JPH08263739A - Stocker device of automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a stocker device of an automatic vending machine which can replenish commodities without occurring any trouble even when door bodies such as an outer door and an inner door are not widely opened. CONSTITUTION: Stockers 3 arranged on a position (left end position) closest to an outer door vertical shaft 7 and an inner door vertical shaft 10 are divided into two front and rear stockers so that the commodity charging aperture part 3a of the stocker 3 is arranged on the front side. The front side stocker 3C is supported so as to be freely rotated around a stocker vertical shaft 12 arranged on the side (i.e. the right side) separated from the shafts 7, 10 on the front end part of the arranged position of the stocker 3C. At the time of charging commodities in the rear side stocker 3D, the stocker 3C is retreated by rotating the stocker 3C up to the front position of a stocker 3B adjacent to the stocker 3C, so that commodities 5 can be charged to the stocker 3D without occurring any trouble.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic vending machine, and more particularly to an automatic vending machine having a stocker for storing a product which can be moved forward and backward from the inside of a refrigerator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional stocker device for an automatic vending machine has a structure shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the stocker 2 of the vending machine body 1 has five stockers 3 which can be moved forward and backward by a slide mechanism (not shown).
Are arranged side by side, and each stocker 3 extends vertically.
The product storage paths 4 in rows are arranged side by side in two rows, two rows in front and two rows in total. In each product storage path 4, products 5 (see FIG. 4) whose contents are packed with paper or synthetic resin are vertically stacked directly, and product delivery provided between two rows of product storage paths 4 By driving a device (not shown), the lowermost products 5 in the product storage path 4 are dispensed one by one.

Reference numeral 6 denotes an outer door for opening and closing the front opening of the vending machine body 1, which is a longitudinal axis 7 for the outer door as an outer door fulcrum provided at a front end portion of the vending machine body 1. Is rotatably supported forward with respect to the vending machine body 1. In addition, 8 is an inner door that opens and closes the space of the interior 2
It is rotatably supported around an inner door vertical axis 10 as an inner door fulcrum provided at the front side end of the heat insulating frame 9.
A cooling device and a heating device (not shown) are arranged in the lower part of the inside 2 so that the products 5 in the inside 2 are cooled or heated by these cooling devices and heating devices.

When replenishing the products 5, as shown in FIG. 4, the outer door 6 is opened wide to the side diagonally, and the inner door 8 is also opened forward to about 90 degrees, after which the stocker 3 is opened.
Is pulled forward to fill the product 5 from the product filling opening 3a provided on the side of the stocker 3.

[0005]

However, according to the stocker device of the vending machine of this type, as shown in FIG. 4, the outer door vertical axis 7 and the inner door vertical axis 7 which are fulcrums of the outer door 6 and the inner door 8 are provided. When replenishing the stocker 3A closer to the door vertical axis 10 (in this case, the left end side) with the product 5, the outer door 6 is opened wide to the diagonal side and the inner door 8 is also moved forward to about 90 degrees. By opening and further pulling out the entire stocker 3A to the front of the adjacent stocker 3B, the product filling opening 3a of the entire stocker 3A can be exposed to the outside to perform the filling operation. it can.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the side wall portion 1
If you try to install a vending machine along 1 etc. and there is a fulcrum of the outer door 6 and the inner door 8 near the side wall portion 11, the outer door 6 can be opened wide diagonally or the inner door Since it becomes impossible to open 8 to the front by about 90 degrees, the stocker 3A cannot be completely pulled out to the front, which hinders the replenishment of the product 5.
As a result, in this kind of vending machine, the outer door 6 and the inner door 8 are opened at a proper distance from the side wall portion 11 so that the outer door 6 and the inner door 8 can be opened widely, which is a wasteful thing that does not lead to the sale of the product. I needed space.

The present invention solves the above problems, and provides a stocker device for a vending machine which can replenish goods without trouble even if the doors such as outer doors and inner doors are not wide open. The purpose is.

[0008]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a stocker for storing products provided in a plurality of rows on the left and right in the main body of a vending machine, and the stocker is provided at a front end position of the main body of the vending machine. In a vending machine in which the door body is opened and closed centered on the provided door body fulcrum, move the stocker closest to the door body fulcrum back and forth so that the product filling opening of this stocker is located on the front side. The front stocker is divided into two rows, and the front stocker is rotatably supported around a stocker fulcrum provided on the side of the front end of the front stocker arranging position away from the door fulcrum. By rotating the front stocker around the stocker fulcrum with the door open, the front stocker is retracted to the front position of the stocker adjacent to the front stocker. It is those that you have configured.

[0009]

According to the above construction, the stocker closest to the door fulcrum is divided into two rows in the front and rear so that the product filling opening of the stocker is located on the front side. When the product is filled with the product, the product filling opening is exposed to the front by simply opening the door, and the product can be filled through the product filling opening. Also, when loading products into the rear stocker, the front stocker can be retracted to the front position of the stocker adjacent to the front stocker by opening the door to a position where the front stocker can rotate. The product filling opening of the side stocker can be exposed from the front, and the product can be filled through the product filling opening.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same reference numerals are given to those having the same functions as those of the conventional one.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a portion closest to the outer door vertical axis 7 and the inner door vertical axis 10 which are fulcrums of the outer door 6 and the inner door 8 (the left end in FIGS. 1 and 2). The stocker 3 of the location) is the opening 3 for filling the product of the stocker 3.
It is divided into two rows in the front and back so that a is located on the front side. And the front stocker 3C of these is
Centering on the stocker vertical axis 12 as a stocker fulcrum provided on the side away from the outer door vertical axis 7 and the inner door vertical axis 10 at the front end of the position of the front stocker 3C (that is, toward the right side) It is rotatably supported by. The rear stocker 3D is fixed to the vending machine body 1.

In the above structure, when the front stocker 3C is filled with products, the outer door 6 and the inner door 8 are only slightly opened, and the product stocking opening 3a of the front stocker 3C is opened.
Will face the front (see the phantom line in FIG. 1),
The product 5 can be filled through the product filling opening 3a.

When the rear stocker 3D is filled with the products 5, the outer door 6 and the inner door 8 are opened to the position shown in FIG. 1 and the stocker 3B adjacent to the front stocker 3C is opened.
By rotating and retracting the front stocker 3C to the front position of the rear stocker 3C, the front of the rear stocker 3D is opened and the product filling opening 3a can be exposed from the front. The product 5 can be filled by putting a hand up to the portion 3a.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the filling of the product 5 can be performed without any trouble even if the outer door 6 and the inner door 8 are not widely opened, so that the vending machine can be installed along the side wall portion 11 or the like. At the time of installation, even if the fulcrum of the outer door 6 or the inner door 8 is located near the side wall portion 11, the vending machine can be installed in a position close to the side wall portion 11.

Although the rear stocker 3D is fixed to the vending machine body 1 in the above embodiment, the rear stocker 3D may be slid forward. , Product 5 on the rear stocker 3D
At the time of filling, the outer door 6 and the inner door 8 are opened, the front stocker 3C is rotated and retracted, and then the rear stocker 3D is slid forward to the front position of the vending machine body 1. By moving the product 5, it is possible to easily fill the product 5 without inserting the hand into the vending machine body 1.

Further, in the above embodiment, only the stockers 3C and 3D which are closest to the fulcrum of the door body (vertical axis 7 for outer door and vertical axis 10 for inner door) are the stockers 3C and 3D.
The case where the C and 3D product filling openings 3a are divided into two rows and arranged so as to be located on the front side has been described, but the other stockers 3 can also be arranged in the same manner. However, since the widths of the stockers 3C and 3D divided into two rows in the front and rear are larger than the width of the stocker 3 having the conventional arrangement, the stockers 3C and 3D are closest to the fulcrum of the door as shown in this embodiment. Stocker 3
By arranging only C and 3D as described above, the increase in the lateral width of the vending machine body 1 can be minimized.

Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the two door bodies consisting of the outer door 6 and the inner door 8 are provided is described, but the case where there is only one door body or the number of door bodies is three. Similar effects can be obtained even when three or more are provided.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the stocker closest to the fulcrum of the door is divided into two rows in the front and rear so that the stocking opening of the stocker is located on the front side. By arranging the front stocker, the front stocker is rotatably supported around the stocker fulcrum provided on the side distant from the door fulcrum at the front end portion of the arrangement position of the front stocker, so that the door body is enlarged. The product can be filled without any trouble even if it is not opened. Therefore,
It is possible to install the vending machine in a posture in which it is close to the side wall and the like, and it is possible to realize space saving in the installation location of the vending machine.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan sectional view schematically showing a state of an automatic vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention when an outer door and an inner door are opened.

FIG. 2 is a plan sectional view schematically showing a state of the vending machine when the outer door and the inner door are closed.

FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view schematically showing a state of the conventional vending machine when the outer door and the inner door are closed.

FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view schematically showing a state of the conventional vending machine when the outer door and the inner door are wide open.

FIG. 5 is a plan sectional view schematically showing a state of the conventional vending machine when the outer door and the inner door are opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Vending machine body 2 Inside 3, 3B Stocker 3C Front stocker 3D Rear stocker 3a Product filling opening 5 Product 6 Outer door (door body) 7 Outer door vertical axis (outer door fulcrum) 8 Inner door (door Body 10 Vertical axis for inner door (inner door fulcrum) 11 Side wall portion 12 Vertical axis for stocker (fulcrum for stocker)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A stocker for storing products is provided in a plurality of rows on the left and right inside a vending machine body, and the door body is opened and closed centering on a door fulcrum provided at a front end portion of the vending machine body. In the vending machine, the stocker closest to the door fulcrum is divided into two rows in the front and back so that the product filling opening of the stocker is located on the front side, and the front stocker of these is arranged. , The front stocker is rotatably supported about a stocker fulcrum provided on a side distant from the door body fulcrum at a front end portion of the position where the front stocker is arranged, and the front stocker is supported by the stocker fulcrum with the door body opened. A stocker device for a vending machine, wherein the front stocker is retractable to a front position of the stocker adjacent to the front stocker by rotating the stocker.