JPH0418639Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a dispensing mechanism in a toy vending machine for dispensing products, change, etc.

[Technical Issues] A wide variety of toys have been developed and provided, but if an inexpensive vending machine toy with a simple shape and structure were provided, people would be interested.

In order to do this, it is necessary to perform the functions of an actual vending machine, such as dispensing products and dispensing change, and these functions can be performed with a simple mechanism and a realistic model that is close to the actual machine. It would be very interesting as a toy if it could give a certain feeling.

[Means for solving the problem] The present invention was made by focusing on the above-mentioned conventional technical problems, and it is possible to perform the functions of dispensing products and dispensing change, etc., which are present in an actual vending machine, with a simple mechanism. To provide a dispensing mechanism for a vending machine toy that can be used in a toy vending machine and can give a realistic feeling close to the real thing.

To this end, the present invention provides a dispensing mechanism for a toy vending machine that dispenses products, change, etc. Specifically, it includes a cam that rotates in conjunction with a motor, and a mechanism that engages with the cam to generate rotational movement of the motor. It has two sets of crank mechanisms consisting of cranks that convert the movement into rocking motion, and has a storage section that stores toy cans and change in a stacked manner and sequentially sends out the toy cans and change by their own weight from the lowest end, A base for receiving the toy can and a casing for receiving change are provided below the storage, and a feeding member that engages with the crank and reciprocates directly below the storage portion, the feeding member: When the motor stops, it comes into contact with the toy can and change at the lowest end of the storage section to hold the toy can and change, and also removes the toy can and change in the casing that have fallen onto the supply base surface due to the reciprocation of the feeding member. Therefore, a set of protruding positioning members are provided on the base surface and directly below the storage section on the base surface, and are spaced apart from each other by a distance equal to or less than the diameter of the toy can, and furthermore, the two sets of crank mechanisms are provided. The speed ratio of the operations is set so that a predetermined number of change pieces are dispensed for each toy can dispensed.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the internal mechanism of a toy vending machine equipped with a feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is an external appearance of a toy vending machine incorporating the internal mechanism shown in Fig. 1. A perspective view, FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a circuit explanatory diagram showing the switch mechanism, and FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line in FIG. 2 showing the product feeding mechanism. A plan, and
Figure 6 is Figure 2 showing the change dispensing mechanism.
It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view along the line.

In the vending machine toy 1 according to this embodiment, when a coin 2 is inserted into the input port 3, a canned waste 4 as a product comes out of the product takeout port 5, and at the same time, change 6 comes out of the change return port 7. It is mainly composed of a switch mechanism 8 for input, a product dispensing mechanism 9 as a dispensing mechanism operated by the switch mechanism 8, and a change dispensing mechanism 10.

As shown in FIG. 1, the switch mechanism 8 is energized when a coin 2 is inserted into a contact 11 arranged in the coin insertion slot 3.
is made of an electrically conductive material for this purpose. For example, a metal item can be used, and here, a 100 yen coin is used. The contact 11 is configured such that a coin 2 can be inserted between two contact plates 11a and 11b, and one contact plate 11b is provided with a coin holding piece 11c for temporarily holding the coin 2. Further, the contact 11 forms an initial operating circuit 13 of the motor 12, and when the coin 2 is inserted, the initial operating circuit 13 closes and becomes energized, power is supplied from the battery 14 to the motor 12, and the motor 1
2 performs the initial movement (Figure 4).
Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, when the motor 12 performs an initial movement, the metal conductive cam 15 rotates and closes the contact 17 of the energization maintaining circuit 16, and this energizing maintaining circuit 16 becomes energized, and the initial movement occurs. Even if the circuit 13 is open, the motor 12 will be disconnected from the battery 14 for a certain period of time.
The rotation of the motor 12 is maintained by supplying power to the motor 12. That is, the conductive cam 15 constitutes a movable contact, and the contact 17 is opened when the concave portion 15a formed in a part of the conductive cam 15 and the convex portion 18a formed on the fixed contact plate 18 are aligned. opens,
The conductive cam 15 rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the motor 12, the convex portion 18a of the contact plate 18 comes into contact with the outer peripheral surface of the conductive cam 15, and the concave portion 15a is closed until it returns to the position of the convex portion 18a again. It is energized by electricity. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the conductive cam 15 is integrally fixed to the shaft 22 of a gear 21 that meshes with a gear 20a disposed coaxially with a gear 20 that meshes with a drive gear 19 of the motor 12. The conductive cam 15 is connected to the motor 12 through a group of gears, and at the end of the same shaft 22 to which the conductive cam 15 is fixed, there is a cam 23 for disconnecting the contact 11 of the initial movement circuit 13. is fixed. At a position corresponding to this cam 23 is a shaft 25 rotatably supported by a sleeve 24.
An engagement piece 26 for engaging the cam 23 that protrudes further is provided, and the shaft 25 is provided with an engagement plate 28 that can come into contact with a protrusion piece 27 at the bottom of the contact plate 11b. Note that 29 is a sliding contact that contacts the side surface of the conductive cam 15. Therefore, coin 2 is in slot 3.
When the contact 11 is turned on, both contact plates 11a, 11 of the contact 11
Coin 2 enters between b and is temporarily held there by coin holding piece 11c, and in this state contact 1
1 is closed, the motor 12 is energized and performs an initial movement, and this initial movement of the motor 12 causes the drive gear 1 to
9 and gears 20, 20a, and 21, the shaft 22 rotates to rotate the conductive cam 15. The contact 17 is closed by the rotation of the conductive cam 15, and when the shaft 22 further rotates in this state, the cam 23 is closed.
contacts the engagement piece 26 and rotates it in the direction of the arrow, and as the engagement piece 26 rotates, the engagement plate 28 integrated therewith also rotates in the direction of the arrow and comes into contact with the protruding piece 27, rotating the lower part of the contact plate 11b. Pull the contact plate 1 in the direction of the arrow.
Coin 2 is dropped with space between 1a and 11b opened.
In this state, the contact 11 is opened, and the initial operating circuit 13
Although power is not supplied to the motor 12 from 1 to 3, since the contact 17 is closed due to the rotation of the conductive cam 15, the energization maintaining circuit 16 is connected until the conductive cam 15 rotates once and returns to its original position. Motor 12
Power is supplied to the motor, and rotation is maintained.

The product feed mechanism 9 is activated by a switch mechanism 8 when a coin 2 is inserted, and feeds one canned youth 4 to the product takeout port 5.
Crank 3 that operates and transmits rotation by contact with
1, an extrusion rod 32 as a feeding member that performs a sliding operation via the crank 31 and pushes out the used cans 4 as a product, a stocker 39 as a storage section for the used cans 4, and the used cans 4 falling from the stocker 39. It also has a base for receiving it. Cam 30 connects drive gear 19 and gear 2
Conductive cam 15 rotating via 0, 20a, 21
It is mounted on a shaft 22 coaxial with the conductive cam 15, and rotates once per revolution of the conductive cam 15. The crank 31 is rotatably attached to the fixed shaft 33 at its central portion, has an upper portion biased in the pulling direction (the pushing direction of the pushing rod 32) via a spring 34, and a lower portion that corresponds to the cam 30 and is attached thereto. It is designed so that it can come into contact with the The push-out rod 32 is fitted into the sleeve 35 and has a pin 37 protruding from the elongated hole 36 of the sleeve 35, and the pin 37 is engaged with an engagement groove 38 formed at the upper end of the crank 31. It is kept protruding in the extrusion direction by the urging force of . In this state, the canned youth 4
are stored in a line in a product stocker 39 serving as a storage section so that they can be pushed out one by one, and the lowermost can 4 is prevented from coming out from the outlet of the product stocker 39 by the tip of the push-out rod 32. When the switch mechanism 8 becomes energized by inserting the coin 2, the shaft 22 rotates through the drive gear 19 and gears 20, 20a, and 21 due to the rotation of the motor 12, and while the conductive cam 15 rotates once, the cam 30 rotates. also rotates once and during that time cam 30
comes into contact with the lower part of the crank 31 and presses it in the direction of the arrow in FIG. In this state, the lowermost can 4 in the product stocker 29 comes out of the outlet of the product stocker 29, falls onto the base surface, and becomes ready to be pushed out. When the cam 30 comes out of contact with the crank 31 from this state, the crank 31 moves to the spring 34.
Pin 3 moves in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow due to the urging force of
The push-out rod 32 is pushed out in the push-out direction via the push-out rod 7, and only one use can 4 is dropped into the product take-out port 5. Reference numeral 40 denotes a positioning member for the can youth 4, which is provided on the base surface so as to protrude from the base surface at intervals of approximately the same distance as the diameter of the can youth. This positioning member 40 restrains the dropped can 4 and prevents it from rolling. The height of the positioning member 40 is appropriately determined depending on the diameter of the can die 4 so that it can prevent rolling but does not interfere with the extrusion of the extrusion rod 32. Also, product stocker 3
The can 4 can be put into the container 9 through a refill port (not shown).

The change dispensing mechanism 10 is operated by a switch mechanism 8 when a coin 2 is inserted to send change 6 to a change return opening, and includes a crank pin 41 and a crank arm 42 that transmit the rotation of a motor 12.
and a pushing plate 43 as a feeding member that slides through the crank arm 42 and pushes out the change 6. The crank pin 41 is connected to the same shaft 22 as the conductive cam 22.
It is provided protruding from the side surface of a disk 47 arranged at the other end of the shaft 46 of a gear 45 that meshes with the gear 44 attached above. The crank arm 42 is rotatably supported at its lower end, and a long hole 48 formed in the crank arm 42 is connected to the crank pin 41.
is engaged with. The push-out plate 43 is housed in a casing 50 attached to the outlet of a change stocker 49 serving as a storage section, and has a pin 52 protruding from a long hole 51 provided at the bottom of the casing 50.
It is engaged with the upper end of the crank arm through.
Changes 6 are stored in a stack in a change stocker 49 and can be pushed out one by one by a push-out plate 43. In addition, change stocker 4
Change 6 can be replenished from a change replenishment port 53 in the change replenishment opening 53. The change replenishment port 53 is provided on the front side of the toy vending machine 1, but in some cases it may be better to provide it on the back side. When the switch mechanism 8 is energized by inserting the coin 2, the shaft 22 is rotated by the rotation of the motor 12 via the drive gear 19 and gears 20, 20a, and 21, and the gear 44 on the shaft 22 and the shaft 22 are rotated. A shaft 46 rotates via a gear 45 that meshes with the shaft 46 . Incidentally, 54a and 54b are gears for positioning the shaft 46, which are loosely fitted to the shaft 22 and are connected to the gears 21a and 5 on the shaft 21.
It meshes with 5. Next, the rotation of the shaft 46 causes the disk 47 to rotate, and the crank arm 42 is swung by the crank pin on the disk 47 and slides the push-out plate 43 to push out the change 6 from the outlet of the change stocker 49 and return the change to the change return opening 7. Drop the change 6. In this case, gear 44
The gear ratio of the gear 45 is set to 3:1, and the disk 47 rotates three times during one rotation of the conductive cam 15, and the push-out plate 43 also reciprocates three times to push out three pieces of change 6. That is, when one coin 2, which is a 100 yen coin, is inserted, one canned youth 4 will be dispensed, and three 10 yen coins 6 will be dispensed, giving you 30 yen in change. The setting of the number of change 6 is not limited to the above example, and can be freely changed by setting the gear ratio of the gear 44 and the gear 45.

Although not shown, this vending machine toy 1 includes:
A coin receiving section is provided at the bottom so that it can be used as a savings box. Incidentally, the coin receiving section is set to be removable by a pull-out type or other means. Note that 60 is a product selection button.

Next, to explain the usage condition, first, when coin 2 is inserted into the coin slot 3, the switch mechanism 8
When the contact 11 becomes energized, the motor 12 performs an initial movement and the drive gear 19, gears 20,
a, 21, at the same time as the conductive cam 15 begins to rotate via the shaft 22, the cam 23 rotates and comes into contact with the engagement piece 26, and the engagement plate 28 comes into contact with the protruding piece 27, pushing the contact plate 11b apart and releasing the coin 2. to fall. In this state, the contact plate 18 and the conductive cam 15 are in contact with each other, so the contact 17
Even when the motor 12 is opened, the conduction to the motor 12 continues until the conductive cam 15 rotates once. Also, the motor 12
The rotation of the shaft 22 causes the shaft 22 to rotate as described above.
For every rotation of the conductive cam 15, the cam 30 also rotates once. Therefore, the crank 31 of the product delivery mechanism 9 is actuated by the rotation of the cam 30 to move the pushing rod 32 in and out, thereby pushing out one use can 4 and dropping it into the product outlet 5. In this case, the product is selected using the product selection button 60.
At the same time, the rotation of the gear 44 of the shaft 22 causes the disk 47 to rotate via the gear 45, and the crank pin 41 causes the crank arm 42 to swing. The push-out plate 43 slides back and forth due to the swinging of the crank arm 44, and the three pieces of change 6 are returned from the change stocker 49 to the change return port 7 during one rotation of the conductive cam 15. Then, when the conductive cam 15 rotates once, the contact 17 is opened, the current supply is stopped, and the device is ready for the next use.

[Effects of the invention] As explained above, since the dispensing mechanism of the vending machine of the present invention has the above-described configuration, dispensing functions such as dispensing products and dispensing change that actual vending machines have can be easily performed. It can be realized with a mechanism that provides a realistic feel close to that of an actual vending machine. In addition, by providing a positioning member on the base surface that receives the toy can, if the can falls from the storage section, its force will cause it to fall from the base, and the can will fall even though only one coin is inserted. It is possible to prevent malfunctions in which multiple pieces come out.

Furthermore, by setting the rotational speed ratio of the cam to a predetermined ratio, it is possible to provide a more realistic vending machine toy, for example, 3 pieces of change per item.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the internal mechanism of a toy vending machine equipped with a feeding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is an external appearance of a toy vending machine incorporating the internal mechanism shown in Fig. 1. A perspective view, FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a circuit explanatory diagram showing the switch mechanism, and FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line in FIG. 2 showing the product feeding mechanism. A plan, and
Figure 6 is Figure 2 showing the change dispensing mechanism.
It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view along the line. 4...Canned youth as a product, 6...Change,
9... Product dispensing mechanism, 10... Change dispensing mechanism, 12... Motor, 30... Cam as a transmission member, 31... Crank as a transmission member, 4
1... Crank pin as a transmission member, 42...
Crank arm as a transmission member, 32... Push-out rod as a feeding member, 43... Push-out panel as a feeding member, 39... Commodity stocker as a storage section, 49... Change stocker as a storage section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] A dispensing mechanism for a toy vending machine that dispenses toy cans and change with the following requirements. (a) It has two crank mechanisms consisting of a cam that rotates in conjunction with the motor and a crank that engages with the cam and converts the rotational motion of the motor into rocking motion. (b) It has a storage section that stores toy cans and change in a stacked manner and sequentially delivers the toy cans and change from the bottom end by its own weight. (c) A base for receiving the toy can and a casing for receiving change are provided below the storage. (d) It has a feeding member that engages with each of the cranks and reciprocates directly below the storage portion. (e) When the motor is stopped, the feeding member contacts the toy can and change at the lowest end of the storage section and holds the toy can and change, and the toy can and casing that fall onto the base surface due to the retreat of the feeding member. The change inside is pushed out from the base surface and the casing by its reciprocating action. (f) A set of protruding positioning members are provided on the base surface directly below the storage section, the distance being less than or equal to the diameter of the toy can. (g) The speed ratio of the operations of the two sets of crank mechanisms is set so that a predetermined number of pieces of change are dispensed for each toy can dispensed.