JP2011028361A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine that supports products in a suspended manner and stores the products by sliding them by their own weight, and stably dispenses a product carried out of a product support unit without reducing the number of products to be stored in the product support unit having a product delivery mechanism in a delivery end. <P>SOLUTION: The vending machine includes a slanted product storage rack 20 supporting a flange 105 of a pouched product 100, slanting so that its rear side is lower than the front side (a product replenishment side) to store the pouched product 100 by hanging the product to slide by its own weight, and including the product support unit 30 having the product delivery mechanism 34 in a rear end. The product delivery mechanism 34 has a main stopper 44, positioned in the delivery end, for keeping the posture of the pouched product 100 by separating from or approaching the delivery end and vertically extending to lock a container 102 of the pouched product 100 to be sold first, and keeps the posture of the pouched product 100 to be delivered from the product delivery mechanism 34. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is a vending machine that sells a product having a hook portion at a drinking mouth portion, and supports the product by suspending the product and slidingly stores the product by its own weight, and at the carry-out end. The present invention relates to a vending machine equipped with a carry-out mechanism.

  Products handled by vending machines are diversified. In addition to hard canned products, plastic bottled products, etc., containers filled with beverages are now flexible bag-shaped containers filled with jelly-like food and drinks. There is a demand for a vending machine which can sell a product (hereinafter also referred to as a pouch product) in which a spout as a spout portion made of a hard synthetic resin is fixed to serve as a drinking mouth and a cap is attached to the spout. A vending machine using a pouch product as a sale target product is known (for example, Patent Document 1).

  The vending machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 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 Is operated to drive the pusher member to extrude the product.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-228058

  In the vending machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, a product storage rack is arranged horizontally, and is configured to place and store products in a product storage passage of the product storage rack. If a pouch product with a soft container shape is stored in such a product storage rack, the storage posture of the pouch product may be disturbed, and if the pouch product is pressed from behind with a pusher member, the pouch product may be crushed and cannot be sold. is there. For this reason, in the product storage rack disclosed in Patent Document 1, 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, a gap is formed so as to sandwich the spout of the pouch product. The product chain is disposed between the front and rear sprockets in close proximity to the product support member, and the product support member is disposed in the product support member so that the flange is hooked on the product support member. A plurality of product partition pins for pressing the spout (or cap) of the pouch product from the rear are arranged, and the pouch product is pushed out by the product partition pin by driving the transport chain during the selling operation. According to the vending machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is possible to sell a pouch product having a soft container form, but there is a problem that the configuration of the product storage rack is complicated and the cost is increased.

  Therefore, the inventors support the flange of the pouch product, and slidably accommodate the product by its own weight, and include a product support unit having a product carry-out mechanism, and construct the product storage rack with the product support unit. A slant-type product storage rack constructed by laying a plurality of stages in the vertical direction on a frame material was invented and applied (Japanese Patent Application No. 2008-258022). According to the present invention, a product storage rack for storing a pouch product having a soft container form can be configured simply, and a serpentine product storage rack mounted on a vending machine that sells canned beverages and the like. However, it has the following problems to be solved.

  That is, since the container form of the pouch product is soft and the contents are jelly-like foods and drinks, when the flange is supported and hung, the foods and drinks in the container move downward and the container form becomes inflated downward. . Therefore, while the pouch product slides and moves on the tilted product support unit, the posture along the vertical line is maintained, but the pouch product is suspended and accommodated in the product support unit (the sales order by the product carry-out mechanism). In the state where the first product is locked and stationary), the product with the highest sales order (bottom bulge container) is pressed against the subsequent product (bottom bulge container), so the product with the highest sales order is the merchandise carry-out passage. It becomes the posture which protruded. In other words, in a state where the product support unit is suspended and supported, it acts as a force repelling the pressing force by tilting the product with a higher sales order to protrude into the product carry-out passage with respect to the pressing force of the subsequent product. However, the pouch product is stationary with both in equilibrium. In order to maintain this balanced state, a force (biasing force) that tries to jump out to the product carry-out passage side is applied to the flange (spout side) of the product in the sales order that is locked by the product carry-out mechanism. Therefore, when the product with the highest sales order is unlocked by the product carry-out mechanism, the spout side jumps out into the product carry-out passage, and the attitude of the product falling through the product carry-out passage is disturbed. The posture of the product falling through the product carry-out passage is preferably tilted backwards from the vertical line. In this case, the product is landed on the shooter from the bottom of the container and stably sent to the product outlet while being tilted backwards. However, as described above, when the posture of the product falling through the product carry-out passage is disturbed, the posture of the product when landing on the shooter is not constant and is disturbed. In this case, if a situation occurs in which the product landed on the shooter tilts forward and rotates, the traveling direction is not constant, and there is a risk of causing product jamming. For this reason, it is conceivable to provide a gap between the product with the highest sales order and the subsequent product so that the product with the highest sales order is not pressed by the subsequent product. There is a problem in that the number of goods to be accommodated is reduced because a gap must be provided between the goods to be lowered and accommodated.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is a product support unit that supports a product by suspending it, slides the product by its own weight, and has a product delivery mechanism at a delivery end. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine capable of stably sending out a product carried out from the product support unit without reducing the number of products stored in the product.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a vending machine for selling pouch products having a flange at the mouth portion and having a soft container shape, and the product storage rack is made up of upper, lower, left and right frame materials. The pouch is constructed in a plurality of stages vertically on the left and right frame members, supports the flange of the pouch product, and tilts so that the rear side is lower than the front side (product replenishment side). In a vending machine having a slant-type product storage rack in which a product is slid by its own weight and accommodated in a suspended manner and a product support unit having a product delivery mechanism is provided at the rear end, the product delivery mechanism has its delivery end The main stopper that is located in the section and moves away from and closes to the carry-out end and extends in the vertical direction to lock the container portion of the product with the highest sales order, and appears and disappears in the product storage passage. A secondary stopper that locks the second-ranked product is provided, and the secondary stopper is retracted from the product-receiving passage when the main stopper closes the product-receiving passage and locks the first-ranked product. When the main stopper is separated from the product storage passage, the sub stopper moves into the product storage passage and locks the product in the second sales order.

  According to the vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention, the vending machine sells pouch products having a flange at the mouth portion and a soft container form, and the product storage rack is made up of upper, lower, left and right frame materials. The pouch is constructed in a plurality of stages vertically on the left and right frame members, supports the flange of the pouch product, and tilts so that the rear side is lower than the front side (product replenishment side). In a vending machine having a slant-type product storage rack in which a product is slid by its own weight and accommodated in a suspended manner and a product support unit having a product delivery mechanism is provided at the rear end, the product delivery mechanism has its delivery end The main stopper that is located in the section and moves away from and closes to the carry-out end and extends in the vertical direction to lock the container portion of the product in the sales order, A secondary stopper that locks the second product, the secondary stopper is retracted from the product storage passage when the main stopper closes the product storage passage and locks the first product in sales order, When the main stopper moves away from the product storage passage, the secondary stopper advances into the product storage passage and locks the product with the second highest sales order, so that the product suspended by the product support unit (pouch product) is on standby for sale. In the state, it is locked by the main stopper, and the hanging posture is maintained in a certain posture (post-tilt posture). When the main stopper is separated from the product receiving passage, the product with the highest sales order moves backward together with the main stopper and is carried out, so the product with the highest sales order maintains the posture suspended by the product support unit. It is carried out in the state which did. In other words, the product with the highest sales order (pouch product) is locked to the main stopper and falls in the product carry-out passage while maintaining the hanging posture in a certain posture (post-tilt posture). The pouch product landing on the shooter is always sent out to the product outlet stably while sliding down on the shooter with the mouth portion positioned backward. . Therefore, the product carried out from the product support unit without forming a gap between the product with the highest sales order and the product with the second sales order, in other words, without reducing the number of products accommodated in the product support unit. Can be delivered stably.

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 slant type goods storage rack concerning the present 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. It is the perspective view which showed the goods carrying-out mechanism mounted in the goods support unit, removed the cover, and was seen from back. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the main components of the goods carrying-out mechanism of FIG. A container form shows a soft pouch product, and (a) and (b) are front views of different types of pouch products. It is a perspective view which shows the state which loads a goods 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.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the vending machine according to the present invention will be described in detail. 1 to 11 show a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, the entire structure of the vending machine will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG.

  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 housing 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 (see FIG. 2). ing. The interior 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 chambers 12, 13, and 14 in the left-right direction by a heat insulating partition wall 11, in this embodiment. The left and right product storage chambers 12 and 14 are serpentine-type product storages configured by meandering product storage passages which are arranged in a front-rear direction and arranged in a vertical direction by connecting segments that are well known in the vertical direction. Each of the racks 121 and 141 is accommodated in two rows on the left and right. A slant-type product storage rack 20 to be described later is housed in the center product storage chamber 13. Innumerable holes are formed in the lower part of the product storage racks 121 and 141, and the shooter 2 inclined forward and downward is disposed. The product storage rack 20 is provided in the lower part of the slant-type product storage rack 20 as shown in FIG. A shooter 2 </ b> A locked to is disposed. Below the shooters 2 and 2A, a cooling unit or cooling unit that cools or heats the 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. / Heating unit is provided, and the cooling unit or the cooling / heating unit is denoted by reference numeral 60 (see FIG. 2).

  The lower part of the bottom wall 1a of the main body cabinet 1 is formed as a machine room, in which the compressor 3 (see FIG. 2) and the condenser constituting the refrigeration cycle with the cooling unit of the cooling / heating unit 60 are provided. 4. 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 60 is disposed is a cold dedicated room, and the product storage room in which the cooling / heating unit 60 is disposed is a hot / cold combined room. In the example shown in FIG. The cold room and the product storage rooms 13 and 14 are used as hot / cold rooms. In this case, the product storage room 12, which is a cold room, is compressed and condensed by the compressor 3 and the condenser 4 in the machine room. An evaporator 6 in which the circulated refrigerant is circulated and an in-compartment fan 7 are installed as a cooling unit, and the evaporator 6 and in-compartment are disposed in the lower part of the product storage chambers 13 and 14 serving as hot / cold chambers. In addition to the fan 7, a heater 8 for product heating 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. In FIG. 1, reference numerals 122 and 142 denote fixing brackets for fixing the product storage racks 121 and 141.

  On the surface of the outer door 10 (see FIG. 1) that is openably and closably attached to the front surface of the main body cabinet 1, a display chamber for a product sample placed on a display stand is formed, as is well known. The transparent plate covering the front of the display room is provided with a product selection button unit having a product selection button provided corresponding to each product sample, and in addition to the product outlet 10a, a coin slot and a banknote slot , Change return port, return lever, handle lock device with 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 side inner door 15 has shooters 2, 2A of the product storage chambers 12, 13, and 14 respectively. A product exit opening that is always closed by the carry-out door 15a is provided at a position facing the front. The merchandise exit door 15a is pivotally supported at its upper end to constantly close the merchandise exit to prevent outflow of cold air or warm air so that it can be pushed open by the product delivered via the shooters 2 and 2A. Is formed.

  Next, the configuration of the slant-type product storage rack 20 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, the pair of left and right upper support frame members 21 and 21 and the lower support frame members 22 and 22 are screwed with a pair of vertical frame members 23 and 23 near the front and the center (hereinafter also referred to as the rear side), respectively. It is fixed by. The upper support frame materials 21 and 21, the lower support frame materials 22 and 22, and a pair of front and rear vertical frame materials 23 and 23 constitute a frame material for constructing a product storage rack, and these members are thick plates. It is formed of a steel plate. A plurality of beam members 24 are fixed in the vertical direction between the front vertical frame members 23 and 23. The rear sides of the upper support frame members 21 and 21 and the lower support frame members 22 and 22 (the depth side as can be understood from FIG. 2 and the rear side is also referred to as depth hereinafter) are closed by the back plate 25 and the left and right side plates 26. Has been. The closed space extending in the vertical direction is formed as a product carry-out passage through which the product falls. Further, a ventilation hole for the internal air (in the figure, hidden behind the side plate 26 and not visible) is formed on the upper side of the back plate 25. A product guide member 27 having a rear end facing the back plate 25, a front end spaced apart from the back plate 25, and a front end inclined lower than the rear end is disposed in a lower region of the product carry-out passage. A locking surface 271 extending in the vertical direction is provided at the front end of the commodity guide member 27, and a locking groove (engagement) into which the claw 2B formed at the rear end of the shooter 2A is inserted. Stop means) 272 is formed. The shutter 2A is locked and fixed to the product storage rack 20 as shown in FIG. 2 by inserting the claw 2B at the rear end thereof into the locking groove 272 of the product guide member 27. Further, a screw insertion hole 2C is provided at the front end of the shooter 2A, and a screw is attached to a mounting bracket for attaching a decorative frame 1b (see FIG. 1) disposed on the front edge of the bottom wall 1a of the main body cabinet 1. It is fixed. The shooter 2A is formed by extending a plurality of ribs 2D projecting upward from a flat plate surface with innumerable holes extending in the longitudinal direction of the shooter 2A.

  Returning to FIG. 3, a pair of front and rear rack-side hook brackets 28, 28 are fixed across the pair of left and right upper support frame members 21, 21 that construct the product storage rack 20, and the upper end side of the rack-side hook brackets 28, 28. Has a hook portion. The rack-side hook metal fittings 28 and 28 are positioned so as to face the main body-side hook metal fitting 1c laid in the left-right direction on the ceiling of the commodity storage of the main body cabinet 1 shown in FIG. , 21. As is clear from the foregoing, the rack-side hook fittings 28, 28 are for storing and installing the product storage rack 20 in the product storage, and the hook portions of the rack-side hook fittings 28, 28 are used as the main body side hook fitting 1c. The product storage rack 20 is stored and installed in the product storage by engaging the hooks and fixing them together with screws. Note that reference numeral 231 in FIG. 3 denotes a fixing bracket that fixes the product storage rack 20 by being screwed to a rack fixing bracket (not shown) (removably attached to the heat insulating partition wall 11 that partitions each product storage chamber).

  A product support unit 30 is mounted on the front and rear vertical frame members 23, 23 fixed to the upper support frame members 21, 21 and the lower support frame members 22, 22. The mounting of the product support unit 30 will be described later. First, the configuration of the product support unit 30 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, the product support unit 30 is a product installed on a pair of left and right rail members 31, 31, front and rear connecting members 32, 33 connecting the rail members 31, 31, and a rear connecting member 33. It consists of a carry-out mechanism 34.

  The pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 is composed of 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, They are arranged opposite each other with a predetermined gap t. The leg ends of the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 forming the gap t are double-held (reference numeral 35) by bending so that one surface (coating surface) is outside. The upper and lower surfaces of the leg end portions forming the gap t are coating surfaces (that is, surfaces having good lubricity). A notch 35 </ b> A is formed near the front end of the double hold 35, 35 as a mark of the product storage limit for the product support unit 30. The pouch product is suspended and supported by the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31, and the loading (replenishment) of the pouch product will be described later. The upper region of the double hold 35, 35 including the gap t is referred to as a product accommodating passage.

  The connecting members 32 and 33 are configured as frames that surround the pair of left and right rail members 31 and 31 and are firmly fixed to the pair of left and right rail members 31 and 31 by screws, respectively. The gap t between the leg ends (double holds 35, 35) of the members 31, 31 is kept constant. Further, a front-side connecting member 32 is integrally formed with a T-shaped attachment piece 321 in a 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. Reference numeral 323 denotes a cover provided integrally with the connecting member 32 so as to cover the front surface of the pair of left and right L-shaped rail members 31, 31 excluding the leg ends, and the rail members 31, 31 are connected to the connecting member 32. This is for covering the end portion of the screw projecting inside the connecting member 32 to be fixed to and preventing the hand from touching the end portion of the screw.

  On the other hand, the connecting member 33 on the rear side does not wrap around the outer peripheral surface of the bottom wall of the pair of left and right rail members 31, and encloses the pair of left and right L-shaped rail members 31, 31 from the outer periphery of the upper surface to the outer periphery of each side wall These are fixed to the respective side walls as described below. That is, the connecting member 33 has an inverted U-shaped cross section, and the front engaging claws 331 and 331 (see FIG. 4A) and the rear engaging claws 332 and 332 ( 4 (b)), the front engaging claws 331, 331 are fitted and locked in the openings 311 and 311 drilled in the side walls of the left and right rail members 31, 31, respectively. Engaging claws 332 and 332 are locked to the rear side edges of the left and right rail members 31, 31, respectively. Then, the U-shaped leg pieces of the connecting member 33 are fixed to the respective side walls of the left and right rail members 31, 31 with screws, so that both are firmly coupled. A fitting 333 protruding in the left-right direction is integrally formed on the connecting member 33 by bending, and a stepped screw 334 is screwed to the head of the fitting 333. Attached to the vertical frame members 23 on the rear side of the product storage rack 20 shown in FIG. Note that reference numeral 343 in FIG. 4 denotes a protective member attached to the cover 342 of the product carry-out mechanism 34. This protective member 343 covers the upper region of the wiring connection coupler CP1 and removes the wiring connection coupler CP1 from water droplets due to condensation. It is something to protect.

  The product carry-out mechanism 34 disposed behind the product support unit 30 is constructed by incorporating a carry-out mechanism inside a box made up of a base 341 and a cover 342. The carry-out mechanism is shown in FIGS. Show. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the product carry-out mechanism 34 as viewed obliquely from above with the cover 342 removed, and FIG. 6 is an exploded view showing the main components of the product carry-out mechanism 34. After explaining the components of the carry-out mechanism 34, details of the individual components will be described.

  In the figure, reference numeral 40 denotes a solenoid as a drive source, and a link member 42 is connected to a plunger 41 of the solenoid 40. The link member 42 locks and unlocks the main stopper 44 via the lock member 43, and advances and retracts the sub stopper 45 into the product accommodating passage. CP1 is a coupler for wiring connection in which the wiring of the solenoid 40 and the wiring drawn out from the socket SKT connected to the terminal of the product detection switch (not shown) are connected.

  Now, the components of the product carry-out mechanism 34 will be described with reference to FIG. 6 as well. The solenoid 40 is fixed to the solenoid mounting bracket 401 installed in the front area of the base 341 (the back side in FIG. 5) with screws. Has been. A single slit 3411, 3411 extending in the front-rear direction is formed in the rear region of the left and right flanges of the base 341, and the pin 50 is inserted and held across these slits 3411, 3411. The link member 42 includes an engagement piece 421 that engages with the plunger 41, is bent so as to be positioned between the left and right flanges of the base 341, and includes a pair of leg pieces 422 and 423 through which the pin 50 passes. It is slid in the front-rear direction via the plunger 41 as the solenoid 40 is excited and released. The other leg piece 422 formed to extend downward with respect to one leg piece 423 includes a slit 3412 formed on the bottom surface of the base 341 and extending in the front-rear direction, and a slit formed in the connecting member 33. (Although not shown, it extends in the front-rear direction in the same manner as the slit 3412) and extends to the rear position of the sub stopper 45. A coil spring 53 is stretched between the pin 50 penetrating both leg pieces 422 and 423 of the link member 42 and the spring fixing piece 3413 of the base 341, and the coil spring 53 is connected to the link member 42 and the plunger 41. Acts as a return spring.

  The lock member 43 disposed on the inner side of the link member 42 is rotatably attached to the base 341 by a pin 51 penetrating the left and right flanges and is counteracted in the illustrated state by a coil spring 54 wound around the pin 51. Receives a clockwise urging force. Also, lock pieces 431 and 431 are formed on the rear end side of the left and right flanges in FIG. 6 (the front side of the paper surface in FIG. 6), and the cam surface 432 on which the pin 50 engages and disengages on the front end side of the left and right flanges. , 432 are formed, the lock member 43 rotates clockwise when the cam surfaces 432, 432 ride on the pin 50, and rotates counterclockwise when the pin 50 is detached from the cam surfaces 432, 432.

  The main stopper 44 is formed in an inverted L-shaped vertical cross section, and has a horizontally extending leg piece 441 placed on the bottom surface of the base 341 and a carry-out end portion of the product carry-out mechanism 34 (the end of the product containing passage). And leg pieces 442 extending in the vertical direction and locking the pouch product. In order to avoid interference with the spring fixing piece 3413 of the base 341, a long groove 4411 that extends in the front-rear direction and is opened is formed on the bottom surface of the leg piece 441, and the left and right flanges extend in the front-rear direction. In addition, two parallel slits 4412 and 4413 are formed. Pins 50 and 51 penetrate through the two slits 4412 and 4413, respectively, and serve as a guide when the main stopper 44 slides in the front-rear direction. A coil spring 55 is stretched between the free end of the leg piece 441 and the solenoid mounting bracket 401, and the spring force of the coil spring 55 is suspended from the rail members 31, 31 of the product support unit 30. It is stipulated to allow pouch products to slide under their own weight.

  On the other hand, the sub stopper 45 is rotatably attached to a shaft 452 screwed to the mounting base 451. In FIG. 6, the sub-stopper 45 is shown in an enlarged manner with respect to other components in order to clarify the configuration. The mounting base 451 includes a fixed piece 4511, a leg portion 4512, a placement surface 4513, and a rotation restricting piece 4514. The fixed piece 4511 is fixedly attached to the side surface of the L-shaped rail member 31. Yes. The auxiliary stopper 45 mounted on the mounting surface 4513 of the mounting base 451 is formed in a U-shaped longitudinal section, and is rotatably attached to the mounting base 451 by a shaft 452 penetrating both legs. Further, the sub stopper 45 is configured to be urged by a spring (not shown) in a counterclockwise direction (a direction retracted from the product accommodating passage) about the shaft 452 and to contact the rotation restricting piece 4514. In the (standby standby state), the pouch product is allowed to pass away from the product storage passage. A contact portion 45A with which the above-described leg piece 422 of the link member 42 abuts is formed on the side surface on the rear side (the front side in FIG. 6) of the U-shaped leg piece of the sub stopper 45. When the leg piece 422 of the link member 42 comes into contact with the contact part 45A (the link member 42 slides forward) and presses, the sub stopper 45 rotates clockwise and advances into the product accommodation passage. On the front side of the U-shaped leg piece of the auxiliary stopper 45, a shielding part 45B for closing the gap between the legs is formed. A product detection switch is disposed on the opposite side of the sub stopper 45 across the gap t between the leg ends (double hold 35) of the pair of rail members 31, 31. This will be described later with reference to FIG. 11 (description of sales operation).

  Next, a series of operations of the product carry-out mechanism 34 composed of the above-described components will be described. In the stand-by state (the solenoid 40 is in a non-excited state), the link member 42 moves backward (in FIG. The pin 50 is under the cam surface 432 of the lock member 43 in a state where it has moved to the right diagonally forward (the state of FIG. 5). In other words, the cam surface 432 of the lock member 43 rides on the pin 50, so that the lock member 43 rotates clockwise about the pin 51, and the lock pieces 431 and 431 become the leg pieces 442 of the main stopper 44. The main stopper 44 is locked by contact. On the other hand, since the leg piece 422 of the link member 42 is also detached, the auxiliary stopper 45 is urged by a spring (not shown) and rotates counterclockwise about the shaft 452 so as to contact the rotation restricting piece 4514. It is in a state where it is in contact with and retracted from the commodity storage passage.

  When the solenoid 40 is energized (at the time of sales) and the plunger 41 is attracted from this sales standby state, the link member 42 slides forward (in FIG. 5, diagonally left rearward in the drawing). As a result, the pin 50 is disengaged from the cam surface 432 of the lock member 43. Therefore, the lock member 43 rotates counterclockwise around the pin 51, and the lock of the main stopper 44 by the lock pieces 431, 431 is released. The stopper 44 can be moved away from the carry-out end portion (end portion of the product accommodation passage) of the product carry-out mechanism 34 (the main stopper 44 is separated from the end portion of the product accommodation passage by the product load of the product with the highest sales order. When the product with the highest sales order is carried out, it moves close to the end of the product accommodating passage by the action of the coil spring 55). When the leg piece 423 of the link member 42 that slides forward following the unlocking of the main stopper 44 by the lock member 43 comes into contact with the contact portion 45A of the sub stopper 45, the sub stopper 45 causes the shaft 452 to move by the link member 42. It rotates counterclockwise as the center. By this rotation, the sub stopper 45 advances into the product receiving passage so as to lock the product with the second sales order. When the excitation signal to the solenoid 40 is cut off after a lapse of a predetermined time and the link member 42 is returned to the original position (the state shown in FIG. 5) by the coil spring 53, the leg piece 423 of the link member 43 contacts the sub stopper 45. Since the sub flapper 45 is rotated counterclockwise to be removed from the portion 45A and retracted from the product accommodating passage, the cam surface 432 of the lock member 43 rides on the pin 50 due to the backward movement of the pin 50. The main stopper 44, which has been rotated clockwise and moved close to the end of the product accommodating passage, is locked and a sales standby state is entered.

  The mounting of the product support unit 30 configured as described above to the product storage rack 20 will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 illustrates the case where the product support units 30 are installed in four stages, and the case where the uppermost product support unit 30 is mounted will be described as a representative. First, the product support unit 30 is inserted between the front vertical frame members 23, 23 constituting the product storage rack 20. In this case, the product support unit 30 is inserted in a state in which it is tilted sideways so that the left and right fixtures 333 and 333 are aligned on the vertical 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 fixtures 333 and 333 positioned on the horizontal line, the fixtures 333 and 333 are attached to the left and right vertical frame members 23 and 23. This is in order to avoid this because it interferes with insertion. Then, when the fixtures 333, 333 of the product support unit 30 pass between the front vertical frame members 23, 23, the product support unit 30 is moved backward while the product support unit 30 is returned to the original posture. A T-shaped attachment piece 321 formed on a connecting member 32 (see FIG. 5) on the front side of the support unit 30 is engaged with the beam member 24 and temporarily fixed. Next, the stepped screws 334 screwed to the heads of the fixtures 333 and 333 of the product support unit 30 are attached to the locking grooves (on the rear vertical frame members 23 and 23 constituting the product storage rack 20 ( Insert (not shown) and fix. In this state, the T-shaped attachment piece 321 formed on the connecting member 32 on the front side of the product support unit 30 is screwed to the beam member 24. In this way, the product support unit 30 mounted on the product storage rack 20 is inclined such that the front side (product replenishment side) is high and the rear side (product unloading mechanism 34 side) is low.

  Here, FIG. 7 shows a pouch product loaded in the product support unit 30. As shown in FIG. 7A, 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. 7A, the pouch product 100 has one flange 105, and in the example of FIG. 7B, the pouch product 200 has two flanges 105. Is shown. 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.

Next, the loading (replenishment) of the pouch product into the product support unit 30 will be described with reference to FIG.
The figure shows a case where a pouch product 100 is loaded, and a gap t between a pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 of the product support unit 30 as shown by a white arrow from the product replenishment port in front of the product support unit 30. The pouch product 100 is loaded. That is, the spout 104 is inserted into the gap t while the flange 105 of the pouch product 100 is positioned above the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 of the product support unit 30 and the joint flange 107 is positioned on the lower side. The flange 105 is hooked on the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31. Here, the gap t formed between the pair of left and right rail members 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 rail members 31, 31 of the product support unit 30 slides on the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 to move 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 main stopper 44 (see FIGS. 5 and 6) of the product carry-out mechanism 34, and suspended in a state where it is stopped at that position as the product with the highest sales order. Housed down. Next, the loaded pouch product 100 comes into contact with the first product in the sales order locked by the main stopper 44 and stops as the second product in the sales order. FIG. 9 shows a state in which the product support unit 30 is sequentially replenished and stored with the pouch product 100 in this manner. As can be understood from FIG. 9, the pouch product 100 suspended and accommodated in the product support unit 30 is locked by the main stopper 44, and the product is neatly arranged in a posture along the leg piece 442 of the main stopper 44 (post-reared posture). It is suspended and accommodated in the support unit 30.

  Here, the pouch product 100 is hung from the pair of left and right rail members 31 and 31 of the product support unit 30 by hanging the flange 105, and the pouch product 100 has a flange as shown in FIG. In addition to 105, the lower portion of the cap 106 exists as a hook portion. For this reason, when the pouch product 100 is loaded into the product support unit 30, the cap 106 (the lower end) may be hooked on the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 of the product support unit 30 and loaded (erroneously loaded). . If there is such an erroneous loading, the lower end of the cap 106 may be fitted into the gap t between the pair of left and right rail members 31 and 31, resulting in product clogging or dropping 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 that the steel plates constituting the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 are made thick so that the lower end of the cap 106 cannot be hooked. However, when a thick steel plate is used as the material for the pair of left and right rail members 31, the weight increases and the cost increases. Therefore, in this embodiment, even if a thin steel plate is used, erroneous loading can be prevented. Therefore, the double-hold 35 is formed by bending the leg end portions of the rail members 31 and 31 that are opposed to each other with a gap t. , 35 to obtain a thickness regulating member. Since the thin steel plate is double-held 35, 35 to allow the lower portion of the flange 105 to be hooked and it becomes difficult to hook the lower portion of the cap 106, erroneous loading such as erroneous loading of the hooked portion is caused. Is prevented.

  It should be noted that even in a pouch product 200 having two flanges 105 shown in FIG. 7B, 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 top. However, since the dimension td between the two flanges 105 is smaller than the dimension tc between the lower flange 105 and the joint flange 107 (tc> td), the pair of left and right rail members 31, Incorrect loading can be prevented by bending and holding the leg end portion of 31.

  Further, the pouch product 100 is configured such that the flange 105 is hooked on the pair of left and right rail members 31 and 31 of the product support unit 30 and slides by its own weight. It is desired that the frictional resistance with the leg end portions of the rail members 31, 31 is small. In response to this requirement, this embodiment in which the leg end portions of the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 opposed to each other with a gap t are bent and double-held (portion denoted by reference numeral 35 in FIG. 4). This product storage rack 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. By double-holding so that the film-coated surface is on the outside, the upper and lower surfaces of the leg end portions of the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 forming the gap t are surfaces with good lubricity (friction resistance is Small surface). For this reason, the frictional resistance between the flange 105 of the pouch product 100 and the leg ends of the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 can be reduced. Further, by increasing the inclination angle of the product support unit 30, slippage 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 follows a substantially vertical line due to gravity. Since the posture is continuously maintained, as shown in FIG. 10, the flange 105 and the joint flange 107 of the pouch product 100 come into contact with the upper and lower surfaces of the leg ends of the pair of left and right rail members 31 and 31 at the same time. In this case, when the leg end portions of the pair of left and right rail members 31 and 31 are not double-held, either one of the flange 105 or the joint flange 107 of the pouch product 100 and the leg end portion of the rail members 31 and 31 The frictional resistance increases. On the other hand, in the rail members 31 and 31 of this embodiment that are double-held so that one surface of the coated steel plate (the surface coated with the lubricating coating) is on the outside, the legs of the rail members 31 and 31 are the same. 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 end portion, 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, in order to double-hold as a coated steel plate which comprises the rail members 31 and 31, it is desirable that it is a thin plate, and when a thin coated steel plate is used, it contributes to weight reduction.

  Furthermore, in the pouch product as shown in FIG. 7, the width dimensions L1 and 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 of the flange 105 are different. , L1 <L2) are 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. 8, a pair of width regulating members 36, 36 are provided that are planted in the vicinity of the leg ends of the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31. The width dimension L0 between the pair of width regulating members 36, 36 is L1 <L0 <L2 with respect to the width dimensions L1, L2 (see FIG. 7) of the flange 105 of the pouch product (provided that L1 <L2). It is stipulated. Therefore, it is allowed to insert and load between a pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 for a pouch product having a flange 105 dimension of L0 or less, and a width regulating member for a pouch product having a flange 105 dimension of L0 or more. 36, 36 prevents loading, thereby preventing erroneous loading of different types of pouch products. In FIG. 8, a description has been given of a case where a dedicated member is implanted as the width regulating member 36, 36, but the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 and the connecting member 32 that connects the rail 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, and 14 in the vending machine according to this embodiment 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 shooter 2 into the warehouse by the internal fan 7 to cool the products in the product storage racks 20, 141, and to the evaporator 6 through the circulation duct 9. Cool air circulation that circulates through the return path. 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. On the other hand, the product storage room 12, which is a cold exclusive room, cools the product in the product storage rack 121 by blowing out the cold air exchanged by the evaporator 6 from the lower side of the shooter 2 by the internal fan 7 to cool the product in the product storage rack 121. Cold air circulation is circulated through the return path to the evaporator 6 via the 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.

  As described above, sales of products cooled or heated to an appropriate sales temperature will be described below. FIG. 11 shows the operation of the main stopper 44 and the sub-stopper 45 during operation (at the time of sale) of the product carry-out mechanism 34. Sales are also made with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6 showing the overall configuration of the product carry-out mechanism 34. The operation will be described. In FIG. 11, the upper side of the drawing is the carry-out end of the product carry-out mechanism 34. In FIG. 11, 46 is a product detection switch (sold-out switch) comprising a micro switch 461 and an operation lever 462, and the operation lever 462 is urged so as to advance into the product storage passage. The micro switch 461 is turned off in contact with the cap 106 of the product (pouch product 100), all the stored pouch products are carried out, and the operation lever 462 is rotated clockwise to rotate the micro switch 461. Changes state from off to on. Further, the auxiliary stopper 45 is in a state of being floated with respect to the surface of the rail member 31 by the leg portion 4512 (see FIG. 6) of the mounting base 451, and comes into contact with the cap 106 of the pouch product 100 when it advances into the product storage passage. It is configured as follows.

  Now, in the sales standby state, the solenoid 40 is in a non-excited state, and the main stopper 44 is locked in a state close to the carry-out end portion of the product carry-out mechanism 34, so that the product with the highest sales order (hereinafter also referred to as a sale product). The secondary stopper 45 located between the sales product and the second sales order product (also referred to as the next sales product) is retracted from the product storage passage. In this state, the operation lever 462 of the product detection switch 46 contacts the cap 106 of the product for sale, and the micro switch 461 is in the off state. 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 link member 42 slides forward through the plunger 41 (see FIG. 5). As a result, the lock of the main stopper 44 by the lock member 43 is released, so that the main stopper 44 moves backward so as to be separated from the carry-out end portion of the product carry-out mechanism 34 by at least the product load of the sale product. Is acceptable. In this case, the product (container 102) for sale is in contact with the main stopper 44 (the leg piece 442) and held in a fixed posture (post tilted backward) from the carry-out end of the product carry-out mechanism 34. The posture at the time of unloading and dropping in the commodity discharge passage is kept constant. Further, the sub stopper 45 is rotated clockwise around the shaft 452 by the sliding movement of the link member 42 to the front side, and advances into the product accommodation passage. As a result, the next sale product that slides sequentially toward the rear end of the product support unit 30 by carrying out the sale product is locked and temporarily held by the sub stopper 45 that has advanced into the product accommodation passage. The main stopper 44 from which the load of the product has been removed by carrying out the sale product is moved close to the carry-out end portion of the product carry-out mechanism 34 by the action of the coil spring 55 (see FIG. 6) and returned to the sale standby position. To do.

  Next, when the excitation signal to the solenoid 40 is cut off, the link member 42 and the plunger 41 are returned to their original positions (state shown in FIG. 5) by the coil spring 53 (see FIG. 6), and then the lock member 43 (see FIG. 5). ), The main stopper 44 is locked at the sales standby position, and the sub-stopper 45 is retracted from the commodity accommodating passage. When the secondary stopper 45 is retracted from the product storage passage, the products after the next sale product temporarily held in the secondary stopper 45 slide toward the rear end of the product support unit 30 and are moved to the locked main stopper 44. It is locked and is in a sales standby state. A product which is unloaded by the product unloading mechanism 34 and falls through the product accommodation passage is directly landed on the shooter 2A shown in FIG. 3 or is landed on the product guide member 27 shown in FIG. Then, it slides down on the rib 2D and is sent to the product outlet. In this case, since the posture of the product that lands on the shooter 2 through the product carry-out passage is always kept constant (post-backward posture), the posture that lands on the shooter 2 is always constant (backwardly). The pouch product 100 landed on the shooter is stably sent out to the product outlet while sliding down on the shooter 2 with the spout portion (spout 104 side) positioned rearward.

  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 a vending machine that can sell a wide variety of products (such as products with hard containers such as canned beverages and products with relatively soft containers such as pouch products). However, in order to be able to sell a wide variety of products, it is desirable that the present invention can be applied to existing vending machines without significantly changing the configuration. Therefore, in this embodiment, the present invention is also applied to an existing vending machine in which the product storage rack 20 capable of storing pouch products is made compatible with a serpentine product storage rack (mounted with a serpentine product storage rack). The product storage rack 20 according to the above can be mounted. In this case, there are the following two types of methods for arranging a known serpentine-type product storage rack in the product storage of the vending machine. The first method is a hooking method in which main body side hook fittings extending in the front-rear direction are laid on the ceiling surface of the vending machine, and the product storage racks 121 and 141 are hooked on the main body side hook fittings, and the second method is This is a fixing method in which main body side hook fittings extending in the left-right direction are laid on the ceiling surface of the vending machine, and the product storage racks 121 and 141 are fixed to the main body side hook fittings. As described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-122596, for example, the hooking method is the rack side that engages the hooks of the main body side hook metal fittings at the upper ends of a pair of left and right rack side plates constituting the product storage racks 121 and 141. A hook is provided, and the rack side hook is engaged with the hook of the main body side hook metal fitting. In this hooking method, the product storage racks 121 and 141 are slid by using the main body side hook metal fitting as a guide to enter into the cabinet. Can be stored or withdrawn from the warehouse. On the other hand, as described in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-288768, 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, 141, and the rack-side hook metal fittings are attached. It is engaged with the hook of the main body side hook metal fitting and screwed to both.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the case of the latter fixing method is shown. As shown in FIG. 3, the rack-side hook fitting straddling the pair of left and right upper support frame members 21 and 21 for constructing the product storage rack 20 is shown. 28 and 28 are fixed, and the rack side hook metal fittings 28 and 28 are engaged with the main body side hook metal fittings 1c (see FIG. 2) laid on the ceiling of the product storage of the main body cabinet 1 and screwed. It is configured. For the vending machine adopting the former hooking method, rack-side hook metal fittings extending in the front-rear direction can be attached instead of the rack-side hook metal fittings 28, 28 shown in FIG. An adapter member can also be interposed.

  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. That is, in the merchandise unloading mechanism of the serpentine merchandise storage rack, the lower stopper and the upper stopper are moved to the merchandise unloading passage by driving the lower stopper for latching the merchandise for sale and the upper stopper for latching the next merchandise for sale by the solenoid. It protrudes alternately. In view of this, also in the product storage rack 20 according to this embodiment, a solenoid 40 is used as a drive source for the product carry-out mechanism 34, and a main stopper 44 that drives the stopper member 42 by this solenoid 40 to lock the product for sale. The sub stopper 45 for locking the next sale product is configured to alternately appear and disappear in the gap t between the pair of left and right rail members 31 and 31. Further, a product detection switch 46 (see FIG. 11) for detecting a product loaded in the product storage rack 20 is provided, and a product sold-out detection signal is output from the product detection switch 46. By using the product carry-out mechanism 34 and the product detection switch 46, the product carry-out mechanism 34 executes the 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. 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.

  Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the product guide member 27 has a locking groove (locking means) 272 for locking the shooter 2A, so that the shooter is directly attached to the slant-type product storage rack 20. When attaching 2A, the commodity guide member 27 can be used (also used) as a mounting bracket for the shooter 2A. By directly attaching the shooter 2A to the commodity storage rack 20 in this way, there is an advantage that the cooling / heating unit 60 (see FIG. 2) disposed in the lower part of the warehouse can be easily maintained, inspected, or replaced. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the rear end of the shooter 2A has a claw 2B formed at the rear end thereof engaged with a locking groove 272 formed on the locking surface 271 of the product guide member 27, thereby bringing the product storage rack. The front end of the shooter 2A is fixed to a mounting bracket for mounting a decorative frame 1b disposed on the front edge of the bottom wall 1a of the main body cabinet 1 by screws. Therefore, after loosening and removing the screw fixing the front end of the shooter 2A to the mounting bracket, the front end of the shooter 2A is lifted above the decorative frame 1b and then pulled forward. Since the claw 2B is pulled out from the locking groove 272 of the commodity guide member 27, the shooter 2A can be taken out from the cabinet, and the cooling / heating unit 60 can be maintained / inspected or replaced in this state. The mounting of the shooter 2A after completion of the maintenance / inspection or replacement of the cooling / heating unit 60 may be performed by a procedure reverse to the above-described removal operation.

  As described above, the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is a vending machine that sells the pouch products 100, 200 having the flange 105 at the mouth portion and having a soft container shape, and is vertically and horizontally A frame body of the product storage rack is constructed by the frame materials 21, 22, 23, a plurality of stages are installed vertically on the left and right frame materials 23, 23, the flange 105 of the pouch products 100, 200 is supported, and the front side A product support unit 30 having a product unloading mechanism 34 at the rear end is provided while the pouch products 100 and 200 are slid and accommodated by their own weight while being inclined so that the rear side is lower than the (product replenishment side). In the vending machine provided with the slant-type product storage rack 20, the product carry-out mechanism 34 is located at the carry-out end and is separated from the carry-out end. The main stopper 44 that locks the container 102 of the sales order pouch products (sales products) 100 and 200 that are close to each other and extend in the vertical direction, and the pouch product that appears in the product storage passage and is the second sales order. (Next sale product) A secondary stopper 45 is provided for locking the products 100 and 200, and the secondary stopper 45 is retracted from the product storage passage when the main stopper 44 is locking the product for sale close to the product storage passage. When the main stopper 44 is separated from the product storage passage, the secondary stopper 45 advances into the product storage passage and locks the next sale product, whereby the pouch products 100 and 200 suspended and stored in the product support unit 30 are stored. Is held by the main stopper 44 in the sales standby state, and the hanging posture is maintained in a certain posture (post-tilt posture). When the main stopper 44 is separated from the merchandise receiving passage, the sold merchandise moves backward together with the main stopper 44 and is carried out, so that the sold merchandise is carried out in a state where the posture suspended from the merchandise support unit 30 is maintained. The That is, the sold products (pouch products 100, 200) are locked to the main stopper 44 and are carried out to the product carry-out passage in a state where the hanging posture is maintained in a fixed posture (post-tilt posture). Since it falls down the passage, the posture of landing on the shooter 2 is always constant (the posture of falling down backward), and the pouch products 100 and 200 that have landed on the shooter 2 are on the shooter 2 with the mouth portion positioned backward. The product is stably delivered to the product outlet 10a while sliding down. Therefore, the product carried out from the product support unit 30 can be stably sent without forming a gap between the sales product and the next sale product, in other words, without reducing the number of products accommodated in the product support unit 30. Has the advantage of being able to.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the pouch products 100 and 200 having a soft container form have been described as the products having the hook portion at the drinking mouth portion. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a product that is difficult to stand up even if the container form is hard, or that is difficult to roll in a tilted-down posture, and that has a hook part on the drinking part or a container shape that is irregular The commodity storage rack according to the present invention can also be applied to a commodity having a cap or the like attached to the drinking portion, and is not limited to the embodiment. Further, the configuration of the frame material for constructing the product storage rack, the number of product support units installed in the product storage rack, the engagement means between the product support unit and the frame material for constructing the product storage rack, etc. are also limited to the embodiment. It is not something.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body cabinet, 1c ... Main body side hook metal fittings, 2, 2A ... Shooter, 3 ... Compressor, 4 ... Condenser, 6 ... Evaporator, 9 ... Duct, 10 ... Outer door, 12, 13, 14 ... Product storage Storage, 15 ... Inner door, 20 ... Product storage rack, 21 ... Upper support frame material, 22 ... Lower support frame material, 23 ... Vertical frame material, 24 ... Beam member, 25 ... Back plate, 26 ... Side plate, 27 ... Product guide member, 28 ... rack side hook metal fitting, 30 ... product support unit, 31 ... rail member, 32,33 ... connecting member, 34 ... product carry-out mechanism, 35 ... thickness regulating member (double hold), 36 ... width regulating member , 40 ... Solenoid (drive source), 41 ... Plunger, 42 ... Link member, 43 ... Lock member, 44 ... Main stopper, 45 ... Sub stopper, 46 ... Product detection switch (sold out switch), 100, 200 ... Uchi product, 102 ... flexible container, 104 ... spout, 105 ... flange, 106 ... Cap, 107 ... fixing ring.

Claims (1)

It is a vending machine that sells pouch products with a flange at the mouthpiece and a soft container form, and constructs the frame of the product storage rack with the upper and lower and left and right frame materials, and the left and right frame materials in the vertical direction A plurality of stages are installed, support the flange of the pouch product, and incline so that the rear side is lowered with respect to the front side (product replenishment side) and slide and hold the pouch product by its own weight and the rear end In a vending machine provided with a slant-type product storage rack provided with a product support unit having a product delivery mechanism in the section, the product delivery mechanism is located at the carry-out end and is spaced apart and approached to the carry-out end And a main stopper that extends in the vertical direction and locks the container portion of the product with the highest sales order, and a sub-stopper that appears in the product storage passage and locks the product with the second sales order. The secondary stopper is retracted from the product storage passage when the main stopper is close to the product storage passage and locks the product in the sales order, and the secondary stopper is the product when the main stopper is separated from the product storage passage. A vending machine that moves into the containment passage and locks the second-ranked product.

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