JPH0520184U - Product storage section of vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Structure] A product storage unit 10 at the lower part of the case, a conveyor 2 between the storage unit and the case rear back plate C1 for receiving the product from the storage unit and carrying it above the case, and the conveyor. A merchandise outlet 4 that receives merchandise from above and is above the storage unit.
A chute 3 for feeding to the rear plate 11b.
In a vending machine having a basket for storing products in multiple stages, which is provided with a product outlet 11d to the conveyor at a lower end, a protrusion 12a is provided on an outer surface along an opening 11c formed on a back plate of the basket. The endless rotating belt 12,
It is arranged so as to project into the basket and the lower end faces the product delivery port. [Effect] Among the products A3 and A4 which are pressed against each other by the bottom plate 11e of the basket and the belt 12 and stay at the product delivery port, the product A4 which is in contact with the belt is upwardly and upwardly moved by the protrusion 12a by the rotation of the belt. Since it is pushed away from the back plate, the product A3 can be easily rolled out.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a product storage unit arranged at a lower part of a case, a conveyor which is disposed between the product storage unit and a case back plate and conveys a product received from the product storage unit to an upper part of the case, and The product storage box is provided with a chute for receiving the product from the conveyor and feeding the product up to the product storage section located above the product storage section. The present invention relates to an improvement of a product storage unit in a vending machine having a formed basket for storing multiple products.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 An automatic vending machine in which a product storage section is arranged at the bottom of a case is known, and the applicant himself has developed one of them (Jpn. Pat. Appln. No. 2-110493).

The outline thereof will be described with reference to FIG. 2. The product A (canned beverage, etc.) stored in the product storage unit 1 arranged in the lower portion of the case C is separated from the storage unit 1 and the case C. By a conveyor 2 provided between the back board C1 (more specifically, transferred to a product support portion 21 attached to the conveyor), it is carried above the case and supported by a chute 3 provided at the top of the case. It is sent to the product intake 4.

Thus, in the product storage unit 1, the top surface 5a is open, and at the lower end of the back plate 5b, the product rolls on the inclined bottom plate 5c, and becomes a standby conveyor. A basket 5 having a product delivery port 5d is provided, and products are stored in the basket 5 in multiple stages.

An elongated hole 5e is formed in the middle of the bottom plate 5c of the basket 5, and an eccentric lower circular plate 7 which is rotated in the counterclockwise direction and protrudes and retracts from the elongated hole 5e is provided.

Further, the bottom plate 5c extends toward the conveyor side in front of the elongated hole 5e, and ends with a guide / holding plate portion 6 that guides and holds a product to a place where it can be delivered to the conveyor.

In addition, another long hole 5f is formed in the lower portion of the back plate 5b of the basket, and an upper disc 8 which projects into the basket through the hole and rotates clockwise is attached thereto.

Reference numeral 9 is a guide plate of a product which can be raised by the conveyor 2.

In the vending machine having the above-mentioned structure, the product A in the basket is moved by the rotation of both discs 7 and 8 and the vertical movement of the lower disc 7, one by one in the conveyor. Therefore, there is no possibility that two products will be pressed against each other in front of the product delivery port 5d to cause a traffic jam.

[0010]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the product storage section of this vending machine is complicated in structure because it requires two discs 7 and 8 and a rotating device therefor.

An object of the present invention is to obtain a product storage unit having a function similar to that of the product storage unit and having a simple structure.

[0012]

[Means for solving the problem]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention projects an endless rotary belt having protrusions or ridges on the outer surface along the opening (long hole) formed in the back plate of the basket, and projects the endless rotary belt into the basket. It is arranged so as to face the delivery port.

[0013]

[Action]

 Since the product storage unit of the present invention is equipped with the endless rotating belt, even if there are products pressed against each other in the vicinity of the delivery port, the products on the upper side and the products on the upper side of the products are respectively lifted up. The protrusions or ridges push it in the direction and away from the back plate, so that the goods at the lowest position can roll smoothly toward the outlet.

[0014]

【Example】

 One embodiment of the product storage unit of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, reference numerals 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 21, C, C1 are the same as those indicated by the same reference numerals in FIG.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a product storage unit, which includes a basket 11 having an open top surface 11a and an endless rotary belt 12 having protrusions or ridges 12a on its outer surface at appropriate intervals. Although the top surface 11a of the basket is opened so that the products A (canned products) can be piled up, it is not necessary to open it.

The rear plate 11b of the basket 11 is provided with an opening (long hole) 11c. The endless rotary belt 12 projects into the basket through the long hole 11c, and the lower end of the belt is directed to the product delivery port 11d. It is provided to face. The distance between the lower end of the endless rotary belt 12 and the guide / holding plate 6 may be slightly larger than the diameter of the product A (canned product).

In the present embodiment, the protrusions or ridges 12a are made of a soft rubber material and are provided at equal intervals with a pitch slightly smaller than the diameter of the product. However, the number of protrusions or protrusions 12 may be smaller, and for example, it is sufficiently effective to provide two protrusions or protrusions 12 at equal intervals.

The rotation direction of the endless rotary belt 12 is a direction in which a product in contact with the protrusion or the ridge 12a is pushed upward and away from the back plate 11b, and is clockwise rotation in FIG.

The product A1 is in a position immediately before being delivered to the product support portion 21 of the conveyor. Then, the succeeding product A2 rolls on the inclined bottom plate 11e and can proceed in the direction of the product A1, but the products A3 and A4 are between the bottom plate 11e and the endless rotary belt 12, and cannot push forward against each other. .

At this time, when the endless rotary belt 12 is rotated, the product A4 is pushed and moved in a direction upward and away from the back plate, and as a result, the product A3 can proceed to the delivery port 11d. In this way, the products in the basket 11 can be sequentially advanced to the delivery port.

[0022]

[Effect of the device]

 This product storage section has a simpler structure than the conventional one, and has the advantage of performing the same function.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration layout diagram of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

A ... Merchandise, 10 ... Merchandise storage, 11 ... Basket, 11
a: top of basket, 11b: rear plate, 11d
... commodity delivery port, 12 ... endless rotating belt, 12a ... protrusion or ridge.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A product storage unit disposed at a lower portion of a case, a conveyor which is disposed between the product storage unit and a case rear back plate, and which conveys a product received from the product storage unit to an upper portion of the case, and The product storage unit is provided with a chute for receiving products from the conveyor and feeding them to a product extraction port provided above the product storage unit, and the product storage unit has a product delivery port to the conveyor formed at the lower end of the back plate. In a product storage part of a vending machine having a basket capable of storing products in multiple stages, an endless rotary belt having protrusions or ridges on the outer surface is provided in the basket along an opening formed in the back plate. A product storage unit of a vending machine, wherein the product storage unit is arranged so as to project and the lower end faces the product delivery port.