JP3353358B2 - Product storage column - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product storage column for arranging a plurality of cylindrical products in the depth direction in a sideways posture and stacking a plurality of products in the vertical direction.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional product storage column, for example, as shown in Japanese Patent Application No. 4-206623 filed by the applicant of the present invention, a cylindrical shape is used so that a large number of products can be stored. Some products can be stored in a zigzag stack by arranging a plurality of products in the depth direction in a sideways posture and stacking and storing a plurality of products in the vertical direction.

In this product storage column, the bottom surface of the column body is opened to provide a product outlet, while the product outlet 2 of the column body 1 is normally closed by a movable bottom surface 3 as shown in FIG. I have to. The product 4 stored in the column body 1 is normally placed on the movable bottom surface 3.

Here, the moving bottom surface 3 is connected to the column main body 1.
Between the pair of left and right driving sprockets 5a and the driven sprockets 5b disposed below the pair of left and right endless chains 5 extending in parallel with the product outlet 2.
And a plurality of bottom plates 3a are provided at predetermined intervals and provided with portions that are partially missing.

[0005] When a sales command is issued, the driving sprocket 5a rotates in the direction of the arrow, and the missing portion 7 of the moving bottom surface 3 which is normally opposed to the product chute 6 moves while facing the product outlet 2. As a result, the goods 41, 42, 43 placed directly on the moving bottom 3 are sequentially placed on the goods holding section 8 formed within the track circumference of the chain 5 surrounded by the moving bottom 3 as shown in FIG. It is designed to fall.

Further, when the driving sprocket 6a further rotates, the missing portion 7 of the moving bottom surface 3 re-engages the product chute 6 again.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, the products 43 that have been stored last fall through the missing portion 7 and fall into the product chute 6 in order, as shown in FIG. It has become.

A detecting device 9 is arranged between the chain 5 and the product chute 6 to detect that the product 4 stored in the product storing section 8 has fallen from the missing portion 7 by the detecting device 9. Then, the rotation of the driving sprocket 6a is stopped.

[0008]

However, in such a conventional product storage column, when storing a product, the product is supplied from a product insertion port provided at an upper portion of the column body. In particular, it is difficult to stack the products in a sideways posture at the beginning of storage, and for example, when the products are stored in a standing position, there is a problem that the products are caught on the moving bottom surface and cannot be sold. Was.

[0009] In addition, particularly at the beginning of storage, the falling distance of the product is long and the impact when the product is dropped is large, so that the product is deformed and noise is generated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a product storage column capable of reliably stacking products in a sideways posture and reducing the impact when storing the products.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a product storage column for arranging a plurality of cylindrical products in the depth direction in a sideways state and stacking a plurality of the products in a vertical direction. An opening formed so as to extend, a slide door attached to the column body so as to be able to be pulled out upward so as to partially cover the opening from below, and a slide door formed above the slide door And a product input port whose height changes with upward movement.

[0012]

With this configuration, the opening formed in the front surface of the column body and extending vertically is partially closed from below by pulling out the slide door mounted on the column body of the product storage column. Can be. In addition, by moving the slide door upward according to the height of the stored product, the height of the product insertion port formed above the slide door can be changed.

[0013]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a product storage column according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front sectional view of a main part thereof, and FIG.
Is a plan sectional view thereof. In FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 6 indicate the same or corresponding parts.

In FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, reference numeral 10 denotes a sliding door for partially closing an opening 11 formed in the front surface of the column body 1 and extending vertically, from below. The sliding door 10 is connected to both side plates 1a of the column body 1.
Is mounted on the column body 1 so as to be supported by left and right support shafts 12 formed by curling the front end of the column main body 1 so as to be able to be pulled out upward.

The sliding door 10 has an opening 11
By partially closing the lower part of the product, a product insertion port 11A is formed above the lower part, and the height of the product insertion port 11A is changed by being moved up according to the height of the input product 4. It is for. 1b is a back plate of the column body 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the slide door 10 is formed by stacking a plurality of slide plates 13 in a vertical direction. It is connected by two link arms 14 which can be raised and lowered with the central portion as a fulcrum. 14a has two link arms 14
Is a connecting shaft for connecting.

At both ends of each link arm 14, elongated holes 15 extending in the length direction are formed as shown in FIG. The slide plate 13 can be moved up and down by loosely fitting the provided shaft 13a.

Then, in this manner, each slide plate 13
When the uppermost slide plate 13A is pulled out upward by linking with the link arm 14, all the slide plates 13 are raised along the support shaft 12 while raising the link arm 14. The lowermost slide plate 13B is fixed to the column body 1 as shown in FIG. 5 described later.

On the right and left sides of the uppermost slide plate 13A, there are provided stoppers 17 slidably held by stopper shafts 16 as shown in FIG. Here, these stoppers 17 are abutting portions 17a respectively contacting the left and right support shafts 12, and a handle 17 for releasing the stopper 17 and moving the slide door 10 up and down.
b.

The contact portion 17a of the stopper 17
A spring 18 having both ends locked to respective stoppers 17
, And is in contact with the left and right support shafts 12, whereby the slide door 10 can be stopped at a predetermined position.

On the other hand, when the handle 17b is manually pulled up against the spring 18, the handle 17b releases the contact of the contact portion 17a to release the stopper 17.

When the stopper 17 is released by manually pulling up the handle 17b, the uppermost slide plate 13A
Can be moved up and down, for example, when starting to store goods, the sliding door 10 can be pushed down to the bottom as shown in FIG. As a result, the product insertion opening 11A is widened, so that the products 4 can be staggered in a sideways posture and the falling distance of the products 4 can be shortened.

When the height of the stored product reaches the vicinity of the uppermost slide plate 13A, the handle 17b is pulled up to release the stopper 17, and the uppermost slide plate 1A is released.
3A can be raised to a predetermined height. When the hand is released from the handle 17b at that position, the contact portion 17a of the stopper 17 comes into contact with the left and right support shafts 12 by the force of the spring 18 so that the slide door 10 can be held at that position. ing.

On the other hand, when the slide door 10 is pulled up in this manner, the distance between the slide plates 13 is widened, but since the link arm 14 exists between the slide plates 13, the product cannot be moved between the slide plates 13. Never fall off.

Next, a description will be given of a product storage operation in the product storage column thus configured.

When storing the product 4 in the column body 1,
First, the handle 17b is pulled up to release the stopper 17, and the slide door 10 is pushed down to the bottom as shown in FIG. I do.

When the height of the staggered goods 4 reaches the vicinity of the uppermost slide plate 13A of the slide door 10, the handle 17b is pulled up to release the stopper 17, and the uppermost slide plate 13A is moved to a predetermined position. Raise to height. At this time, each slide plate 13 also moves up while raising the link arm 14 in conjunction with the pulling of the uppermost slide plate 13A.

Thereafter, when the hand is released from the handle 17b,
The contact portion 17a of the stopper 17 contacts the left and right support shafts 12 by the spring 18, and the slide door 10 stops at this position. Then, after the sliding door 10 is pulled up to a predetermined height in this way, the products 4 are stacked and stored in a sideways posture. Thus, the slide door 10 is gradually pulled up, and the goods 4 are stored.

As described above, the opening 11 formed in the front surface of the column body 1 is partially closed from below by the sliding door 10 that can be pulled out upward, and the stored product 4
The height of the product slot 11A can be increased by further pulling out the slide door 10 in accordance with the height of the product.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, the height of the product insertion opening formed above the slide door is changed by pulling out the slide door upward in accordance with the height of the stored product. be able to. Thus, if the slide door is not pulled up too much even at the beginning of the storage, the products can be reliably stacked in a sideways position, and the occurrence of impact and noise when the products fall can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a product storage column according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a main part of the product storage column.

FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view of the commodity storage column.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of a main part of a slide door of the product storage column.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a state where the slide door is pulled down.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of a main part of a conventional product storage column.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state in which a product in a conventional product storage column falls into a product storage unit.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a state in which the last product held in the product holding unit falls on a product chute.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Column main body 10 Sliding door 11A Product introduction port 13 Slide plate 14 Link arm 17 Stopper

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An article storage column for arranging a plurality of cylindrical articles sideways in a depth direction and stacking a plurality of cylinders in a vertical direction, the opening being formed in a front surface of the column body so as to extend in a vertical direction. A sliding door mounted on the column body so as to be able to be pulled out upward so as to partially cover the opening from below, and a height formed by the upward movement of the sliding door formed above the sliding door. A product storage column having a product input port.