JPH0744762A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an automatic vending machine provided with a drawer type commodity column body to which a commodity can be stored from both a right and a left directions. CONSTITUTION:A sliding mechanism 5 consisting of a fixed rail 6 and a plate- shaped guide rail 7 which slides forward and backward as being held by said fixed rail 6 at its both side parts, and simultaneously, is provided with an anchoring part with a guide groove 10a formed in a longitudinal direction is aranged on the ceiling surface of a commodity storage chamber 3 formed inside a main body 1, and on the other hand, the plural commodity column bodies 4, 4a constituted so as to be provided with commodity storage column parts 12, 13 consisting of plural commodity storage columns 11 at its right and left parts are fitted freely rotatably to the guide rail 7 through a rotating shaft 10 inserted and held into/by the guide groove 10a. Then, at the time of storing the commodity, the commodity column bodies 4, 4a are drawn out to a prescribed position, and after storing the commodity in the commodity storage column part 12 of a side opposite to a front door 2, the commodity storage column bodies 4, 4a are rotated so as to turn the commodity storage column part 13 facing the front door 2 toward the front, and the commodity is stored.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention arranges a product column body having a plurality of product storage columns side by side in the left-right direction in a product storage chamber, and stores the product by pulling these product column bodies forward. Vending machine

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional vending machine, a product column body having a plurality of product storage columns is arranged side by side in the left-right direction and attached to the front so as to be freely drawn out. There is one in which the product column body is pulled out forward. As such an automatic vending machine, for example, as shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. S57-51154, two product storage columns for storing products from the front are arranged in the front-rear direction and the front part is provided. There is a product column body having a structure in which the product storage column is rotatable.

When storing products in such a product column body, when storing products in the front product storage column, after opening the front door, the products are stored from the front and the rear product storage. When storing products in the column, pull out the front product storage column and rotate it, and open the front of the rear product storage column that is pulled out together with this product storage column to store the products. There is.

[0004]

However, in such a conventional vending machine as described above, only two product storage columns can be attached to the product column body because the product storage direction of the product storage column is forward. There is a defect. Therefore, when it is necessary to attach a large number of product storage columns to the product column body, for example, a large number of product storage columns are attached to the product column body with the product storage direction being the horizontal direction, and the product column bodies are moved forward when storing the products. After fully pulling out, the product is stored from the side.

However, when the product storage direction is horizontal as described above, the pull-out distance of the product column body becomes long, so that the slide is provided for each product column body and holds the product column body so that it can be pulled out freely. There is a problem that the cost of the mechanism becomes high.

Therefore, the two product column bodies are combined into one.
It is conceivable that one product column body is provided and a product storage column portion composed of a plurality of product storage columns is provided on the left and right sides so that products can be stored from both left and right directions and the slide mechanism is halved. However, in the case of such a configuration, when the product column body close to the front door opened during product storage is pulled out, the product storage column portion on the side facing the opened front door cannot store the product. The problem of occurs.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic vending machine having a drawer-type product column body capable of storing products from both left and right directions. It is what

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided a main body having a front door pivotally supported on a front surface thereof and a product storage chamber formed therein,
A fixed rail attached to the top surface of the product storage room,
Both sides of the fixed rail are held and slid forward and backward, and a slide mechanism including a flat guide rail having an engaging portion having a guide groove formed in the front and rear direction, and a guide groove of the guide rail. A product that has a rotation shaft that is inserted into and held by the guide rail, is rotatably attached to the guide rail through the rotation shaft, and has a plurality of product storage columns on the left and right so that products can be stored from both left and right directions. A plurality of product column bodies having a structure provided with a storage column portion,
When storing products, open the front door, pull out the product column body to a predetermined position, store the product in the product storage column portion opposite to the opened front door, and then rotate the product storage column body. The product storage column portion on the side facing the front door is directed to the front face to store the product.

[0009]

[Operation] On the top surface of the product storage chamber formed inside the main body, a fixed rail attached to the top surface and both sides of the fixed rail are slid back and forth, and a guide formed in the front-back direction. A plurality of product column bodies having a structure in which a slide mechanism composed of a flat plate-shaped guide rail having a locking portion having a groove is arranged, and a product storage column portion composed of a plurality of product storage columns is provided on the left and right. Can be rotatably mounted on the guide rail via a rotary shaft that is inserted and held in the guide groove of the guide rail.

When storing the product, the product column body is pulled out to a predetermined position, the product is stored in the product storage column portion opposite to the front door, and then the product storage column body is rotated.
Products can be stored with the product storage column section facing the front door facing the front.

[0011]

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 plan view of an automatic vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front sectional view of a main part thereof.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a vending machine main body (hereinafter referred to as main body), and 2 is pivotally supported on the front surface of the main body 1.
A front door that opens and closes the product storage chamber 3 formed inside the main body 1,
Reference numeral 4 denotes a product column body which is horizontally arranged in the product storage chamber 3. The product column body 4 is provided in the product storage room 3
It is held so that it can be pulled out by a slide mechanism 5 provided on the inner top surface.

The sliding mechanism 5 is provided on the top surface 3a of the product storage chamber 3 as shown in FIG. 2, and the first roller 6A is opposed to the inner wall surfaces of the left and right side plates 6a extending downward from both sides. The fixed rail 6 arranged and the first guide groove 7a in which the first roller 6A of the fixed rail 6 is provided on both sides.
The guide rail 7 is a flat plate-shaped guide rail 7 whose both sides are held by the fixed rails 6 and slid in the front-rear direction by being fitted in.

The first guide groove 7 of the guide rail 7
Left and right second guide grooves 7b are formed inward of a. On the other hand, a locking portion 8 is formed on the upper surface of the product column body 4, and the second rollers 9 are arranged opposite to the inner wall surfaces of the left and right side plates 8a extending upward from both sides of the locking portion 8. ing. Then, by inserting the second roller 9 into the second guide groove 7b of the guide rail 7, the product column body 4 is inserted.
Is slidably held by the guide rail 7.

Further, the guide rail 7 has, for example, a locking portion 7A projecting from the lower surface thereof and having a guide groove 10a formed in the front-rear direction and facing the upper surface of the product column body 4.
Is equipped with. The guide shaft 10 is adapted to be inserted into and held by the rotary shaft 10 projecting from, for example, the central portion of one end of the upper surface of the product column body 4.

At the upper end of the rotary shaft 10, the rotary shaft 1 is provided.
An engaging portion 10b for holding 0 in a state of being inserted into the guide groove 10a is provided, and by this engaging portion 10b, the product column body 4 is rotatable on the guide rail 7 via the rotating shaft 10. It is designed to be attached to.

In this guide groove 10a, the guide rail 7 is pulled out along the fixed rail 6 to the maximum extent, and is locked by a not-shown locking portion provided at the tip of the fixed rail 6, for example. After that, it is formed so that only the product column body 4 can be pulled out further forward. Then, by pulling out the product column body 4 along the guide groove 10a, the product column body 4 can be moved to a predetermined position where the product column body 4 can be rotated about the rotation shaft 10 as a fulcrum.

The second guide groove 7b of the guide rail 7
Is formed only on the rear portion of the guide rail 7 so that the second roller 9 can be removed from the groove 7b when the product column body 4 is pulled out to a predetermined position. It does not interfere with the rotation. Further, when the product column body 4 is rotated, the second roller 9 comes into contact with the lower surface of the guide rail 7 when tilted due to the displacement of the center of gravity, whereby the product column body 4 is tilted. It is kept to a minimum so that it does not affect product storage.

On the other hand, the product column body 4 is provided with product storage column portions 12 and 13 composed of a plurality of product storage columns 11 on the left and right so that products can be stored from both left and right directions as shown in FIG. 3 described later. ing. And, when storing a product in the product column body 4, usually, the front door 2 opened after the product column body 4 is pulled out to a predetermined position.
In the present embodiment, on the opposite side, products are stored in the product storage column portion 12 on the right side from the right side.

When storing a product in the product storage column portion 13 on the left side facing the front door 2, if the front door 2 opened during product storage interferes and the product cannot be stored from the left side, After the product is stored in the product storage column unit 12, the product column body 4 is rotated about 90 degrees about the pivot shaft 10 as a fulcrum, and the product storage column unit 13 is directed to the front side to store the product. ing.

In the present embodiment, the product storage column 11 of the product storage column portions 12 and 13 has a fan-shaped cross-section for stacking and storing conical products. By arranging the product storage columns 11 of the product storage column portions 12 and 13 having such a shape so that their side surfaces face each other, the width of the product column body 4 can be reduced. It is like this.

Then, in the case of storing the product in the second product column body 4a from the left, which is close to the opened front door 2, of the vending machine having the above structure, first, as shown in FIG. The front door 2 is opened, and then the product column body 4a is pulled out forward.

Then, the product column body 4a is pulled out together with the guide rail 7, and further, after the guide rail 7 is pulled out to the maximum along the fixed rail 6 and locked by the locking portion of the fixed rail 6. Only the product column body 4a moves along the guide groove 10a while sliding the rotating shaft 10 and is further pulled out to a predetermined position where it can be rotated around the rotating shaft 10 as a fulcrum as shown in FIG.

In this state, the products are stored in the product storage column 12 on the right side opposite to the front door 2 from the right side.
After this, the product storage column section 13 on the left side facing the front door 2
The products are stored in the product, but at this time, since the opened front door 2 becomes an obstacle, the product column body 4 is rotated about 90 degrees as shown in FIG. Products are stored with the column portion 13 facing forward.

Thus, the product storage column section 12 on the right side
When the product column body 4 is pulled out, and when the front door 2 interferes with the product storage column portion 13 on the left side, the product column body 4 is rotated about 90 degrees to store the product from the front. be able to.

As described above, the product column body 4 is rotatably mounted on the guide rail 7 through the rotary shaft 10 inserted and supported in the guide groove 10a formed in the guide rail 7 of the slide mechanism 5. At the time of storage, after pulling out the product column body 4 to a predetermined position and storing the product in the right product storage column portion 12, the product storage column body 4 is rotated and the left product storage column portion 13 is directed to the front. Can store products.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, the product storage column is pulled out to a predetermined position to store the product in the product storage column portion opposite to the front door, and the product storage column facing the front door. Since the product storage column body is rotated in the section to store the product, the pull-out type product column body can store the product from both left and right directions. Further, since the product can be stored in the product column body from both the left and right directions in this way, the slide mechanism can be halved as compared with the conventional product, and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan sectional view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a main part of the vending machine.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which a product column body of the vending machine is pulled out.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the product storage column body is pulled out to a predetermined position.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a state where the product storage column body is pulled out and rotated at that position.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Front door 4 Product column body 6 Fixed rail 6 7 Guide rail 8 Guide groove 9 Rotating shaft 12, 13 Product storage column section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A main body in which a front door is pivotally supported on the front surface and a product storage chamber is formed inside, and a fixed rail attached to a top surface of the product storage chamber,
Both sides of the fixed rail are slidable and slide forward and backward, and a slide mechanism including a flat guide rail having a locking portion having a guide groove formed in the front and rear direction, and a guide groove of the guide rail. A product that has a rotation shaft that is inserted into and held by the guide rail, is rotatably attached to the guide rail through the rotation shaft, and has a plurality of product storage columns on the left and right so that products can be stored from both left and right directions. A plurality of product column bodies having a structure provided with a storage column portion, the front door is opened when the product is stored, and the product column body is pulled out to a predetermined position, and the product on the opposite side of the opened front door After storing the product in the storage column part, the product storage column body is rotated, and the product storage column part on the side facing the front door is directed to the front face to store the product. Self Vending machine.