JP3641787B2 - Article take-out device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an article take-out apparatus that can take out articles such as capsules provided in the apparatus main body one by one by operating an operation member of the apparatus main body.

  Conventionally, in an article take-out apparatus that can take out articles such as capsules provided in the apparatus main body one by one, an article storage case that stores articles such as capsules is fixed to the apparatus main body.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-78998 Japanese Utility Model Publication No.55-1000028 JP-A-5-242352

When replacing articles stored in an article storage case, a conventional article take-out device removes the lid that closes the opening of the article storage case, puts a hand through the opening, and takes out all articles stored in the article storage case. There is a problem that it is extremely troublesome because it is necessary to put an article different from the first one into the article storage case from the opening.
The present invention aims to solve the above problems.

In order to achieve the above object, an article take-out device according to the present invention includes:
(A) It is formed in a box shape including the front wall, the rear wall, and both side walls. An operation member and an article outlet are provided on the outer surface of the front wall, and further communicated with the article outlet at one end. A device body having a drop passage inside;
(B) The upper surface opened by being pushed into the apparatus main body can be attached to or pulled out from the opening through the opening formed by cutting out the upper portion of the front wall. An article storage case that is covered and has a bottom opening facing the other end of the drop passage;
(C) a turntable provided on the bottom wall of the article storage case and having a rack formed annularly on the periphery of the lower surface and a plurality of holes formed along the rotation direction;
(D) a power transmission unit that is provided in the apparatus main body and transmits the operation of the operation member to the rotating disk;
When the article storage case is pushed into the apparatus main body from the opening at the top of the front wall, the rack of the rotating disk engages with the power transmission unit on the rear wall side of the apparatus main body, and the operation member is operated in that state. When the turntable rotates and any one of the plurality of holes is led to a position facing the drop opening by this rotation, the article in the article storage case is led out from the drop opening to the drop passage. Configure as follows.

  The power transmission unit includes, for example, a rotation shaft and one or more gears provided near the rear wall thereof, and transmits the operation of the operation member to the turntable via the rotation shaft, the gears, and the rack. Can be.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The article take-out device 1 has a device body 3. An article storage case 5 is provided on the upper part of the apparatus main body 3. On the bottom wall 21 of the article storage case 5, a turntable 35 is rotatably provided, and around the turntable 35, an accommodation hole 39 for accommodating articles A such as capsules one by one is provided at a predetermined interval. ing. The bottom wall 21 of the article storage case 5 is formed with a drop port 43 that faces one of the plurality of storage holes 39 provided in the rotating disk 35. The apparatus main body 3 is formed with a drop passage 49 that faces the drop opening 43 of the article storage case 5, and the drop passage 49 communicates with an article outlet 51 formed in the lower portion of the front wall 7 of the apparatus main body 3. ing. The apparatus main body 3 is provided with an opening / closing member 53 that can narrow the drop opening 43 of the article storage case 5. On the front wall 7 of the apparatus main body 3, an operation lever 73 capable of operating the opening / closing member 53 via a connecting member 63 is provided. The front wall 7 of the apparatus main body 3 is provided with an operation member 81 that rotates the rotating disk 35 by the predetermined interval via a power transmission unit. A display member 65 having a plurality of display surfaces is provided on the front wall of the apparatus main body 3, and the display surface of the display member 65 can be changed in conjunction with the connecting member 63 of the operation lever 73.

  A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an article take-out apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the article storage case of the article take-out apparatus is pulled out. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the article take-out device. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the article take-out apparatus. FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the article take-out apparatus.

  The article take-out device 1 has a box-shaped device body 3. An article storage case 5 is provided at the upper front of the apparatus body 3 so as to be freely drawn out. The upper half of the front wall 7 of the apparatus main body 3 and the upper half of both side walls 9 and 11 are formed by cutting out. Engagement step portions 15 and 17 for mounting both side portions of the bottom wall 21 of the article storage case 5 are formed inside the side walls 9 and 11 of the apparatus body 3. Guide rails 16 and 18 are provided on the engaging step portions 15 and 17, and engaging grooves 23 and 25 that engage with the guide rails 16 and 18 are formed on both sides of the bottom wall 21 of the article storage case 5. Yes.

  The article storage case 5 has a rectangular box shape with transparency having an open top surface, and the front wall portion 27 and the front portions of the side wall portions 29 and 31 are openings 7 a of the front wall 7 of the apparatus body 3. And are fitted into the openings 9a and 11a of the side surfaces 9 and 11, respectively. A circular recess 33 is formed in the bottom wall 21 of the article storage case 5, and the bottom wall 21 is inclined toward the recess 33. In the recess 33, a turntable 35 is rotatably provided by a central shaft 37 protruding from the bottom wall 21. Around the center axis 37 of the turntable 35, accommodation holes 39 are provided at predetermined intervals so that articles A such as capsules containing small toys can be accommodated one by one. An annular rack 41 is formed on the periphery of the lower surface of the turntable 35.

  The bottom wall 21 of the article storage case 5 is formed with a drop port 43 that faces one of the plurality of storage holes 39 provided around the rotating disk 35. In addition, an opening 45 is formed in the bottom wall 21 of the article storage case 5 so that a rack 41 provided on the periphery of the lower surface of the turntable 35 protrudes. A cover member 47 for preventing the article A from entering the accommodation hole 39 of the turntable 35 facing the drop opening 43 is fixed to the side wall at a position above the drop opening 43 in the article storage case 5. Is provided.

  The apparatus main body 3 is formed with a drop passage 49 that faces the drop opening 43 of the article storage case 5, and the drop passage 49 communicates with an article outlet 51 formed in the lower portion of the front wall 7 of the apparatus main body 3. Yes. The apparatus main body 3 is provided with an opening / closing member 53 that can narrow the drop opening 43 of the article storage case 5. The opening / closing member 53 is formed in an arm shape, and a base end is rotatably attached to a support shaft 57 projecting from a receiving base 55 provided on one side of the apparatus main body 3. Is provided. The opening / closing member 53 is provided with a locking shaft 59 in the vicinity of the support shaft 57, and is tilted by a connecting rod 63 having a substantially U-shaped engagement hole 61 for locking the locking shaft 59 at the tip. It has become.

The rear end of the connecting rod 63 is connected to an end portion 69 bent in a crank shape of a central shaft 67 of a semi-columnar display member 65 rotatably provided on the front wall 7 of the apparatus body 3. On the surface of the display member 65, an amount to be inserted from a coin insertion port 95 described later is displayed. An arm piece 71 is integrally provided on one side of the display member 65, and the arm piece 71 and an operation lever 73 protruding from the front wall 7 of the apparatus body 3 are connected by a substantially L-shaped connecting member 75. Yes. The operation lever 73 is provided on one side of the apparatus main body 3 so as to be tiltable by a support shaft 74.
In the present embodiment, the operation lever 73 protrudes from the front wall 7, but the present invention is not limited to this structure, and any position that allows the mechanism design is acceptable.

  A disk-shaped operation member 81 is provided on the front wall 7 of the apparatus main body 3. A rotation shaft 83 of the operation member 81 extends to the rear wall 13 of the apparatus main body 3 and is attached to the rear wall 13 so as to be rotatable. A spur gear 85 is fixed in the vicinity of the rear wall 13 of the rotary shaft 83. The spur gear 85 meshes with a small gear 87 that is rotatably provided on the rear wall 13 at the top of the spur gear 85. The small gear 87 meshes with a spur gear 89 that is rotatably provided on the rear wall 13 of the upper portion of the small gear 87. The spur gear 89 is integrally provided with a drive gear 91, and the drive gear 91 is an annular shape formed on the lower surface periphery of the rotating disk 35 protruding from the opening 45 of the bottom wall 21 of the article storage case 5. It is engaged with the rack 41.

  On the inner surface of the front wall 7 of the apparatus main body 3, a coin selector 95 that selects coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 93 is provided. The coin selector 95 can be switched between one coin and two coins, and this switching can be performed by the operation lever 73. The coin selector 95 mechanically determines that it is a legitimate coin based on the thickness and diameter, and if the inserted coin is legitimate, the coin transport disk provided in the coin selector 95 can be rotated. When the coin is not inserted and when the inserted coin is illegal, the coin transport disk cannot be rotated.

  The coin transport disk of the coin selector 95 is rotated by the rotation of the operation member 81. An intermediate shaft 97 is provided in parallel with the rotation shaft 83 of the operation member 81, and this intermediate shaft 97 is rotatably provided on the front wall 7 and the rear wall 13 of the apparatus body 3. A small gear 99 that meshes with the spur gear 85 of the rotary shaft 83 is fixed near the rear wall 13 of the intermediate shaft 97. A small worm gear 101 is fixed substantially in the middle of the intermediate shaft 97, and the small worm gear 101 meshes with a large worm gear 105 provided on the rotating shaft 103 of the coin selector 95. The rotating shaft 103 is configured to rotate the transport disk of the coin selector 95.

  An opening / closing door 110 is provided below the front wall 7. The opening / closing door 110 has an opening for exposing the display member 65, the operation member 81, and the coin insertion slot 93. The operation lever 73 is blocked by the opening / closing door 110 and cannot be operated unless the opening / closing door 110 is opened. A window portion 113 communicating with the article take-out port 51 formed on the front wall 7 is formed at the lower portion of the opening / closing door 110, and an opening / closing plate 115 is attached to the window portion 113 so as to be rotatable rearward. . When the lower part of the opening / closing plate 115 is rotated rearward, the lid 117 provided rotatably on the article outlet 51 is pushed up so that the hand cannot enter the apparatus body 3 from the article outlet 51. Further, the upper end of the opening / closing door 110 is engaged with the protrusion 19 provided on the front portion of the bottom wall 21 of the article storage case 5 so that the article storage case 5 cannot be pulled out unless the opening / closing door 110 is opened.

  The article take-out device 1 has the above-described configuration, opens the opening / closing door 110, and pushes in an article storage case 5 containing a small article A such as a capsule containing an inexpensive small toy from the front wall 7 opening 7a of the apparatus body 3. Then, the rack 41 of the turntable 35 in the article storage case 5 meshes with the drive gear 91 in the apparatus main body 3. Since the article A in the article storage case 5 is inexpensive, when the operation lever 73 is pushed upward, the coin selector 95 is used for one coin, and the display member 65 is rotated via the connecting member 75 and the arm piece 71. The display surface of the cheaper price, content, etc. of the article A stored in the article storage case 5 is located on the front side. Further, the connecting rod 63 is pulled forward via the central shaft 67 and the crank-shaped end portion 69 of the display member 65, and the opening / closing member 53 is rotated in the direction in which the drop opening 43 of the article storage case 5 is narrowed. Since the drop opening 43 is narrowed by the opening / closing member 53, only a small article A can drop.

  When the open / close door 110 is closed, the upper end of the open / close door 110 engages with the protrusion 19 of the article storage case 5, and the article storage case 5 cannot be pulled out. When the operation member 81 is rotated in this state, the operation member 81 is rotated through the rotation shaft 83, the spur gear 85, the small gear 99, the intermediate shaft 97, the small worm gear 101, the large worm gear 105, and the rotation shaft 103. At this time, the carrier disk of the coin selector 95 is rotated. However, since no coin is inserted, the carrier disk cannot be rotated, and therefore the operation member 81 does not rotate. Even if an illegal coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 93, the operation disk 81 does not rotate because the transport disk does not rotate.

  When a correct coin is inserted into the coin insertion slot 93, the transport disk of the coin selector 95 can be rotated, so that the operation member 81 can be rotated. When the operation member 81 is rotated halfway, the rotation of the operation member 81 slightly rotates the turntable 35 via the rotation shaft 83, the spur gear 85, the small gear 87, the spur gear 89, the drive gear 91, and the rack 41. The article A accommodated in the accommodation hole 39 of the turntable 35 is transported to the upper part of the drop opening 43 of the article storage case 5 and falls to the drop opening 43 and falls to the article take-out port 51 through the drop passage 49. The article A dropped to the article take-out port 51 can be taken out by pushing the opening / closing plate 115 open.

It is a perspective view which shows the goods extraction apparatus which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which pulled out the article | item storage case of the said article | item taking-out apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of the said article | item taking-out apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of the said article | item taking-out apparatus. It is side surface sectional drawing of the said article | item taking-out apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Article take-out apparatus 3 Apparatus main body 5 Article storage case 7 Front wall 7a Opening 9 Side wall 9a Opening 11 Side wall 11a Opening 13 Rear wall 15 Engagement step part 16 Guide rail 17 Engagement step part 18 Guide rail 19 Protrusion 21 Bottom wall 23 Engagement Joint groove 25 Engagement groove 27 Front wall part 29 Side wall part 31 Side wall part 33 Concave part 35 Turntable 37 Central shaft 39 Accommodating hole 41 Rack 43 Drop opening 45 Opening 47 Cover member 49 Drop passage 51 Article outlet 53 Opening and closing member 55 57 Support shaft 59 Locking shaft 61 Engagement hole 63 Connection rod (connection member)
65 display member 67 central shaft 69 end 71 arm piece 73 operation lever 74 support shaft 75 connecting member 81 operation member 83 rotation shaft 85 spur gear 87 small gear 89 spur gear 91 drive gear 93 coin insertion port 95 coin selector 97 intermediate shaft 99 Small gear 101 Small worm gear 103 Rotating shaft 105 Large worm gear 110 Open / close door 113 Window portion 115 Open / close plate 117 Lid A

Claims (2)

(A) It is formed in a box shape including the front wall, the rear wall, and both side walls. An operation member and an article outlet are provided on the outer surface of the front wall, and further communicated with the article outlet at one end. A device body having a drop passage inside;
(B) The upper surface opened by being pushed into the apparatus main body can be attached to or pulled out from the opening through the opening formed by cutting out the upper portion of the front wall. An article storage case that is covered and has a bottom opening facing the other end of the drop passage;
(C) a turntable provided on the bottom wall of the article storage case and having a rack formed annularly on the periphery of the lower surface and a plurality of holes formed along the rotation direction;
(D) a power transmission unit that is provided in the apparatus main body and transmits the operation of the operation member to the rotating disk;
When the article storage case is pushed into the apparatus main body from the opening at the top of the front wall, the rack of the rotating disk meshes with the power transmission unit on the rear wall side of the apparatus main body, and the operation member is operated in that state. When the turntable rotates and any one of the plurality of holes is led to a position facing the drop opening by this rotation, the article in the article storage case is led out from the drop opening to the drop passage. Article take-out device.   The power transmission unit includes a rotation shaft and one or more gears provided near the rear wall, and transmits the operation of the operation member to the turntable via the rotation shaft, the gear, and the rack. The article take-out device according to claim 1.

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