JPH06325254A - Merchandise storing device of automatic vending mechine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide merchandise storing device of an automatic vending machine which can be easily assembled and whose cost is low. CONSTITUTION:Plural movable running members 14 arranged opposite to plural circular arc fixed running members arranged in the vertical direction between two sheets of opposing side plates 4 are fitted onto the side plates 4 so that the members 14 may freely rotate by putting a shaft part 15 formed on the both sides of the upper end into the side plates 4. By a coil spring 16 which is wound up in a state that one end 16a is restrained on this shaft part 15 and restrains the other end 16b on the restraining hole 4a of the side plates 4, these movable running members 14 are energized toward the fixed running members.

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 for a vending machine provided with a product passage having a serpentine structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional article storage device for a vending machine, a plurality of arcuate shapes arranged vertically between two side plates facing each other, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-40791. Fixed traveling members and a plurality of movable traveling members that are arranged so as to face the fixed traveling members and that are pivotally supported in the front-rear direction, and that have a serpentine structure product passage. There is.

Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the movable running members of these product passages are two side plates opposed to each other via a support shaft 3 inserted into a curl portion 2 formed at the upper end of the movable running member 1. 4 is rotatably held, and is arranged in a notch 2a formed in the central portion of the curl portion 2 to support the support shaft 3
The one end 5a of the coil spring 5 wound around is applied to the back surface.

The other end 5b of the coil spring 5 is engaged with a stopper shaft 6 provided outside the product passage R as shown in FIG. Then, these movable traveling members 1 are normally urged by the coil springs 5, and their lower ends are in contact with the fixed traveling member 7 as shown in the figure.

When a product (not shown) is put into the product passage R, the movable traveling members 1 sequentially collide with the product and rotate downward as shown by an arrow. . By sequentially colliding the loaded products with the movable traveling member 1 in this way, the falling speed and the falling posture of the products can be controlled, and the products can be properly stored without being damaged.

[0006]

By the way, in recent years, since the protrusion of a vending machine onto the road has become a social problem, it is required to make the vending machine thinner, and in order to answer this, a serpentine structure is required. In the vending machine having the product passage, it is possible to make the product storage device thin by bringing the product passages in the product storage device into close contact with each other.

However, in the conventional product storage device of the vending machine, as shown in FIG.
Since the product passage R is provided outside the product passage R, there is a problem in that the stopper shaft 6 interferes with the product passages R so that the product passages R cannot be brought into close contact with each other, and the product storage device cannot be made thin.

When the movable traveling member is attached to the side plate, first, the supporting shaft is inserted into the curl portion while winding the coil spring, then the supporting shaft is fixed to the side plate, and then one end of the coil spring is movable. There is a problem in that it is troublesome to assemble because the other end of the member must be applied to the back surface and the other end must be locked to the stopper shaft.

Further, since the stopper shaft is required, the number of parts is increased, which causes a problem of high cost.

An object of the present invention is to provide a thin product storage device for an automatic vending machine which can be easily assembled and which is low in cost.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a plurality of arc-shaped fixed traveling members are arranged vertically between two facing side plates, and the stationary traveling members are arranged so as to face these fixed traveling members. In a product storage device of a vending machine including a product passage of a serpentine structure formed by a plurality of movable traveling members pivotally supported in the front-rear direction, the side plates are provided on both sides of an upper end of the movable traveling member. The movable traveling member is wound around the shaft portion with one end locked to the shaft portion, and the other end is directed toward the fixed traveling member by a coil spring locked to the side plate. It has been urged by.

[0012]

With this structure, a plurality of movable traveling members arranged to oppose a plurality of arc-shaped fixed traveling members vertically arranged between two facing side plates are formed on both sides of the upper end thereof. By inserting the shaft portion into the side plate, it can be rotatably attached to the side plate. The movable traveling member can be biased toward the fixed traveling member by a coil spring wound around the shaft portion with one end thereof locked and the other end thereof locked to the side plate.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a product storage device of an automatic vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 5 and 6 indicate the same or corresponding portions.

In FIG. 1, 8 is a product storage rack device in which a product passage R having a serpentine structure is closely formed in the front-rear direction, and 9 is a product slot provided on the front surface of the product storage rack device 10. Is a guide plate disposed between the product insertion port 9 and the entrance of the product passage R and movable in the front-rear direction. It should be noted that in the same figure, only the last row of the product passages R of the product storage rack device 1 are shown.

Further, 11 is a fixed wall portion which is arranged at the lower end portion of the product passage R and internally stores a product unloading device for sequentially carrying out the stored products one by one, and 12 is a fixed wall portion 11. The product outlet 13 which is arranged to face each other and is movably supported in the front-rear direction and is formed together with the fixed wall portion 11.
Is an outlet regulation plate that regulates the width of the.

By the way, reference numeral 14 denotes a movable traveling member. The movable traveling member 14 is formed by forming a shaft portion 15 inserted into the side plate 4 on both sides of the upper end by curling the upper end. is there.

The movable running member 14 is wound from the outside of the product passage R in a state where one end 16a is locked to one shaft portion 15 and the other end 16b is formed on the side plate 4, for example. It is biased in the direction toward the fixed traveling member 7 by the coil spring 16 locked in the stop hole 4a.

A notch 15a is formed at the tip of the shaft 15 as shown in FIG. 3, and the coil spring 16 has one end 16a as shown in FIG.
The shaft 15 is wound around the notch 15a while being locked by the restoring force of the coil spring 16 itself.

In order to attach the movable traveling member 14 to the side plate 4, first, the shaft portions 15 formed on both sides of the upper end of the movable traveling member 14 are inserted into the side plate 4.

Next, the coil spring 1 is attached to the one shaft portion 15.
After winding 6, the one end 16a of the coil spring 16 is locked in the notch 15a at the tip of the shaft portion 15 by the restoring force of the coil spring 16 itself. After that, the other end 16b of the coil spring 16 is rotated in the direction of the arrow shown in the drawing against the spring force of the coil spring 16 to be locked in the locking hole 4a of the side plate 4.

As a result, the movable traveling members 14 are normally urged by the coil spring 16 until the products are stored, and the lower ends of the movable traveling members 14 are fixed to the fixed traveling member 7 with the shaft portion 15 as a fulcrum as shown in FIG. It will be in the state of hitting.

Then, when the products are sequentially loaded from the product loading slot 9 in this state, the loaded products are moved by the movable traveling member 1.
While colliding with 4, it rolls and falls. At this time, the movable traveling member 14 pivots downward against the spring force of the coil spring 16 depending on the product, which reduces the falling speed of the product and also controls the posture. After passing the product, the movable traveling member 14 is rotated upward by the coil spring 16 with the shaft portion 15 as a fulcrum, and returns to the original state.

In this way, the coil springs 16 are wound from the outside of the product passage R around the shaft portions 15 formed on both sides of the upper ends of the plurality of movable traveling members 14 and inserted into the side plates 4.
These movable traveling members 15 can be biased in the direction toward the fixed traveling member 7.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, the shaft portions formed on both sides of the upper end of the movable traveling member are inserted into the side plates, and then the coil springs are wound around the shaft portions, so that the assembly is performed. Easy to do. Further, since one end of the coil spring is locked to the side plate, the stopper shaft is not required. Therefore, the product storage device can be made thin and the number of parts can be reduced, so that the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a product storage device of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the product storage device.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a shaft portion of a movable traveling member of the product storage device.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of a shaft portion of the movable traveling member.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part of a conventional product storage device.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of a main part of a conventional product storage device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,14 Movable traveling member 4 Side plate 5,16 Coil spring 7 Fixed traveling member 8 Merchandise storage rack device 15 Shaft part

Front Page Continuation (72) Inventor Hiroshi Imamura 2-18 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of arc-shaped fixed traveling members which are vertically arranged between two facing side plates, and which are arranged so as to oppose these fixed traveling members and are rotatable in the front-rear direction. In a product storage device of a vending machine having a product passage of a serpentine structure formed by a plurality of pivotally supported movable traveling members, a shaft portion to be inserted into the side plate is formed on both sides of an upper end of the movable traveling member. On the other hand, the movable traveling member is urged in the direction toward the fixed traveling member by a coil spring which is wound around the shaft portion with one end thereof locked and the other end of which is locked to the side plate. Characteristic vending machine product storage device.