JP4844540B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine, and more specifically, by appropriately moving a product receiving base in accordance with a sales order, the product stored in the product display device is taken out, and the product outlet of the main body cabinet is removed. It is related with the improvement of the vending machine which enables taking out of the said goods through.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, vending machines in which a plurality of product racks are arranged in the height direction and a plurality of product storage columns are mounted in the width direction of these product racks are widely known. Such a vending machine travels in the width direction (X direction) and height direction (Y direction) on the front surface, accepts the product paid out from the product storage column, and accepts the product to the product exit. Equipped with a product conveying device to convey. Further, a product bucket is provided that receives the product from the product transport device at the receiving position through the product exit and provides the product forward so as to be delivered to the product take-out port. Such a vending machine has an advantage that the user can easily take out the product and can give the user an image that the product is handled carefully (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-257072 A

  By the way, in the vending machine described above, the product takeout door for opening and closing the product takeout opening is opened while the product bucket that received the product at the receiving position moves forward. There was a serious problem. In other words, if something goes wrong with the mechanism that drives the product bucket, the product stored in the product storage column can be seen from the outside through the product take-out port opened by the product take-out door and the product take-out port. Is possible. For this reason, for example, it is easy for a malicious person to guide a hand or a long member inserted from the product outlet to the product, which is problematic in terms of anti-theft.

  Therefore, in the vicinity of the product carry-out port, it is arranged to be able to open and close in the movement area of the product cradle inside the main body cabinet, and when it is opened, the product cradle can be carried out by the product cradle, while when it is closed Although it is possible to provide a partition member that closes the path from the take-out port to the product storage column, this increases the number of parts, leading to an increase in cost.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine capable of ensuring the anti-theft property of displayed products without causing an increase in the number of parts.

In order to achieve the above object, a vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a merchandise display device that displays merchandise inside a main body cabinet, and a merchandise display device that is disposed inside the main body cabinet. A product cradle for receiving the displayed product, and the product cradle movably supported, and when a sales instruction is given, the product cradle is moved to place a product at an arbitrary position on the product display device. A transfer means for receiving and transferring a product receiving table that has received the product to a carry-out position; a receiving posture that enables receiving of the product from the product stand at the carry-out position; and a product formed on the front surface of the main body cabinet In the vending machine provided with a product bucket that is displaceable between the take-out posture and the take-out posture that allows the take-out of the product received in the take-out posture through the take-out port, When the transfer to the carry-out position cradle, when closed the Instruments and the path from the outlet on the commodity display device through transfer zone of the goods receiving table, the commodity bucket in the receiving position displaced again The product cradle is positioned at the carry-out position until the product returns to the receiving position , and the product bucket is a product cradle in which the curved inner surface of the standing cover body having a curved cross section is in the carry-out position through the product carry-out port And a receiving posture in which the product can be received through the product take-out port in a state where the curved outer surface of the cover body closes the product take-out port, and the curved inner surface of the cover body defines the product take-out port. It is arranged in such a manner that it can rotate between the take-out posture that allows the take-out of the product through the product take-out port, and constitutes its own bottom part, and from the front to the back A mounting surface provided with an inclination in such a manner that the height gradually decreases, and a holding surface provided in a mode in which the mounting surface stands at a right angle from the rear side edge of the mounting surface. The product is received in a standing state on the placement surface and a part of the side surface is in contact with the contact surface, and in the normal state, the product bucket is held in the receiving posture, while the receiving posture is When the merchandise bucket in the box receives the merchandise, the apparatus has a bucket rotating means for rotating the merchandise bucket to the take-out posture .

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the vending machine according to the first aspect of the present invention further comprises posture detecting means for detecting the receiving posture of the product bucket when the product bucket is in the receiving posture. When the product receiving table is transferred to the unloading position, the transfer unit positions the product receiving table at the unloading position until the posture detection unit in the on state is once turned off and then turned on again. It is characterized by that.

The vending machine according to claim 3 of the present invention is the vending machine according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the commodity bucket has a shaft portion extending in a vertical direction, and the shaft center around the shaft portion. It is characterized by being able to rotate.

  According to the vending machine of the present invention, when the transfer means transfers the product cradle to the carry-out position, the route from the product take-out port through the movement area of the product cradle to the product display device is blocked, In addition, when the product bucket in the receiving posture is displaced, the product receiving stand is positioned at the carry-out position until the product bucket is returned to the receiving posture again, so that a malfunction such as a failure occurs in the mechanism that drives the product bucket, for example, malicious Even if a person inserts a hand or a long member from the product outlet, the product is not delivered to the product displayed on the product display device, and the anti-theft property can be ensured. In addition, no dedicated parts or the like are required to ensure the anti-theft property. Therefore, it is possible to ensure the anti-theft property of the displayed products without causing an increase in the number of parts.

  Exemplary embodiments of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional side view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. The vending machine exemplified here sells products such as canned beverages, bottled beverages, and plastic bottled beverages in a cooled or heated state, and includes a main body cabinet 1.

  The main body cabinet 1 has a rectangular shape with an open front, and the interior is largely divided into three parts, upper, middle, and lower. A machine room 2, a product storage room 3, and a product storage room 4 are provided. It is provided.

  The machine room 2 is a room partitioned in the lowermost part, and various machines are disposed therein. In particular, the compressor and the condenser are provided as those related to the present embodiment, though not explicitly shown in the drawing.

  The product storage room 3 is a room partitioned at the top. A plurality of product storage columns 10 are provided in the product storage chamber 3 so as to be arranged in upper and lower rows and left and right rows. The merchandise storage column 10 extends along the front-rear direction and is inclined so as to gradually decrease in height from the front to the rear. The product storage column 10 stores the products in a line along the front-rear direction in a standing posture. Such a product storage room 3 stores the products stored in each product storage column 10 at room temperature.

  Further, at each rear end portion of the product storage column 10, a carry-out mechanism 11 for carrying out stored products one by one is provided. Here, the carry-out mechanism 11 does not have a drive unit separated from a power source such as a drive motor or a solenoid, and a replenishment bucket 22 constituting a product replenishment device 20 described later accesses a designated product storage column 10. In this case, the power from the electric drive mechanism 24 constituting the commodity replenishing device 20 is transmitted and driven.

  The product storage chamber 4 is a chamber partitioned in the middle, that is, a chamber located between the machine room 2 and the product storage chamber 3. That is, the product storage chamber 3 and the product storage chamber 4 are partitioned in a manner of being vertically arranged inside the main body cabinet 1. The product storage chamber 4 has a heat insulating structure by disposing heat insulating plates 4a and 4b at predetermined locations. More specifically, the product storage chamber 4 includes an upper heat insulating plate 4a, a lower heat insulating plate 4b, a rear heat insulating plate (not shown), and a pair of left and right side heat insulating plates (not shown). It is a defined room.

  An evaporator (not shown) connected to the above-described compressor and condenser through a refrigerant pipe is provided in the lower part of the product storage chamber 4. Such an evaporator constitutes a cooling unit together with a compressor and a condenser, and cools the product stored in the product storage chamber 4. For convenience of explanation, the case of cooling the product is described in the illustrated example, but the product storage chamber 4 is provided with a heater for heating the product, and the product may be heated by the heater.

  In such a product storage chamber 4, a plurality of product storage columns 12 are arranged in upper and lower stages and left and right rows to constitute a product display device. More specifically, each of the commodity storage columns 12 extends along the front-rear direction and is inclined so as to gradually decrease in height from the rear toward the front. The product storage column 12 stores products in a standing position in a line along the front-rear direction.

  At the front end of each of the product storage columns 12, a payout mechanism 13 for paying out stored products one by one is provided. Here, the payout mechanism 13 does not have a drive unit separated from a power source such as a drive motor or a solenoid, and a transfer bucket 32 constituting a product transfer device 30 described later accesses a specified product storage column 12. In this case, the power from the electric drive mechanism 34 that constitutes the commodity conveying device 30 is transmitted and driven.

  On the other hand, the main body cabinet 1 is provided with a door body 5. The door body 5 includes an outer door 5a and an inner door 5b. The outer door 5 a is for covering the front opening of the main body cabinet 1, and is hinged to the one side edge of the main body cabinet 1 so as to be opened and closed. A display unit 5a1 and a product outlet 5a2 are provided on the front side of the outer door 5a. The display unit 5a1 is a liquid crystal display unit that displays a product sample image. The product outlet 5a2 is provided at the center position on the front side of the outer door 5a, and serves as an opening for the user to take out the product. Although not clearly shown in FIG. 1, a product selection button B (see FIG. 5), a bill insertion slot, a coin insertion slot, and a return lever that are necessary when selling a product are provided on the front surface of the outer door 5a. A money amount indicator and a coin return port are provided, and a money processing unit K (see FIG. 5) is provided on the rear side.

  The inner door 5 b has a heat insulating structure and covers the front surface of the product storage chamber 4. The inner door 5b is disposed at one side edge of the main body cabinet 1 so as to be openable and closable at a position on the inner side of the outer door 5a. Further, the inner door 5b is provided with a commodity outlet 5b1 at a portion corresponding to the commodity outlet 5a2.

  The main body cabinet 1 is provided with a product replenishing device 20 and a product transporting device 30. The product replenishing device 20 replenishes the product stored in the product storage column 10 of the product storage chamber 3 to the product storage column 12 of the product storage chamber 4, and as shown in FIG. And a replenishment bucket 22.

  The XY transport mechanism is equipped with a replenishment bucket 22 and moves the replenishment bucket 22 in the vertical direction and the left-right direction. This XY transport mechanism is well known and will not be described in detail. However, an X-axis transport section 21a (see FIG. 5) extending in the left-right direction extends in the up-down direction, and a pair of left and right Y It is configured to be connected to the shaft transport unit 21b (see FIG. 5).

  The X-axis transport unit 21a guides and supports the replenishment bucket 22 to be mounted so as to be movable along the X-axis direction, that is, the left-right direction. At the bottom of the X-axis transport unit 21a, a replenishment-side heat insulating plate 23 whose longitudinal direction is the left-right direction is provided. The supplementary heat insulating plate 23 is large enough to close the opening formed by the upper heat insulating plate 4a and the rear heat insulating plate.

  The Y-axis transport unit 21b guides and supports the X-axis transport unit 21a so as to be movable in the Y-axis direction, that is, the vertical direction. That is, the Y-axis transport unit 21b guides the replenishment bucket 22 mounted on the X-axis transport unit 21a to move along the vertical direction.

  Such an XY transport mechanism is provided with position detecting means (not shown) for moving and stopping the replenishment bucket 22 to the designated column (product storage column 10, product storage column 12). According to a given product supply command, the product is transferred to the designated product storage column 10 and product storage column 12 positions.

  The replenishment bucket 22 receives the product from the product storage column 10 in a standing state and delivers it to the product storage column 12 in the standing state. The replenishing bucket 22 is configured in such a manner that an endless belt conveyor 22b is stretched between a pair of front and rear rollers 22a and the upper surface of the belt conveyor 22b is a mounting surface. A roller driving mechanism such as a motor is connected to one of the pair of rollers 22a. As a result of the roller 22a being rotationally driven, the belt conveyor 22b is displaced in such a manner that the upper surface moves forward. Such a replenishment bucket 22 is guided and supported by an X-axis transport unit 21a constituting an XY transport mechanism via a guide roller (not shown).

  The product replenishing device 20 is provided with an electric drive mechanism 24 (see FIG. 5). As described above, the electric drive mechanism 24 transmits driving force to the carry-out mechanism 11 of the commodity storage column 10 to drive the carry-out mechanism 11.

  In such a product replenishing device 20, in a normal state, the refill bucket 22 closes the bottom rear position of the product storage chamber 3, that is, the refill side heat insulating plate 23 closes the opening formed by the upper heat insulating plate 4a and the rear heat insulating plate. Waiting for position.

  The product conveyance device 30 is provided on the front side of the product storage chamber 4, and the product stored in the product storage chamber 4 corresponds to the product outlet 5 a 2, the rear position of the product outlet 5 b 1 (hereinafter referred to as the unloading position). (Also called). The product transport device 30 includes an XY transport mechanism and a transport bucket (product receiving stand) 32.

  The XY transport mechanism is equipped with a transport bucket 32 and moves the transport bucket 32 in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. This XY transport mechanism is well known and will not be described in detail, but an X-axis transport section 31a (see FIG. 5) extending in the left-right direction extends in the up-down direction, and a pair of left and right Y It is configured to be connected to the shaft conveyance unit 31b (see FIG. 5).

  The X-axis transport unit 31a guides and supports the transport bucket 32 to be mounted so as to be movable along the X-axis direction, that is, the left-right direction. The Y-axis transport unit 31b guides and supports the X-axis transport unit 31a so as to be movable in the Y-axis direction, that is, the vertical direction. That is, the Y-axis transport unit 31b guides the transport bucket 32 mounted on the X-axis transport unit 31a to move along the vertical direction.

  Such an XY transport mechanism is provided with position detecting means (not shown) for moving the transport bucket 32 to the designated position of the product storage column 12 and stopping it, and the given product sales. According to the command, the product is transferred to the designated position of the product storage column 12. When the transport bucket 32 is moved to the carry-out position and is positioned, the XY transport mechanism closes the path from the product take-out port 5a2 to the product storage column 12 through the moving area of the transport bucket 32. Is.

  The conveyance bucket 32 receives the product from the product storage column 12 in a standing state, and passes it to the product unloading device 40 described later in the standing state, and has an opening at the rear and the front, and from the rear to the front. It has the sliding surface 32a which becomes front-down toward it. Accordingly, the product delivered from the product storage column 12 slides on the sliding surface 32 a in an upright state and is stored in the transport bucket 32. On the other hand, the product stored in the transport bucket 32 is supported by a stopper 33 for preventing the product from dropping from the front opening, and the product falls in the middle of transport from the front of the product storage column 12 to the unloading position. There is no fear.

  In addition, the merchandise transport device 30 is provided with an electric drive mechanism 34 (see FIG. 5). As described above, the electric drive mechanism 34 transmits the driving force to the payout mechanism 13 of the commodity storage column 12 to drive the payout mechanism 13.

  A product carry-out device 40 is disposed at a location behind the product take-out port 5a2 of the vending machine having the above-described configuration, that is, a location behind the product take-out port 5a2 and in front of the product take-out port 5b1. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are enlarged side cross-sectional views schematically showing the main part of the product carry-out device. The goods carry-out device 40 will be described using these FIGS. 3 and 4 as appropriate.

  The product carry-out device 40 includes a product bucket 41 and a rotation mechanism (bucket rotation means) 42. The product bucket 41 includes a receiving part 411 and a cover part 412.

  The receiving part 411 is for receiving goods, and has a placement surface 411a and a holding surface 411b. The placement surface 411a constitutes the bottom of the product bucket 41, and is inclined and provided in such a manner that the height gradually decreases from the front to the back. Here, the placement surface 411a has a size sufficient to place the product in an upright state. The holding surface 411b is a surface that stands up at a right angle from the rear side edge of the mounting surface 411a.

  The cover portion 412 is formed of a resin material such as plastic, and has an opening 43 on the front surface. The cover portion 412 surrounds the receiving portion 411. The cover portion 412 includes a cover body 412a, a bottom plate body 412b, and a top plate body 412c. The cover body 412a has a curved cross section and is provided on the back side of the receiving portion 411. The cover body 412a is provided such that the curved inner surface 412a1 faces the receiving portion 411, that is, the front surface. Further, the cover body 412a has a sufficient size for the curved outer surface 412a2 to close the commodity outlet 5a2. The bottom plate body 412b is a plate-like member extending from the lower end edge portion of the cover body 412a to the front side, and the extending end portion is joined to the plate material constituting the placement surface 411a. The top plate body 412c is a plate-like member extending from the upper end edge of the cover body 412a to the front side, and covers the upper half of the back side half of the receiving portion 411.

  The bottom plate body 412b and the top plate body 412c are formed with a lower shaft portion 44 and an upper shaft portion 45, respectively. The lower shaft portion 44 and the upper shaft portion 45 extend in the vertical direction, and are formed on the bottom plate body 412b and the top plate body 412c in such a manner that their axis centers (center axes) are the same straight line. It is.

  In such a product bucket 41, the lower shaft portion 44 is inserted into the through hole (not shown) of the support piece 6 provided in the inner door 5 b, and the upper shaft portion 45 rotates to the rotation mechanism 42 described later. It is arranged by being held in a possible manner. More specifically, the product bucket 41 has a receiving position in which the front side faces the product outlet 5b1, that is, the curved inner surface 412a1 of the cover body 412a faces the rear side as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, and the front side as shown in FIG. Is arranged in such a manner that it can rotate between the product take-out port 5a2, that is, the take-out posture in which the curved inner surface 412a1 of the cover body 412a faces the front side. That is, the product bucket 41 is arranged in a manner that allows rotation around the axis of the lower shaft portion 44 and the upper shaft portion 45. Here, when the commodity bucket 41 is in the receiving posture, the back surface thereof, that is, the curved outer surface 412a2 of the cover body 412a is disposed at a position where the commodity outlet 5a2 is closed.

  The rotation mechanism 42 includes a motor 421 and a gear member 422. The motor 421 is capable of forward and reverse rotation, and serves as a drive source for the rotational operation of the product bucket 41. The gear member 422 is connected to the motor 421 via a speed reduction mechanism and meshes with the periphery of the upper shaft portion 45, and transmits the driving force by the motor 421 to the upper shaft portion 45. Such a rotation mechanism 42 normally holds the product bucket 41 in the receiving posture, and rotates the product bucket 41 in the take-out posture when the product bucket 41 in the receiving posture receives the product. It is.

  In the normal state, the product carry-out device 40 is in a posture in which the front of the product bucket 41 faces the product carry-out port 5b1 as shown in FIGS. When in the receiving posture, the back of the product bucket 41, that is, the curved outer surface 412a2 of the cover body 412a closes the product outlet 5a2.

  FIG. 5 shows a control system of the vending machine in the embodiment of the present invention, and shows a characteristic configuration of the present invention. As illustrated here, the vending machine includes a vending machine control unit 50, a product supply control unit 60, and a product sales control unit 70.

  The vending machine control unit 50 comprehensively controls the operation of the vending machine according to programs and data stored in the vending machine control memory 50M. More specifically, when money is inserted through a bill insertion slot and a coin insertion slot, the correctness is determined through the money processing unit K, and when the money is a true coin, the amount of money inserted is further recognized. The product selection signal output from the product selection button B is activated when the product selection button B is activated when the amount of money necessary for product sales is inserted, and when the activated product selection button B is pressed. The product sales command is output to the product sales control unit 70 by being input, and when the product sales control unit 70 pays out the product, the product supply command is output to the product supply control unit 60. is there.

  The merchandise replenishment control unit 60 controls each part of the merchandise replenishment apparatus 20 according to the program and data stored in the merchandise replenishment control memory 60M when the merchandise replenishment instruction is given from the vending machine control unit 50, and the vending machine control. Various information is sent to the unit 50.

  When a product sales command is given from the vending machine control unit 50, the product sales control unit 70 controls each unit of the product transport device 30 and the product carry-out device 40 according to programs and data stored in the product sales control memory 70M. The product sales control process is performed and various information is sent to the vending machine control unit 50.

  The posture detection sensor (posture detection means) S1 is, for example, an optical sensor disposed at a predetermined location near the product bucket 41. This attitude detection sensor S1 detects whether or not the product bucket 41 is in the receiving attitude. Specifically, when the product bucket 41 is in the receiving posture, the product bucket 41 is turned on to send the fact to the product sales control unit 70, and the product bucket 41 is in a posture other than the receiving posture, that is, the take-out posture. In the case of rotating from the receiving posture to the taking-out posture, it is turned off.

  The vending machine having the above-described configuration performs a product sales operation as follows. When a product to be sold is fixed by inserting a coin that is equal to or exceeding the price of the product from the coin insertion slot or bill insertion slot of the vending machine and pressing the product selection button B, the vending machine control unit 50 Gives a product sales command to the product sales control unit 70.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing contents of the merchandise sales control process executed by the merchandise sales control unit constituting the vending machine in the embodiment of the present invention. In the product sales control process, the product sales control unit 70 receives the product (selected product) included in the product sales command when the product sales command is given from the vending machine control unit 50 (step S101: Yes). The transport bucket 32 is moved in front of the commodity storage column 12 (step S102). More specifically, the product sales control unit 70 drives the XY transport mechanism (the X-axis transport unit 31a and the Y-axis transport unit 31b) to store the selected product using the position detection unit. The transport bucket 32 is moved in front of the product storage column 12.

  The merchandise sales control unit 70 that has moved the transport bucket 32 to the front of the merchandise accommodation column 12 that accommodates the selected merchandise pays out the merchandise (step S103). More specifically, the merchandise sales controller 70 drives the electric drive mechanism 34 to drive the dispensing mechanism 13 of the merchandise storage column 12 to store the merchandise stored in the forefront side, that is, the merchandise storage column 12. The product stored at the earliest point is paid out. As a result, the transport bucket 32 receives the dispensed product in an upright state.

  The merchandise sales control unit 70 that has paid out the merchandise moves the transport bucket 32 to the carry-out position (step S104). More specifically, the XY transport mechanism (the X-axis transport unit 31a and the Y-axis transport unit 31b) is driven, and the transport bucket 32 is moved to the unloading position using the position detection unit. The product sales control unit 70 that has moved the transport bucket 32 to the unloading position releases the stopper 33 (step S105). As a result, the product in the transport bucket 32 slides on the sliding surface 32a while maintaining an upright state, and then is put into the product bucket 41 in the receiving posture through the product carry-out port 5b1. In other words, the commodity passes through the commodity outlet 5b1 while maintaining the standing state, and then slides on the placing surface 411a constituting the receiving portion 411 of the commodity bucket 41 while standing. As a result, the product is delivered from the transport bucket 32 to the product bucket 41, and the product bucket 41 receives the product. Here, in the product that slides on the mounting surface 411a, a part of the side periphery thereof abuts on the holding surface 411b to stop the sliding, the bottom surface is on the mounting surface 411a, and a part of the side surface is the holding surface. It will be received by the receiving part 411 in the standing state which contact | abutted to 411b.

  When the product bucket 41 (receiving unit 411) receives the product, the product sales control unit 70 drives the motor 421 to rotate forward (step S106). As a result, the driving force of the motor 421 is transmitted to the upper shaft portion 45 through the speed reducer and the gear member 422. As a result, the product bucket 41 is rotated halfway around the axis of the lower shaft portion 44 and the upper shaft portion 45. As shown in FIG. 4, the front is displaced to the take-out posture facing the product take-out port 5a2. As a result, the cover body 412a that has closed the commodity outlet 5a2 in the receiving posture is displaced to the rear side, that is, the position where the curved outer surface 412a2 of the cover body 412a closes the commodity outlet 5b1.

  In this way, when the product bucket 41 is in the take-out posture, the product carry-out device 40 allows the product to be taken out through the product take-out port 5a2. That is, the product in the product bucket 41 can be taken out through the product outlet 5a2.

  Then, when the product in the product bucket 41 is taken out (Step S107: Yes), the product sales control unit 70 drives the motor 421 in the reverse direction (Step S108) to move the product bucket 41 to the lower shaft 44 and the upper side. The shaft 45 is rotated around the axis of the shaft 45 and displaced from the take-out posture to the receiving posture. As a result, the product outlet 5a2 is again closed by the curved outer surface 412a2 of the cover body 412a. When the attitude detection sensor S1 is turned on (step S109: Yes), the merchandise sales control unit 70 confirms that the merchandise bucket 41 is in the receiving attitude, and moves the transport bucket 32 to a predetermined standby position. (Step S110), the procedure is returned to end the current process.

  That is, the merchandise sales control unit 70 drives the XY transport mechanism (the X-axis transport unit 31a and the Y-axis transport unit 31b) until the product bucket 41 in the receiving posture rotates and returns to the receiving posture again. Is stopped. Therefore, the transport bucket 32 is located at the carry-out position. Therefore, when the product bucket 41 in the receiving posture rotates, the XY transport mechanism positions the transport bucket 32 at the carry-out position until the product bucket 41 returns to the receiving posture again.

  As described above, according to the vending machine in the embodiment of the present invention, when the XY transport mechanism constituting the commodity transport apparatus 30 moves the transport bucket 32 to the unloading position and positions it. When the product bucket 41 in the receiving position rotates while closing the path from the product outlet 5a2 through the moving range of the transport bucket 32 to the product storage column 12 and rotates in the receiving posture, the transport bucket 32 is returned until it returns to the receiving posture again. Is placed in the carry-out position, so that even if a trouble such as a failure occurs in the product carry-out device 40 and a hand or a long member is inserted from the product take-out port 5a2 by a malicious person, for example, The goods that are housed do not reach and the anti-theft property can be ensured. In addition, no dedicated parts or the like are required to ensure the anti-theft property. Therefore, it is possible to ensure the anti-theft property of the displayed product without incurring an increase in the number of parts.

  Further, according to the vending machine, the product bucket 41 is configured such that the curved inner surface 412a1 of the cover body 412a faces the product outlet 5b1, and the curved outer surface 412a2 of the cover body 412a closes the product outlet 5a2. Between the receiving posture in which the product can be received through the carry-out port 5b1 and the take-out posture in which the curved inner surface 412a1 of the cover body 412a faces the product take-out port 5a2 to allow the product to be taken out through the product take-out port 5a2. In the normal state, the rotating mechanism 42 holds the product bucket 41 in the receiving posture, while the product bucket 41 in the receiving posture receives the product, the product Since the bucket 41 is rotated to the take-out posture, the product bucket 41 is simply rotated between the receiving posture and the take-out posture to remove the product. It is possible to open and close the mouth 5a2, does not require door or the like for opening and closing the product outlet 5a2. Further, since the commodity bucket 41 is merely rotated between the receiving posture and the taking-out posture, a space for moving the bucket forward as before is not required. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the size of the apparatus while reducing the number of parts.

  Further, according to the vending machine, when the product bucket 41 is in the take-out posture, the back surface (the curved outer surface 412a2 of the cover body 412a) closes the product carry-out port 5b1, so that the product bucket 41 is the anti-theft door. It plays a role, and there is no need to install an anti-theft door at the product exit 5b1. This also makes it possible to reduce the number of parts, and to prevent mischief from the outside of the product take-out port 5a2 to the inside of the product carry-out port 5b1.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a product receiving table is appropriately moved in accordance with a sales instruction, so that the product stored in the product display device can be taken out and the product can be taken out through the product outlet of the main body cabinet. Useful for vending machines.

1 is a schematic sectional side view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the principal part of the goods replenishment apparatus shown in FIG. It is the expanded side sectional view which showed simply the principal part of the goods carrying-out apparatus shown in FIG. It is the expanded side sectional view which showed simply the principal part of the goods carrying-out apparatus shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the control system of the vending machine in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing content of the merchandise sales control process which the merchandise sales control part which comprises the vending machine in embodiment of this invention implements.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body cabinet 4 Commodity storage room 5a2 Commodity exit 5b1 Commodity exit 30 Commodity transport device 12 Commodity storage column 13 Discharge mechanism 31a X-axis transport part 31b Y-axis transport part 32 Transport bucket 33 Stopper 34 Electric drive mechanism 40 Commodity transport apparatus 41 commodity bucket 411 receiving portion 411a mounting surface 411b holding surface 412 cover portion 412a cover body 412a1 curved inner surface 412a2 curved outer surface 412b bottom plate body 412c top plate body 44 lower shaft portion 45 upper shaft portion 42 rotating mechanism 421 motor member 422 gear member 50 Vending machine control unit 60 Product supply control unit 70 Product sales control unit S1 Attitude detection sensor

Claims (3)

A product display device for displaying products inside the main body cabinet;
A merchandise stand for receiving the merchandise displayed in the merchandise display device, disposed inside the main body cabinet;
The product cradle is movably supported, and when a sales instruction is given, the product cradle is moved to receive a product at an arbitrary position of the product display device, and the product cradle that has received the product Transfer means for transferring to the unloading position;
Between the receiving posture in which the product can be received from the product receiving stand in the carry-out position and the take-out posture that allows the product received in the receiving posture to be taken out through the product take-out port formed on the front surface of the main body cabinet. Vending machine equipped with a product bucket arranged displaceably at
The transfer means closes the path from the product outlet to the product display device through the moving range of the product receiving table when the product receiving table is transferred to the carry-out position, and the product bucket in the receiving posture is displaced. If so, the product cradle is positioned at the unloading position until it returns to the receiving posture again .
The product bucket has a curved inner surface of a standing cover body having a curved shape facing a product receiving base in a carry-out position through a product carry-out port, and the curved outer surface of the cover body closed the product take-out port A receiving posture in which the product can be received through the product outlet in a state, and a take-out posture in which the curved inner surface of the cover body faces the product outlet to allow the product to be taken out through the product outlet. In between, it is arranged in a manner that can be rotated, and constitutes its own bottom, and a mounting surface that is provided in an inclined manner in such a manner that its height gradually decreases from the front to the back, And a holding surface provided in such a manner as to stand upright from the rear side edge of the mounting surface, and the bottom surface is on the mounting surface and a part of the side surface is in contact with the contact surface. Is to accept the goods in the state,
In a normal state, the product bucket is held in the receiving posture, and when the product bucket in the receiving posture receives a product, bucket rotating means is provided for rotating the product bucket to the take-out posture. Vending machine characterized by A posture detecting means for detecting a receiving posture of the product bucket that is turned on when the product bucket is in a receiving posture;
When the product receiving table is transferred to the carry-out position, the transfer means positions the product stand at the carry-out position until the posture detecting means in the on state once turns off and then turns on again. The vending machine according to claim 1. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the commodity bucket has a shaft portion extending in a vertical direction, and is rotatable about an axis of the shaft portion .

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