JP2907252B2 - Vending machine product transfer equipment - 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 in which a product outlet is provided near a vertical center of a front door.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, some vending machines have a product outlet provided near a vertical center of a front door so that products paid out to the product outlet can be easily taken out without bending. .

As a vending machine of this kind, for example, FIG.
And those shown in FIG. That is, in the vending machine main body 2 that rotatably supports the front door 1, a plurality of product storage units 3 are provided vertically, and a shelf 4 provided at a lower end of each product storage unit 3 is provided. The products a are stored in the front and rear two rows in a directly stacked state, and are reciprocated on the respective shelves 4 in the front and rear direction to discharge the products a from the front and rear openings 5, 6 to the common discharge passages 7, 8. A member 9 is provided.

[0004] The goods a paid out to the common payout passages 7 and 8 by the movement of the pushing member 9 are transferred to the common payout passages 7 and 8.
8 and is placed on a belt conveyor device 10 disposed in the lower part of the vending machine main body 2 in a horizontal position (downward position). Thereafter, the product a is moved in the horizontal direction by the belt conveyor device 10 to move the basket 11 up and down.
The product a is put out from the raised basket 11 placed on the upper side, and is paid out to a product outlet 12 provided near the center in the vertical direction of the front door 1.

[0005]

By the way, it is desired that this type of vending machine is also made thinner in view of installation space. However, according to the above-described conventional configuration, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the product a paid out at the lower portion of the vending machine main body 2 is provided with a product outlet provided near the center of the front door 1 in the vertical direction. In the belt conveyor device 10 and the elevating basket 11 provided for transporting the product a to the product 12, the product a is transported in a lateral orientation, and therefore, in this transport path, a depth dimension at least as long as the dimension of the product a in the longitudinal direction is reduced. This necessitates a problem that thinning is difficult.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem, and has a depth dimension of a transport path for transporting a product delivered to a lower portion of a vending machine main body to a product outlet provided near a vertical center of a front door. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine product conveying device capable of minimizing the number of products.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a vending machine body for rotatably supporting a front door, which is provided with a merchandise storing section for storing merchandise. A vending machine, which conveys the goods paid out from the lower part of the vending machine main body to a goods outlet provided near the center in the vertical direction of the front door, and pays out the goods from the goods storage section. A chute for guiding the product so as to be in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door, and a product receiving portion for receiving the product from the chute in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door through the opening. And a transport path frame that forms a transport path that is communicable with the product from the product receiving portion to the product outlet while the product remains in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door, and is formed by the transport path frame. Inside the transport path A delivery member that moves along the transport passage while projecting and abutting on the product, and delivering the product received by the product receiving portion to the product outlet in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door. The transport path frame and the delivery member are arranged on the front door.

[0008]

In the above construction, the goods delivered from the goods storage section are guided by the chute so as to be in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door, and are moved along the front door by the goods receiving section through the opening. It can be received in a vertical position. Then, the product is sent out along the transport path while being maintained in a vertical position along the front door by the delivery member protruding into the transport path, and is transported to the product outlet. That is, in order to transport the product in a vertical position along the front door, the transport path frame may be formed so that the depth dimension of the transport path is substantially the thickness of the product, and the depth dimension of the transport path frame can be reduced. As a result, the vending machine can be made thinner.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Note that the same reference numerals are given to those having the same functions as the conventional ones, and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, a product a paid out from a product storage section 3 to a lower portion of the vending machine main body 2 is provided at a lower portion of the vending machine main body 2 and a lower portion of a back surface of the front door 1 at a front door. 1 is provided with a product transport device 20 that transports the product to a product outlet 12 provided near the center in the vertical direction.

The product transport device 20 has a first and a second lower portion that have a lower edge curved downward to guide the product a paid out from the product storage section 3 to a vertical orientation. The chutes 21 and 22 and, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the product a from the first and second lower chutes 21 and 22 is placed in a vertical position along the front door 1 through the opening 23a. Product receiving portion 24a, and the product receiving portion 2 is provided with the product a in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door 1.
A transport path frame 23 that forms a transport path 24 communicating with substantially the same cross-sectional area so as to be able to move from 4 a to the product outlet 12.
And a transfer path 24 formed by the transfer path frame 23.
The product a is received along the transport path 24 while protruding inward and abutting on the product a, and the product a received by the product receiving portion 24a is kept in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door 1, and the product outlet 12
And two delivery members 26 for delivering the same.

Here, the first lower chute 21 is attached to the back surface of the front door 2 and guides the commodity a paid out from the front of the lower commodity storage part 3, while the second lower chute 22 is automatically operated. The goods a paid out from the rear side of the goods storage sections 3 of all the stages are fixed to the lower part of the vending machine main body 2 and are guided.

The conveying passage 24 has a horizontally extending product receiving portion 24a, an upper extending passage 24b extending above an end of the product receiving portion 24a, and a side opening of the product outlet 12 from the upper end of the upper extending passage 24b. A chain 27 is disposed in the front door 1 so that one side of the chain 27 extends along the transport passage 24. The chain 27 is stretched across a plurality of sprockets 28 and is driven in the direction c by a drive motor 29 (see FIG. 3). Two chain-shaped delivery members 26 are fixed to the chain 27 at equal intervals.

1 and 2, 31 and 3
Reference numeral 2 denotes first and second upper chutes attached to the back surface of the front door 2, which guide the product a paid out from the opening 5 on the front surface of the upper product storage unit 3 and take out the product. The product 12 is paid out into the product outlet 12 through the upper surface opening 12b.

In the above configuration, the products a paid out from the front surface of the lower product storage unit 3 and the rear surface of the product storage unit 3 are vertically moved along the front door 1 by the first and second lower chutes 21 and 22, respectively. While being guided to the orientation, the product is received by the product receiving portion 24a through the opening 23a in the vertical orientation. And this product a is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the product is sent out along the transport path 24 while being maintained in the vertical position along the front door 1 by the delivery member 26 protruding into the transport path 24, and as shown in FIG. It is transported to the outlet 12.

As described above, in the transport path 24, the product a
As shown in FIG. 4, the depth dimension L1 of the transport passage 24 is almost equal to the product a.
The depth dimension of the transport path frame 23 can be made small so as to have the thickness L2, and the vending machine can be made thin.

In the above embodiment, the delivery member 26 has a rod shape.
A flat plate that conforms to the cross-sectional shape of No. 4 may be used. Further, two delivery members 26 are attached to the chain 27, and when one delivery member 26 transports the product a to the product outlet 12, the other delivery member 26 can receive the product without driving the chain 27. Although the waiting is performed before the portion 24a, the number of the delivery members 26 may be one, or three or more. Further, the products delivered from all the product storage units 3 may be delivered to the lower part of the vending machine main body 2 and transported to the product outlet 12 by the product transport device 20.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the product is transported in a vertical position along the front door, the depth dimension of the transport path frame can be reduced to almost the thickness of the product.
As a result, the vending machine can be made thinner.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vending machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

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

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a back surface of a front door of the vending machine.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a front door of the vending machine.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a back surface of a front door of the vending machine.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of a conventional vending machine.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Front door 2 Vending machine main body 3 Merchandise storage part 12 Merchandise outlet 20 Merchandise conveying device 21 First lower chute 22 Second lower chute 23 Conveyance passage frame 23a Opening 24 Conveyance passage 24a Merchandise receiving part 26 Sending member 27 Chain 29 Drive motor a Product

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A vending machine main body rotatably supporting a front door is provided with a merchandise storing section for storing merchandise, and the merchandise paid out from the merchandise storing section to a lower portion of the vending machine main body is provided. A product conveying device of a vending machine that conveys to a product outlet provided near the center in the vertical direction of the front door, wherein the product discharged from the product storage unit is in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door. And a product receiving portion for receiving a product from the shoot through the opening in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door, and a product in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door. A transport path frame forming a transport path movably communicated from the product receiving section to the product outlet as it is, and the transport while projecting into the transport path formed by the transport path frame and abutting on the product. Move along the passage A delivery member that moves the product received by the product receiving portion and sends the product to the product outlet in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door;
, A product conveying device of a vending machine , wherein the conveying path frame and the delivery member are disposed . 2. The product according to claim 1, wherein the product has a box shape.
Product transport equipment for vending machines.