JP3777807B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides a product storage shelf having a product delivery mechanism for stacking cylindrical products, holding them in a line and holding them in accordance with a sales order, and delivering the product delivered from the product storage shelf to a product outlet. The present invention relates to a vending machine provided with a chute that rolls up to a carry-out.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the structure of a conventional example. In FIG. 2 , the commodity storage shelf 1 includes a plurality of curved segments 2 arranged in the vertical direction between the left and right side plates 3 and arranged in the front-and-rear direction. A product plate 4 is formed, and a cylindrical product 6 that is laid down on the lower part of the product passage 4 is stacked, and a guide plate 5a that is arranged to be opposed to each other with an interval that can be held in a line up and down, and the product 6 is carried out to the lower part, A product carry-out mechanism 5 formed by a wall surface 5b having a carry-out plate 5c for controlling the stop is provided. Reference numeral 8 denotes a top tray, which links the upper end of the product passage 4 with a product insertion port E opened at the upper part of a heat insulating door described later. 9 is a chute which rolls the product 6 carried out from the product storage shelf 1 and carries it out to the product outlet 11 provided in the outer door 10. Reference numeral 12 denotes a main body cabinet that houses the product storage shelf 1, the chute 9, etc., and includes a storage 14 formed of a heat insulating material and provided with a heat insulating door 13 that can be swung on the front surface. The outer door 10 can be opened and closed. I support it.
[0003]
Note that the the lower part of the insulating door is opened out port 11a is Mase extraordinary the product outlet 11, flapper 11b to close the該搬outlet 11a is attached swingably. In FIG. 2 , the product storage shelf 1 is attached by hanging from the ceiling of a storage 14 formed by insulating the interior of the main body cabinet 12, and the product passage 4 formed between the segment rows and the storage 14. The top tray 8 is linked to the product inlet E at the top of the heat insulating door 13 that closes the front of the product.
[0004]
Further, below the product storage shelf 1, the product 6 transported from the product delivery mechanism 5 of the product storage shelf 1 is swung to the product outlet 11 at the lower part of the outer door 10 and to the transport outlet 11 a at the lower part of the heat insulating door 13. A shooter 9 that pushes and opens the movably attached flapper 11b with its own weight is deployed, and the storage 14 storing these is held in either a cold state by blowing air from the temperature control unit. ing.
[0005]
In the figure, when the product 6 is replenished to the product storage shelf 1, after opening the outer door 10, the product laid down on the product insertion port E opened at the top of the heat insulating door 13 is placed and the top tray 8 is turned over. Move it to the merchandise channel and save it there. The product selected in accordance with the sales command is unloaded to the chute 9 by the operation of the carry-out plate 5c of the product carry-out mechanism 5 of the predetermined merchandise storage shelf 1, and rolls on the chute 9. The flapper 11 b of the carry-out port 11 a of the heat insulation door 13 is pushed open and carried out to the product take-out port 11.
[0006]
The product 6 delivered to the product outlet 11 can be taken out by opening a door that closes the front of the product outlet 11 so as to be swingable.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, the conventional configuration does not include a device for controlling the attitude of the product when the product is carried out from the product storage shelf to the chute . Therefore, considering the change in the attitude of the product, as shown in FIG. 3 , the carry-out port at the lower part of the heat insulating door is made higher than the diagonal dimension of the maximum product, and there are the following problems.
[0008]
1) Since the size of the carry-out port is large, the heat insulating property at the flapper is impaired, and when the storage is used as a refrigerator, condensation on the flapper increases.
2) If the distance between the lower end of the product storage shelf and the chute is too large, the impact applied to the product will be large, so a bubble blowing prevention mechanism such as a cushion to cushion the shock or a shock absorbing spring is required. become.
[0009]
3) Since the flapper is large, an anti-theft structure is required to prevent a hand from entering from the outside ( FIG. 4 ).
The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the object of the present invention is to carry out the product so that the posture of the product to be carried out from the product storage shelf does not change in a laid-down state and to increase the carry-out height of the heat insulating door. An object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine that minimizes the necessary amount, improves the heat insulation in the storage, and eliminates the bubble blowing prevention mechanism.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a product path formed by arranging a plurality of curved segments arranged in the vertical direction between the left and right side plates in the front-rear direction, and formed between the segment rows, and Cylindrical product that is laid down between the wall of the guide passage that is arranged substantially vertically at the lower part of the product passage and the delivery plate that is arranged in parallel to the guide plate and that controls the delivery and stop of the product at the lower part. In the vending machine comprising: a product storage shelf having a product delivery mechanism that stacks and holds the product in a row in a row; and a chute that rolls the product transported from the product storage shelf to a product take-out port and carries it out. at the bottom of, providing an attitude control mechanism to keep the posture at the time of unloading from the goods storage rack to the commodity carried out of the product storage rack reaches the chute, the attitude control mechanism, product The lower end of the front segment row has a minimum dimension that allows the product to roll, and the lower end of the front segment row has a minimum dimension that allows the product to roll. The rear segment row arranged with an interval corresponding to the passage passing therethrough is characterized in that it is composed of front and rear segment rows in which the lower end of the lowermost segment is substantially in contact with the chute .
[0011]
With the above configuration, the product unloaded from the product unloading mechanism will be caught by the segment row, for example, when the horizontal state collapses and either one of the longitudinal direction is down, the part hits the segment and the falling speed is limited and the other not hitting the segment catches up The action of returning to the horizontal state works, and even when it shifts in the front-rear direction, the action of making it substantially perpendicular to the front-rear direction also works, so that the product can be kept in the posture of being unloaded from the product unloading mechanism even when it falls on the chute become.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the main part of an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, since members having the same reference numerals as those of the conventional example have approximately the same functions, the description thereof is omitted. In FIG. 1, a product storage shelf 1 includes a plurality of curved segments arranged in a vertical direction between left and right side plates and arranged in a front-and-rear direction, and a vertical product passage is formed between the segment rows. A guide plate 5a that is formed (refer to FIG. 2 ) and stacked opposite to each other so that the cylindrical products 6 that are laid down on the lower portion of the product passage and stacked and held in a line can be held, and the product 6 is carried out to the lower portion. A product carry-out mechanism 5 formed by a wall surface 5b having a carry-out plate 5c for controlling stop, a segment row in which curved segments are arranged vertically at the bottom of the product carry-out mechanism 5, and a lower end of the front segment row 7Aa is a chute described later And the lower end are extended to a position close to the limit at which the product can roll, and a space for the passage through which the product 6 passes from the front segment row 7Aa is opened. The rear segment row 7Ab holds the upper part of the lowermost segment in a swingable manner, and the posture control is constituted by the front and rear segment rows 7Aa and 7Ab extended to a position where the lower end of the segment substantially contacts the chute. A mechanism 7A is provided. 9 is a chute which rolls the product 6 carried out from the product storage shelf 1 and carries it out to the product outlet 11 provided in the outer door 10. Reference numeral 12 denotes a main body cabinet that houses the product storage shelf 1, the chute 9, etc., and includes a storage 14 formed of a heat insulating material and provided with a heat insulating door 13 that can be swung on the front surface. The outer door 10 can be opened and closed. I support it.
[0013]
In addition, a carry-out port 15 is opened at the lower part of the heat insulating door so as to face the product take-out port, and a flapper 16 that closes the carry-out port 15 so as to be swingable is attached.
[0014]
【The invention's effect】
According to the structure of this invention, there exists an effect which improves the heat insulation of a storage by minimizing the height of a flapper, and leads to energy saving. Moreover, since the amount of dew condensation in the flapper portion is reduced, there is an effect of reducing drain water. In addition, the posture control mechanism is a segment row in which the segments curved downward of the product carry-out mechanism are arranged vertically, and the lower end of the front segment row has a minimum dimension that allows the product to roll the gap between the chute and the lower end, The rear-side segment row arranged with an interval corresponding to the passage through which the product passes from the front-side segment row is composed of front and rear segment rows in which the lower end of the lowermost segment is substantially in contact with the chute. In combination with minimizing the height of the flapper, it becomes difficult to insert a hand from the product take-out port to the product carry-out mechanism. The impact at the time of falling down becomes small, and it becomes possible to eliminate the bubble blowing prevention mechanism of the carbonated drink, and there is an effect that simplifies around the chute.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of main parts of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a conventional configuration. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of a chute in FIG . Figure with hand in hand [Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 5 Commodity carry-out mechanism 5a Guide plate 5b Wall surface 5c Carry-out plate 7A Attitude control mechanism 7Aa Front segment row 7Ab Rear segment row 11 Product take-out port 15 Carry-out port 16 Flapper

Claims (1)

A segment row formed by arranging a plurality of curved segments vertically arranged between the left and right side plates is arranged in the front and rear direction, and a product passage formed between the segment rows and a lower portion of the product passage are arranged substantially vertically. A product that is placed in parallel with the guide plate and a wall mounted with a carry-out plate that controls the carry-out and stop of the product in the lower part of the guide plate. In a vending machine comprising a product storage shelf having a mechanism and a chute that rolls out the product transported from the product storage shelf to a product takeout port, the product storage shelf is transported from the product storage shelf to the lower part of the product storage shelf. that goods provided an attitude control mechanism to keep the posture at the time of unloading from the product storage rack until reaching the chute, the attitude control mechanism, a segment curved below the product delivery mechanism Among the segment rows arranged below, the lower end of the front segment row has a gap between the chute and the lower end as a minimum dimension that allows the product to roll, and is spaced from the front segment row by an amount corresponding to a passage through which the product passes. The vending machine is characterized in that the deployed rear segment row is composed of front and rear segment rows in which the lower end of the lowermost segment is substantially in contact with the chute .

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