JPH0615347Y2 - Vending machine product introduction control device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a product introduction control device for a vending machine.

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, a vertical product passage is provided between a pair of left and right side plates in a row so that cylindrical products of different sizes can be rolled, and the product passage is opened above the product passage. Between the side plates of the product loading section, a receiving plate that guides the loaded product into the product passage is provided, and a regulating member that regulates the length of the loaded product is provided on this receiving plate so that it can move to the left and right. It is known that a product input width corresponding to the length is formed and the length of the input product is regulated, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-126379.

(C) Problems to be solved by the invention The restricting member disclosed in this publication has a locking piece provided at the rear part of which the front part is supported movably in the left-right direction by a support rod provided at the front end of the receiving plate. Since the product insertion width is formed by engaging with the engaging portion of the receiving plate, there is a problem that the front portion of the regulating member is apt to shake in the left-right direction. Further, adjustment of the restriction position of the restriction member for changing the product insertion width requires a two-step operation of pulling out the restriction member once and then sliding it laterally. There's a problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above problem and to provide a product introduction restriction device for an automatic vending machine, which can easily change the product insertion width.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has a vertical product passage between a pair of left and right side plates to store cylindrical products of different sizes in a row in a rollable state, In a vending machine provided with a receiving plate extending in the insertion direction for guiding the input product into the product passage in the product insertion portion opening at the upper part of the product passage, a fixed side wall erected on one side of the receiving plate A movable side wall facing the fixed side wall and a bottom plate erected on the movable side wall, and the movable side wall is mounted so as to be movable in the width direction of the product inserting section with a friction reducing resin member interposed in the receiving plate. A regulating member for regulating the length of the product to be inserted between the fixed side wall and the movable side wall, and a hole provided at a position corresponding to the length of each product on the receiving plate, and the longitudinal direction is the product passing direction. Along the bottom of the regulating member An intermediate portion is pivotally attached to one of the positioning slits, and a locking plate protruding downward at one end is engaged with any of the positioning slits and is normally rocked to be flush with the bottom plate; The locking member includes a locking member that swings into a non-locking state in which the restriction member is free to move, and a biasing member that holds the locking member in the locking state.

(E) Action Therefore, when changing the product loading width, the other end of the locking member is grasped and pushed down to release the engagement between the locking plate and the positioning slit, and the locking state is maintained. If the stop member is moved in the width direction, the locking member and the regulating member can be moved as a unit, so that the regulating member can be easily moved to the desired regulating position, and the work of changing the product loading width can be efficiently performed. You can do it. Also, when moving the restriction member,
Although the regulating member slides along the receiving plate, the friction at that time is suppressed to a small level by the resin member arranged between the regulating member and the receiving plate, which makes the work very easy.

(F) Example Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic structure of a product storage rack vertically installed inside the vending machine.

On the product storage shelf 1, arcuate traveling plates 4 are provided in front and back between a pair of left and right side plates 2 and 3, and they are continuously provided in a vertical direction and bent in a serpentine shape to extend in a vertical direction. A product passage 5 is formed.

This product passage 5 has a product insertion port 7 provided with a receiving plate 6 at the upper end for guiding the rolling of the product, and a product delivery port 8 formed at the lower end to roll a cylindrical product. When possible, stack and store in a line.

The product delivery port 8 is provided with a delivery device 9 that locks the products in the product passage 5 and controls the delivery of one product each time a product delivery command is received. Further, the width of the product passage 5 is set to a dimension that allows the longest product.

2 to 5 show a backing plate 6 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, one base plate 11, which is a fixed side wall that controls the product length, is formed on the base 10 in a standing manner, and the other side base plate that is a movable side wall is opposed to the side base plate 11. A slide plate 13, which is a regulating member 12 formed by raising a bottom plate 13a, is attached so as to be movable in the left-right direction (width direction of the product insertion port 7) while being guided by the base 10.

A locking member 14 for restricting the lateral position of the slide plate 13 is swingably attached to the slide plate 13, and a guide member for restricting movement in the front-back direction.
Cut down a part of the slide plate 13 at a right angle to the direction of the base 10 by 15, 16 on the downstream side of the locking member 14 in the product rolling direction, and by a similar guide member 17 near the end on the further downstream side. Is formed.

Guide members 15, 16 and 17 project into the base 10, and guide holes 18 and 19 for guiding the slide plate 13 in the moving direction are formed.

V-shaped bearings 20 and 21 are formed on both sides of the substantially central portion of the locking member 14, and a shaft 22 is inserted and fixed to the bearings 20 and 21.

A tray 23 is formed on the slide plate 13 so as to extend slightly outward from both ends of the locking member 14 in the width direction, and the tray 23 is bent.
Both ends of the shaft 22 are fitted and fixed to the shaft 5. As a result, the locking member 14 can swing about the shaft 22.

A locking plate 26 is provided at the rear end of the locking member 14 so as to project downward and be cut down. A positioning portion 27 is formed on the base 10 so as to be able to be locked by the locking plate 26, and the positioning portion 27 is formed in a state of being lowered by one step.
In addition, positioning slits SL1 to SL6 each having a long hole shape for positioning the slide plate 13 in the left-right direction and having a long direction along the product passage direction are provided in respective product lengths (six types in this case). It is drilled at the corresponding position. In addition, a tip end portion 28 formed by standing down on the front end side of the positioning portion 27.
The locking plate 26 of the locking member 14 is the positioning slits SL1 to SL6.
When locked, the swinging position is regulated so that the locking member 14 is flush with the bottom plate 13a of the slide plate 13 so as not to hinder the passage of products. In addition, in the base 10,
A window 29 is formed in accordance with the moving area of the slide plate 13.

The end of the base 10 on the product receiving side is formed into an edge portion 30 which is bent downward, and the end portion of the slide plate 13 is bent and formed into an edge portion 31 so as to cover the edge portion 30. Has been done. Further, a resin member 32 is adhesively fixed to the edge portion 31 for the purpose of reducing friction with the edge portion 30.

Further, the end portion 33 of the guide hole 18 on the product receiving side is bent in a frame shape, and the end portion 33 and the guide members 15, 16 are provided on the surface thereof.
The resin member 34 is adhesively fixed for the purpose of reducing friction between the resin member 34 and the resin member 34. For the same purpose, a resin member (not shown) is also fixedly adhered to the guide member 17.

Further, the tray 23 is provided with a leaf spring 35 that is a biasing member that biases the locking member 14 in the direction of engaging the positioning portion 27.

With the above configuration, the locking member 14 is normally urged in the engagement direction with the positioning portion 27 by the urging force of the leaf spring 35, and the locking plate 26 positions one of the positioning portions 27. Engage with the slits SL1 to SL6.

Further, in this state, the swinging position of the locking member 14 is regulated by the tip portion 28 of the positioning portion 27, whereby the surface of the locking member 14 coincides with the surface of the slide plate 13 and forms the same plane. is doing.

Therefore, as for the products inserted from the product insertion port 7, only products shorter than the length set by the regulation plate 11 and the regulation plate 12 are selectively sent to the product passage 5.

Here, when changing the length of the product, the operator may
By grasping the front end of the product receiving port side of the shaft 22 and pushing down the locking member 14 while resisting the biasing force of the leaf spring 35,
The locking of the locking plate 26 with the positioning slits SL1 to SL6 is released.

Then, in this unlocked state, the operator engages the positioning slits SL1 to SL6 corresponding to the desired product length with the locking member.
The slide plate 13 is moved in the left-right direction until the locking plate 26 of 14 is positioned.

After that, when the operator releases the locking member 14, the leaf spring
The urging force of 35 causes the locking member 14 to rotate in its urging direction,
As a result, the positioning slit SL1 newly moved
~ SL6 is engaged with the locking plate 26.

In this way, the product length set by the restriction plates 11 and 12 can be changed very easily.

Further, when the slide plate 13 is moved, the resin members 32, 34 are
The frictional force between the slide plate 13 and the bottom plate 10 is reduced by the action such as the above, so that it is not necessary to apply force or get caught during operation, so it is very easy to change the product length setting. It can be carried out.

(G) Effect of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, the receiving plate is provided with a plurality of positioning and positioning slits for setting the position of the regulating member in the left-right direction corresponding to the length of each product. An engaging member having a locking plate that protrudes into any of the plurality of positioning and positioning slits and fixes the restricting position is swingably provided on the restricting member, and the engaging plate is gripped by gripping the engaging member. Since the engagement between the positioning slit and the positioning slit can be released, and the engaging member can be moved in the left-right direction in the unlocked state, the work for changing the product insertion width becomes very simple. Further, when the regulating member is moved, the regulating member swings along the receiving plate, but since the resin member disposed between the regulating member and the receiving plate suppresses the friction at that time to a small degree, the work can be performed. Has the effect of making it much easier.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an example of a product storage shelf, FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a receiving plate according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of the same, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view showing how the locking member is swung. 6 …… Catch plate, 10 …… Base, 11,12 …… Regulator plate, 13 ……
Slide plate, 14 ... Locking member, 15, 16, 17 ... Guide member,
18,19 …… Guide groove, 20,21 …… Bearing part, 22 …… Shaft, 23 ……
Tray, 24,25 …… Connecting part, 26 …… Locking plate, 27 …… Positioning part, 28 …… Tip part, 30,31 …… Edge part, 32,34 …… Resin member, 33 …… End part , 35 …… Leaf spring.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Hideaki Kawarazuka, 2-18 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Michio Hasumi 2-18, Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. (56) Bibliography Sho 61-46684 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A product loading unit having a vertical product passage for storing columnar products of different sizes in a row in a rollable state between a pair of left and right side plates, and having an opening above the product passage. In a vending machine in which a receiving plate for guiding the input product into the product passage is provided extending in the insertion direction, a fixed side wall erected on one side of the receiving plate, a movable side wall facing the fixed side wall, and The movable side wall comprises a bottom plate which is erected, and is mounted movably in the width direction of the product insertion portion with a friction reducing resin member interposed in the receiving plate, and the fixed side wall and the movable side wall are provided. A regulation member that regulates the length of the input product between
A plurality of positioning slits formed in the receiving plate at positions corresponding to the length of each product and having a long hole shape whose longitudinal direction is along the product passing direction, and an intermediate portion pivotally attached to the bottom plate of the regulating member. , A locking state in which one end of the locking plate protruding downward is engaged with any of the positioning slits, and is normally rocked to be flush with the bottom plate, and the restriction member is free to move. A locking member that swings to an unlocked state,
A product introduction restricting device for a vending machine, comprising: a biasing member that holds the locking member in a locked state.