JP2018049555A - Commodity storage device of vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a commodity storage device of a vending machine, configured to reduce overall thickness of an exit plate body, while maintaining strength of a locking projection in a passage exit plate.SOLUTION: A commodity storage device of a vending machine comprises a commodity passage formed between a pair of side plates extending in a vertical direction D1 and a passage exit plate 10 arranged facing a commodity discharge unit which carries a commodity stored in the commodity passage downward. The passage exit plate 10 includes: an exit plate body 14 arranged between the pair of side plates; and a plurality of locking projections 20a, 20b, 21a, 21b, 22a, and 22b projecting from edges 14a and 14b facing the side plates in the exit plate body 14 and engaging with the facing side plates. At least one of the locking projections 20a, 20b, 21a, 21b, 22a and 22b is formed of projection formation parts 24a and 24b formed separately from the exit plate body 14 and attached to the exit plate body 14.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a product storage device of a vending machine, and more particularly, to a product storage device of a vending machine in which a passage outlet plate is disposed facing a product carry-out portion for carrying out a product stored in a product passage downward. .

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a product storage device of a vending machine, a passage outlet plate is disposed to face a product carry-out portion that carries the product stored in the product passage downward. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the passage outlet plate includes an outlet plate main body 51 formed of a plate-like member, and six engaging protrusions 53 protruding from left and right edge portions 52 of the outlet plate main body 51. Have. The passage outlet plate is fixed to the pair of side plates by engaging the engaging projections 53 with the engagement holes of the pair of side plates arranged so as to sandwich the outlet plate main body 51 from both the left and right sides. Then, by changing the engagement position of the engagement protrusion 53 along the pair of side plates, the outlet plate main body 51 can be moved to adjust the width of the product passage.

  In general, since the passage outlet plate is formed of a single plate-like member, the outlet plate main body 51 and the engaging protrusion 53 are integrally formed with the same thickness. Here, since the engagement protrusion 53 that supports the passage outlet plate is subjected to a larger load than the outlet plate body 51, the thickness of the passage outlet plate is determined according to the strength required for the engagement protrusion 53. Is done. For this reason, it is difficult to form the outlet plate body 51 thin.

  Therefore, as a technique for forming the outlet plate main body thinly, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a product storage device for a vending machine that can be smoothly moved in the front-rear direction without being deformed. In this product storage device, since the engaging portion provided at the substantially upper end of the passage restriction plate is curled by bending the end portion of the passage restriction plate, a part of the passage restriction plate is maintained while maintaining the strength of the engagement portion. It can be formed thin.

Japanese Patent No. 5315924

  However, since the product storage device of Patent Document 1 is formed by bending the passage restriction plate, there is a problem that an unnecessary material is used in the bent portion and the thickness is increased. Further, since the shape of the passage regulating plate is complicated, the number of manufacturing steps is increased, and a large amount of labor is required for the manufacturing.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described conventional problems, and is a product of a vending machine in which the outlet plate main body is formed thin overall while maintaining the strength of the engaging protrusion in the passage outlet plate. An object is to provide a storage device. Another object of the present invention is to provide a product storage device for a vending machine in which the strength of the passage outlet plate itself against the pressure from the product passage side is improved.

  In the product storage device of the vending machine according to the present invention, a product passage is formed between a pair of side plates extending in the vertical direction, and the passage outlet plate faces the product carry-out portion for carrying out the product stored in the product passage downward. The passage outlet plate protrudes from the outlet plate body disposed so as to be sandwiched between the pair of side plates and the edge of the outlet plate body facing the side plate. A plurality of engaging projections that engage with the opposing side plates, and at least one of the plurality of engaging projections is formed separately from the outlet plate body and is attached to the outlet plate body. It consists of a protrusion forming part.

  Here, it is preferable that the protrusion forming portion has an extending portion formed so as to extend in a predetermined direction while being in contact with the surface of the outlet plate main body.

Further, the protrusion forming portion forms two engaging protrusions at positions separated in the vertical direction at the edge of the outlet plate main body, and the extending portion extends in the vertical direction along the edge of the outlet plate main body. The two engaging protrusions can be bridged by being formed.
The two engaging protrusions can be formed in the vicinity of the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the extending portion.

Moreover, it is preferable that a protrusion formation part forms an engagement protrusion part with thickness larger than an exit board main body.
Moreover, it is preferable to arrange | position an extension part on the surface on the opposite side of a goods channel in an exit plate main body.

  Further, the outlet plate body is preferably arranged so that a concave portion corresponding to the convex portion is formed on the opposite side of the product passage in order to form a convex portion protruding in the product passage, and the extending portion is passed to the concave portion. .

  In addition, the protrusion forming portion forms two engaging protrusions at the same position in the vertical direction at the edges facing the pair of side plates of the outlet plate body so that the extending portion extends in a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction. The two engaging protrusions can be bridged by being formed.

  Moreover, it can further have an auxiliary member formed so as to extend in the vertical direction while abutting the surface of the outlet plate main body in the vicinity of the intermediate portion between the edges facing the pair of side plates.

  Further, the plurality of engaging protrusions can be formed in the same shape at the same position in the vertical direction at the edge portions facing the pair of side plates of the outlet plate body.

  According to this invention, at least one of the plurality of engaging protrusions is formed separately from the outlet plate main body and includes the protrusion forming portion attached to the outlet plate main body. It is possible to provide a product storage device for a vending machine in which the outlet plate body is formed to be thin overall while maintaining the strength.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the vending machine provided with the goods storage apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure inside the goods storage apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the exterior of the goods storage apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of a passage outlet plate according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows a mode that the channel | path exit board of Embodiment 1 is manufactured. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a passage outlet plate of a second embodiment. It is a figure which shows a mode that the channel | path exit plate of Embodiment 2 is manufactured. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a passage outlet plate according to Embodiment 3. It is a figure which shows the structure of the protrusion formation part in which the bead was formed. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the conventional channel | path exit board.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Embodiment 1
FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a vending machine provided with a product storage device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. This vending machine is a so-called serpentine type vending machine, and includes a door portion 1 that opens and closes a front portion, a plurality of product storage devices 2 arranged inside the door portion 1, and a product storage device 2 below. And an inclined portion 3 provided.

The door portion 1 is attached to the front portion of the vending machine so as to be openable and closable, and an outlet 1a for taking out the product M is formed in the vicinity of the lower portion.
The inclined portion 3 guides the product M carried out downward from the product storage device 2 to the outlet 1a of the door portion 1, and is arranged so as to be inclined downward from the rear portion toward the front portion. It is connected to the outlet 1a.

  The product storage device 2 is for storing products M such as cans, bottles, and PET bottles, and is arranged side by side in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction with respect to the vending machine. The product storage device 2 includes a guide plate 4 disposed at the upper portion, a product carry-out portion 5 disposed at the lower portion, and a chute portion 6 extending in the vertical direction so as to connect the guide plate 4 and the product carry-out portion 5. And have.

In FIG. 2, the structure of the goods storage apparatus 2 is shown in detail.
The product storage device 2 is arranged on the most front side among the plurality of product storage devices 2 arranged side by side in the vending machine. In FIG. 2, the product carry-out unit 5 is omitted.
The guide plate 4 guides the product M to a predetermined position, and is arranged so as to be inclined downward from the front part toward the rear part. Specifically, five guide plates 4 are arranged side by side in the vertical direction D <b> 1 so as to be spaced apart from each other, and six insertion ports 4 a are formed between the guide plates 4.

The chute part 6 guides the product M downward, and the three chute parts 6 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction D2 with a space therebetween. Each chute 6 has a plurality of chute plates 7 connected in the up-down direction D1, a plurality of flappers 8 attached to the chute plate 7, and a passage outlet plate 10 disposed below the chute plate 7. .
The chute plates 7 each have a curved shape and are sequentially connected in the vertical direction D1 with the same bending direction. Here, the chute | shoot part 6 adjacent to the front-back direction D2 is arrange | positioned so that the sequence pitch of the chute | shoot board 7 may shift | deviate about a half pitch in the up-down direction D1. Thereby, between the adjacent chute | shoot parts 6, the merchandise channel | path 9 extended in the up-down direction D1 while meandering is formed. At this time, the chute portion 6 is disposed corresponding to the guide plate 4 so that the product passage 9 communicates with the insertion port 4a.

The flapper 8 is disposed so as to protrude from the chute plate 7 into the product passage 9. The flapper 8 is attached to the chute plate 7 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction D1 and is urged upward.
The passage outlet plate 10 forms a front side wall or a rear side wall in the lower part of the product passage 9, and one passage outlet plate 10 is arranged for one product passage 9. The passage outlet plate 10 is formed so as to be movable in the front-rear direction D2, thereby adjusting the width of the lower portion of the product passage 9 in the front-rear direction D2.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the product carry-out portion 5 is disposed so as to separate two adjacent product passages 9 in the intermediate portion between the two passage outlet plates 10. For this reason, the passage outlet plate 10 is disposed so as to face the product carry-out section 5 with the product passage 9 interposed therebetween. The product carry-out unit 5 supports the product M located at the lowest position in the product passage 9 from the lower side and releases the product M sequentially downward by releasing the support.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the product storage device 2 includes a pair of side plates 12 arranged so as to sandwich the guide plate 4, the chute unit 6, and the product carry-out unit 5 from the left-right direction D <b> 3. The side plate 12 engages and supports the guide plate 4, the chute unit 6 and the product carry-out unit 5. An engagement hole 13 for engaging the passage outlet plate 10 is formed near the lower portion of the side plate 12.

Next, the configuration of the passage outlet plate 10 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIG. 4, the passage outlet plate 10 includes an outlet plate main body 14 and a plurality of engaging protrusions 20a, 20b, 21a, 21b, 22a, and 22b.
The outlet plate main body 14 includes a step portion 16 for projecting the vicinity of the upper portion into the product passage 9, a convex portion 17 projecting into the product passage 9 in the lower half, and a plurality of beads formed to extend in the vertical direction D1. 18.

The step portion 16 is formed in the outlet plate body 14 in the left-right direction D <b> 3, whereby the vicinity of the upper portion of the outlet plate body 14 projects into the product passage 9. By projecting the vicinity of the upper portion of the outlet plate body 14, the meandering shape is maintained in the lower portion of the product passage 9 and the strength of the outlet plate body 14 is improved.
The convex portion 17 guides the product M to the product carry-out portion 5 side, and is formed in the outlet plate main body 14 in the left-right direction D3. Here, the convex portion 17 is formed by bending the outlet plate main body 14 so as to protrude into the product passage 9, and a concave portion 19 corresponding to the convex portion 17 is formed on the opposite surface of the product passage 9. It will be.

  The engaging protrusions 20a, 20b, 21a, 21b, 22a, and 22b are formed from the pair of edge portions 14a and 14b extending in the vertical direction D1 in the outlet plate body 14, that is, from the edge portions 14a and 14b facing the pair of side plates 12 It is formed so as to protrude in the direction D3. At this time, the engagement protrusion 20a and the engagement protrusion 20b, the engagement protrusion 21a and the engagement protrusion 21b, and the engagement protrusion 22a and the engagement protrusion 22b are respectively in a pair of edges 14a and 14b. The same shape is formed at the same position in the vertical direction. Specifically, the engagement protrusions 20a and 20b are disposed near the upper portion of the pair of edges 14a and 14b, and the engagement protrusions 21a and 21b are disposed near the center of the pair of edges 14a and 14b. The engaging protrusions 22a and 22b are disposed near the lower portion of the pair of edge portions 14a and 14b.

Here, the engaging protrusions 20 a and 20 b are formed integrally with the outlet plate main body 14, that is, formed from the same plate-like member as the outlet plate main body 14. For this reason, the engaging protrusions 20 a and 20 b are formed with the same thickness as the outlet plate main body 14. Further, the engaging projections 20a and 20b are formed so as to be positioned substantially in the same plane as the outlet plate main body 14, and a bead 23 extending in the left-right direction D3 is formed at the center thereof.
On the other hand, the engaging protrusions 21a, 21b, 22a and 22b are formed from protrusion forming parts 24a and 24b which are formed separately from the outlet plate body 14 and attached to the outlet plate body 14.

The protrusion forming part 24a forms the engaging protrusions 21a and 22a at positions separated from each other in the vertical direction at the edge part 14a of the outlet plate main body 14. The protrusion forming portion 24a has an extending portion 25a that extends in the vertical direction along the edge portion 14a of the outlet plate main body 14 and bridges the engaging protruding portions 21a and 22a.
The extending portion 25a has a flat plate shape and is formed so as to extend in the vertical direction D1 while being in contact with the surface on the opposite side of the commodity passage 9 in the outlet plate main body 14. Here, the extending portion 25a is disposed so as to pass the concave portion 19 formed in the outlet plate main body 14 in the vertical direction D1.
The engaging protrusions 21a and 22a are integrally formed in the vicinity of the upper end and the lower end of the extending portion 25a. Steps are provided between the engaging protrusions 21a and 22a and the extending part 25a, and the engaging protrusions 21a and 22a are arranged in substantially the same plane as the outlet plate main body 14.

Similarly, the protrusion forming portion 24b forms engaging protrusions 21b and 22b at positions separated in the vertical direction at the edge portion 14b of the outlet plate main body 14. The protrusion forming portion 24b has an extending portion 25b that extends in the vertical direction along the edge portion 14b of the outlet plate main body 14 and bridges the engaging protruding portions 21b and 22b.
The extending portion 25b has a flat plate shape and is formed so as to extend in the vertical direction D1 while being in contact with the surface of the outlet plate main body 14 on the opposite side of the commodity passage 9. Here, the extending portion 25b is disposed so as to pass the concave portion 19 formed in the outlet plate main body 14 in the vertical direction D1.
The engaging protrusions 21b and 22b are integrally formed in the vicinity of the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the extending portion 25b. Stepped portions are provided between the engaging protrusions 21b and 22b and the extending part 25b, and the engaging protrusions 21b and 22b are arranged substantially in the same plane as the outlet plate main body 14.

  Here, the protrusion forming portions 24 a and 24 b have a larger thickness than the outlet plate main body 14, whereby the engaging protruding portions 21 a, 21 b, 22 a and 22 b are formed with a larger thickness than the outlet plate main body 14. For example, the outlet plate main body 14 can be formed with a thickness of 0.7 mm, and the engaging protrusions 21a, 21b, 22a and 22b can be formed with a thickness of 1.6 mm.

  As described above, the engaging protrusions 21a, 21b, 22a and 22b protruding from the pair of edge portions 14a and 14b of the outlet plate body 14 are arranged so as to sandwich the outlet plate body 14 as shown in FIG. It is engaged with engagement holes 13 provided in the pair of side plates 12. The engagement hole 13 is formed so as to extend in the front-rear direction D2, and the outlet plate main body 14 is changed by changing the engagement position of the engagement protrusions 21a, 21b, 22a and 22b along the engagement hole 13. The width of the product passage 9 is adjusted by being displaced in the front-rear direction D2.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be described.
First, in the vending machine shown in FIG. 1, the door 1 is opened, and the products M are sequentially inserted from the insertion port 4a. The product M introduced from the introduction port 4 a is guided to the product passage 9 by the guide plate 4 and falls downward while meandering the product passage 9.

Then, the product M reaches the lower part of the product passage 9 and is guided downward along the passage outlet plate 10. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, in the passage outlet plate 10, the vicinity of the upper portion of the outlet plate main body 14 projects into the product passage 9 by the step portion 16. Thereby, the meandering shape is maintained in the lower part of the product passage 9, and the product M can be stably guided downward.
In this way, the product M guided downward along the outlet plate main body 14 is supported from below by the product carry-out unit 5. Thereby, the products M are stored so as to be stacked along the product passage 9. And the goods M are carried out one by one by releasing the support of the goods carrying-out part 5 one by one. At this time, a convex portion 17 is formed on the outlet plate main body 14 so as to protrude into the commodity passage 9, and the commodity M is guided by the convex portion 17 and sequentially moved to the commodity carrying-out portion 5 side. Thereby, since the product M is located in the vicinity of the product carry-out unit 5, the product M can be reliably supported by the product carry-out unit 5.

Here, the passage outlet plate 10 needs to have a strength that does not deform with respect to the load from the product M falling in the product passage 9 or the product M stored in the product passage 9. In particular, the engagement protrusions 22 a and 22 b provided near the lower part of the passage outlet plate 10 and the engagement protrusions 21 a and 21 b provided near the intermediate part tend to be subjected to a large load from the product M.
Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 10, since the engaging projection 53 and the outlet plate main body 51 are integrally formed, it is difficult to form only the outlet plate main body 51 thin. That is, it is necessary to maintain the thickness of the engaging protrusion 53 at a predetermined size so as to withstand the load from the product M, and accordingly, the thickness of the outlet plate body 51 is formed to be large.

  In the present invention, the engaging protrusions 21a, 21b, 22a and 22b are formed separately from the outlet plate main body 14 by the protrusion forming portions 24a and 24b and are attached to the outlet plate main body 14. For this reason, only the engagement protrusions 21a, 21b, 22a and 22b can be formed with a thickness corresponding to the load from the product M, and the outlet is maintained while maintaining the strength of the engagement protrusions 21a, 21b, 22a and 22b. The plate body 14 can be formed thin overall.

For example, the outlet plate main body 14 can be formed with a thickness of 0.7 mm, and the engaging protrusions 21a, 21b, 22a and 22b can be formed with a thickness of 1.6 mm. Thereby, the engaging protrusions 21a, 21b, 22a and 22b and the outlet plate body 14 can have substantially the same strength as when the passage outlet plate shown in FIG. 10 is formed with a thickness of 1.6 mm.
In addition, the bead 23 is formed in the engagement protrusion parts 20a and 20b, and thereby the strength of the engagement protrusion parts 20a and 20b is improved.

Further, the protrusion forming portions 24 a and 24 b are formed so that the extending portions 25 a and 25 b extend in the vertical direction D <b> 1 while contacting the surface of the outlet plate main body 14. Thereby, the outlet plate main body 14 can be supported, and the strength can be maintained high even if the outlet plate main body 14 is formed thin.
In particular, the outlet plate main body 14 may be deformed in the vertical direction D1 so that the concave portion 19 expands when the strength is low because the convex portion 17 is always pressed by the product M. In the present invention, the extending portions 25 a and 25 b are arranged so as to pass to the recess 19 in the outlet plate main body 14, and deformation of the outlet plate main body 14 can be suppressed.
In addition, the exit plate main body 14 is formed with a plurality of beads 18, whereby the strength of the exit plate main body 14 itself can be improved.

Further, the extending portions 25 a and 25 b are disposed on the surface of the outlet plate main body 14 on the opposite side of the commodity passage 9. Furthermore, the engaging protrusions 21a, 21b, 22a and 22b are arranged in substantially the same plane as the outlet plate main body 14. For this reason, the protrusion forming portions 24a and 24b are not disposed in the product passage 9, and the product M can be prevented from being damaged by contact.
Thus, the product M carried out from the product carry-out unit 5 is guided to the take-out port 1a of the door 1 by the inclined portion 3, and is taken out from the take-out port 1a.

  As described above, the engaging protrusions 21a, 21b, 22a, and 22b among the engaging protrusions 20a, 20b, 21a, 21b, 22a, and 22b are formed separately from the outlet plate main body 14, and the outlet plate main body 14 is formed. Accordingly, the outlet plate main body 14 can be formed thin overall while maintaining the strength of the engaging protrusions 21a, 21b, 22a and 22b.

Next, a method for manufacturing the passage outlet plate 10 will be described.
First, as shown in FIG. 5A, the flat plate member is deformed to form the outlet plate main body 14. The outlet plate main body 14 can be formed by deforming a plate member by, for example, pressing. The outlet plate main body 14 is preferably made of a metal such as a cold rolled steel plate, for example.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, the flat plate-shaped member is deformed to form the protrusion forming portions 24a and 24b. The protrusion forming portions 24 a and 24 b can be formed by press work or the like, similarly to the outlet plate main body 14. The protrusion forming portions 24 a and 24 b are preferably made of the same material as that of the outlet plate main body 14.
As described above, the protrusion forming portions 24 a and 24 b are formed separately from the outlet plate main body 14. Thereby, the thickness of the outlet plate main body 14 can be formed thinner than the protrusion forming portions 24a and 24b, and the amount of material used for the outlet plate main body 14 can be reduced.

  Subsequently, the protrusion forming portions 24 a and 24 b are arranged at predetermined positions of the outlet plate main body 14 and attached to the outlet plate main body 14. The protrusion forming portions 24a and 24b can be fixed to the outlet plate main body 14 by welding and caulking, for example.

In this way, the passage outlet plate 10 shown in FIG. 4 can be manufactured. In this way, the passage outlet plate 10 can be manufactured simply by attaching the protrusion forming portions 24a and 24b formed separately to the outlet plate main body 14, and the passage outlet plate 10 can be easily manufactured with fewer steps. it can.
In addition, after arrange | positioning a plate-shaped member to the exit plate main body 14, the protrusion formation parts 24a and 24b can also be deform | transformed and formed by press work etc.

Embodiment 2
In the first embodiment, the two engaging protrusions 21a and 22a are formed at positions where the protrusion forming part 24a is separated in the vertical direction, and the two engaging protrusions 21b are formed at positions where the protrusion forming part 24b is separated in the vertical direction. And 22b, but at least one of the engaging protrusions 20a, 20b, 21a, 21b, 22a and 22b is formed separately from the outlet plate body 14 and attached to the outlet plate body 14 It should just be comprised from this, It is not restricted to this.
For example, as shown in FIG. 6, in the first embodiment, the protrusion forming portions 26 a and 26 b can be arranged instead of the protrusion forming portions 24 a and 24 b, and the fixing portion 27 can be formed on the outlet plate body 14.

The protrusion forming portion 26a forms two engaging protrusions 21a and 21b at the same position in the vertical direction D1 in the vicinity of the center of the pair of edge portions 14a and 14b of the outlet plate body 14. The protrusion forming portion 26a has an extending portion 28a formed so as to extend in the left-right direction D3 orthogonal to the up-down direction D1, and the two engaging protrusion portions 21a and 21b are bridged by the extending portion 28a. .
The protrusion forming part 26b forms two engaging protrusions 22a and 22b at the same position in the vertical direction D1 in the vicinity of the lower part of the pair of edge parts 14a and 14b of the outlet plate body 14. The protrusion forming part 26b has an extending part 28b formed so as to extend in the left-right direction D3, and the two engaging protrusions 22a and 22b are bridged by the extending part 28b.

  As described above, the engaging protrusions 21a, 21b, 22a, and 22b among the engaging protrusions 20a, 20b, 21a, 21b, 22a, and 22b are formed separately from the outlet plate main body 14, and the outlet plate main body 14 is formed. Therefore, the outlet plate main body 14 can be formed thin overall while maintaining the strength of the engaging protrusions 21a, 21b, 22a, and 22b.

Next, a method for manufacturing the passage outlet plate 10 according to the second embodiment will be described.
First, as shown in FIG. 7A, the flat plate member is deformed to form the outlet plate body 14. The outlet plate main body 14 can be formed by deforming a plate member by, for example, pressing. At this time, a fixing portion 27 having an insertion hole is formed in the outlet plate main body 14 by, for example, cutting and raising. The fixing portions 27 are formed at two locations separated in the left-right direction D3 in the vicinity of the center portion of the outlet plate main body 14 and at two locations separated in the left-right direction D3 near the lower portion of the outlet plate main body 14. Moreover, the insertion hole of the fixing | fixed part 27 is formed so that it may open in the left-right direction D3. The outlet plate main body 14 is preferably made of a metal such as a cold rolled steel plate, for example.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 7B, the two elongated flat plate-like members 29 a and 29 b are inserted into the insertion holes of the fixing portion 27. Then, the two plate-like members 29a and 29b are deformed while being inserted into the insertion hole of the fixing portion 27, thereby forming the protrusion forming portions 26a and 26b, and the fixing portion 27 is pressed and crimped. The forming portions 26 a and 26 b are fixed to the outlet plate main body 14. The protrusion forming portions 26a and 26b can be formed by press working or the like. The protrusion forming portions 26a and 26b are preferably made of the same material as the outlet plate main body 14.

  The protrusion forming portions 26a and 26b can be fixed to the outlet plate body 14 by welding. For example, after the plate-like members 29 a and 29 b are inserted through the insertion holes of the fixing portion 27, the plate-like members 29 a and 29 b are welded and fixed to the fixing portion 27. Thereafter, the projections 26a and 26b can be formed by deforming the plate-like members 29a and 29b by pressing or the like.

  In this way, the passage outlet plate 10 shown in FIG. 6 can be manufactured. In this way, the passage outlet plate 10 can be manufactured simply by attaching the protrusion forming portions 26a and 26b formed separately to the outlet plate main body 14, and the manufacturing process is small, and the passage outlet plate 10 is easily manufactured. can do.

Embodiment 3
In the first and second embodiments, the passage outlet plate 10 extends in the vertical direction D <b> 1 while contacting the surface of the outlet plate body 14 in the vicinity of the intermediate portion between the pair of edge portions 14 a and 14 b of the outlet plate body 14. It may further have an auxiliary member formed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 8, in the first embodiment, the auxiliary member 31 can be disposed between the protrusion forming portion 24a and the protrusion forming portion 24b. Similar to the extending portions 25 a and 25 b, the auxiliary member 31 has a flat plate shape, is formed so as to extend in the vertical direction D 1 while being in contact with the surface of the outlet plate main body 14, and is disposed so as to be passed to the recess 19. ing. The auxiliary member 31 can be attached to the outlet plate body 14 by, for example, welding and caulking.
As described above, the auxiliary member 31 is formed so as to extend in the vertical direction D1 while being in contact with the surface in the vicinity of the intermediate portion of the outlet plate main body 14, so that the outlet plate main body 14 can be supported more firmly, and the outlet The plate body 14 can be formed thinner.

  In the first to third embodiments, it is preferable that a bead is formed on the engaging projection formed by the projection forming unit. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, in Embodiment 1, the protrusion forming part 24a can have a bead 41 on the engaging protrusions 21a and 22a. Similarly, the protrusion forming part 24b can have a bead 41 on the engaging protrusions 21b and 22b. Thereby, since the strength of the engaging protrusions 21a, 21b, 22a and 22b is improved, the protrusion forming parts 24a and 24b can be formed thin.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Door part, 1a take-out port, 2 goods storage apparatus, 3 inclination part, 4 guide plate, 4a inlet, 5 goods carry-out part, 6 chute part, 7 chute board, 8 flapper, 9 product passage, 10 passage exit board, 12 side plate, 13 engagement hole, 14 outlet plate body, 20a, 20b, 21a, 21b, 22a, 22b engagement projection, 16 steps, 17 projection, 18, 23, 41 bead, 19 recess, 24a, 24b 26a, 26b Projection forming part, 25a, 25b, 28a, 28b Extension part, 27 Fixing part, 29a, 29b Plate member, 31 Auxiliary member, D1 vertical direction, D2 front-rear direction, D3 left-right direction, M product.

Claims (10)

A product storage device of a vending machine in which a product passage is formed between a pair of side plates extending in the vertical direction, and a passage outlet plate is disposed opposite to a product carry-out portion that carries the product stored in the product passage downward. There,
The passage exit plate is
An outlet plate body disposed so as to be sandwiched between the pair of side plates from both sides;
A plurality of engaging protrusions that protrude from an edge facing the side plate in the outlet plate main body and engage with the facing side plate;
At least one of the plurality of engaging protrusions is a product storage device for a vending machine including a protrusion forming part that is formed separately from the outlet plate body and attached to the outlet plate body.   The vending machine product storage device according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion forming portion has an extending portion formed so as to extend in a predetermined direction while being in contact with the surface of the outlet plate main body.   The protrusion forming portion forms two engaging protrusions at positions separated vertically in the edge of the outlet plate main body, and the extending portion extends in the vertical direction along the edge of the outlet plate main body. The product storage device for a vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the two engaging projections are formed as described above.   The commodity storage device for a vending machine according to claim 3, wherein the two engaging protrusions are formed near an upper end and a lower end of the extending portion.   The product storage device for a vending machine according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the protrusion forming portion forms the engaging protrusion with a thickness larger than that of the outlet plate main body.   The vending machine product storage device according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the extending portion is disposed on a surface of the outlet plate main body opposite to the product passage. The outlet plate body is formed with a concave portion corresponding to the convex portion on the opposite side of the commodity passage in order to form a convex portion projecting into the commodity passage.
The vending machine product storage device according to claim 6, wherein the extending portion is disposed so as to pass to the concave portion.   The protrusion forming portion forms two engaging protrusions at the same position in the vertical direction at the edge portion facing the pair of side plates of the outlet plate body, and the extending portion is perpendicular to the vertical direction. The product storage device for a vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the two engagement projections are formed so as to extend to each other.   The auxiliary member formed so that it may extend in the up-down direction, contacting the surface of the said exit plate main body in the vicinity of an intermediate part between the said edge parts which oppose a pair of said side plate. Item storage device for vending machine according to item.   The plurality of engaging protrusions are formed in the same shape at the same position in the vertical direction at the edge portion facing the pair of side plates of the outlet plate main body. Vending machine product storage device.

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