JP2752274B2 - Vending machine product delivery 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 dispensing device for a vending machine, and more particularly to a merchandise dispensing device for dispensing merchandise by opening and closing a merchandise receiving plate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this kind of commodity dispensing apparatus, there is one described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-2420, which is shown in FIGS.
It has a mechanism to detect sold-out items.

In this sold-out detection mechanism, a transmission shaft 42 extending laterally on the back side of a stocker body 41 is supported rotatably about an axis. A sold-out detection lever 44 that extends diagonally downward toward the inside of 43 is attached, and a lever that transmits the rotation of the sold-out detection lever 44 to a sold-out detection switch 45 is provided at the other end of the transmission shaft 42. 46 are provided. When there is no more product in the product storage path 43, the sold-out detection lever 44 is rotated by the urging force of a spring (not shown) that presses the sold-out detection lever 44 in the direction a (see FIG. 12). Is detected by the detection switch 45 which detects the sold out.

[0004]

However, in the above-described conventional product dispensing device, the sold-out detection lever 44 has a structure in which the sold-out detection lever 44 abuts obliquely downward toward the side of the product x. When the product x is lifted, as shown in FIG. 12, the sold-out detection lever 44 may rotate upward together with the product x and bend and be damaged, for example, as indicated by a dotted line.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a merchandise dispensing apparatus for a vending machine which is not damaged even when the merchandise is taken out from a merchandise storage path.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a plurality of vertically extending partition plates provided on a stocker main body, and the inside of the stocker main body is provided with a plurality of products which are stored in a directly stacked state. A product shaft is divided into a product storage path and a non-product storage space that does not store products so that different types of products can be stored in each product storage path. And a product receiving plate for pivotally supporting a base end of a member provided in the non-product storage space and rotating from a substantially horizontal position to a downward position to open and close a lower end opening of each product storage path. A product that is attached to the drive shaft, is integrally rotated, and protrudes from the non-product storage space side into each of the product storage paths, and supports the product in the product storage path from below through the product receiving plate when protruding. A support is provided, and the tip is A cam which is capable of protruding above the product receiving plate in the inside, and which is provided with a product restricting plate for preventing the product from dropping above the protruding position when protruding, and which protrudes the product restricting plate into the product storage path by pressing force. A member is attached to the drive shaft, a product in each product storage path can be designated and paid out, and a product sold-out detection plate that rotates together with the product receiving plate in a posture mounted on each of the product receiving plates. And a spring for urging the product sold-out detection plate and the product receiving plate in directions away from each other to rotate the product sold-out detection plate upward from the product receiving plate when the product on the product receiving plate is exhausted. Each member is provided, and a detector for detecting the upward movement of the product sold out detection plate is provided,
It is configured such that sold out can be detected for each product storage path.

[0007]

In the above arrangement, when the product is sold out and the product is no longer in the product storage path, the product sold-out detection plate rotates upward from the product receiving plate, and this is detected by the detector to detect the sold-out of the product. You.

[0008] Here, when there is a product in the product storage path, the product sold-out detection plate is placed on the product receiving plate in a state of abutting along the lower surface of the lowest product in the product storage path. Since the product is placed, the product only rotates below the product to be taken out even when the product in the product storage path is taken out, and the product sold-out detection plate and the like are not damaged.

[0009]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the vending machine body 1
On the receiving shelf 2 inside, four stockers 3 which can be taken out from the opening of the vending machine main body 1 are arranged side by side. The stocker 3 has two stocker bodies 4 each having a substantially U-shaped cross section arranged in the horizontal direction. In each stocker body 4, products X and Y, each of which is packed with paper or synthetic resin, are placed upward. And a non-product storage space 6 which is arranged between the product storage routes 5 and does not store products. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 7 denotes an upper end frame fixed to the upper end of the stocker 3, 8 denotes a lower end frame fixed to the lower end of the stocker 3, 9 denotes a chute for guiding the dispensed products X and Y to a product outlet 10. Reference numeral 11 denotes a front door that opens and closes an opening of the vending machine main body 1.

The non-commodity storage space 6 is divided into upper and lower parts.
As shown in the figure, a box-shaped unit 12 consisting of a simple frame is disposed above the non-product storage space 6, and
A box-shaped dispensing unit 13 constituting a dispensing mechanism of the commodity dispensing device is disposed below the non-commodity storage space 6, and the dispensing unit 13 and the side walls 12 a, 13 a of the box-shaped unit 12 store products. The path 5 and the non-product storage space 6 are partitioned. Here, 14 is a connecting plate for connecting the dispensing unit 13 and the box-shaped unit 12, 15 is a spacer attached to the back of the dispensing unit 13, and has a flange-like projection 15 a of the spacer 15 formed on the stocker body 4. The box-shaped unit 1 is engaged with the hole 4a.
2 can be easily attached to and detached from the stocker main body 4.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the stocker 3, and a commodity supply opening 5 a formed on one side of the commodity storage path 5 has:
A door 16 is provided to prevent the products in the product storage path 5 from falling off.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, a drive shaft 17 extending in the vertical direction is provided at the center of the dispensing unit 13, and the lower end of the drive shaft 17 has a semicircular product support plate 1 in a plan view.
8 is fixed. The drive shaft 17 is rotatably driven via a speed reducer 20 by a drive motor 19 disposed at an upper part in the dispensing unit 13. In addition, the product support plate 1
Product receiving plates 22 that are rotatable in the direction b around the horizontal pin 21 are provided on both sides of the position directly above the position 8.
When the product support plate 18 projects into the product storage path 5 due to the rotation of the drive shaft 17, the product support plate 18 pushes up the product receiving plate 22 to support the product X or the product Y. The product support plate 18 is the product storage path 5
When the product receiving plate 22 is removed from the inside, the unsupported product receiving plate 22 is rotated downward by its own weight, and the product X or the product Y on the product receiving plate 22 is moved through the chute 9 to the product outlet 1.
0 is supplied.

A product sold-out detection plate 23 is rotatably supported on the horizontal pin 21 together with a product receiving plate 22. The sold-out detection plate 23 is a separation spring 24.
When the product is sold out, it is turned upward by the urging force of the separating spring 24 from the horizontally oriented product receiving plate 16 as shown in FIG. I do.
A movement transmitting member 25 slidably provided up and down along the inner surface of the side wall 13 a of the payout unit 13 is provided at a rear end of the sold-out detecting plate 23 at a lower end bent portion 25 thereof.
a, and the upper bent portion 25b of the movement transmitting member 25 is in contact with the detection unit of the sold-out detection sensor 26 provided above the payout unit 13.

Product support plate 18 in non-product storage space 6
Elevating frames 27A and 27B are provided above the drive shaft 17
Are respectively provided on the left and right of
Are slidable up and down in a sliding manner with each other while being guided by the frame portion 13a of the payout unit 13.
Height adjusting shafts 28 are provided on the upper portions of the lifting frame portions 27A and 27B.
Is attached to the frame, and the height adjusting shaft 28 is moved up and down while being pulled in the direction c, so that each of the elevating frames 27A, 2
The vertical position of 7B can be freely adjusted.
Reference numeral 29 denotes a spring member for holding the height adjustment shaft 28 at the position shown in FIG. 6, and reference numeral 30 denotes a height adjustment plate that engages with a part of the height adjustment shaft 28.

At the lower portion of each of the elevating frames 27A and 27B, a product holding plate 32 supported on a lateral support pin 31 and rotatable in the d direction is provided. Further, a product holding cam 33 which is integrally rotated is fixed to the drive shaft 17 by pin connection, and this product holding cam 33 is vertically extended corresponding to the sliding range of the product holding plate 32. ing. The protruding portion formed on the back surface of the product holding plate 32 is in contact with the product holding cam 33.

Here, each of the lifting frame portions 27A and 27B is configured such that each of the product holding plates 32 has a second product X,
The height adjustment shaft 28 is adjusted to face Y.
Reference numerals 34 and 35 denote angle detection sensors for detecting the rotational angle position of the drive shaft 17. The tip of the detection lever is brought into contact with an angle detection cam member 36 attached to the upper end of the drive shaft 17. ing. 37 is a drive shaft 13 and a speed reducer 39
It is a connecting member for connecting the shaft portion of the present invention.

A description will be given of a commodity payout operation in the above configuration. In the non-payout state shown in FIGS. 8 and 9,
The product holding cam 33 is oriented in the direction along the lateral support pin 31, and neither of the product holding plates 32 projects into the product storage path 5. Further, the product support plate 18 straddles the two product storage paths 5, and the products X and Y of the both product storage paths 5 are supported by the product receiving plate 22.

Here, for example, when the product selection button corresponding to the product Y is pressed, the drive shaft 17 moves in the e direction (see FIG. 8).
Rotated 90 degrees. Then, the left product holding plate 22 is protruded into the product storage path 5 by the product holding cam 33 integrally rotated in the same direction as shown in FIG. It is sandwiched between the outer wall of the stocker body 4. At the same time, the product support plate 18 is also rotated integrally with the drive shaft 17 and escapes from under the left product receiving plate 22, and the product receiving plate 22 rotates downward around the horizontal pin 21, and Only the product Y is paid out.

Thereafter, the drive shaft 17 is moved in the reverse direction (anti-e direction).
The product is returned to the original position by being rotated by 90 degrees, and returns to the horizontal state while the left product receiving plate 22 is again supported by the product support plate 18. Further, the product holding cam 33 is separated from the left product holding plate 32, and the product holding plate 32 is rotated downward and retreats from the product storage path 5, and is stacked on the held product Y and the product Y. The product Y that has been dropped is dropped on the product receiving plate 22.

When the product selection button corresponding to the product X on the right side is pressed, the drive shaft 17 is rotated 90 degrees in the direction opposite to the direction e, and the drive shaft 17 is similarly stored in the product storage path 5 on the right side. Only the commodity X below is paid out.

Here, the product X (Y) is stored in the product storage path 5.
In the case where there is, the commodity sold-out detection plate 24 is in contact with the lower surface of the commodity X (Y) at the lowest position in the commodity storage path 5 as indicated by a virtual line in FIG. The product is placed X (Y) directly above the product receiving plate 22 via the detection plate 24. Then, when the product X (Y) is sold out and the product X (Y) disappears from the product storage path 5, the sold-out detection of the product from the product receiving plate 22 by the urging force of the separation spring 24 as shown by the solid line in FIG. The plate 23 moves upward in the f direction, the lower end bent portion 25a of the movement transmitting member 25 is pressed downward at the rear end of the sold-out detecting plate 23, and the sold-out detection sensor 2 is moved by the upper bent portion 25b of the movement transmitting member 25.
6 is pressed. In this way, the upward movement of the product sold-out detection plate 23 is detected by the detector 26 via the movement transmitting member 25, and the sold-out of the product X (Y) is detected.

In particular, in order to unsell the product X (Y) or exchange the product X (Y), the product X (Y)
Even when the operator takes out (Y), the product sold-out detection plate 23 simply moves upward in the f direction along the lower surface of the product X (Y), so that the product sold-out detection plate 23 may not be damaged. Absent. Further, since the product sold-out detection plate 23 is attached to the horizontal pin 21 together with the product receiving plate 22, the dispensing mechanism can be easily unitized, and thus repair and maintenance work can be performed efficiently.

In this embodiment, the case where the above-mentioned sold-out detecting mechanism is provided in the payout unit 13 has been described. Nor.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, by providing the sold-out detecting plate which rotates together with the product receiving plate in a posture mounted on the product receiving plate, the product storage path in the product storage path is provided. Even when taking out the product, the product sold-out detection plate is
It merely rotates upward along the lower surface of the product, and the product sold-out detection plate is not damaged, so that the reliability of this type of vending machine can be improved. Also, in a configuration in which different types of products can be stored in each product storage path, the drive shaft is rotatable in the forward and reverse directions, and the products in each product storage path can be designated and paid out, Since a product sold-out detection plate is placed on the plate and rotatably provided, even if different types of products are stored in each product storage path, Sold out can be detected immediately. further,
Since the product sold-out detection plate is placed on the product receiving plate, the size and posture of the product sold-out detection plate can be easily adjusted and designed to make good contact with the product. However, it is possible to reliably receive the product weight, and as a result, when the product runs out, the sold-out state can be reliably detected. The product sold-out detection plate only opens and closes from the substantially horizontal position to the downward position together with the product receiving plate, and does not rotate integrally with the drive shaft. There is no risk that the sold-out detection plate and the product will be caught or the product sold-out detection plate will rub against the product in the drive shaft rotating direction, and the product will not be damaged.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front sectional view of a payout unit in a product payout apparatus of a vending machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan sectional view of the vending machine.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the vending machine.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a stocker of the commodity delivery apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a stocker of the commodity delivery apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of a payout unit of the commodity payout apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a main part of a payout unit of the commodity payout apparatus.

FIG. 8 is a plan sectional view of a dispensing unit of the commodity dispensing apparatus in a non-dispensing state.

FIG. 9 is a front sectional view of a dispensing unit of the commodity dispensing apparatus in a non-paying state.

FIG. 10 is a schematic front sectional view of a conventional vending machine dispensing apparatus.

FIG. 11 is a schematic plan sectional view of a conventional vending machine dispensing device.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view of a main part of a conventional vending machine dispensing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Stocker body 5 Product storage path 6 Non-product storage space 12a, 13a Side wall 13 Dispensing unit 17 Drive shaft 18 Product support plate 21 Lateral pin 22 Product receiving plate 23 Product sold-out detection plate 24 Separation spring 25 Movement transmission member 26 Sold out Detection sensor 32 Product holding plate

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vertically extending partition plate is provided on a stocker main body, and the inside of the stocker main body is divided into a plurality of product storage paths for storing products in a directly stacked state and a non-product storage space for storing no products. Different types of products for each product storage route
Goods to and can be stored, forward and reverse that Ru extending up and down in the non-commodity storage space
The shaft drive rotatable in the direction provided, non-commodity accommodated therein pivoted base end to a member which is disposed in a space rotated in the downward position from a substantially horizontal position the lower end opening of the commodity storage path A product receiving plate that opens and closes, is attached to the drive shaft, is integrally rotated, and can freely protrude from the non-product storing space side into each product storing route. Provide a product support that supports the products inside from below,
The tip can freely protrude above each product receiving plate in each product storage path, and a product control plate is provided to prevent the product from dropping above this protruding position when protruding, and the product control plate is stored by the pressing force. Attach the cam member that protrudes into the path to the drive shaft, and specify the products in each product storage path.
A pay-out configuration is provided, and a product sold-out detection plate that rotates together with the product receiving plate in a posture mounted on each of the product receiving plates is provided, and the product sold-out detecting plate and the product receiving plate are separated from each other. Detectors that detect the upward movement of the product sold-out detection plate by providing spring members that rotate the product sold-out detection plate above the product receiving plate when the product on the product receiving plate is exhausted by urging Provided
A product dispensing device for a vending machine configured to be able to detect a sold-out condition for each product storage path .