JP6439020B1 - Article supplier and article supplier set - Google Patents

Abstract

An article supply device capable of selectively supplying columnar articles, particularly columnar articles having different lengths. An article supply device includes a first movable part capable of accommodating an article, a second movable part capable of accommodating an article, and disposed adjacent to the first movable part. It has. The first movable part 16 and the second movable part 17 are allowed to be supplied from the first movable part 16 and the second movable part 17 at a first position where the supply of the article is blocked. A second position and a third position where the supply of the article from the first movable part is allowed and the supply of the article from the second movable part is blocked can be taken. Configured. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an article feeder, and an article feeder set including a combination of the article feeder and the article container.

  Patent Document 1 described below discloses a stipple making toy including a small sphere supply tool, a bottle in which the small sphere is stored, and a substrate on which the small sphere is placed. This stippling toy is made by inserting the small sphere in the bottle into the holding hole of the small sphere supply tool, and then pressing the button on the small sphere supply tool to deliver the small sphere in the holding hole to the discharge hole. The small sphere supplied from the discharge hole of the sphere supply tool is placed on a substrate to create a stippling on the substrate.

  However, since the small spherical body supply tool disclosed in Patent Document 1 described below is intended to supply small spherical bodies, it is not possible to selectively supply columnar articles, particularly columnar articles having different lengths.

Utility Model Registration No. 2551709

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an article feeder that can selectively supply columnar articles, particularly columnar articles having different lengths, and an article feeder set comprising a combination of the article feeder and an article container. It is to provide.

The article supply apparatus according to the present invention includes a first movable portion, and the second movable portion disposed before Symbol adjacent the first movable portion, the first movable portion and the second movable portion And the first movable portion and the second movable portion from at least one of the first movable portion and the second movable portion in the article supply direction. A first article having a longer first length can be accommodated, and at least one of the first movable part and the second movable part is longer than the first length in the article supply direction. A second article having a short second length can be accommodated, and the operation unit is configured to be capable of operating both the first movable unit and the second movable unit, and the first state, and a second state that allows operation only the first movable portion is a selectable, the first movable portion and the second Moving part, the a first position in which said by operation of the operation unit in the first state the first supply of articles is permitted, the second article by the operation of the operation unit in the second state And a second position in which the supply is allowed.

An article supply set according to the present invention includes a combination of the above-described article supply unit and a plurality of article containers for accommodating the first article and the second article according to type. container is detachably configured the article container. Furthermore, an article supply set according to the present invention comprises a combination of the above-described article supply unit and an article placement device for placing the first article and the second article , and the article placement The container has an article placement section for placing the first article and the second article side by side. Furthermore, the article feeder set according to the present invention is a combination of the article feeder, the article container, and the article placing device.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an article feeder that can selectively supply columnar articles, particularly columnar articles having different lengths, and an article feeder set that includes a combination of the article feeder and the article container. it can.

1A is a side view of an article supply device according to the present invention, FIG. 1B is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of the main part of FIG. 1A, and FIG. 1C is S1- of FIG. 1B. It is a S1 line expanded sectional view. 2A is an external perspective view of the operation unit shown in FIG. 1B, FIG. 2B is an external perspective view of the first movable unit shown in FIG. 1B, and FIG. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view of a second movable part shown in FIG. 3A is an external perspective view of the first columnar article according to the present invention, and FIG. 3B is an external perspective view of the second columnar article according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of the lid of the article container according to the present invention with the lid open. FIG. 5A is a side view of the article mounting device according to the present invention, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along line S2-S2 of FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a first columnar article supply operation by the article supply device shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the first columnar article supply operation by the article supply device shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a second columnar article supply operation by the article supply device shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a second columnar article supply operation by the article supply device shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of an article placement operation on the article placement unit. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of an operation for clearing clogging of articles in the article feeder shown in FIG.

<< Article feeder 10: FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 >>
First, the article feeder 10 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Note that in this description, for the sake of convenience, the left side of FIG. 1A is referred to as front, the right side is referred to as rear, the upper side is referred to as up, and the lower side is referred to as down.

  The article feeder 10 includes a feeder body 11, an article supply section 12 provided at the front end of the feeder body 11, an article guide section 13 provided at the rear end of the feeder body 11, and an article guide section 13. The article accommodating part 14 provided in the rear end so that attachment or detachment is possible, the operation part 15 provided in the upper part of the feeder main body 11, the 1st movable part 16 provided in the inside of the feeder main body 11, and 2nd The movable part 17 and the insertion part 18 provided in the lower part of the feeder main body 11 are provided. The article feeder 10 has at least a feeder body 11, an article feeder 12, an article guide section 13, an article storage section 14, a first movable section 16, and a second movable section 17 so that the inside can be seen through. Is preferably transparent or translucent. This is to make it easy to grasp the difference in the types of articles, such as the length and color of the articles accommodated in the article supply device 10 from the appearance of the article supply device 10.

  In FIG. 1, for convenience of illustration, the supply body 11, the article supply unit 12, and the article guide unit 13 are integrated, but the first movable unit 16, the second movable unit 17, and the like. For example, the supply body 11 may be composed of a plurality of parts and appropriately combined, and the article supply unit 12 and the article guide part 13 may be attached to the supply body 11 as separate parts from the supply body 11. Anyway.

  The feeder main body 11 has a cylindrical outer shape excluding its front end, and the front end is rounded. In addition, an article alignment passage (third passage) 11 a extending from the rear end to the rear end of the second movable portion 17 is provided in the feeder main body 11. The article alignment passage 11a has, for example, a quadrangular prism shape, and two opposing inner surfaces face in parallel in the vertical direction, and the remaining two inner surfaces face in parallel in a direction orthogonal to these. The article alignment passage 11a may have other shapes as long as the articles can be movably accommodated by their own weight. Incidentally, the center line CL11a of the article alignment passage 11a does not coincide with the center line (not shown) of the feeder body 11 and is shifted upward.

  Furthermore, a rectangular first slide hole 11 b that guides the leg portion 15 b of the operation portion 15 in the front-rear direction is provided on the upper front side of the feeder main body 11. Furthermore, an elongated second slide hole 11c that guides the insertion operation portion 18a of the insertion portion 18 in the front-rear direction is provided at the lower portion of the feeder main body 11. Furthermore, a guide portion 11 d that guides the first movable portion 16 and the second movable portion 17 in the up and down direction is provided on the front side inside the feeder main body 11.

  The article supply unit 12 has a front portion protruding from the front end of the feeder main body 11, and the outer shape of the protruding portion is a tapered nozzle shape. The rear end of the article supply unit 12 extends to the front end of the first movable unit 16. Further, an article supply passage (fourth passage) 12a having the same vertical cross-sectional shape as the article alignment passage 11a is provided in the article supply section 12 from the front end to the rear end. Incidentally, the center line CL12a of the article supply passage 12a coincides with the center line (not shown) of the feeder main body 11. That is, the article supply passage 12a and the article alignment passage 11a are displaced in the vertical direction.

  The article guiding portion 13 has a front outer shape, for example, conical, and a rear outer shape, for example, cylindrical. Further, inside the article guiding portion 13, there is an article guiding chamber 13a having a slightly distorted conical shape that smoothly connects to the rear end of the article aligning passage 11a as the inner diameter decreases toward the rear end of the article aligning passage 11a. The article alignment passage 11a is provided so as to communicate with the rear end. Furthermore, the rear end part of the article | item guidance | induction part 13 is provided with the cyclic | annular convex part 13b for inserting the article | item accommodating part 14 so that attachment or detachment is possible.

  The article storage unit 14 has a bottomed cylindrical shape, for example, and has an article storage chamber 14a therein. In addition, an annular recess 14 b is provided at the front end portion of the article accommodating portion 14 so as to be detachably fitted into the annular convex portion 13 b of the article guiding portion 13. In a state where the annular recess 14b of the article accommodating portion 14 is fitted into the annular convex portion 13b of the article guiding portion 13, the article accommodating chamber 14a of the article accommodating portion 14 communicates with the article guiding chamber 13a of the article guiding portion 13, and a plurality of An integrated space capable of accommodating the articles is formed.

  The operation part 15 has a leg part 15b whose outer shape forms a rectangular parallelepiped shape below the rectangular plate-like operation part main body 15a. A slide groove 15c having a T-shaped longitudinal section is provided on the lower surface of the leg portion 15b from the front end toward the rear. Furthermore, the lower part of the leg part 15b is located in the 1st slide hole 11b of the supply body 11, and the operation part main body 15a is exposed outside. Incidentally, the longitudinal dimension of the leg portion 15b is smaller than the sum of the longitudinal dimension of the first movable portion 16 and the longitudinal dimension of the second movable portion 17, and the longitudinal dimension of the slide groove 15c is the longitudinal dimension of the leg portion 15b. Smaller than directional dimension.

  The first movable portion 16 has an outer shape, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is urged upward by a first urging member CS1 such as a compression coil spring provided on the lower surface side thereof. In addition, a first passage 16a having the same vertical cross-sectional shape as the article alignment passage 11a is provided in the first movable portion 16 from the front end to the rear end. Furthermore, a slide projection 16b having a T-shaped longitudinal section is provided on the upper surface of the first movable portion 16 from the front end to the rear, and the slide projection 16b is formed in the slide groove 15c of the operation unit 15. It is inserted so that it can be moved relative to the front and rear. Incidentally, the longitudinal dimension of the slide protrusion 16b is smaller than the longitudinal dimension of the first movable part 16, and smaller than the longitudinal dimension of the slide groove 15c.

  The second movable portion 17 has an outer shape, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped shape, is disposed adjacent to the rear side of the first movable portion 16, and is a second coil spring or the like provided on the lower surface side thereof. It is urged upward by the urging member CS2. Further, a second passage 17a having the same vertical cross section as the article alignment passage 11a is provided in the second movable portion 17 from the front end to the rear end. Incidentally, the longitudinal dimension of the second movable part 17 is substantially the same as the longitudinal dimension of the first movable part 16.

  Here, the coupling relationship and basic operation of the operation unit 15, the first movable unit 16, and the second movable unit 17 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 6 to 9.

  In the state shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the operation unit 15 is disposed so that the operation unit main body 15 a is exposed and the lower part of the leg portion 15 b can be moved in the front-rear direction into the first slide hole 11 b of the feeder main body 11. ing. Further, the leg portion 15b of the operation portion 15 has the rear end thereof in contact with the rear end of the first slide hole 11b, and the slide protrusion 16b of the first movable portion 16 is relative to the slide groove 15c of the leg portion 15b in the front-rear direction. Inserted so that it can be moved.

  In the same state, the first movable portion 16 is urged upward by the first urging member CS1, the upper surface excluding the slide protrusion 16b is in contact with the front lower surface of the leg portion 15b of the operation portion 15, and the second The movable portion 17 is urged upward by the second urging member CS2, and its upper surface is in contact with the rear lower surface of the leg portion 15b of the operation portion 15. The first passage 16a of the first movable portion 16 and the second passage 17a of the second movable portion 17 communicate with each other in the front-rear direction, and the rear end of the second passage 17a is connected to the article alignment passage 11a. Facing the front end, the second passage 17a communicates with the article alignment passage 11a so that articles can move.

  When the operation unit body 15a of the operation unit 15 is pressed downward with a fingertip or the like in the state shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the first movable unit 16 is moved by the leg 15c of the operation unit 15 as shown in FIG. And the second movable portion 17 are pressed against the biasing force of the biasing members CS1 and CS2 and move downward. The moving direction at this time is guided by the guide portion 11 d of the feeder main body 11, and the moving amount is limited by the operation portion main body 15 a of the operation portion 15 being in contact with the outer surface of the feeder main body 11. That is, both the first movable portion 16 and the second movable portion 17 move downward while the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a are in communication with each other, and the front end of the first passage 16a is the article. Facing the rear end of the supply passage 12a, the first passage 16a communicates with the article supply passage 12a so that articles can move.

  On the other hand, when the operation unit main body 15a of the operation unit 15 is slid forward in the state illustrated in FIG. 1, the rear lower surface of the leg portion 15b of the operation unit 15 has the second movable unit 17 as illustrated in FIG. 8. Deviating from the upper surface, the rear lower surface of the leg portion 15b changes to a position in contact with only the upper surface excluding the slide protrusion 16b of the first movable portion 16. The sliding direction at this time is guided by the first slide hole 11b of the feeder main body 11, and the slide amount is limited by the front end of the leg portion 15b of the operation unit 15 being in contact with the front end of the first slide hole 11b.

  When the operation unit main body 15a of the operation unit 15 is pressed downward with a fingertip or the like in the state shown in FIG. 8, only the first movable unit 16 is moved by the leg 15c of the operation unit 15 as shown in FIG. It is pressed against the urging force of one urging member CS1 and moves downward. The moving direction at this time is guided by the guide portion 11 d of the feeder main body 11, and the moving amount is limited by the operation portion main body 15 of the operation portion 15 coming into contact with the outer surface of the feeder main body 11. That is, only the first movable portion 16 moves downward while releasing the communication between the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a, the front end of the first passage 16a faces the rear end of the article supply passage 12a, The first passage 16a communicates with the article supply passage 12a so that the article can move. Here, since the communication between the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a is released, the article cannot be moved from the second passage 17a to the first passage 16a. That is, even if an article is stored in the second movable portion 17, the movement of the article is prevented by the first movable portion 16.

That is, the first operation state in which both the first movable unit 16 and the second movable unit 17 can be operated and the second operation state in which only the first movable unit 16 can be operated are selected. In the first operation state, both the first movable portion 16 and the second movable portion 17 can be pressed, and in the second operation state, only the first movable portion 16 can be pressed, The operation unit 15 can switch between the first operation state and the second operation state. Further, the first movable portion 16 and the second movable portion 17 are prevented from supplying articles from the (P 3 ) first movable portion 16 and the second movable portion 17 based on the operation on the operation portion 15. a third position (see FIGS. 1 and 6) which is, (P 1) a first position in which the supply of the article is allowed from the first movable portion 16 and the second movable portion 17 (FIG. 7 and the reference), (P 2) supplied articles from the first movable portion 16 is allowed, and a second position in which the supply of the article is prevented from the second movable portion 17 (see Figure 9) It is comprised so that it can take. In the case of taking the third position, the first movable part 16 and the second movable part 17 are not moved. At this time, the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a communicate with each other so that the article can move, and the first passage 16a and the article supply passage 12a do not communicate with each other so that the article can move. The article cannot move from the second passage 17a to the article supply passage 12a. Accordingly, the supply of articles from the first movable part 16 and the second movable part 17 is prevented. In the case of taking the first position, the first movable part 16 and the second movable part 17 move from the third position. At this time, the first passage 16a, the second passage 17a, and the article supply passage 12a communicate with each other so that the article can move, and the article moves from the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a to the article supply passage 12a. Is possible. Accordingly, supply of articles from the first movable part 16 and the second movable part 17 is allowed. When taking the second position, only the first movable portion 16 moves from the third position, and the second movable portion 17 does not move from the third position. At this time, the first passage 16a and the article supply passage 12a communicate with each other so that the article can move, and the article can move from the first passage 16a to the article supply passage 12a. The passage 17a does not communicate with the article so that the article can move, and the article cannot move from the second passage 17a to the first passage 16a. Accordingly, the supply of the article from the first movable part 16 is allowed, and the supply of the article from the second movable part 1 is blocked.

  FIG. 1 shows the amount of deviation between the article alignment passage 11a and the article supply passage 12a slightly smaller than the vertical dimension of each passage 12a and the article alignment passage 11a. The vertical dimension of 12a and 11a may be the same or slightly larger. FIG. 1 shows the amount of movement when the operation unit body 15a is pressed downward by the operation unit body 15a being in contact with the outer surface of the feeder body 11, but the amount of movement is It can also be limited by a protrusion or the like that suppresses the downward movement of the first movable portion 16 and the second movable portion 17. Further, FIG. 1 shows the sliding amount when the operation unit body 15a of the operation unit 15 is slid in the front-rear direction. The front and rear ends of the leg portions 15b of the operation unit 15 are the front and rear of the first slide hole 11b of the feeder body 11. Although the restriction is shown by contacting the end, the sliding amount can be restricted by a protrusion or the like that suppresses the movement of the leg portion 15b of the operation portion 15 in the front-rear direction.

The insertion portion 18 has a rod-shaped portion 18b whose outer shape forms, for example, a prismatic shape or a substantially cylindrical shape, at the upper end of the rectangular plate-shaped elimination portion main body 15a. Moreover, since the insertion operation part 18a is arrange | positioned so that it can move to the 2nd slide hole 11c of the feeder main body 11 in the front-back direction, and the lower end part is exposed outside, it can be operated with a player's fingertip etc. It has become. The rod-shaped part 18b is arranged below the article alignment passage 11a of the feeder body 11 by a guide part (not shown). In the third position P 3 shown in FIG. 7, the front end of the rod-shaped portion 18b, it is disposed from the second passage 17a at the rear side from the rear end of the second movable portion 17 at a position offset in the vertical direction Thus, even if the exposed portion of the insertion operation portion 18a is slid forward with a fingertip or the like, the front end of the rod-like portion 18b is prevented by sliding movement at a position shifted from the second passage 17a of the second movable portion. The second movable part 17 cannot move forward from the rear end. As a result, unless the operation unit 15 is operated and the second movable unit 17 is moved, the insertion unit 18 cannot be moved forward beyond a predetermined distance, and the movement of the insertion unit 18 when the player does not intend is performed. It becomes possible to prevent.

The insertion portion 18 slides the exposed portion of the insertion operation portion 18a forward with a fingertip or the like at the first position P 1 (see FIG. 7) shown in FIG. The second passage 17 a of the portion 17 can be inserted into the second passage 17 a and the first passage 16 a of the first movable portion 16 from the rear end. The rod-shaped portion 18b may be inserted into the article supply passage 12a in addition to the second passage 17a and the first passage 16a.

<< First columnar article 21 and second columnar article 22: see FIG. 3 >>
Next, articles that can be supplied by the article supplier 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The articles that can be supplied by the article feeder 10 include a first columnar article 21 and a second columnar article 22.

  The first columnar article 21 shown in FIG. 3A has, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a relationship of length L21> width W21 = height H21, and the second columnar article shown in FIG. 3B. 22 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a relationship of length L22> width W21 = height H22, for example. The width W21 and height H21 of the first columnar article 21 and the width W22 and height H22 of the second columnar article 22 are the same. That is, the cross-sectional shape and cross-sectional area of the columnar article are substantially the same. Further, the length L21 of the first columnar article 21 is approximately twice the length L22 of the second columnar article 22. The width W21 and the height H21 of the first columnar article 21 may be slightly different within the tolerance range, and the width W22 and the height H22 of the second columnar article 21 are slightly different within the tolerance range. May be.

  The length L21 of the first columnar article 21 is determined by the longitudinal dimension (length) of the first passage 16a of the first movable portion 16 and the longitudinal direction of the second passage 17a of the second movable portion 17. Corresponds to the sum of dimensions (length). Further, the length L22 of the second columnar article 22 is determined by the longitudinal dimension (length) of the first passage 16a of the first movable portion 16 and the longitudinal direction of the second passage 17a of the second movable portion 17. Corresponds to each dimension (length). Furthermore, the longitudinal cross-sectional shape of the first columnar article 21 and the longitudinal sectional shape of the second columnar article 22 are the same as those of the article alignment passage 11 a, the article supply passage 12 a and the first movable portion 16 of the article feeder 10. It is slightly smaller than the longitudinal sectional shape of each of the passage 16 a and the second passage 17 a of the second movable portion 17.

  That is, the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 can be inserted in the length direction into each of the article alignment passage 11a and the article supply passage 12a of the article supply device 10, and the first passage. 16a, the second passage 17a, the article alignment passage 11a, and the article supply passage 12a can be moved by their own weight in the length direction on condition that the moving surfaces are inclined surfaces. In addition, the first article 21 is in a state where the first passage 16a of the first movable portion 16 and the second passage 17a of the second movable portion 17 are in communication with each other. The two passages 17a can be accommodated. Further, one second columnar article 22 can be accommodated in each of the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a.

  The first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 are, for example, an eraser mainly composed of a synthetic resin, and preferably an eraser capable of being heat-sealed mainly composed of TPS (styrene thermoplastic elastomer) or the like. is there. In addition, the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 are prepared in different colors.

<< Article container 30: FIG. 4 >>
Next, the article container 30 will be described with reference to FIG. 4 in order to accommodate the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 according to the length and color type of the article. In this description, for the sake of convenience, the upper side in FIG.

  The article container 30 includes, for example, a bottomed cylindrical container body 31 having an article storage chamber 41a therein, and a lid portion 32 provided on the container body 31 so as to be openable and closable. The lid portion 32 may be detachable from the container main body 31. In this article container 30, it is preferable that at least the container body 31 be transparent or translucent so that the inside can be seen through. Moreover, the annular recessed part 31b for fitting the annular convex part 32a of the cover part 32 so that attachment or detachment is possible is provided in the upper end part of the container main body 31. As shown in FIG.

  If the aspect of the container body 31 of the article container 30 is the same as the aspect of the article container 14 of the article feeder 10, the container body 31 can be used as the article container 14. For example, an article container 30 that accommodates the first columnar article 21 by color and an article container 30 that accommodates the second columnar article 22 by color are prepared, and the article is received from the article guiding section 13 of the article feeder 10. By fitting the container main body 31 of the desired article container 30 into the article guiding part 13 after removing the part 14, the type of article supplied by the article feeder 10 can be easily changed.

<< Article Placement Device 40: FIG. 5 >>
Next, with reference to FIG. 5, an article placement device 40 for placing the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 will be described. In this description, for the sake of convenience, the upper side of FIG. 5A is referred to as the upper side, and the lower side is referred to as the lower side.

  The article placement device 40 has an article placement portion 42 for placing the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 side by side on the upper surface of the placement body main body 41. The article mounting portion 42 is formed of a concave portion in which two inner surfaces excluding the bottom surface form 90 degrees and the remaining two inner surfaces face each other in parallel, and the depth is at least the length L22 of the second columnar article 22. Bigger than. Note that the outer shape of the article placement portion 42 is not limited to the above, and may be a square shape, an isosceles triangle shape in which one corner forms 90 degrees, or the like.

<< Example of Playing Method: FIG. 1 and FIGS. 6 to 11>
Next, with reference to FIG. 1 and FIGS. 6 to 11, the article feeder 10, the first columnar article 21, the second columnar article 22, the article container 30, and the article placing device 40 are arranged. The play method used will be described. Note that the playing method described here is merely an example, and the playing method is not limited to the playing method, and the playing method may be appropriately selected by the player. In this description, for the sake of convenience, the left side of FIG. 1 (A) is indicated as front, the right side is indicated as rear, the upper side is indicated as upper, and the lower side is indicated as lower. Is written.

  For example, in the case of an eraser that can be heat-sealed, the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 are empty in which the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 do not enter during play. Article feeder 10 (see FIG. 1), article container 30 containing the first columnar article 21 by color, article container 30 containing the second columnar article 22 by color, and article placement unit 40 is prepared, and the article placement device 40 is placed on a table or the like such that the article placement section 42 faces upward.

  When placing the first columnar article 21 on the article placement unit 42 of the article placement unit 40, the article storage unit 30 in which the first columnar article 21 of the desired color is stored is selected and the lid 32 is opened. The article container 14 is removed from the article guiding part 13 of the article feeder 10, the container body 31 of the article container 30 is fitted into the article guiding part 13, and the article feeder 10 is positioned below the article feeder 12. Shake in the state of coming.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the first columnar article 21 accommodated in the container main body 31 (article accommodating portion 14) is guided by the article guiding chamber 13 a of the article guiding portion 13 while aligning the articles. The first columnar article 21 is moved by its own weight downward by being sequentially inserted into the passage 11a in the length direction and using the moving surface in the article alignment passage 11a as an inclined surface. As shown in FIG. 6, the plurality of first columnar articles 21 are guided by the article guiding portion 13, and can be accommodated in a state where they are aligned in a line in the length direction in the article alignment passage 11 a. In FIG. 6, the first movable portion 16 and the second movable portion 17 are in communication at the third position P 3 (the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a are movable so that the first columnar article 21 can move). Since the second passage 17a and the article alignment passage 11a are located at a position where the first columnar article 21 is movably communicated, the leading first columnar article 21 moving by its own weight in the article alignment passage 11a communicates. The first passage 16a and the second passage 17a are inserted in the length direction. In FIG. 6, the first columnar article 21 inserted in the length direction into the first passage 16 a and the second passage 17 a communicated with each other is the article supply section 12 positioned on the front side of the first movable section 16. Further contact with the rear end prevents further movement of its own weight, and the first columnar article 21 is accommodated in the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a that communicate with each other. The supply of the first columnar article 21 from the two movable parts 17 is blocked.

  Subsequently, the front end of the article supply unit 12 is directed toward the bottom surface of the article placement unit 42 of the article placement unit 40, and the operation unit main body 15 a of the operation unit 15 is pressed downward by a fingertip or the like.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 7, the first movable portion 16 and the second movable portion 17 is the third first from the position P 3 of the positions P 1 (first passage 16a and second passage 17a DOO communicates movably first columnar article 21, both the first movable portion 16 and the second movable portion 17 is moved from the third position P 3 below, the first passage 16a and the article The supply passage 12a is changed to a position where the first columnar article 21 is movably communicated), and the first article 21 accommodated in the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a communicated with each other is the article supply passage. The first columnar article 21 that is inserted into the article 12a and moves by its own weight downward and is supplied from the article supply passage 12a is placed on the article placement section 42 (see FIG. 10).

  On the other hand, when the second columnar article 22 is placed on the article placement portion 42 of the article placement device 40, the article container 30 in which the second columnar article 22 having a desired color is accommodated is selected and the lid portion 32. The article container 14 is removed from the article guide 13 of the article feeder 10, the container body 31 of the article container 30 is fitted into the article guide 13, and the article feeder 10 is inserted into the article feeder. Rock with 12 coming down.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, the second article 22 accommodated in the container main body 31 (article accommodating section 14) is guided by the article guiding chamber 13 a of the article guiding section 13, and the article alignment passage. The second columnar article 22 moves by its own weight downward by being sequentially inserted into the length 11a in the length direction and using the moving surface in the article alignment passage 11a as an inclined surface. As shown in FIG. 8, the plurality of second columnar articles 22 are guided by the article guiding portion 13, and can be accommodated in a state of being aligned in a line in the length direction in the article alignment passage 11 a. In FIG. 8, the first movable portion 16 and the second movable portion 17 are in a third position P 3 (the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a are in communication with each other so that the second columnar article 22 is movable). Since the second passage 17a and the article alignment passage 11a are located at the position where the second columnar article 22 is movably communicated, the leading second columnar article 22 moving by its own weight in the article alignment passage 11a is The first columnar passage 16a is inserted in the length direction, and the second second columnar article 22 is inserted in the second passage 17a in the length direction. Further, in FIG. 8, the first columnar article 22 inserted in the first passage 16a in the length direction is in contact with the rear end of the article supply unit 12 located on the front side of the first movable unit 16, so that The above self-weight movement is suppressed, and the second columnar article 22 is in a state of being accommodated one by one in each of the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a.

  Subsequently, the operation unit main body 15a of the operation unit 15 is slid forward by a fingertip or the like, so that the rear lower surface of the leg portion 15b of the operation unit 15 is in a position where only the upper surface excluding the slide protrusion 16b of the first movable unit 16 is in contact. Thereafter, the front end of the article supply unit 12 is directed toward the bottom surface of the article placement unit 42 of the article placement unit 40, and the operation unit main body 15a of the operation unit 15 is moved downward by a fingertip or the like. Press.

Thus, as shown in FIG. 9, the first movable portion 16 and the second movable portion 17 and a third position P 3 from the second position P 2 (first passage 16a and second passage solved communication is, only the first movable portion 16 is offset from the third position P 3 below, the first passage 16a and the article supply path 12a is changed to a position) for communicating the first passage Only the second columnar article 22 accommodated in 16a is inserted into the article supply passage 12a and moves under its own weight, and the second columnar article 22 supplied from the article supply passage 12a enters the article placement section 42. It is mounted (see FIG. 10).

In the middle of the supply operation, the first passage 16a of the first movable portion 16, the second passage 17a of the second movable portion 17, and the article supply passage 12a of the article supply portion 12 should be When the first columnar part 21 or the second columnar article 22 is not moved by its own weight (clogged state), as shown in FIG. 11, the first movable part 16 and the second movable part 17 from the third position P 3 the first position P 1 after changing to (see Figure 7), slide forward the exposed portion of the insertion operation portion 15a of the insertion portion 18 with a fingertip or the like, rod-like portion 18b is inserted from the rear end of the second passage 17a to the second passage 17a and the first passage 16a and, if necessary, the article supply passage 12a, and the first columnar part 21 or the second clogged portion 21 or 2 columnar articles 22 from the article supply passage 12a to the article supply passage 12 Move to the outside.

  The first columnar part 21 and the second columnar article 22 are placed on the article placement unit 42 of the article placement device 40 by appropriately repeating the above-described supply operation. In other words, the player places the first columnar part 21 and the second columnar article 22 of a favorite color side by side on the article placement unit 42 of the article placement unit 40, thereby allowing characters, symbols, and pictures depending on the colors. An eraser base (not shown) in which a three-dimensional feeling is expressed by a difference in length is drawn.

  After producing the eraser base on the article placement part 42 of the article placement unit 40, add a small amount of water to the eraser base and cover it with a dedicated lid or film, and then put the whole article placement unit 40 into the microwave oven. Heat for about 1 minute. As a result, the first columnar part 21 and the second columnar article 22 constituting the eraser base are integrated by heat fusion with each other. The integrated eraser is taken out from the article placement section 42 and the excess moisture is wiped off.

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According to the article feeder 10, columnar articles, in particular, first columnar articles 21 and second columnar articles 22 having different lengths can be selectively fed one by one. Further, the selective supply of the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 can be easily performed by switching the position of the operation unit 15. Furthermore, even when an article is clogged in the first columnar passage 16a, the second columnar passage 17a, or the like during the supply operation, the clogging can be easily eliminated by the insertion portion.

  According to the article container 30, since the container body 31 can be used as the article container 14 of the article feeder 10, the type of article supplied by the article feeder 10 can be easily changed.

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As a parts supplier set suitable for a player, (C1) a combination of an article supplier 10 and an article container 30 for accommodating the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 by type. (C2) a combination of the article supply device 10 and the article placement device 40 for placing the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22; (C3) the article supply device; A combination of an article container 30 for accommodating the columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 by type, and an article placement unit 40 for placing the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22. Can be mentioned.

  The component feeder set C1 is useful for a player who already has the article mounting device 40, and the component feeder set C2 is useful for a player who does not need the article container 30, and the component feeder set C3. Is useful for players who are playing for the first time. Of course, the article supply unit 10, the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 of various colors, the article storage unit 30, and the article placement unit 40 are sold separately to meet the needs of the player. It is also possible to answer.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Article supply device, 11 ... Supply body, 11a ... Article alignment channel | path (3rd channel | path), 11b ... 1st slide hole, 11c ... 2nd slide hole, 11d ... Guide part, 12 ... Article supply part , 12a ... article supply passage (fourth passage), 13 ... article guide section, 13a ... article moving room, 14 ... article storage section, 14a ... article storage room, 15 ... operation section, 15a ... operation section main body, 15b ... Leg part, 15c ... slide groove, 16 ... first movable part, 16a ... first passage, 16b ... slide projection, 17 ... second movable part, 17a ... second passage, CS1 ... first biasing Member, CS2 ... second biasing member, 18 ... insertion portion, 21 ... first columnar article, 22 ... second columnar article, 30 ... article container, 31 ... container body, 31a ... article storage chamber, 32 ... Lid, 40 ... Article placement device, 41 ... Placement device body, 42 ... Article placement .

Claims (20)

A first movable part;
A second movable part disposed adjacent to the first movable part;
An operation unit capable of operating the first movable unit and the second movable unit;
An article supplier comprising:
The first movable part and the second movable part have a first length that is longer than at least one of the first movable part and the second movable part in the article supply direction. Can accommodate
At least one of the first movable part and the second movable part can accommodate a second article having a second length shorter than the first length in the article supply direction,
The operation unit has a first state in which both the first movable unit and the second movable unit are operable, and a second state in which only the first movable unit is operable. Is selectable,
The first movable portion and the second movable portion are in a first position where supply of the first article is allowed by operation of the operation portion in the first state, and in the second state. A second position where supply of the second article is allowed by operation of the operation unit;
Goods supplier. The operation unit can press both the first movable unit and the second movable unit in the first state, and can press only the first movable unit in the second state. Composed,
The article supply device according to claim 1. The first movable part has a first passage through which the first article and the second article can move,
The second movable part has a second passage through which the first article and the second article can move,
In the case of taking the first position, the first passage and the second passage communicate with each other;
In the case of taking the second position, the first passage and the second passage do not communicate with each other.
The article supply apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. In the case where the first passage and the second passage are in the first position, the first article and the second article are movable, while in the case of taking the second position, The first article and the second article are immovable;
The article feeder according to claim 3 . The first movable part and the second movable part are configured to further take a third position where supply of the first article and the second article is blocked,
In the case of taking the first position, the first movable part and the second movable part move from the third position,
In the case of taking the second position, the first movable part moves from the third position, and the second movable part does not move from the third position.
The article supply device according to claim 3 or 4 . The second article accommodated in the second movable part is prevented from moving by the first movable part when taking the second position.
The article supply device according to any one of claims 3 to 5. A third passage capable of communicating with the second passage;
When the second passage is in the third position, the first article and the second article communicate with the third passage in a movable manner.
The article supply apparatus according to claim 5 . The third passage can accommodate a plurality of the first article and the second article.
The article feeder according to claim 7. A plurality of the first article and the second article housed in the third passage are housed in a line.
The article feeder according to claim 8. A fourth passage capable of communicating with the first passage;
When the first passage takes the first position and the second position, the first article and the second article communicate with the fourth passage movably,
The article feeder according to claim 9 . The first article and the second article in any one of the first to fourth passages are the first article and the second article in the first to fourth passages. It is possible to move by its own weight on the condition that the moving surface becomes an inclined surface.
The article feeder according to claim 10. A first urging member that urges the first movable part to take the third position, and a second urging member that urges the second movable part to take the third position. A force member,
The article supply apparatus according to claim 5. In the case where the first movable portion and the second movable portion take the first position, the first movable portion further includes an insertion portion that can be inserted into the first passage and the second passage.
The article feeder according to claim 3. The first article and the second article have substantially the same cross section,
The sum of the length of the first passage of the first movable portion and the length of the second passage of the second movable portion corresponds to the length of the first article, and the first The length of the first passage of the movable portion and the length of each of the second passages of the second movable portion correspond to the length of the second article,
The article feeder according to claim 3 or 13. The first article and the second article are erasers mainly composed of a synthetic resin.
The article feeder according to any one of claims 1 to 14. The article supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, and a combination of a plurality of article containers for accommodating the first article and the second article by type,
The article supply unit is configured to be detachable from the article container.
Article supply set. The article container is composed of a bottomed cylindrical container body and a lid portion that can be opened and closed with respect to the container body.
The article supply set according to claim 16. The article container is attached to the article feeder in a state where the lid is opened.
The article supply set according to claim 17. The article supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, and a combination of an article placement device for placing the first article and the second article,
The article placing device includes an article placing section for placing the first article and the second article side by side.
Article supply set. A combination of the article supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, the article container according to any one of claims 16 to 18, and the article placement device according to claim 19. Become,
Article supply set.