JP5092271B2 - Vending machine product storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a product storage device of a vending machine using a chute plate biased in a product passage inward direction.

  Conventionally, there is a product storage device of this type of vending machine that includes a chute plate that is biased in the direction of a product passage.

Product storage device of a conventional vending machine, curved chute plate, the main body and the lower end is pivotally attached upper support shaft fixed to a pair of side plates integral of the vending machine has no free ends.

A plurality of chute plates face each other with their convex sides facing away from each other with their vertical positions shifted from each other and arranged in the vertical direction to form a meandering product guide path to constitute a product container. The support shaft is inserted through a torsion coil spring, and the back of the chute plate hook extending from both ends of the coil spring, is brought into contact with the spring locking shaft that is fixed to the side plate, passage side shoots plate Is energized.

Chute plate is engaged with the chute plate locking shaft rotates against the bias when the goods are stored. As an operation, when a product is supplied from above, the product carry-out wheel is operated based on the sales command, and the product is carried out as in the above operation.

However, in the conventional configuration, the torsion coil spring is locked one of the hook portion is the back of the chute plate, since the other hook portion is engaged with the spring engaging shaft, a spring engaging shaft As a result, the number of parts increases, and the assembling work has a problem that it takes time because the chute plate, coil spring, support shaft, and side plate must be assembled in a series of flows.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a product storage device for a vending machine that does not require a spring locking shaft, has a simple structure, and improves workability.

In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, in the commodity storage device of the vending machine according to the present invention, the spring member that urges the chute plate in the direction of the product passage is engaged only with the support shaft and the chute plate, A through hole is formed in the side plate forming the passage, and the support shaft has a cylindrical shape with both ends cut out. After inserting the end of the support shaft into the through hole, the spring member holds the chute plate. By rotating the support shaft in the direction opposite to the biasing direction, the end of the support shaft can be fixed to the side plate, and the support shaft is interposed via the spring member in a state before the product is stored. The end portion of the support shaft receives a force from the chute plate in a direction to fit and support the through hole .

This ensures that the spring locking shaft is not required, it is not necessary to attach a special member for energizing the chute plate, thereby improving the assembling work together can be configured with a simple structure.

  Further, by arranging the spring member at the substantially central portion at the upper end of the chute plate, the operation of the chute plate can be moved in a balanced manner.

  Further, the commodity storage device of the vending machine of the present invention is a chute plate, a spring member that biases the chute plate, and a support shaft that pivots and fixes these can be assembled in advance as a chute body, so the manufacturing process is a chute body step, Since it can be divided into an assembling process for incorporating the chute body into the product storage device, it can be simplified.

  According to the product storage device of the vending machine of the present invention, it is not necessary to attach a special member to urge the chute plate because the spring locking shaft is unnecessary, and it can be configured with a simple structure and can be assembled. Can be improved.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the upper end portion of the chute plate is rotatably connected to the support shaft in the product passage extending in the vertical direction, and the chute plate is biased by the spring member in the product passage inward direction. In the product storage device of the vending machine, the spring member engages only with the support shaft and the chute plate, a through hole is formed in the side plate forming the product passage, and the support shaft has both end portions. The support shaft is rotated by rotating the support shaft in a direction opposite to the direction in which the spring member urges the chute plate after the end portion of the support shaft is inserted into the through hole. The end of the support shaft can be fixed to the side plate, and the support shaft can be fitted and supported from the chute plate to the through hole via the spring member in a state before the product is stored. and characterized by receiving a force, spring- Axis is not required, it is not necessary to attach a special member for energizing the chute plate, thereby improving the assembling work together can be configured with a simple structure.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein a substantially central portion of the upper end portion forms a notch portion and a spring member is disposed, the support shaft has a through hole, and the notch portion A cut-and-raised portion is formed in the vicinity, one end of the spring member is inserted into the through hole, and the other end is inserted and locked into the cut-and-raised portion, thereby supporting both ends of the spring member. It is not necessary to make a structure to maintain the urging force of the chute plate by pressing against the spring locking shaft different from the support shaft and the back surface of the chute plate, so that the through hole and chute plate formed in the support shaft An urging force can be applied to the chute plate by inserting both end portions of the spring member through the formed cut-out portion.

According to a third aspect of the invention, Oite to the invention of claim 1 or 2, the through hole has a substantially semicircular shaped through-hole, the spring member the ends of the support shaft after insertion into the through hole When the support shaft is rotated in the direction opposite to the direction in which the chute plate is urged, both the end portions are arranged such that the thickness of the edge of the through hole is sandwiched between the notched portions of the end portions of the support shaft. It is a notch.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2, wherein the cut-and-raised portion is formed side by side on the chute plate, and the other end portion of the spring member is inserted and locked into the cut-and-raised portion. As a result, the position of the spring member during operation of the chute plate can be fixed by inserting the end of the spring member into the two cut-out portions, and variation in the biasing force to the chute plate can be reduced. it can.

The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the chute plate and the spring member are inserted into the support shaft, and the spring member is formed on the support shaft and the chute plate. After engaging and fixing to the engaging portion and forming as an assembly part, the assembly part is attached to the side plate forming the storage device, so that the chute body is formed in advance as an assembly part and then incorporated into the product storage device. The manufacturing process can be simplified and man-hours can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a side sectional view of a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view of a product storage device of the vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a main portion of FIG. FIG . 4 is an exploded perspective view as seen from the back , and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of FIG .

  1 to 3, a plurality of product storage devices 11 are provided in the depth direction of the vending machine 10, that is, in the front-rear direction, and products such as cans, bottles, or plastic bottles are laid down from the storage opening 11 a at the top of the product storage device 11. The product is put in a posture, and the product storage device 11 is dropped and stored. The products are unloaded one by one by the product unloading mechanism 12 provided at the bottom of the product storage device 11 and discharged to the outlet 13.

  An upper end portion 14a of a chute plate 14 formed of a metal member and curved in the product storage device 11 is formed in a curl shape, and a support shaft 15 formed in a cylindrical shape passes through the upper end portion 14a. The shaft 15 is rotatably supported around the support shaft 15. The lower end portion 14b is a free end. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of chute plates 14 are arranged in the vertical direction to form a meandering product passage 16. A through hole 17 a that penetrates the support shaft 15 is formed in the side plate 17 that forms the product passage 16.

  Explaining the structure of the chute plate 14, a cutout portion 14 c is formed at a substantially central portion of the upper end portion 14 a in the lateral width direction of the chute plate 14. A plurality of cut-out portions 14d are formed side by side in the left-right direction on the back side of the chute plate 14 below the notch portion 14c. In the case of the embodiment, two cut-off portions 14d are formed. A through hole 15a is formed in the support shaft 15 located in the region of the notch 14c.

  Further, a spring member 18 that urges the chute plate 14 inward in the product passage 16 is inserted into the support shaft 15 in the notch portion 14c. At both ends 18a and 18b of the spring member 18, one end 18a is inserted through the through hole 15a, and the other end 18b is inserted and locked into the cut-out portion 14d.

  Further, both ends of the support shaft 15 are provided with protrusions 15b formed by cutting out, and the protrusions 15b are hooked and fixed to the through holes 17a formed in the side plate 17 as shown in FIG. It is fixed so as not to rotate. Specifically, the through-hole 17a is a substantially semicircular hole, and both end portions of the support shaft 15 are formed so as to penetrate the through-hole 17a, and are fixed by sandwiching the plate thickness of the through-hole 17a between the protrusions 15b. The

  About the chute | shoot board 14 of the goods storage apparatus 11 comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated below.

  When a product such as a can, a bottle, or a plastic bottle is laid down from the storage opening 11 a at the top of the product storage device 11 and dropped in the product storage device 11, the product comes into contact with the chute plate 14. After the contact, the chute plate 14 rotates downward against the urging force of the spring member 18. Since the spring member 18 has both end portions 18a and 18b inserted through the through hole 15a and the cut-and-raised portion 14d, even if the chute plate 14 rotates about the support shaft 15, the spring member 18 causes the chute plate 14 to move to the chute plate 14. Since the urging force is always applied, it is not necessary to apply the urging force to the chute plate 14 by engaging the accessory parts, and it can be configured with a simple structure.

  Next, the assembly method will be described with reference to FIG. 3. The spring member 18 is aligned with the notch 14 c of the chute plate 14, and the support shaft 15 is inserted into the upper end portion 14 a and the spring member 18 from the lateral direction of the chute plate 14. . Then, one end portion 18a of the spring member 18 is inserted into the through hole 15a, and the other end portion 18b is cut and raised and inserted into the portion 14d. This series of operations is performed on each chute plate 14, support shaft 15, and spring member 18, and a chute body 19 that is an assembly part of the chute plate 14 is made in advance by the chute plate 14, support shaft 15, and spring member 18. it can. And the projection part 15b of the end of the spindle 15 is attached from the upper side to the through-hole 17a of the side plate 17 which fell this chute | shoot body 19 horizontally. And a series of work is performed with respect to each chute | shoot body 19, and the goods storage apparatus 11 is completed by attaching the corresponding side plate 17 from upper direction.

  Before the can product is stored, the chute 19 is kept biased by the spring member 18 toward the product passage 16. At this time, since the support shaft 15 supports the chute plate 14 via the spring member 18, a force is applied to the protruding portion 15b in a direction to fit and support the through hole 17a. Further, when the product is held on the chute plate 14 when the product is introduced, the support shaft 15 further supports the chute plate 14 via the spring member 18, so that the protrusion 15b is fixed to the through hole 17a. Force works in the direction that is done. Further, since the through hole 17a is formed in a substantially semicircular shape, the through hole 17a is stopped around the support shaft 15, and the urging force of the spring member 18 can be transmitted to the chute plate 14. Therefore, it is not necessary to process both ends of the support shaft 15 and fix them closely to the side plate 17, and work efficiency can be improved.

  Therefore, since the chute body 19 is completed in advance and attached to the side plate 17 of the product storage device 11, the assembly work can be performed separately, the work process can be simplified, and the number of man-hours can be reduced.

  Although the curved chute plate 14 has been described in the present embodiment, a flat chute plate may be used, and the cross-sectional shape of the chute plate is not limited to the embodiment, and the same effect can be obtained.

  As described above, the beverage vending machine according to the present invention is compatible with various types of can beverage and pet beverage vending machines, and can provide a vending machine with improved quality of the product storage device.

Side sectional view of the vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The fragmentary perspective view of the goods storage apparatus of the vending machine in Embodiment 1 of this invention The exploded perspective view seen from the principal part back of Drawing 2 2 is a perspective view of the main part of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Vending machine 11 Merchandise storage device 14 Chute board 14a Upper end part 14c Notch part 14d Cut-out part 15 Support shaft 15a Through hole 15b Protrusion part 16 Product passage 17 Side plate 18 Spring member

Claims (5)

In a product storage device of a vending machine, an upper end portion of a chute plate is rotatably connected to a support shaft in a product passage extending in the vertical direction, and the chute plate is biased by a spring member in the product passage inward direction. The spring member engages only with the support shaft and the chute plate, the side plate forming the product passage has a through hole, and the support shaft has a cylindrical shape with both ends cut out, After the end of the support shaft is inserted into the through hole, the end of the support shaft can be fixed to the side plate by rotating the support shaft in a direction opposite to the direction in which the spring member biases the chute plate. The support shaft receives a force from the chute plate through the spring member in a direction in which the end portion of the support shaft is fitted and supported in the through hole before the product is stored. Vending machine product storage device.   A substantially central portion of the upper end portion forms a notch portion and a spring member is disposed, the support shaft has a through hole, a notch portion is formed in the vicinity of the notch portion, and one end portion of the spring member is formed. The merchandise storage device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the vending machine is inserted into the through hole and the other end is inserted into and locked into the cut and raised portion.   The through hole is a substantially semicircular through hole, and when the support shaft is rotated in the direction opposite to the direction in which the spring member biases the chute plate after inserting the end of the support shaft into the through hole, 3. The product storage device for a vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein both end portions are cut out so as to sandwich the thickness of the edge of the through-hole at the notched portion of the end portion of the support shaft. .   The product storage of the vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the cut and raised portions are formed side by side on the chute plate, and the other end portion of the spring member is inserted into and locked to the cut and raised portion. apparatus. After the chute plate and the spring member are inserted into the support shaft, the spring member is engaged and fixed to an engaging portion formed on the support shaft and the chute plate, and then molded as an assembly part, and then the storage device is formed. The product storage device for a vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the assembly part is attached to a side plate.

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