JPH0737153A - Commodity storage device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To shorten operation time for supplying commodities and to avoid the reduction of the storage number of the commodities by providing a partitioning board moving in the vertical direction between right/left side boards and in front of an opening part. CONSTITUTION:The left side board 10 and the right side board 11 are provided with front L-bending parts 21 and 22. A operator of the automatic vending machine holes plural commodity by one or both hands taking out them from a commodity charge port 7 in the lowest stage among plural commodity charge ports 7 positioned at the upper part of a commodity storage device 5, and charge the commodity at once into the commodity charge port 7. When the commodity approach the commodity charge port 7, while pulling up the partitioning board 23 moving between the right/left side boards 10 and 11 in the vertical direction, packs the commodities up to the position of the commodity charge port 7, and mades the restraining piece 24 of an elastic body restrained in front of a commodity guide part 8. When the commodities are packed from the upper commodity charge port 7 and the commodities similarly approach the commodity charge port 7, while pulling up the partitioning board 23, pack the commodities up to the position of the commodity charge port 7, and makes the restraining piece 24 of the elastic body restrained in front of the commodity guide part 8.

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.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in a product storage device of a vending machine, it is desired to improve the loading property of the product in order to shorten the operating time. As one method, a device has been devised in which the height of the opening of the product insertion port is sufficiently larger than the product diameter. (For example, a vending machine SVM-424HA manufactured by Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. in 1991) Hereinafter, an example of the conventional product storing device of the vending machine will be described with reference to the drawings.

10 to 12 show a conventional article storage device for a vending machine. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a main body of a vending machine including an insulating box, and the inside of the refrigerator is insulated from the outside by an insulating door 2. A door 3 of the vending machine is arranged in front of the heat insulating door 2, and the door 3 is attached to the main body 1 by a hinge 4. A product storage device 5 is provided in the main body 1. This product storage device 5 has a plurality of product storage parts 6 that form a passage in a vertical meandering shape, and a plurality of product input ports 7 that are located at the top and have an opening whose height is sufficiently larger than the product diameter.
A product guide 8 for connecting the product storage 6 and the product slot 7,
It is composed of a plurality of product unloading devices 9 located below the product storage device. In the figure, 10 is a left side plate of the product storage device 5, and 11 is a right side plate of the product storage device 5.

The operation of the product storage device of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below. The operator of the vending machine, when filling a plurality of product insertion ports 7 whose opening height is sufficiently larger than the product diameter, holds a plurality of products with one hand or both hands and inserts the products into the product insertion port at one time. To do. As a result, it is possible to shorten the operator's operation time for filling the product, as compared with the case where each product is loaded one by one.

[0005]

However, with the above-mentioned configuration, the operator of the vending machine can shorten the operation time for filling the product, but the height of the opening is sufficiently larger than the product diameter. Since the product introduction port 7 is provided, there is a space in the product guide portion 8 where the product cannot be filled, which causes a problem that the number of products stored in the product storage device 5 is reduced.

In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a product storage device which can shorten the operation time of product filling by an operator of a vending machine and which does not reduce the number of products stored in the product storage device. And

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a product storage device for a vending machine according to the present invention comprises a plurality of product storage parts which form a meandering path in the vertical direction between left and right side plates, and an upper part. A plurality of product insertion ports that are vertically arranged in the upper part of the product and the height of the opening is sufficiently larger than the product diameter, a product guide part that connects the product storage part and the product input port, and a plurality of product delivery positions that are located under the product storage part In a product storage device of a vending machine including a device, front L bending portions are formed on the left and right side plates, straddle both of the bending portions, and both bending portions are used as guides to move in the vertical direction at the front of the product slot. It is configured with a partition plate.

[0008] Further, between the left and right side plates, a plurality of product storage portions that form a meandering path in the vertical direction, a product insertion port located at the upper portion, and the height of the opening is sufficiently larger than the product diameter, and the product storage portion. It is a product storage device of a vending machine consisting of a product guide part connecting the product input port and a plurality of product unloading devices located at the bottom, and is hinged to the front of the product guide part of the product input port. A partition plate is provided on the. Further, the partition plate is provided with a stopper for urging the partition plate to the outside by a spring so as to restrict the operation range of the partition plate.

[0009]

According to the present invention, according to the above-described structure, when the product storing device of the vending machine is filled with the product in the plurality of product inlets whose opening height is sufficiently larger than the product diameter, the operator uses a plurality of hands with one or both hands. With the product, the product can be inserted into the product insertion port at one time, and the operation time for filling the product can be shortened as compared with the case of inserting the product one by one. In particular, since a partition plate for preventing the products from popping out is provided in front of the product insertion port, a large number of products can be stably stored.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A commodity storage device for a vending machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The same components as those described in the conventional example are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a commodity storage device of a vending machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the left side plate 10 in the product storage device 5 of the vending machine
And the right side plate 11, the front L bent portion 21, 22 respectively
And the left and right side plates 10, 1 by straddling the both bent portions 21, 22 and using the front L bent portions 21, 22 as guides.
There is provided a partition plate 23 that moves vertically between the 1 and 2.
An elastic locking piece 24 that locks with the front surface of the product guide portion 8 is provided on the partition plate 23.

The operation of the first embodiment of the product storage device of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below. When filling the products of the vending machine, the operator of the vending machine uses one or both hands from the lowest product insertion port 7 among the plurality of product insertion ports 7 located at the top of the product storage device 5. Hold a product and insert the product into the product inlet 7 at a time. And the product is the product slot 7
When the partition plate 23 is pulled upward, the product is packed up to the position of the product insertion port 7, and the elastic locking piece 24 is locked to the front surface of the product guide portion 8. Next, the product is filled from the product insertion port 7 on the above, and the product is similarly inserted into the product insertion port 7.
When the partition plate 23 is pulled upward, the product is packed up to the position of the product insertion port 7, and the elastic locking piece 24 is locked to the front surface of the product guide portion 8. By repeating this, the product is filled up to the uppermost product insertion port 7 to complete the operation. Product guide 8 that connects the product storage 6 and the product slot 7
The product can be stored in a space above the product stored in, and the product can be efficiently filled with respect to the number of stored products. Next, a second embodiment of the product storage device of the vending machine will be described.

FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 show a product storage device of a vending machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a hinge 31 for partitioning 31 is provided rotatably on the front surface of the product guide 8 in the product storage device 5 of the vending machine. Reference numeral 32 in the drawing denotes a pin that pivotally supports the hinge portion 30. An elastic locking piece 33 is provided at the tip of the partition plate 31 so that it can be locked on the front surface of the product guide section 8.

The operation of the second embodiment constructed as described above will be described below. When filling the products of the vending machine, the operator of the vending machine uses one or both hands to select a plurality of products from the uppermost product insertion port of the plurality of product insertion ports 7 located at the upper part of the product storage device 5. And insert the product into the product insertion slot 7 at a time. When the product comes close to the product insertion port 7, the product is packed up to the position of the product insertion port 7 while rotating the partition plate 31 upward, and the elastic locking piece 33 is locked to the front surface of the product guide portion 8. Let By repeating this, the products are filled from all the product insertion ports 7 to complete the operation. The product can be stored in the space above the product stored in the product guide 8 that connects the product storage unit 6 and the product insertion port 7, and the product can be efficiently filled in terms of the number of stored products.

Next, a third embodiment of the product storage device of the vending machine will be described. 5 to 7 show a product storage device of an automatic vending machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, in the product storage device 5 of the vending machine, a partition plate 41 is rotatably provided on the front surface of the product guide portion 8 by a hinge portion 40, and the partition plate 41 is urged outward by a spring 42. ing. 43 in the drawing is a hinge portion 40.
Is a pin that pivotally supports. A stopper 44 of a partition plate 41 is provided on the inner side of the both side plates 10 and 11. Note that FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a protrusion 45 may be provided at the end of the partition plate 41, and guide holes 46 for guiding the protrusion 44 may be provided in both side plates 10 and 11 to restrict the rotation.

The operation of the third embodiment constructed as described above will be described below. When filling the products of the vending machine, the operator of the vending machine holds a plurality of products with one or both hands from the plurality of product insertion ports 7 located at the upper part of the product storage device 5 and puts the products at one time. Add to mouth. At that time, the product is filled while the partition plate 41 is pressed against the urging force of the spring 42 with the product.
Since the partition plate 41 is restricted in rotation by a stopper 44 protruding inward of the side plates 10 and 11 or a guide hole 46 for guiding and does not come out to the front of the side plates 10 and 11, the product storage section 6 and the product insertion port. Product information section 8 connecting 7
The product can be stored in a space above the product stored in, and the product can be efficiently filled with respect to the number of stored products.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the article storage device of the vending machine will be described. FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 show a product storage device of an automatic vending machine according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, as shown in the drawing, a partition plate 51 is rotatably provided on the left and right side plates 10 and 11 of a product storage device 5 of a vending machine by a hinge portion 50, and the partition plate 51 is urged outward by a spring 52. is doing. 53 in the figure is a hinge portion 5.
It is a pin that supports 0. Further, 54 is a stopper that regulates the operation range of the partition plate 51.

The operation of the fourth embodiment configured as described above will be described below. When filling the products of the vending machine, the operator of the vending machine holds a plurality of products with one or both hands from the plurality of product insertion ports 7 located at the upper part of the product storage device 5 and puts the products at one time. Add to mouth 7. At that time, the product is filled while pushing the partition plate 51 against the bias of the spring 52 with the product. The partition plate 51 does not come out to the front of the both side plates 10 and 11 due to the stoppers 54 of the both side plates 10 and 11.
The product can be stored in the space above the product stored in the product guide 8 that connects the product storage unit 6 and the product insertion port 7, and the product can be efficiently filled in terms of the number of stored products.

[0019]

As is apparent from the above description of the embodiments, the present invention is a product storage device having a product insertion port in which the height of the opening is sufficiently larger than the product diameter, and between the left and right side plates and the opening. By providing a partition plate that moves vertically in the front part, it is possible to store the product in the space above the product stored in the product guide that connects the product storage section and the product slot. Products can be packed efficiently in terms of number.

Alternatively, since a partition plate is provided rotatably on the front surface of the product guide unit, the product is prevented from popping out of the product introduction port, and the products stored in the product guide unit connecting the product storage unit and the product introduction port are protected. Products can be stored in the open space, and the number of products can be stored efficiently.

Alternatively, by providing a stopper for restricting the operation range of the partition plate on the front surface of the product guide section,
The partition plate can be stably positioned to prevent the product from popping out of the product insertion port.

Therefore, the operator of the vending machine
It is possible to shorten the operating time for filling the products, and to make the product storage device in which the number of products stored in the product storage device does not decrease.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a product storage device of a vending machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a product storage device of the same vending machine.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a product storage device of a vending machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a product storage device of the same vending machine.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a product storage device of a vending machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a product storage device of the same vending machine.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another means of the product storage device of the vending machine.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a product storage device of a vending machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a product storage device of the same vending machine.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a conventional vending machine.

[Fig. 11] Sectional view of the same vending machine

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a product storage device of the vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Product Storage Device 6 Product Storage Section 7 Product Input Port 8 Product Guide Plate 10 Left Side Plate 11 Right Side Plate 21, 22 Front L Bending Section 23 Partition Plate 24 Locking Section

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of product storage units that form a meandering path in the vertical direction between the left and right side plates, and a product insertion port located at the upper portion, the height of the opening being sufficiently larger than the product diameter,
A product storage device of an automatic vending machine, comprising a product guide part that connects the product storage part and the product input port, and a plurality of product delivery devices located at the bottom of the product storage device. An article storage device for a vending machine, comprising a partition plate that moves up and down in the front part of the. 2. A plurality of product storage units that form a meandering passage in the vertical direction between the left and right side plates, and a product insertion port located at the top and having an opening height sufficiently larger than the product diameter.
A product storage device for a vending machine, which comprises a product guide unit that connects the product storage unit and the product insertion port, and a plurality of product delivery devices located at the bottom, with a partition plate at the front of the product insertion port with a hinge section. A product storage device for a vending machine, which is rotatably installed. 3. The product storage device for a vending machine according to claim 2, further comprising a spring for urging the partition plate outward, and a stopper for restricting an operation range of the partition plate.