JPH08273044A - Commodity carry-out device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To miniaturize a commodity carry-out device and to simplify structure by protruding a supporting part to a commodity carry-out path again from the saving of the supporting part from the commodity carry-out path until the drop of commodity on the second stage. CONSTITUTION: A planger 30 is pulled up by driving a solenoid 28 corresponding to a vending command signal, a link bar 32 is moved up, the front end of a supporter 24 is retreated from the commodity carry-out path, and the supporter 24 is completely retreated. When electrification to the solenoid 28 is finished, power supporting the supporter 24 upward is canceled, and the supporter 24 starts protruding to the commodity carry-out path. In this case, the supporter 24 is turned by the energizing force of a spring. Afterwards, this supporter 24 is completely protruding in to the merchandise carry-out path. Besides, a can K on the bottom stage is continuously dropped and the can K on the second stage is continuously dropped toward this protruding supporter 24 as well. Afterwards, the can K on the second stage and the protruded supporter 24 are touched and the supporter 24 stops the drop of the can K on the second stage.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product discharge device for an automatic vending machine that sequentially discharges cylindrical products such as cans and bottles from a column.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 10, in an automatic vending machine, a commodity unloading device 500 for sequentially unloading cans K is provided below a column for accumulating and storing the cans K.

That is, the product unloading device 500 includes a support piece 512 for supporting the can K at the bottom of the column in the sales standby state and a temporary stop piece for supporting the second can K from the bottom in the sales state. 514, a solenoid 516 for moving the supporting piece 512 and the temporary fixing piece 514.

FIG. 4 shows the operating state of the product unloading device 500.
The mechanical drive timing in (a) will be described.

In the standby state of the solenoid 51
A sales command signal is input to 6 to start energization (at 0 mm seconds), the support piece 512 retracts from the product unloading path, and the lowermost can K is dropped.

After 15 mm seconds, the temporary fixing piece 514 projects into the product unloading path, and this projected state is held by the suction force of the solenoid 516.

After 80 mm seconds, the falling second-stage can K comes into contact with the protruding temporary fixing piece 514 to prevent the second-stage can K from falling.

After 240 mm seconds, the solenoid 516
After the energization to the terminal ends, the temporary fixing piece 514 begins to evacuate from the product unloading path, and the second-stage can K begins to drop again.

After 255 mm seconds, the support piece 512
The urging force of the spring 520 starts to project again into the product discharge path.

After 300 mm seconds, the second-stage can K comes into contact with the supporting piece 512 to prevent the second-stage can K from falling.

[0011]

Since the above-described product unloading device 500 requires the support piece 512 and the temporary fixing piece 514, the structure of the device 500 becomes complicated, and the size of the device 500 is reduced. There was a limit to the weight reduction.

In addition, when the temporary holding piece 514 is projected at the time of sale to support the second-stage product, the attraction force of the solenoid 516 holds the projection of the temporary holding piece 514. There is also a restriction in reducing the size and the size of the solenoid 516.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides an automatic vending machine having a simple structure for a product discharge device.

[0014]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a product discharge device for a vending machine, which is provided at a lower portion of a column for laterally stacking and storing substantially cylindrical products such as cans and bottles. In the product unloading device of the vending machine that drops the products one by one from the bottommost product of this column, the product is rotatably arranged on a horizontal rotating shaft and protrudes into the product unloading passage of the column in a sales standby state to be the above When a support section that supports the lower product and a sales command signal are input, after the support section is retracted from the product carry-out path, the support section is moved to the product carry-out path before the second-stage product falls. It has a driving means for projecting it again.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a product discharge device for a vending machine,
2. The driving device according to claim 1, wherein the tip of the support portion is held by the drive means so as to be located above a rotation axis of the support portion in a sales standby state, and when a sales command signal is input. By rotating the tip of the support portion upward by the means, it is retracted from the product discharge path.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for carrying out goods of an automatic vending machine,
3. The product according to claim 2, wherein a line extending from a center of the lowermost substantially cylindrical product to a contact point between the tip of the support portion and the lowermost product in the standby state is It passes below the rotation axis of the support portion.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for discharging goods of an automatic vending machine,
3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the support unit is rotated from the retracted position to the projecting position by the drive unit, the support unit pushes the lowermost product downward.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for carrying out goods of an automatic vending machine,
In Claim 4, The recessed part for product extrusion is provided in the lower surface of the said support part. .

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for carrying out goods of an automatic vending machine,
The article according to claim 4, wherein a delivery plate is arranged in a substantially vertical direction at a position opposite to the product delivery device to form the product delivery path, and a lower end of the delivery plate is located above a rotation axis of the support portion. There is something.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for carrying out goods of an automatic vending machine,
In Claim 1, The said support part bends a metal rod, and is integrally formed with a rotating shaft.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for carrying out goods of an automatic vending machine,
2. The driving device according to claim 1, wherein, in the sales standby state, the tip of the support portion is held by the drive means so as to be positioned below the rotation axis of the support portion, and when a sales command signal is input, the drive is performed. By rotating the tip of the support portion downward by the means, the product is retracted from the product discharge path.

[0022]

[Operation] The product discharge device of the vending machine according to claim 1 will be described.

In the standby state for sale, the support portion projects into the product discharge path and supports the lowermost product. When the sales command signal is input, the drive means rotates the support part to retract it from the product unloading path, and drops the bottommost product. Also, 2
By the time the product in the second stage falls, the supporting part is made to project again in the product discharge path to support the product, and the product in the second stage is prevented from dropping together with the product in the lowermost stage.

The product discharge device of the vending machine according to claim 2 will be described.

In the sale standby state, the support portion supports the lowermost product in a state in which the tip portion of the support portion is held by the driving means so as to be located above the rotation axis of the support portion. In this state, when the sales command signal is input, the tip of the support portion is rotated upward by the drive means to retract from the product carry-out path and drop the bottom product.

The product discharge device of the automatic vending machine according to claim 3 will be described.

In the stand-by state for sale, an extended line connecting the center of the lowermost substantially cylindrical product, the tip of the supporting portion and the contact point of the lowermost product is more than the rotation axis of the supporting portion. Since it passes below, when the tip of the support part rotates upward, it can be smoothly withdrawn from the product unloading path.

The article discharge device of the automatic vending machine according to claim 4 will be described.

When the support unit is rotated from the retracted position to the projecting position by the drive means, the support unit pushes the lowermost product downward, so that the lowermost product is dropped earlier and the support piece is unloaded. The time to re-project to the road can be shortened, and the second-stage product can be more reliably received.

The product discharge device of the automatic vending machine according to claim 5 will be described.

Since the recess for extrusion is provided on the lower surface of the supporting portion, the lowermost product can be surely extruded.

A product discharge device of an automatic vending machine according to claim 6 will be described.

Since the delivery plate is provided in a substantially vertical direction at a position opposite to the product unloading device, and the lower end of the delivery plate is above the rotation axis of the support part, the support part is the lowermost product. When extruding, it is possible to extrude not vertically but obliquely vertically.

The product discharge device of the vending machine according to claim 7 will be described.

Since the supporting portion is formed integrally with the rotary shaft by bending the metal rod, the structure is simplified, the cost of the apparatus is reduced, and the weight can be reduced.

The product discharge device of the automatic vending machine according to claim 8 will be described.

In the sale standby state, the tip of the supporting portion is held by the driving means so as to be positioned below the rotating shaft, and supports the lowermost product. When a sales command signal is input in this state, the tip of the support portion is rotated downward by the drive means to retract from the product unloading path and carry out the bottommost product.

[0038]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A product unloading device 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below. This product unloading device 10 is a can K
It is provided in the lower part of the column 12 in which is stored.

Reference numeral 14 is a delivery plate vertically arranged at a position opposed to the product unloading device 10.
A space between the delivery plate 14 and the product unloading device 10 serves as a product unloading path.

Reference numeral 16 is a main body of the product unloading device 10, which is formed by bending a metal plate to form a front wall 18 and left and right side walls 20,
It is composed of 20 and. A rectangular opening 22 is provided in the lower portion of the front wall 18.

Reference numeral 24 is a plate-like support piece arranged between the both side walls 20, 20 and is rotatably arranged around a horizontal rotary shaft 26 provided on the both side walls 20, 20. ing. The front end of the support piece 24 projects from the opening 22 to the product discharge path.

Reference numeral 28 is a solenoid provided on the back surface of the front wall 18, and when the sales command signal is input to the solenoid 28, the plunger 30 is sucked upward.

Reference numeral 32 is a connecting rod provided between the lower end of the plunger 30 and the support piece 24. The upper end of the connecting rod 32 is rotatably attached to the lower portion of the plunger 30. The lower end of the connecting rod 32 is rotatably attached to the side wall of a recess 34 provided on the upper surface of the support piece 24. As a result, when the plunger 30 is pulled up,
The front end of the support piece 24 is rotated upward by the connecting rod 32.

Reference numeral 36 is a spring provided between the side wall 20 and the rotary shaft 26. The spring 36 urges the front end of the support piece 24 to rotate downward.

The operation state of the product discharge device 10 will be described based on the mechanical drive timing of FIG. 4 (b).

First, in the sale standby state, as shown in FIG. 2, with the front end of the support piece 24 positioned above the position of the rotary shaft 26, the support piece 24 is moved to the plunger 30.
It is held by the connecting rod 32 and supports the lowermost can K. In this case, a line extending from the center point A of the lowermost can K and the lowermost can K and the contact point B at the front end of the support piece 24 extends below the rotary shaft 26. Is set. This is for smoothly performing the turning motion upward of the tip of the support piece 24, and when the straight line L is above the rotary shaft 26, the front end of the support piece 24 does not turn upward. Because there is.

In this sales standby state, a sales command signal is input and the solenoid 28 is energized. This input time is 0 second.

The solenoid 28 is driven by the sales command signal to pull up the plunger 30, and with this, the connecting rod 32 moves upward, the front end of the support piece 24 retreats from the product unloading path, and the support piece 24 is removed after 15 mm seconds. Completely evacuate from the product discharge route (see Fig. 3). This causes the lowermost can K to drop.

Energization of the solenoid 28 by the sales command signal ends after 30 mm seconds. As a result, the force supporting the supporting piece 24 upward is released, and the supporting piece 24
Begins to project to the product discharge route. In this case, the support piece 2
4 is rotated by the urging force of the spring 36.

After 45 mm seconds, the support piece 24 completely protrudes into the product discharge path. Further, the can K at the lowermost stage continues to drop, and the can K at the second stage also has the protruding support piece 2
It keeps falling toward 4.

After 80 mm seconds, the second-stage can K comes into contact with the projecting support piece 24, so that the support piece 24 is in the second-stage can K.
Prevent the fall of.

As described above, the cans K can be carried out one by one by the single support piece 24. That is, the lowermost can K is carried out by accelerating the movement of the support piece 24.
The supporting piece 24 is projected again until the second-stage can K drops to support the second-stage can K. Therefore, the structure of the product discharge device 10 is simplified, and the size of the device can be reduced.

The product unloading device 100 of the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

The product unloading device 1 according to the present embodiment and the first embodiment.
The difference from 0 is the mounting structure of the spring 36. That is, in the case of the present embodiment, the protruding piece 38 is projected from the rear portion of the support piece 24, and the spring 36 is provided between the protruding piece 38 and the side wall 20.

Also in this case, the spring 36 urges the front end of the support piece 24 to rotate downward.

A product unloading device 200 of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

The product unloading device 1 of this embodiment and the first embodiment
The difference from 0 is that the lower end of the delivery plate 14 is located above the rotary shaft 26, and the pressing recess 40 for pressing the can K is provided on the lower surface of the support piece 24. .

The operation state of the product unloading device 200 will be described. The tip of the support piece 24 is pulled upward to reach the retracted position. Then, when rotating from the retracted position to the protruding position, the pressing recess 40 on the lower surface of the support piece 24 rotates so as to push the lowermost can K obliquely downward. In this case, the dropping direction of the lowermost can K is not the vertical direction as in the first embodiment but is diagonally downward. Therefore, the lower end of the delivery plate 14 is arranged above the rotary shaft 26 so as not to hinder the delivery. As a result, the delivery of the lowermost can K is hastened, and the return of the support piece 24 to the projecting position is accelerated. Further, since the lowermost can K is pushed by the pressing concave portion 40, the can K can be surely pushed.

A product unloading device 300 according to the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In the product unloading device 300, the support piece 42 is formed of a metal rod and is integrally formed with the rotary shaft 44, and the crank portion 46 is further extended from the rotary shaft 44. The connecting plate 4 connected to the plunger 30 is connected to the crank portion 46.
8 are connected. Further, the lower end of the connecting plate 48 has the spring 5
0 urged downwards.

The operating state of the product unloading device 300 will be described.

In the standby state for sale, the crank portion 46 is urged downward by the spring 50, so that the support piece 42 holds the lowermost can K.

When the sales command signal is input, the plunger 30 is pulled up, the connecting plate 48 moves upward together with it, the crank portion 46 is rotated, and the front end of the support piece 42 is rotated upward, so that the product carry-out path is obtained. Evacuate from.

When the attraction force of the solenoid 28 disappears, the support piece 42 again projects into the product discharge path by the urging force of the spring 50.

In this product unloading device 300, the support piece 42
However, by bending the metal rod, the rotating shaft 44 and the crank portion 46 are
Since it is formed integrally with, the structure of the support piece is simplified and the weight is reduced.

A product unloading device 400 of the fifth embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

The difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is that the front end of the support piece 52 rotates downward.

That is, in the sales standby state, the front end of the support piece 52 is located below the rotation shaft 54 of the support piece 52. In this state, the support piece 52 is the lowermost can K.
I support.

A sales command signal is input to the solenoid 28,
When the plunger 30 is pulled up, the connecting rod 32 pulls up the protruding piece 56 protruding from the rear portion of the support piece 52, the front end of the support piece 52 rotates downward, and the can K at the lowermost stage is dropped. Then, when the attraction force of the solenoid 28 disappears, the front end of the support piece 52 rotates upward by the urging force of the spring 58 to support the falling second-stage can K.

Also in this product unloading device 400, since the product can be carried out by one supporting piece 52, the size of the device can be reduced and the structure thereof can be simplified.

[0071]

According to the product unloading device of the automatic vending machine of claim 1, since the product can be carried out by one supporting piece, the size of the product unloading device can be reduced and the structure thereof can be achieved. Can be simplified.

According to the commodity unloading device of the vending machine of the second aspect, since the tip end portion of the support piece is rotated upward to evacuate from the commodity unloading path, the support piece can be evacuated quickly.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device for discharging a product of an automatic vending machine, wherein a line extending from a line connecting the center of the lowermost product, the tip of the supporting portion and the contact point with the lowermost product is supported. Since it passes below the rotation axis of the section, the tip of the support section can be smoothly rotated when rotating upward.

In the commodity discharging device of the automatic vending machine according to the fourth aspect, since the supporting portion pushes the lowermost commodity downward, the supporting piece can be promptly projected into the commodity discharging path. it can.

In the commodity discharging device of the automatic vending machine according to the fifth aspect, since the concave portion for pushing out the commodity is provided on the lower surface of the supporting portion, the commodity can be surely pushed out.

In the product discharging device of the vending machine according to claim 6, since the lower end of the delivery plate is above the rotation axis of the supporting portion, the product extruding direction is obliquely downward, and the product discharging path is faster. Goods can be extruded.

In the commodity discharging device of the vending machine according to claim 7, since the supporting part is formed integrally with the rotating shaft by bending the metal rod, the structure of the supporting piece is simplified, and ,
It is possible to reduce the weight.

According to the commodity unloading device of the automatic vending machine of claim 8, since the tip of the support portion is rotated downward to evacuate from the commodity unloading path, the support portion can be quickly evacuated from the product unloading path. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a side view of the product unloading device in a sales standby state according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a product unloading device during product unloading.

FIG. 4A is a mechanical drive timing of a conventional device, and FIG. 4B is a diagram of mechanical drive timing of the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a product unloading device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a product unloading device according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a product unloading device according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the product unloading device according to the fifth embodiment in a standby state for sale.

FIG. 9 is a side view of a product unloading device according to a fifth embodiment in a sale state.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a conventional product unloading device.

[Explanation of Codes] 10 Product Unloading Device 12 Column 14 Delivery Plate 16 Main Body 18 Front Wall 20 Sidewall 22 Opening 24 Supporting Piece 26 Rotating Shaft 28 Solenoid 30 Plunger 32 Connecting Rod 36 Spring

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] August 8, 1995

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[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Name of item to be corrected] Fig. 4

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FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a mechanical drive timing, (a)
Shows the mechanical drive timing of the conventional apparatus, and (b) shows the mechanical drive timing of the apparatus of the first embodiment.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A vending machine unloading device, which is provided at the bottom of a column for laterally stacking and storing substantially cylindrical products such as cans and bottles, and which drops one by one from the bottom product of this column. In the device, a support portion that is rotatably arranged on a horizontal rotation shaft and that projects into the product carry-out path of the column to support the lowermost product in the sale standby state, and the support portion when the sales command signal is input. The product unloading device for a vending machine, comprising: a drive unit that causes the supporting unit to project again into the product unloading path until the second-stage product falls after the product is retracted from the product unloading path. 2. In the sales standby state, the tip of the support portion is held by the drive means so as to be located above the rotation axis of the support portion, and when the sales command signal is input, the drive means is operated. The product unloading device of the vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the tip of the support portion is rotated upward to retract from the product unloading path. 3. In the stand-by state for sale, a line extending from the center of the lowermost substantially cylindrical product to the contact point between the tip of the supporting portion and the lowermost product is the support. The article unloading device for a vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the article unloading apparatus passes below a rotation axis of the section. 4. The support unit pushes down the lowermost product when the support unit is rotated from the retracted position to the projecting position by the driving unit. The product delivery device of the vending machine described. 5. The product unloading device for a vending machine according to claim 4, wherein a recess for product extrusion is provided on the lower surface of the support portion. 6. A delivery plate is arranged in a substantially vertical direction at a position opposed to the product delivery device to form the product delivery path, and a lower end of the delivery plate is above a rotation axis of the support portion. 5. The product unloading device for an automatic vending machine according to claim 4. 7. The product unloading device for an automatic vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the supporting portion is formed integrally with a rotary shaft by bending a metal rod. 8. In the sale standby state, the tip of the support portion is held by the drive means so as to be positioned below the rotation axis of the support portion, and when the sales command signal is input, the drive means is operated. The product unloading device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the tip of the support portion pivots downward to retract from the product unloading path.