JP2798860B2 - Vending machine product storage rack - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine product storage rack for stocking cylindrical products such as canned juice and canned coffee in a vending machine prior to sale.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, canned juice and canned coffee have been
There is a tendency to sell many types of products with different can diameters, such as thin cans represented by 250 mml cans and thick cans represented by 350 mml cans, by a single vending machine. In such a vending machine, each column of the product storage rack can be appropriately changed and adjusted for a thin can or a thick can. This change adjustment is generally performed by adjusting the width (height) of the product passage that forms the column, or by adjusting the width (height) of the product insertion port.

[0003] As commodity storage rack for adjusting the passage width of the conventional commodity passage, for example, the actual opening Akira 64-277
No. 68 is known. Each column of this product storage rack has a product input port at the front end where cylindrical products are input in a horizontal position, a horizontal stock path extending obliquely downward and downward from the product input port, and a rear end of the horizontal stock path. A vertical stock passage extending downward through the bend;
There is provided a product passage including a product delivery port provided at a lower end of the vertical stock passage.

[0004] The product passage is provided with a top plate constituting a horizontal stock passage. The top plate is supported by the left and right side plates of the product storage rack so as to be able to advance and retreat, and the rear end is the upper end of the vertical stock passage. So that the width of the upper end of the vertical stock passage can be adjusted to be narrow or wide for a thin can or a large can. That is, when filling a large can in the product passage, the top plate is moved so as to be pulled forward to widen the width of the upper end of the vertical stock passage, and when filling a thin can, the top plate is moved backward. , So that the width of the vertical stock passage can be reduced.

On the other hand, as a product storage rack for adjusting the mouth width of the product inlet, for example, has been known one described in the actual opening Sho 64-39581 JP. In this product storage rack, a support member is fixed to both side plates at a position above the front end of the top plate, and an "L" -shaped insertion regulating member having long legs and short legs is provided on the support member. Is supported. The loading regulating member is configured to be movable between the thick member setting position where the short leg hangs down on the top plate from the support member and the thin can setting position where the entire leg hangs down on the top plate from the support member. The loading control member is appropriately moved in accordance with the diameter of the product to be loaded, and setting is made for a thin or large can.

[0006]

By the way, in the case of a structure in which the width of the product introduction port is set for a thin can or a large can, such as the latter product storage rack, both the vertical and horizontal stock passages are always provided. Since the product is set for thick cans, even if the product can be set in the fine can setting mode, if the fine can is inserted vertically, the product will be dropped into the vertical stock passage, There was a drawback that it was clogged. On the other hand, the former structure, in which the width of the product passage (the upper end of the vertical stock passage) is set for thin or large cans, does not have such a drawback, but the width of the product input port is always set for thick cans. Therefore, there is a drawback that the product is likely to be erroneously inserted, and in this case, the product must be removed by putting a hand up to the upper end of the vertical stock passage.

[0007] Such a problem can be solved by providing a structure having both the function of adjusting the width of the vertical stock passage and the function of adjusting the width of the product insertion port. However, in such a structure, it is necessary to set the thin or thick can at at least two places of the product storage rack, and the operation becomes complicated, and there is a possibility that one of the settings is forgotten.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is possible to reliably prevent erroneous insertion of a product and clogging of a vertical stock passage, and to attach and detach a top plate to and from a product storage rack independently. It is an object of the invention to provide a possible vending machine product storage rack.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a product insertion port for inserting a cylindrical product in a horizontal position, a horizontal stock passage extending obliquely downward from the product insertion port, A horizontal stock path is formed in a product path including a vertical stock path extending downward from the leading end of the path via a bent portion, and a product discharge port provided at a lower end of the vertical stock path, and is capable of moving back and forth to the upper end of the vertical stock path. In a vending machine product storage rack provided with a top plate that regulates the width of the upper end of the vertical stock passage in accordance with the diameter of the product, the product input port is provided with a bottom plate at the tail end of the top plate and a bottom plate. and in parallel to the bottom plate over the is composed of a closing regulating member provided movably in the vertical direction, the top plate, above the introduced restriction member with the forward and backward movement of the top plate Faces freely retreat, the upper turned regulating member
When moving in, the upward movement range of the
It is characterized in that an engagement portion is provided which regulates the size of the engagement member small by contact with the insertion regulating member .

[0010]

[Function] The top plate is allowed to advance and retreat to the upper end of the vertical stock passage according to the diameter of the product, and the width of the upper end of the vertical stock passage is adjusted. When the product is loaded in the posture, the loaded product rolls in the horizontal stock path and drops into the vertical stock path via the bent portion. In this case, the product
It consists of a bottom plate at the tail end of the top plate and a loading control member provided above the bottom plate parallel to the bottom plate and movably in the up and down direction, and is loaded into the top plate as the top plate moves forward and backward. Retractable above the regulating member
When the vehicle moves above the loading control member,
The range of upward movement of the member is
And an engagement portion for regulating the size of the device . Therefore, vertical
Adjust the width of the upper end of the stock aisle narrowly for small diameter products.
If you move the top plate forward,
As a result, the engaging portion of the top plate is
Into the direction, and enter the upward movement range of the input regulating member
It is regulated small by contact with the regulating member. This
Between the loading regulating member and the bottom plate of the top plate.
Restriction of the gap, that is, the width of the product input port is narrow for small diameter products
Is done. In this state, if a large-diameter product is accidentally inserted
In, the large diameter product hits the input regulating member,
Its passage is blocked. In this case, when a large diameter product hits
The force that pushes this up due to the impact of
Even if it acts, the top that is in contact with the
The upper part of the loading regulating member is moved by the
Large diameter on the vertical stock passage side because movement can be reliably prevented.
It is possible to reliably prevent erroneous product insertion. Meanwhile, vertical
Widely adjust the width of the upper end of the stock aisle for large diameter products.
Therefore, if the top plate is retracted to the near side,
Along with this, the engaging part of the top plate is
By retracting from above and releasing it, the input regulation section
The wood can be freely moved up and down,
Large diameter products can pass through. In addition, this product
Adjust the mouth width independently of the bottom plate of the top plate.
Since this is performed by the input regulating member provided above, this bottom plate
In other words, the rolling surface of the product can be kept flat,
This means that the product will not be affected by changes in rolling angle or impact.
Products can be smoothly introduced without giving.

In addition, since the opening width is restricted by inserting and removing the engaging portion provided on the top plate from the insertion regulating member, there is no need to provide a structure for connecting the top plate and the insertion regulating member. The top plate can be detachably attached to the product storage rack.

[0012]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a cut side view of the product storage rack, and FIG. 2 is a cut side view of a typical column. As shown in both figures, the product storage rack 1 has a six-row structure provided with six columns 2 capable of selling six types of products A. The product storage of the vending machine is configured. Each column 2 contains the same product A
Are stored in the vertical direction, and are sold sequentially from the lowest product A according to the sales order. Therefore, in each column 2,
A product passage 3 is formed, which can stock a large number of products A and can sequentially send out the products A.

The commodity passage 3 includes a commodity insertion port 3a at the front end portion where the commodity A is introduced, a horizontal stock path 3b extending obliquely downward from the commodity insertion port 3a, and a horizontal stock path 3b.
A vertical stock passage 3d extending downward from the rear end of the vertical stock passage 3d via the bent portion 3c, and a commodity delivery port 3e provided at the lower end of the vertical stock passage 3d. The merchandise A that has been placed one by one in a horizontal state from the merchandise inlet 3a is dropped into the vertical stock passage 3d via the horizontal stock passage 3b, and the merchandise passages 3 are sequentially arranged from the lowermost merchandise outlet 3e. Is filled in. When selling the goods A, the goods payout opening 3e is opened, and the goods A are sequentially paid out one by one from the lowest goods A.

This product storage rack 1 stocks and sells cylindrical products A such as canned juice and canned coffee, and each column 2 is represented by a thin can represented by a 250 mml can and a 350 mml can. It is configured to be able to accommodate two types of commodities A having different can diameters. Also,
Within the range of the thin and thick cans, cans of different lengths, such as 280 mml cans, 200 mml cans and 160
Thin cans such as mml cans and thick cans such as 280mml cans and 250mml cans can be accommodated.

The product storage rack 1 is constructed by assembling a pair of left and right side plates 4 formed by connecting three steel plates in parallel with each other via a spacer 5, and arranging a plurality of columns 2 in a gap formed by both side plates 4. Configuration. In the product passage 3 constituting each column 2, a loading guide 6, a loading control pin (a loading control member) 7, a top plate 8, a guide plate 9, a car black 10, an outlet control plate 11, and a product from the product input opening 3 a side. The dispensing device 12 is disposed so as to be supported by the both side plates 4, and a pair of left and right interlocking links 13 are disposed on the outer side surfaces of the both side plates 4. The introduction guide 6, the introduction regulation pin 7, and the front end 8 a of the top plate 8 mainly serve for the product introduction opening 3 a, the top plate 8 mainly serves for the horizontal stock passage 3 b, and the guide plate 9 mainly serves for the bent portion 3 c. The car black 10 mainly constitutes the vertical stock passage 3d, and the exit regulating plate 11 and the commodity delivery device 12 mainly constitute the commodity delivery port 3e.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the top plate 8 is formed by bending a steel plate into a U-shaped cross section to form a bottom plate 21.
a and a plate main body 21 that constitutes the balancing plate 21b;
It is composed of a first support pin 22 at the front end, a second support pin 23 at the rear end, and a fulcrum support pin 24 at the middle, which are attached to the lower side of the plate body 21. Plate body 21
Is configured so that the product A can be turned sideways in a groove formed by the bottom plate 21a and the compatible plate 21b and rolled in a horizontal position, and a partition plate (not shown) can be moved and adjusted in the groove in the horizontal direction. The groove width can be adjusted for products A having different can lengths.

Both ends of the first and second support pins 22 and 23 and the fulcrum support pin 24 are supported by both side plates 4, respectively.
It is supported by both side plates 4 via 3, 24. Both ends of the first support pin 22 are movably supported by substantially “V” -shaped first guide grooves 4 a formed on both side plates 4, respectively.
Similarly, both end portions of the second support pin 23 are movably supported by second guide grooves 4b each having a substantially “H” shape formed on each of the side plates 4. Thereby, the plate body 21
First and second guide grooves 2 with fulcrum support pin 24 as a fulcrum
It is guided by 2, 23 and moves forward and backward while moving in a seesaw motion (swinging).

That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3,
When the front end of the plate body 21 is grasped and pushed down and pushed forward, the plate body 21 is swung up and down while retreating, and the entire body moves rearward relative to the original position. At the same time, the front part rises somewhat and the rear part settles in a somewhat lowered position. When the plate body 21 is pushed downward and pulled toward the user in the reverse order, the plate body 21 returns to the original position. Plate body 2
In the position where 1 has moved backward, the rear end of the plate body 21 faces the upper end of the vertical stock passage 3d to reduce the width of the passage, and as described later, the front end narrows the width of the product insertion opening 3a in the vertical direction. Thus, the setting of the can for filling the can is performed. On the other hand, at the position where the plate main body 21 has moved forward, the upper end of the vertical stock passage 3d is widened, and the vertical width of the product insertion port 3a is widened, so that a thick can is set for filling the thick can. Therefore, the plate main body 21 is guided by the first and second guide grooves 22 and 23 to move forward and backward, thereby enabling setting of a thin can and a thick can.

A pair of left and right hook portions 21c extending rearward extend from the upper front end of the supporting plate 21b of the plate main body 21. Are engaged, and the engagement is released in the thick can setting. Further, the plate body 21 is configured so as to be freely inserted into and removed from the second support pins 23. By appropriately attaching and detaching the plate body 21 from the product storage rack 1, the top plate 8 can be assembled or the car black 10 can be mounted. Maintenance and the like can be easily performed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the car black 10
A plurality of curved plates 31 curved outward in an arc shape are arranged in front and rear two rows,
This is a so-called serpentine-structured product passage 3 which is arranged in a vertical staggered manner and has a vertical stock passage 3d in the gap. By releasing the load of the product A to each curved plate 31,
It is configured such that a large load is not applied to the lowest order product A.

Exit control plate 11 and commodity delivery device 12
Are arranged in parallel with each other with a gap forming the product passage 3 below the car black 10.
1, the width of the product passage 3 is restricted to a narrow can or a thick can, and the commodity delivery device 12 pays out the lowest products A in the product passage 3 one by one.

The product dispensing device 12 includes a first dam plate 41 and a second dam plate 42 that face the product passage 3 vertically, and the first dam plate 41 is driven by an internal mechanism based on a sales command. At the same time as being rotated to the stop position overhanging the passage 3,
The second dam plate 42 is rotated to the restraint release position retracted from the product passage 3. The rotation of the first weir plate 41 prevents the second lowest commodity A from dropping and prevents the second weir plate 4 from falling.
The lowermost commodity A is dropped by the rotation of 2, and the commodity A is paid out (sold). Then, at the next timing, the first dam plate 41 is turned to the stop release position, and at the same time, the second dam plate 42 is turned to the stop position, and the second dam plate 4 is turned.
The product A to be sold next is sent to the position 2.

The outlet regulating plate 11 is vertically supported by the side plates 4 by upper and lower support pins 51 and 52 provided vertically. Upper support pin 51 and lower support pin 52
Are engaged with a pair of upper and lower guide grooves 4c, 4c each having a substantially inverted "S" shape formed on both side plates 4 and guided by the two guide grooves 4c, 4c. Translated to and from the can set position. That is, the outlet regulating plate 11 is moved between the thin can setting position and the thick can setting position in conjunction with the setting of the thin can and the thick can of the top plate 8 described above, and the product passage 3 including the product discharge port 3e is set. Is adjustable. This interlocking is performed by an interlocking link 13 provided outside the side plates 4 and extending parallel to the direction in which the car black 10 continues.

The interlocking link 13 is formed of a bifurcated upper end 61, a lower end 62 bent in an “L” shape, and a long main body 63 connecting the upper and lower ends 61, 62. The front end of the upper end 61 is engaged with the second support pin 23 of the top plate 8, and the lower end 62 is engaged with the upper support pin 51 of the outlet regulating plate 11. The interlocking link 13 is formed by vertically protruding grooves 63a, 63a formed at two upper and lower portions in the middle part of the main body 63, and projecting pins 65, 65 of a pair of upper and lower link support members 64, 64 attached to the outer surfaces of both side plates 4, respectively. , So that it can move up and down. This up and down movement causes the top plate 8 and the outlet regulating plate 11 to interlock. To ensure this interlock, the front and lower ends 6 of the upper end 61 of the interlocking link 13 are moved.
The engaging portions 2 are elongated grooves 61a and 62a. An engagement groove 61 is provided at the rear of the upper end 61 of the interlocking link 13.
The link b is also engaged with the guide plate 9 at this portion.

As shown in FIG. 3, the guide plate 9
An intermediate product receiving unit 71 and “C” on both sides from the product receiving unit 71
The two wings 72, 72 extend in the shape of a letter, and are supported on both side plates 4 by a support shaft 73 attached to the back side of the product receiving portion 71. The guide plate 9 is attached to the support shaft 73 in a freely rotating state, and the product receiving portion 71 faces the rear end 21d of the top plate 8 obliquely rearward at a desired distance and angle with respect to the rear end 21d. It is arranged to be. After the product A rolling on the top plate 8 collides with the product receiving portion 71 of the guide plate 9, the product A is turned and dropped into the car black 10. In this case, when the product A rolls in an appropriate posture of lying down sideways, the product A is guided to the car black 10 as it is.
The vehicle is corrected to a proper posture by the recoil that collided with the vehicle 1 and guided to the car black 10. Further, when the product A collides with the product receiving section 71 in the vertical and horizontal posture, the fall into the car black 10 is prevented.

That is, the bottom plate 21a of the top plate 8
The product receiving portion 71 of the guide plate 9
Is maintained in an appropriate positional relationship, the bent portion 3c causes the product A introduced in the proper posture to be guided into the car black 10 and the product A introduced in the inappropriate posture to the car black 10
It has a structure that prevents the fall into. In this case, since several kinds of products A having different can lengths are handled, the above positional relationship is extremely delicate. In the present embodiment, the guide plate 9 is linked with the setting of the fine can and the thick can of the top plate 8. Can be moved.

The opposite ends of the support shaft 73 of the guide plate 9 are formed with inverted "U" -shaped guide grooves 4d formed on both side plates 4, respectively.
And is engaged with the engagement groove 61 b of the upper end 61 of the interlocking link 13. Thereby, the up-and-down movement of the interlocking link 13 accompanying the advance and retreat of the top plate 8 causes
The guide plate 9 is guided by the guide groove 4d and is moved while maintaining the above-described appropriate positional relationship corresponding to the setting of the thin can and the setting of the thick can (see FIG. 3).

On the other hand, the forward / backward movement of the top plate 8 makes it possible to regulate the width of the upper and lower openings of the product insertion opening 3a. As shown in FIG. 4, near the front end 8a of the top plate 8, a closing regulating pin 7 is provided. Closing control pin 7
Are freely engaged with escape grooves 4e formed in the side plates 4 and extending vertically. In a state in which the insertion restricting pin 7 is engaged with the upper end of the escape groove 4e, the opening width (distance) through which the thick can can pass is maintained between the insertion restricting pin 7 and the bottom plate 21a of the top plate 8, and the escape groove 4e is formed. In the state in which the loading control pin 7 is engaged with the lower end of the opening, the opening width through which only the thin can can pass is maintained between the loading control pin 7 and the bottom plate 21a. That is, when the top plate 8 is moved to the thin can setting state, the hook portion 21c of the top plate 8 is hooked by the throw-in control pin 7, and the throw-in control pin 7 is fixed to the lower end of the escape groove 4e. Can be input (see FIG. 4B). On the other hand, when the top plate 8 is moved to the thick can setting state, the hooking of the hook portion 21c is released, and the throw-in control pin 7 is in a free state in the escape groove 4e so that the thick can can be thrown (FIG. 4). (A)).

Next, the loading guide 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. The loading guide 6 includes a head portion 82 having shaft portions 81, 81 protruding on both sides thereof, and a tail portion 83 extending from the head portion 82 to the top plate 8 side. It is arranged. The loading guide 6 is supported by the left and right side plates 4 by the shaft portion 81, and in this state, the tail portion 83 formed in a thin plate shape is disposed so as to ride on the bottom plate 21 a of the top plate 8. Therefore, the space between the front portion of the top plate 8 and the side plates 4 is filled, and this portion can be filled with the product A (see FIG. 5). Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the heads 82 of the feeding guides 6 provided on each column 2 are disposed so as to be aligned vertically with the front ends of both side plates 4.

On the other hand, the shaft portion 81 of the feeding guide 6 has a half-moon-shaped cross section.
f is also formed in a somewhat chipped lunar shape. As a result, the loading guide 6 is configured to be rotatable within a predetermined angle range, and when the top plate 8 is moved, the loading guide 6 is slightly rotated as needed to maintain the state of riding on the bottom plate 21a ( FIG. 6 (a)). Also, the tail portion 83 of the input guide 6
When the middle part 83a in the plane direction is cut off and formed bifurcated, the front end of the top plate 8 is gripped to move the top plate 8 forward or backward, or the above-mentioned partition plate in the top plate 8 is switched left and right. At this time, the feeding guide 6 is not in the way (see FIG. 6B).

Here, the interlocking state of the entire product storage rack 1 in the thin can setting and the thick can setting will be described. First,
In the transition from the thick can setting to the thin can setting, when the operator pushes the top plate 8 downward while pushing it downward, the top plate 8 is moved to the thin can setting position, and at the same time, the hook portion of the top plate 8 is moved. 21 c is engaged with the closing restriction pin 7. Further, the interlocking link 13 is moved down with the movement of the top plate 8, and the guide plate 9 is moved to the small-can setting position by this downward movement, and the outlet regulating plate 11 is also moved in parallel to the small-can setting position. In this state, the width of the product insertion opening 3a is regulated by the introduction regulating pin 7, the width of the vertical stock passage 3d is regulated by the rear end of the top plate 8, and the width of the commodity outlet 3e is regulated by the exit regulating plate 11. Thus, only the thin can can pass through the product passage 3.

On the other hand, in the transition from the thin can setting to the thick can setting, when the operator pulls the top plate 8 forward while pressing it downward, the top plate 8 is moved to the thick can setting position and at the same time, the top plate 8 is moved to the thick can setting position. 8 is pulled out from the insertion regulating pin 7. Further, the interlocking link 13 is moved up with the movement of the top plate 8, and the guide plate 9 is moved to the thick can set position by the upward movement, and the outlet regulating plate 11 is also moved in parallel to the thick can set position. In this state, the product passage 3 is widened so that thick cans can pass through.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the two side plates 4 are provided above the bottom plate 21a at the front end 8a of the top plate 8.
Is provided with a closing control pin 7 movably engaged in the vertical direction, and the closing control pin 7 is regulated by the engaging portion 21c of the top plate 8 as the top plate 8 moves forward and backward. Plate 8 advance and retreat,
The width of the vertical stock passage 3d and the width of the product input port 3a can be adjusted at the same time according to the diameter of the product A.
Therefore, the width regulation at these two places can be performed by one operation, and the erroneous insertion of the commodity A and the clogging of the commodity in the vertical stock passage 3d can be effectively prevented by the width regulation at the two places. Further, since the opening width is restricted by inserting and removing the engaging portion 21c of the top plate 8 from the insertion regulating pin 7, the top plate 8 can be configured to be detachable from the both side plates 4, and the vertical stock passage 3d can be formed. Maintenance and assembling work of the top plate 8 can be easily performed.

In the present embodiment, the setting of the thin can at the product insertion port is performed by fixing to the lower end of the escape groove of the insertion regulating pin by the hook portion of the top plate, and the setting of the thick can is performed by the escape groove of the introduction regulating pin. Although the escape is performed at the upper end, the escape groove may be formed longer vertically and a step may be provided on the hook portion to regulate only the upper end position where the insertion regulating pin escapes. This makes it possible to easily cope with the appearance of various types of products having different diameters.

[0035]

As described above, according to the merchandise storage rack of the vending machine of the present invention, the position of the loading regulating member movably provided above the bottom plate at the tail end of the top plate is changed. The vertical width of the vertical stock passage is adjusted in accordance with the width of the vertical stock passage, so that the width of the product input port can be regulated in accordance with the diameter of the product. The two switching operations can be performed at the same time, and erroneous insertion of a product and clogging of the product in the vertical stock path can be effectively prevented. In addition, since the opening width is regulated by inserting and removing the engaging portion provided on the top plate with respect to the insertion regulating member, the top plate can be configured to be detachable from the product storage rack, and is used for maintenance of the product passage. There is no hindrance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cut-away side view of a product storage rack of a vending machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a cut-away side view of a representative column of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cut side view around a guide plate.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cut side view around a product insertion opening.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cut side view around an insertion port guide.

FIG. 6 is a structural diagram of an insertion port guide.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Commodity storage rack 2 Column 3 Commodity passage 3a Commodity insertion port 3b Horizontal stock passage 3c Bending portion 3d Vertical stock passage 3e Commodity discharge port 4 Side plate 4e Escape groove 7 Input control pin 8 Top plate 21a Bottom plate 21c Hook A

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Hiroaki Muramoto 2-18 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-4-54694 (JP, A) Kaihei 1-64772 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) G07F 11/34

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A merchandise insertion opening for inserting a cylindrical product in a horizontal position, a horizontal stock passage extending obliquely downward and forward from the merchandise insertion opening, and a vertical extending downward from a tip end of the horizontal stock passage through a bent portion. The horizontal stock passage is formed in a product passage composed of a stock passage and a product discharge port provided at the lower end of the vertical stock passage, and the upper end of the vertical stock passage is slidably moved toward the upper end of the vertical stock passage. In a product storage rack of a vending machine provided with a top plate that regulates the width of a passage in accordance with the diameter of a product, the product insertion port includes a bottom plate at a tail end of the top plate, and the bottom plate above the bottom plate. It is composed of a closing regulating member provided movably in parallel to and vertically, to the top plate, the charged regulating member with the advance and retreat of the top plate Faces retractably upwards, when advanced to the top of the charged regulating member, of the charged regulating member
The range of upward movement is brought into contact with the
A product storage rack for a vending machine, wherein an engaging portion for regulating the size is provided.