JPH0725470U - Product storage section of vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] By supporting only the lower end of the regulating member 12, it is possible to support multi-stage type with short vertical length, efficiently store the product T, and adjust the position of the regulating member 12. To facilitate. [Configuration] Products T are accumulated and stored in the product storage unit 1, and the lowest-order products T are sequentially ejected. A support frame 8 is horizontally provided at the lower front portion of the product storage unit 1. The support frame 8 is provided with a base member 9 that can be adjusted in the front-rear direction. The shaft portion 25 of the rotating member 11 is rotatably provided on the base member 9. The lower end of the regulating member 12 that regulates the forward movement of the stored product T is supported by the supporting portion 26 of the rotating member 11. With the rotating member 11, the regulating member 12 is attached to the product storage unit 1.
It can be rotated between a front position and a side retracted position. Locking means for locking the rotating member 11 at the front position is provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a product storage unit of a vending machine that stores products in a product storage unit in a stacked manner and sequentially ejects the lowest products.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, in a product storage unit of a vending machine in which products are accumulated and stored in a product storage unit and are sequentially ejected from the lowest product, the front face of the product storage unit is generally open, and the front of the product storage unit is placed inside the product storage unit. Products are to be replenished.The front of the product storage section has a rotating front support rod that extends from the top to the bottom of the product storage section to prevent the refilled product from falling forward. Is installed. The front support rod is normally located at the center of the front surface of the product storage unit (at the time of sale), and is pivotally retracted to the side when replenishing the products. In addition, the front support bar has a lower end held by a holding member that is provided in the front lower portion of the product storage unit so as to be adjustable in the front-rear direction, and an upper end of one of a plurality of locking holes provided in the ceiling in the front-rear direction. It is inserted into one of the two, and when adjusting according to the length of the product (length before and after in the stacked posture), the holding member is slid in the front-back direction and the upper end is provided with another locking hole. I'm trying to insert it.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In the conventional product storage section, when adjusting the front support bar, the bar was bent and inserted into another locking hole. However, in recent years, with the diversification of consumer needs, the product compartments have been subdivided and multi-tiered, making the front support rods shorter and difficult to bend.

On the contrary, when the product storage section becomes smaller, it is desired to use the space as efficiently as possible for storing the product. However, the ceiling section provided with the locking holes and the front support bar are required. Since the bent portion is located, the product storage unit cannot be used for storing products up to the top, and the number of products that can be stored decreases.

Further, in the adjustment of the front support rod, the upper end is moved stepwise according to the arrangement of the locking holes, whereas the lower end has a vertical balance because the holding member is slid steplessly. Is difficult. Furthermore, the fact that there are two adjustment positions above and below leads to poor operability.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and can be applied to a multi-stage type having a short vertical length, can efficiently store products, and can automatically adjust the position of the regulating member. It is intended to provide a product storage unit for a vending machine.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention is located in front of the product storage unit 1 in the product storage unit of the vending machine in which the products T are accumulated and stored in the product storage unit 1 and sequentially ejected from the lowest product T, and the product storage unit 1 A restricting member 12 for restricting the forward movement of the product T therein, a support frame 8 provided laterally at the lower front portion of the product storage unit 1, and a support member 8 which is attached to the support frame 8 so as to be adjustable in the front-rear direction. The base member 9, a shaft portion 25 rotatably attached to the base member 9 in the horizontal direction, and a support portion 26 for supporting the lower end of the regulating member 12 at a position different from the shaft portion 25 in the horizontal direction. And a connecting portion 27 for connecting the shaft portion 25 and the support portion 26, and between the front position where the control member 12 is located in front of the product storage unit 1 and the retracted position where the control member 12 is retracted sideways. It is provided with a rotatable rotating member 11 and locking means 20 for locking the rotating member 11 at the front position. That.

[0008]

[Action]

 In the present invention, the base member 9 is attached to the support frame 8 according to the size of the product T to be stored. Then, when the product is loaded, the rotating member 11 is rotated to the retracted position to retract the regulating member 12 laterally from the front of the product storage unit 1. Further, during standby (at the time of sale), the rotating member 11 is rotated to the front position to position the regulating member 12 in front of the product storage unit 1 and move the stored product T forward. Regulate (fall).

[0009]

【Example】

 An embodiment of a product storage unit of a vending machine of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of the product storage unit 1, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the product storage unit 1. This product storage unit 1 is arranged in a plurality of rows in parallel in the left-right direction inside the main body of the vending machine, and a storage space 5 is formed by a bottom base 2, a top plate 3, and storage frames 4 on both left and right sides. Rectangular products T such as cigarettes are vertically stored in the storage space 5. On the bottom stand 2, there is arranged a dispensing member 6 which is movable in the front-rear direction and pushes the lowest-ranked product T forward. Although not shown, the drive mechanism for the ejecting member 6 is provided on the base 2. Further, an outlet 7 is formed between the base 2 and a thickness regulating portion 13 described later so that only one product T can be ejected forward.

A support frame 8 is laterally provided on the vending machine body side along the lower front portion of each product storage unit 1, and a base member 9 is mounted on the support frame 8 at the front position of each product storage unit 1 with a mounting screw 10. A front support rod 12 as a regulating member is mounted on each base member 9 via a rotating member 11.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the base member 9 and the like, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the base member 9 and the like. The base member 9 has a flat plate portion 13 mounted on the support frame 8, and a thickness regulating portion 14 extending downward and a supporting portion 15 extending upward are formed at the rear portion of the flat plate portion 13. Then, the base member 9 has an elongated mounting hole 16 formed at a position closer to one side of the flat plate portion 13 along the front-rear direction, and is attached to the support frame 8 through the mounting elongated hole 16 by a mounting screw 10. It is mounted so that it can be adjusted in any direction.

Further, a mounting portion 17 to which the rotating member 11 is mounted is formed at a rear position on the other side of the flat plate portion 13 so as to have a protruding height higher than that of the support portion 15. A mounting hole 18 penetrating the lower surface of the flat plate portion 13 is formed in the mounting portion 17, and a small diameter portion 19 is formed in an intermediate portion of the mounting hole 18. A locking groove 20 as a locking means is formed from the upper portion of the mounting hole 18 toward the center of the front surface of the product storage unit 1. The locking groove 20 has the same height as the upper surfaces of the support portion 15 and the small diameter portion 19. It is formed in a space surrounded by a bottom surface 21, a locking surface 22 on both sides of the bottom surface 21, and an inclined surface 23 which is continuous with the locking surface 22 on the front side and which is inclined from the upper surface of the mounting portion 17 to the bottom surface 21. Has been done.

The rotating member 11 includes a shaft portion 25 having a screw hole 24 in a lower portion thereof, a support portion 26 for supporting a lower end of the front supporting rod 12, and a connecting portion 27 for horizontally connecting the shaft portion 25 and the support portion 26. Consists of. The shaft portion 25 is inserted into the mounting hole 18 of the base member 9 from above, and the stepped screw 29 inserted from below the mounting hole 18 with the compression spring 28 sandwiched therein is inserted into the screw hole 24 of the shaft portion 25. It is attached by screwing. The stepped screw 29 includes a large-diameter bottom portion 30 that fits in the lower portion of the mounting hole 18, an intermediate portion 31 that fits in the small-diameter portion 19 of the mounting hole 18, and a screw screwed into the screw hole 24 of the shaft portion 25. It consists of part 32.

Then, the rotating member 11 is pulled downward by a compression spring 28 that is held in a compressed state by being sandwiched between the lower end of the small diameter portion 19 of the mounting hole 18 and the bottom portion 30 of the stepped screw 29. In addition, the connecting portion 27 is fitted into the locking groove 20 and the front supporting rod 12 is positioned in front of the product storage portion 1 with reference to the front position. The supporting rod 12 can be rotated to a retracted position (a position indicated by a chain double-dashed line in FIG. 2) for retracting the supporting rod 12 to the side of the product storage unit 1.

The front support rod 12 is a rod material having a circular cross section, the lower end of which is attached to the support portion 26 of the rotating member 11, and is not particularly restricted except for the lower end. As shown, it has reached near the upper end of the product storage unit 1.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

The base member 9 is attached to the support frame 8 in accordance with the size of the product T to be sold and stored. The base member 9 is slidable in the front-back direction along the mounting long holes 16 so that an unnecessary gap is not formed between the rear surface of the base member 9 and the front surface of the stored product T. Adjust and secure with mounting screws 10.

At the time of stand-by and at the time of sale, the rotating member 11 has its connecting portion 27 held along the locking groove 20 (the bottom surface 21 and the locking surfaces 22 on both sides) of the base member 9, and the front supporting rod 12 is It is located near the front center of the product storage unit 1. In this position, the front support bar 12 regulates the forward fall of the products T stored in the product storage unit 1.

When the user selects the product T and instructs the product T to be ejected, the ejection member 6 moves forward and pushes the lowest-order product T forward. At this time, the next-order product T on top of the lowest-order product T tends to be entangled, but is controlled by the thickness regulating portion 14 of the base member 9, and only the lowest-order product T is dispensed.

In addition, when replenishing the product T, the front support bar 12 is rotated so that the front support bar 12 moves from the front side to the side of the product storage unit 1 while slightly lifting the rotation member 11 (when viewed from above). Counterclockwise). As a result, the compression spring 28 is first compressed to allow the rotating member 11 to rise, and the rotating member 11 disengages from the locking groove 20 and rides on the upper surface of the mounting portion 17 through the inclined surface 23. By this rotation of the rotation member 11, the front support bar 12 is retracted from the front orientation of the product storage unit 1 to the side position (the position indicated by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 2).

When the front support bar 12 is retracted, the front of the product storage unit 1 is completely opened, so that the product T can be easily replenished in the product storage unit 1. In particular, since no member related to the fall regulation is arranged in the upper part of the product storage unit 1, even if the front support bar 12 is rotated (retracted), there is no obstacle to the product replenishment. Products T can be accumulated up to the upper end of the storage unit 1.

When the replenishment of the product T is completed, the rotating member 11 is rotated toward the front of the product storage unit 1 (clockwise direction when viewed from above) so that the front supporting bar 12 is rotated. Return to the original position. Since the rotating member 11 is always biased downward by the compression spring 28, if the connecting portion 27 is rotated to the position where it reaches the inclined surface 23 of the locking groove 20, the rest of the rotating member 11 will automatically be in the standby position. (The connection portion 27 of the rotating member 11 abuts on the bottom surface 21 and the locking surface 22 of the locking groove 20 and the front support bar 12 returns to the position near the front center of the product storage unit 1). As a result, it is possible to prevent the trouble that the stored product T falls forward during the sale due to the incomplete restoration of the front support rod 12.

If the rotating member 11 and the like have a certain weight or more, the compression spring 28 is not always necessary, and it is possible to return it only by its own weight.

[0024]

[Effect of device]

 According to the present invention, the lower end of the regulation member that regulates the forward movement of the product in the product storage unit is supported by the rotating member, and the rotation member positions the regulation member in front of the product storage unit. Since it can be rotated to the retracted position where it is retracted to the side, it can be used for multi-stage type with a short vertical length, and can efficiently store products up to the top of the product storage section. The adjustment work can be easily done at only one place on the lower side.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a product storage unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a product storage unit according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a part of the above embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2 showing the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Product Storage Section 8 Support Frame 9 Base Member 11 Rotating Member 12 Front Support Rod as Restricting Member 20 Locking Groove as Locking Means 25 Shaft Section 26 Support Section 27 Connection Section

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A product storage unit of an automatic vending machine, which stores products in a product storage unit in a stacked manner and sequentially ejects the lowest product, wherein the product storage unit is located in front of the product storage unit and is in the forward direction of the products in the product storage unit. Member for restricting movement of the product storage portion, a support frame laterally provided in the lower front portion of the product storage unit, a base member that is attached to the support frame so as to be adjustable in the front-rear direction, and a horizontal direction on the base member. A shaft part rotatably attached to the shaft part; A rotating member is provided which is rotatable between a front position in which the member is located in front of the product storage portion and a retracted position in which the member is retracted to the side, and locking means for locking the rotating member in the front position. The product storage section of the vending machine, which is characterized by that.