JPH1074284A - Direct stacking type commodity storing rack for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to smoothly replenish commodities to respective columns demarcated to two columns in a drawing type commodity storing rack without being interrupted by an adjacent wall even when a vending machine(VM) is installed close to the wall side of a housing or the like in a located place. SOLUTION: The storing rack is formed by demarcating plural commodity storing racks #1, #2 through a mid partition board 4 in a rack case 3 and forming commodity charging ports 5 corresponding to respective columns #1, #2 on the upper parts of the columns #1, #2. In this case, the upper part of the board 4 partitioning between the columns #1, #2 is removed and a flapper type mid partition door 9 to be optionally oscillated is formed on the removed part. In the case of drawing out the rack from the inside of a cabinet to the forward and replenishing commodities to the rack in the located place of the VM, each commodity 6 can be charged from the commodity charging port 5 of the opposite column #1 through the pushed and opened door 9 even when the commodity charging port 5 of the column #2 is almost blocked by an obstacle such as the wail 8 of an adjacent housing or the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a direct storage type product storage rack mounted on a vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art First, FIG. 7 shows a conventional structure of a direct-stacking type product storage rack to which the present invention is applied. The structure of the direct-stacking type product storage rack and the principle of the unloading operation are disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-12290 and Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 61-103774, and are well known.

In FIG. 7, reference numeral 1 denotes a cabinet of a vending machine, and 2 is a direct-stacking type product storage rack which is mounted in the cabinet 1 so as to be able to be pulled out forward. Here, the product storage rack 2 has a partition plate 4 inside the box-shaped rack case 3.
, A plurality of product storage columns # 1 to # 4 and # 5 to # 8 arranged in two rows on the right and left are defined, and upper portions of the left and right side surfaces of the rack case 1 correspond to the left and right columns. In the state where the product insertion port 5 is open and the rack case 3 is pulled out from the cabinet 1 forward, a product (cup product) 6 is loaded into each column from the directions of arrows P and Q through the product insertion port 5. , Stacked and stored as shown.

[0004] Further, the commodity storage rack 2 has a disk-shaped gate plate 7 incorporated in the bottom side of the four-section columns # 1 to # 4 and # 5 to # 8 in groups. The gate plate 7 is driven 90 degrees by a bend motor (not shown) disposed on the rack case 1 via the drive shaft 7a.
By rotating intermittently by degrees, the products 6 lined up at the bottom from each column fall down one by one through a notch (arc-shaped surface area with an angle of 90 °) formed on the periphery of the gate plate 7 and carried out one by one. Is done.

[0005]

However, the above-described conventional product storage rack has the following problems when the product 6 is refilled in the column. That is, FIG.
When the vending machine is installed at the location as shown by, when the product storage rack 2 is pulled out from the cabinet 1 as shown in FIG. Left column # 1, # 4, # 5
# 8 is a product insertion port 5 opening on the left side of the rack case 3.
Can be freely loaded into the column through the column, but the columns # 2, # 3, # 6 in the right row near the wall 8
# 7 is a product input port 5 opening on the right side of the rack case 3.
The distance L between the building and the building wall 8 is small, so that it is impossible to insert and load the goods 6 from the Q direction. Therefore, when the vending machine is installed near the wall at the location, it is necessary to separate the vending machine from the wall so as to secure a space for introducing the product between the wall 8 and the vending machine. If there is a restriction, a problem arises that the vending machine cannot be used.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to solve the above-mentioned problems. Even when a vending machine is installed near a wall of a building or the like at a location, it is not obstructed by an adjacent wall. Products can be replenished to each column defined in the product storage rack without any trouble, and at the same time, storage problems such as the posture of the products stacked in the product storage column being lost or being caught in the middle of the column It is an object of the present invention to provide a direct-stacking type product storage rack in which, when a problem occurs, the situation can be visually confirmed from one side of the rack and easily repaired.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a plurality of product storage columns arranged in right and left two rows are defined inside a box-shaped rack case via a middle cutting plate. At the top of the left and right sides of the case, a drawer-type direct-loading type product storage rack with product opening openings corresponding to each column is omitted, and the upper part of the middle partition plate that partitions between the left and right columns is omitted. Here, a flapper-type partition door that pivots on the upper edge and swings in the left-right direction is provided.

[0008] According to this configuration, due to the restriction of the installation location at the location, the product insertion opening of one of the columns is almost completely connected to the structure at the installation location (for example, a building wall) in a state where the product storage rack is pulled out to the front of the cabinet. Even in the case of being closed, the product can be loaded into the closed column of the product insertion port by pushing open the partitioning door from the product insertion port of the column arranged on the opposite side. In addition, since the intermediate partition door has a swingable flapper structure, the door plate itself always has a hanging posture under its own weight and functions as a partition wall between the left and right columns.

In the above construction, it is preferable that the door plate of the partitioning door is set so that the plate thickness of the lower end portion thereof is larger than the plate thickness of the partitioning plate of the case. The plate can be configured as a substantially triangular cross section in which the lower end of the plate is thicker than the upper end. With the above configuration, there is no danger that the highest-ordered products stacked and stored in the column will run on the upper edge of the partition plate, and as a result, the product falls over when the product descends in the column as the sales operation progresses. Sales troubles such as product clogging can be prevented.

Further, according to the present invention, as a means for visually confirming and repairing a storage trouble in the product storage column, a product from one column side to a product in the other column is provided on the plate surface of the partition plate. There is a configuration in which a viewing window for visually confirming the storage state is opened, and a partition plate is detachably supported with respect to the rack case. With this configuration, even if a product stored in a column on the side where the input port is blocked by a building wall or the like with respect to the product storage rack has a storage problem, the product is passed through the viewing window of the partition from the opposite side. The trouble situation that has occurred in the back column can be visually checked, and the trouble can be repaired by putting in a hand from the opposite side by removing the middle partition plate.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings of the embodiment, the same members corresponding to FIG. 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals. 1 (a) and 1 (b), a middle partition plate 4 is disposed at the center of the box to define left and right product storage columns # 1 and # 2 in a box-shaped rack case 3 of the product storage rack 2. The upper part (height through which one product 6 passes) is cut off, and a flapper type partitioning door 9 that is swingable in the left-right direction is provided at the cut-off portion while supporting the upper edge. is there. Reference numeral 9a denotes a support shaft of the partition door 9, which is attached to a ceiling plate of the rack case 3. Further, the inner partition door 9 has a triangular cross section in its door plate, a lower end portion having a thickness greater than that of the upper end portion, and a lower end portion having a plate thickness extending below the inner partition plate 4. It is set thicker.

According to the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 1B, the vending machine is installed close to the building wall 8 and close to the wall due to the restriction of the installation space at the location. Even if the product inlet 5 of the column # 2 arranged in the right row of the rack in the pulled-out state is almost completely covered by the building wall 8, the left side of the rack case 3 corresponding to the column # 1 arranged in the left row. Arrow P from the product slot 5 opening at the top of the side
The product 6 can be inserted in the direction, and the partition door 9 can be pushed open to load the product 6 into the right column # 2. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, in a state in which the products 6 are stacked and loaded in the left and right columns, the inner partition door 9 is in a hanging posture by its own weight, and thus functions as a partition wall between the columns # 1 and # 2. , And serves to prevent the products 6 arranged at the top of the column from falling over.

On the other hand, the following effects can be obtained by forming the partitioning door 9 with a triangular cross section at the lower edge side of the partitioning plate 4 thicker than the thickness of the partitioning plate 4 as described above. That is,
As shown in FIG. 3, assuming that a partitioning door 90 composed of a thin plate having the same thickness as that of the partitioning plate 4 is used, for example, the top of the products 6 stacked and stored in the column of the left column # 1 When the products lined up at the time of loading, push the middle partition door 90 and ride on the upper edge of the middle partition plate 4, and when moving down the column with the progress of the selling operation, the top product falls down, May cause product clogging.
In this regard, if the door plate of the middle partition door 9 is triangular in section and its lower edge protrudes from the upper edge of the middle partition plate 4 to the inside of the column, as described above, the product 6 can be used as the middle partition plate 4. It doesn't fall over by riding on the upper edge.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show an embodiment corresponding to claims 4 and 5 of the present invention in which the above-mentioned embodiment is further improved. That is, in this embodiment, the rack case 3
A viewing window 4a is divided into upper and lower portions and is opened on the plate surface of the middle partition plate 4 that partitions the inside of the inside into right and left columns. In addition, the middle partition plate 4 is detachably supported by the rack case 3. As a mechanism for attaching and detaching the middle partition plate 4, a flange formed by bending the side edge of the middle partition plate 4 as shown in FIG. A hook claw 4c is formed by cutting and raising the upper and lower portions of the portion 4b, and a square hole 3a is opened in the side wall of the rack case 3 so as to face the hook claw 4c, and the hook claw 4c is hooked into the square hole 3a. The middle partition plate 4 is locked and fixed at a fixed position. A viewing window 9 is also opened in the middle portion of the front wall of the rack case 3 so as to face the viewing window 4a on the lower side of the partition plate 4.

With such a configuration, in a state shown in which the product storage rack 3 is pulled out from the cabinet 1, the building wall 8 is seen through the viewing window 4a of the partition plate 4 from the direction of the arrow P.
It is possible to visually check the product storage status in the column facing the side of the wall. If it is visually confirmed that a storage trouble such as the product 6 has fallen into the column or has been caught in the middle has occurred, the middle partition plate 4 is positioned from the opposite side (arrow P direction side). By removing, it is possible to repair a product storage trouble by putting a hand in the rack case 3.

[0016]

As described above, according to the structure of the present invention, the flapper type is swingable at the upper part in the rack case so as to partition between the columns defined in the right and left rows in the product storage rack. Due to the partition door, even if the vending machine is installed near the wall due to restrictions on the installation location at the location, products with columns arranged in the row on the side opposite to the column on the side where the wall approaches The product can be loaded without any trouble by opening the partition door from the slot. Therefore, the restrictions on the installation location of the vending machine at the location are alleviated, and the vending machine can be installed almost anywhere.

Further, by constructing the middle partition doors as claimed in claims 2 and 3, unnecessary running interference between the products stacked and stored in the column and the middle partition plate is prevented, and the products in the column are prevented from running. Sales troubles caused by falls, blockages, etc. can be avoided. Further, by adopting the configuration of claims 4 and 5 for the middle partition plate for partitioning between the columns, the storage trouble of the product generated on the column side facing the wall of the building wall is reduced from the opposite side to the middle partition plate. It is possible to visually check through the opened viewing window, and in this case, the trouble can be repaired by removing the middle partition plate and putting a hand into the rack case from the opposite side.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a direct-stacking type product storage rack according to an embodiment of the present invention, where (a) is a perspective view of an upper structure of the rack, and (b).
Is an illustration of the product replenishment operation

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the upper part of the rack showing the stacked state of the products in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a situation of occurrence of a trouble that occurs when a middle partition door of a product storage rack is made of a thin plate.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of loading a product into a column in a conventional product storage rack.

FIG. 5 is a configuration perspective view of an application example of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a structural view of a mechanism for attaching and detaching a partition in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a conventional configuration diagram of a direct storage type product storage rack to which the present invention is applied;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending machine cabinet 2 Direct product storage rack 3 Rack case 3a Square hole 4 Middle partition plate 4a Viewing window 4c Hook claw 5 Product insertion port 6 Product 7 Gate plate 9 Middle partition door 9a Support shaft # 1 to # 8 Product Storage column

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of product storage columns arranged in two rows on the left and right sides through a partition plate inside a box-shaped rack case, and a product input port corresponding to each column is formed at an upper portion on the left and right side surfaces of the case. Product storage rack of a vending machine with an opening in which the product storage rack is mounted so as to be able to be pulled out to the front in the cabinet of the cabinet, and the upper part of a middle partition plate for partitioning between left and right columns is omitted. A direct-stacking type product storage rack for a vending machine, wherein a flapper-type partition door is provided here, which is pivotally supported on the upper edge and is swingable in the left-right direction. 2. The direct-stacking type product storage rack according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the lower end portion of the door plate of the partitioning door is set to be larger than the thickness of the partitioning plate of the case. Vending machine direct-stacked product storage rack. 3. An automatic vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the door plate of the partitioning door has a substantially triangular cross section with the lower end portion having a greater thickness than the upper end portion. Direct storage product storage rack of the machine. 4. The direct-stacking type product storage rack according to claim 1, wherein a viewing window for visually confirming a product storage state in one column side from the other column side is opened on a plate surface of the partition plate. A direct-stacking type product storage rack for vending machines characterized by the following characteristics. 5. The direct storage type product storage rack of a vending machine according to claim 4, wherein a partition plate is detachably supported on the rack case.