JPH03273469A - Commodity storage device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the loading work of a commodity by storing the commodities laid in a sideways posture by arranging them in a row, and providing a handle part at one end in the longitudinal direction of the row, and loading a commodity package to the other end. CONSTITUTION:The commodity package 1 is provided with a storage bag 2 formed so as to be capable of storing the prescribed number of the commodities A laid in the sideways posture as arranging them in a row, and the handle part 3 is provided at one end side in the longitudinal direction of this storage bag 2, and simultaneously, at the other end side, a discharging part 4 to be opened so that the commodity A can be delivered is provided. Then, the discharging part 4 is closed by a closing means 5 such as a fastener or thread, etc., and it can be released by giving pulling operation to an operating part 6 connected to the closing means 5. Thus, the loading work of the commodity to a commodity storage device can be executed very easily in a short time.

Description

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

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, 1 t1 of elongated products were placed in a product passageway extending vertically with an input port opened at the top and a delivery port opened at the bottom.
In the product storage device of a vending machine, products are stacked in a line in a 7LfR posture and the lowest products are sent out by a delivery device installed at the delivery port.Elongated products are loaded one by one from the top slot. The product is rolled down in the product aisle, the lowest product is locked in an ejection device provided at the outlet at the bottom, and a large number of products are stacked and stored in a line on top of the lowest product. This is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 48-113997.

This type of product storage device, especially the serpentine type, has an opening formed with an opening corresponding to the external dimensions of one product, so when loading the product into the product storage device, only one Since the products must be loaded one by one, it takes a lot of time to load the products.

For this reason, in order to easily and quickly load products, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 113997/1983 stores a plurality of products in a replenishment tray in advance, and when loading, the upper end of the replenishment tray is The replenishment tray is rotatably locked to the input slot of the storage device, and by lifting the lower part of the replenishment tray toward you and rotating it, the products in the replenishment tray are loaded into the input slot. (c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention In this prior art, since the WX configuration involves loading products into the product storage device from the replenishment I-ray, it is necessary to load the products into the replenishment tray in advance, and the replenishment If the number of products to be stored in the refill tray is small, there is the problem of having to repeat the same loading process over and over again. There are problems in that a considerable amount of force is required to lift, rotate, and support the device.

Therefore, the present invention provides a product storage device for a vending machine that allows loading products into the product storage device extremely easily and in a short time, and allows the product storage device to have a simple and inexpensive structure. It is something to do.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention is characterized by stacking elongated products in a row in a horizontal position in a product passage extending vertically, with an input port opened at the top and a delivery port opened at the bottom. In a vending machine that stores the products and sends out the lowest-ranked products by a delivery device provided at the delivery port, a large number of the products are stored in a row in a horizontal position,
A product package consisting of a flexible storage bag having a handle at one longitudinal end and a releasably closed discharge section at the other end is inserted into the input slot from the discharge section side, and the product is passed through the product path. 4. (e) Effects The present invention having such a configuration is a product package in which a large number of products are stored in a line in a horizontal position in a flexible storage bag.
The product is inserted into the input port from the releasably closed discharge part side and loaded into the product passage, and after this loading, the discharge part is opened to enable the product in the storage bag to be sent out by the delivery device,
After opening the discharge section, the storage bag can be loaded by holding the handle and pulling it out of the product path.

(F) Embodiment Each figure shows an embodiment of the present invention, and l is a product package in which a large number of elongated cylindrical products A are stored side by side in a row.

This product package 1 includes a storage bag 2 formed with a visible synthetic resin sheet or synthetic resin net so that a predetermined number of products A can be stored in a row in a horizontal position. A handle part 3 is provided on one end side, and a discharge part 4 is provided on the other end side, which opens so that the product A can be delivered. The discharge section 4 is closed by a closing means 5 such as a fastener or a thread, and can be opened by pulling an operating section 6 connected to the closing means 5.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the operating section 6 is provided so as to extend slidably into the storage bag 2 so that one end thereof is connected to the closing means 5 and the other end extends toward the handle section 3 side. It is connected to a connecting member 7 such as a thread, and by pulling the operation part 6, the closing means 5 is operated and the discharge part 4 is opened.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the operating section 6 does not extend toward the handle section 3, but is connected at one end to the closing means 5 and at the other end to a connecting member 7 such as a thread hanging freely. However, by pulling the operation part 6, the closing means 5 can be operated to open the discharge part 4.

The product package l stores a predetermined number of products according to the number of products that can be stored in the product storage shelf 8, which will be described later.
A plurality of types of product packages 1 containing different numbers of products are prepared. It is desirable that the product package l is packed and supplied as a package by the product manufacturer.

9 loads the product package 1 and removes the product package 1.
It is the main body of a vending machine that sells each item one by one.
At the front, a product storage 10 is provided with an openable front door 11 that can be opened and closed, and inside the product storage 10, a plurality of product storage shelves 8 serving as a product storage device into which product packages 1 can be loaded are provided in the front and rear directions. and are arranged in multiple rows in the left and right direction.

The product storage shelf 8 has an input port 12 located at the front side at the upper end for inserting the product package 1, and an output port 14 provided with a product delivery device 13 at the lower end.
A product passageway 15 is formed which is inclined downwardly from the product line 2 and extends vertically downward.

This product passage 15 is formed so that the storage bag 2 of the product package 1 can be inserted and loaded, and the input port 12 locks the locking portion 3A of the handle portion 3 to prevent the handle portion 30 from entering the input port 12. It is designed to prevent it.

The product delivery device 13 operates every time a sales command is issued to sequentially control the exit of the lowest order products A from the product aisle 15 one by one, and is a conventionally known device.

The operation of this configuration will be explained.

When loading the product package 1 onto the product storage shelf 8, the front door 11 is first opened to open the product storage 10. As a result, the slots 12 of each product storage shelf 8 are exposed to the front.

Here, the user holds the handle part 3 of the product package 1 with one hand and inserts the other end of the discharge part 4 into the product passage 15 through the input port 12 of the product storage shelf 8. When the handle part 3 is inserted to the position where it reaches the input port 12, the locking part 3A of the handle part 3 is locked to the input port 12 to prevent further insertion, and the release part 4 of the product package 1 extends to a position slightly above the product delivery device 13.

In this inserted state, if the inserted product package 1 is the product pancage 1 shown in FIG. Open 4. At this time, since the opening part 4 is located above and not locked by the product delivery device 13, it can be opened easily.

Therefore, the product A group in the storage bag 2 moves slightly downward to the position where the lowest product A is latched to the product delivery device 13.

On the other hand, if the product package 1 inserted into the product passage 15 is the product package 1 shown in FIG. 5 to open the discharge section 4. In this case as well, the discharge section 4 is located above and not locked by the product delivery device 13, so it can be opened easily.

Thereafter, loading of the product is completed by pulling the handle portion 3 and taking out the storage bag 2 from the product passage 15, and later closing the front door 11 to complete the product loading work.

In addition, loading the product package 1 into each product storage shelf 8 is as follows.
Depending on the length of the product aisle 15 of each product storage shelf 8 or the length of the empty product aisle 15 when product A remains in the product aisle 15, the product package 1 is placed according to the length. Loading is preferable in terms of loading work. Furthermore, if there are any products remaining in the product aisle 15, the operation section 6 cannot be operated when loading the product package 1 shown in FIG. 4, so only the product package 1 shown in FIG. 2 is used.

(g) Effects of the Invention Since the present invention is configured as described above, loading the product into the product storage device can be done extremely easily and in a short time.

In addition, because the product package is loaded into the product aisle, unlike the conventional serpentine product storage shelf, it is not bent and extends in the upper F direction.
Even if the product aisle simply extends linearly in the F direction,
The product does not stand up in the product aisle and cause blockages, etc., and the product storage device can have a simple and inexpensive structure.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Each figure shows an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a longitudinal side view of the vending machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the product package, and FIG. 3 is a bottom view showing the discharge part of the product buff cage. Fourth
The figure is a perspective view of a product package according to another embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a product storage shelf portion loaded with product packages. l-...Product package, 2...Storage bag, 3...Handle part, 4...Discharge part, 8...Product passage. Figure 1 Figure 3 Figure 5

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1.Slender products are stacked and stored in a row in a horizontal position in a vertically extending product aisle with an input port opened at the top and a delivery port opened at the bottom, and are stored by a delivery device installed at the delivery port. In a vending machine that dispenses the lowest-ranked products, a large number of the products are stored side by side in a line, a handle is provided at one longitudinal end of the vending machine, and a discharge section that is closed and openable is provided at the other end. A product storage device for a vending machine, characterized in that a product package made of a flexible storage bag is inserted into the input port from the discharge section side and loaded into the product path.