JPH0222763Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to the structure of a vending machine that allows the inside of the outer box to be used effectively, allows products to be taken out reliably, and can accommodate a wide variety of products.

``Prior Art'' Vending machines that sell products such as cigarettes have many types of products, so they must be equipped with many columns for storing the products.

However, since it is inconvenient for the outer box to protrude onto the road, it is required to be formed in a small size, and effective use of the inside of the outer box is required.

For this reason, a vending machine that accommodates a wide variety of products needs to be equipped with a large number of columns, and therefore the structure of the delivery device associated with the columns and the chute that guides the products to the outlet are skillfully designed.

In such a configuration, in order to make the vending machine compact, the most important thing is the configuration of the chute that guides the products to the outlet, and if the chute is made too narrow, problems such as products often clogging up the output can be avoided. occured.

Moreover, this chute occupies wasted space that cannot be used to store the products, and is the biggest factor in causing the outer box of the vending machine to protrude into the street, especially since the chute is installed in the front and back direction for carrying out the products. It is becoming.

In addition, since vending machines generally have large doors that house product display shelves in the front and rear directions, there is an additional factor that they protrude into the street.

In particular, vending machines that sell a wide variety of products are
Columns for storing products are sometimes constructed in two-story structures, and it is desirable to construct them without compromising the convenience of storing products, as well as the problem of chute for transporting products.

In order to make effective use of the inside of the outer box, a product storage device for a vending machine described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 56-35294 has been attempted, but even in this case, the storage cylinder for storing the product is The vending machine manager has a complicated structure, and only two types of products can be stored in the front and back directions, and in view of the fact that they handle many types of products and have different sales quantities, it is difficult to meet the wishes of the vending machine manager. However, it was not completely resolved.

"Problems that the invention aims to solve" This invention was created in view of the above circumstances, and it solves these problems and effectively stores many types of products such as cigarettes in a small outer box. To provide a vending machine having a structure in which the chute is simplified without becoming complicated and can be carried out reliably.

``Means for Solving the Problems'' The present invention includes a first carrying-out device that includes a door that can be opened and closed on the outer box, and that carries out the product from the bottom toward the door side; A product dropping passage is formed between the outer box and the back part different from the first one, and second and third carrying out devices are provided in a front and back staircase shape above the first carrying out unit, and the second and third carrying out This problem is solved by providing a chute that communicates with the product drop passage in the delivery device, which is located at a lower level than between the steps of the device, to transport the product.

"Function" The first dispensing device can be dispensed in the same way as a conventional vending machine, and the second and third dispensing devices are provided in the form of a staircase, so they are formed at the lower end of the step forming the stairs. The second and third carrying out devices can be carried out in one direction by carrying out the carrying out of the second and third carrying out devices from between the stair steps via the chute.

Therefore, products can be reliably transported with a simple structure, and three types of products can be stored in the front and rear directions, which are determined in advance as different storage amounts.

Further, even if a device such as a product display shelf is provided inside the door, it does not become an obstacle for the second and third delivery devices to carry out the products, and the inside of the outer box can be effectively utilized.

``Embodiment'' The figure is a vertical sectional view of a main part of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, the vending machine is provided with a door 2 that can be opened and closed on the front surface of an outer box 1, and a product display shelf 3 and a money processing device 4 are provided inside the door 2.

Inside the outer box 1, there are provided columns 6 for storing products 5 stacked in two rows, front and back, and an extrusion device 7 for pushing out the stacked products 5 is provided at the bottom. It constitutes an unloading device.

Further, above the first carrying-out device, a second carrying-out device 8 and a third carrying-out device 9 are provided in the form of front and rear steps.

These first unloading device, second unloading device 8, and third unloading device 9 each have the ability to unload the stored products in response to a signal from a sales control circuit (not shown). , which is housed inside the outer box 1 to constitute a vending machine.

Further, the second carrying out device 8 is a third carrying out device 9.
It is provided at a lower position compared to , and is configured to carry out stored products 11 to a chute 12 at the rear as indicated by an arrow 10 .

The third unloading device 9 is configured to unload the stored products 13 to a rear drop passage 15 as indicated by an arrow 14.

The lower part of the rear falling passage 15 is a chute 1 that guides the fallen products to the product outlet 16 provided at the front.
7 is formed.

Further, the first carrying out device is configured to carry out the product 5 by being pushed forward and backward of the column 6 as indicated by arrows 18 and 19.

In such a configuration, in the vending machine, different types of products 5, 11,
13 can be stored, and each can be carried out and sold individually.

The goods 11 are unloaded from the second unloading device 8 through the chute 1 through the lower side of the third unloading device 9.
2, the product is directed to the fall path 15 as indicated by the arrow 10.

Further, the third unloading device 9 unloads the product 13 to the drop path 15 as indicated by the arrow 14.

Therefore, the products 11 and 13 of the second and third carrying out devices 8 and 9 provided at the upper part are transported through the drop passages 15 formed at the rear of the first carrying out device, respectively.
The product is then guided to the product outlet 16 by a chute 17.

Further, the first carrying out device can carry out the products 5 to the front and back of the column 6 like the conventional vending machine.

That is, in such a configuration, the second carrying out device 8 and the third carrying out device 9 provided at the upper part
is formed in a step-like manner in the front and rear, and the goods of one of the unloading devices are carried out from between the steps, so that the goods can be carried out in one direction in the front and rear directions, and there is no need to provide the drop passage 15 in the front and back; it is formed only on one side. This makes it possible to reduce the size in the front-back direction.

Although the product display shelf 3 and the money handling device 4 provided in the door 2 protrude inward, there is no need to form a drop passage 5 in this part, so that the first, second and third carrying out devices The gap can be reduced until contact occurs.

Of course, the first carrying-out device may carry out only one direction instead of carrying out the goods 5 forward and backward as shown by the arrows 18 and 19 as in this embodiment.

If vertically long slits are formed in the column walls of such first, second, and third unloading devices, it is possible to easily enter and store the products 5, 11, and 13 at the front and back.

"Effect of the invention" According to the invention, since the second and third unloading devices are provided in a stair-like manner above the first unloading device, it is possible to unload the product in one direction, thereby reducing the falling path of the product. It can be configured by providing it only on one side,
In addition to being able to store a wide variety of products in a small space,
Products can be carried out easily and reliably, and even if a product display shelf or the like is formed inside the door at the same position as the second and third carrying out devices, it will not become an obstacle to carrying out the products, and its value is extremely high. It's big.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is a vertical cross-sectional view of essential parts of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Outer box, 2... Door, 8... Second carrying out device, 9... Third carrying out device, 15... Drop passage, 16... Outlet.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The outer box is equipped with a door that can be opened and closed, and a first carrying out device carries out the product from the lower part to the door side, and a product dropping passage is provided between the outer box and the back of the first carrying out device, which is different from the one for carrying out the product. A second and third unloading device are provided above the first unloading device in the form of front and rear steps, and the products are transferred to the unloading device that is lower than between the steps of the second and third unloading devices. A vending machine characterized by being equipped with a chute that communicates with a drop passage to carry out products.