JP6954455B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

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The present invention is a product storage rack in which product storage shelves are arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction, in which a plurality of product storage passages for storing a plurality of products in a row in the front-rear direction in a sideways posture are arranged in the left-right direction. The present invention relates to a vending machine in which the products stored in the product storage passage are carried out one by one by a product unloading device arranged on the rear end side of the product storage shelf.

In this type of vending machine, a product storage shelf (also called a product column) equipped with a product storage passage (also called a product column) for storing multiple products in a row in the front-rear direction in a sideways posture in the main cabinet is vertically arranged. It is equipped with a product storage rack arranged in multiple stages. The product storage shelves arranged in the product storage rack are constructed so as to be inclined with a predetermined slope so that the product carry-out outlet of the product storage passage is low. The product storage shelves are provided with partition members that extend in the front-rear direction and divide the upper surface of the product storage shelves in the width direction (horizontal direction) to define the product storage passage. At the product carry-out outlet of the product storage passage, a product carry-out device is provided which cuts out and carries out the products stored in the product storage passage in a sideways position. (For example, Patent Document 1).

The product unloading device disclosed in Patent Document 1 is arranged above the product storage passage, and is a product that can freely appear in the product storage passage and has the highest sales order (the last product, also referred to as a product for sale). The first stopper member, which is provided so as to be movable between a protruding position protruding into the product storage passage in a mode of holding the product and a retracting position of retracting from the product storage passage in a mode of releasing the holding of the product for sale. In the product storage passage in a manner that allows the product to appear and disappear freely and to hold the evacuation position to evacuate from the product storage passage and the second product in the sales order following the sold product (the product following the last product, also called the next sold product). A second stopper member movably provided between the protruding position, a link mechanism for moving the first stopper member and the second stopper member to the protruding position and the retracted position, and a driving means for driving the link mechanism ( It has a solenoid, a motor), the first stopper member protrudes into the product storage passage to hold the product for sale, and the second stopper member is retracted from the product storage passage during standby for sale. By driving the means, the second stopper member is projected into the product storage passage via the link mechanism to hold the next product to be sold, and then the first stopper member is retracted from the product storage passage to pay out the sold product. It is configured. With a slant truck having such a configuration, as the inclination angle of the product storage shelves is reduced, the number of product storage shelves can be increased and a large number of product columns can be defined in the vertical and horizontal directions. It is suitable for the demand that the product can be sold (multi-selection).

By the way, the product unloading device is configured so that the first stopper member and the second stopper member are alternately projected from above the product storage passage into the product storage passage to hold the product for sale and the next product for sale. At the same time, the first stopper member is provided so as to be inclined to the rear side so that the product can be stored up to the vicinity of the product carry-out port of the product storage passage. If the product has a relatively large diameter and a large diameter, the stopper member protrudes into the product storage passage in such a manner that the stopper member enters between the next product to be sold and the product to be sold at the time of product sales, and then the first stopper member is separated from each other. Can be evacuated from the product storage passage and only the products for sale can be reliably carried out. On the other hand, when the diameter of the product becomes smaller, the first stopper member is inclined to the rear side, and the entire product stored in the product storage passage moves toward the product carry-out port. Depending on the diameter, the second stopper member protruding from the product storage passage may enter between the next product and the third product in the sales order following the next product, and the third product in the sales order following the next product and the next product. Since it is separated from the product, a malfunction occurs in which two products, the product for sale and the product for the next sale, are carried out at the time of product sales, which makes normal sales difficult. For this reason, by laying a passage regulation attachment that raises the plate surface (passage surface) of the product storage shelf on the product storage shelf, products with a small diameter can be stably carried out. It is known (for example, Patent Document 2).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-118902 Japanese Patent No. 5742397 (FIGS. 14 and 15)

According to the invention disclosed in Patent Document 2, if a passage regulation attachment is attached to a product storage shelf, it is possible to sell a product having a diameter smaller than that of a large-diameter product, and a passage regulation attachment can be provided from the product storage shelf. Since it is possible to sell large-diameter products by removing them, it is excellent in that products with different diameters can be sold in one product column. However, even when the plate surface (passage surface) of the product storage shelf is simply raised by the passage regulation attachment, the second stopper member protruding into the product storage passage may be the next product and the next product depending on the diameter of the product. It is inevitable that a malfunction will occur in which two products, the product for sale and the product for the next sale, are carried out at the time of product sale by entering between the products with the third sales order following. Therefore, there is a problem that there is a limit to the increase in the types of products that can be sold even if the attachment for passage regulation is simply laid on the product storage shelf.

Further, when the product is configured to be sold out by the behavior of the first stopper member based on the product load applied to the first stopper member protruding from the product storage passage in the mode of holding the product for sale in the product unloading device. If the product has a large diameter and a long size, the volume for accommodating the beverage is large and the product load is relatively heavy. Therefore, the behavior of the first stopper member enables stable detection of sold-out, but the product with a small diameter (short size). Because the volume for accommodating beverages is small and the product load is relatively light, the first stopper member cannot behave, and even though there are products for sale, it is said to be "sold out". There is a problem that a false detection is made and a sales opportunity is lost.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a vending machine capable of selling a plurality of types of products having different diameters by one product column. be.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 has a product storage shelf arranged so as to be inclined so that the product carry-out port is lower than the product input port, and the product has a plurality of stages in the vertical direction. Multiple product storage passages for storing products that are laid down on the storage shelf in a row in the front-back direction are defined in the left-right direction by partitioning members, and the products are carried out near the product carry-out outlet on the product storage shelf. It is equipped with a product storage rack that cuts out and carries out the products stored in the product storage passage one by one by the device, and the product carry-out device can freely appear in the product storage passage and is the highest selling product (the last product). The first is movably provided between a protruding position protruding into the product storage passage in a mode of holding the product for sale and a retracting position of retracting from the product storage passage in a mode of releasing the holding of the product for sale. Holds the stopper member, the retractable position that can freely appear in the product storage passage and retracts from the product storage passage, and the second product in the sales order (the product that follows the last product and is also called the next product). A second stopper member movably provided between the protruding position protruding from the product storage passage, a link mechanism for moving the first stopper member and the second stopper member to the protruding position and the retracted position, this link. It has a driving means for driving the mechanism, the first stopper member protrudes into the product storage passage to hold the product for sale, and the second stopper member is retracted from the product storage passage during standby for sale. By driving the driving means, the second stopper member is projected into the product storage passage via the link mechanism to hold the next product to be sold, and then the first stopper member is retracted from the product storage passage to pay out the sold product. In the vending machine configured as described above, the product is put into the first stopper member of the product unloading device in a state where the first stopper member protrudes into the product storage passage in a manner of holding the product for sale. The feature is that the attachment for the stopper that approaches the mouth side is detachably attached.

Further, the invention according to claim 2 is an attachment for passage regulation in a manner in which the vending machine according to claim 1 is detachably laid on a product storage shelf to raise the plate surface (passage surface) of the product storage shelf. The passage-regulating attachment extends from the product inlet of the product storage passage to the product unloading device, and is connected to the product rolling surface portion substantially parallel to the plate surface (passage surface) of the product storage shelf and the product rolling surface portion. At the same time, the product is inclined so as to approach the plate surface (passage surface) of the product storage shelf toward the product carry-out port, and is a standby position for the product for sale held by the stopper attachment attached to the first stopper member. It is characterized by being composed of an inclined surface portion.

According to the vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention, the product has multiple product storage shelves arranged so as to be inclined so that the product carry-out port is lower than the product input port in the vertical direction. Multiple product storage passages for storing products that are laid down on the storage shelf in a row in the front-back direction are defined in the left-right direction by partitioning members, and the products are carried out near the product carry-out outlet on the product storage shelf. It is equipped with a product storage rack that cuts out and carries out the products stored in the product storage passage one by one by the device, and the product carry-out device can freely appear in the product storage passage and is the highest selling product (the last product). The first is movably provided between a protruding position protruding into the product storage passage in a mode of holding the product for sale and a retracting position of retracting from the product storage passage in a mode of releasing the holding of the product for sale. Holds the stopper member, the retractable position that can freely appear in the product storage passage and retracts from the product storage passage, and the second product in the sales order (the product that follows the last product and is also called the next product). A second stopper member movably provided between the protruding position protruding from the product storage passage, a link mechanism for moving the first stopper member and the second stopper member to the protruding position and the retracted position, this link. It has a driving means for driving the mechanism, the first stopper member protrudes into the product storage passage to hold the product for sale, and the second stopper member is retracted from the product storage passage during standby for sale. By driving the driving means, the second stopper member is projected into the product storage passage via the link mechanism to hold the next product to be sold, and then the first stopper member is retracted from the product storage passage to pay out the sold product. In the vending machine configured as described above, the product is put into the first stopper member of the product unloading device in a state where the first stopper member protrudes into the product storage passage in a manner of holding the product for sale. By detachably attaching the stopper attachment that moves toward the mouth side, if the stopper attachment is attached to the first stopper member, the standby position of the product for sale can be moved closer to the product input port side even for small-diameter, short-sized products. The second stopper member that protrudes into the product storage passage at the time of product sales enters between the next product and the product for sale, separates the two, and then the first stopper member retracts from the product storage passage and sells the product. It is possible to reliably carry out only (products with a relatively small diameter), and the stopper attachment men from the first stopper member. If removed, the second stopper member that protrudes into the product storage passage at the time of product sales for large-diameter, long-size products enters between the next product and the product to be sold, and after separating the two, the first stopper member Is able to evacuate from the product storage passage and reliably carry out only the products for sale (large-diameter products), which has the effect of stably carrying out multiple types of products with different diameters in one product column. Play.

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a vending machine targeted by the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view seen from diagonally above to the right with the outer door removed from the vending machine of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the product storage rack and the guide member of FIG. 1 as viewed from diagonally upward to the right. FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the product storage rack. 5A and 5B show a product storage shelf to which a product unloading device is directly attached, FIG. 5A is a perspective view seen from diagonally upper right, and FIG. 5B is a rear perspective view of FIG. 5A. FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the product storage shelf of FIG. 7A and 7B show a state in which the product storage shelf of FIG. 5 is viewed from diagonally lower right on the back side, FIG. 7A is an exploded view thereof, and FIG. 7B is an assembly view of FIG. 7A. 8A and 8B show a partition member, where FIG. 8A is a top perspective view and FIG. 8B is a rear perspective view of FIG. 8A. 9A and 9B show an attachment for passage regulation, where FIG. 9A is a top perspective view, FIG. 9B is a rear perspective view, and FIG. 9C is a side view. 10A and 10B show an attitude control plate, FIG. 10A is a perspective view seen from diagonally upper right on the rear side, and FIG. 10B is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 10A. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the product unloading device of FIG. 6 as viewed from diagonally above to the right. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the product unloading device of FIG. 11 as viewed from the back. FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the product unloading device of FIG. 14A and 14B show a mechanism holding member of a product unloading device, FIG. 14A is a perspective view seen from diagonally above right, and FIG. 14B is a perspective view of FIG. 14A viewed from the back. 15A and 15B show a mechanism holding member, FIG. 15A is an exploded view of the bearing member disassembled from the mechanism holding member, and FIG. 15B is a side view of the bearing member. 16A and 16B show a first stopper member, FIG. 16A is a front perspective view thereof, and FIG. 16B is a rear perspective view thereof. 17A and 17B show a stopper attachment, FIG. 17A is a front perspective view thereof, and FIG. 17B is a rear perspective view thereof. FIG. 18 shows the assembly of the stopper attachment to the first stopper member, (a) is a perspective view of the state before the stopper attachment is assembled to the first stopper member, and (b) and (c) are stopper attachments. It is a front perspective view and the rear perspective view of the state which is assembled to the 1st stopper member. 19A and 19B show a second stopper member, FIG. 19A is a perspective view seen from above, and FIG. 19B is a perspective view of FIG. 19A viewed from the back. 20A and 20B show a link mechanism, FIG. 20A is a perspective view showing a state of cooperation between a link member and a guide member, and FIG. 20B is a perspective view of a state in which the connection of (a) is released. 21A and 21B show a wiring guide member, (a) is a perspective view seen from above, (b) is a perspective view of (a) seen from the back, and (c) is a side sectional view of (a). .. FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the sold-out detection switch and the first stopper member. FIG. 23 shows the configuration and operation of the main part of the motor drive unit, (a) is a plan view of the main part during sales standby, and (b) is a plan view of the main part at the time of sale. FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing the first holder disassembled from the drive unit holding member. 25A and 25B show a first holder, FIG. 25A is a perspective view seen from diagonally downward on the front side, and FIG. 25B is a rear perspective view of FIG. 25A. 26A and 26B show a state in which the rear side shelf member is positioned by the first holder, FIG. 26A is a side view of the state in which the first holder is released, and FIG. 26B is a state in which the rear side shelf member is positioned by the first holder. It is a side view of. FIG. 27 is a top perspective view showing a state in which the second holder is disassembled from the cover member together with the shelf locking member. 28 is a second holder, (a) is a perspective view seen from diagonally above the front side, and (b) is a rear perspective view of (a). FIG. 29 is an operation explanatory view of the main part of the payout mechanism in the product unloading device before loading the product. FIG. 30 is an operation explanatory view showing the operation of the payout mechanism in the product unloading device in the sales standby state. FIG. 31 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the payout mechanism in the product unloading device at the time of sale. FIG. 32 is an operation explanatory view showing the operation of the payout mechanism in the sales standby state in the product unloading device when selling a short-sized product. FIG. 33 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the payout mechanism in the product unloading device when selling a short-sized product at the time of sale.

Hereinafter, the product unloading device of the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a vending machine that sells canned beverages and PET bottled beverages, which is an example of a vending machine targeted by the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows the outer door removed from the vending machine of FIG. It is a perspective view from diagonally above right of the state. The left and right refer to the left and right when viewed from the front of the vending machine.

As shown in FIG. 1, this vending machine is supported on the front surface of the main body cabinet 1 so as to be openable and closable in a manner of closing the main body cabinet 1 formed as a heat insulating housing having an open front surface and the front opening of the main body cabinet 1. The outer door 2 is provided with a product outlet 2a. The main body cabinet 1 is constructed as a heat insulating housing by arranging heat insulating panels made of urethane foam inside the outer box made of steel plate, that is, on the upper wall 1a, the left and right side walls 1b, the back wall 1c, and the bottom wall 1d. A space surrounded by heat insulating panels arranged on 1a, the left and right side walls 1b, the back wall 1c, and the bottom wall 1d is formed as a product storage, and the lower part of the product storage is formed as a machine room 8. The inside of the product storage chamber surrounded by the heat insulating panel of the main body cabinet 1 is divided into three product storage chambers 13, 14 and 15 in the left-right direction by heat insulating partition walls 12 and 12 (see FIG. 2). In each of the product storage chambers 13, 14 and 15, product storage racks 4 having product storage shelves 10 arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction are stored and installed, respectively. The front surface of the product storage in the main body cabinet 1 is closed by a heat insulating inner door 3 that is openably and closably supported by the main body cabinet 1 by a hinge mechanism, and the heat insulating inner door 3 is pushed by a product sent from the product storage. A product carry-out port 3a having a carry-out port flapper 3b to be opened is provided. The carry-out outlet flapper 3b is pivotally supported at the upper end and hangs down, and the product carry-out outlet 3a is blocked by its own weight to prevent the outflow of cold air or warm air, and is pushed open by the product carried out via the product carry-out chute 6. The product is formed so as to be sent to the product outlet 2a of the outer door 2.

The product storage rack 4 includes a pair of left and right rack side plates 41, 41 made of rectangular flat plate-shaped thin steel plates, and a product storage shelf 10 is erected on the pair of left and right rack side plates 41. The product storage shelf 10 is inclined with a predetermined gradient so that the front side serving as the product input port 44 is high and the rear side serving as the product carry-out port 45 is low. In the form, it is erected in 10 steps). A MEC locking member 100 is erected on a pair of left and right rack side plates 41 and 41 above the product storage shelf 10 on the uppermost stage. The upper ends of the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41 are configured to be engageable and disengageable with a pair of left and right guide metal fittings 16 and 16 (see FIG. 3) laid on the ceiling surface of the product storage, and the left and right rack side plates are configured to be engaged and disengaged. The product storage rack 4 is housed in the product storage by engaging the guide metal fittings 16 and 16 laid on the ceiling of the product storage with the products 41 and 41.

A plurality of partition members 42 shown in FIG. 5, which will be described later, are mounted on the product storage shelf 10. These partition members 42 define a product storage aisle 43 (product column) for storing a plurality of products in a row in the front-rear direction in a sideways posture. In the vicinity of the product carry-out port 45 in each product storage passage 43 defined in the product storage shelf 10, the upper part of each product storage passage 43, in this embodiment, on the lower surface side of the upper product storage shelf 10. A product unloading device 5 that cuts out and carries out the products stored in the product storage passage 43 one by one is directly attached to the back surface of the product storage shelf 10. Further, an attachment (not shown) for adjusting the distance between the product unloading device 5 and the aisle surface of the product storage passage 43 is laid on the product storage shelf 10 as needed. In order to attach the product unloading device 5 that cuts out the products stored in the uppermost product storage aisle 43 one by one, a pair of left and right rack side plates 41, a mech locking member 100, is placed above the uppermost product storage aisle 43. It is erected at 41. Further, the product storage shelf 10 is equipped with a passage regulation attachment 40 (see FIG. 5 and the like) in which the plate surface (passage surface) of the product storage shelf 10 is raised as needed.

Then, the upper fan F2 in the refrigerator is arranged at a position above the rear end of the MEC locking member 100. The area above the rear end of the MEC locking member 100 is a portion that becomes a dead space when the MEC locking member 100 is inclined and arranged with a predetermined gradient so that the rear side is lower than the front side. The upper fan F2 in the refrigerator is deployed using the dead space. The internal upper fan F2 blows the internal air that has risen through the upper duct member 70b downward, and is erected on a pair of left and right rack side plates 41 and 41.

The rear ends (product carry-out outlets 45) of the product storage shelves 10 arranged in multiple stages above and below each product storage rack 4 are located on the same vertical line, and the product carry-out outlet 45 and the upper duct member 70b are connected to each other. The space is formed as a product drop passage 46 from which the product falls. The product drop aisle 46 has a rotation center at a position close to the rear end of each product storage shelf 10 and protrudes into the product drop aisle 46, and the product is pushed open by the falling product. An attitude control plate 47 that rotates between the retracted position and the retracted position retracted from the drop passage 46 is provided. The posture control plate 47 is urged by a coil spring 470 (see FIG. 10) so as to project toward the product drop passage 46, and is pushed open by the product falling through the product drop passage 46 to open the product drop passage 46. When evacuating from the product, it has a function of correcting the posture of the product to a sideways posture and absorbing the falling energy of the product to reduce the falling speed of the product. The attitude control plate 47 is arranged by erection of a pair of left and right rack side plates 41, 41. Further, a rack fixing bracket 49 (see FIG. 4) is fixed to the lower part of the front end of the pair of left and right rack side plates 41, 41. The rack fixing bracket 49 is screwed to the main body side rack fixing bracket (not shown) which is laid horizontally on the front opening of the main body cabinet 1 after the product storage rack 4 is housed in the product storage, and is fixed to the main body side rack. It works in cooperation with the metal fittings to prevent the product storage rack 4 from shaking.

At the lower part of the product storage rack 4, the lower area of the product drop passage 46 and the product carry-out outlet 3a provided on the heat-insulating inner door 3 are connected to each other so as to be inclined forward and downward, and on the plate surface thereof. A product carry-out chute 6 having a plurality of vents is provided, and a cooling / heating unit 7 for cooling or heating the product stored in the product storage rack 4 and storing the product in a cold or hot state is arranged in the product storage. The product storage rack 4, the product unloading chute 6, and the cooling / heating unit 7 are arranged in the order of top and bottom.

The cooling / heating unit 7 is arranged in the space behind the product unloading chute 6 which is arranged so as to be inclined forward. The cooling / heating unit 7 includes an evaporator 7a, a heater 7b, and an internal lower fan F1, and these evaporators 7a, a heater 7b, and an internal lower fan F1 form a heater 7b and an internal lower fan F1 from the front side. F1 and the evaporator 7a are juxtaposed in the front-rear direction. The rotation speed of the lower internal fan F1 can be changed by voltage-controlling and PWM-controlling the fan driving motor. The evaporator 7a, the lower fan F1 in the refrigerator, and the heater 7b are arranged in a wind tunnel that surrounds and protects each of them, and a wind tunnel 400 for a spacer is provided in connection with the wind tunnel of the heater 7b. The wind tunnels and the wind tunnels 400 in the evaporator 7a, the lower fan F1 in the refrigerator, and the heater 7b are continuous in a tunnel shape as a whole. It shall be referred to as a representative of each wind tunnel, that is, a wind tunnel 400 of the cooling / heating unit 7. A lower duct member 70a is provided in connection with the wind tunnel 400 of the cooling / heating unit 7. The lower duct member 70a is arranged along the back surface of the product storage (the back wall 1c of the main body cabinet 1), and the upper duct member 70b is arranged so as to communicate with the lower duct member 70a.

Further, in the machine room 8 below the main body cabinet 1, an evaporator 7a of the cooling / heating unit 7 and a refrigerator condensing unit 9 forming a refrigerating cycle are arranged. The refrigerator condensing unit 9 includes a compressor 9a, a condenser 9b, an outside fan 9c, an expansion valve (not shown), and the like, and is arranged inside the product storage and the condenser 9b arranged outside the product storage. The evaporator 7a is connected to the evaporator 7a by a refrigerant pipe via an expansion valve.

In addition to the product display room 22 in which a plurality of product samples 21 corresponding to the product columns are displayed on the front surface of the outer door 2, although not shown, a product selection button for designating the product to be purchased is used as a price. A coin slot for inserting coins, a bill slot for inserting bills as a price, a coin return slot for taking out change coins or coins returned by a return command, a return lever for instructing the return of change or inserted coins, etc. Parts necessary for automatic sale of goods are arranged by inserting coins, and a handle of a door lock mechanism for closing and locking the outer door 2 to the main body cabinet 1 is provided.

Configuration of product storage racks 4 to be stored and installed in product storage chambers 13, 14 and 15 partitioned by heat insulating partition walls 12 and 12 (see FIG. 2) in the product storage cabinet surrounded by the heat insulating panel of the main body cabinet 1. Since they are substantially the same, the product storage rack 4 related to the product storage chamber 15 will be described below as a representative. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the product storage rack 4 stored and installed in the product storage chamber 14. The product storage racks 4 are arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction, and the product storage shelves 10 to which the product unloading device 5 is directly attached to the back surface thereof, the attitude control plate 47 arranged near the rear end of the product storage shelves 10, and cooling. / The upper duct member 70b that guides the cold or warm air cooled or heated by the heating unit 7 upward in the refrigerator, and the upper fan F2 in the refrigerator that blows the air in the refrigerator that has risen through the upper duct member 70b downward. , A pair of left and right rack side plates 41, 41 on which a MEC locking member 100 and the like are erected are provided.

The pair of left and right rack side plates 41 and 41 are divided into a front rack member 41F and a rear rack member 41R, respectively. The front rack member 41F and the rear rack member 41R are each made of a rectangular flat plate-shaped thin steel plate. The front flange and the rear flange for reinforcement are formed by bending inward along the leading edge and the trailing edge of the front rack member 41F and the rear rack member 41R in the pair of left and right rack side plates 41 and 41, respectively. ing. Further, on the upper edges of the front rack member 41F and the rear rack member 41R, engaging portions 41F1 and 41R1 formed by bending in a hook shape so as to face outward are provided. The pair of left and right rack side plates 41 and 41 are integrated by abutting the rear flange of the front rack member 41F and the front flange of the rear rack member 41R and then fastening them with screws. Then, the engaging portions 41F1, 41R1 provided on the upper edges of the front side rack member 41F and the rear side rack member 41R are hook-shaped of a pair of left and right guide metal fittings 16 laid on the ceiling surface of the product storage in the main body cabinet 1. By engaging with the rails of the left and right flanges of the product, it is suspended and supported in the product storage.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the product storage shelves 10 erected on the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41 are composed of a front side shelf member 10F and a rear side shelf member 10R divided in the front-rear direction. 5A and 5B show a product storage shelf to which a product unloading device is directly attached, FIG. 5A is a perspective view seen from diagonally above to the right, FIG. 5B is a rear perspective view of FIG. An exploded view of the shelf, FIG. 7 shows a state in which the product storage shelf is viewed from diagonally lower right on the back side, (a) is an exploded view thereof, and (b) is an assembly view of (a).

The front side shelf member 10F is mainly for adjusting the partition member 42, and the cover member 95 is arranged on the back side. The rear side shelf member 10R is mainly for attaching the product unloading device 5, and the product unloading device 5 is directly attached to the back surface. The front side shelf member 10F and the rear side shelf member 10R are each made of a rectangular flat plate-shaped thin steel plate. The front side shelf member 10F and the rear side shelf member 10R are reinforced by forming flanges 10F1, 10F1 and flanges 10R1, 10R1 bent downward from the left and right side edges of a rectangular plate surface, respectively. The width of the left and right flanges 10R1, 10R1 of the rear shelf member 10R in the left-right direction is formed to be slightly wider than the width of the left and right flanges 10F1, 10F1 of the front shelf member 10F in the left-right direction, and the left and right sides of the rear shelf member 10R. The flanges 10R1 and 10R1 are configured so that the left and right flanges 10F1 and 10F1 of the front shelf member 10F can be sandwiched. In this example, two product columns CL and CR are formed on the left and right sides of the product storage shelf 10 with the central portion in the left-right direction as a boundary.

The front end portion of the front shelf member 10F is bent downward to form a hanging portion 110, and a plurality of screw holes (not shown) are formed in the hanging portion 110. Further, the left and right ends of the front shelf member 10F are bent downward to form flanges 10F1 and 10F1. As described above, in this example, two product columns CR and CL are defined on the left and right on the plate surface of the front shelf member 10F. Therefore, on the plate surface of the front side shelf member 10F, a guide groove 111 formed as a slit located on the front side of the plate surface and extending in the left-right direction, and a guide groove 111 located on the rear side of the guide groove 111, respectively. The slits are formed as slits extending in the front-rear direction, and are formed in a manner in which a plurality of slits are juxtaposed in the left-right direction. Four slit-shaped mounting grooves 113 for mounting the attachment (not shown) are bored for each product column CL and CR. The hanging portion 110, the guide groove 111, and the setting groove 112 having three stages in the front and rear are for mounting and adjusting the partition member 42.

The front ends of the left and right flanges 10F1 of the front side shelf member 10F are notched to provide a pin insertion groove 10F11 (see FIG. 7) that forms a predetermined gap between the front end and the hanging portion 110, and an intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the flange 10F1. Is provided with a fitting groove 10F12 of a shelf locking member 101 that locks and fixes the cover member 95 by a notch. The pin insertion groove 10F11 is arranged so as to straddle the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41, and a pin P1 (see also FIG. 3) for supporting the product storage shelf 10 (front side shelf member 10F) is inserted. .. The fitting groove 10F12 fits into the shelf locking member 101 erected on the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41. The shelf locking member 101 is formed by appropriately bending a rectangular flat plate-shaped sheet metal. As shown in FIG. 27, the shelf locking member 101 is a double hold provided at the engaging portions 101a and 101a, which are curled in a semicircular shape at the front end and open downward, and protrude to the left and right, and at the rear end. The left and right protruding engaging claws 101b and 101b are provided, and the engaging portions 101a and 101a and the engaging claws 101b and 101b are provided in the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41. Corresponding holes (not shown). It is erected on the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41 by inserting it into the rack. Further, the rear ends of the left and right flanges 10F1 of the front shelf member 10F are notched so as to be located slightly forward of the trailing edge of the plate surface of the front shelf member 10F. In other words, the trailing edge of the plate surface of the front shelf member 10F is formed so as to be located behind the rear ends of the left and right flanges 10F1 of the front shelf member 10F. Then, engaging pieces 10F13, 10F13 (see FIG. 7) curved inward are formed on the free ends of the left and right flanges 10F1, 10F1 of the front shelf member 10F on the rear end side, and hook-shaped locking is formed on the front side thereof. The groove 10F14 is formed. These engaging pieces 10F13, 10F13 and locking grooves 10F14, 10F14 are used for connecting to the rear side shelf member 10R.

The front end portion of the rear side shelf member 10R is bent downward on the rear side of the front ends of the left and right flanges 10R1 and 10R1 to form a hanging portion 120. The hanging portion 120 is provided with a coupler mounting hole 121 to which a coupler (not shown) to which a control signal line is connected to a drive device of the product unloading device 5 or a sold-out detection switch (micro switch) is mounted. Further, at the lower end of the hanging portion 120, the cover member 95 is bent forward to form a mounting portion 122, and the free end side located on both sides of the mounting portion 122 is rolled into a hollow cylindrical shape (curl shape). The curled locking portions 123 and 123 (see also FIG. 26) are formed. On the rectangular plate surface of the rear shelf member 10R, the fixing portions 124 and 128 are left and right at the intermediate position in the front-rear direction of the plate surface (in FIG. 5, the fixing portion 128 is hidden behind the partition member 42 and cannot be seen, and the fixing portion 128 is shown in FIG. 7) is provided, and three fixing portions 125 to 127 are provided so as to be distributed to the left and right, which are located closer to the rear thereof. Each of the fixed portions 124 to 128 is formed as a recessed portion by extruding the plate surface to the back surface side. Screw insertion holes 124a, 125a, 127a, 128a are bored in the bottom surface of the recessed portions of the fixing portions 124, 125, 127, 128, and two left and right screw insertion holes 126a, 126a are formed in the fixing portions 126, 126. It has been drilled. These fixing portions 124 to 128 are for directly attaching the product unloading device 5.

Further, pin insertion grooves 10R11, 10R11 are formed at the front side edges of the left and right flanges 10R1, 10R1 of the rear shelf member 10R by a square notch, and a circle is formed at the rear end of the left and right flanges 10R1, 10R1. The curl engaging portions 10R12 and 10R12 are formed by the arc-shaped notch. The pin insertion grooves 10R11 and 10R11 are arranged so as to straddle the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41, and pins P2 (see also FIG. 3) for supporting the product storage shelf 10 (rear side shelf member 10R) are inserted. The length of the pin insertion grooves 10R11 and 10R11 in the front-rear direction is approximately twice the diameter of the pin P2. The curl engaging portions 10R12 and 10R12 hold the attitude control plate 47 and abut on the cylindrical portion 477 formed on the holding member 476 arranged so as to straddle the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41. The attitude control plate 47 and the holding member 476 will be described with reference to FIG. 10, which will be described later.

As described above, the front ends of the left and right flanges 10R1 and 10R1 of the rear shelf member 10R are configured to be located in front of the front end portion of the plate surface of the rear shelf member 10R. A gap is formed between the front end portions of the left and right flanges 10R1 and 10R1 and the curl locking portions 123 and 123. These gaps receive the engaging pieces 10F13, 10F13 formed on the rear end side of the left and right flanges 10F1, 10F1 of the front side shelf member 10F, and are used for connecting to the front side shelf member 10F. ..

Further, as described above, the width of the left and right flanges 10R1, 10R1 of the rear shelf member 10R in the left-right direction is formed to be slightly wider than the width of the left and right flanges 10F1, 10F1 of the front shelf member 10F in the left-right direction. The left and right flanges 10R1, 10R1 of the side shelf member 10R are configured to sandwich the left and right flanges 10F1, 10F1 of the front side shelf member 10F. Therefore, the engaging pieces 10F13, 10F13 formed on the rear end side of the left and right flanges 10F1, 10F1 of the front side shelf member 10F are combined with the front end portions of the left and right flanges 10R1, 10R1 of the rear side shelf member 10R and the curl locking portions 123, 123. The left and right flanges 10F1 of the front shelf member 10F while fitting the rear end of the plate surface of the front shelf member 10F on the front end of the plate surface of the rear shelf member 10R after fitting into the gap between the two. , The flange-shaped locking grooves 10F14, 10F14 formed on the rear end side of 10F1 are fitted into the left and right curl locking portions 123, 123 formed on the front end portion of the rear side shelf member 10R to form the front side shelf member 10F. The rear side shelf member 10R is connected. In this case, the trailing edge of the plate surface of the front side shelf member 10F rests on the plate surface of the rear side shelf member 10R, and the product that rolls or slides on the plate surface of the front side shelf member 10F is the rear side shelf member. It is configured so as not to collide with the front end portion of the 10R. Further, the engaging pieces 10F13, 10F13 formed on the rear end side of the left and right flanges 10F1, 10F1 of the front side shelf member 10F are combined with the front end portions of the left and right flanges 10R1, 10R1 of the rear side shelf member 10R and the curl locking portions 123, 123. When fitting into the gap between the curls, the free ends of the curl locking portions 123 and 123 are curved inward so that the engaging pieces 10F13 and 10F13 are placed on the front end portions of the left and right flanges 10R1 and 10R1 of the rear shelf member 10R. It can be easily inserted inside.

As shown in FIG. 3, the front side shelf member 10F and the rear side shelf member 10R are attached to a pair of left and right rack side plates 41 and 41. That is, after the holding member 476 for holding the attitude control plate 47 is arranged between the pair of left and right rack side plates 41, 41, both ends of the cylindrical portion 477 of the holding member 476 and the left and right locking pieces 478a are paired on the left and right. After inserting and erection in the holding member mounting holes OP4 (detailed in FIG. 10) provided in the rack side plates 41 and 41, the pins P1 and P2 are inserted into the pin insertion holes OP1 and OP2 from the outside of the rack side plate 41 on the right side. It is inserted and erected across the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41. Next, the rear side shelf member 10R is slid to the rear side after fitting the pin insertion grooves 10R11, 10R11 formed closer to the front of the left and right flanges 10R1, 10R1 into the pin P2, and the left and right flanges 10R1, 10R1. The arc-shaped curl engaging portions 10R12 and 10R12 formed at the rear end are fitted into the cylindrical portion 477 formed on the holding member 476. After that, the rear ends of the left and right flanges 10F1, 10F1 of the front shelf member 10F are fitted into the front ends of the left and right flanges 10R1, 10R1 of the rear shelf member 10R in the manner described above, and then the left and right ends of the front shelf member 10F. The pin insertion grooves 10F11 and 10F11 formed at the front end of the flange 10F1 of the above are fitted to the pin P1. As a result, the front side shelf member 10F and the rear side shelf member 10R are erected on the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41 in a connected state.

Here, the front side shelf member 10F can be removed by reversing the procedure of attaching to the rack side plate 41 described above, and the product storage passage 43 is clogged with products, and in particular, the product storage passage in which the product unloading device 5 is arranged. When a product jam occurs on the product carry-out port 45 side in 43, the product jam can be cleared by removing the front side shelf member 10F.

The partition member 42 is attached to the product storage shelf 10 in a manner extending in the front-rear direction to define the product storage passage 43, and is an example of FIG. 5 (product storage rack stored and installed in the product storage chamber 15). In No. 4, three partition members 42 are used in a mode of forming the product columns CL and CR. In this case, the product column CL is provided with the partition members 42LL and 42LR that regulate the left and right sides. Only the partition member 42RL that regulates the left side of the product column CR is provided. This is because the regulation on the right side of the product column CR is also used for the rack side plate 41 on the right side to reduce the cost. ..

8A and 8B show a partition member 42LL, FIG. 8A is a perspective view seen from diagonally upper right, and FIG. 8B is a perspective view seen from diagonally lower right. The partition member 42LL is a thin steel plate bent into an L shape, and has a product mounting portion 421 parallel to the plate surface (passage surface) of the product storage shelf 10 composed of the front side shelf member 10F and the rear side shelf member 10R. It is composed of a regulation portion 422 that is vertical to the passage surface. At the front end of the product mounting portion 421, an L-shaped fitting portion 4211 surrounding the hanging portion 110 of the front end of the front side shelf member 10F is formed. The fitting portion 4211 is loosely fitted so as to wrap the hanging portion 110 of the front shelf member 10F. Further, a hook piece 421a projecting toward the back side is formed by cutting up on the plate surface of the product mounting portion 421 toward the front side. The hook piece 421a is formed corresponding to a guide groove 111 formed as a slit extending in the left-right direction toward the front of the plate surface of the front shelf member 10F, and is a rear edge portion of the guide groove 111. The hook piece 421a is fitted into the guide groove 111 by slipping the tip of the hook piece 421a below the plate surface of the front side shelf member 10F in a state where the plate surface is bent downward by pressing from above. It is a thing. Further, behind the hook piece 421a of the product mounting portion 421, three engaging claws 421b are formed by cutting and raising in the front-rear direction so as to project toward the back surface side. Of these engaging claws 421b, the two front engaging claws 421b are formed in a substantially inverted trapezoidal shape when viewed from the side, while the remaining rear engaging claws 421b face rearward. It is formed like a hook. These three engaging claws 421b can be engaged in and disengaged from the front and rear three-stage setting grooves 112 formed on the plate surface of the front shelf member 10F, respectively. The rear end side of the regulating portion 422 is formed with a notch 4221 so as to avoid interference with the stopper member 52 of the product unloading device 5, which will be described later, and a finger hook hole 4222 for hooking a finger is formed in the front side thereof. Is formed.

The partition member 42LL is assembled to the product storage shelf 10 as follows. That is, the hook piece 421a formed on the product mounting portion 421 of the partition member 42LL at the upper position of the product storage shelf 10 (front side shelf member 10F and rear side shelf member 10R) is placed on the plate surface of the front side shelf member 10F. In a state where the guide groove 111 is positioned on the front side of the guide groove 111, the rear edge of the guide groove 111 is pressed from above to bend the plate surface downward, and then the tip of the hook piece 421a is pressed. It is made to slip under the plate surface of the front side shelf member 10F. In this state, the base end portion (vertical portion) of the hook piece 421a is located in front of the guide groove 111, and the product mounting portion 421 of the partition member 42 is separated from the plate surface of the product storage shelf 10. The partition member 42 is moved rearward so that the base end portion (vertical portion) of the 421a moves to the position of the guide groove 111. When the base end portion (vertical portion) of the hook piece 421a reaches the position of the guide groove 111, the base end portion (vertical portion) of the hook piece 421a can be fitted into the guide groove 111, so that the hook can be fitted. When the partition member 42LL is moved downward together with the piece 421a, the product mounting portion 421 approaches the plate surface of the product storage shelf 10. In this case, the tip of the L-shaped fitting portion 4211 of the partition member 42LL (the leg piece in the short L-shape direction) interferes with the front end of the front side shelf member 10F, so that the fitting portion 4211 is bent forward. The partition member 42 is moved downward until the product placing portion 421 reaches the plate surface of the product storage shelf 10 while preventing interference with the front end of the front side shelf member 10F. When the product placing portion 421 reaches the plate surface of the product storage shelf 10, the tip of the fitting portion 4211 (leg pieces in the short L-shape direction) reaches below the hanging portion 110 of the front shelf member 10F. .. When the external force applied to the fitting portion 4211 is released in this state, the fitting portion 4211 is restored and the hanging portion 110 of the front side shelf member 10F is wrapped from the front side.

When the product mounting portion 421 of the partition member 42LL approaches the plate surface of the product storage shelf 10, the three engaging claws 421b formed on the product mounting portion 421 are formed on the plate surface of the front shelf member 10F before and after. When not facing the three-stage setting grooves 112 and 112 (when the three engaging claws 421b are in contact with the plate surface of the front shelf member 10F), the partition member 42LL is slid in the left-right direction. When the three engaging claws 421b are made to face the setting grooves 112 of the front and rear three stages and then fitted, the product mounting portion 421 of the partition member 42LL becomes the product storage shelf 10 (front side shelf member 10F and rear side). It adheres to the plate surface of the shelf member 10R). After that, the partition member 42LL is moved rearward until the fitting portion 4211 abuts on the hanging portion 110 of the front side shelf member 10F, and the rear hook-shaped engaging claw 421b of the three engaging claws 421b is used. Is slipped under the product storage shelf 10 (front side shelf member 10F). As a result, the product mounting portion 421 of the product storage shelf 10 (front side shelf member 10F) partition member 42LL comes into close contact with the plate surface of the product storage shelf 10 (front side shelf member 10F and rear side shelf member 10R), and this state is maintained. It is mounted while being maintained by the hook-shaped engaging claw 421b. The front shelf into which the base end portion (vertical portion) of the hook piece 421a of the partition member 42LL and the three engaging claws 421b are fitted so that the partition member 42LL can be moved in the front-rear direction. The guide groove 111 of the member 10F and the setting groove 112 of the three front and rear stages have a size that allows the base end portion (vertical portion) of the hook piece 421a of the partition member 42LL and the three engaging claws 421b to move back and forth. It is formed.

The partition member 42RL has the same configuration as the partition member 42LL. The partition member 42RR is the same as the partition member 42LL except that the bending direction of the partition member 42LL and the product mounting portion 421 is different. The partition member 42 is attached to the product storage shelf 10 in a manner extending in the front-rear direction to define the product storage passage 43, and the passage width of the product storage passage 43 is changed by changing the setting position on the product storage shelf 10. (Width in the left-right direction) can be changed. In FIG. 5, the partition member 42LL is set on the left end side of the product storage shelf 10 (set in the left end side setting grooves 112 and 112 of the front and rear three-stage setting grooves 112 formed on the plate surface of the front side shelf member 10F). , The partition member 42LR is set on the right end side corresponding to the product column CL of the product storage shelf 10 (the left end side of the front and rear three-stage setting grooves 112 corresponding to the product column CL formed on the plate surface of the front side shelf member 10F). The partition member 42RL is set on the left end side corresponding to the product column CR of the product storage shelf 10 (before and after corresponding to the product column CR formed on the plate surface of the front side shelf member 10F). (Set in the setting grooves 112, 112 on the left end side of the three-stage setting grooves 112) is shown. In these cases, the product storage shelves 10 are defined with product storage passages 43, 43 corresponding to long-sized products. Will be done. When changing the passage widths of the product storage passages 43 and 43 from this state, the restricting portion 422 of the partition member 42LL (partition member 42RL) is pinched and pulled forward, and is rearward of the three engaging claws 421b. After pulling out the hook-shaped engaging claw 421b from the product storage shelf 10, a finger (for example, a thumb) is pressed against the hanging portion 110 at the front end of the partition member 42LL (partition member 42RL), and the partition member 42LL (partition member 42RL). ), While the finger (for example, the index finger) is hooked on the finger hook hole 4222 provided in the regulation portion 422, an external force is applied so as to lift the partition member 42LL (partition member 42RL) upward by the finger hooked on the finger hook hole 4222. Then, the corner (L-shaped corner) of the L-shaped fitting portion 4211 of the partition member 42LL (partition member 42RL) arranged so as to wrap around the hanging portion 110 of the front side shelf member 10F becomes the lower end of the hanging portion 110. The product mounting portion 421 of the product storage shelf 10 (front side shelf member 10F and rear side shelf member 10R) is rotated so that the rear end side of the partition members 42LL and 42RL is lifted with the contact point as a fulcrum. It rises away from the board surface. The rotation of the partition member 42LL (partition member 42RL) is restricted by the tip of the hook piece 421a (the tip of the horizontal portion) coming into contact with the back surface of the front shelf member 10F. In the state where the rotation is restricted in this way, the three engaging claws 421b provided on the product mounting portion 421 are separated from the front and rear three-stage setting grooves 112 formed on the plate surface of the front side shelf member 10F. There is. The partition member 42LL (partition member 42RL) is slid to the right side to a predetermined set position while maintaining the rotated state. When the partition member 42LL (partition member 42RL) is moved to a predetermined installation position and the external force applied to the partition member 42LL (partition member 42RL) is released, the partition member 42LL (partition member 42RL) rotates downward and the product The three engaging claws 421b provided on the mounting portion 421 engage with the corresponding three-stage front and rear setting grooves 112. As a result, the product mounting portion 421 of the partition member 42LL (partition member 42RL) is in close contact with the plate surface of the product storage shelf 10, and the regulation portion 422 of the partition member 42LL (partition member 42RL) and the partition member 42LR (partition member 42LR) are brought into close contact with each other. Product storage passages 43, 43, which are narrower than long-sized products, are defined between 42RL and the rack side plate 41) on the right side.

As shown in FIG. 5, a passage regulation attachment 40 in a manner of raising the plate surface (passage surface) of the product storage shelf 10 is detachably laid on the product storage shelf 10. The passage regulation attachment 40 reaches the product unloading device 5 arranged in the vicinity of the product carry-out port 45 from the product input port 44 of the product storage passage 43, and is substantially parallel to the plate surface (passage surface) of the product storage shelf 10. The first stopper, which is connected to the product rolling surface portion 401 and the product rolling surface portion 401, is inclined so as to approach the plate surface (passage surface) of the product storage shelf 10 toward the product carry-out port 45, and is described later. It is provided with an inclined surface portion 402 which is a standby position of a product for sale held by a stopper attachment 60 mounted on the member 52.

9A and 9B show an attachment 40 for passage regulation, FIG. 9A is a perspective view seen from diagonally upper right, FIG. 9B is a perspective view seen from diagonally lower right, and FIG. 9C is a side view. The passage regulation attachment 40 is made of a thin steel plate provided with a product rolling surface portion 401 and an inclined surface portion 402 connected to the product rolling surface portion 401. At the front end of the product rolling surface portion 401, a substantially L-shaped fitting portion 4011 surrounding the hanging portion 110 of the front end of the front side shelf member 10F is formed. The fitting portion 4011 is provided with an engaging portion 4011a formed by bending upward in a manner in which the hanging portion 110 of the front side shelf member 10F is wrapped around the L-shaped free end. Further, vertical regulation portions 4012 and 4012 are formed on the plate surface (passage surface) of the product rolling surface portion 401 at both left and right ends of the product rolling surface portion 401. Further, a contact piece 4013 projecting toward the back surface side is formed on the plate surface (passage surface) of the product rolling surface portion 401 by cutting and raising. The contact pieces 4013 are dispersedly provided in the front stage, the middle stage, and the rear stage in a manner of forming a pair on the left and right. The front and middle contact pieces 4013 of these contact pieces 4013 are the plate surfaces of the front shelf member 10F of the product storage shelves 10 and are formed on the plate surface of the front shelf member 10F in the front and rear three stages. The contact piece 4013 in the rear stage is formed in such a manner that it abuts on the plate surface of the rear side shelf member 10R of the product storage shelf 10. The length of these contact pieces 4013 defines the dimension for raising the plate surface (passage surface) of the product storage shelf 10. Further, a stopper piece 4014 projecting toward the back surface side is formed by cutting up on the rear side of the plate surface (passage surface) of the product rolling surface portion 401. The stopper piece 4014 is formed so as to be longer than the contact piece 4013 by making a notch so as to straddle the regulation portion 4012 on the right side, and is formed on the plate surface of the rear side shelf member 10R constituting the product storage shelf 10. It fits into the slit. The length of the slit in the front-rear direction is larger than the length of the stopper piece 4014 in the front-rear direction, and the stopper piece 4014 is formed so as to be movable in the front-rear direction with the stopper piece 4014 inserted in the slit. Is.

The aisle regulation attachment 40 is attached to the product storage shelf 10 by arranging the aisle regulation attachment 40 above the product storage shelf 10 along the product storage passage 43 and providing the attachment 40 at the front end of the product rolling surface portion 401. Passage regulation in a manner in which the stopper piece 4014 is inserted into the slit formed in the rear side shelf member 10R with the engaging portion 4011a of the fitting portion 4011 positioned on the front side of the hanging portion 110 at the front end of the front side shelf member 10F. The attachment 40 is lowered. When the passage regulation attachment 40 is lowered while the stopper piece 4014 is inserted into the slit formed in the rear shelf member 10R, a plurality of contact pieces 4013 dispersedly provided in the front, middle, and rear stages of the product rolling surface portion 401 are formed. It comes into contact with the product storage shelf 10. In this state, the aisle regulation attachment 40 is pushed in, and the fitting portion 4011 provided at the front end of the product rolling surface portion 401 is fitted to the hanging portion 110 provided at the front end of the front side shelf member 10F. Installation on the product storage shelf 10 is completed. Here, the engaging portion 4011a provided in the fitting portion 4011 interferes (contacts) with the lower end of the hanging portion 110 provided at the front end of the front side shelf member 10F while pushing the passage regulating attachment 40 as described above. It is configured as follows. Therefore, as described above, the engaging portion 4011a provided in the fitting portion 4011 interferes (contacts) with the hanging portion 110 provided at the front end of the front side shelf member 10F while pushing the passage restricting attachment 40. At this time, the fitting portion 4011 bends so as to get over the hanging portion 110, and when the fitting portion 4011 gets over the hanging portion 110, the fitting portion 4011 is restored to the original state and interferes with the hanging portion 110. .. Therefore, with the aisle regulation attachment 40 mounted on the product storage shelf 10, the engaging portion 4011a provided in the fitting portion 4011 of the aisle regulation attachment 40 functions as a stopper to prevent the aisle regulation attachment 40 from falling off. can do.

The attitude control plate 47 arranged in the vicinity of the rear end (rear end of the rear side shelf member 10R) of the product storage shelf 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10A is a perspective view of the posture control plate 47 assembled to the holding member 476, and FIG. 10B is an exploded view of FIG. 10A.

As shown in FIG. 10, the attitude control plate 47 is made by processing a single flat plate made of a thin steel plate, and has a contact portion 471, a support portion 472, 473, and a stopper portion 474. The contact portion 471 is a portion that comes into contact with the product that falls in the product drop passage 46, has a substantially rectangular flat plate-shaped contact surface, and has a plurality of ventilation holes 471a formed in the contact surface. .. The support portion 472, 473 and the stopper portion 474 are formed so as to extend from the contact portion 471 and be divided into three branches. The support portion 472, 473 is curved and extends so that the free end side thereof is separated downward from the plane of the contact portion 471, while the stopper portion 474 extends on the same plane as the plane of the contact portion 471. doing. The support portions 472 and 473 are formed by rolling the free end side into a hollow cylindrical shape (curl shape) to form a first shaft portion 472a and a second shaft portion 473a. A rod-shaped shaft member 475 is inserted between the first shaft portion 472a and the second shaft portion 473a, and a coil spring 470 into which the shaft member 475 is inserted is arranged between the bifurcated support portions 472 and 473. NS. A stopper piece 474a is formed on the free end side of the stopper portion 474 by bending it at a right angle from the plane of the stopper portion 474 (same as the plane of the contact portion 471). The stopper piece 474a is located above the first shaft portion 472a and the second shaft portion 473a when the contact portion 471 of the attitude control plate 47 is in the horizontal state.

The holding member 476 that holds the attitude control plate 47 is made by processing a strip-shaped (flat plate-like shape that is elongated in the left-right direction) made of a thin steel plate, and one of the long sides is rounded into a hollow cylindrical shape (curl-like shape). It has a cylindrical portion 477 and a flat plate portion 478. Locking pieces 478a and 478a are formed on the left and right ends of the flat plate portion 478 by notches having a size larger than the plate thickness of the rack side plate 41. In addition, triangular bearing portions 478b, 478b, 478b protruding rearward by extrusion are formed on the left and right sides and the center portion of the flat plate portion 478, and the bearing portion 478b and the center on the right side (left side in the case of FIG. 10). An opening 478c is formed between the portion and the bearing portion 478b, and a triangular locking portion 478d is formed diagonally upward to the right of the front view of the opening 478c. The triangular bearing portions 478b, 478b, and 478b hold the shaft member 475, and by providing slits on both the left and right sides of each and pushing them out to the rear side, the flat plate portion 478 is viewed from the side surface. It is formed as a triangular insertion hole with the plate surface as the base, and the shaft member 475 is inserted into this insertion hole. Further, the locking portion 478d locks one end of the coil spring 470, and the locking portion 478d also forms slits on the left and right and extrudes the plate surface of the flat plate portion 478 when viewed from the side surface. It is formed as a triangular locking hole as the base. The opening 478c is formed in a size capable of disposing the coil spring 470.

To attach the attitude control plate 47 to the holding member 476, first, a coil spring 470 is arranged in the opening 478c of the holding member 476. In this case, a urging force is applied to the coil spring 470 in advance, and one end of the coil spring 470 is inserted into the locking portion 478d of the holding member 476 and locked, and the other end abuts on the flat plate portion 478 of the holding member 476. Temporarily fix it with adhesive tape or the like while maintaining the urging force. After that, the first shaft portion 472a of the attitude control plate 47 is positioned between the bearing portion 478b on the right side (left side in the case of FIG. 10) of the holding member 476 and the bearing portion 478b in the central portion, and the attitude control plate 47 The second shaft portion 473a is positioned between the bearing portion 478b at the center of the holding member 476 and the bearing portion 478b on the left side (right side in the case of FIG. 10). In this case, the center lines of the coil spring 470, the first shaft portion 472a, and the second shaft portion 473a of the posture control plate 47 are positioned on the same line as the insertion holes of the bearing portions 478b, 478b, 478b of the holding member 476. In this state, the shaft member 475 is inserted from the outside of the bearing portion 478b on the right side (left side in the case of FIG. 10) of the holding member 476, and the first shaft portion 472a of the attitude control plate 47, the coil spring 470, and the posture are sequentially inserted. It is inserted through the second shaft portion 473a of the control plate 47, the bearing portion 478b at the center of the holding member 476, and the bearing portion 478b on the left side of the holding member 476. As a result, the shaft member 475 is held by the bearing portions 478b, 478b, 478b of the holding member 476, while the attitude control plate 47 is integrated with the holding member 476 via the shaft member 475. After that, the other end side of the coil spring 470 whose one end is locked to the locking portion 478d of the holding member 476 is compressed toward one end side, and the other end of the coil spring 470 is the attitude control plate. It is locked by submerging it under the lower surface of the support portion 473 of 47. As a result, the attitude control plate 47 is subjected to urging force by the coil spring 470 and receives rotational power that rotates counterclockwise around the shaft member 475 when viewed from the right side surface. The rotation of the attitude control plate 47 is regulated by the stopper piece 474a of the attitude control plate 47 coming into contact with the flat plate portion 478 of the holding member 476. The posture control plate 47 is configured such that the contact portion 471 thereof is in a posture substantially perpendicular to the flat plate portion 478 of the holding member 476 in a state where the rotation of the posture control plate 47 is restricted.

The holding member 476 to which the attitude control plate 47 is mounted has 10 holding member mounting holes OP4 (FIG. 3) formed in the vertical direction formed at positions closer to the rear of the plate surface of the rear rack member 41R constituting the left and right rack side plates 41 (FIG. 3). It is erected by inserting it through the reference numerals "478a" and "477"). FIG. 10 shows an enlarged view of the holding member mounting hole OP4. The holding member mounting hole OP4 has a round hole OP41 into which the end of the cylindrical portion 477 of the holding member 476 is inserted and a engagement formed at both ends of the flat plate portion 478. It is composed of a square hole OP42 into which the stop piece 478a is inserted. Therefore, in the holding member 476, the end of the cylindrical portion 477 of the holding member 476 is inserted into the round hole OP41, and at the same time, the locking piece 478a of the holding member 476 is inserted into the square hole OP42 and then outside the rear rack member 41R. The protruding locking piece 478a is erected on the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41 by bending along the plate surface of the rear rack member 41R. With the holding members 476 erected on the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41, the attitude control plate 47 is in a standby state at a protruding position protruding into the product drop passage 46 due to the urging force of the coil spring 470. Then, the attitude control plate 47 is pushed open by the product falling in the product drop passage 46 by the urging force of the coil spring 470, retracts from the product drop passage 46, and then automatically moves to a protruding position protruding into the product drop passage 46. Return.

The mech locking member 100 (see FIGS. 1 and 4) arranged above the product storage aisle 43 defined on the uppermost product storage shelf 10 has a product storage passage on the uppermost product storage shelf 10. This is for attaching a product unloading device 5 that cuts out the products stored in the 43 one by one. In this embodiment, the rear side shelf member 10R of the product storage shelf 10 is used as the mech locking member 100. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a cold storage material 900 is placed on the upper part of the MEC locking member 100.

Next, the configuration of the product unloading device 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 23. In this embodiment, the product unloading device 5 includes the product unloading devices 5A and 5B, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12. The product unloading devices 5A and 5B of this embodiment correspond to the product columns CL and CR (see FIG. 5) that are partitioned by the partition member 42 described above. The product unloading devices 5A and 5B are sold out corresponding to the payout mechanisms 50A and 50B, the common motor drive unit (drive means) 70 for driving the payout mechanisms 50A and 50B, and the payout mechanisms 50A and 50B, respectively. It includes two wiring guide members 90, 90 containing a switch 91 (see FIGS. 21 and 22). The payout mechanisms 50A and 50B and the wiring guide members 90 and 90 incorporating the sold-out detection switch 91 in the product carry-out devices 5A and 5B have the same configuration, respectively. In the following description, the payout mechanism 50A side is mainly used. The parts of the above will be described, and the symbols "A" and "B" will be omitted for the same parts, and the symbols "A" and "B" will be added to distinguish between the two parts.

The payout mechanism 50 of the product unloading device 5 is pivotally supported by the rotating shafts 57 and 57A (see FIG. 13 and the like) so as to freely appear and disappear in the product storage passage 43, and is also supported by the products for sale (the products G1 or 31 of FIG. 30 described later). It is possible to move between a protruding position protruding into the product storage passage 43 in a mode of holding the sold product g1) and a retracting position retracted from the product storage passage 43 in a mode of releasing the holding of the sold product G1 (g1). The first stopper member 52 (see FIG. 13 and the like) provided, the retracting position for retracting from the product storage passage 43 and the product G1 for sale while being pivotally supported by the rotating shafts 57 and 57A so as to appear and disappear in the product storage passage 43. A second product movably provided between the product storage passage 43 and the protruding position for holding the next product G2 (g2) (the product G2 of FIG. 30 or the product g2 of FIG. 32, which will be described later). The stopper member 53 (see FIG. 13 and the like), the rear link pin 55 (see FIG. 13 and the like) and the front link pin 56 (see FIG. 13 and the like) that move the first stopper member 52 and the second stopper member 53 to the protruding position and the retracted position. It is composed of a link mechanism 54 or the like that supports (see FIG. 13 etc.) and is urged toward a retracted position by a return spring 540 (see FIG. 13 etc.). The payout mechanism 50 includes a rotation shaft 57, a mechanism portion holding member 51 for holding the rear link pin 55 and the front link pin 56, and a mechanism portion holding member 51A for holding the rotation shaft 57A. The first stopper member 52 and the second stopper member 53 were rotatably attached via the rotation shafts 57, 57A held by the mechanism portion holding members 51, 51A, and were held by the mechanism portion holding member 51. The link mechanism 54 is movably attached in the front-rear direction via the rear link pin 55 and the front link pin 56. Since the structures of the mechanism part holding member 51, the mechanism part holding member 51A, and the rotating shaft 57 and the rotating shaft 57A are the same, the mechanism part holding member 51 and the rotating shaft 57 will be described below to hold the mechanism part. The description of the member 51A and the rotating shaft 57A will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 14, the mechanical portion holding member 51 has a box shape with an open bottom surface and front and rear surfaces, and includes a ceiling wall 511 and left and right side walls 512 and 513. A guide wall 514 is provided in a manner of forming a concave groove together with the left side wall 512 so as to be connected to the left side wall 512. The tip end side (free end side) of the guide wall 514 is formed as a mounting piece 5141 which is bent outward at a right angle to form a horizontal plane, and a screw hole 5141a is bored in the mounting piece 5141. The right side wall 513 is provided with a guide wall 515 in a manner of forming a concave groove together with the right side wall 513. The tip end side (free end side) of the guide wall 515 is formed as a mounting piece 5151 that is bent at a right angle to the outside to form a horizontal plane, and a screw hole 5151a is bored in the mounting piece 5151.

The left and right side walls 512 and 513 are provided with elongated holes 516 and 517 extending in the front-rear direction in a stepped manner. The elongated holes 517 are formed directly on the left and right side walls 512 and 513, whereas the elongated holes 516 are made of synthetic resin bearing members 501 that are fitted into the windows 5121, 5131 (see FIG. 15) formed in the left and right side walls 512 and 513. , 502. The elongated holes 516 and 517 support the rear link pin 55 and the front link pin 56 supported by the link mechanism 54 related to the payout mechanism 50 of the product unloading device 5 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. Further, on the left and right side walls 512, 513 and the guide walls 514, 515, support shaft holes 518 are formed on the rear side of the elongated holes 516 and below the elongated holes 517. Each support shaft hole 518 is formed so as to extend to the bottom wall of the concave groove formed between the left and right side walls 512 and 513 and the guide walls 514 and 515. Each of the support shaft holes 518 supports a common rotation shaft 57 related to the first stopper member 52 and the second stopper member 53. The bearing members 501 and 502 are not provided on the mechanism holding member 51A.

As shown in FIG. 15B, the bearing member 501 is composed of a main body portion 5011 and a leg piece portion 5012, an elongated hole 516 is formed in the main body portion 5011, and a shaft insertion hole 501a is formed in the leg piece portion 5012. Has been done. On one side surface (right side surface when viewed from the front) of the main body portion 5011 in which the elongated hole 516 is formed, the shape of the window 5121 formed in the left side wall 512 of the mechanism portion holding member 51 matches the shape of the left and right side walls 512 and 513. It has a fitting portion 5013 having a height corresponding to the plate thickness, and a hook claw 501b having a downward facing shape is formed at the lower part of the rear end of the fitting portion 5013. In addition, a hooking claw 501c that faces to the right is formed on the leading edge of the main body portion 5011. The bearing member 501 has a locking angle in which the hooking claw 501c is formed on the left side wall 512 while the fitting portion 5013 is fitted to the window 5212 in a manner in which the hooking claw 501b is hooked on the window edge of the window 5121 of the left side wall 512. It is locked and fixed to the left wall 512 by engaging with the hole 5122 (see (b) of FIG. 14). In this case, the shaft insertion hole 501a provided in the leg piece portion 5012 is located coaxially with the support shaft hole 518 formed in the left side wall 512, and the rotation shaft 57 is inserted into the shaft insertion hole 501a. It is configured to prevent the bearing member 501 from falling off. The bearing member 502 has a configuration symmetrical to that of the bearing member 501, and as shown in FIG. 15A, the fitting portion 5023, the shaft insertion hole 502a, the hook claw 502b, and the hook claw 502c (Since the fitting portion 5023 and the hook claw 502c are hidden behind the main body portion 5021 and cannot be seen in the figure, the leader line is shown by a dotted line). The bearing member 502 is also locked and fixed to the right side wall 513 by the same work as the bearing member 501.

Further, as shown in FIG. 15B, the elongated holes 516 and 516 formed in the bearing members 501 and 502 are rear end portions in the front-rear direction (retracted positions of the rear link pins 55 that slide and move in the front-rear direction). In the portion corresponding to), a load reducing portion 5161 formed so as to be curved in a direction away from the shaft insertion holes 501a and 502a corresponding to the support shaft holes 518 is provided. The load reducing portion 5161 has a first stopper member 52 that rotates about a rotating shaft 57 inserted into the supporting shaft hole 518 in a state of being moved to a retracted position (rear end portion of the elongated hole 516) as a fulcrum. The product load received by the rear link pin 55 held (locked) at the protruding position is reduced by moving the product load in a direction away from the rotating shaft 57 inserted into the support shaft hole 518. Then, by reducing the product load received by the rear link pin 55, it is possible to reduce the force for releasing the locked state.

Further, an opening 519 is formed in the bottom wall of the concave groove formed between the left and right side walls 512, 513 and the guide walls 514, 515 in the vicinity of the support shaft hole 518. The opening 519 is configured so that the protrusion 525 of the first stopper member 52 shown in FIG. 16 described later faces.

The edges of the elongated holes 517 and the support shaft holes 518 provided in the mechanism holding member 51 are hemmed or burred to reduce friction with the front link pin 56 and the rotating shaft 57. Has been done. Further, in the embodiment, the elongated holes 516 are configured to be formed on the bearing members 501 and 502 made of synthetic resin, but they may be formed directly on the left and right side walls 512 and 513 as in the elongated holes 517. Is.

A pair of left and right openings 511a and 511a are formed on the rear end side of the ceiling wall 511 of the mechanism portion holding member 51, and a skylight 511b is formed on the front side of the ceiling wall 511. The openings 511a and 511a form an escape hole for the bearing portion 522 (see FIG. 16 described later) of the first stopper member 52 described later, and the skylight 511b urges the link mechanism 54 toward the retracted position. This is to avoid interference with the return spring 540. A tongue piece 511c extending downward is formed on the trailing edge of the skylight 511b, and a locking hole 511d extending from the ceiling wall 511 to the tongue piece 511c is provided. One end of the return spring 540 is locked in the locking hole 511d. Further, the ceiling wall 511 in the front region of the skylight 511b is formed with ribs 5111 (five ribs in this embodiment) extending downward in the front-rear direction.

A guide hole 514a drilled in the guide wall 514 provided in series with the left side wall 512 (see (a) in FIG. 15) and a guide hole 515a drilled in the guide wall 515 provided in series with the right side wall 513 (see (a) in FIG. 15). FIG. 14 (b)) is used when the rotation shaft 57 is erected in the support shaft holes 518 provided in the left and right side walls 512 and 513. Further, the guide holes 514b and 514c (see (a) in FIG. 15) formed in the guide wall 514 provided in connection with the left side wall 512, and the guide holes pierced in the guide wall 515 provided in connection with the right side wall 513. 515b and 515c (see (b) of FIG. 14) are used when the rear link pin 55 and the front link pin 56 are erected in the elongated holes 516 and 517 provided in the left and right side walls 512 and 513.

The mechanism portion holding member 51 pivotally supports the first stopper member 52 and the second stopper member 53 by a rotating shaft 57 held in the support shaft holes 518 formed in the left and right side walls 512 and 513 and the guide walls 514 and 515. Mounting that extends outward from the guide walls 514 and 515 after connecting the link mechanism 54 to the rear link pin 55 and the front link pin 56 that are inserted into the elongated holes 516 and 517 formed in the left and right side walls 512 and 513. After the pieces 5141 and 5151 are brought into contact with the back surfaces of the fixing portions 125 and 126 (fixed portions 125 and 126 on the right side in FIG. 7) formed as recesses on the rear side of the rear shelf member 10R described above, the recesses are formed. It is directly attached to the product storage shelf 10 by screwing a screw into the screw holes 5141a and 5151a provided in the mounting pieces 5141 and 5151 through the screw insertion holes 125a and 126a provided on the bottom surface of the portion. On the other hand, the mechanism portion holding member 51A shafts the first stopper member 52 and the second stopper member 53 by the rotating shaft 57A held in the support shaft holes 518 formed in the left and right side walls 512 and 513 and the guide walls 514 and 515. Fixing portions 126,127 (fixed on the right side in FIG. 7) in which mounting pieces 5141 and 5151 that are supported and extend outward from the guide walls 514 and 515 are formed as recesses on the rear side of the rear side shelf member 10R described above. After abutting on the back surface of the portions 126 and 127), screws are screwed into the screw holes 5141a and 5151a provided in the mounting pieces 5141 and 5151 via the screw insertion holes 127a and 128a provided on the bottom surface of the recessed portion. By letting it, it is directly attached to the product storage shelf 10.

As shown in FIG. 16, the first stopper member 52 constituting the payout mechanism 50 in the product unloading device 5 has a horizontally long holding portion 521 formed in a concave vertical cross section and a holding portion from the base end side of the holding portion 521. It is made of a synthetic resin (for example, polyacetal) in which a bearing portion 520 having a pair of bearing portions 522 and 522 extending in the opposite direction to the 521 is integrally formed. The bearing portion 520 provided with the pair of bearing portions 522 and 522 is formed so as to be distributed to the left and right of the horizontally long holding portion 521. The dimensions between the pair of bearing portions 522 and 522 constituting the bearing portion 520 are set to be smaller than the dimensions between the left and right side walls 512 and 513 of the mechanical portion holding member 51 described above. Deformed holes 523 and shaft insertion holes 524 are formed in the pair of bearing portions 522 and 522. The shaft insertion hole 524 is for inserting the rotation shaft 57 (57A), which is the rotation fulcrum of the first stopper member 52. A torsion coil spring 570 (see FIG. 13) is wound around the rotation shaft 57, and the first stopper member 52 is always directed toward a protruding position toward the product storage passage 43 by the elastic urging force of the torsion coil spring 570. Being urged. The deformed hole 523 slides the end of the rear link pin 55 supported by the link mechanism 54, allows the rear link pin 55 to slide in the front-rear direction, and cooperates with the rear link pin 55. 1 This is for regulating the operating range of the stopper member 52. Then, the deformed hole 523 comes into contact with the rear link pin 55 that has slid to the retracted position (the rear end position of the elongated hole 516 provided on the left and right side walls 512 and 513 of the mechanical portion holding member 51), and the first stopper member 52. Is provided with a lock groove portion 523a (see also FIG. 29 described later) for locking the product at a protruding position protruding from the product storage passage 43.

Further, the first stopper member 52 is provided with protrusions 525 and 525 extending in the direction opposite to the holding portion 521 on the outer side of the pair of bearing portions 522 and 522 in the left and right bearing portions 520, respectively. The distance between these protrusions 525 and 525 coincides with the distance between the concave grooves formed between the left and right side walls 512 and 513 and the guide walls 514 and 515 in the mechanism portion holding member 51 described above. When the first stopper member 52 rotates about the rotation shaft 57 so as to project into the product storage passage 43 and opens to the maximum opening degree, these protrusions 525 and 525 are the above-mentioned mechanical portion holding members. It is configured to enter the openings 519 and 519 formed in the bottom wall of the concave groove formed between the left and right side walls 512 and 513 of the 51 and the guide walls 514 and 515.

A stopper attachment 60 (see FIGS. 17 and 18) can be attached to the first stopper member 52. The stopper attachment 60 moves the standby position of the product for sale toward the product input port side in a state in which the first stopper member 52 protrudes into the product storage passage in a manner of holding the product for sale. In order to attach the stopper attachment 60, a pair of attachment holes 5211 and 5211 are provided in the horizontally long holding portion 521 of the first stopper member 52 so as to be distributed to the left and right. The pair of mounting holes 5211 and 5211 are formed as holes penetrating the holding portion 521.

As shown in FIG. 17, the stopper attachment 60 is located between the main body 61 in an aspect of increasing the thickness of the holding portion 521 of the first stopper member 52 and the main body 61 in the vertical direction and protrudes to the back side. It is made of synthetic resin provided with a pair of left and right arms 62, 62. Locking claws 611 and 611 projecting to the back side are provided on both sides of the lower edge of the main body 61. The back surface of the main body 61 has a shape that matches the shape of the holding portion 521 of the first stopper member 52, and is configured so that the back surface of the main body 61 can be brought into close contact with the holding portion 521. The pair of left and right arms 62, 62 can penetrate the pair of mounting holes 5211, 5211 with substantially the same spacing as the pair of mounting holes 5211, 5211 provided in the holding portion 521 of the first stopper member 52. It has a semicircular shape, and is formed so that the semicircular outer peripheral edges of the pair of left and right arms 62, 62 are in contact with the inner walls of the mounting holes 5211, 5211 while penetrating the pair of mounting holes 5211, 5211. The pair of left and right arms 62, 62 have flexibility, and bend so as to approach each other when an external force is applied to their free ends in the direction from the outside to the inside. Further, the arms 62 and 62 are formed with stoppers 621 and 621 facing outward in a manner of contacting the plate surface of the holding portion 521 of the first stopper member 52, and at a predetermined distance from the stoppers 621 and 621. Engagement portions 622,622 protruding outward from the outer peripheral edge of the semicircle that is opened are formed. The predetermined interval corresponds to the plate thickness of the portion where the mounting holes 5211 and 5211 are bored in the holding portion 521 of the first stopper member 52. The height of the engaging portions 622 and 622 is highest at the portion close to the stoppers 621 and 621, and the height gradually decreases toward the tips (free ends) of the arms 62 and 62, and the tips of the arms 62 and 62 (free). The portion of the end) is inclined in a manner corresponding to the semicircular peripheral edge of the arms 62, 62.

The stopper attachment 60 is attached to the first stopper member 52 with the back surface of the stopper attachment 60 facing the holding portion 521 of the first stopper member 52, as shown in FIG. 18A. The pair of left and right arms 62, 62 of the stopper attachment 60 are inserted into the pair of mounting holes 5211, 5211 of the holding portion 521 of the first stopper member 52. In this case, the pair of left and right arms 62 and 62 are formed with engaging portions 622 and 622 protruding outward from the semicircular outer peripheral edge thereof, but the engaging portions 622 and 622 are the tips of the arms 62 and 62. The height gradually decreases toward the (free end), and at the tip (free end) position of the arms 62, 62, it is formed so as to coincide with the semicircular peripheral edge of the arms 62, 62. The arms 62, 62 do not prevent the first stopper member 52 from being inserted into the pair of mounting holes 5211, 5211 of the holding portion 521. Then, the pair of left and right arms 62, 62 of the stopper attachment 60 are passed through the pair of mounting holes 5211, 5211 of the holding portion 521 of the first stopper member 52, and the locking claws provided on both sides of the lower edge of the main body portion 61. The 611 and 611 are engaged in such a manner that they slip under the holding portion 521 of the first stopper member 52. The engaging portions 622 and 622 provided in the arms 62 and 62 while the pair of left and right arms 62 and 62 of the stopper attachment 60 are passed through the pair of mounting holes 5211 and 5211 of the holding portion 521 of the first stopper member 52. The arms 62 and 62 are bent so as to approach each other, and the arms 62 and 62 are restored to their original state when the engaging portions 622 and 622 get over the mounting holes 5211 and 5211. By restoring the arms 62 and 62 to the original state, the engaging portions 622 and 622 are hooked on the holding portion 521, and at the same time, the stoppers 621 and 621 are brought into close contact with the plate surface of the holding portion 521. As a result, as shown in (b) of FIG. 18 and (c) of FIG. 18, the stoppers 621 and 621 and the engaging portions 622 and 622 sandwich the holding portion 521, and the locking claws 611 and 611 hold the holding portions. The stopper attachment 60 is attached to the first stopper member 52 in close contact with the lower edge of the 521.

To remove the stopper attachment 60 attached to the first stopper member 52, pinch the free ends of the pair of left and right arms 62, 62 protruding toward the back side of the holding portion 521 of the first stopper member 52 with fingers, and pair the left and right. The arms 62 and 62 are bent by applying an external force in the direction of bringing the arms 62 and 62 closer to each other, and the main body 61 is moved forward to hold the arms 62 and 62 while releasing the hooking of the engaging portions 622 and 622 on the holding portion 521. It may be separated from the pair of mounting holes 5211 and 5211 of the portion 521. As described above, the stopper attachment 60 can be detachably attached to the first stopper member 52.

The second stopper member 53 constituting the payout mechanism 50 in the product unloading device 5 is made of synthetic resin (for example, polyacetal), and as shown in FIG. 19, a shaft insertion hole 532, 532 formed on the base end side. A pair of stopper walls 534 and 531 formed on a body portion 530 between a pair of shaft support portions 531 and 531, a product holding portion 533 formed on the tip side, and a base end portion and a tip holding portion 533. 534 is integrally molded. The pair of shaft support portions 531 and 531 and the pair of stopper walls 534 and 534 are formed so as to be distributed to the left and right. Concave sliding grooves 534a and 534a are formed on the pair of stopper walls 534 and 534, and stopper surfaces 534b and 534b are formed in connection with the sliding grooves 534a. The dimension between the pair of shaft support portions 531 and 531 is larger than the dimension between the pair of bearing portions 522 and 522 provided with the shaft insertion holes 524 and 524 of the first stopper member 52, and the above-mentioned mechanical portion It is set to be smaller than the dimension between the left and right side walls 512 and 513 of the holding member 51.

The shaft insertion holes 532 and 532 formed in the pair of shaft support portions 531 and 531 are for inserting the rotating shaft 57 (57A). When the second stopper member 53 projects into the product storage aisle 43, the holding portion 533 comes into contact with the product and holds the product. Further, in the concave sliding grooves 534a and 534a formed in the pair of stopper walls 534 and 534, the front link pin 56 that slides and moves in the front-rear direction can slide, and the retracted position (left and right of the mechanism portion holding member 51). The front link pin 56 that has slid to the rear end position of the elongated hole 517 provided in the side walls 512 and 513 is received, the second stopper member 53 is locked to the retracted position retracted from the product storage passage 43, and the front link pin When the 56 slides forward from the retracted position, the second stopper member 53 is pushed out toward the product storage passage 43. Further, the stopper surfaces 534b and 534b connected to the sliding grooves 534a and 534a of the stopper walls 534 and 534 slide to the forward position (the front end position of the elongated holes 517 provided in the left and right side walls 512 and 513 of the mechanical portion holding member 51). The second stopper member 53 that comes into contact with the moved front link pin 56 and protrudes into the product storage passage 43 is prevented from moving toward the evacuation position, and the second stopper member 53 is locked at the protruding position. be.

A stopper piece 535 is formed so as to project in the outer diameter direction on the outer peripheral edge of the pair of shaft support portions 531, 531 of the second stopper member 53. The stopper piece 535 abuts on the back surface of the concave groove formed between the right side wall 513 and the guide wall 515 of the mechanical portion holding member 51 when the second stopper member 53 projects into the product storage passage 43. It is configured to regulate the protruding position of the second stopper member 53.

Assembling the rotating shaft 57 (57A) that pivotally supports the first stopper member 52 and the second stopper member 53 to the mechanical portion holding member 51 (51A) is performed by assembling the pair of bearing portions 522 of the first stopper member 52. A pair of shaft support portions 531 and 531 of 522 and the second stopper member 53 are arranged at predetermined positions on the left and right side walls 521 and 513 of the corresponding mechanical portion holding member 51 (51A). In this case, the predetermined position is arranged so that the pair of shaft support portions 531 and 531 provided on the second stopper member 53 are located outside the pair of bearing portions 522 and 522 provided on the first stopper member 52. The shaft insertion holes 524 and 524 of the pair of bearing portions 522 and 522 provided on the first stopper member 52 and the shaft insertion holes 532 and 532 of the pair of shaft support portions 531 and 531 provided on the second stopper member 53 are formed by the mechanism. It means that the portion holding member 51 (51A) is located in line with the left and right side walls 512, 513 and the support shaft holes 518 formed in the guide walls 514 and 515. In this way, the bearing portions 522, 522 of the first stopper member 52 and the shaft support portions 531 and 531 of the second stopper member 53 are arranged at predetermined positions on the left and right side walls 512 and 513 of the mechanical portion holding member 51 (51A). Then, the rotation shaft 57 (57A) is inserted into the guide hole 514a formed in the guide wall 514 from the outside of the guide wall 514 of the mechanism portion holding member 51 (51A), and the rotation shaft 57 (57A) is inserted into the left and right side walls 512. When the support shaft holes 518 and 518 formed in the guide walls 514 and 515 are sequentially inserted and erected, the first stopper member 52 and the second stopper member 53 are pivotally supported by the rotation shaft 57 (57A). Become.

As shown in FIG. 20, the link mechanism 54 constituting the payout mechanism 50 in the product unloading device 5 includes a steel plate link member 541. The link member 541 is formed by bending a strip-shaped steel plate in a substantially convex shape having a central portion in the front-rear direction as a central top surface 541a. The central top surface 541a is formed as a flat portion, and has an engaging wall surface 541b bent downward at a right angle from the leading edge of the central top surface 541a. The central top surface 541a is configured such that the engaging wall surface 541b is located on the front side of the rear flange 84 so as to straddle the rear flange 84 of the drive unit holding member 80, which will be described later. Support legs 5410, 5410 extending upward from both left and right ends on the rear side of the link member 541 are formed, and support portions 542, 542, which are through holes through which the rear link pin 55 penetrates through the support legs 5410, 5410, and Support portions 543 and 543 are formed which are located on the front side of the support portions 542 and 542 and are formed of through holes through which the front link pin 56 penetrates. The support portions 542 and 542 support both ends of the rear link pin 55 and move the rear link pin 55 in the front-rear direction in conjunction with the reciprocating operation of the link member 541 in the front-rear direction. The support portions 543 and 543 support both ends of the front link pin 56 and move the front link pin 56 in the front-rear direction in conjunction with a reciprocating motion of the link member 541 in the front-rear direction.

The front end of the link member 541 is formed as a fixing portion 541c for fixing the sliding member 545 guided by the guide member 546 that guides the reciprocating movement of the link member 541 in the front-rear direction. The guide member 546 is provided with guide legs 5462 and 5462 extending upward from the left and right ends of the central portion of the flat plate-shaped base 5460 in the front-rear direction. The guide member 546 has a screw hole 5461 in its base 5460 and is positioned on the back surface (lower surface) side of the drive unit holding member 80 for mounting the motor drive unit 70 described later, and drives the guide legs 5462 and 5462. It is inserted into a pair of left and right guide grooves 8e and 8e (see FIG. 24) extending in the front-rear direction of the portion holding member 80, and then fixed to the driving portion holding member 80 via the screw holes 5461. The sliding member 545 is made of synthetic resin and has an insertion groove 545a whose rear side is open on both the left and right sides, and is integrated with the link member 541 by fitting the insertion groove 545a into the fixing portion 541c.

A locking hole 544 is provided at the trailing edge of the central top surface 541a of the link member 541. The locking hole 544 locks the link member 541 by hooking the other end of the hook shape of the return spring 540 that urges the link member 541 toward the retracted position.

The link member 541 is assembled to the mechanism holding member 51 together with the rear link pin 55 and the front link pin 56. That is, as described above, the first stopper member 52 and the second stopper member 53 are arranged between the left and right side walls 512 and 513 of the mechanism portion holding member 51 and assembled by the rotating shaft 57, and then the rear of the link member 541. The rear link pin 55 and the front link pin 56 are assembled with the side support legs 5410 and 5410 arranged between the two bearing portions 522 of the first stopper member 52.

In this case, the rear link pin 55 is a deformed hole 523 provided in a pair of bearing portions 522 and 522 of the support portions (through holes) 542 provided in the left and right support legs 5410 and 5410 of the link member 541 and the first stopper member 52. The guide wall 514 of the mechanism holding member 51 is positioned in line with the elongated holes 516, 516 provided in the bearing members 501 and 502 attached to the left and right side walls 512 and 513 of the mechanism holding member 51. It is inserted from the outside of the drilled guide hole 514b (see FIG. 15) and mounted so as to straddle the elongated holes 516 and 516 provided in the bearing members 501 and 502 attached to the left and right side walls 512 and 513. As a result, the rear link pin 55 is supported by the support portion (through hole) 542, 542 of the link member 541 and is inserted into the deformed hole 523, 523 provided in the pair of bearing portions 522, 522 of the first stopper member 52. In this state, the bearings are held across the elongated holes 516 and 516 provided on the left and right side walls 512 and 513. On the other hand, the front link pin 56 has a concave shape formed on the stopper walls 534 and 534 of the pair of the support portions (through holes) 543 and the second stopper member 53 provided on the left and right support legs 5410 and 5410 of the link member 541. The sliding grooves 534a and 534a were formed on the guide wall 514 of the mechanism holding member 51 in a state where they were positioned in line with the elongated holes 517 and 517 formed in the left and right side walls 512 and 513 of the mechanism holding member 51. It is inserted from the outside of the guide hole 514c (see FIG. 15) and mounted so as to straddle the elongated holes 517 and 517 formed in the left and right side walls 512 and 513. As a result, the front link pin 56 is supported by the support portions (through holes) 543 and 544 of the link member 541, and the concave sliding grooves 534a provided on the left and right stopper walls 534 and 534 of the second stopper member 53. , 534a is inserted and held across the elongated holes 517 and 517 formed in the left and right side walls 512 and 513.

In this way, with the link member 541 assembled to the mechanism portion holding member 51, one end of the return spring 540 is locked in the locking hole 511d (see FIG. 14) provided in the ceiling wall 511 of the mechanism portion holding member 51. On the other hand, the other end of the return spring 540 is locked in the locking hole 544 provided in the central top surface 541a of the link member 541. As a result, the link member 541 is in the standby state, and the rear link pin 55 and the front link pin 56 are provided on the left and right side walls 512 and 513 of the mechanism portion holding member 51 by the urging force of the return spring 540. , 517 is retracted so as to be located at the rear end position. The return spring 540 is located between the left and right stopper walls 534 and 534 of the second stopper member 53 when the second stopper member 53 retracts from the product storage passage 43 to the retracted position, and the second stopper member 53 Does not interfere with. Further, the central top surface 541a of the link member 541 assembled to the mechanical portion holding member 51 is configured to be in contact with the rib 5111 projecting downward in the front region of the ceiling wall 511, and is configured to come into contact with the rib 5111. The frictional resistance is reduced.

As shown in FIG. 21, the wiring guide member 90 including the sold-out detection switch 91 provided corresponding to the payout mechanism 50 of the product unloading device 5 is made of a synthetic resin having a concave cross section extending in the front-rear direction. It is composed of a thick groove portion 90a incorporating the sold-out detection switch 91 and a narrow groove portion 90b for guiding the wiring of the sold-out detection switch 91. The thick groove portion 90a is formed in a size that can be fitted into the concave groove formed between the left side wall 512 and the guide wall 514 and the right side wall 513 and the guide wall 515 of the mechanism portion holding member 51, and the left and right side walls thereof. Semicircular notches 90a1, 90a1 are formed on the bottom surface side to avoid interference with the rotating shaft 57, which is a common shaft for the first stopper member 52 and the second stopper member 53. Further, the bottom surface of the thick groove 90a is opened (opened) as a window 92, and when the window 92 is fitted into the concave groove of the mechanism holding member 51, the window 92 is the bottom wall of the concave groove of the mechanism holding member 51. It is configured to overlap the opening 519 formed in. Then, when the thick groove portion 90a is fitted into the concave groove and the wiring guide member 90 is assembled to the mechanism portion holding member 51, the thick groove portion 90a is held by the link mechanism 54 (link member 541) at the rear link pin 55 and the front. It functions as a stopper for the part link pin 56. A fall-out prevention member 99 (see FIG. 13) similar to the thick groove portion 90a of the wiring guide member 90 is fitted into the other concave groove of the mechanism portion holding member 51 on which the wiring guide member 90 is arranged. As a result, the rear link pin 55 and the front link pin 56 can adopt headerless pins.

In this embodiment, the sold-out detection switch 91 is composed of a micro switch, and is inserted into the concave groove of the thick groove portion 90a of the wiring guide member 90 to be locked and fixed. In this case, the sold-out detection switch 91 is locked and fixed to the thick groove 90a in such a manner that the actuator 93 faces the window 92 on the bottom surface of the thick groove 90a of the wiring guide member 90. As described above, the window 92 on the bottom surface of the thick groove 90a of the wiring guide member 90 overlaps with the opening 519 formed in the bottom wall of the concave groove of the mechanism holding member 51, and the opening 519 has a first. The protrusion 525 of the stopper member 52 faces the actuator 93 of the sold-out detection switch 91 mounted on the thick groove portion 90a of the wiring guide member 90. The left end side of the four protrusions 525 of the first stopper member 52 that has entered the opening 519 and the window 92 when it is rotated around 57 so as to protrude into the product storage passage 43 and is opened to the maximum opening degree. It is configured to be pressed by the protrusion 525 of the. The relationship between the first stopper member 52 and the sold-out detection switch 91 is shown in FIG. FIG. 22 shows how the protrusion 525 of the first stopper member 52 presses the actuator 93 of the sold-out detection switch 91 when the first stopper member 52 is opened to the maximum opening degree. The first stopper member 52 opens to the maximum opening degree by urging force on the torsion coil spring 570 when the product load is not received, and the product G for sale comes into contact with the holding portion 521 of the first stopper member 52 from that state. When the product load is received, the product rotates in a direction in which the opening degree decreases from the maximum opening degree and is locked by the rear link pin 55. When the product rotates from the maximum opening degree to the locked position, the first stopper member 52 The pressing of the actuator 93 of the sold-out detection switch 91 by the protrusion 525 of the above is released. In this case, the control unit that processes the signal from the sold-out detection switch 91 performs a process of determining "sold out" when the on-signal from the sold-out detection switch 91 continues for a predetermined time.

In this example, two wiring guide members 90 having a built-in sold-out detection switch 91 are provided corresponding to the payout mechanisms 50A and 50B of the product unloading device 5, but the product unloading device 5 One may be used for each of the payout mechanisms 50A and 50B. As illustrated, if two wiring guide members 90 having a built-in sold-out detection switch 91 are provided corresponding to the payout mechanisms 50A and 50B of the product unloading device 5, one sold-out detection switch 91 fails. The other sold-out detection switch 91 can detect sold-out.

In the motor drive unit 70 mounted on the product unloading device 5, the motor 711 (see FIG. 23) built in the unit case 71 is correct when the product unloading device 5A is specified by a sales command based on the operation of the product selection button. It is rotationally driven, and the forward rotation of the motor 711 advances the link mechanism 54 (link member 541) of the payout mechanism 50A via the link lever 717. In the motor drive unit 70, when the product unloading device 5B is designated by the sales command based on the operation of the product selection button, the motor 711 built in the unit case 71 is reversely driven, and the reverse rotation of the motor 711 causes the link lever 718 to be used. The link mechanism 54 (link member 541) of the payout mechanism 50B is advanced.

The unit case 71 of the motor drive unit 70 is composed of a base member and a cover member, and inside the base member and a cover member, as shown in FIG. 23, a motor 711, a gear transmission mechanism 714, an output gear 715, a carrier switch 716, a link lever 717, and the like. It has a built-in 718 and so on. The motor drive unit 70 has engaging holes 8a and 8a (see FIG. 24) in which a claw piece (not shown) provided on the head of the base member in the unit case 71 is formed in the front flange 83 of the drive unit holding member 80. A fitting hole 71b and locking protrusions 71c, 71c (see FIG. 12) formed so as to protrude from the back surface of the base member in the unit case 71 are bored in the plate surface of the drive unit holding member 80. It is assembled to the drive unit holding member 80 by fitting it into the 8b and the locking square holes 8c, 8c (see FIG. 24).

The motor 711 built in the unit case 71 of the motor drive unit 70 is a DC motor capable of forward / reverse rotation according to a sales command, and is held by a base member of the unit case 71.

The gear transmission mechanism 714 includes a worm gear 712 including a worm 712a and a worm wheel 712b, and an intermediate gear 713. The worm 712a of the worm gear 712 is attached to the output shaft of the motor 711. The worm wheel 712b is provided with a first wheel that meshes with the worm 712a and a second wheel that meshes with the intermediate gear 713 in a stepwise manner in the front-rear direction. The intermediate gear 713 is provided with a first intermediate gear that meshes with the second wheel of the worm wheel 712b and a second intermediate gear that meshes with the output gear 715 in a stepwise manner in the front-rear direction. The worm gear 712 and the intermediate gear 713 are rotatably arranged by the bearing portions of the base member and the cover member of the unit case 71.

The output gear 715 is formed as a wheel that meshes with the second intermediate gear of the intermediate gear 713, a cam protrusion 7151 is formed on one plate surface (upper surface), and a carrier switch 716 is controlled on the other plate surface (upper surface). A pressing piece (not visible in FIG. 23) is formed. The cam protrusion 7151 is formed in an arc shape so as to project in a direction away from the plate surface of the output gear 715. The cam protrusion 7151 is formed so that its arcuate length is long enough to hold the state for a predetermined time after advancing the link member 541 of the link mechanism 54. The pressing piece for controlling the carrier switch 716 is formed in a substantially V shape so as to be located on the plate surface opposite to the cam protrusion 7151 and project in a direction away from the plate surface, and is formed in a substantially V shape (a) of FIG. It is formed so as to press the contactor of the carrier switch 716 in the state of. The output gear 715 is rotatably arranged by a bearing portion of a base member and a cover member of the unit case 71.

The carrier switch 716 is a so-called push button switch and includes a contactor (not shown). The carrier switch 716 is arranged slightly above the output gear 715 in a state of being held by the base member of the unit case 71. The carrier switch 716 is turned on when the contactor is pressed against the pressing piece of the output gear 715, and is turned off when the pressing piece of the output gear 715 is separated and the contactor is not pressed. , The motor 711 driven by the sales command is controlled so that the output gear 715 makes one rotation.

The link lever 717 is a resin molded product. The link lever 717 is for driving the link mechanism 54 of the payout mechanism 50 in the product unloading device 5. The link lever 717 is rotatably supported by a lever shaft 710 provided on a cover member of the unit case 71 that penetrates the base portion 717a. The tip portion 717b of the link lever 717 has a hook shape that is curved upward so as to project outward from an opening (not shown) formed by cutting out the base member and the cover member of the unit case 71. The locking piece 717c provided on the base portion 717a of the link lever 717 is an elastically deformable plate-shaped elastic member extending rearward from the rear side of the base portion 717a. The free end of the locking piece 717c abuts on a protruding piece (not shown) provided on the cover member, so that the standby posture of the link lever 717 in the normal state is determined at the position shown in FIG. 23. The link lever 718 is made of the same parts as the link lever 717, and is an inverted version of the link lever 717. The link lever 718 is rotatably supported by a lever shaft 710 provided on the cover member of the unit case 71 penetrating the base 718a. It includes a hook-shaped tip portion 718b and a locking piece 718c composed of an elastically deformable plate-shaped elastic member.

As shown in FIG. 24, the drive unit holding member 80 that locks and fixes the motor drive unit 70 includes a left flange 81, a right flange 82, a front flange 83, and a rear flange that extend toward the upper side on the peripheral edge of a rectangular flat plate surface. It is made of a thin steel plate on which the flange 84 is formed. The front flange 83 is integrally formed with a recessed portion 85 having a downward step shape following the free end thereof. The portion leading to the front flange 83 and the recess forming portion 85 is formed as an inverted U-shaped recess 800 that is open downward. In this recess 800, similarly to the pin insertion grooves 10R11 and 10R11 formed near the front of the left and right flanges 10R1 and 10R1 of the rear side shelf member 10R, the pins P2 erected so as to straddle the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41 are inserted. It is formed to be one size smaller than the pin insertion grooves 10R11 and 10R11. Further, in the drive unit holding member 80, a holding piece 801 formed by cutting up a wall surface on the front side of the recess 800 in a manner of closing a part of an opening opened downward of the recess 800 (see FIG. 13). Is provided. The holding piece 801 closes a part of the opening opened downward of the recess 800, but is formed so as to allow the insertion of the pin P2.

On the plate surface of the drive unit holding member 80, engaging holes 8a and 8a for locking a claw piece (not shown) provided on the head of the base member in the unit case 71 of the motor drive unit 70, and a base in the unit case 71. Fitting protrusions 71b and locking protrusions 71c, 71c (see FIG. 12) that are projected and fixed on the back surface of the member are formed with fitting holes 8b, locking square holes 8c, 8c, and the like. Further, the left flange 81 and the right flange 82 are formed with mounting pieces 811 and 821 that are bent in opposite directions to form a horizontal plane, and screw holes 811a and 821a are bored in the mounting pieces 811 and 821, respectively. There is. Further, the rear flange 84 is formed with two notches 84a, 84a on each side. The four notches 84a are for avoiding interference with the four wiring guide members 90 described above. A contact wall 852 bent upward via a mounting portion 851 is provided in front of the recess forming portion 85. The contact wall 852 faces the back surface of the hanging portion 120 of the rear side shelf member 10R, and is locked at the upper end of the contact wall 852 at the upper edge portion of the hanging portion 120 of the rear side shelf member 10R. It includes an engaging claw 852a that engages the hole 120a (see FIG. 6). The wiring of the motor 711, the carrier switch 716, and the sold-out detection switch 91 is routed to the mounting portion 851 in a manner of overcoming the upper part of the recess forming portion 85, and then bundled and connected to a coupler (not shown). The coupler is fixed to the coupler mounting hole 121 provided in the hanging portion 120 of the rear side shelf member 10R described above.

Further, the first holder 140 is oscillatingly supported on the drive unit holding member 80. The first holder 140 positions the rear side shelf member 10R constituting the product storage shelf 10. For the attachment of the first holder 140, the drive portion holding member 80 is cut and formed in the mounting portion 851 formed in front of the recess forming portion 85, and a pair of attachment pieces 86 facing each other are formed. Further, a square hole 8d is formed between the engaging holes 8a and 8a provided in the front flange 83. The pair of mounting pieces 86 are perforated with insertion holes 86a and 86a, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 25, the first holder 140 has a horizontally long strip in the left-right direction, and is provided with pin pressing pieces 142 and 142 at both left and right ends on the upper side of the front base portion 141 and at the center of the front base portion 141. A detachable plate portion 147 having two arm-shaped pin support pieces 143 and 143 protruding forward from the portion and having operating pieces 146 and 146 paired with the locking projection 145 formed in the central portion of the rear side base portion 144. It will be made of synthetic resin. The pin support pieces 143 and 143 provided on the front side base portion 141 protruded outward toward the tip (free end) thereof, and were perforated in the pair of mounting pieces 86 provided on the drive unit holding member 80. Rotating protrusions 143a and 143a that fit into the insertion holes 86a and 86a are formed, and after bending the pin support pieces 143 and 143 in an approaching manner, the rotating protrusions 143a and 143a are drilled in the pair of mounting pieces 86. The first holder 140 is swingably attached to the drive unit holding member 80 by fitting the insertion holes 86a and 86a. Then, when the first holder 140 is swung (rotated) toward the drive unit holding member 80, a strip-shaped body composed of a horizontally long front side base portion 141 and a rear side base portion 144 is placed in the front region of the drive unit holding member 80. It is configured to be stored in the provided recess 800. Further, semicircular pin support portions 143b and 143b are formed on the pin support pieces 143 and 143. The pin support portions 143b and 143b are formed so that the curvature of the semicircle is substantially the same as the shaft diameter of the pins P2 (pins for attaching the rear side shelf member 10R) erected on the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41. The pin P2 is formed so as to wrap the pin P2 from below when the first holder 140 is stored in the recess 800 provided in the drive unit holding member 80.

The pin pressing pieces 142, 142 provided on the front side base portion 141 are formed of protrusions having a substantially triangular shape in the side view, and engage with and disengage from the pins P2 erected so as to straddle the left and right rack side plates 41, 41. It is formed. The detachable plate portion 147 provided on the rear side base portion 144 is connected to the rear side base portion 144 via the connecting pieces 147a and 147a provided on the left and right ends of the edge portion on the opposite side to the operation pieces 146 and 146, and the plate surface thereof is rearward. It is separated from the plate surface of the side base 144. The locking projection 145 formed on the attachment / detachment plate portion 147 is made of a semicircular bulge, and has a strip-shaped body including a horizontally long front side base portion 141 and a rear side base portion 144 of the first holder 140 as a driving portion holding member 80. When stored in the recess 800 provided in the drive unit holding member 80, it engages with the lower edge of the square hole 8d (see FIG. 24) provided in the front flange 83 of the drive unit holding member 80. The operation pieces 146 and 146 formed on the detachable plate portion 147 are below the plate surface of the drive portion holding member 80 in a state where the locking projection 145 is engaged with the lower edge of the square hole 8d provided in the drive portion holding member 80. The first holder 140, which is formed in a position (see FIG. 12) and is housed in the recess 800 provided in the drive unit holding member 80, serves as a knob when the first holder 140 is separated from the recess 800. The separation distance from the plate surface of the rear side base portion 144 of the plate surface in the detachable plate portion 147 is set to be larger than the bulging dimension of the locking projection 145.

The drive unit holding member 80 has engaging holes 8a, 8a formed in the front flange 83 of the drive unit holding member 80 by forming a claw piece (not shown) provided on the head of the base member in the unit case 71 of the motor drive unit 70. After being inserted into (see FIG. 24), the fitting protrusions 71b and the locking protrusions 71c and 71c (see FIG. 12) that are projected from the back surface of the base member in the unit case 71 are inserted into the fitting holes 8b of the drive unit holding member 80. By fitting the motor drive unit 70 into the locking square holes 8c and 8c (see FIG. 13), the motor drive unit 70 is directly attached to the product storage shelf 10 as follows. In this case, as a pre-process, the mechanical unit holding members 51 and 51A are directly attached to the product storage shelf 10 as described above.

That is, the left and right wiring guide members 90 attached to the two left and right mechanical unit holding members 51 and 51A directly attached to the product storage shelf 10 are provided on the rear flange 84 of the drive unit holding member 80. In addition to being positioned at the two notches 84a and 84a, the left side mechanism part holding member 51 (the right side mechanism part holding member 51 in the product unloading device 5B) of the two left and right mechanism part holding members 51 and 51A The tip portion 717b of the link lever 717 of the motor drive unit 70 is positioned behind (rear side) the engaging wall surface 541b bent downward at a right angle from the leading edge of the central top surface 541a of the assembled link member 541. Then, a coupler (not shown) that summarizes the wiring of the motor 711, the carrier switch 716, and the sold-out detection switch 91 is fixed to the coupler mounting hole 121 provided in the hanging portion 120 of the rear shelf member 10R, and then the drive unit holding member. After the mounting pieces 811 and 821 provided on the left and right flanges 81 and 82 of the 80 are brought into contact with the back surfaces of the fixing portions 124 and 128 formed as recesses in the rear side shelf member 10R constituting the product storage shelf 10, the mounting pieces 811 and 821 are brought into contact with each other. Screws are screwed into the screw holes 811a and 821a provided in the mounting pieces 811 and 821 through the screw insertion holes 124a and 128a provided on the bottom surface of the recessed portion. As a result, the drive unit holding member 80 that locks and fixes the motor drive unit 70 is directly attached to the rear side shelf member 10R (product storage shelf 10).

In this way, the rear side shelf member 10R (product storage shelf 10) to which the drive unit holding member 80 that locks and fixes the motor drive unit 70 is directly attached is left and right as described in the description of the product storage shelf 10 described above. It is attached to the rack side plates 41 and 41 of. That is, the rear side shelf member 10R fits the pin insertion grooves 10R11, 10R11 formed closer to the front of the left and right flanges 10R1, 10R1 into the pins P2 erected on the left and right rack side plates 41, 41. In this case, the first holder 140 swingably supported by the drive unit holding member 80 directly attached to the rear shelf member 10R is pulled out from the recess 800 as shown in FIG. 26 (a). It is in a state of hanging down. Further, since the drive unit holding member 80 is provided with a holding piece 801 in a manner of closing a part of the opening opened downward in the recess 800, the left and right flanges 10R1 and 10R1 of the rear side shelf member 10R are provided. When the formed pin insertion grooves 10R11, 10R11 are fitted into the pins P2 erected on the left and right rack side plates 41, 41, the rear shelf member 10R is on the front side of the positions actually attached to the left and right rack side plates 41, 41. The pin P2 is made to receive the pin P2 in the recess 800 of the drive unit holding member 80 in a shifted state (a state in which the pin P2 is shifted forward so as not to be hindered by the holding piece 801 of the drive unit holding member 80). In this state, the rear shelf member 10R is slid backward, and the arc-shaped curl engaging portions 10R12, 10R12 formed at the rear ends of the left and right flanges 10R1, 10R1 of the rear shelf member 10R are attached to the attitude control plate 47. Is fitted to the cylindrical portion 477 of the holding member 476 erected on the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41 in a manner of holding the above.

Here, as shown in FIG. 26A, the pins 10R12, 10R12 of the left and right flanges 10R1, 10R1 of the rear shelf member 10R are fitted to the cylindrical portion 477 of the holding member 476. P2 is defined so as to abut the front wall of the recess 800 on the drive unit holding member 80. Therefore, the rear shelf member 10R is integrally attached to the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41 while being held by the pins P2 erected on the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41 and the holding member 476. In this case, since the pin P2 is held by the holding piece 801 of the drive unit holding member 80, the movement of the rear shelf member 10R in the vertical direction is restricted, while the recess 800 receives the pin P2. Since the rear shelf member 10R is formed to have a size that allows it to slide in the front-rear direction, the first holder 140 swingably supported by the drive unit holding member 80 is shown in FIG. 26 (a). As shown, the rear shelf member 10R may slide forward when it is pulled out from the recess 800.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 26 (b), the strip-shaped body composed of the horizontally long front side base portion 141 and the rear side base portion 144 of the first holder 140 is stored in the recess 800 provided in the drive unit holding member 80. Swing (rotate). In this case, the locking formed in the detachable plate portion 147 at the stage where the strip-shaped body composed of the horizontally long front side base portion 141 and the rear side base portion 144 of the first holder 140 enters the recess 800 provided in the drive portion holding member 80. The protrusion 145 abuts on the wall defining the recess 800 to prevent entry, but the detachable plate portion 147 is connected to the rear side base portion 144 via the connecting pieces 147a and 147a and is separated from the rear side base portion 144. Since it is formed, the operation pieces 146 and 146 are provided by bending so that the head of the locking projection 145 can ride on the wall defining the recess 800 when a further external force is applied to the first holder 140. The end side approaches the rear side base 144. As a result, the head of the locking projection 145 rides on the wall defining the recess 800 and slides, and when it reaches the square hole 8d provided in the front flange 83 of the drive portion holding member 80, the detachable plate portion 147 becomes the original. Since it is restored to the state, the recess 800 is fitted in the square hole 8d, and a strip-shaped body composed of the horizontally long front side base portion 141 and the rear side base portion 144 in the first holder 140 is provided in the front region of the drive unit holding member 80. Maintain the state stored in. In this state, the front side base 141 of the first holder 140 sandwiches the pin P2 with the front wall of the recess 800. As a result, the rear side shelf member 10R is engaged with the cylindrical portion 477 and the pin P2 of the holding member 476 erected on the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41 in a manner of holding the attitude control plate 47 without sliding in the front-rear direction. Locked to a stopped and positioned state.

As shown in FIG. 26 (b), a strip-shaped body composed of a horizontally long front side base portion 141 and a rear side base portion 144 in the first holder 140 is stored in a recess 800 provided in the front region of the drive unit holding member 80. The operation pieces 146 and 146 formed on the detachable plate portion 147 are located below the plate surface of the drive portion holding member 80. Therefore, a finger is hung on the operation pieces 146 and 146, and the attachment / detachment plate portion 147 is bent forward to engage with the lower edge of the square hole 8d provided in the front flange 83 of the drive portion holding member 80. When the protrusion 145 is pulled out and then pulled downward, a strip-shaped body composed of the horizontally long front side base 141 and the rear side base 144 in the first holder 140 stored in the recess 800 is pulled out from the recess 800. Can be done. As a result, the rear side shelf member 10R is unlocked by the first holder 140, and the rear side shelf member 10R can be removed from the rack side plates 41 and 41. Therefore, at the time of maintenance / inspection of the product unloading device 5 integrally fixed to the rear side shelf member 10R, the front side shelf member 10F is placed on the front side described above while the product storage rack 4 is still attached to the product storage. After removing the shelf member 10F from the rack side plates 41 and 41 in the reverse procedure of mounting the shelf member 10F on the rack side plates 41 and 41, the rear side shelf member 10R can be released by unlocking the rear side shelf member 10R by the first holder 140. It can be removed from the rack side plates 41 and 41.

FIG. 27 shows a cover member 95 arranged on the back side of the front shelf member 10F. As shown in FIG. 27, the cover member 95 made of sheet metal includes a rectangular flat plate main body 950. The rear end side of the main body 950 has an engaging portion 951 formed by being bent so as to be one step lower. A plurality of (four in this example) engaging pieces 95A are provided on the rear flange 952 that stands up from the trailing edge of the engaging portion 951. These engaging pieces 95A are mounted on a mounting portion 122 (see FIG. 7) formed by bending the lower end of the hanging portion 120 at the front end of the rear side shelf member 10R forward. The width (dimension) of the main body 950 in the left-right direction is set to be smaller than the distance between the locking grooves 10F14 and 10F14 (see FIG. 7) in the left and right flanges 10F1 and 10F1 of the front shelf member 10F. A second holder 150 is oscillatingly supported on the cover member 95.

As shown in FIG. 28, the second holder 150 is provided with pin pressing pieces 152 and 152 at both left and right ends on the upper side of the rear side base 151, protrudes forward from the central portion of the rear base 151, and has a tip ( An attachment / detachment plate provided with two arm-shaped pin support pieces 153 and 153 having rotating protrusions 153a and 153a formed on the free end), and a locking protrusion 155 and an operating piece 156 formed at the center of the front base portion 154. It is made of synthetic resin provided with a portion 157. The detachable plate portion 157 is connected to the front side base portion 154 via the connecting pieces 157a and 157a provided on the left and right ends of the edge portion on the opposite side of the operation pieces 146 and 146, and the plate surface thereof is from the plate surface of the front side base portion 154. Separated. The locking projection 155 formed on the attachment / detachment plate portion 157 is composed of a semicircular bulge, and engages with the trailing edge of the shelf locking member 101 when the second holder 150 is rotated forward. Is.

A finger hook hole 953 is formed in the center of the front region of the main body 950. Further, a convex window hole 954 that is one size larger than the outer shell of the second holder 150 is formed in the substantially central region of the main body 950, and a pair of mounting pieces 955 and 955 that face each other along the window hole 954 are cut and raised. It is formed. Insertion holes 955a and 955a are drilled in the pair of mounting pieces 955, respectively, and the rotating protrusions 153a and 153a of the pin support pieces 153 and 153 in the second holder 150 are fitted into the insertion holes 955a and 955a, respectively. The second holder 150 is oscillatingly supported by the cover member 95. In the intermediate region between the finger hook hole 953 and the window hole 954, a pair of hook pieces 956 on the left and right formed by cutting and raising are provided. The hook piece 956 is formed so that the tip of the hook faces rearward.

The shelf locking member 101 shown in FIG. 27 is erected on the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41 to support the front side shelf member 10F, and the second holder 150 may be locked to the shelf locking member 101. It is configured in. The shelf locking member 101 is formed by appropriately bending a rectangular flat plate-shaped sheet metal, and is provided at the front end. The left and right rack side plates 41, by inserting the left and right protruding engaging claws 101b, which are provided at the rear end, into the corresponding holes (not shown) provided in the left and right rack side plates 41, 41. It is erected at 41. Engagement holes 101c and 101c through which the pair of hook pieces 965, 956 provided in the cover member 95 penetrate are formed on the plate surface of the shelf locking member 101.

The cover member 95 is as follows in a state where the product storage shelf 10 assembled by the product unloading device 5 directly attached to the rear side shelf member 10R constituting the product storage shelf 10 is erected on the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41. It is assembled to. That is, the cover member 95 was picked in such a manner that the index finger (or the middle finger) was hung on the finger hook hole 953 provided in the main body 950 of the cover member 95 in which the second holder 150 was in the hanging state, and the thumb was hung on the front edge of the main body 950. In this state, the hook pieces 965, 956 formed upward by cutting up into the main body 950 are inserted into the engaging holes 101c and 101c of the shelf locking members 101 erected on the left and right rack side plates 41 and 41. While the engaging piece 95A provided at the rear end of the cover member 95 is mounted on the mounting portion 122 at the front end of the rear side shelf member 10R, the cover member 95 is slid backward to move the hook pieces 965, 956. Engage with the shelf locking member 101. As a result, the cover member 95 is temporarily fixed to the shelf locking member 101 and the rear shelf member 10R.

In this state, the second holder 150 hanging from the cover member 95 is swung (rotated) forward. The positional relationship between the second holder 150 pivotally supported by the cover member 95 and the shelf locking member 101 is formed on the attachment / detachment plate portion 157 of the second holder 150 when the second holder 150 is rotated as described above. The locking projection 155 is defined so as to abut on the trailing edge of the shelf locking member 101 to prevent the rotation of the second holder 150. Therefore, when the locking projection 155 formed on the attachment / detachment plate portion 157 of the second holder 150 comes into contact with the trailing edge of the shelf locking member 101 and then the second holder 150 is further rotated, the attachment / detachment plate portion 157 bends. The locking projection 155 gets over the trailing edge of the shelf locking member 101. When the locking projection 155 gets over the trailing edge of the shelf locking member 101, the detachable plate portion 157 is restored to the original state, the locking projection 155 engages with the trailing edge of the shelf locking member 101, and the cover member 95 The hook pieces 965, 956 of No. 956 and 956 are maintained in a state of being engaged with the shelf locking member 101 (see (b) of FIG. 5). In this way, the cover member 95 is assembled in a state where it is prevented from falling off by the second holder 150. The cover member 95 can be removed by reversing the assembly procedure described above.

Next, the operation of driving the link mechanism 54 in the payout mechanism 50 of the product carry-out device 5 by the motor drive unit 70 to pay out the large-diameter, long-size product G will be described with reference to FIGS. 29 to 31. 29 to 31 show the main parts of the product unloading device 5, FIG. 29 is an operation explanatory diagram before product loading, FIG. 30 is an operation explanatory diagram in a sales standby state, and FIG. 31 is an operation explanatory diagram at the time of sale. Since the large-diameter, long-sized product G is sold in FIGS. 29 to 31, the stopper attachment 60 is not attached to the first stopper member 52.

As shown in FIG. 29, the first stopper member 52 of the payout mechanism 50 protrudes into the product storage aisle 43 by the urging force of the torsion coil spring 570 (see FIG. 13) before the product is loaded, and the second stopper The member 53 is retracted from the product storage passage 43. In this case, the cam protrusion 7151 of the output gear 715 of the motor drive unit 70 is located at the frontmost position (see (a) in FIG. 23). Further, the pressing piece of the carrier switch 716 provided on the back surface of the output gear 715 is located at the foremost position, and the carrier switch 716 is in the ON state. As a result, the motor 711 is stopped, and the tip portion 717b of the link lever 717 is located at a position separated rearward from the engaging wall surface 541b of the link member 541. Therefore, the link member 541 is in a retracted state due to the urging force of the return spring 540. Further, the first stopper member 52 protrudes into the product storage passage 43 by the urging force of the torsion coil spring 570 and has a maximum opening degree (for example, the angle with the second stopper member 53 retracted from the product storage passage 43 is approximately 90 degrees). It is in an open protruding position. The operating range of the first stopper member 52 is restricted in cooperation with the rear link pin 55 inserted into the deformed hole 523 provided in the bearing portion 522 of the first stopper member 52, and the first stopper member 52 has a maximum opening degree. It does not open more than this, and the lock groove portion 523a of the deformed hole 523 has a gap between it and the rear link pin 55 in a state where it is opened to the maximum opening degree. In this way, when the first stopper member 52 is opened to the maximum opening degree, the protrusion 525 of the first stopper member 52 faces the window 92 on the bottom surface of the thick groove portion 90a of the wiring guide member 90, and the mechanism portion holding member 51 The actuator 93 of the sold-out detection switch 91 mounted on the thick groove 90a of the wiring guide member 90 is pressed through the opening 519 formed in the bottom wall of the concave groove, and the sold-out detection switch 91 is turned on. .. On the other hand, the second stopper member 53 receives the front link pin 56 that has moved to the retracted position in the concave sliding groove 534a formed in the stopper wall 534 and is maintained in the retracted position retracted from the product storage passage 43. There is.

In such a standby state, the first loaded product G comes into contact with the holding portion 521 of the first stopper member 52 which is opened to the maximum opening degree and is in the protruding position. When the product G comes into contact with the product G, the first stopper member 52 rotates toward the retracted position. Due to this rotation, the lock groove portion 523a of the deformed hole 523 in the bearing portion 522 of the first stopper member 52 comes into contact with the rear link pin 55 that has moved to the retracted position, and the first stopper member 52 protrudes into the product storage passage 43. The product G locked at the position and held by the first stopper member 52 becomes the product with the highest sales order (sales product G1) (see FIG. 30). In this way, the product storage passage has the opening degree of the first stopper member 52 smaller than the maximum opening degree (for example, the angle with the second stopper member 53 retracted from the product storage passage 43 is approximately 95 degrees). When the protrusion 525 of the first stopper member 52 is rotated so as to be locked so as to protrude from the 43, the sold-out detection switch 91 is turned off by releasing the pressing of the actuator 93 of the sold-out detection switch 91. The next loaded product is stacked on the sold product G1 held by the first stopper member 52 to become the next sold product G2, and the subsequently loaded products are sequentially stacked on the next sold product G2. ..

Then, the product G housed in the product storage rack 4 is cooled or heated by the cooling / heating unit 7 and stored in a cold or hot state suitable for sale, and is in a state where it can be sold (sales standby state). Although not shown, this vending machine has a control unit that controls the entire system, and this main control unit has a ROM that stores various execution programs, a RAM that stores various data, and various inputs. The cooling / heating unit 7 is provided with a CPU or the like that executes various execution programs by signals, and is driven and controlled according to a program for zone cooling or zone heating, overall cooling, or overall heating. In such a sales standby state, when the product unloading device 5A is specified by the sales command based on the operation of the product selection switch and given to the motor drive unit 70, the motor 711 built in the motor drive unit 70 rotates in the normal direction. Driven, the output gear 715 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 23 (a) via the gear transmission mechanism 714. When the output gear 715 rotates, the pressing piece provided on the back surface of the output gear 715 separates from the contact of the carrier switch 716, the carrier switch 716 is turned off, and then the carrier switch 716 is turned on (that is, until the carrier switch 716 is turned on (that is,). (Period until the output gear 715 makes one rotation) The motor 711 is driven in the forward rotation. When the cam protrusion 7151 comes into contact with the base 717a of the link lever 717 from the front due to the rotation of the output gear 715, the link lever 717 bends the locking piece 717c made of an elastic member and rotates clockwise in FIG. 23 (a). Rotate in the direction of. By rotating the link lever 717 in the 7 clockwise direction, the tip portion 717b abuts on the engaging wall surface 541b of the link member 541 and advances the link member 541 against the urging force of the return spring 540. Then, during the period in which the cam protrusion 7151 is in sliding contact with the base portion 717a of the link lever 717 (see (b) of FIG. 23), the link member 541 is held in the advanced state.

As the link member 541 advances, the rear link pin 55 supported by the link member 541 also advances along the elongated hole 516 provided in the mechanism portion holding member 51, and the lock groove portion of the deformed hole 523 of the first stopper member 52. Since it is separated from the 523a, the lock of the first stopper member 52 locked at the protruding position by the rear link pin 55 is released. As a result, the first stopper member 52 moves toward the retracted position against the urging force of the torsion coil spring 570 due to the load of the product (see FIG. 31). By moving the first stopper member 52 to the retracted position, the product G1 for sale passes through the first stopper member 52 and is carried out to the rear. When the product G1 passes through the first stopper member 52, the first stopper member 52 automatically returns to the protruding position by the urging force of the torsion coil spring 570.

On the other hand, the second stopper member 53, which receives the front link pin 56 held by the link member 541 in the standby state for sale in the concave sliding groove 534a and is maintained in the retracted position, moves forward together with the link member 541. The pin 56 is pushed out toward the protruding position by sliding contact with the wall surface of the sliding groove 534a (see FIG. 31). Then, the front link pin 56 advances to a position facing the stopper surface 534b of the stopper wall 534 in the second stopper member 53, so that the front link pin 56 comes into contact with the stopper surface 534b and movement of the second stopper member 53 to the retracted position is restricted. Will be done. When the second stopper member 53 moves toward the protruding position, it comes into contact with the product for sale G1 and pushes out the product for sale. Then, the second stopper member 53 that has moved to the protruding position abuts and holds the next sales product G2 that moves rearward due to the sale product G1 being carried out, and the next sales product G2 moves rearward. To regulate.

The operation of moving the second stopper member 53 from the retracted position to the protruding position to hold the next sold product g2 while retracting the first stopper member 52 to the retracted position and paying out the sold product g1 is performed by the output gear 715. This is executed during the time when the cam protrusion 7151 is in sliding contact with the base portion 717a of the link lever 717.

Then, when the contact between the cam protrusion 7151 and the base portion 717a of the link lever 717 is released by the rotation of the output gear 715, the restoring force of the locking piece 717c in which the link lever 717 is elastically deformed causes (a) in FIG. ), The link member 541 retreats due to the urging force of the return spring 540. The front link pin 56 supported by the link member 541 due to the retreat of the link member 541 enters the sliding groove 534a from the stopper surface 534b of the second stopper member 53 and moves the second stopper member 53 toward the retracted position. .. By moving the second stopper member 53 to the retracted position, the next-sale product G2 held by the second stopper member 53 moves rearward and comes into contact with the first stopper member 52 opened to the maximum opening degree. After that, the lock groove portion 523a of the deformed hole 523 in the bearing portion 522 of the first stopper member 52 comes into contact with the rear link pin 55 that has moved to the retracted position, and the first stopper member 52 protrudes into the product storage passage 43. Locked to and holds the next sale product G2 as a sale product. Then, when the cam protrusion 7151 returns to the standby position due to the rotation of the output gear 715, the contactor of the carrier switch 716 is pressed by the pressing piece, and the carrier switch 716 is turned on. As a result, the driving of the motor 711 is stopped and the state returns to the sales standby state.

The cam protrusion 7151 of the output gear 715 is in the process of returning to the standby position after the contact between the cam protrusion 7151 and the base portion 717a of the link lever 717 is released by the rotation of the output gear 715 in the clockwise direction. , The cam protrusion 7151 abuts on the base 718a of the link lever 718, but the locking piece 718c made of an elastic member elastically deforms to allow the link lever 718 to rotate clockwise, so that the cam protrusion 7151 moves. It returns to the return position without being blocked. When the cam protrusion 7151 passes through the link lever 718, the link lever 718 returns to the standby posture shown by the action of the locking piece 718c.

Now, the operation of paying out the product g having a small diameter and a short size will be described with reference to FIGS. 32 and 33. In this case, the stopper attachment 60 is attached to the first stopper member 52 of the product unloading device 5, and the passage regulation attachment 40 is attached to the product storage shelf 10. When the product g (sales product g1, next sales product g2) is also sold and the product g is not stored in the product storage passage 43 (standby state), the first stopper member 52 is opened to the maximum opening (standby state). In the state shown in FIG. 29), the sold-out detection switch 91 is in the ON state.

In such a standby state, the first loaded product g (sold product g1) comes into contact with the stopper attachment 60 attached to the first stopper member 52 which is opened to the maximum opening degree and is in the protruding position. When the product g (sales product g1) comes into contact with the product g, the first stopper member 52 rotates toward the retracted position. As a result of this rotation, as shown in FIG. 30, the lock groove portion 523a of the deformed hole 523 in the bearing portion 522 of the first stopper member 52 comes into contact with the rear link pin 55 that has moved to the retracted position, and the first stopper member 52. Is locked at a protruding position protruding from the product storage passage 43, and the product g (sales product g1) held by the first stopper member 52 becomes the product g1 having the highest sales order (see FIG. 32). In this way, the product storage passage has the opening degree of the first stopper member 52 smaller than the maximum opening degree (for example, the angle with the second stopper member 53 retracted from the product storage passage 43 is approximately 95 degrees). When the protrusion 525 of the first stopper member 52 is rotated so as to be locked so as to protrude from the 43, the sold-out detection switch 91 is turned off by releasing the pressing of the actuator 93 of the sold-out detection switch 91. The product g to be loaded next (next-selling product g2) is stacked on the selling product g1 held by the first stopper member 52 to become the next-selling product g2, and the product g to be subsequently loaded is the next-selling product g. It is sequentially stacked on the product g2. In such a sales standby state, the product unloading device 5 operates according to a sales command based on the operation of the product selection switch. By the operation of the product unloading device 5, the second stopper member 53 protrudes into the product storage passage 43 to hold the next sale product g2, and then the first stopper member 52 retracts from the product storage passage 43 and pays out the sale product g1 ( FIG. 33). Since the operation of the product unloading device 5 is the same as the operation of selling the product G having a large diameter and a long size, a duplicate description is omitted here.

By the way, the detection of the sold-out of the product stored in the product storage passage 43 is the product load applied to the first stopper member 52 protruding from the product storage passage 43 in the manner of holding the product G (g) for sale in the product unloading device 5. Since the first stopper member 52 is configured to detect the sold out of the product by the behavior of opening to the maximum opening when the product stored in the product storage passage 43 is exhausted based on the above, the product load is relatively heavy. In the case of a large-diameter long-sized product G, stable sold-out detection is possible due to the above-mentioned behavior of the first stopper member 52, but in the case of a small-diameter short-sized product g with a small product load, product sales proceed. When the remaining product g stored in the product storage passage 43 becomes one, the first stopper member 52 behaves so as to open to the maximum opening, and even though there is the product g1 for sale, it is said to be "sold out". There is a risk of losing sales opportunities. Also, in this type of vending machine, the product storage shelf 10 is arranged so as to be inclined so that the product carry-out port 45 is lower than the product input port 44, and the inclination angle of the product storage shelf 10 is reduced. Since the number of product storage shelves 10 tends to be large, there is a risk that the product will be "sold out" and the sales opportunity will be missed even though there is a product g1 for sale.

In this respect, in this embodiment, the passage regulation attachment 40 reaches the product unloading device 5 arranged in the vicinity of the product unloading outlet 45 from the product input port 44 of the product storage passage 43, and the product storage shelf 10. The product rolling surface portion 401 substantially parallel to the plate surface (passage surface) and the product rolling surface portion 401 are connected to each other, and are inclined so as to approach the plate surface (passage surface) of the product storage shelf 10 toward the product carry-out port 45. However, by providing the inclined surface portion 402 which is the standby position of the product g1 for sale held by the attachment 60 for the stopper attached to the first stopper member 52, the product g1 stored in the product storage passage 43 remains. When the number of products is one, the last product g1 is located on the inclined surface portion 402 having an inclination angle larger than the inclination angle of the product rolling surface portion 401. Therefore, when the inclination angle of the product storage shelf 10 is increased. It is possible to suppress the behavior of the first stopper member 52 opening to the maximum opening degree by performing the same operation as described above. Therefore, even when the sold-out product is detected based on the behavior that the first stopper member 52 opens to the maximum opening, the last one product g with a small diameter and a short size is sold without missing a sales opportunity. It is something that can be done.

As described above, according to the vending machine according to this embodiment, the product storage shelves 10 arranged so as to be inclined so that the product carry-out port 45 is lower than the product input port 44 are arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction. The product storage passages 43, which are held in the product storage shelf 10 and are stored sideways in a row in the front-rear direction, are defined by the partition member 42 in the left-right direction, and the products in the product storage shelf 10 can be stored. The product storage rack 4 is provided by cutting out and carrying out the products stored in the product storage passage 43 one by one by the product carry-out device 5 arranged in the vicinity of the carry-out port 45, and the product carry-out device can freely appear and disappear in the product storage passage 43. The product storage passage has a protruding position protruding into the product storage passage 43 in a manner of holding the product having the highest sales order (the last product and also referred to as a sold product) and a product storage passage in a mode of releasing the holding of the sold product. The first stopper member 52 that is movable between the retracted position and the retracted position that retracts from 43, and the product storage passage 43 that can freely appear and disappear, and the retracted position that retracts from the product storage passage 43 and the second sales order following the sold product. The first stopper member 53, which is provided so as to be movable between the product (the product following the last product and also referred to as the next product to be sold) and the protruding position protruding from the product storage passage 43. The first stopper member 52 has a link mechanism 54 for moving the stopper member 52 and the second stopper member 53 to a protruding position and a retracted position, and a driving means (motor drive unit 70) for driving the link mechanism 54. Protrudes into the product storage passage 43 to hold the product for sale, and the second stopper member 53 is in a state of being retracted from the product storage passage 43, and drives the drive means (motor drive unit 70) based on the sales command. The second stopper member 53 is projected into the product storage passage 43 via the link mechanism 54 to hold the next product for sale, and then the first stopper member 52 is retracted from the product storage passage 43 to pay out the product for sale. In the vending machine, the first stopper member 52 of the product unloading device 5 is provided with a standby position of the product for sale in a state in which the first stopper member 52 protrudes into the product storage passage 43 in a manner of holding the product for sale. By detachably attaching the stopper attachment 60 that moves closer to the slot 44 side, if the stopper attachment 60 is attached to the first stopper member 52, the standby position of the product for sale can be set even if the product has a relatively small diameter. A second strike that can be moved closer to the slot 44 side and protrudes into the product storage passage 43 when the product is sold. After the stopper member enters between the next product to be sold and the product to be sold, the first stopper member 52 is retracted from the product storage passage 43 to secure only the product to be sold (product with a relatively small diameter). If the stopper attachment 60 is removed from the first stopper member 52, the second stopper member 53 that protrudes into the product storage passage 43 at the time of product sales corresponds to the large-diameter product and is the next product and the product to be sold. After entering between and separating the two, the first stopper member 52 retracts from the product storage passage 43, making it possible to reliably carry out only the products for sale (large-diameter products) in one product column. It has the effect of being able to stably carry out multiple types of products with different diameters.

In the above-described embodiment, the drive device for driving the link mechanism 54 is the motor drive unit 70, but the solenoid can be used instead of the motor drive unit 70. It is not limited to the configuration of the form.

4 ... Product storage rack, 5 (5A, 5B) ... Product unloading device, 10 ... Product storage shelf, 10F ... Front side shelf member, 10R ... Rear side shelf member, 40 ... Passage regulation attachment, 41 ... Rack side plate, 42 ... Partition member, 43 ... Product storage passage, 44 ... Product inlet, 45 ... Product carry-out port, 51 ... Mechanical part holding member, 52 ... First stopper member, 53 ... Second stopper member, 54 ... Link mechanism, 55 ... Rear link pin, 56 ... Front link pin, 57 ... Rotating shaft, 60 ... Stopper attachment, 70 ... Motor drive unit (drive device), 80 ... Drive unit holding member, 541 ... Link member.

Claims (1)

It has multiple product storage shelves arranged so as to be inclined so that the product carry-out port is lower than the product input port, and the products in a sideways posture are lined up in a row in the front-back direction on this product storage shelf. Multiple product storage passages are defined in the left-right direction by partition members, and the products stored in the product storage passage are cut out one by one by the product unloading device arranged near the product carry-out port on the product storage shelf. The product storage rack is provided, and the product unloading device can freely appear in the product storage passage and holds the product for sale at the highest selling order. The first stopper member that is movably provided between the retracting position that retracts from the product storage passage in the release mode, the retracting position that can freely appear in the product storage passage and retracts from the product storage passage, and the sales order following the sold product. The second stopper member, the first stopper member, and the second stopper member, which are movably provided between the protruding position protruding into the product storage passage in a manner of holding the second next-selling product, are set as the protruding position and the retracted position. link mechanism for moving the comprises a drive means for driving the link mechanism, when the first stopper member at the time of sale stand holds the selling goods protrudes product storage passage, the second stopper member is retracted from the product storage passage By driving the driving means based on the sales command, the second stopper member is projected into the product storage passage via the link mechanism to hold the next product for sale, and then the first stopper member is moved from the product storage passage. In a vending machine configured to evacuate and pay out products for sale
The first stopper member and the second stopper member are respectively projected from the upper side to the lower side with respect to the product storage passage.
It is detachably laid on the product storage shelf and is equipped with a passage regulation attachment that raises the plate surface of the product storage shelf. The product rolling surface portion that is substantially parallel to the plate surface of the storage shelf and the product rolling surface portion are connected to each other, and are inclined in such a manner that they approach the plate surface of the product storage shelf toward the product carry-out outlet, and are used as the first stopper member. It consists of an inclined surface that serves as a standby position for the product for sale, which is held by the attached stopper attachment.
A stopper attachment that moves the standby position of the product for sale toward the product input port side while the first stopper member projects into the product storage aisle in a manner of holding the product for sale can be attached to and detached from the first stopper member of the product unloading device. A vending machine characterized by being attached to.

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