JP3836922B2 - Vending machine product storage device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a product storage device of a vending machine that collects and stores products and throws out the products stored and stored.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in this type of vending machine product storage device, for example, as described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-25470, products are stacked and stored in the product column in the vertical direction, and the lowest in the product column The products are pushed forward by the throwing member in order from the product.
[0003]
As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the front surface of the product column 1 is opened for product loading, and a support member 2 is disposed at the front lower portion of the product column 1, and the front and rear direction with respect to the support member 2. The adjusting member 3 is attached so as to be adjustable, and a regulating member (not shown) for preventing the product t in the product column 1 from being tilted forward is attached to the adjusting member 3. The adjustment member 3 is restrained from moving forward by at least the second product t from the lowest position by the lowest product t to be dispensed by the dispensing member 4. The upper product t is restricted from moving forward.
[0004]
In the adjustment member 3, a flat plate portion 5 attached to the support member 2 is formed, and a thickness regulating portion 6 extending downward is formed at the rear portion of the flat plate portion 5. A long hole 7 is formed in the flat plate portion 5 along the front-rear direction, and a mounting screw 8 is screwed to the support member 2 through the long hole 7.
[0005]
And in order to adjust to the size of the goods t accommodated in the goods column 1, the adjustment member 3 is slid in the front-back direction through the long hole 7, and the position of the adjustment member 3 facing the front surface of the goods column 1 is adjusted. .
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional configuration, the adjustment member 3 is attached by being slidably adjusted along the long hole 7 in the front-rear direction. However, there is a case in which the length of the vending machine increases in the front-rear direction because the space for the width L needs to be taken into consideration (see FIG. 5 (b)). .
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and compared with a case where a conventional adjustment member is slidably adjusted in the front-rear direction along the long hole, the protrusion of the adjustment member in the front direction is reduced, and therefore An object of the present invention is to provide a product storage device for a vending machine capable of reducing the length in the front-rear direction by omitting a space.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The product storage device of the vending machine according to claim 1 is a product storage device of the vending machine that collects and stores products and throws out the products in order from the lowest product stored and stored. A product column for accumulating and storing products loaded through the opening in the vertical direction, a support member provided at the front lower portion of the product column, and attached to the support member so as to be rotatable in a substantially horizontal plane. A plurality of restriction edges formed at different distances, and the least-second product from the lowest position in the product column with one of the plurality of restriction edges facing the front of the product column before and adjustment member for regulating the movement in the direction, positioned in front of the commodity column, a regulating member for regulating the movement in the forward direction of the products in the product column, the restricting edge of the adjusting member It provided, in which are provided with a locking portion for locking the regulating member.
[0009]
Corresponding to the size of the product stored in the product column, the adjustment member is rotated in a substantially horizontal plane with respect to the support member, and any one of a plurality of regulating edges formed at different distances from the rotation center. Opposite the front of the product column. Therefore, for example, when dealing with a large-sized product, the distance from the rotation center of the adjustment member is shorter compared to the conventional case where the adjustment member has to be largely slid forward along the long hole. It is only necessary to make the portion face the front of the product column, and the protrusion of the adjustment member in the forward direction is small, so that a space for it can be omitted, and the length of the vending machine in the front-rear direction is reduced. Further, when any one of the plurality of regulating edges of the adjustment member is opposed to the front surface of the product column in accordance with the size of the product stored in the product column, a regulating member is attached to the locking portion of the regulating edge. Install. Therefore, the regulating member can be easily arranged in front of the product column in accordance with the size of the product.
[0010]
A product storage device for a vending machine according to a second aspect is the product storage device for a vending machine according to the first aspect, wherein a substantially vertical wall surface is provided at each regulating edge of the adjustment member.
[0011]
The wall surface part regulates the products collected and stored in the product column to a regular position and ensures the product is thrown out.
[0012]
The product storage device of the vending machine according to claim 3 is the product storage device of the vending machine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the center of rotation is centered on the edge opposite to the regulation edge of the adjustment member. An arc-shaped relief portion is provided.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a product storage device for a vending machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0014]
Fig. 1 (a) is a plan view of a product storage device corresponding to a small size product, Fig. 1 (b) is a plan view of a product storage device corresponding to a large size product, and Fig. 2 is a product. FIG. 3 is a side view of the product storage device, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the adjustment member, FIG. 5A is a plan view of the product storage device of the present embodiment, and FIG. It is a top view of the goods storage apparatus.
[0015]
The vending machine has a vending machine main body and a door body that can be opened and closed on the front surface of the vending machine main body. A plurality of product storage devices for dispensing products are provided.
[0016]
FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 show a product storage device 11. The product storage device 11 has a base 12, a top plate 13, a back plate 14, and left and right storage frames 15, for example, a product T such as cigarettes in the vertical direction. A product column 16 for accumulating and storing is formed. An opening 17 is formed in the front surface of the product column 16, and the product T is loaded into the product column 16 through the opening 17.
[0017]
Disposed on the base 12 is a dispensing member 18 that is movable in the front-rear direction and pushes the lowest product T in the product column 16 forward. A drive mechanism for moving the throwing member 18 in the front-rear direction is disposed in the bottom base 12.
[0018]
Between the front end of the upper surface of the base 12 and wall surfaces 40 and 41 of the adjusting member 22 which will be described later, there is formed a discharge port 19 through which only the lowest product T passes and is thrown forward when the discharge member 18 moves forward. Has been.
[0019]
At the front end of the top plate 13, there are two locking portions 20a, 20b for selectively locking the upper end of a regulating member 23 described later corresponding to the size (front-rear length) of the product T stored in the product column 16. It is cut and raised downward.
[0020]
In addition, a support member 21 is provided horizontally along the lower front part of each of the product storage devices 11 arranged horizontally in the vending machine body, and an adjustment member 22 is provided on the lower surface of the support member 21 corresponding to the position of each product column 16. A regulating member 23 is attached between the adjustment member 22 and one of the locking portions 20a and 20b of the top plate 13.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 4, the adjustment member 22 has a flat plate-like horizontal portion 31 attached to the lower surface of the support member 21, and a screw hole 32 is formed in the horizontal portion 31, and is supported by the screw hole 32. A mounting screw 33 is screwed from above the member 21. Then, the adjustment member 22 is attached to the support member 21 by the attachment screw 33 so as to be rotatable in a substantially horizontal plane with the attachment screw 33 as the rotation center.
[0022]
Two restricting edge portions 34 and 35 are formed at different distances from the rotation center of the horizontal portion 31. These restricting edge portions 34 and 35 are in a positional relationship orthogonal to each other, and one restricting edge portion 34 is formed at a distance farther from the screw hole 32 than the other restricting edge portion 35.
[0023]
Engaging protrusions 36 are formed on the upper surface of the horizontal portion 31, and the engaging protrusions 36 are engaged with the support member 21 at the respective rotation positions where the restricting edge portions 34 and 35 face the front surface of the product column 16. Engaging recesses 37 and 38 for restricting the mounting position of the adjusting member 22 are formed.
[0024]
In addition, an arc-shaped relief portion 39 centering on the screw hole 32, that is, the rotation center, is formed on the edge portion of the horizontal portion 31 opposite to the regulating edge portion.
[0025]
Each regulation edge portion 34, 35 is formed with a wall surface portion (vertical portion) 40, 41 depending downward. On the outer wall surface of each wall surface portion 40, 41, inclined surfaces 42, 43 for guiding the product T protruding forward from the product column 16 to a regular position are formed, and below the inclined surfaces 42, 43 On the side, vertical surfaces 44 and 45 for restricting the product T to a regular position are formed. In addition, by setting the downward protrusion amount of each wall surface portion 40, 41, it is possible to move the lowest product T in the product column 16 in the forward direction and forward from the lowest product to the second product T. It is possible to regulate the movement of
[0026]
The wall portions 40 and 41 are respectively formed with slit-like locking portions 46 and 47 in the vertical direction for hooking and locking the lower end of the regulating member 23. Each of the locking portions 46 and 47 is formed in a positional relationship that is the same position in the front-rear direction when the corresponding restriction edge portions 34 and 35 face the front surface of the product column 16, that is, The stoppers 20a and 20b are formed so as to face each other in the vertical direction.
[0027]
The restricting member 23 is formed of a linear member, and hook portions 51 and 52 that are hooked and locked to the locking portions 20a and 20b of the top plate 13 and the locking portions 46 and 47 of the adjustment member 22 at the upper and lower ends, respectively. Is formed. A coil spring portion 53 that biases in the contraction direction is formed in the vicinity of the upper end.
[0028]
Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.
[0029]
The positions of the adjusting member 22 and the regulating member 23 are adjusted in accordance with the size of the product T stored in the product column 16.
[0030]
When adjusting to a small-sized product T, as shown in FIG. 1 (a), the screw hole 32 of the adjustment member 22, that is, the regulating edge 34 that is a distance far from the center of rotation, faces the front of the product column 16. Then, the engagement protrusion 36 of the adjustment member 22 is positioned by engaging with one engagement recess 37 of the support member 21, and the attachment screw 33 is tightened to fix the adjustment member 22 to the support member 21.
[0031]
The hook 51 of the upper end of the restricting member 23 is hooked and locked to the hook 20a on the rear side of the top plate 13, and the hook 52 of the lower end of the restricting member 23 is locked on the restricting edge 34 side of the adjusting member 22. Hook and lock on the part 46.
[0032]
In addition, when adjusting to a large size product T from a state suitable for a small size product T, after removing the regulating member 23, the mounting screw 33 is loosened, and the adjustment member 22 is attached to the support member 21. The engagement protrusion 36 of the adjustment member 22 is lowered and removed downward from one engagement recess 37 of the support member 21, and the adjustment member 22 is rotated 90 ° clockwise in the figure as shown in FIG. By rotating, the regulation hole 35 of the adjustment member 22 that is a distance close to the rotation center is opposed to the front surface of the product column 16, and the engagement protrusion 36 of the adjustment member 22 is placed on the other side of the support member 21. Then, the adjusting member 22 is fixed to the support member 21 by tightening the mounting screw 33.
[0033]
The hook 51 of the upper end of the restricting member 23 is hooked and locked to the front engaging portion 20b of the top plate 13, and the hook 52 of the lower end of the restricting member 23 is locked on the restricting edge 35 side of the adjusting member 22. Hook and lock on part 47.
[0034]
In order to load (replenish) the product T, the product T is loaded into the product column 16 through the opening 17 while the regulating member 23 is shifted to the retracted position on the side of the front side of the product column 16. Since the restricting member 23 is formed of a linear member and has the coil spring portion 53, it can be elastically shifted from the restricting position on the front surface of the product column 16 to the side retracted position, In addition, when the operation of the restricting member 23 to the retracted position is released, it automatically returns to the original restricting position.
[0035]
Further, at the time of product sales, the lowest product T among the products T collected and stored in the product column 16 is pushed forward by the dispensing member 18 and thrown out. The product T is restricted from moving forward by one of the wall surfaces 40 and 41 of the regulation edge portions 34 and 35 of the adjustment member 22 facing the product column 16. Further, the products T accumulated at the upper part from the fourth are restricted from moving forward or falling by the restriction member 23 located at the restriction position.
[0036]
By using such an adjustment member 22, the forward protrusion of the adjustment member 22 can be reduced as compared with the conventional case. That is, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), when the conventional adjustment member 3 is slid and attached along the long hole 7 in the front-rear direction, the adjustment member 3 is more than the support member 2 depending on the size of the product t to be stored. It protrudes greatly by a width L in the forward direction. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the adjustment member 22 does not protrude forward from the support member 21 regardless of the size of the product T to be stored. The stroke in the forward direction can be reduced by the width L, and the length of the vending machine in the depth direction can be reduced by the difference between the strokes.
[0037]
Further, since the wall surface portions 40 and 41 that are substantially parallel to the respective regulation edge portions 34 and 35 of the adjustment member 22 are provided, the products T collected and stored in the product column 16 can be regulated at regular positions, and the product T can be thrown out. Can be done reliably.
[0038]
In addition, since the locking portions 46 and 47 for locking the regulating member 23 are provided at the regulating edge portions 34 and 35 of the adjusting member 22, respectively, the product T stored in the product column 16 is protruded or dropped in the forward direction. The regulating member 23 to be prevented can be easily attached according to the product size.
[0039]
Further, by selectively engaging the engagement protrusions 36 of the adjustment member 22 with the engagement recesses 37 and 38 of the support member 21, the respective rotation positions where the respective regulation edge portions 34 and 35 face the front surface of the product column 16. Thus, the mounting position of the adjustment member 22 can be regulated.
[0040]
In the above-described embodiment, the two regulating edge portions 34 and 35 are provided on the adjustment member 22. However, the number is not limited to two, and three or more may be provided according to the product size.
[0041]
【The invention's effect】
According to the commodity storage device of the vending machine according to claim 1, the adjustment member is attached to the support member so as to be rotatable in a substantially horizontal plane, and the center of rotation corresponds to the size of the commodity stored in the commodity column. When the conventional adjustment member is slid and adjusted along the long hole in the front-rear direction, any one of the plurality of restriction edges formed at different distances from each other may be opposed to the front surface of the product column. Compared to the above, since the forward protrusion of the adjustment member can be reduced, the space for that can be omitted, and the length of the vending machine in the front-rear direction can be reduced. In addition, since each locking edge that locks the regulating member is provided at each regulating edge of the adjusting member, the regulating member that prevents the product stored in the product column from protruding or falling forward is matched to the product size. Easy to install.
[0042]
According to the product storage device of the vending machine according to claim 2, in addition to the effect of the product storage device of the vending machine according to claim 1, a substantially vertical wall surface portion is provided at each regulating edge of the adjustment member. Therefore, the products collected and stored in the product column can be regulated to the regular position, and the product can be reliably thrown out.
[0043]
According to the product storage device of the vending machine according to claim 3, in addition to the effect of the product storage device of the vending machine according to claim 1 or 2 , An arc-shaped relief portion centered on the rotation center is provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a product storage device of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) is a plan view of the product storage device corresponding to a small-sized product, and (b) is a product storage device. It is a top view in the state corresponding to goods with a large size.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the product storage device.
FIG. 3 is a side view of the product storage device.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the adjustment member.
5A and 5B show a comparison between the adjustment member and the conventional example, in which FIG. 5A is a plan view of the product storage device of the present embodiment, and FIG. 5B is a plan view of the conventional product storage device.
[Explanation of symbols]
11 Product storage device
16 Product Column
17 opening
21 Support member
22 Adjustment member
23 Regulatory members
34, 35 Regulatory edge
39 relief
40, 41 wall surface
46, 47 Locking part T Product

Claims (3)

In the product storage device of the vending machine that collects and stores products and throws out in order from the lowest product stored and stored,
A product column that has an opening on the front surface and stores and stores products loaded through the opening in the vertical direction;
A support member provided at a lower front portion of the commodity column;
The support member is pivotally mounted in a substantially horizontal plane, and has a plurality of regulating edges formed at different distances from the pivot center, and any one of the plurality of regulating edges is the product. An adjustment member that faces the front of the column and regulates the forward movement of at least the second lowest product in the product column ;
A restricting member that is positioned in front of the commodity column and restricts the forward movement of the commodity in the commodity column;
A product storage device for a vending machine, comprising a locking portion that is provided at each of the regulating edge portions of the adjusting member and that locks the regulating member . The product storage device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a substantially vertical wall surface portion is provided at each regulation edge of the adjustment member. 3. The product storage device for a vending machine according to claim 1 , wherein an arc-shaped relief portion centered on the rotation center is provided at an edge portion on the opposite side of the regulating edge portion of the adjustment member .

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