JPH09319953A - Commodity-storing device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple and inexpensive commodity-storing device, capable of storing large amounts of commodities and stably ejecting each commodity in an automatic vending machine. SOLUTION: Upper commodity storing columns 12a, 12b and lower commodity storing columns 14a, 14b are arranged in an upper commodity storing part 12 and a lower commodity storing part 14, to be mutually opposed in the depth direction, commodity discharging passages 13a, 15a are respectively formed between the forward and backward commodity storing columns, in common to the upper commodity storing columns 12a, 12b and the lower commodity storing columns 14a, 14b.

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 a conventional product storage device for an automatic vending machine, the product storage space cannot be effectively utilized and the storage efficiency is poor, and an increase in the storage amount is strongly desired from the market.

An example of the above-mentioned conventional vending machine will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 shows a side sectional view of a conventional vending machine. The main body 1 has a plurality of product storage columns in which box-shaped products (hereinafter referred to as products) 2 are stacked and stored. Reference numeral 3 denotes an upper product storage unit arranged on the upper part of the main body 1. In this upper product storage unit 3, upper product storage columns 3a and 3b are arranged in two rows in the front-rear direction and a plurality of them are arranged in the left-right direction. There is.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a lower product storage unit arranged at the lower part of the main body 1. In the lower product storage unit 4, lower product storage columns 4a and 4b are arranged in the front-rear direction 2 like the upper product storage unit 3.
In addition to being arranged in rows, a plurality of pieces are arranged in the left-right direction.

Below the upper product storage column 3a and the lower product storage column 4a, an upper product chute 5a and a lower product chute 5b, which form a product discharge passage, are arranged.

Further, a push-out member 6 for reciprocating in the front-rear direction in the lower part of the upper product storage columns 3a, 3b and the lower product storage columns 4a, 4b for pushing the lowest product 2a of each storage column in one direction. The commodity sending device 7 having the above is provided.

Reference numeral 8 is a front door rotatably attached to the front surface of the main body 1, and 9 is a front product discharge passage formed between the front door 8 and the upper product storage section 3 and the lower product storage section 4. is there.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a guide plate which guides the product 2a downward after the lowest product 2a of the upper product storage columns 4a and 4b has been sent out forward by the product sending device 7, and the product 2a of the upper product storage column 4a. Upper guide plate 10a for guidance
However, a lower guide plate 10b is arranged to guide the products 2a in the upper product storage column 4b.

A product outlet 11 is a place where the lowest products 2a of the respective product storage columns sent forward by the product sending device 7 in response to a sales command are collected.

The operation of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below. First, a case will be described in which the product 2 stored in the upper product storage column 3a of the upper product storage unit 3 is discharged.

In this case, the product delivery device 7 is operated in response to the sales instruction, whereby the lowest product 2a of the upper product storage column 3a is pushed forward, and then the upper guide plate 1 is pushed.
0a and the lower guide plate 10b guide the product to drop through the inside 9 of the front product discharge passage, and the product is discharged to the product outlet 11.

Next, the case where the products 2 stored in the upper product storage column 3b are discharged will be described.

In this case, the lowermost product 2a pushed forward by the product delivery device 7 in response to the sales instruction slides down the upper product storage column 3a by the upper product chute 5a, and the front product chute 5a moves forward. After falling into the discharge passage 9, the lower product is guided by the lower guide plate 10b, falls inside the front product discharge passage 9, and is discharged to the product outlet 11.

Next, the case where the products 2 stored in the lower product storage column 4a are discharged will be described. in this case,
The lowermost product 2a pushed forward by the product delivery device 7 in response to the sales instruction falls through the front product discharge passage 9 and is discharged to the product outlet 11.

Finally, the case of discharging the products 2 stored in the lower product storage column 4b will be described.

In this case, the lowermost product 2a pushed forward by the product delivery device 7 in response to the sales instruction slides down the lower product storage column 4a by the lower product chute 5b and is discharged to the product outlet 11. .

[0018]

However, in the above conventional structure, the product passages of the rear product storage columns 3b and 4b are formed below the front product storage columns 3a and 4a.
The product storage space of the front product storage columns 3a, 4a is reduced by the product passage space, which causes a reduction in storage efficiency.

Further, the front door 8 and the front product storage column 3a,
Product guide plates 10a and 10b are provided above and below the space 4a. By providing the product passages below the front product storage columns 3a and 3b, there is a drawback that the product passage to the product take-out port 11 is complicated and problems such as product stoppage occur.

The present invention solves the conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a device for improving the storage efficiency of products and for sending out normal products such as product stop.

[0021]

The product storage device of the vending machine according to the present invention has a product passage formed between the front and rear product storage columns, and all the product storage columns have the same product passage.

According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the storage efficiency of products and to stably and normally send out products.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is characterized in that product storage columns for vertically stacking box-shaped products are arranged facing each other in the front-rear direction, and are arranged between the front and rear product storage columns. A common product delivery passage is provided to discharge products to the product outlet.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the product storage columns are arranged so as to face each other in the front-rear direction and a plurality of product storage columns are arranged in the left-right direction, and the front product storage column is fixed to the door.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a product storage device of a vending machine. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 12 is an upper product storage unit arranged on the upper portion of the main body 1, and the upper product storage unit 12 includes upper product storage columns 12a and 12b.
Has a constant space 13, and is arranged in front and back, and is also arranged in the left-right direction.

Reference numeral 13a is a space below the space 13 and forms a product discharge passage of the upper product storage columns 12a and 12b. Reference numeral 14 denotes a lower product storage unit arranged in the lower portion of the main body 1. In the lower product storage unit 14, lower product storage columns 14a and 14b have a constant space 15 and are arranged front and back, and at the same time, left and right. Multiple lines are lined up in each direction.

Reference numeral 15a is a lower space of the space 15 and forms a product discharge passage for the lower product storage columns 14a and 14b. Reference numeral 16 is an upper and lower product chute provided below the lower product storage column 14b.

The operation of the product storage device of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

First, a case where the product 2 stored in the upper product storage column 12a of the upper product storage unit 13 is discharged will be described.

In this case, the product delivery device 7 is operated in response to the sales command, whereby the lowest product 2a in the upper product storage column 12a is pushed backward, and the product discharge passage 13a.
Drop, pass through the upper and lower product shoots 16, and take out the product 1
It is discharged to 1.

Next, the case where the product 2 stored in the upper product storage column 12b is discharged will be described.

In this case, the product sending device 7 responds to the sales command.
By being disposed so as to face the upper product storage column 12a, the lowest product 2a is pushed forward, falls through the product discharge passage 13a, and is discharged to the product outlet 11 through the upper and lower product chutes 16.

Next, a case where the products 2 stored in the lower product storage columns 14a and 14b are discharged will be described.
In this case, like the upper product storage columns 12a and 12b, the lower product storage column 14a is pushed backward by the operation of the product delivery device 7 in response to a sales command, and the lowermost product storage column 14b is the lowest product. 2a is pushed forward and falls into the product discharge passage 15a, passes through the upper and lower product chutes 16, and is discharged to the product outlet 11.

Therefore, the products 2a are directly discharged from the product storage columns to the product chute 16, and the product discharge passage is simple to stabilize the product discharge (there is no problem such as product clogging), and the upper and lower products are Since the storage columns can be placed close to each other, a large amount of products can be stored.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of a product storage device of a vending machine. In FIG. 2, 17 is a fixing member for the upper product storage column 12a, which fixes the back surface of the door 8 and the upper product storage column 12a. Reference numeral 18 denotes a fixing member for the lower product storage column 14a, which fixes the rear surface of the door 8 and the lower product storage column 14a.

The operation of the product storage device of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

Since the upper product storage column 12a and the lower product storage column 14a are fixed to the back surface of the door 8, respectively, the upper product storage column 12 is opened when the door 8 is opened.
a, the lower product storage column 14a can be moved forward to open the front of the upper product storage column 12b and the lower product storage column 14b.
b, the product 2 can be easily stored in the lower product storage column 14b.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, the front and rear product storage sections of a plurality of vertically arranged product storage sections face each other, and a common product discharge passage is formed between the front and rear product storage sections. As a result, a large amount of products can be stored, and the product discharge passage to the product outlet can be simply formed, so that there is no problem of the product stopping halfway and an inexpensive product storage device can be provided. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a product storage device of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a product storage device of the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a conventional product storage device of a vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12a Upper product storage column 12b Upper product storage column 13 Space 13a Product discharge passage 14a Lower product storage column 14b Lower product storage column 15 Space 15a Product discharge passage 16 Vertical product chute 17 Fixing member 18 Fixing member

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A product storage column for stacking and storing box-shaped products in a vertical direction is arranged to face each other in the front-rear direction, a product discharge passage is provided between the front and rear product storage columns, and the product storage columns are sent out. A product storage device for a vending machine, wherein the product is discharged from a common product discharge passage to a product outlet. 2. A product storage column having a structure in which box-shaped products are stacked vertically and stored to face each other in the front-rear direction, and a plurality of product storage columns are arranged in the left-right direction. A product storage device for vending machines, characterized in that the front product storage column is fixed to the door side.