JPH0282391A - Device for carrying out commodity of automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To smoothly carry out a commodity on the commodity shelf of an automatic vending machine to the commodity dropping path of the machine without jamming at a carrying out section by carrying out the commodity to the dropping path after once holding the commodity immediately before a commodity carrying out port and, at the same time, sending the commodity onto a holding member while the rolling of the succeeding commodity is regulated by means of a swinging body. CONSTITUTION:This commodity carrying-out device is provided with a holding member 14 which holds a commodity A immediately before a carrying-out port 4a, swinging body 8 which carries the commodity on the holding member 14 from the port 4a to a commodity dropping path 4 when the body 8 swings around a fulcrum which is the front/rear wall of the path 4 like a seesaw, and a swinging means 15 which swings the body 8. Therefore, the commodity on a commodity shelf 7 is carried out to the path 4 by means of the body 8 after the commodity A is once held by the member 14 immediately before the port 4a. Moreover, the rolling of the succeeding commodity A is regulated by the swinging body 8. Thus the commodity can be carried out smoothly to the commodity dropping part without jamming at the carrying out section.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a product delivery device for a vending machine that delivers products such as cans and bottles stored in a product shelf to a product removal port.

(Prior Art) In general, the product dispensing device of a vending machine that sells cylindrical products such as cans and bottles filled with soft drinks and fruit drinks is installed on the bottom side of a product shelf 50, as shown in FIG. radial arm 5
A star wheel 51 having a diameter 1a is provided. Then insert a coin.

By rotating the star wheel 51 at a certain angle in the direction of the arrow X through a drive means (such as a stepping motor, etc.) not shown based on an action such as pressing a product selection button, the product 52a on the two arms 51a is dropped. aisle 5
3 to be carried out.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the above-mentioned product delivery device, the size of the product to be delivered, that is, the outer diameter dimension is determined by the length of the arm 51a of the star wheel 51. It was not possible to transport a product with an outside diameter of . Further, the star wheel 51 is rotated by a certain angle to carry out the product 52a. In this case, the product 52a is the star wheel 51 and the upper wall 5.
In some cases, the following product 52b is caught between the arm 51a and the upper wall 54 and is not held accurately on the star wheel 51.

This invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problem, and aims to provide a product transport device for a vending machine that can transport products from a product shelf to a product drop path regardless of the outer diameter of the product. Another object of the present invention is to provide a product delivery system for a vending machine that allows products to be delivered smoothly to a product drop passage without being caught in the delivery section.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a product dropping path through which products pass, and a product shelf whose tip is inclined toward an exit provided on the side of the product dropping path. In the vending machine equipped with the above, a holding member that holds the product immediately before the exit;
A rocking body that transports the product on the holding member from the outlet to the product dropping passage by swinging in a seesaw shape using the front and rear walls of the product dropping passage as fulcrums, and a rocking body that rocks the rocking body. The means are provided.

(Function) The function of the present invention based on the above configuration is that the product on the product shelf is once held by the holding member immediately before the product delivery port, and then is carried out to the product drop path by the swinging member. Further, transfer of subsequent products is regulated by the oscillator.

(Example) Next, the present invention will be described based on an example shown in FIGS. 1 to 4.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a vending machine, and the vending machine 1 is comprised of a rectangular parallelepiped case 2 and a door 3 that opens and closes a front surface 2a of the case 2.

Reference numeral 4 designates a product dropping passage provided in the vertical direction within the case 2, and reference numeral 5 designates a product extraction port provided at the lower end of the product dropping passage 4.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 6 denotes a product falling speed suppressing means, and the falling speed suppressing means 6 deforms when the product A passing through the outlet 4a of the product dropping passage 4 hits the bottom 5a of the product outlet 5. This is to prevent the contents from spilling out due to breakage. The falling speed suppressing means 6 shown in FIG.
and a spring 6b that biases the fin piece 6a inward are installed to face each other. The spacing between these fin pieces 6a is product A.
Since the product is narrower than the outer diameter of the fins 6a, the product passing between the fins 6a pushes the fins 6a outward against the biasing force of the spring 6b, and its falling speed is suppressed until it reaches the product outlet 5. .

Moreover, what is shown in the same figure (b) is an example in which elastic bodies 6C made of rubber or the like are alternately arranged on the inner wall 4a, and the product A is picked up while alternately contacting the elastic bodies 6C and meandering down. Exit 5
leading to.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a product shelf, and the product shelf 7 has a plurality of plates installed in parallel.The rear end 7b is in contact with the side wall 2b of the case 2, and the tip 7a is provided on the side of the product drop path 4. It is inclined toward the outlet 4a.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a swinging body, and the swinging body 8 is formed by connecting lever units 8a and 8b at both ends with a shaft 9 and a rod 10, respectively, as shown in FIG. A pin 8' is provided on each of the opposing surfaces of the lever units 8a and 8b, and the pin 8' connects to small holes (not shown) provided in the front and rear walls of the product drop passage 4.
It is rotatably inserted into the

Reference numeral 11 denotes a long hole provided between the pin 8' of one lever unit 8a and the connecting portion of the rod 10. Note that the portion of the lever unit 8a where the elongated hole 11 is provided is formed to have a thinner wall 11a than other portions.

Reference numeral 12 denotes an auxiliary lever, and the auxiliary lever 12 has a pair of 5-shaped bent portions 12b extending toward the lever unit 8a and 8b at both ends of a base portion 12a parallel to the shaft 9. is locked to the shaft 9, and the base 12
a is rotatably held on the lower surface of the product shelf 7 using fasteners 13.

14 is a holding member formed by bending a plate-shaped body into a V-shaped cross section;
As shown in FIG. 4, one end of the holding member 14 is fixed to the lower part of the outlet 4a provided on the side of the product drop passage 4.
The other end side is fixed to the lower surface of the product shelf 7. In addition, the first
In the figure, the holding member 14 provided above the top product shelf 7 is fixed at one end in the same manner as described above, and at the other end is fixed to the upper wall 2C of the case 2 using a fixing device 14a. There is.

15 is a swinging means provided on the outer wall 4b of the product dropping passage 4;
The swinging means 15 includes a rotating shaft 15a driven by a motor (not shown), a rotating lever 15b fixed to the rotating shaft 15a, and a guide pin 15c provided at the tip of the rotating lever 15b. There is. This guide pin 15c
is fitted into the elongated hole 11 of the lever unit 8a.

Therefore, when the motor is driven and the rotary lever 15b is rotated once around the rotary shaft 15a, the guide pin 15c reciprocates within the elongated hole 11, and the oscillator 8 is raised once on the shaft 9 side with the pin 8' as a fulcrum. and then descends and returns to the original state (4th
Figures (a) to (C)).

Note that 16 is a motor and 17 is a cooling device.

Next, the operation of this invention will be explained.

First, when the product A is stored on the product shelf 7, the product A located at the forefront is connected to the end of the holding member 14 on the outlet 4a side and the shaft 9 of the oscillating body 8, as shown in FIG. 4(a). By contacting the product, the product is held in front of the exit 4a of the product drop path 4.

When a coin is inserted into a coin slot (not shown) and a product selection button (not shown) is pressed, a motor (not shown) of the swinging means 15 is activated to carry out the selected product.
is driven. Then, as shown in FIG. 4(b), the rotating lever 15b rotates in the direction of the arrow, the swinging body 8 swings about the pin 8', and the auxiliary lever 12 pushes up the product.

The rotary lever 15b continues to rotate, and the oscillator 8 moves to the fourth position.
When the product A is in the most inclined state as shown in Figure (C), the product A that was on the auxiliary lever 12 climbs over the upper end of the holding member 14 and reaches the product drop passage 4 through the outlet 4a. At this time, the subsequent product A on the product shelf 7 rolls, but it hits the base 12a of the auxiliary lever 12 and stops.

The rotating lever 15b further rotates, and the swinging body 8 moves the auxiliary lever 12 around the pin 8' as a fulcrum, as shown in FIG.
The side begins to descend. Finally, when the motor stops driving in the state shown in FIG. 4(a), the subsequent product on the product wI7 is moved to the holding member 14 located below between the shelf and the discharge port.
held on top. During the above operation, a thin wall 1 is attached to the lever 8a.
1a, the rotation lever 15b can be rotated smoothly.

In the above embodiment, the lower end 14' of the holding member 14 is positioned above the lower product shelf 7, and this serves as a guide for guiding the products A on the product shelf 7 onto the holding member 14 one by one. Fulfilling.

It should be noted that the product A carried out to the product drop passage 4 in the above manner falls and reaches the product takeout port 5 while its falling speed is suppressed by the falling speed suppressing means 6.

(Effects of the Invention) Since the present invention is configured as described above, the products on the product shelf are first held in front of the product carry-out port and then carried out to the product drop passage, and the subsequent products are shaken. It reaches the holding member while being restricted from being transferred by the moving body. Therefore, the product can be smoothly transported to the product drop passage without the risk of being caught between the earthen wall and the transport means during transport as in the conventional case.

In addition, since the only member that comes into direct contact with the product and conveys it to the discharge port is the shaft of the oscillator, there is no problem in holding and transporting the product even if the outer diameter of the product changes. It is something.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a front view of the entire vending machine, FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b) are front sectional views showing falling speed suppressing means, Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the relationship between the rocking body, the holding member, and the auxiliary lever; Figure 4 (a)
~(d) is a partially cutaway front view showing the operation of the product delivery device;
FIG. 5 is a front sectional view showing a conventional example. Explanation of symbols 1...Vending machine 4...Product drop path 4a
...Export port A...Product shelf 8...Swinging body 15...Swinging means 6...Falling speed suppressing means 7a...Shelf tip 14...Holding means A...Product・

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a vending machine equipped with a product drop passage through which the product passes and a product shelf whose tip is inclined toward an exit provided on the side of the product drop passage, the product is held immediately before the exit. a holding means for transporting the product on the holding member from the carry-out port to the product dropping path by swinging in a seesaw shape using the front and rear walls of the product dropping path as fulcrums; A product dispensing device for a vending machine, characterized in that it is provided with a swinging means for moving the product. (2) The product dispensing device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the product dropping path is provided with a falling speed suppressing means for suppressing the falling speed of the product being carried out from the dispensing port.