JP2011043929A - Product storage device for vertical stacking type vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a product storage device for preventing a dispensing error while handling flexible package products or the like, the upper end of the bottom one and the lower end of the next one in a product storage path being likely to be stacked in the direction of path width, in a vertical staking type vending machine. <P>SOLUTION: The effective path width H1 of an overlap region of a product (flexible package product A), the upper end of bottom one A and the lower end of the next one A in a product storage path 10 being likely to be stacked, is formed larger than the effective path width H2 of a region above the overlap region in the product storage 10. Thus, when the product A is dispensed, the upper end of the bottom one receives no or extremely low pressure (pressurizing force) from the lower end of the next product or the sidewall section of the product storage path. Thus, it is possible to prevent the bottom product from being suspended. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a product storage device of a direct stacking type vending machine in which a plurality of products are stacked and stored in a product storage path, and in particular, when a product container has flexibility and is stacked up and down In particular, the present invention relates to a product storage device of a direct stacking vending machine that can sell even products that may partially overlap in the path width direction.

  In recent years, a product A (see FIGS. 11A to 11D) in which a liquid beverage, a gel-like beverage, or the like is placed in a container such as a cap made of a flexible packaging material having flexibility has been sold. Yes. Such a flexible container product A is called a Chua pack, a cheer pack, etc., but when selling this kind of flexible container product A with a vending machine, a chain elevator type vending machine, Spiral vending machines and horizontal extrusion vending machines are used. However, with any type of vending machine, the price of the vending machine is expensive so that it can handle different types of products, and the number of items stored in the vending machine is relatively small. .

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 12, the products B are stacked and stored in the product storage path 51 that extends vertically, and the products B at the lowest end of the product storage path 51 are discharged one by one. Direct stacking vending machines are already widely known (Patent Documents 1 to 3, etc.). This direct stacking type vending machine corresponds to a so-called non-deformed product (non-deformed product) B such as a box-type product or a cylindrical product, and as shown in FIG. An opening at the lower end of 51 is disposed so as to be openable and closable, and a product receiving base 52 for receiving the bottommost product B from below, and a product storage path 51 at a position corresponding to the second product B from the bottom in the product storage path 51. When the product B is disposed in the product storage path 1 and protrudes into the product storage path 1, the second product B from the bottom in the product storage path 1 is pressed against the side wall portion 54 of the product storage path 51. And a regulating body 53 that regulates the fall of B. And at the time of sale standby, as shown in the right side in FIG. 12, the regulating body 53 does not protrude into the product storage path 51, and the product B at the lowest end is received from below by the product receiving platform 52. On the other hand, at the time of selling the product, as shown on the left side in FIG. 12, the product receiving base 52 is swung downward while the fall of the second product B from the bottom in the product storage path 51 is regulated by the regulating body 53. As an open posture, the lower end of the product storage path 51 is opened and the lowermost product B is paid out.

  Such a direct stacking type vending machine is conventionally only compatible with a non-atypical product B such as a box-type product or a cylindrical product as described above, but the price of the vending machine is relatively low. In addition, there is an advantage that the number of products B stored is relatively large with respect to the installation volume of the vending machine.

  It is conceivable to configure the direct stacking vending machine so as to be applicable to a flexible container product A called a Chuapack. If there is not much modification cost to apply to the flexible container product A, the vending machine can handle this kind of flexible container product A. A relatively large number of products can be stored with respect to the installation volume of the vending machine.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-46862 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-108941 JP 2009-54059 A

However, when the product is the flexible container product A, the following problems occur.
As shown in FIG. 13, the flexible container product A has a shape in which the end portion is sealed in a protruding piece shape (pleated shape), and the flexible container product A is stacked on the product storage path 51 vertically. 13, as shown on the left side of FIG. 13, the projecting piece portion At which is the upper end of the both sides of the flexible container product A, and the flexible container product A stacked immediately above the flexible container product A. In some cases, the projecting piece portion At which is the lower end of both side surfaces overlaps in the lateral direction (specifically, the path width direction).

  In addition, when the flexible container product A is stacked and stored in the product storage path 51 vertically, the flexible container product A at the lower end of the product storage path 51 is caused by the load of the directly stacked flexible container product A. Since it is in a state of being pressed in the vertical direction, it is stored in a state of swelling in the horizontal direction, and the second flexible container product A from the bottom is pressed from the side by the regulating body 53 at the time of dispensing. Therefore, it will be in the state pressed strongly against the side wall part 54. FIG.

  Therefore, when the second flexible container product A from the bottom is pressed from the side by the regulating body 53 at the time of payout, as shown on the left side of FIG. The projecting piece portion At which is the upper end of both side surfaces of the flexible container product A at the lower end is sandwiched between the side wall portion 54 of the product storage path 51 in a state of receiving a large pressure, and the flexibility at the lowermost end The container product A is suspended in the air and may not be paid out, resulting in a payout failure.

  The present invention solves the above problem, and the direct stacking type vending machine may cause the upper end of the lowest product in the product storage path and the lower end of the second product from the bottom to overlap in the path width direction. It is an object of the present invention to provide a product storage device for a direct stacking type vending machine that can handle a product such as a certain flexible container product and does not cause a payout failure.

  In order to solve the above problems, the product storage device of the direct stacking type vending machine according to the present invention is configured such that the product storage path for stacking and storing the products up and down and the opening at the lower end of the product storage path are arranged to be openable and closable. A product cradle for receiving the product at the lower end from the lower side, and a product receiving path disposed in the product storage path from the side at a position corresponding to the second product from the bottom in the product storage path. When projecting, the second product from the bottom in the product storage path is pressed against the side wall of the product storage path to regulate the fall of the product, and the second product from the bottom in the product storage path A product storage device for a direct stacking type vending machine that opens the opening at the lower end of the product storage path and pays out the product at the lowermost end while regulating the fall of the product by the regulating body while opening the product receiving base. , The lowest end of the product storage path The effective path width of the overlapping area of the product in which the upper end of the product and the lower end of the second product from the bottom may overlap in the path width direction is the effective path width of the area above the overlapping area in the product storage path. It is characterized by being formed larger.

  With the above configuration, the effective path width of the overlapping region in which the upper end of the lowest product in the product storage path and the lower end of the second product from the bottom may overlap in the path width direction is the overlap in the product storage path. Since it is formed larger than the effective path width of the area above the area, when the product is stored in the product storage path, the upper end of the lowest product and the lower end of the second product from the bottom overlap in the path width direction. Even when the second product from the bottom is pressed from the side by the regulating body when the product is paid out, the upper end of the lowest product is the lower end of the second product from the bottom or the side wall of the product storage path. Since there is no pressure (pressing force) received from or very low, the upper end of the lowest product is strongly sandwiched between the lower end of the second product from the bottom and the side wall of the product storage path. Prevents hanging in the airTherefore, with the above-described configuration, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a payout failure due to the product at the bottom end being suspended and not being paid out.

  Further, the product storage device of the direct stacking type vending machine of the present invention has a projecting piece portion that protrudes in the vertical direction in a state where the product is formed of a soft packaging material and has flexibility and is stored in the product storage path. It is the flexible container goods accommodated in the container which has.

  Further, the side wall of the product storage path in the product storage device of the direct stacking type vending machine of the present invention is configured such that the attachment is detachable above the overlapping region, and the attachment is attached above the overlapping region. Thus, the effective path width of the overlapping area in the product storage path is formed larger than the effective path width of the area above the overlapping area in the product storage path.

  With this configuration, for a product in which the upper end of the lowest product in the product storage path and the lower end of the second product from the bottom may overlap in the path width direction, it can be dealt with by attaching an attachment, For products such as non-shaped products that have been handled in the past, where the top end of the bottom product and the bottom end of the second product from the bottom do not overlap in the path width direction, it can be handled by removing the attachment. it can.

  Further, the side wall portion of the product storage path in the product storage device of the direct stacking type vending machine of the present invention is configured such that the attachment is detachably attached to the movable body movable in the path width direction of the product storage path. It is characterized by being.

With this configuration, it is possible to cope with products having different product widths with a relatively simple structure.
Further, the product storage device of the direct stacking type vending machine according to the present invention is characterized in that a protrusion that reduces the contact area with the product is formed on at least one of the attachment and the inner wall of the product storage path. And

With this configuration, the product is favorably guided downward in the product storage path by the protrusions that reduce the contact area with the product, and as a result, the reliability is further improved.
The product storage device of the direct stacking type vending machine of the present invention is characterized in that a low friction member is used for at least one of the attachment and the inner wall portion of the product storage path.

  With this configuration, a low friction member is used for at least one of the attachment and the inner wall portion of the product storage path, so that in any product, the product is favorably guided downward in the product storage path. Will improve.

  According to the present invention, a product in which the upper end portion of the lowest product in the product storage path and the lower end portion of the second product from the bottom may overlap in the path width direction is used as the sales product of the vending machine. Even in this case, by forming the effective path width of the overlapping area in the product storage path to be larger than the effective path width of the area above the overlapping area in the product storage path, the product at the lowermost end is suspended when the product is paid out. This prevents the occurrence of payout failure and improves the reliability of the vending machine.

  Further, according to the present invention, the side wall portion of the product storage path is configured such that the attachment is detachable above the overlapping area, so that the upper end of the lowest product in the product storage path and the second product from the bottom are arranged. For products that may overlap with the lower end in the path width direction, it can be handled by attaching an attachment, while the upper end of the bottom end product and the lower end of the second product from the bottom are in the path width direction. For products that have been handled in the past without the possibility of overlapping, it can be handled by removing the attachment. This makes it possible to minimize the increase in manufacturing costs due to improvements in the structure of the product storage device of the conventional direct-loading vending machine, while keeping the top end of the bottom product in the product storage path and the second product from the bottom. Goods can be paid out even for products that may overlap the lower end of the path width direction.

1 is a perspective view of a vending machine (a state in which an outer door and an inner door are opened) according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the goods storage apparatus of the same vending machine (a storage door etc. are omitted). It is a schematic plane sectional view of a part provided with a product dispensing device of the product storage device. It is a principal part front view of the goods storage apparatus. It is a principal part plane sectional view of the goods storage device. (A) And (b) is a perspective view of the path | route width variable apparatus of the goods storage device, respectively, (a) shows the state before attaching an attachment to a movable body, (b) shows an attachment as a movable body. Shows the state of wearing. It is front sectional drawing of the goods storage apparatus, and the case where a non-shaped goods is stored as goods is shown. The front sectional view of the product storage device shows a case where a flexible container product is stored as a product. It is a front sectional view of a goods storage device of a vending machine as a comparative example, and shows a case where a flexible container product is stored as a product. (A) is a principal part top view of the goods storage apparatus, (b) is a principal part top view of the goods storage apparatus which concerns on other embodiment. (A)-(d) is a perspective view, a side view, a bottom view, and a cross-sectional view of a flexible container product called a Chuapack. It is front sectional drawing of the goods storage apparatus of the conventional vending machine, and the case where a non-shaped goods is stored as goods is shown. It is front sectional drawing of the goods storage apparatus of the conventional vending machine, and the case where the flexible container goods are stored as goods in the goods storage path on the left side is shown.

  Hereinafter, a commodity storage device of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, embodiment shown here is an example to the last, Comprising: It is not necessarily limited to this embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vending machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a product storage 2 having a heat insulating structure for storing products (specifically, non-shaped products B and flexible container products A). A vending machine main body 3 incorporating a so-called inner box, an outer door 4 attached to the front surface of the vending machine main body 3 so as to be freely opened and closed, and a front opening of the product storage 2 are attached so as to be opened and closed. An inner door 5 is provided. A plurality of product storage devices 6 for storing products A and B are provided in the left and right in the product storage 2, and each product storage device 6 is attached in a posture extending in the front-rear direction on the lower surface of the ceiling portion of the vending machine 1. Along the guide rail 9, the vending machine main body 3 is disposed so as to be able to be drawn out (retracted) from the inside of the commodity storage 2 of the vending machine body 3.

  In the product storage device 6, product storage paths 10 that extend vertically are arranged in an even number of rows (6 in this embodiment) in the depth direction of the vending machine. A product (non-deformed product) B placed in a container such as a can or a PET bottle is stored in a state where a plurality of products B are stacked in a vertical orientation in a horizontal orientation. Furthermore, in the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, as a product (beverage product), a liquid beverage, a gel-like beverage, or the like is formed in a flexible packaging material having a soft plug, etc. The product (hereinafter referred to as “flexible container product A”) is also stored in the same manner and can be sold. Such a flexible container product A is called a cheer pack or a cheer pack.

  As shown in FIG. 1, one side of the product storage device 6 (for example, in the product storage path 10 of the product storage device 6 closer to the left side as shown in FIG. ), A product inlet 7 for replenishing products A and B is opened in the vertical direction. A storage door 8 that rotates about a vertical axis (not shown) along the vertical direction is provided at a location where the product insertion port 7 is provided. By closing, the products A and B stored in the product storage path 10 are prevented from falling through the product insertion port 7. In FIG. 2, the storage door 8 and the like are omitted. In the following description, it is assumed that the surface on which the product insertion opening 7 is opened is the front surface, and the left-right direction facing the front surface is the path width direction in the product storage path 10.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the main components of the product dispensing device 11 that delivers the products A and B at the bottom end of the product storage path 10 are arranged in every other row in the lower part between the product storage paths 10. It is installed. The product dispensing apparatus 11 is configured such that an opening at the lower end of the product storage path 10 can be freely opened and closed to receive the products A and B at the bottom end from below, and the second product from the bottom in the product storage path 10 When it is disposed in a position corresponding to A and B so as to be freely retractable from the side and protrudes into the product storage path 10, the second products A and B from the bottom in the product storage path 10 are A regulating body 13 that presses against the side wall 10a of the storage path 10 to regulate the fall of the product A, and a support plate 17 that has a substantially semicircular shape in plan view and switches the product receiving base 12 between a horizontal posture and a hanging posture. An interlocking mechanism and a driving source that drive while interlocking the commodity receiving base 12 and the regulating body 13, and a sold-out detection lever 14 that detects that the commodity A, B in the commodity storage path 10 is lost, Protruding position of the regulation body 13 to the product storage path 10 There has been provided with such regulating member position adjusting lever 15 for adjusting the vertical position so as to correspond to the second product A, B from the bottom of the product storage path 10. 7 and 8, when the product is on standby, the regulating body 13 does not protrude into the product storage path 10, and the product cradle 12 receives the lowermost products A and B from below. ing. On the other hand, at the time of product sales, as shown on the left side in FIGS. 7 and 8, the product receiving base 12 is moved downward while the fall of the second product A, B from the bottom in the product storage path 11 is regulated by the regulating body 13. The product is configured to open the lower end opening of the product storage path 10 so as to pay out the lowermost products A and B as an open posture (hanging posture). For the detailed specific configuration of the commodity dispensing apparatus 11, refer to Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2009-54059 and the like in which the commodity dispensing apparatus filed by the present applicant is described.

  Further, the side wall 10a of the product storage path 10 is arranged in a vertically extending posture, and an attachment 22 that also extends vertically is detachable on the inner surface side of the movable body 21 that is movable in the path width direction of the product storage path 10. It is configured. Here, the attachment 22 is shorter than the movable body 21 by a length that is approximately the length of one product A, and shorter than the lower part.

  The movable body 21 faces the inside of the product storage path 10 via the parallel link 23 with respect to the side fixed frame 16 that is fixed so as to extend in the depth direction at both ends of the product storage device 6 or between the product storage paths 10. Are supported so as to be movable in parallel. And the width which can be moved out of the side surface fixing frame 16 with respect to the back surface of the movable body 21 by adjusting using the position adjusting width adjusting lever 25 whose front end protrudes from the front surface portion of the side surface fixing frame 16. The adjustment link component 24 and the like protrude by a predetermined amount so that the movable body 21 is positioned at a predetermined selection position while maintaining a vertical parallel posture. A path width variable device 20 capable of adjusting the effective path width of the product storage path 10 by the side fixing frame 16, the parallel link 23, the width adjusting link component 24, the width adjusting lever 25, the movable body 21, the attachment 22, and the like is provided. It is configured.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, the attachment 22 detachably attachable to the movable body 21 has a locking claw portion 22a protruding from the front side and the rear side toward the movable body 21 at an appropriate interval vertically. Each is formed. Correspondingly, a long hole-like engagement hole 21a is formed in the movable body 21 at appropriate intervals in the vertical direction so that the engagement claw portion 22a of the attachment 22 is inserted and engaged therewith. . When the attachment 22 is attached to the movable body 21, the locking claw portion 22 a of the attachment 22 is inserted into the engagement hole 21 a of the movable body 21 and locked.

  Here, when the product stored in the product storage path 10 is a non-deformed product B put in a container such as a paper pack, a bottle, a can, or a PET bottle, as shown in FIG. As the 10 side wall portions 10a, the movable body 21 is used in a state where the attachment 22 is not attached.

  On the other hand, the product stored in the product storage path 10 can be overlapped in the path width direction with the upper end of the lowest product in the product storage path 10 such as the flexible container product A and the lower end of the second product from the bottom. As shown in FIG. 8, in the case where the product is a characteristic product, the attachment 22 is attached to the movable body 21, and the effective path width H <b> 1 of the overlapping area is set to the area above the overlapping area in the product storage path 10. It is formed larger than the effective path width H2. That is, in the case of the flexible container product A or the like, the flexible container product A is stacked in the product storage path 10 and stored in the product storage path 10 because the projecting portion At is located at the upper end on both sides and the lower end on both sides when stored. 8, as shown in the right side portion in FIG. 8, the projecting piece portion At which is the upper end of the both side surfaces of the flexible container product A and the flexible container product A stacked immediately above the flexible container product A The projecting piece portion At which is the lower end of both side surfaces may overlap in the lateral direction (specifically, the path width direction).

  In addition, when the flexible container product A is stacked and stored in the product storage path 10 vertically, the flexible container product A at the lower end of the product storage path 10 is caused by the load of the directly stacked flexible container product A. Since it is in a state of being pressed in the vertical direction, it is stored in a state of swelling in the horizontal direction, and the second flexible container product A from the bottom is pressed from the side by the regulating body 13 at the time of dispensing. Therefore, it will be in the state pressed strongly against the side wall part 10a.

  Therefore, as in the case where the product is the non-shaped product B, the attachment 22 is not attached to the movable body 21, and the effective path width of the product storage path 10 is constant (the part of the overlapping projecting portion At is also constant). As shown in FIG. 9, when the second flexible container product A from the bottom is pressed by the regulating body 13 from the side at the time of paying out, together with the second flexible container product A from the bottom, The projecting piece At which is the upper end of both side surfaces of the flexible container product A at the lowest end is sandwiched between the side wall portion 10a (movable body 21) of the product storage path 10 in a state of receiving a large pressure. As a result, the flexible container product A at the bottom end is suspended in the air and may not be paid out, resulting in a payout failure.

  However, in the present invention, the attachment 22 is attached to the movable body 21, and the effective path width H1 of the overlapping area is formed larger than the effective path width H2 of the area above the overlapping area in the product storage path 10. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 8, when a product such as the flexible container product A is stored in the product storage path 10, the upper end of the lowest product and the lower end of the second product from the bottom are the path width. Even when the second product from the bottom is pressed from the side by the regulating body 13 when the product is paid out, the upper end portion of the bottommost flexible container product A is the second flexible container from the bottom. Since there is no or very low pressure (pressing force) received from the lower end of the product A and the side wall 10a of the product storage path 10, the upper end of the flexible container product A at the lowest end (projection piece At) Is prevented from being strongly suspended between the lower end portion (projection piece-shaped portion At) of the second flexible container product A and the side wall portion 10a of the product storage path 10. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of defective dispensing due to the bottommost flexible container product A being suspended and not being dispensed. This improves the reliability of the vending machine.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the upper end of the lowest product (flexible container product A) in the product storage path 10 and the lower end of the second product (flexible container product A) from the bottom. The effective path width H1 (of the movable body 21 and the product storage path 10) of the area below the overlap area (that is, the area where the lowermost flexible container product A is disposed) as well as the overlap area with the section. The dimension between the inner wall 10b and the inner wall 10b is larger than the effective path width H2 (the dimension between the attachment 22 and the inner wall 10b of the commodity storage path 10) in the area above the overlapping area in the commodity storage path 10. Therefore, the flexible container product A at the lower end is paid out better than the case where the effective path width H1 is made larger only in the overlapping region. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the effective path width H1 may be formed larger only in the overlapping region between the products. Even in this case, compared to the case where the effective path width H2 is constant over the entire product storage path 10, This has the effect of minimizing the bottom product (flexible container product A) from being suspended in air.

  Further, as described above, the side wall 10a of the commodity storage path 10 is configured such that the attachment 22 is detachably attached to the movable body 21 above the overlapping area, and the attachment 22 is attached above the overlapping area, thereby storing the commodity. The effective path width H1 of the overlapping area in the path 10 is formed larger than the effective path width H2 of the area above the overlapping area in the product storage path 10.

  With this configuration, for the product such as the flexible container product A in which the upper end of the lowest product in the product storage path 10 and the lower end of the second product from the bottom may overlap in the path width direction, the attachment 22 We can cope by putting on. On the other hand, for a product such as a non-deformed product B that has been conventionally handled in which the upper end of the lowermost product and the lower end of the second product from the bottom do not overlap in the path width direction, the attachment 22 is movable. It can respond by removing from 21. As a result, it is possible to deal with both products such as the flexible container product A and products such as the non-shaped product B. In addition, since the structure of the conventional product stacking device of the direct stacking type vending machine is such that the attachment 22 can be attached to the movable body 21, an increase in manufacturing cost can be minimized. In the above-described embodiment, the locking claw portion 22a is formed in the attachment 22, the locking hole 21a is formed in the movable body 21, and the attachment 22 can be attached to and detached from the movable body 21. The structure is not limited to this, and any structure may be used as long as the attachment 22 can be attached to and detached from the movable body 21.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, as shown to Fig.10 (a), although the surface which contacts the goods of the attachment 22 was a simple planar shape, it does not restrict to this but contacts the goods of the attachment 22 Protrusions 26 that reduce the contact area with the product may be formed on the surface.

  According to this configuration, when the attachment 22 is mounted, the projecting portion 26 allows the product such as the flexible container product A to be guided downward in the product storage path 10, thereby further improving the reliability. . In particular, by forming the protrusions 26 on the attachment 22, it is possible to form the protrusions 26 in a shape and number suitable for products such as the flexible container product A, and the reliability is further improved. In addition, the protrusion 26 may be formed on the inner wall portion 10b of the product storage path 10, and according to this, the function of generally preventing the occurrence of problems such as product clogging is improved.

  In addition, a low friction member may be used for at least one of the attachment 22 and the inner wall portion 10b of the product storage path 10, and according to this configuration, the product can be satisfactorily downward in the product storage path 10. As a result, reliability is improved.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the attachment 22 is attached to and detached from the movable body 21 is illustrated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the movable body itself can be changed to change the movable body according to the product. You may comprise so that it may select and attach to the parallel link 23. FIG.

  In the above-described embodiment, the upper end of the lowest product in the product storage path 10 and the lower end of the second product from the bottom are formed of a soft packaging material as a product that may overlap in the path width direction. Flexible container products A called so-called cheer packs, Chua packs, etc., which are stored in a container having a projecting piece portion At that protrudes in the vertical direction while being stored in the product storage path 10. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be similarly applied to products in which the upper end of the lowest product and the lower end of the second product from the bottom may overlap in the path width direction. Of course.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending machine 6 Commodity storage apparatus 10 Commodity storage path 10a Side wall part 10b Inner wall part 16 Side surface fixed frame 11 Commodity dispensing apparatus 12 Commodity stand 13 Regulatory body 20 Path width variable apparatus 21 Movable body 22 Attachment 23 Parallel link 24 Width adjustment link Parts 25 Width adjustment lever 26 Projection A Flexible container product (product)
B Non-shaped product (product)

Claims (6)

A product storage path for stacking and storing products vertically, a product receiving base for opening and closing the lower end of the product storage path to receive the bottom end product from below, and a second from the bottom in the product storage path When the product is disposed in the product storage path from the side at a position corresponding to the product and protrudes into the product storage path, the second product from the bottom in the product storage path is placed in the product storage path. And a regulation body that regulates the fall of the product by pressing against the side wall of the product, and stores the product in an open posture while regulating the fall of the second product from the bottom in the product storage path by the regulation body A product storage device for a direct-loading vending machine that opens an opening at the lower end of a path and pays out a product at the lowest end,
The effective path width of the overlapping area of the products in which the upper end of the lowest product in the product storage path and the lower end of the second product from the bottom may overlap in the path width direction is greater than the overlapping area in the product storage path. A product storage device for a direct stacking type vending machine, characterized in that it is formed larger than the effective path width of the upper region.   The product is a flexible container product that is formed in a soft packaging material and has flexibility and is housed in a container having a protruding piece that protrudes in the vertical direction in a state of being housed in the product housing path. The product storage device for a direct stacking type vending machine according to claim 1.   The side wall portion of the product storage path is configured so that the attachment is detachable above the overlap area, and the attachment is attached above the overlap area, so that the effective path width of the overlap area in the product storage path is stored in the product storage path. The product storage device for a direct stacking type vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the product storage device is formed to be larger than an effective path width of an area above the overlapping area in the path.   4. The direct stacking type according to claim 3, wherein the side wall portion of the product storage path is configured such that an attachment is detachably attached to a movable body movable in the path width direction of the product storage path. Vending machine product storage device.   The protrusion according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a projecting portion for reducing a contact area with the product is formed on at least one of the side wall portion and the inner wall portion of the product storage path. Product storage device for stacked vending machines.   The product storage of the direct stacking type vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a low friction member is used on at least one of the side wall portion and the inner wall portion of the product storage path. apparatus.

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