JPH0216697A - Goods carrying device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To surely carry goods by constituting a title device to send a vertical carrier part after horizontal-carrying the goods paid from the lower part of a goods storing part and making a goods receiving table inclinable. CONSTITUTION:Goods A paid from the lower part of a goods storing part 2 are received at a goods receiving table 6a and are vertical-carried at a vertical carrier mechanism part 6 after it is horizontal-carried at a horizontal carrier mechanism part 4. Then, while the goods A are vertical-carried to the position of a goods paying port 5, the receiving table 6a is inclined forward by an inclining mechanism E and they are slided down and carried out to the paying port 5 of the goods A. Thus, the goods can be carried surely.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a vending machine having a plurality of product storage sections arranged side by side.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, in this type of vending machine, as shown in FIG. A product dispensing port (51) is formed below the dispensing position (50a) of the product storage section (50) to receive the product to be dispensed.
) (52) is provided to guide the transition to ).

However, in the case of this type of vending machine, the formation position of the product dispensing port (51) is lower relative to the ground, so when taking out the product dispensed from the product dispensing port (51), the user has to make a large body effort. The product had to be bent to be taken out, which made it extremely difficult to take out the product, especially if it was a heavy product.

Moreover, muddy water and the like easily adhere to the product dispensing port (51), and especially when the vending machine is installed near the road, muddy water and the like splashed by cars etc. also adhere to the product dispensing port (51).
There was a hygienic problem in that the product dispensing port (51) got dirty in a short period of time.

Therefore, in order to solve this problem, as shown in FIG.
A width-adjusting shoe) (53) is provided in the door portion (C) which is provided in front of the door (C) so as to be openable and closable, and the width-adjusting shoe) (
53) to collect the products guided into the door section (C) by the forwarding chute (52) at a specific location within the door section (C), and then move the products to the door section (C). Using the vertical conveyance mechanism section (54) provided inside, the upper product dispensing port (
It has been considered that the product is conveyed vertically to a position where the product dispensing port (55) is opened, and then taken out from the product dispensing port (55).

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, the product conveyance device of such conventional vending machines has
Two types of chutes are equipped: a forwarding chute (52) in the product storage section (B) and a width-adjusting chute (53) in the door section (C). Feed shoe) (from 52) to width shoe)
There was a problem in that the transfer of the product to (53) may not go well depending on the posture of the product.

In addition, recent vending machines have particularly wide widths (because they tend to be wider, the width of the width shoe is increased by a certain height) (5
3) If the product is sloped, it is often difficult to smoothly align the product, and a large head difference may cause the product to move smoothly.
(53) needs to be inclined, which causes the problem of increasing dead space.

Furthermore, since the product delivery from the product dispensing port (55) is not performed forcibly, there is a problem in that there is a risk of uncertainty.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a product conveyance device for a vending machine that can solve the above-mentioned problems all at once.

[Means to solve the problem]

The product conveyance device for a vending machine according to the present invention has a plurality of product storage sections arranged side by side, and the products selectively dispensed from the lower part of the product storage sections are transferred horizontally in the direction in which the product storage sections are arranged side by side. a horizontal conveyance mechanism for conveying; and a vertical conveyance mechanism for receiving the goods horizontally conveyed by the horizontal conveyance mechanism at a commodity receiving stand and conveying them to a commodity dispensing port formed above the dispensing position of the commodity storage section. The product holder of the vertical conveyance mechanism is configured to be tiltable, and the product holder is configured to slide down and carry out the product to the product dispensing port by using the vertical conveyance force of the vertical conveyance mechanism. It is characterized by the provision of a tilting mechanism that tilts as much as possible.

[For production]

When carrying out products to the product dispensing port using the product conveyance device of such a vending machine, the products selectively dispensed from the lower part of the product storage section are transported horizontally by the horizontal transport mechanism section and then removed. It is received at the pedestal and transported m by the vertical transport mechanism.

By the time the product receiving stand that has received the product moves to the height of the product dispensing port, the product receiving board is tilted by the tilting mechanism to a state where the product can be slid down and carried out to the product dispensing port. The products on top of the product are forcibly carried out to the product dispensing port by sliding down the slope.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Therefore, according to this actual device, the width shifting of the product is reliably performed by the horizontal conveyance mechanism section, and as a result, the width shifting sheet, which was necessary in the conventional device as shown in Fig. 5, is no longer required. This eliminates the problem of failure in transferring products from the advance chute to the width-adjusting chute.

Moreover, as mentioned above, there is no need for a width chute,
The conventional problem of increased dead space due to this is also resolved. Further, the product is forcibly removed from the product delivery port by sliding down the product tray due to the inclination of the product tray, thereby ensuring reliable delivery. Note that a new drive source for tilting the product pedestal is not required, and the drive system thereof is not complicated.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

Figures 1 and 2 show a serpentine vending machine, in which a plurality of product storage sections (2) for storing a plurality of products (A) in the vertical direction are placed in the product storage section (B) on the left and right sides. They are arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals in both the forward and backward directions.

The upper part of each of these product storage parts (2) is formed with a product input port (2a) that opens to the front, and the lower part of each of the product storage parts (2) is formed with a product input port (2a) that opens forward. A dispensing mechanism (not shown) is provided for dispensing the stored products (A) individually.

Below the product storage section (2), these product storage sections (
2) A forward feed chute (3) that guides the product (A) selectively discharged from the lower part of the unit down the front and downward.
The product (A), which is guided forward and downward by the advance chute (3), is guided through a plurality of warehouse product exits (7).
) After passing through either of the above, the product is carried out onto the horizontal conveyance mechanism (4) located at the lower part of the door (C), which is provided in front of the product storage part (B) so as to be openable and closable, or Or,
The product is carried out onto a product holder (6a) of a vertical conveyance mechanism section (6) located on one side of the door section (C). More specifically, the products ( A) only after passing through the in-warehouse product outlet (7) corresponding to the product storage section (2), the vertical transport mechanism section (6)
), and the product (A) is guided down from the remaining product storage section (2) via the advance chute (3) and passes through the other warehouse product exit (7). After that, it is carried out onto the horizontal transport mechanism section (4), and further transported horizontally in the horizontal transport mechanism section (4), and then transferred to the vertical transport mechanism section (
6) The product is carried out onto the product holder (6a).

To explain in detail the relative positional relationship between the horizontal conveyance mechanism section (4) and the plate (9) feed mechanism section (6), the downstream end of the horizontal conveyance mechanism section (4) is connected to the vertical conveyance mechanism section. The product (A) is disposed close to the lower end of the section (6) and is carried out from the downstream end of the horizontal transport mechanism section (4). Product holder of mechanism part (6) (
6a).

To describe the vertical conveyance mechanism section (6) in more detail, the vertical conveyance mechanism section (6) is located at an appropriate position above and below, specifically at the top dead center which is higher than the height of the product dispensing port (5) and at the above-mentioned position. A pair of upper and lower sprockets (6b), (6c) arranged at appropriate positions above and below corresponding to the bottom dead center of the chain, and a chain (6d) wound between the sprockets (6b), (6c). , an elevator stand (6e) which is shaped like a letter when viewed from the front and which is attached to an appropriate position of the chain (6d), and a front side that is pivotably supported at the tip of the elevator stand (6e) and can freely tilt to a forward leaning position. It is equipped with a product holder (6a) in the shape of a letter.

A linear upper and lower guide (6f) is extended along the arrangement direction of both sprockets (6b) and (6c), and the product is almost parallel to the upper and lower guide (6f). The vicinity of the payout port (5) is the product payout port (
5) Inclined guide guide (6g) that gently bends and protrudes to the side.
has been extended. As shown in FIG. 3, the vertical guide (6f) is engaged with a roller (6h) attached to the elevator platform (6e), while the inclined guide guide (6g) is engaged with the roller (6h) as shown in FIG. As shown in , the product holder (
The rollers (61) attached to 6a) are engaged, and based on their individual engagement relationships, as the elevator platform (6e) rises and reaches the vicinity of the product outlet (5), the product is removed. The cradle (6a) is the product outlet (5) for the product (A).
It is designed to gently change to a forward-leaning position with the tip lowered, allowing it to be carried downhill. In other words, the tilting mechanism (
F, ) is constructed, and the inclination mechanism (IE) causes the product holder (6a) to incline as described above based on the vertical conveyance force of the vertical conveyance mechanism section (6), and due to the inclination, the product tray (6a) is tilted as described above. The product (A) located at is forced to be carried out to the product outlet (5).

When the product (A) is delivered to the product dispensing port (5) using the product conveyance device of such a vending machine, the product (A) selectively dispensed from the lower part of the product storage section (2) is After being transported horizontally by the horizontal transport mechanism section (4), the product is placed on the receiving stand (6a).
It is received at the vertical conveyance mechanism section (6) and conveyed vertically,
Alternatively, the product is directly received at the product receiving stand (6a) and vertically transported by the vertical transport mechanism (6). By the time the product (A) is vertically conveyed to the position of the product dispensing port (5), the tilting mechanism (E) moves the product receiving stand (6a) to the product dispensing port (5) of the product (A). The product (A) on top of the product (A) is forcibly delivered to the product dispensing port (5) by sliding down the slope.

Note that all the products (A) selectively dispensed from the lower part of the product storage section (2) are transported horizontally by the horizontal transport mechanism section (4); Product (A)
It is also possible to consider an embodiment in which the product is received at the product holder (6a) of the vertical transport mechanism section (6) and transported vertically.

Incidentally, although reference numerals are written in the claims section for convenient comparison with the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the structure shown in the accompanying drawings.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partially sectional front view showing a vending machine according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof, Fig. 3 is a plan view showing its main parts, and Figs. 4 and 5 are a conventional automatic vending machine. It is a perspective view showing a vending machine. (2)... Product storage section, (4)... Horizontal conveyance mechanism section, (5)... Product dispensing port, (6)...
...Vertical conveyance mechanism section, (6a) ...Product holder, (A) ...Product, (E) ...Tilt mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A plurality of product storage units (2) are installed in parallel, and these product storage units (
2) a horizontal conveyance mechanism section (4) for laterally conveying the product (A) selectively dispensed from the lower part of the product storage section (2) in the direction in which the product storage section (2) is arranged side by side; a vertical conveyance mechanism section that receives the product (A) horizontally transported at the product receiving stand (6a) and transports it to the product dispensing port (5) formed above the dispensing position of the product storage section (2); (6), the product holder (6a) of the vertical transport mechanism section (6) is configured to be tiltable, and the product holder (6a) is configured to be tiltable.
Using the vertical conveying force of 6), the product (A) is moved to the product dispensing port (5).
), the tilting mechanism (E
) product conveyance device for vending machines.