JP3163524B2 - Vending machine unloading controller - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an unloading controller of a vending machine for controlling unloading of goods stored in a product passage in accordance with a sales command by inserting coins.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a vending machine of this type, as shown in FIG. 11, a plurality of product passages 51 formed in a cooling chamber 50, such as a conveying path curved in a meandering shape along a vertical direction, are formed. ing. A large number of cylindrical products 52 such as bottles or cans are stacked and stored in the product passage 51, and these products 52 are transported at a transfer position 53 provided at an end of the product passage 51.
From the outlet 55 provided in the front of the main body 54
It is designed to be carried out individually. Reference numeral 56 denotes a door provided at the front opening of the main body 54, 57 denotes a condenser, 58 denotes a compressor, and 59 denotes an evaporator.

[0003] As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, a commodity discharging device in which a number of commodities 52 are stored in a row has a first stopper 60 for supporting the commodity at the bottom, and the first stopper 60.
Generally comprises a second stopper 61 for supporting the next product from the lowermost portion when the contact with the product is released, and a solenoid 62 for operating both stoppers alternately. Further, when the first stopper 60 is projected into the product passage, it is necessary to separate the lowermost product from the next product and carry out the product reliably.
The goods to be carried out were to be carried out by its own weight.

That is, as shown in detail in FIGS. 12 and 13, when a sales signal is input to the carry-out controller, the solenoid 6
2 is excited, and the plunger 63 is attracted. This overcomes the force of the coil spring 64 and the plunger 63 moves as shown in FIGS. Then, one end 66 of the crankshaft 65 moves along the long groove 67 to apply a rotational force to the support 68 fixed to the other end, and the fixed shaft 69
The first stopper 60, which is rotatably supported by the first stopper 60, releases the projecting support on the side facing the product passage (the back side in FIGS. 12 and 13), and the first stopper 60 is fixed to the fixed shaft 6 by its own weight.
9 through the through hole 71 of the substrate 70 as shown in FIG.
Rotationally moves from the position 2 to the position in FIG. Therefore, the first stopper 60 protrudes from the front surface of the substrate 70 (the rear surface in FIGS. 12 and 13) and sinks into the rear surface (the front surface in FIGS. 12 and 13) of the substrate 70 from the position supporting the product. At this time, the product falls due to its own weight toward the product outlet at the lower end.

When the first stopper 60 supports the product in the product passage, the second stopper 61 is pushed by the product and extends along the surface of the substrate 70. At this time, the rotating body 72 integrally fixed to the second stopper 61 occupies a position where the height dimension is largest with respect to the substrate 70 as shown in FIG.

[0006] Then, as shown in FIG.
2 is excited and the plunger 63 is sucked,
The moving rod 74 is formed by the connecting plate 73 attached to the long groove 7.
5 and the long groove 76 facing the long groove 75 are moved in the longitudinal direction. When the moving rod 74 moves from the position shown in FIG. 12 to the position shown in FIG.
The moving rod 74 moves, and the second stopper 61 rotates about the fixed shaft 69 and protrudes toward the product passage, supporting the second product from the lowermost end of the product passage, so that the products are continuously arranged. Prevent it from falling down. In the above, the moving rod 7
The position of the long grooves 75 and 76 in which the end of the crankshaft 65 moves is naturally different from that of the long groove 67 in which the end of the crankshaft 65 moves.
The position of 7 becomes two steps in the height direction. Accordingly, such a conventional unloading controller includes long grooves 75, 76, 67 in which the height is overlapped with the substrate 70, that is, the thickness thereof, and the rotating body 72.
It became something bigger.

[0007]

A problem with the unloading controller of the conventional vending machine product unloading device is that the thickness dimension becomes large due to the rotation of the first stopper or the second stopper. there were. That is, it protrudes largely to the opposite side of the product passage.

The present invention solves the problems of the prior art and provides a discharge controller having a small thickness, that is, a discharge controller which does not protrude to the opposite side of the product passage, thereby reducing the thickness of the product discharge device. It is intended to shorten the depth dimension.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the invention according to claim 1 comprises a substrate having a through-hole facing a product passage, and a substrate having a through-hole. A solenoid mounted parallel to the opposite surface facing the product passage, and a compression spring mounted on the substrate facing the plunger of the solenoid through the through hole;
A reciprocating operation body having both ends mounted on the plunger of the solenoid and the compression spring; a second moving rod provided at one end of the reciprocating operation body in parallel with the substrate; and the other end of the reciprocating operation body A first moving rod having a crank action provided on a side thereof in parallel with the substrate; an end of a second moving rod and an end of the first moving rod of the reciprocating operation body disposed on a side of the substrate; A guide side plate provided with a second guide slot and a first guide slot which are respectively guided in parallel at the same height position with respect to the substrate;
A second sliding long groove and a first sliding long groove which are mounted across the through hole at the center of the substrate facing the guide side plate and which face the second guide long groove and the first guide long groove of the guide side plate. A sliding support having a longitudinal axis mounted in the lateral direction of the substrate across the through hole, and one end supported by the longitudinal axis and the other end protruding through the through hole into a product passage surface of the substrate through the through hole. A second stopper, one end of which is supported by the long axis and the other end of which projects to the product passage surface of the substrate through the through hole.
A stopper, wherein the first stopper is attached to an end of a crank-shaped first moving rod, and the second stopper has an engaging portion which is reciprocally rotated by the second moving rod.
The stopper and the second stopper are configured to alternately protrude to the product passage surface of the substrate through the through hole by the reciprocating movement of the reciprocating operation body.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the engaging portion of the second stopper has an inclined portion engaged with one end of the second moving rod, and an inclined angle which is connected to the inclined portion and is greater than the inclined portion. A return wall of a second stopper forming an inclined groove facing the guide wall of the guide projection having a large guide wall, a second moving rod is fitted into the inclined groove, and a second movement is performed. The rod comes into contact with the rotation return wall to rotate the second stopper.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a solenoid, a reciprocating operation body, and a guide side plate for reciprocatingly supporting a first moving rod and a second moving rod of the reciprocating operation body at both ends, and a sliding support. The operating mechanism including the body is disposed on one side occupying less than half the dimension in the width direction of the substrate, and the two unloading controllers are controlled so that the operating mechanisms of the two unloading controllers do not overlap. It is polymerized.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, a bent fitting portion is provided on one side wall of the standing bent wall provided on both sides of the substrate, and the bent fitting portion and the vertical wall are connected to each other. The two unloading controllers are connected by being fitted to each other and displaced to a position where they do not overlap.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the engaging portion of the second stopper includes a plurality of guide projections having an inclined portion with which one end of the second moving rod is engaged, and the other end of the second moving rod. Is a push-down wall having a larger inclination angle than the inclined portion of the guide projection.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display device for displaying the presence or absence of a product on a substrate at a side position of the solenoid,
The solenoid is provided with a locking claw for locking a lead wire connected to the display device.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the through-hole portion of the substrate, a solenoid operation preventing portion is integrally formed at an end of the sliding support member corresponding to a portion where the reciprocating operation body is engaged with the compression spring. It is a configuration provided.

[0016]

In the present invention according to the first aspect of the present invention, the first stopper and the second stopper are alternately rotated in such a direction as to alternately protrude only to the commodity passage side of the substrate. The thickness of the vessel is thin.

Further, in the invention according to the second aspect, the second movable rod is fitted into an inclined groove formed by the guide wall of the engaging portion of the second stopper and the rotation return wall opposed thereto. Since the upper end of the engaging portion is open and has no connecting portion, the thickness of the carry-out controller is thin because there is no connecting portion.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an unloading controller provided with a protruding portion on the back side of the substrate, that is, an operation mechanism portion, which is less than half the size of the substrate in the horizontal direction. The two unloading controllers have a small thickness because they can be connected face to face.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the two unloading controllers have an upright bent wall provided with a bent fitting portion which is easily overlapped with each other. This contributes to reducing the thickness of the controller.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the second stopper can be reliably returned and rotated by the press-down wall having a larger inclination angle than the others, and the rotation operation of the discharge controller having a small thickness is properly performed. .

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, since the locking claw portion is provided on the solenoid, the lead wire of the display device provided at the side position of the solenoid can be locked and does not protrude, so that the discharge controller of the unloading controller is provided. It contributes to reducing the thickness dimension.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the solenoid operation preventing portion is formed integrally with the sliding support, the solenoid plunger can be operated from outside through the through-hole portion of the substrate without increasing the thickness of the carry-out controller. Can be prevented.

[0023]

1 to 10 show an embodiment of the present invention.
A description will be given below based on FIG.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a substrate on which a solenoid 2 is disposed in parallel on the back surface, and a through hole 3 and a through hole 4 are provided through the substrate. Reference numeral 5 denotes a display device having an operating body which rotates through the through hole 3 and protrudes and retracts with respect to the substrate 1, and notifies the outside of the presence or absence of a product. Reference numeral 6 denotes a locking claw portion for locking the lead wire of the display device 5, which is provided on the solenoid 2, so that the lead wire does not protrude from the substrate 1 to make the whole thick. 7
Is a compression spring mounted on the substrate 1 facing the plunger 8 of the solenoid 2; 9 is a reciprocating operation body having ends respectively mounted on the plunger 8 and the compression spring 7; A moving rod 10 is provided, and a first moving rod 11 is provided on the other end side in parallel with the substrate 1. The first moving rod 11 has a curved portion so as to perform a crank action. 1
Reference numeral 2 denotes a guide side plate disposed on the side of the substrate 1, a second guide slot 13 for guiding the end of the second moving rod 10, and a first guide slot 14 for guiding the first movable rod 11. The second guide long groove 13 and the first guide long groove 14 are provided in parallel to the substrate 1 at the same height position. Reference numeral 15 denotes a sliding support member having both ends fixed to the substrate 1 across the through hole 4 at a position closer to the reciprocating operation body 9 from the center of the substrate 1,
Second sliding long groove 16 facing the second guiding long groove 13
And a first sliding long groove 17 facing the first guiding long groove 14 is provided therethrough.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a long shaft mounted on the substrate 1 passing through the center of the guide side plate 12 and the center of the sliding support member 15 and crossing the through hole 4, and supports one end of a first stopper 19; 1
The other end of the stopper 19 pivotally protrudes into the product passage outside the through hole 4 and functions to support the product at the lowermost end of the product passage from below. Since the other end of the first stopper 19 is attached to the end of the first moving rod 11, the first moving rod 11 is moved in the direction of the solenoid 2 as shown in FIG. Causes the first stopper 19 to protrude and rotate into the product passage.

Reference numeral 20 denotes one end of which is pivotally supported by the long shaft 18,
The second stopper is a second stopper that protrudes and retracts in the product passage by rotation about the long axis 18, and supports the second product from the bottom in the product passage from below when the rotation stopper protrudes into the product passage. It operates so that the product does not drop continuously. The second stopper 20 has an engaging portion 21 that engages with the second moving rod 10. The engaging portion 21 is connected to the inclined portion 22 and the inclined portion 22 as shown in FIGS. A plurality of guide projections 24 having a guide wall 23 having a larger inclination angle than the portion 22, and an inclined groove 25 with respect to the guide wall 23.
And a rotation return wall 26 that forms

Therefore, when the second moving rod 10 which fits into the inclined groove 25 of the guide protrusion 24 provided on the second stopper 20 is fitted into the base of the inclined groove 25 as shown on the left side of FIG. The second stopper 20 does not project into the product passage. The first stopper 19 protrudes into the product passage by the bent end of the first moving rod 11 and maintains a state in which the lowermost product is supported.

However, when the coin is inserted into the vending machine and the solenoid 2 is urged to overcome the compressive force of the compression spring 7 and suck the plunger 8, the state shown in the right side of FIG. 5 is obtained. That is, the first stopper 19 is retracted from the protruding product passage by the crank action of the first moving rod 11, and conversely, the second stopper 20 is rotated and protrudes into the product passage to be the lowermost end in the product passage. Will support the second product. That is, the first stopper 19 and the second stopper 20 are connected to the first movable rod 11 and the second
The parallel movement of the moving rod 10 to the substrate 1 causes the front surface of the substrate 1 to pivotally project into the product path.

The rotation of the second stopper 20 is performed by the engagement between the second moving rod 10 and the engaging portion 21. In the present embodiment, the rotation return wall 26 and the guide projection 2
4 is open without connecting the upper end of FIG.
There is no protrusion on the back surface of the substrate 1 due to the connecting portion unlike the rotating body 72 in the conventional example shown in FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the second stopper 20 is provided with a push-down wall 27 at the end only along with the guide projection 24. The push-down wall 27 has a triangular shape, and the inclined push-down portion 28 has a larger inclination angle than the inclined portion 22 of the guide projection piece 24. Therefore, the second stopper 2
The second moving rod 1 is rotated when it rotates and enters the product passage.
0 is strongly pushed back by the inclined push-down portion 28 instead of the inclined portion 22, and the second movable rod 10 is properly returned.

As shown in FIG. 8, the solenoid 2,
The display device 5, the reciprocating operation body 9, and the sliding support 15 are provided on the
Is mounted on the rear surface of the substrate 1 so as to be closer to a portion of Ａ A or less with respect to the width A of the substrate 1. The operation mechanism section including the solenoid 2, the display device 5, the reciprocating operation body 9, and the sliding support body 15 protrudes from the substrate 1 to the rear surface and forms a protruding portion, and the height or thickness of the unloading controller itself. It has dimensions. Since this operating mechanism is mounted on one side of the substrate 1 with a dimension of 1 / 2A or less with respect to the substrate 1, as shown in FIG. Can be overlapped.

Therefore, the two unloading controllers can be reduced in thickness and overlapped, and the unloading controllers can be respectively arranged in the two product passages, so that the thickness of the entire unloading device can be reduced. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, a bent fitting portion 29 is provided on the side wall of the substrate 1, and the two unloading controllers can be integrated by fitting to the vertical wall of the opposing substrate.

Further, as shown in FIG.
Is mounted on the substrate 1 by a projection 31 that fits into a recess 30 provided at the edge of the through hole 4 of the substrate 1. The slide support 15 is integrally formed with a solenoid operation preventing portion 32, which is close to the reciprocating operation body 9, so that only a solenoid 2 is operated without inserting coins from outside the vending machine. Theft can be prevented.

[0034]

As described above, the unloading controller of the vending machine according to the present invention uses the first and second moving rods on the back side of the product passage by the parallel movement to the substrate surface by the solenoid. Since the first and second stoppers protrude, the unloading controller is thin.

Further, when the operation mechanism portion, which is a protruding portion to the rear surface of the substrate, is offset to a half or less of the dimension in the width direction of the substrate, the two unloading controllers can be overlapped in thickness.

In addition, a lead wire of a display device, a solenoid operation preventing portion for preventing theft of a product, and the like can be prevented from protruding from the substrate in addition to an operating mechanism portion protruding from the rear surface of the substrate.

Accordingly, there is an effect that the depth dimension of the vending machine is shortened.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of an unloading controller in a state where a solenoid is not energized according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the discharge controller in a state where the solenoid is energized.

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of a carry-out controller in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a reciprocating operation body of the unloading controller.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an operation state of a first stopper and a second stopper of the unloading controller.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of an engaging portion of the unloading controller.

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view of a second stopper of the unloading controller.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the unloading controller.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view when two unloading controllers are superposed.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged perspective view of a sliding support of the unloading controller.

FIG. 11 is a side sectional view of a vending machine.

FIG. 12 is a rear perspective view of a carry-out controller in a state where a solenoid of a conventional example is not energized.

FIG. 13 is a rear perspective view of the carry-out controller in a state where the solenoid is energized.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Substrate 2 Solenoid 3, 4 Through-hole 5 Display device 6 Locking claw part 7 Compression spring 8 Plunger 9 Reciprocating operation body 10 Second moving rod 11 First moving rod 12 Guide side plate 13 Second guide long groove 14 First guide long groove DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 Sliding support body 16 2nd sliding long groove 17 1st sliding long groove 18 Long axis 19 1st stopper 20 2nd stopper 21 Engaging part 22 Inclined part 24 Guide protrusion 26 Rotation return wall 27 Push-down wall 29 Bent fit Joint part 32 Solenoid operation prevention part

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Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A substrate facing a product passage and having a through hole, a solenoid mounted in parallel with the substrate surface opposite to the surface facing the product passage, and the solenoid through the through hole. A compression spring mounted on the substrate opposite to the plunger, a reciprocating operation body having both ends mounted on the plunger and the compression spring of the solenoid, and one end of the reciprocation operation body provided in parallel with the substrate. The second
A moving rod, a first moving rod having a crank action provided on the other end of the reciprocating operation body in parallel with the substrate, and a second movement of the reciprocating operation body disposed on a side portion of the substrate. A guide side plate in which a second guide long groove and a first guide long groove for guiding an end of the rod and an end of the first moving rod are provided at the same height position with respect to the substrate, facing the guide side plate; And a slide support having a second sliding long groove and a first sliding long groove which are mounted across the through hole in the center of the substrate, and which oppose the second guiding long groove and the first guiding long groove of the guide side plate. A long axis mounted in the lateral direction of the substrate across the through hole, a second stopper having one end supported by the long axis and the other end projecting by rotation to the product passage surface of the substrate through the through hole. A first switch, one end of which is supported by the long axis and the other end of which projects to the product passage surface of the substrate through the through hole. The first stopper is mounted on an end of a first moving rod having a crank shape, and the second stopper has an engaging portion that rotates by reciprocating movement on the second moving rod. An unloading controller for a vending machine, wherein a first stopper and a second stopper are alternately projected to a product passage surface of the substrate through a through hole by reciprocating movement of the reciprocating operation body. 2. A guide having an engaging portion of the second stopper, the inclined portion engaging with one end of the second moving rod, and a guide wall connected to the inclined portion and having a larger inclination angle than the inclined portion. A second stopper for turning the second movable rod into the inclined groove, the second movable rod being fitted into the inclined groove, and the second movable rod being rotated back to the inclined wall. 2. The unloading controller of a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the second stopper is configured to rotate in contact with the second stopper. 3. An operation mechanism including a solenoid, a reciprocating operation body, a guide side plate for reciprocatingly supporting a first moving rod and a second moving rod of the reciprocating operation body at both ends, and a sliding support body. A second portion disposed on one side occupying less than half of the dimension in the width direction of the substrate, and the two unloading controllers being overlapped so that the respective operating mechanisms of the two unloading controllers do not overlap. 2. The unloading controller of the vending machine according to 2. 4. A bent portion is provided on an upright bent wall provided on both sides of the substrate, and the bent portion and the vertical wall are fitted to each other so that the respective operating mechanisms are displaced to a position where they do not overlap with each other, and two unloading portions are provided. 4. The unloading controller of a vending machine according to claim 3, further comprising a controller. 5. An engaging portion of the second stopper, a plurality of guide protrusions having an inclined portion with which one end of the second moving rod is engaged, and the other end of the second moving rod is formed of the guide protrusion. 4. The unloading controller for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein said controller comprises a depressed wall having a larger inclination angle than said inclined portion. 6. A display device for displaying the presence or absence of a product on a substrate located at a side portion of the solenoid, and an engagement claw portion for locking a lead wire connected to the display device is provided on the solenoid. 6. The discharge controller for a vending machine according to any one of 1 to 5. 7. A solenoid operation preventing portion is integrally formed at an end of a sliding support member corresponding to a portion where a reciprocating operation body engages with a compression spring in a through hole portion of a substrate.
7. The unloading controller for a vending machine according to any one of claims 6 to 6.