JP2017059092A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic vending machine capable of housing commodities without a space in a commodity housing passage and being sectioned into more, without changing the width of the automatic vending machine.SOLUTION: An automatic vending machine comprises: forming a commodity housing passage 90 that extends in a vertical direction, by left and right side plates and a front side passage forming member 40 and a rear side passage forming member 50 that are arranged between the left and right side plates and in which commodities in vertical postures are arrayed and stacked to be housed in a vertical direction; forming a width-reducing housing part 43 by forming a bent part 41 bending to a front side in a portion of the front side passage forming member 40 facing a commodity carrying-out unit 60 having first and second stopper members appearing in the commodity housing passage 90; reducing the width of commodities in a first sale place in the housing part 43; and forming a space in which the second stopper member of the commodity carrying-out unit 60 can protrude without being interrupted by the commodities in the first sale place to hold commodities in a second sale place.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine that sells products such as canned beverages and beverages containing plastic bottles.

  Vending machines that sell products such as canned beverages and plastic bottled beverages store the products in the product storage of the main cabinet, which is a heat-insulating housing, in a cold and hot state and store them in the display room of the outer door. A plurality of product samples are displayed side by side on the left and the product selected based on the operation of a product selection button provided corresponding to the product sample is sold. This type of vending machine is well known as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-18895 (Patent Document 1), and this vending machine will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the vending machine includes a main body cabinet 100 having an open front surface, and an outer door 160 supported by a hinge on the front surface of the main body cabinet 100 so as to be opened and closed. The main body cabinet 100 is made of a steel plate. A heat insulating board made of urethane foam is arranged on the inner side of the outer box, that is, on the upper wall, the left and right side walls, the back wall, and the bottom wall 100a to constitute a heat insulating housing. The inside of the product storage box surrounded by the heat insulation board of the main body cabinet 100 is partitioned into a plurality of product storage chambers 130, 140, 150 in the left-right direction by the heat insulation partition plate 120. In each of the product storage chambers 130, 140, and 150, a product storage rack 180 having a meandering product storage passage called a serpentine system is stored. An inner door 170 is disposed between the outer door 160 supported to be openable and closable on the front surface of the main body cabinet 100 and the front surface of the product storage in the main body cabinet 100. In this example, the inner door 170 is divided into upper and lower parts. ing. The lower inner door 170 is provided with a product outlet having a delivery door 170a at a position facing the shooter 190 that sends out the products delivered from the product storage rack 180 of each product storage chamber 130, 140, 150. Yes. The carry-out door 170a is supported by the upper end inlet and hangs down, and closes the product carry-out port by its own weight to prevent outflow of cold air or warm air, and is pushed open by the product carried out through the shooter 190, The product is formed so as to be sent to a product outlet 160 a of the outer door 160. The upper area of the front surface of the outer door 160 is formed as a display room covered with a transparent plate for displaying product samples, and a product selection button unit is provided on the front surface of the transparent plate. It has a product selection button provided corresponding to the displayed product sample. In addition, a coin insertion slot, a bill insertion slot, a coin return slot, a return lever, a product outlet, a handle lock, and the like are provided on the front surface of the outer door 160.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the product storage rack 180 includes a pair of left and right rack side plates 181 and 181 made of flat sheet steel plates, and the rack side plates 181 and 181 that are mounted on the rack side plates 181 and 181 so as to face each other with a half pitch shift in the vertical direction. A plurality of front and rear (five rows in the figure) meandering product storage passages (product columns) 183 defined between a pair of curved rail segment rows 182 and a product inlet formed in the front opening of the main body cabinet 100 SL (see FIG. 9) and the top tray 184 that links the upper end inlet of the second and subsequent product storage passages 183, the product delivery device 200 disposed at the lower end exit of each product storage passage 183, and this product delivery It consists of an apparatus 200 and an outlet adjusting plate 290 arranged opposite to each other across the product storage passage. In this example, the product storage rack 180 is composed of a front product storage rack 180 a having two rows of product storage passages 183 and a rear product storage rack 180 b having three rows of product storage passages 183. The rack side hook metal fittings 811 and 811 installed on the upper ends of the pair of left and right rack side plates 181 and 181 of the product storage racks 180a and 108b are attached to the main body side hook metal fittings (not shown) laid on the ceiling of the product storage case. Locked and fixed. Further, in this type of vending machine, in order to handle products of different length sizes (for example, 170 ml of canned beverages and 500 ml of plastic bottled beverages), the product storage rack 180 is adapted to the length size of the products. Different widths (width in the product storage passage width direction) (normally two types for products with a relatively short length and for products with a relatively large length) are available. In order to align and align a short product on the side of one pair of left and right rack side plates 81, a movable side plate (not shown) that approaches and separates from the other rack side plate 81 is disposed on the other rack side plate 81 side. The movable side plate is moved and adjusted in accordance with the length size of the product to determine the product storage passage width.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the product carry-out apparatus 200 is pivotally supported in a product storage passage 183 by a pivot shaft 300 installed in a rectangular opening 211 formed in a thin box-shaped substrate 210, Between the protruding position that protrudes into the product storage passage 183 in a mode that holds the product with the highest sales order (sales product) and the retreat position that retreats from the product storage passage 183 in a mode that releases the holding of the sales product. A retreat position in which the first stopper member 220 is movably provided and is pivotally supported in the product storage passage 183 by a pivot shaft 400 installed in the opening 211 of the substrate 210 and retracts from the product storage passage 183. And a second position that is movably provided at a projecting position projecting into the product storage passage 183 in a manner to hold the product in the second sales order (next sale product) following the sale product. A topper member 230, a link mechanism 260 provided with a lower link pin 261 and an upper link pin 262 for moving the first stopper member 220 and the second stopper member 230 to a protruding position and a retracted position, and the link mechanism 260 And a solenoid 250 as a driving means for driving the first stopper member 220 and the second stopper member 230 alternately in and out of the product storage passage 183 via the link mechanism 260 by excitation and release of the solenoid 250. The next sale product is held by the second stopper member 230 and then the sale product is paid out. Reference numeral 240 denotes a bearing member that supports the central portions of the rotating shafts 300 and 400 of the first stopper member 220 and the second stopper member 230 and slidably supports the lower link pin 261 and the upper link pin 262. It is.

  The product carry-out device 200 is provided with engaging portions 210aa and 210bb that engage with pin members P and P installed on rack side plates 181 and 181 at upper and lower portions of the left and right flanges 210a and 210b of the substrate 210. While the upper flange 210c is provided with an engaging portion 210cc that engages with the upper pin member P, a synthetic resin holder 280 is provided on the lower flange 210d side of the substrate 210, and the holder 280 is attached to the lower pin member P. The product storage passages 183 that are detachably attached to the product storage racks 180a and 180b by being engaged and disengaged, and adjacent to the front and rear are the first, second, and third and fourth row product storage passages in the example of FIG. The product storage racks 180a, 18 in a state where the two product carry-out devices 200, 200 are back-to-back with respect to 183, 183 It is attached to the b. In this way, when the two product carry-out devices 200, 200 are laid back to back, the bearing member 240, the solenoid 250, and the link mechanism 260, which are taller than the upper, lower, left, and right flanges 210a to 210d of the substrate 210, interfere with each other. In order to prevent this from happening, the respective parts are arranged so as to be shifted to one of the left and right sides from the center of the substrate 210, and the product carry-out apparatuses 200 and 200 are reduced in thickness when they are laid back to back.

  By the way, the types of products that can be sold by a vending machine equipped with a serpentine-type product storage rack are determined by the number of product storage passages (product columns) 183. It is possible to sell 25 types of products by arranging the row of product storage passages (product columns) 183 in parallel in the left-right direction, but it is possible to sell more types of products by diversifying products. (Multiple selection) is desired, and it is also desired to increase the types of products that can be sold without increasing the width and depth of the vending machine.

  Focusing on the point that various products can be sold, it is conceivable to adopt a product storage rack called a slan track that is installed in multiple stages in the vertical direction (see, for example, Patent Document 2). This slang track will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same thing as FIG. 9, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 12, this vending machine is divided into a plurality of product storage chambers in the left-right direction by a heat insulating partition plate (not shown) in the product storage of the main body cabinet 100 formed as a heat insulating housing. In the product storage room, a product storage rack 500 including product storage shelves 520 arranged in a plurality of stages in the left-right direction and arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction is stored and installed. The product storage rack 500 includes a pair of left and right rack side plates 510 on which product storage shelves 520 are installed. The pair of left and right rack side plates 510 includes a front rack side plate 510F and a rear rack side plate 510R. The product storage shelf 520 is inclined across the front rack side plate 510F and the rear rack side plate 510R with a predetermined gradient so that the front side serving as the product inlet SL is high and the rear side serving as the product outlet is low. It is installed on the front rack side plate 510F and the rear rack side plate 510R. The product storage shelf 520 is configured as a product storage passage 530 (product column) that stores a plurality of products in a line-down posture in a line-up posture, and the product storage passage 530 (product column) is arranged in multiple stages (in this example) Then, it is formed in 10 product columns). A plurality of product storage racks 500 configured in this manner are arranged in the left-right direction in the product storage. A product carry-out device 540 for delivering the products stored in the product storage passage 530 one by one is disposed in the vicinity of the product exit of each product storage passage 530 and on the lower surface of each product storage shelf 520. The product carry-out device 540 has the same configuration as the product carry-out device 200 disposed in the serpentine product storage rack 180. At the rear end of the product storage shelf 520 in each stage, there are a protruding position that protrudes into the carry-out passage 550 extending in the vertical direction, and a retreat position that is pushed open by the falling product and retreats from the carry-out passage 550. An attitude control plate 560 that is pivotable and biased so as to protrude toward the carry-out passage 550 is provided.

  A cooling / heating unit 570 that cools or heats the inside of the product storage box and stores the product stored in the product storage rack 500 in a cold or hot state is disposed below the shooter 190 connected to the lower part of the carry-out passage 550. ing. A refrigerator condensing unit 590 that forms a refrigeration cycle with the cooling unit of the cooling / heating unit 570 is disposed in the machine room 580 below the main body cabinet 100.

  According to the vending machine equipped with such a slan track, it is possible to sell 50 types of products when the product storage shelves 520 are arranged in 10 rows vertically and 5 rows horizontally. The types of products can be greatly increased with respect to the vending machine equipped with the serpentine type product storage rack 180. However, in the case of a slan track, the number of products stored in one column is limited, and therefore many columns (especially columns for hot-selling products) are sold out. In this case, selling out products can be prevented from being sold out by using multiple columns, but setting up multiple columns to store the same product and setting up sales control for multiple columns is time consuming, especially product loading. There is a risk of causing an erroneous input.

  Therefore, it is conceivable to combine a serpentine type product storage rack and a slan track. In this case, as an example of combining multiple serpentine product storage racks with different types of racks, a conveyor type product storage rack is placed at the top of the product storage and a serpentine product storage rack is placed at the bottom. Is known (for example, Patent Document 3). Based on the idea of the invention described in Patent Document 1, a multi-selection vending machine can be obtained by arranging an upper slan track of a product storage and a serpentine product storage rack below the product storage cabinet.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-188956 Japanese Patent No. 574205 Japanese Patent No. 2894369

  By the way, in a vending machine that sells products such as canned beverages and beverages in plastic bottles, it is configured to store products in a product storage rack in a horizontal position in a stacked manner, and is disclosed in Patent Document 1. A vending machine equipped with a serpentine-type product storage rack is also included, and the products are stored in the product storage passage 62 while being stacked in a line in the vertical direction in the product storage passage 62, and also on the top tray 184. Are stacked and stored in a line in the front-rear direction. In this way, by placing the products in a horizontal position and stacking and storing them, the size of the product in the product stacking direction becomes the width of the product shorter than the vertical length of the product. While the storage capacity can be increased, the size of the product occupying the horizontal width of the vending machine is the vertical length of the product, so the product storage passage (product column) that runs side by side in the left and right direction of the vending machine The number of In the example of FIG. 9, five product storage passages (product columns) are arranged in parallel in the left-right direction of the vending machine. Increasing the storage capacity in the product storage passage is desirable because it can be sold out within the best-before date in the case of hot selling products, but it is not possible to sell within the best-by date in the case of products that do not sell well. Cause a situation that must be discarded. Although the number of products to be discarded can be reduced by limiting the number of products stored in the product storage passage (introducing products halfway through the product storage passage), a wasteful space is formed in the product storage passage and selection The problem is that the number does not change. Increasing the lateral width (dimensions) of the vending machine can increase the number of selections, but increasing the lateral width of the vending machine is against the current situation and is not a good idea.

  In addition, when combining the serpentine-type product storage rack and the slan track for the multi-selection, the upper slan track of the product storage is simply arranged according to the invention disclosed in Patent Document 3, When the serpentine type product storage rack is arranged at the lower part, a carry-out passage 550 for guiding the product carried out from the product storage shelf 520 in Patent Document 2 downward must be additionally provided on the back side of the serpentine type product storage rack 180. There is a problem that the depth dimension of the vending machine becomes large.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points. The object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, to store products in the product storage passage without changing the width of the vending machine, and to The purpose is to provide a vending machine capable of selection.

  As a result of various studies to solve the above-mentioned problems, the inventors have increased the storage capacity of products stored in the product storage passage in conventional vending machines that sell products such as canned beverages and beverages containing plastic bottles. Since the products are laid side by side and stacked in a posture, the product dimensions that occupy the horizontal width of the vending machine are the length of the product in the vertical direction of the product storage passage (product column) The number of products is limited, but if the products are stacked vertically in the vertical orientation, the capacity will be reduced, but the size of the product occupying the lateral width of the vending machine is shorter than the vertical length of the product. Pay attention to the fact that the number of product storage passages (product columns) that can be juxtaposed in the left and right direction (product column) can be increased, that is, that multiple selection is possible. Without increasing law), and it has reached the get invention commodity storage rack of an automatic vending machine capable of multi-selection of.

  That is, in order to achieve the above object, a vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is equipped with a product storage rack having a plurality of product storage passages in the front-rear direction in a cabinet of a main body cabinet formed as a heat insulating housing. In this vending machine, the product storage rack is formed by a pair of left and right rack side plates and a front side passage forming member and a rear side passage forming member disposed between the pair of left and right rack side plates in the vertical direction. A product storage passage that stores products stacked in a vertical direction and stacked in a vertical direction and is stored in the lower back surface of the rear passage formation member from the opening formed in the rear passage formation member. It protrudes into the product storage passage in such a manner that the product (sales product) having the highest sales order can be held in and out of the storage passage, and is retracted from the product storage passage. The second product (next sale) that can be moved into and out of the product storage passage through the opening formed in the first stopper member and the rear side passage forming member that is movable between the retreat position and follows the sales product. A second stopper member movably provided between a projecting position projecting into the product storage passage and a retracted position retracting from the product storage passage in a manner of holding the product), and the first stopper member is moved to the retracted position. And a merchandise carry-out device that holds the next sale merchandise by moving the second stopper member from the retracted position to the protruding position, and is disposed below the front side passage forming member. The product storage passage is formed in a manner that bends the product storage passage forward to the front side in a portion facing the front side, and the product sale device is equipped with a product unloading device while moving the sales product to the front side and storing it. A width-shifting portion for moving the sold product forward is formed on the side-side passage forming member side, and the second stopper member of the product carry-out device protrudes into the product storage passage by bringing the sold product into the width-shifting storage portion. A vertically stacked product storage rack formed with a gap is characterized.

  A vending machine according to a second aspect of the present invention is the vending machine according to the first aspect, wherein the serpentine type meanders in the second half of the product storage passage arranged in the front-rear direction in the cabinet of the main body cabinet. A product storage rack is provided, and a vertically stacked product storage rack is provided in the first half.

  The vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is a vending machine in which a product storage rack having a plurality of product storage passages in the front-rear direction is mounted in a cabinet of a main body cabinet formed as a heat insulating casing. The product storage rack extends in the vertical direction and extends vertically by a pair of left and right rack side plates and a front side passage forming member and a rear side passage forming member disposed between the pair of left and right rack side plates. A product storage passage is formed in which products in a posture are stacked and stored in the vertical direction, and the product storage passage can be moved into and out of the lower back surface of the rear passage formation member through an opening formed in the rear passage formation member. In such a manner that the product with the highest sales order (sales product) is held, the product can be moved between a protruding position for holding the sold product by protruding into the product storage passage and a retreat position for retracting from the product storage passage. The product storage is performed in such a manner that the product (next sale product) in the second sales order following the sale product can be held in and out of the product storage passage through the openings formed in the first stopper member and the rear side passage forming member. While having a second stopper member movably provided between a protruding position protruding in the passage and a retracted position retracted from the product storage passage, the first stopper member is retracted to the retracted position and the merchandise is dispensed And a product carrying device for holding the next sale product by moving the second stopper member from the retracted position to the protruding position, and the product storage passage is located at a lower portion of the front passage forming member and facing the product carrying device. In the form bent to the side, the product to be sold is moved to the front side with respect to the next sale product to form a width-adjusting storage part, and the product to be sold on the rear side passage forming member side equipped with the product carry-out device A vertically stacked product formed by forming a width-shifting portion that moves to the front side, and by narrowing the sales product to the width-shifting storage portion so that the second stopper member of the product carry-out device forms a gap protruding into the product storage passage By using the storage rack, the product dimensions stored in the vertically stacked product storage rack occupying the horizontal width (size) of the vending machine can be the product width shorter than the product length. The number of product storage passages (product columns) that can be juxtaposed in the left-right direction can be increased to obtain a vending machine capable of multi-selection.

It is a front view of the main body cabinet of the vending machine concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the vertically stacked product storage rack of FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view which decomposed | disassembled the vertically stacked product storage rack of FIG. It is a side view of the lower part of the vertically stacked product storage rack of FIG. 4A and 4B show the product carry-out device of FIG. 4, in which FIG. 4A is a rear perspective view in a standby state, and FIG. FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the product carry-out device of FIG. 5. The operation | movement of the motor drive unit of a goods carry-out apparatus is shown, (a) is a principal part top view at the time of standby, (b) is a principal part top view at the time of sale. The goods delivery operation | movement by the goods carrying-out apparatus concerning a vertically stacked product storage rack is shown, (a) is a side view of a standby state, (b) is a side view at the time of sale. It is an outer door opening perspective view which shows the conventional vending machine. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a serpentine type product storage rack mounted in FIG. 9. It is a perspective view of the goods carrying-out apparatus of FIG. It is a schematic side view of the vending machine carrying the conventional slan track.

  Hereinafter, a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  First, the overall structure of the vending machine will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, the outer door is omitted.

  In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body cabinet having an open front surface. As in the conventional apparatus shown in FIG. 9, the main body cabinet 1 is provided with a heat insulating board made of urethane foam on the inner side of the outer casing made of steel plate, that is, on the top wall, the left and right side walls, the back wall and the bottom wall 1a. It is configured as a heat insulating housing. The inside of the product storage box surrounded by the heat insulation board of the main body cabinet 1 is divided into a plurality of product storage rooms 12, 13, and 14 in the left-right direction by the heat insulation partition plate 11, in this embodiment. The left and right product storage chambers 12 and 14 are serpentine-type product storage racks 121 configured by meandering product passages that are arranged in a front-rear direction and arranged in parallel with segment rows in which curved segments are well connected in the vertical direction. , 141 are arranged in two rows on each of the left and right sides. In the central product storage chamber 13, three vertically stacked product storage racks 20, which will be described later, provided according to the present invention are arranged side by side in the left-right direction. Under the respective product storage racks 121, 141, and 20, a shooter 2 that is inclined downward and has numerous holes is disposed. Below the shooter 2 is a cooling unit or cooling / heating unit that cools or heats the respective product storage chambers 12, 13, and 14 and stores the products stored in the product storage racks 121, 141, and 20 in a cold hot state. A unit is provided. The lower part of the bottom wall 1a of the main body cabinet 1 is formed as a machine room. The machine room includes a cooling unit of the cooling / heating unit and a compressor, a condenser, an expansion mechanism and a condenser constituting a refrigeration cycle. A refrigerator condensing unit 3 composed of an outside fan for blowing air is disposed.

  The serpentine type product storage racks 121 and 141 housed in the left and right product storage chambers 12 and 14 are the same as the conventional apparatus shown in FIG. It comprises a rack 180a and a rear product storage rack 180b provided with three rows of product storage passages 183 (not shown). In the product storage chamber 13, the vertical stacking type according to the present invention is provided at a position corresponding to the product storage rack 180 a on the front side of the serpentine product storage racks 121 and 141 stored in the left and right product storage chambers 12 and 14. A product storage rack 20 is disposed, and a serpentine product storage rack is disposed at a position corresponding to the rear product storage rack 180b.

  Of the vertically stacked product storage racks 20 arranged in the product storage room 13 in the left-right direction, the center vertically stacked product storage rack 20 is shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, while referring to these drawings. The vertically stacked product storage rack 20 will be described below. The vertically stacked product storage rack 20 includes a pair of left and right rack side plates 30, 30, a front side passage forming member 40, a rear side passage forming member 50, and a rear side. A product carry-out device 60 that is detachably attached to the passage forming member 50 and a movable side plate 70 that adjusts the lateral width of the product storage passage are provided.

  The pair of left and right rack side plates 30 and 30 are made of a steel plate rectangular flat plate, and as shown in FIG. 3, flanges 31 and 31 bent outward are formed at the front end and the rear end to increase the mechanical strength. . As shown in FIG. 2, of the rack side plates 30, 30 of the left and right vertically stacked product storage racks 20 in the vertically stacked product storage racks 20 arranged side by side in the product storage chamber 13. The rack side plates 30 and 30 at both left and right ends have a long size extending to the vicinity of the ceiling in the same manner as the rack side plates 181 (see FIG. 10) of the serpentine type product storage racks 121 and 141, whereas The center side of the stackable product storage rack 20 and the pair of left and right rack side plates 30 of the center vertical product storage rack 20 are formed as a short size separated from the ceiling in the cabinet. This is for laying the top tray 4 (see FIG. 1) when loading products into a serpentine product storage rack (not shown) on the rear side of the vertically stacked product storage rack 20. Therefore, the upper region of the vertically stacked product storage racks 20 arranged horizontally in the product storage chamber 13 is configured as a product input port of the serpentine product storage rack on the rear stage side.

  Each of the short-sized rack side plates 30 is laid on pins 32, 32 provided across a pair of left and right long-sized rack side plates 30, 30, and left and right by hollow distance pieces 33 inserted into the pins 32, 32. The interval is configured to be maintained. In addition, rack-side hook fittings 80 (see FIG. 2) similar to the serpentine-type commodity storage racks are erected on the upper ends of the long-sized rack side plates 30 at the left and right ends. The vertically stacked product storage rack 20 is stored in the product storage by locking and fixing to a main body side hook fitting (not shown) laid on the ceiling. As described above, the left and right rack side plates 30 and 30 are of a long size extending to the vicinity of the ceiling in the same manner as the rack side plates 181 (see FIG. 10) of the serpentine product storage racks 121 and 141. As a result, it is possible to arrange a vertically stacked product storage rack 20 in place of the preceding product storage rack 180a shown in FIG. 10, and also to a vending machine equipped with an existing serpentine product storage rack. The stackable product storage rack 20 can be applied.

  The front side passage forming member 40 is a rectangular flat plate made of a steel plate, and as shown in FIG. 3, a flat plate surface on the lower side with respect to a flat plate surface above the bent portion 41 by a bent portion 41 formed on the lower side. Is configured to be positioned forward. The front-side passage forming member 40 is bent at right and left ends in one direction as appropriate to form flanges 42, 42, and the flanges 42, 42 are brought into contact with the left and right rack side plates 30, 30 and screwed to the left and right racks. It is installed on the side plates 30 and 30. Further, a comb-like width adjusting groove 43 having a plurality of adjusting steps extending in the vertical direction is formed near the left end of the flat plate surface of the front side passage forming member 40. A portion that swells forward and below the bent portion 41 formed in the front-side passage forming member 40 constitutes the width-adjusting storage portion 43 (see FIG. 4) of the sold product.

  The rear-side passage forming member 50 is formed of a rectangular flat plate made of a steel plate, and, as shown in FIG. 3, the flat plate surface on the lower side with respect to the flat plate surface above the inclined surface 51 by the inclined surface 51 formed on the lower side. Is configured to be positioned forward. The rear-side passage forming member 50 is formed by appropriately bending the left and right ends in one direction to form flanges 52, 52. The flanges 52, 52 are brought into contact with the left and right rack side plates 30, 30, and screwed to the left and right racks. It is installed on the side plates 30 and 30. In addition, openings 53 and 54 are formed in the flat surface on the inclined surface 51 and the lower side thereof, respectively. Further, a comb-like width adjusting groove 55 having a plurality of grooves extending in the vertical direction is formed near the left end of the flat plate surface of the rear-side passage forming member 50. A space surrounded by the rear side passage forming member 50, the front side passage forming member 40, and the pair of left and right rack side plates 30, 30 is a product storage passage. The inclined surface 51 formed on the rear-side passage forming member 50 constitutes a width-adjusting portion that moves the sales product to the front side.

The movable side plate 70 is disposed in a product storage passage surrounded by the rear side passage formation member 50, the front side passage formation member 40, and the pair of left and right rack side plates 30, 30, and adjusts the lateral width of the product storage passage. Is. The movable side plate 70 has engaging claws 71 protruding in the front-rear direction at locations facing the comb-like width adjusting groove 43 of the front-side passage forming member 40 and the comb-like width adjusting groove 55 of the rear-side passage forming member 50. And the engaging claw 71 is engaged with one of the plurality of grooves of the width adjusting grooves 43 and 55 so that the width between the right side rack side plate 30 is determined.
As shown in FIG. 4, the product carry-out device 60 is detachably attached to the lower back surface of the rear-side passage forming member 50, and the product is discharged through an opening 54 (see FIG. 3) formed in the rear-side passage forming member 50. From the product storage passage 90 and a protruding position for holding the sale product by projecting into the product storage passage 90 (state shown in the figure) in such a manner that the product (sales product) having the highest sales order can be held. The first stopper member 62 movably provided between the retreating position and the opening 53 formed on the inclined surface 51 of the rear side passage forming member 50 (see FIG. 3) can be moved in and out of the product storage passage 90. In order to hold the second-ranked product (the next sale product) following the sold product, the projecting position protruding from the product storage passage and the retreat position retracting from the product storage passage 90 are provided so as to be movable. Second stopper The material 63 (FIG. 4 shows a state in which the second stopper member 63 protrudes into the product storage passage 90 in order to illustrate, but in the standby state in which the first stopper member 62 protrudes into the product storage passage 90, the product storage passage The second stopper member 63 is moved from the retracted position to the protruding position, and the next sale is performed. It holds goods. The commodity carry-out device 60 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 5 shows the product carry-out device 60, (a) is a rear perspective view in a standby state, (b) is a rear perspective view at the time of sale, and FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the product carry-out device 60. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the product carry-out device 60 includes a substrate 61, a first stopper member 62 and a second stopper member 63 that are pivotally supported by the substrate 61, a lower link pin 641, and an upper link. A link mechanism 64 to which a pin 642 is coupled, a motor drive unit 65 as a drive means for driving the link mechanism 64, and a rotation stopper member 66 pivotally supported on the substrate 61 are provided.

  The substrate 61 is made of a steel plate, and a strip-shaped intermediate region is inclined along the inclined surface 51 of the rear-side passage forming member 50 so that the lower region and the upper region are vertically parallel. An opening 611 (see FIG. 6) that faces the opening 54 of the rear passage forming member 50 is provided in the lower area of the substrate 61, and the opening of the rear passage forming member 50 is provided in the upper area of the substrate 61. An opening 612 (see FIG. 6) facing 53 is provided. The opening 611 is formed larger than the first stopper member 62 in such a manner that the first stopper member 62 is advanced and retracted through the opening 611 to and from the product storage passage. The opening 612 is formed larger than the second stopper member 63 in such a manner that the second stopper member 63 is advanced and retracted through the opening 612 to and from the product storage passage. Further, flanges 612a and 612a are provided on both edges of the opening 612 by cutting and raising, and slide grooves 614 and 614 extending in the vertical direction are formed in the flanges 612a and 612a. On the other hand, flanges 611a and 611a are provided on both edges of the opening 611 by cutting and raising, and a flange 611b is provided by cutting and raising from the lower edge substantially at the center of the opening 611. The flanges 611a and 611b have Slide grooves 613 and 613 extending in the vertical direction are formed.

  Engaging portions 61A1 and 61B1 that engage with pin members (P and P in FIG. 7) installed on the rack side plates 30 and 30 are provided at the upper and lower portions of the left and right flanges 61A and 61B of the substrate 61. An upper hook-like engagement portion 61C that engages with the upper pin member P is provided at the upper end of the board, and a downward hook-like engagement portion 61D that engages with the lower pin member P is provided on the lower side of the substrate 61. Yes. The engaging part 61D is formed by cutting and raising from the edge part of the opening part 611.

  The first stopper member 62 is configured to include a bearing base 622 made of a synthetic resin (for example, polyacetal) on the back surface of a metal plate 621 that is flat and bent at the periphery on the back surface side. The first stopper member 62 is rotatably supported by a rotation shaft 620 that is pivotally supported by flanges 611 a and 611 a formed on the left and right edges of the opening 611 of the substrate 61. The first stopper member 62 rotates about the rotation shaft 620 and has a protruding position (see FIG. 5A) protruding from the opening 611 of the substrate 61 into the product storage passage 90 and the opening 611. It is possible to move between the retracted position (see (b) of FIG. 5) retreating from the product storage passage 90 in the closed state. A torsion coil spring 623 (see FIG. 3) is wound around the rotation shaft 620. The first stopper member 2 is constantly urged toward the protruding position by the urging force of the torsion coil spring 623, and the surface (upper surface) is formed as a holding portion that holds the product G1 (see FIG. 7) at the protruding position. Has been.

  A guide protrusion 624 is provided on the bearing base 622 that is locked to the back surface of the metal plate 621 of the first stopper member 62, and each of the guide protrusions 624 is provided with a deformed groove 625. The deformed groove 625 slides an end portion of a lock pin 660 of the rotation stopper member 66 described later, and the first stopper member 62 and the rotation stopper member 66 are interlocked with each other via the lock pin 660. The lock pin 660 is formed to restrict the operation range. That is, the irregular groove 625 includes a small-diameter groove portion 625a (see FIG. 5B) that defines the lock position of the lock pin 660 and a large-diameter groove portion 625b (see FIG. 5) that defines an operation range other than the lock position of the lock pin 660. (See (b)).

  The second stopper member 63 is made of synthetic resin (for example, polyacetal), and is rotatably supported by a rotation shaft 630 that is pivotally supported by flanges 612 a and 612 a formed on both left and right edges of the opening 612 of the substrate 61. Has been. The second stopper member 63 rotates about the rotation shaft 630 and has a protruding position (see FIG. 5B) protruding from the opening 612 of the substrate 61 into the product storage passage 90 and the opening 612. It is possible to move between the retracted position (see FIG. 5A) withdrawn from the commodity storage passage 90 in the closed state. A stopper wall 631 (see FIG. 6) is integrally formed on the back surface of the second stopper member 63. The upper link pin 641 is slidable in the concave sliding groove 632 formed in the stopper wall 631, and the second stopper member 63 is moved to the protruding position and the retracted position in conjunction with the vertical movement of the upper link pin 641. And move it to. The stopper surface 633 of the stopper wall 631 abuts on the upper link pin 641 when the second stopper member 63 protrudes into the product storage passage, receives the product load applied to the second stopper member 63, and causes the second stopper member 63 to move. It locks in the protruding position. On the other hand, when the second stopper member 63 is retracted, the lowered upper link pin 641 enters the sliding groove 632 of the second stopper member 3 and comes into contact with the lower wall surface to maintain the retracted position. An opening formed in the inclined surface 51 of the rear passage forming member 50 when the second stopper member 63 is moved to the retracted position on the surface side of the base portion through which the rotation shaft 630 of the second stopper member 63 is inserted. An inclined portion (not shown) that slightly protrudes from the vicinity of the lower edge of 53 to the product storage passage and covers the lower edge of the opening 53 is provided. The inclined portion is inclined in the same direction as the inclined surface 51 of the rear-side passage forming member 50 and has an inclination angle slightly larger than the inclination angle of the inclined surface 51 and intersects the inclined surface 51. The lower side of the section guides the falling product protruding into the product storage passage 90 and prevents the falling product from being caught by the lower edge of the opening 53.

  The link mechanism 64 is connected to a link lever 650 of a motor drive unit 65 as a drive means, and includes a steel plate link member 640 extending in the vertical direction. The link member 640 has a stepped portion 643 (see FIG. 6) at an intermediate portion in the vertical direction, and the lower side is positioned forward (the plane side of the substrate 61) with respect to the upper side of the link member 640 by the stepped portion 643. It is configured as follows. The link member 640 is formed at its upper end with a connecting portion 644 that engages with the link lever 650 of the motor drive unit 65 from above. Further, the upper link pin 641 and the lower link pin 642 are coupled to the link member 640 in a manner extending in the left-right direction. The upper link pin 641 controls the movement of the second stopper member 63 in and out of the product storage passage 90, and slide grooves 614 provided in flanges 612 a and 612 a formed on both edges of the opening 612 of the substrate 61. 614 is inserted and moved up and down in conjunction with the up and down movement of the link member 640. The lower link pin 642 controls the first stopper member 62 to protrude and retract into the product storage passage 90 via a rotation stopper member 66 described later, and flanges 611a formed on both edges of the opening 611 of the substrate 61. , 611b are inserted into slide grooves 613 and 613, and are moved up and down in conjunction with the up and down movement of the link member 640. The link member 640 includes a return spring 646 (shown in FIG. 6 and not shown in FIG. 5) made of a torsion coil spring or the like. One end of the return spring 646 is locked by a locking claw 645 provided on the stepped portion 643 of the link member 640, and the other end is locked by a locking claw 615 provided on the substrate 61, and the link member 640 is moved downward. Energize.

  The motor drive unit 65 is driven by a motor 652 (see FIG. 7) built in the unit case 651 in accordance with a sales command based on the operation of the product selection switch, and the link member 640 is raised via the link lever 650 by the rotation of the motor 652. Is. The unit case 651 includes a base member and a cover member, and a motor 652, a gear transmission mechanism 653, an output gear 654, a carrier switch 655 and the like are incorporated therein as shown in FIG. The motor drive unit 65 will be described below with reference to FIG.

  The motor 652 built in the unit case 651 of the motor drive unit 65 is a DC motor that can rotate forward and backward in accordance with a sales command, and is held by a base member of the unit case 651.

  The gear transmission mechanism 653 includes a worm gear 656 and an intermediate gear 657 that include a worm 656a and a worm wheel 656b. A worm 656 a of the worm gear 656 is attached to the output shaft of the motor 652. In the worm wheel 656b, a first wheel that meshes with the worm 656a and a second wheel that meshes with the intermediate gear 657 are provided stepwise in the vertical direction. In the intermediate gear 657, a first intermediate gear that meshes with the second wheel of the worm wheel 656b and a second intermediate gear that meshes with the output gear 654 are provided stepwise in the vertical direction. The worm wheel 656b and the intermediate gear 942 are rotatably arranged by the base member of the unit case 651 and the bearing portion of the cover member.

  The output gear 654 is formed as a wheel that meshes with the second intermediate gear of the intermediate gear 942, a cam projection 654a is formed on one plate surface (upper surface), and the carrier switch 655 is controlled on the other plate surface (back surface). A pressing piece (not visible in FIG. 7) is formed. The cam protrusion 654a is formed in an arc shape so as to protrude in a direction away from the plate surface of the output gear 654. The cam protrusion 654a is formed so that its arc-shaped length is sufficient to hold the state for a predetermined time after the link member 640 is raised. The pressing piece is formed in a substantially V shape in such a manner that it is positioned on the plate surface opposite to the cam projection 654a and protrudes in a direction away from the plate surface. The output gear 654 is rotatably arranged by the base member of the unit case 651 and the bearing portion of the cover member.

  The carrier switch 655 is a so-called push button switch and includes a contact (not shown). The carrier switch 655 is disposed in a state slightly held above the output gear 654 while being held by the base member of the unit case 651. The carrier switch 655 is turned on when the contact is pressed by the pressing piece of the output gear 654, and is turned off when the pressing piece of the output gear 654 is separated and the contact is not pressed. This is for controlling the motor 652 driven by the sales command so that the output gear 654 rotates once.

  The link lever 650 is a resin molded product, and is rotatably supported by a lever shaft 651a provided on a cover member of the unit case 651 that penetrates the base portion 650a. The distal end portion 650b of the link lever 650 has a hook shape that is curved upward so as to protrude outward from an opening (not shown) formed by cutting out the base member and the cover member of the unit case 651. The locking portion 650c provided on the base portion 650a of the link lever 650 is an elastically deformable plate-like elastic member that extends rearward from the rear side of the base portion 650a. The locking portion 650c determines the standby posture of the link lever 650 in the normal state at the position shown in FIG. 5A by the free end abutting against a protruding piece (not shown) provided on the cover member.

  The motor drive unit 65 is provided with a link lever 650A in addition to the link lever 650. This motor drive unit 65 can be applied to a product carry-out device of a serpentine type product storage rack. The link lever 650A controls the link member of the other merchandise carry-out device that is used by tying it back to back. Such a product carry-out apparatus provided with the link lever 650 and the link lever 650A in the motor drive unit 65 has been filed as Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-236105 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2015-95235) by the present applicant. In the present invention, since one commodity carry-out device is used without tying back to back, the description of the link lever 650A is omitted here.

  5 and 6, the rotation stopper member 66 is made of synthetic resin (for example, polyacetal), and is rotatable on a rotation shaft 662 that is pivotally supported by the flanges 611 a and 611 b of the opening 611 of the substrate 61. It is supported by. The rotation stopper member 66 rotates about the rotation shaft 620, and closes the protruding position (see FIG. 5A) protruding from the opening 611 of the substrate 61 into the product storage passage and the opening 611. In this manner, it is provided so as to be movable between a retreat position (see FIG. 5B) that retreats from the product storage passage. The rotating shaft 662 is wound with a torsion coil spring which is not clearly shown in the drawing but biases toward the retracting position of the rotating stopper 6. The rotation stopper member 66 includes a lock pin 660 that extends in the left-right direction at a tip portion that protrudes to the inside of the product storage passage. One end of the lock pin 660 engages with a deformed groove 625 provided in the guide protrusion 624 in the bearing base 622 of the first stopper member 62. The rotation stopper member 66 includes a stopper surface 661 (see FIG. 6). The stopper surface 661 is for engaging the lower link pin 642 to lock the rotation of the rotation stopper member 66. The rotation stopper member 66 is locked at the protruding position in a state where the lower link pin 642 is engaged with the stopper surface 661. In this locked state, the end of the lock pin 660 provided on the distal end side of the rotation stopper member 66 engages with the small-diameter groove 625a of the deformed groove 625 provided in the guide protrusion 624 in the first stopper member 62, and the first stopper member. 62 is locked at a protruding position (standby position) protruding into the commodity storage passage.

  In the product carry-out device 60, the first stopper member 62 protrudes into the product storage passage 90 and the second stopper member 63 is retracted from the product storage passage 90 in the standby state. In this case, the cam protrusion 654a of the output gear 654 of the motor drive unit 65 is located at the uppermost position (see FIG. 7A). Further, the carrier switch 655 pressing piece provided on the back surface of the output gear 654 is located at the uppermost position, and the carrier switch 655 is in the ON state. Accordingly, the motor 652 is stopped, and the tip end portion 650b of the link lever 650 is located at a position spaced downward from the connecting portion 644 of the link member 64. For this reason, the link member 64 is in a lowered state. Further, the first stopper member 62 is in the protruding position by the urging force of the torsion coil spring 623. Further, the rotation stopper member 66 is in a protruding position by a biasing force of a torsion coil spring (not shown), and the lower link pin 642 coupled to the lowered link member 64 is engaged with the stopper surface 661 of the rotation stopper member 66. Thus, the protruding position is maintained. Then, the lock pin 660 provided at the distal end portion of the rotation stopper member 66 engages with the small-diameter groove portion 625a (see FIG. 5B) of the deformed groove 625 in the first stopper member 62, so that the first stopper member 62 The first stopper member 62 is prevented from moving to the retracted position while maintaining the protruding position. Further, the second stopper member 63 is maintained in the retracted position by the upper link pin 641 coupled to the lowered link member 64 entering the sliding groove 632 of the second stopper member 63 and contacting the lower wall surface. It is.

  In such a standby state, the first loaded product is held by the first stopper member 62 at the protruding position and becomes the product with the highest sales order (sales product). In this case, the load of the commercial product applied to the first stopper member 62 is received by the rotation stopper member 66 via the lock pin 660 provided at the tip of the rotation stopper member 66, but the stopper surface 661 of the rotation stopper member 66. In addition, since the lower link pin 642 coupled to the lowered link member 64 is locked by being engaged, the sale product is held by the first stopper member 62, and the product to be subsequently loaded is the sale product. Stacked sequentially on top.

  When a sales command based on the operation of the product selection switch is given, the motor 652 is driven to rotate forward, and the output gear 654 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 7 via the gear transmission mechanism 653. When the output gear 654 rotates, the pressing piece provided on the back surface of the output gear 654 is released from the contact of the carrier switch 655, the carrier switch 655 is turned off, and then the carrier switch 655 is turned on (that is, (Period until the output gear 654 makes one rotation) The motor 652 is driven to rotate forward. When the cam projection 654a comes into contact with the base end portion 650a of the link lever 650 from above by the rotation of the output gear 654, the link lever 650 rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. By the rotation of the link lever 650 in the clockwise direction, the tip end portion 650b comes into contact with the connecting portion 644 of the link member 64, and the link member 64 rises against the urging force of the return spring 646. While the cam protrusion 654a is in sliding contact with the base end portion 650a of the link lever 650, the link member 64 is held in a raised state.

  As the link member 64 is raised, the lower link pin 642 coupled to the link member 64 is also raised, and the lock of the rotation stopper member 66 locked at the protruding position by the lower link pin 642 is released. Accordingly, the rotation stopper member 66 starts to move toward the retracted position in response to the load of the product applied to the first stopper member 62. When the rotation stopper 66 starts to move toward the retracted position in this way, the lock pin 660 provided on the distal end side of the rotation stopper member 66 has a small diameter of the deformed groove 625 provided in the guide protrusion 624 in the first stopper member 62. The first stopper member 62 starts to move toward the retracted position against the urging force of the torsion coil spring 623 due to the load of the product and coming out of the groove 625a. Since the lock pin 660 of the rotation stopper 66 that has come out of the small-diameter groove portion 625a moves along the deformed groove 625, the movement of the rotation stopper 66 to the retracted position is not hindered. Due to the movement of the first stopper member 62 to the retracted position, the sold product passes through the first stopper member 62 and is carried out downward. When the product for sale passes through the first stopper member 62, the first stopper member 62 starts to move toward the protruding position by the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 623, and the rotation stopper 66 also has a torsion coil spring (not shown). Move toward the advance position by the urging force. When the first stopper member 62 and the rotation stopper 66 move toward the protruding position, the lock pin 660 provided on the distal end side of the rotation stopper member 66 moves along the deformed groove 625 of the first stopper member 62 and has a small diameter. The first stopper member 62 and the rotation stopper 66 are returned to the protruding position by engaging with the groove 625a.

  On the other hand, the second stopper member 63 maintained at the retracted position by the upper link pin 641 coupled to the link member 64 in the standby state has the upper link pin 641 that rises as the link member 64 rises. It pushes out toward the protruding position by contacting the upper wall surface. When the upper link pin 641 moves up to a position facing the stopper surface 633 of the stopper wall 631 in the second stopper member 63, the upper link pin 641 comes into contact with the stopper surface 633 and the movement of the second stopper member 63 to the retracted position is restricted. The And the 2nd stopper member 63 which moved to the protrusion position contact | abuts and hold | maintains the bottom part of the sales order 2nd goods (next sales goods) which move below by carrying out sales goods, Regulates moving downward.

  The operation of moving the second stopper member 63 from the retracted position to the protruding position and holding the next sold product while retracting the first stopper member 62 to the retracted position is the cam protrusion of the output gear 654. It is executed during a predetermined time when 654a is in sliding contact with the base end portion 650a of the link lever 650.

  When the contact between the cam projection 654 a and the base end 650 a of the link lever 650 is released by the rotation of the output gear 654, the link member 64 is lowered by the urging force of the return spring 646. When the link member 64 is lowered, the lower link pin 642 coupled to the link member 64 is lowered to the stopper surface 661 of the rotation stopper 36 that has returned to the protruding position to lock the rotation stopper 36 at the protruding position. As a result, the first stopper member 62 is also locked at the protruding position and enters a standby state. Also, the upper link pin 641 coupled to the link member 64 by the lowering of the link member 64 enters the sliding groove 632 of the stopper wall 631 in the second stopper member 63 and comes into contact with the lower wall surface, thereby causing the second stopper member. 63 is moved toward the retracted position. By the movement of the second stopper member 63 to the retracted position, the next sale product held by the second stopper member 63 moves downward and is held by the first stopper member 62 locked at the protruding position. Then, the upper link pin 641 lowered as the link member 64 descends contacts the wall surface below the sliding groove 632 of the stopper wall 631 in the second stopper member 63, so that the second stopper member 63 is locked in the retracted position. It will be in a standby state. Thereafter, when the cam protrusion 654a returns to the standby position by the rotation of the output gear 654, the contact of the carrier switch 655 is pressed by the pressing piece, and the carrier switch 655 is turned on. As a result, the driving of the motor 652 is stopped and the state returns to the standby state.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the product carry-out device 60 having such a configuration is mounted by being attached to the upper and lower pin members P, P installed on the rack side plates 30, 30 from behind the rear side passage forming member 50. That is, the substrate 61 of the product carry-out device 60 is approached from below the upper pin member P, and the engaging portions 61A1 and 61B1 formed on the upper portions of the left and right flanges 61A and 61B of the substrate 61, and the central portion of the upper end of the substrate 61 The product carry-out device 60 is lifted so that the upper pin member P is sandwiched between the vertical hook-shaped engaging portion 61C positioned. When the horizontal portion of the hook-shaped engaging portion 61C comes into contact with the upper pin member P by lifting the product carry-out device 60, the lower end of the substrate 61 is positioned above the lower pin member P. With the member P as a fulcrum, the substrate 61 is rotated forward (the back side of the rear side passage forming member 50) to get over the lower pin member P, and then the substrate 61 is slid downward. In this case, a lower pin is provided between the engaging portions 61A1 and 61B1 formed at the lower portions of the left and right flanges 61A and 61B of the substrate 61 and the vertical portion of the downward hook-like engaging portion 61D provided on the lower side of the substrate 61. The substrate 61 is slid downward so as to sandwich the member P. The inverted U-shaped portions of the engaging portions 61A1 and 61B1 and the downward hook-shaped engaging portion 61D are locked to the lower pin member P by sliding the substrate 61 downward. In this state, between the engaging portions 61A1 and 61B1 formed on the upper portions of the left and right flanges 61A and 61B of the substrate 61 and the vertical portion of the upward hook-shaped engaging portion 61C located at the center of the upper end of the substrate 61, The pin member P is sandwiched and locked. That is, the dimensions of the vertical portions of the engaging portions 61A1 and 61B1 formed at the upper portions of the left and right flanges 61A and 61B of the substrate 61 and the upward hook-shaped engaging portion 61C located at the center of the upper end of the substrate 61 are set to the upper pins. Even when the substrate 61 is slid downward while the member P is sandwiched and the lower engaging member 61A1, 61B1 and the downward hook-shaped engaging member 61D are engaged with the lower pin member P, the upper pin member Since the length is determined such that the engagement with P is not disengaged, the upper engagement members 61A1, 61B1 and the upward hook-shaped engagement portion 61C are not disengaged from the upper pin member P. Locked to P. The first stopper member 62 of the product carry-out device 60 mounted in the back of the rear side passage forming member 50 in this way is connected to the product storage passage through the opening 611 of the substrate 61 and the opening 54 of the rear side passage forming member 50. The second stopper member 63 can be moved into and out of the product storage passage 90 through the opening 612 of the substrate 61 and the opening 53 of the rear side passage forming member 50.

  Loading of products into the vertically stacked product storage rack 20 of FIG. 1 in which such a product carry-out device 60 is mounted is performed from the front of the main body cabinet 1 to the upper end opening of the vertically stacked product storage rack 20 (of the product storage passage 90). The product is put in a vertical orientation from the top. The first product loaded in the vertically stacked product storage rack 20 falls on the product storage passage and is held by the first stopper member 62 protruding into the product storage passage 90 in the product delivery device 60 in the standby state (FIG. 8 described later). The next loaded product G1) and the next loaded product are sequentially stacked on the product held in the first stopper member 62 in the product orientation passage in a vertical orientation. FIG. 8 shows the relationship between the product held by the first stopper member 62 protruding into the product storage passage in the product carry-out device 60 in the standby state and the product storage passage.

  In FIG. 8, a portion that swells forward below the bent portion 41 formed in the front side passage forming member 40 is a width-adjusting storage portion 43 of the sale product G1, and a rear-side passage is formed facing this width-adjusting storage portion. The inclined surface 51 formed on the member 50 constitutes a width-shifting portion that moves the sales commodity to the front side. As described above, the bent portion 41 formed in the front passage forming member 40 causes the commodity discharge passage 90 below the bent portion 41 to be positioned on the front side with respect to the commodity discharge passage 90 above the bent portion 41. In addition, the product storage passage 90 is bent with a bent portion 41 formed in the front passage forming member 40 as a boundary. Here, when the longitudinal length of the product G1 is L, as shown in FIG. 4, it is formed on the front passage forming member 40 from the holding surface (HO) of the first stopper member 62 locked at the protruding position. If the dimension to the bent portion 41 is H, and the dimension from the planar position (HO) of the first stopper member 62 locked at the protruding position to the tip of the second stopper member 63 locked at the retracted position is Y, The dimension H is defined as (L <H <Y + L), and the dimension Y is defined as (Y <L).

  The first product (sales product G1) loaded in the product storage passage 90 configured in this way is immediately before being held by the first stopper member 62 protruding into the product storage passage 90 in the standby product delivery device 60. In the process, the first stopper member 62 is held in the vertical posture by being shifted toward the front width-adjusting storage portion 43 as follows. That is, the sales commodity G1 that falls in the vertical posture in the commodity carry-out passage 90 above the bent portion 41 formed in the front side passage forming member 40 reaches the inclined surface 51 formed in the rear side passage formation member 50 at the bottom. Then, it falls while tilting along the inclined surface 51, and is brought closer to the front side-by-side storage portion 43 side, and then moved to the holding portion (upper surface) of the first stopper member 62 by the kinetic energy of the sold product G <b> 1. Landed and held in a vertical orientation. Thus, the sale product G1 is held in the vertical orientation on the holding portion (upper surface) of the first stopper member 62, whereby a gap is formed between the product G1 and the inclined surface 51 of the rear-side passage forming member 50. Is done. Therefore, the second stopper member 63 of the product carry-out device 60 can protrude into the product storage passage 90 without being obstructed by the sales product G1. The products loaded next (the next sale product G2) are sequentially stacked on the product G1 held in the vertical orientation on the holding portion (upper surface) of the first stopper member 62. Further, the next sale product that falls due to the delivery of the sale product G1 comes into contact with the inclined surface 51 formed on the rear passage forming member 50 in the process of dropping, and then falls while tilting along the inclined surface 51. Then, after being shifted toward the front width-adjusting storage portion 43 side, it is landed and held in a vertical posture on the holding portion (upper surface) of the first stopper member 62.

  Next, FIG. 8 shows a product delivery operation by the product carry-out device 60 mounted on the vertically stacked product storage rack 20. FIG. 8A shows a standby state, and FIG. 8B shows a sales state. In addition, since operation | movement of the goods carrying-out apparatus 60 is as above-mentioned, it omits about detailed operation | movement of the component of the goods carrying-out apparatus 60 here.

  In the standby state, as shown in FIG. 8A, the product G1 having the highest sales order (hereinafter referred to as sales product G1) is held by the first stopper member 62 of the product carry-out device 60 protruding into the product storage passage 90. Then, the second-order product G2 (hereinafter referred to as the next-sale product G2) and the subsequent products are sequentially stacked in a vertical orientation on the sales product G1.

  From such a standby state, the motor 62 of the product carry-out device 60 is driven to rotate forward by a sales command based on the operation of the product selection switch. When the link member 64 rises with the rotation of the motor 62, the rotation stopper member 66 is unlocked by the lower link pin 642, and the lock of the first stopper member 62 is also released through the rotation stopper 66. As a result, the first stopper member 62 moves from the protruding position of the product storage passage 90 to the retracted position due to the load of the product, and the sold product G1 is paid out. The first stopper member 62 and the rotation stopper member 66 return to the protruding position by the urging force of the torsion coil spring 623 when the sales product G1 passes through the retracted first stopper member 62. Further, the second stopper member 63 starts to be pushed out by the upper link pin 641 simultaneously with the unlocking of the rotation stopper member 66 and the first stopper member 62 by the lower link pin 642 as the link member 64 is raised. 63 moves from the retracted position to the protruding position. In this case, since a gap is formed between the sold product G1 and the inclined surface 51 of the rear passage forming member 50, the second stopper member 63 protrudes into the product storage passage 90 without being obstructed by the sold product G1. can do. Accordingly, the next sale product G2 that falls due to the delivery of the sale product G1 is held by the second stopper member 63 protruding into the product storage passage 90 (see FIG. 8B).

  When the rotation of the motor 62 advances and the link member 64 descends after a predetermined time from the ascent of the link member 64, the rotation stopper member 66 returned to the protruding position by the lower link pin 642 is locked, and the rotation stopper member 66 is interposed via this rotation stopper member 66. Thus, the first stopper member 62 is also locked at the protruding position. When the link member 64 is lowered, the second stopper member 63 is pulled back from the protruding position to the retracted position by the upper link pin 641. As a result, when the next sale product G2 held by the second stopper member 63 falls and comes into contact with the inclined surface 51 formed on the rear side passage forming member 50, it falls while tilting along the inclined surface 51. Then, the product is shifted to the front width-adjusting storage unit 43 side, and is held in the vertical orientation on the holding portion (upper surface) of the first stopper member 62, and the product subsequent to the next sale product G2 is the next sale product G2. Is put into a standby state as shown in FIG.

  As described above, in the vending machine according to this embodiment, a product storage rack having a plurality of product storage passages 90 in the front-rear direction is mounted in the cabinet of the main body cabinet 1 formed as a heat insulating housing. The vending machine includes a pair of left and right rack side plates 30 and 30, and a front side passage forming member 40 and a rear side passage formed between the pair of left and right rack side plates 30 and 30. A product storage passage 90 is formed which extends in the vertical direction by the member 50 and stores products stacked in the vertical direction in the vertical direction and stacked and stored, and a rear side passage is formed on the lower rear surface of the rear side passage formation member 50. The product 54 can be protruded from the opening 54 formed in the part 50 material into the product storage passage 90 and is projected to the product storage passage 90 so as to hold the product with the highest sales order (sales product G1). The product storage passage 90 is formed from a first stopper member 62 movably provided between a protruding position for holding the product G1 and a retracted position for retracting from the product storage passage 90 and an opening 53 formed in the rear side passage formation member 50. And a retreat position that protrudes from the product storage passage 90 in a manner to hold the second-order product (next sale product G2) following the sales product G1. The second stopper member 63 is provided so as to be movable between the first stopper member 62 and the first stopper member 62 is retracted to the retracted position to pay out the merchandise G1, while the second stopper member 63 is moved from the retracted position to the protruding position. A product carry-out device 60 that moves and holds the next sale product G2 is provided. The side passage forming member 50 side on which the product unloading device 60 is mounted is formed while forming the width-adjusting storage portion 43 that stores the product to be sold by moving the sales product G1 forward with respect to the next sales product G2 in a bent manner. The second stopper member 62 of the product carry-out device 60 is stored in the product by forming a width-shifting portion (inclined surface 51) for moving the sales product G1 to the front side and moving the sales product G1 to the width-shifting storage portion 43. The size of the products stored in the vertically stacked product storage rack 20 occupying the horizontal width (size) of the vending machine in the left-right direction by forming the vertically stacked product storage rack 20 formed with a gap protruding in the passage 90. The product width can be made shorter than the product length in the vertical direction, so that the number of product storage passages 90 (product columns) that can be juxtaposed in the left and right direction (product column) can be increased to enable multi-selection. There is an effect that a vending machine can be obtained.

  Note that, in the above-described embodiment, the width adjustment portion that widens the sales product G1 so that the sales product G1 moves forward and is stored in the width adjustment storage portion 43 with respect to the next sales product G2. Although the example which made the inclined surface 51 formed in the channel | path formation member 50 was demonstrated, it is a position which makes the back side channel | path formation member 50 a straight rectangular flat plate, and opposes the width-adjusting storage part 43 of the rear side channel | path formation member 50, The product storage passage 90 is positioned between the first stopper member 62 and the second stopper member 63 of the product delivery device 60, specifically, at a position lower than the tip of the second stopper member 63 protruding into the product storage passage 90. The bulging part which protrudes toward may be sufficient.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which three vertically stacked product storage racks 20 are arranged in the left and right direction in the central product storage chamber 13 is shown. Alternatively, the vertically stacked product storage racks 20 can be stored in all product storage rooms, and the product storage racks can be flexibly selected and combined according to the installation location of the vending machine. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body cabinet, 20 ... Vertically stacked product storage rack, 30 ... Rack side plate, 40 ... Front side passage formation member, 43 ... Width adjustment storage part, 50 ... Rear side passage formation member, 51 ... Inclined surface (width adjustment part) ), 53, 54... Opening, 60... Product unloading device, 62... First stopper member, 63.

Claims (2)

A vending machine in which a product storage rack having a plurality of product storage passages in the front-rear direction is mounted in a cabinet of a main body cabinet formed as a heat-insulating housing, wherein the product storage rack includes a pair of left and right rack side plates. A product that extends in the vertical direction by the front-side passage forming member and the rear-side passage forming member disposed between the pair of left and right rack side plates, and stores the products in the vertical orientation while being stacked in the vertical direction. A mode in which a storage passage is formed, and a product (sales product) having the highest sales order is held on the lower back surface of the rear side passage formation member through the opening formed in the rear side passage formation member. A first stopper member and a rear-side passage forming portion that are movably provided between a protruding position that protrudes into the product storage passage and holds the sold product and a retreat position that retracts from the product storage passage. A protruding position that protrudes into the product storage passage in a manner to hold a second-order product (next sale product) following the sale product, which can freely appear and disappear from the opening formed in the product storage passage, and the product storage passage The second stopper member is provided so as to be movable between the retracted position and the retracted position, and the first stopper member is retracted to the retracted position to pay out the sold product, while the second stopper member is protruded from the retracted position. For the next sale product in a mode in which the product storage passage is bent to the front side at a portion facing the product delivery device at the lower portion of the front side passage forming member. Forming a width-shifting storage part for moving the sales product forward and storing it, while forming a width-shifting part for moving the sales product forward on the rear side passage forming member side equipped with the product carry-out device, Sale Vending machine, wherein the second stopper member Product unloading device has a vertically stacked-type product storage rack formed by a gap projecting product storage passage by asked widths goods into the centering housing section. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a serpentine type product storage rack meandering in the rear half of the product storage passage arranged in the front-rear direction in the cabinet of the main body cabinet is provided, and the vertically stacked product storage is provided in the front half. A vending machine characterized by a rack.

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