JP5742397B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

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  The present invention cuts out products one by one from a product storage rack arranged at an inclination so that a product outlet of a product storage passage for storing a plurality of products in a line-down position in a line-down position is stored. The present invention relates to a vending machine provided with a product carry-out device for carrying out.

  In this type of vending machine, a product storage shelf having a product storage passage (also referred to as a product column) that stores a plurality of products in a horizontal position in a line in the front-rear direction in the main cabinet is vertically A plurality of product storage racks are provided, and the product storage racks are arranged in a plurality of rows in the left-right direction. The product storage rack is constructed with an inclination with a predetermined gradient so that the product outlet of the product storage passage is lowered. Such a product storage rack is also referred to as a slang track. A product carry-out device that cuts out the products stored in the product storage passage in a laid down posture one by one is provided at the product carry-out port of the product containment passage in the product storage rack, and the product carry-out device shown in FIG. 31 is known. (For example, FIG. 11 of Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 31 is a side view of a conventional product carry-out device. In the figure, reference numeral 100 denotes a product storage shelf for constructing a product storage rack. This commodity storage shelf 100 is formed in a U-shaped cross section from a bottom plate portion 110 and left and right side portions 120 (in the figure, the left and right side portions overlap each other, and only one of the side portions can be seen). The space is configured as a commodity accommodation passage 200. The product storage shelf 100 is disposed so as to be inclined such that the product delivery port 210 of the product storage passage 200 is lowered, and the product delivery device 300 is provided at the product delivery port 210. The product carry-out device 300 alternately includes a first stopper 320 and a second stopper 330 pivotally supported on a substrate 310 disposed along the bottom plate portion 110 of the product storage shelf 100 in the product storage passage 200. It is configured to appear and disappear (solid line state and dotted line state in the figure). The product carry-out device 300 is well known as a product carry-out device used in a serpentine-type product storage rack (a rack that stores products stacked in a vertical row in a vertical position in a product storage passage meandering vertically). In addition, an electromagnetic solenoid (not shown) and an operating mechanism that operate the first stopper 320 and the second stopper 330 in conjunction with each other are provided. A passage width adjusting plate 400 that sets the passage width of the product receiving passage 200 is provided opposite to the product carry-out device 300, and this passage width adjusting plate 400 has a pair of front and rear pins 410 and 420 formed on the side surface portion 120. By moving along the pair of guide grooves 121 and 122, the product accommodating passage width can be switched between two stages of a wide width and a narrow width by sliding in the vertical direction.

  In the merchandise unloading device 300, the first stopper 320 protrudes from the merchandise accommodation passage 200 in the sales standby state, while the second stopper 330 is retracted from the merchandise accommodation passage 200 (shown in the solid line state). When the product S is loaded on the product storage shelf 100 in the sales standby state, the product G (also referred to as G1) that is first input is locked to the first stopper 320, and the subsequent products G2 and G3 are the first stopper 320. The product G1 locked to the product is aligned and stored. When the product selection button of the vending machine is operated, the product carry-out device 300 is energized by an electromagnetic solenoid (not shown) and the first stopper 320 and the second stopper 330 are rotated in conjunction with each other, and the product carrying device 300 shifts to the dotted line state shown in the drawing. . When the first stopper 320 is retracted from the product storage passage 200, the product G1 with the highest sales order (hereinafter also referred to as sales product) is carried out via the product delivery port 210, while the second stopper 330 is used for the product storage passage. The product G2 (hereinafter also referred to as the next sale product) having the second sales order is locked at the tip of the product. After the sale product G1 is unloaded, when the electromagnetic solenoid is de-energized, the first stopper 320 and the second stopper 330 return to the positions indicated by the solid lines, and the next sale product G2 is locked by the first stopper 320 for sale. It will be in a standby state. When products with different product diameters are stored in the product storage shelf 100, the product width of the product storage passage is adjusted by moving the passage width adjusting plate 400 in the vertical direction. The reason why the next sale product G2 is locked at the tip of the second stopper 330 is to receive the product load at the rotation fulcrum of the second stopper 330 (the rotation axis of the second stopper 330).

Japanese Patent No. 3508902 (see FIG. 2)

  The merchandise carry-out device of the vending machine shown in FIG. 31 is configured such that the first stopper 320 and the second stopper 330 are interlocked and appear in and out of the merchandise accommodation passage. That is, the angle between the first stopper 320 and the second stopper 330 is substantially constant such that the second stopper 330 starts to protrude into the product storage passage 200 at the same time that the first stopper 320 starts to retract from the product storage passage 200. It is comprised so that it may rotate, maintaining. Moreover, since it is comprised so that the next sale goods G2 may be latched at the front-end | tip of the 2nd stopper 330, the rotation angle of the 2nd stopper 330 is comparatively small. According to the rotation angle of the second stopper 330, the rotation angle of the first stopper 320 is also relatively small, and the amount of protrusion of the first stopper 320 into the product storage passage 200 is limited. For this reason, the posture of the first stopper 320 protruding into the product storage passage 200 in the sales standby state is inclined toward the product exit 210 side. Accordingly, the product G1 first loaded on the product storage shelf 100 runs up the first stopper 320 inclined toward the product delivery outlet 210 and collides with the passage width adjusting plate 400, and the reaction results in the substrate 310 of the product delivery device 300. It will be reversed toward the surface. In this case, when the product G1 rolls or slides in the product storage passage 200 without tilting, that is, when the axis of the product G1 is perpendicular to the product traveling direction, the product G1 collides with the passage width adjusting plate 400. If the product G1 is laid down and its axis is kept at a right angle to the product traveling direction even if it is reversed, the product G1 is tilted (when the axis is not perpendicular to the product traveling direction). The product G1 collides with the passage width adjusting plate 40 and is reversed so that the product (axis thereof) coincides with the product travel direction of the product storage passage 200, that is, the product G1 travels through the product storage passage 200. There is a risk that the product will be jammed due to a change in posture to a standing posture (or a posture inclined with respect to the product traveling direction). Here, the behavior of a product that rolls or slides in the product storage passage 200 is unstable. In particular, in the case of a short-sized product, there is a significant risk of a change in posture.

  In order to solve this problem, the applicant of the present application indicates that the first stopper and the second stopper are not interlocked, and the first stopper is substantially vertical so as to cross the product accommodation passage (substantially perpendicular to the plate surface of the substrate 310). A product carry-out device configured to protrude to the product storage passage is disposed in an upper part of the product storage passage, and the first stopper and the second stopper of the product carry-out device are moved from the upper side of the product stored in the product storage passage to the product storage passage. An invention that appears to appear has been proposed (Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-273181). In this vending machine, since the first stopper and the second stopper are not interlocked and the first stopper protrudes substantially perpendicularly to the product receiving passage, the behavior of the product G1 loaded first Even if it is unstable, it is received by the first stopper 510 and the posture is corrected, so that it does not cause product clogging, and the first stopper and the second stopper of the product carry-out device accommodate the product. Since it is configured to appear and disappear in the product storage passage from the upper side of the product stored in the passage, there is a gap between the product stored in the product storage passage and the product discharge device. There is an advantage that the second topper can be projected without being obstructed by the sales commodity accommodated in the commodity accommodation passage.

  By the way, in this type of vending machine, it is desired that a plurality of types of products having different product diameters can be stored and sold in a common product storage rack. For this reason, the conventional apparatus shown in FIG. 31 is provided with a passage width adjustment plate 400 that sets the passage width of the product storage passage 200 so as to face the product carry-out device 300, and this passage width adjustment plate 400 has a pair of front and rear pins. By moving 410, 420 along a pair of guide grooves 121, 122 formed in the side surface portion 120, the product accommodating passage width can be switched between two steps of a wide width and a narrow width by sliding vertically. Yes. On the other hand, in the previously proposed vending machine, the first stopper and the second stopper of the product carry-out device are configured so as to appear in and out of the product storage passage from above the product stored in the product storage passage. It is not possible to employ a passage width adjusting plate that sets the passage width of the product storage passage so as to face the product carry-out device as in the conventional device shown in FIG. That is, in the previously proposed vending machine, since the product carry-out device is located above the product storage passage, the passage width adjusting plate disposed to face the product carry-out device is located on the product rolling surface side. It becomes. For this reason, when the passage width adjusting plate shown in FIG. 31 is simply adopted, the product rolling in the product accommodating passage collides to cause product clogging. In this case, it is possible to provide an inclined surface at the front end of the passage width adjustment plate so that the product rolling on the product storage passage rides, but the inclination angle of the product storage shelf must be increased, and the product storage shelf When the inclination angle is increased, there is a problem that the number of stages of the product storage shelves must be reduced.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to solve the problems described above, and to sell a plurality of types of products using a common product storage rack without reducing the number of product storage shelves. Is to provide a machine.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a pair of left and right rack side plates, and a plurality of products placed in the vertical direction on the pair of left and right rack side plates in a vertical direction, with a plurality of products thrown in from a product introduction port lying down And a product storage shelf that is arranged in a line in the front-rear direction and stores the product storage passages and is inclined so that the product output port is lowered, and a product output port in the product storage shelf. A vending machine that includes a product storage rack having a product discharge device disposed in the vicinity thereof, and cuts and discharges the products stored in the product storage passage one by one by the product transfer device, wherein the product discharge device is , Which is pivotally supported through the opening of the substrate in the product accommodating passage and moves toward the projecting position projecting into the product accommodating passage in a manner of holding the product (sales product) having the highest sales order in the product accommodating passage. A first stopper movably provided in a retreat position for retreating from the commodity accommodating passage in a manner to release the holding of the commodity for sale, and pivotally supported in the commodity accommodating passage from the opening of the substrate, It is urged toward the retreat position for retreating from the storage passage, and is provided so as to be movable to a projecting position that protrudes from the product storage passage in a manner to hold the product No. 2 in the sales order of the product storage passage (next sale product). A second stopper, a link mechanism that moves the first stopper and the second stopper to a protruding position and a retracted position, and a drive unit that moves the link mechanism; The first stopper and the second stopper of the commodity carry-out device are arranged so as to appear in the commodity accommodating passage from above the commodity accommodated in the commodity accommodating passage. In sales machine, product storage rack has a top guide to form a product-receiving passages extending in the longitudinal direction in a manner that leads to product unloading device from the product inlet while being connected to the product storage rack, mounted to the top guide And an attachment that extends in the front-rear direction in a form from the product insertion port to the product carry-out device and adjusts an interval between the product carry-out device .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the first aspect, the attachment is connected from the product carry-out device to the product carry-out port with respect to the inclination angle of the passage surface from the product input port to the product carry-out device. It has an inclination increasing part formed so that the inclination angle of the road surface is large.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the second aspect , the first product in the sales order (sales product) locked to the first stopper of the product carry-out device is the first inclining increasing portion . It has the level | step difference which falls when moving toward a goods carry-out port by the latching release by a stopper, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, the attachment is made of a lubricated steel plate.

The invention according to claim 5 is the vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the attachment has a plurality of beads extending in the front-rear direction.

According to the vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention, a pair of left and right rack side plates, and a plurality of products placed in the vertical direction on the pair of left and right rack side plates in a vertical direction, with a plurality of products thrown in from a product introduction port lying down And a product storage shelf that is arranged in a line in the front-rear direction and stores the product storage passages and is inclined so that the product output port is lowered, and a product output port in the product storage shelf. A vending machine that includes a product storage rack having a product discharge device disposed in the vicinity thereof, and cuts and discharges the products stored in the product storage passage one by one by the product transfer device, wherein the product discharge device is , Which is pivotally supported through the opening of the substrate in the product accommodating passage and moves toward the projecting position projecting into the product accommodating passage in a manner of holding the product (sales product) having the highest sales order in the product accommodating passage. And A first stopper movably provided in a retreat position for retreating from the commodity accommodating passage in a manner to release the holding of the commodity for sale, and pivotally supported in the commodity accommodating passage from the opening of the substrate, A first urged toward a retreat position for retreating from the passage and movably provided at a projecting position projecting from the product accommodation passage in a manner to hold a product (second sale product) in sales order No. 2 in the product accommodation passage. 2 stoppers, a link mechanism for moving the first stopper and the second stopper to a protruding position and a retracted position, and a driving means for moving the link mechanism, and the product carry-out device is connected to an upper product storage passage. Vending that is arranged on the product storage shelf to be formed so that the first stopper and the second stopper of the product carry-out device appear in the product storage passage from above the product stored in the product storage passage In product storage rack has a top guide to form a product-receiving passages extending in the longitudinal direction in a manner that leads to product unloading device from the product inlet while being connected to the product shelf, mounted to the top guide, In addition, the position of the passage surface facing the product carry-out device is sold by including an attachment that extends in the front-rear direction in a form extending from the product entry port to the product carry-out device and adjusts the interval between the product carry-out device. It is possible to adjust the interval according to the diameter of the product to be sold, and it is possible to sell a plurality of types of products having different product diameters using a common product storage rack. Furthermore, by attaching the attachment to the top guide, adjusting the top guide that sets the length (width) of the product to be sold, the position of the passage surface facing the product carry-out device is adjusted to the diameter of the product to be sold. It is automatically adjusted to the corresponding interval, and has the advantage that the product storage passage can be adjusted to a passage width suitable for the length (width) of the product to be sold and the product diameter.

Further, according to the vending machine according to claim 2, in the vending machine according to claim 1, the attachment is carried from the product carry-out device to the product carry-out with respect to the inclination angle of the passage surface from the product input port to the product carry-out device. By having a slope-increasing section formed with a large inclination angle of the passage surface leading to the outlet, the product with the highest sales order (sold product) that is locked by the first stopper of the product carry-out device in the stand-by state of sale. ) Will start moving toward the product exit due to the product load due to the sale operation of the product delivery device, but at that time, since the inclination angle of the passage surface is formed large, Will be subsidized. For this reason, even when the detection piece of the sold-out switch of the product carry-out device comes into contact with the sale product, the sale product can be reliably carried out.

Further, according to the vending machine according to claim 3 , in the vending machine according to claim 2 , the slope increasing portion is the product with the highest sales order (sales product) locked to the first stopper of the product carry-out device. ) Has a step that drops when it is moved toward the product carry-out port by releasing the lock by the first stopper, and thus has the following effects. That is, when the sales product is a square shape, in particular, a square-shaped plastic bottle, the product with the highest sales order (sales product) and the product with the second sales order (next sale product) arranged in the product storage passage. When the second stopper of the product carry-out device protrudes into the product storage passage, the gap between the two cannot be projected to the position where the next sale product can be locked by contacting the sale product, and the next sale product is carried out. There is a risk. In this respect, according to the vending machine according to the third aspect, when the sold product moves toward the product carry-out port by releasing the lock by the first stopper, the sold product is moved to the product carry-out side. By tilting, the protrusion of the second stopper into the commodity accommodation passage is not hindered. Accordingly, the second stopper can protrude to a position where the next sale product can be locked without being hindered by the sale product, so that the products accommodated in the product accommodation passage are surely cut out and carried out one by one by the product carry-out device. It has the effect that it becomes possible.

Further, according to the vending machine according to claim 4 , in the vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , the attachment is made of a lubricated steel plate, and in particular, the contact area with the passage surface of the commodity housing passage. Even when a square product with a large size is sold, stable sales can be performed without increasing the inclination angle of the product storage passage. Further, according to the vending machine according to claim 5 , claims 1 to 3 are provided. In the vending machine according to any one of the above, the attachment has a plurality of beads extending in the front-rear direction, and thus has the same effect as the vending machine according to claim 4 .

It is a side view which shows one Example of the vending machine which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the inside of the goods storage of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the duct structure arrange | positioned in the goods storage of FIG. Of the two product storage racks housed and installed in the product storage room A2 of FIG. (B) is an exploded perspective view of (a). FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a pair of left and right rack side plates in the product storage rack of FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway enlarged view of a rack side plate on the right side in front view of the pair of left and right rack side plates of FIG. 5. It is a side view which shows the relationship between a rail member and a rack side plate. It is a perspective view of a positioning guide. It is a perspective view which shows a 1st goods storage shelf, a 2nd goods storage shelf, and a top guide. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st goods storage shelf and 2nd goods storage shelf of FIG. The top guide of the right side is shown among the top guides of FIG. 9, (a) is the perspective view seen from diagonally left upper, (b) is the perspective view seen from diagonally lower left. FIG. 10 shows a left side top guide among the top guides of FIG. 9, (a) is a perspective view seen from the upper right side, and (b) is a perspective view seen from the lower right side. Of the two product storage racks stored and installed in the product storage room A2 in FIG. 2, the first product storage shelf, the second product storage shelf and the top guide in the product storage rack on the right side when viewed from the front are shown. The perspective view seen from the diagonally upper left of the state which attached the top guide to the 1st goods storage shelf and the 2nd goods storage shelf, (b) is the 1st goods storage shelf of the state where the top guide was removed from (a), It is the perspective view which looked at the 2nd goods storage shelf from diagonally upward left. The attachment with which the top guide of the right side of FIG. 11 is mounted | worn is shown, (a) is an exploded perspective view which removed the attachment from the top guide of the right side, (b) is an assembly drawing of (a). The attachment with which the left side top guide of FIG. 12 is mounted | worn is shown, (a) is the disassembled perspective view which removed the attachment from the left side top guide, (b) is an assembly drawing of (a). FIG. 10 shows a posture control plate arranged at the rear end of the second product storage shelf in FIG. 10, (a) is a perspective view of a state in which the posture control plate is attached to the second product storage shelf, and (b) shows a posture control plate. It is a perspective view of the state which decomposed | disassembled. It is a perspective view of the state which attached the attitude | position control board to the back end of the 2nd goods storage shelf of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the channel | path formation member of FIG. FIG. 19 is an exploded view of a guide member installed at a lower portion of the passage forming member of FIG. 18. It is the perspective view which looked at the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine of FIG. 1 from the goods accommodation passage outer side (back side). It is the perspective view which looked at the goods carrying-out apparatus of Drawing 1 from the goods accommodation passage inside. It is a back perspective view which shows the board | substrate of a goods carrying-out apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the link member of a goods carrying-out apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st stopper of a goods carrying-out apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd stopper of a goods carrying-out apparatus. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state which removed the sold-out detection switch from the goods carrying-out apparatus. The assembly method to the 2nd goods storage shelf of a goods carrying-out apparatus is shown, (a) is the perspective view seen from the plane (upper surface) side, (b) is the perspective view seen from the back (lower surface) side of (a). It is. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing of a goods carrying-out apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment which is the principal part of the vending machine which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing explaining the effect | action of the attachment of the vending machine which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention, (a) is operation | movement explanatory drawing of the attachment which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention, (b) is a reference example. FIG. It is a side view of the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine concerning a conventional apparatus.

  Hereinafter, a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a side view of a vending machine that sells canned beverages and plastic bottled beverages as an example of a vending machine targeted by the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the inside of a product storage. As shown in the figure, the vending machine includes a main body cabinet 1 formed as a heat-insulating housing whose front surface is open, and an outer door 2 supported on the front surface of the main body cabinet 1 so as to be openable and closable. The front surface of the product storage of the main body cabinet 1 is closed by a heat insulating inner door 3 that can be opened and closed. The main body cabinet 1 is configured as a heat insulating casing by disposing heat insulating panels made of urethane foam on the inner side of the outer box made of steel plate, that is, on the upper wall 1a, the left and right side walls 1b, the back wall 1c and the bottom wall 1d. . The inside of the product storage box surrounded by the heat insulation panel of the main body cabinet 1 is partitioned into a plurality of product storage rooms A1 and A2 in the left-right direction by a heat insulating partition plate 100 (see FIG. 2). As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of product storage racks 4 including product storage shelves 42 arranged in multiple directions in the left-right direction and arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction are stored and installed. In this embodiment, one product storage rack 4 is stored and installed in the product storage room A1, and two product storage racks 4 are stored and installed in the product storage room A2. In FIG. 2, an upper wall 1a of the main body cabinet 1 and a machine room 8 provided in the lower portion of the main body cabinet 1 described later are omitted.

  The product storage rack 4 includes left and right rack side plates 41 on which product storage shelves 42 are installed. The left and right rack side plates 41 are made of a rectangular flat plate-shaped thin steel plate. In this embodiment, the front rack side plate 41F (hereinafter referred to as the first rack side plate 41F) and the rear rack side plate 41R separated from each other are separated. Hereinafter, it is referred to as a second rack side plate 41R). The product storage shelves 42 corresponding to the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R are also separated from each other as shown in FIG. 9 to be described later. The front and rear product storage shelves 42 are connected to the front and rear, and the first rack side plate 41F and the first rack side plate 41F are inclined with a predetermined gradient so that the front side serving as the product insertion port 44 is high and the rear side serving as the product outlet 45 is low. It is installed on the second rack side plate 41R. Further, a pair of left and right top guides 40 extending in the front-rear direction across the front and rear product storage shelves 42 (the left side top guide 40 is shown in FIG. 2, and the right side top guide is hidden by the rack side plate 41 and appears. Is not provided). An internal space surrounded by the front and rear product storage shelves 42 and a pair of left and right top guides 40 is configured as a product storage passage 43 (product column) that stores a plurality of products in a line-down posture in a line in the front-rear direction. The product storage passage 43 (product column) is formed in upper and lower multi-stages (10 product columns in this embodiment). A plurality of product storage racks 4 configured in this manner are arranged in the product storage case in the left-right direction. The product storage passages 43 are accommodated in the product storage passages 43 in the vicinity of the product outlets 45 and above the product storage passages 43, in this embodiment, on the lower surface of the upper product storage shelves 42. A product carry-out device 5 for cutting out and carrying out the products G one by one is provided. Then, at the rear end portion of the product storage shelf 42 in each stage, it is pivoted between a protruding position that protrudes into the carry-out passage 46 and a retreat position that is pushed open by the falling product G and retreats from the carry-out passage 46. A posture control plate 47 is provided. The posture control plate 47 is urged so as to protrude toward the carry-out passage 46 by a coil spring 474 (see FIG. 16), which will be described later. The carry-out passage 46 is pushed open by the product G that falls. When evacuating the product G, the product G has a function of lying down and correcting to a posture and absorbing the fall energy of the product G to reduce the fall speed. The product storage rack 4 has hook pieces 41F2 and 41R2 (see FIG. 6 to be described later) formed by bending the left and right rack side plates 41 outward at an acute angle, and the ceiling surface of the product storage in the main body cabinet 1. It is installed in the product storage by being hooked on the rail member R extending in the front-rear direction disposed on the product.

  The product outlets 45 of the product storage passages 43 arranged in the upper and lower stages in each of the product storage racks 4 are located on the same vertical line, and the product outlet 45 and the rear of the product storage (the back of the main body cabinet 1). Between the walls 1c), a passage forming member 10 having a U-shaped cross section that is locked and fixed to the second rack side plate 41R is disposed, and the internal space of the passage forming member 10 drops the product G. A carry-out passage 46 is formed.

  A guide member 20 that links the carry-out passage 46 and the product carry-out chute 6 disposed in the lower part of the product storage rack 4 is engaged with the lower portion of the passage forming member 10. The guide member 20 has a function of guiding the product G that falls in the carry-out passage 46 in a substantially vertical direction so as to smoothly change the direction toward the product carry-out chute 6 and alleviating the drop impact of the falling product G. Yes. The merchandise carry-out chute 6 is arranged in a downwardly lowered posture at the bottom of the merchandise storage rack 4 and a plurality of vent holes are perforated on the plate surface. The product carry-out chute 6 links the carry-out passage 46 and the product take-out port 21 of the outer door 2 via a product carry-out port 31 with a flapper provided in the heat insulating inner door 3. In addition, a cooling / heating unit 7 that cools or heats the inside of the product storage box and stores the product G stored in the product storage rack 4 in a cold or hot state is disposed below the product carry-out chute 6. A rear duct 13 is provided continuously to the wind tunnel 7 a of the cooling / heating unit 7. Furthermore, a refrigerator condensing unit 9 that forms a refrigeration cycle with the cooling unit of the cooling / heating unit 7 is disposed in the machine room 8 below the main body cabinet 1.

  In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted on the front surface of the outer door 2, the product display room which displayed the some product sample corresponding to the product G accommodated in the store | warehouse | chamber of the main body cabinet 1, and the product selection which designates the product G to purchase Button, coin insertion slot for inserting coins as a price, banknote insertion slot for inserting banknotes as a price, coin return slot for taking out change coins or coins returned in response to return instructions, instructing return of change or input coins Parts necessary for the automatic sale of the commodity G, such as a return lever, are disposed by the insertion of money, and a handle of a door lock mechanism for locking the outer door 2 to the main body cabinet 1 is provided.

  A suction duct 14 is provided in the upper part of the back wall 1c of the product storage of the main body cabinet 1, and in this embodiment, the suction duct 14 is provided for each product storage rack 4. The suction duct 14 is for sucking air in the product storage chamber and returning it to the rear duct 13 (cooling / heating unit 7) via a side duct 15 described in FIG. Hereinafter, a duct configuration that forms a circulation path of heated or cooled air blown out from the cooling / heating unit 7 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the product storage rack 4, the product carry-out shooter 6, and the wind tunnel 7a (cooling / heating unit 7) are removed from FIG.

  In FIG. 3, 13 and 14 again show the back duct and the suction duct, and 15 is a side duct. An opening 131 communicating with the wind tunnel 7a (cooling / heating unit 7) is formed on the front surface (inside the chamber) of the rear duct 13, and a suction port (not shown) leading to the interior is formed on the lower surface of the rear duct 14. ing. The side duct 15 is laid so as to rise from the bottom of the cabinet toward the top along the side walls of the main body cabinet 1 on the left and right side walls 1b and 1b and the side of the heat insulating partition plate 100 on the product storage room A2. The side duct 15 is configured to communicate with the rear duct 13 on the bottom side of the cabinet and to communicate with the suction duct 14 on the upper side. Here, a side duct 15 is laid on one side, in this embodiment, the left side wall 1b in the relatively narrow product storage room A1 in which one product storage rack 4 is stored and installed. In the relatively large product storage room A2 in which the product storage rack 4 is stored and installed, side ducts 15 are provided on the left and right side surfaces. In this embodiment, the side wall 1b on the right side in front view and the side surface on the product storage room A2 side of the heat insulating partition plate 100 are provided. It is laid. The reason why the side ducts 15 are laid on the left and right sides in the relatively large product storage room A2 is that the air circulation path in the cabinet is divided into two parts corresponding to the two product storage racks 4 and two products. This is to allow the air inside the storage rack 4 to be sufficiently circulated and to efficiently cool or heat the products G stored in the two product storage racks 4. As described above, the product storage room A1 is provided with one suction duct 14 that communicates with the side duct 15, and the product storage room A2 is provided with two suction ducts 14 and 14 that communicate with the left and right side ducts 15 and 15, respectively. Yes. In FIG. 3, reference numerals 101 to 104 are formed of sheet metal, and are protective members that cover and protect the surfaces of the left and right side walls 1b and 1b, the back wall 1c, and the heat insulating partition plate 100 made of a heat insulating panel of urethane foam. The rear duct 13 and the suction duct 14 are fixed to the protective members 101 to 104 with screws.

  In the duct configuration shown in FIG. 3, the suction duct 14 is laid in a dead space (empty space) formed in the upper part on the back side of the commodity storage, which is the fate of the slang track. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, the product storage rack 4 stored and installed in the product storage has a predetermined slope so that the front side serving as the product inlet 44 is high and the rear side serving as the product outlet 45 is low. Since the product storage shelf 42 in an inclined manner is installed, an empty space is generated in the upper part on the back side of the product storage. In this embodiment, the suction duct 14 is laid in the empty space. . And the side surface duct 15 is arrange | positioned by the right-and-left side in a store | warehouse | chamber. With this configuration, it is possible to increase the front-rear direction area in the warehouse by removing the air circulation duct that has been arranged on the back of the warehouse in the conventional apparatus, that is, it is possible to lengthen the product accommodation passage 43. Therefore, the number of goods accommodated can be increased.

  Next, the configuration of the product storage rack 4 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows the product storage rack 4 on the left side when viewed from the front and stored in the product storage room A2 (see FIG. 2). The product storage rack 4 includes left and right rack side plates 41 composed of a first rack side plate 41F and a second rack side plate 41R separated in the front-rear direction, and a front side installed on the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R. A product storage shelf 42F (hereinafter referred to as a first product storage shelf 42F), a rear product storage shelf 42R (hereinafter referred to as a second product storage shelf 42R), the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R. A pair of left and right top guides 40 (the right side top guide 40R and the left side top guide 40L, which are arranged across the two and connected to the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R, These are collectively referred to as a top guide 40), a passage forming member 10 having a U-shaped cross section that is locked and fixed to the second rack side plate 41R, and this passage. And the like locked guide member 20 at the lower end of the forming member 10.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the left and right rack side plates 41 are composed of a first rack side plate 41 </ b> F and a second rack side plate 41 </ b> R made of a thin plate steel plate having a rectangular flat plate shape. Except for the fact that the second rack side plate 41R is formed longer than the first rack side plate 41F, the configuration of both is substantially the same. Therefore, the first rack side plate 41F will be described, and the second rack side plate 41R will be referred to. The description is omitted along with the reference numerals. 6 shows an enlarged view of the rack side plate 41 on the right side when viewed from the front, and the first rack side plate 41F will be described with reference to FIG.

  The first rack side plate 41F is formed with a reinforcing flange 41F1 (41R1) by bending the front and rear and lower edges of a rectangular flat plate steel plate outward, and the engaging hook 41F2 (41R2) bent outward at an acute angle at the upper edge. ) Is formed. Further, a pair of front and rear locking holes 41F3 (41R3) are formed on the plate surface of the first rack side plate 41F in upper and lower stages, and the pair of front and rear locking holes 41F3 (41R3) have steps. Two locking holes 41F3 (41R3) are formed in each step so as to be spaced apart in the vertical direction. The locking hole 41F3 (41R3) is for erection of the product storage shelf 42, and the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R are arranged close to each other (in the case of a vending machine with a short depth). In the case where the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R are spaced apart from each other (in the case of a vending machine having a long depth), the upper side locking hole 41F3 (41R3) is used. It is comprised so that the stop hole 41F3 (41R3) may be utilized. This is because even when the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R are arranged close to or apart from each other, the inclination angle of the commodity storage shelf 42 installed on the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R is constant. This is to keep it in good condition. Note that the rear side locking hole 41R3 of the second rack side plate 41R is formed in an L-shaped bowl shape, whereas the front side locking hole 41R3 is circular. The reinforcing flange 41R1 formed at the rear edge of the second rack side plate 41R is formed with a plurality of screw holes (female screws) 41R4 in the vertical direction and a fitting hole 41R5 on the upper side.

  Engagement hooks 41F2 (41R2) formed on the upper edge of the first rack side plate 41F are engaged with rail members R and R (see FIG. 4) laid on the ceiling surface of the commodity storage in the main body cabinet 1. . The rail members R, R are formed symmetrically, and as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 4A, the hanging portion vertically bent along the horizontal portion R1 and the longitudinal direction of the horizontal portion R1. The hook portion R3 is formed of a portion R2 and is folded inward from the lower end of the hanging portion R2. The rail members R, R are arranged such that a horizontal member R1 is screwed to a frame member (not shown) provided on the ceiling surface of the product storage and extends in the front-rear direction. The tip of the hook portion R3 of the rail member R is formed as a sliding surface on which the engaging hook 41F2 (41R2) engages and slides (slides). This sliding surface is shown in FIG. As described above, stopper portions R31 and R32 are formed. FIG. 7 is a side view of the left side rail member R viewed from the other (right side) rail member R side. The stopper portions R31 and R32 are formed in a convex shape that is one step higher than the sliding surface of the rail member R, and the size of the engaging hook 41R2 is just fitted between the stopper portions R31 and R32. The stoppers R31 and R32 of the rail member R are arranged so that the product storage rack 4 is placed at a predetermined position in the product storage when the engagement hook 41F2 (41R2) of the rack side plate 41 is engaged with the hook portion R3 of the rail member R. In addition to the function of storing and installing the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R separated in the front-rear direction, the first rack side plate 41R and the second rack side plate 41R are prevented from shifting in the front-rear direction.

  In addition, a positioning guide 41G (see FIG. 5) formed of sheet metal is fixed to the rear side of the lower end of the first rack side plate 41F. As shown in FIG. 8, the positioning guide 41G is formed on a locking piece 41G3 which is bent so that the front ends of the bridging portion 41G2 formed by bending the left and right ends of the strip-shaped substrate portion 41G1 upward are peeled inward. A screw hole (female screw) 41G31 is formed. The rear end side of the substrate portion 41G1 is formed by cutting the left and right end edges shorter than the size between the left and right bridging portions 41G2, and the rear end edge is curled reinforcing portion 41G11 rounded into a hollow cylindrical shape (curl shape). Is formed. The length of the curl-shaped reinforcing portion 41G11 in the left-right direction is slightly shorter than the dimension between the second rack side plates 41R arranged opposite to the left and right, and just fits between the second rack side plates 41R arranged opposite to the left and right. It is formed in the length to insert. As shown in FIG. 6, the positioning guide 41G has a curl formed on the rear end edge of the substrate 41G1 after the left and right locking pieces 41G3 are aligned with the reinforcing flange 41F1 formed on the rear edge of the first rack side plate 41F. The shape reinforcing portion 41G11 is fitted between the second rack side plates 41R. At this time, the left and right cutouts on the rear end side of the board 41G1 are along the outer wall of the reinforcing flange 41R1 formed at the front end edge of the second rack side plate 41R and the inner wall of the second rack side plate 41R. As described above, the positioning guide 41G is disposed so as to straddle the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R, and the locking piece 41G3 is interposed via the reinforcing flange 41F1 formed at the rear edge of the first rack side plate 41F. When the screw S1 (see FIG. 6) is screwed into the screw hole (female screw) 41G31, the positioning guide 41G connects both of them across the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R. Therefore, the positioning guide 41G maintains the spacing between the rack side plates 41F and 41R opposed to the left and right at a predetermined interval, and the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R separated front and rear are shifted in the left and right direction. It has a function to prevent this.

  Next, FIG. 9 shows a first product storage shelf 42F and a second product storage shelf 42R installed on the first rack side plate 41F and the second rack side plate 41R, respectively, and the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product. A state in which a pair of left and right top guides 40 is assembled to the storage shelf 42R is shown. The pair of left and right top guides 40 includes a top guide 40R positioned on the right side and a top guide 40L positioned on the right side, and are disposed across the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R, respectively. At the same time, the product accommodating passage 43 is formed in a manner extending in the front-rear direction. Here, in most cases, the commodity receiving passage 43 is made to correspond to the length (width) of the commodity by moving the movable top guide 40L located on the left side closer to or away from the fixed top guide 40R located on the right side. In the following, the fixed top guide 40R located on the right side is referred to as a fixed top guide 40R, and the movable top guide 40L located on the left side is referred to as a movable top guide 40L. In FIG. 9, the attitude control plate 47 provided at the rear end of the second commodity storage shelf 42R is removed.

  The first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R will be described with reference to FIG. The first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R are each made of a rectangular steel plate, and the common part between the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R describes the first product storage shelf 42F. The two commodity storage shelves 42 </ b> R are described with reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the first product storage shelf 42F (42R) is formed with flanges 42FA and 42FB (42RA and 42RB) bent downward from the left and right side edges to increase the strength ( In FIG. 9, the flange 42FA (42RA) formed on the left edge is hidden and cannot be seen, but the flange 42RA is described later with reference to FIG. Screw holes (female screws) 42FA1, 42FB1 (42RA1, 42RB1) are formed in the flanges 42FA, 42FB (42RA, 42RB), respectively. A support shaft 42F1 (42R1) rounded into a hollow cylindrical shape (curl shape) is formed at the front end of the first commodity storage shelf 42F (42R), and the left and right ends of the support shaft 42F1 (42R1) are flanges 42FA and 42FB (42RA), respectively. , 42RB) so as to protrude outward. Further, a support shaft 42F2 that is rounded into a hollow cylindrical shape (curl shape) is formed at the rear end of the first commodity storage shelf 42F, and the left and right ends of the support shaft 42F2 protrude outwardly from the flanges 42FA and 42FB, respectively. Is formed. Further, a wide operation hole 42F3 extending in the left-right direction and a slide engagement hole 42F4 in which a narrow slit is communicated with the rear end of the wide slit are located near the front of the plate surface of the first commodity storage shelf 42F. A slide engagement hole 42F5 in which a narrow slit is communicated with a front end of a wide slit is formed near the rear of the plate surface of the first commodity storage shelf 42F.

  A groove-shaped holding portion 42R2 (see also FIG. 27 described later) formed by bending is provided at the rear end of the second commodity storage shelf 42R. This holding part 42R2 holds the commodity carry-out device 5 described later. The left and right ends of the holding portion 42R2 are formed as L-shaped support pieces 42R21 and 42R21 that protrude outward from the flanges 42RA and 42RB, respectively. In addition, a plurality of slit-shaped setting grooves 42RH extending in the front-rear direction are formed in the left-right direction on the plate surface of the second product storage shelf 42R. The slit-shaped setting groove 42RH is formed to make a pair in the front-rear direction. Furthermore, arch-shaped fitting protrusions 42R3 and 42R4 are formed on the front side of the plate surface of the second product storage shelf 42R so as to be extruded toward the back surface. The fitting protrusions 42R3 and 42R4 have a central portion (arch portion) that is lifted from the back surface of the second product storage shelf 42R, and a through-hole through which the tips of the locking claws 501 and 502 of the substrate 50 of the product delivery device 5 described later can pass. It is formed as. Then, at the rear end of the plate surface of the second commodity storage shelf 42R, an arcuate protrusion 567 and left and right guide protrusions 568 and 568 on the lock member 566 of the first stopper 56 of the commodity carry-out device 5 shown in FIG. Three escape holes 42R5 are formed through which.

  The first product storage shelf 42F is installed on the first rack side plate 41F as follows. That is, the front and rear support shafts 42F1 and 42F2 protruding left and right in the first product storage shelf 42F are respectively fitted in the locking holes 41F3 and 41F3 that form a pair before and after forming on the plate surface of the first rack side plate 41F. Thus, the first product storage shelf 42F is installed on the first rack side plate 41F. Similarly, the second product storage shelf 42F fits the support shaft 42R1 and the support piece 42R21 into the locking holes 41R3 and 41R3 of the second rack side plate 41R, respectively. Accordingly, the second rack side plate 41R is installed. The first rack side plate 41F is inserted into the screw holes (female screws) 42FA1, 42FB1 (42RA1, 42RB1) formed in the flanges 42FA, 42FB (42RA, 42RB) of the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42F. , Screws are screwed through the second rack side plate 41R. In this case, in this embodiment, the first product storage shelves 42F and the second product storage shelves 42R positioned in the upper, middle, and lower stages of the first and second multi-stage first product storage shelves 42F and second product storage shelves 42R. It is configured to screw only. As a result, the number of assembling steps can be reduced compared to the case where all of the first-stage product storage shelves 42F and the second product storage shelves 42R that are multi-staged in the vertical direction are screwed.

  Next, FIG. 11 shows the fixed top guide 40R, (a) is a perspective view seen from the upper left and (b) is a perspective view seen from the lower left. The fixed top guide 40R is a thin steel plate bent into an L shape, and the product placement section 40R1 parallel to the plate surfaces of the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R, and the first product storage shelf 42F. The second product storage shelf 42R includes a vertical side wall 40R2. A curled fitting portion 40R3 that is slightly larger than the hollow cylindrical (curled) support shaft 42F1 of the first product storage shelf 42F is provided at the front end (in the illustrated state, right oblique front end) of the product placement portion 40R1. Is formed. The fitting portion 40R3 is formed in a three-quarter ring shape so as to wrap around three-fourths of the outer periphery of the hollow cylindrical (curled) support shaft 42F1 of the first commodity storage shelf 42F, and is attached to the support shaft 42F1. In the fitted state, it is loosely fitted to the support shaft 42F1 and is slidable to the left and right. Further, a hook piece 40R11 that protrudes toward the back side is formed by cutting and raising the front side of the plate surface of the product placement portion 40R1. Furthermore, a pair of front and rear engaging claws 40R12 and 40R12 projecting toward the back side are formed by cutting and raising near the rear side of the plate surface of the product placing portion 40R1. The engaging claws 40R12 and 40R12 are formed in a substantially V shape when viewed from the side. The pair of front and rear engagement claws 40R12 and 40R12 can be engaged and disengaged with the pair of front and rear setting grooves 42RH and 42RH formed on the plate surface of the second product storage shelf 42R. Furthermore, a locking hole 40R4 extending in the front-rear direction is formed at a boundary portion between the product placement part 40R1 and the side wall part 40R2, which is a substantially intermediate position in the front-rear direction of the fixed top guide 40R. In this locking hole 40R4, an engaging claw 404 of the attachment 400 according to the present invention shown in FIG. 14 to be described later is locked and fixed.

  Next, FIG. 12 shows the movable top guide 40L, (a) is a perspective view seen from the upper right side, and (b) is a perspective view seen from the lower right side. The movable top guide 40L is a thin steel plate bent into an L shape, and the product placement section 40L1 parallel to the plate surfaces of the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R, and the first product storage shelf 42F. , And a regulating portion 40L2 perpendicular to the plate surface of the second product storage shelf 42R. The front end (the left oblique front end in the illustrated state) of the product placement portion 40L1 is two steps larger than the hollow cylindrical (curled) support shaft 42F1 of the first product storage shelf 42F, and the above-described fixed top guide. A curl-like fitting portion 40L3 that is slightly larger than the 40R-curled fitting portion 40R3 is formed. The fitting portion 40L3 is formed in a three-quarter ring shape so as to wrap around three-fourths of the outer periphery of the hollow cylindrical (curled) support shaft 42F1 of the first commodity storage shelf 42F, and is attached to the support shaft 42F1. In the fitted state, it is loosely fitted to the support shaft 42F1 and is slidable to the left and right, and is further loosely fitted to the curled fitting portion 40R3 of the fixed top guide 40R described above. Also, a hook piece 40L11 that protrudes toward the back side is formed on the front side of the intermediate portion of the plate surface of the product placement portion 40L1 by cutting and raising, and a pair of front and rear that protrudes toward the back side near the rear side. The engaging claws 40L12 and 40L12 are formed by cutting and raising. The engaging claws 40L12, 40L12 are formed in a substantially V shape when viewed from the side. The pair of front and rear engaging claws 40L12 and 40L12 can be engaged and disengaged with the pair of front and rear setting grooves 42RH and 42RH formed on the plate surface of the second commodity storage shelf 42R. Furthermore, a locking hole 40L4 extending in the front-rear direction is formed in a boundary portion between the product placement portion 40L1 and the restricting portion 40L2, which is a substantially intermediate position in the front-rear direction of the movable top guide 40L.

  The fixed top guide 40R is assembled to the first product storage shelf 42F and the rear product storage shelf 42R as follows. That is, the slide engagement which formed the hook piece 40R11 formed in the product mounting part 40R1 of the fixed top guide 40R from the upper side of the first product storage shelf 42F and the rear product storage shelf 42R on the plate surface of the first product storage shelf 42F. It is made to pass through the wide slit of the hole 42F4. In this state, the fitting portion 40R3 of the fixed top guide 40R is positioned in front of the support shaft 42F1 of the first product storage shelf 42F. Thereafter, when the fixed top guide 40R is moved rearward, the fitting portion 40R3 of the fixed top guide 40R is fitted so as to wrap around the outer periphery of the support shaft 42F1 of the first commodity storage shelf 42F. At this time, the vertical portion of the hook piece 40R11 moves rearwardly in the wide slit of the slide engagement hole 42F4 and then reaches a position that matches the open surface of the narrow slit, and the horizontal portion of the hook piece 40R11 is the wide slit. It is located on the back side. When the hand is released from the fixed top guide 40R in this state, the fixed claw 40R12 comes into contact with the plate surface of the second product storage shelf 42R from the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R. The two hook pieces 40R11 are separated from the back surface of the first commodity storage shelf 42F.

  While turning the hand to the back side of the first product storage shelf 42F from the state described above and pressing the thumb against the front side of the fitting portion 40R3 with the palm up, the index finger or the middle finger is placed on the first product storage shelf 42F. The product is pushed up against the horizontal portion of the product placement portion 40R1 or the hook piece 40R11 of the fixed top guide 40R viewed from the operation hole 42F3. Then, the fixed top guide 40R rotates upward with the fitting portion 40R3 as a fulcrum, and the engagement claw 40R12 is separated from the plate surface of the second product storage shelf 42R. The upward rotation of the fixed top guide 40R is restricted by the horizontal portion of the hook piece 40R11 coming into contact with the back surface of the first commodity storage shelf 42F. When the fixed top guide 40R is slid to the right while the fixed top guide 40R is rotated upward, the fitting portion 40R3 slides on the support shaft 42F1 of the first commodity storage shelf 42F, while the hook piece 40R11 The vertical portion enters the narrow slit of the slide engagement hole 42F4. Then, after the fixed top guide 40R is slid rightward until the vertical portion of the hook piece 40R11 is close to the right end of the narrow slit of the slide engagement hole 42F4, the engagement claws 40R12 and the engagement claws 40R12 are connected to the second product storage rack 42R. The fixed top guide 40R is rotated downward with the fitting portion 40R3 as a fulcrum so as to be fitted into the setting grooves 42RH and 42RH on the right end side of the setting grooves 42RH and 42RH. As a result, the product placement portion 40R1 of the fixed top guide 40R is connected to the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R in a state of being in close contact with the plate surfaces of the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R. The first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R are set at the rightmost position (fixed position) of the second product storage shelf 42R.

  The movable top guide 40L is assembled to the first product storage shelf 42F and the rear product storage shelf 42R with respect to the assembly of the fixed top guide 40R to the first product storage shelf 42F and the rear product storage shelf 42R. Since it is the same except that the hook piece 40L11 of the movable top guide 40L is engaged with the slide engagement hole 42F5 closer to the rear side of the plate surface of the first commodity storage shelf 42F, the redundant description is omitted here. The movable top guide 40L can be slid left and right by the length in the left-right direction of the slide engagement hole 42F5 in the first commodity storage shelf 42F, and is set at the fixed position by sliding to the left and right. Approach / separate the fixed top guide 40R. Accordingly, the fixed top guide 40R (the side wall portion 40R2) is set as a reference position, and the movable top guide is separated from the fixed top guide 40R (the side wall portion 40R2) by a width corresponding to the length (width) of the product to be sold. 40L (the restricting portion 40L2) is slid, and the engaging claws 40L2 and 40L2 are fitted and set in the setting grooves 42RH and 42RH of the second commodity storage shelf 42R, so that the side wall of the fixed top guide 40R ( A product accommodating passage 43 having a passage width corresponding to the width of the product to be sold is formed between the portion 40R2) and the movable top guide 40L (regulator 40L2). When the movable top guide 40L is brought close to the fixed top guide 40R, the fitting portion 40L3 of the movable top guide 40L covers the periphery of the fitting portion 40R3 of the fixed top guide 40R, while the movable top guide 40L is mounted on the product. The placement part 40L1 rides on the upper part of the product placement part 40R1 of the fixed top guide 40R so that both the product placement part 40L1 and the product placement part 40R1 overlap each other.

  Of the two product storage racks 4 stored and installed in the product storage room A2 in FIG. 2, the product storage rack 4 on the right side in the front view (hereinafter, this product storage rack is referred to as 4R) is a long size. It is shared for sale of products and products of half size or less (hereinafter simply referred to as half size products) that are half the length of the long size products. FIG. 13A shows a state in which the top guide 40 is assembled to the first product storage shelf 42FF and the second product storage shelf 42RR and the first product storage shelf 42FF and the second product storage shelf 42RR in the product storage rack 4R. FIG. 13B shows the first product storage shelf 42FF and the second product storage shelf 42RR from which the top guide 40 is removed. In FIG. 13, components having the same functions as those shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 13 (a), the top guide 40 has a fixed top guide 40RR for the right course, and the above-described top so that a half-size product can be separately stored in the product storage passage 43. The movable top guide 40MR is paired with the fixed top guide 40RR, the left top fixed top guide 40ML, and the movable top guide 40LL paired with the fixed top guide 40ML. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 13B, the first product storage shelf 42FF and the second product storage shelf 42RR are respectively in the left-right direction with respect to the first product storage shelf 42F and the second product storage shelf 42R shown in FIG. This corresponds to a form in which two are arranged in parallel. In other words, an operation hole 42F3 and a slide engagement hole 42F4 are formed separately for the right course and the left course, respectively, near the front of the plate surface of the first product storage shelf 42FF. Near the rear side of the plate surface, slide engagement holes 42F5 each having a narrow slit communicating with a front end of a wide slit are formed separately for the right course and the left course. And the slit-shaped setting groove | channel 42RH which makes a pair back and forth is drilled in the board surface of 2nd goods storage shelf 42RR separately for right courses and left courses.

  The set state of the top guide 40 when selling a half-size product in the product storage rack 4R is as shown in FIG. That is, the fixed top guide 40RR for the right course is set at the right end position of the first product storage shelf 42FF and the second product storage shelf 42RR, while the movable top guide 40MR paired with the fixed top guide 40RR is the first. The product storage shelf 42FF and the second product storage shelf 42RR are set at substantially the center position. Further, the fixed top guide 40ML for the left course is set at a substantially central position of the first product storage shelf 42FF and the second product storage shelf 42RR and aligned with the left side of the right course movable top guide 40MR, The movable top guide 40LL paired with the fixed top guide 40ML is set at the left end position of the first product storage shelf 42FF and the second product storage shelf 42RR. As a result, two product accommodating passages 43 each having a passage width corresponding to the width of a half-size product are provided between the fixed top guide 40RR and the movable top guide 40MR and between the fixed top guide 40ML and the movable top guide 40LL. It is formed in a manner extending in the front-rear direction. In addition, when selling goods shorter than half size, the movable top guide 40MR or the movable top guide 40LL is slid rightward and set.

  When selling a long-sized product in the product storage rack 4R, the top guide 40 set at the position (a) of FIG. 13 is adjusted as follows. That is, the movable top guide 40MR for the right course is slid rightward and brought close to the fixed top guide 40RR. In this case, the product placement part 40MR1 of the movable top guide 40MR rides on the product placement part 40RR1 of the fixed top guide 40RR and overlaps vertically. As described above, even when the product placement portion 40MR1 of the movable top guide 40MR rides on the product placement portion 40RR1 of the fixed top guide 40RR, the engaging claw 40MR12 of the movable top guide 40MR is formed in the slit shape of the second product storage shelf 42RR. The engagement claw 40MR12 is shifted from the right end of the product placement portion 40MR1 to the left by the lateral width (dimension in the left-right direction) of the product placement portion 40RR1 of the fixed top guide 40RR so that it can be engaged with the setting grooves 42RH and 42RH. Formed in position. As described above, the movable top guide 40MR for the right course is slid rightward from the set position of FIG. 13A and set to a position close to the fixed top guide 40RR, while the fixed top for the left course is set. The guide 40ML is slid leftward and set at a position close to the movable top guide 40LL. In this case, the product placement part 40ML1 of the fixed top guide 40ML is submerged under the product placement part 40LL1 of the fixed top guide 40LL and overlaps vertically. As a result, a product accommodating passage 43 having a passage width corresponding to the width of the long-size product is formed between the movable top guide 40MR for the right course and the fixed top guide 40ML for the left course so as to extend in the front-rear direction. The

  In the second product storage rack 42RR of the product storage rack 4R, two product delivery devices 5 (see FIG. 1) are arranged side by side, and when selling half-size products, two product delivery devices are carried out. While the devices 5 are individually operated, when selling a long-sized product, the two product carry-out devices 5 are synchronously controlled so as to operate simultaneously.

  The fixed top guide 40R and the movable top guide 40L shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 are mounted with the attachment 400 according to the present invention shown in FIGS. The attachment 400 is attached to the fixed top guide 40R and the movable top guide 40L in order to adjust the height of the passage surface of the commodity accommodation passage 43. FIG. 14 shows an attachment 400 attached to the fixed top guide 40R. In the figure, the attachment 400 includes a passage surface forming portion 401 formed in a thin box shape having an open bottom surface. The passage surface forming portion 401 is slightly smaller than the width and length of the product placement portion 40R1 in the fixed top guide 40R, and is formed in a size that can be placed on the product placement portion 40R1. The passage surface forming portion 401 has a drooping piece 402 bent downward at the front end (left oblique front end in the illustrated state), and the lower end of the drooping piece 402 has a curled fitting of the fixed top guide 42R. An annular fitting portion 403 that is slightly larger than the portion 40R3 is formed. The fitting portion 403 is formed in a three-quarter ring shape opened to the rear side, and when the attachment 400 is placed on the product placement portion 40R1 of the fixed top guide 40R, the curled fitting portion of the fixed top guide 42R. It is formed so as to wrap around 40R3. Further, hook-shaped locking claws 404 (in the drawing, right side wall in the figure) project outward (to the right side) at substantially intermediate positions in the front-rear direction on the left and right side walls of the passage surface forming portion 401 when viewed from the front. The locking claw 404 is shown, and the locking claw 404 on the left side wall is formed as shown in FIG. The locking claw 404 has a size capable of passing through the locking hole 40R4 of the fixed top guide 40R, and a fixed top is provided between the locking claw 404 and the side wall on both sides of the passage surface forming portion 401. A gap having a dimension slightly larger than the thickness of the guide 40R is formed.

  The attachment 400 is mounted on the fixed top guide 40R by placing the attachment 400 on the product placement portion 40R1 of the fixed top guide 40R. In this case, the fitting portion 403 formed at the front end of the passage surface forming portion 401 is positioned in front of the curled fitting portion 40R3 of the fixed top guide 42R, and the right side locking claw 404 is fixed. The top guide 40R is brought into contact with the side wall 40R2. Thereafter, when the attachment 400 is slid rearward, the locking claw 404 of the attachment 400 faces the side surface of the locking hole 40R4 of the fixed top guide 40R, and the opening edge of the fitting portion 403 of the attachment 400 is the fixed top. It contacts the curled fitting portion 40R3 of the guide 42R. In this state, the attachment 400 is slid in the right direction so that the locking claw 404 is fitted in the locking hole 40R4, and then the attachment 400 is slid again. Then, the locking claw 404 of the attachment 400 is locked and fixed in the locking hole 40R4, while the opening end edge of the fitting portion 403 of the attachment 400 covers the peripheral surface of the curled fitting portion 40R3 of the fixed top guide 42R. After the sliding and expanding so that the fitting part 403 opens the “crocodile mouth”, the fitting part 403 gets over the curled fitting part 40R3 of the fixed top guide 42R when the opening edge of the fitting part 403 gets over the fitting part 403R 403 is restored to its original state and wraps around the curled fitting portion 40R3 of the fixed top guide 42R. As a result, the attachment 400 is prevented from moving in the front-rear direction by the fitting portion 403 that wraps around the curled fitting portion 40R3 of the fixed top guide 42R and the locking claw 404 that is locked and fixed to the locking hole 40R4. It is mounted on the fixed top guide 40R in a state where movement in the left-right direction is blocked by a locking claw 404 locked and fixed in the locking hole 40R4 (see FIG. 14B).

  FIG. 15 shows an attachment 400 attached to the movable top guide 40L. In this case, the attachment 400 attached to the movable top guide 40L is the same as the attachment 400 attached to the fixed top guide 40R shown in FIG. 14, and a passage surface forming portion formed in a thin box shape having an open bottom surface. 401, an annular fitting portion 403 formed at the lower end of the hanging piece 402 provided at the front end (in the illustrated state, the right front end) of the passage surface forming portion 401 is provided. As described with reference to FIG. 14, the passage surface forming portion 401 has a hook-like locking claw 404 (see FIG. 4) protruding outward (rightward direction) at a substantially intermediate position in the front-rear direction on the left and right side walls when viewed from the front. The left side side locking claw 404 is shown, and the right side side locking claw 404 is formed with the aforementioned FIG. 14). The passage surface forming portion 401 is attached to the movable top guide 40L by attaching the left side locking claw 404 to the locking hole 40L4 of the movable top guide 40L except for locking and fixing the left side locking claw 404 to the fixed top guide 40R. Since it is the same as the mounting method, the description which overlaps here is abbreviate | omitted and the state which mounted | wore the movable top guide 40L with the attachment 400L is shown in FIG.15 (b).

  Next, FIG. 16 shows the attitude control plate 47 provided at the rear end of the second commodity storage shelf 42R, (a) is a state in which the attitude control plate 47 is attached to the second commodity storage shelf 42R, (b) is A state where the attitude control plate 47 is disassembled is shown. The posture control plate 47 is a processed product of a rectangular horizontally long thin steel plate, and a plurality of ribs 471 are formed by extrusion on the plate surface of the posture control plate 47 that is curved downward and convex. On the base end side of the attitude control plate 47, there are provided bearings 472 and 472 that are rounded into a hollow cylindrical shape (curled shape). Round shafts 473 are inserted through these bearings 472 and 472. A coil spring 474 is installed between the pair of bearings 472 and 472, and the shaft 473 is inserted into a hollow portion of the coil spring 474. Therefore, the coil spring 474 is held by the shaft 473.

  On the other hand, three openings 42Ra, 42Rb, and 42Rc are formed by cutting out the ridge of the rear end edge of the second product storage shelf 42R. Further, on both sides of the opening portions 42Ra, 42Rb, and 42Rc, it is cut from the passage surface of the second product storage shelf 42R to the back side (the side opposite to the passage surface of the second product storage shelf 42R) and directed rearward. Hook pieces 42Rd and 42Re are formed. Further, a stopper piece 42Rf cut and raised toward the front is formed on the side of the hook piece 42Re. The openings 42Rb and 42Rc are provided corresponding to the pair of left and right bearings 472 and 472 of the attitude control member 47, and are formed to have a size capable of receiving the bearings 472 and 472. The opening 42Ra is formed in a size that can receive the coil spring 474. Further, the hook pieces 42Rd and 42Re form a through hole through which the shaft 473 passes between the hook pieces 42Rd and 42Re and the plate surface of the product storage shelf 42, and hold the shaft 473. The stopper piece 42Rf prevents the shaft 473 from coming off. It is what you make. In addition, the arch-shaped fitting protrusions 42R3 and 42R4, which are formed near the front surface of the plate surface of the second product storage shelf 42R, are formed to be attached to the product delivery device 5 described later. is there.

  The posture control plate 47 is attached to the second commodity storage shelf 42R as follows. In other words, the pair of left and right bearings 472 and 472 of the attitude control plate 47 are fitted into the openings 42Rb and 42Rc from the rear side (the diagonally right front side in FIG. 16) of the second commodity storage shelf 42 placed on the work table. In this state, the shaft 473 is inserted from the side surface of the second product storage shelf 42R along the back surface of the ridge at the rear end of the second product storage shelf 42R. Here, when the shaft 473 passes through a through hole formed by one hook piece 42Rd (left side in the figure), passes through one bearing 472 (left side in the figure) of the attitude control plate 47, and reaches the opening 42Ra. Then, the insertion of the shaft 473 is temporarily stopped. In this state, a coil spring 474 is attached to the opening 42Ra. In this case, the coil spring 474 has one end hooked on the back surface of the second commodity storage shelf 42 </ b> R while accumulating the urging force, and the other end hooked on the back surface of the attitude control plate 47. As described above, after the coil spring 474 is attached to the opening 42Ra, the insertion of the shaft 473 is resumed. The shaft 473 is passed through a through hole formed by the coil spring 474, the other bearing 472 (right side in the figure) of the attitude control plate 47, and the other hook piece 42Re (right side in the figure), and then the stopper piece. Insert until 42Rf abuts. As a result, the posture control plate 47 biased by the coil spring 474 is pivotally supported by the rear end portion of the second commodity storage shelf 42R so as to be rotatable about the shaft 473.

The posture control plate 47 is urged by the coil spring 474 so as to protrude toward the carry-out passage 46 (see FIG. 1), and as shown in FIG. The second product storage shelf 42R is held at a protruding position on the extension line of the passage surface. This is because the end face on the base end side where the bearings 472 and 472 of the attitude control plate 47 are formed is in contact with the plate surface bent downward from the rear end of the second product storage shelf 42R. .

  Here, among the two product storage racks 4 stored and installed in the product storage room A2 in FIG. 2, the attitude control provided at the rear end of the second product storage rack 42RR related to the product storage rack 4R on the right side when viewed from the front. The plate 47 is shown in FIG. 17, components having the same or the same functions as those in FIG. 16 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the second product storage shelf 42RR corresponds to a form in which two second product storage shelves 42R shown in FIG. That is, three openings 42Ra, 42Rb, and 42Rc are formed on the left and right sides of the rear end edge of the second commodity storage shelf 42RR, respectively. 42Rd and 42Re are formed respectively, and further, a stopper piece 42Rf is formed on the side of the right side hook piece 42Re. The reason why the stopper piece 42Rf is not formed on the left side is that the shaft 473 (see FIG. 16) of the attitude control plates 47 and 47 is a long shaft common to both. The configuration of the attitude control plates 47 and 47 is the same as that shown in FIG. 16 except for the long shaft 473 common to both. Accordingly, the attachment is the same as the attachment method of FIG. 16 except that the left and right attitude control plates 47 and 47 are pivotally supported by the shaft 473 with respect to the attachment method shown in FIG. Is omitted.

  Next, FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the passage forming member 10 forming the carry-out passage 46 (see FIG. 1). The passage forming member 10 is formed in a U-shaped cross section by bending a sheet metal, and includes leg pieces 102 and 102 that are bent perpendicularly with respect to the surface of the substrate 101 from the left and right ends of the substrate 101. The distance between the leg pieces 102 is equal to the distance between the pair of left and right second rack side plates 41R. Flanges 103 and 103 facing outward are formed on the front end edges of the leg pieces 102 and 102, respectively, and screw insertion holes 104 are provided on both upper and lower ends of the flanges 103 and 103, respectively. Further, hook-shaped locking claws 105 are provided on the upper ends of the front end edges of the leg pieces 102, 102. The passage forming member 10 has left and right flanges 103, 103 inserted into the fitting holes 41R5 (see FIG. 6) of the reinforcing flange 41R1 formed at the rear edge of the second rack side plate 41R while the left and right flanges 103, 103 are passed through. When the sliding claw 105 is slid downward after being brought into contact with a reinforcing flange 41R1 (see FIG. 6) formed at the rear edge of the two rack side plate 41R, the engaging claw 105 engages with the fitting hole 41R5. In this state, a screw (not shown) is screwed into a screw hole (female screw) 41R4 formed in the reinforcing flange 41R1 through the screw insertion holes 104 of the left and right flanges 103, 103. As a result, the passage forming member 10 is locked and fixed to the commodity storage rack 4 and integrally attached thereto.

  Now, the guide member 20 disposed under the substrate 101 in the passage forming member 10 will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 19 is an exploded view of the guide member 20 disassembled from the passage forming member 10. In FIG. 19, reference numeral 20 denotes the guide member 20 again, 21 is a mounting member made of sheet metal, and 22 is a round bar-shaped shaft. The guide member 20 is made of sheet metal, and a substrate portion 201 having a left and right width slightly shorter than a dimension between the left and right leg pieces 102 and 102 of the passage forming member 10 is formed to be curved convexly on the back side, Bearings 202 formed by rounding into a hollow cylindrical shape (curl shape) are provided at the upper end of the substrate portion 201 in a laterally distributed manner. The mounting bracket 21 is bent in an L-shaped longitudinal section, and a bearing 210 formed by rounding into a hollow cylindrical shape (curl shape) at the upper end of the substrate portion 211 facing upward meshes with the bearing 202 of the guide member 20. Are provided in a distributed manner. A plurality of screw holes (internal threads) 2121 are provided in the support portion 212 facing the front of the mounting bracket 21. On the other hand, a flange 1011 facing forward is formed at the lower end of the substrate 101 in the passage forming member 10. The flange 1011 serves as a pedestal for the mounting bracket 21 and has a plurality of screw insertion holes 1012 formed therein. A guide piece 1013 is formed by cutting and raising the substrate 101 above the flange 1011. The guide piece 1013 is inclined so as to protrude forward as it goes downward from above.

  The assembly of the guide member 20 to the passage forming member 10 will be described. First, the mounting bracket 21 is assembled to the guide member 20. In this case, the shaft 202 is inserted from one end of the bearing 202 of the guide member 20 after engaging the bearing 202 of the guide member 20 and the bearing 210 of the mounting bracket 21 so that they are alternately arranged. 21 is integrated. Thereafter, the support portion 212 of the mounting bracket 21 is placed on the flange 1011 of the passage forming member 10. Here, when the support portion 212 of the mounting bracket 21 is placed on the flange 1011 serving as the base, the upper end of the substrate portion 211 of the mounting bracket 21 is inserted into the rear side of the guide piece 1013 of the passage forming member 10. Then, the screw S <b> 2 is screwed into the screw hole (female screw) 2121 of the support portion 212 from below the flange 1011 through the screw insertion hole 1012. As a result, the guide member 20 is disposed so as to be swingable about the shaft 22 disposed at a position hidden by the guide piece 1013 with respect to the carry-out passage 46 serving as a commodity drop passage. Thus, since the guide member 20 can swing around the shaft 22 as a fulcrum, even if the positional relationship with the product carry-out chute 6 (see FIG. 1) arranged at the lower part of the product storage rack 4 is shifted, the guide The lower end (free end) of the member 20 comes into contact with the merchandise carry-out chute 6, and the linkage between the two is kept good.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 1, the product carry-out device 5 is in the vicinity of the product carry-out port 45 of each product storage passage 43 and above the product storage passage 43, in this embodiment, on the upper stage side. It is arranged on the lower surface of the second commodity storage shelf 42R. The assembly of the product delivery device 5 to the second product storage shelf 42R will be described later. First, the configuration of the product delivery device 5 will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the commodity carry-out device 5 includes a steel plate substrate 50. The flat rectangular plate surface of the substrate 50 forms the passage surface of the commodity accommodation passage 43. As can be seen from FIG. 22, the substrate 50 is a thin plate whose back side is opened by upper, lower, left, and right flanges 50 </ b> A to 50 </ b> D in which a flat rectangular periphery is bent to the opposite side (the back side of the substrate 50). It is formed in a box shape. The lower half area of the substrate 50 is provided with a large rectangular opening 51 that communicates with the merchandise accommodation passage 43. The upper half area of the substrate 50 has an opening 52A at its left and right central position and one of its left and right sides. A recessed portion 52B that is extrusion-molded is provided at a position that is shifted to the side. The left and right edges of the opening 51 are provided with flanges 51 </ b> A and 51 </ b> B that rise vertically on the back side of the substrate 50. Here, the upper and lower sides in the product carry-out device 5 indicate the front side (the product entry port 44 side) and the rear side (the product delivery port 45 side) in the front-rear direction with respect to the product traveling direction, and the left and right sides are viewed from the front of the vending machine. The left and right sides of the case.

  A bearing member 53, an electromagnetic solenoid 54, a link mechanism 55, a first stopper 56, a second stopper 57, and a sold-out detection switch 58 are disposed on the back surface of the substrate 50 (the surface opposite to the product housing passage 43). Being done.

  The bearing member 53 is formed by leaving a part of the plate surface of the substrate 50 so as to divide the opening 51 into left and right when the opening 51 in the substrate 50 is formed. It is formed in the shape of a bridge laid across the upper and lower edges of the opening 51 by extrusion. The bearing member 53 is formed so that the bridge girder part is lifted to the back side by the flat plate surface of the substrate 50, and the left and right sides thereof are bent into a flange shape on the back side to form bearing portions 530 and 530. The bearing member 53 supports one end of each link pin (described later) related to the link mechanism 55, the first stopper 56 and the second stopper 57, and the other end of each link pin is the right edge of the opening 51 of the substrate 50. It is supported by a flange 51B (see FIG. 22) formed in the above. In addition, since the structure which supports each said link pin in the bearing member 53 and the flange 51B is a substantially symmetrical structure, in the following description, the bearing member 53 is demonstrated as a representative.

  The structure of the bearing member 53 will be described with reference to FIG. 22 as well. The bridge girder portion is formed so as to be lifted to the back side by the flat plate surface of the substrate 50. Further, the bridge girder portion is formed in a U-shaped cross-section by bending the left and right sides of the bridge to the back side in a flange shape, and both U-shaped leg pieces serve as bearing portions 530 and 530. The bearing portions 530 and 530 are provided with a long groove 531 and a long groove 532 extending in the vertical direction, respectively. The long groove 531 is provided on the upper side of the bearing member 53, and the long groove 532 is provided on the lower side of the bearing member 53. The long groove 531 supports an upper link pin 55A (see FIG. 20) related to the link mechanism 55 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. The long groove 532 supports the lower link pin 55B (see FIG. 20) related to the link mechanism 55 so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. The upper link pin 55A and the lower link pin 55B are provided in parallel to each other. The bearing portions 530 and 530 are provided with a shaft hole 533 at a substantially central position in the vertical direction. A pair of long grooves 51B1 and 51B2 extending in the vertical direction symmetrically with the long grooves 531 and the long grooves 532 of the bearing member 53 are also formed in the flange 51B formed on the right edge of the opening 51 of the substrate 50 and in the vertical direction. A support hole 51B0 is provided at a substantially central position. A shaft hole 51A0 is provided at a substantially central position in the vertical direction of the flange 51A formed at the left edge of the opening 51, similarly to the shaft hole 51B0 of the flange flange 51B. These support shaft holes 51A0 and 51B0 support a stopper shaft 500 (see FIG. 20) common to the first stopper 56 and the second stopper 57. The stopper shaft 500 is disposed in parallel with the upper link pin 55A and the lower link pin 55B, and is disposed in a manner that substantially crosses the central portion in the vertical direction of the opening 51 of the substrate 50. The flanges 51 </ b> A and 51 </ b> B are supported by the support shaft holes 51 </ b> A <b> 0 and 51 </ b> B <b> 0, and the center portion thereof is supported by the support shaft hole 533 of the bearing member 53. The peripheral edges of the long grooves 531 and 532 of the bearing member 53 and the long grooves 51B1 and 51B2 of the flange 51B are double-held by hemming, and the shaft hole 533 of the bearing member 53 and the shaft of the flange 51A The hole 51A0 and the support shaft hole 51B0 of the flange 51B are subjected to burring, and are configured to reduce friction with the link pins 55A and 55B and the stopper shaft 500.

  The electromagnetic solenoid 54 is disposed at the position of the recess 52 </ b> B (see FIG. 22) of the substrate 50. The electromagnetic solenoid 54 is fixed by screws to fixing pieces 52B1 and 52B1 formed by cutting and raising at the upper edge of the recess 52B. The electromagnetic solenoid 54 is energized by energization to attract the plunger 540 and restrains the plunger 540 in the attracted state, and is released when the energization is interrupted to release the restraint of the plunger 540. The electromagnetic solenoid 54 operates based on a sales command (energization) of a predetermined time width, and causes the first stopper 56 and the second stopper 57 to appear and disappear in the product accommodating passage 43 via a link mechanism 55 described later. The drive means of the mechanism 55 is comprised.

  The link mechanism 55 includes a link member 550 and is connected to a plunger 540 of an electromagnetic solenoid 54 as a driving means as shown in FIG. The link mechanism 55 is disposed at a position shifted together with the electromagnetic solenoid 54 to the left or right side of the back side of the substrate 50.

  The link member 550 is made of a steel plate, and a connecting portion 551 is formed at the upper end thereof as shown in FIG. The link member 550 is connected to the electromagnetic solenoid 54 by locking the connecting portion 551 in the engaging hole of the plunger 540 of the electromagnetic solenoid 54. The link member 550 is provided with a pair of left and right upper engaging portions 552 having engaging holes 553 through which the upper link pin 55A passes. The upper engaging portion 552 slides the upper link pin 55A in the vertical direction in conjunction with the vertical movement of the link member 550. Further, a pair of left and right lower engaging portions 554 having engaging holes 555 through which the lower link pin 55B passes are provided at the lower end of the link member 550. The lower engaging portion 554 slides the lower link pin 55B in the vertical direction in conjunction with the vertical movement of the link member 550. A notch 556 is formed at an intermediate position of the lower engaging portion 554. This notch 556 is configured as a relief hole when one of the return springs 59 (see FIG. 20) made of a torsion coil spring is engaged with the lower link pin 55B. The other (lower side) of the return spring 59 is locked to the wall surface of the lower edge of the substrate 50. The return spring 59 is for returning the plunger 540 of the electromagnetic solenoid 54.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the first stopper 56 is rotatably supported by a stopper shaft 500 provided between the left and right flanges 51 </ b> A and 51 </ b> B of the opening 51 of the substrate 50. The first stopper 56 rotates about the stopper shaft 500, and protrudes from the opening 51 of the substrate 50 into the product storage passage 43 and retracts from the product storage passage 43 so as to close the opening 51. It can move between positions.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the first stopper 56 includes a lock member 566 made of resin (for example, polyacetal) on the back surface of the metal plate 560.

  The metal plate 560 of the first stopper 56 is a rectangular flat plate having a long side in the left-right direction, and the surface opposite to the back surface to which the lock member 566 is fixed serves as a product holding surface. On the outer periphery of the front end portion extending from the front end side (the diagonally lower right side in FIG. 22) to the left and right side surfaces of the metal plate 560, a double hold 561 is applied by folding the end portion back to the back side and folding it into two. The strength is enhanced. Further, side wall portions 562 and 562 are formed on the left and right side portions of the metal plate 560 and are bent at a right angle to the back side so as to be connected to the double hold 561, and on the base end side of the side wall portions 562 and 562. Shaft holes 563 and 563 are formed. Since the side wall portions 562 and 562 are continuous to the double hold 561, sharp edges do not appear on the left and right side portions of the metal plate 560. That is, when a cut is made between the side wall portions 562 and 562 and the double hold 561 and the side wall portions 562 and 562 are bent at a right angle to the locking surface, the cut portion between the double hold 561 is raised, This raised portion appears at the front end of the side wall 562 as a sharp edge. If the product (container) comes into contact with this sharp edge, the product may be damaged or damaged. This is because the first stopper 56 is small with respect to the product size, and in the case of a product in a plastic bottle container with a soft container form, the amount of deformation of the container is large, and the rolling posture of the product is inclined. In this case, when the product collides with the first stopper 56, the product may be deformed so as to wrap around the back of the left and right side surfaces of the first stopper 56 and may come into contact with the edges of the left and right side walls 562. . Further, the edge of the side wall portion 562 may be touched by mistake when performing the assembly process of the product carry-out device 5 or the maintenance of the vending machine. Therefore, by forming the side wall portions 562 and 562 continuously with the double hold 561, sharp edges are not formed on the left and right side wall portions 562 and 562, and the product may be damaged or the hand may be injured. Can be eliminated.

  A locking claw 564 formed by cutting and raising the metal plate 560 is for locking the lock member 566. The lock member 566 is assembled to the metal plate 560 as follows. That is, a flange is formed on the base end side of the metal plate 560 in order to increase the mechanical strength of the metal plate 560, and a groove portion 565 is formed by bending the front end of the flange. The lock member 566 is integrally engaged with the metal plate 560 by fitting one end into the groove 565 and engaging the other end with the engagement claw 564.

  A lock member 566 locked to the metal plate 560 by a locking claw 564 has guide protrusions 568 and 568 arranged side by side with an arcuate protrusion 567 interposed therebetween. The link member 550 is positioned between the arcuate protrusion 567 and the right guide protrusion 568 (left guide protrusion 568 in FIG. 22), and the arcuate protrusion 567 and the left guide protrusion 568 (FIG. 22). Then, the bearing member 53 is positioned between the right guide protrusion 568). The guide protrusions 568 and 568 are formed with irregular grooves 56A and 56A, respectively. Each of the deformed grooves 56A and 56A guides both the left and right ends of the lower link pin 55B in the link member 550, and is formed symmetrically, and has a play with the lock groove 56C and the play at the end of the arcuate guide groove 56B. A groove 56D is formed. The inner peripheral wall of the deformed groove 56A is formed as a cam surface on which the lower link pin 55B slides. The arcuate inner wall surface of the arcuate protrusion 567 is formed to have substantially the same curvature as the curvature of the arc of the guide groove 56B in the deformed groove 56A. The tip of the arcuate protrusion 567 is located on the line connecting the edges of the deformed grooves 56A, 56A near the guide grooves 56B, 56B in the lock grooves 56C, 56C, and the lower link pin 55B of the link member 550 It abuts against. In addition, a shaft insertion portion 569 is formed in the lock member 566, and a shaft hole (not shown) is formed on the base end side of each of the guide projections 568 and 568 so as to face the shaft insertion portion 569. Is. The shaft holes of the shaft insertion portion 569 and the guide protrusions 568 and 568 and the shaft holes 563 and 563 formed in the side wall portions 562 and 562 of the metal plate 560 are for inserting the stopper shaft 500. Projections 569A formed on the shaft insertion part 569 are respectively provided at the left and right ends of the shaft insertion part 569 (only one is visible in FIG. 22), and the link is provided between the pair of left and right projections 569A. The link member 550 is positioned by disposing the member 550.

  In a state where the first stopper 56 protrudes into the commodity accommodation passage 43 (a sales standby state in which the electromagnetic solenoid 54 is released), the tip of the arcuate protrusion 567 faces the lower link pin 55B of the link member 550, and the lower link pin While 55B is located in the lock groove 56C in the deformed groove 56A, in the sales state in which the electromagnetic solenoid 54 is excited, when the lower link pin 55B of the link member 550 is lifted, it slides in the deformed grooves 56A and 56A. After the first stopper 56 moves toward the retracted position where the first stopper 56 is retracted from the product accommodating passage 43, the lower link pin 55B is positioned in the idle groove 56B in the deformed groove 56A. Thus, the inner peripheral wall of the deformed groove 56A acts as a cam surface on which the lower link pin 55B slides, and a protruding position where the first stopper 56 protrudes into the product storage passage 43 and a retreat position where the first stopper 56 retracts from the product storage passage 43. The function to move to. When the arcuate protrusion 567 is projected onto the guide protrusions 568 and 568, the inner wall surface of the arcuate protrusion 567 extends along the guide groove 56B in the deformed groove 56A, and the tip of the arcuate protrusion 567 is the lock groove in the deformed groove 56A. The guide protrusions 568 and 568 in which the deformed grooves 56A are formed can be used as arcuate protrusions because they are along 56C.

  Returning to FIG. 20, the second stopper 57 is made of resin (for example, polyacetal), and is interposed between the left and right flanges 51 </ b> A and 51 </ b> B of the opening 51 of the substrate 50, and rotates around the stopper shaft 500. Support is possible. The second stopper 57 rotates around the stopper shaft 500 and protrudes from the opening 51 of the substrate 50 into the product receiving passage 43 and retracts from the product receiving passage 43 so as to close the opening 51. It can move between positions. A second biasing spring (not shown) made of a torsion coil spring is wound around the stopper shaft 500. This second biasing spring always biases the second stopper 57 toward the retracted position.

  As shown in FIG. 25, the second stopper 57 includes a product locking portion 571 formed on the distal end side (upper side in FIG. 25) of a rectangular base 570 having a long side in the left-right direction, and the base 570 Three stopper portions 572 projecting to the back side, a plurality of shaft holes 573 formed on the base end side of the base 570, and a rotation formed to protrude from the left end (right end side in FIG. 25) of the base 570 A restriction plate 574 is integrally formed. A plurality of shaft holes 573 formed on the base end side of the base 570 are for inserting the stopper shaft 500. Of the three stoppers 572, a link member 550 is positioned between the central stopper 572 and the right (left in FIG. 25) stopper 572, while the central stopper 572 and the left (FIG. 25) are located. Then, the bearing member 53 is located between the stopper portion 572 on the right side. In order to arrange the link member 550 and the bearing member 53, a notch for receiving the link member 550 and the bearing member 53 is formed in the product locking portion 571. In addition, the width | variety of the goods latching | locking part 571 is formed in the magnitude | size accommodated in the said box through the opening part 51 of the board | substrate 50 formed in the box shape.

  The stopper portion 572 is formed with a concave sliding groove 57A that opens toward the top. The sliding groove 57A can slide the upper link pin 55A of the link member 550, and the second stopper. The upper link pin 55A is received in the concave deepest portion at the retracted position 57. The stopper surface 57B provided at the open end of the sliding groove 57A in the stopper portion 572 abuts on the upper link pin 55A when the second stopper 57 protrudes into the commodity receiving passage 43, and the commodity load applied to the second stopper 57. The second stopper 57 is locked at the protruding position. The rotation restricting plate 574 abuts against the substrate 50 when the second stopper 57 protrudes into the product storage passage 43 and limits the amount of protrusion of the second stopper 57 into the product storage passage 43, in other words, the second stopper. 57 projecting positions are determined.

  The sold-out detection switch 58 is disposed at the position of the opening 52A (see FIG. 22) of the substrate 50. As shown in an exploded view in FIG. 26, the sold-out detection switch 58 has a micro switch 581 and a product detection lever 582 protruding into the product storage passage 43. The micro switch 581 and the product detection lever 582 are It is assembled to a frame-shaped mounting base 583 made of a synthetic resin (for example, polyacetal). The product detection lever 582 is pivotally supported by engaging engagement shafts 582A and 582A protruding left and right with engagement holes 5830 and 5830 formed in the mounting base 583. A pair of left and right shafts 582B and 582B projecting inward of the product detection lever 582 have one end locked to the mounting base 583 and the other end locked to the product detection lever 582. 584 is assembled. The torsion coil spring 584 biases the lever piece 5821 of the product detection lever 582 to advance toward the product storage passage 43. The operation piece 5820 of the product detection lever 582 faces the actuator 5810 of the micro switch 581, and when the product is in the product storage passage 43, the lever piece 5821 is pushed by the product and retracts along the plane of the substrate 50. If the lever piece 5821 is separated from the actuator 5810 and no product is in the product storage passage 43 (sold out) and is spring-biased by the torsion coil spring 584, the product storage passage 43 is advanced. The micro switch 581 is operated by pressing the actuator 5810.

  Projections 583A, 583A, 583B, and 583B are formed on the upper side and the left and right sides of the mounting base 583, respectively, and a flexible portion 583C formed in an Ω shape is formed on the lower side. The flexible portion 583C bends by applying an external force such that the left and right sides approach from the outside of the left and right sides, and allows the left and right sides to approach, and when the external force is removed, the left and right sides are restored. It returns to the position of. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 21, hook holes 52A1 and 52A1 are formed in the upper wall of the substrate 50, and hook-like engagement pieces 52A2 and engagement holes formed on the left and right side edges of the opening 52A. Attached engaging protrusion 52A3 (see FIG. 22) is formed.

  The mounting base 583 is attached to the substrate 50 as follows. That is, the protrusions 583A and 583A formed on the upper side of the mounting base 583 are inserted into the locking holes 52A1 and 52A1 formed on the upper wall of the substrate 50, and at the same time the left and right sides are bent inward, The protrusions 583B and 583B formed on the sides are opposed to the hooks of the engagement pieces 52A2 formed on the left and right of the opening 52A of the substrate 50 and the engagement holes of the engagement projections 52A3, and the external force applied to the left and right sides is applied. solve. As a result, the left and right sides of the mounting base 583 are restored by the action of the flexible portion 583C, and the protrusions 583B of the engagement pieces 52A2 formed on the left and right edges of the opening 52A of the substrate 50 and the engagement protrusions 52A3. Fits into the engagement hole. Note that a wiring connection connector 585 is connected to the microswitch 581. Wiring of the wiring connector 585 is performed via a wiring groove 50E formed at the left end of the substrate 50, that is, a wiring groove 50E formed between the flange 50D of the substrate 50 and the right flange 51B in the opening 51. Pulled out. The wiring of the electromagnetic solenoid 54 is also laid in the wiring groove 50E.

  Now, as shown in FIG. 22, the substrate 50 of the product carry-out device 5 has an upper flange 50 </ b> A and a right side (left side in FIG. 20) where the rectangular peripheral edge is bent to the opposite side (the back side of the substrate 50). Locking claws 501 and 502 extending in parallel with the plate surface of the substrate 50 from the end of the flange 50D are formed. The locking claws 501 and 502 are for assembling the product carry-out device 5 to the second product storage shelf 42R, and referring to FIG. 27, the product carry-out device 5 is assembled to the second product storage shelf 42R. The attachment will be described. FIG. 27 shows a state in which the attitude control plate 47 is removed from the second product storage shelf 42R.

  27A and 27B are exploded views in which the product carry-out device 5 is removed from the second product storage shelf 42R, where FIG. 27A is an exploded perspective view seen from the plane (upper surface) side, and FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view seen from the side. In addition, since the 2nd goods storage shelf 42R is the same as what was demonstrated using FIG. 10, only the location relevant to attachment of the goods carrying-out apparatus 5 is demonstrated here.

  A groove-shaped holding portion 42R2 formed by bending is provided at the rear end of the second product storage shelf 42R, and is extruded toward the back of the front side of the plate surface of the second product storage shelf 42R. The arch-shaped fitting protrusions 42R3 and 42R4 are formed, and the arcuate protrusion 567 and the left and right guide protrusions 568 and 568 in the lock member 566 of the first stopper 56 pass through the rear end of the plate surface. Three escape holes 42R5 are formed. The fitting protrusions 42R3 and 42R4 have a central portion (arch portion) as a through hole (not shown) through which the front ends of the locking claws 501 and 502 of the substrate 50 can pass through the center portion (arch portion) floating from the back of the second commodity storage shelf 42R. Is formed.

  The product carry-out device 5 is assembled to the lower surface of the second product storage shelf 42RR. In this case, the tips of the locking claws 501 and 502 provided on the substrate 50 while the tips of the upper, lower, left and right flanges 50 </ b> A to 50 </ b> D of the substrate 50 in the product carry-out device 5 are brought into contact with the plate surface of the second product storage shelf 42 </ b> R. Is inserted into the through holes of the fitting protrusions 42R3 and 42R4 formed on the second commodity storage shelf 42R. At the same time, the rear end of the substrate 50 is inserted into the U-shaped holding portion 42R2 of the second commodity storage shelf 42R. Thereby, the goods carrying-out apparatus 5 is assembled | attached to the 2nd goods storage shelf 42R, without using a screw.

  Next, the operation of the commodity carry-out device 5 of the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 28, a schematic configuration is shown for easy understanding of the operation of the product carry-out device 5, and the attitude control plate 47 is also omitted. In FIG. 28, the upper and lower two-stage product storage passages 43 (product columns) are shown, and the product unloading device 5 related to the upper-stage product storage passages 43 (product columns) is shown on the passage surface of the product storage passage 43. The sales waiting state in which the attachment 400 for adjusting the height is attached and the small-diameter product is accommodated, and the large-diameter product is accommodated in the product unloading device 5 related to the product accommodating passage 43 (product column) on the lower side. The state in the middle of sales is indicated by a solid line.

  The product unloading device 5 in the sales standby state is in a state in which the electromagnetic solenoid 54 is not energized, like the product unloading device 5 disposed in the product accommodating passage 43 on the upper side in FIG. In this state, the spring 59 (see FIG. 18) returns to the lowered position. In this sales standby state, the upper link pin 55A moves downward along the long groove 531 (see FIG. 22) of the bearing member 53 and the long groove 51B1 of the flange 51B on the right edge side of the opening 51 of the substrate 50, The link pin 55B moves downward along the long groove 532 (see FIG. 22) of the bearing member 53 and the long groove 51B2 of the flange 51B on the right edge side of the opening 51 of the substrate 50. And the 1st stopper 56 protrudes in the goods accommodation channel | path 43, and is locked in the protrusion position as follows. That is, the lower link pin 55B that is lowered faces the tip of the arcuate protrusion 567 provided on the back surface of the metal plate 560 of the first stopper 56 and is provided on the left and right of the arcuate protrusion 567. The first stopper 56 is prevented from moving to the retracted position and is locked at the protruding position protruding into the product accommodating passage 43 by engaging with the locking grooves 56C and 56C of the deformed grooves 56A and 56A of 568 and 568. ing. In this locked state, the sale product G1 is locked to the holding surface of the first stopper 56, and the subsequent products G2 and G3 are aligned with the product storage passage 43 following the product G1 locked to the first stopper 56. Be contained. On the other hand, the second stopper 57 is returned to the retracted position by an elastic biasing force of a second biasing spring (not shown). In this state, the upper link pin 55A is positioned at the deepest portion of the sliding groove 57A of the stopper portion 572. doing. In the sales standby state, the arcuate protrusion 567 and the guide protrusions 568 and 568 of the first stopper 56 are positioned in the lower product storage passage 43 without protruding into the upper product storage passage 43, and The second stopper 57 is retracted from the product storage passage 43 and stored in the substrate 50 of the product delivery device 5, and does not hinder the delivery of products in the other product storage passages 43.

  When the electromagnetic solenoid 54 is energized in accordance with a sales command of a predetermined time width from the sales standby state (the state of the product carry-out device 5 in the product storage passage 43 on the upper stage side) shown in FIG. The plunger 51 is sucked against the urging force to raise the link member 550. Then, the lower link pin 55B of the link member 550 is lifted to come out from the lock grooves 56C and 56C of the deformed grooves 56A and 56A in the guide protrusions 568 and 568 of the first stopper 56, and the engagement with the lock grooves 56C and 56C is engaged. Simultaneously with the release, the projection 567 is allowed to move away from the position facing the tip of the arcuate projection 567. When the link member 550 continues to rise, the lower link pin 55B rises while sliding in the guide grooves 56B and 56B of the deformed grooves 56A and 56A. As a result, the first stopper 56 starts to rotate from the protruding state protruding from the product accommodating passage 43 toward the retracted position around the stopper shaft 500. In this case, the arcuate protrusion 567 and the guide protrusions 568 and 568 pass through the three escape holes 42R5 (see FIG. 27) formed in the second commodity storage shelf 42R and project into the commodity storage passage 43 on the upper stage side. When the link member 550 is raised to the upper limit position determined by the stroke of the plunger 51, the lower link pin 55B reaches the play grooves 56D, 56D of the deformed grooves 56A, 56A, and the retracted position where the first stopper 56 is retracted from the product accommodating passage 43. Hold on. As the first stopper 56 is retracted from the merchandise accommodation passage 43, the sold merchandise G1 that is locked to the first stopper 56 rolls due to the merchandise load, passes through the first stopper 56, and is carried out from the merchandise carry-out port 45. Is done.

  At the same time, that is, when the electromagnetic solenoid 54 is energized by the sales command, the link member 550 is raised and the lower link pin 55B starts to rise, and at the same time, the upper link pin 55A starts to rise. The upper link pin 55A rises while sliding in the concave sliding groove 57A in the stopper portion 572 of the second stopper 57. As a result, the second stopper 57 held in a retracted state by a second urging spring (not shown) rotates around the stopper shaft 500 toward the protruding position (in the product accommodating passage 43 on the lower side in FIG. 28). State shown). When the link member 550 is raised to the upper limit position, the upper link pin 55A engages with the stopper surface 57B of the second stopper 57 and locks to prevent the second stopper 57 from moving in the retracting direction. The protruding position of the second stopper 57 is restricted by the rotation restricting plate 574 (see FIG. 25) coming into contact with the substrate 50. Thus, the product latching | locking part 571 of the 2nd stopper 57 which reached the protrusion position contact | abuts and latches the next sales goods G2, and hold | maintains the next sales goods G2 between the 2nd goods storage shelf 42R. Therefore, when the electromagnetic solenoid 54 is energized in accordance with the sales command, the first stopper 56 moves to the retracted position and the second stopper 57 moves to the protruding position and locks the next sales commodity G2. Only the sale merchandise G1 that has been locked to is carried out.

  When the sales command for the predetermined time width is turned off and the electromagnetic solenoid 54 is de-energized, the link member 550 is lowered by the urging force of the return spring 59. Accordingly, the lock of the second stopper 57 is released by the upper link pin 55 </ b> A descending, so that the second stopper 57 returns to the standby position by the urging force of the second urging spring 502. Further, as the link member 550 is lowered, the lower link pin 55B is lowered while sliding in the deformed groove 56A of the first stopper 56, so that the first stopper 56 starts to rotate toward the protruding position. When the link member 550 is lowered to the lower limit position, the lower link pin 55B engages with the lock groove 56C in the deformed groove 56A and locks the first stopper 56 against the tip of the arcuate protrusion 567 of the first stopper 56. Thereby, the 1st stopper 56 will return to a protrusion position, and will be in a sales stand-by state.

  As described above, when the first stopper 56 is retracted from the product accommodating passage 43 during the sales operation of the product carry-out device 5, the arcuate projection 567 and the guide projections 568 and 568 of the first stopper 56 are on the upper side. It protrudes into the commodity accommodating passage 43. However, as can be understood from the state of the arcuate projection 567 of the first stopper 56 and the guide projections 568 and 568 protruding into the product storage passage 43 on the upper stage side of FIG. Even when 45 is arranged so as to be located on the same vertical line, the second product unloading device 5 in the lower stage with respect to the sale product G1 locked by the product unloading device 5 in the upper stage product receiving passage 43 is also provided. The arcuate protrusion 567 and the guide protrusions 568 and 568 of the one stopper 56 protrude toward the commodity outlet 45, and do not adversely affect the commodity G accommodated in the upper commodity accommodating passage 43. It should be noted that the sales command is not sent to the plurality of product delivery devices 5 at the same time, that is, the sales product G1 is not delivered simultaneously from the product storage passages 43 adjacent to each other in the upper and lower directions. Even if the protrusions 567 and 568 of the first stopper 56 of the device 5 protrude into the upper product side passage 43, there is no problem.

  Further, the inner peripheral walls of the deformed grooves 56A and 56A in which the lower link pin 55B that is lifted by energization of the electromagnetic solenoid 54 slides act as cam surfaces, and the first stopper 56 is projected to cooperate with the lower link pin 55B. The first stopper 56 is held in the retracted state after being moved toward the retracted position. Thus, since the 1st stopper 56 is hold | maintained in a retracted state, the 1st stopper 56 protrudes (hangs down) to the goods accommodation channel | path 43, and does not prevent carrying out of the sale goods G1. Therefore, there is no possibility that the sales product G1 is caught by the first stopper 56 and causes product jamming, and a stable sales operation can be performed.

  Further, the play grooves 56D and 56D for holding the first stopper 56 in the retracted position in cooperation with the lower link pin 55B are formed larger than the lower link pin 55B, that is, the lower link pin 55B is idled in the play grooves 56D and 56D. It is formed to be fitted. Thus, in a state where the lower link pin 55B is positioned in the play grooves 56D and 56D and holds the first stopper 56 in the retracted position, the first stopper 56 is dimensioned between the lower link pin 55B and the play grooves 56D and 56D. The first stopper 56 is not locked at the retracted position because it can be rotated by the difference. Accordingly, the first stopper 56 protrudes into the product storage passage 43 in the retracted state due to an assembly error of the product delivery device 5 or an assembly error of the product delivery device 5 to the second product storage shelf 42R, and the product storage passage 43 rolls. Even when the sale product G1 comes into contact with the sale product G1, the sale product G1 can push the first stopper 56 and roll, so the sale product G1 comes into contact with the first stopper 56 and stops. Such product clogging can be avoided.

Now, referring back to FIG. 1, the behavior of the product G carried out from the product carry-out port 45 of the second product storage shelf 42R by the operation of the product carry-out device 5 will be described below. The product G carried out from the product carry-out port 45 to the carry-out passage 46 gets on the posture control plate 47 protruding toward the carry-out passage 46 from the rear end portion of the second product storage shelf 42R. In this case, the biasing force of the coil spring 474 (see FIG. 16) that biases the posture control plate 47 so as to protrude toward the carry-out passage 46 is determined to be smaller than the load of the product G. Is pushed open by the product G so as to rotate clockwise around a shaft 473 (see FIG. 16). At this time, since the posture control plate 47 receives the urging force of the coil spring 474, the product G is formed by the passage forming member 10 while the fall speed is reduced by the posture control plate 47 and the posture is corrected to the sideways posture. The inside of the carry-out passage 46 falls. Then, the product G that has reached the lower end of the passage forming member 10 is arranged at the lower portion of the passage forming member 10 and is sent to the product carry-out chute 6 along the curved surface of the guide member 20. In this case, the guide member 20 relaxes the drop impact of the product G and sends it to the product carry-out chute 6. The product G sent to the product carry-out shooter 6 is sent to the product take-out port 21 via the product carry-out port 31.

  As can be understood from the above description, the product G carried out from the product carry-out port 45 to the carry-out passage 46 has its dropping speed reduced by the attitude control plate 47 and the linkage position between the carry-out passage 46 and the product carry-out shooter 6. Since the drop impact is alleviated by the guide member 20 provided in the above, foaming can be prevented from being ejected when the beverage containing carbonic acid opens the lid (cap).

  Next, FIG. 29 shows an attachment 410 which is a main part of the vending machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, an attached drawing of the attachment 410 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The description will be given with reference. Note that only the attachment 410 is different from the vending machine according to the first embodiment, and the other configuration is the same as that of the vending machine according to the first embodiment, and therefore the vending machine according to the first embodiment. The same components as those described above will be described with reference to the drawing of the vending machine according to the first embodiment.

  FIG. 29 shows an attachment 410 attached to the fixed top guide 40R (see FIG. 11) and the movable top guide 40L (see FIG. 12). In the figure, the attachment 410 includes a passage surface forming portion 411 formed in a thin box shape with an open bottom surface, and the passage surface forming portion 411 includes a plurality of pieces extending along the longitudinal direction (front-rear direction) of the attachment 410. Beads are given. The passage surface forming portion 411 is slightly smaller than the width and length of the product placement portion 40R1 in the fixed top guide 40R, and is formed in a size that can be placed on the product placement portion 40R1. The passage surface forming portion 411 is provided with a slope increasing portion 411A and a step 411B (see also FIG. 30) at a location facing the product carry-out device 5 on the rear end side (upper side in the illustrated state). The inclination increasing portion 411 </ b> A is formed so that the inclination angle is larger than the inclination angle of the passage surface from the product insertion port 44 (see FIG. 1) to the product delivery device 5. A front end (lower end in the illustrated state) of the passage surface forming portion 411 has a hanging piece 412 bent downward, and the lower end of the hanging piece 412 has a curled shape of a fixed top guide 42R and a movable top guide 40L. An annular fitting portion 413 that is slightly larger than the fitting portions 40R3 and 40L3 is formed. The fitting portion 413 is formed in a three-quarter ring shape opened to the rear side, and the fixed top guide 42R when the attachment 410 is placed on the product placement portions 40R1 and 40L1 of the fixed top guide 40R or the movable top guide 40L. , The curled fitting portions 40R3 and 40L3 of the movable top guide 40L are formed so as to be wrapped. Further, hook-shaped locking claws 414 (in the drawing, the locking on the right side in the figure) projecting outward (to the right) are provided at substantially intermediate positions in the front-rear direction on the side walls on the left and right sides of the passage surface forming portion 411. The claw 414 is shown, and the left side locking claw is hidden and cannot be seen). The locking claw 414 has a size capable of passing through the locking holes 40R4 and 40L4 of the fixed top guide 40R and the movable top guide 40L, and the locking claw 414 on both the left and right sides and the passage surface forming portion 411 A gap slightly larger than the plate thickness of the fixed top guide 40R and the movable top guide 40L is formed between the left and right side walls.

  The attachment method of the attachment 410 to the fixed top guide 40R is the same as the attachment method of the attachment 400 to the fixed top guide 40R in the first embodiment. First, on the product placement portion 40R1 of the fixed top guide 40R. The attachment 410 is mounted. In this case, the fitting portion 413 formed at the front end of the passage surface forming portion 411 is positioned in front of the curled fitting portion 40R3 of the fixed top guide 42R, and the locking claw 414 on the right side is fixed. The top guide 40R is brought into contact with the side wall 40R2. Thereafter, when the attachment 410 is slid rearward, the locking claw 414 on the right side of the attachment 410 faces the side surface of the locking hole 40R4 of the fixed top guide 40R, and the opening edge of the fitting portion 413 of the attachment 410 is It contacts the curled fitting portion 40R3 of the fixed top guide 42R. In this state, the attachment 410 is slid in the right direction so that the locking claw 414 on the right side is fitted in the locking hole 40R4, and then the attachment 410 is slid back again. Then, the locking claw 414 on the right side of the attachment 410 is locked and fixed in the locking hole 40R4, while the opening edge of the fitting portion 413 of the attachment 410 has a curled fitting portion 40R3 of the fixed top guide 42R. And the fitting portion 413 expands to open the “crocodile mouth”, and then the opening edge of the fitting portion 413 gets over the curled fitting portion 40R3 of the fixed top guide 42R. The fitting portion 413 is restored to its original state and wraps around the curled fitting portion 40R3 of the fixed top guide 42R. As a result, the attachment 410 is moved by the engagement portion 413 in which the movement in the front-rear direction wraps around the curled engagement portion 40R3 of the fixed top guide 42R and the engagement claw 414 on the right side that is engaged and fixed in the engagement hole 40R4. The right top side locking claw 414 that is blocked and fixed in the locking hole 40R4 is blocked and attached to the fixed top guide 40R.

  Note that the attachment 410 is also attached to the movable top guide 40L (see FIG. 12), and the passage surface forming portion 410 is attached to the movable top guide 40L by engaging the left claw 414 with the movable top guide 40L. Since it is the same as the method of mounting the attachment 410 to the fixed top guide 40R except that it is locked and fixed to the stop hole 40L4, a duplicate description is omitted here.

  Now, the operation of the attachment 410 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 30 is a side view of the product carry-out device 5, and the product carry-out device 5 includes a first stopper 56, a second stopper 57, and a product detection lever 582. The attachment 410 has a slope increasing portion 411 </ b> A and a step 411 </ b> B at a location facing the commodity carry-out device 5. The inclination increasing portion 411A has an inclination angle larger than the inclination angle of the passage surface from the product input port (left end side in the figure) to the product carry-out device 5. In the slope increasing portion 411A, a sales product G1 (here, a square PET bottle is shown) locked to the first stopper 56 in the sales standby state and a next sales product G2 are located. Is in contact with the product detection lever 582 of the product delivery device 5.

  The product detection lever 582 is biased by a torsion coil spring 584 (see FIG. 26) so as to protrude into the product storage passage 43, and when the next sale product G2 slides on the attachment 410 toward the product delivery port 45. Resistance (load). In this case, when a plurality of products G are stored in the product storage passage 43, that is, when there is a subsequent product G subsequent to the next sales product G2, the next sales product G2 is Since the load of the subsequent product G is also applied and a large moment is generated, the product G slides toward the product exit 45. However, when the sale progresses and the next sale product G2 becomes the last product, the next sale product G2 slides toward the product delivery port 45 due to a moment based only on its own load (when the sale product G1 is unloaded). It will be. For this reason, the next sale product G2 must slide against the urging force of the torsion coil spring 584 (see FIG. 26) applied via the product detection lever 582 based only on its own product load.

  Here, the inclination angle of the product storage shelf 42 (the passage surface of the product storage passage 43) (the inclination angle of the passage surface from the product input port to the product carry-out device 5 in the attachment 410) increases the inclination angle of the product G. Although the sliding is good, the number of the product storage shelves 42 that can be disposed in the product storage is reduced, while the inclination angle is decreased in order to increase the number of the product storage shelves 42 that can be disposed in the product storage. In such a case, the sliding of the product G becomes worse. For this reason, the extreme inclination angle at which the product does not slide is examined by experiment, and the inclination angle of the product storage shelf 42 is configured to be as small as possible. For this reason, when the attachment 410 does not have the inclination increasing portion 411A, that is, when the inclination angle from the product inlet to the product carry-out device 5 in the attachment 410 is constant, the torsion coil spring 584 (see FIG. 26). The urged product detection lever 582 has a small moment due to its own product load and inclination angle in the next sale product G2, and may not be able to slide toward the product carry-out port 45. In this regard, when the attachment 410 has the slope increasing portion 411A, the inclination angle becomes large, so the moment of the next sale product G2 increases, and the next sale product G2 resists the resistance of the product detection lever 582 and the product sale outlet 45 It will surely slide toward you. Accordingly, it is possible to carry out the product G stably while increasing the number of stages of the product storage shelves 42 that can be arranged in the product storage by reducing the inclination angle of the product storage shelves 42 (passage surfaces of the product storage passages 43) as much as possible. It will be.

  Further, the step 411B of the attachment 410 is positioned on the merchandise exit side with respect to the center of gravity of the merchandise G1 (shown here as a square PET bottle) locked to the first stopper 56 in the sales standby state. It has been established. For this reason, the sale product G1 barely rides on the attachment 410 in a state of being locked to the first stopper 56 (sales standby state), and is in the posture shown by the solid line in FIG. It tilts like this. Accordingly, when the first stopper 56 is retracted from the product storage passage 43 by the operation of the product carry-out device 5, the sales product G1 that has been locked by the first stopper 56 so far tilts from the solid line posture to the dotted line posture, A gap into which the tip of the second stopper 57 (product locking portion 571) enters is formed between the next sale product G2.

  In this case, when the attachment 410 is not provided with the step 411B, as shown in FIG. 30B as a comparative example, only a slight gap is generated between the sales product G1 and the next sales product G2, Further, since the second stopper 57 abuts on the sales commodity G1 and is prevented from projecting into the commodity storage passage 43, it cannot project to the projecting position where the next sales commodity G2 can be sufficiently locked. When the first stopper 56 is retracted from the product storage passage 43 due to the operation of No. 5, the next sale product G2 may pass through the second stopper 57 and be carried out together with the sale product G1. In this regard, in the case where the attachment 410 includes the step 411B, when the first stopper 56 is retracted from the product storage passage 43 by the operation of the product carry-out device 5, the sales product G1 that has been locked by the first stopper 56 until then is Immediately tilted from the posture shown by the solid line to the posture shown by the dotted line. For this reason, there is a gap for the tip of the second stopper 57 (the product locking portion 571) to enter between the next sale product G2 and the second stopper 57 protrudes into the product storage passage 43 without being obstructed by the sale product G1. Therefore, the second sale product G2 can be reliably locked by the second stopper 57. Therefore, it is possible to reliably cut out and sell products having an angular outer shape such as a square PET bottle one by one.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 29, the attachment 410 has a friction with a product G that is accommodated by a plurality of beads extending along the longitudinal direction (front-rear direction) of the attachment 410 on the passage surface forming portion 411. It is comprised so that may be reduced. For this reason, even if the product G has an angular outer shape such as a square PET bottle, stable slipping can be ensured and the product storage passage 43 can be aligned and stored. Note that, instead of beading the passage surface forming portion 411, the passage surface forming portion 411 can be a flat surface when a lubricating steel plate having a small friction coefficient is used as the material of the attachment 410.

As described above, according to the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, the pair of left and right rack side plates 41 and the pair of left and right rack side plates 41 are installed in multiple stages in the vertical direction and are inserted from the product input port 44. A product storage shelf 42 is formed which is formed so as to form a product storage passage 43 for storing a plurality of products G in a horizontal position and arranged in a line in the front-rear direction and inclined so that the product outlet 45 is lowered. And a product storage rack 4 having a product delivery device 5 disposed in the vicinity of the product delivery port 45 in the product storage shelf 42, and one product stored in the product storage passage 43 by the product delivery device 5. It is a vending machine that cuts out and carries out each item, and the product carrying-out device 5 is pivotally supported in the product containing passage 43 through the opening 51 of the substrate 50 so that it can be moved in and out of the product receiving passage 43. It moves toward a projecting position that protrudes into the product accommodating passage 43 in a manner that holds the sales commodity G1), and is movable to a retreat position that retreats from the commodity accommodating passage 43 in a manner that releases the holding of the sales commodity G1. The first stopper 56 provided and the opening 50 of the substrate 50 are pivotally supported in the product storage passage 43 so as to be retractable and urged toward the retreat position where the product storage passage 43 is retracted. A second stopper 57 movably provided at a projecting position projecting into the commodity accommodating passage 43 in a manner to hold the second sales commodity (next sales commodity G2), and the first stopper 56 and the second stopper 57 And a drive mechanism (electromagnetic solenoid 54) for moving the link mechanism 55, and the product carry-out device 5 is moved to the upper stage. The first stopper 56 and the second stopper 57 of the commodity carry-out device 5 are arranged on the commodity accommodating passage 43 from the upper side of the commodity G accommodated in the commodity accommodating passage 43. In the vending machine that appears and disappears, the product storage rack 4 is connected to the product storage shelf 42 and forms a product storage passage 43 extending in the front-rear direction in a mode from the product insertion port 44 to the product delivery device 5. It has a top guide 40, is attached to the top guide 40, and extends in the front-rear direction in a mode from the product insertion port 44 to the product carry-out device 5, and adjusts the distance from the product carry-out device 5. By providing the attachments 400 and 410, the position of the passage surface facing the product carry-out device 5 can be adjusted to an interval according to the diameter of the product G to be sold, Several kinds of products G can be sold by the common product storage rack 4.

  In the vending machine according to the above-described embodiment, the first stopper 56 of the commodity carry-out device 5 has been provided with the arcuate protrusion 567, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a product carry-out device using a link mechanism or a cam mechanism can be employed as the locking means for the first stopper 56. In addition, a description will be given of a case where the product carry-out device 5 is disposed above the product storage passage 43 and the first stopper 56 and the second stopper 57 appear and disappear in the product storage passage 43 from above the product G stored in the product storage passage 43. However, the product carry-out device 5 may be arranged below the product storage passage 43 so that the first stopper 56 and the second stopper 57 appear and disappear from below the product G stored in the product storage passage 43. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body cabinet, 2 ... Outer door, 4 ... Merchandise storage rack, 5 ... Merchandise carrying-out apparatus, 10 ... Passage formation member, 20 ... Guide member, 40 ... Top guide, 41 ... Rack side plate, 41F ... 1st rack side plate, 41R ... second rack side plate, 41G ... positioning guide, 42 ... product storage shelf, 42F ... first product storage shelf, 42R ... second product storage shelf, 43 ... product storage passage, 45 ... product outlet, 47 ... posture control Plate, 50 ... Board, 51 ... Opening, 53 ... Bearing member, 54 ... Electromagnetic solenoid (driving means), 55 ... Link mechanism, 55A ... Upper link pin, 55B ... Lower link pin (lock pin), 56 ... First Stopper, 56A ... odd-shaped groove, 56B ... guide groove, 56C ... lock groove, 56D ... idle groove, 57 ... second stopper, 58 ... sellout detection switch, 59 ... return spring, 400, 410 ... attack 411A ... Increasing slope part, 411B ... Step part, 472 ... Bearing, 473 ... Shaft, 474 ... Coil spring, 550 ... Link member, 560 ... Metal plate, 561 ... Double hold, 562 ... Side wall part, 567 ... Arcuate , 568... Guide protrusion, 571... Product locking portion, 572. Stopper portion, R... Rail member, R31 and R32.

Claims (5)

A pair of left and right rack side plates, and a product storage passage that is installed in multiple stages in the vertical direction on the pair of left and right rack side plates and stores a plurality of products that have been thrown in from the product input port in a line-up position in a front-and-rear direction. A product storage rack having a product storage shelf that is formed and inclined so as to lower the product discharge port, and a product discharge device disposed in the vicinity of the product discharge port in the product storage shelf A vending machine that cuts out the products stored in the product storage passage one by one by the product discharge device and transports the products in the product storage passage from the opening of the substrate. The product is moved in a manner to hold the product (sales product) having the highest sales order in the product accommodation passage toward the projecting position projecting into the product accommodation passage, and the product is released in a manner to release the holding of the sale product. A first stopper provided so as to be movable to a retreat position for retreating from the container passage, and pivotally supported in a product accommodating passage through the opening of the substrate, and urged toward a retreat position for retreating from the product accommodating passage. A second stopper movably provided at a projecting position projecting into the product accommodating passage in a manner to hold a product (second sale product) of sales order No. 2 in the product accommodating passage, and the first stopper and the second stopper And a drive mechanism for moving the link mechanism, the product carry-out device is disposed on a product storage shelf that forms an upper product storage passage, and the product in the automatic vending machine in which the first and second stops of the carry-out device has to be infested product-receiving passages from the upper side of the product contained in the product-receiving passages, product storage racks with the product shelf And having a top guide that forms a product accommodation passage extending in the front-rear direction in a manner from the product input port to the product output device, is attached to the top guide, and extends from the product input port to the product output device A vending machine comprising an attachment that extends in the front-rear direction and adjusts a distance between the product carrying-out device . 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the attachment is formed such that an inclination angle of a passage surface extending from the product carry-out device to the product carry-out port is larger than an inclination angle of a passage surface extending from the product inlet to the product carry-out device. A vending machine characterized by having an increasing part . 3. The vending machine according to claim 2 , wherein the slope increasing portion is placed at the product carry-out port by releasing the product with the highest sales order (sales product) locked to the first stopper of the product carry-out device by the first stopper. A vending machine characterized by having a step which drops when moving toward . The vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the attachment is made of a lubricated steel plate . 4. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the attachment has a plurality of beads extending in the front-rear direction .

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