JPH0624940Y2 - Vending machine product transfer device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial field of use [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a product unloading and conveying device of an automatic vending machine for selling cans, bottles, and the like.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, various sizes of vending machines that sell cans, bottles, etc., and those of various storage shelves have been diversified due to diversification of contents of the vending machines and diversification of tastes of users of the vending machines. Has appeared. Along with that, various sizes of vending machine product transporting devices are also made exclusively.

(For example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-127575).

The above-described conventional product transfer device for a vending machine will be described below with reference to the drawings. 3, 4 and 5
FIG. 6 and FIG. 6 show a conventional automatic vending machine and a product transfer device for the automatic vending machine.

1 is the main body of the vending machine. Reference numeral 2 is a door attached to the front surface of the main body 1. Reference numeral 3 is an inner door attached to the door 2. 3a is an opening provided in the inner door. Reference numeral 4 is a storage shelf for storing the contents products. In this figure, the storage rack 4 is, for example, a three-row storage rack including 4a, 4b, and 4c. Reference numeral 5 is a content product stored in the storage rack 4. 6
Is a merchandise conveying member that conveys the contents merchandise 5 thrown out from the storage rack 4. Basically, it is formed by bending one plate material, and its shape is from the rear edge 6a to the center of the front edge. 6
It is an inclined surface plate that descends toward b, and both side portions 6c and 6d along the front edge of the front edge central portion 6b each have a flat surface portion facing each other and have an inclined surface that descends toward the front edge central portion 6b. . Reference numeral 7 denotes an outlet for the contents, which is opposed to the opening 3a.

Regarding the product transfer device of the vending machine configured as described above, the operation of the transferred product will be described below. Generally, the width dimension 1 of the outlet of the vending machine is generally smaller than the width dimension L of the column 4. Therefore, the content product thrown out from any part of the storage rack 4 slides or rolls on the product transport member 6 and finally passes over the front edge central portion 6b and falls from the opening 3a to the outlet 7. It is a thing.

However, in the above-mentioned configuration, since the product conveying member 6 is formed as one body, the vending machine having a different inner dimension, a different column width, or the center of the column. In the case of a model in which the centers of the door take-out port 4 are different from each other, the product carrying member 6 cannot be attached at all, and the product carrying member 6 having a large and complicated shape made of steel plate is formed by one body. Processing was very uneconomical in terms of cost.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a product transfer device for a vending machine which has high versatility and can be manufactured at low cost.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a product transfer device for a vending machine according to the present invention has a front side which is inclined with its lower end inclined and whose lower end is bent downward to form a front edge. A part which is attached to the main body of the vending machine, a guide plate which is attached to the left and right of the product conveying member and has a slope inclined toward the center, and the guide plate for attaching the guide plate to the product conveying member. It is configured to have a hole provided in the guide plate and a plurality of holes provided in the product conveying member.

With this configuration, even if the storage shelves having a plurality of rows in the vending machine have slightly different storage rack widths or the storage shelves have slightly different widths, the guide plate of the product transport device can be moved to the front edge of the product transport member. After removing the guide plate from the section and changing the mounting position,
The guide plate is attached to the front edge again through the fixing hole. By doing so, the contents can be carried out without any trouble.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An article-conveying device for an automatic vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2, 8 is an inner box of the vending machine, 8a is a bottom plate of the inner box, and 8b is a flange bending portion of the inner box bottom plate 8a. Reference numeral 9 denotes a cooling device for cooling the inside of the refrigerator, which is attached to the inner box bottom plate 8a. Reference numeral 10 denotes a locking plate, which is attached to the upper portion of the cooling device 9 by providing two long holes 10a. Reference numeral 11 denotes a product conveying member, which is formed by bending an obtuse angle on a flat plate at two positions, and an engaging protrusion 11a to be inserted into the elongated hole 10a is provided at the upper end. And a front edge portion 11c on the vertical surface at the lower end and a plurality of fixing holes 11d at the front edge portion. And
The protruding portion 11a is inserted into the elongated hole 10a of the locking plate 12, and the fixing hole 11d is used in the front edge portion 11c at the lower end to use the inner box 8
Is attached to the flange bending portion 8b of the
Another mounting hole 11e is formed above c. 12
Is a pair of symmetrical guide plates, which are fixed to the front edge portion 11c using a fixing hole 12a having an inclined surface and a vertical surface which descend toward the center of the product conveying member main body 11 and which are formed in the vertical surface.

Next, the operation of the configuration of this embodiment will be described.

The guide plate 12 is separate from the product conveying member 11 and can be attached at any position along the front edge portion 11c of the product conveying member 11 within a certain range. Therefore, in the vending machine, the product storage shelves 4 having different width dimensions or the inner boxes 8 having different width dimensions, or the center line of the product storage shelves 4 in the width direction and the product outlets provided on the doors. Although various things such as those in which the center line of 7 is deviated are conceivable, by adjusting the position of the guide plate 12 attached to the product conveying member 11 with respect to them, it is possible to use the product conveying member 11 and the guide plate 12 as parts. Is dramatically increased.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the symmetrical guide plate can be arbitrarily attached to the product conveying member at the front edge portion, products having different widths of product storage shelves or different widths of the inner box, or products It can be applied to things such as storage shelves and product outlets that have different positional relationships, dramatically increasing the versatility of parts, and the die cost for processing compared to conventional integrally molded product conveying members. It is possible to significantly reduce the cost of the vending machine and to provide a low-priced vending machine.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a conventional vending machine, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view of FIG.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the product conveying member shown in FIG. 3, and FIG.
It is sectional drawing of a figure. 11 ... Merchandise conveying member, 12 ... Guide plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A product transporting member mounted on a vending machine main body and left and right on the product transporting member, wherein the front side is slanted with a slanted lower end and the slanted lower end is bent downward to form a front edge. A guide plate having an inclined surface that is attached to the center of the product, a hole provided in the guide plate for attaching the guide plate to the product conveying member, and a plurality of holes provided in the product conveying member. Product transport device for vending machines.