JP2565713B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a vending machine that can carry out and sell products having extremely different thicknesses such as cigarettes and cards.

"Conventional technology" A vending machine that stacks products in a column, pushes out the products at the bottom and carries them out, and when selling different products, it is impossible to carry out if the external dimensions of the products are different. become. Therefore, slight changes in the dimensions such as changing the position of the column have been made.However, if the dimensions in the stacking direction change drastically like cigarettes and cards, such a conventional method can be used. There wasn't.

That is, since cigarettes have a large dimension in the stacking direction, it is easy to extrude one product from the bottom and carry it out,
In the case of extremely thin products such as cards, extrusion requires an extrusion mechanism suitable for the cards.

"Problems to be Solved by the Invention" The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and enables the sale of products such as cigarettes and cards having extremely different dimensions in the stacking direction. The purpose is to provide a configured vending machine.

"Means for solving the problem" An opening is formed between the base and the column, through which thick products such as cigarettes can be carried out, and an extruding piece for extruding the thick product is provided, and further, the upper surface of the base and the column. A second base is provided between the lower end of the second base and the opening, and a stopper having a recess formed in the lower portion is formed near one end of the upper surface of the second base. The problem is solved by providing an extruding section for extruding the thin product, and easily attaching and detaching the second base, the stopper, and the extruding section.

"Operation" When selling cigarettes, use with the second base and extrusion part removed, and when selling extremely thin products such as cards, the second base and extrusion part etc. Cards can be sold by mounting and using.

In this way, with the configuration including the second base and the support plate to which the pushing portion is attached, it becomes possible to sell products of extremely different sizes such as cards.

Moreover, even though it is difficult to push out the card because it has a small dimension in the stacking direction like a card, it has a stopper for exclusive use of the card, an extruding part, and a second base, so that the product is significantly different without any support. Can be sold, and the tobacco sales mechanism can be used.

"Embodiment" The present invention will be described based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a main part of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 FIG. 3 is a front view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a main part when a cigarette is stored in the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 3, the vending machine is formed with a base 1 on which products such as cigarettes 13 can be stacked, and reciprocates back and forth (left and right in FIG. 3) in the product delivery direction along the base 1. An extruded piece 2 is provided.

The push-out piece 2 is configured to make one reciprocation from the rear portion to the front portion by a driving electric motor (not shown), a control device, and the like.

Further, a column 3 is provided on the upper part of the base 1, and the column 3 is configured such that when the size of a product that can be accommodated is changed, the inner dimension is changed to some extent. The relationship with the mounting portion of the peripheral column 3 (not shown) or the dimensions with respect to the base 1 can be changed by the conventional technique.

In such a configuration, the push-out piece 2 reciprocates in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 3) by a driving electric motor or the like, and the lowermost tobacco 13 among the stacked tobacco 13 is forward. It is pushed out and falls to the lower front part of the base 1.

In Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, these two diagrams are diagrams of stacking thin products such as cards.
A detachable second base 4 configured to fit and attach the lower end to the base 1 is provided.
A stopper 6 is provided at the position of the opening 5 on the upper surface of the base 4. A gap 7 is formed in the lower part of the stopper 6, and a card 8 is stacked adjacent to the stopper 6 on the upper surface of the second base 4 and in the column 3. A support plate 9 is cantilevered on the extruded piece 2, and the other end is axially supported so as to be vertically movable.

A sliding portion 10 and an extruding portion 11 are attached to the supporting plate 9, and a spring 12 is attached between the lower surface of the supporting plate 9 and the extruding piece 2. The sliding portion 10 is pressed against the back surface of the second base 4 by the spring pressure of the spring 12.

The second base 4 can be attached to and removed from the base 1 freely. By removing the second base 4 and the support plate 9, products such as cigarettes 13 are stacked on the base 1. Then, it becomes possible to carry out by the extrusion piece 2 from the opening 5.

In such a configuration, the push-out piece 2 reciprocates in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 1) by turning on a switch (not shown) by a driving electric motor and a control device (not shown).

The movement of the pushing piece 2 causes the pushing portion 11 to reciprocate at the same time. The pushing portion 11 pushes the lowermost card 8 forward (to the left in FIG. 1), and the gap 7 of the stopper 6 is pushed.
As it passes, it falls to the lower front part of the base 1.

As described above, the vending machine according to the present patent claims the cigarette 13 on the base 1 with the second base 4 and the support plate 9 removed.
By pushing out with the extrusion piece 2, thick products such as cigarettes 13 can be sold.

Further, the second base 4 and the support plate 9 on which the pushing portion 11 is arranged are attached, and further, the stopper 6 is attached to the upper surface of the second base 4, and the card 8 is stacked on the base 4. As a result, it becomes possible to sell thin products such as the card 8.

Therefore, it becomes possible to easily switch and sell a card, which is a thin product, from a product having a large size in the stacking direction, such as a cigarette, and it is necessary to modify the extruding piece 2 or the like which is a carrying-out mechanism of the product. Instead, the card 8 can be sold by attaching several kinds of parts such as the second base, the support plate 9, the pushing portion 11 and the stopper 6 to the carry-out mechanism.

[Advantage of the Invention] According to the present invention, it is possible to easily remodel so that thin products such as cards can be sold in place of large products such as cigarettes,
Also, when selling cards etc., the extruded piece linked to the control device can be used as it is, so the operation reliability is high,
Products with extremely different stacking dimensions can also be sold.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a main part of an automatic vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a main part when a cigarette is stored in the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. 1 ... Base, 2 ... Extruded piece, 3 ... Column, 4 ... Second base 5 ... Opening, 6 ... Stopper, 7 ... Gap, 8 ...
Card 9 ... Support plate, 13 ... Cigarette

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An automatic vending machine having a column for stacking products on the upper part of a base, the product being pushed out from the column, wherein an opening is formed between the base and the column, through which thick products such as cigarettes can be carried out. A second base is provided between the opening of the upper surface of the base and the lower end of the column, and a thin piece is formed near one end of the upper surface of the second base. A stopper having a recess having a size that allows one product to pass therethrough is provided at the bottom, and an extruding part for extruding this thin product is provided, and the second base, the stopper, and the extruding part can be easily attached and detached. A vending machine characterized by being able to do it.