JP3316291B2 - Vending machine product unloading 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 merchandise unloading apparatus for a vending machine for unloading and selling merchandise such as canned beverages one by one.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional product unloading device of a vending machine is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 64-76193 (G07F11 / 2).
4) is described as a commodity delivery device. In other words, this kind of product discharging device includes a chassis forming one passage wall of a product passage, an upper dam plate and a lower dam plate, a swing link for operating both upper and lower dam plates, and a solenoid forming a driving device. ,
It is configured by incorporating a coil spring provided facing the solenoid.

The upper and lower weir plates are rotatably attached to support shafts arranged vertically at the respective base portions, and each of the upper and lower weir plates is moved between a stop position protruding into the product passage and a retreat position retracting from the product passage. It is turned. The upper weir plate is provided with an arm extending rearward from the base, and a swing link is connected to the tail end of the arm. The swing link is rotatably connected at its upper end to a plunger of a solenoid, and is rotatably connected at its lower end to an arm of the upper dam plate. The lower end of the arm is urged downward by a coil spring fixed to the chassis. On the other hand, an operating pin is horizontally inserted into the middle portion of the arm portion of the upper weir plate, and the engaging portion of the lower weir plate base engages with this operating pin, and the lower weir plate is rotated. It has become.

In such a configuration, the upper weir plate is at the retracted position,
When the solenoid is excited from the standby state where the lower weir plate is in the stop position, the swing link is moved upward through the plunger, the engagement between the operating pin and the lower weir plate is released, and the lower weir plate retracts. The upper dam plate is turned to the stop position while being rotated to the position. Subsequently, when the solenoid is demagnetized, the upper dam plate is rotated to the retracted position via the arm by the urging force of the coil spring, and the operating pin and the lower dam plate engage to rotate the lower dam plate to the stop position. Be moved.

[0005] As described above, when the lower dam plate rotates to the retreat position by driving the solenoid, the upper dam plate rotates to the stop position, and when the lower dam plate turns to the stop position, the upper dam plate rotates. When the weir plate is rotated to the retreat position, the lowest products in the product path are carried out one by one.

[0006]

However, in the conventional product unloading device, the arm portion of the upper dam plate is provided to extend rearward as described above, and the swing link is connected to the arm portion. Therefore, the depth dimension of the entire unloading device is enlarged. On the other hand, in recent years, there has been a demand for a reduction in the installation space of a vending machine, particularly a reduction in thickness, and an increase in the depth dimension of the product carrying-out apparatus has been an obstacle to the reduction in the thickness of the vending machine.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional technical problem, and has an object to reduce the depth dimension of the entire apparatus and realize a smooth carry-out operation. The purpose is to provide.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided a vending machine with an auxiliary stopper rotatably supported between a stop position protruding into a product passage and a retracted position retracted from the product passage. And the main stopper is disposed vertically, and when the auxiliary stopper is rotated to the restraining position, the main stopper is rotated to the retracted position, and when the auxiliary stopper is rotated to the retracted position, the main stopper is rotated to the restraining position. For moving the lowest order product in the product path, and having an operating means and a locking means, provided movably up and down, and a drive for moving the operating mechanism up and down Means, and a locking surface provided at a base of the auxiliary stopper and having an arc shape about the rotation axis of the auxiliary stopper. To the retracted position, and the locking means By rotating the main stopper to stop position,
The locking surface closes the upward movement path of the locking means, and when the operating mechanism is raised, the action means rotates the auxiliary stopper to the restraining position, and the locking surface is the locking means. The opening of the moving passage is performed.

[0009]

[0010] In a second aspect of the present invention, the merchandise unloading device for a vending machine is characterized in that the locking means rises later than the action means.

[0011]

According to the merchandise unloading device of the vending machine of the present invention,
When the operating mechanism is lowered, the action means rotates the auxiliary stopper to the retracted position, and the locking means rotates the main stopper to the stop position, so that the lowest product in the product passage is held by the main stopper. You. The load at this time is applied to the locking means via the main stopper, but since the locking surface of the auxiliary stopper blocks the upward movement path of the locking means, the locking means contacts the locking surface.

Here, since the locking surface has an arc shape about the rotation axis of the auxiliary stopper, the force applied from the locking means in the vertical direction is equal to the force in the rotation axis direction and the locking surface. And the force in the tangential direction of the arc is dissipated, and most of the load on the main stopper is received by the locking surface without rotating the auxiliary stopper. Therefore, by engaging the main stopper with the locking means or the like, the product can be reliably received without dispersing the load in the lateral direction, and the load when the operating mechanism is raised can be reduced.

When the operating mechanism is lifted by the driving means, the operating means of the operating mechanism rotates the auxiliary stopper to the stop position, holds the commodity immediately above the lowermost position in the commodity path, and engages with the locking surface. Opens the movement path of the locking means, so that the main stopper pivots to the retracted position and carries out only the lowest product. In this case, the operating mechanism is vertically movable by the driving means, so that the device can be configured without forming an arm portion or the like extending rearward as in the related art.

In particular, since the locking surface has an arc shape centered on the rotation axis of the auxiliary stopper as described above, even if the locking means abuts on the locking surface as described above, the auxiliary stopper is not moved. It can rotate smoothly with the rise of the operating mechanism.
Therefore, according to the present invention, the operation of the operating mechanism and the two stoppers can be reliably and smoothly performed with a small force by the driving means.

[0015]

[0016]

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, since the locking means rises later than the action means, the operating mechanism is raised by the driving means. In this case, the locking means can be raised after the rotation of the auxiliary stopper is first started by the action means. Therefore, the rotation of the auxiliary stopper and the raising of the locking means can be performed smoothly, and the operation of the operating mechanism and both the stoppers can be further smoothly performed.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The product unloading device 5 of the present invention is provided below a product rack of a vending machine for canned beverages. FIG. 1 is a schematic vertical sectional side view of the product rack 1. In FIG. 1, a product rack 1 has two product storage columns 3, 3, which can sell, for example, two types of products A, A in a case 2, arranged back to back and front to back. Is formed with a product passage 4 in which a large number of the same products A are stored in the vertical direction. A pair of merchandise unloading devices 5 and 5 are provided in front of and behind the lower part of the merchandise rack 1 so as to form one of the pair of merchandise passages 4 and 4, respectively. 5, the product A in each of the product passages 4, 4 is discharged downward one by one.

Hereinafter, the goods transporting device 5 of the present invention will be described with reference to the left side of FIG. FIG. 2 shows the product unloading device 5
3 shows a rear view of the same. The product unloading device 5 includes a chassis 11 detachably attached to the case 2 of the product rack 1, an auxiliary stopper 12 and a main stopper 13 rotatably attached to the chassis 11.
Operating mechanism 14 for rotating both stoppers 12 and 13
, A solenoid 15 as driving means, and a solenoid 1
5 and a coil spring 16 provided opposite to the coil spring 5.

Then, based on the sales order, the solenoid 1
5 is excited and demagnetized, and the coil spring 16
Is expanded or contracted, the auxiliary stopper 12
The main stopper 13 rotates toward the product passage 4 at a predetermined timing, and the products A in the product passage 4 are discharged downward one by one from the lowest one. In this case, the operating mechanism 14 and the solenoid 15 of the other product unloading device 5 provided back-to-back
The chassis 1
1 is offset and attached to the right side (when viewed from the front).

The chassis 11 is formed by bending both sides of a steel plate backward, and is transferred to the case 2 of the product rack 1 by U-shaped grooves formed at both upper and lower ends of the bent portions 21, 21. The upper and lower support rods 6 are attached as shown in FIG. The front surface of the chassis 11 is formed to be flat, thereby forming one passage wall of the commodity passage 4. An opening 22 is formed in an intermediate portion of the chassis 11 so that the stoppers 12 and 13 face the product passage 4. Both side edges of the opening 22 are cut and raised rearward, and the cut and raised portion 2 is formed.
Upper and lower auxiliary stoppers 12 and main stoppers 13
Are pivotally supported by both ends.

At the upper end of the chassis 11, a solenoid mounting portion 24 bent rearward is formed, and similarly, at the lower end, a spring mounting portion 25 bent rearward is formed. still,
26 and 27 are regulating pieces for regulating the retracted positions of the main stopper 13 and the auxiliary stopper 12, respectively. The auxiliary stopper 12 is a resin plate made of, for example, polyacetal having a square shape having a dimension substantially covering the entire width of the opening 22 of the chassis 11.
It is rotatably supported by a rotating shaft 31 that extends horizontally between the two. In this state, the auxiliary stopper 12 is
It is configured to be rotatable between a stop position protruding obliquely from above into the product passage 4 through the opening 22 and a retracted position retracted rearward from the product passage 4.

In this restraining position, the tip of the auxiliary stopper 12 abuts the product A obliquely from below, and the weight of the product A (the weight of all the stacked products) and the restoring force of the helical spring 28 are added in the retracting direction. As shown in FIG. 6, which will be described later, is held by the engagement structure of the lock shaft 36 as the locking means and the guide members 63A and 63B, and the attraction force of the excited solenoid 15. When the solenoid 15 is demagnetized from this state, the auxiliary stopper 12
With the restoring force of the above, it is rotated so as to be pushed away from the stop position to the retreat position, and automatically returns to the retreat position.

At the right side (as viewed from the front) of the auxiliary stopper 12, there is formed a notch portion 32 whose base portion is notched deeply. On both sides of the notch portion 32, an engaging portion from the base portion is formed. 33 are formed. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the engagement portion 33 has a substantially inverted U-shaped upper engagement groove 34.
A and a lower engagement groove 34B are formed rearward and downward, respectively, and a locking surface 35 is formed between the upper and lower engagement grooves 34A and 34B. The locking surface 35 has an arc shape about the rotation shaft 31. An auxiliary shaft 62, which will be described later, serving as an operating means for rotating the auxiliary stopper 12 is engaged with the upper engagement groove 34A from below, and a lock shaft 36 is engaged with the locking surface 35 from below as described below. It is in a positional relationship of contact.

That is, when the auxiliary shaft 62 is lowered to the lowermost end, as shown in FIG. 4, the auxiliary stopper 12 is in the retracted position, and the auxiliary shaft 62 is located in the upper engagement groove 34A of the auxiliary stopper 12. The locking surface 35 is located at a position that closes the upward movement path of the lock shaft 36. When the auxiliary shaft 62 rises from this state, the upper wall of the upper engagement groove 34A is pushed by the auxiliary shaft 62, the auxiliary stopper 12 rotates forward, and the locking surface 35 of the lock shaft 36 The moving passage is opened (see FIG. 5).
Thereafter, when the auxiliary shaft 62 reaches the uppermost end, the auxiliary shaft 62 escapes from the upper engagement groove 34A, and instead, the lock shaft 36 is engaged with the lower engagement groove 34B to restrict the rotation (FIG. 6). reference). Then, this restricted state is the stop position of the auxiliary stopper 12.

The main stopper 13 is also provided in the opening 2 of the chassis 11.
2 is a resin plate made of, for example, polyacetal or the like having a square shape having a size that extends over substantially the entire width of the chassis 1.
It is rotatably supported by a rotating shaft 41 which extends horizontally between the cut-and-raised portions 23, 23. The main stopper 13 is configured to be rotatable between a restraining position projecting obliquely downward into the product passage 4 through the opening 22 of the chassis 11 and a retracted position retracted rearward from the product passage 4.

In this stopping position, the tip of the main stopper 13 abuts the product A diagonally from below, and the product A is applied in the retreating direction.
(The weight of all the stacked products) is held by the contact structure between the locking surface 35 and the lock shaft 36 and the restoring force of the coil spring 16 as shown in FIG. When the solenoid 15 is excited from this state, the main stopper 13
Rotate so as to be pushed away from the restraining position to the retracted position by the weight of.

The right side of the main stopper 13 (as viewed from the front)
The notch 42 has a base portion that is also notched deeply.
Are formed on both sides of the notch 42, and an engaging portion 43 is formed from the base. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the engaging portion 43 has a groove 4 formed in an arc shape.
4 is formed upward, and a guide surface 45 extending rearward from the groove 44 is formed. A lock shaft 36 as locking means for rotating the main stopper 13 is engaged with the groove 44 and the guide surface 45 from above.

That is, when the lock shaft 36 is raised to the uppermost end, as shown in FIG. 6, the main stopper 13 is in the retracted position and the lock shaft 36 has escaped from the groove 44 of the main stopper 13 and its guide surface 45 Is the lock shaft 3
6 abuts. When the lock shaft 36 descends from this state, the guide surface 4
5, the main stopper 13 rotates forward, and the lock shaft 36 enters the groove 44 from the guide surface 45 (see FIG. 5). Thereafter, when the lock shaft 36 reaches the lowermost end, the lock shaft 36 completely enters the groove 44, and the locking surface 35 of the auxiliary stopper 12 blocks the upward movement path of the lock shaft 36. Then, the lock shaft 36 comes into contact with or very close to the lower portion of the locking surface 35 (see FIG. 4), and this state is the stop position of the main stopper 13.

In this case, as shown in FIG.
The load of the product A applied to the lock shaft 36 via the support 3 is supported by the restoring force of the coil spring 16 and the auxiliary stopper 12. That is, the rear edge of the groove 44 is configured to open obliquely rearward and upward, so that the lock shaft 36 does not engage with the groove 44, and the load of the product A applied to the main stopper 13 in the direction of the arrow in FIG. It is configured to act in a direction (shown by an arrow in the figure) that pushes up 36.

On the other hand, since the locking surface 35 of the auxiliary stopper 12 blocks the upward movement path of the lock shaft 36, when a load is applied to the main stopper 13, the lock shaft 36 is moved to the locking surface 35 of the auxiliary stopper 12. Abut. Here, the locking surface 35 is the rotation shaft 3 of the auxiliary stopper 12.
1, the force applied vertically from the lock shaft 36 in the direction of the rotating shaft 31 (radial direction) and the force in the tangential direction of the arc of the locking surface 35 The load on the main stopper 13 does not rotate the auxiliary stopper 12, and most of the load is received by the locking surface 35 and transmitted to the chassis 11, and the remaining component force is transmitted to the coil spring 16 or the like. It is configured to be supported by surrounding guide members 63A and 63B.

Therefore, by engaging the groove 44 of the main stopper 13 with the lock shaft 36 or the like, it is possible to reliably receive the product without dispersing the load in the horizontal direction. Solenoid 15
Can be reduced. On the other hand, the solenoid 15 is formed to be flat and thin, and is held by a solenoid mounting portion 24 of the chassis 11. The plunger 51 of the solenoid 15 has a bifurcated distal end, and the upper end of the operating mechanism 14 is sandwiched between the distal ends. In this state, the plunger 51 and the operating mechanism 14 are connected by a pin 52 penetrating the tip of the plunger 51 and the upper end of the operating mechanism 14. When the solenoid 15 is excited, the plunger 51 is attracted (up) against the coil spring 16, and when it is demagnetized, the plunger 51 is pulled out (down) by the restoring force of the coil spring 16, and the operating mechanism 14 is moved up and down. Will be.

The operating mechanism 14 includes a main operating member 61 and an auxiliary operating member 60, the lock shaft 36 fixed to the main operating member 61, and a pair of left and right guide members 63A for guiding the movement of the lock shaft 36. , 63B
And the auxiliary shaft 6 fixed to the auxiliary operating member 60
And 2. The main operating member 61 is formed in a house shape in which the inside is hollowed out in a rectangular shape, and the right half of the engaging portions 33, 43 of the stoppers 12, 13 faces this opening 65. Have been. Main operating member 61
Is connected at its upper end to the plunger 51 and at its lower end to the coil spring 16.

Thus, the main operating member 61 is pulled up against the coil spring 16 when the solenoid 15 is excited, and is lowered by the coil spring when the solenoid 15 is demagnetized.
As shown in FIG. 3, the connecting portion between the main operating member 61 and the plunger 51 has a vertically long elongated hole 61A on the main operating member 61 side, so that the main operating member 61 excites the solenoid 15. Will be raised with a short delay.

A lock shaft 36 is attached to the upper and lower intermediate portions of the main operating member 61 so as to extend horizontally. The right penetrating end of the lock shaft 36 is engaged with the right guide member 63A, and the intermediate portion facing the opening 65 is located between the right halves of the engaging portions 33, 43 of the stoppers 12, 13, and The penetrating end engages the left guide member 63B and is located between the left halves of the engaging portions 33, 43 of the stoppers 12, 13. The lock shaft 62, which moves up and down together with the main operating member 61, is guided by the two guide members 63A and 63B to move up and down, and the vertical and vertical movement ranges thereof are regulated.

On the other hand, the auxiliary operating member 60 is
And is connected to the plunger 51 at the upper end by a pin 52. The auxiliary operating member 60 is pulled up in conjunction with the plunger 51 when the solenoid 15 is excited, and falls when the solenoid 15 is demagnetized. Therefore, the auxiliary operation member 60 is configured to rise before the main operation member 61.

An auxiliary shaft 62 is attached to the lower end of the auxiliary operating member 60 so as to extend horizontally.
The auxiliary shaft 62 is vertically movably engaged with the main operating member 61, and is located in the upper engagement groove 34 </ b> A of the auxiliary stopper 12 at the opening 65. The guide member 63A on the right side is provided along the cut-and-raised portion 23 of the chassis 11 from the outside, and the ends of both the rotating shafts 31 and 41 of the stoppers 12 and 13 supported by the cut-and-raised portion 23 penetrate therethrough. By doing so, it is fixed so as to pass between the two rotating shafts 31 and 41. The left guide member 63B is provided with both stoppers 1.
The two rotation shafts 31 and 41 of the stoppers 12 and 13 penetrate in the state where they are inserted into the cutouts 32 and 42 of the second and thirteen, and are fixed so as to pass between the two rotation shafts 31 and 41. Further, the guide members 63A and 63B project rearward, and a guide hole 66 for guiding the vertical movement of the lock shaft 36 is formed in this portion.

The guide groove 66 has a long hole whose middle portion is slightly curved rearward, and as shown in FIG.
When the lock shaft 36 is engaged with the upper end of the guide groove 66, the lock shaft 36 is disengaged from the groove 44 of the main stopper 13 and engages with the lower engagement groove 34B of the auxiliary stopper 12, and conversely, as shown in FIG. When the shaft 36 is engaged with the lower end of the guide groove 66, the lock shaft 36 is
Is disengaged, and is located in the groove 44. Then, the lock shaft 36 is moved up and down along a gentle arc locus in the guide groove 66.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, the load of the product A (the force of the plus-wound spring 28) applied to the lock shaft 36 via the auxiliary stopper 12 is supported by the holding force of the solenoid 15 and the guide members 63A and 63B. It is supposed to. That is, the front surface of the upper end portion of the guide groove 66 has an angle substantially orthogonal to the direction in which the load is applied, and most of the load of the product A is released to the chassis 11 via the guide members 63A and 63B, and the remaining vertical amount is reduced. The force can be supported by the solenoid 15.

Next, the unloading operation of the product unloading device 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG.
When the solenoid 15 is excited by a sales command from the standby state in which the main stopper 13 is in the retracted position and the main stopper 13 is in the stop position, first, the auxiliary operating member 60 is pulled up, whereby the auxiliary shaft 62 is raised. Is started, the auxiliary shaft 62 pushes the upper wall of the upper engagement groove 34A, and the auxiliary stopper 12 starts rotating from the retracted position to the stop position. At the same time, the locking surface 35 also rotates to open the movement passage of the lock shaft 36 (see FIG. 5).

In this case, the locking surface 35 is
The auxiliary stopper 12 smoothly rotates with the rise of the auxiliary shaft 62 even when the lock shaft 36 is in contact with the locking surface 35 as described above. Can move. Eventually, when the pin 52 comes into contact with the upper end of the pin hole 61A of the main operating member 61, the main operating member 61 is also pulled up against the coil spring 16, and the lock shaft 36 is guided by the guide members 63A and 63B and starts to rise. . Thus, the lock shaft 36
Is configured to rise later than the auxiliary shaft 62, so that when the operating mechanism 14 is raised by the solenoid 15, the auxiliary shaft 12 first starts rotating the auxiliary stopper 12, and then the lock shaft 36 is raised. Therefore, the rotation of the auxiliary stopper 12 and the elevation of the lock shaft 36 are smoothly performed, and the operation mechanism 14 and both stoppers 1
The operations 2 and 13 can be performed more smoothly.

When the lock shaft 36 rises as shown in FIG. 6, the lock shaft 36 escapes from the groove 44 of the main stopper 13, so that the main stopper 13 can be freely rotated, and the weight of the commodity A at the lowest position. The main stopper 13 is rotated from the stop position to the retracted position. Thereby, the product A is sold. On the other hand, the lock shaft 36 engages with the lower engagement groove 34B of the auxiliary stopper 12 and
Are held in a stop position, thereby holding the product A immediately above the lowest product A. As a result, the product unloading device 5 sells the products A one by one.

The solenoid 15 operates for 100 ms to 120 ms.
After being excited, it is demagnetized, and the lock shaft 36 is guided by the guide members 63A and 63B and descends by the restoring force of the coil spring 16. When the lock shaft 36 is lowered, the engagement between the lower engagement groove 34B of the auxiliary stopper 12 and the lock shaft 36 is released, and the weight of the immediately above product A and the winding spring 28 move the auxiliary stopper 12 from the restrained position to the retracted position. It is turned. Along with this, the commodity A immediately above falls downward. Further, at the same time when the engagement between the lower engagement groove 34B of the auxiliary stopper 12 and the lock shaft 36 is released, the lock shaft 36 pushes the guide surface 45 of the main stopper 13 to rotate the main stopper 13 from the retracted position to the stop position. Let it. As a result, the product A directly above the main stopper 13
It is accepted in.

[0044]

[0045]

[0046]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, since the operating mechanism is vertically movable by the driving means, the apparatus can be constructed without forming a rearwardly extending arm or the like as in the prior art. The vending machine can be made thinner by reducing the depth dimension of the entire apparatus.

In particular, the locking surface of the auxiliary stopper closes the upward movement path of the locking means when the operating mechanism is lowered, so that the locking means contacts the locking surface. Since the locking surface has an arc shape about the rotation axis of the auxiliary stopper, the force applied in the vertical direction from the locking means is equal to the force in the rotation axis direction and the tangent of the arc of the locking surface. In this manner, the load on the main stopper is largely received by the locking surface without rotating the auxiliary stopper. Therefore, by engaging the main stopper with the locking means or the like, the product can be reliably received without dispersing the load in the lateral direction, and the load when the operating mechanism is raised can be reduced.

Further, since the locking surface has an arc shape about the rotation axis of the auxiliary stopper, even if the locking means is in contact with the locking surface, the auxiliary stopper can raise the operating mechanism. Accordingly, it can be smoothly rotated. Therefore, according to the present invention, the operation of the operating mechanism and the two stoppers can be reliably and smoothly performed with less force by the driving means.

[0049]

[0050]

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above, the locking means is configured to rise with a delay with respect to the operating means. The locking means can be raised after the auxiliary stopper starts rotating. Therefore, the rotation of the auxiliary stopper and the raising of the locking means can be performed smoothly, and the operation of the operating mechanism and both the stoppers can be further smoothly performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic longitudinal sectional side view of a product rack on which a product carrying device of the present invention is mounted.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the product unloading device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the product unloading device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the commodity discharging device of the present invention in a state where the main stopper is rotated to a stop position.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the commodity discharging device of the present invention in a state where both stoppers are being rotated.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the product discharging device of the present invention in a state where the auxiliary stopper has been turned to a stop position.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Merchandise rack 4 Merchandise passage 5 Merchandise unloading device 12 Auxiliary stopper 13 Main stopper 14 Operating mechanism 15 Solenoid (Drive means) 35 Locking surface 36 Lock shaft (Locking means) 62 Auxiliary shaft (Action means)

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Hidemitsu Masada 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Masaki Tsuzuki 1311 Kawasakicho, Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi Ogura Metal Industry (72) Inventor Kazuhito Sudo 1311 Kawasaki-cho, Ashikaga-city, Tochigi Pref. Ogura Metal Industry Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-59-47689 (JP, A) JP-A-5-197877 (JP, A) JP-A-7-85356 (JP, A) JP-A-58-105680 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07F 11/24

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An auxiliary stopper and a main stopper rotatably supported between a restraining position protruding into a product passage and a retracted position retracted from the product passage, and the main stopper is disposed vertically. The main stopper pivots to the retracted position when pivoted to the restraining position, and the main stopper pivots to the restrained position when the auxiliary stopper pivots to the retracted position, and the product passage A product discharging device for a vending machine for discharging the lowest order product, wherein an operating member having an operating means and a locking means is provided so as to be vertically movable, and a driving means for vertically moving the operating member. A locking surface provided on a base portion of the auxiliary stopper, the locking surface having an arc shape centered on a rotation axis of the auxiliary stopper. The retracted position Rotating, the locking means rotates the main stopper to the restraining position, and the locking surface closes a moving passage upward of the locking means, and when the operating member is raised. The operation means rotates the auxiliary stopper to the stop position, and the locking surface opens a moving passage of the locking means. Wherein the locking means article conveying device for the automatic vending machine according to claim 1, characterized by being configured so as to rise with a delay from the action means.