JP4445441B2 - Vending machine product storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a product storage device of a vending machine for selling products such as cans, bottles or beverages in plastic bottles.

Conventionally, as this kind of product storage device, there are a plurality of front and rear product passages extending in the vertical direction between a pair of side plates in the width direction, a plurality of front and rear product storage columns capable of storing products in each product passage, A plurality of input port passages for guiding products introduced from the product input port provided in the product storage column located in the product passage to the product passage, and supporting the other predetermined parts on the side plate of each product storage column Is provided with a plurality of support shaft mounting holes (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Utility Model Registration No. 2569207

  However, in the product storage device, the product storage columns arranged in the front-rear direction may be attached to different parts of the side plates even if the product storage columns have the same number of product passages. Therefore, a dedicated side plate having a supporting shaft mounting hole at a position corresponding to each product storage column is required, which increases the manufacturing cost.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine capable of sharing the side plates to be used regardless of the mounting position of the product storage column in the front-rear direction. The object is to provide a commodity storage device.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a plurality of front and rear rows of product passages formed by a plurality of chute plates facing in the front-rear direction so as to extend in the vertical direction between the pair of side plates in the width direction. It is formed by a plurality of product storage columns that can store products in front and back, and a product guide member that is inclined downward toward the rear of the product storage column, and is inserted from a product input port provided in the product storage column located in the front Vending machine with a plurality of insertion hole passages for guiding the product to the product passage, and provided with a plurality of support shaft mounting holes on the side plate of each product storage column to which a support shaft for supporting the chute plate or product guide member can be attached In the product storage device of the machine, the side plate of at least two rows of the product storage columns in the front-rear direction of each of the product storage columns is at least one of the product storage columns in the front-rear direction. Using a side plate be disposed in a position of the commodity storage column having a shaft capable mounted a support shaft mounting hole of the chute plate or product guide member is provided at that position, the vertical dimension of the product storage columns located behind Each product storage column is arranged in the front-rear direction by processing the upper end side of the side plate so as to be smaller than the vertical dimension of the product storage column located in front .

Thereby, since the support plate of the chute plate or the product guide member provided at that position can be attached even if the side plate is arranged in the product storage column at any position among the product storage columns of at least two rows in the front-rear direction, Multiple types of product storage columns having the same number of product passages are formed from one type of side plate.

According to the present invention, it is achieved since Ru can configure a wide variety of product storage columns having the same column number of commodity passage from one type of side plates, a reduction in manufacturing cost by achieving commonality of the side plate it can.

  1 to 8 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a vending machine, FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of a product storage column, and FIG. 3 is a side view of a side plate showing attachment holes. 4 is a side view of the side plate showing the product passages in the front and rear rows, FIG. 5 is a side view of the side plate showing the product passages in the front and rear rows, FIG. 6 is a side view of the side plate showing the product passages in the front and rear rows, FIG. 7 is a side view of the side plate showing the front and rear four rows of product passages, and FIG. 8 is a side view of the side plate showing the front and rear three rows of product passages.

  The vending machine provided with the commodity storage device includes a vending machine body 10 having an opening on the front surface and an outer door 20 that opens and closes the front surface of the vending machine body 10. The vending machine main body 10 is rotatably supported on the front side.

  Inside the vending machine main body 10, a product storage section 12 is formed by partitioning the upper surface side, the bottom surface side, the back surface side, and the left and right side surfaces with the heat insulating walls 11, and the product storage section 12 includes a plurality of products to be described later. A plurality of storage columns 30 are arranged in the width direction and the front-rear direction. In addition, an inclined plate 13 for guiding the product dropped and carried out from each product storage column 30 to the product outlet 21 provided in the outer door 20 is tilted forward and downward at the lower part of the product storage unit 12. Provided below the inclined plate 13 are a cooler 14 and a cooler blower 15 for cooling the product storage unit 12. Further, the front surface of the product storage unit 12 is opened and closed by an inner door 16 made of a heat-insulating member whose one end in the width direction is rotatably supported by the vending machine main body 10. The lower part of the inner door 16 is provided with a plurality of merchandise outlets 16a for communicating the merchandise storage portion with the merchandise outlet, and an outlet door 16b for opening and closing the merchandise outlet 16a at the upper end of each merchandise outlet 16a. Is rotatably supported. A machine room 17 is provided below the product storage unit 12, and a compressor, a condenser, and the like (not shown) connected to the cooler 14 by a refrigerant circulation pipe made of copper, stainless steel, or the like. Refrigeration equipment and electrical unit are arranged.

  Each product storage column 30 is provided to extend vertically between a pair of side plates 31 provided to face the width direction of the vending machine main body 10, and between the side plates 31, and includes a plurality of front and rear product passages 30a. A chute plate 32 for forming, a movable side plate 33 provided on one side plate 31 side and capable of changing the passage width of each product passage 30a, and a plurality of product input ports 30b located on the front end side of the product storage portion 12 A plurality of first product guide members 34 forming at least a part of one end side in the width direction of the inlet passage 30c for guiding the product to the upper end of each product passage 30a, and a product carry-out provided at the lower part of the product passage 30a A mechanism 35 and a passage width adjusting plate 36 provided to face the product carry-out mechanism 35 are provided. Further, in the present embodiment, a product storage column 30 having two or three rows of product passages 30a is used, and the product passages 30a of three to seven rows in the front and rear are arranged by arranging the product storage columns 30 in the front and rear. Is to be formed.

  Further, the insertion port passage 30c is formed by a second product guide member 37 extending in the front-rear direction of the product storage column 30 arranged at the other end in the width direction in the front-rear direction.

  Each side plate 31 is made of a plate-like member extending in the vertical direction, and forms both the left and right side surfaces of the product passage 30a and the inlet passage 30c. Further, each side plate 31 includes a support shaft 40, a product carry-out mechanism 35, and a passage width adjustment plate 36 that support other components (here, the chute plate 32 and the first product guide member 34) of each product storage column 30. A plurality of mounting holes 31a, 31b, 31c, and 31d are provided. The other parts have different mounting positions on the side plates 31 depending on the combination of the product storage columns 30, and the mounting positions on the side plates 31 also differ depending on the front and rear positions of the predetermined combinations of the product storage columns 30, Mounting holes 31a and 31b are provided at predetermined positions based on the lower end side of the side plate 31 corresponding to the mounting positions of the other components 32 and 34, respectively. Further, each side plate 31 has different vertical dimensions depending on the combination of the respective product storage columns 30 and the front-rear arrangement in the predetermined combination of the respective product storage columns 30, and is processed into a predetermined vertical dimension by processing the upper end side. It is formed. Further, hook-like engaging portions 31e extending in the front-rear direction are provided at the upper ends of the side plates 31, and the engaging portions are provided on the rail member 12a provided on the ceiling surface of the product storage portion 12 so as to extend in the front-rear direction. By engaging 31e, the product storage column 30 is suspended and supported by the product storage unit 12. FIGS. 3A and 3B show attachment holes 31a, 31b, 31c, and 31d provided in the side plate 31, and the filled circles form the support attachment holes 31b dedicated to the first product guide member 34. FIG. Other than that, the attachment holes 31a, 31c and 31d of the chute plate 32, the product carry-out mechanism 35 and the passage width adjusting plate 36 are shown.

  Each chute plate 32 is composed of a plate-like member in which a plurality of arc portions 32a formed in an arc shape are continuously provided in the vertical direction, and the concave portions of the arc portions 32a are opposed to each other in the front-rear direction, and the arc portions 32a are By arranging them so as to deviate from each other in the vertical direction, a meandering product passage 30a is formed. A cylindrical connecting portion 32b through which the support shaft 40 can be inserted in the width direction is provided between the upper and lower ends of each chute plate 32 and each arc portion 32a, and each chute plate 32 is inserted through the connecting portion 32b. It is supported between the side plates 31 via the support shaft 40. The support shaft 40 is inserted into the mounting hole 31a provided in each side plate 31 with a retaining ring (not shown) attached to one end portion, and the other end portion is crimped from the outside of the side plate 31. Is fixed to each side plate 31. At the lower end side of each arc portion 32a of each chute plate 32, a posture control plate 32c for controlling the dropping posture of the product falling through the product passage 30a is provided. The posture control plate 32c has a width dimension substantially the same as the width direction dimension of the chute plate 32, and one end portion in the front-rear direction is supported so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. Further, the attitude control plate 32c is biased so that the distal end side protrudes substantially horizontally toward the product passage 30a by winding a coil spring (not shown) around the proximal end side.

  The movable side plate 33 is made of a member extending in the vertical direction in each product passage 30a, and is connected to one side plate 31 via a link mechanism (not shown). The movable side plate 33 is provided by a link mechanism so as to be movable in the width direction of the product passage 30a, and the width of the product passage 30a can be changed in the vertical direction according to the longitudinal dimension of the product to be stored. It has become.

  Each first product guide member 34 is provided between the side plates 31 so as to incline downward, and by arranging the product storage columns 30 in the front-rear direction, each first product guide member 34 has no gap. The one end side in the width direction of the inlet passage 30c is formed so as to be continuous. In addition, connecting holes penetrating in the width direction are provided on both side surfaces in the width direction of the front and rear ends of each first product guide member 34, and each first guide member 34 has a support shaft 40 inserted through the connecting hole. And is supported between the side plates 31. The support shaft 40 has its other end inserted into an attachment hole 31b provided in each side plate 31 with a retaining ring (not shown) attached to one end, and the other end is crimped from the outside of the side plate 31. Is fixed to each side plate 31.

  The product carry-out mechanism 35 is supported between the side plates 31 by engaging with the mounting holes 31c, and has a gate lever 35a that can open and close the lower end of each product passage 30a. Further, the product carry-out mechanism 35 is configured to drop and carry out the products one by one by opening the lower end of the product passage 30a by the gate lever 35a.

  The passage width adjusting plate 36 is provided so as to face the product carry-out mechanism 35 so as to sandwich the product passage 30a, and engages with the attachment holes 31d formed in the long holes provided in the respective side plates 31. It is supported between the side plates 31. The passage width adjusting plate 36 is provided so as to be movable within the range of the attachment hole 31d, and the passage width in the front-rear direction of the product passage 30a can be adjusted.

  Each second product guide member 37 is formed of a member provided so as to extend in the front-rear direction at the other end in the width direction of the input port passage 30c formed by the first product guide member 34. It has a side wall 37a extending upward and a bottom surface 37b extending in the width direction from the lower end of the side wall 37a. The second product guide member 37 is provided so as to be movable in the width direction of the insertion port passage 30c, and the passage width of the insertion port passage 30c is changed by the movement of the side wall portion 37a.

  In the product storage device of the vending machine configured as described above, when the product passages 30a are arranged in seven rows in the front and rear directions, the product passages 30a are arranged in three rows, two rows, and two rows in order from the front side of the product storage portion 12. The three commodity storage columns 30 are arranged so that the dimensions in the vertical direction become smaller in order from the front side toward the back side. As shown in FIG. 4, the chute plate 32 and the first product guide member 34 attached to each side plate 31 of each product storage column 30 are attached by support shafts 40 inserted into the dedicated attachment holes 31 a and 31 b, respectively. The product passage 30a and the inlet passage 30c are formed.

  Further, when the product passage 30a has six rows in the front-rear direction, the product passage 30a has two rows, two rows, and two rows of product passages 30a in order from the front side of the product storage unit 12, and the vertical dimension is from the front side to the back side. Three commodity storage columns 30 formed so as to become smaller in order toward the side are arranged. As shown in FIG. 5, the chute plate 32 and the first product guide member 34 attached to each side plate 31 of each product storage column 30 are attached by the support shafts 40 inserted into the dedicated attachment holes 31a and 31b, respectively. The product passage 30a and the inlet passage 30c are formed.

  Further, when the product passage 30a has five rows in the front and rear, it has three rows and two rows of product passages 30a in order from the front side of the product storage portion 12, and the vertical dimension thereof is directed from the front side to the back side. Two product storage columns 30 formed so as to become smaller in order are arranged. As shown in FIG. 6, the chute plate 32 and the first product guide member 34 attached to each side plate 31 of each product storage column 30 are attached by support shafts 40 inserted into the dedicated attachment holes 31a and 31b, respectively. The product passage 30a and the inlet passage 30c are formed.

  Further, when the product passage 30a has four rows in the front and rear, it has two rows and two rows of product passages 30a in order from the front side of the product storage portion 12, and the vertical dimension is directed from the front side to the back side. Two product storage columns 30 formed so as to become smaller in order are arranged. As shown in FIG. 7, the chute plate 32 and the first product guide member 34 attached to each side plate 31 of each product storage column 30 are attached by support shafts 40 inserted into the dedicated attachment holes 31a and 31b, respectively. The product passage 30a and the inlet passage 30c are formed.

  When the product passage 30a has three rows in the front and rear, one product storage column 30 having three rows of product passages 30a is arranged. As shown in FIG. 8, the chute plate 32 and the first product guide member 34 attached to each side plate 31 of the product storage column 30 are attached to the support shafts 40 inserted through the dedicated attachment holes 31a and 31b, respectively. The product passage 30a and the inlet passage 30c are formed.

Thus, according to the product storage device of the vending machine of the present embodiment, the side plates 31 of the product storage columns 30 in at least two rows in the front-rear direction among the product storage columns 30 are arranged in at least two rows in the front-rear direction. The mounting holes 31a and 31b to which the chute plate 32 or the support shaft 40 of the first product guide member 34 can be attached at any position of the product storage column 30 of the product storage column 30 are provided. Since it is provided, multiple types of product storage columns 30 having the same number of product passages 30a can be configured from one type of side plate 31, and the side plate 31 can be shared to reduce manufacturing costs. it can.

  Since each of the product storage columns 30 is configured such that some of the side plates 31 have the odd-numbered product passages 30a in the front-rear direction and the other side plates 31 are configured to have the even-numbered product passages 30a in the front-back direction. The number of columns before and after the product passage 30a can be freely set by the combination of the product storage column 30 having the odd-numbered product passage 30a and the product storage column 30 having the even-numbered product passage 30a. Can be easily accommodated.

Side sectional view of a vending machine showing an embodiment of the present invention Overall perspective view of product storage column Side view of side plate showing mounting holes Side view of side plate showing front and rear 7 rows of product passage Side view of side plate showing front and rear 6 rows of product passages Side view of side plate showing front and rear 5 rows of product passages Side view of side plate showing front and rear four rows of product passages Side view of side plate showing three rows of front and rear product passages

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 30 ... Product storage column, 30a ... Product passage, 30b ... Product insertion port, 30c ... Injection port passage, 31 ... Side plate, 31a, 31b, 31c, 31d ... Mounting hole, 32 ... Chute plate, 34 ... First product guide Member, 35 ... commodity carry-out mechanism, 36 ... passage width adjusting plate.

Claims (2)

A plurality of front and rear product storages having a plurality of front and rear rows of product passages formed by a plurality of chute plates facing in the front-rear direction so as to extend in the vertical direction between the pair of side plates in the width direction. Formed by a column and a product guide member that inclines downward toward the rear of the product storage column, and a plurality of inputs that guide the product that has been input from the product input port provided in the product storage column located in the front to the product passage In the product storage device of the vending machine provided with a plurality of support shaft mounting holes to which a support shaft that supports a chute plate or a product guide member can be attached to the side plate of each product storage column.
A side plate of at least two rows of product storage columns in the front-rear direction of each of the product storage columns is provided at that position regardless of the position of the product storage column in at least two rows of product storage columns in the front-rear direction. A side plate having a support shaft mounting hole to which a support shaft of a chute plate or a product guide member can be mounted ,
Each product storage column is arranged in the front-rear direction by processing the upper end of the side plate so that the vertical dimension of the rear product storage column is smaller than the vertical dimension of the front product storage column. Vending machine product storage device. Among the product storage columns, a part of the side plates is configured to have an odd number of product passages in the front-rear direction, and the other side plate is configured to have an even number of product passages in the front-rear direction. Item storage device for vending machine according to Item 1.

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