JPH0212498A - Commodity housing shelf device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To effectively utilize the depth inside an automatic vending machine and, at the same time, to easily and certainly replenish and house commodities to and in the machine by arranging a commodity housing shelf device in the front-rear direction of the machine. CONSTITUTION:A commodity A which is dropped to and fed onto the conveyor 4 of the front end section 14 of a commodity carrying shelf device 3 from an inclined shelf 11 is guided by a guide member 12 and, at the same time, jumping out of the commodity A from an opening 15 is prevented when it is dropped and fed. On the other, the commodity A is thrown into the inclined shelf 11 through an opening 16 provided above the guide member 12, but the commodity A is thrown through the opening 16 after the device 3 is charged with the commodity A to a prescribed quantity from the opening 15. When the commodity A at the front end of a carrying edge 5 is taken out from this vending machine and the commodity A on the conveyor 4 is successively carried forward to the end 5 side as the conveyor 4 moves, the commodity A is dropped on the conveyor 4 through the space between the guide member 12 and the lower end section 11B of the inclined shelf 11. Therefore, the commodity can be replenished easily.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (b) Industrial application fields The present invention relates to a product storage shelf device for a vending machine.

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, at a position above a product conveyance shelf device that conveys placed and stored products in a substantially horizontal direction and sequentially carries them out from one carry-out end,
A sloped shelf is provided with a low slope to the other end on the opposite side to the carry-out end, and the products on this slope are dropped from the lower end onto the other end of the product transport shelf to be replenished and then carried out from the carry-out end. A product storage shelf device for a vending machine is known, and is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 143197/1983.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention The product transport shelf device and the inclined shelf in the prior art are designed such that the delivery end and the other end of the product transport shelf device are located in the left-right direction within the vending machine main body. This has the advantage of being able to place and store products directly from the front onto the product transport shelf device and onto the slanted shelves, but since it is not possible to install multiple products in the front and back within the main body, There was a problem that the dimensions could not be used effectively and the number of products stored was limited. In other words, if multiple units are installed before and after the
If a product is stored on the front product transport shelf device or the front slanted shelf, the product may become an obstacle and make it difficult to replenish the product on the rear product transport shelf device or the rear slanted shelf. I can't. Therefore, in the case of such a configuration, since it is not possible to arrange the products side by side in the front-back direction, the depth dimension within the main body cannot be used effectively, and there is a problem that an increase in the number of stored products cannot be measured.

In view of the above, the present invention is a vending machine that effectively utilizes the depth within the vending machine main body by installing the product storage shelf device in the front-back direction, and that allows product replenishment and storage to be carried out easily and reliably. The present invention provides a product storage shelf device.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides for a product transport shelf device that transports loaded and stored products in a substantially horizontal direction and sequentially transports them from the transport end to In a product storage shelf device for a vending machine, a product storage shelf device for a vending machine is provided with a slanted shelf that is sloped low toward the other end, and products on the slanted shelf are dropped from the lower end onto the other end of the product transport shelf device and are replenished. A transport shelf device is provided so that the delivery end is located at the rear, openings for loading products are provided corresponding to the front end of the product transport shelf device and the lower end of the inclined shelf, and openings are provided at the lower end of the inclined shelf. a guide member that forms an interval between which the products on the inclined shelf can fall and is supported to prevent the products from jumping out from the opening, and is movable in the loading direction when loading the products into the product transport shelf device; It has been established.

(*) Function In the present invention, when a product is placed onto the product transport shelf device through the opening at the front end of the product transport shelf device, the product is moved by pressing the guide member rearward in the loading direction. When the product is placed and stored on the transport shelf device, the guide member returns to its movable state and prevents the stored product from jumping out from the opening. In addition, products can be stored on the inclined shelf from the opening at the lower end of the inclined shelf, and the products that have been completely stored in the inclined shelf are prevented from jumping out from the opening by the guide member, and are placed on the product transport shelf device. Each time a product is completely transported to the discharge end, it is dropped onto the product transport shelf device from between the guide member and the lower end of the inclined shelf and is replenished.

(f) Embodiment Each figure shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which (1) is a main body of a vending machine with a door (2) pivotably supported on the front that can be opened and closed. (3) is a product conveyance shelf device that is provided with a conveyor (4) that rotates when a product sales command is delivered, and is installed in the main body (1) in a substantially horizontal state in the front and back direction, and is arranged vertically and horizontally. A plurality of cylindrical products (A>) arranged side by side on the left and right and placed and stored horizontally on the conveyor (4) are transported to the rear unloading end (
5). In addition, a stopper member (6) is rotatably provided at the delivery end (5) of the product transport shelf device (3), and the stopper member (6) is placed at the top of the delivery end (5> side) during sales standby. When the product is locked, rotation is prevented by a locking mechanism (7) having a solenoid.When the conveyor (4) rotates, the locking mechanism (7) prevents the stopper member (6) from rotating. Release,
It enables the first product to be carried out from the carry-out end (5), and when the product is carried out, it is returned to its original state by a spring (not shown) and is held in a rotation-prevented state by the locking mechanism (7).
It is designed to lock the following products.

(8) is an elevator device installed extending vertically between the product conveyance shelf devices (3) arranged side by side on the left and right and the rear wall (IA) in the main body (1), and is a product receiving shelf. (9) is provided so as to be movable up and down, and is configured to be positioned corresponding to the discharge end (5) of each product transport shelf device (3). When the elevator device (8) receives the product carried out from the delivery end (5) of the product transport shelf device (3) into the product receiving shelf (9>), the elevator device (8) moves the product receiving shelf (9) downward; The product is placed in a position corresponding to the product take-out port (10) provided at the bottom of the door (2), and the product is delivered to the product take-out port 10〉.

(11) is an inclined shelf provided corresponding to the upper position of the product transport shelf device (3), and the rear end (IIA) corresponding to the output end (5> side) of the product transport shelf device (3) is The lower end (IIB>, which is the front side), is installed in a tilted state so that the product (A) can be stored in a transferable manner.In addition, both sides of the inclined shelf (11> The part is provided with a side plate (IIC>(IID) bent upward, and the front end of the side plate (IIC) (LID) is connected to the lower end part (
11B). A gap (T) is provided between the lower end (IIB) and the front end of the side plate (IIC) (LID) so that the product (A) stored on the inclined shelf (11) can be transferred and dropped. Guide member (1
2) is being constructed. This guide member (12>) has both ends of the upper part rotatably supported by the side plate (IIC>(11D)), and locking pieces (12A) (12A) protruding from both ends of the lower part.
, the long hole (13) opened in the side plate (IIC) (IID>
The product (A>) that falls from the lower end (IIB>) of the inclined shelf (11) is guided onto the front end (14) of the product transport shelf device (3), and By locking the stopper piece (12A) to a locking portion (13A) formed by the elongated hole (13), the product (A) is prevented from popping out from the opening (15). That is, the guide member (12) locks the locking piece (1) due to its own weight.
2A) is locked in the locking part (13A), the lower end of the guide member (12) and the front end (1
4), the opening (15) of the product (A) is formed smaller than the product (A).
), and when placing the product (A) onto the product transport shelf device (3) from the opening (15),
The input product (A) presses and rotates backward, which is the input direction, to enable the input of the product (A). Therefore, the product (A) to be replenished falls from the inclined shelf (11) onto the conveyor (4) at the front end (14) of the product transport shelf device (3).
) is also guided by the guide member (12) when it falls and is refilled, and is prevented from flying out from the opening (15).

On the other hand, the product (A) is loaded onto the inclined shelf 11) through the opening (16) formed above the guide member (12). After the products (A) are put in until the predetermined full quantity is delivered, the products are put in through the opening (16). Therefore, the first product (A>
As shown in Fig. 1, the product (A) is stored on top of the product (A) stored on the product transport shelf device (3).Then, by the rotation of the conveyor (4), the product (A) is placed on the delivery end (5). The first product (A>) is carried out and the product (A) on the conveyor (4>
When the guide member (1
2) and the lower end (IIB) of the inclined shelf (11), the product (A) is dropped onto the conveyor (4) and replenished.

(G) Effects of the Invention Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it is possible to effectively utilize the depth of the vending machine body without allowing product conveyance shelf devices to be installed side by side in the depth direction, and also to allow the vertical direction Many can be installed side by side, increasing the number of products stored. Furthermore, even in a configuration where the lower end side of the slanted shelf is located on the opening side where products are loaded, products from the slanted shelf can be reliably replenished onto the product transport shelf device, and the slanted shelf and product transport shelf device can be reliably refilled. This provides effects such as preventing the stored products from flying out from the opening and making it easy to insert the products.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Each figure shows an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view of the main part, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the inclined shelf, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the guide member, and FIG. The figure is a longitudinal sectional side view of a vending machine equipped with the device of the present invention. (3)...Product transport shelf device, (5)...Export end,
(11)...Slanted shelf, (IIB)...Lower end,
(12)... Guide member, (12A)... Locking piece, (13A>... Locking part, (14)... Front end, (15) (16)... Opening, ( A)...product, (T)...interval.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. At the upper position of the product transport shelf device that transports the placed and stored products in a substantially horizontal direction and sequentially transports them from the transport end, an inclined shelf is provided that is sloped low toward the other end on the opposite side to the transport end, In the product storage shelf device of a vending machine, in which the products on the inclined shelf are replenished by falling from the lower end onto the other end of the product transport shelf device, the product transport shelf device is arranged such that the delivery end is located at the rear. Openings for loading products are provided corresponding to the front end of the product transport shelf device and the lower end of the slanted shelf, and products on the slanted shelf can fall between the openings and the lower end of the slanted shelf. A vending machine characterized by being provided with a guide member which is supported to form a distance between the products and prevent the products from flying out from the opening, and is movable in the loading direction when the products are loaded into the product transport shelf device. Product storage shelf device.