JP2565599Y2 - Vending machine product storage device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise storage device for a vending machine that stores and sells cylindrical products.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, this type of apparatus is disclosed in
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 0-21800, the front ends of the left and right side plates forming the product input port of the product storage column are bent to the product input port side so that the stored product falls out of the product storage column. Some products are equipped with a product stopper to prevent this. However, in such a configuration, when a columnar product is inserted into the product storage column, the end of the product to be input is caught in the product insertion port, and it is difficult to store the product. Therefore, in a vending machine intended to sell a wide variety of commodities, a large number of commodities storing columns are installed in the vending machine, so that there is a problem that a considerable amount of time is required for commodities storing work.

[0003]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] In the present invention, when storing a columnar product in a product storage column, the product is stored in the product insertion port of the product storage column without the end of the product to be thrown in being caught. It is an object of the present invention to provide a product storage device for a vending machine, which can prevent the stored products from falling out of a product storage column.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a product insertion opening which is formed over substantially the entire vertical area of the front surface of a product storage column to form the product insertion opening. The front ends of the left and right side plates are bent over substantially the entire width in the vertical direction of the product insertion port to each other toward the product insertion port side and provided with product holding portions for preventing the product from falling,
A product guide flange is formed at an end of the product holding portion on the side of the product insertion port so as to be bent forward and obliquely outward and guides the insertion of the product into the product insertion port.

[0005]

By this, one end of the product to be stored in the product storage column is brought into contact with the product guide flange, and the other end is pushed in the direction of the back plate of the product storage column. As a guide, products are stored smoothly in the product storage column.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described with reference to the drawings showing an embodiment thereof. 1 is a vending machine for stacking, storing and selling cylindrical products A in a staggered manner in a product storage column 2;
On the front surface, there are provided a product display section 3 for displaying products for sale, a product selection button 4, a coin slot 5, and a product outlet 6.

As shown in FIG. 2, the product storage column 2 is composed of a pair of left and right side plates 2A, 2B vertically suspended and a back plate 2C connected to the rear ends of the side plates 2A, 2B to form a back surface. A product insertion port 7 is formed on the front surface over substantially the entire area in the vertical direction to form a substantially U-shape, and a product delivery port 8 for product delivery is opened on a lower surface. Further, a lower portion is provided with a product unloading device 11 for locking the lowermost product A and operating each time a sales command is performed to carry out the product A to the product delivery port 8 one by one.

Further, the side plate 2 forming the product input port 7
A and 2B each have a product holding portion 9 that bends the front ends toward the product insertion port 7 to prevent the stored product A from falling out of the product storage column 2 from the product insertion port 7. Further, a flat product that bends obliquely outward in a continuous manner at an end of the product holding portion 9 on the side of the product input port 7 and guides the input of the product A into the product input port 7. A guide flange 10 is provided. This product guide flange 10
Has its tip extended outward beyond the side plate 2A, 2B interval so that the width of the opening formed by the tip of the left and right product guide flanges 10, 10 is wider than the side plate 2A, 2B interval. Is formed.

Further, the leading end interval between the opposing product holding portions 9 is slightly wider than the diameter of the product A, and the product storage column 2 is provided between the product holding portion 9 and the back plate 2C. The interval is formed to be slightly longer than the length of the product A in the axial direction, and the loaded product A is stacked and stored on the product unloading device 11 in a substantially horizontal state in which the product A is turned sideways. Therefore, when storing the product A in such a configuration, the back plate 2 of the product storage column 2 is held while holding one end of the product A and making the other end contact the product guide flange 10.
By inserting the product A in the direction C, the product A can be easily inserted into the product storage column 2, and by placing the product A on the product A supported by the product unloading device 11, the product A is placed on the side plate 2 </ b> A or 2 </ b> B by its own weight. , And stack in a staggered manner,
Is stored.

[0010]

According to the present invention, by adopting the above-described structure, it is possible to easily and promptly store the goods in the goods storage column, and the stored goods fall out of the goods storage column. To prevent

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vending machine that sells cylindrical products.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a product storage column showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a product storage column showing the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending machine 2 Merchandise storage column 2A side plate 2B side plate 2C back plate 7 merchandise input port 8 merchandise outlet 9 merchandise holding part 10 merchandise guide flange 11 merchandise unloading device A merchandise

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A merchandise unloading apparatus having a merchandise insertion port on a front surface of a merchandise storage column and a merchandise outlet on a lower surface, and a merchandise unloading device for unloading cylindrical products one by one at the merchandise outlet. In a product storage device of a vending machine in which column-shaped products put in from the input port are stacked and stored in a staggered manner, the product input port extends over substantially the entire vertical area of the front surface of the product storage column. A product that is formed to be open, and that the front ends of the left and right side plates forming the product insertion port are bent toward each other over substantially the entire width of the product insertion port in the vertical direction to prevent the product from falling. The product holding flanges are formed at the end of the product holding portion side of the product holding portion, and the product holding flanges are formed by bending forward and obliquely outward to guide the product into the product feeding opening. Vending that features Machine of commodity storage devices.