JP3995477B2 - Vending machine product exit 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. 2 is a side view showing a conventional product outlet passage plate. A serpentine-type product storage rack that stores canned beverages and plastic bottle beverages in a product storage laid down in a vertical position and forms a pair of left and right rack side plates and a product path meandering in the height direction. And a segment for.
[0003]
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.
[0004]
As shown in FIG. 2, 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.
[0005]
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. In addition, when the upper pedal 3 protrudes toward the product passage 1, the upper pedal 3 and the projection 16 form a minimum passage width W2 in the product passage 1, thereby holding the product. .
[0006]
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 having a constant tilt angle.
[0007]
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.
[0008]
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.
[0009]
That is, the upper pedal 3 holds the second product from the bottom together with the protrusion 16. At that time, the corner of the product comes into contact with the inclined surface of the protrusion 16.
[0010]
[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, while holding the product by the upper pedal 3, the strength of the container is weak depending on the product, the container is deformed by the product load from above, and cannot withstand the product load, and from between the upper pedal 3 and the protrusion 16. There was a problem that a situation of falling out (multiple products) could occur.
[0011]
In particular, since the projection 16 is formed in a triangular shape, the contact point between the product and the projection 16 is the top of the triangle, and the frictional resistance is very small, so the product load exceeds a certain limit. In many cases, they dropped out at once.
[0012]
In addition, since the protrusions 16 are formed in a triangular shape, the minimum passage width W2 is increased and the product holding is prevented when the vertical arrangement positions of the product carry-out device 2 and the product outlet passage plate 15 are slightly shifted. There was also a problem of becoming unstable.
[0013]
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.
[0014]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above 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 It is a product outlet passage plate of a vending machine in which the protrusion is formed at a position facing the upper pedal so as to minimize the width of the product passage and holds the product by the protrusion and the upper pedal. Thus, the top of the projection is formed in a planar shape.
[0015]
By forming the top of the projection in a flat shape, the minimum passage width can be maintained within a specified range even if there is some error in the vertical position of the product outlet passage plate, so stable product retention is possible with the upper pedal. It is possible to prevent product clogging and multiple bottles.
[0016]
In addition, even if the product container is deformed and crushed due to product load, etc., and the product being held tends to slip through the minimum passage width, it will be difficult to slip through due to the frictional resistance with the flat projection. As a result, it is possible to provide time for the return of the lower pedal and to prevent multiple products from being produced.
[0017]
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. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.
[0018]
FIG. 1 is a side view showing a product outlet passage plate according to an embodiment of the present invention. 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.
[0019]
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.
[0020]
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.
[0021]
A flat portion 6 a is formed at the top of the projection 6 of the product outlet passage plate 5. The dimension of the flat portion 6a is optimally set depending on the shape and surface properties of the product container.
[0022]
As a result, the minimum passage width W1 between the upper pedal 3 and the protrusion 6 is set to a certain distance in the vertical direction (the length of the flat portion 6a) even if there is a slight error in the vertical arrangement position of the product outlet passage plate 5. ), It is possible to prevent the product from slipping through and falling at the minimum passage width W1.
[0023]
Even if a 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 W1, the product receives a predetermined frictional resistance from the flat portion 6a. As a result, the time for which the product is held is lengthened, and a time margin can be given for the return of the lower pedal 4.
[0024]
That is, since it has been found that the time for holding the product with the upper pedal 3 is about 300 milliseconds, if the product can be held for this amount of time even if it falls out due to product deformation as described above, Can be effectively prevented.
[0025]
As described above, according to the product outlet passage plate of the vending machine according to this embodiment, the flat portion 6a is formed on the projection 6 so that the product outlet passage plate 5 is slightly disposed in the vertical position. Even if an error occurs, the minimum passage width W1 can be maintained within a predetermined range, so that stable product holding can be performed together with the upper pedal 3, and product clogging and multiple bottles can be prevented. This is also effective for small-diameter bottle products (for example, products such as nutritional drinks).
[0026]
Further, 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 W1, it is made difficult to slip through due to the frictional resistance with the flat portion 6a. As a result, a time margin can be given for the return of the lower pedal 4 to prevent multiple products from being produced.
[0027]
【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 opposite to 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 A product outlet passage plate of a vending machine in which the protrusion is formed at a position facing the upper pedal so as to minimize the width of the product passage and holds the product with the protrusion and the upper pedal. Since the top portion of the protrusion is formed in a flat shape, the product can be stably held together with the upper pedal, and multiple products jammed 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 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 Plane part G Product W1 Minimum passage width

Claims (1)

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 position where the protrusion faces the upper pedal so that the width of the commodity passage is minimized between the upper pedal and the protrusion when the upper pedal protrudes toward the commodity passage. A vending machine product outlet passage plate formed to hold a product with the protrusion and the upper pedal ,
A product outlet passage plate of a vending machine, wherein the top of the projection is formed in a flat shape.

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