JP3194112B2 - vending machine - 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.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, in order to prevent a vending machine from protruding off a road, it has been required to install a thin vending machine with a reduced depth. Therefore, various vending machines have been invented conventionally.

For example, as shown in FIG.
A storage case 110 for a product 111 having an opening / closing plate 101 at the bottom of the second and a push-in opening 102 for a pusher 102 at a lower rear portion of a column 112 and having a space for moving a product at an end face of the opening. Pusher 102 and lever mechanism 10 movable at the bottom of case 110
There has been proposed a vending machine 100 including a solenoid 103 connected to a pusher 102 via the pushers 5 and 106 and lever mechanisms 107, 108 and 109 for connecting the pusher 102 and the opening / closing plate 101 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-2786).
issue).

In the vending machine 100, a product 11
1 is pushed out by the pusher 102,
Since the opening / closing plate 101 is inclined downward, the product 111 does not require much space in the depth direction when the product 111 is carried out.

[0005]

The pusher 102 not only extrudes the lowermost product 111 of the stacked products 111 but also serves as a supporting portion so that the second product 111 from the lowermost product does not drop. This pusher 10
2 is an essential requirement. However, the pusher 102
To move the pusher, pusher 10
It is necessary to provide two evacuation spaces and a solenoid 103,
There is a problem that the depth of the vending machine 100 is increased by the size of the evacuation space and the solenoid 103.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a vending machine which can further reduce the depth of the vending machine.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a vending machine for stacking and storing a plurality of products in a column inside a main body, wherein the column has a front wall and a bottom plate, and the bottom plate has
A rear end portion is pivotally supported by the main body, a front portion thereof is inclined downward, and a crank having a vertical rotation axis, a link connected between the crank and a rear portion of the bottom plate, An interlocking holding member, a motor for rotating the crank according to a sales command signal, and when the crank pulls a link, the bottom plate is in a horizontal state to support the stacked products, and the crank supports the link. The bottom part of the bottom plate is pushed downward to carry out the lowermost product of the stacked products, and the upper part of the pressing member presses the second product from the bottom of the stacked product to the front wall. Things.

[0008]

[Operation] In the vending machine having the above-described configuration, first, a sales standby state will be described.

The crank pulls the link, and the bottom plate is in a horizontal state. For this reason, the product placed on the bottom plate is supported inside the column.

When a sales command signal is input to the motor, the crank rotates and pushes the link to tilt the front of the bottom plate downward. For this reason, the bottom product of the stacked products slides down. In addition, as for the second stage products from the bottom of the stacked products, the pressing member presses the second stage products against the front wall by rotating the crank, and prevents the products from falling.

Then, when the motor rotates and the crank returns to the state of pulling the link, the bottom plate returns to the horizontal state and enters a sales standby state.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A vending machine for cigarettes 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a column for storing the stacked cigarettes T. This column 12 has two side walls 11, 11,
It has a front wall 14 and a rear wall 16, the bottom of which is
It consists of. The opening / closing plate 18 has a rear end,
The vending machine 10 rotates about a horizontal rotating shaft 20 fixed to the main body of the vending machine 10, and its front end is inclined. A rear plate 22 is provided upright from the rear end of the opening / closing plate 18.

Reference numeral 26 denotes a rod-shaped crank having a rotating shaft in the vertical direction. The central portion is bent in a U-shape to form a bent portion 26a. The upper end of the crank 26 is rotatably fixed to the support 27, and the lower end is provided with a gear 28.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a motor for rotating the gear 28 via the gear 32. The motor 30 is driven such that the gear 28 makes one rotation (360 °) when a sales command signal is input.

A link 34 has a front end rotatably connected to an upper end of the back plate 22 and a rear end connected to a bent portion 26 a of the crank 26.

Reference numeral 36 denotes a pressing member. This is because the stopper 38 formed of a leaf spring and the stopper 3
8 comprises a moving portion 40 extending rearward from the lower end.
A D-shaped hole 42 is formed in the center of the moving part 40, and the crank 26 penetrates. A pressing portion 44 for pressing the cigarette T is formed on the lower front surface of the stopper portion 38. The upper end of the stopper 38 is fixed to the rear wall 16. Then, the stopper portion 38 made of this leaf spring
The urging force acts in such a direction that the pressing portion 44 presses the cigarette T. The hole 42 is not limited to the D-shape, and may have another shape.

An operation state of the vending machine 10 having the above configuration will be described.

The sales standby state will be described (see FIGS. 1 and 3).

In this state, the bent portion 26a of the crank 26 is located on the rear side, and pulls the link 34 rearward. The back plate 22 is pulled rearward about the rotation shaft 20, and the opening / closing plate 18 is held in a horizontal state (see FIG. 1). The tobacco T stacked on the opening / closing plate 18
Are held inside the column 12. Also, crank 2
The sixth bent portion 26a is in contact with the rear edge of the D-shaped hole 42 of the moving portion 40, and pulls the stopper portion 38 rearward against the urging force (see FIG. 3).

A description will be given of the state of carrying out the product (see FIGS. 2 and 4).

When a sales command signal is input to the motor 30,
The gear 28 rotates 180 °, and pushes out the link 34 connected to the bent portion 26a. For this reason, the back plate 22 moves forward around the rotation shaft 20, and the opening / closing plate 18 is inclined. Thereby, the tobacco T located at the lowermost stage falls (see FIG. 2). Further, as the bent portion 26a of the crank 26 moves forward in the D-shaped hole 42 of the moving portion 40, the stopper 38, which has been pulled backward by the bent portion 26a, is moved forward by the urging force. The second stage tobacco T is pressed against the front wall 14. For this reason, even if the lowermost tobacco T is gone, the second tobacco T does not fall (see FIG. 4).

When the cigarette T is carried out, the motor 30 rotates by 180 °, and the crank 26 returns to the original position.
Thereby, the opening / closing plate 18 also returns to the horizontal state, and the second-stage cigarette T pressed by the stopper portion 38 falls onto the opening / closing plate 18. Thus, the system returns to the sales standby state.

In the vending machine 10 having the above configuration, the opening / closing plate 18 is opened and closed by rotating the crank 26 by the motor 30, and the holding member 36 holds the second stage cigarette T. Therefore, the second stage cigarette T does not fall even when the lowermost stage cigarette T falls. These structures are simple, and the vending machine 10 can be made thinner without increasing the depth direction of the vending machine 10.

[0025]

As described above, according to the vending machine of the present invention, the bottom plate is opened and closed by the link, and the second stage product is held by the holding member. Therefore, only the commodity at the bottom falls. Further, the configuration is very simple, and it is not necessary to provide a plurality of members in the depth direction of the vending machine, so that the vending machine can be made thin.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a column product carrying mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention in a sales standby state.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a state in which a product is being carried out.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the holding member in a sales standby state.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a state in which a product of a holding member is being carried out.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a conventional vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Vending machine 12 Column 14 Front wall 16 Rear wall 18 Opening / closing plate 20 Rotating shaft 22 Back plate 24 Opening 26 Crank 30 Motor 34 Link 36 Holding member

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vending machine for stacking and storing a plurality of commodities in a column inside a main body, wherein the column has a front wall and a bottom plate, and a rear end of the bottom plate is pivotally supported by the main body. A crank having a front portion inclined downward and having a vertical axis of rotation, a link connected between the crank and a rear portion of the bottom plate, a pressing member linked to the crank, and a sales command signal A motor for rotating the crank, and when the crank pulls the link, the bottom plate is horizontal to support the stacked products, and the crank pushes the link to tilt the front of the bottom plate downward. A vending machine, wherein the lowermost product of the stacked products is carried out, and the upper part of the holding member presses the second product from the bottom of the stacked product to the front wall.