JPH0425994A - Commodity take-out device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To continue sale by releasing the lock of the door of a lower take-out port located at a lower part so that a commodity can be taken out in the case of the fault of a mechanism to push up the commodity. CONSTITUTION:At the time of a lift conveyor 22 is running normally, when the commodity is sold, the commodity 13 to be discharged falls on the lift conveyor 22. When the commodity falls, a motor 23 is energized, and a commodity take-out port guide lamp 27 is lighted, and the motor 23 is driven for duration until the commodity 13 is conveyed to the commodity take-out port 7, and at the point of time when the commodity 13 comes out to the commodity take-out port 6, a series of selling operation is finished. When the lift conveyor 22 gets out of order during the operation of the motor 23, the selling operation is finished, and after the next sale, the discharge of the commodity is changed to the discharge from the lower take-out port door 21. Namely, when the commodity is sold, the commodity 13 to be discharged falls on the lift conveyor 22 through the commodity take-out port 7. At the same time as the commodity is sold, a lower take-out port door guide lamp 28 is lighted for prescribed time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a product takeout device for a vending machine that sells products in various containers such as products in cans and bottles.

[Prior Art] A device shown in FIG. 4 is conventionally known as this type of vending machine. That is, in the figure, 1 is the cabinet of the vending machine, 2 is the front door thereof, 3 is the product rack stored in the cabinet 1 side by side (only the serpentine racks lined up at the left end are shown), 4 denotes a product carry-out chute arranged below the product rack 3 in correspondence with each product rack 3, 5 a middle door arranged in the front of the product rack 3, and 6 an opening in the middle door 5 connected to the chute 4. A product outlet 7 is a product takeout port provided at the middle position of the front door 2 by opening 1-1.

On the other hand, in the space sandwiched between the front door 2 and the middle door 5, there is a product retrieval path connecting the product exit 6 and product retrieval lowers located on two sides of the front door 2. A product takeout device 8 is provided along the line.

In addition, the product take-out device 8 shown in L includes a horizontal conveyor 9 in the left and right direction installed in front of the product outlet 6 of each product rack 3 arranged on the left and right, and a product take-out lower in cooperation with the conveyor 9. vertical conveyor 1 installed between
0 in an L-shape. Here, the lateral conveyor 9 is one in which an endless belt is stretched between a pair of left and right booths. The vertical conveyor 10 has an endless belt with fingers stretched between a pair of upper and lower bobbles, and a conveyance guide plate 11 is provided along the conveyance path so as to face the belt surface.

Incidentally, reference numeral 10a denotes fingers for holding products, which are provided at regular intervals on the belt.

12 is the end of the horizontal conveyor 9 and the vertical conveyor 1.
A posture control guide 13 for transferring the product is provided between the product and the product.

In such a configuration, when the product 13 stored in the product rack 3 falls down and is carried out from the product rack 3 by the operation of the vent mechanism 3a based on the sales command, the product 13
The product rolls through the chute 4 in a horizontal position and is delivered onto the horizontal conveyor 9 through the product outlet 6. At the same time, the horizontal conveyor 9 and the vertical conveyor 10 are started, and the product 13 is horizontally conveyed from right to left on the belt of the horizontal conveyor 9 and transferred to the vertical conveyor 10 from the end thereof. In the process of transfer between the conveyors, the product 13 is changed from the horizontal orientation to the vertical orientation by the above-mentioned attitude control board 12, and is held on the circumferential surface of the belt (the fingers 10a provided therein).Then, the product 13 is pushed up by the vertical conveyor 10 The product is then moved up the path between it and the guide plate 11, and when it reaches the upper end of the guide plate 11, it is released from the vertical transport conveyor 1o to the product take-out lower.Products taken out from other product racks are also transported in a similar manner. Following the route, the product is taken out to the same product removal lower.

Also known is a system in which the horizontal conveyor and the vertical conveyor in the conventional example are integrated.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] However, in such a cup-type beverage vending machine, the products are lifted by a horizontal conveyor and a vertical conveyor, and the product is taken out by the product take-out lower. If the conveyor malfunctions, it will be impossible to dispense the products, so sales are suspended until the conveyor malfunction is resolved. For this reason, there is a problem in that when a failure occurs, sales immediately drop.

An object of the present invention is to provide a product takeout device for a vending machine that eliminates the above problems and prevents a decline in sales.

[Means for Solving the Problems] As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention is provided at a position on one side from the exit of the product racks to receive the products dropped down and carried out from the product racks arranged on the left and right in the warehouse. A vending machine equipped with a delivery means for delivering products to a product takeout port, a failure detection device for detecting a fault in the first delivery stage, a lower takeout port door opening/closing device, and a product takeout position determined based on whether or not there is a fault in the delivery device. and control means for controlling the trade-in door to be openable so that the trade-in door can be removed from the trade-in port in the event of a failure.

[Function] According to this invention, if the mechanism for pushing and lifting products such as a lift conveyor is out of order, the trade-in amount I] door at the bottom is unlocked and the trade-in [1 door guide lamp is turned on. so that you can take out the product from here.

[Example 2] FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of a product takeout device of a vending machine according to the present invention.

In the figure, the same reference numerals as in FIG. 4 indicate the same members, and in this embodiment, a structure in which a horizontal conveyor and a vertical conveyor are integrated will be described as an example. Reference numeral 21 denotes a take-out exit door that can be opened by the customer to take out the product 13 that was taken out from the product exit 6 and then dropped; 22 is the product 1;
2 is an L-shaped lift conveyor that pushes 3 to the product takeout l-17 provided in the center, 23 is a motor that drives the lift conveyor, 24 is a lock solenoid that locks the trade-in door 1-1, and 25 is a 26 is a control device that controls the operation of all the control parts shown in the figure; 27 is a product outlet guide lamp; 28 is a lower outlet door guide lamp; 29
is an unloading detection switch.

The operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 2 will be explained below.

In such a configuration, if the lift conveyor 22 is operating normally, the delivered products 13 will be
falls from the product outlet 6 onto the lift conveyor 22. When the product falls, the motor 23 is energized, the product removal 1 guide lamp 27 is turned on, the motor 23 is operated while the product 13 is transported to the product removal lower, and when the product 13 reaches the product removal port 6, the end the sales operation. motor 2
3, if the lift conveyor 22 is out of order, the sales operation is terminated and the product is switched to being delivered from the trade-in exit door 21 after the next sale. That is, when sales are performed, the delivered products 13 fall onto the lift conveyor 22 through the product lower. At the same time as product sales, trade-in exit door guide lamp 2
8 is turned on for a predetermined period of time.

Such an operation will be further explained with reference to flowchart 1 in FIG.

First, in step 1, it is determined whether the lift conveyor 22 is malfunctioning, and if it is normal, then in step 2, the lock solenoid 2
4 for trade-in]-1 Lock the door 21 and proceed to step 4. In case of failure, proceed to step 3 to open the bottom extraction exit door 21.
Unlock and proceed to step 4. In step 4, it is determined whether the product is to be carried out or not, and if it is to be carried out, then in step 5 it is determined whether the lift conveyor 22 is broken, and if it is broken, in step 6 the trade-in exit door guide lamp 28 is turned on for a predetermined period of time. let If it is not a failure, proceed to step 7 to remove motor 2.
3, then in step 8 the product removal port guide lamp 27 is lit, then in step 9 it is determined whether 5 seconds have elapsed, and if not, in step 10 the motor rotation switch 25 is turned from ON to OFF. Determine if it has become YES
In this case, the unloading detection switch 29 is turned on in step 11.
It is determined whether the motor 23 has been turned OFF. If YES, the motor 23 is stopped in step 12.

When 5 seconds have passed in step 9, the motor 23 is stopped in step 13, the lift conveyor 22 is set to malfunction in step 14, and then in step 15
, remove the product [1 Turn off the guide lamp 27 and step 1
Return to

Also, if No in step 10, the lift conveyor 22
The above step 13. Step 14. Proceed to step 15.

It is clear that this embodiment may be applied to the structure shown in FIG. 4.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, if the mechanism for pushing up the product is out of order, the lock on the trade-in exit door at the bottom is released and the trade-in exit door guide lamp is turned on so that the product can be taken out from here. By doing so, it is possible to continue sales and prevent a decline in sales.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram corresponding to the claims of this invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a product takeout device of a vending machine showing the configuration of an embodiment of this invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of this invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an internal mechanism showing the configuration of a conventional vending machine. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Cabinet, 2... Front door, 3... Product rack, 4... Product carry-out chute, 6... Product exit, 7... Product take-out port, 13... Product, 21 ... Bottom extraction exit door, 22 ... Riff I conveyor, 23 ... Motor, 24 ... Lock solenoid, 25 ... Motor rotation switch, 26 ... Control device, 27 ... Product Outlet exit guide lamp, 28... Bottom outlet door guide lamp, 2
9... Unloading detection switch. Agent Association Iwao Yamaguchi (Nail!F!3 Figure 4-rI!1

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) In a vending machine equipped with a delivery means for receiving products dropped downward from product racks arranged on the left and right in a warehouse and delivering them from an exit of the product rack to a product takeout port provided at an upper position. , failure detection means for detecting a failure of the delivery means; means for opening and closing the trade-in exit door; and determining the take-out position of the product depending on whether or not there is a fault in the delivery means; A product takeout device for a vending machine, comprising: a control means for controlling the takeout door to be openable; and a product takeout device for a vending machine.