JP2011065276A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine with reduced cost, facilitating wiring work by simplifying the configurations of the bend wiring of a commodity storage rack in which commodities having a hooking portion in a tap section can be stored. <P>SOLUTION: The vending machine includes a slanted type commodity storing rack 20, equipped with a commodity support unit 30 configured in such a way that commodity whose container configurations are fragile is made to slide by its self-weight and stored in a suspended manner; and the commodity support unit including a commodity conveyance mechanism at the rear end. In the vending machine, the bent wiring connecting the commodity conveyance mechanism to an electrical box for transferring a signal with the commodity conveyance mechanism is separated into a body-side bent wiring connected to the electrical box and mechanism-side bent wiring connected to the commodity conveyance mechanism, and the body-side bent wiring is configured by sharing wiring which is routed in a cabinet, in advance, with the body side bent wiring of the commodity conveyance mechanism of a serpentine-type commodity storage rack, being covered with a wiring cover 11 and installed, and the body-side bent wiring is coupled with the commodity-side bend wiring by a coupler for wiring connection. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine that sells a product having a hook part at a drinking part, and supports the product in a suspended manner, and is inclined so that the rear side is lower than the front side (product input side). In addition, the present invention relates to a vending machine that slides and stores the product by its own weight and includes a product take-out mechanism at the rear end.

  A vending machine equipped with a serpentine-type product storage rack is known as a vending machine that sells products such as canned beverages and beverages containing plastic bottles. This serpentine-type product storage rack stores products stacked in a vertically lying posture in a product storage passage meandering in the vertical direction, and has a product detection switch (sold out switch) comprising a micro switch at the bottom of the product storage passage In the product carry-out mechanism, the lower stopper that locks the lowest product (sales product) and the upper stopper that locks the second product from the bottom (next sale product) are driven by a solenoid. The lower stopper and the upper stopper are alternately protruded into the merchandise accommodation passage so that merchandise is carried out one by one. This type of vending machine has a master control unit that controls the entire vending machine, and an electrical box that contains a slave control unit such as a money processing unit, a cooling control unit, and a sales control unit connected to the master control unit. In addition, a sales signal is sent from the electrical box (sales control unit) to the product carry-out mechanism, and a product sold-out signal is sent from the product carry-out mechanism to the electrical box. The electrical box and the product unloading mechanism are composed of a power supply line and a control line and are connected by a bend wiring that can be separated into a main body side bend wiring and a mechanism side bend wiring by a wiring connection coupler. After being routed from the installed machine room to a position near the product carry-out mechanism along the side wall in the cabinet, it is connected to the mechanism-side bend wiring via a wiring connection coupler. In this case, the main unit side bend wiring is configured to be routed across the shooter that guides the product unloaded from the product storage rack to the product outlet, and maintenance and inspection can be performed if the bend wiring remains exposed. Because it may be disconnected by being caught on the shooter that is removed at the time, or if it hangs down on the shooter, the product rolling down on the shooter may be caught and disturb the posture, and the bend wiring may be disconnected. The part crossing the shooter is configured to be covered with a wiring cover (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-241702 A

  By the way, the products handled by the vending machines are diversified. In addition to products with cans, such as canned products and plastic bottled products stored in the serpentine-type product storage rack, jelly-like products Products in which a flexible bag-like container is filled, and a spout as a spout portion made of a hard synthetic resin is fixed to the flexible bag-like container as a drinking mouth, and a cap is attached to the spout ( There is a demand for vending machines that can sell pouch products). In response to this request, the inventors support the flange of the pouch product, slide and suspend the product by its own weight, and include a product support unit having a product takeout mechanism at the rear end, and the product support unit Invented and filed an application for a slant-type product storage rack in which a frame material for constructing a product storage rack is installed in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction (Japanese Patent Application No. 2008-258022). According to the present invention, the slanted product storage rack is configured to be structurally compatible with the serpentine product storage rack. On the other hand, the first carry-out mechanism alternately turns the first stopper and the second stopper into the merchandise accommodation passage by driving the first stopper for latching the sale merchandise and the second stopper for latching the next sale merchandise with a solenoid. The product carrying mechanism is equipped with a sold-out switch consisting of a micro switch, and is electrically (control program) serpentine-type product storage rack. It is configured to be compatible with.

  Since the invention of the above-mentioned application is configured so that the serpentine-type product storage rack and the slant-type product storage rack containing the pouch product are electrically compatible, the existing vending machine (serpentine-type product storage) By replacing the serpentine-type product storage rack and the slant-type product storage rack containing the pouch product, the pouch product, the product in the can, the product in the plastic bottle, etc. can be sold together in one vending machine. it can. That is, in the existing vending machine, the interior is partitioned into a plurality of product storage rooms in the left-right direction, and a serpentine-type product storage rack is mounted in the plurality of product storage rooms, By replacing the serpentine type product storage rack and slant type product storage rack mounted in one product storage room, the serpentine type product storage rack and slant type product storage rack can be mixed in one vending machine. In addition to products having a hard container form (products in cans, products in plastic bottles, etc.), it is excellent in that pouch products can be sold.

  In this case, the serpentine-type product storage rack and the slant-type product storage rack containing the pouch product are electrically compatible, but the serpentine-type product storage rack and the slant-type product storage rack containing the pouch product each have a dedicated bend. When wiring is used, the cost increases and each time the serpentine product storage rack and the slant product storage rack containing the pouch product are replaced (reversely, each time the slant product storage rack is returned to the serpentine product storage rack) Since the dedicated bend wiring must be routed from the electrical box installed in the machine room to the vicinity of the product carry-out mechanism in the warehouse, there is a problem that the wiring work is complicated.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the object thereof is to solve the above-described problem and to provide a configuration of a bend wiring of a product storage rack capable of storing a product having a hook portion at a drinking mouth portion. An object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine that can be easily wired while simplifying and reducing costs.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a vending machine that sells a product having a hook portion at a drinking part, and constructs a frame of a slant-type product storage rack using upper, lower, left and right frame materials. In addition, a plurality of stages are installed in the vertical direction on the left and right frame members, support the hook portion of the product, and tilt the rear side to be lower with respect to the front side (product input side). A product support unit having a product delivery mechanism at the rear end is provided by sliding and suspending, and the product delivery mechanism includes a solenoid as a drive source and a product detection switch, and a product delivery mechanism of a serpentine product storage rack; The bend wiring connecting the product delivery mechanism and the product delivery mechanism to the electrical box for exchanging signals is connected to the electrical box. The main body side bend wiring is separated into the main body side bend wiring connected to the main body side bend wiring and the main body side bend wiring of the serpentine type product storage rack. What is laid after being covered with a cover is shared, and the main body side bend wiring and the mechanism side bend wiring are combined by a coupler for wiring connection.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the first aspect, a cover member that covers the bend wiring is attached to a frame for constructing the slant-type product storage rack.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the second aspect, the cover member is attached to a frame material for constructing a slant-type product storage rack.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the second aspect, the cover member is formed by extending one side plate of the commodity carry-out shooter.

  According to the vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention, the vending machine sells a product having a hook portion at the mouth portion, and the frame body of the slant-type product storage rack is constructed by the upper, lower, left and right frame materials. In addition, a plurality of stages are installed in the vertical direction on the left and right frame members, support the hook portion of the product, and tilt the rear side to be lower with respect to the front side (product input side). A product support unit having a product delivery mechanism at the rear end is provided by sliding and suspending, and the product delivery mechanism includes a solenoid as a drive source and a product detection switch, and a product delivery mechanism of a serpentine product storage rack; Bend wiring that connects the product delivery mechanism and the product delivery mechanism to the electrical equipment box that exchanges signals is connected to the electrical equipment box so that they are electrically compatible. The main body side bend wiring is separated into the main body side bend wiring connected to the main body side bend wiring and the main body side bend wiring of the serpentine type product storage rack. Slant-type product storage that stores pouch products with soft container form by combining the main body side bend wiring and mechanism side bend wiring with a wiring connection coupler. When replacing the rack with a serpentine-type product storage rack mounted on an existing vending machine, the bend wiring of the product carry-out mechanism is connected to the body side bend wiring laid on the existing vending machine, Since it is only necessary to connect via a wiring connection coupler, it is possible to perform the same wiring as a serpentane product storage rack. It is puzzled that it is possible to easily perform the wiring connection work without it is possible to reduce the cost as compared with the case of using a dedicated bend lines. On the contrary, wiring work of the bend wiring of the serpentine type product storage rack when replacing the slant type product storage rack that stores the pouch product with a soft container form mounted on the vending machine with the serpentine type product storage rack is conventional. Since it is the same as the wiring work of the serpentine product storage rack, the wiring connection work can be easily performed.

  According to the inventions according to claims 2 to 4 of the present invention, in the vending machine according to claim 1, a cover member that covers the bend wiring is attached to the frame for constructing the slant-type product storage rack. By this, it is possible to prevent the bend wiring in the slanted product storage rack from drooping into the area of the shooter due to the difference in position between the product delivery mechanism of the serpentine product storage rack and the product delivery mechanism of the slanted product storage rack. In this case, since the cover member is attached to the slanted product storage rack, there is an advantage that the cover member does not adversely affect when the serpentine product storage rack is mounted.

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. 2A and 2B are side cross-sectional views of the main part of FIG. 1, in which FIG. 1A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in 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. The product carrying mechanism mounted in the product support unit is shown, (a) is a perspective view in which a part of the product carrying mechanism is disassembled, and (b) is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of the product carrying mechanism. A container form shows a soft pouch product, and (a) and (b) are front views of different types of pouch products. It is a schematic diagram of 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. The adapter member for giving compatibility with a serpentine type goods storage rack is shown, and (a) and (b) are partial exploded perspective views for explaining attachment of each different adapter member. The slant type goods storage rack in the vending machine which is Embodiment 2 of this invention is shown, (a) is a principal part side view of a slant type goods storage rack, (b) is a perspective view of a protective cover, (c) is It is a principal part side view of the state before attaching a protective cover. The slant type goods storage rack in the vending machine which is Embodiment 3 of this invention is shown, (a) is a principal part side view of a slant type goods storage rack, (b) is a perspective view of a protective cover, (c) is It is a principal part side view which expands and shows the attachment state of a protective cover. 4 shows a slant-type product storage rack in a vending machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a side view of a main part of the slant-type product storage rack, and (b) is an enlarged view showing a mounting state of a protective cover. It is a principal part side view.

Hereinafter, a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(Embodiment 1)
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 have serpentine formed by meandering product storage passages (columns) in which meandering segments connected to each other in the vertical direction are arranged in a front-rear direction. Type product storage racks 121 and 141 are respectively stored in two rows on the left and right. A product carry-out mechanism 143 (see FIG. 2B) having a product detection switch (sold out switch) made of a micro switch is provided below the product storage passage (column) in the serpentine product storage racks 121 and 141. The product carry-out mechanism 143 uses a solenoid to drive a lower stopper that locks the lowest product (sales product) and an upper stopper that locks the second product from the bottom (next sale product) by the solenoid. The upper stoppers are alternately projected into the product passage so that the products are carried out one by one. A slant-type product storage rack 20 to be described later is housed in the center product storage chamber 13. An infinite number of holes are formed in the lower parts of the product storage racks 121 and 141, and the shooter 2 inclined forward and downward is disposed. The slant type product storage rack 20 has a lower part as shown in FIG. A shooter 2 </ b> A locked to the product storage rack 20 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. / A heating unit is provided, and the cooling unit or the cooling / heating unit is denoted by reference numeral 60 (see (a) of FIG. 2).

  Further, the lower part of the bottom wall 1a of the main body cabinet 1 is formed as a machine room, and in this machine room, the compressor 3 constituting the refrigeration cycle with the cooling unit of the cooling / heating unit (see FIG. 2A). , A condenser 4, an expansion mechanism (not visible in the figure) and an outside fan 5 for blowing air to the condenser 4 are provided. The product storage room in which only the cooling unit is disposed is a cold dedicated room, and the product storage room in which the cooling / heating unit is disposed is a hot / cold combined room. In the example shown in the figure, the product storage room 12 is dedicated to cold. The product storage chambers 13 and 14 are hot / cold combined chambers. In this case, the product storage chamber 12 which is a cold exclusive chamber is compressed and condensed by the compressor 3 and the condenser 4 in the machine room. The evaporator 6 and the internal fan 7 in which the refrigerant is circulated are installed as a cooling unit, and the evaporator 6 and the internal fan 7 are disposed in the lower part of the product storage chambers 13 and 14 serving as hot / cold combined rooms. In addition, a heater 8 for heating the product is installed as a heating unit. A circulation duct 9 is provided in communication with the cooling unit or the cooling / heating unit at the back of each of the product storage chambers 12, 13, and 14, and the upper end 9a of the circulation duct 9 is positioned at a substantially middle position of the product storage. Is open. In FIG. 1, reference numerals 122 and 142 denote fixing brackets for fixing the product storage racks 121 and 141.

  As is well known, a display chamber for a product sample placed on a display stand is formed on the front surface of the outer door 10 (see FIG. 1), which is mounted on the front surface of the main body cabinet 1 so as to be freely opened and closed. A product selection button unit having a product selection button provided corresponding to each product sample is disposed on the transparent plate covering the front of the room, and in addition to the product outlet 10a, a coin input port, a bill input port, A change return port, a return lever, a handle lock device with a cylinder lock, etc. are assembled. The inner door 15 that closes the front surface of the product storage in the main body cabinet 1 is divided into upper and lower parts in this example, and the lower 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.

  Here, the bend wiring of the vending machine will be described with reference to FIG. 2B which is a BB cross section of FIG. The figure shows the right side of the serpentine type product storage rack 141, but the serpentine type product storage rack is well known, so it is indicated by a virtual line (two-dot chain line), and the cooling / heating unit 60 is a bend wiring. Is omitted for easy understanding. The serpentine-type product storage rack 141 in this embodiment has six columns by connecting racks divided by two columns at the front and rear, and the lower part of the front and rear two columns (product storage passage) of each rack. The product unloading mechanisms 143 and 143 are arranged back to back. The product carry-out mechanisms 143 and 143 use a solenoid (drive source) to connect a lower stopper (not shown) that locks the lowest product (sales product) and an upper stopper that locks the second product (next sale product) from the bottom. By driving, the lower stopper and the upper stopper are alternately protruded into the product storage passage so as to carry out the products one by one, and the micro that detects the product stored in the product storage passage (column) A product detection switch (sold out switch) is provided. On the other hand, the machine room of the main body cabinet 1 is connected to a master control unit for controlling the whole of the vending machine, and has an electrical box with a built-in slave control unit such as a money processing unit, a cooling control unit, and a sales control unit. (Not shown) is provided, and the electrical box and the product carry-out mechanisms 143 and 143 are connected by a bend wiring VW.

  The bend wiring VW includes a power supply line and a control line, and can be separated into a main body side bend wiring VW1 and a mechanism side bend wiring VW2 by a wiring connection coupler CP. The main body side bend wiring VW1 is divided into front and rear two columns (two product carry-out mechanisms 143 and 143), and the product is carried out along the side wall (heat insulating partition wall 11) in the cabinet from the machine room in which the electrical box is disposed. It is routed to a position near the mechanisms 143 and 143, and is covered with wiring covers 11A1, 11A2 and 11A3 provided on the side wall (the heat insulating partition wall 11) in the warehouse at a midway position (that is, a position crossing the shooter 2). Are connected to the mechanism-side bend wiring VW2 via the wiring connection coupler CP. A sales signal (drive signal) is sent from the electrical box to the solenoid of the product carry-out mechanism 143, 143, while a product sold-out signal is sent from the product carry-out mechanism 143, 143 to the electrical box. Yes. Of the bend wires VW, the main body side bend wire VW1 is commonly used for the product carry-out mechanisms 143 and 143 of the serpentine-type product storage rack and the product carry-out mechanism of the slant-type product storage rack 20 described later.

  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, 28 are positioned with their positional relationship so as to face the main body-side hook metal fitting 1c laid in the left-right direction on the ceiling of the product storage case of the main body cabinet 1 shown in FIG. It is attached to the support frame members 21 and 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 is formed in 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 are respectively formed on the side surfaces of the inverted U-shaped leg pieces. (Refer to (b) of FIG. 4), while the front engaging claws 331 and 331 are fitted and locked in the openings 311 and 311 drilled in the respective side walls of the left and right rail members 31 and 31, The rear engagement claws 332 and 332 are locked to the side wall rear edges of the left and right rail members 31 and 31, respectively. Then, the reverse U-shaped leg pieces of the connecting member 33 are fixed to the respective side walls of the left and right rail members 31 and 31 by 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 has a carry-out mechanism incorporated in a box made up of a base 341 and a cover 342. The carry-out mechanism is shown in FIG. FIG. 5A is a perspective view seen from above obliquely with the cover 342 of the product carry-out mechanism 34 removed, and FIG. 5B is an exploded view of the main components of the product carry-out mechanism 34. It is a principal part expansion perspective view shown, and after explaining the component of the goods carrying-out mechanism 34 first, the detail of each component is demonstrated.
In the figure, reference numeral 40 denotes a solenoid as a drive source, and a stopper member 42 is connected to a plunger 41 of the solenoid 40. The stopper member 42 has stepped screws 421 and 421 loosely fitted in elongated holes 43 and 43 parallel to the moving direction of the plunger 41, and is slidably disposed in the moving direction of the plunger 41 and a return spring 44. Is installed. A first stopper 45 and a second stopper 46 extending downward are formed at the rear end of the stopper member 42. The second stopper 46 extends downward through an opening (not shown) provided in the connecting member 33 that connects the base 341 and the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31. Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, the second stopper 46 is locked with a locking member 461 provided with a pressing piece 462 that is bent toward the rear side by bending at the tip.

  The first stopper 45 is located at the rear end of the pair of clamping members 31, 31, and the second stopper 46 is arranged at a position away from the first stopper 45 by a predetermined distance to the front side. In the sales standby state (the solenoid 40 is in a non-excited state), the first stopper 45 is positioned facing the gap t (product accommodation passage) formed by the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31. 46 is retracted to a position deviated from the gap t in the left-right direction. When the solenoid 40 is energized, the first stopper 45 is retracted from the gap t and the second stopper 46 faces the gap t. To move. Reference numeral 47 denotes a product detection switch (sold out switch) provided with a micro switch. As shown in FIG. 10 which will be described later, the operation lever 472 for operating the actuator of the micro switch 471 is a pouch. It arrange | positions so that it may contact | abut for goods (sales goods). A wiring 471 including a power supply line for supplying power to the product detection switch 47 and a signal line for transmitting a detection signal from the product detection switch 47 is fixed to the cover 342 of the product delivery mechanism 34 together with the signal line 401 to the solenoid 40. Is connected to the wiring connection coupler CP1. In FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, reference numeral 343 denotes a protective member attached to the cover 342. The protective member 343 covers the upper region of the wiring connection coupler CP1 and protects the wiring connection coupler CP1 from water droplets caused by condensation. Is.

  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 from between the front side 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, the product support unit 30 is moved backward while returning the product support unit 30 to the original posture when the fixtures 333, 333 of the product support unit 30 pass between the vertical frame members 23, 23 on the front side, A T-shaped attachment piece 321 formed on a connecting member 32 (see FIG. 4) in front of the product 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.

  In this way, the wire connection coupler CP1 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) of the product carry-out mechanism 34 of each of the product support units 30 installed in the upper and lower four stages is a mechanism of the bend wiring VW (see FIG. 2). The other end of the side bend wiring VW2 is connected. In this case, since the product support unit 30 has four upper and lower stages, that is, four columns, the mechanism-side bend wiring VW2 is assembled with the product delivery mechanism of the serpentine product storage rack (the product delivery mechanisms of the front and rear two columns are assembled back to back. And the product carrying mechanism 34 of the upper two-stage product support unit 30 (2 columns) and the product carrying mechanism 34 of the lower two-stage product support unit 30 (2 columns), respectively. Then, they are routed along the rear vertical frame members 23, 23 and connected to the main body side bend wirings VW1. The mechanism-side bend wiring VW2 is connected to the main body-side bend wiring VW1 via a wiring connection coupler CP. However, since this connection work will be described later, its description is omitted here.

  FIG. 6 shows a pouch product loaded in the product support unit 30. As shown in FIG. 6A, the pouch product 100 is formed by fixing a spout 104 as a spout portion made of a hard synthetic resin to a flexible bag-like container 102 and attaching a cap 106 to the spout 104. The spout 104 is formed with a flange 105. In the example of FIG. 6A, the pouch product 100 having one flange 105 is shown, and in the example of FIG. 6B, the pouch product 200 having two flanges 105 is shown. Yes. A jelly-like food or drink is injected from the spout 102 into the flexible bag-like container 102, and it is difficult to stand up because the flexible bag-like container 102 is soft. Reference numeral 107 denotes a joining flange provided on the spout 104.

  As described above, since the pouch product having a soft container form is difficult to stand up, in the present invention, it is supported by being suspended by the product support unit 30 described above, and then the product support unit. The loading (replenishment) of the pouch product to 30 will be described with reference to FIG. The figure shows a case where the pouch product 100 is loaded, and the pouch product 100 is loaded from the front of the product support unit 30 as indicated by a white arrow. That is, the spout 104 is inserted into the gap t formed between the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 of the commodity support unit 30, and the flange 105 formed on the spout 104 is connected to the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31. Hook. Here, a gap t formed between the pair of left and right rail members 31 is determined to have 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. In the pouch product 100 suspended from the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 of the product support unit 30, the flange 105 slides on the pair of left and right rail holding members 31, 31 and moves rearward due to its own weight. To do. The pouch product 100 that has moved to the rear of the product support unit 30 is locked by a first stopper 45 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) of the product carry-out mechanism 34, and is suspended and supported in a state of being stopped at that position. Next, the loaded pouch product 100 comes into contact with the product locked by the first stopper 45 and stops. FIG. 8 shows a state in which the pouch product 100 is replenished and accommodated in the product support unit 30 in this manner, and the pouch product 100 is suspended and supported by the product support unit 30 in a posture along a substantially vertical line by gravity. .

  Here, the pouch product 100 is accommodated by inserting the spout 104 into the gap t in the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 of the product support unit 30 and hooking the flange 105. As shown in FIG. 5, the lower portion of the cap 106 exists as a hooking portion in addition to the flange 105. For this reason, when the pouch product 100 is loaded into the product support unit 30, there is a possibility that the cap 106 (the lower end) is erroneously loaded so as to be hooked on the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 of the product support unit 30. If there is such an erroneous loading, the lower end of the cap 106 may be fitted 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, if a thick steel plate is used for the pair of left and right clamping members 31, the weight increases and the cost increases. Therefore, in this embodiment, even if a thin steel plate is used, it is possible to prevent erroneous loading. Therefore, the leg end portions of the rail members 31 and 31 arranged facing each other with a gap t are bent and double-held. The thickness regulating member 35 is used. Thus, by double-holding the thin steel plate, it is possible to hook the lower portion of the flange 105 and it is difficult to hook the lower portion of the cap 106, so that erroneous loading such as erroneous loading of the hooked portion is prevented. .

  In addition, even in the pouch product 200 having two flanges 105 shown in FIG. 6B, the lower flange 105 must be hooked and loaded, but the upper flange 105 exists as a hook portion. Although there is a risk of erroneous loading such as hooking the upper flange 105 from the bottom, 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), it is possible to prevent erroneous loading by folding the leg end portions of the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 and double-holding them.

  Further, the pouch product 100 is configured such that the flange 105 is placed 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 pair of rail members 31, 31 is small. In response to this requirement, the commodity storage rack of this embodiment is advantageous in that the leg end portions of the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 that are opposed to each other with a gap t are bent and double-held. 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 (the portion marked with reference numeral 35 in FIG. 4 etc.) so that the surface coated with the film is on the outside, the leg end portions of the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 forming the gap t The upper and lower surfaces are surfaces with good lubricity (surfaces with low frictional resistance). 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. 9, 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 rail members 31 and 31 according to the embodiment of the present invention are double-held so that one surface of the coated steel sheet (the surface coated with the lubricating coating) is on the outside. In this case, even if the flange 105 and the joint flange 107 of the pouch product 100 are simultaneously brought into contact with the upper and lower surfaces of the leg end portions of the rail members 31 and 31, the frictional resistance between them can be reduced. Therefore, the inclination angle of the product support unit 30 can be increased in order to improve slippage due to the weight of the pouch product 100, and the pouch product can be smoothly accommodated in the product support unit 30. In addition, 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.

  Further, in the pouch product as shown in FIG. 6, the width dimensions L 1 and L 2 of the flange 105 (for example, depending on the content of the food or drink filled in the flexible bag-like container 102, depending on the content of the food or drink , 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 this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, a pair of width regulating members 36 are provided that are planted close to 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 is defined as L1 <L0 <L2 (provided that L1 <L2) with respect to the width dimensions L1 and L2 (see FIG. 7) of the flange 105 of the pouch product. It has been. 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 prevents loading, thereby preventing erroneous loading of different types of pouch products. In FIG. 7, a description has been given of an example in which a dedicated member is implanted as the width regulating member 36, but a screw that fixes the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 and the connecting member 32 that connects the rail members 31, 31 to each other. 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 by the evaporator 6 is blown out from the lower side of the shooter 2 by the internal fan 7 to cool the products in the product storage racks 20, 141 to the evaporator 6 through the circulation duct 9. Cool air circulation to return. On the other hand, when the product storage chambers 13 and 14 are used as hot chambers, the refrigerant to the evaporator 6 is stopped and the heater 8 is turned on, and the product is heated by circulating warm air in the same manner as described above. The product storage rooms 13 and 14 are switched to hot / cold rooms at the turn of the season. In addition, the product storage room 12 which is a cold exclusive room always cools the product in the product storage rack 121 by blowing the cold air exchanged by the evaporator 6 from the lower side of the shooter 2 by the internal fan 7 into the storage. Cold air circulation is performed so as to return to the evaporator 6 through the circulation duct 9. Note that the product storage room 13 in which the product storage rack 20 is stored is used as a hot / cold room, but this is provided in the event that a product to be sold as a hot product appears as a pouch product.

Next, the operation at the time of sale in the vending machine according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 shows the operation of the first stopper 45 and the second stopper 46 during the operation of the product carry-out mechanism 34. The sales operation will be described with reference to FIG. To do.
In the sales standby state, the solenoid 40 is in a non-excited state, and the first stopper 45 protrudes to the position of the gap t between the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31 to engage the product with the highest sales order (sales product). The second stopper 46 located between the sale product and the sale item No. 2 (next sale product) is retracted from the position of the gap t between the pair of left and right rail members 31, 31. Yes. In this state, since the operation lever 472 of the product detection switch (sold-out switch) 47 including the micro switch 471 is in contact with the product for sale and is separated from the actuator of the micro switch 471, the micro switch 471 outputs an off signal. In this case, an off signal of the micro switch 471 is connected to a master control unit that controls the whole of the vending machine via the bend wiring VW (see FIG. 2A), a cash processing unit, a cooling control unit, When it is transmitted to an electrical box including a slave control unit such as a sales control unit, and the electrical box is sold out based on the state change signal of the micro switch 471, and the signal from the micro switch 471 is an off signal, "Products are present". The operation lever 472 is urged clockwise in FIG.

  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 box (not shown) to the corresponding product delivery mechanism 34 (solenoid 40). When the solenoid 40 is excited, the stopper member 42 moves in the left-right direction (right direction in FIG. 5) via the plunger 41 shown in FIG. As a result, the first stopper 45 and the second stopper 46 move to the left in FIG. 10, the first stopper 45 retracts from the gap t, and the second stopper 46 protrudes into the gap t. With the retraction of the first stopper 45 from the gap t, the product for sale is released from being locked by the first stopper 45. At the same time, in the process in which the second stopper 46 moves so as to protrude into the gap t, the pressing piece 462 of the locking member 461 provided in the first stopper 46 presses the sold product and puts the sold product into the product support unit 30. The second stopper 46 protrudes into the gap t after unloading from the gap. When the sale product is carried out, the product after the next sale product loses its support, so it is slid toward the rear end of the product support unit 30 and is locked by the second stopper 46 protruding into the gap t and temporarily held. Is done. In addition, the product carried out by the product carry-out mechanism 34 and falling from the rear end portion of the product support unit 30 is sent to the shooter 2A via the delivery member 27 of the product storage rack 20 shown in FIG.

  When the excitation signal to the solenoid 40 is cut off, the plunger 41 is returned to the original position (the state shown in FIG. 5) by the return spring 44 so that the first stopper 45 protrudes to the position of the gap t, and the second stopper 46 retreats from the gap t. When the second stopper 46 is retracted from the gap t, the product after the next sale product held by the second stopper 46 slides toward the carry-out end of the product support unit 30 and protrudes into the gap t. It is latched by the stopper 45 and enters a sales standby state.

  Here, when all the products suspended and supported by the product support unit 30 are carried out (sold out), the operation lever 472 rotates clockwise to press the actuator of the micro switch 471. As a result, the microswitch 471 continues to output the ON signal. The electrical box that monitors the signal from the micro switch 471 has an on-delay timer, and when it receives an on signal that continues from the micro switch 471, it is determined that it has been sold out, while a temporary on signal from the micro switch 471. Is configured to ignore. That is, when the sale product is carried out, the operation lever 472 rotates clockwise to press the actuator of the micro switch 471, and then is pressed by the next sale product to rotate counterclockwise to actuate the actuator of the micro switch 471. Repeat the action of leaving. For this reason, an on signal is temporarily output from the micro switch 471 for each sales operation. However, since the time limit of the on-delay timer built in the electrical box is set longer than the temporary on signal, the electrical box is sold out when it receives a temporary on signal from the micro switch 471. It is configured not to judge.

  FIG. 1 shows a vending machine in which a slant-type product storage rack 20 according to the present invention is juxtaposed with serpentine-type product storage racks 121 and 141. This is a vending machine that can sell a wide variety of products (products with rigid containers represented by canned beverages and products with relatively soft containers represented by pouch products). However, in order to be able to sell a wide variety of products, it is necessary to replace the existing vending machine with a new vending machine if the configuration is significantly changed. Therefore, in this embodiment, the existing slant-type product storage rack 20 capable of storing pouch products is structurally compatible with the serpentine-type product storage rack (mounted with a serpentine-type product storage rack). The slant-type product storage rack 20 according to the present invention can be mounted on the machine. The slanted product storage rack 20 that is structurally compatible with a known serpentine product storage rack will be described below.

  FIG. 11 shows a slanted product storage rack 20 which is compatible with a known serpentine product storage rack. There are the following two types of methods for arranging a known serpentine type product storage rack in the product storage of a vending machine. First, the method will be described.

  First, in the first method, as shown in FIG. 11A, a main body side hook fitting 50 extending in the front-rear direction is laid on the ceiling surface of the vending machine, and the main body side hook fitting 50 is provided with a product storage rack 121. 141, and the second method is that a main body side hook metal fitting 55 extending in the left-right direction is laid on the ceiling surface of the vending machine as shown in FIG. This is a fixing method in which the product storage racks 121 and 141 are fixed to the metal fitting 55. For example, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-122596, the hooking method is engaged with the hooks 501 of the main body side hook metal fittings 50 at the upper ends of a pair of left and right rack side plates constituting the product storage racks 121 and 141. A rack side hook is provided, and the rack side hook is engaged with the hook 501 of the main body side hook metal fitting 50. In this hooking method, the product storage racks 121 and 141 are slid using the main body side hook metal fitting 50 as a guide. It can be stored in the warehouse or pulled out 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. The main body side hook metal fitting 55 is engaged with the hook 551 and screwed to both.

  As described above, the known serpentine product storage racks 121 and 141 are disposed in the product storage box using the main body side hook fittings 50 and 55 shown in FIG. Accordingly, the inventors have determined that if the product storage rack 20 according to the present invention can be mounted on the main body side hook metal fittings 50 and 55, it is possible to provide compatibility with the serpentine product storage racks 121 and 141. An adapter member for mounting the rack 20 to the main body side hook metal fittings 50 and 55 has been developed.

  FIG. 11 shows an adapter member for mounting the slanted product storage rack 20 to the main body side hook metal fittings 50 and 55. Note that the slant-type product storage rack 20 shown in FIG. 11 is assembled as described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11A shows the adapter member 51 employed in the above-described hooking method, and the adapter member 51 includes a pair of left and right rack fixing brackets 52 and a rack side hook bracket 53. The pair of left and right rack fixing brackets 52 are made of thick steel plates having a Z-shaped cross section, and one end thereof is fixed to the pair of left and right upper support frame members 21 and 21 constituting the product storage rack 20 by screws. The other end is fixed to the rack side hook metal fitting 53. The rack side hook metal fitting 53 is formed in a box shape having a lower surface made of a thick steel plate, and rack side hooks 54 that engage with the hooks 501 of the main body side hook metal fitting 50 are formed on both left and right ends. Two sets of adapter members 51 are fixed to the upper support frame members 21 and 21 in advance in the slanted product storage rack 20. When the slant-type product storage rack 20 is disposed in the product storage, first, the rack-side hook 54 of the rack-side hook fitting 53 in the adapter member 51 on the rear side is opposed to the hook 501 of the main body-side hook fitting 50. The both sides are pushed and slid so as to engage with each other, and similarly, the hook 54 of the rack side hook metal fitting 53 of the adapter member 51 is engaged with the hook 501 of the main body side hook metal fitting 50 and is slid and assembled.

  FIG. 11B shows the adapter member 56 employed in the above-described fixing method, and the adapter member 56 includes a rack-side hook fitting 57. The rack-side hook metal fitting 57 is formed of a flat plate of a pressure plate steel plate, and a fixing arm 58 that is screwed into the lower surface of the pair of left and right upper support frame members 21 and 21 constituting the slanted product storage rack 20 at its lower end, and A rack side hook 59 that engages with the hook 551 of the main body side hook metal fitting 55 is formed at the upper end. Two sets of adapter members 56 are fixed to the upper support frame members 21 and 21 in advance in the slanted product storage rack 20. When the slanted product storage rack 20 is disposed in the product storage, the rack side hooks 59 of the respective adapter members 56 are opposed to the hooks 551 of the main body side hook metal fittings 55 so as to engage with each other. Next, the adapter member 56 and the main body side hook metal fitting 55 are assembled by screwing. As shown in FIG. 11, by providing the adapter members 51 and 56, the slanted product storage rack 20 for storing the pouch products can be made compatible with the known serpentine product storage racks 121 and 141. It can be replaced with an existing vending machine serpentine product storage rack.

  In this embodiment, as described above, the slant-type product storage rack 20 according to the present invention is structurally compatible with the serpentine-type product storage rack and is replaced with a serpentine-type product storage rack of an existing vending machine. In addition to being compatible with the electrical (control program). This is because, in the merchandise unloading mechanism 143 of the serpentine merchandise storage rack (see FIG. 2B), a lower stopper for latching the merchandise for sale and an upper stopper for latching the next sale merchandise are connected by a solenoid (drive source). In view of the fact that the product is sold one by one by driving the lower stopper and the upper stopper alternately into the product passage by driving, the product delivery mechanism also in the slant product storage rack 20 according to the present invention A solenoid 40 is used as a drive source 34, and a first stopper 45 that locks a sale product by driving a stopper member 42 by the solenoid 40 and a second stopper 46 that locks a sale product are sandwiched between a pair of left and right It is configured so as to appear alternately in the gap t of the member 31. Further, a product detection switch 47 (see FIGS. 4, 5 and 10) for detecting a product loaded in the slanted product storage rack 20 is provided, and a product sold-out signal is output from the product detection switch 47. It is configured. By using such a product carry-out mechanism 34 and a product detection switch 47, the product carry-out mechanism 34 executes a product carry-out operation in response to a signal supplied to the product carry-out mechanism 143 of the serpentine type product storage rack, and the product detection switch 47 is automatically operated. Send a sold-out signal to the electrical box of the vending machine. That is, the slant-type product storage rack 20 according to the present invention is replaced with a serpentine-type product storage rack without changing the control program of an existing vending machine equipped with a serpentine-type product storage rack, and wiring connection is performed as follows. By doing this, the vending machine can be operated immediately.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2A, the main body side bend wiring VW1 connected to the electrical box of the bend wiring VW is laid in advance as shown in the drawing. Here, as described for the bend wiring VW of the serpentine type product storage rack 141 with reference to FIG. 2B, the main body side bend wiring VW1 connected to the electrical box of the bend wiring VW is the machine room of the main body cabinet 1. Since the electrical box and the product delivery mechanism 143, 143 of the serpentine product storage rack 141 are routed to the vicinity of the electrical equipment box installed in advance, the product delivery mechanism 34 of the slant product storage rack 20 is placed on the main body side bend wiring VW1. When the mechanism-side bend wiring VW2 connected to is connected via the wiring connection coupler CP, the connection work of the bend wiring VW is completed. That is, the control mode of the product carry-out mechanism 34 of the slant-type product storage rack 20 is the same as the control mode of the product carry-out mechanism 142 of the serpentine type product storage rack 141 (or 121). The connected main body side bend wiring VW1 can be used in common for the product delivery mechanism 143 of the serpentine product storage rack 141 (or 121) and the product delivery mechanism 34 of the slant product storage rack 20. Thereby, even when the serpentine type product storage rack 141 and the slant type product storage rack 20 of the existing vending machine are replaced, the connection work of the bend wiring VW can be easily performed. Conversely, when the slant-type product storage rack 20 is returned to the serpentine-type product storage rack, or in the vending machine shipped with the slant-type product storage rack 20 mounted, the slant-type product storage rack 20 is referred to as a serpentine-type product storage rack. The bend wiring can be easily connected even when replacing.
(Embodiment 2)

FIG. 12 shows a vending machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The same members or parts having the same functions as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. 12A is a side view of the main part of the slant-type product storage rack 20 near the shooter 2A, and a pair of left and right frame members (a pair of left and right upper support frame members 21 and 21 and a lower support frame member 22 in FIG. 3). , 22 and the vertical frame members 23, 23), the right frame member is removed.
In FIG. 12, 22 and 23 are a lower support frame material and a vertical frame material among the frame materials for constructing the slant-type product storage rack 20, 25 and 26 are back plates and side plates forming a product carry-out passage, 27 Is a product guide member for guiding the pouch product falling in the product carry-out passage to the shooter 2A. Reference numeral 11 denotes a heat insulating partition wall that partitions the inside of the cabinet, and wiring covers 11A, 11B, and 11C are provided on the heat insulating partition wall 11 to cover the main body side bend wiring VW1 constituting the bend wiring VW. The difference between the vending machine according to the second embodiment and the vending machine according to the first embodiment is that the frame material for constructing the slanted product storage rack 20, in this embodiment the bend wiring VW is provided on the lower support frame material 22. The other point is that the cover member 29 is attached, and the other points are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  The cover member 29 is made of a thin steel plate, and has attachment claws 29C and 29C that engage with the lower support frame member 22 at the upper end of a rectangular cover main body 29A as shown in FIG. Portions 29B and 29B are formed. The cover body 29A is bent so as to form a concave surface, and the lower end is folded and double-held. The cover member 29 is engaged with the engaging claws 29C and 29C on the upper end of the lower support frame member 22 with the attachment portion 29B being placed inside the lower support frame member 22, and then the attachment portion 29B is attached to the lower support frame member 22. Fixed with screws. When the cover body 29A is configured to contact the side surface of the shooter 2A, it is not always necessary to bend the cover body 29A so as to form a concave surface.

Here, as can be seen from FIG. 12C showing the state before the cover member 29 is attached, the bend wiring VW is exposed when the cover member 29 is not present. In this case, the main body side bend wiring VW1 of the bend wiring VW is covered by the wiring covers 11A to 11C provided on the heat insulating partition wall 11 and wired along the heat insulating partition wall 11, while the mechanism side bend wiring VW2 is slanted. Wiring is performed along the frame material of the product storage rack 20, and the bend wiring VW is drawn to the mechanism-side bend wiring VW2 when they are connected by the wiring connection coupler CP. As a result, the bend wiring VW connected to the wiring connection coupler CP hangs down from the heat insulating partition wall 11 on the slanted product storage rack 20 side. In this way, when the bend wiring VW hangs down on the slant-type product storage rack 20 side, the vicinity of the wiring connection coupler CP of the bend wiring VW faces the shooter 2A and comes into contact with the pouch product that slides on the shooter 2A. There is a risk of causing disturbance. In particular, since the wiring connection coupler CP for wiring the main body side bend wiring VW1 and the mechanism side bend wiring VW2 covered by the wiring cover 11B is close to the shooter 2A, in the second embodiment, the wiring cover 11B is concerned. A protective cover 29 is attached to a location facing the. As described above, the cover member 29 attached to the lower support frame member 22 has the concave surface of the cover main body 29A located on the chute 2A side, that is, the bend wiring VW is kept away from the chute 2A region and on the shooter 2A. To prevent it from hanging down. Further, since the cover member 29 is attached to the frame material constituting the slant-type product storage rack 20, when the serpentine-type product storage rack is mounted instead of the slant-type product storage rack 20, the cover member 29 becomes the serpentine-type product. There is an advantage that the storage rack is not adversely affected. The cover member 29 may be formed large so as to cover the front-side bend wiring VW covered with the wiring cover 11A.
(Embodiment 3)

  FIG. 13 shows the commodity storage rack 20 of the vending machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and the same members or those having the same functions as those of the first and second embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals and their details. The detailed explanation is omitted. FIG. 13A is a side view of the main part near the shooter 2A of the slant-type product storage rack 20, and a pair of left and right frame members (a pair of left and right upper support frame members 21, 21 and a lower support frame member 22 in FIG. 3). , 22 and the vertical frame members 23, 23), the right frame member is removed.

  In FIG. 13, 22 and 23 are a lower support frame material and a vertical frame material among the frame materials for constructing the slant-type product storage rack 20, 25 and 26 are back plates and side plates forming a product carry-out passage, 27 Is a product guide member for guiding the pouch product falling in the product carry-out passage to the shooter 2A. Reference numeral 11 denotes a heat insulating partition wall that partitions the inside of the cabinet, and wiring covers 11A, 11B, and 11C are provided on the heat insulating partition wall 11 to cover the main body side bend wiring VW1 constituting the bend wiring VW. The difference between the vending machine according to the third embodiment and the vending machine according to the first embodiment is that the frame material for constructing the slant-type product storage rack 20, in this embodiment the bend wiring VW is provided on the lower support frame material 22. The cover member 290 is attached, and the other parts are the same as those in the first embodiment.

The cover member 290 is made of a thin steel plate, and is engaged with engagement holes 22A and 22A formed in the lower support frame member 22 at the upper end of a rectangular cover body 291 as shown in FIG. A mounting portion 293 having joints 292 and 292 is formed. The cover main body 291 has wing pieces formed by bending at both left and right ends, and has a substantially U-shaped cross section. A chute support 294 is integrally provided below the cover body 291, and an engagement piece 295 is formed at the lower end of the chute support 294. The chute support 294 is formed in a U-shaped cross section, and an engaging claw 296 is formed by cutting and raising the plate surface. The cover member 290 engages and engages the engagement claws 292 and 292 in the engagement holes 22A and 22A formed in the lower support frame member 22, and engages the engagement claws 296 formed on the chute support 294 with the wiring cover 11B. Can be installed together. The wiring cover 11B is formed into a hook shape by cutting and raising a metal plate attached to the lower region of the heat insulating partition wall 11, and the engaging claw 296 of the chute support 294 is cut and raised. It is inserted and attached behind the cover 11B. Further, the engaging piece 295 of the chute support 294 is formed to engage with the back surface of the chute 2A, and after the chute 2A is disposed, the cover member 290 is prevented from moving upward. Since the engagement state of the joint claws 292 and 292 and the engagement claws 296 is maintained, the cover member 290 does not fall off.
(Embodiment 4)

  FIG. 14 shows the commodity storage rack 20 of the vending machine according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and the same members or those having the same functions as those of the first to third embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals and their details. The detailed explanation is omitted. FIG. 14A is a side view of the main part of the slanted product storage rack 20 near the shooter 2A, and shows a state viewed from the right side of the product storage rack 20 in FIG.

  In FIG. 14, 22 and 23 are a lower support frame material and a vertical frame material among the frame materials for constructing the slant-type product storage rack 20, 25 and 26 are back plates and side plates forming a product carry-out passage, 27 Is a product guide member for guiding the pouch product falling in the product carry-out passage to the shooter 2A. Reference numeral 11 denotes a heat insulating partition wall that partitions the inside of the cabinet, and wiring covers 11A, 11B, and 11C are provided on the heat insulating partition wall 11 to cover the main body side bend wiring VW1 constituting the bend wiring VW. The difference between the vending machine according to the fourth embodiment and the vending machine according to the first embodiment is that a cover member 2AA that covers the bend wiring VW is integrally formed on the shooter 2A of the slant-type product storage rack 20. The others are the same as those in the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 14B, the cover member 2AA is formed by extending one side plate of the shooter 2A, that is, the side plate on the left side when viewed from the front, upward, and the bend wiring VW is connected to the main body side bend wiring VW1. In order to secure a space corresponding to the thickness of the wiring connection coupler CP that is separated into the mechanism-side bend wiring VW2, it is bent stepwise.
According to this embodiment, the main body side bend wiring VW1 and the mechanism side bend wiring VW2 are connected by the wiring connection coupler CP, and then the chute 2A is disposed in the cabinet so that the bend wiring VW is covered by the cover member 2AA. Can be covered.

  In addition, in embodiment mentioned above, although the hook part has a hook part and the container form demonstrated the pouch goods with softness, it is not restricted to this. For example, a product that is difficult to stand up even if the container is hard, or that is difficult to roll in a lying position, and that has a hook on the drinking mouth, or has a deformed shape and a drink The product storage rack according to the present invention can be applied to a product having a cap or the like attached to the mouth portion, and is not limited to the embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body cabinet, 2 and 2A ... Chute, 3 ... Compressor, 4 ... Condenser, 6 ... Evaporator, 9 ... Duct, 10 ... Outer door, 11A, 11B, 11C ... Wiring cover, 12, 13, 14 ... Product storage, 15 ... inner door, 20 ... product storage rack, 21 ... upper support frame material, 22 ... lower support frame material, 23 ... vertical frame material, 24 ... beam, 29, 290, 2AA ... protective cover, 30 ... Product support unit, 31 ... rail member, 32, 33 ... coupling member, 34 ... product carry-out mechanism, 35 ... thickness regulating member (double hold), 36 ... width regulating member, 40 ... solenoid (drive source), 41 ... plunger , 42 ... stopper member, 44 ... return spring, 45 ... first stopper, 46 ... second stopper, 47 ... commodity detection switch (sold out switch), 50, 55 ... main body side hook metal fittings, 51, 5 ... Adapter member, 52 ... Rack fixing bracket, 53,57 ... Rack side hook bracket, 54,59 ... Rack side hook, 100,200 ... Pouch product, 102 ... Flexible container, 104 ... Spout, 105 ... Flange, 106 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Cap, 107 ... Fixing ring, VW ... Bend wiring, VW1 ... Main body side bending wiring, VW2 ... Mechanism side bending wiring, CP, CP1 ... Coupler for wiring connection.

Claims (4)

It is a vending machine that sells products having a hook part at the drinking part, constructing a frame of a slant-type product storage rack with upper and lower and left and right frame materials, and erected in a plurality of stages vertically on the left and right frame materials, The product is supported by the product hooking portion, and is inclined so that the rear side is lower with respect to the front side (product input side). A product support unit, and the product delivery mechanism includes a solenoid as a drive source and a product detection switch, and is electrically compatible with a product delivery mechanism of a serpentine product storage rack, and the product delivery mechanism The bend wiring that connects the product unloading mechanism and the electrical box that sends and receives signals to the main body side bend wiring and the product unloading mechanism connected to the electrical box. The main body side bend wiring is shared as the main body side bend wiring of the serpentine type product storage rack as the main body side bend wiring, which is previously laid in the cabinet and covered with the wiring cover. A vending machine characterized in that the main body side bend wiring and the mechanism side bend wiring are coupled by a wiring connecting coupler. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a cover member for covering the bend wiring is attached to a frame for constructing the slanted product storage rack. 3. The vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the cover member is attached to a frame material for constructing a slant-type product storage rack. 3. The vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the cover member extends from one side plate of the product carry-out shooter.

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