JP2596106Y2 - Direct loading vending machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a direct-loading vending machine in which commodities directly piled up and down are sequentially paid out from below.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A direct-loading type vending machine in which products such as cigarettes are vertically stacked and stored is, for example, shown in FIGS.

[0003] In this type of vending machine, for example, three storage frames 3 are provided vertically in a vending machine main body 2 which rotatably supports a front door 1. Then, the products a are stored in two rows in front and rear on the mounting table 4 arranged at the lower end of each storage frame 3, and the products a are paid out to the front and rear surfaces at the lower end of each storage frame 3. Openings 5A-5C, 6A
To 6C are provided.

[0004] At the front and rear positions over the storage frame 3, common dispensing passages 7, 8 extending vertically are provided, and respective openings 5A, 5B, 6A to 6C are provided.
Communication passage 9 for communicating with the common dispensing passages 7 and 8
A, 9B and 10A to 10C are provided.

[0005] The product a is reciprocated on the mounting table 4 in the front-rear direction, and the product a is moved from the openings 5A to 5C and 6A to 6C to the common dispensing passages 7 and 8 via the guide communication passages 9A, 9B and 10A to 10C. A dispensing member 12 having the same size as the product a to be paid out is provided. The goods a paid out to the common payout passages 7 and 8 by the movement of the pushing member 12 are shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, it falls through the common dispensing passages 7 and 8 and is placed on a belt conveyor device 13 arranged at the bottom of the vending machine main body 2. Thereafter, the product a is moved laterally by the belt conveyor device 13 and placed on the elevating basket 14, and the product a is discharged from the raised elevating basket 14 to the product outlet 16.

[0006] As shown in FIG. 16, the lower portion of the common dispensing passage 8 provided at the rear position of the storage frame 3 is inclined obliquely downward, and the lower end is opened above the belt conveyor device 13. I have.

[0007] However, in the above-mentioned direct-loading type vending machine, the product a is paid out in two directions of the front direction and the rear direction by reciprocating the extruding member 12 in the front-rear direction. The guide communication passages 9A, 9B, 10A to 10C and the common discharge passages 7, 8 are also required in both front and rear directions as the discharge passages for leading to the front and rear.
A, 9B, 10A to 10C and the common dispensing passages 7 and 8 require the length of the vending machine in the depth direction (front-back direction), which makes it difficult to reduce the thickness of the vending machine. Was.

To solve this problem, a structure as shown in FIGS. 4 to 15 can be considered, and this structure will be described below. As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
The products a are stored in two rows in the front and rear (left and right directions in FIGS. 4 and 5) on the mounting unit 20 disposed at the lower end of the storage frame 3, and the products a are placed only on the front surface at the lower end of each storage frame 3. Are provided respectively. A common dispensing passage 7 extending vertically only at the front position over these storage frames 3 and a guide communication passage 9 (9A, 9B) for communicating each opening 5 (5A, 5B) with the common dispensing passage are provided.
As shown in FIG. 6, partition plates 16 for horizontally partitioning the space inside the storage frame 3 are sandwiched between the mounting units 20, and the mounting plates arranged on both sides of the partition plate 16 are arranged between the mounting units 20. The partition plate 16 is stably and easily supported by the unit 20.

The mounting unit 20 is, as shown in FIGS. 4, 7 and 8, substantially box-shaped when combined vertically, and includes upper and lower unit cases 21 and 22 having an upper surface formed in a planar shape. A pair of sprockets 24A and 24B arranged substantially horizontally is looped over a slide pusher 23 slidable in the front-rear direction along a first slide surface 22a provided on an upper portion of the lower unit case 22. Drive chain 25 via a gear box (not shown) and a sprocket 24A.
And a drive motor 27 for rotating the shaft 5 in one direction. A protruding pin 25 protruding upward from a part of the drive chain 25 is provided in a long groove 28 extending left and right on the lower surface of the slide pusher 23.
a is inserted, and by driving the drive motor 27,
The slide pusher 23 is a product a on the rear side in FIG.
Reciprocating back and forth from a rear end position A behind the storage location to a front end position C near the opening 5.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 12, the slide pusher 23 slides back and forth along the first slide surface 22a, and includes a slide base 30 on which a pair of arms 30a are erected and an arm 30a. A pusher body 31 rotatably supported via a horizontal shaft portion 32, and a pair of substantially triangular pressing portions 33 integrally formed with the horizontal shaft portion 32 by a connecting portion 34, and externally fitted to the horizontal shaft portion 32. And a torsion coil spring 35 for urging the pusher body 31 to rotate in the direction b.

The pressing portion 33 of the slide pusher 23 has
A pressing surface 33a for pressing the product a, and the torsion coil spring 3
The stopper surface 33b which comes into contact with the upper surface of the slide base 30 by the biasing force of 5 and regulates the position so that the pressing surface 33a maintains the vertical position, and the rear surface side when the pressing surface 33a is in the vertical position. An inclined surface 33c is formed. When the slide pusher 23 moves forward, as shown in FIG. 4, it protrudes greatly from a pair of long holes 21a formed on the upper surface of the upper unit case 21, and sends out the product a to the front side. I have. That is, with the slide pusher 23 at the rear end position A as shown in FIG.
When a product sale signal is input, first, the drive motor 27 is driven to send the slide pusher 23 forward. As a result, the pressing portion 33 of the slide pusher 23 protruding above the mounting unit 20 presses the rear surface of the rear product a at the lowermost position of the product storage location, while pressing this product a and the front product a. Is sent forward, and FIG.
The slide pusher 23 is sent out to the intermediate position B shown in FIG. In this way, the product a stored in the front side is first discharged from the opening 5. Thereafter, when a product sale signal is further input, the drive motor 27 is driven again to feed the slide pusher 23 to the front end position C shown in FIG. As a result, the product a sent to the front side of the product storage location is also sent forward by the pressing portion 33 of the slide pusher 23 protruding above the mounting unit 20, and the product a is also paid out from the opening 5. Reference numeral 36 denotes a slide body with which the plate-shaped portion 30b of the slide base 30 in the slide pusher 23 engages.
The switch contact piece 38 formed on the position detecting switch 3
7, the slide pusher 23 is configured to detect an intermediate position B and a rear end position A when the slide pusher 23 advances.

Also, the connecting portion 34 of the slide pusher 23
Is provided with a position regulating portion 34a, and the slide pusher 23
When the inclined surface 33c comes into contact with the lower surface of the product a when the product a is retracted and the pusher body 31 rotates in the direction c, the position regulating portion 34a comes into contact with the upper surface of the slide base 30 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 15, the pusher 23 retreats in a position slightly protruding from the long hole portion 21a of the upper unit case 21, and even if the product a is separated from the upper surface of the upper unit case 21 and slightly lifted up. The product a is configured to be brought into contact with a corner portion of the product a to prevent the product a from being lifted.

In this way, all the products a are discharged in the forward direction, and the opening 5 for discharging the products a, the common discharge passage 7 for guiding the products a to the product outlet 16 and the guide communication passage 9A are provided. , 9 </ b> B only need to be provided on the front side, so that the common discharge passage and the guide communication passage in the rear as in the related art can be omitted, and the vending machine main body 2 can be made thin.

[0014]

However, in the vending machine shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, when dispensing a product, either the product a on the rear side or the product a on the front side is used. Only the extruding member 12 should have been sent out, but in the vending machine shown in FIGS. 4 to 15, when dispensing the front-side product a via the rear-side product a,
Since the front-side product a and the rear-side product a, that is, two products a, must be sent by the slide pusher 23, there is an action between the two products a and the upper surface 20c of the planar mounting unit 20. The frictional force to double.
Therefore, when the frictional force between each product a and the mounting unit 20 is relatively large, for example, in an environment of high humidity, the exterior film of the product a such as tobacco and the mounting unit are likely to adhere to the mounting unit. In such a case, the frictional force between the product a and the mounting unit 20 may be larger than the driving force of the slide pusher 23, and the payout operation of the product a may not be performed reliably.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a direct-loading type vending machine which can reliably pay out goods only in one direction.

[0016]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above problem, a first means of the present invention is that a mounting unit on which a product is mounted has a sectional shape obtained by cutting the upper surface of the mounting unit at a plane intersecting in the depth direction. It is formed so as to have a curved shape.

Further, the second means of the present invention is that a slide unit for passing a slide pusher is provided on an upper surface of a mounting unit on which a product is mounted .
Extends in the depth direction separately from the groove of
A projection or a groove to be reduced is formed.

[0018]

According to the first means, the upper surface of the mounting unit on which the product is mounted is formed so that the cross-sectional shape obtained by cutting the crossing surface in the depth direction becomes a curved shape. The contact area between the product and the product is reduced, and the frictional force between the product and the mounting unit is reduced. Therefore, the dispensing operation of the product by the slide pusher can be reliably performed.

Also, by forming a projection or a groove extending in the depth direction on the upper surface of the mounting unit on which the product is mounted by the second means, the mounting unit can be formed similarly to the first means. The contact area between the upper surface of the product and the product is reduced, the frictional force between the product and the mounting unit is reduced, and the dispensing operation of the product by the slide pusher can be reliably performed.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Note that, since only the shape of the upper unit case is different from the conventional one shown in FIGS. 4 to 15, the same components having the same functions are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the upper surface portion 20a of the mounting unit 20 on which the product is mounted has a cross-sectional shape cut along a plane intersecting the depth direction, and has a curved shape with a convex center. It is formed as follows. Also, as shown in FIG.
A groove 20b extending in the depth direction (front-back direction) is formed in the upper surface 20a of the mounting unit 20.

With the above configuration, the upper surface portion 20a of the mounting unit 20 on which the product a is mounted is formed so that the cross-sectional shape cut along a plane intersecting the depth direction is a curved shape, and Direction), the contact area between the upper surface 20a of the mounting unit 20 and the product a is minimized, and the frictional force between the product a and the mounting unit 20 is reduced. . Therefore, even when this product a and the product a on the front side are sent forward while pressing the rear surface of the product a on the rear side at the lowermost position of the product storage location by the slide pusher 23 (see FIG. 4),
The dispensing operation of the product a can be reliably performed.

In the above embodiment, the mounting unit 2
The upper surface portion 20a of 0 is formed such that the cross-sectional shape cut at a plane intersecting in the depth direction has a convex curved shape at the center, but may be formed such that the central shape has a concave curved shape. Good. In the above embodiment, the groove 20 extending in the depth direction (front-back direction) is formed on the upper surface 20a of the mounting unit 20.
b is formed to reduce the contact area between the product a and the mounting unit 20 by the amount of the groove 20b.
A projecting portion extending in the depth direction may be formed on the upper surface portion 20a of the placing unit 20, and the product a may be placed on the projecting portion. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the curved shape and the groove or the protrusion are combined on the upper surface portion 20a of the mounting unit 20 has been described, but the curved shape or the structure of the groove or the protrusion may be independently adopted. This has an effect, and a plurality of grooves and protrusions may be provided.

Further, in the above embodiment, all the products a are paid out to the front, but all the products a are paid out to the rear, and the opening and the common payout passage are provided only on the rear side. Can obtain the same effect. Also,
A similar configuration can be applied to products in which the arrangement direction of the products is horizontal. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the products a are arranged in two rows before and after has been described. However, the same configuration can be applied to those in which the products a are arranged in three or more rows.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, the upper surface of the mounting unit on which the product is mounted is formed such that the cross-sectional shape obtained by cutting the upper surface of the mounting unit in a crossing direction in the depth direction becomes a curved shape. By forming a projection or groove extending in the depth direction on the upper surface of the mounting unit, the contact area between the upper surface of the mounting unit and the product is minimized, and the frictional force between the product and the mounting unit is reduced. Reduced. Therefore, even when this product and the product on the front side are sent forward while pressing the rear surface of the product on the rear side at the lowest position of the product storage location by the slide pusher, it is possible to reliably perform the payout operation of the product. Can improve the reliability of vending machines.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a mounting unit of a direct-loading type vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the mounting unit.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the mounting unit.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of a mounting unit of the direct stacking type vending machine.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a direct stacking type vending machine.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a mounting unit of a conventional direct-loading vending machine.

FIG. 7 is a front sectional view of a mounting unit of a conventional direct-loading vending machine.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the mounting unit.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a slide pusher of the mounting unit.

FIG. 10 is a side view of a slide pusher of the mounting unit.

FIG. 11 is a side sectional view of the slide pusher cut along the line XI-XI in FIG. 9;

FIG. 12 is a side sectional view when the slide pusher is tilted.

FIG. 13 is a side cross-sectional view when the slide pusher of the mounting unit is at a forward intermediate position.

FIG. 14 is a side cross-sectional view when the slide pusher of the mounting unit is at a front end position.

FIG. 15 is a side sectional view of the mounting unit when the slide pusher is retracted.

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional direct stacking type vending machine.

FIG. 17 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a conventional direct-loading vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Vending machine main body 3 Storage frame 5, 5A to 5C Opening 7 Common dispensing passage 20 Mounting unit 20a Upper surface 20b Groove 21 Upper unit case 22 Lower unit case 23 Slide pusher A Rear end position (rear position) B Intermediate position C Front end position (front side position) a Product

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A storage frame for storing products in a plurality of rows in a directly stacked state on a mounting unit is provided, and an opening for paying out products is provided at a lower end of the storage frame in one direction in a product storage row direction. A dispensing passage for guiding the commodities dispensed from the opening to the product take-out side is provided, and the opening unit is provided in the mounting unit from a position farther from the storage location of the product far away from the opening than the storage location of the product. The product is reciprocated to a near side position in the vicinity, and when moving to the near side, protrudes above the mounting unit and presses the surface on the back side of the product while performing a feeding operation toward the near side by one line to move the product to the opening portion. A direct stacking type vending machine provided with a slide pusher for dispensing from a machine, and having a curved cross-sectional shape obtained by cutting the upper surface of a mounting unit on which a product is mounted in a plane intersecting the depth direction. 2. A storage frame for accommodating a plurality of rows of products in a stacked state on a mounting unit is provided, and an opening for paying out a commodity is provided at a lower end of the storage frame in one direction in a direction of the row of storing the products. A dispensing passage for guiding the commodities dispensed from the opening to the product take-out side is provided, and the opening unit is provided in the mounting unit from a position farther from the storage location of the product far away from the opening than the storage location of the product. The product is reciprocated to a near side position in the vicinity, and when moving to the near side, protrudes above the mounting unit and presses the surface on the back side of the product while performing a feeding operation toward the near side by one line to move the product to the opening portion. the slide pusher to dispense the provided on the upper surface of the loading unit the goods are placed, a slide
It extends in the depth direction separately from the groove for passing through the pusher and
A direct-stacking vending machine that has a projection or groove that reduces frictional force against it .