JP4707945B2 - Product carrying device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a product carry-out device of a vending machine that sells products in paper packs, cans, bottles or plastic bottles.

  Conventionally, as this kind of product carry-out device, a plurality of product storage units that stack and store products in the vertical direction, a vertically long partition member that partitions each product storage unit in the width direction, and a lower end side of the partition member The thing provided with the carrying-out unit attached to is known (for example, refer patent document 1).

  The carry-out unit includes a rotatable opening / closing plate that opens and closes the lower surface of the product storage unit, a substantially semicircular rotation regulating plate that restricts the downward rotation of the opening / closing plate at a substantially horizontal position, and a product storage unit. It comprises a product holding plate provided so as to be able to project and retract in the width direction, and a cam-like contact member for projecting the product holding plate into the product storage section by contacting a predetermined portion of the product holding plate.

Further, in the carry-out unit, when an arbitrary product is selected, the product holding plate protrudes into the product storage unit and is locked to the second product from below the product storage unit. The product holding plate is held in the product storage unit, and in this state, the rotation restriction of the opening / closing plate by the rotation restricting plate is released, so that the opening / closing plate is rotated downward to open the lower surface of the product storage unit. Lower products are dropped out of the product storage unit.
JP 2003-233866 A

  By the way, in the product carry-out device, since the product holding plate is stored in the carry-out unit when rotated downward, the product holding plate is formed smaller in the depth direction of the product storage unit than the carry-out unit. ing. For this reason, in order to deal with products that are long in the width direction of the product holding plate, such as a plastic bottle, the product storage unit is formed to have a larger depth dimension than the carry-out unit, and the product storage unit is more than the product holding plate. When a product that is long in the depth direction is stored, the product held by the product holding plate becomes unstable, for example, the product is tilted and the product is clogged, or the product is dropped from the product holding plate and a plurality of products are dropped. There is a problem in that it is likely to cause a problem in carrying out a product that is long in the depth direction of the product storage unit, such as when the product is carried out.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a product carry-out device that can always carry out products that are long in the depth direction of the product storage unit. It is in.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention achieves the object by storing a product storage unit that stacks and stores products in the vertical direction, an opening / closing member that opens and closes the lower surface of the product storage unit, and an inner surface of the product storage unit that can be pivoted vertically. And a product holding member that can protrude in the width direction of the product storage unit, and stores the second product from below the product storage unit by the product holding member by projecting the product holding member into the product storage unit. held in portion, the article carrying-out device which is adapted to drop the least significant of the product from the product storage portion by opening the lower surface of the article storage at this condition, the closing member is provided, the product holding member and unloading unit for accommodating, than product holding member is elongated in the depth direction of the article storage portion, and an auxiliary member for engaging the second product from the downward projecting commodity storage portion with product holding member For example, the auxiliary member, provided with an engaging portion that engages rotatably on a support shaft provided on the unit main body separately from unloading unit to the shaft of the product holding member, an auxiliary member on a support shaft of the unit body The auxiliary member is attached via the engaging portion so as to rotate around the support shaft of the unit main body by the contact of the product holding member.

Accordingly, since the auxiliary member that locks the second product from the lower side of the product storage unit is formed longer in the depth direction of the product storage unit than the product holding member, the product extends over the depth direction of the product storage unit. And can be held stably. In this case, the auxiliary member is attached to the support shaft provided in the unit main body, and the auxiliary member rotates around the support shaft by the contact of the product holding member. Therefore, a structure for attaching the auxiliary member to the product holding member is provided. There is no need to provide a new one.

According to the present invention, the second product from the bottom of the product storage unit can be stably held in the depth direction of the product storage unit. Even long products can always be carried out well. In this case, since it is not necessary to newly provide a structure for attaching the auxiliary member to the product holding member, the structure of the product holding member can be simplified.

FIG. 1 to FIG. 15 show the prerequisite technology of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a product carry-out apparatus, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view thereof, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the carry-out unit, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the auxiliary plate, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the main part of the carry-out unit equipped with the auxiliary plate, FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the opening / closing plate, and FIG. Is a partial side sectional view, FIGS. 10 and 11 are plan sectional views of a product storage unit, FIG. 12 is a side view of a product holding plate and a cam member, FIG. 13 is a plan view thereof, and FIGS. FIG.

  This merchandise carry-out device is composed of a plurality of merchandise storage units 10 that stack and store the products A one by one in the vertical direction, and a carry-out unit 20 that carries out the products A in each product storage unit 10 one by one from below. , Used in vending machines that sell products in cans, bottles, paper packs or plastic bottles.

  Each product storage unit 10 is partitioned in the width direction by a plurality of first and second partition members 11, 12 arranged alternately one by one in the width direction, and the product storage units at both ends in the width direction Each side of 10 is covered with a side plate 13. The first and second partition members 11 and 12 are formed in a vertically long hollow shape, and openings 11 a and 11 b for exposing a part of the carry-out unit 20 are provided on the lower end side of the first partition member 11. ing. Each side plate 13 is formed to be shorter than the size of the product storage unit 10 in the front-rear direction, and is arranged so that the front end side thereof is located behind the front end surface of the product storage unit 10. Further, an extension portion 13 a extending obliquely downward toward the front is provided on the lower end side of each side plate 13, and the front end of the extension portion 13 a extends to the front end position of the product storage portion 10. A top plate 14 is attached to the upper surfaces of the partition members 11, 12 and the side plates 13, and the front end lower portion and the rear surface are connected by a plurality of connecting plates 15 extending in the width direction. In this case, the connecting plates 15 on the back side are attached to a plurality of locations at intervals in the vertical direction.

  In addition, a product spacer 16 that is movable in the front-rear direction is provided on the back side in the product storage unit 10, and the product spacer 16 is formed by a plate-like member that extends in the up-down direction. The product spacer 16 is bent at both ends in the width direction rearward, and is supported by the partition members 11 and 12 and the side plates 13 via engagement pins 16a made of stepped screws attached to the upper end side and the lower end side, respectively. Has been. Long holes 17 and 18 into which engagement pins 16a are movably inserted are respectively provided on the upper end side and the lower end side of each partition member 11 and 12 and each side plate 13, and each long hole 17 and 18 has an engagement pin. A plurality of grooves (not shown) capable of engaging with 16a are provided at intervals in the front-rear direction. That is, the product spacer 16 can be moved to an arbitrary position in the front-rear direction by engaging the engaging pin 16 a with an arbitrary groove of each of the long holes 17 and 18. Further, a concave portion 16b extending in the vertical direction is provided at the center in the width direction of the product spacer 16 so as to form a concave shape with respect to the front side, and the lid of the plastic bottle-shaped product A is provided in the concave portion 16b as shown in FIG. Part is to be inserted.

  Further, a drop prevention plate 19 for preventing the product A from dropping forward is provided on the front side of each product storage section 10, and the fall prevention plate 19 has a support shaft 19 a extending vertically at one end in the width direction. Is pivotally attached to the. That is, one end in the width direction of the front opening of the product storage unit 10 is covered by the fall prevention plate 19, and when the fall prevention plate 19 is rotated rearward, the front opening of the product storage unit 10 is opened. Yes.

  The carry-out unit 20 includes a unit main body 21 inserted into the first partition member 11, a pair of opening / closing plates 22 that open and close the lower surface of each product storage unit 10, and a pair of products that appear and disappear in each product storage unit 10. The holding plate 23, a pair of slide plates 24 that support the product holding plate 23 so as to be movable in the vertical direction, the auxiliary plate 25 attached to the product holding plate 23, and the downward rotation of the opening / closing plate 22 are substantially horizontal. A rotation restricting plate 26 for restricting the position, a motor 27 for driving each opening / closing plate 22 and each product holding plate 23, and a cam member 28 for projecting each product holding plate 23 into each product storage unit 10. ing.

  The unit main body 21 is formed by a frame-shaped member that covers the front surface, the upper surface, and the rear surface of the carry-out unit 20, and both side surfaces in the width direction are open. Reinforcing members 21a and 21b for connecting the front end side and the rear end side of the unit main body 21 are attached to approximately the center and the lower end side in the vertical direction of the unit main body 21, respectively.

  Each opening / closing plate 22 is disposed at the lower end of each product storage unit 10, and one end side thereof is rotatably supported by the unit main body 21 via a support shaft 22 a. The opening / closing plate 22 is formed to be horizontally long with respect to the side surface of the unit main body 21 so as to extend in the depth direction of the product storage unit 10, and a reinforcing rib 22 b is formed on the lower surface thereof. In this case, a number of regular hexagonal recesses 22c are formed on the lower surface of the opening / closing plate 22 so as to form a honeycomb shape, and the reinforcing ribs 22b are formed between the recesses 22c. A spring 22d is attached to the support shaft 22a of the opening / closing plate 22. One end of the spring 22d is locked to the upper surface side of the opening / closing plate 22, and the other end is fixed to the unit main body 21 side. That is, the opening / closing plate 22 is biased downward by the spring 22d.

  Each product holding plate 23 is disposed above each opening / closing plate 22 and has an upper end rotatably attached to a lower end side of the slide plate 24 via a support shaft 23a. A pair of bearing portions 23b through which the support shaft 23a is inserted is provided on the upper end side of the product holding plate 23, and the respective bearing portions 23b are arranged at intervals in the width direction. A contact portion 23c with which the cam member 28 abuts is provided between the bearing portions 23b, and the contact portion 23c is formed to be inclined downward toward the rear. In addition, the product holding plate 23 is provided with a pair of slit-like long holes 23d for attaching the auxiliary plate 25 at intervals in the width direction.

  The slide plate 24 is provided on the unit main body 21 so as to be movable in the vertical direction, and an operation pin 24a for moving the slide plate 24 in the vertical direction is attached to the upper end side thereof. One end of the operation pin 24a is inserted into a long hole 24c of an operation plate 24b attached to the front surface of the unit main body 21 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. The operation pin 24a can be engaged in the long hole 24c. A plurality of grooves 24d are provided at intervals in the vertical direction. That is, the vertical position of the product holding plate 23 can be changed by engaging the operation pin 24a with an arbitrary groove 24d.

  The auxiliary plate 25 is made of a flat plate-like member, and is formed horizontally long with respect to the side surface of the unit main body 21 so as to extend in the depth direction of the product storage unit 10. In this case, the auxiliary plate 25 is longer than the product holding plate 23 in the depth direction of the product storage unit. The auxiliary plate 25 is provided with a pair of attachment pieces 25a that are engaged with the respective long holes 23d of the product holding plate 23 at intervals in the width direction, and each attachment piece 25a is provided on the back surface of the auxiliary plate 25 as shown in FIG. Are bent so as to be substantially L-shaped. That is, by inserting each mounting piece 25a into each long hole 23b of the product holding plate 23 and moving it to the front end side of the product holding plate 23, each mounting piece 25a engages with each long hole 23d, as shown in FIG. As shown, the auxiliary plate 25 is fixed to the product holding plate 23.

  The rotation restricting plate 26 is formed in a substantially semicircular shape, and is rotated in the horizontal direction below each opening / closing plate 22. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, when the rotation restricting plate 26 is positioned over both the opening and closing plates 22, the opening and closing plates 22 are all restricted from rotating downward by the rotation restricting plate 26. When the rotation restricting plate 26 is rotated toward one of the opening / closing plates 22, the other opening / closing plate 22 is released from the rotation restriction and rotates downward, and the product storage portion The lower surface of 10 is opened.

  The motor 27 is disposed on the upper part of the unit main body 21 and is configured to be capable of normal rotation and reverse rotation. A drive shaft 27a extending to the lower end of the unit main body 21 is connected to the motor 27 via a gear unit 27b. The drive shaft 27a is rotatably supported by the reinforcing members 21a and 21b of the unit main body 21, and its lower end. Is attached with a rotation restricting plate 26. That is, the motor 27 is connected to a control unit (not shown) of the vending machine, and the rotation operation is controlled by the control unit.

  The cam member 28 is a vertically long member having an elliptical cross section, and is attached to the drive shaft 27a so as to rotate integrally. In this case, the cam member 28 is formed so that the drive shaft 27a is unevenly distributed on one end side in the longitudinal direction of the cross section, and a part of the circumferential direction (the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the cross section) is the contact portion 23c of the product holding plate 23. A first abutting portion 28a that abuts on the first contact portion 28a is formed. On the lower end side of the cam member 28, a second contact portion 28 b that can contact the lower surface of the lower end side (the front end side) of the product holding plate 23 protrudes in the radial direction, and the second contact portion 28 b It protrudes in the same direction as the first contact portion 28a.

  The carry-out unit 20 configured as described above is inserted into the first partition member 11 from below with the spacer 21c disposed on the back side of the unit main body 21, and fixed to the first partition member 11 with screws or the like. Is done. At that time, both side surfaces in the width direction of the unit main body 21 are covered with the side surfaces of the first partition member 11, and each opening / closing plate 22 and each product holding plate 23 of the carry-out unit 20 are opened from the opening 11 a of the first partition member 11. Exposed outside.

  Next, when the product A is carried out from the product storage unit 10 in the product carry-out device, the motor 27 of the carry-out unit 20 is rotated and the rotation restricting plate 26 is rotated as shown in FIG. At that time, the cam member 28 rotates together with the rotation restricting plate 26, the first contact portion 28 a of the cam member 28 contacts the contact portion 23 c of the product holding plate 23, and the product holding plate 23 is on the product storage unit 10 side. And the second contact portion 28 b of the cam member 28 moves downward on the lower end side of the product holding plate 23. Thereby, the product holding plate 23 projects into the product storage unit 10 together with the auxiliary plate 25, and the product A is held in the product storage unit 10 by the auxiliary plate 25 engaging with the second product A from below. . At that time, the product A held by the product holding plate 23 is not only the first contact portion 28a of the cam member 28 that contacts the upper end side of the product holding plate 23, but also the lower end side (the front end side) of the product holding plate 23. ) Is also supported by the second abutting portion 28b that abuts. Thereafter, when the rotation restricting plate 26 is rotated, the rotation restricting of the opening / closing plate 22 by the rotation restricting plate 26 is released, and the opening / closing plate 22 is rotated downward by the spring 22c as shown in FIG. The lower surface of the product storage unit 10 is opened and the lowest product A is dropped and carried out.

  In the product carry-out device, when it is desired to adjust the protruding position of the product holding plate 23, such as when the product stored in the product storage unit 10 is changed to another type of product having a different outer diameter, the slide plate 24 is operated. The product holding plate 23 may be moved to an arbitrary position in the vertical direction by the pin 24a. Further, when it is desired to adjust the depth dimension in the product storage unit 10 such as when the product stored in the product storage unit 10 is changed to another type of product having a different length dimension, as shown in FIG. What is necessary is just to move 18 to the arbitrary positions in the front-back direction.

According to the article carrying-out device, an auxiliary plate 25 which engages from below protrude with product holding plate 23 in the article storage portion 10 to the second product A, the auxiliary plate 25 product storage than products holding plate 23 Since the product 10 is formed long in the depth direction of the portion 10, the product A can be stably held in the depth direction of the product storage portion 10, and for example, a product that is long in the depth direction of the product storage portion 10 such as a plastic bottle. Even A can always be carried out satisfactorily.

  Further, since the auxiliary plate 25 is formed in a flat plate shape, the auxiliary plate 25 is not enlarged in the thickness direction, and the auxiliary plate 25 does not prevent the downward movement of the product in the product storage unit 10. There is an advantage.

  Further, since the auxiliary plate 25 is detachably attached to the product holding plate 23, the auxiliary plate 25 can be provided as required, and versatility can be improved.

16 to 19 show an embodiment of the present invention . FIG. 16 is a perspective view of an auxiliary plate, FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a main part of a carry-out unit equipped with the auxiliary plate, and FIGS. It is a side view of a board and an auxiliary board.

  The auxiliary plate 30 shown in the figure is made of a flat plate-like member, and is formed so as to be horizontally long with respect to the side surface of the unit main body 21 so as to extend in the depth direction of the product storage unit 10. In this case, the auxiliary plate 30 is formed longer than the product holding plate 23 in the depth direction of the product storage unit 10 as in the above embodiment. At both ends in the width direction of the auxiliary plate 30 (the depth direction of the product storage unit 10), mounting pieces 30a extending to the front side and the back side of the unit main body 21 are provided, and each mounting piece 30a is a front side and a back side of the unit main body 21. It is rotatably supported by a support shaft 31 protruding from the shaft. That is, an engagement portion 30b that is rotatably engaged with the support shaft 31 is provided on the distal end side of each mounting piece 30a, and the engagement portion 30b is formed in a substantially U shape that can be attached to and detached from the support shaft 31. Yes. The support shafts 31 are provided at a plurality of positions of the unit main body 21 that are vertically different from each other, and the auxiliary plate 30 is attached to an arbitrary support shaft 31.

  In this embodiment, when the product holding plate 23 protrudes into the product storage unit 10, the product holding plate 23 comes into contact with the lower surface of the auxiliary plate 30, and the auxiliary plate 30 rotates around the support shaft 31 to hold the product. It projects into the product storage unit 10 together with the plate 23. Thereby, like the said embodiment, the auxiliary | assistant board 30 latches to the 2nd goods A from the downward direction, and the goods A are hold | maintained in the goods storage part 10. FIG.

  Further, when the product holding plate 23 is moved in the vertical direction, for example, the auxiliary plate 30 attached to the lower support shaft 31 is removed from the support shaft 31 as shown in FIG. By attaching to the shaft 31, the auxiliary plate 30 may be moved in the vertical direction together with the product holding plate 23.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the auxiliary plate 30 is attached to the support shaft 31 provided in the unit main body 21, and is rotated about the support shaft 31 by the contact of the product holding plate 23. It is not necessary to newly provide a structure for attaching the auxiliary plate 30 to the holding plate 23, and the structure of the product holding plate 23 can be simplified.

  In addition, since the support shafts 31 are provided at a plurality of positions whose positions are different from each other in the vertical direction and the auxiliary plate 30 is provided so as to be attachable to an arbitrary support shaft 31, the auxiliary plate 30 is moved together with the product holding plate 23 in the vertical direction. It is possible to accurately cope with the case where the protruding position of the product holding plate 23 is adjusted in the vertical direction according to the outer diameter of the product.

  20 to 23 are provided with a restricting member for restricting attachment / detachment of the auxiliary plate 30, FIGS. 20 and 21 are perspective views of the auxiliary plate and the restricting member, and FIGS. 22 and 23 are side sectional views thereof. .

  The regulating members 32 shown in the figure are provided on both front and rear ends of the unit main body 21, and are formed by bending a plate-like member so as to cover each support shaft 31. Locking pieces 32 a extending in the axial direction of the support shaft 31 are provided on the front side and the back side of each regulating member 32, and each lock piece 32 a corresponds to the upper support shaft 31 and the lower support shaft 31, respectively. As shown in FIG. That is, each locking piece 32 a is disposed above the support shaft 31, and has a predetermined distance D in the vertical direction between the support piece 31.

  In the above configuration, when the auxiliary plate 30 is removed from the support shaft 31, as shown in FIG. 22, the auxiliary plate 30 is rotated at a predetermined rotation position about the support shaft 31 (position where the auxiliary plate 30 is substantially horizontal). In this state, the auxiliary plate 30 is moved along the locking piece 32a of the restricting member 32 in the radial direction of the support shaft 31, so that the support shaft 31 is a U-shaped open portion of the engaging portion 30b. And the engagement with the support shaft 31 is released, and the auxiliary plate 30 is removed from the support shaft 31.

  Further, in a normal carry-out operation, the auxiliary plate 30 does not rotate to the rotation position at the time of removal (position where the auxiliary plate 30 becomes substantially horizontal), so that the auxiliary plate 30 rotates at the time of removal. For example, as shown in FIG. 23, when the auxiliary plate 30 moves obliquely upward, the engaging portion 30b is locked to the locking piece 32a of the restricting member 32 and moves in the disengagement direction. Since the movement is restricted, the engaging portion 30b is not detached from the support shaft 31, and the auxiliary plate 30 can be reliably prevented from accidentally falling off.

  The present invention is not limited to the one shown in the above embodiment, but may be a merchandise carry-out device provided in a serpentine column, for example, which includes a gate lever as an opening / closing member and a lock lever as a merchandise holding member. Can be applied.

Whole perspective view of the goods carrying-out apparatus which shows the premise technique of this invention Exploded perspective view of product delivery device Exploded perspective view of the main part of the product carry-out device Front cross-sectional view of the main part of the product carry-out device Perspective view of carry-out unit Perspective view of auxiliary plate Perspective view of main part of carry-out unit equipped with auxiliary plate Bottom view of the opening / closing plate Partial side sectional view of the opening / closing plate Plan sectional view of product storage Plan sectional view of product storage Side view of product holding plate and cam member Plan view of product holding plate and cam member Operation explanatory diagram of the product carry-out device Operation explanatory diagram of the product carry-out device The perspective view of the auxiliary board which shows one Embodiment of this invention Perspective view of main part of carry-out unit equipped with auxiliary plate Side view of product holding plate and auxiliary plate Side view of product holding plate and auxiliary plate Perspective view of auxiliary plate and regulating member Exploded perspective view of auxiliary plate and regulating member Side sectional view of auxiliary plate and regulating member Side sectional view of auxiliary plate and regulating member

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Commodity storage part, 11 ... 1st partition member, 12 ... 2nd partition member, 13 ... Side plate, 20 ... Unloading unit, 21 ... Unit main body, 22 ... Opening / closing plate, 23 ... Product holding plate, 24 ... Slide Plate, 25 ... Auxiliary plate, 26 ... Rotation restricting plate, 27 ... Motor, 28 ... Cam member, 30 ... Auxiliary plate, 30b ... Engagement part, 31 ... Support shaft, 32 ... Restriction member, 32a ... Locking piece, A, B ... commodity.

Claims (6)

A product storage unit that stacks and stores products in the vertical direction, an opening / closing member that opens and closes the lower surface of the product storage unit, and an inner surface of the product storage unit that is pivotable in the vertical direction. A product holding member capable of projecting, and by projecting the product holding member into the product storage unit, the second product from the bottom of the product storage unit is held in the product storage unit by the product holding member, and in this state the product storage unit In the product carry-out device in which the lowermost product is dropped from the product storage part by opening the lower surface of
The closing member is provided, the unloading unit for housing the product holding member,
An auxiliary member that is formed longer than the product holding member in the depth direction of the product storage unit, protrudes into the product storage unit together with the product holding member, and engages with the second product from below;
The auxiliary member is provided with an engaging portion that is rotatably engaged with a support shaft provided in the unit main body of the carry-out unit separately from the support shaft of the product holding member ,
Attach the auxiliary member to the support shaft of the unit body via the engaging part,
A product carry-out apparatus, wherein the auxiliary member is provided so as to rotate about the support shaft of the unit main body by the contact of the product holding member. The commodity carrying-out apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary member is formed in a flat plate shape. The commodity carrying-out apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the auxiliary member is detachably provided on the support shaft. The support shafts are provided at a plurality of locations having different positions in the vertical direction,
The commodity carrying-out apparatus according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the auxiliary member is detachably provided on an arbitrary support shaft. The commodity carrying-out apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the auxiliary member is configured to be detachable only at a predetermined rotation position about the support shaft. The auxiliary member is formed so as to be attachable to the support shaft by engaging the engaging portion provided on the upper end side of the support member so as to be rotatable.
By forming the engagement portion of the auxiliary member in the radial direction of the support shaft, the engagement with the support shaft can be released,
6. A product carrying device according to claim 5, further comprising a restricting member for restricting movement of the auxiliary member in the disengagement direction when the auxiliary member is located at a position other than the predetermined rotation position about the support shaft. .

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