JP7404465B2 - Goods supply device - Google Patents

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an article feeder.

Patent Document 1 mentioned below discloses a dot drawing toy that includes a small sphere supply tool, a bottle containing small spheres, and a substrate on which the small spheres are placed. This dot drawing toy is made by placing the small sphere in the bottle into the holding hole of the small sphere supply tool, and then pressing the button on the small sphere supply tool to transfer the small sphere in the holding hole to the discharge hole. Small spheres supplied from the discharge hole of the sphere supply tool are placed on a substrate to create stipples on the substrate.

However, since the small sphere supply device disclosed in Patent Document 1 mentioned below is intended to supply small spheres, it is not suitable for supplying columnar articles.

Utility model registration No. 2551709

An object of the present invention is to provide a columnar article and an article feeder suitable for supplying columnar articles.

The article supply device according to the present invention includes a first movable part, a second movable part disposed adjacent to the first movable part, and a first movable part and the second movable part. an operable operation section, the first movable section and the second movable section being larger than at least either the first movable section or the second movable section in the article supply direction. A first article having a long first length can be accommodated, and at least one of the first movable part and the second movable part is shorter than the first length in the article supply direction. A second article having a second length can be accommodated therein, and the operation section has a first state in which both the first movable section and the second movable section are operable; a second state in which only one movable part is operable, and the first movable part and the second movable part are operated in the first state by operating the operating part in the first state. a first position in which supply of the first article is permitted; and a second position in which supply of the second article is permitted by operation of the operation unit in the second state. be done. Further, the article feeder according to the present invention has a movable part having a first passage through which the columnar article can move, and a second passage through which the columnar article can move, and one of the second passages. an article supply section that supplies the columnar article from an end; an operation section that can operate the movable section; and an insertion section that has a rod-like section having a length that can be inserted into the first passage and the second passage. The movable part is configured such that the first passage and the second passage do not communicate with each other and the columnar article moves from the first passage to the second passage by operation of the operating part. a first state in which movement is not possible; and a second state in which the first passage and the second passage are in communication and the columnar article is movable from the first passage to the second passage; The insertion portion is configured to be able to be inserted into the first passage and the second passage in response to entering the second state.

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

《Goods supply device 10: Figures 1 and 2》
First, an article feeder 10 according to the present invention will be explained using FIGS. 1 and 2. In this description, for convenience, the left side of FIG. 1A is referred to as the front, the right side is referred to as the rear, the upper side is referred to as the upper side, and the lower side is referred to as the lower side, and the directions in other figures are also described in accordance with these.

The article feeder 10 includes a feeder body 11 , an article feed section 12 provided at the front end of the feeder body 11 , an article guide section 13 provided at the rear end of the feeder body 11 , and an article guide section 13 provided at the rear end of the feeder body 11 . An article storage section 14 that is detachably provided at the rear end, an operation section 15 that is provided on the upper part of the feeder main body 11, and a first movable section 16 and a second movable section that are provided inside the feeder main body 11. It has a movable part 17 and an insertion part 18 provided at the lower part of the feeder main body 11. This article feeder 10 includes at least a feeder main body 11, an article supply section 12, an article guide section 13, an article storage section 14, a first movable section 16, and a second movable section 17 so that the inside can be seen through. It is preferable to make it transparent or translucent. This is to make it easier to understand the difference in length, color, and other types of articles stored in the article supply device 10 from the appearance of the article supply device 10.

Note that, for convenience of illustration, FIG. 1 shows the feeder main body 11, the article supply section 12, and the article guide section 13 integrated, but the first movable section 16, the second movable section 17, etc. In order to incorporate the feeder body 11, the feeder body 11 may be composed of a plurality of parts and may be combined as appropriate. You can also do it.

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

Furthermore, a rectangular first slide hole 11b that guides the leg portion 15b of the operating portion 15 in the front-rear direction is provided on the upper front side of the supply device main body 11. Further, in the lower part of the supply device main body 11, an elongated second slide hole 11c is provided for guiding the insertion operation section 18a of the insertion section 18 in the front-rear direction. Furthermore, a guide portion 11d that guides the first movable portion 16 and the second movable portion 17 in the vertical direction is provided on the inside front side of the feeder main body 11 so as to face each other.

The front part of the article supply section 12 protrudes from the front end of the supply device main body 11, and the outer shape of the protrusion part is in the shape of a tapered nozzle. Further, the rear end of the article supply section 12 extends to the front end of the first movable section 16. Further, inside the article supply section 12, an article supply passage (fourth passage) 12a having the same vertical cross-sectional shape as the article alignment passage 11a is provided extending from its front end to its rear end. Incidentally, the center line CL12a of the article supply passage 12a coincides with the center line (not shown) of the supply device main body 11. That is, the article supply passage 12a and the article alignment passage 11a are vertically shifted from each other.

The article guiding portion 13 has a front portion having a conical shape, for example, and a rear portion having a columnar shape, for example. Further, inside the article guiding section 13, there is an article guiding chamber 13a having a slightly distorted conical shape that smoothly connects to the rear end of the article aligning passage 11a by decreasing the inner diameter toward the rear end of the article aligning passage 11a. , are provided so as to communicate with the rear end of the article alignment path 11a. Furthermore, an annular convex portion 13b is provided at the rear end of the article guiding portion 13, into which the article accommodating portion 14 is removably fitted.

The article storage section 14 has, for example, a cylindrical shape with a bottom, and has an article storage chamber 14a therein. Furthermore, an annular recess 14b is provided at the front end of the article storage section 14 to be removably fitted into the annular protrusion 13b of the article guiding section 13. When the annular concave portion 14b of the article accommodating portion 14 is fitted into the annular convex portion 13b of the article guiding portion 13, the article accommodating chamber 14a of the article accommodating portion 14 communicates with the article guiding chamber 13a of the article guiding portion 13, and a plurality of form an integrated space that can accommodate several items.

The operating portion 15 has leg portions 15b having a rectangular parallelepiped shape on the lower side of a rectangular plate-shaped operating portion main body 15a. Furthermore, a slide groove 15c having a T-shaped longitudinal section is provided on the lower surface of the leg portion 15b from its front end toward the rear. Further, the lower part of the leg portion 15b is located within the first slide hole 11b of the supply device main body 11, and the operating portion main body 15a is exposed to the outside. Incidentally, the longitudinal dimension of the leg part 15b is smaller than the sum of the longitudinal dimension of the first movable part 16 and the longitudinal dimension of the second movable part 17, and the longitudinal dimension of the slide groove 15c is smaller than the sum of the longitudinal dimension of the first movable part 16 and the longitudinal dimension of the second movable part 17. smaller than the directional dimension.

The first movable part 16 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, for example, and is biased upward by a first biasing member CS1 such as a compression coil spring provided on the lower surface thereof. Further, inside the first movable part 16, a first passage 16a having the same vertical cross-sectional shape as the article alignment passage 11a is provided extending from its front end to its rear end. Further, on the upper surface of the first movable part 16, a slide protrusion 16b having a T-shaped longitudinal section is provided toward the rear from its front end. It is inserted so that it can be moved relative to the front and rear. Incidentally, the longitudinal dimension of the slide protrusion 16b is smaller than the longitudinal dimension of the first movable part 16 and smaller than the longitudinal dimension of the slide groove 15c.

The second movable part 17 has, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped outer shape, is arranged adjacent to the rear side of the first movable part 16, and has a second movable part such as a compression coil spring provided on the lower surface side of the second movable part 17. It is urged upward by a biasing member CS2. Further, inside the second movable portion 17, a second passage 17a having the same vertical cross-sectional shape as the article alignment passage 11a is provided extending from its front end to its rear end. Incidentally, the longitudinal dimension of the second movable section 17 is approximately the same as the longitudinal dimension of the first movable section 16.

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

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

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

When the operating section body 15a of the operating section 15 is pressed downward with a fingertip or the like in the state shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the leg section 15c of the operating section 15 causes the first movable section 16 to and the second movable portion 17 are both pressed against the urging forces of the respective urging members CS1 and CS2 and move downward. The direction of movement at this time is guided by the guide portion 11d of the feeder body 11, and the amount of movement is limited by the operation portion body 15a of the operation portion 15 being in contact with the outer surface of the feeder body 11. That is, both the first movable part 16 and the second movable part 17 move downward while the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a are in communication with each other, so that the front end of the first passage 16a is connected to the article. A first passage 16a, facing the rear end of the supply passage 12a, communicates with the article supply passage 12a so that articles can move therethrough.

On the other hand, when the operation section main body 15a of the operation section 15 is slid forward in the state shown in FIG. The leg portion 15b moves away from the upper surface and changes to a position where the rear lower surface of the leg portion 15b contacts only the upper surface of the first movable portion 16 excluding the slide protrusion 16b. The sliding direction at this time is guided by the first slide hole 11b of the supply device main body 11, and the sliding amount is limited by the front end of the leg portion 15b of the operating portion 15 touching the front end of the first slide hole 11b.

When the operating section main body 15a of the operating section 15 is pressed downward with a fingertip or the like in the state shown in FIG. It is pressed against the biasing force of the first biasing member CS1 and moves downward. The direction of movement at this time is guided by the guide portion 11d of the feeder main body 11, and the amount of movement is limited by the operation portion main body 15 of the operating portion 15 being in contact with the outer surface of the feeder main body 11. That is, only the first movable part 16 moves downward while disconnecting the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a, so that the front end of the first passage 16a faces the rear end of the article supply passage 12a, The first passage 16a communicates with the article supply passage 12a so that articles can move therethrough. At this point, the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a are disconnected from each other, so that articles cannot be moved from the second passage 17a to the first passage 16a. That is, even if an article is housed in the second movable section 17, the first movable section 16 prevents the article from moving.

In other words, the first operating state in which both the first movable part 16 and the second movable part 17 are made movable, and the second operating state in which only the first movable part 16 is movable are selected. In the first operating state, both the first movable part 16 and the second movable part 17 can be pressed, and in the second operating state, only the first movable part 16 can be pressed, The operation unit 15 can be switched between a first operation state and a second operation state. Furthermore, the first movable section 16 and the second movable section 17 are configured such that (P3) the supply of articles from the first movable section 16 and the second movable section 17 is blocked based on the operation on the operation section 15. (P1) a first position where supply of articles from the first movable section 16 and the second movable section 17 is allowed (see FIG. 7); ), and (P2) a second position (see FIG. 9) where supply of articles from the first movable section 16 is allowed and supply of articles from the second movable section 17 is blocked. It is structured in such a way that it can be taken. When taking the third position, the first movable part 16 and the second movable part 17 are not moving. At this time, the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a communicate with each other so that the article can move, the first passage 16a and the article supply passage 12a do not communicate with each other so that the article can move, and the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a communicate with each other so that the article can move. Articles cannot be moved from the second passage 17a to the article supply passage 12a. Therefore, the supply of articles from the first movable section 16 and the second movable section 17 is blocked. In the case of taking the first position, the first movable part 16 and the second movable part 17 move from the third position. At this time, the first passage 16a, the second passage 17a, and the article supply passage 12a communicate with each other so that the article can move, and the article can move from the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a to the article supply passage 12a. is possible. Therefore, supply of articles from the first movable section 16 and the second movable section 17 is allowed. When taking the second position, only the first movable part 16 moves from the third position, and the second movable part 17 does not move from the third position. At this time, the first passage 16a and the article supply passage 12a communicate with each other so that the article can move, and the article can move from the first passage 16a to the article supply passage 12a. The passage 17a does not communicate with the passageway 17a so that articles can move therethrough, and articles cannot move from the second passageway 17a to the first passageway 16a. Therefore, the supply of articles from the first movable section 16 is allowed, and the supply of articles from the second movable section 1 is blocked.

Note that although FIG. 1 shows a case in which the amount of deviation between the article alignment path 11a and the article supply path 12a is slightly smaller than the vertical dimension of each path 12a and the article alignment path 11a, the amount of deviation is It may be the same as the vertical dimension of 12a and 11a, or may be slightly larger. Furthermore, although FIG. 1 shows a case in which the amount of movement when the operating portion main body 15a is pressed downward is limited by the operating portion main body 15a being in contact with the outer surface of the supply device main body 11, the amount of movement is The downward movement of the first movable part 16 and the second movable part 17 can also be restricted by a protrusion or the like that prevents them from moving downward. Furthermore, FIG. 1 shows the amount of sliding when the operating section main body 15a of the operating section 15 is slid in the front-rear direction. Although the sliding amount is shown as being limited by touching the end, the sliding amount can also be limited by a protrusion or the like that prevents the leg portion 15b of the operating portion 15 from moving back and forth.

The insertion portion 18 has a rod-shaped portion 18b having a prismatic or substantially cylindrical outer shape, for example, at the upper end of a rectangular plate-shaped dissolving portion main body 15a. In addition, the insertion operation section 18a is disposed in the second slide hole 11c of the supply device main body 11 so as to be movable in the front-back direction, and its lower end is exposed to the outside, so that it can be operated with the player's fingertips, etc. It has become. The rod-shaped portion 18b is arranged below the article alignment path 11a of the feeder main body 11 by a guide portion (not shown). In the third position P3 shown in FIG. 6 , the front end of the rod-shaped portion 18b is disposed at a position rearward of the rear end of the second movable portion 17 and shifted from the second passage 17a in the vertical direction. Even if the exposed portion of the insertion operation portion 18a is slid forward with a fingertip or the like, the sliding movement is blocked at a position shifted from the second passage 17a of the second movable portion, so that the front end of the rod-shaped portion 18b is The second movable part 17 cannot be moved forward beyond the rear end. As a result, the insertion section 18 cannot be moved forward beyond a predetermined distance unless the second movable section 17 is moved by operating the operation section 15, and the insertion section 18 cannot be moved forward when the player does not intend to do so. Preventable.

The insertion portion 18 is inserted into the second movable portion by sliding the exposed portion of the insertion operation portion 18a forward with a fingertip or the like at the first position P1 shown in FIG. 11 (see FIG. 7). It can be inserted into the second passage 17a and the first passage 16a of the first movable part 16 from the rear end of the second passage 17a of No. 17. The rod-shaped portion 18b may be inserted into the article supply passage 12a in addition to the second passage 17a and the first passage 16a.

<<First columnar article 21 and second columnar article 22: see FIG. 3>>
Next, articles that can be supplied by the article supply device 10 will be explained using FIG. 3. Articles that can be supplied by the article supply device 10 include a first columnar article 21 and a second columnar article 22.

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

Further, the length L21 of the first columnar article 21 is the length (length) in the front-rear direction of the first passage 16a of the first movable part 16 and the length in the front-rear direction of the second passage 17a of the second movable part 17. It corresponds to the sum of dimensions (length). Furthermore, the length L22 of the second columnar article 22 is the longitudinal dimension (length) of the first passage 16a of the first movable part 16 and the longitudinal direction of the second passage 17a of the second movable part 17. It corresponds to each dimension (length). Further, the longitudinal cross-sectional shape of the first columnar article 21 and the longitudinal cross-sectional shape of the second columnar article 22 are the same as those of the article alignment passage 11a of the article supply device 10, the article supply passage 12a, and the first movable part 16. It is slightly smaller than the respective vertical cross-sectional shapes of the passage 16a and the second passage 17a of the second movable part 17.

That is, the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 can be inserted lengthwise into the article alignment passage 11a and the article supply passage 12a of the article supply device 10, respectively, and 16a, the second passage 17a, the article alignment passage 11a, and the article supply passage 12a, the object can be moved by its own weight in the length direction on the condition that the movement surfaces in the article alignment passage 11a and the article supply passage 12a are inclined surfaces. In addition, the first article 21 is in a state where the first passage 16a of the first movable part 16 and the second passage 17a of the second movable part 17 communicate with each other. It can be accommodated across both of the two passages 17a. Furthermore, one second columnar article 22 can be accommodated in each of the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a.

The first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 are, for example, erasers whose main component is synthetic resin, preferably heat-sealable erasers whose main component is TPS (styrene thermoplastic elastomer) or the like. be. Furthermore, the first columnar articles 21 and the second columnar articles 22 are prepared in different colors.

《Article container 30: Figure 4》
Next, with reference to FIG. 4, an article container 30 for accommodating the first columnar articles 21 and the second columnar articles 22 according to the length and color of the articles will be explained. In this description, for convenience, the upper side of FIG. 4 is referred to as upper storage, and the lower side is referred to as lower storage.

The article storage container 30 includes a container main body 31 having, for example, a bottomed cylindrical shape and having an article storage chamber 41a therein, and a lid part 32 provided on the container main body 31 so as to be openable and closable. The lid portion 32 may be removable from the container body 31. It is preferable that at least the container main body 31 of the article container 30 is transparent or semi-transparent so that the inside can be seen through. Furthermore, an annular recess 31b is provided at the upper end of the container body 31, into which the annular protrusion 32a of the lid 32 is removably fitted.

If the aspect of the container main body 31 of the article container 30 is made the same as the aspect of the article accommodating part 14 of the article supply device 10, the container main body 31 can be used as the article accommodating part 14. For example, an article container 30 that accommodates first columnar articles 21 according to color and an article container 30 that accommodates second columnar articles 22 according to color are prepared, and the article guide section 13 of the article supply device 10 stores the articles. By fitting the container main body 31 of a desired article container 30 into the article guide section 13 after removing the section 14, the type of article supplied by the article supply device 10 can be easily changed.

《Article placement device 40: Figure 5》
Next, the article mounting device 40 for placing the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 will be explained using FIG. 5. In this description, for convenience, the upper side of FIG. 5(A) will be referred to as top and the lower side will be referred to as bottom, and the orientations of other figures will be described in accordance with these.

The article holder 40 has an article holder 42 on the upper surface of the holder main body 41 for placing the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 side by side. The article placement section 42 is composed of a recessed portion in which two inner surfaces excluding the bottom surface form a 90 degree angle and the remaining two inner surfaces face in parallel, and its depth is at least equal to the length L22 of the second columnar article 22. larger than Note that the outer shape of the article placement section 42 is not limited to the above-mentioned shape, and may be a square shape, an isosceles triangular shape with one corner forming 90 degrees, or the like.

《Example of playing method: Figure 1 and Figures 6 to 11》
Next, using FIG. 1 and FIGS. 6 to 11, the article supply device 10, the first columnar article 21, the second columnar article 22, the article container 30, and the article mounting device 40 are shown. The game method used will be explained. Note that the game method described here is just an example, and the game method is not limited to the game method, and the game player may select any game method as appropriate. In addition, in this explanation, for convenience, the left side of Figure 1(A) is referred to as front, the right side is referred to as rear, the upper side is referred to as top, and the lower side is referred to as bottom. is written.

Taking as an example the case where the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 are erasers that can be heat-sealed, when playing, an empty space in which the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 are not contained is used. An article feeder 10 (see FIG. 1), an article container 30 that accommodates first columnar articles 21 in different colors, an article container 30 that accommodates second columnar articles 22 in different colors, and an article placement device. 40, and place the article holder 40 on a tabletop or the like with the article holder 42 facing upward.

When placing the first columnar article 21 on the article placement section 42 of the article placement device 40, select the article storage container 30 in which the first columnar article 21 of the desired color is stored, open the lid section 32, and , remove the article storage section 14 from the article guide section 13 of the article supply device 10, fit the container main body 31 of the article container 30 into the article guide section 13, and then move the article supply device 10 so that the article supply section 12 is downward. Shake it until it reaches the desired position.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 6, the first columnar articles 21 accommodated in the container main body 31 (article accommodating section 14) are guided by the article guiding chamber 13a of the article guiding section 13, and the articles are aligned. The first columnar articles 21 are sequentially inserted into the passageway 11a in the lengthwise direction, and by making the movement surface in the article alignment passageway 11a an inclined plane, the first columnar articles 21 move downward under their own weight. As shown in FIG. 6, the plurality of first columnar articles 21 are guided by the article guide section 13 and can be accommodated in the article alignment path 11a in a longitudinally aligned state. In FIG. 6, the first movable part 16 and the second movable part 17 are located at a third position P3 (the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a communicate with each other so that the first columnar article 21 is movable, Since the second passage 17a and the article alignment passage 11a are located in a position where the first columnar articles 21 are movably connected, the leading first columnar article 21 moving under its own weight in the article alignment passage 11a is It is inserted lengthwise into the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a. In addition, in FIG. 6, the first columnar article 21 inserted longitudinally into the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a that communicate with each other is inserted into the article supply section 12 located in front of the first movable section 16. The first columnar article 21 is accommodated in the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a which communicate with each other, and the first columnar article 21 is accommodated in the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a which communicate with each other.

The state is such that the supply of the first columnar article 21 from the second movable part 17 is blocked.

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

As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, the first movable part 16 and the second movable part 17 move from the third position P3 to the first position P1 (the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a are The first columnar article 21 is movably connected, and both the first movable part 16 and the second movable part 17 move downward from the third position P3, and the first passage 16a and the article supply passage 12a are moved downward. and the first columnar article 21 is movably communicated with each other), and the first article 21 accommodated in the communicating first passage 16a and second passage 17a is inserted into the article supply passage 12a. The columnar article 21 is moved downward by its own weight, and the first columnar article 21 supplied from the article supply passage 12a is placed on the article placement section 42 (see FIG. 10).

On the other hand, when placing the second columnar article 22 on the article placement section 42 of the article placement device 40, select the article container 30 in which the second columnar article 22 of the desired color is stored, and At the same time, the article accommodating section 14 is removed from the article guiding section 13 of the article supplying device 10, the container main body 31 of the article accommodating container 30 is fitted into the article guiding section 13, and the article feeding device 10 is removed from the article guiding section 13. Shake it so that 12 is facing downwards.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, the second article 22 accommodated in the container main body 31 (article accommodating section 14) is guided by the article guiding chamber 13a of the article guiding section 13, and is guided through the article alignment path. The second columnar articles 22 are sequentially inserted into the article alignment path 11a in the lengthwise direction, and by making the moving surface in the article alignment path 11a an inclined surface, the second columnar articles 22 move downward under their own weight. As shown in FIG. 8, the plurality of second columnar articles 22 are guided by the article guiding section 13 and can be accommodated in the article alignment path 11a in a state in which they are aligned in a longitudinal line. In FIG. 8, the first movable part 16 and the second movable part 17 are located at a third position P3 (the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a communicate with each other so that the second columnar article 22 is movable, Since the second passage 17a and the article alignment passage 11a are located in a position where the second columnar articles 22 are movably connected, the leading second columnar article 22 moving under its own weight in the article alignment passage 11a is A second columnar article 22 is inserted longitudinally into the second passageway 17a. In addition, in FIG. 8, the first columnar article 22 inserted longitudinally into the first passage 16a contacts the rear end of the article supply section 12 located on the front side of the first movable section 16, so that it The above weight movement is suppressed, and one second columnar article 22 is housed in each of the first passage 16a and the second passage 17a.

Next, slide the operating section main body 15a of the operating section 15 forward with your fingertips or the like until the rear lower surface of the leg section 15b of the operating section 15 contacts only the upper surface of the first movable section 16 excluding the slide protrusion 16b. (see FIG. 8), and then, with the front end of the article supply section 12 facing the bottom surface of the article placement section 42 of the article placement device 40, move the operation section main body 15a of the operation section 15 downward using a fingertip or the like. Press.

As a result, as shown in FIG. is released, and only the first movable part 16 is shifted downward from the third position P3, changing to a position where the first passage 16a and the article supply passage 12a communicate with each other, and the article is accommodated in the first passage 16a. Only the second columnar article 22 that has been loaded is inserted into the article supply passage 12a and moves downward under its own weight, and the second columnar article 22 supplied from the article supply passage 12a is placed on the article placement section 42. (See Figure 10).

In the middle of the above-mentioned supply operation, if any of the first passage 16a of the first movable part 16, the second passage 17a of the second movable part 17, and the article supply passage 12a of the article supply section 12 is When the first columnar part 21 or the second columnar article 22 becomes unable to move under its own weight (clogged state), as shown in FIG. 11, the first movable part 16 and the second movable part 17 from the third position P3 to the first position P1 (see FIG. 7), slide the exposed part of the insertion operation part 15a of the insertion part 18 forward with your fingertip etc., and then slide the rod-shaped part 18b. , from the rear end of the second passage 17a into the second passage 17a and the first passage 16a, and if necessary, into the article supply passage 12a to remove the clogged first columnar part 21 or second columnar part 21. The columnar article 22 is moved from the article supply passage 12a to the outside of the article supply passage 12a.

The first columnar component 21 and the second columnar article 22 are placed on the article placement section 42 of the article placement device 40 by appropriately repeating the above-described supply operation. In other words, by placing the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 of the desired color side by side on the article placement section 42 of the article placement device 40, the player can select letters, symbols, or pictures depending on the color. An eraser base body (not shown) on which a shape or a figure is drawn and a three-dimensional effect expressed by the difference in length is produced.

After producing the eraser base on the article placement section 42 of the article placement device 40, add a small amount of water to the eraser substrate, cover it with a special lid or film, and then place the entire article placement device 40 in a microwave oven. Heat for about 1 minute. As a result, the first columnar part 21 and the second columnar article 22 constituting the eraser base are heat-sealed to each other and integrated, so the article mounting device 40 is not moved until the temperature has dropped to a level that will not cause burns. The integrated eraser is taken out from the article placement section 42 and excess moisture is wiped off.

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According to the article supply device 10, columnar articles, particularly the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 having different lengths, can be selectively supplied one by one. Further, selective supply of the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22 can be easily performed by switching the position of the operating section 15. Furthermore, even if the first columnar passage 16a, the second columnar passage 17a, etc. become clogged with an article during the feeding operation, the clogging can be easily cleared by the insertion section.

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

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A component feeder set suitable for players includes (C1) a combination of an article feeder 10 and an article container 30 for accommodating first columnar articles 21 and second columnar articles 22 by type; , (C2) a combination of the article supply device 10 and the article placement device 40 for placing the first columnar article 21 and the second columnar article 22; (C3) the article supply device and the first columnar article 22; Combination of an article container 30 for accommodating the columnar articles 21 and the second columnar articles 22 by type, and an article placement device 40 for placing the first columnar articles 21 and the second columnar articles 22 , can be mentioned.

The component feeder set C1 is useful for players who already have the article placement device 40, the component feeder set C2 is useful for players who do not need the article container 30, and the component feeder set C3 is useful for players who do not need the article container 30. This is useful for players who are playing the game for the first time. Of course, the article supply device 10, the first columnar articles 21 and the second columnar articles 22 of various colors, the article storage device 30, and the article placement device 40 can be sold individually to meet the needs of players. It is also possible to answer.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Article supply device, 11... Supply device main body, 11a... Article alignment path (third passage), 11b... First slide hole, 11c... Second slide hole, 11d... Guide part, 12... Article supply part , 12a... Goods supply path (fourth path), 13... Goods guide section, 13a... Goods movement room, 14... Goods storage section, 14a... Goods storage chamber, 15... Operation section, 15a... Operation section main body, 15b... Leg portion, 15c...Slide groove, 16...First movable part, 16a...First passage, 16b...Slide protrusion, 17...Second movable part, 17a...Second passage, CS1...First biasing Member, CS2... Second biasing member, 18... Insertion part, 21... First columnar article, 22... Second columnar article, 30... Article container, 31... Container main body, 31a... Article storage chamber, 32... Lid section, 40... Article placement device, 41... Placement device main body, 42... Article placement section.

Claims (7)

a movable part having a first path through which the columnar article can move;
an article supply unit having a second passage through which the columnar article can move, and supplying the columnar article from one end of the second passage;
an operating section that can operate the movable section;
an insertion part having a rod-like part long enough to be inserted into the first passage and the second passage;
Equipped with
The movable part is configured to provide a first passageway in which the first passage and the second passage do not communicate with each other and the columnar article cannot be moved from the first passage to the second passage by operation of the operation part. and a second state in which the first passage and the second passage are in communication and the columnar article is movable from the first passage to the second passage. is,
The insertion portion is in a state in which it can be inserted into the first passage and the second passage in response to entering the second state.
Goods supply device. In the first state, the first passage and the second passage are deviated in a direction different from the feeding direction of the columnar article, so that the first passage and the second passage are connected to each other. Unable to pass,
The movable part is configured to change from the first state to the second state in which the first passage and the second passage communicate with each other in response to movement of the movable part in a predetermined direction by operation of the operating part. change to the state of
The article feeder according to claim 1. further comprising a third passage located on the opposite side of the second passage across the first passage,
The first passage communicates with the third passage so that the columnar article can move in the first state.
The article feeder according to claim 1 or 2. The insertion part cannot be inserted into the movable part in the first state,
The article supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. In the first state, the insertion portion is prevented from moving more than a predetermined amount by a part of the movable portion.
The article supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The columnar article is an eraser mainly composed of synthetic resin,
The article supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The movable part accommodates the columnar article in a state where the length direction of the columnar article is in the supply direction.
The article supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.