JP2012194796A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine in which the width of a dispensing passage through which an item taken by an item dispensing device drops can be made constant with a simple configuration.SOLUTION: A vending machine comprises an item storage rack 4 having: item storage shelves 42 which are arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction on a pair of left and right rack side boards 41 and are tilted so that item dispensing ports 45 are placed at a lower position; and item dispensing devices 5 placed near the item dispensing ports 45 in the item storage shelves 42, and the item storage rack 4 is housed in an item storage of a body cabinet 1. In the vending machine, a dispensing passage 46 through which an item G taken by the item dispensing device 5 drops down is provided on the back side of the item storage, and the width of the dispensing passage 46 is made constant by engaging and fixing a passage forming member 10 for defining the dispensing passage 46 on the pair of left and right rack side boards 41.

Description

  The present invention cuts out products one by one from a product storage rack arranged at an inclination so that a product outlet of a product storage passage for storing a plurality of products in a line-down position in a line-down position is stored. The present invention relates to a vending machine provided with a product carry-out device for carrying out.

  This type of vending machine has product storage shelves equipped with product storage passages (also referred to as product columns) that store a plurality of products in a line-up in the front-rear direction in a product storage of the main cabinet. The product storage racks are arranged in a plurality of stages in the direction, and the product storage racks are arranged in a plurality of rows in the left-right direction. The product storage rack is constructed with a predetermined inclination so that the product outlet of the product storage passage is lowered, and is also referred to as a slan track. A product carry-out device is provided at the product carry-out port of the product storage passage in the product storage rack. The product carry-out device is configured to cut out the products stored in the product storage passage in a posture lying down one by one. As this type of vending machine, one shown in FIG. 27 is known (for example, Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 27 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a conventional vending machine. The vending machine includes a main body cabinet 1 formed as a heat-insulating housing whose front surface is open, and an outer door 2 supported on the front surface of the main body cabinet 1 so as to be opened and closed. The front surface of the product storage of the main body cabinet 1 is closed by a heat insulating inner door 3 that can be opened and closed. A product storage rack 4 having product storage shelves 42 arranged in a plurality of stages in the horizontal direction and arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction is stored and installed in the product storage of the main body cabinet 1. The product storage rack 4 includes a rectangular rack side plate 41 opposed to the left and right, and a product storage shelf 42 is installed on the left and right rack side plates 41. The product storage shelf 42 is arranged in such a manner that it is inclined with a predetermined gradient so that the front side serving as the product insertion port 44 is high and the rear side serving as the product outlet 45 is low. The upper space of the product storage shelf 42 is configured as a product storage passage (product column) 43 that stores a plurality of products G in a line-down posture in a line in the front-rear direction. Further, a product unloading device (not shown) is disposed in the vicinity of the product unloading port 45 in the product storage shelf 42, and this product unloading device cuts out and unloads the products G stored in the product storing passage 43 one by one. Is.

  A space between the product outlet 45 and the rear surface of the product storage (the back wall of the main body cabinet 1) in each of the product storage shelves 42 is formed as a carry-out passage 46 through which the product falls. At the rear end of each product storage shelf 42, a posture control plate that rotates between a protruding position that protrudes into the carry-out passage 46 and a retreat position that is pushed open by the falling product G and retracts from the carry-out passage. 47 is provided. In addition, the back of the product storage (the back wall of the main body cabinet 1) rotates between a protruding position that protrudes into the carry-out passage 46 and a retreat position that is pushed open by the falling product G and retracts from the carry-out passage. A posture control plate 48 is provided. These posture control plates 47 and 48 are alternately arranged in the vertical direction with the carry-out passage 46 interposed therebetween, and are biased so as to protrude toward the carry-out passage 46 by a coil spring (not shown). When the product G is pushed open by the falling product G and retracted from the carry-out passage 46, the posture of the product G is laid down and corrected to the posture, and the falling energy of the product G is absorbed and the falling speed is reduced. ing. Further, the attitude control plate 47 provided at the rear end of each product storage shelf 42 also has a function of preventing the product G falling through the carry-out passage 46 from colliding with the rear end of the product storage shelf 42. .

  A product carry-out chute 6 is provided at the lower part of the product storage rack 4 so as to be in a forward-downward posture and having a plurality of vent holes perforated on its plate surface. The product carry-out chute 6 links the carry-out passage 46 and the product take-out port 21 of the outer door 2 via a product carry-out port 31 with a flapper provided in the heat insulating inner door 3. Further, in the one-dot chain line frame below the product carry-out chute 6, cooling / heating (not shown) that cools or heats the product storage and stores the product G stored in the product storage rack 4 in a cold or hot state. A unit 7 is provided. This cooling / heating unit 7 is covered by a wind tunnel. In the machine room 8 below the main body cabinet 1, a cooling unit condensing unit (not shown) that forms a refrigeration cycle with the cooling unit of the cooling / heating unit 7 is disposed. Further, the back of the product storage (the back wall of the main body cabinet 1) has a suction port extending in the vertical direction along the back wall of the main body cabinet 1 and opened at the upper end, and the lower end is a cooling / heating unit. A circulation duct (not shown) communicated with 7 wind tunnels is provided. Then, after the air heated or cooled by the cooling / heating unit 7 is raised or cooled while heating or cooling the product G stored in the product storage rack 4 through the plurality of vent holes of the product carry-out chute 6 It is configured to circulate through a path returning from the circulation duct to the wind tunnel of the cooling / heating unit 7 via the suction port of the circulation duct.

Japanese Patent No. 3508902 (see FIG. 2)

  In the vending machine described in Patent Document 1, the products G cut out by the product carry-out device disposed in the vicinity of the product carry-out port 45 in the product storage shelf 42 are staggered in the vertical direction across the carry-out passage 46. The posture control plates 47 and 48 arranged in the above are configured to fall while being pushed open. For this reason, since the product falling through the carry-out passage 46 is corrected to the horizontal position by the posture control plates 47 and 48 and the falling energy is absorbed and the dropping speed is reduced, the carbonated beverage is formed and the product container is damaged. It is excellent in that it can be suppressed. By the way, the carry-out passage 46 serving as a drop passage for the product G cut out by the product carry-out device disposed in the vicinity of the product carry-out port 45 in the product storage shelf 42 is connected to the product carry-out port 45 and the product in each of the product storage shelves 42. The passage width of the carry-out passage 46 changes depending on the position of the product storage rack 4 that is formed between the rear of the storage (the back wall of the main body cabinet 1) and is stored in the product storage of the main body cabinet. In this case, at the time of shipment of the vending machine, the storage installation position of the product storage rack 4 in the product storage is adjusted so that the passage width of the carry-out passage 46 becomes a constant width. In order to eliminate the exchange of the carry-out device and the product clogging or for periodic inspection, the product is taken out from the product storage, and is stored and installed in the product storage again after the work is completed. For this reason, when the product storage rack 4 is taken out from the product storage and stored in the product storage again, there is a possibility that the product storage rack 4 may deviate from the storage installation position of the product storage rack 4 adjusted in advance. When the storage installation position is shifted to the back side of the product storage, the passage width of the carry-out passage 46 becomes narrow and becomes a factor that hinders the drop of the product G. In order to solve this, the passage width of the carry-out passage 46 is designed to be large in advance so that the product G can fall down the carry-out passage 46 even if the storage installation position of the product storage rack 4 in the product storage is shifted. However, if the width of the carry-out passage 46 is increased, the size of the product storage shelf 42 in the front-rear direction must be shortened, and eventually the number of products that can be stored in the vending machine decreases.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its object is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to make the width of the carry-out passage where the product cut out by the product carry-out device falls constant by a simple configuration. Is to provide a vending machine capable of

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a pair of left and right rack side plates and a pair of left and right rack side plates arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction, and a plurality of products are arranged in a line in the front-and-rear direction in a lying position And a product storage shelf that is disposed so as to be inclined so that the product outlet is lowered, and a product outlet disposed in the vicinity of the product outlet in the product storage shelf. In a vending machine comprising a product storage rack having a device and storing and installing the product storage rack in a product storage of a main body cabinet, the product storage rack is located on the back side of the product storage and is cut out from the product delivery device. A passage forming member that defines a carry-out passage through which the commodity is dropped is locked and fixed to the pair of left and right rack side plates.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the first aspect, the passage forming member has a U-shaped cross section, and both side walls are formed at the rear edges of the pair of left and right rack side plates. It is characterized by being fixed to a flange.

The invention according to claim 3 is the vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the vending machine is arranged at the rear end of the upper and lower multi-stage product storage shelves and protrudes toward the carry-out passage. It has a posture control plate that is biased and pushed open by the product falling in the carry-out passage and retracts from the carry-out passage. It is characterized by having a plurality of convex protrusions in the vertical direction on the front side in a manner facing the intermediate position between adjacent posture control plates.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the third aspect of the present invention, the protrusion is formed by interspersing a short protrusion in the left-right direction in the left-right direction.

  According to the vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention, a pair of left and right rack side plates and a pair of left and right rack side plates are installed in multiple stages in the vertical direction, and a plurality of products are laid down in a line in the front-rear direction in a lying position. And a product storage shelf that is disposed so as to be inclined so that the product outlet is lowered, and a product outlet disposed in the vicinity of the product outlet in the product storage shelf. In a vending machine comprising a product storage rack having a device and storing and installing the product storage rack in a product storage of a main body cabinet, the product storage rack is located on the back side of the product storage and is cut out from the product delivery device. A passage forming member that defines a carry-out passage through which the product is dropped is locked and fixed to the pair of left and right rack side plates, thereby defining a carry-out passage through which the product cut out from the product carry-out device falls. It has the advantage of being able to keep the passage width of the conveyor passage with a simple configuration that engagement fixing the passage forming member to the pair of left and right rack plates constant.

  According to the vending machine according to claim 2 of the present invention, in the vending machine according to claim 1, the passage forming member has a U-shaped cross section, and both side walls of the pair of left and right rack side plates are formed. By locking and fixing to the reinforcing flange formed on the rear edge, the following effects are obtained. That is, the pair of left and right rack side plates constituting the product storage rack is formed of a rectangular metal plate, so that a reinforcing flange is formed at least at the front and rear edges, and a passage is formed in the reinforcing flange formed at the rear edge. By locking and fixing the both side walls of the forming member, there is no need to add a new member to lock and fix the passage forming member to the product storage rack, and the passage forming member can be engaged without increasing the number of parts. It has the advantage that it can be fixed.

  In addition, according to the vending machine according to claim 3 of the present invention, in the vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, each of the vending machines is disposed at the rear end of the upper and lower multi-stage product storage shelves and the carry-out passage. And a posture control plate that is urged in a manner to project toward the product, pushed open by the product falling in the carry-out passage and retracted from the carry-out passage, and the passage forming member is provided at the product carry-out port of the upper and lower multi-stage product storage passages. The product cut out into the carry-out passage by the product carry-out device is stored in the product by having a plurality of convex projections in the vertical direction on the front side in a manner facing the intermediate position of the posture control plate vertically adjacent to the opposing back wall When the posture control plate disposed on the shelf and the back wall of the passage forming member are formed on the back wall, they fall while alternately abutting against the protrusions. In this way, the trajectory of the product falling by alternately contacting the posture control plate and the projection of the passage forming member approximates the trajectory of the product falling through the serpentine passage meandering in the vertical direction, and falls in the carry-out passage. The dropping posture of the product is corrected by the posture control plate and the dropping speed is suppressed by the posture control plate and the protrusion. Therefore, in addition to being able to keep the passage width of the carry-out passage constant by a simple configuration in which the passage-forming member that defines the carry-out passage is locked and fixed to the pair of left and right rack side plates, It has the effect that the falling posture can be corrected.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the third aspect, the protrusion is formed by interspersing a short protrusion in the left-right direction in the left-right direction, for example, in the left-right direction of the attitude control plate. When a protrusion with a length opposite to the width is formed on the back wall of the passage forming member by extrusion, that is, a large mold is required to form a long and continuous protrusion in the left-right direction, whereas the length of the protrusion Since the length can be shortened, it is possible to use a small mold, so that there is an effect that the mold cost can be suppressed.

It is a side view which shows one Example of the vending machine which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the inside of the goods storage of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the duct structure arrange | positioned in the goods storage of FIG. Of the two product storage racks stored and installed in the product storage room A2 of FIG. 2, the left side product storage rack is shown, (a) is a perspective view of the state in which the product storage rack is suspended from the rail member, (B) is an exploded perspective view of (a). FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a pair of left and right rack side plates in the product storage rack of FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway enlarged view of a rack side plate on the right side in front view of the pair of left and right rack side plates of FIG. 5. It is a side view which shows the relationship between a rail member and a rack side plate. It is a perspective view of a positioning guide. It is a perspective view which shows a 1st goods storage shelf, a 2nd goods storage shelf, and a top guide. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st goods storage shelf and 2nd goods storage shelf of FIG. The top guide of the right side is shown among the top guides of FIG. 9, (a) is the perspective view seen from diagonally left upper, (b) is the perspective view seen from diagonally lower left. FIG. 10 shows a left side top guide among the top guides of FIG. 9, (a) is a perspective view seen from the upper right side, and (b) is a perspective view seen from the lower right side. Of the two product storage racks stored and installed in the product storage room A2 in FIG. 2, the first product storage shelf, the second product storage shelf and the top guide in the product storage rack on the right side when viewed from the front are shown. The perspective view seen from the diagonally upper left of the state which attached the top guide to the 1st goods storage shelf and the 2nd goods storage shelf, (b) is the 1st goods storage shelf of the state where the top guide was removed from (a), It is the perspective view which looked at the 2nd goods storage shelf from diagonally upward left. FIG. 10 shows a posture control plate arranged at the rear end of the second product storage shelf in FIG. It is a perspective view of the state decomposed | disassembled. It is a perspective view of the state which attached the attitude | position control board to the back end of the 2nd goods storage shelf of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the channel | path formation member of FIG. FIG. 17 is an exploded view of a guide member installed at a lower portion of the passage forming member of FIG. 16. It is the perspective view which looked at the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine of FIG. 1 from the goods accommodation passage outer side (back side). It is the perspective view which looked at the goods carrying-out apparatus of Drawing 1 from the goods accommodation passage inside. It is a back perspective view which shows the board | substrate of a goods carrying-out apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the link member of a goods carrying-out apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st stopper of a goods carrying-out apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd stopper of a goods carrying-out apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which removed the sold-out detection switch from the goods carrying-out apparatus. The assembly method to the 2nd goods storage shelf of a goods carrying-out apparatus is shown, (a) is the perspective view seen from the plane (upper surface) side, (b) is the perspective view seen from the back (lower surface) side of (a). It is. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of a goods carrying-out apparatus. It is a side view of the vending machine concerning a conventional apparatus.

  Hereinafter, a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a vending machine that sells canned beverages and plastic bottled beverages as an example of a vending machine targeted by the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the inside of a product storage. As shown in the figure, the vending machine includes a main body cabinet 1 formed as a heat-insulating housing whose front surface is open, and an outer door 2 supported on the front surface of the main body cabinet 1 so as to be openable and closable. The front surface of the product storage of the main body cabinet 1 is closed by a heat insulating inner door 3 that can be opened and closed. The main body cabinet 1 is configured as a heat insulating casing by disposing heat insulating panels made of urethane foam on the inner side of the outer box made of steel plate, that is, on the upper wall 1a, the left and right side walls 1b, the back wall 1c and the bottom wall 1d. . The inside of the product storage box surrounded by the heat insulation panel of the main body cabinet 1 is partitioned into a plurality of product storage rooms A1 and A2 in the left-right direction by a heat insulating partition plate 100 (see FIG. 2). As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of product storage racks 4 including product storage shelves 42 that are arranged in the left-right direction and are arranged in multiple stages in the up-down direction are stored and installed. In this embodiment, one product storage rack 4 is stored and installed in the product storage room A1, and two product storage racks 4 are stored and installed in the product storage room A2. In FIG. 2, an upper wall 1a of the main body cabinet 1 and a machine room 8 provided in the lower portion of the main body cabinet 1 described later are omitted.

  The product storage rack 4 includes left and right rack side plates 41 on which product storage shelves 42 are installed. The left and right rack side plates 41 are made of a rectangular flat plate-shaped thin steel plate. In this embodiment, the front rack side plate 41F (hereinafter referred to as the first rack side plate 41F) and the rear rack side plate 41R separated from each other are separated. Hereinafter, it is referred to as a second rack side plate 41R). The product storage shelves 42 corresponding to the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R are also separated from each other as shown in FIG. 9 to be described later. The front and rear product storage shelves 42 are connected to the front and rear, and the first rack side plate 41F and the first rack side plate 41F are inclined with a predetermined gradient so that the front side serving as the product insertion port 44 is high and the rear side serving as the product outlet 45 is low. It is installed on the second rack side plate 41R. Further, a pair of left and right top guides 40 extending in the front-rear direction across the front and rear product storage shelves 42 (the left side top guide 40 is shown in FIG. 2, and the right side top guide is hidden by the rack side plate 41 and appears. Is not provided). An internal space surrounded by the front and rear product storage shelves 42 and a pair of left and right top guides 40 is configured as a product storage passage 43 (product column) that stores a plurality of products in a line-down posture in a line in the front-rear direction. The product storage passage 43 (product column) is formed in upper and lower multi-stages (10 product columns in this embodiment). A plurality of product storage racks 4 configured in this manner are arranged in the product storage case in the left-right direction. The product storage passages 43 are accommodated in the product storage passages 43 in the vicinity of the product outlets 45 and above the product storage passages 43, in this embodiment, on the lower surface of the upper product storage shelves 42. A product carry-out device 5 for cutting out and carrying out the products G one by one is provided. Then, at the rear end portion of the product storage shelf 42 in each stage, it is pivoted between a protruding position that protrudes into the carry-out passage 46 and a retreat position that is pushed open by the falling product G and retreats from the carry-out passage 46. A posture control plate 47 is provided. The attitude control plate 47 is urged so as to protrude toward the carry-out passage 46 by a coil spring 474 (see FIG. 14) described later, and is pushed open by the product G falling down the carry-out passage 46 to be carried out. When evacuating the product G, the product G has a function of lying down and correcting to a posture and absorbing the fall energy of the product G to reduce the fall speed. The product storage rack 4 has hook pieces 41F2 and 41R2 (see FIG. 6 to be described later) formed by bending the left and right rack side plates 41 outward at an acute angle, and the ceiling surface of the product storage in the main body cabinet 1. It is installed in the commodity storage by being hooked on the rail member R extending in the front-rear direction disposed on the product.

  The product outlets 45 of the product storage passages 43 arranged in the upper and lower stages in each of the product storage racks 4 are located on the same vertical line, and the product outlet 45 and the rear of the product storage (the back of the main body cabinet 1). Between the walls 1c), a passage forming member 10 having a U-shaped cross section that is locked and fixed to the second rack side plate 41R is disposed, and the internal space of the passage forming member 10 drops the product G. A carry-out passage 46 is formed. Further, a plurality of convex projections 11 are provided on the back wall of the passage forming member 10 in the vertical direction so as to face the middle position of the posture control plate 47 adjacent vertically.

  A guide member 20 that links the carry-out passage 46 and the product carry-out chute 6 disposed in the lower part of the product storage rack 4 is engaged with the lower portion of the passage forming member 10. The guide member 20 has a function of guiding the product G that falls in the carry-out passage 46 in a substantially vertical direction so as to smoothly change the direction toward the product carry-out chute 6 and alleviating the drop impact of the falling product G. Yes. The merchandise carry-out chute 6 is arranged in a downwardly lowered posture at the bottom of the merchandise storage rack 4 and a plurality of vent holes are perforated on the plate surface. The product carry-out chute 6 links the carry-out passage 46 and the product take-out port 21 of the outer door 2 via a product carry-out port 31 with a flapper provided in the heat insulating inner door 3. In addition, a cooling / heating unit 7 that cools or heats the inside of the product storage box and stores the product G stored in the product storage rack 4 in a cold or hot state is disposed below the product carry-out chute 6. A rear duct 13 is provided continuously to the wind tunnel 7 a of the cooling / heating unit 7. Furthermore, a refrigerator condensing unit 9 that forms a refrigeration cycle with the cooling unit of the cooling / heating unit 7 is disposed in the machine room 8 below the main body cabinet 1.

  In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted on the front surface of the outer door 2, the product display room which displayed the some product sample corresponding to the product G accommodated in the store | warehouse | chamber of the main body cabinet 1, and the product selection which designates the product G to purchase Button, coin insertion slot for inserting coins as a price, banknote insertion slot for inserting banknotes as a price, coin return slot for taking out change coins or coins returned in response to return instructions, instructing return of change or input coins Parts necessary for the automatic sale of the commodity G, such as a return lever, are disposed by the insertion of money, and a handle of a door lock mechanism for locking the outer door 2 to the main body cabinet 1 is provided.

  A suction duct 14 is provided in the upper part of the back wall 1c of the product storage of the main body cabinet 1, and in this embodiment, the suction duct 14 is provided for each product storage rack 4. The suction duct 14 is for sucking air in the product storage chamber and returning it to the rear duct 13 (cooling / heating unit 7) via a side duct 15 described in FIG. Hereinafter, a duct configuration that forms a circulation path of heated or cooled air blown out from the cooling / heating unit 7 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the product storage rack 4, the product carry-out shooter 6, and the wind tunnel 7a (cooling / heating unit 7) are removed from FIG.

  In FIG. 3, 13 and 14 again show the back duct and the suction duct, and 15 is a side duct. An opening 131 communicating with the wind tunnel 7a (cooling / heating unit 7) is formed on the front surface (inside the chamber) of the rear duct 13, and a suction port (not shown) leading to the interior is formed on the lower surface of the rear duct 14. ing. The side duct 15 is laid so as to rise from the bottom of the cabinet toward the top along the side walls of the main body cabinet 1 on the left and right side walls 1b and 1b and the side of the heat insulating partition plate 100 on the product storage room A2. The side duct 15 is configured to communicate with the rear duct 13 on the bottom side of the cabinet and to communicate with the suction duct 14 on the upper side. Here, a side duct 15 is laid on one side, in this embodiment, the left side wall 1b in the relatively narrow product storage room A1 in which one product storage rack 4 is stored and installed. In the relatively large product storage room A2 in which the product storage rack 4 is stored and installed, side ducts 15 are provided on the left and right side surfaces. In this embodiment, the side wall 1b on the right side in front view and the side surface on the product storage room A2 side of the heat insulating partition plate 100 are provided. It is laid. The reason why the side ducts 15 are laid on the left and right sides in the relatively large product storage room A2 is that the air circulation path in the cabinet is divided into two parts corresponding to the two product storage racks 4 and two products. This is to allow the air inside the storage rack 4 to be sufficiently circulated and to efficiently cool or heat the products G stored in the two product storage racks 4. As described above, the product storage room A1 is provided with one suction duct 14 that communicates with the side duct 15, and the product storage room A2 is provided with two suction ducts 14 and 14 that communicate with the left and right side ducts 15 and 15, respectively. Yes. In FIG. 3, reference numerals 101 to 104 are formed of sheet metal, and are protective members that cover and protect the surfaces of the left and right side walls 1b and 1b, the back wall 1c, and the heat insulating partition plate 100 made of a heat insulating panel of urethane foam. The rear duct 13 and the suction duct 14 are fixed to the protective members 101 to 104 with screws.

  In the duct configuration shown in FIG. 3, the suction duct 14 is laid in a dead space (empty space) formed in the upper part on the back side of the commodity storage, which is the fate of the slang track. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the product storage rack 4 stored and installed in the product storage has a predetermined slope so that the front side serving as the product inlet 44 is high and the rear side serving as the product outlet 45 is low. Since the product storage shelf 42 in an inclined manner is installed, an empty space is generated in the upper part on the back side of the product storage. In this embodiment, the suction duct 14 is laid in the empty space. . And the side surface duct 15 is arrange | positioned by the right-and-left side in a store | warehouse | chamber. With this configuration, it is possible to increase the front-rear direction area in the warehouse by removing the air circulation duct that has been arranged on the back of the warehouse in the conventional apparatus, that is, it is possible to lengthen the product accommodation passage 43. Therefore, the number of goods accommodated can be increased.

  Next, the configuration of the product storage rack 4 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows the product storage rack 4 on the left side when viewed from the front and stored in the product storage room A2 (see FIG. 2). The product storage rack 4 includes a pair of left and right rack side plates 41 composed of a first rack side plate 41F and a second rack side plate 41R separated in the front and rear directions, and a front mounted on the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R. Side product storage shelf 42F (hereinafter referred to as first product storage shelf 42F), rear product storage shelf 42R (hereinafter referred to as second product storage shelf 42R), the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf A pair of left and right top guides 40 (the right side top guide is 40R and the left side top guide is 40L) arranged across the 42R and connected to the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R. And when these are collectively referred to as the top guide 40), the passage forming member 10 having a U-shaped cross section fixed to the second rack side plate 41R, It made of the guide member 20 which is engaged to the lower end of the road forming member 10.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the left and right rack side plates 41 are composed of a first rack side plate 41 </ b> F and a second rack side plate 41 </ b> R made of a thin plate steel plate having a rectangular flat plate shape. Except for the fact that the second rack side plate 41R is formed longer than the first rack side plate 41F, the configuration of both is substantially the same. Therefore, the first rack side plate 41F will be described, and the second rack side plate 41R will be referred to. The description is omitted along with the reference numerals. 6 shows an enlarged view of the rack side plate 41 on the right side when viewed from the front, and the first rack side plate 41F will be described with reference to FIG.

  The first rack side plate 41F is formed with a reinforcing flange 41F1 (41R1) by bending the front and rear and lower edges of a rectangular flat plate steel plate outward, and the engaging hook 41F2 (41R2) bent outward at an acute angle at the upper edge. ) Is formed. In addition, on the plate surface of the first rack side plate 41F, a pair of front and rear locking holes 41F3 (41R3) are formed in a plurality of upper and lower stages, and the pair of front and rear locking holes 41F3 (41R3) have steps. . Two locking holes 41F3 (41R3) are formed in each step so as to be spaced apart in the vertical direction. The locking hole 41F3 (41R3) is for erection of the product storage shelf 42, and the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R are arranged close to each other (in the case of a vending machine with a short depth). In the case where the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R are spaced apart from each other (in the case of a vending machine having a long depth), the upper side locking hole 41F3 (41R3) is used. It is comprised so that the stop hole 41F3 (41R3) may be utilized. This is because even when the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R are arranged close to or apart from each other, the inclination angle of the commodity storage shelf 42 installed on the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R is constant. This is to keep it in good condition. The rear side locking hole 41R3 of the second rack side plate 41R is formed in an L-shaped bowl shape, whereas the front side locking hole 41R3 is circular. The reinforcing flange 41R1 formed at the rear edge of the second rack side plate 41R is formed with a plurality of screw holes (female screws) 41R4 in the vertical direction and a fitting hole 41R5 on the upper side.

  Engagement hooks 41F2 (41R2) formed on the upper edge of the first rack side plate 41F are engaged with rail members R and R (see FIG. 4) laid on the ceiling surface of the product storage in the main body cabinet 1. . The rail members R, R are formed symmetrically, and as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 4A, the hanging portion vertically bent along the horizontal portion R1 and the longitudinal direction of the horizontal portion R1. The hook portion R3 is formed of a portion R2 and is folded inward from the lower end of the hanging portion R2. The rail members R, R are arranged such that a horizontal member R1 is screwed to a frame member (not shown) provided on the ceiling surface of the product storage and extends in the front-rear direction. The tip of the hook portion R3 of the rail member R is formed as a sliding surface on which the engaging hook 41F2 (41R2) engages and slides (slides). This sliding surface is shown in FIG. As described above, stopper portions R31 and R32 are formed. FIG. 7 is a side view of the left side rail member R viewed from the other (right side) rail member R side. The stopper portions R31 and R32 are formed in a convex shape that is one step higher than the sliding surface of the rail member R, and the size of the engaging hook 41R2 is just fitted between the stopper portions R31 and R32. The stoppers R31 and R32 of the rail member R are arranged so that the product storage rack 4 is placed at a predetermined position in the product storage when the engagement hook 41F2 (41R2) of the rack side plate 41 is engaged with the hook portion R3 of the rail member R. In addition to the function of storing and installing the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R separated in the front-rear direction, the first rack side plate 41R and the second rack side plate 41R are prevented from shifting in the front-rear direction.

  In addition, a positioning guide 41G (see FIGS. 5 and 6) formed of sheet metal is fixed to the rear side of the lower end of the first rack side plate 41F. As shown in FIG. 8, the positioning guide 41G is formed on a locking piece 41G3 which is bent so that the front ends of the bridging portion 41G2 formed by bending the left and right ends of the strip-shaped substrate portion 41G1 upward are peeled inward. A screw hole (female screw) 41G31 is formed. The rear end side of the substrate portion 41G1 is formed by cutting the left and right end edges to be shorter than the dimension between the left and right bridging portions 41G2, and the rear end edge is curled reinforcing portion 41G11 rounded into a hollow cylindrical shape (curled shape). Is formed. The length of the curl-shaped reinforcing portion 41G11 in the left-right direction is slightly shorter than the dimension between the second rack side plates 41R arranged opposite to the left and right, and just fits between the second rack side plates 41R arranged opposite to the left and right. It is formed in the length to insert. As shown in FIG. 6, the positioning guide 41G has a curl formed on the rear end edge of the substrate 41G1 after the left and right locking pieces 41G3 are aligned with the reinforcing flange 41F1 formed on the rear edge of the first rack side plate 41F. The shape reinforcing portion 41G11 is fitted between the second rack side plates 41R. At this time, the left and right cutouts on the rear end side of the board 41G1 are along the outer wall of the reinforcing flange 41R1 formed at the front end edge of the second rack side plate 41R and the inner wall of the second rack side plate 41R. As described above, the positioning guide 41G is disposed so as to straddle the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R, and the locking piece 41G3 is interposed via the reinforcing flange 41F1 formed at the rear edge of the first rack side plate 41F. When the screw S1 (see FIG. 6) is screwed into the screw hole (female screw) 41G31, the positioning guide 41G connects both of them across the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R. Therefore, the positioning guide 41G maintains the spacing between the rack side plates 41F and 41R opposed to the left and right at a predetermined interval, and the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R separated front and rear are shifted in the left and right direction. It has a function to prevent this.

  Next, FIG. 9 shows a first product storage shelf 42F and a second product storage shelf 42R installed on the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R, respectively, and the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product. A state in which a pair of left and right top guides 40 is assembled to the storage shelf 42R is shown. The pair of left and right top guides 40 includes a top guide 40R positioned on the right side and a top guide 40L positioned on the right side, and are disposed across the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R, respectively. At the same time, the product accommodating passage 43 is formed in a manner extending in the front-rear direction. Here, in most cases, the commodity receiving passage 43 is made to correspond to the length (width) of the commodity by moving the movable top guide 40L located on the left side closer to or away from the fixed top guide 40R located on the right side. In the following, the fixed top guide 40R located on the right side is referred to as a fixed top guide 40R, and the movable top guide 40L located on the left side is referred to as a movable top guide 40L. In FIG. 9, the attitude control plate 47 provided at the rear end of the second commodity storage shelf 42R is removed.

  The first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R will be described with reference to FIG. The first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R are each made of a rectangular steel plate, and the portion common to the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R describes the first product storage shelf 42F. The two commodity storage shelves 42 </ b> R are described with reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the first product storage shelf 42F (42R) is formed with flanges 42FA and 42FB (42RA and 42RB) bent downward from the left and right side edges to increase the strength ( In FIG. 9, the flange 42FA (42RA) formed on the left edge is hidden and cannot be seen, but the flange 42RA is described later with reference to FIG. Screw holes (female screws) 42FA1, 42FB1 (42RA1, 42RB1) are formed in the flanges 42FA, 42FB (42RA, 42RB), respectively. A support shaft 42F1 (42R1) rounded into a hollow cylindrical shape (curl shape) is formed at the front end of the first commodity storage shelf 42F (42R), and the left and right ends of the support shaft 42F1 (42R1) are flanges 42FA and 42FB (42RA), respectively. , 42RB) so as to protrude outward. Further, a support shaft 42F2 that is rounded into a hollow cylindrical shape (curl shape) is formed at the rear end of the first commodity storage shelf 42F, and the left and right ends of the support shaft 42F2 protrude outward from the flanges 42FA and 42FB, respectively. Is formed. Further, a wide operation hole 42F3 extending in the left-right direction and a slide engagement hole 42F4 in which a narrow slit is communicated with the rear end of the wide slit are located near the front of the plate surface of the first commodity storage shelf 42F. A slide engagement hole 42F5 in which a narrow slit is communicated with a front end of a wide slit is formed near the rear of the plate surface of the first commodity storage shelf 42F.

  A groove-shaped holding portion 42R2 (see also FIG. 25 described later) formed by bending is provided at the rear end of the second commodity storage shelf 42R. This holding part 42R2 holds the commodity carry-out device 5 described later. The left and right ends of the holding portion 42R2 are formed as L-shaped support pieces 42R21 and 42R21 that protrude outward from the flanges 42RA and 42RB, respectively. In addition, a plurality of slit-shaped setting grooves 42RH extending in the front-rear direction are formed in the left-right direction on the plate surface of the second product storage shelf 42R. The slit-shaped setting groove 42RH is formed to make a pair in the front-rear direction. Furthermore, arch-shaped fitting protrusions 42R3 and 42R4 are formed on the front side of the plate surface of the second product storage shelf 42R so as to be extruded toward the back surface. The fitting protrusions 42R3 and 42R4 have a central portion (arch portion) that is lifted from the back surface of the second product storage shelf 42R, and a through-hole through which the tips of the locking claws 501 and 502 of the substrate 50 of the product delivery device 5 described later can pass. It is formed as. At the rear end of the plate surface of the second product storage shelf 42R, an arcuate projection 567 and left and right guide projections 568 and 568 on the lock member 566 of the first stopper 56 of the product carry-out device 5 shown in FIG. Three escape holes 42R5 are formed through which.

  The first product storage shelf 42F is installed on the first rack side plate 41F as follows. That is, the front and rear support shafts 42F1 and 42F2 protruding left and right in the first product storage shelf 42F are respectively fitted in the locking holes 41F3 and 41F3 that form a pair before and after forming on the plate surface of the first rack side plate 41F. Thus, the first product storage shelf 42F is installed on the first rack side plate 41F. Similarly, the second product storage shelf 42R fits the support shaft 42R1 and the support piece 42R21 into the locking holes 41R3 and 41R3 of the second rack side plate 41R, respectively. Thus, the second product storage shelf 42R is installed on the second rack side plate 41R. The first rack side plate 41F is inserted into the screw holes (female screws) 42FA1, 42FB1 (42RA1, 42RB1) formed in the flanges 42FA, 42FB (42RA, 42RB) of the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42F. , Screws are screwed through the second rack side plate 41R. In this case, in this embodiment, the first product storage shelves 42F and the second product storage shelves 42R located in the upper, middle, and lower stages of the first and second multi-stage first product storage shelves 42F and second product storage shelves 42R. It is configured to screw only. As a result, the number of assembling steps can be reduced as compared with the case where all of the first product storage shelves 42F and the second product storage shelves 42R are screwed in the vertical direction.

  Next, FIG. 11 shows the fixed top guide 40R, (a) is a perspective view seen from the upper left and (b) is a perspective view seen from the lower left. The fixed top guide 40R is a thin steel plate bent in an L shape, and the product placement section 40R1 parallel to the plate surfaces of the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R, and the first product storage shelf 42F. The side wall portion 40R2 is perpendicular to the plate surface of the second product storage shelf 42R. A curled fitting portion 40R3 that is slightly larger than the hollow cylindrical (curled) support shaft 42F1 of the first product storage shelf 42F is provided at the front end (in the illustrated state, right oblique front end) of the product placement portion 40R1. Is formed. The fitting portion 40R3 is formed in a three-quarter ring shape so as to wrap around three-fourths of the outer periphery of the hollow cylindrical (curled) support shaft 42F1 of the first commodity storage shelf 42F, and is attached to the support shaft 42F1. In the fitted state, it is loosely fitted to the support shaft 42F1 and is slidable to the left and right. Further, a hook piece 40R11 that protrudes toward the back side is formed by cutting and raising the front side of the plate surface of the product placement portion 40R1. Furthermore, a pair of front and rear engaging claws 40R12 and 40R12 projecting toward the back side are formed by cutting and raising near the rear side of the plate surface of the product placing portion 40R1. The engaging claws 40R12 and 40R12 are formed in a substantially V shape when viewed from the side. The pair of front and rear engagement claws 40R12 and 40R12 can be engaged and disengaged with the pair of front and rear setting grooves 42RH and 42RH formed on the plate surface of the second product storage shelf 42R.

  Next, FIG. 12 shows the movable top guide 40L, where (a) is a perspective view seen from the upper right and (b) is a perspective view seen from the lower right. The movable top guide 40L is a thin steel plate bent into an L shape, and the product placement section 40L1 parallel to the plate surfaces of the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R, and the first product storage shelf 42F. , And a restriction portion 40L2 perpendicular to the plate surface of the second commodity storage shelf 42R. The front end (the left oblique front end in the illustrated state) of the product placement portion 40L1 is two steps larger than the hollow cylindrical (curled) support shaft 42F1 of the first product storage shelf 42F, and the above-described fixed top guide. A curl-like fitting portion 40L3 that is slightly larger than the 40R-curled fitting portion 40R3 is formed. The fitting portion 40L3 is formed in a three-quarter ring shape so as to wrap around three-fourths of the outer periphery of the hollow cylindrical (curled) support shaft 42F1 of the first commodity storage shelf 42F, and is attached to the support shaft 42F1. In the fitted state, it is loosely fitted to the support shaft 42F1 and is slidable to the left and right, and is further loosely fitted to the curled fitting portion 40R3 of the fixed top guide 40R described above. Also, a hook piece 40L11 that protrudes toward the back side is formed on the front side of the intermediate portion of the plate surface of the product placement portion 40L1 by cutting and raising, and a pair of front and rear that protrudes toward the back side near the rear side. The engaging claws 40L12 and 40L12 are formed by cutting and raising. The engaging claws 40L12, 40L12 are formed in a substantially V shape when viewed from the side. The pair of front and rear engaging claws 40L12 and 40L12 can be engaged and disengaged with the pair of front and rear setting grooves 42RH and 42RH formed on the plate surface of the second commodity storage shelf 42R.

  The fixed top guide 40R is assembled to the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R as follows. That is, the slide engagement which formed the hook piece 40R11 formed in the product mounting part 40R1 of the fixed top guide 40R from the upper side of the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R on the plate surface of the first product storage shelf 42F. It is made to pass through the wide slit of the hole 42F4. In this state, the fitting portion 40R3 of the fixed top guide 40R is positioned in front of the support shaft 42F1 of the first product storage shelf 42F. Thereafter, when the fixed top guide 40R is moved rearward, the fitting portion 40R3 of the fixed top guide 40R is fitted so as to wrap around the outer periphery of the support shaft 42F1 of the first commodity storage shelf 42F. At this time, the vertical portion of the hook piece 40R11 moves rearwardly in the wide slit of the slide engagement hole 42F4 and then reaches a position that matches the open surface of the narrow slit, and the horizontal portion of the hook piece 40R11 is the wide slit. It is located on the back side. When the hand is released from the fixed top guide 40R in this state, the fixed claw 40R12 comes into contact with the plate surface of the second product storage shelf 42R from the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R. It is in a floating state, and the horizontal portion of the hook piece 40R11 is separated from the back surface of the first commodity storage shelf 42F.

  While turning the hand to the back side of the first product storage shelf 42F from the state described above and pressing the thumb against the front side of the fitting portion 40R3 with the palm up, the index finger or the middle finger is placed on the first product storage shelf 42F. The product is pushed up against the horizontal portion of the product placement portion 40R1 or the hook piece 40R11 of the fixed top guide 40R viewed from the operation hole 42F3. Then, the fixed top guide 40R rotates upward with the fitting portion 40R3 as a fulcrum, and the engagement claw 40R12 is separated from the plate surface of the second product storage shelf 42R. The upward rotation of the fixed top guide 40R is restricted by the horizontal portion of the hook piece 40R11 coming into contact with the back surface of the first commodity storage shelf 42F. When the fixed top guide 40R is slid rightward with the fixed top guide 40R rotated upward, the fitting portion 40R3 slides on the support shaft 42F1 of the first commodity storage shelf 42F, while the hook piece 40R11 The vertical portion enters the narrow slit of the slide engagement hole 42F4. Then, after the fixed top guide 40R is slid rightward until the vertical portion of the hook piece 40R11 is close to the right end of the narrow slit of the slide engagement hole 42F4, the engagement claws 40R12 and the engagement claws 40R12 are connected to the second product storage rack 42R. The fixed top guide 40R is rotated downward with the fitting portion 40R3 as a fulcrum so as to be fitted into the setting grooves 42RH and 42RH on the right end side of the setting grooves 42RH and 42RH. As a result, the product placement portion 40R1 of the fixed top guide 40R is connected to the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R in a state of being in close contact with the plate surfaces of the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R. The first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R are set at the rightmost position (fixed position) of the second product storage shelf 42R.

  The movable top guide 40L is assembled to the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R with respect to the assembly of the fixed top guide 40R to the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R. Since it is the same except that the hook piece 40L11 of the movable top guide 40L is engaged with the slide engagement hole 42F5 closer to the rear side of the plate surface of the first commodity storage shelf 42F, the redundant description is omitted here. The movable top guide 40L can be slid left and right by the length in the left-right direction of the slide engagement hole 42F5 in the first commodity storage shelf 42F, and is set at the fixed position by sliding to the left and right. Approach / separate the fixed top guide 40R. Accordingly, the fixed top guide 40R (the side wall portion 40R2) is set as a reference position, and the movable top guide is separated from the fixed top guide 40R (the side wall portion 40R2) by a width corresponding to the length (width) of the product to be sold. 40L (the restricting portion 40L2) is slid, and the engaging claws 40L2 and 40L2 are fitted and set in the setting grooves 42RH and 42RH of the second commodity storage shelf 42R, so that the side wall of the fixed top guide 40R ( A product accommodating passage 43 having a passage width corresponding to the width of the product to be sold is formed between the portion 40R2) and the movable top guide 40L (regulator 40L2). When the movable top guide 40L is brought close to the fixed top guide 40R, the fitting portion 40L3 of the movable top guide 40L covers the periphery of the fitting portion 40R3 of the fixed top guide 40R, while the movable top guide 40L is mounted on the product. The placement part 40L1 rides on the upper part of the product placement part 40R1 of the fixed top guide 40R so that both the product placement part 40L1 and the product placement part 40R1 overlap each other.

  Of the two product storage racks 4 stored and installed in the product storage room A2 in FIG. 2, the product storage rack 4 on the right side in the front view (hereinafter, this product storage rack is referred to as 4R) is a long size. It is shared for sale of products and products of half size or less (hereinafter simply referred to as half size products) that are half the length of the long size products. The first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R in the product storage rack 4R, the first product storage shelf 42FF, the second product storage shelf 42RR in the product storage rack 4R, and the first product storage shelf 42FF, The state where the top guide 40 is assembled to the second product storage shelf 42RR is shown in FIG. 13A, and the first product storage shelf 42FF and the second product storage shelf 42RR from which the top guide 40 is removed are shown in FIG. Shown in In FIG. 13, components having the same functions as those shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 13 (a), the top guide 40 has a fixed top guide 40RR for the right course, and the above-described top so that a half-size product can be separately stored in the product storage passage 43. A movable top guide 40MR that makes a pair with the fixed top guide 40RR, a fixed top guide 40ML for the left course, and a movable top guide 40LL that makes a pair with the fixed top guide 40ML. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 13B, the first product storage shelf 42FF and the second product storage shelf 42RR are respectively in the left-right direction with respect to the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R shown in FIG. This corresponds to a form in which two are arranged side by side. In other words, an operation hole 42F3 and a slide engagement hole 42F4 are formed separately for the right course and the left course, respectively, near the front of the plate surface of the first product storage shelf 42FF. Near the rear side of the plate surface, slide engagement holes 42F5 each having a narrow slit communicating with a front end of a wide slit are formed separately for the right course and the left course. And the slit-shaped setting groove | channel 42RH which makes a pair back and forth is drilled in the board surface of 2nd goods storage shelf 42RR separately for right courses and left courses.

  The set state of the top guide 40 when selling a half-size product in the product storage rack 4R is as shown in FIG. That is, the fixed top guide 40RR for the right course is set at the right end position of the first product storage shelf 42FF and the second product storage shelf 42RR, while the movable top guide 40MR paired with the fixed top guide 40RR is the first. The product storage shelf 42FF and the second product storage shelf 42RR are set at a substantially central position. In addition, the fixed top guide 40ML for the left course is set at a substantially central position of the first product storage shelf 42FF and the second product storage shelf 42RR and aligned with the left side of the movable top guide 40MR for the right course, The movable top guide 40LL paired with the fixed top guide 40ML is set at the left end position of the first product storage shelf 42FF and the second product storage shelf 42RR. As a result, two product accommodating passages 43 each having a passage width corresponding to the width of a half-size product are provided between the fixed top guide 40RR and the movable top guide 40MR and between the fixed top guide 40ML and the movable top guide 40LL. It is formed in a manner extending in the front-rear direction. In addition, when selling goods shorter than half size, the movable top guide 40MR or the movable top guide 40LL is slid rightward and set.

  When selling a long-sized product in the product storage rack 4R, the top guide 40 set at the position (a) of FIG. 13 is adjusted as follows. That is, the movable top guide 40MR for the right course is slid rightward and brought close to the fixed top guide 40RR. In this case, the product placement part 40MR1 of the movable top guide 40MR rides on the product placement part 40RR1 of the fixed top guide 40RR and overlaps vertically. As described above, even when the product placement portion 40MR1 of the movable top guide 40MR rides on the product placement portion 40RR1 of the fixed top guide 40RR, the engaging claw 40MR12 of the movable top guide 40MR has a slit-like shape of the second product storage shelf 42RR. The engagement claw 40MR12 is shifted from the right end of the product placement portion 40MR1 to the left by the lateral width (dimension in the left-right direction) of the product placement portion 40RR1 of the fixed top guide 40RR so that it can be engaged with the setting grooves 42RH and 42RH. Formed in position. As described above, the movable top guide 40MR for the right course is slid rightward from the set position of FIG. 13A and set to a position close to the fixed top guide 40RR, while the fixed top for the left course is set. The guide 40ML is slid leftward and set at a position close to the movable top guide 40LL. In this case, the product placement part 40ML1 of the fixed top guide 40ML is submerged under the product placement part 40LL1 of the fixed top guide 40LL and overlaps vertically. As a result, a product accommodating passage 43 having a passage width corresponding to the width of the long-size product is formed between the movable top guide 40MR for the right course and the fixed top guide 40ML for the left course so as to extend in the front-rear direction. The

  In the second product storage rack 42RR of the product storage rack 4R, two product delivery devices 5 (see FIG. 1) are arranged side by side, and when selling half-size products, two product delivery devices are carried out. While the devices 5 are individually operated, when selling a long-sized product, the two product carry-out devices 5 are synchronously controlled so as to operate simultaneously.

  Next, FIG. 14 shows a posture control plate 47 provided at the rear end of the second product storage shelf 42R, (a) is a state in which the posture control plate 47 is attached to the second product storage shelf 42R, and (b) is a diagram. A state where the attitude control plate 47 is disassembled is shown. The posture control plate 47 is a processed product of a rectangular horizontally long thin steel plate, and a plurality of ribs 471 are formed by extrusion on the plate surface of the posture control plate 47 that is curved downward and convex. On the base end side of the attitude control plate 47, there are provided bearings 472 and 472 that are rounded into a hollow cylindrical shape (curled shape). Round shafts 473 are inserted through these bearings 472 and 472. A coil spring 474 is installed between the pair of bearings 472 and 472, and the shaft 473 is inserted into a hollow portion of the coil spring 474. Therefore, the coil spring 474 is held by the shaft 473.

  On the other hand, three openings 42Ra, 42Rb, and 42Rc are formed by cutting out the ridge of the rear end edge of the second product storage shelf 42R. Further, on both sides of the opening portions 42Ra, 42Rb, and 42Rc, it is cut from the passage surface of the second product storage shelf 42R to the back side (the side opposite to the passage surface of the second product storage shelf 42R) and directed rearward. Hook pieces 42Rd and 42Re are formed. Further, a stopper piece 42Rf cut and raised toward the front is formed on the side of the hook piece 42Re. The openings 42Rb and 42Rc are provided corresponding to the pair of left and right bearings 472 and 472 of the attitude control plate 47, and are sized to receive the bearings 472 and 472. The opening 42Ra is formed in a size that can receive the coil spring 474. Further, the hook pieces 42Rd and 42Re form a through hole through which the shaft 473 passes between the hook pieces 42Rd and 42Re and the plate surface of the product storage shelf 42, and hold the shaft 473. The stopper piece 42Rf prevents the shaft 473 from coming off. It is what you make. In addition, the arch-shaped fitting protrusions 42R3 and 42R4, which are formed toward the front of the plate surface of the second product storage shelf 42R, are formed to attach the product carry-out device 5 described later. is there.

  The posture control plate 47 is attached to the second commodity storage shelf 42R as follows. That is, the pair of left and right bearings 472 and 472 of the attitude control plate 47 are fitted into the openings 42Rb and 42Rc from the rear side (the diagonally right front side in FIG. 14) of the second commodity storage shelf 42 placed on the work table. In this state, the shaft 473 is inserted from the side surface of the second product storage shelf 42R along the back surface of the ridge at the rear end of the second product storage shelf 42R. Here, when the shaft 473 passes through a through hole formed by one hook piece 42Rd (left side in the figure), passes through one bearing 472 (left side in the figure) of the attitude control plate 47, and reaches the opening 42Ra. Then, the insertion of the shaft 473 is temporarily stopped. In this state, a coil spring 474 is attached to the opening 42Ra. In this case, the coil spring 474 has one end hooked on the back surface of the second commodity storage shelf 42 </ b> R while accumulating the urging force, and the other end hooked on the back surface of the attitude control plate 47. As described above, after the coil spring 474 is attached to the opening 42Ra, the insertion of the shaft 473 is resumed. The shaft 473 is passed through a through hole formed by the coil spring 474, the other bearing 472 (right side in the figure) of the attitude control plate 47, and the other hook piece 42Re (right side in the figure), and then the stopper 42Rf. Insert until it touches. As a result, the posture control plate 47 biased by the coil spring 474 is pivotally supported by the rear end portion of the second commodity storage shelf 42R so as to be rotatable about the shaft 473.

  The posture control plate 47 is urged by the coil spring 474 so as to protrude toward the carry-out passage 46 (see FIG. 1), and when the product G is not in contact, as shown in FIG. The second product storage shelf 42R is held at a protruding position on the extension line of the passage surface. This is because the end face on the base end side where the bearings 472 and 472 of the attitude control plate 47 are formed is in contact with the plate surface bent downward from the rear end of the second product storage shelf 42R. .

  Here, of the two product storage racks 4 stored and installed in the product storage room A2 in FIG. A plate 47 is shown in FIG. 15, components having the same or the same functions as those in FIG. 14 are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the second product storage shelf 42RR corresponds to a form in which two second product storage shelves 42R shown in FIG. That is, three openings 42Ra, 42Rb, and 42Rc are formed on the left and right sides of the rear end edge of the second commodity storage shelf 42RR, respectively. 42Rd and 42Re are formed respectively, and further, a stopper piece 42Rf is formed on the side of the right side hook piece 42Re. The reason why the stopper piece 42Rf is not formed on the left side is that a long axis common to both of the axes (see FIG. 14) of the attitude control plates 47 and 47 is used. The configuration of the posture control plates 47 and 47 is the same as that shown in FIG. 14 except for the long shaft common to both. Therefore, the attachment is the same as the attachment method shown in FIG. 14 except that the left and right attitude control plates 47 and 47 are pivotally supported by the long shaft common to the attachment method shown in FIG. Then, the overlapping description is omitted.

  Next, FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the passage forming member 10 forming the carry-out passage 46 (see FIG. 1). The passage forming member 10 is formed in a U-shaped cross section by bending a sheet metal, and includes side walls 102 and 102 that are bent perpendicularly from the left and right ends of the back wall 101 to the surface of the back wall 101. A convex protrusion 11 is formed on the back wall 101 by extrusion. As can be seen with reference to FIGS. 1 and 4, a plurality of protrusions 11 are provided in the vertical direction so as to face the intermediate positions of the posture control plates 47 adjacent in the vertical direction. The distance between the side walls 102 is equal to the distance between the pair of left and right second rack side plates 41R. Flanges 103 and 103 facing outward are formed on the front end edges of the side walls 102 and 102, respectively, and screw insertion holes 104 are provided at both upper and lower ends of the flanges 103 and 103, respectively. A hook-like locking claw 105 is provided on the upper part of the front end edge of the side walls 102, 102. The passage forming member 10 has left and right flanges 103, 103 inserted into the fitting holes 41R5 (see FIG. 6) of the reinforcing flange 41R1 formed at the rear edge of the second rack side plate 41R while the left and right flanges 103, 103 are passed through. When the sliding claw 105 is slid downward after being brought into contact with a reinforcing flange 41R1 (see FIG. 6) formed at the rear edge of the two rack side plate 41R, the engaging claw 105 engages with the fitting hole 41R5. In this state, a screw (not shown) is screwed into a screw hole (female screw) 41R4 formed in the reinforcing flange 41R1 through the screw insertion holes 104 of the left and right flanges 103, 103. As a result, the passage forming member 10 is locked and fixed to the commodity storage rack 4 and integrally attached thereto. In FIG. 16, the protrusions 11 formed on the back wall 101 of the passage forming member 10 are illustrated as protrusions that are long and continuous in the left-right direction. You can also. In this case, in order to form the protrusion 11 that is long and continuous in the left-right direction as shown in FIG. 16, the mold is enlarged, but the mold can be miniaturized, so that the mold cost can be suppressed. Become.

  Now, the guide member 20 disposed in the lower part of the back wall 101 in the passage forming member 10 will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 17 is an exploded view of the guide member 20 exploded from the passage forming member 10. In FIG. 17, reference numeral 20 denotes the guide member 20 again, 21 is a mounting member made of sheet metal, and 22 is a round bar-shaped shaft. The guide member 20 is made of sheet metal, and a substrate portion 201 having a left and right width slightly shorter than a dimension between the left and right side walls 102 and 102 of the passage forming member 10 is formed to be curved convexly on the back side. Bearings 202 that are rounded into a hollow cylindrical shape (curl shape) are provided at the upper end of the portion 201 in a laterally distributed manner. The mounting bracket 21 is bent in an L-shaped longitudinal section, and a bearing 210 formed by rounding into a hollow cylindrical shape (curl shape) at the upper end of the substrate portion 211 facing upward meshes with the bearing 202 of the guide member 20. Are provided in a distributed manner. A plurality of screw holes (internal threads) 2121 are provided in the support portion 212 facing the front of the mounting bracket 21. On the other hand, a flange 1011 facing forward is formed at the lower end of the back wall 101 in the passage forming member 10. The flange 1011 serves as a pedestal for the mounting bracket 21 and has a plurality of screw insertion holes 1012 formed therein. A guide piece 1013 is formed by cutting and raising the back wall 101 in the upper area of the flange 1011. The guide piece 1013 is inclined so as to protrude forward as it goes downward from above.

  The assembly of the guide member 20 to the passage forming member 10 will be described. First, the mounting bracket 21 is assembled to the guide member 20. In this case, the shaft 202 is inserted from one end of the bearing 202 of the guide member 20 after engaging the bearing 202 of the guide member 20 and the bearing 210 of the mounting bracket 21 so that they are alternately arranged. 21 is integrated. Thereafter, the support portion 212 of the mounting bracket 21 is placed on the flange 1011 of the passage forming member 10. Here, when the support portion 212 of the mounting bracket 21 is placed on the flange 1011 serving as the base, the upper end of the substrate portion 211 of the mounting bracket 21 is inserted into the rear side of the guide piece 1013 of the passage forming member 10. Then, the screw S <b> 2 is screwed into the screw hole (female screw) 2121 of the support portion 212 from below the flange 1011 through the screw insertion hole 1012. As a result, the guide member 20 is disposed so as to be swingable about the shaft 22 disposed at a position hidden by the guide piece 1013 with respect to the carry-out passage 46 serving as a commodity drop passage. Thus, since the guide member 20 is swingable about the shaft 22 as a fulcrum, the guide member 20 swings following the position of the product carry-out chute 6. Therefore, even if the position of the product carry-out chute 6 (see FIG. 1) disposed in the lower part of the product storage rack 4 is shifted, the lower end (free end) of the guide member 20 swings so as to contact the product carry-out chute 6. The linkage between the guide member 20 and the product carry-out chute 6 is kept good.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 1, the product carry-out device 5 is in the vicinity of the product carry-out port 45 of each product storage passage 43 and above the product storage passage 43, in this embodiment, on the upper stage side. It is arranged on the lower surface of the second commodity storage shelf 42R. The assembly of the product carry-out device 5 to the second product storage shelf 42R will be described later. First, the configuration of the product carry-out device 5 will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the commodity carry-out device 5 includes a steel plate substrate 50. The flat rectangular plate surface of the substrate 50 forms the passage surface of the commodity accommodation passage 43. As shown in FIG. 20, the substrate 50 is a thin plate whose back side is opened by upper, lower, left and right flanges 50 </ b> A to 50 </ b> D in which a flat rectangular periphery is bent to the opposite side (the back side of the substrate 50). It is formed in a box shape. The lower half area of the substrate 50 is provided with a large rectangular opening 51 that communicates with the merchandise accommodation passage 43. The upper half area of the substrate 50 has an opening 52A at its left and right central position and one of its left and right sides. A recessed portion 52B that is extrusion-molded is provided at a position that is shifted to the side. The left and right edges of the opening 51 are provided with flanges 51 </ b> A and 51 </ b> B that rise vertically on the back side of the substrate 50. Here, the upper and lower sides in the product carry-out device 5 indicate the front side (the product entry port 44 side) and the rear side (the product delivery port 45 side) in the front-rear direction with respect to the product traveling direction. The left and right sides of the case.

  A bearing member 53, an electromagnetic solenoid 54, a link mechanism 55, a first stopper 56, a second stopper 57, and a sold-out detection switch 58 are disposed on the back surface of the substrate 50 (the surface opposite to the product housing passage 43). Being done.

  The bearing member 53 is formed by leaving a part of the plate surface of the substrate 50 so as to divide the opening 51 into left and right when the opening 51 in the substrate 50 is formed. It is formed in the shape of a bridge laid across the upper and lower edges of the opening 51 by extrusion. The bearing member 53 is formed so that the bridge girder part is lifted to the back side by the flat plate surface of the substrate 50, and the left and right sides thereof are bent into a flange shape on the back side to form bearing portions 530 and 530. The bearing member 53 supports one end of each link pin (described later) related to the link mechanism 55, the first stopper 56 and the second stopper 57, and the other end of each link pin is the right edge of the opening 51 of the substrate 50. It is supported by a flange 51B (see FIG. 20) formed in the above. In addition, since the structure which supports each said link pin in the bearing member 53 and the flange 51B is a substantially symmetrical structure, in the following description, the bearing member 53 is demonstrated as a representative.

  The configuration of the bearing member 53 will be described with reference to FIG. 20 as well. In the upper and lower edges of the opening 51 of the opening 51 formed in the substrate 50 through the connecting arms 53A and 53B corresponding to the bridge piers of the bridge. The bridge girder portion is formed so as to be lifted to the back side by the flat plate surface of the substrate 50. Further, the bridge girder portion is formed in a U-shaped cross-section by bending the left and right sides of the bridge to the back side in a flange shape, and both U-shaped leg pieces serve as bearing portions 530 and 530. The bearing portions 530 and 530 are each provided with a long groove 531 and a long groove 532 extending in the vertical direction. The long groove 531 is provided on the upper side of the bearing member 53, and the long groove 532 is provided on the lower side of the bearing member 53. The long groove 531 supports the upper link pin 55A (see FIG. 18) related to the link mechanism 55 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. The long groove 532 supports the lower link pin 55B (see FIG. 18) related to the link mechanism 55 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. The upper link pin 55A and the lower link pin 55B are provided in parallel to each other. The bearing portions 530 and 530 are provided with a shaft hole 533 at a substantially central position in the vertical direction. A pair of long grooves 51B1 and 51B2 extending in the vertical direction symmetrically with the long grooves 531 and the long grooves 532 of the bearing member 53 are also formed in the flange 51B formed on the right edge of the opening 51 of the substrate 50 and in the vertical direction. A support hole 51B0 is provided at a substantially central position. A spindle hole 51A0 is provided at a substantially central position in the vertical direction of the flange 51A formed at the left edge of the opening 51, similarly to the spindle hole 51B0 of the flange 51B. These support shaft holes 51A0 and 51B0 support a stopper shaft 500 (see FIG. 18) common to the first stopper 56 and the second stopper 57. The stopper shaft 500 is disposed in parallel with the upper link pin 55A and the lower link pin 55B, and is disposed in a manner that substantially crosses the central portion in the vertical direction of the opening 51 of the substrate 50. The flanges 51 </ b> A and 51 </ b> B are supported by the support shaft holes 51 </ b> A <b> 0 and 51 </ b> B <b> 0, and the center portion thereof is supported by the support shaft hole 533 of the bearing member 53. The peripheral edges of the long grooves 531 and 532 of the bearing member 53 and the long grooves 51B1 and 51B2 of the flange 51B are double-held by hemming, and the shaft hole 533 of the bearing member 53 and the shaft of the flange 51A The hole 51A0 and the support shaft hole 51B0 of the flange 51B are subjected to burring, and are configured to reduce friction with the link pins 55A and 55B and the stopper shaft 500.

  The electromagnetic solenoid 54 is disposed at the position of the recess 52 </ b> B (see FIG. 20) of the substrate 50. The electromagnetic solenoid 54 is fixed by screws to fixing pieces 52B1 and 52B1 formed by cutting and raising at the upper edge of the recess 52B. The electromagnetic solenoid 54 is energized by energization to attract the plunger 540 and restrains the plunger 540 in the attracted state, and is released when the energization is interrupted to release the restraint of the plunger 540. The electromagnetic solenoid 54 operates based on a sales command (energization) of a predetermined time width, and causes the first stopper 56 and the second stopper 57 to appear and disappear in the product accommodating passage 43 via a link mechanism 55 described later. The drive means of the mechanism 55 is comprised.

  The link mechanism 55 comprises a link member 550, and is connected to a plunger 540 of an electromagnetic solenoid 54 as a driving means as shown in FIG. The link mechanism 55 is disposed at a position shifted together with the electromagnetic solenoid 54 to the left or right side of the back side of the substrate 50.

  The link member 550 is made of a steel plate, and a connecting portion 551 is formed at the upper end thereof as shown in FIG. The link member 550 is connected to the electromagnetic solenoid 54 by locking the connecting portion 551 in the engaging hole of the plunger 540 of the electromagnetic solenoid 54. The link member 550 is provided with a pair of left and right upper engaging portions 552 having engaging holes 553 through which the upper link pin 55A passes. The upper engaging portion 552 slides the upper link pin 55A in the vertical direction in conjunction with the vertical movement of the link member 550. Further, a pair of left and right lower engaging portions 554 having engaging holes 555 through which the lower link pin 55B passes are provided at the lower end of the link member 550. The lower engaging portion 554 slides the lower link pin 55B in the vertical direction in conjunction with the vertical movement of the link member 550. A notch 556 is formed at an intermediate position of the lower engaging portion 554. This notch 556 is configured as a relief hole when one of the return springs 59 (see FIG. 18) made of a torsion coil spring is engaged with the lower link pin 55B. The other (lower side) of the return spring 59 is locked to the wall surface of the lower edge of the substrate 50. The return spring 59 is for returning the plunger 540 of the electromagnetic solenoid 54.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the first stopper 56 is installed between the left and right flanges 51 </ b> A and 51 </ b> B of the opening 51 of the substrate 50, and the central portion is supported by the support shaft hole 533 of the bearing member 53. Is rotatably supported. The first stopper 56 rotates about the stopper shaft 500, and protrudes from the opening 51 of the substrate 50 into the product storage passage 43 and retracts from the product storage passage 43 so as to close the opening 51. It can move between positions.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the first stopper 56 includes a lock member 566 made of resin (for example, polyacetal) on the back surface of the metal plate 560.

  The metal plate 560 of the first stopper 56 is a rectangular flat plate having a long side in the left-right direction, and the surface opposite to the back surface to which the lock member 566 is fixed serves as a product holding surface. On the outer periphery of the front end portion extending from the front end side (the diagonally lower right side in FIG. 22) to the left and right side surfaces of the metal plate 560, a double hold 561 is applied by folding the end portion back to the back side and folding it into two. The strength is enhanced. Further, side wall portions 562 and 562 are formed on the left and right side portions of the metal plate 560 and are bent at a right angle to the back side so as to be connected to the double hold 561, and on the base end side of the side wall portions 562 and 562. Shaft holes 563 and 563 are formed. Since the side wall portions 562 and 562 are continuous to the double hold 561, sharp edges do not appear on the left and right side portions of the metal plate 560. That is, when a cut is made between the side wall portions 562 and 562 and the double hold 561 and the side wall portions 562 and 562 are bent at a right angle to the locking surface, the cut portion between the double hold 561 is raised, This raised portion appears at the front end of the side wall 562 as a sharp edge. If the product (container) comes into contact with this sharp edge, the product may be damaged or damaged. This is because the first stopper 56 is small with respect to the product size, and in the case of a product in a plastic bottle container with a soft container form, the amount of deformation of the container is large, and the rolling posture of the product is inclined. In this case, when the product collides with the first stopper 56, the product may be deformed so as to wrap around the back of the left and right side surfaces of the first stopper 56 and may come into contact with the edges of the left and right side walls 562. . Further, the edge of the side wall portion 562 may be touched by mistake when performing the assembly process of the product carry-out device 5 or the maintenance of the vending machine. Therefore, by forming the side wall portions 562 and 562 continuously with the double hold 561, sharp edges are not formed on the left and right side wall portions 562 and 562, and the product may be damaged or the hand may be injured. Can be eliminated.

  A locking claw 564 formed by cutting and raising the metal plate 560 is for locking the lock member 566. The lock member 566 is assembled to the metal plate 560 as follows. That is, a flange is formed on the base end side of the metal plate 560 in order to increase the mechanical strength of the metal plate 560, and a groove portion 565 is formed by bending the front end of the flange. The lock member 566 is integrally engaged with the metal plate 560 by fitting one end into the groove 565 and engaging the other end with the engagement claw 564.

  A lock member 566 locked to the metal plate 560 by a locking claw 564 has guide protrusions 568 and 568 arranged side by side with an arcuate protrusion 567 interposed therebetween. The link member 550 is positioned between the arcuate protrusion 567 and the right guide protrusion 568 (left guide protrusion 568 in FIG. 22), and the arcuate protrusion 567 and the left guide protrusion 568 (FIG. 22). Then, the bearing member 53 is positioned between the right guide protrusion 568). The guide protrusions 568 and 568 are formed with irregular grooves 56A and 56A, respectively. Each of the deformed grooves 56A and 56A guides both the left and right ends of the lower link pin 55B in the link member 550, and is formed symmetrically, and has a play with the lock groove 56C and the play at the end of the arcuate guide groove 56B. A groove 56D is formed. The inner peripheral wall of the deformed groove 56A is formed as a cam surface on which the lower link pin 55B slides. The arcuate inner wall surface of the arcuate protrusion 567 is formed to have substantially the same curvature as the curvature of the arc of the guide groove 56B in the deformed groove 56A. The tip of the arcuate protrusion 567 is located on the line connecting the edges of the deformed grooves 56A, 56A near the guide grooves 56B, 56B in the lock grooves 56C, 56C, and the lower link pin 55B of the link member 550 It abuts against. In addition, a shaft insertion portion 569 is formed in the lock member 566, and a shaft hole (not shown) is formed on the base end side of each of the guide projections 568 and 568 so as to face the shaft insertion portion 569. Is. The shaft holes of the shaft insertion portion 569 and the guide protrusions 568 and 568 and the shaft holes 563 and 563 formed in the side wall portions 562 and 562 of the metal plate 560 are for inserting the stopper shaft 500. Projections 569A formed on the shaft insertion part 569 are respectively provided at the left and right ends of the shaft insertion part 569 (only one is visible in FIG. 22), and the link is provided between the pair of left and right projections 569A. The link member 550 is positioned by disposing the member 550.

  In a state where the first stopper 56 protrudes into the commodity accommodation passage 43 (a sales standby state in which the electromagnetic solenoid 54 is released), the tip of the arcuate protrusion 567 faces the lower link pin 55B of the link member 550, and the lower link pin While 55B is located in the lock groove 56C in the deformed groove 56A, in the sales state in which the electromagnetic solenoid 54 is excited, when the lower link pin 55B of the link member 550 is lifted, it slides in the deformed grooves 56A and 56A. After the first stopper 56 moves toward the retracted position where the first stopper 56 is retracted from the product accommodating passage 43, the lower link pin 55B is positioned in the idle groove 56B in the deformed groove 56A. Thus, the inner peripheral wall of the deformed groove 56A acts as a cam surface on which the lower link pin 55B slides, and a protruding position where the first stopper 56 protrudes into the product storage passage 43 and a retreat position where the first stopper 56 retracts from the product storage passage 43. The function to move to. When the arcuate protrusion 567 is projected onto the guide protrusions 568 and 568, the inner wall surface of the arcuate protrusion 567 extends along the guide groove 56B in the deformed groove 56A, and the tip of the arcuate protrusion 567 is the lock groove in the deformed groove 56A. The guide protrusions 568 and 568 in which the deformed grooves 56A are formed can be used as arcuate protrusions because they are along 56C.

  Returning to FIG. 18, the second stopper 57 is made of resin (for example, polyacetal), and is interposed between the left and right flanges 51 </ b> A and 51 </ b> B of the opening 51 of the substrate 50, and rotates around the stopper shaft 500. Support is possible. The second stopper 57 rotates around the stopper shaft 500 and protrudes from the opening 51 of the substrate 50 into the product receiving passage 43 and retracts from the product receiving passage 43 so as to close the opening 51. It can move between positions. A second biasing spring (not shown) made of a torsion coil spring is wound around the stopper shaft 500. This second biasing spring always biases the second stopper 57 toward the retracted position.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the second stopper 57 includes a product locking portion 571 formed on the distal end side (the upper side in FIG. 23) of a rectangular base 570 having a long side in the left-right direction, and the base 570 Three stopper portions 572 projecting to the back side, a plurality of shaft holes 573 formed on the base end side of the base 570, and a rotation formed to protrude from the left end (the right end side in FIG. 23) of the base 570 A restriction plate 574 is integrally formed. A plurality of shaft holes 573 formed on the base end side of the base 570 are for inserting the stopper shaft 500. Among the three stopper portions 572, a link member 550 is positioned between the central stopper portion 572 and the right-side (left-hand side in FIG. 23) stopper portion 572, while the central stopper portion 572 and the left-side (see FIG. 23). Then, the bearing member 53 is located between the stopper portion 572 on the right side. In order to arrange the link member 550 and the bearing member 53, a notch for receiving the link member 550 and the bearing member 53 is formed in the product locking portion 571. In addition, the width | variety of the goods latching | locking part 571 is formed in the magnitude | size accommodated in the said box through the opening part 51 of the board | substrate 50 formed in the box shape.

  The stopper portion 572 is formed with a concave sliding groove 57A that opens toward the top. The sliding groove 57A can slide the upper link pin 55A of the link member 550, and the second stopper. The upper link pin 55A is received in the concave deepest portion at the retracted position 57. The stopper surface 57B provided at the open end of the sliding groove 57A in the stopper portion 572 abuts on the upper link pin 55A when the second stopper 57 protrudes into the commodity receiving passage 43, and the commodity load applied to the second stopper 57. The second stopper 57 is locked at the protruding position. The rotation restricting plate 574 abuts against the substrate 50 when the second stopper 57 protrudes into the product storage passage 43 and limits the amount of protrusion of the second stopper 57 into the product storage passage 43, in other words, the second stopper. 57 projecting positions are determined.

  The sold-out detection switch 58 is disposed at the position of the opening 52A (see FIG. 20) of the substrate 50. As shown in an exploded view in FIG. 24, the sold-out detection switch 58 includes a micro switch 581 and a product detection lever 582 protruding into the product storage passage 43. The micro switch 581 and the product detection lever 582 are connected to each other. It is assembled to a frame-shaped mounting base 583 made of a synthetic resin (for example, polyacetal). The product detection lever 582 is pivotally supported by engaging engagement shafts 582A and 582A protruding left and right with engagement holes 5830 and 5830 formed in the mounting base 583. A pair of left and right shafts 582B and 582B projecting inward of the product detection lever 582 have one end locked to the mounting base 583 and the other end locked to the product detection lever 582. 584 is assembled. The torsion coil spring 584 biases the lever piece 5821 of the product detection lever 582 to advance toward the product storage passage 43. The operation piece 5820 of the product detection lever 582 faces the actuator 5810 of the micro switch 581, and when the product is in the product storage passage 43, the lever piece 5821 is pushed by the product and retracts along the plane of the substrate 50. If the lever piece 5821 is separated from the actuator 5810 and no product is in the product storage passage 43 (sold out) and is spring-biased by the torsion coil spring 584, the product storage passage 43 is advanced. The micro switch 581 is operated by pressing the actuator 5810.

  Projections 583A, 583A, 583B, and 583B are formed on the upper side and the left and right sides of the mounting base 583, respectively, and a flexible portion 583C formed in an Ω shape is formed on the lower side. The flexible portion 583C bends by applying an external force such that the left and right sides approach from the outside of the left and right sides, and allows the left and right sides to approach, and when the external force is removed, the left and right sides are restored. It returns to the position of. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 19, locking holes 52A1 and 52A1 are formed in the upper wall of the substrate 50, and hook-like engaging pieces 52A2 and engaging holes formed on the left and right side edges of the opening 52A. Attached engaging protrusion 52A3 (see FIG. 20) is formed.

  The mounting base 583 is attached to the substrate 50 as follows. That is, the protrusions 583A and 583A formed on the upper side of the mounting base 583 are inserted into the locking holes 52A1 and 52A1 formed on the upper wall of the substrate 50, and at the same time the left and right sides are bent inward, The protrusions 583B and 583B formed on the sides are opposed to the hooks of the engagement pieces 52A2 formed on the left and right of the opening 52A of the substrate 50 and the engagement holes of the engagement projections 52A3, and the external force applied to the left and right sides is applied. solve. As a result, the left and right sides of the mounting base 583 are restored by the action of the flexible portion 583C, and the protrusions 583B of the engagement pieces 52A2 formed on the left and right edges of the opening 52A of the substrate 50 and the engagement protrusions 52A3. Fits into the engagement hole. Note that a wiring connection connector 585 is connected to the microswitch 581. Wiring of the wiring connector 585 is performed via a wiring groove 50E formed at the left end of the substrate 50, that is, a wiring groove 50E formed between the flange 50D of the substrate 50 and the right flange 51B in the opening 51. Pulled out. The wiring of the electromagnetic solenoid 54 is also laid in the wiring groove 50E.

  Now, as shown in FIG. 20, the substrate 50 of the product carry-out device 5 has an upper flange 50 </ b> A and a right side (left side in FIG. 20) where the rectangular peripheral edge is bent to the opposite side (the back side of the substrate 50). Locking claws 501 and 502 extending in parallel with the plate surface of the substrate 50 from the end of the flange 50D are formed. The latching claws 501 and 502 are for assembling the product carry-out device 5 to the second product storage shelf 42R, and referring to the next FIG. 25, the product carry-out device 5 is assembled to the second product storage shelf 42R. The attachment will be described. FIG. 25 shows a state in which the attitude control plate 47 is removed from the second commodity storage shelf 42R.

  FIG. 25 is an exploded view in which the product carry-out device 5 is removed from the second product storage shelf 42R, (a) is an exploded perspective view seen from the plane (upper surface) side, and (b) is the rear surface (lower surface) of (a). It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the side. Note that the second product storage shelf 42R is the same as that described with reference to FIG. 10, and therefore only the portions related to the mounting of the product carry-out device 5 will be described here.

  A groove-shaped holding portion 42R2 formed by bending is provided at the rear end of the second product storage shelf 42R, and is extruded toward the back of the front side of the plate surface of the second product storage shelf 42R. The arch-shaped fitting protrusions 42R3 and 42R4 are formed, and the arcuate protrusion 567 and the left and right guide protrusions 568 and 568 in the lock member 566 of the first stopper 56 pass through the rear end of the plate surface. Three escape holes 42R5 are formed. The fitting protrusions 42R3 and 42R4 have a central portion (arch portion) as a through hole (not shown) through which the front ends of the locking claws 501 and 502 of the substrate 50 can pass through the center portion (arch portion) floating from the back of the second commodity storage shelf 42R. Is formed.

  The product carry-out device 5 is assembled to the lower surface of the second product storage shelf 42R described above. In this case, the tips of the locking claws 501 and 502 provided on the substrate 50 while the tips of the upper, lower, left and right flanges 50 </ b> A to 50 </ b> D of the substrate 50 in the product carry-out device 5 are brought into contact with the plate surface of the second product storage shelf 42 </ b> R. Is inserted into the through holes of the fitting protrusions 42R3 and 42R4 formed on the second commodity storage shelf 42R. At the same time, the rear end of the substrate 50 is inserted into the U-shaped holding portion 42R2 of the second commodity storage shelf 42R. Thereby, the goods carrying-out apparatus 5 is assembled | attached to the 2nd goods storage shelf 42R, without using a screw.

  Next, the operation of the commodity carry-out device 5 of the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 26, a schematic configuration is shown for easy understanding of the operation of the product carry-out device 5, and the attitude control plate 47 is also omitted. Further, FIG. 26 shows two upper and lower product storage passages 43 (product columns), and the product unloading device 5 related to the upper product storage passage 43 (product column) is in a sales standby state and the lower product side. About the goods carry-out apparatus 5 which concerns on the accommodation channel | path 43 (product column), the state in the middle of sale is shown as the continuous line.

  The product unloading device 5 in the sales standby state is in a state in which the electromagnetic solenoid 54 is not energized, like the product unloading device 5 disposed in the upper product receiving passage 43 in FIG. In this state, the spring 59 (see FIG. 18) returns to the lowered position. In this sales standby state, the upper link pin 55A moves downward along the long groove 531 (see FIG. 20) of the bearing member 53 and the long groove 51B1 of the flange 51B on the right edge side of the opening 51 of the substrate 50, The link pin 55B moves downward along the long groove 532 (see FIG. 20) of the bearing member 53 and the long groove 51B2 of the flange 51B on the right edge side of the opening 51 of the substrate 50. And the 1st stopper 56 protrudes in the goods accommodation channel | path 43, and is locked in the protrusion position as follows. That is, the lower link pin 55B that is lowered faces the tip of the arcuate protrusion 567 provided on the back surface of the metal plate 560 of the first stopper 56 and is provided on the left and right of the arcuate protrusion 567. The first stopper 56 is prevented from moving to the retracted position and is locked at the protruding position protruding into the product accommodating passage 43 by engaging with the locking grooves 56C and 56C of the deformed grooves 56A and 56A of 568 and 568. ing. In this locked state, the sale product G1 is locked to the holding surface of the first stopper 56, and the subsequent products G2 and G3 are aligned with the product storage passage 43 following the product G1 locked to the first stopper 56. Be contained. On the other hand, the second stopper 57 is returned to the retracted position by an elastic biasing force of a second biasing spring (not shown). In this state, the upper link pin 55A is positioned at the deepest portion of the sliding groove 57A of the stopper portion 572. doing. In the sales standby state, the arcuate protrusion 567 and the guide protrusions 568 and 568 of the first stopper 56 are positioned in the lower product storage passage 43 without protruding into the upper product storage passage 43, and The second stopper 57 is retracted from the product storage passage 43 and stored in the substrate 50 of the product delivery device 5, and does not hinder the delivery of products in the other product storage passages 43.

  When the electromagnetic solenoid 54 is energized in accordance with a sales command of a predetermined time width from the sales standby state (the state of the product carry-out device 5 in the product storage passage 43 on the upper stage side) shown in FIG. The plunger 51 is sucked against the urging force to raise the link member 550. Then, the lower link pin 55B of the link member 550 is lifted to come out from the lock grooves 56C and 56C of the deformed grooves 56A and 56A in the guide protrusions 568 and 568 of the first stopper 56, and the engagement with the lock grooves 56C and 56C is engaged. Simultaneously with the release, the projection 567 is allowed to move away from the position facing the tip of the arcuate projection 567. When the link member 550 continues to rise, the lower link pin 55B rises while sliding in the guide grooves 56B and 56B of the deformed grooves 56A and 56A. As a result, the first stopper 56 starts to rotate from the protruding state protruding from the product accommodating passage 43 toward the retracted position around the stopper shaft 500. In this case, the arcuate protrusion 567 and the guide protrusions 568 and 568 pass through the three escape holes 42R5 (see FIG. 25) formed in the second commodity storage shelf 42R and project into the commodity storage passage 43 on the upper stage side. When the link member 550 is raised to the upper limit position determined by the stroke of the plunger 51, the lower link pin 55B reaches the play grooves 56D, 56D of the deformed grooves 56A, 56A, and the retracted position where the first stopper 56 is retracted from the product accommodating passage 43. Hold on. As the first stopper 56 is retracted from the merchandise accommodation passage 43, the sold merchandise G1 that is locked to the first stopper 56 rolls due to the merchandise load, passes through the first stopper 56, and is carried out from the merchandise carry-out port 45. Is done.

  At the same time, that is, when the electromagnetic solenoid 54 is energized by the sales command, the link member 550 is raised and the lower link pin 55B starts to rise, and at the same time, the upper link pin 55A starts to rise. The upper link pin 55A rises while sliding in the concave sliding groove 57A in the stopper portion 572 of the second stopper 57. As a result, the second stopper 57 held in a retracted state by a second urging spring (not shown) rotates around the stopper shaft 500 toward the protruding position (in the product accommodating passage 43 on the lower side in FIG. 26). State shown). When the link member 550 is raised to the upper limit position, the upper link pin 55A engages with the stopper surface 57B of the second stopper 57 and locks to prevent the second stopper 57 from moving in the retracting direction. The protruding position of the second stopper 57 is restricted by the rotation restricting plate 574 (see FIG. 23) coming into contact with the substrate 50. Thus, the product latching | locking part 571 of the 2nd stopper 57 which reached the protrusion position contact | abuts and latches the next sales goods G2, and hold | maintains the next sales goods G2 between the 2nd goods storage shelf 42R. Therefore, when the electromagnetic solenoid 54 is energized in accordance with the sales command, the first stopper 56 moves to the retracted position and the second stopper 57 moves to the protruding position and locks the next sales commodity G2. Only the sale merchandise G1 that has been locked to is carried out.

  When the sales command for the predetermined time width is turned off and the electromagnetic solenoid 54 is de-energized, the link member 550 is lowered by the urging force of the return spring 59. Accordingly, the lock of the second stopper 57 is released by the upper link pin 55A that descends, so that the second stopper 57 returns to the standby position by the biasing force of the second biasing spring. Further, as the link member 550 is lowered, the lower link pin 55B is lowered while sliding in the deformed groove 56A of the first stopper 56, so that the first stopper 56 starts to rotate toward the protruding position. When the link member 550 is lowered to the lower limit position, the lower link pin 55B engages with the lock groove 56C in the deformed groove 56A and locks the first stopper 56 against the tip of the arcuate protrusion 567 of the first stopper 56. Thereby, the 1st stopper 56 will return to a protrusion position, and will be in a sales standby state. Although illustration is omitted, when selling a product having a smaller diameter than the product G shown in FIG. 26, an attachment for raising the product rolling surface of the second product storage shelf 42R is provided on the second product storage shelf 42R. Lay in. In this case, the attachment may be stored separately as an accessory, or may be integrally attached to the second product storage shelf 42R as a movable attachment with respect to the fixed second product storage shelf 42R. .

  As described above, when the first stopper 56 is retracted from the product accommodating passage 43 during the sales operation of the product carry-out device 5, the arcuate projection 567 and the guide projections 568 and 568 of the first stopper 56 are on the upper side. It protrudes into the commodity accommodating passage 43. However, as can be understood from the state of the arcuate projection 567 of the first stopper 56 and the guide projections 568 and 568 protruding into the product storage passage 43 on the upper side of FIG. Even when 45 is arranged so as to be located on the same vertical line, the second product unloading device 5 in the lower stage with respect to the sale product G1 locked by the product unloading device 5 in the upper stage product receiving passage 43 is also provided. The arcuate protrusion 567 and the guide protrusions 568 and 568 of the one stopper 56 protrude toward the commodity outlet 45, and do not adversely affect the commodity G accommodated in the upper commodity accommodating passage 43. It should be noted that the sales command is not sent to the plurality of product delivery devices 5 at the same time, that is, the sales product G1 is not delivered simultaneously from the product storage passages 43 adjacent to each other in the upper and lower directions. Even if the protrusions 567 and 568 of the first stopper 56 of the device 5 protrude into the upper product side passage 43, there is no problem.

  Further, the inner peripheral walls of the deformed grooves 56A and 56A in which the lower link pin 55B that is lifted by energization of the electromagnetic solenoid 54 slides act as cam surfaces, and the first stopper 56 is projected to cooperate with the lower link pin 55B. The first stopper 56 is held in the retracted state after being moved toward the retracted position. Thus, since the 1st stopper 56 is hold | maintained in a retracted state, the 1st stopper 56 protrudes (hangs down) to the goods accommodation channel | path 43, and does not prevent carrying out of the sale goods G1. Therefore, there is no possibility that the sales product G1 is caught on the first stopper 56 and causes product jamming, and a stable sales operation can be performed.

  Further, the play grooves 56D and 56D for holding the first stopper 56 in the retracted position in cooperation with the lower link pin 55B are formed larger than the lower link pin 55B, that is, the lower link pin 55B is idled in the play grooves 56D and 56D. It is formed to be fitted. Thus, in a state where the lower link pin 55B is positioned in the play grooves 56D and 56D and holds the first stopper 56 in the retracted position, the first stopper 56 is dimensioned between the lower link pin 55B and the play grooves 56D and 56D. The first stopper 56 is not locked at the retracted position because it can be rotated by the difference. Accordingly, the first stopper 56 protrudes into the product storage passage 43 in the retracted state due to an assembly error of the product delivery device 5 or an assembly error of the product delivery device 5 to the second product storage shelf 42R, and the product storage passage 43 rolls. Even when the sale product G1 comes into contact with the sale product G1, the sale product G1 can push the first stopper 56 and roll, so the sale product G1 comes into contact with the first stopper 56 and stops. Such product clogging can be avoided.

  Now, referring back to FIG. 1, the behavior of the product G carried out from the product carry-out port 45 of the second product storage shelf 42R by the operation of the product carry-out device 5 will be described below. The product G carried out from the product carry-out port 45 to the carry-out passage 46 gets on the posture control plate 47 protruding toward the carry-out passage 46 from the rear end portion of the second product storage shelf 42R. In this case, the biasing force of the coil spring 474 (see FIG. 14) that biases the posture control plate 47 so as to protrude toward the carry-out passage 46 is determined to be smaller than the load of the product G. Is pushed open by the product G so as to rotate clockwise around the shaft 473 (see FIG. 14). At this time, since the posture control plate 47 receives the urging force of the coil spring 474, the product G rolls on the posture control plate 47 while the fall speed is reduced by the posture control plate 47 and the posture is corrected to the sideways posture. It moves to the back wall 101 side of the passage forming member 10 while moving or sliding. The product G that has come into contact with the back wall 101 of the passage forming member 10 moves toward the protrusion 11 along the back wall 101. Then, the commodity G that has reached the protrusion 11 moves along the protrusion 11 and then rides on the lower posture control plate 47, and then drops in the carry-out passage 46 while repeating the above-described operation. In this way, the trajectory in which the product G carried out from the product carry-out port 45 to the carry-out passage 46 moves downward in the carry-out passage 46 is a locus meandered by the attitude control plate 47 and the projection 11 of the passage forming member 10. Accordingly, the dropping speed of the commodity G falling through the carry-out passage 46 is reduced by the protrusion 11 of the passage forming member 10 in addition to the attitude control plate 47 biased by the coil spring 474. Next, the product G that has reached the lower end of the passage forming member 10 is arranged at the lower portion of the passage forming member 10 and is sent to the product carry-out chute 6 along the curved surface of the guide member 20. In this case, the guide member 20 relaxes the drop impact of the product G and sends it to the product carry-out chute 6. The product G sent to the product carry-out shooter 6 is sent to the product take-out port 21 via the product carry-out port 31.

  As can be understood from the above description, the product G carried out from the product carry-out port 45 to the carry-out passage 46 has a falling speed reduced by the attitude control plate 47 and the projection 11 of the passage forming member 10, and the carry-out passage 46. Since the drop impact is mitigated by the guide member 20 arranged at the position where the merchandise carry-out shooter 6 is linked, it is possible to suppress foaming such that bubbles are ejected when the lid (cap) of the beverage containing carbonic acid is opened. .

  As described above, according to the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, the pair of left and right rack side plates 41 and the pair of left and right rack side plates 41 are installed in multiple stages in the vertical direction, and a plurality of products are laid sideways. A product storage shelf 42 that forms product storage passages 43 that are stored in a line in the front-rear direction and is inclined so that the product outlet 45 is lowered, and the products in the product storage shelf 42 A product storage rack of a vending machine comprising a product storage rack 4 having a product carry-out device 5 disposed in the vicinity of the carry-out port 45 and storing the product storage rack 4 in a product storage of the main body cabinet 1. 2, the passage forming member 10 that is located on the back side of the product storage and defines the carry-out passage 46 in which the product G cut out from the product carry-out device 5 falls is related to the pair of left and right rack side plates 41. By fixing the unloading passage 46, the passage forming member 10 defining the unloading passage 46 from which the product G cut out from the unloading device 5 falls is fixedly secured to the pair of left and right rack side plates 41. This has the advantage that the passage width can be kept constant.

  In the vending machine according to the above-described embodiment, the projection 11 provided on the back wall 101 of the passage forming member 10 is formed by extrusion. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, convex protrusions can be individually formed of synthetic resin and fixed to the back wall 101 of the passage forming member 10 with screws or an adhesive, and unevenness in the front-rear direction is continuously connected in the vertical direction. A path of the curved plate so that the concave portion faces the tip of the posture control plate 47 in the protruding posture protruding into the carry-out passage 46 and the convex portion faces the intermediate position of the posture control plate 47 adjacent vertically. It can also be provided on the front surface of the back wall 101 of the forming member 10. Further, in the vending machine according to the above-described embodiment, the first stopper 56 of the commodity carry-out device 5 is provided with the arcuate protrusion 567, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a product carry-out device using a link mechanism or a cam mechanism can be employed as the locking means for the first stopper 56. In addition, a description will be given of a case where the product carry-out device 5 is disposed above the product storage passage 43 and the first stopper 56 and the second stopper 57 appear and disappear in the product storage passage 43 from above the product G stored in the product storage passage 43. However, the product carry-out device 5 may be arranged below the product storage passage 43 so that the first stopper 56 and the second stopper 57 appear and disappear from below the product G stored in the product storage passage 43. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body cabinet, 2 ... Outer door, 4 ... Merchandise storage rack, 5 ... Merchandise take-out and BR> 葡 U, 10 ... Passage formation member, 11 ... Protrusion, 20 ... Guide member, 40 ... Top guide, 41 ... Rack side plate 41F ... first rack side plate, 41R ... second rack side plate, 41G ... positioning guide, 42 ... product storage shelf, 42F ... first product storage shelf, 42R ... second product storage shelf, 43 ... product storage passage, 45 ... Product outlet, 47 ... Attitude control plate, 50 ... Substrate, 51 ... Opening, 53 ... Bearing member, 54 ... Electromagnetic solenoid (drive means), 55 ... Link mechanism, 55A ... Upper link pin, 55B ... Lower link pin ( Lock pin), 56 ... first stopper, 56A ... deformed groove, 56B ... guide groove, 56C ... lock groove, 56D ... play groove, 57 ... second stopper, 58 ... sold out detection switch, 59 ... return spring, 101 ... Back wall of passage forming member 102, 102 ... side wall of passage forming member 10, 472 ... bearing, 473 ... shaft, 474 ... coil spring, 550 ... link member, 560 ... metal plate, 561 ... double hold, 562 ... side wall, 567... Arcuate projection, 568... Guide projection, 571... Product locking portion, 572... Stopper portion, R.

Claims (4)

A pair of left and right rack side plates, and a pair of left and right rack side plates, which are installed in multiple stages in the vertical direction, form a product storage passage for storing a plurality of products in a line in the front-rear direction in a sideways posture A product storage rack having a product storage shelf disposed at an inclination so that the carry-out port is lowered, and a product carry-out device provided in the vicinity of the product carry-out port in the product storage shelf; In the vending machine housed and installed in the product storage of the main body cabinet, a passage forming member that is located on the back side of the product storage and defines a carry-out passage through which the product cut out from the product carry-out device falls. And a pair of left and right rack side plates. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the passage forming member has a U-shaped cross section, and both side walls thereof are locked and fixed to reinforcing flanges formed on the rear edges of the pair of left and right rack side plates. Vending machine featuring. The vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the commodity is arranged at the rear end of the upper and lower multi-stage commodity storage shelves and is urged in a manner protruding toward the carry-out passage and falls through the carry-out passage. A posture control plate that is pushed open by and retracted from the carry-out passage, and the passage forming member is opposed to an intermediate position of the posture control plate that is vertically adjacent to the back wall that faces the product carry-out port of the multi-stage product storage passage. The vending machine has a plurality of convex protrusions in the vertical direction on the front side. 4. The vending machine according to claim 3, wherein the protrusions are dotted with short protrusions in the left-right direction.

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