JPH10162231A - Article storage rack for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily change the article storage space of a column according to the size of an article to be vended only by selectively attaching or detaching and using various attachments while a column partition plate is fitted at its initial assembly position. SOLUTION: On a base 2 in which a pusher type bend mechanism is built, right and left column partition plates 4 having their rear ends bent in an L shape are arranged on its top surface side to partition an article storage column 5 between them, and articles 8 stacked in each column are pushed out forward by pusher operation and carried out by the article storage rack. To adjust and change the depth and width of the column according to the article size, attachments are fitted to the side wall 4c and the back wall 4d of the partition plate and when the depth of the column is varied, a back attachment 7 is selectively attached to or detached from the back wall 4d of the partition plate 4 and the column is adapted to articles 8 having various lengths L1 and L2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product storage rack of a vending machine for selling box-shaped products such as cigarettes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art First, a conventional structure of a pusher-type product storage rack mounted on a cigarette vending machine described above is shown in FIGS. In the figure, 1 is a top plate of a product storage rack, 2 is a base table in which a pusher type bend mechanism 3 is incorporated, and 4 is a column partition plate made of a thin steel plate whose rear end is bent in an L-shape. Are straddled between the mounting metal 1a provided on the top plate 1 and the upper surface of the base 2 and are arranged side by side on the left and right, and a product storage column 5 is defined between the partition plates. Reference numeral 3a denotes a pusher claw of the pusher type bend mechanism 3.

The column partition plate 4 has its upper end fixedly supported by a mounting plate 1a on the top plate side via a plug-in fixture 6, and its lower end before and after projecting downward from the lower edge of the partition plate. A pair of claws 4a, 4b are inserted into and supported by slit-shaped square holes 2a, 2b opened on the upper surface of the base 2. Although not shown, a product carrying gate and an openable / closable support wire for preventing the products stacked and stored in the columns from being overturned are provided in front of each column 5.

In such a configuration, box-shaped products such as cigarettes are stacked and stored in, for example, two rows (or one row) in each of the columns 5 and operated by the bend mechanism 3 based on a sales command. It is well known that the pusher claws 3a are protruded from the upper surface of the base 2 and are moved forward from the rear side to push out and carry out the products stacked and stored in the column in order from the lowest.

In a conventional product storage rack, a plurality of sets of square holes 2a and 2b are formed on the upper surface of the base table 2 in order to support a column partition plate, as shown in FIG. By selecting the insertion positions of the claws 4a, 4b of the column partition plate 4 with respect to the square holes 2a, 2b on the base table side, the mounting position of the partition plate 4 is moved back and forth, and the column 5 is moved.
The depth dimension (the distance from the product discharge gate fixed and installed in front of the column to the rear end of the column partition plate 4),
Various sizes of cigarettes (standard size, long size, etc.)
It is made to correspond to. When a plurality of cigarettes are packed and sold in packs, the partition plate 4 that separates adjacent columns is removed, and another partition plate is newly attached to increase the width of the column space. Like that.

[0006] A product storage column similar in configuration to the above is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 7-16280.

[0007]

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional product storage rack, the product to be sold is changed to a different size (for example, a standard size of cigarettes, a short size, a package of a plurality of cigarettes, etc.). In such a case, it is time-consuming and time-consuming to remove the column partition plate 4 and relocate it to a new position each time, or remove some of the partition plates and attach another one. Therefore, there is a demand for improvement measures.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has as its object to solve the above-mentioned problems with a pusher-type product storage rack for selling box-shaped products such as cigarettes.
Even if the product storage space in the column is changed according to the size of the product to be sold, there is no need for the troublesome work of replacing the column partition plate with a new position each time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine product storage rack which can be easily handled simply by selectively attaching and detaching an attached attachment of the vending machine.

[0009]

According to the present invention, in order to attain the above object, according to the present invention, a rear end is arranged on the upper surface side of a base table in which a pusher type bend mechanism is incorporated.
By attaching a screen-shaped column partition plate bent in a letter shape, a product storage column with a front open between the partition plates is defined, and box-shaped products stacked and stored in each column are operated by the pusher-type bend mechanism. In a merchandise storage rack of a vending machine which is pushed out and carried out from the inside of the column, the following attachments are attached to and detached from the partition plate according to the size of the merchandise.

1) To change the depth of the product storage column, a back attachment is detachably attached to the back wall of the column partition plate. 2) To change the width of the product storage column, a side attachment is removably attached to the side wall of the column partition plate. 3) In order to cope with the sale of large-sized products or the like packed with a plurality of products, the back wall of the column partition plate is widened in advance and placed on the back wall, and the product storage space in the column is left and right. An intermediate partition attachment that partitions into a plurality of divided columns is detachably attached.

4) Here, the various attachments described in 1) to 3) above can be detachably attached to the column partition plate via a magnet or a hook piece that is hooked on a square hole opened in the plate surface of the column partition plate. Can be installed. By preparing a back attachment, a side attachment, or a middle attachment that can be detachably attached to the column partition plate as an attached attachment as in the above configuration, even if the sales product is changed to a different size, With the partition plate fixed in the original assembly position, various attachments can be selectively used and easily handled by simple operation of attaching and detaching to the column partition plate,
The change work can be greatly simplified.

In addition, by using a magnet and a hook hook as mounting means for various attachments, attachment and detachment can be easily performed by one-touch operation from the front of the rack.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings for each of the above-mentioned embodiments. In the drawings of each embodiment, the same members corresponding to FIG. 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals. [Embodiment 1] FIGS. 1 (a) to 1 (c) are structural views of an embodiment corresponding to claim 1 of the present invention. In this embodiment, the rear surface of the column partition plate 4 is formed by bending a thin steel plate into a substantially U-shape on the front surface of a back wall 4d bent in an L shape from the rear end of the side wall 4c. The attachment 7 is detachably mounted as an attached attachment, and the depth dimension of the product storage column 5 is adjusted according to the size of the products to be stacked and stored in the column. The attachment of the back attachment 7 may be performed by attaching a magnet 9 to the back attachment 7 as shown in FIG. 2 (a) and holding the magnet 9 by suction on the column partition plate 4 made of steel, or as shown in FIG. 2 (b).
As shown in FIG. 5, there is a method of hooking a hook piece 7a cut and raised on the rear end edge of the back attachment 7 into a square hole opened in the wall surface of the column partition plate 4.

Then, as shown in FIG. 1B, when the back attachment 7 is detached from the column partition plate 4, the products 8 of length L1 are stored in the front and rear two rows in the product storage column 5. On the other hand, if the sale product 6
When changing to a product of 2 (L2 <L1), the back attachment 7 is attached to the back wall 4d of the column partition plate 4 as shown in FIG. 1 (c). As a result, the depth of the product storage space of the column 5 is adjusted to a size corresponding to the product of the short size L2 while the column partition plate 4 is fixed at the original assembling position. It should be noted that a plurality of types of back attachments 7 having different front and rear widths A are prepared and selected for use, so that it is possible to cope with products of various sizes having different length sizes.

[Embodiment 2] FIGS. 3A to 3C show an embodiment corresponding to claim 2 of the present invention. In this embodiment, a side attachment 10 having a width B is detachably attached to the side wall 4c of the column partition plate 4, and the width of the product storage column 5 is adjusted according to the product size. As shown in FIG. 2A, the magnet 9 is attached to the column partition plate 4 by suction and held on the wall surface.

As shown in FIGS. 3 (b) and 3 (c), when the side attachment 10 is removed, the merchandise 8 having the width D1 is stored in the merchandise storage column 5 and sold. When changing to a slim product of D2 <D1), the side attachment 1 is attached to the side wall 4c of the column partition plate 5.
Install 0. Thus, the width of the product storage space of the column 5 can be adjusted according to the size of the product to be sold by selectively attaching and detaching the side attachment 10 while the column partition plate 4 is fixed at the initial assembly position.

If the side attachment 10 and the back attachment 7 described in the first embodiment are used together, it is possible to cope with products of various sizes having different widths and lengths. Embodiment 3 FIGS. 4A to 4C show an embodiment corresponding to claim 3 of the present invention. In this embodiment, in addition to the sale of normal-size products, for example, it is possible to easily cope with the sale of a product in which a plurality of normal-size products are packaged together, or the sale of large-size products. Then, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the back wall 4d of the column partition plate 4
However, the width is expanded to the width C corresponding to two columns of the column 5 corresponding to the normal size product shown in the first and second embodiments, and is defined between the partition 4 and the adjacent partition. In the area of the product storage column 5L, two sets of pusher-type bend mechanisms arranged in the base table 2 at regular intervals correspond to each other.

In this column, the column 5L
A partition attachment 11 for partitioning the left and right into two divided columns 5I and 5II is detachably attached as described below. That is, this middle partition attachment 11 is formed by hook pieces 11 protruding rearward from the rear edge.
a is hooked on a square hole 4e opened in the back wall 4d of the column partition plate 4, and a claw 11b protruding downward from the lower edge is opened on the upper surface of the base 2 in a square hole 2a for fixing the column partition plate. , 2b.

When a normal size product 6 is to be sold, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), an intermediate partition attachment 11 is attached to the center of the column 5L, and divided columns 5I and 5II are provided on both left and right sides thereof. After that, normal-sized products 6 are stacked and stored in each column for sale. On the other hand, a large product (2
4 or a pack of 4)
As shown in (b), while the column partition plate 4 is fixed,
Remove the partition attachment 11. As a result, the product storage space of the column 5L is twice as large as that of the divided column, so that the large product 8L can be sold.

Also in this embodiment, if the back attachment 7 and the side attachment 10 of the first and second embodiments are used together, the product storage space in the column can be variously changed.

[0021]

As described above, according to the structure of the present invention, the back attachment, the side attachment, or the middle partition attachment which is detachably attached to the column partition plate is prepared as an attached attachment, so that it can be sold. Even if the product is changed to a different size, the column partition plate is fixed in the initial assembly position, and various attachments can be selectively used and easily handled by attaching and detaching to the column partition plate, and that change can be made immediately The work can be greatly simplified as compared with the method of changing the column space that has been performed in the conventional rack.

Further, by using a magnet and a hook hook as mounting means for various attachments, attachment and detachment can be easily performed by one-touch operation from the front of the rack.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of one column of a product storage rack with a back attachment corresponding to a first embodiment of the present invention;
(a) is a perspective view, (b) and (c) are plan views of the product storage column showing the product storage state corresponding to the removal and attachment of the back attachment, respectively.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are views showing attachment means of a back attachment in FIG. 1, wherein FIGS. 2A and 2B are perspective views of an attachment employing a magnet and a hook portion, respectively.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram for one column of a product storage rack with a side attachment corresponding to the second embodiment of the present invention;
(a) is a perspective view, (b) and (c) are plan views of the product storage column showing the product storage state corresponding to removal and attachment of the side attachment, respectively.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram for one column of a product storage rack with a partition attachment corresponding to a third embodiment of the present invention;
(a) is a perspective view, (b) and (c) are plan views of the product storage column showing the product storage state corresponding to removal and attachment of the partition attachment, respectively.

FIG. 5 is a configuration perspective view of a conventional product storage rack.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a depth dimension adjusting method of the product storage column in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Base stand 3 Pusher type bend mechanism 3a Pusher claw 4 Column partition plate 4c Side wall 4d Back wall 4e Square hole 5,5L Commodity storage column 5I, 5II Dividing column 7 Back attachment 7a Hook piece 8 Commodity 8L Large product 9 Magnet 10 Side surface Attachment 11 Middle partition attachment 11a Hook piece

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A partitioning plate having a push-type bend mechanism and having a rear end bent in an L-shape and arranged on the left and right sides on the upper surface side of the base stand. In the product storage rack of a vending machine that defines open product storage columns and pushes out box-shaped products stacked and stored in each column to the front of the column by operating a pusher-type bend mechanism, the product storage rack is attached to the back wall of the partition plate. A product storage rack for a vending machine, wherein a back attachment for changing a depth dimension of a product storage space in a column according to a product size is detachably mounted. 2. A partition having a pusher-type bend mechanism and a partition having a rear end bent in an L-shape and mounted on the upper surface of the base, and a front surface is provided between the partition plates. In a product storage rack of a vending machine that defines an open product storage column and pushes out box-shaped products stacked and stored in each column to the front of the column by operating a pusher type bend mechanism, the side walls of the partition plate, A vending machine product storage rack, characterized in that a side attachment for changing a width of a product storage space in a column according to a product size is detachably mounted. 3. A partition table having a pusher-type bend mechanism incorporated therein and a screen-like column partition plate having a rear end bent in an L-shape and arranged on the left and right sides on an upper surface thereof, and a front surface is provided between the partition plates. In a product storage rack of a vending machine which defines an open product storage column and pushes out box-shaped products stacked and stored in each column to the front of the column by operating a pusher type bend mechanism, the back wall of the partition plate is removed. A merchandise storage rack for a vending machine, characterized in that it has been widened in advance and a partition attachment for separating the column into a plurality of left and right divided columns is detachably attached to the back wall. 4. The product storage rack according to claim 1, wherein the attachment is detachably attached to the column partition plate via a magnet or a hook piece that is hooked on a square hole opened in the plate surface of the column partition plate. A product storage rack for a vending machine characterized by being attached.