JP3508870B2 - Vending machine product storage device - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product storage for a vending machine which pushes out a box-shaped product stored in a product storage column from a product discharge port with an extrusion member and discharges the product. Equipment related. 2. Description of the Related Art A conventional product storage device of a vending machine includes a product storage column for vertically storing box-shaped products and a push-out member provided below the product storage column. The lowest order product placed on the product placement table is pushed out from the product exit port formed between the product placement table and the product storage column by an extruding member while selling the product. Some are designed to be carried out to the mouth. By the way, in such a product storage device,
In order to be able to securely store and carry out products of different sizes, for example, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 2-108186, a product holder is placed in a product storage opening formed in the front of a product storage column. There is an arrangement in which the depth of the product storage column is adjusted according to the length of the product by using the product presser. Further, a sales port adjusting member is provided below the product storage opening so as to be movable up and down, and this sales port adjustment member is moved up and down in accordance with the thickness of the stored product to increase the height of the product sales opening. Some are adjusted so that only the lowest order product can pass. In such a conventional vending machine product storage device, for example, a product storage column is tilted rearward to store a large number of products having convex portions. On the other hand, there is a product in which a product outlet is formed between the product mounting table and the lower end of the back plate of the product storage column, and the product is pushed rearward from the product outlet. However, in the product storage column having the product outlet at the lower end of the back plate, the sales port adjusting member is located at the rear of the product storage column, so that the height of the product sales port is adjusted. In addition, there is a problem that it is necessary to operate the product holding member and the sales port adjusting member in accordance with the size of the product to be stored, and it is troublesome. It is conceivable to adjust the height of the merchandise sales opening and the depth of the merchandise storage column by using separate members. In this case, separate adjustment members are provided according to the products. This has to be prepared and the cost is high, and the member must be replaced every time the size of the product changes, which causes another problem that it takes time and effort. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and a product storage for a vending machine which can easily adjust the height of a product sales port and the depth of a product storage column. It is intended to provide a device. According to the present invention, there is provided a product storage column for stacking and storing box-shaped products, and a product mounting table provided below the product storage column and provided with an extruding member. A product of a vending machine, wherein a lowermost product on the product mounting table is extruded by the extruding member from a product outlet formed between the product mounting table and a lower end of a back plate of a product storage column. In the storage device, a mounting opening formed in a back plate of the product storage column, and a plurality of locking claws are formed in an upper end portion in a vertical direction while being attached to the mounting opening, and a lower end facing the product outlet. The part has a plurality of locking slits with a step formed in the front-rear direction with a step, and provided at the upper edge of the mounting opening, and the product outlet of the product outlet according to the thickness of the stored product. Adjust height Therefore, when the adjusting plate is operated up and down, a height direction fixing device for locking the locking claw and a lower end portion of the mounting opening are provided. And a lateral fixing device for locking the locking slit when operating. An article outlet formed between the lower end of the back plate of the article storage column for stacking and storing box-shaped articles and an article mounting table provided below the article storage column and having an extruding member. Therefore, the lowest order product on the product mounting table can be pushed backward by the pushing member. When the adjustment plate attached to the attachment opening formed in the back plate of the product storage column is vertically operated in accordance with the thickness of the stored product, a plurality of vertically formed upper and lower portions of the adjustment plate are formed. The locking claw can be locked to a height direction fixing device provided at the upper edge of the mounting opening to adjust the height of the product outlet. Further, when the adjusting plate is operated in the front-rear direction according to the length of the stored product, a plurality of locking slits formed in the front-rear direction with a step at the lower end facing the product outlet are provided in the mounting opening. Can be locked to a lateral fixing device provided at the lower end of the vehicle. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a vending machine product storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view thereof. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a product storage column which is disposed, for example, in a vending machine main body 1A at an angle to the rear and stores box-shaped products 2 in a stacked manner. And a product mounting table provided with the pushing member 4. Reference numeral 5 denotes a lower portion of the commodity 2a on the commodity placement table 3 when the select button (not shown) is pressed below the commodity placement table 3 and the lower end of the back plate 1a of the commodity storage column 1. This is a driving device that makes the extruding member 4 make a revolving motion so as to push it backward from the product outlet 6 formed therebetween. Further, reference numeral 7 denotes a product chute which receives the lowest product 2a extruded by the pushing member 4 and directs it to a product sales port (not shown) provided below. By the way, as shown in FIG. 2, a vertically long mounting opening (hereinafter referred to as an opening) 8 is formed in the back plate 1a of the product storage column 1, and the size of the product 2 to be stored is formed in the opening 8. The back plate 9 which is an adjusting plate for adjusting the height of the product carrying port 6 and the depth of the product storage column 1 is attached in accordance with. The back plate 9 has a support portion having a plurality of, in this embodiment, three locking claws 10a, 10b, 10c formed on the upper end thereof in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. 10 and the supporting portion 10
As shown in FIG. 1, the hole 8 is inserted and supported in a keyhole 12 formed in a flange 11 which is a height fixing device projecting outward from an upper edge of the opening 8. Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the keyhole 12 has a locking portion 12b having locking pieces 12a on both sides for selectively locking one of the three locking claws 10a, 10b, 10c.
And a guide portion 12c communicating with the locking portion 12b and formed wider than the locking portion 12b so that the support portion 10 can be vertically moved. When the back plate 9 is operated up and down in order to adjust the height of the product outlet 6 according to the thickness of the stored product 2, the keyhole 12
The back plate 9 is fixed by locking the locking claws 10a, 10b, 10c to the locking portion 12b. The back plate 9 is inclined by its own weight because the product storage column 1 is inclined, so that the locking claws 10a, 10b, 10
When c is locked, it cannot move up and down. For this reason, when the back plate 9 is moved up and down, the back plate 9 is once raised by a finger to pull out the support portion 10 to the guide portion 12c, and then the up and down operation is performed. On the other hand, at the lower end of the back plate 9 facing the product outlet 6, a plurality of slits 13a formed in the front-rear direction and having a step as shown in FIG. , 13b and 13c
Is provided. Here, when operating the back plate 9 in the front-rear direction according to the length of the product to be carried out, the adjustment unit 13 is provided with a horizontal fixing device 14 provided at the lower end of the opening 8, By selectively locking one of the three slits 13a, 13b, 13c on the part itself, the lower end 13A thereof protrudes into the product outlet 6 to adjust the height of the product outlet 6, Lower end 13A
Is moved back and forth inside the product storage column 1 to adjust the depth of the product storage column 1, and at the time of unloading the product, hits the rear wall of the next sales product 2b and only the lowest order product 2a is unloaded. The slits 13a, 13b,
The interval in the front-rear direction of 13c is determined according to the length of the product 2 to be carried out, and the step is determined according to the thickness of the product 2. Therefore, the back plate 9
Adjusts the height of the product outlet 6 and the depth of the product storage column 1 by selecting the slits 13a, 13b, 13c of the adjusting portion 13 to be locked to the horizontal fixing device 14 according to the size of the product 2. You can do it. That is, when the first slit 13a at the front portion is locked to the lateral fixing device 14, the lower end 13A of the adjusting portion 13 does not protrude into the product outlet 6, as shown in FIG. The product storage column 1 does not move forward, so that the height of the product outlet 6 and the depth of the product storage column 1 are adjusted so that the thick and long product 2 can be carried out. When the center second slit 13b is locked to the lateral fixing device 14, the lower end 1
3A is a product outlet 6 by a step difference from the first slit 13a.
Into the product storage column 1 by the distance from the first slit 13a, so that the height of the product exit 6 and the depth of the product storage column 1 are slightly thinner and slightly higher. Adjustments are made so that short products can be carried out. Further, when the rear third slit 13c is locked to the lateral fixing device 14, the lower end 13A of the adjusting portion 13 projects further into the commodity outlet 6 by a step difference from the second slit 13b. At the same time, the product is further advanced into the product storage column 1 by the distance from the second slit 13b, so that the height of the product outlet 6 and the depth of the product storage column 1 reduce the thickness of the thin and short products. It has been adjusted to be able to. The locking claws 10a, 10a of the support 10
b, 10c are these three slits 13a, 13c.
b, 13c, and is formed so as to correspond to the lowermost third claw 10c when the first slit 13a is locked.
However, when the second slit 13b is locked, the second
When the claw 10b and the third slit 10c are locked, the uppermost first claw 10a is connected to the locking portion 1 of the keyhole 12 respectively.
2b. Thus, when the back plate 9 is set at a position corresponding to the size of the product 2, the back plate 9 is held by the support unit 10 in the set state. By the way, two operation holes 15 are formed in the center of the back plate 9. When the back plate 9 is reset according to the goods 2 to be carried out, the operation holes 15 are formed at the front of the goods storage column 1. The user inserts his hand through the formed product storage opening (not shown), inserts his / her finger into the operation hole 15, and once pulls the back plate 9 toward the user to move the back plate 9 up and down and back and forth. That is, for example, when changing a product to be carried out from a thick and long product 2 to a slightly thin and slightly short product, first insert a finger into the operation hole 15 and once pull the back plate 9 forward to support the product. After releasing the lock of the back plate 9 and then pulling up the back plate 9, the adjusting portion 13 is pulled toward the front side to lock the second slit 13 b to the lateral fixing device 14 to reset the back plate 9. Can be done. If the back plate 9 is to be removed for any reason, the back plate 9 is pulled forward to release the locking of the support portion 10 and then the back plate 9 is pulled up. You can remove it by pulling it out. On the other hand, the adjustment unit 13 is provided with a sold-out switch 16, and by attaching the sold-out switch 16 to the adjustment unit 13 in this manner, the number of components is reduced. When the thick and long product 2 is carried out in the product storage device of the vending machine thus configured, the first slit 13a of the adjusting portion 13 is locked to the horizontal fixing device 14. With the third claw 10c of the support portion 10
Is locked to the locking portion 12b of the keyhole 12. As a result, the lower end 13A of the adjustment unit 13 does not protrude into the product outlet 6 and does not advance into the product storage column 1 as shown in FIG. Thereafter, if the pushing member 4 is made to revolve, the adjusting section 1
The lower end 13A of the third product 3 hits the rear wall of the next product 2b, so that only the lowest product 2a of the thick and long product 2 is carried out. When changing the product to be carried out to a product that is slightly thinner and slightly shorter, first insert a finger into the operation hole 15, pull the back plate 9 forward, and then raise the back plate 9 and adjust it. Pull the part 13 toward you
The slit 13b is locked to the lateral fixing device 14, and the second claw 10b is locked to the keyhole 12. As a result, the lower end 13A of the adjusting section 13 projects into the product outlet 6 by a step difference from the first slit 13a, and the first slit 13A
If the pushing member 4 is moved forward in the product storage column 1 by an interval corresponding to the distance a, and then the extruding member 4 is made to make a revolving motion, a slightly thin and slightly short product is carried. Further, the goods to be carried out are thin and short goods 2
In the case of changing to the first slit 1, after the back plate 9 is pulled up, the adjusting portion 13 is further pulled toward the near side to pull out the third slit 1.
3c to the lateral fixing device 14 and the first claw 10
a is locked in the keyhole 12. As a result, the lower end 13A of the adjusting section 13 projects further into the product carrying-out port 6 by a step difference from the second slit 13b as shown in FIG. 1, and thereafter, when the pushing member 4 is caused to make a revolving motion, a thin and short product 21 is carried out. Thus, the back plate 1a of the product storage column 1
The height of the product outlet 6 and the storage of the product are controlled by attaching the back plate 9 to the opening 8 formed in the container and operating the back plate 9 up and down and back and forth according to the size of the products 2 and 21 to be carried out. The depth of the column 1 can be adjusted at the same time. Further, the back plate 9 can be held at a position corresponding to the size of the product 2 by using the support portion 10 at the upper end and the adjusting portion 13 at the lower end without using screws or the like. The operation of the back plate 9 can be easily performed. In the above description, the article storage column 1 has been described as being inclined rearward, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be vertically suspended. When the product storage column 1 is vertically suspended as described above, the back plate 9 is inclined by its own weight and cannot lock the locking claws 10a, 10b, and 10c, so that it is shown in FIG. A spring 17 for pressing the back plate 9 toward the locking portion 12b of the keyhole 12 is provided at the upper end of the back plate 9 as described above. As described above, according to the present invention, the height of the product exit port and the depth of the product storage column can be increased and decreased by operating the adjustment plate provided on the back plate of the product storage column up and down and back and forth. Can be adjusted at the same time, so that the height of the product outlet and the depth of the product storage column can be easily adjusted even if the product is pushed backward.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side view of a product storage device of a vending machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the product storage device. FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a main part of the product storage device. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state where thin and short products are stored in the product storage device. FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a main part of a product storage device of a vending machine according to another embodiment of the present invention. [Description of Signs] 1 Commodity storage column 1a Back plate 6 Commodity carry-out port 8 Opening 9 Back plate 10 Support section 13 Adjustment section 14 Lateral fixing device

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims 1] A product storage column for stacking and storing box-shaped products, and a product mounting table provided below the product storage column and provided with an extruding member. A product storage device for a vending machine in which the lowermost product on the product mounting table is pushed out by the extruding member from a product discharge port formed between the product mounting table and the lower end of the back plate of the product storage column. An attachment opening formed in a back plate of the product storage column, and a plurality of locking claws are formed in an upper end portion in a vertical direction while being attached to the attachment opening. And an adjusting plate in which a plurality of locking slits are formed in the front-rear direction with a step, provided at the upper edge of the mounting opening, and the height of the product outlet according to the thickness of the stored product. For adjusting the adjustment plate When operating up and down, a height direction fixing device that locks the locking claw, provided at the lower end of the mounting opening, when operating the adjustment plate in the front-rear direction according to the length of the stored product, A merchandise storage device for a vending machine, comprising: a horizontal fixing device for locking the locking slit.