JPH02188897A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten a time to fill commodities and to improve the efficiency of a routeman by arranging a commodity accepting shelf having a dispensing device, which dispenses commodities outputted from the open part of a cardboard box one by one, on an inclined shelf so as to be removable. CONSTITUTION:In an automatic vending machine, a shelf 2 inclined so that cylindrical commodities may roll down by gravity is provided, and on the shelf 2, a commodity dispensing device 3 conforming to each commodity and a commodity accepting shelf 7, which has a commodity introducing part and a cardboard box holding part, are arranged, and futher a carrying device, which accepts the dispensed commodity from the commodity accepting shelf 7 and carrys it to a commodity output port 15, is provided. Further the cylindrical commodities are filled by mounting the whole special commodity cardboard box on the shelf, the commodities are inserted from the open part to the introducing part, they are dispensed one by one by the dispensing device, and carried to the commodity output port by the commodity carrying device. Thus the time to fill the commodities can be shortened, labor to fill them is reduced, and the efficiency of the routeman can be increased.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to a vending machine having a product receiving shelf on which products are placed together with storage boxes, a product dispensing device, and a product conveying device.

[Conventional technology]

When vending cylindrical products, whether you use a system with a so-called serpentine parts storage rack or a system with a product storage shelf called a slant shelf, when storing the product in the vending machine, it is necessary to store the product in a dedicated way. Either they were taken out of the cardboard box and stored one by one, or the serpentine method was used to open one side of the special cardboard box and place it on the top tray, and from there the cylindrical products were poured into the ranks. In particular, the structure of a vending machine equipped with a product storage shelf called a slant shelf, a product dispensing device, and a product transport device is known from Utility Model Application No. 55-89181 and Jitsuma No. 56-159881; The method of filling products was to fill them one by one.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Therefore, it takes a lot of effort and time to fill vending machines with products, which affects the number of vending machine maintenance service personnel who can handle them, and how to minimize the filling time. A major challenge for installers is how to increase the number of units they handle.

On the other hand, the fact that it takes a long time to fill the product also poses the problem that if a customer happens to come in while the product is being filled, the customer may be bothered and sales opportunities are lost, and filling the machine is inconvenient when it rains when the machine is installed outdoors. be.

The purpose of this invention is to fill a vending machine with cylindrical products by placing the products in special cardboard boxes on a shelf, putting the products into the introduction part from the opening part, dispensing them one by one with a dispensing device, and then dispensing the products one by one with a dispensing device. By transporting the product to the product take-out port by the product transport, it shortens the filling time of the product, reduces the labor required for filling, increases the efficiency of the route man, and also reduces the inconvenience caused to customers during filling and the problem of filling during rain when using an outdoor machine. Our goal is to provide a vending machine that eliminates inconvenience.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a holding part that opens a part of a special cardboard box containing a cylindrical product and holds the cardboard box with the opening part facing downward; A product receiving shelf having a product introducing section for receiving the products coming out and a dispensing device for dispensing the products one by one from the dispensing section is replaceably arranged on the inclined shelf, and A conveyance device is provided to receive the product and convey it to the product outlet.

[Effect]

A vending machine is provided with a shelf with an inclination such that cylindrical products can fall down due to gravity, and the shelf is equipped with a product dispensing device and a product introduction part suitable for each product, and a cardboard box holding part. We have a product receiving shelf and a conveyance device that receives products taken out from the product receiving shelf and transports them to the product takeout port.When a customer selects a product, a signal is sent to the product takeout device. At the same time, this signal causes the packets in the transport device to be carried by a chain elevator to the product dispensing device to which the dispensing signal has been applied;
The product dispensed from the dispensing device falls into the packet, and the packet is conveyed again by the chain elevator to the product takeout port where it is reversed and the product is delivered to the product takeout port.

At this time, when one product is dispensed from the dispensing device, the next product goes from the introduction section of that product to the dispensing device and is in a waiting state. The product will fall down and eliminate the gap.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of this invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 4 is a view taken along arrow P in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a schematic front view of a product shelf according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a cardboard box. This is a sketch.

In Figures 1 to 7, 1 is the outer box of the vending machine body;
Reference numeral 2 denotes a shelf attached to the outer box 1 with an inclination to allow the product to fall; 3, a product dispensing device; 4, a star wheel drive motor that is a component of the dispensing device 3; and 5, the configuration of the dispensing device 3. The star wheel is a part, 6 is the product introduction part,
Reference numeral 7 denotes a product receiving shelf having a product introduction part 6, a product dispensing device 3, and a holding part 8 for a cardboard box 13, 9 a chain of the product transport device elevator, 10 a packet of the product transport device elevator, and 11 a product. The sprocket of the conveyor elevator, 12 is also the drive motor, 14 is the product,
Reference numeral 15 indicates a product take-out L1.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the size of the cardboard box 13 differs depending on the type and size of the product, so the product receiving shelf 7 has a cardboard holding section 8 and a product introduction section 6 corresponding to each product.
and a product dispensing device 3. For example, products for juice, beer, etc. can be prepared in advance as a kit as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, and product receiving shelves 7 suitable for the demand can be set on the shelf 2.

Now, when the customer presses the product selection button to purchase the product 14, in FIG. Then, when the drive motor 12 rotates and the packet 10 reaches the dispensing device 3,
This is detected by a micro switch or the like (not shown), and the drive motor 4 of the dispensing device 3 is activated, and the star wheel 5
rotates 120 degrees and 'CX' selected product becomes packet ■0
fall into the. When this is confirmed with a micro-sinch or the like (not shown), the conveyance device is activated again and the packet solder is turned on.
-10 drops the product into the product take-out port 15, and the conveyance device stops and enters a standby state (the chain line position in FIGS. 2 and 3). - At the same time that the selected product falls from the dispensing device 3 into the bucket 10, the next product 14 in the product receiving shelf 7 rides on the star wheel 5 and enters the standby state, and the product receiving shelf 7 The product 14 is rolled by gravity from the cardboard box 13 in the cardboard holding part 8, enters the product introduction part 6, and fills the gap.

The above operation is performed for each selected column.

If it is desired to change the arrangement of the contents during installation, this can be easily done by reloading the product receiving shelves 7.

The opening of the special cardboard box 13 is as shown in Fig. 7 (,
It shall be opened so that only one product comes out. Furthermore, if the shape of the dedicated cardboard box 13 changes, this can be handled by changing the shape of the cardboard holding portion B of the product receiving shelf 7 to one suitable for the cardboard box.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, the shelves of the vending machine are tilted to such an extent that the products flow by gravity, and a holding section, a product introduction section, and a dispensing device corresponding to a special cardboard box for cylindrical products are installed there. A product receiving shelf is placed on the shelf, and this product receiving shelf is replaceable according to the cardboard box, and the product dispensed from the dispensing device is transferred to the product ejection port by the product 1! feeding device. (1)
It is now possible to fill vending machines with products in dedicated cardboard boxes, which shortens product filling time, improves route man efficiency, and increases the number of machines handled. This eliminates the inconvenience to incoming customers and the inconvenience of the route man when refilling during rainy weather.In addition, (3) by arranging various product receiving shelves in kits according to the type and size of the products being sold, it is possible to The receiving shelf can be changed for each vending machine, allowing for various variations of the vending machine.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of this invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. Fig. 4 is a view from the direction of arrow 1) in Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is a schematic front view of a product shelf according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view of Fig. 5, and Fig. 7 is a diagram of a cardboard box. It is a schematic diagram. 1: Outer box, 2: Shelf, 3: Dispensing device, 4: Drive motor, 5
Nistar wheel, 6: Product introduction section, 7: Product shelf, 8
: Cardboard holding part, 9; Chain, 10: Packet,
11: Sprocket, 12: Drive motor, 13: Cardboard box, 14: Product, 15: Product outlet.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) A holding part that opens a part of a dedicated cardboard box containing a cylindrical product and holds the cardboard box with the unsealed part facing downward; a product introduction part that receives the product that comes out of the unsealed part; A product receiving shelf having a dispensing device for dispensing the products one by one in the introductory part is replaceably arranged on the inclined shelf, and receives the products dispensed from the product dispensing device and stores the products as products. A vending machine characterized by being equipped with a conveyance device that conveys the food to an outlet.