JP5012291B2 - Product carrying device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a product carry-out device that is mounted on a product storage rack built in a vending machine and carries out the products stored in the product storage rack one by one.

  2. Description of the Related Art A product carry-out device that is mounted on a product storage rack built in a vending machine and carries out the products stored in the product storage rack one by one is widely known. Such a product carry-out device carries out the product one by one by moving the lower pedal and the upper pedal alternately into and out of the product storage passage defined in the product storage rack. A device and a sold-out detection device. The drive device alternately advances / retreats the lower pedal and the upper pedal to / from the product storage passage, and uses, for example, a solenoid as a drive source. The sold-out detection device is for detecting whether or not a product is sold out, that is, whether or not there is a product in the product storage passage.

  By the way, a product carry-out device provided with a wiring guide for protecting a power supply lead wire for supplying power to a drive source and a signal lead wire for receiving a sell-out signal from a sold-out detection device has been proposed. . This wiring guide is made of synthetic resin, and is configured to separate the metal substrate constituting the commodity carry-out device and the drive source and to separate the lead wire from the movable portion. That is, the wiring guide is attached between the metal board and the drive source, and is fitted between the edge of the board and the frame formed at the edge of the opening where the lower and upper pedals advance / retreat. It is supposed to be. And the part (henceforth a protection part) formed so that it might be inserted between the edge part and frame part of this board | substrate protects a lead wire, and also the axis | shaft which supports the lower pedal and upper pedal mentioned above. It also functions as a retainer (see, for example, Patent Document 1). When assembling such a product carry-out device, since the lower pedal and upper pedal must be attached after the wiring guide and drive source are attached to the board, the protection part of the wiring guide is lifted from the board. It was necessary to be.

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  However, if the protection part of the wiring guide is lifted from the board, the wiring guide will bend and the protection part of the wiring guide may be fitted between the edge part of the board and the frame part by reaction force. . Thus, when the protection part of the wiring guide is fitted between the edge part of the substrate and the frame part, the wiring guide needs to be lifted again, and the assembling work becomes complicated.

  In the present invention, in view of the above situation, after the wiring guide and the drive source are attached to the board, the wiring guide fits between the edge of the board and the frame until the installation of the lower pedal and the upper pedal is completed. An object of the present invention is to provide a commodity carry-out device capable of regulating the situation of being inserted.

In order to achieve the above-described object, a product carry-out device according to the present invention includes an opening in which a lower pedal and an upper pedal advance / retreat, a lower pedal shaft that supports the lower pedal on an edge of the opening, and the upper pedal. A substrate having a frame portion through which an upper pedal shaft for supporting a pedal is inserted; a drive source for driving the lower pedal and the upper pedal; a sold-out detection device for detecting a sold-out state of a product; and the substrate sold-out detection signal from the fitted into the sold-out detector and the power supply lead wire for supplying power to said driving source between the edge of the substrate with mounted and said frame portion between the drive source and The product guide device includes a lower pedal shaft that guides a signal lead wire that receives the signal and a wiring guide made of a synthetic resin that prevents the upper pedal shaft from falling off, and the wiring guide is connected to the substrate. With the drive source A hinge portion that enables the protection portion to be bent at a boundary portion between the insulating portion attached to the protective portion and the protective portion fitted between the edge portion of the substrate and the frame portion, and the insulating portion of the wiring guide Depending on the restoring force when the protective part of the wiring guide is bent with the hinge part as a boundary in a state where the protective part of the wiring guide is attached between the board and the driving source, the edge part of the board and the frame part The fitting that restricts the situation where the protective part of the wiring guide is fitted, but allows the protective part of the wiring guide to be fitted between the edge part of the substrate and the frame part by an external force exceeding the restoring force. A restricting means is provided on at least one of the substrate and the wiring guide.

The wiring guide of the product carry-out device according to the present invention includes the protective portion at a boundary portion between the insulating portion attached between the substrate and the drive source and the protective portion fitted between the edge portion of the substrate and the frame portion. Depending on the restoring force when the protection part of the wiring guide is bent with the hinge part as the boundary, with the hinge part that can be bent and the insulating part of the wiring guide being attached between the board and the drive source , While restricting the situation where the protective part of the wiring guide fits between the edge part and the frame part, the protective part of the wiring guide fits between the edge part of the board and the frame part depending on the external force exceeding the restoring force. Since the fitting restricting means that allows the wiring is provided on at least one of the board or the wiring guide, the wiring guide fits between the edge of the board and the frame until the installation of the lower pedal and the upper pedal is completed. Can be regulated.

  Exemplary embodiments of a product carry-out device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vending machine incorporating a product storage rack equipped with a product carry-out device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a product store equipped with a product carry-out device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a sectional side view which shows a rack.

  An automatic vending machine incorporating a product storage rack equipped with a product carry-out device according to an embodiment of the present invention sells products such as canned beverages, bottled beverages, and plastic bottled beverages. The vending machine includes a main body cabinet 1. The main body cabinet 1 is configured by appropriately combining a plurality of steel materials, and has a box shape with an open front surface.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an outer door 2 and an inner door 3 are supported on the left edge of the main body cabinet 1. On the front of the outer door 2, there is an exhibition room for displaying samples of products such as canned beverages and beverages in plastic bottles, a selection button for selecting products, a coin slot for inserting coins, a payment A configuration necessary for selling the product, such as a product outlet for taking out the released product, is provided. The inner door 3 is constituted by a heat insulating material, and is disposed between the main body cabinet 1 and the outer door 2 so as to open and close the front opening of the main body cabinet 1.

  The interior of the main body cabinet 1 is defined by a partition plate 4 (floor plate) into a product storage chamber 5 and a machine chamber 6. The product storage chamber 5 is defined in the upper part of the main body cabinet 1, and the machine room 6 is defined in the lower part of the main body cabinet 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the product storage chamber 5 is further defined by three partition plates 7 into three product storages 5a, 5b, 5c. These three commodity containers 5 a, 5 b, 5 c are arranged in parallel in the width direction of the main body cabinet 1. In the following description, the product storage on the left side of the front is referred to as “left storage 5a”, and the product storage on the center is referred to as “middle storage 5b” and the product storage on the right side is referred to as “right storage 5c”.

  In the vending machine shown in FIG. 1, two rows of product storage racks 10 are accommodated in the left cabinet 5a and the right cabinet 5c in the width direction of the main body cabinet 1, and the width direction of the main body cabinet 1 is accommodated in the middle cabinet 5b. A row of product storage racks 10 is accommodated in each row.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, three product storage racks 10 are accommodated in the left warehouse 5a, the middle warehouse 5b, and the right warehouse 5c so as to define six rows of product storage passages in the front-rear direction. Therefore, 12 types of products can be stored in the left store 5a and the right store 5c, respectively, and 6 types of products can be stored in the middle store 5b. For this reason, this vending machine can store 30 types of products and can sell them on demand.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the product storage rack 10 includes a top tray 30 for each product storage passage 11. The top tray 30 is a plate-like member disposed in an inclined state so as to gradually become lower from the front of the vending machine toward the back (product storage passage).

  The top trays 30 are juxtaposed in the vertical direction, and a product inlet 31 is defined between the top trays adjacent in the vertical direction. Then, a product that has been placed in a lying position from the product insertion port 31 is carried into the product storage passage 11 by rolling or sliding on the top tray 30.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, a shooter 8 is disposed below the inside of the commodity storage 5a, 5b, 5c. The shooter 8 is a plate-like member that is disposed in an inclined state so as to be gradually lowered from the back to the front, in order to carry out the product carried out from the product storage rack 10 to the product take-out port. Therefore, the product carried out from the product storage rack 10 is carried out to the product take-out port by rolling or sliding the shooter 8.

  The merchandise storage rack 10 has a substantially cylindrical shape (including a polygonal one) and employs a serpentine system suitable for storing merchandise stored in a strong container. The serpentine-type merchandise storage rack 10 serves to extinguish the momentum of merchandise carried in a lying position and accommodates merchandise therein. As shown in FIG. 2, a curved shape is formed between a pair of rack side plates 12. By arranging the creased segments 13 so as to face each other, the product storage passage is defined to meander. Therefore, the product carried into the product storage passage 11 does not break / deform the container due to an impact when passing through the product storage passage 11. The product storage passage has an upper end serving as a product carry-in port and a lower end serving as a product carry-out port.

  A product carry-out device 40 according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a carry-out port of a pair of adjacent product storage passages 11 so that the product is arbitrarily carried out from the pair of adjacent product storage passages 11. Be able to.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the product carry-out device 40 has a substrate 41. An opening 42 is provided in a substantially lower half of the substrate 41. The opening 42 is for the lower pedal 43 and the upper pedal 44 to advance / retreat, and has a rectangular shape. A frame 45 is formed around the opening 42 by bending the edge of the opening 42 so as to extend to the back side (direction away from the product storage passage). Further, both side edge portions 46 of the substrate 41 are bent so as to extend to the back side, like the frame portion 45, and a recess is defined between the frame portion 45 and the side edge portion 46. Yes.

  And the shaft hole 47 for lower pedals is formed so that the frame part 45 may be penetrated from one side edge part 46a, and the shaft 48 for lower pedals penetrated from one side edge part is the other side edge. By coming into contact with the portion 46b, it is prevented from falling off from the other side edge portion 46b. Similarly, a shaft hole 49 for the upper pedal is formed so as to pass through the frame portion from one side edge 46a, and the shaft 50 for the upper pedal inserted from one side edge 46a is connected to the other side. It does not fall out from the edge 46b.

  A sold-out detection device 51 can be attached to the substrate 41. The sold-out detection device 51 is for detecting whether or not a product has been sold out, that is, whether or not there is a product in the product storage passage, and is constituted by, for example, a microswitch.

  A wiring guide 60 can be attached to the substrate 41. The wiring guide 60 is attached between the board 41, the lower pedal 43, and the solenoid 52 (drive source) that drives the upper pedal 44, and is fitted between the side edge 46a of the board 41 and the frame 45. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the insulating portion 61 interposed between the substrate 41 and the solenoid 52, and the protective portion 62 fitted between the side edge portion 46a of the substrate 41 and the frame portion 45 are provided. Have. The insulating portion 61 is a portion that functions to electrically insulate the substrate 41 and the solenoid 52 by being interposed between the substrate 41 and the solenoid 52. The protection unit 62 guides the power supply lead wire 52 a that supplies power to the solenoid 52 and the signal lead wire 51 a that receives the sold-out detection signal from the sold-out detection device 51, and the side edge portion 46 a and the frame portion of the substrate 41. 45 is a portion that prevents the lower pedal shaft 48 and the upper pedal shaft 50 from falling off. At the boundary portion between the insulating portion 61 and the protective portion 62, there is a hinge portion 63 that allows the protective portion 62 to be bent with the wiring guide 60 and the solenoid 52 attached. The hinge part 63 is configured by, for example, providing a cut between the insulating part 61 and the protection part 62.

  Further, the wiring guide 60 is provided with a protrusion 64 (insertion restricting means). The protrusion 64 restricts a situation in which the wiring guide 60 (protective portion 62) is fitted between the side edge portion 46a of the substrate 41 and the frame portion 45 by interfering with the side edge portion 46a of the substrate 41. When the wiring guide 60 (protection portion 62) is pushed between the side edge portion 46a of the substrate 41 and the frame portion 45 by pressurizing the wiring guide 60 (protection portion 62), the side edge of the substrate 41 is It is inserted through a locking hole (not shown) formed in the portion 46a.

  The product carry-out device 40 according to the embodiment of the present invention described above has a protrusion 64 (fitting) that restricts a situation in which the wiring guide 60 (protective part 62) is fitted between the side edge 46a of the substrate 41 and the frame part 45. 7 is provided between the side edge portion 46a and the frame portion 45 of the substrate 41 until the installation of the lower pedal 43 and the upper pedal 44 is completed. A situation in which the wiring guide 60 (protection unit 62) is fitted can be restricted. Although the wiring guide 60 is provided with the protrusion 64 that restricts the situation in which the wiring guide 60 fits between the side edge 46a and the frame 45 of the substrate 41, the side edge 46a or the frame of the substrate 41 is provided. 45 may be provided with a protrusion (insertion restricting means).

  Further, the wiring guide 60 of the product carry-out device 40 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an insulating portion 61 that is attached between the solenoid (drive source) and the substrate 41, a side edge portion 46a of the substrate 41, a frame portion 45, and the like. Since the hinge portion 63 that enables the protection portion 62 to be bent is provided at a boundary portion between the protection portion 62 and the protection portion 62 that is fitted between the protection portion 62 and the side edge portion 46a of the substrate 41 and the frame portion by the reaction force of the wiring guide 60 It is possible to more easily regulate the situation of being fitted to 45.

It is a perspective view which shows the vending machine incorporating the goods storage rack which mounts the goods carrying-out apparatus which is embodiment of this invention. It is side sectional drawing which shows the goods storage rack carrying the goods carrying-out apparatus which is embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which looked at the goods carrying-out apparatus which is embodiment of this invention from the goods storage channel | path side. It is the perspective view which looked at the goods carrying-out apparatus shown in FIG. 3 from the back side. It is a front view which shows the wiring guide shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a side view showing the wiring guide shown in FIG. 5. It is a side view which shows the goods carrying-out apparatus of the state which floated the wiring guide.

Explanation of symbols

40 Product Unloading Device 41 Substrate 42 Opening 43 Lower Pedal 44 Upper Pedal 45 Frame 46a Side Edge 46b Side Edge 47 Shaft Hole for Lower Pedal 48 Shaft for Lower Pedal 49 Shaft Hole for Upper Pedal 50 Shaft for Upper Pedal 50 Shaft 51 Sold-out detection device 51a Signal lead wire 52 Solenoid 52a Power supply lead wire 60 Wiring guide 61 Insulating part 62 Protective part 63 Hinge part 64 Projection

Claims (1)

A substrate having an opening through which the lower pedal and the upper pedal advance / retract, a lower pedal shaft that supports the lower pedal at an edge of the opening, and a frame portion through which the upper pedal shaft that supports the upper pedal is inserted. A drive source that drives the lower pedal and the upper pedal, a sold-out detection device that detects a sold-out state of a product, and an edge portion of the substrate that is attached between the substrate and the drive source, and fitted between the frame portion, the lower pedal shaft inserted through the frame part as well as guiding the signal lead for receiving a sold-out detection signal from the sold-out detector and the power supply lead wire for supplying electric power to the driving power source And a product carrying device comprising a synthetic resin wiring guide that prevents the upper pedal shaft from falling off,
The wiring guide can be bent at a boundary portion between an insulating portion attached between the substrate and the drive source, and a protective portion fitted between an edge portion of the substrate and the frame portion. Having a hinge portion to
With the insulating portion of the wiring guide attached between the substrate and the drive source, depending on the restoring force when the protective portion of the wiring guide is bent with the hinge portion as a boundary, the edge portion of the substrate and the While restricting the situation where the protective part of the wiring guide fits between the frame part, the protective part of the wiring guide fits between the edge part of the substrate and the frame part depending on the external force exceeding the restoring force. An article carrying-out apparatus characterized in that fitting restricting means for allowing insertion is provided on at least one of the substrate and the wiring guide.

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