JPH10269439A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic vending machine which can inexpensively makes appearance slim or increase the number of merchandise to be stored and can easily store merchandise. SOLUTION: Concerning the automatic vending machine provided with a carry-out means for carrying out plural pieces of piled merchandise one by one from the merchandise on the bottom stage, this machine is provided with plural partition plates 4 longitudinally partitioning the inside of main body 21, plural merchandise carry-out device attaching plates 3 arranged between two partition plates 4 or between the partition plate 4 and the inside wall of main body, and plural roller parts 5 held at the inside upper part of main body 21, and constituted freely movable back and forth by holding the merchandise carry-out devices 2 on both the sides of merchandise carry-out device attaching plate 3 and hanging the merchandise carry-out device attaching plate from the roller parts 5 so that this machine can inexpensively make the appearance slim or increase the number of merchandise to be stored and can easily store merchandise.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a column structure of a vending machine for cigarettes and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional vending machine will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a vending machine. The vending machine 20 includes a main body 21b and a door 22 provided on a front surface thereof. The door 22 is provided with a display shelf 23, a product selection button 24, a cash slot 25, a product outlet 26, and the like. When this door 22 is opened, as shown in FIG.
The inside of the main body is provided with a plurality of partition plates 4 for vertically partitioning the inside. And, between the two partition plates 4 or between the partition plate 4 and the inner wall of the main body, the product carrying device mounting plate 3b
Are suspended by rollers held at the upper part of the main body 21b. A product discharge device 2 for discharging products is held at the lower end and the center of one surface of the product discharge device mounting plate 3b. In this manner, the columns 7b each composed of the product carrying-out device mounting plate 3b and the partition plate 4 are arranged in a plurality of rows in the left-right direction. Then, the product carrying device mounting plate 3b held by the roller portion 5 has a structure that can be pulled out forward.

[0004] FIG. 4 is a side view of a product carrying device and a column portion. Products 8 such as tobacco are stacked on the product carrying device 2. The unloading device 2 is composed of a motor, a chain, a gear, an extruding unit 11 and the like.
1 is moved in the front-rear direction, the commodity 8 located at the lowermost stage is pressed, and the commodity 8 is carried out and sold.

[0005]

However, in the vending machine having the above-mentioned structure, since the product discharging device is mounted on only one side of the product discharging device mounting plate, the number of the discharging device mounting plate and the partition plate is reduced. However, there is a problem that the cost increases and the width of the main body becomes long.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and is inexpensive and has a slim appearance.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine which can increase the number of stored products and can easily store products.

[0007]

A column for stacking and storing a plurality of products such as tobacco is provided on the main body of the vending machine, and a column is provided one by one from the bottom one of the stacked products. A vending machine provided with an unloading means for unloading a plurality of partitions vertically separating the inside of the main body;
A plurality of unloading device mounting plates disposed between the partition plates or between the partition plate and the inner wall of the main body, an unloading device for unloading the product, and a plurality of roller units held at an upper inside of the main body. Is provided, and the unloading device is held on both sides of the unloading device mounting plate, and the unloading device mounting plate is hung by the roller portion so that the unloading device can be moved in the front-rear direction. The number of plates and partition plates used can be halved, and the cost can be reduced, the appearance can be slimmed down, or the number of stored plates can be increased, and the product stacking time can be shortened to solve the problem doing.

[0008]

By opening the door and pulling the mounting plate of the product carrying device housed in the main body toward the user, the mounting plate is pulled out forward. Then, the products are stacked on the upper surface of the product carry-out device held on both sides of the mounting plate, and the product carry-out device mounting plate is pushed inward to be stored in the main body.

Then, by pressing the product selection button, the commanded motor of the product discharging device is operated, the extruding portion moves in the front-rear direction via the gear and the chain, and the product is pushed out and discharged to the product outlet. You.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a main body of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vending machine. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the inside of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a side view of a product discharge section of the vending machine. 2 and 4 used in the description of the conventional vending machine are also used in the embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a product discharging device, which is for discharging products such as tobacco. An extrusion unit 11 is provided on the upper surface of the unloading device 2, and a motor, a chain, a gear, and the like are mounted inside.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a product carrying device mounting plate, and two product carrying devices 2 are mounted on both sides of the mounting plate 3, respectively. The upper end of the mounting plate 3 is suspended by the roller 5 held on the ceiling of the main body 21.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a partition plate, which is a product carrying device 2
Is partitioned between the two product carrying-out device mounting plates 3 holding the same, and between the mounting plate 3 and the main body 21.

In such a configuration, by pulling the product carry-out device mounting plate 3 suspended by the roller unit 5 forward, the mounting plate 3 is pulled out forward. This mounting plate 3
A product such as a cigarette is stacked on the upper surface of the product carrying device 2 held in the main body, and the mounting plate 3 is pushed backward to be stored in the main body 21.

When a product is sold, by pressing an arbitrary product selection button 24, the motor of the product transport device 2 connected to the selection button 24 is rotated, and the extruding unit 11 is driven via a gear and a chain. Move forward and backward. The side of the product 8 is pressed and carried out by the movement of the pushing section 11. The direction in which the product is carried out may be either the front or the rear.

Further, in one embodiment, the product discharge device 2 is disposed at a position facing both sides of the product discharge device mounting plate 3, but the product discharge device 2 is disposed at a position not facing the product discharge device. May be.

Further, the two product unloading devices 2 are arranged on both sides of the mounting plate 3, but the number of the unloading devices 2 is arbitrary, for example, two and one, or one each. Should be decided.

According to the present invention, when the column 7 is configured as described above, the number of the product carrying device mounting plate 3 can be reduced to half as compared with the conventional structure, and the number of the partition plates 4 is also substantially half. Can be reduced. By reducing these plates, both the material cost and the processing cost are reduced, and the cost of the vending machine can be reduced, and the effect is large.

Further, by reducing the unloading device mounting plate 3 and the partition plate 4, the width can be reduced and the appearance can be made slim. Alternatively, when the width is the same, the number of columns can be increased to increase the number of stored products.

Further, since the product carrying-out device 2 is mounted on both sides of the mounting plate 3, the pull-out of the mounting plate 3
There are many effects such as the number of times of reversing can be halved and the time for stacking products can be shortened.

[0021]

As described above, the vending machine of the present invention can reduce the price, and can be made slim or increase the number of articles to be stored. Further, the storage time of the product is reduced, and the effect is great.

[0022]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a main body of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a vending machine.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the inside of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a side view of a product discharging section of the vending machine.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a main body of a conventional vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 ································································ Roller unit 7, 7b ······ Column 8: Product 10: Motor 11: Extruder 20: Vending machine 21, 21b: Body 22 ····· Door 23 ····· Display shelf 24 ·····································································

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A column for stacking and storing a plurality of products,
In a vending machine provided in a main body of a vending machine and provided with unloading means for unloading one by one from the bottom one of the stacked products to the front or rear, a plurality of partition plates for vertically partitioning the inside of the main body. A plurality of product unloading device mounting plates disposed between the two partition plates or between the partition plate and the inner wall of the main body; a product unloading device for discharging the product; Provided a plurality of roller units, holding the product unloading device on both sides of the product unloading device mounting plate, and suspending the product unloading device mounting plate to the roller unit, to move in the front-back direction A vending machine characterized by its freedom.