JP2517487Y2 - Article storage column - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <Industrial Application Field> The present invention relates to an article storage column for a gum vending machine or the like.

<Prior Art> An article storage column of a conventional gum vending machine will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a gum vending machine, FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a storage, and FIG. 4 is a horizontal sectional view of an article storage column.

The vending machine 10 includes a storage 20, a transparent cover 24, and an article discharge mechanism 50.

The storage 20 is for accommodating box-shaped articles 40 such as chewing gum in a stacked manner, and the articles 40 are placed on the back plate that constitutes the storage 20.
A plurality of (five in the illustrated example) width-regulating ribs 22 projecting in the vertical direction at a pitch corresponding to the width of the article, and a depth-regulating portion 23 formed on the back plate in a size corresponding to the depth of the article 40. .
The storage 20 is divided into a plurality of (four in the illustrated example) by the width regulating ribs 22, and a plurality of article storage columns (hereinafter simply referred to as columns) 21A, 21B, 21C, 21D are formed. Each of the columns 21A, 21B ... Has a width regulating rib 22 and a depth regulating section 23 formed therein so that the width and the depth match the articles 40A, 40B. By goods 40A, 40B
.. Both sides and rear side of .. are regulated.

Further, a transparent cover 24 is provided on the entire surface of the storage box 20, and the articles 40A, 40B stored in the columns 21A, 21B ...
.. is visible.

Further, a support plate 25 is provided at the lower end of the storage box 20 orthogonally to the lower end so as to support the stacked articles 40.

The article unloading mechanism 50 is provided below the support plate 25, and
Of the articles supported on 25, the article in the lowest layer is configured to be carried out forward, and includes an extruder 51 including a motor, a speed reducer connected to the motor, and a pin provided on the speed reducer. . In addition, 26 is a micro switch for detecting sold-out goods,
27 is a fixture for the switch, 28 is a detection lever of the micro switch 27, and 29 is a fall prevention lever.

When the user presses the select button of the article 40A, the extruder 51 is moved forward (to the left in FIG. 3) by the article unloading mechanism 50 arranged at the bottom of the vending machine 10, and the article 40 in the lowermost layer is moved.
A is pushed forward and can be taken out of the machine. After pushing out the article 40A, the extruder 51 retracts to the original position (the portion shown by the broken line in FIG. 3), and the remaining stacked article 40A slides on the width regulating rib 22 and the depth regulating section 23. It is designed to drop by a height of 40 A and be replenished to the article discharge mechanism 50. The same applies to the case of taking out a different article 40B.

In this type of vending machine, the position of the article is kept constant with respect to the article unloading mechanism 50 so that the prevention of the article clogging at the time of unloading the article does not occur. Further, since the articles can be seen through the transparent cover 24, it is necessary to arrange the articles in order to improve the appearance. Therefore, in case of box-shaped articles having different widths and depths, a dedicated column corresponding to each of them is provided and stored separately.

<Problems to be solved by the invention> However, in the conventional vending machine column, the number of columns increases as the number of types of articles increases, so not only does the vending machine increase in size, but the type of articles is switched depending on the sales situation. It was not possible to do so, which sometimes led to loss of sales opportunities.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an article storage column capable of storing various articles without increasing the number of columns.

<Means for Solving the Problems> An article storage column according to the present invention includes a plurality of width regulating ribs for regulating the lateral width direction of a box-shaped article, and a plurality of depth regulating portions for regulating the depth direction, An article storage column for regulating and partitioning stacked box-like articles, which is provided at both corners of the column in contact with the width-regulating ribs and the depth-restricting portion to accommodate a plurality of types of box-like articles having different widths and depths. It is characterized in that it has a locking portion having a plurality of locking surfaces for stopping.
The locking portion has a depth locking surface and a width locking surface, both side surfaces of the box-shaped article are locked by the width regulating ribs, and the rear side surface is locked by the depth locking surface, Both side surfaces of a box-shaped article having different widths and depths are locked by the width locking surfaces, and the rear side surface is locked by the depth regulating portion.

<Operation> When articles of different sizes of the first type and the second type are stored in the same column, both side surfaces of the first type article are in contact with the width regulating ribs, and then the side surfaces are depth-locked by the locking portion. The position of the first-type article is regulated in contact with the surface. Further, with respect to the second type of article, both side surfaces thereof are in contact with the width locking surface of the locking portion, and then the side surfaces thereof are in contact with the depth restricting section to restrict the position of the second type section.

<Embodiment> An embodiment according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the column. It should be noted that the same reference numerals are used for the substantially same parts as the conventional ones.

The column 30 of the present invention comprises a width regulating rib 22, a depth regulating portion 23 and a plurality of pairs of locking portions 31.

The locking portion 31 is provided when a plurality of different articles are stored in the same column. The locking portion 31 has a prismatic shape, and is formed integrally at both corners of the column 31 in contact with the width regulating rib 22 and the depth regulating portion 23. And 1 / the difference of the width of the goods 40A and 40B
It has a depth locking surface 31A having a width of 2 and a width locking surface 31B having a depth which is the difference between the depths of the articles 40A and 40B.

In FIG. 1, the locking portion 31 is provided on the column 30A,
It shows a case in which two types of articles 40A and 40B are stored, and the column 30B is not provided with the locking portion 31 and only one type of article 40B is stored.

Both sides of the article 40A inserted into the column 30A are in contact with the width regulating ribs 22, and the side faces thereof are the depth locking surface 31A of the locking portion 31.
The position in the width direction and the depth direction is restricted in contact with the.
Further, with respect to the article 40B, both side surfaces thereof are in contact with the width locking surface 31B of the locking portion 31, and the side surfaces thereof are in contact with the depth restricting portion 23 to restrict the positions in the lateral width direction and the depth direction.

Therefore, the articles 40A and 40B housed in the column 30A are aligned and stacked without unevenness on the front side surface, and are also distributed from the central portion to the left and right in the horizontal width direction with the same size, so that the appearance is good.

In the embodiment, two types of articles are stored in the same column, but two or more types can be stored by changing the shape of the locking portion. The locking portion may be formed separately from the column. Further, the column can be used not only for the vending machine but also for this kind of article display vending machine.

<Advantages of the Invention> As described above, the article storage column of the present invention is provided with the locking device having a plurality of locking surfaces for locking articles having different widths and depths at both corners of the column. Therefore, since various kinds of articles can be stored in one column, it is possible to reduce the loss of sales opportunity caused by the restriction of product switching without increasing the number of columns.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view of an article storage column according to the present invention. 2 to 4 are drawings showing a conventional technique, wherein FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a gum vending machine, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a storage, and FIG. 4 is an article storage column. FIG. 10 …… Vending machine, 20 …… Storage box 22 …… Width restriction rib, 23… Depth restriction section 30… Article storage column 31… Locking section 31A… Depth locking surface 31B… Width locking surface 40A, 40B ... Goods

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An article storage which comprises a plurality of width regulating ribs for regulating a lateral width direction of a box-shaped article and a plurality of depth regulating sections for regulating a depth direction, and regulates and divides a stacked box-shaped article. A locking part having a plurality of locking surfaces provided at both corners of the column in contact with the width restriction rib and the depth restriction part and locking a plurality of types of box-shaped articles having different widths and depths An article storage column characterized by comprising: 2. The locking portion has a depth locking surface and a width locking surface, and both side surfaces of the box-shaped article are locked by width regulating ribs and the rear side surface is engaged by the depth locking surface. 2. The article storage column according to claim 1, wherein the box-shaped articles having different widths and depths are stopped by locking both side surfaces by the width locking surfaces and the rear side surfaces by the depth restricting portion.