JPH06236480A - Automatic flange attached merchandise conveyor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the automatic conveying device of merchandise with a flange in which the merchandise can be inputted in a non-lined up state, and a merchandise bridge can be exactly prevented. CONSTITUTION:Merchandise A housed in the non-lined up state in a merchandise housing box 1 is pushed out by a merchandise ejecting mechanism 10 uniformly to the width direction, and ejected from a merchandise ejection port 1a opening fully in the width direction, so that the merchandise A in the merchandise housing box 1 can be prevented from forming the bridge. Also, the ejected merchandise A is conveyed in a lined-up state by a conveyor 21 of a merchandise conveying mechanism 20, ejected from the conveyor 21, and received by a conveying body 22. Then, only one receiving part 22a of the conveying body 22 is rotated so that the merchandise A can be dropped and conveyed one by one from the conveying body 22.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic carry-out device for a product with a brim, which is installed mainly in a beverage extraction type automatic vending machine for coffee, tea, etc. and which contains milk, syrup, etc. to be put into the sold beverage. It is a thing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as a device of this type, as described in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-180382, a product storage case formed with a width of one line of products with a collar in the front-rear direction. It is known that the products vertically stacked in the product storage case are carried out one by one by a carry-out belt that reciprocates in the left-right direction.

[0003]

However, in the conventional example, when the products are stored in the product storage case, it is necessary to arrange them in a line in the front-rear direction. There was a problem that it took time to replenish. Further, since the brimmed products are vertically stacked despite having a complicated shape, there is a problem that a product bridge often occurs due to the entanglement of the products, which easily causes a delivery failure.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to allow products to be loaded in a non-aligned state and to reliably prevent the occurrence of product bridges. It is to provide an automatic unloading device for a product with a brim.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an automatic article unloading apparatus with a collar according to claim 1,
A product storage box that opens a front surface as a product discharge port and can store a large number of products in a non-aligned state, a product discharge mechanism that uniformly pushes out the products in the product storage box from the product discharge port in the width direction, and the product discharge port The products placed in the front receive the products discharged from the product storage box on the conveyor that extends in the width direction of the product discharge port and convey them in a line, and the receiving parts that can receive the products discharged from the conveyor one by one are surrounded. And a product unloading mechanism that drops the products one by one from the unloader by rotating the unloader by one receiving portion and attaching the unloader to the rotating shaft.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the product storage box can be pulled out forward, and the pulled-out product storage box is rotatably supported so that its back surface faces upward, and the product storage box is released. The exit is provided with a closing member that closes when the product storage box is pulled out, and the product insertion port having a lid that can be opened and closed is provided on the back surface of the product storage box.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the products stored in the product storage box in a non-aligned state are uniformly pushed out in the width direction by the product discharging mechanism and are discharged from the product discharging port which is fully opened in the width direction. Therefore, the products in the product storage box do not form a bridge. In addition, the discharged products are conveyed in a single line by the conveyor of the product discharge mechanism, and when discharged from the conveyor, they are received by the discharge body,
By rotating the carry-out body by one receiving portion, the products are dropped and carried out one by one from the carry-out body.

According to the second aspect, in addition to the function of the first aspect, when replenishing a product, the product storage box is pulled out forward and the pulled back product storage box faces upward. Rotate. At that time, the product discharge port of the product storage box is closed by the closing member, and the back surface of the product storage box becomes the product input port by opening the lid.
Further, due to the rotation of the product storage box, the products remaining in the product storage box move to the product outlet side and are carried out before the newly replenished products.

[0009]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of an automatic article carrying-out apparatus with a collar.

This automatic product delivery device is installed in a beverage extraction type vending machine for coffee, tea, etc., and contains a product storage box 1 for storing a product A with a collar in which milk, syrup, etc. are enclosed, and a product storage box 1. The product discharge mechanism 10 for discharging the product A from the product storage unit, the product discharge mechanism 20 for discharging the product A discharged from the product storage box 1 one by one, and the product A discharged by the product discharge mechanism 20 for a predetermined product discharge port or the like. It is composed of a chute 30 for guiding to a position and a control unit 40 for controlling the carry-out operation.

The product storage box 1 has a top surface and a front surface that are fully opened in the width direction, and is capable of storing a large number of products in a non-aligned state from the top surface. The front opening portion forms a product discharge port 1a. There is. A pair of side plates 2 (only one is shown) are provided on both the left and right sides of the product storage box 1,
Are fixed between the side plates 2.

As shown in the side view of FIG. 2 (a), the product discharge mechanism 10 is composed of an endless delivery belt 11 installed in the product storage box 1, and the floor of the product storage box 1 is provided by the delivery belt 11. The surface is formed. The delivery belt 11 is supported by a pair of pulleys 12 arranged in front of and behind the product storage box 1, and one pulley 12 is connected to a first motor 13. That is, when the first motor 13 operates, the upper surface side of the delivery belt 11 moves forward, and the delivery belt 11
The upper product A is uniformly pushed out in the width direction toward the product outlet 1a. Further, a guide plate 14 inclined forward and downward is provided in front of the delivery belt 11, and the product A pushed out from the tip of the delivery belt 11 slides down on the guide plate 14 and is discharged to the front of the product storage box 1. It has become so. Furthermore,
As shown in FIG. 2A, a shutter 15 for detecting the presence or absence of the product A is provided above the guide plate 14, and the shutter 15 has an upper end rotation shaft rotatably supported on the side surface of the product storage box 1. There is. A first switch 16 composed of a micro switch or the like is attached near the shutter 15, and a lever 1 for turning on / off the first switch 16 is provided on a rotation shaft of the shutter 15.
5a is attached. That is, the product A is displayed on the guide plate 14.
When the product A is present, the shutter 15 is pushed up by the product A and the first switch 16 is turned off. When the product A is no longer present on the guide plate 14, the shutter 15 is lowered and the first switch 16 is turned on.

As shown in FIG. 1, the product unloading mechanism 20 includes a conveyor 21 arranged below the front of the product outlet 1a.
And a carry-out body 22 arranged on one end side of the conveyor 21. The carry-out body 22 is capable of receiving the products A one by one in total.
It is formed in the shape of an impeller having two receiving portions 22a in the circumferential direction. The conveyor 21 extends in the width direction of the product outlet 1a and is supported by a pair of pulleys 21a arranged on the left and right. One of the pulleys 21a is connected to a second motor 23 such as a stepping motor via a pair of pulleys 24 and a belt 25, so that the operation of the second motor 23 moves the upper surface side of the conveyor 21 to the right side in the drawing. Has become. In addition, a guide plate 26 that holds the product A discharged from the product discharge port 1 a on the conveyor 21 is provided on the conveyor 21. The carry-out body 22 is rotatably attached to a shaft 27, and is connected to the other pulley 21a of the conveyor 21 via a pair of pulleys 28 and a belt 29. That is, the conveyor 21 and the unloader 22
2 are operated simultaneously by the second motor 23, respectively.
As shown in the front view of (b), the carry-out body 22 rotates and the product A drops from the receiving portion 22a of the carry-out body 22. Also, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the products A discharged from the product discharge port 1 a are conveyed on the conveyor 21 in a line and are newly supplied to the receiving portion 22 a of the carry-out body 22. In this case, the conveyor 21
In order to properly synchronize the carry-out body 22 and the carry-out body 22,
8 may be changed.

The chute 30 is formed in the shape of a rectangular tube having an open upper surface and a lower surface, and the upper surface is exposed to the lower side of the product discharge mechanism 20. As shown in FIG. 2, a shutter 31 for detecting the presence / absence of the product A is provided above the carry-out body 22 in the chute 30, and the shutter 31 has one end of its rotation shaft rotatably supported on the side surface of the chute 30. . Shutter 31
The second switch 3 composed of a micro switch or the like near the
2 is attached, and a lever 31a for turning on / off the second switch 32 is attached to the rotation shaft of the shutter 31. That is, when there is the product A in the carry-out body 22, the shutter 3
1 is pushed up by the product A and the second switch 32 is turned off. When the product A is no longer on the carry-out body 22, the shutter 31 is lowered and the second switch 32 is turned on.

The control unit 40 is composed of a microcomputer or the like, and as shown in FIG.
It is connected to the switch 16, the second motor 24, and the second switch 32.

Next, the operation of the control unit 40 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, a carry-out command is detected by pressing a product selection button or the like (S1), and the first switch 16 is turned on by the product A on the guide plate 14.
If it is FF (S2) and the second switch 16 is OFF due to the product A in the carry-out body 22 (S3), the second motor 23 is rotated ⅛ (S8).
4) Return to step S1 and wait for the next carry-out command. As a result, the upper surface side of the conveyor 21 moves by a predetermined amount, and the carry-out body 22 rotates by one receiving portion 22a,
Only one product A is unloaded from the unloading body 21. In addition, in the case where the product A has not entered the receiving portion 22a of the carry-out body 22, the second switch 32 is turned off in step S3.
If it is not F, the second motor 23 is rotated again by 1/8 (S5), and the process returns to step S3. On the other hand, the guide plate 14
When the product A above disappears and the shutter 15 is lowered, and the first switch 16 is turned on in step S2, the first motor 13 is operated (S6) and a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds).
Wait until (S7). Meanwhile, the delivery belt 11
When the product A in the product storage box 1 is pushed out from the product discharge port 1a by the product A, the product A is supplied onto the guide plate 14 and the first switch 16 is turned off (S8), the first motor 13
Is stopped (S9), the process proceeds to step S3, and the carry-out operation is performed. In addition, when the first switch 16 does not operate even after a predetermined time elapses in steps S7 and S8, such as when the product A in the product storage box 1 has run out, a predetermined display such as a sold-out display is turned on. After transmitting the supplement instruction (S10), the process proceeds to step S9.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the commodity storage box 1 is configured to store the commodity A in a non-aligned state, so that the commodity A can be randomly inserted and the commodity replenishment work is extremely easy. Can be done. In addition, the product outlet 1a of the product storage box 1 is fully opened in the width direction,
Since the product A in the product storage box 1 is pushed out uniformly from the product discharge port 1a by the delivery belt 11 of the product discharge mechanism 10, the product A in the product storage box 1 does not form a bridge, It is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of defective delivery.

5 and 6 show a first modified example of the product storage box and the product discharge mechanism, and FIG. 7 shows a second modified example.

That is, the product storage box 50 shown in FIG. 5 comprises a bottom plate 51 forming a floor surface and side plates 52 (only one is shown) arranged on both sides of the bottom plate 51, and the front of the bottom plate 51 is a product outlet. It is 50a. A rear wall 51a having a large number of gaps in the width direction is formed at the rear end of the bottom plate 51, and a front downward guide wall 51b having a large number of gaps in the width direction is formed at the front end of the bottom plate 51. Outlet 5
The product unloading mechanism 20 of the above-described embodiment is arranged in front of 0a. Reference numeral 60 denotes a product discharge mechanism provided in the product storage box 50, which has an extrusion plate 61 that moves on the bottom plate 51 of the product storage box 50. The extrusion plate 61 passes through the guide wall 51b and the back wall 51a of the bottom plate 51. Many gaps are formed so as to obtain. The push-out plate 61 is attached to an endless chain 62 arranged on the left and right of the bottom plate 51, and the chain 62 is supported by a pair of sprockets 63 arranged in the front and rear. A motor 64 is connected to one of the sprockets 63, and the pushing plate 61 moves forward on the bottom plate 51 by the operation of the motor 64, so that the product on the bottom plate 51 is pushed out from the product discharge port 50a. . Further, the push-out plate 61 that has reached the front end of the bottom plate 51 moves as it is and moves to the guide wall 51b.
After passing through the bottom plate 51 and reaching the rear end of the bottom plate 51, it reappears on the upper side of the bottom plate 51 and returns to the rear wall 51.
A product which has passed through a and is newly replenished is pushed out in the same manner as described above.

FIG. 6 shows a mounting structure of the push-out plate 61. That is, the lower end of the push-out plate 61 is connected to one pin 62a of the chain 62, and the movable pin 61b is inserted into the vertically long hole 61a provided above this connecting portion. One end of the link 61c is connected. The other end of each link 61c is respectively connected to two pins 62a of a chain 62 located on both sides of the push plate 6, whereby the push plate 61 is held in an upright state.

The product storage box 70 shown in FIG. 7 is made up of a circular box having an open upper surface, and a part of it in the circumferential direction is cut out toward the center. One end opening of the cutout portion is a product discharge port 70a, a rear wall 71 having a large number of gaps in the width direction is formed in the other end opening, and the product discharge port is in front of the product discharge port 70a. A mechanism 20 is arranged. Reference numeral 80 denotes a product discharge mechanism provided in the product storage box 70, which has an extrusion plate 81 that moves inside the product storage box 70. The extrusion plate 81 has a large number of gaps so that it can pass through the rear wall 71 of the product storage box 70. Are formed. The push-out plate 81 has one end in the width direction of the motor 8 arranged below the product storage box 70.
2, the push-out plate 81 is rotationally moved in the product storage box 70 in the direction of the solid line arrow by the operation of the motor 82, and the product in the product storage box 70 is pushed out from the product discharge port 70a. . Further, the push-out plate 81 reaching the product discharge port 70a moves as it is, passes through the back wall 71, enters the product storage box 70 again, and pushes out a product to be newly replenished in the same manner as described above.

FIGS. 8 to 13 show another embodiment of the present invention. A product storage box 90 is constructed so that it can be pulled out forward for the purpose of replenishing the products, and the product storage box 90 is stored. The product discharge mechanism 100 is provided. Note that the configuration of the merchandise carrying-out mechanism and the subsequent components are the same as those in the above-described embodiment, and therefore the illustration is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 8, the product storage box 90 has a top surface and a back surface which are fully opened in the width direction, a front opening portion is formed with a product discharge opening 90a, and a rear opening portion is formed with a product insertion opening 90b. . Product slot 9 on the back of the product storage box 90
A lid 91 for opening and closing 0b is provided, and the lid 91 is rotatably inserted into a hole 90c provided in the product storage box 90 with a rotary shaft at one end. Further, a grip 92 used when pulling out the product storage box 90 is provided on the upper surface of the front side of the product storage box 90. The handle 92 is bent into a substantially U shape, and
Mounting bracket 9 with both ends fixed to the upper surface of the product storage box 90
It is slidably supported by 2a and can be pulled out forward as required. Further, first and second guide pins 93 and 94, which serve as guides when pulling out the product storage box 90, are provided on both side surfaces on the back side of the product storage box 90, respectively, and the first guide pins arranged in front of the first and second guide pins 93 and 94. 93 is short, and the second guide pin 94 arranged rearward is long. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, side plates 95 are provided on both the left and right sides of the product storage box 90, and the guide pins 93, 94 are slidably inserted into the long holes 96 provided in the side plates 95. That is, the product storage box 90 is supported by the guide pins 93, 94 inserted into the long holes 96 and the guide rollers 97 provided inside the side plates 95 so as to be pulled out forward. The elongated hole 96 extends in the front-rear direction, the front end side is bent downward in an arc shape, and a stopper 98 is provided on the front end side of the elongated hole 96. That is, the stopper 98 has the second guide pin 9 protruding longer than the first guide pin 93.
Only 4 is locked, and at that time, the first guide pin 93 is positioned at the arc portion 96a of the elongated hole 96. It should be noted that the parts below the merchandise carry-out mechanism are arranged at the position shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8, the product discharging mechanism 100 is composed of an endless delivery belt 101.
01 means that the product A in the product storage box 90 is the product outlet 9
It is pushed out toward 0a. The delivery belt 101 is supported by a pair of front and rear pulleys 102, one pulley 102 is connected to a first motor (not shown) provided inside the delivery belt 101, and a rotation shaft 102a of the pulley 102 is for storing products. The holes are inserted into holes 90d provided at two positions in the box 90, respectively.
Further, a guide plate 103 inclined forward and downward is provided in front of the delivery belt 101, and the guide plate 103 has one end of the rotary shaft 1
03a is rotatably inserted into a hole 90e provided in the product storage box 90. A gear 104 is attached to the rotating shaft 103a of the guide plate 103, and an elastic stopper 105 fixed to the side surface of the product storage box 90 is engaged with the gear 104. A spur gear 106 fixed to the side plate 95 is meshed with the gear 104 as shown in FIG. 10 (a).
As a result, when the product storage box 90 is pulled out forward, FIG.
As shown in 0 (b), the gear 104 rotates against the blocking force of the elastic stopper 105, and the guide plate 103 moves the product discharge port 90.
Rotate to a position where a is closed. That is, the rotatable guide plate 103 forms a closing member for the product discharge port 90a. Further, a shutter 107 for detecting the presence / absence of the product A is provided above the guide plate as in the above-described embodiment.
The rotary shaft 107a at the upper end is rotatably inserted into a hole 90f provided on the side surface of the product storage box 90. Shutter 10
7, in the vicinity of the product storage box 90, that is, on the side surface of the product storage box 90, the first switch 108 including a micro switch or the like is used as in the previous embodiment.
And a lever 109 for turning ON / OFF the first switch 108 is attached to the rotary shaft 107a of the shutter 107. Note that the function of the shutter 107 is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

In the above configuration, when replenishing the product A into the product storage box 90, the product storage box 90 is pulled out forward and the second guide pin 94 is locked to the stopper 98 as shown in FIG. 11 (a). Let At that time, the guide plate 103 rotates upward, and the product discharge port 90a is closed. Next, when the product storage box 90 is rotated downward while the second guide pin 94 is locked to the stopper 98, the first guide pin 93 causes the arc portion of the long hole 96 to move as shown in FIG. 11 (a). 96a, and the pulled-out product storage box 90 rotates until the back surface faces upward. Then, the lid 91 on the back is opened to open the product insertion port 90b, and the product is inserted from the product insertion port 90b, whereby the product is replenished in the product storage box 90. At that time, the products remaining in the product storage box 90 are moved to the product discharge port 90a side by the rotation of the product storage box 90, and are carried out before the products to be newly refilled. Definitely achieved. Further, in this embodiment, since the product storage box 90 is pulled out forward to replenish the products, it is necessary to secure a space for product insertion above the product storage box 90 when the product storage box 90 is incorporated into the vending machine. Therefore, the installation space in the vending machine can be reduced.

[0026]

As described above, according to the automatic article carrying-out device with a collar of claim 1, the articles can be randomly inserted into the article storage box, so that the article replenishing work can be performed very easily. You can In addition, since the products in the product storage box do not form a bridge, it is possible to reliably prevent the defective delivery.

Further, according to the article automatic carrying-out apparatus with a collar of claim 2, the effect of claim 1 can be achieved, and the article remaining in the article storage box can be replaced before the article to be newly replenished. Since it can be carried out, it is possible to surely achieve the first-in first-out product.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part of an automatic product unloading device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view and a front view of the automatic product unloading device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control system.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control unit.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a first modified example of a front article storage box and a product release mechanism.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a mounting structure of an extrusion plate.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a second modified example of the product storage box and the product release mechanism.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of essential parts of an automatic article unloading device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of an automatic product unloading device.

FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory diagram of the guide plate.

FIG. 11 is an operation explanatory diagram of a product storage box.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Commodity storage box, 1a ... Commodity discharge port, 10 ... Commodity discharge mechanism, 20 ... Product discharge mechanism, 21 ... Conveyor, 22 ... Outgoing body, 22a ... Receiving part, 50 ... Product storage box, 50a ... Commodity discharge port, 60 ... Commodity release mechanism, 70 ... Commodity storage box, 70
a ... Commodity ejection port, 80 ... Commodity ejection mechanism, 90 ... Commodity storage box, 90a ... Commodity ejection port, 90b ... Commodity insertion port, 91 ...
Lid, 100 ... Product release mechanism, 103 ... Guide plate, A ... Product.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A product storage box which opens a front surface as a product discharge port and can store a large number of products in a non-aligned state, and a product discharge mechanism for uniformly pushing out the products in the product storage box from the product discharge port in the width direction. , Which is arranged in front of the product discharge port, receives the products discharged from the product storage box on a conveyor extending in the width direction of the product discharge port and conveys them in a line, and can receive the products discharged from the conveyor one by one. And a product unloading mechanism that attaches a unloading unit having a receiving portion in the circumferential direction to the rotating shaft, and rotates the unloading unit by one receiving unit to drop the products one by one from the unloading unit. Automatic product unloading device with a brim. 2. The product storage box is configured to be able to be pulled out forward, and the product storage box that has been pulled out is rotatably supported so that the back surface faces upward, and the product storage box has a product discharge port for storing product storage. 2. The automatic commodity carrying-out apparatus with a collar according to claim 1, wherein a closing member that closes when the box is pulled out is provided, and a commodity insertion port having a lid that can be opened and closed is provided on the back surface of the commodity storage box.