JP2695055B2 - Fall prevention plate for vending machines - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fall prevention plate for preventing a vending machine from falling in the front direction of the vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Installation of a vending machine is carried out by attaching landing members 2 to the four corners of the bottom of a vending machine body 1 as shown in FIG. The landing member 2 referred to here is formed integrally with the screw shaft portion 3, the hexagonal portion 4, and the dish-shaped landing portion 5,
The screw shaft 3 is screwed into a female screw welded to the bottom of the vending machine main body 1, and the hexagonal portion 4 of the landing member 2 is rotated with a wrench to adjust the length of the landing member 2. Thus, the level adjustment of the vending machine main body 1 is performed.

Also, in order to prevent the vending machine from tipping forward, according to JIS B8562 "Installation Standards for Vending Machines", for example, the vending machine is extended longer than the front surface A of the vending machine body 1 as shown in FIG. It is necessary to attach two ski-shaped iron plates 6.

[0004]

When using the ski-shaped iron plate 6 as shown in FIG. 10, when installing the vending machine, two iron plates are installed on the installation surface at intervals of legs of the vending machine. It is necessary to place the vending machine on C, mount the vending machine on it, and fix the fixture 7 to the iron plate 6 with the bolt 8. FIG. 11 shows the detailed structure of the landing member 2, the fixing bracket 7, and the iron plate 6 when the fixing bracket 7 is attached to the bolt 9 welded to the iron plate 6 with the nut 10.

However, in such a case, it is necessary to perform a large-scale operation of placing the vending machine main body 1 which is a heavy object at an accurate position on the iron plate 6, and the installation workability is poor. Further, when trying to adopt this installation standard for an existing vending machine, it is necessary to lay the iron plate 6 under the vending machine main body 1 by lifting the installed vending machine. However, the workability is extremely poor for existing vending machines.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a fall prevention plate having a good installation workability regardless of new installation and existing vending machines.

[0007]

A fall prevention plate for a vending machine according to the present invention engages with landing members attached to the front and rear of the bottom of the vending machine and has a length in the longitudinal direction from the depth of the vending machine. Is also a long fall prevention plate, and a long hole that opens at one end in the longitudinal direction and is formed toward the other end in the longitudinal direction and that engages with the rear landing member is formed, and in the vicinity of the other end in the longitudinal direction. Is formed with a notch that opens at one end in the short side direction and is formed toward the other end in the short side direction and that engages with the front landing member. It is characterized in that the hole is rotated in the engaged state and the notch is set to a distance for engaging the front landing member.

[0008]

According to this structure, when the rear landing member is rotated with the long hole engaged and the notch is engaged with the front landing member and mounted on the vending machine, the vending machine body is When tilting forward, the one end of the fall prevention plate engages with the rear landing member and is lifted and tilted forward and downward, and the front edge of the vending machine body contacts the fall prevention plate at the position where the front edge of the vending machine body contacts. Tilt is stopped.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Note that components having the same functions as those of the conventional example shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

1 to 5 show a first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B showing a sectional view taken along line XX ′ in FIG. 1A, the fall prevention plate B has a recess 11 formed in the center in the width direction over substantially the entire length by press molding. A landing surface 12 is formed on both sides of the recess 11. A long hole 13 is formed at one end of the fall prevention plate B toward the other end, and a plurality of notches 14a reaching the recess 11 from the side are formed in the vicinity of the other end.
14b and 14c are formed. Here, considering that the protrusion length L on the front side of the fall prevention plate B (see FIG. 4) due to the difference in the center of gravity of the mounted vending machine can be changed, 3
Since the two cutouts 14a to 14c are provided and the mounting process and the basic fall prevention function are the same, the following description will be made assuming that one cutout 14 is formed.

The landing members 2 attached to the four corners of the bottom of the vending machine body 1 will be described as rear landing members 2a and 2b and front landing members 2c and 2d on the front A side. At the time of mounting, as shown in FIG. 2, the end of the fall prevention plate B is inserted from between the lower side of the front surface A of the vending machine body 1 placed on the installation surface C and the installation surface C to form the long hole 13 After landing member 2
a with the other end of the fall prevention plate B raised as shown in FIG. 3 while engaging with the screw shaft portion 3 of a, in the direction E centering on the rear landing member 2a, the front landing member 2d is formed in the notch 14. The screw shaft portion 3 is engaged to rotate the fall prevention plate B to a position where the screw shaft portion 3 fits in the recess 11, and the other end of the fall prevention plate B that has been lifted up to that point is lowered, as shown in FIG. Get the complete state of mounting shown.

The inner diameter W of the recess 11 is formed to be slightly wider than the diameter D of the landing portion 5 of each landing member 2a to 2d. In the mounting state shown in FIG. The rear landing member 2a and the front landing member 2d are housed inside the seat, and the overturning prevention plate B in the direction F opposite to the direction E in FIG. Even if an external force that tries to rotate is applied, the landing member 2d comes into contact with the inner surface of the recessed portion 11, and the fall prevention plate B maintains the mounting completed state.

With this structure, when the vending machine body 1 tilts forward, the end of the hexagonal portion 4 of the rear landing member 2a has a concave portion 11 at the one end of the fall prevention plate B as shown in FIG. The tip of the other end of the fall prevention plate B is lifted with the tip G of the other end of the fall prevention plate B as a fulcrum and the fall prevention plate B inclines forward and downward. The vending machine body 1 tilts to the angle at which the
Further, the fall prevention plate B prevents the tilting.

In the above embodiment, the recess 11 is formed over substantially the entire length of the fall prevention plate B. However, if this recess 11 is formed at least in the range of the notches 14a to 14c, almost the same function can be obtained. .

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the landing surface 12 is formed on both sides of the recess 11. However, the same effect can be expected in the embodiment in which the landing surface 12 is not provided. FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment. In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the other end of the fall prevention plate B must be lifted up to engage the notch 14 with the screw shaft portion 3 of the front landing member 2d. In the second embodiment, the portion corresponding to the notch 14 in FIG. 1 is notched in the width H which is slightly wider than the diameter D of the landing portion 5 of the front landing member 2d. The front landing member 2d can be housed in the recess 11 simply by rotating the other end of the front landing member 2d along the installation surface C, and the stopper 15 set at the imaginary line position J is inserted into the recess 11 in the front landing member 2d. After putting in, slide to the position of the solid line and cut out
By blocking a part of the opening of 14, the fall prevention plate B
It is possible to prevent accidents that come off.

In the second embodiment, the landing surface 12 found in the first embodiment is not formed, but similarly, the landing surfaces 12 can be formed on both sides of the recess 11. In this second embodiment, the other parts of the notch 14 are not shown, but the other parts are the same as those shown in FIG.

7 (a) and 7 (b) show a third embodiment.
In this embodiment, the structure of the stopper 15 is different from that of the second embodiment. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7A, a U-shaped stopper 16 is provided to be slid on the outside of the fall prevention plate B so as to slide. The stopper 16 is formed with a long hole 17 that engages with the screw shaft portion 3 of the front landing member 2d. After the front landing member 2d is fitted into the recess 11 through the notch 14, the stopper 16 is shown in FIG. As shown, slide the elongated hole 17 until it engages with the screw shaft portion 3, and at that position connect the fall prevention plate B and the stopper 16 with the bolt 18 so that the front landing member 2d comes off from the notch 14. Is being prevented. Further, in this way, as shown in FIG. 5, the portion of the fall prevention plate B where the stress is most exerted when the vending machine body 1 tilts can be reinforced by the stopper 16, and the reliability of the fall prevention plate B can be improved. The property is improved.

FIGS. 8A and 8B show a fourth embodiment.
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8 (a), the folded portion 20 is cut as shown in FIG. 8 (b) with the U-shaped stopper 19 covered on the outer side of the fall prevention plate B. When entering the notch 14, the tip of the bent portion 20 comes into contact with the peripheral surface of the hexagonal portion 4 of the front landing member 2d, and prevents the front landing member 2d from coming off from the notch 14. Also, if you do this,
As shown in FIG. 5, the portion of the fall prevention plate B, which is most stressed when the vending machine body 1 tilts, can be reinforced by the stopper 19, and the reliability of the fall prevention plate B is improved.

In each of the above embodiments, the left and right fall prevention plates B
Although it is possible to use a slotted hole 13 and a notch 14 formed at the same position, the notch 14 of the right side fall prevention plate B is notched from the opposite side as shown in FIG.
By forming 14, the left and right fall prevention plates B can be mounted within the installation width of one vending machine body 1. This also applies to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 6, 7 and 8.
Regarding the position of the long hole 13 of the fall prevention plate B, the right fall prevention plate B may be formed near the opposite side, as shown by the phantom line in FIGS. 7 and 8. .

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, the fall prevention plate that engages with the landing members attached to the front and rear of the bottom of the vending machine and has a length in the longitudinal direction longer than the depth of the vending machine is provided. There is a long hole that opens at one end in the longitudinal direction and is formed toward the other end in the longitudinal direction and that engages with the rear landing member. A notch is formed which opens at one end and is formed toward the other end in the lateral direction and which engages with the front landing member. The long hole is engaged with the rear landing member with a gap between the long hole and the notch. When the vending machine body tilts forward, the tip of the fall prevention plate engages with the rear landing member because the notch is set to a distance that engages the front landing member. Position where the front edge of the vending machine body is abutted against the fall prevention plate when it is lifted and tilted downward It is possible to stop the tilting of the vending machine body. Further, since the fall prevention plate can be rotated with the long hole of the fall prevention plate engaged with the rear landing member, the notch of the fall prevention plate can be engaged with the front landing member. The fall prevention plate can be attached without lifting the placed vending machine, and workability at the time of attachment is good.

Further, the fall prevention plate can be mounted without lifting the vending machine placed on the installation surface, and workability at the time of mounting is good.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view and a cross-sectional view of a main part of a first embodiment of a fall prevention plate of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a process of mounting the fall prevention plate.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway side view of the fall prevention plate mounting process.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway side view showing a state in which the fall prevention plate is completely attached.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of a state in which a vending machine equipped with the fall prevention plate is tilted.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main portion of a second embodiment of the fall prevention plate of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a third embodiment of a fall prevention plate of the present invention and a cross-sectional view of essential parts in an assembled state.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a fall prevention plate of the present invention and a sectional view of a main part in an assembled state.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the vending machine in which the fall prevention plate is not mounted.

FIG. 10 is a partially cutaway side view of a conventional vending machine equipped with a fall prevention plate.

FIG. 11 is a detailed view of a mounted state of the fall prevention plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Front of vending machine body B Fall prevention plate 1 Vending machine body 2 Landing members 2a, 2b Rear landing members 2c, 2d Front landing member 3 Screw shaft part 4 Hexagonal part 5 Landing part 11 Recessed surface 12 Landing surface 13 Long hole 14a , 14b, 14c Notches 15, 16, 19 Stoppers

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] Claims: 1. Engaging landing members (2d) (2a) attached to the front and rear of the bottom of a vending machine , and
With the fall prevention plate (B) whose length is longer than the depth of the vending machine
There, towards the other longitudinal end open at one longitudinal end
The long hole (13) that is formed and engages the rear landing member (2a) is
Formed in the vicinity of the other end in the longitudinal direction and opened at one end in the lateral direction.
Front landing member that is formed toward the other end in the lateral direction
A notch (14) that engages with (2d) is formed, and the distance between the slot (13) and the notch (14) is set to the rear landing member.
Rotate with the long hole (13) engaged with (2a)
Distance at which the notch (14) engages the front landing member (2d)
Fall prevention plate for vending machines set to .