JPH0330946Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a rotary unit in an automatic article feeder.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in this type of machine, several rotary disks each having a plurality of storage chambers arranged in a radial manner were placed one above the other within the fuselage.
These rotary disks may be rotated by electric means to bring each storage chamber to the extraction port one after another, or a plurality of shelves may be arranged vertically in multiple tiers, and the storage portions may be arranged radially on each of the shelves. In some cases, the entire shelf is made into one rotating body, and the rotating body is rotated by one electric means to bring each storage section to the outlet (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 13996/1983) ,
(Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 57-3193).

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, these devices have the disadvantage that it is not easy to change the storage capacity and cannot meet the various needs of users regarding the storage capacity. Of course, it would be possible to design and manufacture it each time, but this would be uneconomical in terms of time and cost.

The present invention seeks to eliminate such conventional drawbacks.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides a frame body 1 consisting of side plates 11, 11 and bottom plates 12, 12, and the frame body 1 has a pair of left and right side plates 11, 11 which are short in height, deep in depth, and have inward flanges. A rotating disk 2 is rotatably supported in the frame 1, and a plurality of storage chambers 26 are formed radially in the rotating disk. A rotary disk drive device 3, a rotary disk locking device 4, and a rotary disk position detecting device 5 which are electrically controlled are provided at appropriate locations in the rotary disk drive device 1.

[Effect]

The above-mentioned rotary unit has a plurality of Aa stacked together with a frame 1, and the overlapping upper and lower inward flanges are connected to each other with bolts, nuts, etc.

In addition, the top end is closed with the top plate Ac, and the outlet is in the front.
Bd..., coin insertion device Be, doors Ba, Bb, Bc with electrical control means, etc. are installed, and internal wiring etc. are completed to complete the automatic article feeding machine.

〔Example〕

The illustrated embodiment will be described below.

FIGS. 1 and 2 are general views of an automatic article feeding machine, which has a main body A and a front wall B with an outlet on the front surface thereof.

The main body A has a plurality of rotary units Aa stacked on a base Ab, and the upper end is closed with a top plate Ac.

The front wall B has three doors Ba, Bb, in the center and on the left and right.
Bc, which are pivotally connected to the base Ab and the top plate Ac, and locking means are provided to hold them in their respective closed states. In addition, a coin insertion device Be is formed in the center door Ba to correspond to each rotary unit Aa, and a coin insertion device Be consisting of a coin selector, a change machine, and a coin switch that is turned on when a predetermined coin is inserted is formed in the right door Bb. A selection switch Bf consisting of a plurality of pushbutton switches is provided with its operating part exposed, an indicator Bh for displaying operation is attached to the surface of the coin insertion device Be, and an electric control device Bg is installed on the inner surface of the right door. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the rotary unit Aa has a large rotary disk 2 disposed in the center of a frame 1 having a low height and deep depth, and a plurality of supporting rollers 6... , 7 . , a manual lock release switch 8 is provided at the rear right corner. Note that the manual lock release switch 8 may be provided at a suitable position on the front.

The frame body 1 is provided with a pair of left and right side plates 11, 11 which are low in height and deep and have inward flanges, and the side plates are connected by a bottom plate 12, 12.
A plurality of support rollers 6..., 7... for supporting the rotary disk 2 are arranged on the inner surface of the bottom plate.

There are two types of support rollers 6..., 7..., and one of the support rollers 6... is a vertical roll 62 that receives the lower surface of the rotary disk 2 on a bracket 61, and a rotary disk. 2 horizontal roll 63
The peripheral edge of the rotary disk 2 is supported at four locations around the rotary disk 2. The other support roller 7
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a bracket 71 is provided with a vertical roll 72 that receives the lower surface of the rotary disk 2, and the lower surface of the rotary disk 2 is supported in the middle at two locations below. are doing.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the rotary disk 2 includes:
A large number of partition plates 23 are erected radially on the upper surface of a large disk 21 having an upright edge 22 on the periphery, and the rear ends of these partition plates are each bent into an L-shape.
As a result, a circular inner wall 24 is formed in the center and also serves as reinforcement, and a circular auxiliary plate 2 is placed on top of this.
A large number of storage chambers 26 which are opened on the circumferential surface are arranged in series.
... are formed, and the lower surface of the disc 21 is supported by rollers 6 ...,
7... are supported by vertical rolls 62..., 72..., and the upright edge 22 is supported by horizontal rolls 63... of support rollers 6.... In addition, in the vicinity of the upright edge 22 of the disc 21, a locking through hole 2 is provided for each storage chamber 26.
11... and position detection window holes 212... are bored, and in each storage chamber 26..., a liftable saucer 27... is arranged on the disk 21, and the rear end is pivotally attached to the disk 21 271. ...and a position detection cam 272 is protruded from the lower surface of the saucer at an appropriate position, and the position detection window hole 212 is
It extends downward through... Note that the width of the accommodation chambers 26 may be set arbitrarily. However, the outlet Bd should be adjusted accordingly.

The rotary disk drive device 3 is shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 7.
As shown in the figure, a support plate 31 is provided to be fixed to the bottom plate 12 of the frame 1, and a motor 32 and a solenoid 33 are fixed to appropriate positions on the support plate.
4. Link 36 bearing drive roller 35 at its tip
The idler 34 is brought into contact with the rotary wheel 321 of the motor 32 by supporting the lever 37, and a spring 361 is applied to the link 36, and the elasticity of the spring presses the drive roller 35 against the idler 34, and the rotary disk 2 One end of the lever 37 is connected to the link 36 via the tension spring 39, and the other end is connected to the plunger 331 of the solenoid 33, so that the drive roller 35 is actuated by the operation of the plunger. It is brought into pressure contact with the upright edge 22 of the rotary disk 2.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 10, the rotary disk locking device 4 is provided with a bracket 41 fixed to the bottom plate 12 of the frame 1, and a lock lever 42 that operates up and down is pivoted to the bracket 421. At the same time, the solenoid 43 that operates the lock lever is fixed above the lock lever, the tip of the lock lever 42 is positioned below the rotary disk 2, the lock pin 422 is erected at the tip, and the locking hole of the rotary disk is inserted. Hole 2
11 from below, a plunger 431 of the solenoid 43 is linked to the rear end of the lock lever 42, and the operation of the plunger 431 causes the lock pin 422 to be removed from the lock hole 211. Although the lock pin 422 is inserted into the lock hole 211 using the weight of the lock lever 42 and the weight of the plunger 431, a spring may also be used.

The rotary disk position detection device 5 is shown in FIGS. 3 to 5,
As shown in FIG. 8, a bracket 51 is provided to be fixed to the bottom plate 12 of the frame 1, and a detection lever 52 that operates up and down is pivotally mounted 521 to the bracket, and the rear end of the detection lever 52 is mounted above the detection lever. The actuated detection switch 53 is fixed, and the tip of the detection lever 52 is placed below the position detection cam 271 of the rotary disk 2, so that when the tray 27 of the rotary disk is unloaded, the cam 271 is positioned at the tip of the detection lever. When a load is placed on the tray 27 (when an article is placed on it), the cam 271 pushes down the detection lever and operates the detection switch 53.

Next, the overall electric circuit has the configuration shown in FIG. 11, and includes a rotary disk drive device 3..., a rotary disk lock device 4..., a rotary disk position detection device 5..., and a manual lock release switch of each rotary unit Aa... 8... are connected to the electrical control device Bg via connectors 9...
Further, a selection switch Bf, a coin switch of the coin insertion device Be, and an indicator Bh are appropriately connected to the electric control device.

Since the configuration is as shown above, each rotary unit
Assuming that the articles are appropriately stored in each storage chamber 26 of Aa... (however, the outlet Bd...
When a predetermined coin is inserted into the coin insertion device Be (excluding those located at will be displayed.

Next, when a desired push button switch in the selection switch Bf is pressed, the electric control device Bg supplies power to the rotary disk drive device 3 and the rotary disk lock device 4 in the corresponding rotary unit Aa.
Therefore, in the rotary disk locking device 4, the solenoid 43 is activated, the lock lever 42 is operated, and the lock pin 422 is inserted into the locking hole 211 of the rotary disk 2.
At the same time, the motor 32 rotates in the rotary disk driving device 3, and the solenoid 33 operates to press the drive roller 35 against the upright edge 22 of the rotary disk 2, and the rotary disk 2 is rotated to one side.

Due to this rotation, the storage chamber 26 that has been located at the extraction port Bd moves, and the storage chamber 26 next to it moves.
comes to the outlet Bd. At this time, if an article is stored in the adjacent storage chamber 26, the load of the article is applied to the tray 27, and the cam 272 of the tray operates the rotary disk position detection device 5. That is, in the rotary disk position detection device, the detection lever 52 is pushed down by the cam 272, and the detection switch 53 is turned on by the detection lever.

Along with this ON, the electric control device Bg operates to cut off the power to the rotary disk drive device 3 and the rotary disk lock device 4, and in the rotary disk drive device 3, the motor 3
2 stops, the drive roller 35 is separated from the upright edge 22 of the rotary disk 2 by the elasticity of the spring 38, and in the rotary disk locking device 4, the lock lever 42 is moved by its own weight and the gravity of the plunger 431 of the solenoid 43 (or the spring When the lock pin 422 of the lock lever is fitted into the locking hole 211 of the rotary disk 2, and the adjacent storage chamber has come to the position of the outlet Bd,
As soon as the turntable 2 stops, it is locked and the outlet
The article in the storage chamber 26 can be taken out from Bd.

When there is no article stored in the adjacent storage chamber 26, no load is applied to the tray 27, so the cam 272 of the tray climbs onto the detection lever 52 of the rotary disk position detection device 5, causing the rotary disk position detection device does not work, and the rotary disk 2 continues to rotate, resulting in a pass state. In this way, the rotation continues until the storage chamber 26 in which the article is stored comes to the outlet Bd.

By the way, items can be stored in each rotary unit Aa from the back or the front.
For example, when using an automatic product lending machine used for renting shoes at a bowling alley, etc., it is best to open the back and insert the machine sequentially from behind. If so, close the back and open the front doors Ba, Bb, and Bc to insert it. In the former case, the manual lock release switch 8 is placed at the rear of the frame 1, and
In the latter case, it is preferable to provide it in the front part of the frame 1, and when it is inserted, it is preferable to turn on the manual lock release switch 8, manually release the rotary disk locking device 4, and free the rotary disk 2.

In addition, a speed switching means is provided in the rotary disk driving device 3..., a lock detection means is provided in the rotary disk locking device 4..., and the detection point of the rotary disk position detecting device 5... is advanced in timing to control the rotation of the rotary disk 2. , the rotary disk position detecting device 5 is operated slightly before stopping, thereby switching the rotary disk drive device 3 to a low speed, and
When the turntable locking device 4... is de-energized, rotated to a predetermined position, and the turntable locking device 4... is automatically in the locking position, that is, the lock pin 4 is turned off.
22 is fitted into the locking hole 211, the lock detecting means may be activated to stop the rotary disk driving device 3.

The width of the storage chambers 26 of the rotary disk 2 can be set arbitrarily as described above, but it can be easily changed even after assembly. There is no difference in operation at all. However, the outlet Bd should also be adapted to this.

[Effects of the invention] According to the invention, by stacking a plurality of containers using the frame 1 and connecting them, it is possible to stack them to any number of tiers, thereby making it possible to arbitrarily select the storage capacity, and,
The storage capacity can be easily changed, and by stacking any number of tiers in this way and attaching a front door that suits them, it is possible to meet the various needs of users regarding storage capacity in a short time, at low cost, and easily. can be met.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the automatic article feeding machine, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same door, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the automatic article feeding machine.
The figure is a perspective view of the rotary unit, and Figure 4 is
5 is a cutaway side view, FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the rotary disk, FIG. 7 is a cutaway plan view of the rotary disk drive device, and FIG. 8 is a rotary disk position detection device. 9 is a perspective view of the support roller, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the rotary disk locking device, and FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the entire electric circuit. A...Body, Aa...Rotary unit, Ab
...Base, Ac...Top plate, B...Front wall, Ba...
Center door, Bb...right door, Be...left door, Bd...exit, Be...coin insertion device, Bf...selection switch,
Bg...Electrical control device, Bh...Indicator.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A frame body 1 consisting of side plates 11, 11 and bottom plates 12, 12 is provided, and the frame body 1 has a pair of left and right side plates 1 that are low in height and deep and have inward flanges
1 and 11 facing each other at appropriate intervals, and the bottom plates 12 and 12
A rotary disk 2 is rotatably supported in the frame 1, and a plurality of storage chambers 26 are formed radially in the rotary disk. A rotary unit in an automatic article feeding machine, characterized in that it is equipped with a rotary disk drive device 3, a rotary disk lock device 4, and a rotary disk position detection device 5.