JP3279891B2 - Vending machine product storage device - 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 product storage device in which a plurality of product storage shelves are vertically arranged.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a product storage device of this kind of vending machine is provided with a number of product storage shelves provided in a plurality of rows up and down so that the products are turned over, and the products are stored in multiple stages so that the body rolls, and Each is provided at an end. For example, it is known in Japanese Patent Publication No. 53-11479. Further, there is provided a product carrying device in which the products in the front row of the product storage shelf are locked by the locking arms.

An example of the above-described conventional vending machine product storage device will be described below.

[0004] In a main body of a vending machine, a plurality of merchandise storage shelves having a plurality of merchandise storage paths are provided in a vertical direction.
A product storage device is provided at the exit of each product storage path of the product storage shelf. In the product storage device, the first locking claw is projected from a lower end of the inclined product mounting surface on the lower end side of the cylindrical body, thereby preventing the product from falling and, when supplying the product, the first locking claw. The nail is immersed from the product mounting surface, and the leading product is dropped by its own weight.

At this time, simultaneously with the immersion of the first locking claw, the second locking claw is projected at a position rearward of the first locking claw, thereby preventing the subsequent product from continuously falling. It is configured to prevent. In a vending machine having a built-in merchandise take-out device having the above-described structure, a hand is put into a merchandise take-out opening provided at a lower end side of the main body, and the merchandise sent to this location is taken up.

On the other hand, a product storage device is disclosed in JP-B-63-610.
Like the 07 JP, it is mounted so locked axis L-type spiral spring the movable plate freely slidably disposed pivot on the rear of the rear of the running surface of the commodity passage. And making it the spiral spring is fixed to the outlet portion of the running surface Product housing passage one end is towed along the groove of the commodity passage item into the structure to move while sliding.

[0007]

However, in the above-described configuration, the product storage device is provided for each product storage path.
If one vending machine is provided with multiple product storage shelves in the vertical or width direction,
The equipment is large and product storage efficiency is poor. There is also a problem that the number of parts is large, the structure is complicated, productivity is low, and cost is increased.

[0008] On the other hand, a low-cost product storage device capable of transporting products using an elastic spring is known, and a delivery system using a movable plate from the rear is also known.
Is sliding, the movable plate for moving the goods provided, dissipate towing the moving plate, providing an groove a spiral spring on the bottom of the product storage device as a driving force, but by sliding through this product It was not reliable and was not used in vending machines to transport goods with dirty bottom surfaces or high frictional resistance.

[0009] The present invention is intended to solve the conventional problems described above, and improves the product storage efficiency in a small goods storing device is thin, moreover, product itself to the movement of goods, for thereby sliding the sliding surface Rather, by moving the floor surface, the frictional resistance between the sliding surface and the product is eliminated, and a constant friction coefficient is always provided to provide a product storage device of a vending machine that ensures the product movement of the product storage device. With the goal.

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a product storage device for a vending machine, wherein a first product holding a product is provided at an outlet of two gutter-shaped product storage paths. A drive shaft for rotating the first product receiving plate is fixed to the receiving plate, and an operating member that operates in conjunction with the rotation of the first product receiving plate is provided behind the first product receiving plate. A second product receiving plate for pivotally supporting one end and tilting and rotating upward to pay out the first product to the outlet and to restrict the movement of the second product to the outlet; It is provided on the side.

[0011] is slidably bridged unloading opening of the rear end in the sliding surface of the product housing passage, during the movement of the product, urging sliding of the strip which can be towed by fixing the moving plate and the moving plate to prevent the collapse ligated a spiral elastic member, and the spiral elastic member, the upper runway member is bent in a U-shape in unloading port of sliding and product storage path, further reciprocating above and below the product housing passage substantially the entire width And pull the elastic member to the rear end to store goods.
The product is mounted on the belt-shaped spiral elastic member because it is rotatably fixed to the upper rear end of the product.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the elastic member and the flexible belt-shaped moving member are connected and engaged , and the width of the flexible belt-shaped moving member is equal to or larger than that of the elastic member. It is composed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a product storage shelf that can be withdrawn and a sold-out detection section that can be separated from the product storage shelf.
Position linked to slidably bridged been moved plate sliding surface of the product housing passage, it has an operating member sold to the elastic member in the lower side of the runway member, the moving plate came to the front end of the product housing passage In this configuration, the sold-out operating member can operate the sold-out detecting section by moving the elastic member.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when the moving plate is moved to the rear end of the product storage path, a locking portion is provided for locking by the stopper portion, and the sliding plate is fixed to the moving plate and can be pulled. A spiral elastic member for biasing the movement is provided on the sliding surface, and the elastic member is rotatably supported behind the moving plate, and when the moving plate is released from the locking portion, a shaft supporting portion of the moving plate is provided. Has a rotation control member that regulates rotation during high-speed rotation and does not regulate during low-speed rotation.

[0015] The invention according to claim 5, the runway member for improving the sliding of the mobile plate and the spiral elastic member is obtained by using a sliding material with high.

The invention according to claim 6 has a structure in which the sold-out detection unit and the drive motor for operating the product receiving plate can be detached from the product storage shelf, and the product storage path of the product storage shelf is formed in a W-shaped gutter shape. The structure is such that two product storage paths can be pulled out.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is characterized in that a first product receiving plate for holding a product, a first product receiving plate, And an operating member that operates in conjunction with the operation of the receiving plate. At the rear of the first product receiving plate, one end is pivotally supported and rotated upward to pay the first product to the carry-out port. second the second product receiving plate for regulating the movement of the carry-out port of the commodity has to glide surface of the product housing passage, freely sliding on the carry-out port of the rear end in the sliding surface of the product housing passage with out when moving bridged by the product, and a moving plate to prevent falling, it connects the spiral elastic member with sliding bias of the strip that can be attached to mount the product traction and the mobile plate, the spiral elastic member is sliding the upper runway member of the goods housing passage, U at unloading port of the commodity storage path Jo the bent holding, the product storage passage is substantially reciprocating and below the full width, the elastic member is one obtained by rotatably fixed to the upper rear end of the product housing passage, the product strip spiral a structure placed on the elastic member, goods product placement surface rather than sliding the sliding surface frictional resistance decreases since sliding and pulling, also spiral without frictional resistance difference by product The elastic force of the elastic member can be made constant and small, and the spiral elastic member is bent in a U-shape, pulled to the rear of the moving plate, and placed on the product storage path.
An elastic member is attached to the space at the rear end of the part, and the thickness of the sliding part is reduced, so that even paper pack products with high frictional resistance can be securely moved without being clogged in the middle. This has the effect of enabling a cost-effective product storage device.

[0018] According to a second aspect of the invention, an elastic member was fixed to the moving plate engaged connects the bendable strip-shaped moving member having a width larger than that of the elastic member Since the width of the flexible belt-shaped moving member can be made larger than the elastic member, even if a small-width product is stored in a gutter-shaped product storage path, the product does not fly out of the moving member and friction when moving. This has the effect that the resistance can be stabilized without increasing.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a product storage shelf that can be withdrawn, a sold-out detection unit that can be separated from the product storage shelf, and a sold-out operating member on an elastic member on the lower surface side of the runway member. The sold-out operating member can operate the sold-out detecting section by moving the elastic member at a position where the moving plate comes to the front end of the product storage path, and the sold-out operating structure can be simplified. Having.

[0020] According to a fourth aspect of the invention, when moving the movable plate to the rear end of the product housing passage, and a locking portion engaged by the stopper portion, the spiral of sliding can traction and connected to the moving plate The elastic member and the elastic member rotatably support the movable plate rearward from the moving plate, and when the moving plate is released from the locking portion, the shaft supporting portion of the moving plate rotates when rotating at high speed. It is configured to have a rotation control member that does not regulate at the time of low-speed rotation, and when the stopper portion of the moving plate at the time of storage is accidentally released, it moves at high speed by the spring force of the elastic member, During high-speed rotation, the rotation control member operates and regulates. Further, since there is no restriction at the time of low-speed rotation, there is an effect that the spring force of the elastic member can be reliably transmitted to the extrusion of the product when the product is moved in the unloading operation.

[0021] The invention of claim 5 is made by fixing the high sliding <br/> volatility material in runway member, which was to improve the sliding of the moving plate and the spiral elastic channel member In addition, even if the frictional resistance is small and the spring force of the elastic member is small, the traction can be reliably performed.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the gutter-shaped product storage path allows two W-shaped product storage paths to be drawn out, and a product outlet is provided at a front exit of the product storage path. A first product receiving plate for holding the first product receiving plate, and an operating member that operates in conjunction with the operation of the first product receiving plate. And tilt it upward to pay out the first product to the exit and
A product storage shelf having a second product receiving plate for restricting the movement of the second product to the carry-out exit on the sliding surface side of the product storage path, the product storage shelf operating a sold-out detection unit, and a product receiving plate. It can be separated from the drive motor, and can be easily removed and stored for each product storage shelf when storing products. In addition, since the storage shelf can be easily attached without wiring, the storage operation is simple.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a main part of a product storage device of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view of the vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the product storage device,
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a commodity storage device of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIGS. 1 to 3, a substantially box-shaped main body 1 has a coin mechanism provided on a front side of the main body 1. Part 2 A front door 3 provided with a transparent glass 3A on the front surface of the main body 1 so that the entire interior of the main body 1 can be viewed from the front side is openably and closably attached. When the front door 3 is opened, the main body 1 is opened. 1 is opened to the front side.

The interior of the main body 1 surrounded by the heat insulating wall includes:
A plurality of product storage devices 5 on which products 4 for beverages and the like are placed vertically are provided vertically. Reference numeral 6 denotes a product transport path provided on the front of the product storage device 5. Product storage device 5
Is composed of a product storage shelf 7 and a drive motor 8. The product storage shelf 7 has a gutter-shaped product storage path 10 between the side rails 9A and 9B raised from both sides and equally spaced therebetween. Are set up in a plurality of rows and each product storage shelf 7 has a product 4
In accordance with the width dimension.

Each of the product storage shelves 7 holds a product discharge device 11 for preventing the product 4 from falling forward and dropping and is formed into a W-shaped gutter shape by arranging two gutter-shaped product storage paths 10. is there.
A light-transmissive first product receiving plate 12 that holds the products 4 in the two product storage paths 10 is provided at the exit of the product storage path 10 of the product unloading device 8. Then, the first product 4 comes into contact with the first product receiving plate 12 from behind, and the plurality of products 4 are stored in a state in which the plurality of products 4 are arranged further behind. When storing the product, the product storage shelf 7 can be pulled out along the side rails 9A and 9B. The bottom of the main body 1 is configured as a machine room 15 in which an evaporator 13, a circulation fan 14, and the like are disposed, and by operating the circulation fan 14, air in the refrigerator of the main body 1 evaporates from the bottom. A circulation path 16 is provided to guide the container 13 downward from the upper part of the refrigerator through the container 13. The evaporator 13 constitutes a refrigerating device together with a compressor, a condenser, a capillary tube and the like (not shown). In summer, the air cooled through the evaporator 13 is circulated in the refrigerator, so that the product on the product storage shelf 7 is 4 is cooled while the heater arranged in the circulation path 16 is used in winter.
By heating the circulating air, the product 4 on the product storage shelf 7 is warmed and stored. The product unloading devices 11 provided at the unloading exits of the product storage paths 10, respectively,
At the front end, a convex plate-shaped rib is provided on the product storage path 10 side so that the product 4 does not touch the entire surface of the product storage path 10 so as to cover an area of about 1/3 of each product storage path 10. A first product receiving plate 12 is provided at the center of the outlet of the product storage path 10 provided with the two gutter-shaped product storage paths 10. The drive shaft 17 spanning the entire depth of the product storage path 10 is fitted to the front and rear flange portions 18 of the product storage shelf 7 in a state where the drive shaft 17 is fitted at right angles to the lower center portion of the first product receiving plate 12.
a and 18b so as to be rotatably mounted on the left and right sides so as to be pivotally supported. Then, an operating member 20 having a substantially inverted T-shaped cam shape is pressed into the rear portion of the first product receiving plate 12 at the carry-out port of the drive shaft 17 with the elastic pin 21 and locked to the drive shaft 17. The end has a connection portion 22 which is formed flat by partial pressing.

On the other hand, a second product receiving plate 23, which can be rotatably opened at one point behind the first product receiving plate 12 of the product carrying device 11, is rotatably provided by a through hole 24.
The other end has an inclined shape. Then, a shaft 26 is attached to a support portion 25 having a through hole 24 of the second product receiving plate 23 and a hole of the outlet of the gutter-shaped product storage passage 10 with a shaft 26 so that the right and left
Each of the two product storage paths 10 is attached to the product sliding surface side.

FIG. 4A is a detailed front view of the sales standby position of the product storage device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4B is a detail of the sales standby position of the product storage device shown in FIG. FIG. 5A is a front view of the operating member of the product storage device shown in FIG. 1 when operating clockwise, and FIG. 5B is a view of the operating member of the product storage device shown in FIG. Clockwise operation side view, FIG. 6
(A) is an operation front view of the operation member of the same product storage device shown in FIG. 1 at the time of counterclockwise rotation, and FIG. 6 (b) is a counterclockwise operation of the operation member of the same product storage device shown in FIG. An operation side view is shown. In FIGS. 4 to 6, when the second product receiving plate 23 is in a horizontal state, the second product receiving plate 23 is attached near the operating member 20 having a substantially inverted T-shaped cam shape. When the drive shaft 17 is rotated clockwise, the A-claw portion 27 provided on the operation member 20 comes into contact with the left second product receiving plate 23A and rotates upward to be in a vertical state. When this position is reached, the position detecting switch 28 in the drive motor 8 is operated. When the operating member 20 starts rotating counterclockwise from this state and comes into a standby state, the second product receiving plate 23A Is configured to return to a horizontal state. Further, in this state, the position detection switch 28 is operated and the drive motor 8 is turned on.
Is to stop.

On the other hand, when the drive shaft 17 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction, the B-claw portion 29 provided on the operation member 20 comes into contact with the second product receiving plate 23B on the right side and rotates upward to be in a vertical state. When this position is reached, the position detecting switch 28 in the drive motor 8 is operated. When the operating member 20 starts to rotate clockwise from this state and comes into a standby state, the second product receiving plate 23B is moved. It is configured to return to a horizontal state. In this state, the position detection switch 2
8 operates and the drive motor 8 stops.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged front view of a first product receiving plate of the product storage device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 8 is a sectional side view of a main part of a stopper portion of the product storage device shown in FIG. , FIG.
FIG. 10 is a sectional side view of a main part of a stopper portion of the product storage device shown in FIG. 1, and FIGS.
Of the bottom, the runway member 30 in a substantially rail-shaped with a sliding properties
Is fixed to the product carry-out device 11, and a plurality of protruding ribs 32 are arranged on the upper side of the runway member 30 so as to reduce the contact resistance with the spiral-shaped elastic member 31 over the entire depth of the runway member 30. It is a sliding surface of the elastic member 31 in the shape of a circle.
And on both ends 33, 33 'of the running surface in the direction of the product exit
The moving plate 34 of the L-type that can slide are bridged. Also effective to use a sliding material having high on the runway member 30 for improving the sliding of the movable plate 34 and the spiral elastic member 31.

U-shaped claws 35 are provided at both lower ends of the moving plate 34.
And is loosely fitted and inserted into both ends 33, 33 'of the sliding surface. And the lower surface portion of the movable plate 34 of the L-type, is mounted the spiral elastic member 31 biases sliding of the strip which can be placed to lead the product 4. The spiral elastic member 31 is
The total depth across the length of the runway member 30 to slide on the upper surface of the upper rib 32 of the is passed through the runway member 30 a lower rectangular hole 36 of the L-shaped moving plate 34 of the second product receiving plate 23 At the place where the cylindrical roller 37 is pivotally supported at the notch, it is bent in a U-shape, wound around it, and rotatively stretched. The spiral elastic member 31 is provided with a rotation control member 38 Is provided on the shaft portion 39 so as to be rotatable and fixed. And when the mobile plate 34 which is slidably erection has moved to the rear end of the product housing passage 10, it is provided a locking portion 41 which can be locked by the stopper portion 40 moves when storing the moving plate 34 Stopper A locking portion 41 is provided which can be automatically fixed when retracted to the portion 40 and can be automatically released when the product storage shelf 7 is pushed inward along the side rail portions 9A and 9B. Further, when the moving plate 34 is released from the locking portion 41, the shaft supporting portion of the moving plate 34 has a rotation control member 38 that regulates rotation during high-speed rotation and does not regulate rotation during low-speed rotation. It is.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a sold-out detector of the product storage device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a sold-out detector of the product storage device shown in FIG. 10 and 11, the drive motor 8 and the drive motor shaft 42 provided at the rear of the product storage
One position detection switch 28 that is activated when rotated is provided for each of the two product storage paths 10, and the connection portion 22 of the drive shaft 17 and the groove 43 provided on the drive motor shaft 42 are detachably pivotally supported. I have. Further, the drive motor 8 is provided with a sold-out detection unit 44 corresponding to each product storage path 10.

Then, the product storage shelf 7 is connected to the side rail 9A.
Pull out along 9B and store it to the back.
There was coupled to a driving motor shaft 42, and is configured so as not to move.

Further, the sold out detection portion 44 can leave the drawable item storage rack 7 and the product storage rack 7 is provided, connected to the moving plate 34 which is slidably bridged running surface of the product housing passage 10, sliding It has an elastic member 31 that is pulled to the rear end of the product storage path 10 on the lower surface side of the road member 30 and a sold-out operating member 45 that is fixed to the spiral elastic member 31 below the exit of the product storage path 10. The sold-out operating member 45 is moved to the rear end by the movement of the elastic member 31 at the position where the moving plate 34 comes to the front end of the product storage path 10, and presses the sold-out detection unit 44.

The elastic member 3 of the gutter-shaped product storage path 10
Band-shaped moving member 46 that can be bent between the moving plate 1 and the moving plate 34.
, The moving member 46 is formed above the runway member 30, and the joining member 47 that engages the moving member 46 and the elastic member 31 can also be configured to also function as the sold-out operating member 45. .

The operation of the commodity storage device of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS.

First, during standby for sale, the first product 4 is stored in the first product receiving plate 12 and a plurality of products 4 are pressed from behind by the L-shaped moving plate 34 and stored.

Next, when the sales signal of the left product passage is inputted to the drive motor 8 and rotated, the drive shaft 17 rotates clockwise and the first product receiving plate 12 fixed to the drive shaft 17 and the operating member 20 rotate. . As a result, the A-claw portion 27 provided on the actuating member 20 having a substantially inverted T-shaped cam shape is brought into contact with the left second product receiving plate 23A and the second product receiving plate 23 is moved upward from the horizontal state. Product 4 when rotated and tilted
Moves upward.

At the uppermost position, the first commodity 4 rotates to the outside of the left commodity storage path 10 and moves to the commodity transport path 6. Then, the second product 4 moves to the carry-out side, but the second product receiving plate 23A protrudes from the sliding surface, and the second product 4 is blocked and held. In this state, the drive motor shaft 42 rotates 90 °, the position detection switch 28 operates, and the drive motor 8 reversely rotates counterclockwise. Next, the second product receiving plate 23A returns to the horizontal state and the position detecting switch 28
Stops when works. At this time, the product 4 is moved in the exit direction by the spiral elastic member 31, but the first product receiving plate 1
2 also returns to the standby state, and the product 4 is stopped and stopped without falling to the product transport path 6.

Next, when a sales signal of the left product passage 10 is input to the drive motor 8 and rotated, the drive shaft 17 rotates counterclockwise, and the transparent first product receiving plate 12 fixed to the drive shaft 17 and The operation member 20 rotates. As a result, the B-claw portion 29 provided on the operating member 20 having a substantially inverted T-shaped cam shape from the horizontal state when the second product receiving plate 23B is in the horizontal state.
The product 4 moves upward when it contacts the right second product receiving plate 23B and rotates upward and tilts.

At the uppermost position, the first merchandise 4 moves to the merchandise conveying path 6 by rotating outward from the right merchandise storage path 10. Then, the second product 4 moves to the carry-out side, but the second product receiving plate 23B protrudes from the sliding surface, and the second product 4 is similarly blocked and held. When the drive motor shaft 42 rotates 90 °, the position detection switch 28 is operated, the drive motor 8 rotates forward in the clockwise direction, and the second product receiving plate 23B returns to a horizontal state and stops.

When there is no product 4 in the product storage path 10, the L-shaped moving plate 34 of the substantially rail-shaped sliding member 30 moves toward the exit and stops. The sold-out operating member 45 fixed to the spiral elastic member 31 pulled in this state operates the sold-out detecting section 44 to sense the sold-out state, and is wired so that the drive motor 8 does not rotate.

With such a configuration, the product storage device 5 of the product storage shelf 7 is thin and has a simple structure. Also, a large amount of force is not required for moving the product, and the case can be removed for storage at the top, so even short women can easily store the product.

Further, the movable member 46 is engaged with the flexible belt-like movable member 46 and the spiral elastic member 31 for urging.
Can be freely set, and even if the narrow product 4 is placed in the large product path, the product 4 can be moved without jumping out of the moving member 46, so that a highly reliable product storage device of a vending machine can be provided.

[0045]

As described above, the product storage device for a vending machine according to the present invention comprises a first product receiving plate, an operating member fixed to a drive shaft, and a second product provided on a sliding surface side. receiving plate is infested respective commodity storage path together, the product movement, spiral elastic member, or placing the goods on the coupling engagement with <br/> moving member to the elastic member pulling and sliding And elastic
The spiral part of the member is rotatably fixed to the upper rear end of the product storage path.
Constant to have Runode, is thin and simple structure is commodity storage devices.

Since the commodity does not move so as to slide, the movement of the commodity is smooth and the operation force of the elastic member can be kept constant even for the commodity having a large frictional resistance.

[0047] In addition it is not necessary to increase the also moving force by placing a lot of products, it is sold without deformation even in soft goods.

Further , the width of the moving member is larger than that of the elastic member.
Even if you store small width products in the product storage path
Friction resistance when moving without moving the product from the moving member
Is stable and can be towed.

Further, a material having high slidability is fixed to the runway member.
The moving plate and the spiral elastic path member
The sliding force of the elastic member is small, and the frictional resistance is small.
Even if it is small, reliable traction can be performed.

The product storage device has a structure in which the wiring of the position detection switch, the sold-out detection unit, and the small drive motor unit is separated from the product storage shelf so that the product storage unit can be removed in units. When storing products on the upper shelf, they are lightweight and easily removable, so even short women can easily store them.

Also, since the spiral elastic member has a rotation control member, the moving speed of the moving plate is slow even if the stopper portion of the moving plate is accidentally disengaged from the locking portion. A highly reliable product storage device can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a main part of a product storage device of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a product storage device of the vending machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a product storage device of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A is a detailed front view of a sales standby position of the product storage device shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4B is a detailed side view of a sales standby position of the product storage device shown in FIG.

5 (a) is a front view of the operating member of the product storage device shown in FIG. 1 in a clockwise operation; FIG. 5 (b) is a side view of the operating member of the product storage device shown in FIG. 1 in a clockwise operation.

6A is a front view of the operation member of the product storage device shown in FIG. 1 when it is operated counterclockwise. FIG. 6B is a side view of the operation member of the product storage device shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged front view of a first product receiving plate of the product storage device shown in FIG. 1;

8 is a side sectional view of a main part of a stopper portion of the product storage device shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of a main part of a stopper portion of the product storage device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view of a main part of a sold-out detection unit of the product storage device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a side sectional view of a main part of a sold-out detection unit of the product storage device shown in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 3 Front door 3A Transparent glass 4 Commodity 5 Commodity storage device 6 Commodity conveyance path 7 Commodity storage shelf 8 Drive motor 9, 9A, 9B Side rail section 10 Commodity storage path 11 Commodity unloading device 12 First commodity receiving plate 13 Container 14 Circulation fan 15 Machine room 16 Circulation path 17 Drive shaft 18a, 18b Flange 19, 24 Through hole 20 Working member 21 Elastic pin 22 Flat molded connection 23, 23A, 23B Second product receiving plate 25 Support plate 26 , 39 axis 27 A claw portion 28 Position detection switch 29 B claw portion 30 Runway member 31 Elastic member 32 Ribs 33, 33 ′ Both end portions of running surface 34 Moving plate 35 Reverse U-shaped claw portion 36 Square hole 37 Cylindrical roller 38 Rotation control unit 40 Stopper unit 41 Locking unit 42 Drive motor shaft 43 Groove 44 Sold-out detection unit 45 Sold-out operating member 46 moving member 47 joining member

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Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A discharge outlet at the front end of a gutter-shaped product storage path,
A first product receiving plate for holding a product, comprising an operating member that operates in conjunction with the operation of the first product receiving plate,
Behind the first product receiving plate, a second product for pivotally supporting one end and tilting upward to pay out the first product to the outlet and restrict the movement of the second product to the outlet. has a product receiving plate to the running surface of the commodity storage path, the item to carry-out port of the rear end in the sliding surface of the housing passage is bridged freely sliding during movement of the goods, and moving plate to prevent falling, the a moving plate is bonded become by connecting a spiral elastic member for sliding urging the strip which can be placed by pulling the product, said spiral elastic member slides an upper runway member of the product housing passage The product is bent and held in a U-shape at the exit of the product storage path, and reciprocated up and down over substantially the entire width of the product storage path, and the elastic member is rotatably fixed to the upper rear end of the product storage path. A vending machine merchandise storage device. 2. A resilient member is secured to the moving plate the elastic
And bendable strip-shaped moving member having a width larger than that of the member
2. The merchandise storage device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein said merchandise is connected and engaged . 3. A merchandise storage shelf that can be withdrawn, a sold-out detection unit that can be detached from the merchandise storage shelf, and a sold-out operating member on an elastic member on a lower surface side of the runway member, wherein the movable plate is provided with a product storage passage. 3. The product storage device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the sold-out operating member can operate the sold-out detecting unit by moving the elastic member at a position at a front end. 4. When wherein moving the moving plate to the rear end of the product housing passage, and a locking portion engaged by the stopper portion, and the spiral elastic member for sliding can traction and connected to the moving plate,
The elastic member rotatably supports the movable plate rearward of the movable plate, and when the movable plate is released from the locking portion, the shaft of the movable plate restricts rotation when rotating at high speed and rotates when rotating at low speed. The product storage device for a vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a rotation control member that is not restricted. 5. become in the runway member by fixing a high sliding resistance material, moving plate and spiral automatic elastic path sliding well was described one item any one of claims 1 to 4 member Vending machine product storage device. 6. A gutter-shaped product storage path is formed in a W-shape.
The two product storage paths can be pulled out, and a first product receiving plate for holding a product and an operation that operates in conjunction with the operation of the first product receiving plate are provided at a front exit of the product storage path. A member is provided, and at the rear of the first commodity receiving plate, one end is pivotally supported and rotated upward to pay out the first commodity to the carry-out port and to the carry-out port for the second commodity. Storage having a second product receiving plate for restricting the movement of the product on the sliding surface side of the product storage path, and an automatic vending machine in which the product storage shelves can be detached from a sold-out detection unit and a drive motor for operating the product receiving plate. Machine storage device.