JPH04123488U - Vending machine product rack restraint device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a product rack restraining device for a vending machine that can properly perform a series of restraining actions even when the product rack is moved vigorously during withdrawal or storage. [Structure] An operating member in which an operating member 17 provided on each product rack 2 projects upward from a guide rail 15, and a tiltable restraint plate 14 having a width extending from side to side extending across all operating members 17 projects in the storage position. 17 in a forward-leaning posture, when one product rack 2 is pulled out, the operating member 17 moves forward to press the front end of the lower surface of the restraint plate 14 upward and tilt it backwards, resulting in a restraint that tilts backwards. The rear end of the plate 14 faces the operating member 17 of the remaining product rack 2, so that the remaining product rack 2 can be restrained in the storage position. Since the restraint plate 14 can be restrained and released by an extremely simple movement of simply tilting the restraint plate 14 with the operating member 17, the restraint plate 14 can be operated accurately even when the product rack 2 is moved vigorously when being pulled out or stored. Moreover, damage or failure that may occur to the restraint plate 14 or the like can be prevented, and a series of restraint actions can be performed appropriately.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

This invention restricts the remaining product racks to their storage positions when one product rack is pulled out. This invention relates to a product rack restraining device for a vending machine that bundles products.

0002

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, this type of product rack restraining device was disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5982 is known. This product rack restraint device is shown in Figures 6 and 7. As shown in FIG. A guide rail 23 slidably supports the upper part of the product rack 22 in the front and back direction, and each A guide roller 24 protruding from the upper surface of the product rack 22 and a guide roller 24 provided on the left side of the product rack 22 Each guide has a roller guide groove 25a that is arranged to be slidable in the right direction and extends diagonally forward. The lock plate 25 is formed to correspond to the roller 24.

0003 In this product rack restraining device, when pulling out one product rack 21, the guide The lock plate 24 is slid in the left-right direction by the roller 23 via the roller guide groove 24a. By doing so, the roller guide groove 24a is deviated from the other guide roller 23 and the guide roller The forward movement of the rack 23 is restricted by the lock plate 24, and the remaining product racks 22 are restrained in the storage position. are doing.

0004

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

However, in the conventional product rack restraint device, the product rack 22 and the front and rear The guide roller 23 moving in the direction moves the lock plate 24 to the left through the roller guide groove 24a. Because it slides to the right, the product rack 22 moves vigorously when being pulled out or stored. The scraps and the guide roller 23 collide with the roller guide groove 24a and bounce off the roller. If the lock plate 25 cannot be moved, or the impact may cause damage to the roller guide groove 24a. Due to this damage, the lock plate 25 will not be able to slide smoothly thereafter. There are drawbacks. In addition, there is a risk that the lock plate 25 may be displaced due to the above-mentioned impact, etc. Therefore, it is impossible to draw out and store the product rack 22 because the lock plate 25 interferes with the drawer and storage of the product rack 22. There are some drawbacks.

[0005] This invention was devised in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to Even when the product rack is moved vigorously during loading or storage, the series of restraints is maintained properly. An object of the present invention is to provide a product rack restraining device for a vending machine that can be used in a vending machine.

[0006]

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention has multiple products installed side by side inside the vending machine main body. For rack drawers that support the rack and the top of each product rack so that they can slide freely in the front and back direction. In vending machines equipped with guide rails, the operating The operating member is made to protrude upward from the guide rail, and the left and right sides of all operating members are A tiltable restraint plate with a width is tilted forward in front of the operating member that protrudes in the retracted position. When the operating member moves forward when one product rack is pulled out, the front end of the lower surface of the restraining plate The rear end of the restraining plate that tilts backwards is the operating section of the remaining product rack. I try to face the material.

[0007]

[Effect]

With the product rack restraint device of this invention, when one product rack is pulled out, it is tilted forward. The front end of the lower surface of a certain restraining plate is pressed upward by the operating member of the product rack and tilts backward. The rear end of the restraining plate tilted backward faces another operating member, and the forward movement of the operating member is restricted. The remaining product racks are restrained in the storage position.

[0008]

【Example】

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a side view of the vending machine main body; Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the main part of Figure 1, Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the rack restraint device, Figures 4 and 3. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the operation.

[0009] In Figures 1 to 3, 1 is the main body of the vending machine, and the front door is omitted in the figure. There is. This vending machine main body 1 has a box shape with an open front, and a product delivery device is installed at the bottom of the inside. The conveyor chute 1b is provided with a storage 1a and a conveyance chute 1b.

0010 2 is a box-shaped product rack that stores products such as cigarettes vertically; The upper part of the vending machine 2 is supported by a sub-rail 16 which will be described later, and A total of three are installed side by side. The products stored in this product rack 2 are The lowest products are carried out one by one onto the transport chute 1b by the operation of the product carry-out device. be done.

[0011] Reference numeral 11 denotes a rack restraint device, which includes a pair of mounting brackets 12 and a pair of support plates for restraint plates. tool 13, a restraining plate 14 for restraining the product rack, and three guide rails for rack drawers. - rail 15, three sub-rails 16 for supporting product racks, and three for tilting restraint plates. and an operating member 17.

0012 The mounting bracket 12 has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and is attached to the inner upper surface of the vending machine body 1 in the front and back direction. Fixed at intervals. Furthermore, the mounting bracket 12 has an L-shaped cross section, and They are installed on the lower surface of both ends of the bracket 12 at intervals in the left-right direction.

[0013] The restraint plate 14 has a rectangular shape, and has a shaft rod 14a coaxially provided in the center of the left and right ends. , is rotatably supported in the recess 13a of the support fitting 13. This restraining plate 14 is The left and right width extends to all operating members 17, and the front and rear width is slightly smaller than the guide hole 15b, which will be described later. It has a width. Further, at the front end of the upper surface of the restraint plate 14, the restraint plate 14 is placed in a forward tilted position. A weight 14b is provided for maintaining the position.

[0014] The guide rail 15 has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and has mounting portions 1 provided at the front and rear ends of the upper surface. 5a is fixed to the lower surface of the mounting bracket 12, and is installed in parallel at intervals in the left and right direction. ing. The height interval between the guide rail 15 and the shaft support portion of the restraint plate 14 is determined by It is slightly smaller than the protruding height of the material 17. In addition, on the upper surface of the guide rail 15, there is a corresponding A guide hole 15b is formed parallel to the guide rail 15.

[0015] The sub-rail 16 has a substantially U-shaped cross section and is slidable inside the guide rail 15. It is located. The upper part of each product rack 2 is supported on this sub-rail 16. Ru.

[0016] The operating member 17 has a U-shaped cross section and is fixed to the rear part of the upper surface of the sub-rail 16. The upper end of the guide rail 15 projects upward from the guide hole 15b. Each operating member The protruding heights of the sub-rails 17 are all the same, and the operating member 17 of the sub-rail 16 is located in the guide hole. It can be moved back and forth within the range regulated by 15b.

[0017] State where the above-mentioned support fitting 13 and guide rail 15 are attached to the mounting fitting 12 In this case, the restraint plate 14 is tilted forward when its front end is in contact with the guide rail 15. In addition, each operating member 17 located at the rear end of the guide hole 15b is located at the rear end of the restraint plate 14. The rim is also located at the rear.

[0018] In the state shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 in which each product rack 2 is in the storage position, one product rack 2 When the restraint plate 14 is pulled forward, the lower surface of the restraint plate 14 is tilted forward as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The front end is moved upward by the operating member 17 of the sub-rail 16 that supports the product rack 2. The rear end of the restraining plate 17 that is tilted backward faces the other operating member 17. . In this state, even if you try to pull out the remaining product racks 2, the operating member 1 7's forward movement is restricted by the rear end of the restraint plate 17. This means that the remaining product rack The storage unit 2 is restrained in the storage position by a rearwardly tilted restraint plate 17.

[0019] Also, in the state shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the pulled out product rack 2 is pushed in and stored. When the restraining plate 17 is released from the pressure by the operating member 17, its own weight balance is adjusted. The robot returns to the forward-leaning posture at the step and returns to the state shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

[0020] In this way, in the above product rack restraining device, when one product rack 2 is pulled out, Then, the restraining plate 14 is tilted backward by the operating member 17 of the product rack 2, and the rear end The forward movement of the operating member 17 is restricted, and the remaining product racks 2 are restrained in the storage position. be able to.

[0021] In addition, the restraining plate 14 can be restrained by an extremely simple movement of simply tilting the restraining plate 14 with the operating member 17. This allows you to move the product rack 2 vigorously when pulling it out or storing it. Even if the restraining plate 14 Failure can be prevented and a series of restraining actions can be performed appropriately.

[0022] Furthermore, when storing the rack, the restraint plate 14 can be returned to the forward tilted position by its own weight balance. Therefore, the return of the restraining plate 14 is certain, which is advantageous when continuously pulling out the rack. be.

[0023] In the above embodiment, a weight was shown as a means to keep the restraining plate in a forward tilted posture, but in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the restraining plate 31 can be pivoted near the rear end to tilt forward, A coiled spring 33 is interposed in the pivot portion of the restraint plate 32, and the coiled spring 33 moves the restraint plate 32 forward. It may also be biased in the tilting direction.

[0024]

[Effect of the idea]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the restraining plate can be tilted by simply tilting the restraining plate using the operating member. It can be restrained and released with a simple movement, so it can be quickly pulled out or stored. Even when the product rack is moved, the restraint plate can be operated accurately and the restraint plate can be prevented from occurring. This allows a series of restraining actions to be performed properly while preventing damage and failure that may occur.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

[Fig. 1] Side view of a vending machine main body showing an embodiment of the present invention

[Figure 2] Enlarged sectional view of main parts in Figure 1

[Figure 3] Exploded perspective view of rack restraint device

[Figure 4] Diagram explaining operation

[Figure 5] Diagram explaining operation

[Fig. 6] Side view of the vending machine main body showing a conventional example

[Figure 7] Enlarged top view of main parts in Figure 7

[Fig. 8] A cross-sectional view of main parts showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Vending machine main body, 2... Product rack, 11... Rack restraint device, 14, 31, 32... Restraint plate, 15... Guide rail,
17...Operation member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Claim 1: A vending machine equipped with a plurality of product racks arranged in parallel within a vending machine main body, and a rack drawer guide rail that supports the upper part of each product rack so as to be slidable in the front and back direction. The operating members provided on each product rack are made to protrude upward from the guide rails, and the tiltable restraining plate, which has a left-right width that extends to all the operating members, is tilted forward in front of the protruding operating members in the storage position. When the operating member moves forward when one product rack is pulled out, it presses the lower front end of the restraining plate upward and tilts it backwards, and the rear end of the restraining plate that tilts backwards becomes the operating member for the remaining product racks. A product rack restraining device for a vending machine, characterized in that it is designed to face the problem.