JPH0354696A - Merchandise housing shelf for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To house merchandise into a merchandise housing shelf in a stable posture for laterally arranging the merchandise by providing a movable traveling member in the upper end of the merchandise housing shelf, providing a rotary member in a lower direction and providing a stopper member to stop the rotary member in a fixed position. CONSTITUTION:A movable traveling member 14 is provided with one end to be supported to the highest part of a front merchandise housing shelf 9 so as to be freely turned, and a stopper member 16 is provided adjacent to the opposite side of the merchandise route of this movable traveling member 14. Further, a rotary member 15 is provided to be supported so as to be freely turned and to get a state that the rotary member is supported by this stopper member 16 and gets contact with the movable traveling member 14 by pressure, and a state that the member 15 does not get contact with the movable traveling member 14 by pressure. Accordingly, the commodity route is made narrow by the turn of the movable traveling member 14. Then, even in the case of the short and slender merchandise or when the merchandise tries to longitudinally enter the merchandise housing shelf 9, the merchandise is stopped by the narrow route and does not enter more. Thus, the merchandise is housed into the merchandise housing shelf 9 in the stable posture to laterally arrange the merchandise without clogging it longitudinally.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product storage shelf for a vending machine.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, the shapes of products for sale have become more diverse9, and as a result, there has been a need for product storage shelves that are easy to operate, are difficult to misoperate, and can sell a wide variety of products with different diameters on the same product storage shelf.

As a conventional technique, for example, Utility Model Application No. 55-1 3467
As shown in No. 8, there is a product storage shelf that is equipped with a freely rotatable rotating member near the upper end of the running member at the top.

The conventional product storage shelf of a vending machine as described above will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional view of a main part of a product storage shelf of a conventional vending machine. In FIG. 4, a running member 1 is fixed between a pair of side plates 2 facing each other. 3 is the uppermost running member which is similarly fixed between the side plates 2. The traveling members 1.3 are arranged in opposing positions to form a product passageway 4, and are arranged downward to form a product storage shelf 6. 6
It is a rotatable member with one end supported by a shaft, and is attached between the side plates 2 in front of the top of the uppermost running member 3.

The operation of the product storage shelf of the vending machine configured as described above will be explained below.

First, thick can product 7b (for example, 350ml with a diameter of 55fl)
When storing the can), the rotating member 6 is set to position A. At this time, the canned product 7b whose passage size H is set to be wide enough to accommodate thick cans is stored in the product storage shelf 6. Thin can product 7a
(for example, one 250 can with a diameter of 53 jllf), the rotary member 6 is rotated to position RO and brought into contact with the uppermost traveling member 3. At this time, the passage dimension h is set to be narrow so that only the thin can product can pass through, and the narrow can product 7a is stored in the product storage shelf 6.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above-mentioned conventional structure, since the rotating member 6 is provided in the product input port 4a, the rotating member 6 does not move when storing the thick can product 7b.
When touched, it rotated (setting to a narrow can) and sometimes blocked the product aisle 4. When setting 1 small can sales,
Since the rotating member 6 only prevents products from entering vertically at the product inlet 4a, especially when storing short and thin products, after leaving the restriction of the rotating member 6, the thin can product 7a is removed as shown in the imaginary line. This has the disadvantage that if the / is inserted vertically and the product is left in the product storage shelf 6, the product may not be taken out.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and when storing products, the settings move so that they do not block the product aisle and are not twisted, and even when storing short and thin cans, the products do not enter vertically in the product storage shelf. To provide a product storage shelf for a vending machine that can be stored in a stable posture.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve this object, the product storage shelf of a vending machine of the present invention includes a movable traveling member whose one end is rotatably supported on the top of the front product storage shelf, and A stopper member is provided adjacent to the movable traveling member on the side opposite to the product passage, and the stopper member is supported by the stopper member and is rotatably supported so as to be in a state of being pressed against the movable traveling member and a state of not being pressed against the movable traveling member. The rotary member is composed of a rotary member and a rotating member.

Because the rotating member is located below the product inlet due to the structure, it is not touched even when storing the product, so the settings will not change and the product path will be prevented from getting in the way. It disappears. In addition, by rotating the rotating member provided below the movable traveling member, the lower end of the movable traveling member rotates so as to narrow the product passage, the rotating member is fixed to the stopper member, and the movable traveling member is also rotated. and is set at a fixed position. As a result, the product aisle becomes narrow due to the rotation of the movable traveling member, and even if the product is short and thin and attempts to enter the product storage shelf vertically, the product will stop at the narrowed aisle and will not be able to go further inside. In the end, the products will be stored in a stable horizontal position on the product storage shelf without getting stuck vertically.

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show product storage shelves of a vending machine according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 8 denotes the main body of the vending machine, and a product storage shelf 9 is housed inside the vending machine. In the product storage shelf 9, a product passage 4 is formed by vertically arranging arc-shaped running members 1 in a meandering manner, and the upper end is a product input port 4a.
A product delivery mechanism 10 is provided at the lower end. A large number of multiple product storage shelves 9 are installed from the front to the rear of the main body 8. A guide plate 12 is fixed to the lower side of the enclosed product storage shelf 9 so that the transported products 7 can be collected at one outlet 11. The traveling member 1 and the product delivery mechanism 10 are fixed by pins 13 between a pair of opposing side plates 2. A movable running member 14 has an upper end fixed to the upper end of the product storage shelf 9 at the frontmost position in FIG. Below the movable running member 14, a rotating member 16 whose one end is fixed to the pin 13 and whose other end is freely rotatable is attached between the side plates 2.
A stopper member 16 that stops the rotary member 15 at a fixed position is fixedly inserted between the side plates 2.

The operation of the product storage shelves of the vending machine arranged as described above will be explained below.

When storing a product on the product storage shelf 9 located at the frontmost part of the housing, the product is inserted into the product slot 4a at the upper end of the product aisle 4. The products sequentially fall and roll through the product path 4 formed by the movable traveling member 14 and the traveling member 1, and are stored in the product delivery mechanism 10 at the lower end. In this way, the products are sequentially stored from the lower end of the product storage shelf 9. When storing 1-sized products, the setting of the rotating member 15 is different between the product sizes of the thick-can product 7b and the narrow-can product 7a. When storing the thick canned product 7b, it is set at the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 3. At this time, the stonopter member 16 rotates the rotating member 16 only in the direction of the arrow, and does not rotate in the opposite direction. In this setting, if the movable traveling member 14 is in contact with the upper end of the lower traveling member 1,
is set to a dimension H through which the thick canned product 7b passes, and even if a thick canned product 7b' is inserted vertically into the input slot, the movable traveling member 14
The product comes into contact with the running member 1 facing the lower part of the product storage shelf 9, and is prevented from falling further onto the product storage shelf 9. Therefore, even if the product 7 b' is placed vertically, it can be stored in the product storage shelf 9 after correcting its posture horizontally by hand. When storing the thin canned product 7a, the rotary member 15 is rotated in the direction of the arrow as shown by the imaginary line when the Nutonopa member 16 hits the protrusion 15a of the rotary member 15. As a result, the movable traveling member 14 rotates in the direction of the arrow and is set to a position where it contacts the rotating member 15. With this setting, the passage dimension h is narrower than the thick can product setting while ensuring the dimension for the thin can product 7a to pass through, and even if the narrow can product 7a' is inserted vertically from the input slot, it will not be able to pass when the large can product 7b is set. Similarly, the pongee can products 7,/ come into contact with the running member 1 facing the lower part of the movable running member 14, and will no longer fall onto the product storage shelf 9. Therefore, in the same way as when setting the thick can product 7b, even if the thin can product 7a' is placed vertically, the product that is stuck can be stored in the product storage shelf 9 after correcting its posture horizontally by hand. . In this way, thick can product 7b,,fa
Canned product 7a Product storage shelf 9 for storing either product
It can be stored horizontally in a stable position and transported normally. Since the rotary member 16 is attached below the product input port 4a, it does not come into contact with the product when inserting the product. Therefore, the rotating member 15 does not change from the setting of the narrow can product 7a to the setting of the large can product 7b during the process (it is possible to ensure the setting according to the product size, and the product can be stored smoothly).

As described above, according to this embodiment, the movable running member 14 is provided at the upper end of the product storage shelf 9 with its upper end fixed to the pin 13 and its lower end rotatably abutting the lower running member 1. A rotary member 15 is provided below the rotary member 14 with one end fixed to the pin 13 and the other end rotatable, and a stopper member 16 is provided to stop the rotary member 16 at a fixed position. Rotation setting, movable traveling member 1
By varying the position of 4, both large cans and small cans can be stored in the product storage shelf 9 in a stable horizontal position. Since the rotary member 16 is installed below the product input port 4a, the setting according to the product size can always be ensured without hitting the product when storing the product, and the product can be stored smoothly.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides a movable traveling member at the upper end of the product storage shelf, a rotating member below the movable traveling member, and a support member that stops the rotating member at a fixed position, thereby stabilizing the product horizontally. The product can be stored in the product storage shelf in this posture, and the settings according to the size of the product can always be ensured, making it possible to store the product smoothly, which has great practical effects.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged sectional view of main parts of a product storage shelf of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the main body of the vending machine shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a product storage shelf of a conventional vending machine. 1... Running member, 2... Side plate, 4...
...Product aisle, 10...Product delivery mechanism, 9
... Product storage shelf, 14 ... Movable traveling member, 15 ... Rotating member, 16 ... Nutonopa part.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A meandering product passageway is formed between a pair of opposing side plates, and arc-shaped running members are arranged vertically and facing each other, and a product input port is provided at the upper end of the product passageway. ,
A vending machine consisting of multiple rows of product storage shelves each having a product delivery mechanism at the bottom end, and a circle with one end rotatably supported at the top that forms the product input opening of the product storage shelf in the front row. an arc-shaped movable traveling member, a stopper member provided adjacent to the movable traveling member on the side opposite to the product passage, a state in which it is supported by the stopper member and pressed against the movable traveling member, and a state in which it is not pressed against the movable traveling member. A product storage shelf for a vending machine, which is equipped with a rotary member rotatably supported so as to be able to rotate freely.