JP2705873B2 - Vending machine stocker 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 stocker for a vending machine for cans and bottled beverages.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 5, a vending machine main body 1 is provided with an inner box 2 having a heat insulating structure. Inside the inner box 2 is a stocker device 3 having a serpentine structure and a stocker device 3.
A chute 5 for sending the goods discharged from the company to the outlet 4 and a fan 6 and a heat exchanger 7 constituting a part of a cooling device for cooling the inside of the refrigerator are incorporated.

As shown in FIG. 6, the stocker device 3 has a meandering product passage 9 formed by mounting an arcuate stocker guide plate 8 between side walls 7.
A bend mechanism 10 and an exit guide wall 11 are attached to the lower end of the housing.

As shown in FIG. 7, shafts 13a and 13b engaged with long holes 12a and 12b formed in both side walls 7 are inserted into the back surface of the exit guide wall 11 to approach and separate from the bend mechanism 10. It is supported so as to be able to move up and down in the direction [arrow A direction]. Further, on the back surface of the outlet guide wall 11, a direction in which the distal end portion 15a protrudes outward by the compression spring 14 [arrow B
Direction), the base pins 15b of the set pins 15, 15 are gripped with each other, and the distal end 15a is retracted against the bias of the compression spring 14. By releasing the set pins 15, 15 at the position where the tip 15a is inserted into the hole 16a formed in the side wall 7, the tip 15a of the set pin 15, 15 is engaged with the hole 16a, and the bend mechanism 10 is engaged. The width of the passage formed between the outlet guide wall 11 and the outlet guide wall 11 is determined for the thick can. By releasing the set pins 15, 15 at the position where the tip 15a is inserted into the hole 16b formed in the side wall 7, the tip 15a of the set pin 15, 15 is released.
Engages with the hole 16b to position the passage width formed between the bend mechanism 10 and the outlet guide wall 11 for the can.

A width regulating guide 17 is attached to the entrance at the upper end of the product passage 9 of the stocker device 3. 8 and 9
As shown in the figure, a slider 19 is slidably attached to the width regulating guide body 18, and a lever 19a integrally formed with the slider 19 is formed in the width regulating guide body 18 at regular intervals along the sliding direction. And is positioned in engagement with a suitable one of the holes 18a.

[0006]

When the stocker device having such a configuration is operated, the position of the exit guide wall 11 in the bend mechanism 10 and the position of the slider 19 in the width regulating guide 17 are changed by a person in charge according to the shape of the product to be handled. Is changed by manual operation.

More specifically, when the shape of the product to be handled is a large can, the set pins 15, 15 of the outlet guide wall 11 are engaged with the holes 16a to form between the bend mechanism 10 and the outlet guide wall 11. The width of the passage to be formed is set for a large can, and in the case of a thin can, the set pins 15, 15 of the exit guide wall 11 are engaged with the holes 16b to form a gap between the bend mechanism 10 and the exit guide wall 11. The width of the passage is determined for the can. Regarding the width regulation guide 17 also, the staff in charge of the lever 19 according to the short can and the long can
Move the slider 19 while holding down a.
a.

After the operation as described above, a product is put into the product passage 9 via the width regulating guide 17, and the outlet guide wall 11 is positioned for the thin can even though the product to be handled is a thick can. Although the dispensing command is input to the bend mechanism 10 and the dispensing operation is performed, the product is jammed in the passage formed between the bend mechanism 10 and the exit guide wall 11. Delivery failure occurs. In this case, there is a problem that the column of the corresponding stocker device is sold out until a staff member visits the next time even though there is a product for sale.

An object of the present invention is to provide a stocker device which can contribute to prevention of incorrect setting of the exit guide wall 11.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stocker apparatus wherein an exit guide wall is configured to be changeable in a direction approaching and moving away from a bend mechanism, and an exit for detecting a set position of the exit guide wall. A detection means is provided, and a display means for displaying a set position of the exit guide wall according to a detection signal of the exit detection means is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stocker device wherein an outlet guide wall is configured to be changeable in a direction approaching and separating from a bend mechanism, and an outlet detecting means for detecting a set position of the outlet guide wall is provided. An entrance detecting means for detecting a set position of the width regulating guide installed at an entrance at an upper end of the passage is provided, and a display means for displaying a setting signal determined according to a detection signal of the exit detecting means and a detection signal of the entrance detecting means is provided. It is characterized by the following.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stocker apparatus, wherein the exit guide wall is configured to be changeable in the direction of approaching and separating from the bend mechanism, and is provided with exit detection means for detecting a set position of the exit guide wall. Provided is an entrance detecting means for detecting the set position of the width regulating guide installed at the entrance at the upper end of the passage, and given by the setting signal determined by the detection signal of the exit detecting means and the detection signal of the entrance detecting means, and the product data of the handled product. And a display unit for displaying a result of the comparison by the control unit.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the stocker device, the exit guide wall is configured to be changeable in the direction of approaching and separating from the bend mechanism, and exit detecting means or a product passage detecting the set position of the exit guide wall. Entry detection means for detecting the set position of the width regulation guide installed at the entrance at the upper end of the product, and compares the detection signal of the exit detection means or the detection signal of the entrance detection means with the target state given by the product data of the handled product And a display means for displaying a comparison result of the control unit.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stocker apparatus, wherein an entrance detecting means for detecting a set position of a width regulating guide provided at an entrance at an upper end of a product passage is provided, and the width regulating guide is controlled in accordance with a detection signal of the entrance detecting means. Display means for displaying the set position is provided.

[0015]

According to the configuration of the first aspect, the exit detecting means detects the set position of the exit guide wall, and the display means displays the set position of the exit guide wall according to the detection signal of the exit detecting means.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the exit detecting means detects the set position of the exit guide wall, the entrance detecting means detects the set position of the width regulating guide, and the display means detects the detection signal of the exit detecting means and the entrance. The setting state determined according to the detection signal of the detection means is displayed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the exit detecting means detects the set position of the exit guide wall, the entrance detecting means detects the set position of the width regulating guide, and the control unit detects the detection signal of the exit detecting means and the entrance signal. A setting state determined according to the detection signal of the detecting means is compared with a target state given by the product data of the handled product, and the display unit displays a comparison result of the control unit.

According to the configuration of claim 4, the control unit compares the set position detected by the exit detecting means or the entrance detecting means with a target state given by the product data of the handled product, and the display unit controls the control unit. Display the comparison result.

According to the configuration of claim 5, the entrance detecting means detects the set position of the width regulating guide, and the display means displays the set position of the width regulating guide according to the detection signal of the entrance detecting means.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Note that components having the same functions as those shown in FIGS. 5 to 9 showing the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the stocker apparatus of the present invention. On the side wall 7 at the lower end of the product passage 9, a microswitch 20 is attached as exit detecting means for detecting a set position of the exit guide wall 11. Microswitch
Reference numeral 20 is attached near the upper end of the long hole 12a, and the tip 15a of the set pin 15, 15 engages with the hole 16b, so that the width of the passage formed between the bend mechanism 10 and the outlet guide wall 11 is small. The shaft 13a pushes down the detection lever of the micro switch 20 while being positioned for the can.

At a position near the width regulating guide 17 attached to the entrance at the upper end of the product passage 9, a lamp 21 as a display means for displaying the set position of the exit guide wall is attached.

The circuit composed of the microswitch 20, the lamp 21, and the power supply 22
The lamp 21 is illuminated in a state where a is detected.

With this configuration, when the exit guide wall 11 provided at the exit of the commodity passage 9 in which the commodity introduced from the commodity insertion port 23 is stocked is set at the position for the thick can, the commodity The lamp 21 attached near the inlet 23 is turned off, and the lamp 21 is turned on when the outlet guide wall 11 is set at the position for the thin can.

Therefore, when an attempt is made to put a large-sized product into the product slot 23 in which the lamp 21 is lit, it is necessary to confirm the lit lamp 21 to check the exit guide wall 11.
Can be recognized by the attendant that the setting position needs to be changed, and the occurrence rate of obstacles that are normally sold without being noticed with the exit guide wall 11 set at the position for small cans can be reliably reduced. .

FIGS. 2 to 4 show a second embodiment. In this embodiment, switches 24a to 24d are attached to the width regulating guide 17 as entrance detecting means for detecting the set position of the slider 19. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, switches 24a to 24d are attached to the back surface of the width regulating guide body 18 along the moving direction of the slider 19 corresponding to the first to fourth set widths of the slider 19. And slider 19
Is a lever that pushes the sensing lever of the switch at the set position
19b are integrally formed. In the setting state of FIG. 4, the slider 19 is set to the second setting width,
The 19 lever 19b pushes the sensing lever of the switch 24b.

As shown in FIG. 2, a window 19c is formed in the front surface of the slider 19, and the slider 19 is set to the first to fourth set widths on the front surface 18b of the width regulating guide body 18. "1" at the position to look through the window 19c
The numbers “2”, “3” and “4” are indicated.

The control unit 25 includes a lamp 21 and switches 24a to 24.
d and the microswitch 20 are connected, and the product data
"Thickness" and "height" of the products given in 26
The result of the comparison is displayed on the lamp 21 based on. The lamp 21 here is attached at a position near the width regulating guide 17 at the entrance at the upper end of the product passage 9 as in the first embodiment.

The specific configuration of the control unit 25 is as follows. The thickness of the handled product given in the product data 26 is “thick can”, the height is “second set width”, the detection of the microswitch 20 is “thick can state”, and the switch 24a.
When the detection of 2424d is “the second set width”, the control unit 25 determines that the set state is correct and turns off the lamp 21. When the detection of the micro switch 20 is “small can state”,
Switch 24 when the detection of micro switch 20 is "large can"
If the detection of a to 24d is "the first setting width" or the third setting state or the fourth setting state, the control unit 25 determines that the setting state is incorrect and turns the lamp 21 on. .

With this configuration, when an intended product is to be put into the product slot 23 where the lamp 21 is lit, the lit lamp 21 is checked to determine the set position of the exit guide wall 11. It is possible to make the attendant recognize that the change or the change of the setting position of the slider 19 is necessary, and it is possible to surely reduce the occurrence rate of the trouble in the normal sales state without noticing the incorrect setting state.

Further, "1""" written on the front surface 18b of the width regulating guide main body 18 from the window 19c of the slider 19.
Since the numeral of the setting position of the slider 19 among 2 "," 3 ", and" 4 "is viewed, the setting position of the slider 19 can be clearly displayed, and the operability is improved.

In the second embodiment, the control unit 25 uses the lamp 21 to display whether the set position of the exit guide wall 11 has been changed or the set position of the slider 19 is correct.
Instead of using the product data 26 as target data, the lamp 21 can display the shape of a product that can be handled and is determined by the combination of the detection signal of the microswitch 20 and the detection signals of the switches 24a to 24d. Specifically, the detection of the micro switch 20 is “thick can state”,
If the detection of the switches 24a to 24d is "the second set width", the control unit 25 sets the "second set width" in the "thick can state" of the lamps 21 provided for each combination. The lamp 21 corresponding to the combination is turned on.

In the second embodiment, the exit detecting means for detecting the set position of the exit guide wall and the entrance detecting means for detecting the set position of the width regulating guide installed at the entrance at the upper end of the product passage are provided. One of the detection means and the entrance detection means is provided, and the control section compares the detection signal with the previously provided product data 26 as a target state, and the comparison result is displayed on the lamp 21 as a display means. You can also. Alternatively, an entrance detecting means for detecting a set position of the width regulating guide is provided, and the position of the width regulating guide is displayed by a lamp or the like as a display means in accordance with a detection signal of the entrance detecting means. An improvement in setting operability can be expected.

In each of the above embodiments, the lamp 21 as a display means is mounted at a position near the width regulating guide 17 at the upper end of the product passage 9;
It can also be installed in other easily visible places.

[0035]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the exit detection means detects the set position of the exit guide wall, and the display means displays the set position of the exit guide wall according to the detection signal of the exit detection means. By checking the display state of the display means, the staff can recognize the actual setting position of the exit guide wall, and refill the large can without noticing with the exit guide wall set at the position for the thin can. It is possible to reliably reduce the incidence of failures that are normally sold.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the exit detecting means detects the set position of the exit guide wall, the entrance detecting means detects the set position of the width regulating guide, and the display means and the detection signal of the exit detecting means and the entrance signal. In order to display the setting state determined according to the detection signal of the detecting means, the clerk can make the clerk recognize the actual setting position of the exit guide wall and the width regulating guide by checking the display state of the display means. The setting operability of the guide wall and the width regulation guide is improved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the exit detecting means detects the set position of the exit guide wall, the entrance detecting means detects the set position of the width regulating guide, and the control unit controls the detection signal of the exit detecting means and the entrance signal. The set state determined according to the detection signal of the detection means is compared with the target state given in the product data of the handled product, and the display unit displays the comparison result of the control unit. You can immediately recognize whether the actual setting position of the exit guide wall and the width regulation guide is compatible with the product being handled,
The operability of setting the exit guide wall and the width regulation guide is improved.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the control unit compares the set position detected by the exit detecting means or the entrance detecting means with the target state given by the product data of the handled product, and the display unit controls the control unit. In order to display the comparison result, the clerk can immediately recognize whether the actual setting position of the exit guide wall or the width regulation guide is compatible with the product to be handled simply by checking the display state of the display means, and The setting operability of the guide wall or the width regulation guide is improved.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the entrance detecting means detects the set position of the width regulating guide, and the display means displays the set position of the width regulating guide according to the detection signal of the entrance detecting means. By confirming the display state of, the staff can recognize the actual setting position of the width regulating guide.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a first embodiment of a stocker device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a width regulating guide according to a second embodiment of the stocker apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the width regulating guide shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a rear view and a configuration diagram of a main part of a width regulating guide according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional side view of the vending machine.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of a conventional stocker device.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional exit guide wall and a side wall for indicating the exit guide wall.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional width regulating guide.

9 is a longitudinal sectional view of the width regulating guide shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Stocker device 7 Side wall of stocker device 9 Product passage 10 Bend mechanism 11 Exit guide wall 17 Width regulation guide 18 Width regulation guide body 19 Slider 20 Micro switch [Exit detection means] 21 Lamp [Display means] 24a-24d Switch [Inlet detection Means] 25 Control unit 26 Product data

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. The space between the lower ends of the product passages formed between the side walls is limited by an outlet guide wall supported between the side walls and a bend mechanism, so that the products stacked thereon are lowered. A stocker device for regulating and lowering the second commodity from the bottom at the time of dispensing the lowest commodity among the accumulated commodities, and then dispensing the commodity with the passage space being wider than the commodity. In the above, the outlet guide wall is configured to be changeable in the direction of approach / separation with respect to the bend mechanism, and outlet detecting means for detecting a set position of the outlet guide wall is provided, and the outlet is detected in accordance with a detection signal of the outlet detecting means. A vending machine stocker device provided with a display means for displaying a set position of a guide wall. 2. A lower end of a product passage formed between the side walls is limited by an outlet guide wall supported between the side walls and a bend mechanism, so that a product stacked thereon is lowered. A stocker device for regulating and lowering the second commodity from the bottom at the time of dispensing the lowest commodity among the accumulated commodities, and then dispensing the commodity with the passage space being wider than the commodity. , Wherein the exit guide wall is configured to be changeable in the direction of approaching and separating from the bend mechanism, and exit detection means for detecting a set position of the exit guide wall is provided; An entrance detecting means for detecting a setting position of the regulation guide is provided, and a display means for displaying a setting state determined according to a detection signal of the exit detecting means and a detection signal of the entrance detecting means is provided. Vending machine stocker equipment. 3. The space between the lower ends of the product passages formed between the side walls is limited by an outlet guide wall supported between the side walls and a bend mechanism, so that the products stacked thereon are lowered. A stocker device for regulating and lowering the second commodity from the bottom at the time of dispensing the lowest commodity among the accumulated commodities, and then dispensing the commodity with the passage space being wider than the commodity. , Wherein the exit guide wall is configured to be changeable in the direction of approaching and separating from the bend mechanism, and exit detection means for detecting a set position of the exit guide wall is provided; An entrance detecting means for detecting a setting position of the regulation guide is provided, and a setting state determined by a detection signal of the exit detecting means and a detection signal of the entrance detecting means and a product data of a handled product are provided. A stocker device for a vending machine, comprising: a control unit for comparing a target state given by a control unit; and display means for displaying a comparison result of the control unit. 4. The space between the lower ends of the product passages formed between the side walls is limited by an outlet guide wall supported between the side walls and a bend mechanism, so that the products stacked thereon are lowered. A stocker device for regulating and lowering the second commodity from the bottom at the time of dispensing the lowest commodity among the accumulated commodities, and then dispensing the commodity with the passage space being wider than the commodity. , The exit guide wall is configured to be changeable in the direction of approaching and separating from the bend mechanism, and exit detecting means for detecting a set position of the exit guide wall or a width regulating guide installed at an entrance at an upper end of a product passage. Provided with an entrance detecting means for detecting the set position of the target, a detection signal of the exit detecting means or a detection signal of the entrance detecting means and a target state given by the product data of the handled product. A stocker device for a vending machine, comprising: a control unit for comparing the state of the vending machine; and display means for displaying a comparison result of the control unit. 5. The space between the lower ends of the product passages formed between the side walls is limited by an outlet guide wall supported between the side walls and a bend mechanism, so that the products stacked thereon are lowered. A stocker device for regulating and lowering the second commodity from the bottom at the time of dispensing the lowest commodity among the accumulated commodities, and then dispensing the commodity with the passage space being wider than the commodity. In the above, there is provided an entrance detecting means for detecting a setting position of the width regulating guide provided at an entrance at an upper end of the product passage, and an automatic means provided with a display means for displaying the setting position of the width regulating guide according to a detection signal of the entrance detecting means. Vending machine stocker device. 6. A stocker device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein said display means is installed near an entrance at an upper end of a commodity passage.