JP6127272B2 - Vending machine product unloading device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a product carry-out device that is built into a vending machine and is mounted in a product storage shelf that stores beverage products.

  Vending machines that handle beverage products of various vertically long shapes such as can products and PET bottle products are generally equipped with a product input port portion composed of an input port inclined plate and the like inside the vending machine main body, A plurality of product storage shelves each including a product passage extending in the vertical direction, a movable side plate, and a product carry-out device are stored. And the drink goods sold with a vending machine are once accommodated in this goods accommodation shelf, and have the structure sold after that.

  Next, the flow from storage of beverage products to the product storage shelf of the vending machine to sales will be described.

  First, a beverage product that has been placed in a horizontal state (side-down state) in the product inlet is stored in the product passage while maintaining a horizontal state (side-down state) from the inlet-inclined plate, and the stored product is stored in the product passage. It piles up in a horizontal state (side-down state) on the product carry-out device attached to the lower end, and enters a sales standby state.

  Thereafter, in response to the sales signal, the second beverage product from the bottom is temporarily held by the next product support member and the product passage plate, while the lowest product is paid out from the product carry-out device, and the beverage product is provided to the purchaser. .

  At that time, the beverage product held by the second next product support member from the bottom is likely to be deformed due to the load of the beverage product stacked upward.

  Beverage products sold at vending machines are sold in various types due to differences in container types such as can products, PET bottle products and bottle products, and differences in the capacity of beverages. Thinning of containers for can products and PET bottle products for the purpose of reducing the raw materials of containers is progressing.

  For beverage products with weak container strength (especially PET bottle products), the product held in the product holding part of the next product support member is deformed due to the product load of the beverage products stacked above, and the next product There is a possibility that the beverage product may bite into the gap between the product holding part of the support member and the frame constituting the product carry-out device main body.

  If a beverage product (container) bites into this gap, the next product support member will not be able to return to the retracted position, and the sales trouble that the beverage product cannot be sold even though the beverage product remains in the product passage Occurs.

  Therefore, it is desired that vending machines can sell a wide variety of beverage products as described above.

  In order to successfully sell a wide variety of beverage products as described above, particularly vulnerable thin containers on the product storage shelf, the second beverage product from the bottom in accordance with the sales signal is used as the next product support member. There is a need for a product carry-out device that can be normally sold without causing an abnormality even if there is a deformation of the second beverage product from the bottom that occurs when it is temporarily held by the product passage plate.

  Therefore, the next product support member is pivotally supported by the frame of the product carry-out device at a position above the next product support member and hangs down to a position in contact with the tip (product holding portion) of the next product support member, so that the next product support member protrudes. The product holding part of the next product support member is located between the tip of the next product support member (product holding part) and the second beverage product from the bottom in conjunction with the movement to the position. It has been proposed to provide a flap that closes the gap between the frame and the frame (for example, Patent Document 1).

  Hereinafter, a conventional product unloading device of a vending machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 39 to FIG. 41, a conventional product unloading device 100 of a vending machine is attached to a frame 103 facing a product passage 102 formed between the product passage plate 101 and the product passage 102 of the product passage 102 when protruding. A main product support member 105 that performs a protruding operation and a retreat operation with respect to the product passage 102 so as to hold the beverage product 104 on the most downstream side, and is rotatable on the upstream side of the product passage 102 relative to the main product support member 105. The second beverage product 104 from the downstream side is held by the product holding portion 106 formed at the upper end when the most downstream beverage product 104 is dispensed by the backward movement of the main product support member 105 provided at the opening of the frame 103. When the next product support member 107 that projects and retracts from the product passage 102 and the next product support member 107 projects into the product passage 102 so as to be able to The next commodity supporting member 107 is pushed out to the commodity passage 102 side and a flap 108 which closes the gap between the product holder 106 and the frame 103 of the next commodity supporting member 107.

  The flap 108 is made of a lubricated steel plate, has a horizontally long flat plate portion 109 extending in the left-right direction longer than the horizontal width of the next product support member 107, and extends upward from the upper end of the flat plate portion 109 and bends in a hairpin curve shape. A bifurcated locking portion 110 that is pivotally locked to the frame 103 above the next product support member 107, and a drop-off preventing piece that extends in the horizontal direction connecting the tips of the bifurcated locking portion 110 111.

  The flat plate portion 109 has a stepped portion 112 having a lower end side (free end side) between the locking portion 110 and the front end side (free end side) contacting the beverage product 104. The front end side (free end side) of the portion 109 is folded back so as to be in close contact with the side opposite to the surface in contact with the beverage product 104, and the flat plate portion 109 is doubled including the bent portion.

  The flap 108 is used by hooking its locking portion 110 to the lower edge of the opening 113 of the frame 103. That is, the locking part 110 that is bent in the shape of a hairpin curve after the drop-off preventing piece 111 of the flap 108 is passed through the opening 113 from the front surface (the product passage 102 side) of the frame 103 is locked to the lower edge of the opening 113. Let Note that the flap 108 is attached to the frame 103 at a stage before the sold-out detection switch 114 is attached.

  The fall-off prevention piece 111 of the flap 108 is used when the sold-out detection switch 114 is attached to the frame 103 after the locking portion 110 of the flap 108 is locked to the lower edge of the opening 113 of the frame 103. It is comprised so that it may be located under the lower side of the mounting base. As a result, when the commodity carry-out device 100 is assembled, the lower side of the mounting base for the sold-out detection switch 114 is positioned above the drop-off prevention piece 111, so that the flap 108 is prevented from being lifted upward.

The main product support member 105 has a resin-made bearing stand on the back surface of the metal plate, and is disposed between the left and right flanges of the opening 115 of the frame 103 so that the axial direction is the left-right direction. 103 is rotatably supported by a pin 116 attached to the opening 115. The main product support member 105 rotates about the pin 116 and protrudes from the opening 115 of the frame 103 to the inside of the product passage 102 and retracts from the product passage 102 in a manner to close the opening 115. It can move between positions.

  The main product support member 105 is constantly biased toward the protruding position by the elastic biasing force of the torsion coil spring 117 wound around the pin 116, and the upper surface of the main product support member 105 serves as a holding surface for holding the beverage product 104. Is formed.

  The next product support member 107 is disposed between the left and right flanges of the opening portion 115 of the frame 103 and is rotatably supported by pins 118 attached to the opening portion 115 of the frame 103 so that the axial direction is the left-right direction. Has been. The next product support member 107 pivots about the pin 118 and protrudes from the opening 115 of the frame 103 to the inside of the product passage 102 and retreats from the product passage 102 in a manner to close the opening 115. It can move between positions.

  The next product support member 107 is always biased toward the retracted position by an elastic biasing force of a torsion coil spring (not shown) wound around the pin 118.

  The next product support member 107 is made of synthetic resin, and has a pin hole through which the pin 118 is inserted, a product holding portion 106 having a plurality of claw portions 119, and a stopper portion. The claw portion 119 of the next product support member 107 meshes with the claw portion 119 of the next product support member 107 in the other product carry-out device 100 without buffering when the product carry-out device 100 having the same configuration is laid back to back. Thus, when the next product support member 107 protrudes into the product passage 102, it has a function of filling a gap between the product holding portion 106 and the frame 103.

  The stepped portion 112 is provided on the flat plate portion 109 of the flap 108 because the rotation fulcrum of the flap 108 (the place where the locking portion 110 bent in the shape of a hairpin curve is locked to the lower edge of the opening 113) is apparent. The tip of the next product support member 107 that has returned to the retracted position (the product holding portion 106) is brought close to the tilting direction of the flap 108 so that the movement locus is substantially the same as the tip of the next product support member 107 (the product holding portion 106). This is because the product is advanced to the product passage 102.

  That is, since the flap 108 is pushed out by the next product support member 107, it comes into contact with the second beverage product 104 from the downstream side before the next product support member 107. In this case, when the pivot fulcrum of the flap 108 is greatly separated from the product holding portion 106 of the next product support member 107 that has returned to the retracted position, the flap 108 that contacts the second beverage product 104 from the downstream side. However, since the next product support member 107 blocks the projection of the product passage 102 into the product passage 102, the next product support member 107 prevents the product passage 102 from projecting to the specified projection position.

  On the other hand, when the pivot fulcrum of the flap 108 is close to the product holding portion 106 of the next product support member 107 that has returned to the retracted position, the tilting posture of the flap 108 is initially pushed out by the next product support member 107. Until the next product support member 107 reaches a predetermined protruding position of the product passage 102.

  That is, when the pivot fulcrum of the flap 108 is close to the product holding part 106 of the next product support member 107 that has returned to the retracted position, the tilting posture direction of the flap 108 is the product holding of the next product support member 107. Approximate the movement trajectory substantially the same as that of the unit 106.

  For this reason, even when the flap 108 comes into contact with the second beverage product 104 from the downstream side, the next product support member 107 projects to the prescribed projecting position of the product passage 102 by the suction force (driving force) of the electromagnetic solenoid 120. be able to.

  However, when the pivot fulcrum of the flap 108 is brought close to the product holding portion 106 of the next product support member 107 that has returned to the retracted position, the next product support member 107 projects from the retracted position to the projecting position to the product passage 102. In this case, the flap 108 that has been hung down by pressing the vicinity of the rotation fulcrum of the flap 108 must be rotated.

  Even if the flap 108 is light, a relatively large force is required to press and rotate the vicinity of the rotation fulcrum, so that the flap 108 is used when the next product support member 107 protrudes into the product passage 102. Resistance.

  Since the timing at which the next product support member 107 protrudes into the product passage 102 is optimally determined so as to synchronize with the delivery timing of the beverage product 104 by the main product support member 105, the flap 108 is the product passage of the next product support member 107. It is desirable to avoid resistance as much as possible when protruding to 102.

  Therefore, the flap 108 used in the conventional merchandise unloading device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is provided with a stepped portion 112 on the flat plate portion 109, and apparently returns to the retracted position on the basis of the rotation fulcrum of the flap 108. The product holding part 106 of the next product support member 107 is approached.

  As a result, the inclination posture direction of the flap 108 advances to the product passage 102 in a manner similar to the tip of the next product support member 107 (the product holding portion 106) and moves into the product passage 102. Protrusion of the product support member 107 into the product passage 102 is not hindered.

  Further, since the pivot fulcrum of the flap 108 is separated from the product holding portion 106 of the next product support member 107, the force for the next product support member 107 to push out the flap 108 becomes small, and the flap 108 has the next product support member 107. It is possible to suppress resistance when protruding into the commodity passage 102.

  By the way, the product carry-out device 100 of the vending machine can sell a plurality of types of beverage products 104 having different diameters, and the widths (lengths) of the products are various. On the other hand, the width of the merchandise passage 102 is the same as that of the beverage product 104 having the longest width among the beverage products 104 to be sold, whereas the width of the product carry-out device 100 is short, and the product carry-out device 100 Are arranged so as to be biased to one side in the width direction of the commodity passage 102.

  This is because when a short-sized beverage product 104 is sold with respect to the width of the product passage 102, the passage width adjusting member disposed in the product passage 102 is moved and adjusted from the other side of the product passage 102 to one side. The short-sized beverage product 104 is configured to be aligned with one side of the product passage 102 (the side on which the product carry-out device 100 is disposed) and stacked in the vertical direction, whereby a product posture (side-down posture) is formed in the product passage 102. Prevents clogging and causing product clogging.

  Thus, since the product carry-out device 100 is disposed close to one side in the width direction of the product passage 102 and is smaller than the width of the long size beverage product 104, the long size beverage product protrudes from the next product support member 107. It will be.

  On the other hand, since the horizontal width of the flat plate portion 109 in the flap 108 is formed longer than the horizontal width of the next product support member 107, a wide range of long-sized beverage products can be held by the flap 108. Even a container can suppress deformation.

  The operation of the conventional product vending machine 100 of the vending machine configured as described above will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the sales standby state shown in FIG. 42, the electromagnetic solenoid 120 is not energized, and the main product support member 105 is in the protruding position by the elastic biasing force of the torsion coil spring 117, and is most downstream on the holding surface. Since the beverage product 104 on the side is in contact, the load of the beverage product 104 stacked on the holding surface is received.

  In the sales standby state, the next product support member 107 is returned to the retracted position by the elastic biasing force of a torsion coil spring (not shown). The flap 108 hangs along the frame 103.

  When the electromagnetic solenoid 120 is energized by the sales command from the sales standby state, the electromagnetic solenoid 120 attracts the plunger against the elastic biasing force of the return spring to raise the link member 121. Then, the lock of the main product support member 105 is released, and the main product support member 105 rotates toward the retracted position by the product load of the beverage product 104.

  At the same time, the next product support member 107 protrudes from the retracted position toward the protruding position. That is, when the link member 121 rises from the sales standby state, the upper link pin 122 engaged with the sliding groove of the next product support member 107 rises.

  Then, the next product support member 107 moves against the elastic biasing force of a torsion coil spring (not shown) toward the protruding position with the pin 118 as the center. When the link member 121 rises to the upper limit position, the upper link pin 122 abuts against the stopper surface of the next product support member 107 and prevents the next product support member 107 from retracting (retracting).

  In the process in which the next product support member 107 moves from the retracted position to the protruding position, the tip of the next product support member 107 (the product holding portion 106) is the back surface of the flap 108 (the surface opposite to the surface in contact with the beverage product 104). The flap 108 is pushed out into the commodity passage 102. That is, the flap 108 is pushed out to the product passage 102 in conjunction with the movement of the next product support member 107 from the retracted position to the protruding position.

  The product holding unit 106 of the next product support member 107 that has reached the protruding position holds the second beverage product 104 from the downstream side via a flap 108 that closes the gap between the frame 103 and the product holding unit 106. A second beverage product 104 is held between the passage plate 101 and the downstream side. As a result, the beverage product 104 on the most downstream side passes through the main product support member 105 and is carried out (see FIG. 43).

  Here, as shown in FIG. 44, when the beverage product 104 on the most downstream side is carried out and the main product support member 105 does not receive the product load of the beverage product 104, the main product support member 105 is biased by the torsion coil spring 117. To return to the protruding position (sales standby position), and the main product support member 105 is locked at the sales standby position.

  When the electromagnetic solenoid 120 is de-energized, the link member 121 is lowered by the urging force of the return spring, so that the state of preventing the retraction (retraction) operation of the next product support member 107 by the upper link pin 122 is released, and the next product The support member 107 returns to the standby position by the biasing force of a torsion coil spring (not shown).

As described above, the flap 108 closes the gap between the product holding portion 106 of the next product support member 107 and the frame 103 during the sale operation of the product carry-out device 100, and the beverage product 104 having a soft container form supports the next product. A sales trouble that bites into the gap between the product holding portion 106 of the member 107 and the frame 103 to prevent the next product support member 107 from returning can be prevented.

JP 2012-59087 A

  In the configuration of the conventional product unloading device 100 of the vending machine, when the next product support member 107 projects from the retracted position to the projecting position to the product passage 102, the flap 108 is slightly more than the front end (free end) of the flap 108. The flap 108 that has been hung down by pressing the portion near the rotation fulcrum must be rotated, and the flap 108 must be rotated relatively large in the initial stage of the protruding operation of the next product support member 107. There has been a problem that an attractive force (driving force) required for the electromagnetic solenoid 120 that causes the next product support member 107 to protrude into the product passage 102 is increased.

  In addition, since the flap 108 protrudes into the product passage 102 larger than the next product support member 107 at the initial stage of the protruding operation of the next product support member 107, the beverage product 104 comes into contact with the front end of the flap 108 that is rotating. When the rotation of the flap 108 toward the product passage 102 is obstructed, the projection operation of the next product support member 107 pressing the portion slightly closer to the rotation fulcrum of the flap 108 than the tip (free end) of the flap 108 In this case, there is a problem that the next product support member 107 cannot be sufficiently projected into the product passage 102 unless the suction force (driving force) of the electromagnetic solenoid 120 is sufficiently increased. It was.

  Moreover, since the product holding | maintenance part 106 of the next product support member 107 which reached the protrusion position hold | maintains the 2nd drink goods 104 from the downstream via the flap 108, the goods carrying-out apparatus 100 of the conventional vending machine hold | maintains the 2nd drink goods 104 from the downstream. In the next product support member 107, the claw portion 119 that receives the product load of the beverage product 104 through the flap 108 is not easily deformed by the product load of the beverage product 104. I needed to be strong.

  Therefore, the present invention provides the next product support member with respect to the product passage even when the frame is provided with a flap for closing the gap between the product holding portion of the next product support member and the frame during the sales operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a product unloading device for a vending machine that can reduce the force required for the protruding operation compared to the conventional one and does not need to reexamine the shape and strength of the next product support member and has excellent product unloading reliability It is said.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the product unloading device of the vending machine according to the present invention, when the next product support member protrudes into the product passage, the next product support member is pushed out to the product passage side by the next product support member. A flap that closes the gap between the product holding part and the frame is a horizontally long flat plate part extending in the left-right direction, and extends upward from the upper end of the flat plate part to be bent at least in a hairpin curve shape. A locking portion that is pivotally locked to the frame above the product support member, and is in a state of closing a gap between the product holding portion and the frame of the next product support member The second product from the downstream side on the flap is guided onto the product holding portion of the next product support member by an inclination that is steeper than the inclination of the flat plate portion on the locking portion side of the flap. Is As described above, in the range of the free end side of said plate is bent in the rotational direction to retract from the commodity passage.

  In the above configuration, the second product from the downstream side on the flap in a state of closing the gap between the product holding portion of the next product support member and the frame is the flat plate portion on the locking portion side of the flap. Since the free end side of the flat plate part is bent in the turning direction to retreat from the product passage so that it is guided on the product holding part of the next product support member by an inclination that is steeper than the inclination, it rests on the flap. The second product from the downstream side is guided on the product holding part of the next product support member by an inclination that is steeper than the flat plate part on the locking portion side of the flap, and the product holding part of the next product support member It becomes easier to place the second product directly from the downstream side.

  Therefore, the product load is less likely to be applied to the flap and the claw part of the next product support member than in the past, and the next product support member is subject to the product load on the main body side of the next product support member than the conventional product support. The member is not easily deformed by the product load.

  Further, the second product from the downstream side on the flap is guided on the product holding portion of the next product support member by an inclination that is steeper than the inclination of the flat plate portion on the locking portion side of the flap. In addition, since the free end side of the flat plate portion is bent in the turning direction to retreat from the product passage, the portion closer to the front end (free end) of the flap than the conventional case in which the flap is not bent as such is provided. The flap is rotated by being pressed by the product support member. In addition, the rotation of the flap is not concentrated in the initial stage of the protruding operation of the next product support member, and the flap rotates more than before even in the middle of the protruding operation of the next product support member.

  In general, the attracting force (driving force) of an electromagnetic solenoid tends to increase as the plunger attracted by the electromagnetic solenoid approaches the electromagnetic solenoid.

  Therefore, the attractive force (driving force) required for the electromagnetic solenoid that causes the next product support member to protrude into the product passage can be made smaller than that of the conventional product.

  Further, the second product from the downstream side on the flap is guided on the product holding portion of the next product support member by an inclination that is steeper than the inclination of the flat plate portion on the locking portion side of the flap. In addition, since the free end side of the flat plate portion is bent in the turning direction to retreat from the product passage, the amount of protrusion when the flap protrudes into the product passage is smaller than that of the next product support member, and during the turning The possibility that the flap comes into contact with the product is reduced.

  In addition, even if the flap that is prevented from turning to the product passage by the product prevents the protruding operation of the next product support member, the flap receives a force that impedes the rotation from the product to the product passage, Since the distance between the flap receiving the force for turning the next product support member from the next product support member to the product passage side is closer than the conventional one, the lever and the next product support member can be sufficiently rotated to the product passage side using the lever principle. The force required to move the motor is smaller than the conventional force, and the suction force (driving force) required for the electromagnetic solenoid that causes the next product support member to protrude into the product passage can be made smaller than that of the conventional product.

  Even when the flap is pivotally provided on the frame, the second product from the downstream side can be directly held by the product holding part of the next product support member, and the product load is applied to the main body side of the next product support member. The height position of the second product from the downstream side held by the next product support member remains almost unchanged before and after the flap is provided, and the flap protrudes into the product passage more than the next product support member. Therefore, it is not necessary to greatly review the shape and strength of the next product support member.

  From the above, it is possible to provide a product carry-out device for a vending machine with excellent product carry-out reliability.

  In the present invention, the second product from the downstream side placed on the flap in a state of closing the gap between the product holding portion of the next product support member and the frame is the flat plate portion on the locking portion side of the flap. Since the free end side of the flat plate part is bent in the turning direction to retreat from the product passage so that it is guided on the product holding part of the next product support member by an inclination that is steeper than the inclination, it rests on the flap. The second product from the downstream side is guided on the product holding part of the next product support member by an inclination that is steeper than the flat plate part on the locking portion side of the flap, and the product holding part of the next product support member It becomes easier to place the second product directly from the downstream side.

  Therefore, the product load is less likely to be applied to the flap and the claw part of the next product support member than in the past, and the next product support member is subject to the product load on the main body side of the next product support member than the conventional product support. The member is not easily deformed by the product load.

  Further, the second product from the downstream side on the flap is guided on the product holding portion of the next product support member by an inclination that is steeper than the inclination of the flat plate portion on the locking portion side of the flap. In addition, since the free end side of the flat plate portion is bent in the turning direction to retreat from the product passage, the portion closer to the front end (free end) of the flap than the conventional case in which the flap is not bent as such is provided. The flap is rotated by being pressed by the product support member. In addition, the rotation of the flap is not concentrated in the initial stage of the protruding operation of the next product support member, and the flap rotates more than before even in the middle of the protruding operation of the next product support member.

  In general, the attracting force (driving force) of an electromagnetic solenoid tends to increase as the plunger attracted by the electromagnetic solenoid approaches the electromagnetic solenoid.

  Therefore, the attractive force (driving force) required for the electromagnetic solenoid that causes the next product support member to protrude into the product passage can be made smaller than that of the conventional product.

  Further, the second product from the downstream side on the flap is guided on the product holding portion of the next product support member by an inclination that is steeper than the inclination of the flat plate portion on the locking portion side of the flap. In addition, since the free end side of the flat plate portion is bent in the turning direction to retreat from the product passage, the amount of protrusion when the flap protrudes into the product passage is smaller than that of the next product support member, and during the turning The possibility that the flap comes into contact with the product is reduced.

  In addition, even if the flap that is prevented from turning to the product passage by the product prevents the protruding operation of the next product support member, the flap receives a force that impedes the rotation from the product to the product passage, Since the distance between the flap receiving the force for turning the next product support member from the next product support member to the product passage side is closer than the conventional one, the lever and the next product support member can be sufficiently rotated to the product passage side using the lever principle. The force required to move the motor is smaller than the conventional force, and the suction force (driving force) required for the electromagnetic solenoid that causes the next product support member to protrude into the product passage can be made smaller than that of the conventional product.

  Even when the flap is pivotally provided on the frame, the second product from the downstream side can be directly held by the product holding part of the next product support member, and the product load is applied to the main body side of the next product support member. The height position of the second product from the downstream side held by the next product support member remains almost unchanged before and after the flap is provided, and the flap protrudes into the product passage more than the next product support member. Therefore, it is not necessary to greatly review the shape and strength of the next product support member.

From the above, it is possible to provide a product carry-out device for a vending machine with excellent product carry-out reliability.

The perspective view which looked at the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in Embodiment 1 of this invention from the diagonally upper right of the side exposed to a goods passage The perspective view which looked at the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the same embodiment from the diagonally upper right side on the opposite side to the side exposed to the goods passage The front view which looked at the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the embodiment from the side exposed to a goods passage in the state which made both the main goods support member and the next goods support member retreat from a goods passage The rear view which looked at the goods carry-out apparatus of the vending machine in the same embodiment from the opposite side to the side exposed to the product passage in a state where both the main product support member and the next product support member are retracted from the product passage Left side view of the product unloading device of the vending machine in the same embodiment FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 4 in a state where both the main product support member and the next product support member of the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the embodiment protrude into the product passage. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the state of the main goods support member at the time of sale of the goods delivery apparatus of the vending machine in the same embodiment, the next goods support member, and a flap In the merchandise unloading device of the vending machine according to the embodiment, the main merchandise support member finishes dispensing the most downstream merchandise while holding the second merchandise from the downstream side with the next merchandise support member and the merchandise passage plate. Explanatory drawing for explaining the state of the main product support member, the next product support member and the flap when the product is returned to the position where the product can be held The front view which looked at the next goods support member used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the embodiment from the side exposed to a goods passage The rear view which looked at the next product support member used for the product carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the same embodiment from the side opposite to the side exposed to the product passage Right side view of the next product support member used in the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment The perspective view which looked at the next product support member used for the product carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the embodiment from the diagonally upper right side exposed to the product passage The perspective view which looked at the next goods support member used for the goods carry-out device of the vending machine in the embodiment from the diagonally upper left side opposite to the side exposed to the goods passage The perspective view which looked at the angle different from FIG. 13 from the left diagonal upper side on the opposite side to the side which exposes the next goods support member used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the embodiment in the goods passage. The perspective view which looked at the angle different from FIG. 12 from the diagonally upper right of the side which exposes the next goods support member used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the embodiment in the goods passage. The perspective view which looked at the next product support member used for the product carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the same embodiment from the diagonally upper right side opposite to the side exposed to the product passage The main part enlarged left side view which shows the slide pin holding claw periphery part of the next product support member used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the same embodiment with a slide pin The rear view which looked at the flap used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the same embodiment from the side opposite to the side exposed to the goods passage The front view which looked at the flap used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the embodiment from the side exposed to a goods passage The perspective view which looked at the flap used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the same embodiment from the diagonally upper right side opposite to the side exposed to the goods passage The perspective view which looked at the flap used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the embodiment from the diagonally right upper side of the side exposed to the goods passage The perspective view which looked at the left slide holding member used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the same embodiment from the diagonally upper right side opposite to the side exposed to the goods passage The right side view of the left slide holding member used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the embodiment The rear view of the left slide holding member used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the same embodiment Left side view of the left slide holding member used in the commodity unloading device of the vending machine in the same embodiment Cross-sectional view of the main part showing the state of the flap, the next product support member, the slide pin, and the left slide holding member at the time of sale of the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment The state of the flap, the next product support member, the slide pin, and the left slide holding member when the next product support member protrudes most toward the product passage side due to the upward movement of the slide pin in the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment Sectional view showing the main parts The perspective view which looked at the flap holding member used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the embodiment from the diagonally upper right side opposite to the side exposed to the goods passage The rear view which looked at the flap holding member used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the embodiment from the opposite side to the side exposed to a goods passage The top view which looked at the flap holding member used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the embodiment from the top The bottom view which looked at the flap holding member used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the embodiment from the bottom The right view of the flap holding member used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the same embodiment BB sectional view of FIG. CC sectional view of FIG. DD sectional view of FIG. The principal part expansion perspective view which looked at the part which attaches the flap in the flame | frame used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the embodiment from the diagonally right upper side on the opposite side to the side exposed to a goods passage. The principal part expansion perspective view which looked at the state which attached the flap to the flame | frame used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the embodiment from the diagonally right upper side on the opposite side to the side exposed to a goods passage The principal part expansion perspective view which looked at the state which hold | maintained the flap to the frame used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine in the same embodiment with the flap holding member from the diagonally upper right side opposite to the side exposed to the product passage The perspective view which looked at the goods carrying-out apparatus of the conventional vending machine from the diagonally lower right side of the side exposed to the goods passage The perspective view which looked at the goods carrying-out apparatus of the conventional vending machine from the diagonally right upper side on the opposite side to the side exposed to a goods passage The perspective view which looked at the flap used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the conventional vending machine from the diagonally right upper side on the opposite side to the side exposed to a goods passage Operation explanatory diagram showing a stand-by state of sales of a conventional product unloading device of a vending machine Explanatory drawing of the operation when a product is unloaded from a conventional vending machine Explanatory drawing of the operation after the product is carried out by the product carrying device of the conventional vending machine

The first invention is a main product support member which is attached to a frame facing the product passage and performs a projecting operation and a retreating operation with respect to the product passage so that the product on the most downstream side of the product passage can be held when projecting. It is provided at the opening of the frame so as to be rotatable upstream of the main product support member relative to the main product support member. When the main product support member moves backward, the second downstream product is discharged from the downstream side. A next product support member that performs a projecting operation and a backward operation with respect to the product passage so that the product can be held by a product holding portion formed at an upper end portion, and the next product support member when the next product support member projects into the product passage. A product unloading device of a vending machine comprising a flap that is pushed out by a product support member toward the product passage side and closes a gap between the product holding portion of the next product support member and the frame The flap has a horizontally long flat plate portion extending in the left-right direction, and extends upward from the upper end of the flat plate portion and bends at least in a hairpin curve shape to the frame above the next product support member. A locking portion that is pivotably locked;
The second product from the downstream side on the flap in a state of closing the gap between the product holding portion of the next product support member and the frame is the side of the flap on the locking portion side. The free end side of the flat plate portion is bent in the turning direction to retreat from the product passage so that the flat plate portion is guided on the product holding portion of the next product support member by an inclination that is steeper than the inclination of the flat plate portion. It is characterized by that.

  In the above configuration, the second product from the downstream side on the flap in a state of closing the gap between the product holding portion of the next product support member and the frame is the flat plate portion on the locking portion side of the flap. Since the free end side of the flat plate part is bent in the turning direction to retreat from the product passage so that it is guided on the product holding part of the next product support member by an inclination that is steeper than the inclination, it rests on the flap. The second product from the downstream side is guided on the product holding part of the next product support member by an inclination that is steeper than the flat plate part on the locking portion side of the flap, and the product holding part of the next product support member It becomes easier to place the second product directly from the downstream side.

  Therefore, the product load is less likely to be applied to the flap and the claw part of the next product support member than in the past, and the next product support member is subject to the product load on the main body side of the next product support member than the conventional product support. The member is not easily deformed by the product load.

  Further, the second product from the downstream side on the flap is guided on the product holding portion of the next product support member by an inclination that is steeper than the inclination of the flat plate portion on the locking portion side of the flap. In addition, since the free end side of the flat plate portion is bent in the turning direction to retreat from the product passage, the portion closer to the front end (free end) of the flap than the conventional case in which the flap is not bent as such is provided. The flap is rotated by being pressed by the product support member. In addition, the rotation of the flap is not concentrated in the initial stage of the protruding operation of the next product support member, and the flap rotates more than before even in the middle of the protruding operation of the next product support member.

  In general, the attracting force (driving force) of an electromagnetic solenoid tends to increase as the plunger attracted by the electromagnetic solenoid approaches the electromagnetic solenoid.

  Therefore, the attractive force (driving force) required for the electromagnetic solenoid that causes the next product support member to protrude into the product passage can be made smaller than that of the conventional product.

  Further, the second product from the downstream side on the flap is guided on the product holding portion of the next product support member by an inclination that is steeper than the inclination of the flat plate portion on the locking portion side of the flap. In addition, since the free end side of the flat plate portion is bent in the turning direction to retreat from the product passage, the amount of protrusion when the flap protrudes into the product passage is smaller than that of the next product support member, and during the turning The possibility that the flap comes into contact with the product is reduced.

  In addition, even if the flap that is prevented from turning to the product passage by the product prevents the protruding operation of the next product support member, the flap receives a force that impedes the rotation from the product to the product passage, Since the distance between the flap receiving the force for turning the next product support member from the next product support member to the product passage side is closer than the conventional one, the lever and the next product support member can be sufficiently rotated to the product passage side using the lever principle. The force required to move the motor is smaller than the conventional force, and the suction force (driving force) required for the electromagnetic solenoid that causes the next product support member to protrude into the product passage can be made smaller than that of the conventional product.

  Even when the flap is pivotally provided on the frame, the second product from the downstream side can be directly held by the product holding part of the next product support member, and the product load is applied to the main body side of the next product support member. The height position of the second product from the downstream side held by the next product support member remains almost unchanged before and after the flap is provided, and the flap protrudes into the product passage more than the next product support member. Therefore, it is not necessary to greatly review the shape and strength of the next product support member.

  From the above, it is possible to provide a product carry-out device for a vending machine with excellent product carry-out reliability.

  In a second aspect of the invention, in particular, in the first aspect of the invention, the free end side of the flat plate portion of the flap is folded back so as to be in close contact with the side opposite to the surface in contact with the product, and includes the bent portion. The flat plate portion is doubled.

  With the above configuration, it is possible to easily reinforce a portion of the flap that is likely to come into contact with the product, and it is not necessary to use a thick metal plate to ensure strength, so the flap can be reduced in weight and bent. The bent state (folding angle) of the bent portion can be maintained over a long period of time.

  In a third aspect of the invention, particularly in the first or second aspect of the invention, the edge of the locking portion bent in the flap is folded back so that the edge in the rotational axis direction is in close contact with the side opposite to the sliding surface. It is characterized by that.

  The locking portion where the flap is bent is also a portion where stress is concentrated by the turning operation of the flap, and deformation and breakage are likely to occur.

  However, with the above configuration, the flap locking portion can be easily reinforced without affecting the flap turning operation, and a thick metal plate is required to ensure the strength of the locking portion. Therefore, the flap can be reduced in weight, and the reliability of the locking portion can be maintained over a long period of time.

  In a fourth aspect of the present invention, particularly in any one of the first to third aspects, the opening through which the next product support member in the frame enters and exits from the bent portion of the flat plate portion of the flap to the free end. The horizontal dimension of the flat plate portion is reduced from the locking portion side toward the free end so that the next product support member can be inserted into the portion. When the flap is retreating from the product passage, the flap protrudes into the product passage due to contact with the next product support member (a part of the flap protrudes into the product passage), thereby obstructing the product passage. In order to avoid this, the portion adjacent to the flap is recessed in accordance with the bent shape of the flat plate portion.

When using a flap that is bent in the rotational direction in which the free end side of the flat plate part is retracted from the product passage, the horizontal dimension of the free end of the flat plate part enters the opening of the next product support member in the frame. If it is a dimension that can not be, or from the bent portion of the flat plate portion of the flap to the free end, the horizontal dimension of the flat plate portion so that the next product support member in the frame can enter and exit Even if it is made smaller toward the free end from the locking part side, the flap protrudes into the product passage by contacting the next product support member in the retracted state (standby state) (part of the flap is a product) In the case of protruding into the aisle), a flap that protrudes into the merchandise channel (a part of the product channel) may obstruct the merchandise channel.

  However, according to the above configuration, the dimensions of the product passage between the product carry-out device and the product passage plate at the part where the next product support member appears during standby (the direction related to the product radial direction of the product passage). However, by using the flap which bent the free end side of the flat plate part in the rotational direction retreating from the product passage, it can be prevented from becoming narrower than the case where the flap which is not bent is used.

  In a fifth aspect of the present invention, particularly in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the next product support member has a claw portion extending in a direction opposite to the product passage in the product holding portion, and the next product The product support member receives a force that causes the next product support member to protrude into the product passage at a position offset toward one direction of the rotational axis direction of the product support member, and the force that the next product support member protrudes into the product passage. The free end of the flat plate portion of the flap that has entered the gap between the claw portion on the relatively large receiving side and the frame does not prevent the next product support member from retreating from the product passage. In addition, the next product support member is lowered toward the front end of the claw portion on the side receiving a relatively large force for the next product support member to project into the product passage. Stresses in force for lifting the free end of said plate, characterized in that the formation of the inclined surface to generate.

  The product holding member has a claw that extends in a direction opposite to the product passage in the product holding portion, and the next product support member that receives a force that causes the product passage to protrude to a position offset in one direction of the rotation axis direction is provided in the product passage. Compared with the force that the next product support member protrudes into the product passage when the product load is applied to the flap that protrudes vigorously and the length from the locking part to the free end of the flat plate part is not longer than necessary It is necessary to solve the problem that the free end of the flat plate part of the flap enters the gap between the claw part and the frame on the side that is greatly received, and as a result, the backward movement of the next product support member from the product passage becomes difficult There is.

  However, at the tip of the claw portion on the side where the next product support member receives a relatively large force to project into the product passage, it becomes lower toward the tip and enters the gap with the force that causes the next product support member to retreat from the product passage. Since the inclined surface that generates the stress that lifts the free end of the flat plate portion is formed, the flat plate of the flap is placed in the gap between the claw portion and the frame on the side that receives relatively large force that the next product support member protrudes into the product passage Even if the free end of the part enters, the free end of the flat plate part of the flap does not get caught on the claw part, and the free end of the flat part of the flap is lifted by the inclined surface, and the upper part from the gap between the claw part and the frame By extruding the free end of the flat plate portion of the flap, the backward movement operation of the next product support member from the product passage can be enabled.

  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a merchandise carry-out device for a vending machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in the prior art, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

  Unless otherwise specified, the positional relationship in the vertical direction, the width direction, the depth direction, and the like will be described with reference to the normal installation state of the vending machine and the product storage shelf incorporated therein.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a product carry-out device of a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention as viewed from the upper right side on the side exposed to the product passage. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the product carry-out device of the vending machine according to the same embodiment as viewed from the upper right side opposite to the side exposed to the product passage.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the merchandise carry-out device of the vending machine according to the same embodiment as viewed from the side exposed to the merchandise passage with both the main merchandise support member and the next merchandise support member retracted from the merchandise passage.

  FIG. 4 is a rear view of the product unloading device of the vending machine according to the embodiment as viewed from the side opposite to the side exposed to the product passage in a state where both the main product support member and the next product support member are retracted from the product passage. FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a left side view of the merchandise carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment during standby. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4 in a state where both the main product support member and the next product support member of the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the embodiment protrude into the product passage.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the state of the main product support member, the next product support member, and the flaps at the time of sales standby of the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment.

  FIG. 8 shows the product in the main product support member at the most downstream side while the second product from the downstream side is held by the next product support member and the product passage plate in the product delivery device of the vending machine in the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the state of a main product support member, the next product support member, and a flap when it complete | finishes paying out and it returns to the position which can hold | maintain goods.

  FIG. 9 is a front view of the next product support member used in the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment as viewed from the side exposed to the product passage. FIG. 10 is a rear view of the next product support member used in the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment as viewed from the side opposite to the side exposed to the product passage.

  FIG. 11 is a right side view of the next product support member used in the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the next product support member used in the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment as viewed from the upper right side on the side exposed to the product passage. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the next product support member used in the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment as viewed from the upper left side opposite to the side exposed to the product passage.

  FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the next product support member used in the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment as seen from an upper left side opposite to the side exposed to the product passage at an angle different from FIG. is there. FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the next product support member used in the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment as viewed from an obliquely upper right side on the side exposed in the product passage at an angle different from FIG.

  FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the next product support member used in the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment as viewed from the upper right side opposite to the side exposed to the product passage. FIG. 17 is an enlarged left side view of the main part showing the periphery of the slide pin holding claw of the next product support member used in the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment together with the slide pin.

  FIG. 18 is a rear view of the flap used in the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment as seen from the side opposite to the side exposed in the product passage. FIG. 19 is a front view of the flap used in the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment as viewed from the side exposed to the product passage.

  FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the flap used in the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment as seen from the upper right side opposite to the side exposed to the product passage. FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the flap used in the merchandise carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment as seen from the upper right side exposed on the merchandise passage.

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the left slide holding member used in the merchandise carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment as viewed from the upper right side opposite to the side exposed to the merchandise passage. FIG. 23 is a right side view of the left slide holding member used in the commodity carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment. FIG. 24 is a rear view of the left slide holding member used in the commodity carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment. FIG. 25 is a left side view of the left slide holding member used in the commodity carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment.

  FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the state of the flap, the next product support member, the slide pin, and the left slide holding member in the standby state of the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment. FIG. 27 shows the flap, the next product support member, the slide pin, and the left slide holding when the next product support member protrudes most toward the product passage due to the upward movement of the slide pin in the product carry-out device of the vending machine according to the embodiment. It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the state of a member.

  FIG. 28 is a perspective view of the flap holding member used in the merchandise carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment as viewed from the upper right side opposite to the side exposed to the merchandise passage. FIG. 29 is a rear view of the flap holding member used in the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment as viewed from the side opposite to the side exposed to the product passage. FIG. 30 is a top view of the flap holding member used in the merchandise carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment as seen from above. FIG. 31 is a bottom view of the flap holding member used in the commodity carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment as seen from below.

  FIG. 32 is a right side view of the flap holding member used in the merchandise carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment. 33 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 34 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 35 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG.

  FIG. 36 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of a portion of the frame used in the commodity carry-out device of the vending machine according to the same embodiment as seen from the upper right side opposite to the side exposed to the commodity passage.

  FIG. 37 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of a state in which a flap is attached to a frame used in the product carry-out device of the vending machine in the same embodiment as viewed from the upper right side opposite to the side exposed to the product passage. .

  FIG. 38 is an enlarged view of a main part of the frame used in the product unloading device of the vending machine according to the same embodiment as seen from the upper right side opposite to the side exposed to the product passage when the flap is held by the flap holding member. It is a perspective view.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 8, the merchandise carry-out device of the vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention forms a merchandise passage 2 between the merchandise passage plate 1 and faces the merchandise passage 2. A main product support member 5 which is attached to the opening 3a of the frame 3 and performs a protruding operation and a backward movement operation with respect to the product passage 2 so that the beverage product 4 on the most downstream side of the product passage 2 can be held when protruding. It is provided in the opening 3a of the frame 3 so as to be rotatable on the upstream side of the product passage 2 with respect to the member 5, and the second product from the downstream side when the most downstream beverage product 4 is dispensed by the backward movement of the main product support member 5. A next product support member 7 that performs a protruding operation and a backward operation with respect to the product passage 2 so that the beverage product 4 can be held by the product holding portion 6 formed on the upper end portion and the product passage plate 1, and the next product support member 7 When the product protrudes into the product passage 2 And a flap 8 which is pushed in the commodity passage 2 side close the gap between the product holder 6 and the frame 3 of the next commodity supporting member 7 by members 7.

As shown in FIGS. 7, 8, 18 to 21, 26, 27, 37, and 38, the flap 8 is made of, for example, a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having a thickness of about 0.4 mm. From the next product support member 7, the horizontally long flat plate portion 9 extending in the left-right direction longer than the horizontal width of the support member 7, and extending upward from the upper end of the flat plate portion 9 to bend into a hairpin curve. In addition, a bifurcated locking portion 10 that is pivotably locked to the frame 3 on the upper side, and a drop-off prevention piece 11 that extends in the horizontal direction and connects the tips of the bifurcated locking portion 10 are provided.

  Then, the second beverage product 4 from the downstream side placed on the flap 8 in a state of closing the gap between the product holding portion 6 and the frame 3 of the next product support member 7 is the locking portion of the flap 8. The free end side of the flat plate portion 9 is guided from the product passage 2 so that the flat plate portion 9 is guided on the product holding portion 6 of the next product support member 7 by a steep inclination of about 22 degrees from the inclination of the flat plate portion 9 on the 10 side. It is bent so that an obtuse angle of about 158 degrees is formed in the revolving direction of retreat.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 18 to 21, the free end side of the flat plate portion 9 of the flap 8 is folded back so as to be in close contact with the side opposite to the surface in contact with the beverage product 4, and the folded portion is also included. The flat plate portion 9 is doubled, and the outer edge in the rotational axis direction of the bifurcated locking portion 10 bent by the flap 8 is folded back so as to be in close contact with the side opposite to the sliding surface ( A hemming bent portion 12 is provided on the outer edge of the bifurcated locking portion 10 in the direction of the rotation axis so that the hemming bent portion 12 is folded back so as to be in close contact with the side opposite to the sliding surface.

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 5 to 8, 11, 14, 18, 18 to 21, 26, and 27, from the bent portion of the flat plate portion 9 of the flap 8 to the free end. The horizontal dimension of the flat plate portion 9 is reduced from the locking portion 10 side toward the free end so that the next product support member 7 in the frame 3 can enter the opening portion 3a. In the next product support member 7, when the next product support member 7 is retracted from the product passage 2, the flap 8 protrudes into the product passage 2 due to contact with the next product support member 7 and becomes an obstacle to the product passage 2. A concave portion 13 is formed in a portion close to the flap 8 so as to be recessed in accordance with the bent shape of the flat plate portion 9.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 and FIGS. 36 to 38, the frame 3 has a square hole 14 above the opening 3a. The flange 15 is bent on the opposite side to the second side. As shown in FIGS. 18, 19, and 21, the flap 8 has a long hole 16 that is long in the left-right direction surrounded by a flat plate portion 9, a bifurcated locking portion 10, and a drop-off prevention piece 11. doing,
Then, as shown in FIG. 37, the flap 8 is a hairpin with a flange 15 inserted into the long hole 16 with the bifurcated locking portion 10 facing upward and the flat plate portion 9 facing the product passage 2 side. By mounting (hooking) the bifurcated locking portion 10 bent in a curved shape on the lower edges of the square holes 14 on both the left and right sides of the flange 15, it is rotatably attached to the frame 3.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 38, the gap between the flange 15 and the frame 3 and the drop-off prevention piece 11 is made small in the elongated hole 16 of the flap 8 and the upper and lower sides of the drop-off prevention piece 11 are covered. A flap holding member 17 made of polyacetal resin that inserts the portion 10 between the lower edges of the square holes 14 on both the left and right sides of the flange 15 is inserted, and a pair of left and right engagement holes 18 provided in the bent portion of the flange 15. A pair of left and right engaging claws 19 projecting upward from the upper surface of the flap holding member 17 are inserted from below, and the elastic piece 20 projecting from the lower end of the flap holding member 17 to the opposite side to the product passage 2 side. By engaging the engagement protrusion 21 provided on the lower surface with the engagement hole 22 provided on the flange protruding from the upper edge of the opening 3a of the frame 3 to the opposite side to the product passage 2 side, the flap is maintained. Element 7 are fixed to the frame 3.

  In this state, the flap 8 can be rotated within a range in which the drop-off preventing piece 11 does not contact the flap holding member 17. Unless the flap holding member 17 engaged with the frame 3 is removed from the frame 3, the flap 8 The frame 3 is configured not to come off.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 28 to 35 and 38, the flap holding member 17 has a protruding piece 23 that protrudes from the lower end of the flap holding member 17 to the side opposite to the product passage 2 side next to the elastic piece 20.
have. The elastic piece 20 is configured to easily change in the vertical direction, but the protruding piece 23 is configured to be difficult to change in the vertical direction.

  The elastic piece 20 and the projecting piece 23 have a function of preventing the flap 8 from rotating more than necessary in the direction of projecting toward the product passage 2 by having the upper surface of the elastic piece 20 and the projecting piece 23 in contact with the lower surface of the drop-off preventing piece 11. have.

  The protruding piece 23 is provided to prevent the flap holding member 17 from being detached from the frame 3 with a force weaker than a predetermined force due to the elastic piece 20 moving upward.

  In the flap holding member 17, the length in the left-right direction of the arm portion 24 that covers the drop-off prevention piece 11 from above is longer than the length in the left-right direction of the long hole 16. A protruding projection 25 is provided, and the bifurcated locking portion 10 is sandwiched between the projection 25 and the lower edges of the square holes 14 on the left and right sides of the flange 15.

  The next product support member 7 has claw portions 26, 27 extending in the direction opposite to the product passage 2 in the product holding portion 6, and a position offset to one direction side of the next product support member 7 in the rotation axis direction. The slide groove 28 has a slide pin holding claw 29 that receives the force for causing the next product support member 7 to project into the product passage 2 and the force for retracting the product passage member 2 from the product passage.

  In addition, the free end of the flat plate portion 9 of the flap 8 that has entered the gap between the claw 26 and the frame 3 on the side where the next product support member 7 receives a relatively large force to project the product passage 2 is the next product. In order not to prevent the backward movement of the support member 7 from the product passage 2, the tip of the claw 26 on the side where the next product support member 7 receives a relatively large force to project into the product passage 2 is lowered toward the tip. The inclined surface 30 which generates the stress which lifts the free end of the flat plate part 9 with the force which makes the next product support member 7 retract from the product passage 2 is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, an opening 3 a is provided in the frame-like frame 3 of the product carry-out device of the vending machine according to the present embodiment, and the next product support member 7 is provided in the opening 3 a. The main product support member 5 is rotatably provided by a rotation shaft pin 33 pivotally supported by the frame 3, the left slide holding member 31, and the right slide holding member 32.

  Here, the main product support member 5 has a state in which the surface facing the beverage product 4 in the product passage 2 is substantially parallel to the frame 3 (or the product passage plate 1), and the frame 3 (or the product passage plate 1). ) So that the upper end portion of the main product support member 5 is rotatable by a rotation shaft pin 33 substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the beverage product 4 in the product passage 2. The beverage product 4 that is supported and that is opposite to the beverage product 4 in the product passage 2 is substantially perpendicular to the frame 3 (or the product passage plate 1) to hold the beverage product 4 that is the most downstream in the product passage 2 from below. To do.

  Here, the surface of the main product support member 5 facing the beverage product 4 in the product passage 2 by the torsion coil spring 34 attached to the rotation shaft pin 33 is substantially perpendicular to the frame 3 (or the product passage plate 1). It is energized in the direction to become.

  The main product support member 5 is located on the most downstream side in the product passage 2 with the surface facing the beverage product 4 in the product passage 2 being substantially perpendicular to the frame 3 (or the product passage plate 1). When the beverage product 4 is held, a retraction prevention member 35 is provided for preventing the product from rotating toward the frame 3 by the force received from the beverage product 4.

On the other hand, the next product support member 7 is rotatably supported by a rotation shaft pin 33 whose lower end is substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the beverage product 4 in the product passage 2. When the beverage product 4 on the most downstream side of the product passage 2 is paid out by the backward movement, the second beverage product 4 from the downstream side can be held by the product holding portion 6 and the product passage plate 1 formed on the upper surface of the upper end portion. As described above, on the upper side of the main product support member 5 (upstream side of the product passage 2), the tip end portion (upper end portion) performs a projecting operation and a retreating operation (swings) with respect to the product passage 2.

  In addition, the merchandise carry-out device is provided with an electromagnetic solenoid 37 that pulls the plunger 36 upward by being attracted by a magnetic force when an electric current flows according to a sales signal. Further, a lower end portion of the plunger 36 that moves up and down by the electromagnetic solenoid 37 below the electromagnetic solenoid 37 has a substantially rectangular hole, and a long interlocking member 38 in the vertical direction is provided in the hole. It is engaged so that it can move up and down in conjunction with the up and down movement.

  The left and right ends of the central portion of the interlocking member 38 form a pair of flanges bent at right angles so as to face each other, and each flange is provided with a round hole at a position facing each other. A slide pin 39 is inserted in the round hole in parallel with the rotation shaft pin 33.

  The interlocking member 38 is attached with a coil spring 40 that extends when the interlocking member 38 is pulled up together with the plunger 36 by the magnetic attraction force of the electromagnetic solenoid 37.

  The other end of the coil spring 40 is hooked on a spring locking pin 42 inserted through a long hole 41 of the left slide holding member 31 and a long hole (not shown) of the right slide holding member 32.

  The next product support member 7 is made of polyacetal resin, and supports the next product perpendicularly to the rotation axis of the next product support member 7 from the main body 43 and the surface of the main body 43 opposite to the side exposed to the product passage 2. A plurality of slide pin holding claws 29 protruding in the retreating direction of the member 7, a tip end portion (upper end portion) that becomes the product holding portion 6 at an end far from the rotation axis in the next product support member 7, and a tip end portion (upper end portion) Claw portions 26 and 27 protruding so as to avoid other components of the product carry-out device in the backward direction of the next product support member 7 and the rotation shaft pin 33 are inserted into the frame 3. A pin insertion hole 44 is provided for pivotal support.

  Further, the next product support member 7 projects in the axial direction of the rotation shaft pin 33 from the vicinity of the pin insertion hole 44 at the end opposite to the side receiving the relatively large force that the next product support member 7 projects into the product passage 2. When 7 projects into the product passage 2 by a predetermined amount, the next product support member 7 comes into contact with the opening projecting piece 45 projecting from the left edge of the opening 3a of the frame 3 toward the center of the opening 3a. A first stopper claw 46 is provided to prevent the passage 2 from protruding too much.

  The thickness of the first stopper claw 46 increases as it approaches the pin insertion hole 44 into which the rotation shaft pin 33 is inserted, but the thickness (thickness, diameter) in the direction from the root of the first stopper claw 46 to the tip. Is almost unchanged.

  Further, the next product support member 7 projects in the direction of the product passage 2 from the vicinity of the pin insertion hole 44 on the end on the side receiving a relatively large force that the next product support member 7 projects into the product passage 2. When projecting (turning), the next product support member 7 comes into contact with the stopper projection 48 projecting in the product passage 2 direction from the vicinity of the round hole 47 for insertion of the pivot shaft pin 33 of the left slide holding member 31. Is provided with a second stopper claw 49 that prevents the product passage 2 from protruding too far.

  The tip of the stopper projection 48 is separated from the center axis of the round hole 47 for inserting the rotation shaft pin 33 of the left slide holding member 31 by about 8 mm.

The axial width of the rotation shaft pin 33 of the stopper projection 48 is about 9 mm, the axial width of the rotation shaft pin 33 of the second stopper claw 49 is about 14.5 mm, and the stopper projection 48 is the second stopper claw 49. The rotary shaft pin 33 abuts on a substantially central portion in the axial direction. Further, the stopper protrusion 48 and the second stopper claw 49 become thinner toward the product passage 2 at the tip.

  Further, in the sales standby state (the state in which the next product support member 7 is housed in the opening 3a of the frame 3), the upper surface of the second stopper claw 49 is inclined downward toward the product passage 2 side, Since the stopper protrusion 48 does not protrude from the second stopper claw 49 toward the product passage 2, the stopper protrusion 48 and the second stopper claw 49 are unlikely to become obstacles for carrying out beverage products in the product passage 2.

  The first stopper claw 46 and the opening protruding piece 45 may be bent in the rotational direction of the next product support member 7 due to the contact between the first stopper claw 46 and the opening protruding piece 45. On the other hand, since the second stopper claw 49 and the stopper projection 48 are wide and have a thick base and the direction of receiving stress due to contact is relatively close to the circumferential direction of the rotation shaft pin 33, the second stopper claw 49 and the stopper projection 48 are It is less likely to be deformed by contact with the protrusion 48, and is more effective in preventing the next product support member 7 from protruding too far into the product passage 2 than the combination of the first stopper claw 46 and the opening projecting piece 45.

  The left slide holding member 31 is made of polyacetal resin containing glass fiber, and has a vertical reinforcing rib 50 and a round hole 47 for inserting the rotation shaft pin 33 on the surface opposite to the product passage 2 side. On the opposite side of the stopper protrusion 48, a rotational reinforcing rib 51, and an oblique reinforcing rib 52 having a shape in which the vertical reinforcing rib 50 and the rotational reinforcing rib 51 are made continuous are provided.

  The rotation reinforcing rib 51 suppresses the left slide holding member 31 from being deformed in the vicinity of the round hole 47 by the force received by the stopper protrusion 48 from the second stopper claw 49.

  Further, the diagonal reinforcing rib 52 suppresses deformation of the left slide holding member 31 at a portion between the rotating reinforcing rib 51 and the vertical reinforcing rib 50 by the force received by the stopper protrusion 48 from the second stopper claw 49. At the same time, the force applied to the rotating reinforcing rib 51 is transmitted to the vertical reinforcing rib 50 to reduce the burden on the rotating reinforcing rib 51.

  The next product support member 7 has a sliding groove between the slide pin 39 and the slide pin holding claw 29 when the slide pin 39 inserted through the intermediate portion of the interlocking member 38 reciprocates together with the interlocking member 38. 28, the next product support member 7 is rotated and pushed toward the product passage 2 side, and the surface (the surface constituting the slide groove 28 of the slide pin 39 and the slide pin holding claw 29 ( When the lower surface is in contact, the next product support member 7 is rotated to the side opposite to the product passage 2 side (frame 3 side) and pushed back into the opening 3a.

  That is, due to the shape of the sliding groove 28 formed in the slide pin holding claw 29 of the next product support member 7, the product channel 2 side of the next product support member 7 when the slide pin 39 reciprocates with the interlocking member 38. The amount of rotation of the next product support member 7 with respect to the amount of protrusion and the movement distance of the vertical movement of the slide pin 39 is determined.

  Note that when the next product support member 7 is rotated in a direction protruding into the product passage 2 due to the force received by the slide pin holding claw 29 from the slide pin 39, the upper surface of the slide groove 28 with which the slide pin 39 abuts is formed. The first inclined surface 28a with which the slide pin 39 comes into contact until the next product support member 7 is rotated by the first predetermined angle in the direction in which the next product support member 7 protrudes toward the product passage 2, and then the next product support member 7 is the product passage 2. A second inclined surface 28b with which the slide pin 39 abuts until it rotates by a second predetermined angle in a direction projecting to the side, and a third inclined surface 28c with which the slide pin 39 abuts thereafter is formed.

  The sales standby state shown in FIG. 17 (in the state where the next product support member 7 is housed in the opening 3a, the inclination angle of the first inclined surface 28a is, for example, about 32.5 degrees and the second inclination Although the inclination angle is about 5 degrees larger than that of the surface 28b, the inclination angle is smaller than that of the third inclined surface 28c having an inclination angle of about 50 degrees.

  Note that the sales standby state shown in FIG. 17 (in the state where the next product support member 7 is housed in the opening 3a, the boundary between the first inclined surface 28a and the second inclined surface 28b is the next product support member. 7 to a portion about 5.6 mm away from the vertical virtual reference plane passing through the center of rotation 7 on the side opposite to the commodity passage 2 side, and the boundary between the second inclined surface 28b and the third inclined surface 28c. Is from a vertical virtual reference plane passing through the center of rotation of the next product support member 7 to a portion about 10.2 mm away from the product passage 2 side. About 12.9 mm protrudes from the vertical virtual reference plane passing through the center of rotation of the product support member 7 to the side opposite to the product passage 2 side.

  The third inclined surface 28c has a relatively smaller rotation angle in the direction in which the next product support member 7 protrudes toward the product passage 2 with respect to the upward movement distance of the slide pin 39 than the other inclined surfaces. However, it is possible to rotate the next product support member 7 in a direction in which the next product support member 7 protrudes toward the product passage 2 with a relatively larger force than other inclined surfaces.

  Further, when a force is applied to the next product support member 7 to retract (push back) the next product support member 7 in a state where the slide pin 39 is in contact with the third inclined surface 28c, the third product support member 7 The inclined surface 28c pushes the slide pin 39 in the front-rear direction substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the slide pin 39 can move (vertical direction), but the slide pin 39 is fixed to the frame 3 so that it cannot move in the front-rear direction. Therefore, the next product support member 7 in a state where the slide pin 39 is in contact with the third inclined surface 28c is retracted (pushed back) from the product passage 2 by the product load of the beverage product 4 in the product passage 2. ) Nothing.

  Further, the presence of the second inclined surface 28b allows the slide pin 39 to be more effective than the case where the second inclined surface 28b is not present (when the portion forming the second inclined surface 28b is also the first inclined surface 28a). The rotation angle in the direction in which the next product support member 7 protrudes toward the product passage 2 with respect to the upward movement distance can be increased.

  1, 2, 5, 7, and 26, the electromagnetic solenoid 37 is not energized, and the main product support member 5 has a biasing force of the torsion coil spring 34. It is in the protruding position by the action of the retraction preventing member 35, and the beverage product 4 on the most downstream side is in contact with the holding surface, so that the load of the beverage product 4 stacked on the holding surface is received.

  Further, in the sales standby state, the slide pin 39 is located in the back of the slide groove 28 of the slide pin holding claw 29 and restricts the rotation position of the next product support member 7. The frame 3 is stored in the opening 3a. Further, the flap 8 hangs along the frame 3.

  When a current flows through the electromagnetic solenoid 37 in response to the sales signal, the electromagnetic solenoid 37 attracts the plunger 36 against the urging force of the coil spring 40 and the plunger 36 is pulled upward. The combined interlocking member 38 is pulled up, and the slide pin 39 inserted into the interlocking member 38 is pulled up, so that the slide pin 39 is inserted into the slide groove 28 of the slide pin holding claw 29 provided in the next product support member 7. The next product support member 7 is rotated and projected into the product passage 2 by the force received by the slide pin holding claw 29 from the slide pin 39 in the slide groove 28 (the upper surface of the slide groove 28).

  The slide pin 39 pulled up to the upper limit position comes into contact with the third inclined surface 28c of the slide groove 28 of the slide pin holding claw 29 of the next product support member 7 so that the next product support member 7 is retracted (retracted). Stop.

  In the process in which the next product support member 7 moves from the retracted position to the protruding position, the tip of the next product support member 7 (the product holding portion 6) is the back surface of the flap 8 (the surface opposite to the surface in contact with the beverage product 4). The flap 8 is pushed out into the commodity passage 2 in contact with the product. That is, the flap 8 is pushed out into the product passage 2 in conjunction with the movement of the next product support member 7 from the retracted position to the protruding position.

  The next product support member 7 protrudes into the product passage 2 and comes into contact with the second beverage product 4 from the bottom of the beverage product 4 stacked on the main product support member 5 and is disposed to face the product delivery device. By sandwiching with the passage plate 1, the second beverage product 4 from the bottom is held (see the solid line state in FIG. 6, see FIGS. 8 and 27), and the beverage product 4 is dispensed downward from the main product support member 5.

  The mechanism in which the beverage product 4 is dispensed downward from the main product support member 5 when the next product support member 7 holds the second beverage product 4 from the bottom is linked to the upward movement of the interlocking member 38. The main product support member 5 is retracted toward the frame 3 by the force received from the beverage product 4 by the retraction prevention member 35 (the surface of the main product support member 5 facing the beverage product 4 in the product passage 2 is the frame 3 (or This is because it becomes impossible to prevent the main product support member 5 from rotating so as to be substantially parallel to the product passage plate 1).

  At this time, the flap 8 closes the gap between the product holding unit 6 of the next product support member 7 and the frame 3 from above, and guides the beverage product 4 to the product holding unit 6 of the next product support member 7.

  Here, when the most downstream beverage product 4 is unloaded and the main product support member 5 stops receiving the product load of the beverage product 4, the main product support member 5 is projected by the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 34 (sales standby position). ) And the main product support member 5 returns to the sales standby position.

  Thereafter, when the energization of the electromagnetic solenoid 37 is finished, the magnetic force attracting the plunger 36 is lost, so that the plunger 36 moves downward due to gravity and the force of the coil spring 40 attached to the interlocking member 38 to contract. Thus, the interlocking member 38 engaged with the hole of the plunger 36 and the slide pin 39 inserted into the hole of the flange of the interlocking member 38 also move downward, and the sliding groove 28 ( The next product support member 7 projecting into the product passage 2 is returned to its original position by contacting the lower surface of the sliding groove 28). As the next product support member 7 returns to its original position, the flap 8 returns to a state of hanging along the frame 3.

  As a result, the beverage product 4 held on the next product support member 7 falls onto the main product support member 5 and enters a sales standby state.

  The product carry-out device is structured to sell the beverage product 4 stored in the product passage 2 by repeating this series of operations.

  As described above, the flap 8 closes the gap between the product holding portion 6 (including the claw portions 26 and 27) of the next product support member 7 and the frame 3 during the sales operation of the product carry-out device, and the container form is soft. Sales trouble that the next product support member 7 becomes unable to return due to the beverage product 4 biting into the gap between the product holding portion 6 (including the claw portions 26 and 27) of the next product support member 7 and the frame 3 To prevent.

As described above, the merchandise carry-out device of the vending machine in the present embodiment has the merchandise path 2
A main product support member 5 which is attached to the frame 3 opposite to the product channel 2 and performs a protruding operation and a retreating operation with respect to the product passage 2 so that the beverage product 4 on the most downstream side of the product passage 2 can be held when protruding. The second beverage from the downstream side when the most downstream beverage product 4 is dispensed by the backward movement of the main product support member 5 provided in the opening 3a of the frame 3 so as to be rotatable on the upstream side of the product passage 2 relative to 5. The next product support member 7 that projects and retracts the product passage 2 so that the product 4 can be held by the product holding portion 6 formed at the upper end, and the next product support member 7 projects into the product passage 2. A flap 8 that is sometimes pushed out by the next product support member 7 toward the product passage 2 and closes the gap between the product holding portion 6 of the next product support member 7 and the frame 3 is provided.

  The flap 8 has a horizontally long flat plate portion 9 extending in the left-right direction, and extends upward from the upper end of the flat plate portion 9 so as to be bent at least in the shape of a hairpin curve and to the frame 3 above the next product support member 7. And a locking portion 10 that is rotatably locked.

  And the flap 8 used for the goods carrying-out apparatus of the vending machine of this Embodiment is on the flap 8 of the state which has block | closed the clearance gap between the goods holding part 6 and the flame | frame 3 of the next goods support member 7. The second beverage product 4 placed on the downstream side is guided onto the product holding portion 6 of the next product support member 7 by an inclination that is steeper than the inclination of the flat plate portion 9 on the locking portion 10 side of the flap 8. As described above, the free end side of the flat plate portion 9 is bent in a turning direction in which the flat plate portion 9 is retracted from the product passage 2.

  In the above configuration, the second beverage product 4 from the downstream side placed on the flap 8 in a state where the gap between the product holding portion 6 of the next product support member 7 and the frame 3 is closed is the engagement of the flap 8. The free end side of the flat plate portion 9 is retracted from the product passage 2 so as to be guided onto the product holding portion 6 of the next product support member 7 by an inclination that is steeper than the flat plate portion 9 on the stop portion 10 side. Since the second beverage product 4 placed on the flap 8 from the downstream side is bent in the turning direction, the next product support is provided by an inclination that is steeper than the flat plate portion 9 on the locking portion 10 side of the flap 8. It is guided on the product holding part 6 of the member 7, and the second beverage product 4 from the downstream side is easily placed directly on the product holding part 6 of the next product support member 7.

  Therefore, the product load is less likely to be applied to the flap 8 and the claw portions 26 and 27 of the next product support member 7 than in the past, and the next product support member 7 is placed on the main body 43 side of the next product support member 7 than in the past. Since the load is applied, the next product support member 7 is not easily deformed by the product load.

  Further, the second beverage product 4 placed on the flap 8 from the downstream side has a product holding portion of the next product support member 7 due to an inclination that is steeper than the inclination of the flat plate portion 9 on the locking portion 10 side of the flap 8. 6 so that the free end side of the flat plate portion 9 is bent in the rotational direction of retreating from the commodity passage 2 so that the flap 8 is provided with a flap 8 that is not bent as described above. The portion near the tip (free end) of 8 is pressed by the next product support member 7 and the flap 8 is rotated. In addition, the rotation operation of the flap 8 is not concentrated in the initial stage of the protruding operation of the next product support member 7, and the flap 8 is rotated more than before even in the middle of the protruding operation of the next product support member 7.

  In general, the attractive force (driving force) of the electromagnetic solenoid 37 tends to increase as the plunger 36 attracted by the electromagnetic solenoid 37 approaches the electromagnetic solenoid.

  Therefore, the attractive force (driving force) required for the electromagnetic solenoid 37 that causes the next product support member 7 to protrude into the product passage 2 can be made smaller than that of the conventional product.

Further, the second beverage product 4 placed on the flap 8 from the downstream side has a product holding portion of the next product support member 7 due to an inclination that is steeper than the inclination of the flat plate portion 9 on the locking portion 10 side of the flap 8. 6 so that the free end side of the flat plate portion 9 is bent in the turning direction of retreating from the product passage 2 so that the flap 8 protrudes into the product passage 2 from the next product support member 7. The amount of protrusion becomes smaller than before, and the possibility that the flap 8 in the middle of rotation contacts the beverage product 4 is reduced.

  Further, even when the flap 8 hindered by the beverage product 4 from turning to the product passage 2 side prevents the next product support member 7 from protruding, the flap 8 turns from the beverage product 4 to the product passage 2 side. Since the distance between the location that receives the force that interferes with the flap 8 and the location that receives the force that the flap 8 rotates from the next product support member 7 toward the product passage 2 is closer than the conventional one, the flap 8 The force required to sufficiently rotate the next product support member 7 toward the product passage 2 is smaller than the conventional force, and the suction required for the electromagnetic solenoid 37 for projecting the next product support member 7 into the product passage 2 is required. The force (driving force) can be made smaller than the conventional one.

  Even when the flap 8 is rotatably provided on the frame 3, the second beverage product 4 from the downstream side can be directly held by the product holding portion 6 of the next product support member 7, and the main body portion of the next product support member 7. The product load is applied to the 43 side, and the height position of the second beverage product 4 from the downstream side held by the next product support member 7 is hardly changed before and after the flap 8 is provided. However, it is not necessary to reexamine the shape, strength, and the like of the next product support member 7 since the amount of protrusion when the product product protrudes into the product passage 2 from the next product support member 7 can be made smaller than before.

  From the above, it is possible to provide a product carry-out device for a vending machine with excellent product carry-out reliability.

  Further, the flap 8 used in the merchandise carry-out device of the vending machine according to the present embodiment is folded back so that the free end side of the flat plate portion 9 of the flap 8 is in close contact with the side opposite to the surface in contact with the beverage product 4. The flat plate portion 9 is doubled including the bent portion.

  By the said structure, the location with high possibility of contact | abutting with the drink goods 4 in the flap 8 can be easily reinforced, and since it is not necessary to use a thick metal plate in order to ensure intensity | strength, the flap 8 can be reduced in weight. Moreover, the bent state (bending angle) of the bent part can be maintained over a long period of time.

  Further, in the flap 8 used in the merchandise carry-out device of the vending machine according to the present embodiment, the edge in the rotation axis direction of the locking portion 10 bent of the flap 8 is opposite to the sliding surface with the frame 3. The hemming bent portion 12 folded back so as to be in close contact with the side opposite to the sliding surface with the frame 3 is folded back so as to be in close contact with each other. Have).

  By the way, the latching portion 10 where the flap 8 is bent is also a portion where stress is concentrated by the rotation operation of the flap 8 and is relatively easily deformed or broken.

  However, with the above configuration, the locking portion 10 of the flap 8 can be easily reinforced without affecting the turning operation of the flap 8, and a thick metal is used to ensure the strength of the locking portion 10. Since it is not necessary to use a board, the flap 8 can be reduced in weight, and the reliability of the latching | locking part 10 can be maintained over a long term.

  Further, the flap 8 used in the merchandise carry-out device of the vending machine of the present embodiment has an opening through which the next product support member 7 in the frame 8 enters and exits from the bent portion of the flat plate portion 9 of the flap 8 to the free end. The dimension in the left-right direction of the flat plate portion 9 is reduced from the locking portion 10 side toward the free end so that it can enter into 3a.

On the other hand, the next product support member 7 used in the product carry-out device of the vending machine according to the present embodiment has the flap 8 that contacts the next product support member 7 when the next product support member 7 is retracted from the product passage 2. The portion adjacent to the flap 8 has a bent shape of the flat plate portion 9 so that it does not protrude into the product passage 2 due to contact (a part of the flap 8 protrudes into the product passage 2) and becomes an obstacle to the product passage 2. The recessed part 13 which was dented together is formed.

  In the case of using the flap 8 that is bent in the rotational direction in which the free end side of the flat plate portion 9 is retracted from the product passage 2 as in the present embodiment, the horizontal dimension of the free end of the flat plate portion 9 is When the next product support member 7 in the frame 3 is of a size that cannot enter the opening 3 a that enters or exits, or from the bent portion of the flat plate portion 9 of the flap 8 to the free end, the next product support member in the frame 3 Even when the horizontal dimension of the flat plate portion 9 is decreased from the locking portion 10 side toward the free end so that the opening 7 can enter the opening 3a, the flap 8 is in a retracted state (standby for sale). If the flap 8 protrudes into the product passage 2 by abutting against the next product support member 7 in the state) (a part of the flap 8 protrudes into the product passage 2), it protrudes into the product passage 2. The there is a possibility that the (partially protruded into commodity passage 2) flap 8 is failure of the product passage 2.

  However, according to the above configuration, at the time of sales standby, the front and rear direction of the product passage 2 between the product carry-out device and the product passage plate 1 (the radial direction of the beverage product 4 in the product passage 2 at the portion where the next product support member 7 appears and disappears. Compared to the case of using the flap 8 that does not bend the flat plate portion 9 by using the flap 8 that is bent in the rotational direction in which the free end side of the flat plate portion 9 is retracted from the product passage 2. However, it can be prevented from becoming narrow.

  Further, the next product support member 7 used in the product carry-out device of the vending machine according to the present embodiment has claw portions 26 and 27 extending in the opposite direction to the product passage 2 in the product holding unit 6. The force that causes the next product support member 7 to project into the product passage 2 is received at a position offset to one direction side of the rotational axis direction of the product support member 7, and the force that the next product support member 7 projects into the product passage 2. So that the free end of the flat plate portion 9 of the flap 8 that has entered the gap between the claw portion 26 and the frame 3 on the side receiving a relatively large amount does not block the backward movement of the next product support member 7 from the product passage 2. In addition, the tip of the claw portion 26 on the side receiving the relatively large force that the next product support member 7 projects into the product passage 2 becomes lower toward the tip (the rotation of the next product support member 7 toward the tip). Short distance from the center axis It) to form a next commodity supporting member 7 inclined surface 30 for generating a stress to lift the free end of the flat plate portion 9 with a force to retract from commodity passage 2.

  The product holding portion 6 has claw portions 26 and 27 extending in the opposite direction to the product passage 2 and receives the force for projecting the product passage 2 at a position offset to one side of the rotation axis direction. When the member 7 protrudes vigorously into the merchandise passage 2, the load of the beverage merchandise 2 is particularly applied to the flap 8 whose length from the locking portion 10 to the free end of the flat plate portion 9 is not longer than necessary. In this case, the free end of the flat plate portion 9 of the flap 8 enters the gap between the claw portion 26 and the frame 3 on the side where the next product support member 7 receives a relatively large force that the product support member 7 projects into the product passage 2. As a result, it is necessary to solve the problem that the backward movement of the next product support member 7 from the product passage 2 becomes difficult.

However, the tip of the claw 26 on the side where the next product support member 7 receives a relatively large force to project into the product passage 2 becomes lower toward the tip (the rotation of the next product support member 7 toward the tip). Since the inclined surface 30 that generates the stress that lifts the free end of the flat plate portion 9 that has entered the gap is formed by the force of retracting the next product support member 7 from the product passage 2, Even when the free end of the flat plate portion 9 of the flap 8 enters the gap between the claw portion 26 and the frame 3 on the side where the next product support member 7 receives a relatively large force to project the product passage 2, the flat plate of the flap The free end of the portion is not caught by the claw portion, and the flat end of the flat plate portion 9 of the flap 8 is lifted by the inclined surface 30, and the flat plate of the flap 8 is lifted upward from the gap between the claw portion 26 and the frame 3. By extruding the free end 9, the next commodity supporting member 7
It is possible to enable the backward movement from the commodity passage 2.

  In the present embodiment, the first stopper pawl 46 that abuts against the opening projecting piece 45 of the frame 3 to prevent the next product support member 7 from projecting too far into the product passage 2 and the stopper projection of the left slide holding member 31. Since the second stopper claw 49 is provided so as to prevent the next product support member 7 from protruding too far into the product passage 2 by abutting against the product passage 2, the next product support member 7 is particularly effective due to the high stopper effect of the second stopper claw 49. Is prevented from protruding too much into the commodity passage 2 as much as possible, so that the free end of the flat plate portion 9 of the flap 8 is prevented from entering the gap between the claw portion 26 and the frame 3.

  In the present embodiment, the beverage product 4 is targeted, but other products similar in shape to the beverage product 4 can also be handled.

  As described above, the product unloading device of the vending machine according to the present invention can reduce the force required for the protruding operation of the next product support member with respect to the product passage, and is excellent in reliability of product unloading. In particular, it is most suitable for vending machines that handle various vertically long beverage products such as can products and PET bottle products.

2 Product passage 3 Frame 3a Opening 4 Beverage product 5 Main product support member 6 Product holding part 7 Next product support member 8 Flap 9 Flat plate part 10 Locking part 12 Hemming bending part 13 Recessed part 26 Claw part 27 Claw part 30 Inclined surface

Claims (5)

A main product support member which is attached to a frame facing the product passage and performs a protruding operation and a retreating operation with respect to the product passage so that the product on the most downstream side of the product passage can be held when protruding;
It is provided at the opening of the frame so as to be rotatable upstream of the main product support member relative to the main product support member. When the main product support member moves backward, the second downstream product is discharged from the downstream side. A next product support member that performs a projecting operation and a retreating operation with respect to the product passage so that the product can be held by a product holding portion formed at an upper end portion;
When the next product support member protrudes into the product passage, a flap that is pushed out by the next product support member toward the product passage and closes a gap between the product holding portion of the next product support member and the frame. In the vending machine product unloading device provided,
The flap has a horizontally long flat plate portion extending in the left-right direction, and extends upward from the upper end of the flat plate portion, bends at least in a hairpin curve shape, and rotates to the frame above the next product support member A locking portion that can be locked,
The second product from the downstream side on the flap in a state of closing the gap between the product holding portion of the next product support member and the frame is the side of the flap on the locking portion side. The free end side of the flat plate portion is bent in the turning direction to retreat from the product passage so that the flat plate portion is guided on the product holding portion of the next product support member by an inclination that is steeper than the inclination of the flat plate portion. A vending machine product unloading device.   The free end side of the flat plate portion of the flap is folded back so as to be in close contact with the side opposite to the surface in contact with the product, and the flat plate portion is doubled including the bent portion. The vending machine product carrying-out device according to claim 1.   The vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an edge in a rotational axis direction of the engaging portion bent by the flap is folded back so as to be in close contact with the side opposite to the sliding surface. Product unloading device. From the bent portion of the flat plate portion of the flap to the free end, the horizontal dimension of the flat plate portion is such that the next product support member of the frame can enter and exit from the opening. It becomes smaller as it goes from the locking part side to the free end,
The next product support member may be an obstacle to the product passage when the next product support member is retracted from the product passage and the flap protrudes into the product passage due to contact with the next product support member. 4. The product unloading device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a portion adjacent to the flap is recessed in accordance with the bent shape of the flat plate portion. . The next product support member has a claw portion extending in a direction opposite to the product passage in the product holding portion, and the next product support member is located at a position offset to one direction side in the rotation axis direction of the next product support member. Receiving a force for projecting the product support member into the product passage,
The free end of the flat plate portion of the flap that has entered the gap between the claw portion and the frame on the side where the next product support member receives a relatively large force to project into the product passage is the next product. In order not to prevent the backward movement of the support member from the product passage, the tip of the claw portion on the side receiving the relatively large force that the next product support member projects into the product passage is lowered toward the tip. The inclined surface which generates the stress which lifts the said free end of the said flat plate part with the force which retreats the said next product support member from the said product path was formed, The any one of Claim 1 to 4 characterized by the above-mentioned. Vending machine product unloading device.