JP3580058B2 - Vending machine product unloading device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a product unloading device of a vending machine that sells cylindrical products staggeredly stored in a product storage column.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a conventional vending machine, as shown in FIG. 6, commodities 2 stored in a single row in a serpentine rack 1 are sold by commodity unloading devices 3 provided in each row.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the case of the serpentine type rack 1 according to the prior art, since there is a lot of dead space due to its storage method, a product unloading device of a vending machine capable of selling products in a staggered state that can store products efficiently is desired. It is another object of the present invention to provide a vending machine product unloading device applicable to a staggered storage column.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the present invention, a pair of flap plates arranged inside the product outlet, a common shaft rotatably supporting the respective flap plates and being held so as to be able to move in parallel, and raising the respective flap plates upward. A biasing spring and a lower retainer that restricts downward rotation when the flap plate is moving in the direction opposite to the common axis and enables downward rotation when the flap plate moves in the common axis direction An unloading part comprising a member, a shaft moving member for moving the common shaft in parallel, an operating member coaxially coupled to the shaft moving member and having a guide projection at a lower portion, a solenoid, and an operation suspended by the solenoid A driving unit comprising a rod and a guide member for restricting a lateral movement of the operating rod when the operating rod is moved upward, and each time the operating rod is pulled up, the operating rod is moved by the operating member. of By being guided by the inner protrusion and acting alternately on the left and right side surfaces of the operating member, by simultaneously rotating the operating member left and right, simultaneously rotating the shaft moving member left and right, and moving the common shaft in parallel left and right, The outer end of the flap plate on the side with which the product is in direct contact is removed from the holding state of the lower holding member, and the product is successively carried out by being rotated downward by the weight of the product.
[0005]
The upward movement of the operating rod is converted into rotation of the operating member by the interaction of the operating rod, the operating member, and the guide member of the operating rod, and the rotation of the operating member is coaxially coupled to the operating member. The rotation of the shaft moving member is transmitted to the common shaft, and the common shaft moves horizontally left and right. The horizontal movement of the common shaft left and right causes the pair of flap plates to move left and right, the outer end of the flap plate on the side with which the product is in contact comes off the holding state, rotates downward, and the product exits from the product exit. It is carried out from. After the product is carried out, the flap plate rotated downward is returned to a horizontal state by a spring, and the product contacts the flap plate that has not been rotated downward, and the flap plate is held by the lower holding member. You.
[0006]
In the next upward movement of the operating rod, since the guide projection of the operating member is moved to the opposite side, the movement is left and right opposite to the above, so that the product on the opposite flap plate is carried out. .
Further, a common shaft holding member for holding the common shaft, an upper holding member for restricting the upward rotation of the respective flap plates, the lower holding member, and the driving unit are disposed on each side of the flap plate. That is valid.
[0007]
By simultaneously holding or removing both sides of the flap plate from the holding state, the weight of the product can be equally received on both sides, and the horizontal movement and rotation of the flap plate are stabilized.
[0008]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described using an example.
1 to 5 are views showing an embodiment of a product unloading device of a vending machine according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a standby state, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a state at the time of unloading goods, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the unloading section, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the driving section, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the driving section.
[0009]
First, the configuration of the carry-out section will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 1, products 2 are staggered in a storage column formed by both side plates 4c, a front plate 4a and a rear plate 4d of the column, and a product outlet 5 is provided at a lower portion of the storage column. A pair of flap plates (first flapper and second flapper in the figure) 16 and 17 are arranged inside the commodity outlet 5, and each flap plate is supported by a common shaft 18. On the other side of the portion where the rotation is performed, a downward rotation is possible. The common shaft 18 is formed by bending the lower ends of the front plate 4a and the rear plate 4d of the column via bearings 18b mounted near both ends thereof. Not supported) and can move in parallel. The product 2a to be sold first is held on the first flap 16 which is located closer to the side plate 4c of the column. The weight of the merchandise hanging on the first flap plate 16 is held by a lower holding member 19b via bearings 16b attached to both ends of the shaft 16a. The second flap plate 17 is located away from the side plate 4c of the column and closer to the center of the product outlet 5, and the next sale product 2b is not in contact with the second flap plate 17 and, therefore, the product 3 is urged upward by the spring 20 shown in FIG. 3, and is held by the upper holding member 19a via the bearings 17b attached to both ends thereof, thereby maintaining the horizontal posture. are doing. The lower support member 19b and the upper support member 19a are integrally formed, and are attached to the front plate 4a or the rear plate 4d by spot welding. The lower holding member 19b for holding the weight of the product 2 holds the flap plate when the flap plate 16 or 17 is close to the side plate 4c of the column, but separates from the side plate 4c of the column to move the product outlet 5 Is formed in a shape that does not hold the flap plate when it is located at the center from the center.
[0010]
Next, a driving unit for carrying out the product 2a from the holding state of the product 2a in order to sell the product 2a will be described with reference to FIGS. The driving unit is formed on the front surface of the front plate 4a of the column and the rear surface of the rear plate 4d. Alternatively, the product is carried out by alternately translating to the right.
[0011]
The distal end of the common shaft 18 is inserted into a shaft guide hole 14b formed in the shaft moving member 14, and the movable range of the common shaft 18 is within the range of the shaft guide hole 14b and FIG. (The common shaft guide hole 4f is also formed in the column rear plate 4d, though not shown). The common shaft guide hole 4f regulates the movement range of the common shaft 18 so that the bearing 18b of the common shaft 18 moves horizontally on the common shaft support plate 4e, and moves the pair of flap plates 16 and 17 horizontally. Is provided. The shaft moving member 14 is rotatably supported by a rotating shaft 14a attached to the column front plate 4a or the rear plate 4d, and is coaxially coupled to the operating member 13. The operating member 13 has a fan-shaped upper portion and a guide projection 13c at a lower portion. The guide projection 13c is formed in the same direction as the length direction of the shaft moving member 14. A member for rotating the operating member 13 is a pin 11a attached to a lower portion of the operating rod 11. The pin 11a interacts with the operating member 13 by pulling up the operating rod 11, rotates the operating member 13 left and right, and rotates the shaft moving member 14 coaxially coupled thereto with the left and right, thereby Move left and right. In addition, a pin guide member 15 is provided to restrict the lateral movement of the operating rod 11, and the lateral movement range of the pin 11 a of the operating rod 11 is controlled by the pin guide hole 15 a of the pin guide member 15. The pin 11a pushes the side surface of the fan-shaped portion of the operating member 13 by the lifting of the operating rod 11 to rotate the operating member 13. The operating rod 11 is suspended by being rotatably supported by a plunger 10a of a solenoid 10 mounted on the upper part thereof, and is lifted upward by excitation of the solenoid 10.
[0012]
Referring to FIG. 5, a description will be given of the configuration in which the staggered cylindrical products are sequentially and reliably carried out by the above-described configuration.
In FIG. 5, (a) shows a state immediately after receiving a product sales instruction, (b) shows a state in which the operating rod 11 is being lifted by the product sales instruction, and (c) shows a state in which the operating rod 11 is sufficiently lifted. It shows a state in which the operating member 13 is turned up and the shaft moving member 14 and the common shaft 18 are moved to the opposite side, and (d) shows a state in which the sales command is released.
[0013]
The state (a) is a state in which the pin 11a of the operating rod 11 is not in contact with the operating member 13, and has not yet interacted at all. When the pin 11a is further pulled up and the pin 11a comes into contact with the guide projection 13c of the operating member 13, the pin 11a contacts the right side of the guide projection 13c in the state of FIG. The state shown in FIG. When the pin 11a is further lifted, the movement of the pin 11a in the lateral direction is restricted by the pin guide hole 15a of the pin guide member 15, and the operating member 13 is rotated as shown in FIG. As a result, the shaft moving member 14 rotates to move the common shaft 18 from left to right, and as a result, the pair of flap plates move from left to right. By this movement, the goods that were on the left flap plate are carried out. When the merchandise sales order is released, the excitation state of the solenoid 10 is released, the excitation of the solenoid 10 is cut off, the operating rod 11 is lowered by its own weight, and the pin 11a returns to the state of (d). The state of (d) is the same as the state of FIG. In this state, when a product sales command is received again, the movement of the pin 11a and the accompanying movement of the operating member 13 and the like move in the above-described right and left directions, and the product on the right flap plate is unloaded. Is done. FIG. 2 shows this state. When the common shaft 18 moves from right to left, the holding of the first flap plate 16 by the lower holding member 19b is released, and the first flap plate 16 is turned downward. Then, the product 2a held on the first flap plate 16 is carried out as the carried-out product 2c. At the same time, the second flap plate 17 is held by the lower holding member 19b on the left side via the bearing 17b and the shaft 17a. . After the product 2a is carried out, the first flap plate 16 is returned by the spring 20 and held by the upper holding member 19a after the product 2a is carried out, and returns to the horizontal posture. By repeating this operation, the products 2 stacked in a zigzag manner in the product storage column are sequentially and reliably carried out.
[0014]
In the commodity discharging device having the above configuration, a pair of holding members for supporting the driving portion and the flap plate are provided at the front and rear portions of the column. In this manner, the forces received by the flap plate and the shaft are equalized, and the flap plate is provided. The horizontal movement is smooth and stable, and the operation of the device is ensured.
[0015]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, a pair of flap plates arranged inside the product carry-out port, a common shaft rotatably supporting the respective flap plates and being held so as to be able to move in parallel, and raising the respective flap plates upward. And a lower part that restricts downward rotation when the flap plate is moving in the direction opposite to the common axis and allows downward rotation when the flap plate moves in the common axis direction. An unloading section comprising a holding member, a shaft moving member for moving the common shaft in parallel, an operating member coaxially coupled to the shaft moving member and having a guide projection at a lower portion, a solenoid, and a hanging member mounted on the solenoid. A driving unit comprising an operating rod and a guide member for restricting a lateral movement of the operating rod when the operating rod is moved upward, and each time the operating rod is pulled up, the operating rod is activated. Material plan The product is guided by the protrusions and acts alternately on the left and right side surfaces of the operating member, rotating the operating member left and right, and simultaneously rotating the shaft moving member left and right, and moving the common shaft in the left and right directions. Since the outer end of the flap plate on the side with which it is in direct contact is removed from the holding state of the lower holding member, the product is turned downward by the weight of the product and the products are sequentially carried out. The movement of the actuating member and the shaft moving member, the horizontal movement of the common shaft and the pair of flap plates to the left and right, the outer end of the flap plate on which the product is in contact comes off the holding state, The product is unloaded from the product exit. In this manner, the common shaft and the pair of flap plates are alternately horizontally moved left and right each time the operating rod is lifted upward, so that the products staggered are sequentially carried out.
[0016]
Further, a common shaft holding member for holding the common shaft, an upper holding member for restricting the upward rotation of the respective flap plates, the lower holding member, and the driving unit are disposed on each side of the flap plate. Therefore, the weight of the product is evenly received on both sides of the flap plate, and the mechanical strength required for the components such as the flap plate and the common shaft can be greatly reduced. Horizontal movement and downward rotation of the flap plate are performed stably and reliably.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a standby state in an embodiment of a product unloading device of a vending machine according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state when unloading a product in the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a driving unit according to an embodiment. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of the driving unit. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a product transport device in the case of a conventional serpentine type rack. [Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Serpentine type rack 2 Merchandise 2a First merchandise 2b Second merchandise 3 Merchandise unloading device 4 Merchandise storage column 4a Column front plate 4b Notch 4c of column front plate 4c Column side plate 4d Column Rear plate 4e Common shaft support plate 4f Common shaft guide hole 5 Commodity carry-out port 10 Solenoid 10a Plunger 11 Operating rod 11a Pin 13 Operating member 13c Guide projection 14 Axis moving member 14a Rotating shaft 15 Pin guide member 15a Pin guide hole 16th 1st flap plate 16a shaft 16b bearing 17 second flap plate 17a shaft 17b bearing 18 common shaft 18b bearing 19 shaft holding member 19a upper holding member 19b lower holding member

Claims (2)

In a product unloading device of a vending machine that is provided at a product outlet formed at a lower portion of a product storage column that stores cylindrical products in a staggered manner and sequentially discharges the products,
A pair of flap plates arranged inside the product outlet, a common shaft rotatably supporting the respective flap plates and held in parallel movement, and urging the respective flap plates upward. And a lower holding member that restricts downward rotation when the flap plate moves in the direction opposite to the common axis and enables downward rotation when the flap plate moves in the common axis direction. An unloading section,
A shaft moving member for translating the common shaft, an operating member coaxially coupled to the shaft moving member and having a guide projection at a lower portion, a solenoid, an operating rod suspended by the solenoid, and an upper portion of the operating rod. And a guide member for restricting the lateral movement of the operating rod during the movement of the drive rod,
Each time the operating rod is pulled up, the operating rod is guided by the guide protrusions of the operating member and acts alternately on the left and right side surfaces of the operating member to rotate the operating member left and right and simultaneously move the shaft moving member left and right. By rotating the common shaft to the left and right, the outer end of the flap plate with which the product is in direct contact is released from the holding state of the lower holding member, and rotated downward by the weight of the product. A product discharging device for a vending machine, wherein the product is sequentially discharged. A common shaft holding member that holds the common shaft, an upper holding member that regulates the upward rotation of each flap plate, the lower holding member, and the driving unit are arranged in pairs on both sides of the flap plate. The device for carrying out goods of a vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that:

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