction) shown in FIG. The four engagement holes 212 in the vertical direction are arranged so as to be located forward as they are located below. If it is easy to understand, these engagement holes 212 are perforated at positions along the inclined vertical frame member 23 shown in FIG.

The engagement holes 212 drilled in the pair of left and right rack side plates 210 and 210 are formed as sag holes as shown in the figure, and are formed so that the small diameter portion is located on the back side with respect to the large diameter portion. Here, the size of the dart hole of the engagement hole 212 is a stepped screw that is screwed to the heads of the mounting brackets 35 and 35 attached to the left and right sides of the pair of left and right holding members 31 and 31 of the product support unit 30. It is determined based on the size of 351. In other words, the large diameter portion of the dart hole of the engagement hole 212 is larger than the dimension of the head of the stepped screw 351, the small diameter portion of the dull hole is smaller than the dimension of the head of the stepped screw 351, and The head portion of the stepped screw 351 can be inserted through the large diameter portion of the daruma hole, and the step portion of the stepped screw 351 can be inserted through the small diameter portion of the daruma hole.
The commodity support unit 30 is mounted on the pair of left and right rack side plates 210, 210 as described above. The case where the uppermost product support unit 30 is mounted as shown in FIG. 13 will be described as an example. The product support unit 30 is inserted between a pair of left and right rack side plates 210, 210 constituting the product storage rack 20B. In this case, the product support unit 30 is inserted in a tilted state so that the left and right mounting brackets 35, 35 are aligned on a straight line. This is because when the product support unit 30 is inserted between the vertical frame members 23 and 23 with the left and right mounting brackets 35 and 35 positioned on the horizontal line, the stepped screws 351 protruding outward from the mounting brackets 35 and 35 are left and right. This is to avoid this because it abuts against the rack side plates 210, 210. Then, when the mounting brackets 35, 35 (stepped screws 351) of the product support unit 30 reach the position of the engagement hole 212, the product support unit 30 is returned to the original horizontal posture while being attached to the mounting brackets 35, 35. The heads of the screwed stepped screws 351 and 351 are projected outside the left and right rack side plates 210 and 210 through the large diameter portion of the engagement hole 202. Next, the step portions of the stepped screws 351 and 351 are engaged with the small diameter portion of the engagement hole 202 while the commodity support unit 30 is moved backward again. In this state, a T-shaped attachment piece 321 formed on the connecting member 32 on the front side of the product support unit 30 is engaged with the beam member 24 fixed to the left and right rack side plates 210 and 210 in advance and screwed. The product support unit 30 thus mounted on the product storage rack 20 is installed in an inclined state so that the front side (product input side) is high and the back side (product carry-out mechanism 34 side) is low. By such a procedure, the lower product support unit 30 is also installed on the left and right rack side plates 210, 210 sequentially. Although not shown, the slant-type product storage rack 20B according to the third embodiment also includes the chute 2A (see FIG. 12) shown in the second embodiment. In this case, the rear end portion of the chute 2A A locking groove for locking and fixing the claw 2A1 formed on the back plate 210A is formed.

  When the slanted product storage rack 20B assembled in this way is installed in the product storage, the rack side hooks 213 in the pair of left and right rack side plates 210, 210 are replaced with the main body side hooks shown in FIG. If the product storage rack 20B is pushed and slid to the back side in the cabinet so as to engage with the hook 501 of the metal fitting 50, the mounting is completed. In this manner, the slant type product storage rack 20B can be mounted in the cabinet by engaging the rack side hooks 213 of the pair of left and right rack side plates 210, 210 with the hooks 501 of the main body side hook metal fitting 50. The product storage rack 20B for storing products can be made compatible with the known serpentine product storage racks 121 and 141 (see FIG. 1), and is replaced with a serpentine product storage rack of an existing vending machine. be able to. When mounting the product storage rack 20B in the warehouse, the shooter 2A is removed and attached after mounting the product storage rack 20B in the warehouse.

  As described above, the vending machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention is a vending machine in which the main body side hook fitting 50 is laid in advance in the front-rear direction on the ceiling surface of the vending machine. A frame body of the product storage rack 20B is constructed by a pair of rack side plates 210, 210, a plurality of stages are installed vertically on the pair of left and right rack side plates 210, 210, a flange is provided at the drinking mouth portion, and a container form Has a flange 105 in a soft product and supports the flange 105 in a product (pouch product 100, 200) having a soft container shape, and is inclined so as to descend downward toward the back. A product support unit 30 having a product carry-out mechanism 34 at the rear end thereof is provided by being slid and accommodated by its own weight, and the product support unit 30 is provided with a product storage rack. A slant-type product storage rack is provided that is detachably mounted on a pair of left and right rack side plates constituting 20B, and engages with a hook 501 of the main body side hook metal fitting 50 on the upper edge of the pair of left and right rack side plates 210, 210. By forming the engaging portion (rack side hook 213), the slant-type product storage rack 20B that stores products (pouch products 100, 200) having a soft container form is replaced with the current serpentine-type product storage racks 121, 141. (Refer to FIG. 1) It is possible to adopt a form similar to that shown in FIG. 1, so that the vending machine equipped with the serpentine product storage racks 121 and 141 has a soft container form instead of the serpentine product storage racks 121 and 141. It is possible to mount the slant-type product storage rack 20B that accommodates.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the pouch product having the hook portion at the mouth portion and the soft container form has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a product that is difficult to stand up even if the container is hard, or that is difficult to roll in a lying position, and that has a hook on the drinking mouth, or has a deformed shape and a drink The product storage rack according to the present invention can be applied to a product having a cap or the like attached to the mouth portion, and is not limited to the embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body cabinet, 2 ... Chute, 3 ... Compressor, 4 ... Condenser, 6 ... Evaporator, 9 ... Duct, 10 ... Outer door, 12, 13, 14 ... Product storage, 15 ... Inner door, 20, 20A, 20B ... Product storage rack, 21A ... Upper support frame material (adapter member), 21B ... Hook (engagement part), 22 ... Lower support frame material, 23 ... Vertical frame material, 24 ... Beam, 30 ... Product support unit , 31 ... clamping member, 32, 33 ... connecting member, 34 ... merchandise delivery mechanism, 36 ... thickness regulating member (double hold), 37 ... width regulating member, 40 ... solenoid (drive source), 41 ... plunger, 42 ... Stopper member, 44 ... return spring, 45 ... first stopper, 46 ... second stopper, 47 ... commodity detection switch (sold-out switch), 50, 55 ... body side hook metal fitting, 51, 56 ... adapter part 52 ... Rack fixing bracket, 53, 57 ... Rack side hook bracket, 54, 59 ... Rack side hook, 100, 200 ... Pouch product, 102 ... Flexible container, 104 ... Spout, 105 ... Flange, 106 ... Cap, 107: fixing ring, 210: rack side plate, 212: engagement hole, 213: rack side hook.

Claims (7)

A vending machine with hooks on the main body pre-installed on the ceiling of the vending machine. The frame of the product storage rack is constructed from the upper, lower, left, and right frame materials, and multiple stages are installed vertically on the left and right frame materials. The product has a flange at the mouth portion and supports the flange of a product having a soft container shape, and is slanted so that the rear side is lower than the front side and the product is slid by its own weight and suspended. A slant-type product storage rack is provided that includes a product support unit that has a product carry-out mechanism at the rear end and is detachably mounted on a frame material that constructs the product storage rack. An automatic vending machine provided with an adapter member that connects the product-type product storage rack and the main body side hook member. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the adapter member is an upper frame material for constructing a slant-type product storage rack with respect to the main body side hook metal fitting laid on the ceiling surface of the vending machine extending in the front-rear direction. A vending machine comprising: a pair of left and right rack fixing brackets fixed to each other; and a rack side hook metal fitting having hooks connected to the rack fixing metal fittings and engaged with the main body side hook metal fittings on the left and right ends. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the adapter member is an upper frame material for constructing a slant-type product storage rack with respect to the main body side hook metal fitting laid on the ceiling surface of the vending machine extending in the front-rear direction. A vending machine comprising an engaging portion that engages with a hook fitting on the main body side at an upper edge thereof. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the adapter member is an upper frame material for constructing a slant-type product storage rack with respect to the main body side hook metal fitting laid on the ceiling surface of the vending machine extending in the left-right direction. A vending machine comprising a rack-side hook fitting having a hook fixed to the main body-side hook and engaging with the main body-side hook fitting. 4. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a serpentine-type product storage rack and a slant-type product storage rack storing products having a soft container form are provided side by side. . A vending machine in which main body side hook fittings are laid in advance in the front-rear direction on the ceiling surface of the vending machine, and a frame of a product storage rack is constructed by a pair of left and right rack side plates, The product is installed in a plurality of stages on the rack side plate in the vertical direction, has a flange at the mouthpiece portion, supports the flange in a product with a soft container form, and tilts downward so that it goes down toward the back. And a product support unit having a product take-out mechanism at the rear end, and the product support unit is detachably installed on a pair of left and right rack side plates constituting a product storage rack. The vending machine is provided with a slant-type product storage rack, and an engaging portion that engages with a main body side hook metal fitting is formed on an upper edge of the pair of left and right rack side plates. 7. The vending machine according to claim 6, wherein a serpentine type merchandise storage rack and a slant merchandise storage rack which accommodates merchandise having a soft container form are provided side by side.

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