JPH03273474A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To quickly deal with the supplementation, etc., of a commodity of great demand by selecting a state that the commodity in the commodity introducing passage of an upper stage is introduced into a commodity carrying passage corresponding to the commodity introducing passage of the upper stage or the state that it is introduced into the commodity carrying passage corresponding to the commodity introducing passage of a lower stage by the moving back and forth position of an upper base board. CONSTITUTION:In the state that the upper base board 10 is pulled to this side, and a guide bar 15 is positioned at the rear end of a long hole 16, commodity falling parts 9, 12 coincide with each other, and are turned into an opened state, and a stopper 17 is erected. Therefore, the commodity 8 on the commodity introducing passage 3A falls from the commodity falling parts 9, 12, and is introduced into the commodity carrying passage 2B. By pushing in the upper base board 10 so that the guide bars 15, 15 are positioned at the front ends of the slots 16, 16, the stopper 17 creeps in under the lower surface of the upper base board 10 as being pushed by the rear end of the upper base board 10, and is turned into the state that it is positioned at the commodity falling part 9. Therefore, the commodity 8 rolls on the upper base board 10, and passes over the stopper 17 too, and is stored in the commodity carrying passage 2A at the rear. Thus, the supplementation of the commodity of great demand can be executed favorably.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Industrial Application Field The present invention is characterized in that product conveyance paths provided in the vending machine body extending in the vertical direction are arranged in the front and back, and products are introduced for each product conveyance path. Regarding vending machines arranged vertically.

(B) Conventional technology A product conveyance path bent in a meandering manner and extending vertically within the vending machine body, a product introduction path provided in communication with the upper end of the product conveyance path, and the product A vending machine equipped with a product storage device including a product dispensing control device provided at the lower part of a conveyance path is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application No. 54-84998.

(8) Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the above-mentioned conventional technology, the upper product introduction path can only introduce the product into the rear product transport path.

In addition to the normal state in which the product in the upper product introduction path among the vertically adjacent product introduction paths is introduced into the corresponding rear product transport path, the present invention also provides a product transport path to which the lower product introduction path corresponds. To provide a device capable of replenishing goods to a conveyance path for products that sell well by being introduced into the equipment.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a product conveyance path which is bent in a meandering manner and extends vertically within the vending machine main body;
A product introduction path is provided in communication with the upper part of the product transport path and is inclined so that rolling-shaped products are lined up in a row and roll toward the product transport path, and a product introduction path is provided in the lower part of the product transport path. A product storage device having a dispensing control device is installed in a vending machine in which the product transport paths are arranged in the front and rear, and the product introduction paths for each of the product transport paths are arranged in the upper and lower positions. The upper product introduction path consists of two upper and lower boards each having a product drop part large enough to allow one product to fall, and the upper board moves back and forth approximately parallel to the lower board. In a first state in which the product dropping portions of the two boards do not match, the product is prevented from falling from the product dropping part of the upper board, and in a second state in which the product dropping parts of both boards substantially coincide with each other. In this state, the vending machine is configured such that the products in the upper product introduction path fall from the product drop section.

(*) Effect In the above configuration, by moving the upper board, the products in the upper product introduction path can be dropped to the back of the lower product introduction path, increasing the replenishment of products to the product transport path in front. be able to.

(f) Embodiment FIG. 4 shows one embodiment of a vending machine to which the present invention is applied. According to this, the vending machine body (1)
There is a product transport path (2) bent in a meandering manner and extending vertically, a product introduction path (3) provided in communication with the upper end of this product transport path (2), and a product transport path (3) that is connected to the upper end of the product transport path (2). A product storage device (5) consisting of a product dispensing control device (4) installed at the bottom of the product transport path (2) for selling products one by one is connected to the product transport path (2).
2) are arranged in the front and back, and the product introduction paths (3) (3) for each product transport path (2) (2) are arranged above and below, and the product introduction paths (3)
)(3) forms a product insertion slot (7) on the front side of the main body (1). (6) is a product sales port provided on the front side of the main body (1).

1 to 3 show the detailed structure of the present invention,
The following explanation will be based on this. In Figures 1 and 2,
It shows a configuration in which three rows of product conveyance paths (2mm) (2B and 2C) are provided in the front and back, and a product introduction path (3A) is continuous above this.
(3B) (3C) are provided. As vertically adjacent product introduction routes, (3M) and (3B), <3B) and (3
There are two sets of C). Now the product introduction route (3mu) and (3)
Since B) has the same configuration, the specific structure thereof will be explained with respect to the product introduction path (3M), and the explanation of (3B) will be omitted by assigning the same reference numerals to the same functional parts. The product introduction path (3A) is inclined so that rolling-shaped products (8) are arranged in a negative row and roll toward the product transport path (2m). The product introduction path (3A) is composed of upper and lower substrates (10) and (11) each having a product drop portion (9 bars 12) large enough for one product (8) to fall on the back side. In the figure, the product drop part (12) has a rectangular shape so that the cylindrical product (8) falls, and the product drop part (12) of the lower board (11) is located at the back of the lower product introduction path (3B). Corresponds to
The falling product is introduced into the product introduction path (2B). The lower board (11) is the left and right side panels (13) of the product storage device (5).
It is fixed to with support rods (14) (14). The upper substrate (10) is moved in the front-rear direction through which guide rods (15) (15) supported across both side plates (13) (13) pass through so that the upper substrate (10) moves approximately parallel to the lower substrate (11) back and forth. Elongated holes (16) (16) are formed on both left and right sides. (17) is a stopper that is located slightly further back than the product dropping part (12) and is always biased in the rising direction by a spring (18), and is pivotally supported on the lower board (11).

In this configuration, when the upper substrate (10) is pulled forward and the guide rod (15) is positioned at the rear end of the elongated hole (16), the product dropping parts (9) and (12) are in the open state. , and the stopper (17) is also raised. Therefore, the product (8) on the product introduction path (3A) is placed in the product drop section (9).
(12) and is introduced into the product conveyance path (2B).

Also, the stopper (17) was mistakenly inserted into the product conveyance path (2A).
Prevent goods from moving to. By pushing the upper board (10) backward so that the guide rods (15) are positioned at the front ends of the long holes (16), the stopper (17) is pushed by the rear end of the upper board (10). The top board (
10), and is placed in the product dropping section (9) as shown in FIG. For this reason, the product falling part (
9) and (12) are in a mismatched state, and the product (8) rolls on the upper substrate (10), passes over the stopper (17), and is stored in the rear product conveyance path (2A). At this time, the stopper (17) acts as a guide material to prevent the product (8) from stopping at the product dropping part (9).

(19) and (20) are the product introduction paths (3A>(3B)
This is an auxiliary machine that rotatably supports the products above the product transport paths (2A) (2B).

(G) Effects of the Invention In the present invention, depending on the forward and backward movement position of the upper board, the product in the upper product introduction path is introduced into the product transport path corresponding to the upper product introduction path, and the product is introduced into the product transport path corresponding to the lower product introduction path. Since the state in which the product is introduced into the product transport path can be selected, it is possible to increase the replenishment of products on a predetermined product transport path, and it is possible to quickly respond to replenishment of products that sell well.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Each figure shows an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 1 and 2 are side views showing the operating state of the product introduction path, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the product introduction path, and FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the vending machine. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional side view showing the configuration. (1) --- Vending machine body, (2) (2A) (2B
)(2C)--Product conveyance path, (3)(3A)(3B
>...Product introduction path, (4)...Product delivery control device, (5)...Product storage device, (8)...Product,
(9) (12)... Product falling part, (1o)...
Upper board, (11)...lower board.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Inside the vending machine main body, there is a product conveyance path that is bent in a meandering manner and extends vertically, and a product conveyance path is provided in communication with the upper part of this product conveyance path, and rolling-shaped products are lined up in a row and the products are conveyed. A product storage device having a product introduction path that is inclined so as to roll toward the product transport path, and a product dispensing control device provided at the bottom of the product transport path is arranged so that the product transport path is arranged in the front and back, and each of the products is In a vending machine in which the product introduction paths for each conveyance path are arranged one above the other, the upper product introduction paths of the adjacent upper and lower product introduction paths have upper and lower product introduction paths each having a product drop part large enough to allow one product to fall. Consisting of two boards, the product drop part of this lower board corresponds to the inner part of the product introduction path in the lower stage,
The upper substrate has a relationship in which it moves approximately parallel to the lower substrate back and forth, and in a first state in which the product dropping portions of both substrates are mismatched, the product is prevented from falling from the product dropping portion of the upper substrate, and the product is prevented from falling from the product dropping portion of the upper substrate. The vending machine is configured such that in a second state in which the product drop portions of both boards substantially coincide, the product in the upper product introduction path falls from the product drop portion.