JP3791414B2 - Vending machine product outlet passage plate - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a product outlet passage plate of a vending machine, and more specifically, a vending machine capable of appropriately controlling a product posture, stably holding a product together with an upper pedal, and preventing product jamming and multiple production. The product outlet passage plate.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 5 is a side view showing a conventional product outlet passage plate, and FIG. 6 is a side view showing another conventional product outlet passage plate. A serpentine-type product storage rack that stores canned drinks and plastic bottle drinks in a product storage box in a vertical position and stores them vertically and forms a pair of left and right rack side plates and a product path that meanders in the height direction. And a segment for. In the following description, a product whose posture control is difficult, that is, a plastic bottle product having a square cross section will be described as an example.
[0003]
As shown in FIG. 5, a merchandise carry-out device 2 that carries out merchandise one by one based on a sales command is disposed at the lower end of the merchandise passage 1. This product carry-out device 2 includes a lower pedal 4 that holds the first product from the bottom, and an upper pedal 3 that is positioned above and receives the second product from the bottom at the time of sale. It is formed so that it can be carried out without changing the width of 1, and these pedals 3, 4 are alternately rotated and projected toward the product passage 1 to control the carry-out of the product.
[0004]
The merchandise outlet passage plate 15 is disposed opposite to the merchandise carry-out device 2 to form one inner wall of the merchandise passage 1, and has a protrusion 16 formed to project toward the upper pedal 3 for holding the merchandise of the merchandise carry-out device 2. When the upper pedal 3 protrudes toward the product passage 1 side, the upper pedal 3 and the projection 16 are formed so that the width of the product passage 1 is minimized, thereby holding the product. ing.
[0005]
The projecting portion 16 is formed to project in a triangular shape, and the upper surface reaching the top of the projecting portion 16 is an inclined surface 16a having a constant tilt angle. 5 shows the protrusion 16 having the inclined surface 16a having a gentle inclination angle, and FIG. 6 shows the protrusion 16 having the inclined surface 16b having a sharp inclination angle.
[0006]
In such a product storage rack, when the service person puts the first product into the product passage 1, the product is guided by the segment and falls while meandering in the product passage, thereby decelerating and controlling the posture. Finally, the product is held by the lower pedal 4 of the product carry-out device 2. In addition, the products that are input after the second are decelerated in the same manner as described above, and are sequentially stacked on the products that are initially input.
[0007]
In such a sales standby state, the lower pedal 4 is opened and the first product from the bottom is carried out, and at the same time, the upper pedal 3 protrudes toward the product passage 1 side. The second item falls. That is, the upper pedal 3 holds the second product from the bottom together with the protrusion 16. At that time, the corners of the product come into contact with the inclined surfaces 16a and 16b.
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the protrusion 16 of the conventional product outlet passage plate 15 has the following problems when the upper pedal 3 and the protrusion 16 hold the product. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, in the protrusion 16 of the inclined surface 16a having a gentle inclination angle, for example, when the remaining number of products is one and the product no longer receives the product load from above, the product load Since the posture correction effect due to is reduced and the frictional resistance with the inclined surface 16a is increased, there is a problem that the product loses its posture and product clogging is likely to occur.
[0009]
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, in the protrusion 16 of the inclined surface 16b having a steep inclination angle, the product G4 receives a large resistance from the inclined surface 16b, so that the product load received from the upper part is large or the container strength is high. If it is a low product, the product container will be deformed like G5, will not be able to withstand the product load, and may fall off between the upper pedal 3 and the protrusion 16 (multiple products). There was a problem.
[0010]
The present invention has been made in view of the above, and can appropriately control the product posture, stably hold the product together with the upper pedal, and prevent the product from being jammed or multiple products. The purpose is to provide a board.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the product outlet passage plate of the vending machine according to the present invention is disposed opposite to the product carry-out device arranged at the lower end portion of the product passage of the product storage rack, and is one inner wall of the product passage. And a protrusion that protrudes toward the product holding upper pedal of the product carry-out device, and when the upper pedal protrudes toward the product passage, the upper pedal and the protrusion In the product exit passage plate of the vending machine formed so that the width of the product passage is minimized, a product with a gentle inclination angle on the top surface reaching the top of the projection and a gentle inclination angle The holding surface is sequentially formed in the direction in which the product is carried out, and the posture control surface slides the product toward the upper pedal immediately before the product is held by the upper pedal, and the product is stabilized by the upper pedal. Held Controls urchin attitude, the product holding surface when the product has passed the attitude control surface is held by the upper pedal is to hold a portion of the product.
Moreover, it is preferable that the merchandise exit passage plate of the vending machine according to the present invention is provided with a flat portion at the top of the projection.
[0012]
The product holding operation is as follows. That is, when the lower pedal is opened and the first product from the bottom is carried out, the second product from the bottom starts to fall, and the upper pedal protrudes toward the product passage and is locked.
[0013]
Then, the product slides down the product posture control surface while being controlled to a posture that is stably held by the upper pedal. Then, a part of the product comes into contact with the upper pedal, and the other part of the product comes into contact with the product holding surface. Thereby, product clogging and multiple production can be effectively prevented.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a product attitude control device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments.
[0015]
1 is a side view showing a product outlet passage plate according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view showing a state immediately before a product starts to slide on a product posture control surface of the product outlet passage plate, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state where the product is stably held by the product holding surface of the product outlet passage plate and the upper pedal, and FIG. 4 does not provide the product posture control surface and the product holding surface on the product outlet passage plate. It is a side view which shows a mode that product clogging arises when an inclined surface with a gentle inclination angle is formed.
[0016]
A product storage rack (not shown) includes a pair of left and right rack side plates and a curved segment for forming a product passage meandering in the height direction. At the lower end portion of the merchandise passage 1, a merchandise carry-out device 2 for carrying out the merchandise one by one based on a sales command is disposed.
[0017]
This product carry-out device 2 includes a lower pedal 4 that holds the first product G from the bottom, and an upper pedal 3 that is located above and holds the second product from the bottom at the time of sale. It is formed so that it can be carried out without changing the width of the product passage 1, and the delivery of the product G is controlled by alternately rotating and projecting these pedals 3, 4 toward the product passage 1 side.
[0018]
The product outlet passage plate 5 is disposed opposite to the product carry-out device 2, forms one inner wall of the product passage 1, and includes a protruding portion 6 that is formed to protrude toward the upper pedal 3 of the product carry-out device 2. When the pedal 3 protrudes toward the product passage 1 side, the upper pedal 3 and the projection 6 are formed so that the width of the product passage 1 is minimized.
[0019]
Then, the product G is slid toward the upper pedal 3 immediately before the product G is held by the upper pedal 3 on the top surface of the product outlet passage plate 5 reaching the top of the projection 6, and the product G is The product posture control surface 6a that controls the posture so as to be stably held by the pedal 3, and the corner of the product G when the product G that has passed through the product posture control surface 6a is held by the upper pedal 3. The product holding surface 6b to hold is provided.
[0020]
The inclination angle of the product attitude control surface 6a is formed to be large, and is set so as to be a smooth drop without breaking the product attitude due to frictional resistance when the product falls. The inclination angle of the product holding surface 6b is formed to be small, and is set so that the product can be stably held together with the upper pedal 3.
[0021]
The formation position of the product holding surface 6b is set so that one corner of the product G is in contact with the product holding surface 6b and the other corner is in contact with the upper pedal 3. The corner portion of the product G has strong container strength, and stable product holding can be realized by allowing the product G to come into contact with this portion. These inclination angles are optimally set as described above depending on the shape and surface properties of the product container.
[0022]
Since the flat portion 6c can maintain the minimum passage width between the upper pedal 3 and the projection 6 in the vertical direction even if there is a slight error in the arrangement position of the product outlet passage plate 5 in the vertical direction, It is possible to prevent the product from easily slipping through and falling at the width portion.
[0023]
Even if the product container is deformed and crushed by a product load or the like, and the product being held tends to slip through the minimum passage width, the product is not easily slipped through because it receives a predetermined frictional resistance from the flat portion 6c. As a result, the time for which the product is held becomes longer, and a time margin can be given for the return of the lower pedal 4. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent multiple products from being produced.
[0024]
Next, a process in which the product G is held by the upper pedal 4 and the product holding surface 6b will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 2, when the lower product 4 is opened and the first product from the bottom is taken out, the second product from the bottom starts dropping, and the upper pedal 3 protrudes toward the product passage 1 and locks. Is done.
[0025]
And the corner | angular part by the side of the projection part 6 of the goods G begins to slip in the arrow direction in a figure, slipping down the goods attitude control surface 6a, controlling to the attitude | position which is stably hold | maintained by the upper pedal 3. Go. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, one corner of the product G abuts on the upper pedal 3, and the other corner (corner on the protrusion 6 side) abuts on the product holding surface 6b. Retained. Thereby, product clogging and multiple production can be effectively prevented.
[0026]
On the other hand, FIG. 4 shows a case where the product outlet passage plate 5 is not provided with the product attitude control surface 6a and the product holding surface 6b, and an inclined surface 6d having a gentle inclination angle is formed. As shown in the figure, when the remaining number of products becomes one and the product G1 does not receive the product load from above, the posture correction effect due to the product load decreases, and the frictional resistance with the inclined surface 6d increases. Therefore, the product G1 loses its posture and becomes a posture like the product G2. Then, when the upper pedal 3 is closed, the product G2 does not fall, rotates like the product G3, and is easily clogged in the product passage 1.
[0027]
However, in the present invention, the product outlet passage plate 5 is provided with the product posture control surface 6a and the product holding surface 6b, so that the product G is guided to a stable holding position while controlling the posture of the product G as described above. Therefore, the above-mentioned product clogging can be effectively prevented.
[0028]
As described above, according to the product outlet passage plate of the vending machine according to this embodiment, the product posture can be appropriately controlled, the product G can be stably held together with the upper pedal 3, and product jams and multiple bottles can be produced. Can be prevented.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the product outlet passage plate of the vending machine according to the present invention, the inner wall of one of the product passages is disposed so as to face the product carry-out device arranged at the lower end portion of the product passage of the product storage rack. Formed and projecting toward the upper pedal for holding the commodity of the commodity carrying-out device, and when the upper pedal projects toward the commodity passage, the upper pedal and the protrusion In the product exit passage plate of the vending machine formed so that the width of the product passage is minimized, the posture control surface with a steep inclination angle and the product holding with a gentle inclination angle are provided on the upper surface reaching the top of the protrusion. Are formed in order toward the carry-out direction of the product, and immediately before the product is held by the upper pedal, the posture control surface slides the product toward the upper pedal, and the product is stabilized by the upper pedal. Will be held To control the attitude, since the product holding surface when the said products passing through the attitude control surface is held by the upper pedal retain a portion of the product, by appropriately controlling the product orientation, together with the upper pedal Products can be held stably and product clogging and multiple bottles can be prevented.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view showing a product outlet passage plate according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view showing a state immediately before a product starts to slide on a product attitude control surface of a product outlet passage plate.
FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state where a product is stably held by a product holding surface of the product outlet passage plate and an upper pedal.
FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which product clogging occurs when a product outlet passage plate is provided with an inclined surface with a gentle inclination angle without providing a product attitude control surface and a product holding surface.
FIG. 5 is a side view showing a conventional product outlet passage plate.
FIG. 6 is a side view showing another conventional product outlet passage plate.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Product passage 2 Product delivery apparatus 3 Upper pedal 4 Lower pedal 5 Product exit passage plate 6 Protrusion part 6a Product attitude control surface 6b Product holding surface 6c Plane part G Product

Claims (2)

A protrusion that is disposed opposite to a product carry-out device arranged at the lower end of the product passage of the product storage rack to form one inner wall of the product passage and projects toward the upper pedal for holding the product of the product carry-out device A vending machine product outlet passage plate formed so that the width of the product passage is minimized between the upper pedal and the protrusion when the upper pedal protrudes toward the product passage ,
On the upper surface reaching the top of the protrusion, a posture control surface with a steep inclination angle and a product holding surface with a gentle inclination angle are sequentially formed toward the carry-out direction of the product,
Immediately before the product is held by the upper pedal, the posture control surface slides the product toward the upper pedal, and controls the posture so that the product is stably held by the upper pedal .
A product outlet passage plate of a vending machine, wherein the product holding surface holds a part of the product when the product that has passed through the attitude control surface is held by the upper pedal. The product outlet passage of the vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a flat portion is provided at the top of the protrusion.

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