JP4379084B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine in which a product storage column such as serpentine is detachably provided in a product storage.

  A product storage column filled with products, a support rail that supports the product storage column by suspending it in the product storage, a locking portion provided at one end of the support rail, and a locking portion that opens to the product storage An example of a conventional vending machine provided with a support hole having a support portion that inserts and supports is shown in FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the conventional vending machine 1 has a product storage 3 and a machine room 4 in the upper and lower parts inside a vending machine main body 2. A plurality of product storage columns 5 are arranged side by side, and the product storage 3 is partitioned right and left by the heat insulating partition plate 6, and rooms with different temperature bands can be formed on the left and right. In addition, 7 is a heat-insulating inner door that opens and closes the front surface of the product storage case 3, and 8 is an outer door that opens and closes the front surface of the inner door 7.

  The product storage column 5 includes a pair of side plates 5a on the left and right sides, and an upper portion between the side plates 5a is formed with a product input port 5b into which products can be input from the front, and a central portion from the input port 5b is formed. A merchandise chute for forming a merchandise passage 5c for filling and holding merchandise, installing a merchandise carry-out device (not shown) at the bottom, and conveying the merchandise carried out from the merchandise carry-out device to a merchandise take-out port (not shown) 5d is formed.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10, the upper ends of the side plates 5a of the product storage column 5 are curved outward to form flanges 5e. The flanges 5e are hooked on the support rails 9 so that the product storage columns 5 are stored in the product storage. 3 for hanging from the ceiling wall 10 surface.

  In the product storage 3 as shown in FIG. 11, the periphery of the ceiling wall 10 surface forming the ceiling surface and the back wall 10a forming the back surface is formed of a heat insulating material such as hard polyurethane, and is insulated from the outside. The temperature inside the product storage 3 is maintained.

  The pair of left and right support rails 9 are installed on the surface of the ceiling wall 10 of the product storage 3 corresponding to the flange 5 e of the product storage column 5. The support rail 9 is formed by bending a metal plate. As shown in FIG. 10, the support rail 9 extends substantially vertically downward from the ceiling wall 10 of the product storage 3 and has a substantially L-shaped cross section with the lower end bent horizontally. A rail main body 91, a guide plate 92 extending vertically upward from the end of the support rail main body 91, a mounting plate 93 extending horizontally from the upper end of the support rail main body 91 and attaching to the surface of the ceiling wall 10 of the product storage case 3, A hole 94 is formed in the attachment plate 93 and a locking portion 94 provided extending from one end on the back side of the support rail body 91.

  On the other hand, inside the vending machine main body 2 as shown in FIG. 9, a reinforcing member 11 is provided on the front side of the product storage 3 on the ceiling wall 10 formation surface, and on the back side of the product storage 3 on the ceiling wall 10 formation surface. Support members 12 are respectively installed in the left-right width direction. Corresponding to the installation position of the support rail 9, a mounting hole 13 is provided in the reinforcing member 11, and a support hole 14 is provided in the support member 12 so as to open toward the inside of the commodity storage 3. The support hole 14 has a support portion 15 that supports the locking portion 94 when the locking portion 94 is inserted. 9 to 10, the support hole 14 has a substantially vertically long hole shape, and the lower side end surface thereof forms the support portion 15.

The support rail 9 is installed on the ceiling wall 10 surface of the product storage case 3 after inserting the locking portion 94 into the support hole 14 on the back side of the product storage case 3 and then through the hole 95 on the front side of the product storage case 3. Screws 16 are attached to the mounting holes 13 with screws 16. As a result, the product storage column 5 filled with products is supported by being suspended in the product storage 3 by the support rails 9.
JP 11-328525 A

  However, this vending machine has a structure in which the engaging portion 94 of the support rail 9 is inserted into the support hole 14 of the support member 12 on the back side of the product storage 3 with respect to the load of the product storage column 5. . For this reason, when a strong drop impact is applied to the entire vending machine, for example, when the vending machine is accidentally unloaded by hand with a forklift or the like, the commodity storage column 5 vibrates up and down. At this time, since a great load is applied to the support rail 9 and the flange 51e in the vertical direction, the front side of the product storage 3 of the support rail 9 is fastened to the reinforcing member 11 with the screw 16, so that the displacement is small. The rear side of the product storage case 3 of the rail 9 is not fastened to the support member 12 just by inserting the engaging portion 94 of the support rail 9 into the support hole 14 of the support member 12. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 12, the vending machine main body 2 is instantaneously deformed as indicated by a two-dot chain line, and the dimension of the engagement portion L with the support member 12 of the locking portion 94 is reduced by ΔL due to the deformation. . As a result, there is a problem that the support rail 9 may be detached from the support member 12 when the locking portion 94 is extracted from the support hole 14. Although it is desirable to provide a large hanging allowance L, there has been a limit due to the recent need for space-saving vending machine installation.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine that is resistant to impact and does not come off the support member with a simple and inexpensive configuration. .

In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, in the vending machine according to the present invention, a product storage column filled with products, a support rail for supporting the product storage column by suspending it in a product storage, and the support rail An automatic locker that has a locking portion provided at one end thereof and a support portion having a substantially oblong hole shape that opens into the commodity storage and supports the locking portion only by being inserted, and that fastens only the front side of the support rail. In the vending machine, the locking portion provided extending from one end on the back side of the support rail is continuously formed in a horizontal direction from the lower surface of the support rail, and a tip portion of the locking portion is the support rail. A hanging portion that extends further downward than the lower surface of the supporting portion is provided, and a large load is applied to the support rail in the vertical direction, and the hanging portion is supported by the supporting portion when the amount of the allowance between the locking portion and the supporting portion is reduced. The support rail falls by abutting against the part It is intended to prevent.

  Thereby, even when the support hole is displaced in the vertical direction when the vending machine body is deformed, the movement of the hook portion being caught and the locking portion being extracted from the support hole is restricted.

In the invention of claim 2, a product storage column filled with products, a support rail for supporting the product storage column by suspending the product storage column in a product storage, and a locking portion provided at one end of the support rail, A vending machine having a substantially horizontally long support portion that opens into the product storage and supports the locking portion only by being inserted, and fastens only the front side of the support rail. The locking portion extending from one end of the side is formed continuously from the lower surface of the support rail in the horizontal direction, and the tip of the locking portion extends further in the lateral direction than the side surface of the support rail. When the hanging portion is provided, a large load is applied to the support rail in the vertical direction, and the hanging portion abuts on the supporting portion when the engagement allowance between the locking portion and the supporting portion is reduced. This prevents the support rail from falling.

  Thus, the movement of the hooking portion being caught and the locking portion being pulled out from the support hole is restricted regardless of the vertical movement of the vending machine main body of the support portion that acts when the vending machine main body is deformed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the first or second aspect, the tip of the engaging portion is pointed .

  Thus, when the vending machine main body is deformed, the movement of the hook portion being caught and the locking portion being extracted from the support hole is restricted, and the installation work of the support rail is facilitated.

  According to the first aspect of the vending machine of the present invention, when the vending machine main body is deformed, the movement of the hook portion being caught and the locking portion being pulled out from the support hole can be restricted.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the hooking portion is caught and the locking portion is pulled out from the support hole regardless of the vertical movement of the vending machine main body in the vertical direction of the vending machine main body that is operated when the vending machine main body is deformed. Therefore, it is not necessary to enlarge the shape excessively.

  Further, according to the invention of claim 3, when the vending machine main body is deformed, the movement of the hooking portion being caught and the locking portion being extracted from the support hole is restricted, and the rear end portion of the hooking portion has a tip. Since it is a sharp piercing part, the installation work of a support rail can be made easy.

The invention according to claim 1 is a product storage column filled with products, a support rail that suspends and supports the product storage column in a product storage, and a locking portion provided at one end of the support rail. A vending machine having a substantially vertically long hole-shaped support portion that opens into the product storage and supports the locking portion only by being inserted, and that only fastens the front side of the support rail. The locking portion provided extending from one end of the side is formed continuously from the lower surface of the support rail in the horizontal direction, and the distal end portion of the locking portion extends further below the lower surface of the support rail . By providing a hanging portion, a large load is applied to the support rail in the vertical direction, and the hanging portion abuts on the supporting portion when the engagement allowance between the locking portion and the supporting portion is reduced. Vending by preventing the rails from falling During deformation of the main even support hole displaced vertically, moving the locking portion caught the engaging portion is withdrawn from the support hole is restricted.

In the invention of claim 2, a product storage column filled with products, a support rail for supporting the product storage column by suspending it in the product storage, and a locking portion provided at one end of the support rail, A vending machine having a substantially horizontally long support portion that opens into the product storage and supports the locking portion only by being inserted, and fastens only the front side of the support rail. The locking portion extending from one end of the side is formed continuously from the lower surface of the support rail in the horizontal direction, and the tip of the locking portion extends further in the lateral direction than the side surface of the support rail. When the hanging portion is provided, a large load is applied to the support rail in the vertical direction, and the hanging portion abuts on the supporting portion when the engagement allowance between the locking portion and the supporting portion is reduced. Automatic by preventing falling of the support rail Movement locking unit is withdrawn from the support hole engaging portion regardless of the movement of sale machine vending machine body vertical direction of the support portion for acting upon the deformation of the body caught is restricted.

In the invention according to claim 3, in particular, in the vending machine according to the first or second invention, the tip portion of the locking portion has a pointed shape. The movement of the catching portion being pulled out from the support hole is restricted, and the installation work of the support rail is facilitated.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited by this embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
A vending machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that the same components as those in the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  As in the conventional example, as shown in FIG. 1, the support rail 9 extends vertically downward from the ceiling wall 10 of the product storage 3 and has a substantially L-shaped support rail body 91 having a lower end bent horizontally. A guide plate 92 that extends vertically upward from the end of the support rail body 91, a mounting plate 93 that extends horizontally from the upper end of the support rail body 91 and is attached to the surface of the ceiling wall 10 of the product storage 3, and the support rail body 91 A locking portion 94 extending from one end on the back side and a hole 95 are formed in the mounting plate 93. Further, a hooking portion 17 is provided so as to extend downward from the support portion 15 from the tip of the locking portion 94. The support hole 14 has a support portion 15 that supports the locking portion 94 when the locking portion 94 is inserted. Also in FIG. 1, the support hole 14 has a substantially vertically long hole shape, and the lower end face thereof forms a support portion 15.

  The support rail 9 is installed on the surface of the ceiling wall 10 of the product storage 3 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, it is screwed into the mounting hole 13 with a screw 16 through a hole 95 on the front side of the product storage 3 as shown in FIG. At this time, the lower end of the hanging portion 17 extends downward from the position of the support portion 15 by a height h. As a result, the product storage column 5 filled with products is supported by being suspended in the product storage 3 by the support rails 9.

  When a strong drop impact is applied to the entire vending machine, the product storage column 5 vibrates up and down. At this time, since a great load is applied to the support rail 9 and the flange 51e in the vertical direction, the front side of the product storage 3 of the support rail 9 is fastened to the reinforcing member 11 with the screw 16, so that the displacement is small. The rear side of the product storage case 3 of the rail 9 is not fastened to the support member 12 just by inserting the engaging portion 94 of the support rail 9 into the support hole 14 of the support member 12. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the vending machine main body 2 instantaneously deforms in the vertical direction indicated by a two-dot chain line.

  As a result, the dimension of the latching portion 94 with the support member 12 is reduced by ΔL1 due to deformation. Further, when the amount of displacement of the upper and lower positions of the support portion 15 is Δh during this deformation, the lower end of the hanging portion 17 before receiving the impact is lower than the position of the support portion 15 by the height h, so that h> Δh If this is the case, the hanging portion 17 comes into contact with the support member 12. Accordingly, the locking portion 94 is prevented from being pulled out of the support hole 14 and the support rail 9 is prevented from being detached from the support member 12.

  Thus, according to the vending machine according to the present embodiment, when a strong impact is applied to the entire vending machine, for example, when the vending machine is accidentally unloaded by hand with a forklift or the like. However, since the hook portion 17 is hooked on the support member 12, the movement of the locking portion 94 extracted from the support hole 14 is restricted. Therefore, the support rail 9 is strong against an impact that does not come off the support member 12, and the reliability is improved.

(Embodiment 2)
A vending machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The point in which the vending machine according to the present embodiment is different from that of the first embodiment is that the hook portion 17 is provided to extend laterally from the support portion 15 from the tip of the locking portion 94. is there.

  The support rail 9 is provided with a locking portion 94 extending from one end of the support rail main body 91 and a hook portion 18 extending laterally from the support portion 15 from the tip of the locking portion 94. In addition, the side end of the hook portion 18 extends laterally by a width w from the side end position of the support portion 15. In other words, the support rail 9 is supported by the support member 12 with the dimension of the hook allowance w between the hook portion 18 and the support portion 15.

  Also in FIG. 4, the support hole 14 has a substantially horizontally long hole shape, and its lower side end face forms a support portion 15.

  Installation of the support rail 9 on the surface of the ceiling wall 10 of the product storage 3 is performed by screwing the hanging portion 18 into the support hole 14 on the back side of the product storage 3 and inserting the locking portion 94 deeper than the support portion 15. The product storage 3 is screwed to the mounting hole 13 with a screw 16 through a hole 95 on the front side. As a result, the product storage column 5 filled with products is supported by being suspended in the product storage 3 by the support rails 9.

  When a strong drop impact is applied to the entire vending machine, the product storage column 5 vibrates up and down. At this time, since a great load is applied to the support rail 9 and the flange 51e in the vertical direction, the front side of the product storage 3 of the support rail 9 is fastened to the reinforcing member 11 with the screw 16, so that the displacement is small. The rear side of the product storage case 3 of the rail 9 is not fastened to the support member 12 just by inserting the engaging portion 94 of the support rail 9 into the support hole 14 of the support member 12. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the vending machine main body 2 instantaneously deforms in the vertical direction indicated by a two-dot chain line. At the time of this deformation, the support portion 15 displaces the vertical position in the vertical direction by a displacement amount Δh2. However, since the side end of the hanging portion 18 extends laterally from the side end position of the support portion 15 in the lateral direction by the dimension of the hanging allowance w, the vertical displacement amount Δh2 in response to an unexpected impact. Even if becomes larger, the dimension of the lateral hook w does not have a large direct correlation with the influence. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide the hook w which is the relationship between the side end position of the hook portion 18 and the side edge position of the support portion 15, and only to provide the hook allowance w within a range that does not hinder the initial assembly stage. good.

  Therefore, the hook portion 18 can be brought into contact with the support member 12 only by providing the hook allowance w of only the minimum necessary size. As a result, it is possible to prevent the locking portion 94 from being pulled out from the support hole 14 and to remove the support rail 9 from the support member 12, and it can be realized by forming the hanging portion 18 corresponding to a small size, so that the shape is excessive. There is no need to increase the size.

  As described above, according to the vending machine according to the present embodiment, a strong drop impact is applied to the entire vending machine, for example, when the vending machine is accidentally unloaded by hand with a forklift or the like. Even in this case, since the hook portion 18 is hooked on the support member 12 with a margin regardless of the amount of vertical displacement, the movement of the locking portion 94 extracted from the support hole 14 is restricted. Therefore, it is possible to realize a resource that is resistant to impact and has improved reliability in which the support rail 9 is not detached from the support member 12 with resource saving.

(Embodiment 3)
A vending machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The vending machine according to the present embodiment is different from that of the first embodiment or the second embodiment in that the tip 17 of the support rail 9 and the rear end of the hook 18 are sharpened. The piercing part 19 is provided. Here, the case where it differs from the thing of 1st Embodiment is demonstrated.

The support rail 9 extends downward from the support portion 15 from the end of the locking portion 94 to provide a hook portion 17, and the lower end of the hook portion 17 is below the position of the support portion 15 by a height h. It is extended. Also, back end surface of the engaging portion 17 forms a cusp-shaped tip sharp piercing portion 19.

  In order to install the support rail 9 on the ceiling wall 10 surface of the product storage case 3, first, the hanging portion 17 is screwed into the support hole 14 on the back side of the product storage case 3, and the locking portion 94 is inserted deeper than the support portion 15. The back of the support hole 14 is a back wall 10a that forms the back of the product storage 3, and is formed of a heat insulating material such as hard polyurethane. Therefore, the operation of screwing the hook portion 17 into the support hole 14 is an operation of screwing the hook portion 17 into the heat insulating material, and requires labor.

However, since the back end surface of the hook portion 17 forms a sharp piercing portion 19 having a sharp tip , the hook portion 17 is screwed in while cutting the heat insulating material, thereby reducing the labor.

  In this manner, after the engaging portion 94 is inserted deeper than the support portion 15, it is screwed to the attachment hole 13 with the screw 16 through the hole 95 on the front side of the product storage 3. As a result, the product storage column 5 filled with products is supported by being suspended in the product storage 3 by the support rails 9.

  When a strong drop impact is applied to the entire vending machine, the hooking portion 17 comes into contact with the support member 12 as in the first embodiment, so that the locking portion 94 is extracted from the support hole 14 and the support rail. 9 is prevented from coming off the support member 12.

  As described above, according to the vending machine according to the present embodiment, the labor at the time of installing the support rail 9 is eased, and even when a strong impact is applied to the entire vending machine, the hanging portion 17 is used as the support member. Therefore, the movement of the locking portion 94 extracted from the support hole 14 is restricted. Therefore, the support rail 9 is strong against an impact that does not come off the support member 12, and the reliability is improved.

  As described above, in the vending machine according to the present invention, the tip of the support rail of the product storage column is hooked on the main body support hole, so that the support rail can be prevented from coming out, and the locking structure is not screwed. Applicable to.

The perspective view of the support rail of the vending machine concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. The perspective view which shows the attachment structure of the goods storage column of the vending machine concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. Side surface sectional drawing of the principal part of the vending machine concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. The perspective view of the support rail of the vending machine concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. The principal part perspective view of the vending machine concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. The perspective view of the support rail of the vending machine concerning Embodiment 3 of this invention. Cross-sectional side view of main parts of a vending machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention Perspective view of a conventional vending machine The perspective view explaining the structure of the main body of the conventional vending machine The perspective view explaining the attachment structure of the product storage column of the conventional vending machine Schematic side sectional view of a conventional vending machine Cross-sectional side view of the main part of a conventional vending machine

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Commodity storage 5 Commodity storage column 9 Support rail 94 Locking part 14 Support hole 15 Support part 17 Hanging part 18 Hanging part 19 Piercing part

Claims (3)

A product storage column filled with products, a support rail for supporting the product storage column by suspending it in the product storage, a locking portion provided at one end of the support rail, and an opening in the product storage In a vending machine having a substantially vertical hole-shaped support portion that supports the locking portion only by insertion and fastening only the front side of the support rail, the vending machine is provided extending from one end on the back side of the support rail. The locking portion is formed continuously from the lower surface of the support rail in the horizontal direction, and the front end portion of the locking portion is provided with a hanging portion extending further downward from the lower surface of the support rail. When a large load is applied in the vertical direction and the engagement allowance between the locking portion and the support portion is reduced, the hanging portion abuts against the support portion, thereby preventing the support rail from falling. And vending machine. A product storage column filled with products, a support rail for supporting the product storage column by suspending it in the product storage, a locking portion provided at one end of the support rail, and an opening in the product storage In a vending machine having a substantially horizontally long hole-shaped support portion that supports the locking portion only by insertion, and fastening only the front side of the support rail, it is provided to extend from one end on the back side of the support rail. The locking portion is formed continuously in a horizontal direction from the lower surface of the support rail, and a tip portion of the locking portion is provided with a hanging portion that extends further laterally than the side surface of the support rail. A large load is applied in the vertical direction, and the hanging portion abuts against the supporting portion when the hanging allowance between the locking portion and the supporting portion is reduced, thereby preventing the supporting rail from falling. Vending machine featuring. The vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a tip portion of the locking portion has a pointed shape .

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