JP5369469B2 - Vending machine goods storage shelf - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stabilize attitude of a drink commodity through adequate attitude control by a slot regulation member irrespective of full length of the drink commodity, to sell the drink commodity stably. <P>SOLUTION: Even when a vending machine is set to have maximum commodity passage width, the slot regulation member 14 is located at an approximate middle part of the commodity passage width, so that a contact surface between the slot regulation member 14 and the drink commodity becomes large, while a posture control effect is obtained by the slot regulation member 14. In addition, rotation force generated to the drink commodity can be reduced by moving the position of reaction force generated when the slot regulation member 14 contacts the drink commodity close to the center of gravity of the drink commodity, thereby achieving stable attitude control. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a product slot in a product storage shelf that is built in a vending machine and stores beverage products.

  As a conventional product storage shelf for a vending machine, one disclosed in Patent Document 1 below is known.

  Hereinafter, the commodity storage shelf of the vending machine described in Patent Document 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16. A vending machine that handles various beverage products such as can products and PET bottle products in recent years generally has a structure as shown in FIG.

  The vending machine accommodates a product input port 32 constituted by a feed port inclined plate 31 and the like, and a product passage 33 extending vertically in a meandering manner, a movable side plate 34 and a product carry-out device 35. A plurality of shelves 36 are stored.

  Beverage products sold by vending machines are once stored in the product storage shelf 36 and then sold, and the flow from storage to sales is inserted into the product input port 32 in a horizontal state. The beverage product thus received is stored in the product passage 33 while maintaining the horizontal state from the loading port inclined plate 31, and the stored product is stacked in a horizontal state on the product delivery device 35 attached to the lower end of the product passage 33. It goes into a sales standby state.

  Thereafter, beverage products are sold one by one from the product carry-out device 35 in response to the sales signal.

  In recent years, beverage products sold on vending machines have been diversified due to differences in container types such as can products, PET bottle products and bottle products, and differences in the capacity of the contents beverages. A possible vending machine is needed.

  In order to successfully sell a wide variety of beverage products as described above on the product storage shelf, it is important to keep the beverage product in a horizontal state, and as a means for this, the product can be moved from the product inlet 32 to the product passage 33. The regulation of the product passage width by the side plate 34 or the posture control by the insertion port regulating member 37 when the beverage product moves from the loading port inclined plate 31 to the product passage 33 is very important.

  Without these restrictions, the beverage product loses its posture at the product input port 32 or the product passage 33 and is not in a horizontal state.

  As shown in FIG. 16, in the conventional product storage shelf 36, when selling a product having a small overall length with respect to the product passage width, the movable side plate 34 is moved along the full length of the product to adjust the product passage width to the product size. Thus, a mechanism for maintaining the posture of the beverage product in a substantially horizontal state in the product passage 33 is used.

  The slot restricting member 37 is engaged and attached so as to move in conjunction with the movable side plate 34, and therefore the size of the slot restricting member 37 corresponds to the moving range of the movable side plate 34.

That is, since the movable side plate 34 moves in the product passage width direction in accordance with the small to large beverage products, it becomes almost the same size as the smallest beverage product to be sold.
JP 2001-126138 A

  The product storage shelf disclosed in Patent Document 1 sells the size of the input port regulating member attached so as to be interlocked with the movement of the movable side plate in the product width direction depending on the moving range of the movable side plate. The total length of the beverage product is almost the same as the smallest one.

  Therefore, for example, when selling beverage products of the maximum length that can be sold in the product storage shelf, if the movable side plate is moved to match the full length of the beverage product, the movable side plate is positioned at the position where the product passage is maximum, that is, the product passage wall. The position will be set along.

  Therefore, the insertion port restricting member engaged with the movable side plate is moved in conjunction with the movable side plate, and is thus positioned at the end in the product passage width direction.

  As described above, the posture control for maintaining the horizontal state of the beverage product by the input port regulating member when the beverage product moves from the input port inclined plate to the product passage is very important.

  In the product storage shelf configured as described above, the posture control by the inlet restricting member when selling a small beverage product is determined according to the total length of the small beverage product. There is an inlet restricting member over the entire width direction of the passage so that sufficient posture control is possible.

  On the other hand, when selling a large beverage product, especially a large beverage product with a cap, the inlet restricting member engaged with the movable side plate moves in conjunction with the movable side plate to move to the end in the product passage width direction. Since it will be in the position, the slot restricting member contacts only a part of the body from the cap side of the beverage product.

  For this reason, it is possible to control the posture of the cap side of the beverage product that comes into contact with the inlet restricting member of the beverage product, but there is nothing to control the posture on the bottom side of the beverage product that does not contact the inlet restricting member. The posture of the beverage product cannot be sufficiently controlled and the posture is lost, or the reaction force is generated when the beverage product comes into contact only with the cap side of the beverage product. It has a problem that it occurs and loses its posture.

  Here, the beverage product with a cap is to be accommodated with the movable side plate side as the cap side, and if it is inserted in the reverse direction, there is a possibility of causing a malfunction in the product passage or the product carry-out device. Cannot be accommodated.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and stabilizes the posture of the beverage product by performing sufficient posture control by the slot restricting member regardless of the overall length of the beverage product, and sells the beverage product stably. An object of the present invention is to provide a commodity storage shelf for a vending machine.

In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the commodity storage shelf of the vending machine of the present invention is configured to be inclined so that the rear side is down, and an inlet inclined plate that guides a product that has been placed in a horizontal state to a commodity passage. The product passage width of the product passage is attached to a fixed pin between the side plates so as to be movable in the width direction between the pair of side plates so that the product passage width can be changed in accordance with the total length of the product to be introduced in a horizontal state. A movable side plate and a rotational axis that is movable in the width direction and has a rotation axis in the width direction above the lower end of the input port inclined plate so that the posture of the product moving from the input port inclined plate to the product passage can be kept horizontal. An inlet restricting member attached to a fixed pin between the side plates between the movable side plate and the side plate constituting the product passage with the movable side plate of the pair of side plates so as to be rotatable about the center. And the movable side plate as a product When moving from the position where the path width is minimized to the direction where the product path width is maximized, the movable side plate and the input port regulating member are interlocked until the movable side plate is separated from the input port regulating member by a predetermined distance. After the distance between the movable side plate and the inlet restricting member reaches a predetermined distance, the movable side plate and the inlet restricting member are connected so that the movable side plate and the inlet restricting member are interlocked with each other. The movable side plate is positioned so that the product passage width is maximized by partially interlocking the movable side plate and the input port regulating member when the product passage width setting is changed. When this is done, the input port restricting member is disposed at a substantially middle portion in the product passage width direction .

As a result, when the movable side plate is positioned so that the product passage width is maximized, the movable side plate and the inlet restricting member are arranged so that the movable side plate and the inlet restricting member are partially interlocked when the product passage width setting is changed. By the connecting member that connects the inlet port restricting member , the contact surface between the inlet restricting member and the beverage product is increased, and the center position of the contact surface is further increased. Since the rotational force due to the reaction force generated when the beverage inlet product comes into contact with the beverage product product becomes smaller by approaching the center of gravity of the beverage product, when the beverage product is moved from the product inlet inclined plate to the product channel, the beverage product Can be accommodated in the product passage in a horizontal state without breaking the posture.

In the commodity storage shelf of the vending machine according to the present invention, when the movable side plate is positioned so that the commodity passage width is maximized, the movable side plate and the inlet restricting member are partially interlocked when the commodity passage width setting is changed. By the connecting member that connects the movable side plate and the input port restricting member, the input port restricting member is disposed at a substantially middle portion in the product passage width direction, so even when selling beverage products with a large cap, Beverage product posture control can be reliably performed by the input port restricting member, and by maintaining a horizontal posture when moving from the input port inclined plate to the product passage, appropriate beverage products can be sold by the product storage shelf. Can be possible.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the tilting plate is arranged so that the rear side is inclined downward and guides the product, which is placed in a horizontal state, to the product passage, and the product passage width of the product passage is placed in a horizontal state. A movable side plate attached to a fixed pin between the side plates so as to be movable in the width direction between the pair of side plates so as to be able to be changed in accordance with the total length of the product to be manufactured, and the product passage from the charging port inclined plate Among the pair of side plates, the product can be moved in the width direction and can be rotated around the rotation axis in the width direction above the lower end portion of the inlet opening inclined plate so that the posture of the product that shifts to can be maintained in a horizontal state. Between the side plate constituting the product passage together with the movable side plate and the movable side plate, an inlet restricting member attached to a fixed pin between the side plates, and the product side width of the movable side plate is minimized. Product passage width is maximum from position When the movable side plate is moved by a predetermined distance, the movable side plate and the input port restricting member are not interlocked until the movable side plate is separated from the input port restricting member by a predetermined distance. A connecting member that connects the movable side plate and the insertion port regulating member so that the movable side plate and the insertion port regulating member interlock with each other after the distance reaches a predetermined distance; When the movable side plate is positioned so that the product passage width is maximized by partially interlocking the side plate and the introduction port restriction member when changing the product passage width setting, the introduction port restriction member is moved in the product passage width direction. Yes substantially have those that have been arranged in the intermediate portion, so that the movable side plate is commodity passage width when is positioned to maximize includes a movable side plate and the inlet regulating member is partially interlocked when the commodity passage width setting change The connecting member for connecting the side plates with inlet regulating member, since inlet regulating member is disposed in a substantially middle part of the commodity passage width direction, the abutment surface of the inlet regulating member and beverage products is increased, more When the center position of the abutment surface approaches the center of gravity of the beverage product, the rotational force due to the reaction force generated when the feed port regulating member and the beverage product come into contact with each other is reduced. At the time of transition, the beverage product can be stored in the product passage in a horizontal state without breaking the posture.

The invention described in claim 2 uses a connecting member that engages with the movable side plate for the connecting member in the invention described in claim 1.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the connecting member according to the second aspect of the present invention, the coil portion is attached to a fixing pin between the side plates so as to be movable in the width direction between both ends of the insertion port regulating member. A connecting member in which one arm of a torsion coil spring that biases the input port restricting member in the direction opposite to the direction in which the input port restricting member collided extends in the product passage width direction and is engaged with the movable side plate. Is used.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the connecting member according to the first aspect of the present invention uses a connecting member that engages with the inlet restricting member.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the connecting member according to the fourth aspect uses a connecting member formed by bending a spring material.

The invention of claim 6 is the invention according to claim 5, which the U-shaped portion provided at one end of the connecting member to the cut-and-raised portion of the inlet regulating member is inserted and fixed, even more simple With the structure , the input port regulating member can be disposed at a substantially middle portion in the product passage width direction.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the sixth aspect, the interval between the U-shaped portions provided at one end of the connecting member is gradually changed to different dimensions, and the connection member is restricted to an inlet opening regulating member. The insertability at the time of the engagement is improved and can be securely fixed.

  The invention according to claim 8 is the invention according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the other end side of the engaging portion of the connecting member engaged with the insertion port regulating member is spirally formed, and the spiral shape is formed. The portion is disposed between the movable side plate and the side wall, and can be more reliably positioned to the substantially middle portion of the insertion port regulating member 14 in the product passage width direction.

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

(Embodiment 1)
Next, the vending machine 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the product storage shelf 10 employed therein will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the positional relationship in the vertical direction, the width direction, the depth direction, and the like will be described based on the normal installation state of the vending machine 1 and the product storage shelf 10 incorporated therein unless otherwise specified. .

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the vending machine 1 has a configuration in which a plurality of product storage shelves 3, a product take-out device (not shown), a control device, and the like are built in a box-shaped main body 2 having heat insulation properties. .

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a commodity storage shelf of the vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the product storage shelf 3 is arranged in a vertical direction on the front surface of the product storage shelf 3 and a side wall 4 provided with a plurality of holes for mounting the parts arranged to face each other and constituting the product storage shelf 3. A plurality of input port inclined plates 5, a segment 7 forming a product passage 6 continuously arranged in the vertical direction, and a carry-out port portion 8.

  FIG. 3 is a side view of the commodity storage shelf of the vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the product storage shelf 3 includes a plurality of product passages 6 in which beverage products 9 are stored.

  The product inlet 11 has an inclination enough to allow the beverage product 9 to roll or slide under its own weight, and the inlet inclined plate 5 operatively engaged in the deformed groove 12 provided in the side wall 4, It is constituted by an input port width restricting member 13 engaged so as to be movable in the width direction on the mouth inclined plate 5 and an input port restricting member 14 provided at a boundary portion between the input port inclined plate 5 and the product passage 6.

  The merchandise path 6 shown in FIG. 3 has a circular arc segment 7 arranged so as to meander in the up and down direction, and functions of suppressing the dropping speed and controlling the posture when the beverage merchandise 9 falls in the merchandise path 6. In order to change the width of the product passage in accordance with the length of the flapper 15 and the beverage product 9 to be accommodated, the flapper 15 is engaged with the input port width restricting member 13 so as to be interlocked with the setting of the input port width restricting member 13. At the lowermost part of the movable side plate 16 and the product passage 6, a product outlet device 8 constituted by a product delivery device 17 and a passage restriction plate 18 disposed so as to face the product delivery device 17 is constituted.

  Here, a series of flows until the beverage product 9 is stored in the product storage shelf 3 and sold will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the beverage product 9 that is thrown in the horizontal state from the upper end portion of the charging port inclined plate 5 rolls on the charging port inclined plate 5 while maintaining the horizontal state, and the lower end portion of the charging port inclined plate 5. To. The beverage product 9 thrown out from the lower end portion of the charging port inclined plate 5 changes its traveling direction and starts to fall in the product passage 6.

  Since the direction of travel changes greatly during the transition from the input port inclined plate 5 to the product passage 6 and the beverage product 9 tends to lose its posture, the input port regulating member 14 is provided above the lower end of the input port inclined plate 5. .

  The beverage product 9 can be kept in a horizontal state during the transition from the input port inclined plate 5 to the product passage 6 through the input port regulating member 14.

  As described above, the merchandise passage 6 is composed of the arc-shaped segment 7 and the flapper 15 arranged so as to meander in the vertical direction, and the beverage merchandise 9 simultaneously suppresses the falling speed by the segment 7 and the flapper 15. Then, while the attitude is controlled, the product passage 6 falls while maintaining a horizontal state in a meandering manner.

  Next, the beverage product 9 moves through the product passage 6 to the carry-out port 8 provided at the lower part of the product passage 6.

  As described above, the carry-out port 8 is composed of the product carry-out device 17 and the passage restriction plate 18 disposed so as to face the product carry-out device 17, and the beverage product 9 is dropped by the stopper of the product carry-out device 17. Greet.

  With this series of flows, the beverage products 9 are successively stored in the product storage shelf 3 and are in a standby state after being stacked on the product carry-out device 17.

  Thereafter, in response to the sales signal, the product carry-out device 17 provides the designated product to the consumer by paying down only the bottom product.

  FIG. 4 is a detailed view of the product slot of the vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the beverage product 9 accommodated in the product storage shelf is in a horizontal state from the front end portion of the loading port inclined plate 5 attached to the side wall 4 while being tilted so that the beverage product rolls or slides under its own weight. It is thrown.

  At that time, as shown in FIG. 4, when a beverage product having a small overall length with respect to the entire width of the product passage is to be introduced, the position of the inlet width regulating member 13 is set in accordance with the overall length of the beverage product 9.

  If there is no restriction in the product passage width direction by the inlet opening width restricting member 13, there occurs a problem that the beverage commodity 9 rotates on the inlet inlet inclined plate 5 at the time of insertion and becomes vertical and is not normally stored.

  Here, in recent years, the demand for bottle-shaped can products with caps and PET bottle products has increased, and when they are stored in the product storage shelf of a vending machine, the cap side is left, that is, the inlet width regulating member 13 or It is to be inserted so as to be on the movable side plate 16 side.

  If it is inserted in the reverse direction, it may cause a malfunction in the product passage or in the product carry-out device, and cannot be accommodated in the reverse direction.

  On the other hand, the above-described restriction in the width direction is on the inlet inclined plate 5, but the restriction in the product passage width direction in the product passage 6 is also important. If there is no restriction in the product passage width direction, the product passage The product cannot be stacked in the horizontal state in 6 and becomes vertically stuck and becomes a malfunction that cannot be normally sold.

  Therefore, as described above, the movable side plate 16 is provided in the commodity passage 6 to restrict the commodity passage width direction.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the movable side plate 16 is attached so as to be movable in the width direction by a fixing pin 19 inserted through the side wall 4, and has a function of restricting the product passage width in the product passage almost vertically. It has a plate-like shape.

  When a beverage product having a small overall length with respect to the full width of the product passage is introduced, the movable side plate 16 is also adapted to the full length of the beverage product 9 in the same manner as the input port width regulating member 13 is set in accordance with the full length of the beverage product 9. Must be set.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the leading end of the inlet port width restricting member 13 is engaged with the movable side plate 16, and is interlocked with the change in the setting of the inlet port width restricting member 13, that is, in the product passage width direction. Thus, the position of the movable side plate 16 is determined.

  By restricting the product passage width direction by the input port width regulating member 13 and the movable side plate 16, it becomes possible to normally store and sell beverage products having a small overall length with respect to the full width of the product passage in the product storage shelf. ing.

  Next, the beverage product 9 moves while rotating or sliding on the charging port inclined plate 5, and the product is thrown out from the lower end portion of the charging port inclined plate 5.

  The beverage product 9 thrown out from the lower end portion of the charging port inclined plate 5 changes its traveling direction and starts to fall in the product passage 6.

  Since the beverage product 9 is liable to lose its posture during the transition from the loading port inclined plate 5 to the product passage 6, a loading port regulating member 14 is provided above the lower end of the loading port inclined plate 5.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the insertion port restricting member 14 is attached by a fixing pin 19 so as to be rotatable and movable in the product passage width direction, and a torsion coil spring 20 is inserted into the fixing pin 19.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the structure of the inlet restricting member.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the insertion port restricting member 14 is attached by a fixing pin 19 so as to be able to rotate and move in the product passage width direction, and has a substantially U-shaped shape.

  The insertion port restricting member 14 is inserted into the fixed pin 19 and is urged counterclockwise in FIG. 5 by a torsion coil spring 20 attached so as to engage a part of the component with the movable side plate 16.

  The beverage product 9 that has been moved while rotating or sliding on the inlet inclined plate 5 collides with the lower surface portion of the inlet restricting member 14, whereby the inlet restricting member 14 rotates clockwise in FIG.

  Thereafter, the beverage product 9 changes its traveling direction and falls into the product passage. However, due to a sudden change in course, the beverage product 9 loses its posture so that the beverage product 9 becomes vertical from the horizontal state at this time.

  However, since the inlet restricting member 14 has a substantially U-shape, the beverage product 9 is held by the upper surface portion and the lower surface portion of the inlet restricting member 14, so that the beverage product Nine degrees of freedom are eliminated.

  As a result, the beverage product 9 is accommodated without changing its posture during the transition from the charging port inclined plate 5 to the product passage 6.

  Here, as described above, the insertion port restricting member 14 has a substantially U-shaped shape and is rotatably attached to the fixing pin 19. For example, the size in the width direction is set to the size of the full width of the product passage. If it is the same, it will interfere with the movable side plate 16.

  For this reason, the slot restricting member 14 is sized so as not to interfere with the movable side plate 16, that is, outside the moving range of the movable side plate 16, so that the size in the width direction is substantially the same as the minimum full length beverage product 9. It has been decided.

  FIG. 6 is a detailed view of the product insertion slot of the vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the insertion port restricting member 14 is inserted and attached to the fixing pin 19. Although the torsion coil spring 20 is inserted into the fixed pin 19, the arm a of the torsion coil spring 20 has a shape extending in the product width direction, and its tip engages with a notch 21 provided on the movable side plate 16. The arm b of the torsion coil spring 20 is in contact with the insertion port regulating member 14 so as to apply a spring force.

  On the other hand, there are cut-and-raised portions c at both ends of the insertion port regulating member 14, and the cut-and-raised portion c is provided with a hole through which the fixing pin 19 passes.

  The torsion coil spring 20 is attached between the cut-and-raised portions c at both ends of the insertion port restricting member 14, and the coil diameter is larger than the hole provided in the cut-and-raised portion c and moves on the fixed pin 19 in the product passage width direction. It is possible.

  When the inlet opening width regulating member 13 is set in accordance with the entire length of the beverage product 9, the distal end of the inlet opening width regulating member 13 is engaged and fixed with the movable side plate 16, and the article passage width direction of the inlet opening width regulating member 13 is fixed. Since the movable side plate 16 moves in conjunction with the movement of the torsion coil spring 20 and the torsion coil spring 20 is also engaged with the notch 21 provided on the movable side plate 16, the torsion coil spring 20 also moves on the fixed pin 19 on the product path. It moves in conjunction with the width direction.

  Further, the torsion coil spring 20 is attached between the cut-and-raised portions c at both ends of the insertion port regulating member 14, and the coil diameter is larger than the hole provided in the cut-and-raised portion c. It has a structure that moves.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the component of the product slot at the time of selling a large product.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when selling beverage products having a large overall length, when the inlet width regulating member 13 is set in accordance with the overall length of the beverage product 9 a so that the product passage width is increased, the movable side plate 16 is interlocked. The position of the movement 16a is set.

  Next, the operation of the component at the time of setting will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  First, when the insertion port width restricting member 13 is operated in the direction in which the product passage width is widened, the movable side plate 16 is moved in the direction in which the product passage width is widened in conjunction therewith.

  The torsion coil spring 20 moves in conjunction with the movable side plate 16 because the arm a is engaged with a notch 21 provided in the movable side plate 16.

  Here, as described above, the arm a of the torsion coil spring 20 has a shape extending by the length z in the product passage width direction. Therefore, only the movable side plate 16 and the torsion coil spring 20 are in the section A shown in FIG. It moves in conjunction with the movement distance z in the passage width direction.

  Thereafter, in the section B, the main body of the torsion coil spring 20 comes into contact with the cut-and-raised portions c provided at both ends of the insertion port restricting member 14 and starts to move in conjunction with the torsion coil spring 20.

  That is, in the section B, the movable side plate 16, the torsion coil spring 20, and the insertion port regulating member 14 move in conjunction with each other.

  After that, when the movable side plate 16, the torsion coil spring 20, and the inlet opening regulating member 14 are moved to a position that matches the full length of the beverage product, the product passage width is determined, and the product passage width is set to the maximum. Will be located.

  As described above, the arm a of the torsion coil spring 20 has a structure extending in the product passage width direction, and therefore, even when the product passage width is set to the maximum, the input port restricting member 14 has the product passage width. It will be located in the approximate middle part.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the component of the product slot at the time of selling a small product.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when selling beverage products having a small overall length, the movable side plate 16 is interlocked when the inlet width regulating member 13 is set in accordance with the overall length of the beverage product 9b so that the product passage width is reduced. The position of the movement 16b is set.

  Next, the operation of the component at the time of setting will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  First, when the input port width restricting member 13 is operated in a direction in which the product passage width is narrowed, the movable side plate 16 is moved in a direction in which the product passage width is narrowed in conjunction with it.

  The torsion coil spring 20 moves in conjunction with the movable side plate 16 because the arm a is engaged with a notch 21 provided in the movable side plate 16.

  Here, since the torsion coil spring 20 has a shape in which the arm a is extended by the length z in the product passage width direction as described above, only the movable side plate 16 and the torsion coil spring 20 are the product in the section A shown in FIG. It moves in conjunction with the movement distance z in the passage width direction.

  Thereafter, in the section B, the movable side plate 16 and the insertion port regulating member 14 interfere with each other, so that the movable side plate 16 pushes the insertion port regulating member 14, and the movable side plate 16, the torsion coil spring 20, and the insertion port regulating member 14 are moved. If the product passage width is determined in conjunction with the movement and set so that the product passage width is minimized, the product passage width is set at 16b and 14b, respectively.

  In this way, only the movable side plate 16 and the torsion coil spring 20 move in conjunction with each other in the section A where the movable side plate 16 starts to move, whereas in the section B, the movable side plate 16, the torsion coil spring 20 and the insertion port regulating member 14 are moved. It is a feature of the present invention that it moves in conjunction.

  FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the posture control effect on the beverage product by the insertion port regulating member.

  Hereinafter, the posture control effect on the beverage product by the inlet restricting member of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  In recent years, beverage products sold by vending machines have been diversified in size and shape due to differences in container types such as can products, PET bottle products, and bottle products, and differences in the capacity of content beverages. As described above, the insertion port restricting member 14 is sized so as not to interfere with the movable side plate 16, that is, sized in the width direction so as to be approximately the same size as the minimum full length beverage product 9 outside the movable range of the movable side plate 16. Therefore, the size of the insertion port regulating member 14 is approximately L / 2 with respect to the full width L of the product passage.

  Moreover, about the trunk | drum diameter of a drink product with a large cap, the container bottom part side d1 is set to D = D1 with respect to the container trunk | drum diameter D, On the container cap side from a container trunk | drum to a cap, as shown in FIG. Since the body diameter becomes smaller, d2 <D.

  Therefore, the gravity center position G of the beverage product is located closer to the container bottom than L1 / 2 with respect to the total length L1 of the beverage product.

  The input port restricting member 14a shown in FIG. 9 is the one in the embodiment of the present invention, and the input port restricting member 14b is the one of the conventional invention.

  As described above, the beverage product introduced from the inlet inclined plate 5 is given posture control by the inlet restricting member 14 at the time of transition from the inlet inclined plate 5 to the product passage 6, so that the beverage product is In the case of a product with a large overall length as shown in FIG. 9, the conventional inlet restricting member comes into contact with only a part of the body from the cap of the beverage product.

  That is, since the conventional inlet restricting member 14b is engaged with the movable side plate 16 and moves in conjunction with the movable inlet plate 16, it is located at the end of the product passage width direction. Since the same diameter d2 on the cap side of the beverage product is d2 <D, and the beverage product and the input port regulating member abut at the maximum body diameter portion D, the input port regulating member 14 And the contact surface distance S2 of the beverage product is S2 <L2 with respect to the full length L2 of the insertion port restricting member.

  For this reason, it is not possible to perform sufficient posture control on the beverage product by the insertion port regulating member, and furthermore, a reaction force is generated when the beverage inlet comes into contact only with the cap side of the beverage product. There is a problem that a rotational force is generated and the posture is lost.

  Here, if the reaction force when the input port regulating member comes in contact with the beverage product is F, the center position of the reaction force is approximately F2.

  If the reaction force F at the time of the contact between the inlet restricting member and the beverage product acts on the gravity center position G of the beverage product, the beverage product does not generate a rotational force and does not lose its posture. In the conventional inlet opening regulating member 14b shown, the reaction force F2 is generated at a position X2 away from the center of gravity G of the beverage product on the cap side, and a large rotational force of F2 * X2 is applied to the beverage product. As a result, it is a factor that causes the attitude to be lost.

  On the other hand, the inlet restricting member 14a according to the present invention has a structure in which the arm a of the torsion coil spring 20 is extended by the length z in the product passage width direction as described above so that the product passage width is maximized. Even in the case of setting, the insertion port restricting member 14 is positioned at a substantially middle portion of the product passage width.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 9, since the area where the beverage product and the insertion port restricting member come into contact with each other at the maximum body diameter portion D increases, the contact surface distance S1 between the input port restricting member 14 and the beverage product is the conventional invention. In contrast, S1> S2.

  Further, assuming that the position where the reaction force F1 is generated is S1 / 2, the rotational force F1 * X1 is generated by the reaction force F1 at a position X1 away from the gravity center position G of the beverage product, as can be seen from FIG. X1 <X2 and the rotational force applied to the beverage product is smaller than that of the conventional invention.

  As described above, even when the input port restricting member 14a of the present invention is set so that the product passage width is maximized, the input port restricting member is positioned at an approximately middle portion of the product passage width, thereby The contact surface of the beverage product becomes larger, and the posture control effect by the inlet restricting member can be reliably received, and the position of the reaction force generated when the inlet restricting member abuts the beverage product is determined. Since the rotational force generated in the beverage product can be reduced by being close to the center of gravity position, stable posture control is possible.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory diagram of the insertion slot of the commodity storage shelf of the vending machine in the second embodiment of the present invention.

  First, when the insertion port width restricting member 13 is operated in the direction in which the product passage width is widened, the movable side plate 16 is moved in the direction in which the product passage width is widened in conjunction therewith.

  The torsion coil spring 20 moves in conjunction with the movable side plate 16 because the arm a is engaged with a notch 21 provided in the movable side plate 16.

  Here, as described above, the torsion coil spring 20 has a shape in which the arm a is extended by the length z in the product passage width direction. Therefore, only the movable side plate 16 and the torsion coil spring 20 are in the section A shown in FIG. It moves in conjunction with the movement distance z in the passage width direction.

  Thereafter, in the section B, the main body of the torsion coil spring 20 starts to move in conjunction with the torsion coil spring 20 by hitting between the cut and raised portions c provided at both ends of the insertion port restricting member 14.

  That is, in the section B, the movable side plate 16, the torsion coil spring 20, and the insertion port regulating member 14 move in conjunction with each other.

  After that, when the movable side plate 16, the torsion coil spring 20, and the inlet opening regulating member 14 are moved to a position that matches the full length of the beverage product, the product passage width is determined, and the product passage width is set to the maximum. Will be located.

  As described above, the arm a of the torsion coil spring 20 has a structure extending in the product passage width direction, and therefore, even when the product passage width is set to the maximum, the input port restricting member 14 has the product passage width. It will be located in the approximate middle part.

  It is important that the product passage width setting by the insertion port width restricting member 13 is reliably set at the set position even when it is influenced by beverage products and other external forces into which each component is input after setting. Needless to say.

  Here, the insertion port restricting member 14 located substantially in the middle of the product passage width moves to the right side in FIG. 10 and away from the movable side plate 16. The torsion coil spring 20 is provided with the arm a on the movable side plate 16. The main body of the torsion coil spring 20 cannot be in contact with the cut-and-raised portions c provided at both ends of the insertion port restricting member 14.

  On the other hand, the movement in the direction approaching the movable side plate 16 on the left side in FIG. 10 cannot be restrained only by the above configuration, and therefore the sleeve 22 is provided.

  The sleeve 22 is inserted on the fixed pin 19, and is provided between the side wall 4 on the movable side plate 16 side and the insertion port restricting member 14, and the sleeve 22 is formed in the cut-and-raised portion c of the input port restricting member 14. The insertion port restricting member 14 is prevented from moving in the direction approaching the movable side plate 16 by being in a shape that cannot be inserted into the provided hole and that interferes with the cut and raised portion c.

  Thus, even when the inlet restricting member of the present invention is set so that the product passage width is maximized, the inlet restricting member is surely positioned substantially in the middle of the product passage width, so The contact surface between the member and the beverage product is increased, so that the posture control effect by the inlet restricting member can be reliably received, and the position of the reaction force generated when the inlet restricting member comes into contact with the beverage product is determined. Since the rotational force generated in the beverage product can be reduced by approaching the center of gravity of the product, stable posture control is possible.

  Here, as a means for preventing the input port restricting member from moving in the direction approaching the movable side plate after the product passage width is set, a configuration for preventing the use by using other shaped parts or the shape of the fixed pin or the input port restricting member. It goes without saying that the same effect can be obtained even when used.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 11 is a detailed view of the slot of the product storage shelf of the vending machine according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the insertion port of the commodity storage shelf in Embodiment 3 of the present invention has a side wall 4 arranged so as to oppose, a side wall having an inclination enough to roll or slide under its own weight. 4 can be moved in the product passage width direction through the inlet inclined plate 5 attached to 4, the fixed pin 19 inserted and fixed to the side wall 4, the inlet restricting member 14 inserted through the fixed pin 19, the movable side plate 16, and the movable side plate 16. And a connecting member 23 attached to the cut-and-raised portion d of the inlet opening restricting member 14.

  FIG. 12 is an explanatory view of a connecting member mounting structure.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the connecting member 23 formed by bending a spring material includes a U-shaped portion 23a, a straight portion 23b, and a spiral portion 23c.

  The U-shaped portion 23a provided at one end of the connecting member 23 is a U-shape having a taper in which the intervals between the U-shaped portions are gradually different from each other, and the tip thereof is L-shaped so as to close the U-shaped portion. It has a bent shape.

  The insertion hole 24 of the fixing pin 19 provided in the cut and raised d of the insertion port regulating member 14 is a burring hole, and the height of the burring portion 14c is the width of the U-shaped portion formed at one end of the connecting member 23. It is higher than the narrow part and lower than the wide part.

  Accordingly, when the U-shaped portion 23a configured at one end of the connecting member 23 is inserted into the cut-and-raised d of the insertion port regulating member 14, the narrow portion of the U-shaped portion 23a interferes with the burring portion 14c. Since the wide portion passes through the burring, the narrow portion of the U-shaped portion 23a formed at one end of the connecting member 23 made of a spring material is expanded by elastic deformation and gets over the burring portion 14c.

  Thereafter, by returning to the original shape, the U-shaped portion 23a formed at one end of the connecting member 23 is positioned between the burring portion 14c of the cut-and-raised d of the insertion port regulating member 14 and the main body as shown in FIG. become.

  In the spiral portion 23c of the connecting member 23, the fixing pin 19 is inserted into the innermost arc portion. The inner diameter of the innermost arc portion is large enough to allow the fixing pin 19 to be inserted. The size is determined with a small clearance so as to be stable.

  The spiral portion 23c provided in the connecting member 23 is located between the movable side plate 16 and the side wall 4, and the inner diameter of the innermost arc portion is larger than the fixed pin 19 as described above. It can move in the direction.

  In addition, the outer peripheral portion of the spiral portion 23c provided in the connecting member 23 is determined in size so as to interfere with the movable side plate 16, and further, the shape is configured in an arc shape, thereby restricting the inlet. Regardless of the rotational position of the member 14 about the fixing pin 19 as an axis, there is always a relationship of interference.

  Therefore, the spiral portion 23 c of the connecting member 23 can move on the fixed pin 19 in the product passage width direction and is always located between the movable side plate 16 and the side wall 4.

  FIG. 13 is an operation explanatory view of the product input port portion component when selling beverage products having a large overall length in the third embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 13, when selling beverage products having a large overall length, when the inlet width regulating member 13 is set in accordance with the overall length of the beverage product 9 a so that the product passage width is increased, the movable side plate 16 is interlocked. The position of the movement 16c is set.

  Next, the operation of the component at the time of setting will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  First, when the input port width restricting member 13 is operated in the direction in which the product passage width is widened, the movable side plate 16 is moved in the direction in which the product passage width is widened. In the section C shown in FIG. It moves in conjunction with the movement distance z in the product passage width direction.

  Thereafter, in section D, the movable side plate 16 interferes with the outer peripheral portion of the spiral portion 23c provided on the connecting member 23, and the connecting member 23 is movable on the fixed pin 19 in the product passage width direction. The movable side plate 16 and the connecting member 23 move in conjunction with each other.

  Moreover, since the U-shaped part 23a provided in the interlocking member 23 is fixed to the cut-and-raised portion d of the input port restricting member 14, the input port restricting member 14 also moves in conjunction with it.

  That is, in the section D, the movable side plate 16, the connecting member 23, and the insertion port restricting member 14 move in conjunction with each other.

  Thereafter, when the movable side plate 16, the connecting member 23, and the insertion port regulating member 14 are moved to a position that matches the full length of the beverage product, the product passage width is determined, and the product passage width is set to the maximum (position 16c), The inlet restricting member 14 is positioned at a substantially middle portion in the product passage width direction.

  Here, when the product passage width is set to be the maximum, the movement of the insertion port restriction member 14 toward the movable side plate 16 is caused by the spiral portion provided in the connecting member 23 fixed to the insertion port restriction member 14. 23c is suppressed by contacting the side wall 4.

  Further, the movement of the inlet restricting member 14 to the opposite side of the movable side plate 16 is also suppressed by the spiral portion 23 c provided on the connecting member 23 fixed to the inlet restricting member 14 coming into contact with the movable side plate 16. Is done.

  As can be seen from the above structure, when the product passage width is set to be the maximum, the insertion port restricting member 14 is always long from the side wall 4 by the connecting member 23 fixed to the cut and raised d of the inlet restricting member 14. The structure is arranged at a position separated by z.

  FIG. 14 is an operation explanatory diagram of the product input port portion component when selling beverage products with a small overall length according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 14, when selling beverage products with a small overall length, when the inlet width regulating member 13 is set in accordance with the overall length of the beverage product 9 b so that the product passage width is small, the movable side plate 16 is interlocked. It is set to the position of the movement 16d.

  Next, the operation of the component at the time of setting will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  First, when the input port width restricting member 13 is operated in a direction in which the product passage width is narrowed, the movable side plate 16 is moved in a direction in which the product passage width is narrowed in conjunction with it.

  Here, as described above, the insertion port restricting member 14 is always arranged at a position separated from the side wall 4 by the length z by the connecting member 23 fixed to the cut and raised portion d of the input port restricting member 14. Therefore, in the section E, only the movable side plate 16 operates by the length z in the direction in which the product passage width is narrowed.

  Thereafter, in the section F, the movable side plate 16 and the insertion port regulating member 14 interfere with each other, so that the movable side plate 16 pushes the insertion port regulating member 14, and the movable side plate 16, the connecting member 23, and the insertion port regulating member 14 When the merchandise passage width is determined in conjunction with the movement and the merchandise passage width is set to be the smallest, the position of the inlet width is adjusted to the full length of the beverage product 9b (position 16d).

  Thus, even when the inlet restricting member of the present invention is set so that the product passage width is maximized, the inlet restricting member is surely positioned substantially in the middle of the product passage width, so The contact surface between the member and the beverage product is increased, so that the posture control effect by the inlet restricting member can be reliably received, and the position of the reaction force generated when the inlet restricting member comes into contact with the beverage product is determined. Since the rotational force generated in the beverage product can be reduced by approaching the center of gravity of the product, stable posture control is possible.

  Moreover, since the U-shaped part 23a provided at one end of the connecting member 23 has a taper with the U-shaped part interval gradually different in size, The insertion property of the U-shaped portion 23a formed at one end of the connecting member 23 is improved and fixed.

  Further, the other end side of the engaging portion of the connecting member 23 is a spiral portion 23c, and the spiral portion 23c is disposed between the movable side plate 16 and the side wall 4, so that the input port regulating member 14 can be positioned more reliably. Can do.

  As described above, the product storage shelf of the vending machine according to the present invention ensures that the inlet restricting member is positioned in the middle of the product passage width even when the product passage width is set to the maximum. The contact surface between the inlet restricting member and the beverage product is increased, and the posture control effect by the inlet restricting member can be reliably received, and the reaction force generated when the inlet restricting member and the beverage product come into contact with each other Since the rotational force generated in the beverage product can be reduced by bringing the position of the product closer to the center of gravity of the beverage product, stable posture control is possible, so it is suitably used as a product storage shelf for a vending machine. be able to.

The perspective view which shows the vending machine in Embodiment 1 of this invention. The perspective view of the goods storage shelf of the vending machine in Embodiment 1 of this invention The side view of the goods storage shelf of the vending machine in Embodiment 1 of this invention Detailed view of the product slot of the vending machine in Embodiment 1 of the present invention Explanatory drawing of structure of inlet restriction member Product introduction slot configuration explanatory diagram of the vending machine in Embodiment 1 of the present invention Operation explanatory diagram of product entry port components when selling large products Operation explanatory diagram of product entry port components when selling small products Explanatory diagram of the effect of posture control on beverage products by the slot restriction member Operation | movement explanatory drawing of the inlet part of the goods storage shelf of the vending machine in Embodiment 2 of this invention Detailed view of the inlet of the commodity storage shelf of the vending machine in the third embodiment of the present invention Explanatory drawing of attachment structure of connecting member Explanatory drawing of operation | movement of the goods inlet part component at the time of large-sized goods sale in Embodiment 3 of this invention Explanatory drawing of operation | movement of the goods inlet part component at the time of small goods sales in Embodiment 3 of this invention Side view of a conventional vending machine product storage shelf Enlarged view of the main parts of a conventional vending machine product storage shelf

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending machine 3 Commodity storage shelf 5 Inlet slot inclined plate 6 Inlet passage 11 Inlet slot 14 Inlet restricting member 16 Movable side plate 19 Fixed pin (fixed shaft)
20 Torsion coil spring 22 Sleeve (movement prevention member)
23 connecting member 23a U-shaped portion 23c spiral portion a arm b arm c cut and raised portion d cut and raised portion

Claims (8)

An inlet inclined plate for inclining the rear side to be placed and guiding the product introduced in a horizontal state to the product passage,
Movable attached to a fixed pin between the side plates so as to be movable in the width direction between the pair of side plates so that the product passage width of the product passage can be changed in accordance with the total length of the product to be introduced in a horizontal state. Side plates,
Rotating around the rotation axis in the width direction and movable in the width direction above the lower end of the input port inclination plate so that the posture of the product moving from the input port inclination plate to the product passage can be kept horizontal. Possiblely, an inlet restricting member attached to a fixed pin between the side plates, between the side plate and the movable side plate constituting the product passage together with the movable side plate of the pair of side plates,
When the movable side plate is moved from the position where the product passage width is minimized to the direction where the product passage width is maximized, the movable side plate and the insertion port until the movable side plate is separated from the insertion port regulating member by a predetermined distance. The movable side plate and the insertion port are arranged so that the movable side plate and the insertion port restriction member are interlocked after the distance between the movable side plate and the insertion port restriction member reaches a predetermined distance without interlocking with the restriction member. A connecting member that connects the restricting member,
When the movable side plate is positioned so that the product passage width is maximized by the coupling member, the movable side plate and the input port regulating member are partially interlocked when the product passage width setting is changed. A product storage shelf of a vending machine, wherein the regulating member is disposed at a substantially middle portion in the product passage width direction. The commodity storage shelf of the vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member is engaged with the movable side plate . The connecting member is attached to a fixing pin between the side plates so that the coil portion can move in the width direction between both ends of the inlet restricting member, and the connecting member is in a direction opposite to the direction in which the inlet restricting member that collides with the product rotates. 3. The product storage shelf of a vending machine according to claim 2, wherein one arm of a torsion coil spring that urges the insertion port regulating member is extended in the product passage width direction and engaged with the movable side plate . The commodity storage shelf of the vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member is engaged with a slot restricting member . The commodity storage shelf of the vending machine according to claim 4, wherein the connecting member is formed by bending a spring material . Product shelf of the automatic vending machine according to claim 5, wherein the U-shaped portion provided at one end of the connecting member to the inserted fixed with the cut-and-raised portion of the inlet regulating member.   The product storage shelf of the vending machine according to claim 6, wherein the distance between the U-shaped portions provided at one end of the connecting member is gradually different.   8. The other end side of the engaging portion of the connecting member engaged with the insertion port restricting member is spiraled, and the spiral shaped portion is disposed between the movable side plate and the side wall. Vending machine commodity storage shelf as described in.