JPH06208681A - Merchandise storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a merchandise storage device capable of easily changing the capacity of a merchandise container even after production. CONSTITUTION:The merchandise container 10 is divided respectively into the attached part 11 of a merchandise ejecting mechanism composed of sprockets 20 and 21, a chain 30, a push-up member 40 and a driving mechanism 50 and a merchandise storage part 12. Thus, by changing the merchandise storage part 12 with the one of the different capacity, only the capacity of the merchandise container 10 can be changed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product storage device used in an automatic vending machine for beverages in cans or bottles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a vending machine of this type, products are stacked and stored in a plurality of vertically extending product passages, and they are dropped and carried out one by one from the lower end of the product passages. Most of them are the mainstream, but recently, as an indoor type vending machine, the actual application is 3-105.
The one described in No. 616 is also proposed.

In this vending machine, as shown in FIG. 5, inside a vending machine body 1 whose upper surface is openable and closable, a product container 2 having an opening for product insertion on the upper surface, and a product container 2
A pair of upper and lower sprockets 3 and 4 arranged on one side surface of the
An endless chain 5 attached to each sprocket 3, 4 and a plurality of push-up members 6 attached to the chain 5.
And a chain drive motor 8 connected to the rotary shaft of the lower sprocket 4 via a belt 7, and the product A stored in the product container 2 is pushed up by each pushing member. It is raised by 6 and is sequentially carried out to the commodity outlet 1a provided on the front surface of the vending machine body 1.

[0004]

By the way, in the above-mentioned product storage device, a plurality of types of product containers having different capacities are manufactured so that an appropriate number of products can be stored according to the scale of the vending machine. is doing. However, since the product carrying-out mechanism including the chain 5, the push-up member 6 and the motor 8 is integrally attached to the product container 2, only the capacity of the product container 2 can be changed after manufacturing. No
There was a problem of poor versatility.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a product storage device capable of easily changing the capacity of a product container even after manufacturing.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention comprises a product container having an opening for product insertion on the upper surface, and a product unloading mechanism attached to one side surface of the product container. In a product storage device that sequentially raises products stored in a product container by a product discharge mechanism and discharges the product to the outside of the product container, the product container is divided into a mounting part and a product storage part of the product discharging mechanism, and the mounting part Also, the product storage units are detachably connected to each other.

[0007]

According to the product storage device of the present invention, since the product container is divided into the mounting portion of the product unloading mechanism and the product storage portion, it is possible to replace the product storage portion with one having a different capacity. , Only the capacity of the product container can be easily changed.

[0008]

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention. This product storage device is provided in the same vending machine body as in the conventional example, and comprises a product container 10 having an opening for product insertion on the upper surface, and a product unloading mechanism attached to the product container 10. The product unloading mechanism includes a pair of upper and lower sprockets 20, 21, a chain 30 wound around each of the sprockets 20, 21 and a total of eight push-up members 40 attached to the chain 30, It is composed of a drive mechanism 50 for rotationally driving the sprocket and a tension device 60 for applying tension to the chain 30.

As shown in FIG. 2, the product container 10 has a front surface and an upper surface opened, and an upper opening 10a serving as a product insertion port.
The product A can be stored in bulk.
Further, the product container 10 is divided into a mounting part 11 and a product storage part 12 of the product unloading mechanism, and the mounting part 11 and the product storage part 12 are detachably connected to each other. That is, the flanges 11a and 12a are formed on the peripheral edges of both side surfaces of the mounting portion 11 and the product storage portion 12, respectively, and the upper and lower two positions of the facing surfaces of the respective flanges 11a and 12a are fastened by screws 13. Guide rails 14 for guiding the push-up member 40 are provided on both inner side surfaces of the mounting portion 11. The guide rail 14 includes two opposing plates 14a, 14a that are slightly inclined forward and extend vertically on the front surface of the product container 10.
b, and a push-up member 40 is provided between the facing plates 14a and 14b.
Roller is designed to move. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a guide plate 15 extending forward and downward is attached to the upper end of the guide rail 14, and the push-up member 40 is attached to the guide plate 15.
Is formed with a notch 15a that allows passage of the. On the other hand, the bottom plate 1 inclined forward and downward is provided inside the product storage unit 12.
6 is attached in a raised bottom shape, and a notch 16a is formed at the front end of the bottom plate 16 to allow the push-up member 40 to pass therethrough.

Each sprocket 20, 21 has a hole 11 in which its rotary shafts 20a, 21a are provided on both sides of the mounting portion 11.
It is rotatably inserted in b and 11c.

The chain 30 has a known structure in which a large number of links are alternately connected by pins.
The link 31 corresponding to the mounting portion of 0 has a different shape from the others. In other words, the link 31 is the push-up member 40.
An L-shaped mounting piece 31a projecting to the side is integrally formed, and a screw insertion hole 31b is formed in the mounting piece 31a.

The push-up members 40 are attached to the outer periphery of the chain 30 at equal intervals, and as shown in FIG. 3, the substantially triangular-shaped end pieces are bent at right angles to form side surface portions 40a, and each side surface is formed. It has a tip piece 40b that extends forward from the portion 40a and extends upward, and a roller 41 is attached to each side surface portion 40a vertically. Each roller 41 is rotatably supported around a pin 42 penetrating the left and right side surfaces 40a, and the upper pin 42 is connected to the chain 30.
And a connecting fitting 43 for communicating with. Both ends of the connecting fitting 43 are U-shaped extending toward the push-up member 40, and holes 43 a through which the pins 42 are inserted are formed at both ends thereof.
Further, each pin 42 penetrates through the push-up member 40, and then an E-ring 44 for retaining is fitted at the tip thereof. On the other hand, screw holes 43b are formed at two positions on the left and right of the connecting fitting 43, and the screw 45 is passed through the hole 31b of the link 31 of the chain 30 and fastened to the screw hole 43b. Is rotatably attached as.

The drive mechanism 50 is disposed inside the chain 30 and, as shown in FIG. 4, the upper sprocket 20 and the motor.
The switch 51 is integrally connected via a pair of bevel gears 52 and 53. That is, the motor 51 is attached to the lower surface of the U-shaped base plate 54, and the rotary shaft 20a of the sprocket 20 rotatably penetrates through the base plate 54, and the rotary shaft 20a of the sprocket 20 and the rotary shaft 51a of the motor 51 are attached. Is each bevel gear 5
2, 53 are connected.

The tensioning device 60 includes a sprocket 61 for pressing the chain 30 and an sprocket 61 for supporting the sprocket 61.
The arm 62 is biased in the chain pressing direction by a spring or the like (not shown). Also,
The support shaft 62a of the arm 62 is rotatably inserted into holes 11d provided on both side surfaces of the mounting portion 11.

The commodity storage device configured as described above is
Although not shown, a plurality of vending machine main bodies are provided in the width direction so that different types of products can be stored. That is, when a product selection button (not shown) is pressed, the drive mechanism 50 of the corresponding product storage device is operated, and the chain 30 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. As a result, the push-up members 40 are guided by the guide rails 12 to rise inside the product container 10, and the push-up members 40 push up the products A in the product containers 10 one by one. that time,
The drive mechanism 50 is configured to rotate by one product in response to one sales request, and by this operation, the uppermost push-up member 40 passes through the notch 13a of the guide plate 13 and the product container 10 moves. Move to the outside. As a result, the product A waiting on the push-up member 40 is transferred onto the guide plate 13 as shown in FIG. 1, rolls on the guide plate 13 and is carried out to a product outlet (not shown). When the push-up member 40 moves to the outside of the product container 10, the push-up member 40 is released from the guide rail 12 and turned upside down, and pivots downward with its own weight about the pin 42 as shown in FIG. And descends from the chain 30.

Further, in this product storage device, the product container 10 has a product storage mechanism mounting portion 11 and a product storage portion 12.
Since each of them is divided into two parts, it is possible to change only the capacity of the product container 10 by exchanging the product storage portion 12 with one having a different capacity.

As described above, according to the product storage device of the present embodiment, the product container 10 is divided into the mounting part 11 and the product storage part 12 of the product discharge mechanism, and the mounting part 11 and the product storage part 12 are formed. Since it is detachably connected, the product storage unit 1
By exchanging 2 with one having a different capacity, it is possible to easily change only the capacity of the product container 10 even after manufacturing, and it is possible to remarkably improve versatility. Moreover, since the mounting portion 11 and the product storage portion 12 can be separately assembled, the assembling work can be efficiently performed.

[0018]

As described above, according to the product storage device of the present invention, only the capacity of the product container can be easily changed even after manufacturing, so that the versatility can be remarkably enhanced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an essential part of a product storage device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a product container

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a mounting structure for a push-up member.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a drive mechanism.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a vending machine including a conventional product storage device.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... Product container, 10a ... Opening part, 11 ... Mounting part, 12
... commodity storage section, 20, 21 ... sprocket, 30 ... chain, 40 ... push-up member, 50 ... drive mechanism, A ... commodity.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A product container having an opening for loading products on an upper surface and a product unloading mechanism attached to one side surface of the product container, wherein the products stored in the product container are sequentially lifted by the product unloading mechanism. In a product storage device which carries out to the outside of a product container, the product container is divided into a mounting part and a product storage part of a product transfer mechanism, and the mounting part and the product storage part are detachably connected to each other. Goods storage device.