JP5927488B2 - Vending machine product storage device - Google Patents

Description

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

  Conventionally, this kind of vending machine product storage device is provided with a plurality of serpentine type product passages in the front-rear direction inside the main body, in which various outer diameters such as cans, bottles or PET containers are provided. It is necessary to store the product in a tandem with the product in a horizontal state, and the product passage for selling products with a large diameter, a small diameter, and an extremely small diameter is opposed to the product carry-out device provided at the lower end of the product passage. It is possible to sell by moving the passage restriction plate provided back and forth, but the product passage that sells only large and small diameter products that occupy most of the sales is sold without moving the passage restriction plate Therefore, it has a fixed configuration (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 5 is a side view showing a product carry-out device and a passage regulating plate of a product storage device of a conventional vending machine described in Patent Document 1.

  FIG. 6 is a front view showing a passage restriction plate of a conventional product storage device of a vending machine described in Patent Document 1. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the conventional product storage device includes a product passage 101 that stores products in the vertical direction with the side of the product horizontal, and two side plates 102 that face the left and right that form the product passage 101. A passage restriction plate 104 provided opposite to the product carry-out device 103 for delivering the products one by one to the lower end of the product passage 101 formed between the side plates 102, and a member provided on both sides of the passage restriction plate 104. The pawl 105, the fixed pawl 106, the locking pawl 105 provided on the side plate 102, and the opening hole 107 through which the fixing pawl 106 is inserted. After the fixing pawl 106 is inserted into the opening hole 107, the side plate 102 By bending the fixing claw 106 so as to come into contact with the outer surface, the passage regulating plate 104 can be fixed at a predetermined position, and sales of products having a large diameter and a small diameter are possible. Further, since a plurality of product passages 101 are provided in the front-rear direction on the opposite side of the product passage 101 of the passage restriction plate 104, the passage restriction plate 104 of the next product passage 101 is arranged in the vicinity.

JP 2006-252026 A

  However, in the conventional configuration described above, all the loads of products stacked when selling to the locking claws 105 and the fixed claws 106 of the passage restriction plate 104 inserted into the opening holes 107 of the side plate 102 are concentrated, so that the deformation is caused. As a result, the merchandise passage 101 widens and the merchandise cannot be held.

  Furthermore, since the product storage device is detached and attached at the time of service or the like while the product is stored in the product passage 101 while holding the passage restriction plate 104, all loads of the stored product and the product storage device are applied to the passage restriction plate 104. Since the passage restricting plate 104, the locking claw 105, and the fixing claw 106 are integrally formed by cutting a thick steel plate because they are deformed or fall off in a concentrated manner, the amount of material used is very large. Had.

The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and even if the passage restriction plate is made of a thin steel plate, the product passage dimensions are secured without being deformed even in a narrow arrangement space limited in the front-rear direction of the product passage,
An object of the present invention is to provide a product storage device for a vending machine that can sell products and that can be safely operated without being deformed or dropped even during service.

  In order to achieve the above object, the product storage device of the vending machine according to the present invention includes a side plate facing the left and right that forms a product passage for stacking and storing products with the side surfaces of the products being substantially horizontal and storing them, A product storage device for a vending machine having a product delivery device for delivering products one by one to the lower end of the product passage formed between side plates, and a passage restriction plate provided opposite to the product delivery device, The passage restricting plate is inserted into the opening hole of the side plate so as to form a product passage having an interval corresponding to the product between the passage restricting plate and the product unloading device, and the passage restricting plate is locked between the side plates. A plurality of engaging portions are provided in the vertical direction, and at least one of the upper and lower engaging portions is constituted by an overlapping portion in which the main body and the overlapping plate are substantially in close contact with the left and right of the passage restriction plate.

  As a result, even if the main body and the overlapping plate of the passage restriction plate are formed of thin steel plates, the passage restriction is achieved by the engaging portion constituted by the overlapping portion in which the main body and the overlapping plate are substantially in close contact with the left and right of the passage restriction plate. The strength of the plate and the engaging portion is increased, and a stable product passage dimension can be secured without deformation of the engaging portion and the passage regulating plate inserted and locked in the opening hole of the side plate.

  The product storage device of the vending machine according to the present invention ensures the product passage dimensions without deformation even in a narrow arrangement space limited in the front-rear direction of the product passage, even if the passage restriction plate is made of a thin steel plate. In addition, it is possible to sell various products while reducing costs, which can be operated safely without being deformed or dropped even during service.

The perspective view of the goods storage apparatus of the vending machine in Embodiment 1 of this invention The perspective view of the channel | path control board of the goods storage apparatus of the vending machine in the embodiment Upper detailed view of the passage restriction plate of the product storage device of the vending machine in the same embodiment Detailed view of the lower part of the passage restriction plate of the product storage device of the vending machine in the same embodiment Side view showing a product carry-out device and a passage regulating plate of a conventional vending machine product storage device Front view showing a passage restriction plate of a conventional product storage device of a vending machine

In the first aspect of the present invention, the product is placed on the side plates opposed to the left and right forming a product passage for storing the products stacked in the vertical direction with the side surfaces of the product being substantially horizontal, and the lower end of the product passage formed between the side plates. A product storage device of a vending machine having a product delivery device that pays out one by one and a passage restriction plate provided opposite to the product delivery device, wherein the passage restriction plate is between the product delivery device There are a plurality of engaging portions in the vertical direction that are inserted into the opening holes of the side plates so as to form a product passage with an interval according to the product and engage the passage restriction plates between the side plates, at least one of the engaging portion, wherein the passage regulating plate body and heavy I plates continuously in the left and right of the passage regulating plate is configured with the overlapped portion substantially close contact, the leaf main body of the passage regulating plate The upper end of the passage restriction plate is fixed Are those in which the formation of the bent portion sandwiched by substantially brought into close contact with the upper end or lower end of the body of the passage regulating plate from the front and back so the lower end is triple structure continuously in the right and left on the leaf, passage regulating plates and The strength of the engaging part increases, and the engaging part inserted and locked in the opening hole arranged in the side plate and the passage restricting plate do not deform even in a narrow arrangement space limited in the front-rear direction of the product passage, and stable product passage dimensions The product can be sold and the product can be sold. Furthermore, the product can be safely operated without being deformed or dropped even at the time of service, and various products can be sold while reducing the cost. Specifically, the adhesion of the portion having the triple structure can be increased and thinned, and the strength of the passage restriction plate is increased at the upper end or the lower end of the triple structure, and the passage restriction plate is hardly deformed.

The second aspect, in the first aspect, which the engaging portion is an upper end or lower end of the leaf is folded such that the triple structure, the strength of the passage regulating plate is enhanced The strength of the engaging portion can be further increased.

The third aspect, in the second one of the invention from the first, which is provided with fixing means to the side plates to the engaging portion, the passage regulating plate and the side plates by a fixing means provided in the engagement portion Can be fixed.

A fourth invention, in the third invention, the fastening means, outside of the side plate so that the end portion in the vertical direction of the engagement portion protruding to the outside of the side plate through the opening hole is a free end A notch is provided in a portion near the side plate in the engaging portion protruding to the side, and the free end is bent in the front-rear direction with the left-right direction as an axis, and the passage is restricted without adding another member. The plate and the side plate can be firmly fixed, and the cost can be reduced.

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

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a product storage device of a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a passage restriction plate portion of the product storage device of the vending machine according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is an upper detailed view of the passage restriction plate of the commodity storage device of the vending machine according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a detailed view of the lower part of the passage restriction plate of the commodity storage device of the vending machine according to the embodiment.

  In FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the product storage device forms a plurality of serpentine-type product passages 1 meandering vertically between the side plates 2 in the front-rear direction, and the product passages 1 are sandwiched between the lower ends of the product passages 1. A merchandise carry-out device 3 and a passage regulating plate 4 are provided, and a merchandise entry port 7 for placing merchandise is provided at the upper end.

  Engagement portions 5 projecting in the left-right direction are provided at approximately four positions on the upper and lower ends of both side portions in the left-right direction of the passage restriction plate 4. The side plate 2 is provided with an opening hole 6 through which the engaging portion 5 is inserted and locked.

  The engagement portions 5 provided on both side portions of the substantially upper end of the passage restriction plate 4 will be described in detail. The upper end surface portion formed in a T shape so as to protrude right and left of the steel plate that becomes the main body of the passage restriction plate 4 is provided. The product is folded back with a gap 9 so that the folded portion is formed in an inverted U-shape toward the opposite side of the product passage 1, and is disposed so as to face the opposite surface of the product passage 1 of the passage restriction plate 4. The end surface portion and the bead 16 that protrudes toward the product passage 1 that is continuous with the left and right end portions of the main body and the protruding portion 15 that protrudes in the left-right direction continuously with the bead 16 form a cylinder that is continuous in the left-right direction. As shown, the folded end surface portion is integrated in close contact with the portion that becomes the valley of the bead 16 and the anti-commodity passage side portion of the protruding portion 15, and from the left and right side portions of the passage restriction plate 4 in the left-right direction. A protruding engaging portion 5 is formed.

Further, with respect to the engaging portions 5 provided on both side portions of the substantially lower end of the passage restriction plate 4, the main body is substantially closely contacted at the lower end so as to be in close contact with the opposite surface of the product passage 1 of the passage restriction plate 4. An overlapping plate 8 fixed to the main body is disposed between the left and right side plates 2 by a lower end bent portion 10 formed so as to be folded and a substantially cylindrical caulking 11 formed so as to be convex on the opposite side of the product passage 1. The tightly bent end 12 that is folded back so that the top end of the stacked plate 8 faces the product passage 1 side and the tip is continuously left and right substantially in a double structure protrudes from the left and right ends of the main body in the left-right direction. Engaging portions 5 that protrude in the left-right direction from both side portions in the left-right direction of the passage restriction plate 4 are formed in close contact with and integrally with the protruding portion 15.

  Moreover, the location where the lower end bent portion 10 of the overlapping plate 8 and the main body have a triple structure is on the opposite side of the product passage 1 from the portion of the passage restriction plate 4 above the location where the triple structure is provided. A bend is formed substantially parallel to the passage restriction plate 4 so as to be convex.

  Further, the close contact bending end 12 of the engagement portion 5 at the substantially lower end portion is provided with a notch 17 from the lower side so that the tip is L-shaped, and the protrusion 15 is approximately in close contact with the notch 17 in a triple manner. After the tip of the L-shaped portion of the close contact bending end 12 is inserted into the opening hole 6, a part of the L-shape is approximately 90 on the product passage 1 side with the horizontal direction of the passage restriction plate 4 as the axis. A fixing means 18 is provided to prevent the side plate 2 from being detached by bending.

  Further, the passage restriction plate 4 where the engaging portion 5 and the close contact bending end 12 are located has a convex portion 13 that is continuous in the left and right, and the engaging portion 5 and the close contact bending end 12 are arranged in close contact with the convex portion 13. ing.

  In addition, a product holding portion 14 formed so as to protrude toward the product passage 1 at a substantially central portion located at an intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the passage regulating plate 4 and a left and right engaging portion 5 at substantially upper and lower ends are continuously provided A bead 16 a is provided on the opposite side of the product passage 1, which is a convex continuous with the provided convex portion 13 and bead 16 in the vertical direction.

  Further, engaging claws 19 projecting left and right are provided on both side portions in the vicinity of the product holding portion 14, and an opening hole 6 a that is inserted and engaged is provided in the side plate 2. And the surface on the opposite side to the goods channel | path 1 of the engagement nail | claw 19 is arrange | positioned so that it may closely contact with the opening hole 6a. In addition, the strength of the engaging claw 19 can be increased by forming the bead 16b along the axis of the engaging claw 19.

  The operation of the product storage device of the vending machine of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below.

  The products are put in from the product insertion port 7 and stacked and stored so that the products come to the vicinity of the product insertion port 7. Thereafter, the product unloading device 3 is operated in accordance with the sales command, and the products stacked on the products other than the lowest product are held by the product unloading device 3 and the passage restriction plate 4 so that the products are discharged one by one. It becomes possible.

  As described above, the product storage device of the vending machine according to the present embodiment includes the side plate 2 facing the left and right, which forms the product passage 1 for storing the product by stacking the product in the vertical direction with the side of the product being substantially horizontal, and the side plate. 2 has a product carry-out device 3 for paying out products one by one at the lower end of the product passage 1 formed between the two, and a passage restriction plate 4 provided opposite to the product carry-out device 3. An engagement portion 5 for inserting the passage restriction plate 4 between the side plates 2 by inserting it into the opening hole 6 of the side plate 2 so that the product passage 1 can be formed with the carry-out device 3 at intervals corresponding to the product. There are a plurality of upper and lower engagement portions 5 and the lower engaging portion 5 is constituted by an overlapping portion in which the main body of the passage restriction plate 4 and the overlapping plate 8 are substantially in close contact with the left and right of the passage restriction plate 4. Engagement portion that increases the strength of the passage regulating plate 4 and the engagement portion 5 and is inserted and locked into the opening hole 6 disposed in the side plate 2 In addition, the passage restriction plate 4 can secure a stable product passage 1 dimension without being deformed even in a narrow arrangement space limited in the front-rear direction of the product passage, and can sell the product. You can work safely without dropping off, and you can sell various products while reducing costs.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the overlapping plate 8 is fixed to the main body of the passage restriction plate 4 with a caulking 11, and the strength of the passage restriction plate 4 can be increased even in a narrow arrangement space limited in the front-rear direction of the product passage 1. Can be increased.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the folded plate 10 is formed with the folded portion 10 that sandwiches the lower end of the main body of the passage restriction plate 4 from the front and rear so that the lower end of the passage restriction plate 4 is formed in a triple structure. Thus, the adhesion of the triple structure can be increased and thinned, the strength of the passage restriction plate 4 is increased at the lower end of the triple structure, and the passage restriction plate 4 is hardly deformed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the upper end of the overlap plate 8 is folded so that the lower engagement portion 5 has a triple structure. The strength of the joint portion 5 can be further increased.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a fixing means 18 to the side plate 2 is provided in the lower engaging portion 5, and the passage regulating plate 4 and the side plate are provided by the fixing means 18 provided in the lower engaging portion 5. 2 can be fixed.

  Further, the fixing means 18 of the present embodiment protrudes to the outside of the side plate 2 so that the end portion in the vertical direction of the engaging portion 5 that passes through the opening hole 6 and protrudes to the outside of the side plate 2 becomes a free end. A notch 17 is provided in a portion of the engaging portion 5 near the side plate 2 and the free end is bent in the front-rear direction with the left-right direction as an axis. The passage regulating plate 4 and the side plate 2 are added without adding another member. Can be firmly fixed, and the cost can be reduced.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, the contact | adherence bending end 12 provided in the upper end of the laminated board 8 arrange | positioned in the substantially lower end part of the channel | path control board 4 on the opposite side to the product channel 1 and the surface on the opposite side substantially continuously on right and left, Even if the passage restriction plate 4 is made of a thin steel plate, the protrusions 15 protruded in the left-right direction from the left and right ends of the passage restriction plate 4 on the product passage 1 side are in close contact with each other. The strength of the engaging portion 5 is enhanced by the triple structure of the contact bent end 12 and the projecting portion 15 of the overlapping plate 8 that are continuous with each other, and the engaging portion 5 that is inserted and locked into the opening hole 6 arranged in the side plate 2 is deformed. Therefore, a stable product passage 1 dimension can be secured, and various products can be sold while reducing costs.

  Further, the upper and lower ends of the overlapping plate 8 arranged substantially continuously at the lower end of the passage restricting plate 4 on the left and right sides of the opposite side of the product passage 1 are not bent, and the passage restricting plate on the product passage 1 side is provided. Even if the protrusions 15 projecting from both ends of the four are formed so as to be in close contact with each other, the strength of the engaging portion 5 is enhanced by the double structure with the overlapping plate 8 that is continuous to the left and right. Even if the plate 4 is formed of a thin steel plate, the engaging portion 5 inserted and locked in the opening hole 6 arranged in the side plate 2 can be secured without deformation, and a stable product passage 1 dimension can be secured, thereby reducing the cost. Various products can be sold while planning.

  Further, the engaging portions 5 provided on both side portions of the substantially upper end of the passage restriction plate 4 have an upper end surface portion formed in a T shape so as to protrude right and left of the steel plate that is the main body of the passage restriction plate 4. It folds back with a gap 9 so that the folded portion becomes an inverted U-shape toward the opposite side of the passage 1, and is disposed so as to face the opposite surface of the product passage 1 of the passage restriction plate 4. The end surface portion and the bead 16 that protrudes toward the product passage 1 that is continuous with the left and right end portions of the main body and the protruding portion 15 that protrudes in the left-right direction continuously with the bead 16 form a cylinder that is continuous in the left-right direction. In this way, the folded end face portion is integrated with the portion that becomes the valley of the bead 16 and the anti-commodity passage side portion of the protruding portion 15 so as to be integrated, and protrudes from the left and right side portions of the passage restriction plate 4 in the left-right direction. Since the formed engaging portion 5 is formed, the passage regulating plate 4 is a thin steel plate. Even if configured, the passage restricting plate 4 and the engaging portion 5 are formed by the double-structure engaging portion 5 that forms a cylinder of the protruding portion 15 that protrudes in the left-right direction continuously with the bead 16 and the folded end surface portion. The strength of the product is increased, and the engaging portion 5 inserted and locked in the opening hole 6 disposed in the side plate 2 and the passage restricting plate 4 are not deformed, so that a stable product passage 1 dimension can be secured, thereby reducing the cost. However, various products can be sold.

The size and shape of the gap 9 provided for folding are not particularly limited, and are set according to the required strength, and may not be set in some cases, and the entire folding may be configured by substantially tight bending. Also in this case, the strength of the passage restricting plate 4 and the engaging portion 5 is increased by the engaging portions 5 that are continuously formed, and a stable product passage size can be ensured without deformation.

  Further, the overlapping plate 8 continuously disposed between the left and right side plates 2 so as to be in close contact with the opposite surface of the product passage 1 at the substantially lower end portion of the passage restriction plate 4 is protruded on the opposite side to the product passage 1. Since it is fixed to the main body with the formed substantially cylindrical caulking 11, even if the passage regulating plate 4 (main body and the overlapping plate 8) is made of a thin steel plate, it is between the product passages 1 arranged in a plurality of rows in the front-rear direction. Even in a limited space, the stacking plate 8 and the main body are kept fixed by securing the dimension of only the height of the substantially cylindrical caulking 11 formed so as to be convex on the opposite side of the product passage 1, thereby restricting the passage. The strength of the plate 4 can be increased.

  In addition, the lower end of the main body is folded back and forth substantially at the lower end of the overlapping plate 8 arranged continuously between the left and right side plates 2 so as to be in close contact with the opposite surface of the product passage 1 at the substantially lower end portion of the passage regulating plate 4. Since the lower end bent portion 10 formed so as to be sandwiched is fixed to the main body, even if the passage regulating plate 4 (main body and the overlapping plate 8) is formed of a thin steel plate, the product passages 1 arranged in a plurality of rows in the front-rear direction are arranged. Even in a narrow arrangement space, the lower end bent portion 10 formed so that the lower end of the main body is folded back and the thickness of the triple structure of the main body can be secured to secure the overlapping plate 8 and the main body, The strength of the passage restriction plate 4 can be increased. It is to be noted that the work for lifting the product storage device is accompanied at the time of production or service in the market. At that time, even if the lower end of the passage restriction plate 4 is used as a holding portion, the engaging portion 5 and the passage restriction plate 4 are operated. Can work without deformation.

  Further, the fixing means 18 provided at the engagement portion 5 at the substantially lower end is provided with a notch 17 from the lower side so that the tip of the close contact bent end 12 is L-shaped, and the tip of the L-shaped portion of the close contact bent end 12 Is inserted into the opening hole 6, and a fixing means 18 is provided so that the side plate 2 is prevented from being detached by bending a part of the L shape approximately 90 ° to the product passage 1 side about the left and right direction of the passage restriction plate 4. Therefore, even if the passage restriction plate 4 (the main body and the overlap plate 8) is made of a thin steel plate, the overlap plate is disposed so as to be in close contact with the surface on the opposite side of the product passage 1 at the substantially lower end of the passage restriction plate 4. 8, the engaging portion 5 is formed continuously, and the fixing means 18 at the distal end of the engaging portion 5 is fixed at an end surface that is not deformed when receiving stress from the side plate 2, whereby the lower end of the passage restriction plate 4, Further, the strength of the engaging portion 5 is increased, and the engaging portion 5 and the passage restriction that are inserted and locked into the opening hole 6 arranged in the side plate 2. 4 it is possible to secure the stable commodity passage 1 dimensions without deforming. It is to be noted that the work for lifting the product storage device is accompanied at the time of production or service in the market. At that time, even if the lower end of the passage restriction plate 4 is used as a holding portion, the engaging portion 5 and the passage restriction plate 4 are operated. Can work without deformation.

  Further, the passage restriction plate 4 where the engaging portion 5 and the close contact bending end 12 are located has a convex portion 13 that is continuous in the left and right, and the engaging portion 5 and the close contact bending end 12 are arranged in close contact with the convex portion 13. Therefore, the strength of the passage restriction plate 4 can be increased, and the strength of the engaging portion 5 can be further increased.

  Further, by providing fixing means 18 made of engaging claws on the left and right of the substantially central portion of the passage regulating plate 4 in the vertical direction, the load applied by holding the product even if it is formed of a thin steel plate is applied from the engaging claws. Since the surface of the fixing means 18 opposite to the product passage 1 is in contact with the opening hole 6a, the deflection of the passage restriction plate 4 can be suppressed, and the product can be sold without deformation.

  Also, a product holding portion 14 having a convex shape on the passage side and a vertical bead 16b continuous between the left and right overlapping plates 8 provided at substantially upper and lower ends are arranged at a substantially central portion of the passage regulating plate 4 in the vertical direction. As a result, even if it is formed of a thin steel plate, the load applied by holding the product is received by the continuous vertical bead 16b, so that the product can be sold without being deformed.

In addition, since the engaging portion 5 of the passage restriction plate 4 can be formed with the same size as the conventional one, the conventional side plate 2 can be diverted and the passage restriction plate 4 only needs to be formed of a thin steel plate, thereby suppressing investment. Can also be planned.

  As described above, the product storage device of the vending machine according to the present invention can secure a stable product passage dimension without deformation even if the passage restriction plate is formed of a thin steel plate, and achieves cost reduction. However, since various products can be sold, it can be applied to any vending machine equipped with a product storage device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Product passage 2 Side plate 3 Product carry-out apparatus 4 Passage restriction plate 5 Engagement part 6 Opening hole 8 Stack plate 10 Bending part 11 Caulking 12 Contact | adherence bending end 15 Protrusion part 17 Notch 18 Fixing means

Claims (4)

Products that deliver products one by one to the left and right side plates that form a product path for stacking and storing products in the vertical direction with the side surfaces of the products positioned substantially horizontally, and to the lower end of the product path formed between the side plates A vending machine product storage device having a carry-out device and a passage restriction plate provided opposite to the product carry-out device,
The passage restricting plate is inserted into the opening hole of the side plate so as to form a product passage having an interval corresponding to the product between the passage restricting plate and the product unloading device, and the passage restricting plate is locked between the side plates. It has a plurality of engaging parts in the vertical direction,
At least one of the upper and lower engaging portions is constituted by an overlapping portion in which the main body of the passage restriction plate and the overlapping plate are substantially in close contact with the left and right of the passage restriction plate,
The overlap plate is fixed to the body of the passage restriction plate by caulking, and the upper or lower end of the passage restriction plate body is moved back and forth so that the upper or lower end of the passage restriction plate has a triple structure in the left and right direction. A product storage device for a vending machine, wherein a bent portion is formed on the overlapping plate so as to be in close contact with each other.   The product storage device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein an upper end or a lower end of the overlapping plate is folded so that the engaging portion has a triple structure.   The product storage device for a vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein means for fixing the side plate to the engaging portion is provided. The fixing means is located near the side plate in the engaging portion that protrudes outside the side plate so that a vertical end of the engaging portion that protrudes outside the side plate through the opening hole becomes a free end. 4. The product storage device for a vending machine according to claim 3, wherein a notch is provided in the portion, and the free end is bent in the front-rear direction with the left-right direction as an axis.

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