JPH10334334A - Commodity storage device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate the rise of a commodity owing to the restoration of an opening/ closing board and to eliminate the engagement of the opening/closing board with the commodity by providing the individual opening/closing boards for right/left commodity paths and always energizing them to an opening position-side with a spring, restraining/releasing the opening/closing boards by a restraining board and opening/ closing them. SOLUTION: At the time of waiting for sales, the restraining board 19 is kept in a restraining position, it is abutted on the right/left opening/closing boards 18 and 18 from a front side and restrains them in closing positions. The multiple commodities are arranged and stored in the respective commodity paths in forward/backward direction in such a state and they are kept between the opening/closing boards 18 in the closing position and a pusher. For discharging the commodity from the commodity path on the left side, for example, a driving shaft 24 rotates in a prescribed direction by a prescribed angle. Then, the restraining board 19 rotates to the releasing position by the same angle on the side of the right opening/closing board 18 and therefore the restraining board 19 is removed from the left opening/closing board 18. Then, the opening/closing board 18 is released. In such a case, the notch 22 of the opening/closing board 18 functions as a recess for avoiding interference with the restraining board 19.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise storing apparatus for a vending machine of a type in which a large number of commodities are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction and the commodities are paid out from the front side at the time of sale.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The present applicant has already proposed a merchandise storage device for a vending machine of this type, for example, in Japanese Patent Application No. 8-355374. As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, in this product storage device 50, a plurality of product racks 51 are arranged vertically, and each product rack 51 is movable in the front-rear direction by a roller 53 and the like, and the vending machine It is configured to be able to be pulled out from a main body (not shown).

Each product rack 51 is made of a bent steel plate, and is partitioned by a central partition wall 54 to form two left and right product passages 52. At the front end of the partition wall 54, a transparent opening / closing plate 55 common to both the product passages 52, 52 is provided. Behind the pusher 56, which is movable in the front-rear direction and urged forward, is provided. It is provided for each. Further, a weir plate 57 is provided behind the opening / closing plate 55 of the partition wall 54, and a flapper 58 is provided continuously at the front end of each product passage 52.

The opening / closing plate 55 is fixed to the front end of a drive shaft 59 penetrating the partition wall 54 in the front-rear direction. The drive shaft 59 is disposed at the rear end of the product rack 51 and has a drive mechanism having a motor or the like. (Not shown). The weir plate 57 is configured to be movable and adjustable in the front-rear direction, and to protrude into the product passage 52 with the rotation of the drive shaft 59. Further, the flapper 58 is connected to a drive shaft 59 via an interlocking mechanism (not shown), and is always kept horizontally. It is designed to freely rotate downward.

[0005] Commodity S is placed in each commodity passage 52 in an open / close plate 55.
Are arranged and stored in the front-rear direction in a state of being sandwiched between the and the pusher 56. At the time of selling the product S, the drive mechanism operates and the drive shaft 59 rotates, so that the opening / closing plate 55 rotates by a predetermined angle to open one of the product passages 52, so that the frontmost product (sale Commodity) S is commodity passage 52
Will be paid out. Further, with the rotation of the drive shaft 59, the flapper 58 freely rotates forward and downward, thereby facilitating the dispensing of the sales product S and the weir plate 5
7 protrudes into the product passage 52, thereby holding the second product from the front (the next product) S between the product and the opposing side wall 52a.

[0006]

However, the merchandise storage device 50 has room for improvement in the following points. In other words, in the product storage device 50, at the time of sale, the opening / closing plate 55 rotates while sliding on the product S, so that the product S may rise when returning and rotating. In this case,
The arrangement of the products S varies between the left and right product passages 52, 52, and the display effect is reduced. The display effect is also reduced by the fact that the opening / closing plate 55 is easily stained or damaged, and the transparency of the opening / closing plate 55 is reduced. If the product S is a box-shaped product and is deformed or soft, the opening / closing plate 55 may bite into the product S, thereby deteriorating the product value.

Further, since the opening / closing plate 55 rotates about the horizontal drive shaft 59, it is necessary to rotate the opening / closing plate 55 at a relatively large angle in order to completely open the product passage 52. For this reason, an extra space must be secured between the upper and lower product racks 51, 51 so that the opening / closing plate 55 does not rotate beyond the product rack 51 to the lower product rack 51. Is not good. For the same reason,
If the product S is a cylindrical product such as a canned beverage, the product S cannot be locked unless the opening / closing plate 55 returns and rotates by a considerable angle. It is difficult to properly adjust the timing for releasing the product S. Further, since the opening / closing plate 55 is common to the two product passages 52, 52 and has a considerably large size and is directly connected to the drive shaft 59, if the stop position of the drive shaft 59 after sale varies, this variation is directly opened and closed. Since the inclination of the plate 55 becomes conspicuous, the display effect also decreases.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem. Even when the product is soft, the product can be stored without causing the opening / closing plate to bite, and the cylindrical product can be easily sold with good timing. It is another object of the present invention to provide a vending machine product storage device capable of improving a display effect and a product storage efficiency.

[0009]

In order to achieve this object, a vending machine product storage device according to the present invention has a payout port at a front end thereof, and a left and right product for storing a large number of products arranged in the front-rear direction. A product rack having a passage formed therein, and a notch formed on an inner end side, and an inner end portion is rotatably mounted on a center portion of the product rack so as to be rotatable around a vertical axis in a state of being parallel to each other. Right and left open / close plates rotatable between a closed position for closing the payout opening and an open position for opening, a spring for urging these open / close plates toward the open position, and a central portion of the product rack. A locking position, which stands upright in front of the left and right opening / closing plates, abuts on the left and right opening / closing plates and locks in a closed position, and a release position for selectively releasing one of the left and right opening / closing plates. A locking plate rotatable around a horizontal axis in the front-rear direction, A locking plate driving mechanism for rotating the locking plate between the locking position and the releasing position, and a pusher provided movably in the front-rear direction and pressing forward the product stored in the product path. It is characterized by having.

According to the merchandise storage device of the vending machine,
The locking plate is normally held in a locking position by a locking plate drive mechanism, abuts the left and right opening and closing plates from the front side, and locks them in the closed position. In this state, a large number of products are stored in the respective product passages side by side in the front-rear direction, are sandwiched between the open / close plate and the pusher at the closed position, and are in a sales standby state. At the time of sale of the product, the locking plate driving mechanism is operated, and the locking plate is rotated around the horizontal axis to the opening / closing side to the opening / closing side, so that the other opening / closing plate is locked by the locking plate. Get off and be released. In this case, the notch on the open / close plate
Functions as a "runaway" to avoid interference with the locking plate. With the release of the opening / closing plate, the opening / closing plate is rotated to the open position by the urging force of the spring to open the payout opening of the product passage, whereby the foremost product (sales product) is discharged from the product rack. Thereafter, the locking plate rotates in the opposite direction to the locking position at a predetermined timing. Along with this, the opening / closing plate is pressed by the locking plate, thereby returning to the closed position against the urging force of the spring, and again enters the sales standby state.

As described above, in the commodity storage device of the present invention,
Opening and closing plates for the left and right product passages are separately provided, and are constantly urged toward the open position by a spring, and are opened and closed by locking and releasing the opening and closing plates with a locking plate. Therefore, unlike the case where the open / close plate rotates while sliding on the product, the product does not rise due to the return of the open / close plate, and
Since the dirt and scratches on the opening / closing plate are less likely to occur, the display effect can be favorably maintained. For the same reason, even if the product is deformed or soft, the opening / closing plate does not bite into the product.

Further, since the opening / closing plate rotates about the vertical axis, it is not necessary to secure an extra space between the upper and lower product racks, and the storage efficiency of the products can be improved.
Further, each opening / closing plate is rotatably supported on the inner end side, and the locking plate abuts on the opening / closing plate at a position close to the supporting point, so that the locking / release of the opening / closing plate by the locking plate, that is, opening and closing thereof. This can be performed with a relatively small rotation angle of the locking plate. As a result, when holding the next sale product by protruding the weir plate at the time of sale, the timing of retracting and releasing the weir plate after sale,
Even in the case of cylindrical products, it can be easily taken. For the same reason, the locking plate may be of a relatively small size, and the stop position of the locking plate driving mechanism for driving the locking plate varies, so that even if the locking plate is inclined, it is not so noticeable,
Has little effect on the display effect.

In this case, it is preferable that a band-like projection is formed on one of the contact surfaces of the opening / closing plate and the locking plate.

According to this configuration, the locking plate is rotated while slidingly contacting the opening / closing plate via the belt-shaped projection, so that the frictional resistance at this time can be reduced. The force can be reduced, and the occurrence of scratches on the opening / closing plate can be suppressed.

In this case, it is preferable that the projections are arranged in an arc shape centered on the horizontal axis.

In this configuration, since the center of rotation of the locking plate coincides with the center of the arc-shaped projection, the locking plate is opened and closed by rotating while receiving the reaction force from the opening and closing plate in a well-balanced manner. The plate can be locked and released more smoothly.

In these cases, it is preferable that the locking plate is provided with an attaching means for attaching the display label to the front surface.

[0018] According to this configuration, the display label can be attached to the front surface of the locking plate by the mounting means, so that the locking plate can be used as these display means. The display target by this display label is, for example,
This is the price of the product, the rack number of the product rack when the product selection button is installed at a position away from the product rack, and the like.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A merchandise storage device of a vending machine to which the present invention is applied will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the vending machine 2 is a so-called see-through type in which an actual product for sale such as a canned beverage or a packed beverage can be visually recognized from the outside. The vending machine 2 includes a vending machine main body 3 accommodating the product storage device 1 according to the present invention, a main door 4 attached to a front surface of the vending machine main body 3, and a position between the vending machine main body 3 and the main door 4. And a transparent insulated door 5.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a plurality of product racks 10 constituting a part of the product storage device 1 are provided in the vending machine main body 3. In this embodiment, the upper and lower 8
In each row, a total of 24 product racks 10 are arranged in three rows on the left and right sides, and the same type of product S is stored in each product rack 10.

On the other hand, on the front face of the main door 4, a money input unit 4a, a plurality of product selection buttons 4b, a product outlet 4c,
And a front window 4d that constitutes a product display. The product selection button 4b is
The same number and the same arrangement as above are arranged in a matrix. At the time of purchase of a product, the user inserts money into the cash input unit 4a and selects the product S by pressing the product selection button 4b corresponding to the product rack 10 that stores the product S to be purchased. An elevator 6 is provided in a space on the front side of the product rack 10 in the vending machine body 3. The elevator 6 transports the commodity S delivered from the commodity rack 10 on the placing plate 6a at the time of sale, and conveys the commodity S to the vicinity of the shutter 3a provided at the bottom by lowering the commodity S, and through the shutter 3a. Then, it is carried out to the product outlet 4c.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, each product rack 10 includes a rack body 11 and an adapter 12 attached to a front end thereof. The rack body 11 is
It is composed of a bent steel plate, and has inside thereof left and right product passages 1 partitioned by a central partition wall 13.
4 and 14 are formed. At the front end of each product passage 14, a payout port 14a is formed.

On the other hand, the adapter 12 is formed of a synthetic resin (for example, polypropylene) into a frame shape, is fitted into the front end of the rack body 11, and is fixed with screws.
The front part of the adapter 12 has a slanted part 12b that is inclined forward and downward on both sides of a central horizontal part 12a, and has a plurality of long grooves 12c extending in the front-rear direction on the bottom surface. The front end of the inclined portion 12b protrudes in a jaw shape, and constitutes a handle portion 12d of the product rack 10. The horizontal portion 12a of the adapter 12 has mounting holes 12e for mounting left and right opening and closing plates 18, 18 described later, respectively.
12e are formed.

The commodity rack 10 constructed as described above
Is a roller 15 on a shelf 15 (FIG.) Provided in the vending machine main body 3.
6 and the like, are movably mounted in the front-rear direction, are always stored in the vending machine main body 3 as shown in FIG. 5 and the like, and when the product S is replenished, as shown in FIG. ,
The vending machine main body 3 is drawn forward.

The product storage device 1 further stores the product S at the time of sale.
And a payout mechanism 17 for paying out. The dispensing mechanism 17 is provided with a dispensing port 14 at the front end of both product passages 14, 14.
left and right opening / closing plates 18 for opening and closing a, 14a, a spring (not shown) for urging these opening / closing plates 18, a locking plate 19 for locking / releasing both the opening / closing plates 18, 18; At the time of sale, it is composed of left and right weir plates 20 and 20 for holding a second product (next sale product) S from the front, a locking plate driving mechanism 21 for driving a locking plate 19, and the like.

The opening / closing plate 18 is made of a transparent synthetic resin (for example, polycarbonate), and has semicircular notches 22 concentric with each other on the lower inner side thereof. A semi-arc-shaped projection 23 is formed along the notch 22. Rotating shafts 18a, 18a protrude from the upper and lower ends of the inner end of each opening / closing plate 18 (see FIG. 10 and the like), and the upper rotating shaft 18a is formed.
Is attached to a mounting hole (not shown) of the partition wall 13 by the lower rotating shaft 1.
8a are attached to the attachment holes 12e of the adapter 12 of the product rack 10, respectively. Thereby, the opening / closing plate 18
Is rotatably supported at the center of the product rack 10 about a vertical axis, and is rotatable between a closed position for closing the outlet 14a of the product passage 14 and an open / close position for opening. In addition, each open / close plate 18 is always operated by the above-mentioned spring.
It is urged toward the open position (the direction of arrow B in FIG. 8).

On the other hand, the locking plate 19 is formed of a circular plate made of opaque synthetic resin (for example, polyacetal), and the lower end is fixed to the tip of the drive shaft 24. The drive shaft 24 is disposed concentrically with the semi-circular projection 23 of the opening / closing plate 18, and the partition wall 13 and the notch 22
Extend in the front-rear direction (see FIG. 8). Also,
The drive shaft 24 constitutes a part of the locking plate driving mechanism 21, and the rear end thereof has a reduction gear 25 of the locking plate driving mechanism 21.
, And is rotationally driven by the operation of the motor 26 at the time of product sale.

The left and right weir plates 20, 20 are located behind the opening / closing plate 18 and are rotatably provided on the partition wall 13. When the drive shaft 24 rotates, the two dam plates 20, 20 are moved by a cam 27 (see FIG. 9) formed integrally with the drive shaft 24.
At the same time, it rotates and protrudes into the product passage 14, and the next product S
Is sandwiched between the side walls 14b and 14b facing the partition wall 13. In addition, the installation position of the weir plate 20 can be moved and adjusted in the front-rear direction by operating the lever 28.

As shown in FIG. 5, the product storage device 1 further includes two right and left pushers 29, 29 for extruding and dispensing the product S from each product passage 14 at the time of sale, and a guide rail for guiding the pusher 29. 30. Each pusher 29 includes a block-shaped pusher body 29a,
A pair of front and rear rollers 29b, 29b with a U-groove attached to the upper side of the pusher body 29a (only the front one is shown), and an auxiliary roller 29c attached to the lower side
In the configuration. Further, the pusher 29 is always urged forward by a tension coil spring (not shown).

On the other hand, the guide rail 30 is made of, for example, an extruded product of aluminum, and is provided at the center of the shelf 15 on which the upper product rack 10 is placed so as to protrude downward and extend in the front-rear direction. It is attached to extend. On both sides of the guide rail 30, guide protrusions 30a extending vertically are formed.
The roller 29b of the pusher 29 is engaged with Oa, so that the pusher 29 moves smoothly in the front-rear direction along the guide rail 30.

Next, the operation of the product storage device 1 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 shows a sales standby state. That is, when waiting for sale,
The locking plate 19 is held at a locking position by a locking plate driving mechanism 21 and abuts the left and right opening / closing plates 18 from the front side.
These are locked in the closed position. In this state, a number of products S are stored in the respective product passages 14 side by side in the front-rear direction, and are sandwiched between the open / close plate 18 and the pusher 29 at the closed position.

When the product S is dispensed from the left product path 14, the drive shaft 24 rotates by a predetermined angle in the direction of arrow C in FIG. Along with this, the locking plate 19 is pivoted toward the right opening / closing plate 18 by the same angle and to the release position, whereby the locking plate 19 is released from the left opening / closing plate 18 and the opening / closing plate 18 is released. In this case, the notch 22 of the opening / closing plate 18 is
It acts as a “flee” to avoid interference with Along with the opening of the opening / closing plate 18, the opening / closing plate 18 is rotated to the open position by the urging force of a spring (not shown) to open the payout port 14a of the product passage 14 on the left side, so that the frontmost product (sales product) ) S is paid out from the commodity passage 14.

In this case, the adapter 12 of the product rack 10
The product S is guided while falling forward by the inclined portion 12b, and the frictional resistance between the product S and the bottom surface of the inclined portion 12b is reduced by the long groove 12c of the inclined portion 12b. Can be performed smoothly. Further, with the rotation of the drive shaft 24, the weir plates 20, 20 are simultaneously driven by the cam 27, protrude into the product passage 14, and hold the next-sell product S.

Thereafter, when the motor 26 operates at a predetermined timing and rotates in the opposite direction by the same angle, the locking plate 19 returns to the locking position shown in FIG. Along with this, the opening / closing plate 18 is pressed by the locking plate 19 to return to the closed position against the urging force of the spring, and the weir plate 20 is retracted from the product passage 14 to store the product. The device 1 enters the sales standby state again. Also, as shown in FIG. 10, by rotating the drive shaft 24 in the direction opposite to that of FIG. 9 (the direction of arrow D), the product S can be paid out from the right product path 14.

As described above, in the commodity storage device 1 of the present embodiment, the open / close plates 18, 1 for the left and right commodity passages 14, 14 are provided.
8 are provided separately, and are constantly urged toward the open position by a spring, and are opened and closed by locking and releasing these open / close plates 18, 18 with a lock plate 19. Therefore, unlike the case where the open / close plate rotates while sliding on the product, the open / close plate 1
The display effect can be maintained satisfactorily because the lifting of the product S accompanying the return of the product 8 is eliminated, and the opening and closing plate 18 is less likely to be stained or damaged. For the same reason, even if the product S is deformed or soft, it is possible to prevent the opening / closing plate 18 from biting into the product S.

Further, since the opening / closing plate 18 rotates about the vertical axis, it is not necessary to secure an extra space between the upper and lower product racks 10 and 10, and the storage efficiency of the product S can be improved. Further, each opening / closing plate 18 is rotatably supported on the inner end side, and the locking plate 19 abuts on the opening / closing plate 18 at a position near this supporting point.
8 can be locked / released, that is, opened / closed, with a relatively small rotation angle of the locking plate 19. As a result, the timing for retreating the weir plate 20 after the sale and releasing the next sale product S can be easily set even when the product S is cylindrical. For the same reason, the locking plate 19 may be of a relatively small size. If the stop position of the motor 26 of the locking plate driving mechanism 21 varies, even if the locking plate 19 is inclined, it is not so noticeable, Has little effect on effectiveness.

Further, since the locking plate 19 rotates while slidingly contacting the projection 23 of the opening / closing plate 18, the frictional resistance at this time can be reduced. For example, the motor 26 of the locking plate driving mechanism 21 can be reduced in size. Also, the occurrence of scratches on the opening / closing plate 18 can be suppressed. The projection 23 has an arc shape and the center thereof is the drive shaft 2.
4, that is, the center of rotation of the locking plate 19, the locking plate 19 can rotate while receiving the reaction force from the opening and closing plate 18 in a well-balanced manner. Can be performed smoothly.

Next, the display label 31 attached to the locking plate 19 will be described with reference to FIGS. The display label 31 is made of, for example, a soft plastic, and has a protrusion 31a formed at the lower end thereof. On the surface, numbers 1 to 24 indicating the rack number of the product rack 10 and the price of the product S are respectively displayed. It is printed (the example of rack number 1 is shown). As shown in FIG. 13, a concave portion 19a (attachment means) corresponding to the projection 31a is provided at a lower end of the locking plate 19, and an undercut engaging portion 19b is provided at the upper end.
(Attachment means) are formed, and the display label 3
1 is attached to the locking plate 19 via the concave portion 19a and the engaging portion 19b by fitting. On the other hand, as described above, the product selection button 4b is
It is arranged in the same number and the same arrangement as the matrix,
Although not shown, these product selection buttons 4b also have
Rack numbers up to 24 are displayed in the same arrangement as the product rack 10.

Therefore, the user visually recognizes the commodity S stored in the commodity rack 10 through the main door 4,
Select a product S to be purchased from among them, and then select the product S
After confirming the rack number and the product price by the display label 31 of the locking plate 19 of the product rack 10 of the
Put money in a and select the same rack number
By pressing b, the selected product S can be purchased.

FIG. 14 shows a product storage device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the locking plate 19 of the above-described first embodiment is circular, whereas the locking plate 39 is formed in a half-moon shape and has a considerably smaller size than the locking plate 19. . Other configurations are the first
This is the same as the embodiment. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained, and
In particular, as the locking plate 39 is reduced, the transparent opening / closing plate 18 is reduced.
Since the portion of the product S that can be seen from the outside through the screen becomes larger, the display effect can be further enhanced.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but can be implemented in various modes.
For example, in the embodiment, the semicircular protrusions are formed on the front surfaces of the left and right opening / closing plates, respectively. However, the protrusions may be formed on the back surface of the locking plate, or may have another shape. In addition, the configuration of the details can be appropriately changed within the scope of the present invention.

[0042]

As described above, according to the merchandise storage device of the vending machine of the present invention, even if the merchandise is soft, the merchandise can be stored without causing the opening / closing plate to bite, and the cylindrical merchandise can be easily produced with good timing. In addition to being able to sell, it has the effect of improving the display effect and the storage efficiency of the product.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vending machine equipped with a product storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state where a door of the vending machine of FIG. 1 is opened.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the vending machine of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where one of the product racks is pulled out.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged front view of an arrow A part in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the product rack and the payout mechanism in a partially exploded state.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a product rack, a shelf, and a payout mechanism in a partially exploded state.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the payout mechanism in a sales standby state.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the operation of the payout mechanism at the time of sale.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the operation of the selling mechanism when paying out products from the product passage on the opposite side to FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a display label before attachment together with a locking plate.

FIG. 12 is a front view of a display label.

FIG. 13 is a side sectional view showing a state where the display label is attached to the locking plate.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 8, showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a product storage device already proposed by the present applicant.

16 is a partially enlarged front view of the product storage device of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Merchandise storage apparatus 2 Vending machine 3 Vending machine main body 10 Merchandise rack 14 Merchandise passage 14a Payout port 18 Opening / closing plate 19 Locking plate 19a Depression 19b Engaging part 21 Locking plate drive mechanism 22 Notch 23 Projection 24 Drive shaft 29 Pusher 31 Display label 39 Lock plate S Product

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A product rack having a payout opening at a front end thereof and forming left and right product passages for accommodating a large number of products arranged side by side in a front-rear direction, and a cutout formed at an inner end side and side by side with each other. In this state, the inner end is rotatably attached to the center of the product rack around a vertical axis, and rotates between a closed position for closing the payout opening of the left and right product passages and an open position for opening. A transparent left and right open / close plate, a spring for urging these open / close plates toward the open position, and a standing portion provided at a central portion of the product rack, close to a front side of the left / right open / close plate, It is rotatable around a horizontal axis in the front-rear direction between a locking position where it abuts on the left and right opening and closing plate and locks the closed position and a release position where one of the left and right opening and closing plates is selectively released. A locking plate, and the locking plate is moved to the locking position and the release position. A vending machine comprising: a locking plate driving mechanism that rotates between the two; and a pusher that is movably provided in the front-rear direction and that presses the product stored in the product path forward. Product storage device. 2. The product storage device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a band-like projection is formed on one of contact surfaces of the opening and closing plate and the locking plate. . 3. The merchandise storage device for a vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the protrusions are arranged in an arc shape centered on the horizontal axis. 4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the locking plate includes an attaching means for attaching a display label to a front surface.
A vending machine product storage device according to claim 1.