JP3226076B2 - Vending machine pivoting 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 rotating rack mainly for storing frozen goods (such as ice cream) in a vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional vending machine, a main body cabinet having a freezer therein, a plurality of units in a rear row and a plurality of left and right units with a central portion in a front row are arranged in the freezer. A product rack provided with a product loading port on each front mounted thereon, and a central plate for temporarily storing a fractional product provided in a space in the center part of the storage room located under the front row of the product rack. A loading door that covers the opening of the freezer on the front of the product rack, and an outer door outside the loading door, so that one end of the fulcrum is provided so that the product rack in the front row can retreat above the center plate when refilling the product in the rear row. It is configured to be able to rotate approximately 90 degrees forward.

[0003]

However, in the conventional vending machine, when the vending machine is installed in a place having a wall surface on the side of the outer door and the supporting portion of the loading door, the outer door is moved forward. The opening cannot be opened more than 90 degrees with respect to the front of the main body, and furthermore, the inner loading door opens about 70 degrees in relation to the outer door. In this state, when replenishing the product rack with the product, it is difficult to work from the front of the product rack because both doors hinder the front row product rack on the supporting portion side of the loading door, and the replenishment work is difficult. Met.

[0004] Further, if the product rack in the front row is moved by an angle of 90 degrees with respect to the front surface of the main body to replenish, the replenishment work becomes difficult because the product loading port is moved to the side. If the product rack is rotated at an appropriate angle, the product loading port can be directly opposed to the operator, but the rack returns to the inside of the warehouse due to the position of the center of gravity or strong wind, etc.
In this case, the loaded product may fly out due to the collision, and in this case, the operation is complicated while holding the rack with one hand.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems in the supply of goods and to obtain a rotary rack in which the supply of goods is easy.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises an outer door and a heat-insulating loading door pivotally supported at one of the right and left ends of the front surface, and further comprises a freezer inside. A main body cabinet, a plurality of merchandise racks arranged in front and rear rows in the freezer, each having a merchandise loading port on a front surface, and lower surfaces of the front row merchandise racks located between the front row merchandise racks And a center plate provided at a central portion of the freezer below the freezer, and the commodity rack in the front row can rotate forward with one end as a fulcrum so as to be movable to a space above the center plate. In the vending machine configured as described above, of the product racks in the front row, provided on the center plate side of the product rack located on the side where the loading door is pivotally supported, with pins that can slide in the vertical direction. And a fixing device, which is provided on the central plate and is provided on the center plate at a position midway along the movement path of the front row of product racks, and comprises When replenishing, the fixing device holds the front row of product racks at an intermediate position in a rotation range up to about 90 degrees which is rotated for replenishment of products to the rear row of product racks.
It is also effective if the concave portion provided on the central plate is dish-shaped.

[0007]

[0008]

In the merchandise rack configured as described above,
By providing a fixing device composed of a stopper made of a vertically slidable pin provided at the lower front part of the fulcrum of the front row product rack and a concave portion provided on the central plate corresponding to the stopper, the pin is provided. Move the product rack forward while lifting it to a position where it does not hit the center plate, and release the pin at the recessed position provided on the center plate, and the pin will move to the recess by gravity and fix the product rack at that position Work to do.

Further, since the front row product rack on the supporting portion side of the loading door is fixed at an intermediate position within the rotation range,
Even if the loading door is opened at about 70 degrees with respect to the front of the main body, it is possible to supply products from the front position of the product rack without being affected by the obstacle of the loading door and holding the rack with one hand. become. Furthermore, by making the shape of the recess on the center plate into a dish shape, the pin is pushed up by the component force of the recess taper just by pulling back the product rack held at the intermediate position with a little strong force, and the fixing function is achieved. Cancel automatically.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a cross section of an upper part of a vending machine with a door opened. In FIG. 1, a main body cabinet 4 is a heat-insulating casing having an open front surface, and includes a freezer 2 and a central plate 6 capable of storing fractional products therein. Loading door 5 is supported by supporting portions 11 and 12 so that it can be opened and closed in the left-right direction.
The freezer 2 is equipped with a total of six product racks, including six product racks 3 in the rear row and four product racks 3a integrally formed on the left and right of the front row, with each product rack having a product on the front. It has a loading port. The product rack adopts a well-known spiral type. The front row product racks 3a are rotatably supported forward at a fulcrum 10 provided at one end on the center side. When replenishing the rear row product racks 3 with products, the front row product racks 3a are moved forward and temporarily moved to the central portion. Is retracted to the space above the center plate 6 and returned to the original posture after the supply of the goods is completed. In the figure, the position shown by the solid line of the product rack 3a corresponds to the time when the loading door 5 is closed, and the position shown by the broken line opens the loading door 5 and
5A shows a process of moving a in the forward direction, and the amount of this movement can be up to 90 degrees with respect to the front surface of the main body.

FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal section of the vending machine of FIG. 1, and the same parts as those of FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals. At the time of product sale operation, the product in the product rack is
To the outlet 13 via the. Further, a cooling device 15 composed of a refrigerant evaporator is mounted below the freezer 2. Reference numeral 7 denotes a stopper provided on the product rack 3a. A fixing device of the product rack 3a including the stopper 7 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part showing a stopper 7 provided on the commodity rack 3a and a recess 6a provided on the center plate 2, and the fixing device is composed of these two elements. In FIG. 3, a stopper 7 is mounted in a hollow portion of a case formed of a thin plate into a hollow cylindrical shape, with the pin 8 slidable up and down and urged downward by a spring (not shown), Further, an oval opening is provided in a part of the case to limit the movement range of the pin 8, and the small pin 9 screwed into the opening and projecting from the opening.
Is configured. When the small pin 9 is at the lower part of the opening, the tip protruding below the pin 8 is designed to sufficiently reach the position of the center plate 2. Further, the stopper 7 is welded to a lower front position of the fulcrum 10 of the product rack 3a as shown in FIG. In addition, the stopper 7 is provided on the product rack 3 a on the support portion side of the loading door 5.
The problem can be solved by installing it only on the
The right and left support portions may be changed, so that they may be provided on the left and right product racks 3a.

The position corresponding to the pin 8 of the stopper 7 is at an intermediate position of the rotational movement path of the product rack 3a, that is, at a position where the product rack 3a is moved forward to an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the front surface of the main body. A dish-shaped recess 6a is provided at a position on the central plate 6 to be formed. In this case, the commodity rack 3a is moved forward with the small pin 9 of the stopper 7 lifted, and when the pin 8 and the concave portion 6a are aligned with each other, the pin 8 is released. By moving and locking, the product rack 3a is fixed at a position of 45 degrees with respect to the front surface of the main body. The 45-degree angle is an appropriate angle determined based on the condition that the product loading port of the product rack 3a can supply the product from directly in front of the worker when the loading door 5 is opened 70 degrees. , Is arbitrarily selected according to the opening angle of the loading door 5.

Next, an example of an operation for replenishing products to the front row product rack 3a on the support portion side of the outer door 1 when the opening angle of the outer door 1 is limited to 90 degrees with respect to the front surface of the main body by a wall or the like. Will be described. The outer door 1 is opened, and then the loading door 5 is opened. However, the opening angle is about 70 degrees as a result of contact with the outer door 1 near the support. Next, the small pin 9 of the stopper 7 is lifted to move the commodity rack 3a forward, and the stopper 7 is fixed at a position of 45 degrees with respect to the front surface of the main body. In this state, commodities are supplied from the front of the commodity rack 3a. After replenishment is completed, pull back the product rack as it is to stop stopper 7.
Is automatically released. In this way, the difficult product supply operation to the front row product rack on the side of the support portion of the outer door 1 and the loading door 5 is eliminated.

[0015]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following effects. By providing a fixing device composed of a vertically slidable stopper provided at the lower front portion of the fulcrum of the front row product rack and a concave portion provided on the central plate corresponding to the stopper, the front row product is provided. Rack to the front of the main unit 4
The product can be replenished to the front row product rack from the front of the product rack in a state fixed at an intermediate position such as 5 degrees, so that the opening angle of the outer door is around 90 degrees on the wall surface where the vending machine is installed. Even if it is restricted, the product supply operation can be easily performed without being affected by the restriction.

Further, by forming the concave portion on the center plate into a dish shape, the function of the stopper for fixing the product rack at the intermediate position is automatically released only by pulling back the product rack, so that the operator can place the object in both hands. Even when the player holds the product rack, the product rack can be moved to the original posture.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a top cross-sectional view of a vending machine showing an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a vending machine showing an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main part of the product rack fixing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 outer door 2 freezer 3 rear row product rack 3 a front row product rack 4 main cabinet 5 loading door 6 center plate 7 stopper 8 pin 9 small pin 10 fulcrum 11 support portion 12 support portion 13 outlet 14 shooter 15 cooling device

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A main body cabinet having an outer door pivotally supported at one of right and left ends of a front surface and a heat-insulating loading door and having a freezer therein, and two rows arranged in the freezer in front and rear. And a plurality of product racks each having a product loading port on the front side, and a central portion of the freezer located between the front row product racks and below the lower surface of the front row product racks. With a central plate,
In the vending machine, the front row of product racks is configured to be rotatable forward with one end serving as a fulcrum so as to be movable into a space above the central plate. A stopper formed of a pin slidable in the vertical direction, provided on the center plate side of the product rack located on the side where the product rack is located, A fixing device is provided which is provided with a concave portion to which the stopper is locked. When replenishing commodities to the front row of merchandise racks, the front row merchandise rack is supplied to the rear row merchandise racks by the fixing device. A rotating rack for a vending machine, wherein the rack is held at an intermediate position of a rotating range up to about 90 degrees rotated for the purpose. 2. A rotating rack according to claim 1, wherein said recess provided on said central plate is shaped like a dish.