JP5689856B2 - Article discharge device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an article discharging apparatus.

  Conventionally, various article discharge apparatuses that sequentially discharge a plurality of stored articles have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Patent Document 1 discloses a container body having a hopper structure for storing contents, a lid for closing an opening at the upper end of the container body, and contents stored in the container body by operating an operation unit. A dispenser-equipped container having a dispenser portion provided with a mechanism for guiding one by one to an outlet is disclosed.

  In this container with a dispenser, one of a large number of contents stored in the container body is in a state where it falls into the delivery means constituting the dispenser part. In this state, by pushing the push button and moving the sending means, one content that has fallen is moved toward the outlet, and the content is discharged from the outlet.

  Furthermore, in the container with a dispenser of Patent Document 1, three ribs are provided in the container main body, and the contents in the container main body are agitated by these ribs in accordance with the operation of the delivery means. .

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  However, in the container with a dispenser of Patent Document 1, the contents are simply pushed or scraped sideways by the three ribs, and the contents may not be sufficiently stirred in the container body. In this case, an article may be clogged in the container main body, and the operation of the delivery unit may be hindered, or the next content may not fall into the delivery unit. Therefore, a technique for more effectively stirring the contents (articles) that are on standby is desired.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, The objective is to provide the articles | goods discharge apparatus which stirs articles | goods more effectively and prevents clogging of articles | goods.

An article discharging apparatus according to the present invention includes a storage unit that stores a plurality of articles, an opening that opens to a bottom surface of the storage unit, and a discharge unit that is provided below the storage unit and discharges the article. And a delivery means that is slidably provided between the storage section and the discharge means, holds the article transferred from the storage section to the opening, and slides it out to the discharge port, and the storage And agitating means for agitating the article in the storage section in conjunction with a delivery operation of the delivery means, and the agitation means is provided on the bottom surface of the storage section. A convex portion that comes into contact with the article in the storage portion is provided on the upper surface of the seat portion, and a plurality of the convex portions are provided, and the two adjacent ones are provided. Convex parts are spaced apart from each other It is, and, in the form of widened toward the opening, wherein the seat has a structure in which the articles in the accommodating portion put on the upper surface moves in the direction of movement of the delivery means.

In the article discharge device according to the present invention, it is preferable that the convex portion is formed in a wave shape in which a peak portion and a valley portion are alternately continued.

In the article discharging apparatus according to the present invention, the housing unit, the discharging unit, the delivery unit, and the agitation unit are provided. The casing, the storage unit, the ejection unit, the delivery unit, and the agitation unit The means is preferably composed of paper material.

  According to the article discharging apparatus of the present invention, the articles in the storage unit can be more effectively agitated to prevent the articles from being clogged.

It is a perspective view of the article discharge apparatus of the embodiment concerning the present invention. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the article | item discharge apparatus which opened the top plate from back upper direction. It is the BB sectional view taken on the line of FIG. (A) is the C section enlarged view of FIG. 4, (b) is the DD sectional view taken on the line of (a). It is a figure which shows the state which accommodated the articles | goods in the accommodating part in FIG. FIG. 7 is an operation diagram of FIG. 6. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of a stirring means. It is action | operation explanatory drawing of a sending means and a discharge means.

(Embodiment)
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a mode for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as “embodiment”) will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same number is attached | subjected to the same element through the whole description of embodiment. In the drawings and embodiments, “front”, “rear”, “left”, and “right” are “front side”, “back side”, and “back side” when the user faces the article discharge device, respectively. “Left side” and “Right side” are shown.

(Overall configuration of article discharge device)
First, the whole structure of the article discharge apparatus of embodiment is demonstrated based on FIG. 1, FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the article discharge device 10 is a device that stores the articles 11 and sequentially discharges the stored articles 11, and includes a rectangular parallelepiped casing 12.

  Here, the article 11 is a capsule toy in which a small toy is housed in a synthetic resin capsule. However, the article 11 is not limited to a capsule toy, and the type, form, and size of the article 11 are arbitrary. It is.

  The housing 12 includes a top plate 13 and a bottom plate 15 that face in the up-down direction, a front plate 16 and a back plate 17 that face in the front-rear direction, and a left side plate 18L and a right side plate 18R that face in the left-right direction.

  A loading port 21 for loading the article 11 is provided on one side of the top plate 13 in the left-right direction (in this example, the left side). At the lower part of one side of the front plate 16 in the left-right direction (in this example, the right side), a discharge outlet 22 for delivering the article 11 is provided. In addition, a tray 53 that receives the dispensed article 11 is provided at the bottom of the dispensing outlet 22.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the housing 12 includes a storage unit 30, a discharging unit 50, a sending unit 60, and a stirring unit 70. The housing 12, the storage unit 30, the discharging unit 50, the sending unit 60, and the stirring unit 70 can be made of various materials. For example, when the article discharging apparatus 10 is simply installed at a storefront, In consideration of cost, lightness, and the like, it is preferable to use a paper material including cardboard.

(Composition of storage part)
Next, the storage unit 30 will be described with reference to FIG.
As illustrated in FIG. 3, the storage unit 30 includes a bottom surface 31 and a storage space 32 that is formed on the bottom surface 31 and stores a plurality of articles 11 and is formed in a hopper shape. The bottom surface 31 includes a first inclined surface 33 that is inclined from one side in the left-right direction (here, the left side) to the other side in the left-right direction (here, the right side), and one side in the front-rear direction (here, the rear side). The second inclined surface 35 is inclined to the front (here, the front side). An opening 36 is opened at the lower end of the first inclined surface 33 and the lower end of the second inclined surface 35 which are the lowest positions on the bottom surface 31. In this example, the opening 36 is provided inside a corner 37 where the front plate 16 and the right plate 18R intersect. The first inclined surface 33 and the second inclined surface 35 act to move (collect) the articles 11 stored in the storage space 32 to the opening 36 due to the inclination.

  The shape of the opening 36 can be selected from various shapes. Here, the opening 36 is formed in a rectangle or square slightly larger than the outer shape of the article 11.

  In addition, an L-shaped regulating portion 38 that overlaps the opening 36 in plan view is provided above the opening 36. The restricting portion 38 is fixed to the inner upper portion of the corner 37 and includes a first member 41 along the right side plate 18 </ b> R and a second member along the front plate 16. Thus, by providing the restricting portion 38 above the opening 36, the number of articles 11 stacked on the opening 36 is limited. Thereby, it is prevented that many articles | goods 11 are mounted on the opening part 36, and the clogging of the article | item 11 in the opening part 36 is suppressed.

(Configuration of discharge means)
Next, the discharging means 50 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the discharge means 50 is provided below the storage unit 30 and includes a support body 51, an inclined body 52, a discharge outlet 22, and a tray 53.

  The support 51 is made of a plate-like member, is disposed below the second inclined surface 35 and the opening 36, and is fixed to the housing 12. The support body 51 includes a discharge port 55 for discharging the article 11 at the center in the front-rear direction, and a plurality of ribs 56 arranged in the front-rear direction across the discharge port 55 on the upper surface. The discharge port 55 is, for example, a circular hole penetrating in the vertical direction, and is formed to be equal to or slightly larger than the size of the article 11. The inclined body 52 is provided so as to face the lower side of the support body 51, and is inclined downward from the back plate 17 toward the front plate 16.

(Configuration of sending means)
Next, the sending means 60 will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the delivery means 60 is slidably provided between the storage section 30 and the discharge means 50, and holds and slides the article 11 that has moved to the opening 36 in the storage section 30. Are sequentially sent to the discharge port 55. The sending means 60 has a sliding body 61 as a main body and is always urged in a predetermined direction by an urging means 62.

  The sliding body 61 is supported by the rib 56 of the support body 51 and can slide on the rib 56 in the front-rear direction. An operation portion 65 is formed at the front portion of the sliding body 61 via a step portion 63. In addition, a holding hole 66 for holding the article 11 is provided at the center of the sliding body 61 in the front-rear direction.

  The operation unit 65 can be projected and retracted with respect to the front plate 16 and normally protrudes forward from the front plate 16. On the other hand, when pressed backward by the user, the operation unit 65 is immersed inside the front plate 16 and slides 61. Is slid rearward to discharge the article 11. In the following description, a state in which the operation unit 65 protrudes is referred to as a “standby state”, and a state in which the operation unit 65 is immersed is referred to as a “discharge state”.

  The stepped portion 63 can abut on the positioning portion 25 provided on the back surface of the front plate 16, and the stepped portion 63 abuts on the positioning portion 25 so that the position of the sliding body 61 in the standby state and the protrusion of the operation portion 65 are provided. The amount is regulated.

  Here, the holding hole 66 is a cylindrical surface hole penetrating in the vertical direction, and is formed to be slightly larger than the inner diameter of the discharge port 55. In the standby state, the holding hole 66 is fitted to the opening 36 from below, but is located unevenly with respect to the discharge port 55 (a position ahead of the discharge port 55). On the other hand, in the discharged state, the holding hole 66 moves rearward from the opening 36 and fits into the discharge port 55 when the sliding body 61 slides backward.

  The urging means 62 constantly urges the sliding body 61 in the direction in which the operation unit 65 protrudes (here, forward). The urging means 62 can be composed of various rubber members and various spring members. For example, one end (here, the front end) 62a of the urging means 62 made of rubber band is hooked on the sliding body 61 side, and the other end (here, the rear end) 62b of the urging means 62 is pulled to the housing 12 side. By latching, the sliding body 61 can be constantly urged in the direction in which the operation portion 65 protrudes (here, forward).

(Configuration of stirring means)
Then, the structure of the stirring means 70 is demonstrated based on FIG. 4, FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the stirring unit 70 is provided in the storage unit 30 and is connected to the delivery unit 60. The agitation means 70 agitates the article 11 (see FIG. 3) in the storage unit 30 in conjunction with the delivery operation of the delivery means 60, and has a base 71, a sheet part 72, and a convex part 73.

  The base portion 71 is formed in a sheet shape, and is fixed to the upper surface of the sliding body 61 along the half portion on one side (in this example, the front side) of the holding hole portion 66. In addition, the base 71 is provided with a third slope 75 that is inclined forward and upward and a fourth slope 76 that is inclined upward to the right. The third inclined surface 75 and the fourth inclined surface 76 act to move (collect) the articles 11 (see FIG. 3) around the opening 36 to the opening 36 due to the inclination.

  The seat portion 72 is connected to the base portion 71 via a connecting piece 77 and is provided along the bottom surface 31 of the storage portion 30. The seat portion 72 can be selected from various shapes. In this example, the seat portion 72 is formed in a square shape or a rectangular shape along four sides in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. A portion (in this example, a portion on the right side of the rear portion) overlaps the second inclined surface 35 and overlaps the first inclined surface 33. As described above, the seat portion 72 is provided along the first slope 33 and the second slope 35, but is not fixed to the first slope 33 and the second slope 35. Therefore, the sheet portion 72 can slide on the first inclined surface 33 and the second inclined surface 35 in conjunction with the operation of the sliding body 61, and the article 11 (see FIG. 3) in the storage portion 30 is placed on the upper surface 78. It is placed and moved in the direction of movement of the sliding body 61.

  The base 71, the third inclined surface 75, the fourth inclined surface 76, the connecting piece 77, and the sheet portion 72 are formed as a single component by cutting a sheet of paper into a predetermined shape and bending it in consideration of cost. It is preferable to comprise.

  The convex portion 73 is provided on the upper surface 78 of the sheet portion 72. This convex portion 73 is interlocked with the operation of the sliding body 61 and abuts mainly on the lower portion of the article 11 (see FIG. 3) in the storage portion 30. A plurality of such convex portions 73 can be provided. In this example, two convex portions 73 are provided at two adjacent corner portions 81 on the opening 36 side. Although the planar shape of the convex part 73 can be selected from various shapes, here, it is formed in a rectangular shape. The two convex portions 73 are arranged so as to be separated from each other, constitute a passage for the article 11 (see FIG. 3) in the storage portion 30 as indicated by a white arrow, and expand toward the opening portion 36. The form which opens (here, the form which opens in the shape of a C) is made.

  In addition, the number of the convex parts 73 may be one or three or more. When three or more convex portions 73 are provided, for example, the two adjacent convex portions 73 are configured to be separated from each other and expanded toward the opening 36.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the convex portion 73 is formed in a wave shape in which peak portions 82 and valley portions 83 are alternately continued. In this example, the peak portion 82 and the valley portion 83 are continuously formed along the diagonal line 85 of the sheet portion 72. The dimensions, the number, and the shape of the peak portion 82 and the valley portion 83 are not particularly limited, and can be arbitrarily set according to the function required for the stirring means 70. The means for providing the corrugated convex portion 73 on the sheet portion 72 can be selected from various means. For example, the corrugated convex portion 73 is formed by bending a paper sheet to form the corrugated convex portion 73. Can be attached to the sheet portion 72 using an adhesive or the like.

(Operation and effect of the article discharge device)
The operational effects of the article discharge device 10 described above will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a large number of articles 11 are stored in the storage unit 30 in FIG. 4. In the standby state, one of the articles 11 collected in the opening 36 falls into the holding hole 66. (Migrated) and held. Further, an article 11 (hereinafter simply referred to as “peripheral article”) 11 around the opening 36 in the storage unit 30 is placed on the sheet portion 72. In the following description, the article 11 held in the holding hole 66 is indicated by a symbol with “A” and the peripheral article 11 with “B”. When referring to them collectively, only numbers are used.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when the user pushes the operating portion 65 against the urging force of the urging means 62 (see FIG. 2) (arrow (1)) and slides the sliding body 61 backward, As shown in FIG. 7, the sheet portion 72 slides in conjunction with the movement of the sliding body 61 (arrow (2)). For this reason, the peripheral article 11 </ b> B placed on the sheet portion 72 moves so as to be conveyed in the movement direction of the sliding body 61. Thereby, the surrounding article 11B can be moved more reliably and largely.

  On the other hand, when the article is moved with a simple rib as in the prior art, the article is clogged around the opening because the movement of the article is small, and the article is caught between the delivery means and the opening, There is a possibility that the next article may not be transferred to the opening.

  In this respect, the present embodiment can move the surrounding article 11B more reliably and greatly, so that the article 11 in the storage unit 30 can be effectively stirred and the clogging of the article 11 can be prevented. it can.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the protrusion 73 comes into contact with the lower part of the surrounding article 11 </ b> B in conjunction with the movement of the sliding body 61 (arrow (3)). Therefore, in addition to the stirring action of the sheet portion 72, the stirring action by the plurality of convex portions 73 works, so that the surrounding article 11 is more effectively stirred. In addition, since the two convex portions 73 are separated from each other and expand toward the opening 36, the concentration of the article 11 in the opening 36 is reduced. As a result, the clogging of the article 11 is prevented better. In addition, when the peripheral article 11 </ b> B comes into contact with the convex part 73, the peripheral article 11 </ b> B moves up and down finely by the peak part 82 and the valley part 83. Thereby, the surrounding article 11B is more effectively agitated.

  On the other hand, when the sliding body 61 slides backward, the held article 11 </ b> A moves backward so as to sink under the second inclined surface 35. The third inclined surface 75 and the fourth inclined surface 76 move and deform following the movement of the sliding body 61.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 9A, when the holding hole portion 66 moves rearward to fit the discharge port 55, the held article 11 </ b> A is inclined from the holding hole portion 66 through the discharge port 55. (Arrow (4)). As shown in FIG. 9B, the article 11 dropped from the discharge port 55 is guided to the discharge port 22 by the inclined body 52, then discharged from the discharge port 22, and hits the edge of the receiving tray 53 (arrow). (5)).

  When the user loosens the hand pressing the operation unit 65, the sliding body 61 moves forward according to the restoring force of the urging means 62 and returns to the standby state (arrow (6)). Thereby, since the opening 36 and the holding hole 66 are combined again, one of the peripheral articles 11B falls and is held in the holding hole 66 to prepare for the next discharge (arrow (7)). By repeatedly performing the above operations, the articles 11 can be sequentially discharged from the storage unit 30 one by one.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to obtain the article discharge device 10 that can discharge the articles 11 one by one while reliably stirring the articles 11 to prevent the articles 11 from being clogged. Furthermore, if the main element of the article discharge apparatus 10 is made of a paper material, a simple article discharge apparatus 10 can be provided at a low cost.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using embodiment, it cannot be overemphasized that the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be added to the above-described embodiments. Further, it is apparent from the scope of the claims that the embodiments added with such changes or improvements can be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Article discharge apparatus 11 Article 30 Storage part 31 Bottom face 36 Opening part 50 Discharge means 55 Discharge port 60 Delivery means 70 Agitation means 72 Sheet part 73 Protrusion part 78 Top face 82 Mountain part 83 Valley part

Claims (3)

A storage section for storing a plurality of articles;
An opening that opens to the bottom surface of the storage portion;
A discharge means provided below the storage portion and provided with a discharge port for discharging the article;
Sending means that is slidably provided between the storage portion and the discharge means, holds the article that has been transferred from the storage portion to the opening portion, and slides and sends it to the discharge port;
An agitation unit that is provided in the storage unit and connected to the delivery unit, and agitates the article in the storage unit in conjunction with a delivery operation of the delivery unit;
Have
The stirring means has a sheet portion provided along the bottom surface of the storage portion,
On the upper surface of the sheet portion, a convex portion that comes into contact with the article in the storage portion is provided,
A plurality of the convex portions are provided,
The two adjacent convex portions are arranged so as to be spaced apart from each other and expand toward the opening,
The sheet part is an article discharge device that moves the article in the storage part on the upper surface and moves the article in the operation direction of the delivery means. In claim 1 ,
The said convex part is an article | item discharge | emission apparatus formed in the waveform which a peak part and a trough part continue alternately. In claim 1 or claim 2 ,
The housing unit, the discharge means, the delivery means, and a housing containing the stirring means,
The casing, the storage unit, the discharge means, the delivery means, and the agitation means are article discharge devices configured with paper materials.

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