JP3216774B2 - Product rack drawer structure of 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 drawer structure for merchandise racks which are arranged in upper and lower rows and housed in a cabinet storage for vending machines which sell merchandise containing irregularly shaped paper packs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art First, an outline of the configuration of a vending machine to which the present invention is applied is shown in FIGS. In the figure,
1 is a vending machine cabinet, 2 is a front door, 3 is a product outlet, and a multi-column horizontal conveyor type product rack 4 is housed in the cabinet 1 in a vertically arranged manner. Then, the products 5 stored in each column of the product rack 4 are carried out by the horizontal belt conveyor mechanism 6 provided for each column, and are taken out to the product take-out port 3 via the carry-out conveyor 7 laid at the bottom of the product carry-out passage. Like that. A cooler 8 keeps the inside of the refrigerator cool.

The above-mentioned product racks 4 are individually installed so as to be able to be pulled out to the front of the cabinet 1 in consideration of workability at the time of product replenishment. FIG. 5 shows a conventional product rack drawing-out structure. That is, a pair of left and right rail mechanisms 11 are laid in the front-rear direction on the inner side of the cabinet 1 with the ends fixed to a frame in which the vertical beams 9 and the horizontal beams 10 are combined. This rail mechanism comprises a plurality of guide rollers 1 arranged in front and rear on the inner surface of the side wall of a U-channel-shaped rail main body 11a.
1b. Also, on the lower surface side of the product rack 4,
A pair of right and left transfer holders 12 are provided to be fitted to the guide rollers 11b of the rail mechanism 11.
The product rack 4 mounted thereon is supported so as to be able to be pulled out forward along the rails in a horizontal posture. Reference numeral 13 denotes a stopper that locks and holds the product rack 4 at a position where the product rack 4 is drawn forward.

In such a drawer structure, as shown in FIG. 3, the product racks 4 of each stage are normally stored in the cabinet of the cabinet 1, and when the products are replenished, the product rack 4 is pulled out to the front of the cabinet and the product 5 is placed in the rack. Load each column.

[0005]

However, if the conventional product rack draw-out structure described above is used, there is a difficulty in the loading workability at the time of product replenishment. That is, the height of a vending machine is usually about 1.8 m, and the height of the commodity racks arranged at the top of the commodity racks 4 arranged at the top and bottom as shown in FIG.
It is about 1.6m. Therefore, the position of the product rack 4 is higher than the line of sight for a short operator, which makes it very difficult to load the product into the product rack. Further, even for a tall person, it is difficult to load the products in the columns arranged at the back of the rack with respect to the uppermost product rack 4 pulled out forward in the horizontal posture.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to solve the above-mentioned problems so that a short-time person can easily perform a product refilling operation on a product rack installed in an upper stage in a refrigerator. It is an object of the present invention to provide a product rack drawer structure.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in order to attain the above object, at least a commodity rack arranged in an upper stage in a warehouse is tilted forward to support the commodity rack in a forwardly inclined position at a position where it is drawn forward. In the apparatus having a holding means, the forward tilt holding means includes a cross beam extending obliquely downward from the front end of the rail mechanism and extending in the cabinet of the cabinet, and a hook provided at a rear end of the product rack at a drawer position. In combination with a stopper provided on a cross beam for retaining and holding the lock.

[0008]

[0009]

With the above arrangement, when the product rack is pulled out of the cabinet of the cabinet along the rail mechanism, the hook provided at the rear end of the product rack is caught by the stopper and stopped. Is supported on the cross beam in a posture inclined forward with the guide roller of the rail mechanism as a fulcrum.

[0010] Thus, the height of the product rack pulled out forward is reduced by the forward inclination, and the columns of each row arranged on the upper surface side of the rack can be easily seen from the front, so that the product refilling operation can be performed easily. .

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the drawings of the embodiment, the same members corresponding to FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals. That is, in the embodiment shown in the drawing, the product racks 4 arranged in the upper and lower stages and arranged in the cabinet of the cabinet 1 have a Z-shaped cross-section channel carrying the tip of the rail mechanism 11 for the drawer structure of the product racks arranged in the upper stage. Upper side 10 of cross beam 10 made of steel
a is inclined obliquely downward and is protruding forward. A hook 14 projecting downward is welded to the center of the rear end of the product rack 4, and a stopper 13 for engaging and holding the hook is provided on the cross beam 10 to face the hook 14. . Further, in addition to the guide rollers 11b arranged in front and rear of the rail mechanism 11, a guide roller 11c functioning as a tilting fulcrum of a product rack is provided at the forefront end of the rail body 11a.
Is additionally provided. The product rack 4 has a plurality of product storage columns arranged in the front and rear rows as in FIG. 4, and has a horizontal belt conveyor mechanism 6 for carrying out products for each column.

In such a configuration, the product rack 4 is normally supported on the rail mechanism 11 at the storage position where the product rack 4 is pushed into the cabinet of the cabinet 1 as shown in FIG.
On the other hand, at the time of product replenishment, the front door 2 is opened, and FIG.
The product rack 4 is pulled out forward along the rail mechanism 11 as shown in FIG. Here, when the product rack 4 is pulled out to the final position, the hook 14 is stopped by the stopper 13 and stopped at that position, and the product rack 4 is
1c is tilted forward by its own weight at a fulcrum (the rear end of the U-channel-shaped transport holder 12 is fitted into the guide roller 11c), and is supported by leaning on the inclined upper side 10a of the cross beam 10 described above.

That is, the commodity racks 4 arranged in the upper stage in the refrigerator are held in a posture inclined forward as shown in the drawing at a position where the commodity racks are drawn forward. As a result, the height of the product rack 4 tilted forward is lower than the height at the storage position, and the front and rear columns arranged on the upper surface of the rack are also easily visible from the front. However, the product rack 4 can be replenished in an easy posture.

[0014]

As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, the product racks arranged in the upper stage in the warehouse, in which it has been extremely difficult to carry out the product replenishment work in the past, are involved in the forwardly inclined position at the position where they are pulled forward. As a result, even a short person can easily perform product replenishment to the product rack while visually checking the product rack, thereby improving serviceability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1A and 1B show an embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1A is a storage state diagram of a product rack, and FIG.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the product rack drawer structure in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a vending machine equipped with a horizontal conveyor type product rack to which the present invention is applied;
Is a front view, and (b) is a sectional side view.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a conventional product rack drawer structure.

[Description of Signs] 1 cabinet 2 front door 4 commodity rack 5 commodity 6 horizontal belt conveyor mechanism 10 cross beam 10a forward inclined upper side 11 rail mechanism 11b, 11c guide roller 12 transport holder 13 stopper 14 hook

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] The present invention relates to a drawer structure for a product rack which is arranged in an upper and lower stage and housed in a cabinet of a cabinet, and each of the product racks is mounted on a rail mechanism laid inside the cabinet and can be pulled out to the front of the cabinet. Wherein at least the product racks arranged in the upper row in the warehouse are provided with forward tilt holding means for supporting the product racks in a forward tilting position at a position where the product racks are drawn forward, wherein the forward tilt holding means includes a rail mechanism. A combination of a cross beam extending obliquely downward and forward in the cabinet of the cabinet from the front end of the product rack, and a stopper provided on the cross beam that locks and holds a hook provided at the rear end of the product rack at the pull-out position. A product rack drawer structure for a vending machine, characterized in that: