JP2018102405A - Put-out device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a put-out device comprising a novel mechanism as a mechanism for taking out a cigarette product from a storage part for storing cigarette products.SOLUTION: A put-out device can put out a cigarette product 40 being a put-out object, and comprises: a storage part for storing plural cigarette products 40, and having an outlet part for taking out a take-out object product being the cigarette product 40 being a take-out object from the storage part, in a horizontal direction; a take-out mechanism for taking out the take-out object product from the storage part through the outlet part; and a transfer mechanism for moving the take-out mechanism to a position facing the take-out object product through the outlet part. The take-out mechanism has a take-out member 53 which engages to a back face (for example, a second side face 45) of the take-out object product in view from the transfer mechanism and pulls the take-out object product, thereby taking out the take-out object product from the storage part 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a dispensing apparatus that automatically dispenses tobacco products to be dispensed.

  In stores such as general convenience stores, various brands of tobacco products are displayed for each brand in so-called fixtures. (1) When a buyer designates a brand, the store clerk selects the brand of tobacco products from the fixture. Or (2) The purchaser picks up a desired brand of tobacco products from the fixture and purchases it. The cigarette products mentioned here are not individual cigarettes used for smoking, but a rectangular parallelepiped package containing a plurality of cigarettes and other tobacco products as described later. Means the package.

  Patent Document 1 describes a dispensing device that automatically dispenses tobacco products of a desired brand.

JP 2011-207575 A

  The present invention provides a dispensing device including a novel mechanism as a mechanism for taking out a tobacco product from a storage unit that stores the tobacco product.

According to the present invention, a dispensing device capable of dispensing a tobacco product to be dispensed,
A housing portion for housing a plurality of tobacco products, and a housing portion having an outlet for taking out the product to be taken out which is the tobacco product to be taken out from the housing portion in a horizontal direction;
A take-out mechanism for taking out the product to be taken out from the accommodating portion through the exit portion;
A transfer mechanism for moving the take-out mechanism to a position facing the take-out target product via the outlet portion;
With
The take-out mechanism is provided with a take-out device that includes a take-out member that takes out the take-out target product from the storage unit by engaging the back surface of the take-out target product viewed from the transfer mechanism and pulling the take-out target product. The

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the dispensing apparatus provided with a novel mechanism is provided as a mechanism which takes out the tobacco goods from the accommodating part which accommodates tobacco goods.

It is a typical perspective view of the dispensing device concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a typical plane sectional view of the dispensing device concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a typical perspective view for demonstrating the transfer mechanism of the dispensing device which concerns on 1st Embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic side cross-sectional view along the line AA in FIG. 2. 5A and 5B are schematic perspective views of the transfer unit of the transfer mechanism of the dispensing device according to the first embodiment, in which FIG. 5A shows the take-out member as the main body of the transfer unit. FIG. 5B shows a state in which the take-out member protrudes from the main body of the transfer unit. 6 (a), 6 (b), 6 (c) and 6 (d) are schematic perspective views showing a series of operations for taking out a tobacco product from the accommodating portion in the first embodiment. It is a block diagram of the payout device concerning a 1st embodiment. FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B are schematic perspective views of tobacco products. FIG. 9A, FIG. 9B, FIG. 9C, and FIG. 9D are schematic perspective views showing a series of operations for taking out a tobacco product from the accommodating portion in the second embodiment. FIG. 10A and FIG. 10B are schematic views showing a series of operations for taking out a tobacco product from the accommodating portion in the third embodiment. FIG. 11A, FIG. 11B, FIG. 11C, and FIG. 11D are schematic views showing a series of operations for taking out a tobacco product from the accommodating portion in the fourth embodiment. FIG. 12A and FIG. 12B are schematic perspective views showing a series of operations for taking out a tobacco product from the accommodating portion in the fourth embodiment. FIG. 13A, FIG. 13B, and FIG. 13C are schematic views showing a series of operations for taking out a tobacco product from the accommodating portion in the fourth embodiment. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the payout apparatus which concerns on 5th Embodiment. FIG. 15A, FIG. 15B, and FIG. 15C are schematic plan views showing a series of operations for taking out a tobacco product from the accommodating portion in the sixth embodiment. FIG. 16A, FIG. 16B, and FIG. 16C are schematic views showing a series of operations for taking out a tobacco product from the accommodating portion in the seventh embodiment. It is a typical perspective view for demonstrating the operation | movement which takes out a tobacco product from an accommodating part in 8th Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a dispensing device 100 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the front door 35 of the housing 30 is opened and the first storage shelf 10 a of the storage unit 10 is pulled forward from the housing 30.
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the dispensing device 100 according to the first embodiment cut at the upper end of the dispensing device 100. In FIG. 2, illustration of the guide rail 21 (FIG. 1) for guiding the first storage shelf 10 a back and forth and the guided portion 14 (FIG. 1) guided by the guide rail 21 is omitted.
FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view for explaining the transfer mechanism of the dispensing device 100 according to the first embodiment.
4 is a schematic cross-sectional side view taken along the line AA in FIG. 4, only the transfer unit 50 is shown in the configuration of the transfer mechanism shown in FIG. 3, and the illustration of the X-axis guided portion 59 of the transfer unit 50 is omitted.
FIGS. 5A and 5B are schematic perspective views of the transfer unit 50 of the transfer mechanism of the dispensing device 100 according to the first embodiment. Among these, FIG. FIG. 5B shows a state in which the take-out member 53 is drawn out from the main body 51 of the transfer unit 50.
6 (a), 6 (b), 6 (c) and 6 (d) are schematic perspective views showing a series of operations for taking out the tobacco product 40 from the accommodating portion 10 in the first embodiment. is there. 6A, 6B, 6C, and 6D, the accommodating portion 10 is not shown.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the dispensing device 100 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B are schematic perspective views of the tobacco product 40.
In the present embodiment, the left-right direction in FIG. 2 is referred to as the Z direction, and the direction orthogonal to the paper surface of FIG. 2, that is, the up-down direction (height direction) is referred to as the Y direction. A direction orthogonal to the Z direction and the Y direction, that is, the depth direction of the dispensing device 100 is referred to as an X direction.
In addition, in order to simplify the explanation of the positional relationship of each component, each figure shows directions such as front, back, left, right, up, and down for the sake of convenience. Based on these directions.
It should be noted that the various components of the present invention do not have to be individually independent, but one component is a part of another component, a part of one component and another component It is allowed to have some overlap.

  A dispensing device 100 according to the present embodiment is a dispensing device 100 that can dispense a tobacco product 40 to be dispensed, and is a housing unit 10 that houses a plurality of tobacco products 40 and is a target to be removed from the housing unit 10. A container 10 having an outlet (entrance 15a) for taking out a product to be taken out that is a tobacco product 40 in the horizontal direction, a take-out mechanism for taking out the product to be taken out from the container 10 through the outlet, and a take-out mechanism, A transfer mechanism that moves the product to a position opposite to the product to be taken out via the outlet, and the take-out mechanism engages with the back surface (for example, the second side surface 45) of the product to be taken out as viewed from the transfer mechanism. By pulling the target product, a take-out member 53 is provided to take out the take-out target product from the storage unit 10.

Here, the product to be taken out may be the tobacco product 40 once taken out from the storage unit 10 in order to transfer the tobacco product 40 in the storage unit 10, or may be the tobacco product 40 to be paid out. .
In the case of this embodiment, the take-out mechanism includes a pair of take-out members 53, take-out member drive motors 86a and 86b, take-out member rotating motors 87a and 87b for operating these take-out members 53, a support member 151, and a support member. And a support member drive motor 88 for operating 151.
The take-out mechanism is mounted on the transfer unit 50 of the transfer mechanism.

Here, the cigarette product 40 is not an individual cigarette used for smoking, but a rectangular parallelepiped package containing a plurality of cigarettes or a cuboid containing other tobacco products other than cigarettes. Means package. Examples of other tobacco products include snuff tobacco, pipe tobacco, and related articles such as suction tools used for these other tobacco products.
As shown in FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B, the tobacco product 40 includes a rectangular first main surface 42 and a rectangular second main surface 42 facing the first main surface 42 in parallel. The main surface 43 includes a first side surface 44, a second side surface 45, a first end surface 46, and a second end surface 47 each having a rectangular shape.
The first side surface 44 is disposed along one long side of the first main surface 42 and one long side of the second main surface 43, and with respect to the first main surface 42 and the second main surface 43. Are orthogonal.
The second side surface 45 is disposed along the other long side of the first main surface 42 and the other long side of the second main surface 43, and with respect to the first main surface 42 and the second main surface 43. Are opposed to each other in parallel to the first side surface 44.
The first end surface 46 is disposed along one short side of the first main surface 42 and one short side of the second main surface 43, and the first main surface 42, the second main surface 43, The first side surface 44 and the second side surface 45 are orthogonal to each other.
The second end surface 47 is disposed along the other short side of the first main surface 42 and the other short side of the second main surface 43, and the first main surface 42, the second main surface 43, It is orthogonal to the first side surface 44 and the second side surface 45 and faces the first end surface 46 in parallel.
A bar code 41 is attached to the first side surface 44.

As shown in FIG. 1, the dispensing device 100 includes a housing 30, and the housing unit 10 is disposed in the housing 30.
Although the shape of the housing | casing 30 is not specifically limited, For example, it is formed in the rectangular parallelepiped shape.
The housing 30 stands up from a horizontally disposed bottom plate portion 31, a top plate portion 32 disposed above the bottom plate portion 31 and facing the bottom plate portion 31 in parallel, and a left edge of the bottom plate portion 31. The left side wall portion 33, the right side wall portion 34 standing upright from the right side edge of the bottom plate portion 31 and facing the left side wall portion 33 in parallel, and the rear side edge of the bottom plate portion 31 standing up. The rear wall portion 36 (FIG. 2) and the front door 35 are provided.
The front door 35 is an open / close door. For example, the right edge of the front door 35 is pivotally supported with respect to the front edge of the right wall 34 via a hinge 38.
As shown in FIG. 2, when the front door 35 is closed, the front door 35 stands up from the front edge of the bottom plate portion 31 and faces the rear wall portion 36 in parallel.

As shown in FIG. 2, the storage unit 10 includes, for example, a first storage shelf 10 a disposed in the left part of the housing 30, a second storage shelf 10 b disposed in the right part of the housing 30, Is included.
Each of the first storage shelf 10a and the second storage shelf 10b includes, for example, three columns of storage columns 11 (first storage column 11a to sixth storage column 11f) in the depth direction.
That is, the first storage shelf 10a includes a first storage column 11a, a second storage column 11b, and a third storage column 11c in order from the front side, and the second storage shelf 10b is a fourth storage in order from the front side. A column 11d, a fifth storage column 11e, and a sixth storage column 11f are provided.
Each storage column 11 includes a plurality of shelves 13 in the vertical direction. As an example, each storage column 11 has a 36-stage shelf board 13.
On each shelf board 13, an accommodation space 15 for accommodating each tobacco product 40 is formed. Accordingly, a maximum of 36 tobacco products 40 can be stored in each storage column 11, and the dispensing device 100 can store a maximum of 36 × 6 = 216 tobacco products 40 in total.

Thus, the accommodating part 10 is provided with the some accommodating cell (accommodating space 15) which accommodates the tobacco goods 40 arrange | positioned along with the up-down direction mutually.
In the case of the present embodiment, the storage unit 10 includes a plurality of storage spaces 15 arranged in the vertical direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and a plurality of storage spaces 15 arranged in a staggered manner are provided. You may have.
Each storage space 15 is set to have a size corresponding to one tobacco product 40 in the depth direction (the depth direction viewed from the transfer unit 50, that is, the left-right direction). Individual tobacco products 40 are not accommodated.

Note that the dispensing device 100 accommodates a plurality of types of tobacco products 40 in a single storage column 11 in a mixed manner. For this reason, the dispensing device 100 manages the accommodation position information including the height position information of the individual tobacco products 40, and performs the dispensing of the tobacco products 40 based on the accommodation position information.
In addition, since the storage unit 10 includes a plurality of storage columns 11 arranged at different positions in the horizontal direction, the storage position information includes the tobacco product 40 in the horizontal direction in addition to the height position information. The horizontal position information indicating the position of is included.

The first storage shelf 10a has a shelf frame 12 that surrounds the front, bottom, top, left side, and rear surface of the first storage shelf 10a and partitions adjacent storage columns 11 of the first storage shelf 10a. In addition, it has three rows and 36 steps of shelf plates 13 provided on the shelf frame 12.
Similarly, the second storage shelf 10b has a shelf frame 12 that surrounds the front surface, the bottom surface, the top surface, the right side surface, and the back surface of the second storage shelf 10b and partitions adjacent storage columns 11 of the second storage shelf 10b. In addition, there are three rows and 36 steps of shelf plates 13 provided on the shelf frame 12.

In each storage space 15, an entrance / exit 15 a for inserting and removing the tobacco product 40 into and from the storage space 15 is formed.
As shown in FIG. 1, the entrance / exit 15a of each storage space 15 of the first storage shelf 10a is open to the right. On the other hand, the entrance / exit 15a of each accommodation space 15 of the second accommodation shelf 10b is open to the left.
In a state where the first storage shelf 10a is not pulled forward (FIG. 2 and the like), the first storage shelf 10a and the second storage shelf 10b are disposed symmetrically and are disposed to face each other. ing.
More specifically, the first storage column 11a and the fourth storage column 11d face each other, the second storage column 11b and the fifth storage column 11e face each other, and the third storage column 11c. And the sixth storage column 11f face each other.

The payout device 100 is installed and used in a convenience store or other stores. Normally, the store clerk and the visitor cannot access the tobacco product 40 accommodated in the accommodating portion 10 inside the housing 30.
Here, of the storage column 11, for example, the first storage column 11a is a replenishment space in which the tobacco product 40 is replenished by an operator (typically a store clerk).
On the other hand, the remaining second storage column 11b to sixth storage column 11f serve as storage spaces for tobacco products 40 to be paid out by the payout mechanism.
As shown in FIG. 1, the first storage shelf 10 a having the first storage column 11 a can be pulled forward from the inside of the housing 30, so that the tobacco product 40 can be easily replenished to the first storage column 11 a. Can be done.
Moreover, it is also preferable that the front door 35 is provided with a lock (not shown) so that the front door 35 is kept unopenable in the locked state.
On the other hand, the replenishment of the tobacco products 40 to the storage columns 11 other than the first storage column 11 a is automatically performed by a transfer mechanism including the transfer unit 50.

  A guided portion 14 extending in the front-rear direction is provided on the upper surface of the first storage shelf 10a, and a guide rail 21 for guiding the guided portion 14 in the front-rear direction is provided on the upper portion of the housing 30. Similarly, a guided portion 14 (not shown) is also provided on the lower surface of the first storage shelf 10a, and the guided portion 14 is moved back and forth by a guide rail 21 (FIG. 4) provided at the lower portion of the housing 30. To be guided. Thereby, it is possible to pull out the first storage shelf 10a forward with a light force.

Here, the transfer unit 50 is rotatable in a horizontal plane.
However, the facing interval between the first storage shelf 10a and the second storage shelf 10b is set to a short interval at which the transfer unit 50 cannot horizontally rotate in the interval between the first storage shelf 10a and the second storage shelf 10b. . That is, when the transfer unit 50 is to be rotated at the interval between the first storage shelf 10a and the second storage shelf 10b, the transfer unit 50 interferes with the first storage shelf 10a and the second storage shelf 10b. ing.
Therefore, a rotation space 30 a (FIG. 4) that allows horizontal rotation of the transfer unit 50 is formed in the lower portion of the housing 30 and below the guide rail 21 in the lower portion of the housing 30.
That is, in the rotation space 30a, the transfer unit 50 can be horizontally rotated without interfering with other structures in the dispensing device 100.

Further, for example, the bottom portion at the front end portion of the rotation space 30 a constitutes a payout region 39 where the tobacco product 40 is paid out by the transfer unit 50.
Further, for example, at the lower end portion of the front door 35, an extraction opening 37 is formed for an operator to take out the tobacco product 40 from the dispensing area 39 inside the housing 30.

  The transfer unit 50 of the transfer mechanism is movable in the X direction (front-rear direction) and the Y direction (up-down direction) at the facing distance between the first storage shelf 10a and the second storage shelf 10b.

As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the transfer unit 50 includes, for example, a main body 51 having an accommodation space 52 that accommodates and holds the tobacco product 40, and an accommodation space for the tobacco product 40. A pair of left and right take-out members 53 to be pulled into 52, a sensor holding block 56 provided below the main body 51, and a reading unit 57 provided on the sensor holding block 56 are provided.
The main body 51 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, for example, and an opening 52 a of the accommodation space 52 is disposed on one side surface of the main body 51.
The transfer unit 50 can be switched between a state in which the opening 52a faces the first storage shelf 10a and a state in which the opening 52a faces the second storage shelf 10b by rotating in the horizontal plane.
The sensor holding block 56 is also arranged in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, for example.
The sensor holding block 56 has an opening 56a formed on the side surface on the side where the opening 52a of the main body 51 is disposed, and has a first mirror 153 in the vicinity of the opening 56a.
A second mirror 154 is provided above the opening 52 a in the main body 51.
The reading unit 57 can read the barcode 41 sequentially reflected by the second mirror 154 and the first mirror 153. Note that the second mirror 154 may be a half mirror, and illumination for reading the barcode 41 may be disposed behind the second mirror 154.
A cutout portion 155 is formed at a position below the opening 52 a in the main body 51 so as not to obstruct the optical path between the second mirror 154 and the first mirror 153.
The reading unit 57 is disposed, for example, in the back of the first mirror 153.
In the case of the embodiment, the reading unit 57 reads the barcode 41 of the tobacco product 40 stored in the first storage column 11a.

  The main body 51 includes a bottom surface that can support the tobacco product 40 accommodated in the accommodation space 52, a top surface disposed above the bottom surface, and a pair spaced apart from each other in the width direction of the accommodation space 52. And a back side wall portion that closes the deepest portion in the depth direction of the accommodation space 52.

The pair of extraction members 53 includes a linear rod-shaped main body portion 53a (FIG. 5B) elongated in the depth direction of the accommodation space 52 and a rod-shaped hook portion that intersects (for example, orthogonally intersects) the main body portion 53a. 53b.
When the opening 52a faces the first storage shelf 10a, the main body portion 53a is in relation to the back surface (for example, the second side surface 45) of the tobacco product 40 stored in the first storage shelf 10a as viewed from the transfer unit 50. It extends in the direction of crossing (for example, orthogonal).
Similarly, when the opening 52a faces the second storage shelf 10b, the main body 53a is a rear surface (for example, the second side surface 45) of the tobacco product 40 stored in the second storage shelf 10b as viewed from the transfer unit 50. It extends in a direction that intersects (for example, orthogonal) with respect to.
The hook 53b is provided at the tip of the main body 53a. The hook portion 53 b is a portion that is hooked to the back surface of the tobacco product 40. In the case of this embodiment, the length of the hook portion 53 b is shorter than the thickness dimension of the tobacco product 40.
The pair of extraction members 53 are arranged to be separated from each other in the lateral width direction of the main body 51. The pair of extraction members 53 are held by, for example, the top surface portion of the main body 51 and are disposed at the same height.
As shown in FIG. 6, the pair of extraction members 53 are usually housed in the main body 51.
Usually, the hook portion 53b extends horizontally from the tip of the main body portion 53a, and the main body portion 53a and the hook portion 53b of the pair of extraction members 53 are arranged on the same plane.

In the main body 51, the operation of causing each extraction member 53 to horizontally protrude from the main body 51 as shown in FIG. 5 (b), and the protruding extraction member 53 as shown in FIG. The take-out member drive mechanism which performs the operation | movement accommodated in 51 is provided.
That is, the respective extraction member drive mechanisms perform the corresponding advance / retreat operations of the extraction members 53.

The take-out member drive mechanism includes, for example, a motor and a drive transmission mechanism constituted by a gear or the like that transmits the drive force of the motor to the take-out member 53.
More specifically, for example, the main body 51 includes an extraction member drive motor 86a (FIG. 7) and an advance / retreat drive transmission mechanism (not shown) for moving the one extraction member 53 forward and backward, and one extraction member 53. An extraction member rotation motor 87a (FIG. 7) and a rotation drive transmission mechanism (not shown) for rotating, and an extraction member drive motor 86b (FIG. 7) and an advance / retraction drive transmission mechanism for moving the other extraction member 53 forward and backward. (Not shown), an extraction member rotation motor 87b (FIG. 7) and a rotation drive transmission mechanism (not shown) for rotating the other extraction member 53 are provided.
When the motor shaft of the take-out member drive motor 86a rotates in one direction, one take-out member 53 protrudes from the main body 51, and when the motor shaft of the take-out member drive motor 86a rotates in the reverse direction, The member 53 is accommodated in the main body 51 again.
When the motor shaft of the take-out member rotation motor 87a rotates in one direction, one take-out member 53 rotates in one direction around the axis of the main body 53a, and the state shown in FIG. 6 (a) is changed to the state shown in FIG. 6 (b). It comes to be in a state.
Further, when the motor shaft of the take-out member rotating motor 87a rotates in the reverse direction, one take-out member 53 rotates in the reverse direction around the axis of the main body 53a, and FIGS. 6 (b), 6 (c), The state shown in FIG. 6D is changed to the state shown in FIG.
Similarly, when the motor shaft of the extraction member drive motor 86b rotates in one direction, the other extraction member 53 protrudes from the main body 51, and the motor shaft of the extraction member drive motor 86b rotates in the opposite direction. The other extraction member 53 is accommodated in the main body 51 again.
When the motor shaft of the take-out member rotation motor 87b rotates in one direction, the other take-out member 53 rotates in one direction around the axis of the main body 53a, and the state shown in FIG. 6 (a) is changed to the state shown in FIG. 6 (b). It comes to be in a state.
Further, when the motor shaft of the take-out member rotating motor 87b rotates in the reverse direction, the other take-out member 53 rotates in the reverse direction around the axis of the main body 53a, and FIGS. 6 (b), 6 (c), The state shown in FIG. 6D is changed to the state shown in FIG.
The operations of the take-out member drive motors 86a and 86b for moving the pair of take-out members 53 forward and backward are performed in synchronism with each other, and the pair of take-out members 53 advance and retreat in synchronism with each other. The advancing / retreating direction of the extraction member 53 is the longitudinal direction of the main body 53a.
Further, the operations of the take-out member rotation motors 87a and 87b for rotating the pair of take-out members 53 are performed in synchronization with each other, and the pair of take-out members 53 are rotated in synchronization with each other. Yes.

  The pair of take-out members 53 are housed in the main body 51 with the hooks 53b of the take-out members 53 hooked on the back surface of the tobacco product 40, whereby the tobacco product 40 is taken out from the housing unit 10 and is transferred to the transfer unit. It is accommodated in 50 accommodation spaces 52.

As described above, the take-out member 53 is provided at the front end of the main body 53a and the main body 53a extending in a direction intersecting the back surface (for example, the second side face 45) of the product to be taken out (the tobacco product 40). A take-out mechanism 53b that is hooked on the back surface, and the take-out mechanism pulls the take-out member 53 in a horizontal direction with the hook portion 53b being hooked on the back surface, thereby storing the product to be taken out. Remove from 10.
The main body 53a is a linear bar.
The take-out mechanism includes a pair of take-out members 53 and operates the pair of take-out members 53 in synchronization with each other.

  A bottom opening 150 is formed on the bottom surface of the main body 51. Inside the bottom opening 150 are provided a support member 151 that can be advanced and retracted by a support member drive motor 88 (FIG. 7), and an adjustment member 152 that is biased upward by a spring (not shown).

The support member 151 supports the lower surface of the tobacco product 40 when the take-out product 53 takes out the tobacco product 40 from the container 10.
That is, the take-out mechanism includes a support member 151 that supports the lower surface of the take-out target product when the take-out target product (cigarette product 40) is taken out by the take-out member 53.
When the support member drive motor 88 rotates in one direction, the support member 151 protrudes from the accommodation space 52 (the state shown in FIGS. 6A, 6B, and 6C), and the support member drive motor 88. Is rotated in the opposite direction, whereby the support member 151 is housed in the housing space 52 (state shown in FIG. 6D).

The support member 151 is, for example, a plate-like member having a bifurcated front end side.
The adjustment member 152 includes, for example, a roller that is rotatably held around a horizontal rotation axis. For example, the adjustment member 152 is pivotally supported in the vicinity of the notch shape portion 155 so as to be swingable around a horizontal swing shaft. Since the adjustment member 152 is biased upward by the spring, the roller of the adjustment member 152 can protrude upward from between the two portions of the support member 151.
Regardless of the thickness of the tobacco product 40, the tobacco product 40 is stably held in the storage space 52 by pressing the roller of the adjustment member 152 against the lower surface of the tobacco product 40 stored in the storage space 52. It has become so.

  Further, the transfer unit 50 includes a horizontal rotating block 58 fixed to the upper surface of the top plate portion of the main body 51 and an X-axis guided portion 59 provided on the upper side of the horizontal rotating block 58. .

  In addition, the transfer mechanism includes a moving mechanism that moves the transfer unit 50 in the X direction and the Y direction. This moving mechanism is configured as described below, for example.

As shown in FIG. 3, the moving mechanism is formed of a pair of front and rear support plates 61 that are formed in a plate shape extending vertically and arranged to face each other, and of the opposing surfaces of these support plates 61. A pulley 62 rotatably provided at each of the upper end portion and the lower end portion, a pair of front and rear Y drive timing belts 63, a Y drive shaft 64, a Y transmission belt 65, and a Y drive motor 83 are provided. ing.
The rotation shaft of each pulley 62 extends horizontally in the front-rear direction, and each pulley 62 is rotatable in a vertical plane.
As shown in FIG. 2, the front support plate 61 is disposed in front of the second storage shelf 10b, and the rear support plate 61 is disposed behind the second storage shelf 10b.
As shown in FIG. 3, a Y driving timing belt 63 is bridged between upper and lower pulleys 62 provided on the rear support plate 61, and similarly, upper and lower pulleys 62 provided on the front support plate 61. A Y driving timing belt 63 (FIG. 2) is also bridged between the pulleys 62 (FIG. 2).
As shown in FIG. 3, a rear end portion of a rod-shaped Y drive shaft 64 is fixed to the upper pulley 62 of the rear support plate 61. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 2, the front end portion of the Y drive shaft 64 is fixed to the upper pulley 62 of the front support plate 61. Thus, the Y drive shaft 64 is bridged between the upper pulleys 62 of the front and rear support plates 61.
Further, one end portion of the Y transmission belt 65 is engaged with the Y drive shaft 64, and the other end portion of the Y transmission belt 65 is engaged with the motor shaft 83a of the Y drive motor 83 as shown in FIG. ing.
The Y drive motor 83 is fixed to the upper end portion of the housing 30, for example, at least one of the upper end portion of the right side wall portion 34 or the top plate portion 32.

Further, the moving mechanism is bridged between the support plate 66 arranged horizontally, a pair of pulleys 67 rotatably provided on each of the front end portion and the rear end portion of the support plate 66, and the pulleys 67. An X driving timing belt 68, a connecting member 69 (FIG. 2) for connecting the X driving timing belt 68 and the X-axis guided portion 59 to each other, and an X driving motor 82. .
The rear end portion of the support plate 66 is fixed to a portion on the left side of the pulley 62 in the rear Y drive timing belt 63. Similarly, the front end portion of the support plate 66 is fixed to a portion on the left side of the pulley 62 in the front Y driving timing belt 63.
As a result, the support plate 66 moves up and down as the front and rear Y drive timing belts 63 rotate in synchronization with each other.
The pair of pulleys 67 are disposed above the support plate 66. The rotation shafts of the pair of pulleys 67 extend vertically, and the pair of pulleys 67 can rotate in a horizontal plane.
The X drive motor 82 is fixed to the upper surface of the front end portion of the support plate 66, for example. Further, for example, the motor shaft 82 a of the X drive motor 82 is fixed coaxially to the front pulley 67 of the pair of pulleys 67.
On the lower surface side of the support plate 66, an X-axis guide rail 66b for guiding the X-axis guided portion 59 of the transfer unit 50 in the front-rear direction (X direction) is formed. When the X-axis guided portion 59 is engaged with the X-axis guide rail 66b, the transfer unit 50 is suspended and supported by the support plate 66 so as to be movable back and forth with respect to the support plate 66.
The support plate 66 is formed with a connecting slit 66a that penetrates the support plate 66 in the vertical direction and extends in the front-rear direction. The connecting member 69 connects the X driving timing belt 68 and the X axis guided portion 59 of the transfer unit 50 to each other via a connecting slit 66a. When the transfer unit 50 moves back and forth, the connecting member 69 moves back and forth along the connecting slit 66a.

When the motor shaft 83a of the Y drive motor 83 rotates in one direction, the Y drive shaft 64 to which the driving force is transmitted from the motor shaft 83a via the Y transmission belt 65 rotates in one direction around the axis. Pulleys 62 provided at both ends of the drive shaft 64 rotate in one direction. Along with this, the pair of front and rear Y driving timing belts 63 rotate in one direction. Thereby, the support plate 66 and the transfer unit 50 rise. Further, when the motor shaft 83a of the Y drive motor 83 rotates in the reverse direction, the pair of front and rear Y drive timing belts 63 rotate in the reverse direction, and accordingly, the support plate 66 and the transfer unit 50 are lowered.
When the motor shaft 82a of the X drive motor 82 rotates in one direction, the X driving timing belt 68 to which the driving force is transmitted from the motor shaft 82a via one pulley 67 rotates in one direction. The transfer unit 50 moves forward.
Further, when the motor shaft 82a of the X drive motor 82 rotates in the reverse direction, the pair of front and rear X drive timing belts 68 rotate in the reverse direction, and accordingly, the transfer unit 50 moves rearward.
When the moving direction of the transfer unit 50 is oblique (when the straight line connecting the position before movement and the position after movement is inclined), the rotation of the X drive motor 82 and the rotation of the Y drive motor 83 are: Although it may be performed sequentially, the transfer unit 50 can be moved in the shortest path by performing in parallel, and the moving time of the transfer unit 50 can be shortened.

The horizontal rotary block 58 of the transfer unit 50 is fixed to the main body 51, and is connected to the horizontal rotary block 58 so as to be rotatable in a horizontal plane with respect to the X-axis guided portion 59. . That is, the rotation axis of the horizontal rotation block 58 with respect to the X-axis guided portion 59 extends in the vertical direction.
The dispensing device 100 includes a rotation motor 85 (FIG. 7). The rotation motor 85 is provided in the horizontal rotation block 58, for example. As the rotary motor 85 rotates in one direction, the entire portion of the horizontal rotary block 58 and the transfer unit 50 other than the X-axis guided portion 59 rotate in one direction with respect to the X-axis guided portion 59 in a horizontal plane. To do. Further, when the rotary motor 85 rotates in the reverse direction, the entire portion of the horizontal rotary block 58 and thus the transfer unit 50 other than the X-axis guided portion 59 is reversed in the horizontal plane with respect to the X-axis guided portion 59. Rotate to.
However, the horizontal rotation block 58 may be rotatable with respect to the main body 51 in a horizontal plane while being fixed with respect to the X-axis guided portion 59. In this case, the rotation motor 85 rotates in one direction and in the opposite direction, so that the entire portion of the transfer unit 50 other than the horizontal rotation block 58 and the X-axis guided portion 59 becomes the X-axis guided portion 59 and the horizontal rotation block 58. Rotate in one direction and in the opposite direction within a horizontal plane.
In the present specification, a portion of the transfer unit 50 excluding the X-axis guided portion 59 rotates horizontally, or a portion of the transfer unit 50 excluding the X-axis guided portion 59 and the horizontal rotation block 58 rotates horizontally. In some cases, the transfer unit 50 simply rotates (horizontal rotation).
The direction of the tobacco product 40 changes when the main body 51 rotates in a horizontal plane in a state where the tobacco product 40 is stored in the storage space 52 of the main body 51 of the transfer unit 50.

Here, the transfer mechanism includes a holding portion (main body portion 51) that holds the product to be taken out (the tobacco product 40) taken out by the take-out mechanism. Then, the transfer mechanism moves the take-out target product held in the holding unit to the transfer position.
Here, the transfer position is a position (destination) at which the product to be taken out is transferred by the transfer mechanism.
The transfer position may be, for example, the payout area 39 shown in FIG. 1 or the like, or may be a position different from the position where the product to be taken out is originally stored in the storage unit 10.
In the case of this embodiment, the reading unit 57 sequentially reads the barcode 41 and acquires the identification information of the tobacco product 40 with respect to the tobacco product 40 manually stored in the first storage column 11a by the operator. The dispensing device 100 stores the identification information of each tobacco product 40 in a storage unit (for example, the RAM 80c in FIG. 7) in association with the storage position information of each tobacco product 40 in the storage unit 10.
The payout device 100 pays out the tobacco product 40 of the type corresponding to the payout instruction from the storage unit 10 based on the storage contents of the storage unit.

Here, the identification information is unique information for each type (ie, brand) of the tobacco product 40, and the type (brand) of the tobacco product 40 can be specified based on the identification information. In the case of the present embodiment, the identification information is a barcode 41 attached to the outer surface of the package of the tobacco product 40. The barcode 41 is attached to the first side surface 44, for example.
Note that storing the identification information means storing information obtained by reading the barcode 41 with the reading unit 57, and does not necessarily store the barcode 41 itself.
In addition, the storage position information is in one-to-one correspondence with each tobacco product 40 stored in the storage unit 10.

As shown in FIG. 7, the payout device 100 includes a control unit 80 that comprehensively controls the operation of each part of the payout device 100.
That is, the control unit 80 controls the operations of the X drive motor 82, the Y drive motor 83, the reading unit 57, the rotation motor 85, the extraction member drive motors 86a and 86b, and the support member drive motor 88.
The control unit 80 includes a ROM 80b that stores and holds a control program, a CPU 80a that executes a control operation in accordance with the control program, and a RAM 80c that functions as a work area of the CPU 80a.

  Identification information read by the reading unit 57 is input to the control unit 80. The CPU 80a stores the identification information of the individual tobacco products 40 in the RAM 80c in association with different storage position information for each individual tobacco product 40.

  Here, the accommodation position information includes, for example, height position information and horizontal position information.

  The height position information may be stage number information indicating the position of the stage in the storage column 11 (second storage column 11b to sixth storage column 11f), or coordinates in the height direction (that is, Y Y coordinate information indicating the Y coordinate which is the coordinate in the direction) may be used.

  The horizontal position information may be column information indicating in which storage column 11 (second storage column 11b to sixth storage column 11f) the tobacco product 40 is stored. Information indicating the coordinates of the product 40 may be used. That is, the horizontal position information may be configured to include X coordinate information indicating an X coordinate that is a coordinate of the tobacco product 40 in the X direction.

Furthermore, the payout device 100 includes a payout command acquisition unit 81.
The payout command acquisition unit 81 is, for example, an operation unit provided on the outer surface of the housing 30 or an operation tablet provided at a position away from the housing 30.
The store clerk or the purchaser of the tobacco product 40 performs a predetermined operation on the payout command acquisition unit 81, whereby the brand of the tobacco product 40 purchased by the purchaser can be specified.
In addition, it is possible to search and specify brands of various tobacco products 40 by various search methods such as a 50-sound search, a brand name search, a tar value search, and a nicotine value search, for example, by operating the payout command acquisition unit 81. It may be. Alternatively, the purchaser may be specified based on the purchaser's personal authentication information (information authenticated by voiceprint authentication, vein authentication, or reading of a recording medium), and the brand purchased last time may be searched.
Here, when the brand of the tobacco product 40 purchased by the purchaser is designated by the operation on the payout command acquisition unit 81, it is referred to as the payout command acquisition unit 81 acquiring the payout command. The payout command acquired by the payout command acquisition unit 81 is notified from the payout command acquisition unit 81 to the control unit 80.

Further, the dispensing device 100 includes a door switch 84 that detects whether or not the front door 35 is closed. That is, the door switch 84 detects that when the front door 35 is closed, or detects that when the front door 35 is open.
A detection result by the door switch 84 is input to the control unit 80 as needed, and the control unit 80 constantly monitors whether or not the front door 35 is closed.

  Next, the operation will be described.

  First, the operation when the tobacco product 40 is replenished to the first storage column 11a of the dispensing device 100 will be described.

The replenishment of the tobacco product 40 to the first storage column 11a is performed by the operator when the first storage column 11a is empty. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the operator opens the front door 35 and pulls out the first storage shelf 10 a from the housing 30, whereby the first storage column disposed at the frontmost position in the first storage shelf 10 a. The tobacco product 40 can be easily replenished with respect to 11a.
The tobacco product 40 for the first storage column 11a is inserted into the storage space 15 of each stage by inserting the tobacco product 40 through the doorway 15a and supporting the tobacco product 40 by the shelf plate 13 of each stage. be able to.
Here, in the first storage column 11a, the tobacco product 40 is stored by the operator so that the first side surface 44 (the surface to which the barcode 41 is attached) of the tobacco product 40 faces rightward. And
That is, the tobacco product 40 is stored in the first storage column 11a in an orientation in which the barcode 41 can be recognized from the outside of the first storage column 11a through the entrance / exit 15a.
When the front door 35 is closed after the tobacco product 40 is replenished to the first storage column 11a, the door switch 84 detects that fact, so the control unit 80 recognizes that fact.

Here, the control unit 80 includes the presence / absence of the empty space 16 in the second storage column 11b to the sixth storage column 11f (the storage space 15 that does not store the tobacco product 40; see FIG. 4), and the position information of the empty space 16. Are monitored from time to time.
When the control unit 80 recognizes that the front door 35 is closed, and there is an empty space 16 in the second storage column 11b to the sixth storage column 11f, the control unit 80 moves the transfer unit 50 to the first storage column 11b. Move to a position facing the storage column 11a, lower the transfer unit 50 into the rotation space 30a, and transfer the bar code 41 of the tobacco product 40 in the first storage column 11a by the reading unit 57. The rotation angle of the unit 50 is adjusted.
Then, the control unit 80 controls the operation of the Y drive motor 83, raises the transfer unit 50, and causes the reading unit 57 to sequentially read the barcode 41 of the tobacco product 40 in the first storage column 11a.
Here, as shown in FIG. 5A, the second mirror 154 faces downward. Thereby, erroneous recognition of the barcode 41 due to light reflection at the first side surface 44 can be suppressed.

  The control unit 80 stores the barcode 41 in the RAM 80c for the tobacco product 40 read from the barcode 41 by the reading unit 57, and then continuously stores the tobacco product 40 in the second storage column 11b to the sixth storage column 11f. The process which transfers to 16 is performed. In order to transfer the tobacco product 40, first, the tobacco product 40 is taken out from the first storage column 11 a and held in the storage space 52 of the transfer unit 50 as described below.

First, the transfer unit 50 is moved to a position where the opening 52a faces the storage space 15 that stores the tobacco product 40 in the first storage column 11a.
The tobacco product 40 shown in FIG. 6A is the tobacco product 40 accommodated in the accommodation space 15 of the first accommodation column 11a.
Next, as illustrated in FIG. 6A, the pair of extraction members 53 and the support member 151 are protruded from the opening 52 a of the accommodation space 52. Here, the hook portion 53 b of the take-out member 53 moves to the back of the second side surface 45 of the tobacco product 40.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the pair of extraction members 53 are rotated so that each hook 53b hangs downward from the tip of each main body 53a.
Next, as shown in FIGS. 6 (c) and 6 (d), the hook portion 53 b is engaged with the second side surface 45 of the tobacco product 40 by storing the pair of extraction members 53 in the main body portion 51. Subsequently, the tobacco product 40 is pulled into the accommodation space 52 by the take-out member 53.
At this time, the support member 151 is also housed in the support member 151 in synchronization with the housing of the take-out member 53 in the main body 51. Here, since the tobacco product 40 can be supported by the support member 151, it is possible to suppress the tobacco product 40 from falling from the gap between the transfer unit 50 and the storage column 11.

  As described above, the hook portion 53b is a second rod-like body extending in a direction intersecting (for example, orthogonal to) the main body portion 53a, and the take-out mechanism is configured to move the take-out member 53 in one direction in the longitudinal direction of the main body portion 53a. (FIG. 6A), an operation of rotating the take-out member 53 around the axis of the main body 53a (FIG. 6B), and the one direction in the longitudinal direction of the main body 53a. The hook part 53b is engaged with the back surface (for example, the second side surface 45) of the product to be taken out (tobacco product 40) by moving the product in the opposite direction to the direction (FIG. 6C, FIG. 6). (D)) is performed.

In this way, the tobacco product 40 can be taken out from the first storage column 11a (the storage unit 10), and stored and held in the storage space 52 of the transfer unit 50.
Thereafter, the tobacco product 40 is transferred by the transfer unit 50 to a position facing the empty space 16 of the second storage column 11b to the sixth storage column 11f.
Here, when the transport destination of the tobacco product 40 is the storage column 11 of the second storage shelf 10b, the transfer unit 50 is once lowered into the rotation space 30a and rotated 180 degrees to make the opening 52a in the opposite direction. The transfer unit 50 is moved to a position facing the empty space 16.
A method for transferring the tobacco product 40 from the transfer unit 50 to the empty space 16 is not particularly limited. For example, you may carry out by the transfer mechanism with which the transfer unit 50 is provided. This transfer mechanism may be configured to include the takeout member 53 and the support member 151. Alternatively, the transfer mechanism provided in the storage unit 10 may transfer the tobacco product 40 from the transfer unit 50 to the empty space 16.
In this way, the transfer of the tobacco product 40 from the first storage column 11a to the empty space 16 of the other storage column 11 is completed.
In addition, the control unit 80 stores the storage position information after the transported tobacco product 40 is transferred in the RAM 80 c in association with the barcode 41 of the tobacco product 40.

  Next, a payout operation of the tobacco product 40 will be described.

When a payout command is input from the payout command acquisition unit 81 to the control unit 80, the control unit 80 refers to the storage content of the RAM 80 c, so that the tobacco product 40 of the type (brand) corresponding to the payout command is stored in the storage unit 10. It is determined whether or not it is housed. This determination is performed based on the barcode 41 (identification information) stored in association with the accommodation position information.
If it is not accommodated, the tobacco product 40 corresponding to the payout order cannot be paid out. In this case, the control unit 80 may notify that the tobacco product 40 cannot be paid out by using a notifying unit (not shown).

If it is stored, the control unit 80 reads out the storage position information of the type of tobacco product 40 corresponding to the payout command. When a plurality of tobacco products 40 of the type corresponding to the payout order are stored in the storage unit 10, the control unit 80 stores, for example, in the storage unit 10 first (at the earliest timing) among them. The accommodation position information of the cigarette product 40 is read.
Further, the control unit 80 controls the operation of the X drive motor 82 and the Y drive motor 83, moves the transfer unit 50 toward the storage column 11 corresponding to the read storage position information, and moves the transfer unit 50 to the rotation space 30a. To lower.
Furthermore, the control unit 80 controls the rotary motor 85 so that the opening 52a of the transfer unit 50 faces toward a position corresponding to the accommodation position information.
Further, the control unit 80 controls the operation of the Y drive motor 83 and moves the transfer unit 50 to a height position corresponding to the storage position information.
In the following, the type of tobacco product 40 corresponding to the payout order may be referred to as a tobacco product 40 to be paid out.
Further, the control unit 80 controls the operation of the take-out member drive motors 86a and 86b and the take-out member rotation motors 87a and 87b to take out the tobacco product 40 to be paid out from the storage space 15 into the storage space 52. Since this operation is the same as the operation described with reference to FIGS. 6A to 6D, detailed description of the operation is omitted.

Further, the control unit 80 lowers the transfer unit 50 to the rotation space 30 a and further moves the transfer unit 50 to the vicinity of the payout area 39.
Next, for example, the control unit 80 controls the rotation motor 85 to rotate the transfer unit 50 and direct the opening 52a forward.
Thereafter, the control unit 80 performs a process of transferring the tobacco product 40 from the accommodation space 52 of the transfer unit 50 to the payout area 39.
A method for performing the transfer here is not particularly limited. For example, you may carry out by the transfer mechanism with which the transfer unit 50 is provided. This transfer mechanism may be configured to include the takeout member 53 and the support member 151. Alternatively, a transfer mechanism provided near the payout area 39 in the housing 30 may transfer the tobacco product 40 from the transfer unit 50 to the payout area 39.
In this way, the tobacco product 40 is paid out to the payout area 39.
Therefore, the store clerk holds the tobacco product 40 to be paid out by inserting his / her hand into the payout area 39 from the outside of the case 30 through the takeout opening 37, and can take it out of the case 30 and sell it. it can.

The control unit 80 clears the identification information corresponding to the storage space 15 in which the tobacco product 40 has been stored so far, every time the tobacco product 40 to be paid out is paid out to the payout area 39. Is recognized as an empty space 16.
In addition, as described above, the control unit 80 transfers the tobacco product 40 from the first storage column 11a to the other storage columns 11 (second storage column 11b to sixth storage column 11f) every time the tobacco product 40 is transferred. Is stored in the RAM 80c.
Further, it is assumed that the RAM 80c stores and holds the position information of all the accommodation spaces 15 of each accommodation column 11 in advance.
Therefore, the control unit 80 can monitor the presence / absence of the empty space 16 in the second storage column 11b to the sixth storage column 11f and the position information of the empty space 16 at any time based on the storage contents of the RAM 80c.

According to the first embodiment as described above, the dispensing device 100 includes the storage unit 10, the take-out mechanism that takes out the product to be taken out from the storage unit 10, and the transfer mechanism that moves the take-out mechanism. The take-out member 53 for taking out the take-out target product from the storage unit 10 by engaging the back surface (for example, the second side face 45) of the take-out target product (cigarette product 40) viewed from the transfer mechanism and pulling the take-out target product. Is provided.
Therefore, the dispensing device 100 including a novel mechanism is provided as a mechanism for taking out the tobacco product 40 from the storage unit 10 that stores the tobacco product 40.
In addition, it is possible to take out the product to be taken out (the tobacco product 40) from the container 10 by a simple operation.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 9A, FIG. 9B, FIG. 9C, and FIG. 9D are schematic perspective views showing a series of operations for taking out the tobacco product 40 from the accommodating portion in the second embodiment. .
The payout device according to the present embodiment is different from the payout device 100 according to the first embodiment in the points described below, and otherwise the payout device 100 according to the first embodiment described above. It is constituted similarly.

  In the case of the present embodiment, a plurality of tobacco products 40 can be stored vertically in each storage space 15 of the first storage column 11a (FIG. 1). Here, the vertical stacking means a state in which the tobacco products 40 are stacked such that the tobacco products 40 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction are in contact with each other.

In the case of this embodiment, the take-out mechanism takes out the uppermost tobacco product 40 from the storage space 15 among the tobacco products 40 stored in the storage space 15 of the first storage column 11a.
That is, the storage unit 10 stores a plurality of tobacco products 40 in a vertically stacked state in which the tobacco products 40 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction are in contact with each other, and the take-out mechanism has a topmost tobacco product among the plurality of vertically stacked tobacco products 40. The product 40 is taken out from the container 10.

  When only one tobacco product 40 is stored in the storage space 15, the take-out mechanism can also take out the tobacco product 40 as in the first embodiment.

Here, when the product to be taken out is a thin tobacco product 40 in which the thickness dimension of the product to be taken out is smaller than the length of the hook portion 53b, the tobacco product 40 located under the tobacco product 40 is also drawn in together. It is preferable that the dispensing device 100 is configured to adjust the rotation angle of the extraction member 53 from the state of FIG.
That is, when the product to be taken out is the thin tobacco product 40, the take-out member 53 is rotated 90 degrees from the state shown in FIG. 9A, and the hook 53b is suspended from the tip of the main body 53a. When the member 53 is pulled into the main body 51, it is hooked on the hook 53b to the cigarette product 40 adjacent to the product to be taken out and pulled into the main body 51, so that the state from the state of FIG. The extraction member 53 is pulled into the main body 51 in a state where the rotation angle of the extraction member 53 is less than 90 degrees (for example, 45 degrees) and the hook portion 53b is inclined. Thereby, it can suppress drawing in to the tobacco goods 40 adjacent under it with the goods for extraction.
The thickness information of the tobacco product 40 of each brand is stored in advance in the RAM 80c in association with the identification information of each brand of the tobacco product 40. Then, when taking out the product to be taken out from the storage unit 10, the thickness information of the product to be taken out is acquired from the RAM 80c based on the identification information of the product to be taken out, and the takeout member 53 is obtained according to the thickness information. Is determined (from the state of FIG. 9A).

  However, at the stage where the takeout member 53 is moved deeper than the second side surface 45 of the tobacco product 40 as shown in FIG. 9A, the tobacco adjacent to the main body 53a of the takeout member 53 and the product to be taken out. You may adjust the height position of the transfer unit 50 in the case of taking-out operation so that the distance (height difference) with the upper surface of the goods 40 may become smaller than the length of the hook part 53b. In this way, regardless of the thickness of the product to be extracted, even if the rotation angle of the extraction member 53 from the state of FIG. 9A is constant (for example, 90 degrees each time), the product together with the product to be extracted It can suppress drawing in to the tobacco goods 40 adjacent to the bottom.

[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 10A and FIG. 10B are schematic views showing a series of operations for taking out the tobacco product 40 from the accommodating portion in the third embodiment.
The payout device according to the present embodiment is different from the payout device 100 according to the first embodiment in the points described below, and otherwise the payout device 100 according to the first embodiment described above. It is constituted similarly.

  In the case of the present embodiment, a plurality of tobacco products 40 can be vertically stacked in the first storage column 11a. That is, the tobacco products 40 are stacked in the first storage column 11a so that the tobacco products 40 adjacent in the vertical direction are in contact with each other.

Then, the take-out mechanism is inserted between the tobacco product 40 that is the product to be taken out and the other tobacco product 40 stacked on the tobacco product 40, and the insertion member 115 that lifts the other tobacco product 40. It has. Although not shown, the take-out mechanism includes a motor for operating the insertion member 115 and the like.
That is, the storage unit stores a plurality of tobacco products 40 in a vertically stacked state in which the tobacco products 40 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction are in contact with each other, and the take-out mechanism is stacked on the product to be taken out (the tobacco product 40). It includes a lift mechanism (insertion member 115) that engages with a tobacco product and lifts another tobacco product.
In the case of this embodiment as well, the take-out mechanism is assumed to be mounted on the transfer unit 50 (see FIG. 3).

  The insertion member 115 is, for example, a plate-like member that is thin toward the distal end side (that is, formed in a wedge shape). However, the insertion member 115 may be flat.

In the case of this embodiment, the take-out mechanism does not include the take-out member 53 and the support member 151 and a mechanism for driving them.
Instead, the take-out mechanism includes a take-out member 110 that is pushed into the housing part (for example, the first housing column 11a) along the bottom surface of the product to be taken out (the tobacco product 40).
The extraction member 110 includes a plate-shaped main body 111 and a hook 112 that protrudes upward from the tip of the main body 111.

The upper surface on the front end side of the hook 112 is an inclined surface 112a that is inclined downward toward the front end side.
For this reason, the extraction member 110 can be pushed in smoothly along the bottom surface of the tobacco product 40.
On the other hand, the base end side surface of the hook 112 is an upright surface 112b that stands vertically. Therefore, the tobacco product 40 can be pulled out by hooking the rising surface 112b to the tobacco product 40.
That is, when the take-out member 110 is pushed into the housing portion along the bottom surface of the tobacco product 40, the upright surface 112b is engaged with the second side face 45 as shown in FIG. The tobacco product 40 can be easily pulled out by the member 110.

Thus, the main body 111 is a plate-like body or a rod-like body that is pushed into the housing portion along the bottom surface of the product to be taken out (the tobacco product 40).
Further, the hook 112 protrudes upward from the tip of the main body 111.

  Here, by pulling the tobacco product 40 as the product to be taken out by the take-out member 110 in a state where the other tobacco product 40 is lifted by the insertion member 115, the tobacco product 40 is not collapsed, and the object to be taken out is removed. The tobacco product 40 as a product can be easily taken out.

The extraction member 110 and the insertion member 115 may be operated in synchronization, or one of the extraction member 110 and the insertion member 115 may be operated before the other.
That is, after inserting the insertion member 115 between the tobacco product 40 that is the product to be extracted and the other tobacco products 40 stacked on the tobacco product 40, the extraction member 110 is taken out of the product to be extracted. The insertion member 115 may be pushed along the bottom surface, and after the take-out member 110 is pushed along the bottom surface of the product to be taken out, the insertion member 115 is stacked on the tobacco product 40 that is the take-out target product and the tobacco product 40. It may be inserted between other cigarette products 40.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Each figure of Drawing 11 (a)-Drawing 13 (c) is a mimetic diagram showing a series of operation which takes out tobacco product 40 from storage part 10 in a 4th embodiment.
The payout device according to the present embodiment is different from the payout device 100 according to the first embodiment in the points described below, and otherwise the payout device 100 according to the first embodiment described above. It is constituted similarly.

In the case of the present embodiment, the storage unit 10 stores a plurality of tobacco products 40 in a vertically stacked state where the tobacco products 40 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction are in contact with each other, and the take-out mechanism engages with the product to be taken out (the tobacco product 40). Thus, a lift mechanism for lifting the product to be taken out is included.
The lift mechanism includes an upper urging unit (upper urging member 121) that comes into contact with the front surface (for example, the first side surface 44) of the product to be taken out and urges the front surface upward. Here, the front surface of the product to be taken out is a surface facing the transfer unit 50 (that is, a surface opposite to the back surface).
Further, the upper urging portion has an inclined surface 121a that abuts on the front surface of the product to be taken out (cigarette product 40) and tilts the product to be taken out backward by pushing the front surface to the back side.
The inclined surface 121a is inclined forward toward the take-out target product side.

  The transfer unit 50 includes a motor and a drive transmission mechanism (not shown) for moving the upper urging member 121 forward and backward in the horizontal direction.

On the other hand, in the accommodating part 10, the accommodating part side inclined surface 122 inclined backward is formed in the surface facing the back surface (2nd side surface 45) of the goods for taking out. As shown in FIG. 11A and the like, the inclined surface 121a and the accommodating portion-side inclined surface 122 are substantially parallel with the inclined surface 121a facing the product to be taken out.
The storage portion side inclined surface 122 is repeatedly provided for each stage of the tobacco product 40 stacked on the storage column 11.

In the case of this embodiment, the takeout member 53 is provided at the lower part of the main body 51 (the height position corresponding to the lower end of the accommodation space 52), like the support member 151.
The upper biasing member 121 is disposed above the extraction member 53.

  In the present embodiment, in order to take out the tobacco product 40 from the storage unit 10, first, as shown in FIG. 11A, the transfer unit 50 is moved to a position facing the product to be taken out.

Next, as shown in FIG. 11B, the upper biasing member 121 is protruded from the main body 51, the inclined surface 121a is abutted against the front surface (first side surface 44) of the product to be extracted, and the front surface is further moved. Push into the back (second side 45) side. Thereby, the front surface of the product to be taken out is lifted, and the front side of the other tobacco products 40 stacked on the product to be taken out is also lifted.
Here, the back surface of the product to be taken out and the back surface (second side surface 45) of each tobacco product 40 overlapping therewith are abutted against the accommodating portion-side inclined surface 122.
In this manner, the front side portion of the product to be taken out is in a state of being spaced upward from another tobacco product 40 adjacent to the lower side of the product to be taken out.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 11C and 11D, the support member 151 is protruded from the main body 51 and inserted into the lower gap of the product to be taken out. In the case of the present embodiment, the support member 151 also has a function of lifting the product to be taken out.
Moreover, as shown in FIG.11 (d), a pair of extraction member 53 is made to protrude from the main-body part 51, and is inserted in the clearance gap below the extraction object goods.

As shown to Fig.12 (a), a pair of taking-out member 53 is inserted until the hook part 53b of a pair of taking-out member 53 is located in the back rather than the 2nd side surface 45 of the goods to be taken out.
Next, as shown in FIGS. 12 (b) and 13 (a), the pair of extraction members 53 of the main body portion 53a are arranged so that the hook portion 53b protrudes upward from the tip of the main body portion 53a. Rotate around axis.
In this case as well, when the product to be taken out is a thin tobacco product 40, the take-out from the state of FIG. 12 (a) is performed so that the tobacco product 40 adjacent to the upper side of the product to be taken out is not drawn together. It is preferable that the rotation angle of the member 53 is an angle of less than 90 degrees (for example, 45 degrees), and the extraction member 53 is pulled into the main body 51 in a state where the hook portion 53b is inclined.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 13 (b), the pair of take-out members 53 are moved toward the main body 51, thereby pulling the product to be taken out toward the main body 51 and taking out as shown in FIG. 13 (c). The target product is accommodated in the main body 51. At this time, the support member 151 and the upper biasing member 121 are also accommodated in the main body 51. In addition, it is also preferable that the take-out target product is pulled into the main body 51 while the take-out target product is sandwiched between the upper biasing member 121 and the hook portion 53b.

  In the present embodiment, the example in which the upper biasing member 121 hits the front surface of the product to be taken out has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and the upper biasing member 121 is stacked on the product to be taken out. The other tobacco product 40 may be tilted backward by hitting the front surface of the other tobacco product 40 and pushing the front surface to the back side.

[Fifth Embodiment]
FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram for explaining a dispensing device according to the fifth embodiment.
The payout device according to the present embodiment is different from the payout device according to the fourth embodiment in the points described below, and is otherwise the same as the payout device according to the fourth embodiment. It is configured.

In the case of the present embodiment, the lift mechanism includes a rotating roller 125 instead of the upper biasing member 121. The rotation roller 125 is made of rubber, for example, and urges the front surface upward by rotating in contact with the front surface (first side surface 44) of the product to be taken out.
That is, the upper biasing portion is configured to include the rotating roller 125.

  In the present embodiment, the example in which the rotating roller 125 contacts the front surface of the product to be taken out and urges the front surface upward has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and the rotating roller 125 is to be taken out. The front surface of another tobacco product 40 stacked on the product may be contacted to urge the front surface upward.

[Sixth Embodiment]
FIG. 15A, FIG. 15B and FIG. 15C are schematic plan views showing a series of operations for taking out the tobacco product 40 from the container 10 in the sixth embodiment.
The payout device according to the present embodiment is different from the payout device 100 according to the first embodiment in the points described below, and otherwise the payout device 100 according to the first embodiment described above. It is constituted similarly.

In the case of the present embodiment, the take-out mechanism moves the hook 53b into the main body 53a when the main body 53a of the take-out member 53 is pushed into the housing 10 as shown in FIGS. 15 (a) and 15 (b). Are provided with a spring or an actuator (not shown) that changes in a state extending in a direction intersecting with.
For this reason, as shown in FIG. 15C, the take-out member 53 is moved to the main body 51 (not shown in FIG. 15) with the hook 53b extended as shown in FIG. The tobacco product 40 can be pulled and the tobacco product 40 can be accommodated in the main body 51.

[Seventh Embodiment]
FIGS. 16A, 16B, and 16C are schematic views showing a series of operations for taking out the tobacco product 40 from the accommodating portion 10 in the seventh embodiment.
The payout device according to the present embodiment is different from the payout device 100 according to the first embodiment in the points described below, and otherwise the payout device 100 according to the first embodiment described above. It is constituted similarly.

In the present embodiment, a slit 126 is formed on the back side of the shelf frame 12 of the storage column 11. The slits 126 are respectively arranged at height positions corresponding to the accommodation spaces 15 of the respective stages.
Further, the take-out member 53 can be advanced through the outside of the storage column 11 until the hook portion 53b is located behind the back of the product to be taken out (FIGS. 16A and 16B). ).
Then, after the extraction member 53 is rotated around the axis of the main body 53a as shown in FIG. 16 (b), the hook 53b of the extraction member 53 can enter the storage column 11 through the slit 126. It has become. Further, the tobacco product 40 enters the main body 51 by moving the take-out member 53 toward the main body 51 in a state where the hook portion 53b is engaged with the back surface (second side surface 45) of the tobacco product 40. (Fig. 16 (c)).

Here, in the case of this embodiment, accommodation of the product to be taken out into the main body 51 may be performed exclusively by the take-out member 53, or the take-out member 53 and a retracting mechanism provided in the main body 51. You may come to perform by cooperation of.
As the drawing mechanism, for example, as shown in FIGS. 16A to 16C, a drawing roller 127 that draws the tobacco product 40 into the main body 51 by being rotated by a motor (not shown) can be used.

  Thus, in the case of the present embodiment, the take-out mechanism pulls in the take-out target product (cigarette product 40) taken out from the storage unit 10 by the take-out member 53 into the holding unit (main body unit 51) (pull-in roller 127). Is provided.

[Eighth Embodiment]
FIG. 17 is a schematic perspective view for explaining an operation of taking out a tobacco product (not shown) from the accommodating portion 10 in the eighth embodiment.
The payout device according to the present embodiment is different from the payout device 100 according to the first embodiment in the points described below, and otherwise the payout device 100 according to the first embodiment described above. It is constituted similarly.

In the case of this embodiment, a plurality of tobacco products 40 are accommodated in the accommodation column 11 in a vertical stack.
In the case of the present embodiment, a plurality of stages of rubber strings 128 are provided horizontally on the surface of the storage column 11 that faces the transfer unit 50 (not shown in FIG. 17).
That is, both ends of the rubber cord 128 are fixed to the shelf frame 12 by fixing portions 129 provided at both ends in the lateral width direction of the shelf frame 12. The interval between the upper and lower rubber strings 128 can be, for example, about half the thickness of the tobacco product 40.
In addition, although the thickness dimension of the tobacco product 40 differs depending on the brand, the distance between the rubber strings 128 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction can be, for example, about half the thickness of the tobacco product 40 of the type with the smallest thickness dimension.

The main body 51 of the transfer unit 50 includes four pin members that can move in parallel with the take-out member 53 and move up and down.
That is, the main body 51 includes a pair of upper engagement pins 131 provided on the upper portion of the main body 51 and a pair of lower engagement pins 132 provided on the lower portion of the main body 51.
As shown in FIG. 17, the upper engagement pin 131 is engaged with the upper rubber cord 128 of the rubber cord 128 at a position corresponding to the product to be taken out, and the rubber cord 128 is stretched upward. By engaging the lower engagement pin 132 with the lower rubber cord 128 of the rubber cord 128 at a position corresponding to the product to be taken out, and extending the rubber cord 128 downward, the product to be taken out can be obtained. The storage column 11 can be easily taken out.

In addition, it can suppress that the other tobacco goods 40 collapse | crumble by the other rubber cord 128 at the time of taking out the goods for taking out from the storage column 11.
That is, even if the tobacco products 40 are stacked vertically in the storage column 11, the product to be taken out can be taken out without causing collapse of the other tobacco products 40.

  Although the embodiments have been described with reference to the drawings, these are examples of the present invention, and various configurations other than the above can also be adopted.

In the above, the example in which the transfer unit 50 has the function of transferring the tobacco product 40 has been described. However, the transfer unit 50 is merely for moving the take-out mechanism and does not have the function of transferring the tobacco product 40. It may be.
For example, the payout device may be configured such that the take-out target product is pulled out from the storage unit 10 by the take-out mechanism and dropped down, and the take-out target product is carried out of the payout device by the conveyor.

  Moreover, in 1st Embodiment etc., although the transfer unit 50 demonstrated the example which replenishes the tobacco goods 40 to accommodation columns 11 other than the 1st accommodation column 11a, with respect to any accommodation area | region of the accommodating part 10, The operator may refill the tobacco product 40 manually.

  Moreover, in said 1st Embodiment etc., although the number of the accommodation shelves in the accommodating part 10 demonstrated two examples, the 1st accommodating shelf 10a and the 2nd accommodating shelf 10b, the accommodation shelf with which the accommodating part 10 is provided is demonstrated. The number is not limited to this example.

In the first embodiment and the like, the example in which the reading unit 57 reads the barcode 41 from the tobacco product 40 has been described. However, the reading unit 57 captures an image of the tobacco product 40 and performs image authentication for the imaging result. Therefore, the type (brand) of the tobacco product 40 may be optically discriminated.
Each tobacco product 40 may have an IC tag storing identification information. In this case, the reading unit 57 includes an IC tag reader.

  In the first embodiment and the like, the example in which the entire first storage shelf 10a can be slid forward with respect to the housing 30 has been described. However, an area in which the tobacco product 40 is replenished by the operator (for example, It may be possible to slide only the first storage column 11 a) relative to the housing 30 and pull it out from the housing 30.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, the example in which the tobacco product 40 in the first storage column 11a is not used for dispensing has been described, but the tobacco product 40 in the first storage column 11a is also dispensed after reading and storing the barcode 41. You may come to be used for.

  Moreover, each said embodiment can be combined suitably in the range which does not deviate from the main point of this invention.

This embodiment includes the following technical ideas.
(1) A dispensing device capable of dispensing tobacco products to be dispensed,
A housing portion for housing a plurality of tobacco products, and a housing portion having an outlet for taking out the product to be taken out which is the tobacco product to be taken out from the housing portion in a horizontal direction;
A take-out mechanism for taking out the product to be taken out from the accommodating portion through the exit portion;
A transfer mechanism for moving the take-out mechanism to a position facing the take-out target product via the outlet portion;
With
The take-out device includes a take-out device that takes out the take-out target product from the storage unit by engaging the back surface of the take-out target product viewed from the transfer mechanism and pulling the take-out target product.
(2) The extraction member is
A main body extending in a direction intersecting the back surface of the product to be taken out;
A hook portion provided at a tip of the main body portion and hooked to the back surface;
With
The take-out device according to (1), wherein the take-out mechanism takes out the product to be taken out from the storage portion by pulling the take-out member in a horizontal direction in a state where the hook portion is hooked on the back surface.
(3) The payout device according to (2), wherein the main body is a linear rod-shaped body.
(4) The hook portion is a second rod-like body extending in a direction intersecting the main body portion,
The take-out mechanism is
An action of moving the take-out member in one direction in the longitudinal direction of the main body part;
An operation of rotating the take-out member around the axis of the main body,
An operation of pulling the product to be taken out by moving the take-out member in the longitudinal direction of the main body part in the opposite direction to the one direction to engage the hook portion with the back surface of the product to be taken out;
The payout device according to (3).
(5) The payout device according to (2), wherein the main body is a plate-like body or a rod-like body that is pushed into the housing portion along the bottom surface of the product to be taken out.
(6) The payout device according to (5), wherein the hook portion protrudes upward from a tip of the main body portion.
(7) The take-out mechanism includes a spring or an actuator that changes the hooking portion to a state extending in a direction intersecting the main body when the main body is pushed (2), (3), or The dispensing device according to any one of (5).
(8) The take-out device according to any one of (1) to (7), wherein the take-out mechanism includes a pair of take-out members and operates the pair of take-out members in synchronization with each other.
(9) The take-out mechanism according to any one of (1) to (8), wherein the take-out mechanism includes a support member that supports a lower surface of the take-out target product when the take-out target product is taken out by the take-out member. apparatus.
(10) The storage unit according to any one of (1) to (9), wherein the storage unit includes a plurality of storage cells that are arranged side by side in the vertical direction and store the tobacco products one by one. Dispensing device.
(11) The storage unit stores a plurality of tobacco products in a vertically stacked state in which the tobacco products adjacent to each other in the vertical direction are in contact with each other.
The take-out mechanism includes a lift mechanism that engages with the other tobacco products stacked on the product to be taken out or the product to be taken out and lifts the other tobacco products or the product to be taken out (1 ) To (9).
(12) The dispensing device according to (11), wherein the lift mechanism includes an upper urging unit that urges the front surface of the other tobacco product or the product to be taken out to urge the front surface upward.
(13) The dispensing device according to (12), wherein the upper urging portion includes a rotating roller.
(14) The upper urging portion strikes the front surface of the other tobacco product or the product to be taken out and pushes the front surface toward the back side to tilt the other tobacco product or the product to be taken out backward. The dispensing device according to (12) having an inclined surface.
(15) The storage unit stores a plurality of tobacco products in a vertically stacked state in which the tobacco products adjacent to each other in the vertical direction are in contact with each other.
The take-out mechanism according to any one of (1) to (9), wherein the take-out mechanism takes out the tobacco product at the uppermost position from the plurality of tobacco products in the vertically stacked state.
(16) The transfer mechanism includes:
A holding unit for holding the product to be taken out taken out by the take-out mechanism;
The dispensing device according to any one of (1) to (15), wherein the commodity to be taken out held in the holding unit is moved to a transfer position.
(17) The payout device according to (16), wherein the take-out mechanism further includes a pull-in mechanism that draws the take-out target product taken out from the storage portion by the take-out member into the holding portion.

10 storage unit 10a first storage shelf 10b second storage shelf 11 storage column 11a first storage column 11b second storage column 11c third storage column 11d fourth storage column 11e fifth storage column 11f sixth storage column 12 shelf frame 13 Shelf plate 14 Guided portion 15 Accommodating space 15a Entrance / exit 16 Empty space 21 Guide rail 30 Housing 30a Rotating space 31 Bottom plate portion 32 Top plate portion 33 Left side wall portion 34 Right side wall portion 35 Front door 36 Rear side wall portion 37 Extraction opening 38 Hinge Part 39 Dispensing area 40 Tobacco product 41 Bar code (identification information)
42 1st main surface 43 2nd main surface 44 1st side surface 45 2nd side surface 46 1st end surface 47 2nd end surface 50 Transfer unit 51 Main body part 52 Storage space 52a Opening 53 Extraction member 53a Main body part 53b Hook part 56 Sensor holding block 57 Reading unit 58 Horizontal rotating block 59 X-axis guided portion 61 Support plate 62 Pulley 63 Y drive timing belt 64 Y drive shaft 65 Y transmission belt 66 Support plate 66a Connecting slit 66b X axis guide rail 67 Pulley 68 For X drive Timing belt 69 connecting member 80 controller 80a CPU
80b ROM
80c RAM
81 Discharge command acquisition unit 82 X drive motor 82a Motor shaft 83 Y drive motor 83a Motor shaft 85 Rotation motors 86a, 86b Extraction member drive motors 87a, 87b Extraction member rotation motor 88 Support member drive motor 100 Discharge device 110 Extraction member 111 Main body 112 Hook 112a Inclined surface 112b Standing surface 115 Insertion member (lift mechanism)
121 Upper biasing member (lift mechanism, upper biasing portion)
121a Inclined surface 122 Accommodating portion side inclined surface 125 Rotating roller (lift mechanism, upward biasing portion)
126 Slit 127 Pull-in roller (Pull-in mechanism)
128 Rubber string 129 Fixed portion 131 Upper engagement pin 132 Lower engagement pin 150 Bottom opening 151 Support member 152 Adjustment member 153 First mirror 154 Second mirror 155 Notch-shaped portion

Claims (17)

A dispensing device capable of dispensing tobacco products to be dispensed,
A housing portion for housing a plurality of tobacco products, and a housing portion having an outlet for taking out the product to be taken out which is the tobacco product to be taken out from the housing portion in a horizontal direction;
A take-out mechanism for taking out the product to be taken out from the accommodating portion through the exit portion;
A transfer mechanism for moving the take-out mechanism to a position facing the take-out target product via the outlet portion;
With
The take-out device includes a take-out device that takes out the take-out target product from the storage unit by engaging the back surface of the take-out target product viewed from the transfer mechanism and pulling the take-out target product. The extraction member is
A main body extending in a direction intersecting the back surface of the product to be taken out;
A hook portion provided at a tip of the main body portion and hooked to the back surface;
With
2. The dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the take-out mechanism takes out the product to be taken out from the storage unit by pulling the take-out member in a horizontal direction in a state where the hook is hooked on the back surface.   The dispensing device according to claim 2, wherein the main body is a linear rod-shaped body. The hook portion is a second rod-like body extending in a direction intersecting the main body portion,
The take-out mechanism is
An action of moving the take-out member in one direction in the longitudinal direction of the main body part;
An operation of rotating the take-out member around the axis of the main body,
An operation of pulling the product to be taken out by moving the take-out member in the longitudinal direction of the main body part in the opposite direction to the one direction to engage the hook portion with the back surface of the product to be taken out;
The payout device according to claim 3 which performs.   The dispensing device according to claim 2, wherein the main body is a plate-like body or a rod-like body that is pushed into the housing portion along the bottom surface of the product to be taken out.   The dispensing device according to claim 5, wherein the hook portion protrudes upward from the tip of the main body portion.   The said extraction mechanism is provided with the spring or actuator which changes the said hook part to the state extended in the direction which cross | intersects with respect to the said main-body part, when the said main-body part is pushed in. The dispensing device according to item.   The payout device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the take-out mechanism includes a pair of the take-out members and operates the pair of take-out members in synchronization with each other.   The dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the take-out mechanism includes a support member that supports a lower surface of the take-out target product when the take-out target product is taken out by the take-out member.   The dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the housing unit includes a plurality of storage cells that are arranged side by side in the vertical direction and each store the tobacco products one by one. In the storage portion, a plurality of tobacco products are stored in a vertically stacked state in which the tobacco products adjacent in the vertical direction are in contact with each other,
The said take-out mechanism includes a lift mechanism that engages with another cigarette product stacked on the product to be taken out or the product to be taken out to lift another cigarette product or the product to be taken out. The payout device according to any one of 1 to 9.   The dispensing device according to claim 11, wherein the lift mechanism includes an upper urging unit that contacts the front surface of the other tobacco product or the product to be taken out and urges the front surface upward.   The dispensing device according to claim 12, wherein the upper urging portion includes a rotating roller.   The upper urging portion has an inclined surface that inclines the other tobacco product or the product to be taken out by abutting against the front surface of the other tobacco product or the product to be taken out and pushing the front surface toward the back side. The dispensing device according to claim 12. In the storage portion, a plurality of tobacco products are stored in a vertically stacked state in which the tobacco products adjacent in the vertical direction are in contact with each other,
The dispensing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the take-out mechanism takes out the tobacco product at the uppermost position from the plurality of tobacco products in the vertically stacked state. The transfer mechanism is
A holding unit for holding the product to be taken out taken out by the take-out mechanism;
The payout device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the product to be taken out held in the holding unit is moved to a transfer position.   The payout device according to claim 16, wherein the take-out mechanism further includes a pull-in mechanism that draws the take-out target product taken out from the storage portion by the take-out member into the holding portion.

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