JP5115288B2 - Vending machine product storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a product storage device of a vending machine that sells products in cans, bottle products, or PET containers.

  Conventionally, this kind of vending machine product storage device has a plurality of serpentine-type product passages in the front-rear direction inside the main body, and products such as cans, bottles, or PET containers are placed horizontally in the product passage. In such a state, the products are stored in a column, and these products are sold based on a sales command by a product carry-out device provided at the lower end of the product passage (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 10 shows a conventional product storage device of a vending machine described in Patent Document 1. In FIG. FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the input product guide plate portion of the product storage device of the conventional vending machine described in Patent Document 1. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, a product passage 1 that stores the product in the vertical direction with the side surface of the product being horizontal, two side plates 2 that form the product passage 1 facing left and right, and a side plate 2 are formed. Product delivery device 3 for delivering products one by one to the lower end of the product passage 1, the passage restriction plate 4 with the product passage 1 in between, the product introduction port 5 for placing the product at the upper end of the product passage 1, and the product introduction An input merchandise guide plate 6 provided for guiding the merchandise entered from the mouth 5 to the merchandise passage 1 is disposed.

  Flange portions 8 are formed on both end faces of the guide bar 7 that supports the input merchandise guide plate 6, and elastic deformation portions 10 are formed on the side plates 2 by slit-shaped cuts 10 a communicating with the insertion holes 9. Then, the flange portions 8 at both ends of the guide rod 7 are inserted and attached so that the flange portions 8 come out of the product passage 1 of the insertion hole 9.

  The engaged product guide plate 6 and the guide rod 7 are engaged with each other by the L-shaped elastic member 11 assembled substantially parallel to the plane of the input product guide plate 6 and the elastic member 11 at a position facing the elastic member 11. And a concave groove 12 provided in the input merchandise guide plate 6 so as to receive the guide rod 7 to be received, and is fitted and fixed in the concave groove 12 using the elastic force of the elastic member 11.

  The setting of the storage device of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

When storing a thick product, the front of the input product guide plate 6 is held, the guide bar 7 in the insertion hole 9 of the side plate 2 is moved forward, and the dimension between the rear end of the input product guide plate 6 and the product passage 1 is measured. Set a larger value. Further, when storing a thin product, the front of the input product guide plate 6 is held, the guide bar 7 in the insertion hole 9 of the side plate 2 is moved to the back, and the rear end of the input product guide plate 6 and the product passage 1 are located. Set the dimensions of to small.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-23025

  However, in the conventional configuration described above, when the input product guide plate 6 is set, the guide rod 7 enters the portion of the guide rod 7 that communicates with the insertion hole 9 from the elastic deformation portion 10 into which the flange portion 8 is inserted. The setting cannot be made smoothly, and if the setting is advanced while being inserted, there is a problem that the guide bar 7 spreads the elastic member 11 and the input merchandise guide plate 6 comes off.

The present invention is intended to solve the conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a product storage device for the automatic vending machine configured to put products guide plates can be set smoothly without departing guide rod .

In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, a product storage device of a vending machine according to the present invention is formed between a side plate opposed to the left and right to form a product passage for stacking and storing products in the vertical direction and between the side plates. A product carry-out device for paying out a product to the lower end of the product passage, a passage regulating plate provided opposite to the product carry-out device, an input product guide plate for guiding the product from a product input port to the upper end of the product passage, In the case where the input product guide plate has a guide bar that can be locked between the side plates, the guide bar is formed in a substantially U-shaped groove provided in the side plate so that the input product guide plate moves in the front-rear direction. The large diameter portions formed at both ends of the guide rod are larger in diameter than the substantially U-shaped groove, and the guide rod elastically deforms the inner edge portion of the substantially U-shaped groove. While inserting the large diameter part It is obtained by movably configured.

As a result, the guide bar is arranged while elastically deforming the inner edge of the substantially U-shaped groove, so that the input product guide plate can be set smoothly without being caught in the substantially U-shaped groove. can do.

  In addition, the guide bar is made of a cylindrical plate, and both end surfaces of the guide bar are widened to the outside diameter direction so that the material used can be reduced, and the input product guide plate comes off the guide bar. Can be set smoothly without any problems.

  In addition, by providing a taper that decreases toward the product passage side between the large diameter part and the central part diameter at both ends of the guide rod, the setting can be made smoothly without being caught by the substantially U-shaped groove end surface. can do.

  In addition, an L-shaped cut and raised provided substantially from both the left and right ends of the input product guide plate toward the product path from the product input port, and the L-shaped cut and guide rod are locked. The guide bar is configured to be movable along a substantially U-shaped groove provided in the side plate so that the input product guide plate moves in the front-rear direction. By configuring the tip bending part that bent the tip of the raised part toward the product passage, the substantially U-shaped groove provided on the side plate and the L-shaped raised tip are set smoothly without being caught. be able to.

  In addition, an L-shaped cut and raised provided substantially from both the left and right ends of the input product guide plate toward the product path from the product input port, and the L-shaped cut and guide rod are locked. The guide bar is configured to be movable along a substantially U-shaped groove provided in the side plate so that the input product guide plate moves in the front-rear direction. By configuring the root bent part that bent the root of the raised part toward the product passage, the U-shaped groove provided on the side plate and the L-shaped cut-and-raised tip are set smoothly without being caught. be able to.

  According to the commodity storage device of the vending machine of the present invention, the guide bar does not get caught in the substantially U-shaped groove when setting the front and rear of the input product guide plate. Settings can be made smoothly without losing.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a product unloading apparatus for delivering a product to the left and right side plates that form a product path for stacking and storing products in the vertical direction and to the lower end of the product path formed between the side plates. And a passage regulating plate provided opposite to the product carry-out device, an input product guide plate for guiding products from the product input port to the upper end of the product passage, and the input product guide plate can be locked between the side plates. The guide bar is configured to be movable along a substantially U-shaped groove provided in the side plate so that the input product guide plate moves in the front-rear direction, and both ends of the guide bar The large-diameter portion formed in the guide has a larger diameter than the substantially U-shaped groove, and the guide rod is configured to be movable by inserting the large-diameter portion while elastically deforming the inner edge portion of the substantially U-shaped groove. Because Without it is possible to set smoothly.

  The invention according to claim 2 is used in the invention according to claim 1, wherein the guide bar is formed of a cylindrical plate material, and both the end faces of the guide bar are widened in the outer diameter direction to be greatly processed. The material can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced by progressive press working, etc., and the setting can be made smoothly without losing.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a taper that decreases toward the product passage side is provided between the large diameter portion and the central portion diameter at both ends. Thus, the setting can be made smoothly without losing.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, an L-shaped cut and raised portion provided substantially downward from the left and right ends of the input merchandise guide plate from the merchandise entry port toward the merchandise path. The L-shaped cut-up and the guide bar are locked, and the guide bar is configured to be movable along a substantially U-shaped groove provided in the side plate so that the input product guide plate moves in the front-rear direction. In that, by constituting a tip bending portion where the tip of the L-shaped cut and raised of the input product guide plate is bent toward the product passage, it can be easily attached without being caught on the side plate at the time of assembly, And at the time of setting, it can set smoothly, without the substantially U-shaped groove | channel provided in the said side plate, and the front-end | tip of an L-shaped cut and raised being caught.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein an L-shaped cut-and-raised portion provided below the substantially right and left ends of the input product guide plate from the product input port toward the product path. The L-shaped cut-up and the guide bar are locked, and the guide bar is configured to be movable along a substantially U-shaped groove provided in the side plate so that the input product guide plate moves in the front-rear direction. In that, by constituting a base bending part that bent the base of the L-shaped cut and raised of the input product guide plate toward the product passage, it can be easily attached without being caught on the side plate at the time of assembly, And at the time of setting, it can set smoothly, without the substantially U-shaped groove | channel provided in the said side plate, and the front-end | tip of an L-shaped cut and raised being caught.

  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)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a product storage device of a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the configuration of an input product guide plate portion of the product storage device of the vending machine in the same embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective exploded view of the main part of the configuration of the product introduction plate for the product storage device of the vending machine according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a bottom perspective view of a main part of the configuration of the input product guide plate of the product storage device of the vending machine in the same embodiment. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the main part when the guide bar of the commodity storage device of the vending machine in the embodiment is attached to the substantially U-shaped groove. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the main part when the input product guide plate of the product storage device of the vending machine in the embodiment is attached. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part of the triangular cut-and-raise in the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a detailed cross-sectional view of the configuration of the input product guide plate portion of the product storage device of the vending machine in the same embodiment. FIG. 9A is a perspective view of the main part of the L-shaped cut-and-raised tip bending part in the embodiment, and FIG. 9B is a perspective view of the main part of the L-shaped base bending part in the same embodiment. It is.

  In FIG. 1 to FIG. 9, the product storage device forms a plurality of serpentine-type product passages 1 meandering in the front-rear direction between the side plates 2, and the product passages 1 are sandwiched between the lower ends of the product passages 1. A product carry-out device 3 and a passage regulating plate 4 are provided.

  Above the product passage 1, there is a product insertion port 5 for inserting products from the front, an inclination toward the product passage 1 to guide the products inserted from the product insertion port 5 to the product passage 1, An introductory product guide plate 6 having a substantially U-shaped cross section so as to protrude upward is disposed so as to be in close contact with each other.

  The input merchandise guide plate 6 is movable in a substantially horizontal pin 13 provided between the side plates 2 in front of the upper end of the product passage 1 and a substantially U-shaped groove 14 provided in the left and right side plates 2 in the vicinity of the product input port 5. A Z-bend 15 is provided on the guide rod 7 provided substantially horizontally on the pin 13 so as to be movable back and forth on the pin 13 and to be substantially parallel to the lower side of the input product guide plate 6 so as not to disengage upward. The product passage below the L-shaped cut-off 16 provided between the product inlet 5 toward the product passage 1 and the left-right L-shaped cut-up 16 so that the rod 7 is in close contact with the side plate 2. The guide rod 7 moves in the substantially U-shaped groove 14 by being provided so as to be fitted and fixed between the triangular cut-and-raised parts 17 whose convex shape increases from 1 to the product insertion port 5. The input product guide plate 6 is configured to be set.

  The guide bar 7 is formed by processing a thin plate into a cylindrical shape, and further has a taper of about 60 ° so that the diameter of both ends in the longitudinal direction increases from the position of about 3 mm from both ends in the outer circumferential direction. The large portion 7a is formed and inserted from the product passage 1 side while elastically deforming the substantially U-shaped groove 14 provided in the left and right side plates 2, and the large diameter portions 7a at both ends are located outside the product passage 1 of the side plate 2. Configured to do.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9 (a), the L-shaped cut and raised 16 of the input product guide plate 6 was bent by about 5 ° so that the front end of the input product guide plate 6 faces the opposite side of the side plate 2 (product passage side). The tip bending portion 16a is configured.

  In addition, as shown in FIG.9 (b), it bent about 5 degrees so that the front-end | tip of the L-shaped cut-and-raised 16 of the input product guide plate 6 might face the opposite side (product path side) of the side plate 2. As shown in FIG. You may comprise the base bending part 16b.

  The assembly of the input product guide plate 6 of the product storage device of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

  The guide rod 7 elastically deforms the inner edge portion 14b of the substantially U-shaped groove 14 while abutting the large diameter portions 7a at both ends of the guide rod 7 to the folded portion 14a of the substantially U-shaped groove 14 provided on the left and right side plates 2. The product is inserted from the product passage 1 side and attached so that the large diameter portions 7a at both ends are located outside the product passage 1 of the side plate 2.

  The inserted product guide plate 6 is inserted from the front so that the pin 13 is positioned in the Z-bend 15, and further inserted while the guide rod 7 is raised in a triangular manner and brought into contact with the L-shaped cut and raised portion 17. Then, using the elastic deformation of the flat portion 6a of the input product guide plate 6, the triangular cut and raised portion 17 is bent upward to be fitted between the triangular cut and raised portion 17 and the L-shaped cut and raised portion 16 and assembled. It is done.

  The setting of the input product guide plate 6 of the product storage device of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

  When storing a thick product, the front of the input product guide plate 6 is held, the guide bar 7 in the substantially U-shaped groove 14 of the side plate 2 is moved forward, and the rear end of the input product guide plate 6 and the product path 1 Set a large dimension between. Further, when storing a thin product, the front of the input product guide plate 6 is held, the guide bar 7 in the substantially U-shaped groove 14 of the side plate 2 is moved to the back, the rear end of the input product guide plate 6 and the product The dimension between the passages 1 is set small. In this setting, the substantially U-shaped groove 14 is configured to have a slightly larger overall length and the same width of the guide rod 7 without excessive catching during the setting operation, so that the setting operation can be performed smoothly.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the large diameter portions 7a at both ends of the guide rod 7 are inserted into the substantially U-shaped groove 14 of the side plate 2 while elastically deforming the substantially U-shaped groove 14 portion from the product passage 1 side. In addition, since the side plate 2 is configured to be located outside the product passage 1, there is no extra catching part during the setting operation of the input product guide plate 6, and the setting can be performed smoothly.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the guide rod 7 is formed of a cylindrical plate material, and the both ends of the guide rod 7 are widened in the outer diameter direction so as to be greatly processed, thereby reducing the material used. In addition, it can be manufactured at a low cost by progressive press working or the like, and the cost can be greatly reduced.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the input product is provided by providing a taper of approximately 60 ° that decreases between the large diameter portion 7a and the central diameter of both ends of the guide rod 7 toward the product passage 1 side. When the guide plate 6 is set, the guide plate 6 can be set smoothly without being caught by the end face of the substantially U-shaped groove 14.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the input product guide plate 6 is provided with the L-shaped cut and raised 16, and the tip of the L-shaped cut and raised 16 is on the opposite side of the side plate 2 (product passage). The tip bent portion 16a bent about 5 ° toward the side) is provided on the side plate 2 at the time of assembling the input product guide plate 6 and at the time of setting when accommodating a thick or thin product. The substantially U-shaped groove 14 and the tip of the L-shaped cut and raised 16 can be set smoothly without being caught.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the input product guide plate 6 is provided with the L-shaped cut and raised 16, but the base of the L-shaped cut and raised 16 is opposite to the side plate 2 (product passage). The base bending portion 16b bent approximately 5 ° toward the side) is provided on the side plate 2 at the time of assembling the input product guide plate 6 and at the time of setting when accommodating a thick or thin product. The substantially U-shaped groove 14 and the tip of the L-shaped cut and raised 16 can be set smoothly without being caught.

  Note that a tip bending portion 16 a may be provided at the tip of the L-shaped cut and raised 16, and a root bent portion 16 b may be provided at the base of the L-shaped cut and raised 16. Thereby, it can set more smoothly.

  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.

The perspective view of the goods storage apparatus of the vending machine in Embodiment 1 of this invention Sectional drawing of the composition of the input product guide plate of the product storage device of the vending machine in the same embodiment An exploded perspective view of the main part of the configuration of the input product guide plate of the product storage device of the vending machine in the same embodiment The main part lower perspective view of the input product guide plate configuration of the product storage device of the vending machine in the same embodiment Sectional drawing of the principal part in the case of attachment to the substantially U-shaped groove | channel of the guide rod of the goods storage apparatus of the vending machine in the embodiment Sectional drawing of the principal part at the time of attachment of the input product guide plate of the product storage device of the vending machine in the same embodiment Perspective view of essential part of triangle cut-up in the same embodiment Detailed sectional view of the configuration of the input product guide plate of the product storage device of the vending machine in the same embodiment (A) Perspective view of the principal part of the bent end portion of the L-shaped cut and raised in the same embodiment (b) Perspective view of the principal part of the L-shaped root bent part in the same embodiment The figure which shows the goods storage device of the conventional vending machine Perspective exploded view of the input product guide plate part of the product storage device of the conventional vending machine

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Merchandise passage 2 Side plate 3 Commodity carry-out apparatus 4 Passage control board 5 Commodity inlet 6 Incoming merchandise guide plate 7 Guide rod 7a Large diameter portion 14 U-shaped groove 16 L-shaped cut and raised 16a Tip bending portion 16b Root bending Part

Claims (5)

Opposite to the left and right side plates forming a product passage for stacking and storing products in the vertical direction, a product unloading device for delivering the products to the lower end of the product passage formed between the side plates, and the product unloading device. A guide plate that guides a product from a product input port to an upper end of the product passage, and a guide bar that allows the input product guide plate to be locked between the side plates. The guide bar is configured to be movable along a substantially U-shaped groove provided in the side plate so that the input product guide plate moves in the front-rear direction, and the large-diameter portions formed at both ends of the guide bar are A vending machine having a larger diameter than a substantially U-shaped groove, and the guide bar being configured to be movable by inserting the large-diameter portion while elastically deforming an inner edge portion of the substantially U-shaped groove. Product storage device.   2. The product storage device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the guide bar is formed of a cylindrical plate material, and both end surfaces of the guide bar are processed to be expanded in the outer diameter direction.   The merchandise storage device for a vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a taper that decreases toward the merchandise passage side is provided between a large diameter portion and a central portion diameter at both ends.   An L-shaped cut-and-raised portion provided from the product input port toward the product passage under the substantially right and left ends of the input product guide plate, and the L-shaped cut-up and the guide bar are locked. The guide bar is configured to be movable along a substantially U-shaped groove provided on the side plate so that the input product guide plate moves in the front-rear direction. 2. The product storage device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a tip bending portion is formed by bending the tip of the ridge toward the product passage.   An L-shaped cut-and-raised portion provided from the product input port toward the product passage under the substantially right and left ends of the input product guide plate, and the L-shaped cut-up and the guide bar are locked. The guide bar is configured to be movable along a substantially U-shaped groove provided on the side plate so that the input product guide plate moves in the front-rear direction. 2. The product storage device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a root bending portion is formed by bending the root of the shin towards the product passage.