JP5064763B2 - Vending machine product storage device - Google Patents

Description

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

Conventionally, as a product storage device of this type of vending machine, a pair of side plates arranged at intervals in the left-right direction and a plurality of passage plates provided between the pair of side plates to form a product passage. What was provided is known (for example, refer patent document 1).
JP-A-5-314363

  In conventional product storage devices, both ends of the shaft with the passage plate supported are inserted into holes provided in each side plate, and push nuts are attached to the end portions from the outside of each side plate, or caulking is performed. By fixing the shaft between the pair of side plates, each passage plate is attached between the pair of side plates. In this case, since each passage plate is attached between the pair of side plates by at least two shafts, the number of parts constituting the product storage device increases, and the manufacturing cost increases.

  Therefore, the passage plate and the shaft are provided integrally, and the passage plate is provided with an engagement piece that can be engaged with each side plate, and the passage plate is supported between the pair of side plates by the shaft, and the holes provided in the side plates are provided. 2. Description of the Related Art A product storage device is known in which each passage plate is attached between a pair of side plates by inserting an engagement piece and deforming the engagement piece.

  However, when the passage plate and the shaft are provided integrally, it is necessary to insert a plurality of protrusions such as the passage plate shaft and engaging pieces into holes provided in the side plates. As the number of man-hours increases, there is a problem that the manufacturing cost increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a product storage device for a vending machine capable of reducing the manufacturing cost by reducing the number of assembly steps. is there.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vending machine comprising a pair of side plates that are spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction and a plurality of passage plates that are provided between the pair of side plates and that form a product passage. In the product storage device of the machine, each of the passage plates is provided so as to extend outward from the left and right end portions, and a first engagement portion that can be fitted into a predetermined locking hole provided in the side plate; It is provided in the vicinity of the first engaging portion, and has a dimension extending outward from the left and right end portions smaller than that of the first engaging portion, and is inserted into another predetermined locking hole provided in the side plate. A possible second engagement portion is provided, and at the end portion in the left-right direction of the second engagement portion, outward from the end portion in the left-right direction of the passage plate as the distance from the first engagement portion decreases. An inclined surface is provided so that the extending dimension becomes large .

  As a result, the second engagement portion is positioned with respect to another predetermined engagement hole by fitting the first engagement portion into the predetermined engagement hole of the side plate. By inserting the first engaging portion into the locking hole, the second engaging portion is inserted into another predetermined locking hole.

  According to the present invention, by inserting the first engagement portion into the predetermined engagement hole of the side plate, the second engagement portion located in the vicinity of the first engagement portion is replaced with the other predetermined engagement. Positioning with respect to the hole and insertion of the second engaging portion into another predetermined locking hole facilitates the assembly work of the side plate and the passage plate, and can reduce the number of assembly steps. Become.

  1 to 12 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a vending machine showing a state in which an outer door is opened, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the vending machine, and FIG. 4 is a front view of the arc plate, FIGS. 5 and 6 are exploded perspective views of the arc plate and the attitude control plate, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are methods for assembling the side plate and the arc plate. 9 is a front view of the main part of the arc plate showing the support shaft and the fixed piece, and FIG. 10 is a view of the arc plate showing the relationship between the support shaft and the fixed piece of the arc plate and the support hole and the long hole of the side plate. FIG. 11 is a side view of the main part of the side plate showing the support holes and long holes of the side plate, and FIG. 12 is a side view of the side plate showing the relationship between the support shafts and fixing pieces of the arc plate and the support holes and long holes of the side plate. It is a principal part side view.

  The vending machine equipped with the product storage device is supported by a vending machine body 1 having an open front surface and a left and right end of the vending machine body 1 so as to be rotatable. The product storage unit 3 includes an outer door 2 that opens and closes, a product storage unit 3 provided in the vending machine main body 1, and an inner door 4 that opens and closes the front surface of the product storage unit 3. 10 is suspended side by side and front and back.

  Each product storage device 10 of the present embodiment is for storing products such as beverages contained in containers such as cans, bottles or plastic bottles. Each merchandise storage device 10 includes a pair of side plates 11 facing in the left-right direction of the vending machine body 1 and a circular plate 12 as a plurality of passage plates attached in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction between the pair of side plates 11. I have. Between the pair of side plates 11, a first product passage 13 extending vertically in a meandering manner is formed by a plurality of arc plates 12. A well-known product carry-out mechanism 14 is provided at the lower end of the first product passage 13, and the products in the first product passage 13 are dropped and carried out one by one from the lower end side. In addition, a movable side plate (not shown) that is movably provided in the left-right direction is provided on one end side in the left-right direction of each first product passage 13 so as to extend vertically, and the passage width of the first product passage 13 is set. It has come to be.

  Further, among the plurality of product storage devices 10, each product storage device 10 positioned on the front side of the product storage unit 3 is used to input a product stored in each first product passage 13 of each product storage device 10. A plurality of product inlets 15 are provided at the top.

  Between each product input port 15 and the upper end of each first product passage 13, a second product passage 16 for guiding the product input from the product input port 15 to the upper end of the first product passage 13. Are provided. Each second product passage 16 is provided so as to incline downward from each product inlet 15 toward each first product passage 13, and a product guide plate as a passage plate supported between the pair of side plates 11. 16a.

  Each arc plate 12 includes an arc plate main body 12a in which a metal plate is formed in an arc shape by pressing or the like, a support shaft 12b as a first engaging portion for supporting the arc plate main body 12a by the side plate 11, an arc The plate main body 12a includes a fixing piece 12c as a second engaging portion for fixing the arc plate main body 12a to the side plate 11 in a state where the plate main body 12a is supported by the side plate 11.

  The support shaft 12b is provided on each of the upper end side and the lower end side of the arc plate body 12a, and is formed in a cylindrical shape by curling the upper end and the lower end of the arc plate body 12a in the left-right direction. Further, the support shaft 12b is formed such that the dimension in the central axis direction is larger than the horizontal dimension of the arc plate body 12a, and both ends in the central axis direction project outward from the left and right ends of the arc plate body 12a. . Furthermore, the spindle 12b is provided with a tapered portion 12d formed so that the outer diameter decreases toward the end portion.

  The fixed pieces 12c are provided on both sides in the left-right direction below the support shaft 12b located on the upper end side of the arc plate body 12a and above the support shaft 12b located on the lower end side, respectively, and extend outward in the left-right direction of the arc plate body 12a. Is formed. A caulking portion 12e extending upward or downward along the arc plate body 12a is provided on the end portion side of the fixed piece 12c. In addition, the fixed piece 12c is formed such that a dimension L2 extending from the end of the arc plate body 12a to the left and right outside is smaller than a dimension L1 of the support shaft 12b extending from the end of the arc plate body 12a. Furthermore, an inclined surface 12f is formed at the end of the fixed piece 12c so that the dimension extending from the end of the arc plate main body 12a to the left and right outer sides decreases as the distance from the support shaft 12b located in the vicinity decreases. .

  Further, in order to attach the circular arc plate 12 between the side plates 11, each side plate 11 has a support hole 11a as a lock hole for engaging the support shaft 12b and a lock for engaging the fixed piece 12c. It has a long hole 11b as a hole. The support hole 11a has an inner diameter dimension substantially the same as the outer diameter dimension of the support shaft 12b, and is adapted to fit the support shaft 12b. The long hole 11b is formed so that the width dimension on the side of the nearby support hole 11a is small, and the width dimension increases linearly as the distance from the support hole 11a increases.

  Further, on both the left and right sides and the central part of the lower end side of each arc plate 12, a connecting hole 12g for connecting a posture control plate 17 for correcting the dropping posture of the product falling through the first product passage 13 to the support shaft 12b. Is provided. At the outside of each of the connecting holes 12g located on both the left and right sides of the arc plate 12, the attitude control plate 17 is projected so that the tip of the attitude control plate 17 protrudes into the first product passage 13 by cutting out the arc plate body 12a. A spring attachment portion 12h for attaching a coil spring 18 for urging 17 to the support shaft 12b is provided.

  The posture control plate 17 is made of a member extending in the width direction of the first product passage 13 and is formed to have a size smaller than the size obtained by subtracting the moving range of the movable side plate from the width size of the first product passage 13. On both sides in the width direction on the base end side of the attitude control plate 17, hooks 17 a formed in an arc shape so as to wrap around the outer peripheral surface of the support shaft 12 b by half a circumference are provided, and each hook 17 a has a width of the arc plate 12. It is inserted into one of the connecting hole 12g at the center in the direction and the connecting holes 12g at both ends in the width direction. Further, between the hooks 17a, a contact surface 17b is provided across the width direction so as to be sandwiched between the hooks 17a and the outer periphery of the support shaft 12b. Further, on the outer side in the width direction of each hook 17a, a spring receiving portion 17c for engaging one end portion of the coil spring 18 attached to the support shaft 12b with the lower surface of the attitude control plate 17 is provided. That is, the posture control plate 17 is connected to the arc plate 12 by selecting one of the left and right ends or the other end side of the arc plate 12. For example, when the attitude control plate 17 connected to the arc plate 12 positioned on the rear side of the first product passage 13 is connected to the right side of the arc plate 12 when viewed from the first product passage 13 side, The attitude control plate 17 connected to the arc plate 12 located on the front side of the one product passage 13 is connected to the left side of the arc plate 12 when viewed from the first product passage 13 side. That is, each attitude control plate 17 is connected to the circular arc plate 12 so as to be positioned on the right side of the first commodity passage 13 when viewed from the front side of the vending machine body 1.

  In addition, a coil spring 18 as a torsion spring is attached to the side of the pair of left and right spring attachment portions 12f where the attitude control plate 17 is attached, and the attitude control plate 17 is substantially removed from the support shaft 12b by the coil spring 18. It is biased so as to protrude horizontally toward the first product passage 13.

  In the commodity storage device of the vending machine configured as described above, when each arc plate 12 is attached between the pair of side plates 11, the support shaft 12b of each arc plate 12 is inserted into the support hole 11a of the side plate 11. At the same time, the fixing piece 12c of each arc plate 12 is inserted into the elongated hole 11b of the side plate 11, and the caulking portion 12e of the fixing piece 12c is plastically deformed from the outside in the left-right direction of the side plate 11. Thus, each arc plate 12 is fixed to each side plate 11 and attached between the pair of side plates 11.

  At this time, since the support shaft 12b of the arc plate 12 has a dimension extending from the end of the arc plate body 12a to the left and right outside is larger than the fixed piece 12c, by inserting the support shaft 12b into the support hole 11a of the side plate 11, The fixed piece 12c located in the vicinity of the support shaft 12b is positioned with respect to the long hole 11b, and the fixed piece 12c is inserted into the long hole 11b by inserting the support shaft 12b into the support hole 11a.

  Further, when the support shaft 12b is inserted into the support hole 11a, rattling occurs between the support shaft 12b and the support hole 11a, and when the fixed piece 12c and the long hole 11b are displaced, Since the inclined surface 12f moves while being in contact with the inner surface of the long hole 11b whose width dimension increases as the distance from the nearby support hole 11a increases, the fixed piece 12c is guided to the long hole 11b.

  That is, the support shaft 12b of the arc plate 12 and the support hole 11a of the side plate 11 are positioned, and the support shaft 12b is inserted into the support hole 11a only by moving the arc plate 12 in the left-right direction with respect to the side plate 11, and The fixed piece 12c is inserted into the long hole 11b.

  Thus, according to the product storage device of the vending machine of the present embodiment, each arc plate 12 is provided so as to extend outward from the end in the left-right direction, and is fitted into the support hole 11 a provided in the side plate 11. The support shaft 12b can be fitted, and is provided in the vicinity of the support shaft 12b. The support shaft 12b has a dimension extending outward from the end in the left-right direction smaller than the support shaft 12b, and can be inserted into the long hole 11b provided in the side plate 11. Since the fixed piece 12c is provided, by inserting the support shaft 12b into the support hole 11a of the side plate 11, the fixed piece 12c located in the vicinity of the support shaft 12b is positioned with respect to the long hole 11b, and the fixed piece 12c. Can be inserted into the long hole 11b, and the assembling work of the side plate 11 and the arc plate 12 is facilitated, and the number of assembling steps can be reduced.

  In addition, since the inclined surface 12f is provided at the end in the left-right direction of the fixed piece 12c so that the dimension extending outward from the end in the left-right direction of the passage plate 12 increases as the distance from the support shaft 12b decreases. When the support shaft 12b is inserted into the support hole 11a, the fixed piece 12c is inserted into the long hole 11b from the support shaft 12b side where the positional displacement is small, and the fixed piece 12c is slid between the inclined surface 12f and the inner surface of the long hole 11b. By inserting the support shaft 12b into the support hole 11a, the fixed piece 12c can be reliably inserted into the long hole 11b.

  Further, since the long hole 11b is formed so that the width dimension on the opposite side to the support hole 11a side is larger than the width dimension on the support hole 11a side, when the fixing piece 12c is inserted into the long hole 11b, the long hole 11b is formed. When the position of the fixed piece 12c is shifted with respect to 11b, the fixed piece 12c is slid by sliding between the inclined piece 12f of the fixed piece 12c and the inner surface of the long hole 11b that increases in width as it moves away from the nearby support hole 11a. It can guide in the long hole 11b, and it becomes possible to insert the fixed piece 12c into the long hole 11b more reliably.

The whole perspective view of the vending machine in the state where the outer door which opened one embodiment of the present invention was opened Side view of vending machine Perspective view of arc plate and attitude control plate Front view of arc plate Exploded perspective view of arc plate and attitude control plate Exploded perspective view of arc plate and attitude control plate Perspective view showing how to assemble side plate and arc plate Perspective view showing how to assemble side plate and arc plate Front view of main part of arc plate showing spindle and fixed piece Front view of main part of arc plate showing relationship between support shaft and fixed piece of arc plate and support hole and long hole of side plate Side view of main part of side plate showing support holes and long holes of side plate Side view of the main part of the side plate showing the relationship between the support shaft and fixed piece of the arc plate and the support holes and long holes of the side plate

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Merchandise storage apparatus, 11 ... Side plate, 11a ... Support hole, 11b ... Long hole, 12 ... Arc plate, 12a ... Arc plate main body, 12b ... Support shaft, 12c ... Fixed piece, 12f ... Inclination part.

Claims (2)

In a vending machine product storage device comprising a pair of side plates arranged at intervals in the left-right direction, and a plurality of passage plates provided between the pair of side plates to form a product passage,
A first engaging portion that is provided on each of the passage plates so as to extend outward from an end portion in the left-right direction, and is engageable with a predetermined locking hole provided in the side plate; A second engagement that is provided in the vicinity and that extends outward from the end in the left-right direction is smaller than the first engagement portion, and can be inserted into another predetermined locking hole provided in the side plate Set up a section,
An inclined surface is provided at the end in the left-right direction of the second engagement portion so that the dimension extending outward from the end in the left-right direction of the passage plate increases as the distance from the first engagement portion decreases. A product storage device for a vending machine. The locking hole into which the second engaging portion is inserted is a locking hole side into which the first engaging portion is fitted, rather than the width dimension on the locking hole side into which the first engaging portion is fitted. product storage device for a vending machine according to claim 1 Symbol mounting, characterized in that the width of the opposite side is formed by larger elongated hole.

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