JP2014178849A - Commodity dispensing device for commodity serving device, and commodity storing and dispensing device comprising the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide: a commodity dispensing device for a commodity serving device suitable for storing and dispensing small numbers and many kinds of commodities, which is capable of inhibiting increase in the manufacturing cost and securing high storage efficiency; and a commodity storing and dispensing device comprising the same.SOLUTION: A commodity dispensing device for a commodity serving device dispenses a plurality of commodities S, whose contents are contained in cylindrical containers, one by one in service, and comprises: a commodity holding case 11 that is formed in a vertically extending tubular shape and holds a plurality of commodities therein in a standing and vertically stacking manner; a plurality of commodity separating members 12 that are arranged along the circumferential direction in the commodity holding case 11 and each configured rotatably about a vertically extending axis, and separate a served commodity S1, which is the commodity at the lowest position in the commodity holding case 11, from a next-served commodity S2, which is the commodity right above it, to dispense it downward; and driving means that drives the plurality of commodity separating members 12.

Description

  The present invention is applied to a product providing apparatus such as a vending machine that sells a product whose contents are stored in a cylindrical container, for example, a can beverage, a plastic bottle beverage, and a food, and is stored in a stacked state in the vertical direction. The present invention relates to a product dispensing device that dispenses a plurality of products one by one at the time of provision, and a product storage / dispensing device including the product dispensing device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of product storage / dispensing device, for example, a device described in Patent Document 1 is known. This product storage / dispensing device is applied to a vending machine that sells canned beverages as products, and a plurality of product storage columns each storing a plurality of types of products, and a plurality of products provided in each product storage column. And a dispensing device.

  Each product storage column has a serpentine-type product passage that extends in a vertical direction while meandering, and a large number of products of the same type are stored in the product passage in a laid-down state and stacked vertically. Has been. Each merchandise dispensing device is attached to the lower end of the merchandise storage column, and is arranged vertically spaced apart from each other. The upper dam plate and the lower dam plate are rotatable about a horizontal axis, It has an operating mechanism for rotating at timing, and a solenoid for driving both weir plates through the operating mechanism. The upper dam plate and the lower dam plate project into the product passage and are configured to rotate between a stop position that supports the product from below and a retreat position that retracts from the product passage and releases the support of the product. Yes.

  During standby, the lower dam plate is positioned at the restraining position and the upper dam plate is positioned at the retracted position, so that only the sold product, which is the lowest product in the product passage, is supported by the lower dam plate. On the other hand, at the time of sale, the solenoid of the product dispensing device is excited, so that the upper dam plate is rotated to the stop position and the lower dam plate is moved to the retracted position. The product for sale is released from the lower dam plate while being supported by the dam plate. As a result, the sold product is dispensed downward from the product storage column.

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  In the above product storage and dispensing device, the product dispensing device provided for each product storage column has a relatively complicated structure for rotating the solenoid as a driving source and the upper and lower dam plates at a predetermined timing. Therefore, the manufacturing cost and assembly cost of the product dispensing device are increased. In addition, since a product dispensing device having a solenoid and an operating mechanism is required for several product storage columns, a product storage / dispensing device having a large number of product storage columns further increases the manufacturing cost. In addition, in the vending machine equipped with the product storage / dispensing device, a large number of products may be stored in each product storage column. There is a fear.

  Furthermore, products such as can drinks and plastic bottle drinks have different height dimensions even if the outer diameter is substantially the same due to the size of the capacity. In general, in a product storage column where products are stored in a lying state, the width of the product passage corresponding to the height dimension of the product should be set according to the length of the stored products. There are many. For this reason, when a product with a short height is stored in the product storage column, a dead space is generated at the end of the width of the product passage, and as a result, the ratio of the product to the space of the entire product passage, that is, Product storage efficiency is reduced.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and can suppress an increase in manufacturing cost and ensure high storage efficiency, and is suitable for storing and dispensing small quantities of various types of products. It is an object of the present invention to provide a product delivery device of a product providing device and a product storage / delivery device including the product delivery device.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a product dispensing device of a product providing device that dispenses a plurality of products whose contents are stored in a cylindrical container one by one when providing, A product holding case that is formed in a cylindrical shape extending in the vertical direction, and holds a plurality of products standing up and down in a standing state, and is provided along the circumferential direction in the product holding case, Is configured to be rotatable about an axis extending in the vertical direction, and the provided product, which is the lowest product in the product holding case, is separated from the next provided product, which is the product immediately above it, below the product holding case. A plurality of product separating members for paying out, and a drive means for driving the plurality of product separating members. The product separating member extends in the vertical direction along the axis, and the product holding case. A shaft portion rotatably supported by the shaft portion, a lower end portion of the shaft portion provided so as to protrude in the radial direction of the shaft portion, and a support portion for supporting the provided product in a state in which it cannot fall And a locking portion for locking the next provided product, and supporting a plurality of product separating members at the time of standby. The parts cooperate to support the provided product, and when the product is provided, the plurality of product separating members are rotationally driven by the driving means, so that the locking unit cooperates to lock the next provided product. The support portion is configured to release the provided product.

  According to this configuration, a plurality of products whose contents are stored in a cylindrical container are held so as to be stacked vertically while standing upright inside a cylindrical product holding case extending in the vertical direction. The In addition, a plurality of product separation members that are rotatable about an axis extending in the vertical direction are provided in the product holding case along the circumferential direction. Each product separating member is rotatably supported by the product holding case via a shaft portion extending in the vertical direction along the axis, and the provided product is supported on the lower end portion of the shaft portion in a state in which it cannot drop. In addition to a support portion protruding in the radial direction, a locking portion protruding in the radial direction for locking the next provided product is provided above the support portion of the shaft portion.

  During standby, the support parts of the plurality of product separating members cooperate to support the provided product. As a result, the provided product and all the products above it are held without falling. On the other hand, at the time of providing the product, the plurality of product separating members are rotationally driven by the driving means, so that the locking unit cooperates to lock the next provided product and the support unit releases the provided product. As a result, the provided product falls by its own weight and is dispensed below the product holding case so as to be separated from the next provided product. As described above, according to the present invention, the lowest product of the plurality of products held so as to be stacked in the up-down direction in the upright state is rotated with the plurality of product separation members having a relatively simple configuration. Since it can be paid out, the increase in the manufacturing cost of the product dispensing device can be suppressed, and unlike the conventional case of delivering the product stored in a lying state, the dead space can be reduced, High storage efficiency can be ensured.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the product dispensing apparatus of the product providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the product separating member has a support position where the support unit supports the provided product with the shaft portion as a center, and the provided product is released. The locking portion is configured to be freely rotatable between the release position and the product release member when the product release member is located at the support position, and is provided next when the product release member is located at the release position. The product is configured to lock the product.

  According to this configuration, when the product separating member is located at the support position, when the support unit supports the provided product, the locking portion is separated from the next provided product. From this state, when the product separating member rotates to the release position, when the support unit releases the provided product, the locking unit locks the next provided product. In this way, by simply rotating the product separating member from the support position to the release position, the provided product can be separated from the next provided product, and only the provided product can be easily paid out from the product holding case.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the commodity dispensing apparatus for the commodity providing apparatus according to the second aspect, the apparatus further comprises urging means for urging the commodity separating member toward the support position.

  According to this configuration, since the product separation member is urged toward the support position by the urging means, the product separation member can be easily held at the support position during standby. In addition, when the product is provided, by applying a driving force by the driving means, the product separating member is rotated to the release position against the urging force of the urging means so that the driving force is not applied. By doing so, the product separating member can be easily returned and rotated to the support position by the urging force of the urging means.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the commodity dispensing apparatus of the commodity providing apparatus according to the third aspect, the support portion of the commodity separation member is configured such that the center and the axis of the commodity holding case are located when the commodity separation member is located at the support position. An inclined surface that is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to an imaginary line connecting the parts and is inclined at the bottom toward the front end of the support part. By pressing, the product separating member is rotated to the release position side against the urging force of the urging means.

  According to this configuration, when the product separation member is located at the support position, the support portion of the product separation member is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to an imaginary line connecting the center of the product holding case and the shaft portion. In addition, an inclined surface is provided at the bottom of the support portion so as to incline forward toward the tip. Therefore, when the driving means presses the inclined surface of the support portion from below, the component force of the pressing force acts as a moment for rotating the product separating member to the release position side, so that the product separating member is It rotates to the release position against the urging force of the urging means. In this way, the product separating member can be easily rotated to the release position simply by pressing the inclined surface of the support portion of the product separating member from below.

  A fifth aspect of the present invention is a commodity storage / dispensing device of a commodity providing apparatus comprising the commodity dispensing apparatus according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the tubular structure extends in the vertical direction above the commodity holding case. And a product storage column that guides the stored product from above to a product holding case, and stores the product so as to be stacked in the vertical direction while standing upright. .

  According to this configuration, the cylindrical product storage column extending in the vertical direction is provided on the upper side of the product holding case. Similar to the product holding case, the product storage column stores a plurality of products so as to be stacked in the vertical direction while standing upright, and guides the products to the product holding case from above. Thus, each time the provided product is paid out from the product holding case, the product stored in the product storage column can be smoothly moved to the product holding case side while being dropped by its own weight.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the commodity storage / dispensing device of the commodity providing apparatus according to the fifth aspect, the commodity storage column and the commodity holding case are set as one set, and the plurality of sets are mutually connected in the front-rear direction and / or the left-right direction. It is characterized by being arranged in a dense state.

  According to this configuration, a plurality of sets each including a product storage column and a product holding case are arranged in a closely packed state in the front-rear direction and / or the left-right direction, so that a conventional product that stores products in a lying state Although the number of products stored in each group is small compared to the product storage column in the storage / dispensing device, a large number of product storage columns and product holding cases are installed in the space where the conventional product storage / dispensing device is installed. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain a product storage / dispensing apparatus suitable for storing and dispensing small quantities of various types of products.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the product storage / dispensing device of the product providing device according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the driving means has an outer diameter whose planar shape is smaller than an inner diameter of the product holding case, and an outer diameter of the product. A movable portion that is formed in a ring shape having a larger inner diameter than the plurality of product holding cases and is configured to be movable horizontally and vertically in a lower portion of the plurality of product holding cases, and a movable portion driving mechanism that drives the movable portion. When the product is provided, when the movable part is driven by the movable part drive mechanism, the movable part moves immediately below the product holding case that holds the product to be provided, and then rises. The provided product is paid out from the product holding case by rotating the support portions of the plurality of product separating members of the product holding case while pressing from below.

  According to this structure, the movable part formed in the ring shape of the predetermined size is moved and raised just below the product holding case that holds the product to be provided when the product is provided. Accordingly, the provided product can be easily paid out by rotating the plurality of product separating members of the product holding case while pressing from below. In addition, since a plurality of product separating members of each product holding case can be rotated by a single movable part, unlike a conventional product storage and dispensing device having a solenoid as a drive source for each product storage column, The manufacturing cost and assembly cost of the storage / dispensing device can be reduced.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the product storage / dispensing device of the product providing device according to claim 7, wherein the movable portion is configured to carry out the delivered provided product to the outside while passing the inside. It is characterized by being.

  According to this configuration, the provided product is paid out from the product holding case while the plurality of product separating members of the product holding case holding the product to be provided is rotated by raising the movable portion, and the paid-out offer The product can be easily carried out to the outside while passing the inside of the movable part.

It is a perspective view which shows the goods storage / dispensing apparatus provided with the goods delivery apparatus by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of a goods delivery part, (a) is a top view, (b) is a perspective view. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of a goods delivery part, (a) is a top view at the time of standby, (b) is a top view at the time of discharge, (c) is a perspective view at the time of standby. It is a figure which shows a goods separation member, (a) is a top view, (b) is a perspective view. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating in order the goods delivery operation | movement in a goods delivery part. It is explanatory drawing following FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the paying-out operation | movement of the goods which have a cylindrical container with a fixed cross section.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a product storage / dispensing device including a product dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The product storage / dispensing device 1 is built in a vending machine (product providing device) (not shown) that sells a product S filled with a beverage in a cylindrical container such as a can beverage or a plastic bottle beverage. A plurality of (for example, 10) products are stored for each same type, and at the time of sale, the selected products are paid out one by one.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the product storage / dispensing apparatus 1 stores a plurality of products S of the same type, and is arranged in a so-called honeycomb shape in a state of being densely packed in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. 40 (only three are shown in FIG. 1) product storage columns 2 and a plurality (for example, 40) for delivering the products S in the corresponding product storage columns 2 provided so as to continue downward from the lower ends thereof. In FIG. 1, only three products are shown), and at the time of sale, a plurality of product separating members 12 (to be described later) of the product delivery unit 3 are driven, and the product S delivered from the product delivery unit 3 is carried out. Product unloading unit 4. In the present embodiment, the product delivery unit 3 and the product delivery unit 4 constitute the product delivery device of the present invention.

  In the present embodiment, the product S stored in the product storage / dispensing device 1 is exemplified by a product having a bottle type container in which the outer diameter of the upper end portion in the standing state is smaller than the outer diameter of the lower portion thereof. Yes. FIG. 1 shows only the sales product (provided product) that is the lowest product S and the next sales product (next provided product) that is the product S immediately above it. In the case of distinction, “S1” is assigned to the sales product, and “S2” is assigned to the next sale product.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the product storage column 2 is formed in a regular hexagonal cylindrical shape that extends relatively long in the vertical direction and whose cross section is slightly larger than that of the product S. The S is stood up and stored so as to be stacked vertically. In the product storage column 2, each time the sales product S <b> 1 is paid out at the time of sale, a plurality of stored products S are guided to the corresponding product delivery unit 3 below while being dropped by their own weight. Note that when the product S is stored in each product storage column 2, the product S is input through the input port 2a at the upper end opening upward.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the product dispensing part 3 has a cylindrical product holding case 11 having a regular hexagonal cross section similar to the product storage column 3 and extending a predetermined length in the vertical direction. The product holding case 11 is arranged at equal angles (60 °) along the circumferential direction in the product holding case 11 and is rotatable about an axis extending in the vertical direction at the corner of the product holding case 11 and immovable in the vertical direction. A plurality (six in this embodiment) of product separation members 12 supported are provided.

  The product holding case 11 is formed by bending a metal plate having a predetermined shape, and has a height dimension that can accommodate the entire sale product S1 and can accommodate almost the lower half of the next sale product S2. Have. The product holding case 11 may be configured separately from the product storage column 3 or may be configured integrally with the product storage column 3.

  Each product separating member 12 is formed of a molded product made of a hard synthetic resin. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, a shaft portion 13 extending a predetermined length in the vertical direction, and the shaft portion 13 The lower end portion is provided so as to protrude by a predetermined length in the radial direction, and a predetermined upper portion than the center of the shaft portion 13 in the length direction, and a support portion 14 for supporting the sale product S1 in a state where it cannot fall. It is provided at a position so as to protrude by a predetermined length in the radial direction, and is configured with a locking portion 15 for locking the next sale product S2.

  The shaft portion 13 is rotatably supported at a plurality of locations in the vertical direction at the corner portion of the product holding case 11, and is fixedly attached in the vertical direction. Moreover, as shown to Fig.4 (a), the support part 14 and the latching | locking part 15 of the product separation member 12 protrude from the axial part 13 so that it may mutually orthogonally cross. The support portion 14 has a substantially trapezoidal side surface, has an upper surface formed horizontally, and has an inclined surface 14a that is inclined upward toward the tip at the bottom. On the other hand, the locking portion 15 has a rectangular side surface shape, and the protruding length from the shaft portion 13 is longer than that of the support portion 14.

  The shaft portion 13 is provided with a torsion spring 16 (biasing means) above the locking portion 15, and the product separating member 12 is urged clockwise by the torsion spring 16. .

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the product separating member 12 configured as described above is rotatable around the shaft portion 13 in the product holding case 11. As shown in FIG. 3 (a), at the time of sales standby, the product separating member 12 has a support portion 14 at a predetermined angle α (this embodiment) with respect to an imaginary line connecting the center portion O and the shaft portion 13 of the product holding case 11. It is located at a support position that is inclined by 30 ° in the form. As a result, the sale product S1 is supported in a state in which it cannot be dropped while being placed on the upper surface of the support portions 14 by the cooperation of the support portions 14 of the six product separation members 12. Further, in this case, the locking portion 15 of each product separating member 12 is separated from the next sale product S <b> 2 in a state along the inner surface of the product holding case 11.

  On the other hand, at the time of sale, as shown in FIG. 3B, each product separating member 12 rotates counterclockwise about the shaft portion 13. In this case, the product separating member 12 is located at the release position where the support 14 is separated from the sold product S1 in a state where the support part 14 is along the inner surface of the product holding case 11, and the support is released. Further, in this case, the locking portion 15 approaches the upper end portion of the sale product S1 from the side, and enters the lower side of the next sale product S2 and inside the outer peripheral edge thereof. In this way, as each product separation member 12 rotates, the next sale product S2 is locked in a state in which it cannot fall by the cooperation of the locking portions 15 of the six product separation members 12, and the sale product S1. Is released from all the support portions 14 and is paid out while falling.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the product carry-out unit 4 includes a movable part 21 having a planar shape formed in a ring shape having a predetermined size, and moves the movable part 21 horizontally and vertically below the product delivery part 3. And a control unit (not shown) for controlling the movable part drive mechanism. The movable portion 21 has an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the product holding case 12 and an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the product S. Therefore, the movable portion 21 can be inserted into any of the product holding cases 12 from below, and is configured to carry the sales product S1 to the outside while passing through the inside.

  Although a detailed description of the movable part drive mechanism and the control device is omitted, the movable part 21 is configured to be moved horizontally, stopped at a desired position, and moved vertically at the stopped position. Just do it. For example, it is used in a cup-type vending machine or the like, and in the vending machine, the cup is moved in the left-right direction (XX direction in FIG. 1), the front-rear direction (Y-Y direction in FIG. By using a mechanism similar to the cup transport mechanism for transporting in the Z direction), the movable portion 21 can be easily moved horizontally and vertically. In FIG. 1, only the cylindrical portion formed as the movable portion 21 is illustrated, but a chute (not shown) extending in a predetermined direction from the lower end of the movable portion 21 causes the inside of the movable portion 21. The product S1 that has passed through is guided to the product outlet of the vending machine.

  Next, with reference to FIG.5 and FIG.6, operation | movement of the goods storage / dispensing apparatus 1 at the time of sale is demonstrated. When a desired product S is selected by the purchaser at the time of sale, the movable unit drive mechanism of the product carry-out unit 4 is activated, and the movable unit 21 located at the predetermined standby position is shown in FIG. As described above, the product moving unit 3 (the product holding case 11) corresponding to the product storage column 2 that stores the selected product S is moved directly below.

  Next, the movable portion 21 moves up and comes into contact with the inclined surface 14a of the support portion 14 of each product separating member 12 from below as shown in FIG. And if the movable part 21 further raises, the component force of the pressing force by the movable part 21 will act as a moment which rotates the product separation member 12 to the release position side. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5C, all the product separating members 12 rotate in synchronization with the counterclockwise direction against the urging force of the respective torsion springs 16. In this case, the locking portion 15 of each product separating member 12 enters the lower side of the next sale product S2 and inside the outer peripheral edge portion, and the support portion 14 rotates from the support position to the release position.

  As a result, the sale product S1 is released from the support portions 14 of all the product separation members 12, falls through the inside of the movable portion 21, as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b), and the chute Through the product outlet. On the other hand, the next sale product S2 is placed on the upper surface of the locking portion 15 of all the product separating members 12 and locked in a state where it cannot be dropped.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6C, the movable portion 21 is lowered, and all the product separating members 12 are rotated clockwise by the urging force of the respective torsion springs 16 and returned to their original positions. In this case, the locking of the next sale product S2 by the locking portion 15 of the product separating member 12 is released, whereby the next sale product S2 and the product S in the product storage column 2 are dropped by their own weight, and the height of the product S is increased. Move downward by the length of the dimension. Then, the next sale product S2 moved downward is supported from below by the support portions 14 of all the product separation members 12, and is prepared as the sale product S1 at the next sale.

  Here, with reference to FIG. 7, the delivery of a commodity such as a general cylindrical can beverage, that is, the commodity S having a cylindrical container having a constant cross section over the entire vertical direction will be briefly described. When the movable portion 21 is lifted from the state shown in FIG. 10A and the inclined surface 14a of the support portion 14 of each product separating member 12 is pressed from below, each product separating member is shown in FIG. 12 rotates counterclockwise, and the locking portion 15 comes into contact with the lower part of the outer peripheral surface of the next sale product S2.

  When the movable portion 21 is further raised, each product separating member 12 tries to further rotate counterclockwise. However, since the locking portion 15 is in contact with the next sale product S2, the product separation member 12 is further rotated. Movement is blocked. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7C, the support portion 14 is forcibly rotated to the release position by the movable portion 21. That is, when the support portion 14 of each product separating member 12 is pressed from below by the movable portion 21, the angle formed between the support portion 14 and the locking portion 15 is larger than 90 ° while the shaft portion 13 is twisted. Accordingly, the next sale product S2 is locked in a state of being held from the side by the locking portions 15 of all the product separation members 12, while the sale product S1 is supported by the support portions of all the product separation members 12. 14 is released through the inside of the movable portion 21 and carried out.

  As described above in detail, according to the product storage / dispensing device 1 of the present embodiment, the lowest-order sales product S1 among a plurality of products stored so as to be stacked in the up-down direction in a standing state is relatively simple. By simply rotating a plurality of product separating members 12 having a simple structure from the support position to the release position, they can be separated from the next sale product S2 and easily paid out. In addition, since a plurality of product separating members 12 of the product holding case 11 in which the desired product S is stored can be rotated by the single movable portion 21, a solenoid as a drive source for each product storage column. Unlike the conventional product storage / dispensing device having the above, the manufacturing cost and assembly cost of the product storage / discharging device 1 can be reduced.

  Moreover, in the product storage / dispensing apparatus 1, a plurality of sets including the product storage column 2 and the product discharge unit 3 (product holding case 11) are arranged in a state of being closely packed in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. Product storage / dispensing device 1 suitable for storing and dispensing small quantities of various types of products S while ensuring high storage efficiency of the products S as compared with conventional product storage / dispensing devices that store and dispose products in a lying state Can be obtained.

  In addition, this invention can be implemented in various aspects, without being limited to the said embodiment described. For example, in the embodiment, a product storage and dispensing device for a vending machine that sells beverage products having bottle-type and cylindrical-type containers has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a cylindrical container is used. The present invention can be applied to various devices for storing and dispensing various products containing contents (for example, foods such as confectionery and seasonings, medical products such as medicines and bandages).

  Further, in the embodiment, the product storage column 2 and the product holding case 11 are exemplified as those having a regular hexagonal cross section, but the cross section may be another polygon or a circle. Furthermore, each product delivery part 3 has six product separation members 12 attached to the product holding case 11, but the number of the product separation members 12 may be increased or decreased as appropriate according to the weight, shape, etc. of the product S, and It is also possible to change the distance between and the locking portion 15 as appropriate.

  The detailed configuration of the product holding case 11 and the product separation member 12 of the product delivery unit 3 shown in the embodiment is merely an example, and can be appropriately changed within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Commodity storage / dispensing device 2 Commodity storage column 3 Commodity discharge section 4 Commodity discharge section 11 Commodity holding case 12 Commodity separating member 13 Shaft section 14 Support section 14a Inclined surface 15 Support section 16 Torsion spring (biasing means)
21 Movable part S product S1 product (provided product)
S2 next sale product (next offer product)

Claims (8)

A product delivery device of a product providing device that delivers a plurality of products whose contents are contained in a cylindrical container one by one at the time of provision,
A product holding case that is formed in a cylindrical shape extending in the vertical direction, and holds a plurality of products standing up and down so as to be stacked in the vertical direction;
The product holding case is provided along the circumferential direction, and is configured to be rotatable about an axis extending in the vertical direction, and the provided product which is the lowest product in the product holding case is A plurality of product separating members for separating from the next provided product, which is the product immediately above, and paying out below the product holding case,
Driving means for driving the plurality of product separating members;
With
The product separating member is
A shaft portion that extends in the vertical direction along the axis and is rotatably supported by the product holding case;
At the lower end portion of the shaft portion, provided so as to protrude in the radial direction of the shaft portion, a support portion for supporting the provided product in a state where it cannot be dropped,
A locking portion for locking the next provided product, provided to protrude in the radial direction of the shaft portion above the support portion of the shaft portion;
During the standby, the support parts of the plurality of product separating members cooperate to support the provided product,
When the product is provided, the plurality of product separation members are rotationally driven by the driving means, so that the locking portion cooperates to lock the next provided product, and the support portion is the provided product. A product delivery device for a product providing device, characterized in that the product delivery device is configured to release the product. The product separation member is configured to be rotatable between a support position where the support portion supports the provided product and a release position where the provided product is released, with the shaft portion as a center,
The locking portion is separated from the next provided product when the product separating member is located at the support position, and is configured to latch the next provided product when the product separating member is located at the release position. The product delivery device of the product providing device according to claim 1, wherein the product delivery device is configured.   The product dispensing device for a product providing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising biasing means for biasing the product separation member toward the support position. The support portion of the product separating member is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to an imaginary line connecting the center of the product holding case and the shaft portion when the product separating member is located at the support position, , An inclined surface that is inclined forwardly toward the tip of the support portion is provided,
The said drive means presses the said inclined surface of the said support part from below, and rotates the said product separation member to the said release position side against the urging | biasing force of the said urging | biasing means, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. Item 4. A product delivery device of the product providing device according to Item 3. A product storage / dispensing device of a product providing device comprising the product dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
On the upper side of the product holding case, it is formed in a cylindrical shape extending in the vertical direction, and stores a plurality of products so as to be stacked in the vertical direction while standing up and down, and stores the stored products in the product holding case from above. A product storage / dispensing device of a product providing device, comprising a product storage column for guiding.   6. The product providing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the product storage column and the product holding case are set as a set, and the plurality of sets are arranged in a closely packed state in the front-rear direction and / or the left-right direction. Product storage and dispensing device. The driving means includes
A planar shape is formed in a ring shape having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the product holding case and an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the product, and is horizontally and vertically below the plurality of sets of the product holding cases A movable part configured to be freely movable,
A movable part drive mechanism for driving the movable part;
Have
When the movable part is driven by the movable part drive mechanism when the product is provided, the movable part moves immediately below the product holding case that holds the product to be provided, and then rises. 7. The provided product is paid out from the product holding case by rotating the support portions of the plurality of product separating members of the product holding case while pressing from below. Product storage / dispensing device of product providing device.   The product storage / dispensing device of the product providing device according to claim 7, wherein the movable portion is configured to carry out the provided product that has been paid out to the outside while passing through the inside.

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