JPH0217599A - Commodity carrying-out device for vendor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To miniaturize a commodity taking-out hole and to prevent the occurrence of jam of commodities by turning the commodity, which is sent to the commodity taking-out hole, to the vertical attitude by an attitude controller. CONSTITUTION:When a commodity reception rack 9 of an elevator device 8 which receives a commodity A sent from a commodity storage device 4 is carried downward to reach the lower limit position, the commodity A is rotated and received into a commodity reception part 11 of an attitude controller 10. This attitude controller 10 is energized to turn by the elasticity of an energizing spring 27, and the commodity A in the commodity reception part 11 is turned to the attitude vertical to a commodity taking-out hole 11 and is slided and sent to the commodity taking-out hole 2 from the commodity reception part 11.

Description

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

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, product storage devices for horizontally transporting columnar products placed and stored in a sideways position are provided in multiple stages above and below, and the columnar products are carried out from the product delivery end of each product storage device. The product is received in the product receiving shelf of the elevator device that moves up and down, and the product is moved down.
A vending machine configured to carry out products to a takeout port is known, and is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 140195/1983. Recently, due to the installation of product storage devices with other configurations in vending machines, the product storage device that transports columnar products in the horizontal direction has been moved so that its product delivery end and the elevator device are located at the rear. In this case, the column-shaped products stored horizontally on the product storage device are transported downward in the horizontal direction by the product receiving shelves of the elevator equipment. , the product is delivered from the lower limit position of the product receiving shelf onto the product chute and delivered to the product take-out port.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention With this configuration, the products sent out from the product storage device can be sent out onto the product chute in a sideways position in the left and right direction when viewed from the front of the vending machine main body, and Since the product rolls on the product chute from the back of the interior to the product takeout port on the front of the main unit, the product is likely to shift from side to side on the product chute and cause clogging, especially when one end is thick and the other end is There is a problem with thin columnar products that get stuck on the product chute and are not delivered to the product outlet. In addition, since the product is delivered to the product outlet in a horizontally horizontal position, for example, in the case of products such as liter bottles of beverages or large beer bottles, the width of the product outlet is required to be wide. Due to the large size of the product storage device, there is a problem in that it is easy to tamper with the product storage device inside the main body.

In view of the above, the present invention has an object to control the products sent out from the product storage device in a sideways position to the left and right so that they are sent out in the vertical direction with respect to the product takeout port, and to prevent mischief while waiting for sales. The present invention provides a product dispensing device for a vending machine that is capable of discharging products.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides for sending columnar products stored in a product storage device within the main body onto a product chute in a sideways posture in the left and right direction, and passing them through the product chute to a product takeout port. In the vending machine configured to dispense the product, the product receiving section receives the product sent out from the product storage device in a sideways posture in the left and right direction, and the product receiving section receives the product from the product storage device when waiting to receive the product. a shielding part that closes a product delivery path to the product take-out port, and a posture control device rotatably provided so that the product received in the product receiving part can be vertically changed in attitude with respect to the product take-out port; a locking device that locks and holds the posture control device in a product receiving standby position and releases the lock after the product is received in the product receiving section; and a locking device that rotates the posture control device that is released from the lock by the locking device. This configuration includes a biasing device that biases the product, and a return device that rotates and returns the posture control device that has been rotated to the product delivery position.

(*) Function According to the present invention, the shielding portion of the posture control device closes the product delivery passage when the product is on standby for sales, and this closed state is maintained by the locking device. Then, when the product receiving section receives the columnar product sent out from the product storage device in a sideways posture in the left and right direction,
The posture control device is unlocked by the locking device, and the urging device rotates and urges the product received in the product receiving portion to a position where it is perpendicular to the product outlet. Due to this rotation, the product is sent out to the product take-out port after being changed in posture in a stepwise manner in the front and back direction. After being sent out, the attitude control device is rotated back by the return device, and after the return, the posture control device is locked and held by the lock device.

(v) Embodiment Each figure shows an embodiment of the present invention. (1) is the main body of the vending machine, and the front side has a coin slot, a product selection button, a product takeout port (2), etc. A door (3) provided thereon is pivotably supported to open and close. (4) is a product storage device provided with a conveyor (5) that rotates when a product sales order is delivered; The conveyor (1) is installed in a substantially horizontal state in the front-rear direction so that the product output side (4A) is at the rear, and is arranged in multiple stages vertically. ) The column-shaped product (A) placed and stored horizontally in the horizontal direction is transported to the unloading end (4A).A stopper member (6) is also provided at the unloading end (4A). The stopper member (6) is rotatably provided.
is prevented from rotating by a locking mechanism (7) having a solenoid in a state in which the first product (A) at the delivery end (4A) is locked when the product is on standby for sale. And the conveyor (5)
When rotated, the locking mechanism (7) releases the rotation prevention state of the stopper member (6), allowing the first product to be carried out from the discharge end (4A), and when the product is carried out, the locking mechanism (7) releases the rotation prevention state of the stopper member (6), and when the product is carried out, It is returned to its original state by a spring and is held in a rotationally prevented state by a locking mechanism (7) to lock the next product.

(8) is provided to extend in the vertical direction between the delivery end (4A) of each product storage device (4) arranged vertically and the rear wall (IA) in the main body (1). This is an elevator device, and is provided with a product receiving shelf (9) that can be moved up and down to receive products carried out from the delivery end (4A) of the product storage device (4) in a sideways posture in the left and right direction. and the elevator device (
8), when on standby for sales, the product receiving shelf (9) is positioned corresponding to the topmost product storage device (4), and when a sales command is delivered, the product storage device transports the product according to the sales command. When the product receiving shelf (9) is moved to a position corresponding to the discharging end (4A) of the device (4) and the product carried out from the discharging end (4A) is received, the product receiving shelf (9) is moved to the lower limit position. It is designed to move downwards. Further, when the product receiving shelf (9) reaches the lower limit position, it is tilted forward, so that the stored product (A>) is delivered forward while lying sideways in the left and right direction.

(10) is a product receiving section (11) that receives the product (A) transported to the lower limit position by the product receiving shelf (9) and sent forward in a sideways posture in the left and right direction; The posture control device is equipped with a shielding part (12) that closes the product delivery passage (13) from the storage device (4) to the product takeout port (2), and the product receiving part (11) is connected to the product receiving shelf ( 9) can be freely rotated between a receiving standby position where it can receive the product (A) from the product outlet (2) and a delivery position where the product (A) is changed in position so that it is positioned in a stepped manner with respect to the product takeout port (2). It is pivoted. That is, the attitude control device (10) extends the product receiving part (11) and the shielding part (12) in the left-right direction,
The product receiving section (1) can accept products from the product receiving shelf (9).
1) and a sales standby position in which the product delivery passageway (13) is closed by the shielding part (12), and the product receiving part (11) is placed in a step-like longitudinal direction with respect to the product takeout port (2). It extends and is rotatably supported at a delivery position where the products in the product receiving part (11) are delivered to the product outlet in a stepwise manner in the longitudinal direction in the front-rear direction. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the product receiving part (11) has a cross section curved to be larger than the external arc of the product (A) to be received.
The contact surface with the elevator is made to be as small as possible, and the end on the elevator device (8) side in the standby position is positioned higher than the bottom to form a regulating part (IIA),
The product (A) is prevented from being shaken off when the attitude control device (10) is rotated, so that the attitude change and delivery of the product (A) can be reliably and easily performed.

In addition, the attitude control device i! <10) is to insert the drive shaft (14) into the arc-shaped long hole (16) opened in the top plate (15) of the product delivery passageway (13) and make it protrude upward, so that the top plate (15)
It is locked and held in the sales standby position by a locking device (17) provided on the top. That is, the locking device (17)
17) includes a lock plate (18) that locks the drive shaft (14) of the posture control device (10) in the sales standby position, and a lock plate (18) that is biased in a direction to lock the lock plate <18> to the drive shaft <14). The spring (19) and the lock plate (18) are connected to the drive shaft (14).
As shown in FIG. 3, a detection switch (20) operates when the product shelf (9) reaches the lower limit position.
Based on the operation of step 1), the solenoid (20)
is excited to release the locking of the drive shaft (14) by the lock plate (18). That is, the solenoid (20
) is placed on the product shelf (9) by the operation of the detection switch (21).
) is energized after a predetermined time sufficient to receive the product (A) into the product receiving portion (11), and the locking of the drive shaft (14) by the lock plate (18) is released.

(22) is a rotating member that rotates as the product shelf (9) moves up and down, and when the product shelf (9) reaches the lower limit position, the slide member (23) is moved by the elastic force of the return spring (24). When the product shelf (9) slides backward in the direction of the product shelf (9) and moves upward from the lower limit position, it returns to rotation due to the elasticity of the return spring (24), and
The slide member (23) is slid back forward.

(25) has one end, the left end, rotatably supported on the top plate (15), and the other end, the right end, of the slide member (25).
3) is a movable member that is inserted into the engagement hole (23A) and movably engaged with the drive shaft (1) that protrudes above the top plate (15).
4) Extends in the left-right direction on the rear side and comes into contact with the rear surface of the drive shaft (14) in a detachable manner. and,
The posture control device (10) that has been rotated to the product delivery position is pushed forward by the elasticity of the return spring (24) by bringing the movable member (25) into contact with its drive shaft (14) and returning to the standby position. I'm making sure I can come back. That is, the movable member (25)
With the slide member (23) and return spring (24),
It constitutes a return device (26) that rotates the posture control device (10), which has been rotated to the product delivery position, back to the sales standby position.

(27) is a biasing spring as a biasing device which has one end locked to the drive shaft (14) and the other end to the slide member (23), and is unlatched to the lock plate (18). The position control device (10) is urged to rotate to the delivery position.

Therefore, the product (
Product receiving shelf (9) of elevator equipment (8) that received A)
When the product is transported downward and reaches the lower limit position, the detection switch (21) is activated to stop the elevator device (8) from moving the product shelf (9) downward. And product shelf (9)
Upon reaching the lower limit position, the rotating member (22) is pressed and rotated to slide the slide member (23) backward against the elasticity of the return spring (24). By sliding the slide member (23) backward, the movable member (23)
5) is moved rearward at the right end centering on the pivot support at the left end. At this time, since the drive shaft (14> of the attitude control device (10) is locked to the lock plate (18), the movable member (2)
5) releases the contact with the rear surface of the drive shaft (14) and rotates backward, and the bracket biasing spring (27) is attached to the slide member (23).
The object is in a strongly pulled state due to its backward movement.

On the other hand, when the product receiving shelf (9) reaches the lower limit position, the rear side becomes highly inclined, so that the product (A) in the product receiving shelf (9) is transferred to the product receiving part (11) of the posture control device (10). ) and was accepted.

After the detection switch (21) is activated, when a predetermined time period sufficient for the product (A) to be transferred from the product receiving shelf (9) to the product receiving section (11) and accepted, the solenoid (20) is activated. The energized lock plate (18) can be rotated against the elasticity of the spring (19). By energizing the solenoid (20), the locking of the drive shaft (14) by the lock plate (18) is released.

Therefore, the attitude control device (10) has a biasing spring 27).
Due to the elasticity of the arrow shown in Fig. 4 (B
) direction, and as shown in FIG.
2) is rotated to the product delivery position where it comes into contact with the stopper (28). At this time, the product receiving portion (11) of the attitude control device (1O) is in a step-like state with respect to the direction of the product takeout port (2), that is, extending in the front and back direction.
The product (A) is in a state in which its posture is changed in a stepped manner with respect to the product outlet (2), and is slid and delivered from the product receiving portion (11) to the product outlet (2). Furthermore, when the attitude control device (10) rotates, the product (A) in the product receiving portion (11) tries to move in the direction of being shaken off from the product receiving portion (11) due to the centrifugal force, but the regulating device (11A).

Then, the elevator device ( 8> is operated to return the product shelf (9) to the upper standby position, as the product shelf (9) moves upward from the lower limit position, the rotation member ( 22) returns to rotation, and the slide member (23) slides forward to return.

This return movement of the slide member (23) causes the movable member (
25) is rotated forward. Therefore, the drive shaft (14) abutting and locking on the slide member (23) is pressed forward, and the attitude control device (10) is rotated back. Then, when the attitude control device (10) is rotated back to the standby position, the drive shaft (14) is locked and held by the lock plate (18). This state is shown in FIG. In addition, in this state of standby position, the product delivery passageway (13) is closed by the shielding part (12) of the posture control device (10), and mischief from the product takeout port (2) to the product storage device (4) is prevented. can be prevented.

Ht) Effects of the Invention Since the present invention is configured as described above, the products to be delivered to the sales outlet can be delivered vertically, so that the sales outlet can be made smaller. In addition, since the posture control device allows the product at the rear of the main body to be delivered closer to the product takeout port, the sliding portion of the product to the product takeout port is reduced, and the product is slid in a stepped manner. It is possible to reliably send out products without causing jams. Furthermore,
When the posture control device changes the posture of the product, centrifugal force is applied to the product due to rotation, so the product can be sent out vigorously to the product outlet. Furthermore, since the product delivery passage is closed by the shielding part during standby, it is possible to reliably prevent mischief.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Each figure shows one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a longitudinal side view of the vending machine when it is on standby, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal side view of the vending machine when it is in product delivery operation, and FIG. The figure is a perspective view of the rotating member, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the locking device during standby, FIG. 5 is a plan view of the locking device during product delivery operation, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the posture control device. It is. (2)...Product removal port, (4)...Product storage device, (10)...Posture control device, (11)...Product receiving part, (12)...Shielding part, ( 13)...Product delivery passage, (17)...Lock device, (23)
...Slide member, <24>...Return spring, (
25)...Movable member, (27)...Biasing spring.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a vending machine in which a columnar product stored in a product storage device in the main body is sent out onto a product chute in a sideways posture in the left and right direction, and sent out through the product chute to a product takeout port, the product is A product receiving section that receives the product sent out from the storage device in a sideways position in the left and right direction, and a product delivery passage from the product storage device to the product takeout port is blocked when the product is waiting to be received by the product receiving portion. a posture control device that is rotatably provided so that the posture of the product received in the product receiving portion can be changed vertically with respect to the product take-out port; a locking device that locks and holds the product in the product receiving section and releases the lock after the product is received in the product receiving section; a biasing device that rotationally biases the posture control device that is released from the lock by the locking device; and a biasing device that rotates the posture control device to the product delivery position. A product delivery device for a vending machine comprising a return device that rotates and returns a posture control device that has moved.