JPH113462A - Merchandise carrying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow easy check and takeout of an item in an item carrying device of an automatic vending machine which lifts an item up to a position where an item is easily taken out. SOLUTION: A top plate 15 is attached to an item takeout opening 16, a projecting part 26 that is provided on a lighting part 25 pushes up a link B37, a connected link A36 opens a shutter 27, an item 19 is automatically taken out from the opening 16, the link A36 continues pushing the shutter 27 while the part 26 comes into contact with a holding plane 41 of the link B37, which makes the item 19 to be lifted higher than the plate 15 until the part 26 frees the link B37 and the shutter is closed, and the item 19 that comes out is easily seen and easily taken.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine for transferring goods to a position where the goods can be easily picked up.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a product unloading device has been disclosed in
One described in Japanese Patent No. 8687 is known.

[0003] Hereinafter, the above-mentioned conventional product unloading device will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of a conventional product conveying device. In FIG. 8, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of a vending machine. Reference numeral 2 denotes a front door located on the front of the main body 1. Reference numeral 3 denotes a product outlet provided on the front door 2. 3a is an exit door. Reference numeral 4 denotes a commodity storage room provided in the main body 1 in multiple rows and multiple rows, in each of which a large number of products 5 are stacked and stored in front and rear two rows. Reference numeral 6 denotes extruded pieces for ejecting the products 5 one by one or a predetermined number from the product storage room 4, and is disposed in each of the product storage rooms 4. Reference numeral 7 denotes a front product discharge passage for guiding the products 5 thrown out from front and rear. Similarly, reference numeral 8 denotes a rear product discharge passage for guiding the products 5 discharged from the rear row downward. Further, reference numeral 9 denotes a bottom product carry-out passage, which forms a downward slope from below the rear product carry-out passage 8 to below the front product carry-out passage 7. Reference numeral 10 denotes a product elevating bucket, which is provided so as to be able to move vertically in front of the front product carry-out passage 7 and stops below the bottom product carry-out passage 9 during standby for sales. Reference numeral 11 denotes a motor, which is driven by this drive to raise the product elevating bucket 10 to a height facing the product outlet 3. Reference numeral 12 denotes a bottom inclined portion that forms a front downward inclined surface on the bottom of the product elevating bucket 10. 1
Reference numeral 3 denotes a lifting bucket front door, which is located in front of the product lifting bucket 10 and is normally closed but has a structure that opens downward with respect to the product lifting bucket 10.

[0004] The operation of the commodity transport apparatus configured as described above will be described below. First, the products 5 stacked and stored in the product storage room 4 are ejected forward or backward by driving the pushing pieces 6, and the ejected products 5 pass through the front product exit passage 7 or the rear product exit passage 8. Then, it slides down in the bottom product carry-out passage 9 and jumps into the product elevating bucket 10 waiting below the bottom product carry-out passage 9. The lifting bucket front door 13 is closed at that time,
The product 5 is prevented from jumping out and falling. When the product 5 enters the product elevating bucket 10, the product elevating bucket 10 then moves up following the drive of the motor 11 and stops at a height facing the product outlet 3. At this time, the lifting bucket front door 13 is opened, and the product 5 slides down to the product outlet 3 due to the inclination of the bottom inclined portion 12 of the product lifting bucket 10. Then, the lifting bucket front door 13
Is closed and the product elevating bucket 10 descends, stops at the lowest point, and one carrying-out operation ends.

[0005]

However, the above-mentioned conventional construction has the disadvantage that the product which has come out because the product is thrown out to the front is difficult to see, and the product must be taken out while pushing the product take-out door 3a. Had.

An object of the present invention is to solve the conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a product carrying device which makes it easy to see a product that has come out and to easily take it out.

Further, it is difficult for the above-described conventional configuration to detect whether or not a product that has come out has been taken out. If the next carry-out operation is performed before taking out the product, the product is clogged or unsafe at the product take-out port. Had the disadvantage that

It is another object of the present invention to easily detect whether or not a product has been taken out, and to prevent the next carry-out operation until the product is taken out, thereby preventing carry-out failure and improving safety.

In addition, the above-mentioned conventional structure has a drawback in the anti-theft property because it is difficult to lock the product with the product take-out door 3a opened only when the product is in the product take-out opening 3. Was.

Another object of the present invention is to lock a door so that no mischief or the like can be made from a product outlet except when there is a product.

[0011]

In order to achieve this object, a commodity transport apparatus of the present invention is provided with a commodity take-out port on a top surface,
The shutter at the product outlet is pushed open by the link pushed up by the product transport unit, and when the product transport unit rises to near the top dead center, the link returns and the shutter closes to sandwich the product with the shutter. The shutter is completely closed when the product is taken out.

[0012] This makes it easy to see the product that has come out and to take it out.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention relates to a product storage, a bucket for receiving a product carried out of the product storage, an elevating unit for holding the bucket and moving up and down to a product outlet opening in a top plate, A shutter slidably provided on the top plate by an elastic body at a position that always covers the lower surface of the product outlet, and a first pivotally supported at a position where the shutter is pushed open to open the lower surface of the product outlet. A link, a protruding portion provided on the elevating portion, one end rotatably connected to the first link and hanging down, and the other end having an inclined surface in contact with the protruding portion and the inclined surface being connected to the inclined surface. A second link provided with a holding surface having a length that is opened when the set portion is raised to near the top dead center; and an angle that is always in contact with and held at the lower end of the second link and is smaller than the inclined surface of the second link. The lower surface provided with the shutter A vertical surface that comes into contact with the second link up to a position where the product take-out opening is opened, and a guide formed of an inclined surface connected to the vertical surface. While the first link is in contact with the holding surface, the first link keeps pushing the shutter, and the protruding portion opens the second link and the product is lifted from the top plate until the shutter closes. It is easy to take products.

Then, normally, when the shutter comes into contact with the shutter and O
OFF when the shutter is slightly opened in the N state
A switch is provided at the position where the state will be
By starting the elevating unit only in the state, when the product is in the product take-out port, the elevating unit does not operate, so that product clogging due to the next sale can be prevented, and when the shutter is open, starting is started. Not safe.

Further, one end is rotatably supported on the shaft and the other end locks the shutter and abuts on the first link. When the first link abuts the shutter, the shutter is locked. By providing the locking piece at the position where the product is released, it is possible to prevent the product from being tampered with from the product outlet.

[0016]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a product conveying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 1 to 5 are side cross-sectional views of main parts of the product conveying device, FIG. 6 is a front cross-sectional view of main parts of the product conveying device, and FIG. 7 is a side cross-sectional view showing an arrangement of the product conveying device. 1 to 7
In the figure, 14 is a main body, 15 is a top plate, 16 is a product take-out opening opened in the top plate 15, 17 is a front door, 18 is a product storage for storing and carrying out a product 19, and 20 is provided at the bottom of the product storage 18. Shots, 21 are goods 1 via shoots 20
9 is a bucket for receiving 9 in an upright state, 22 is a main body of the goods transporting apparatus, 23 is a pulley pivotally supported on the upper and lower sides of the main body of the goods transporting apparatus 22 and one of which is connected to a motor (not shown). , 25 is an elevating unit fixed to the belt 24 and holding the bucket 21, 26 is an elevating unit 2
5, a cylindrical projecting portion which is pivotally supported by 5; 27, a shutter stretched by an elastic body 28 at a position covering the lower surface of the product outlet 16; , 30 are left holding plates that guide the bearing A and hold the shutter 27 slidably back and forth.
1 is a right holding plate for holding the right end of the shutter 27, 32 is a shutter hanging part provided with a square hole 33 and vertically provided to the shutter 27, 34 is a switch which is always in contact with the shutter 27 and is in an ON state, and 35 is one end. A locking piece which is pivotally supported and has a hook-like shape at the other end, which enters the rectangular hole 33 of the shutter hanging part 32 and locks the shutter 27, is a main body 2 of the product conveying apparatus 2.
A link A (first link) which is pivotally supported on the outside of the left side surface of the second member and has one end abutting on the shutter hanging portion 32 during rotation and the other end pivotally connected to a link B37 (second link), and 38 is a link B3
The bearings B and 39 attached to the lower end of the product transfer device main body 2 are inserted through the modified holes 40 opened in the product transfer device main body 22.
41, an inclined surface which enters the inside of 2 and comes into contact with the projecting portion 26;
Is a holding surface of a length that is connected to the inclined surface 39 and abuts the projecting portion 26 and is opened from the projecting portion 26 when the projecting portion 26 is near the top dead center. Reference numeral 42 is a guide provided on the side surface of the main body 22 of the product conveying device, which is in contact with the bearing B38 of the link B37 to hold the link B37 and guide the link B37 from the bottom dead center to the top dead center. A lower surface 43, a vertical surface 44, and an upper surface 45 inclined in a direction opposite to the lower surface 43.

The operation of the commodity transport device configured as described above will be described below. First, the product storage 18
The product 19 is further discharged into the bucket 21 via the chute 20. The bucket 21 receives the product 19 in an upright state, and the belt 24 rotates to ascend via the elevating unit 25.
The projecting portion 26 provided on the elevating portion 25 comes into contact with the inclined portion 39 of the link B37 to lift the link B37. Bearing B
38 contacts the vertical portion 44 of the guide 42, and the link B37 is guided in the vertical direction. The link A36 rotates and the locking piece 3
5 and lift the shutter 27 to release the lock.
Further, the link A rotates and contacts the shutter hanging portion 32 to push the shutter 27 backward (see FIG. 1).

The bearing B38 is connected to the vertical portion 4 of the guide 42.
The shutter 27 is pushed by the link A36 to a position where the product outlet 16 is fully opened when the shutter 27 rises to the upper end of the shutter 4. At this time, the upper end of the product 19 is located at the product outlet 16.
It has risen to the vicinity (see FIG. 2).

When the bucket 21 further rises, the bearing B38 moves to the upper surface 45 of the guide 42, and the projecting portion 26
Comes in contact with the holding surface 41 of the link B37 and rises. This state is maintained until the projecting portion 26 rises to the upper end of the holding surface 41 of the link B37, and the shutter 27 keeps opening the product outlet 16 (see FIG. 3).

When the bucket 21 rises to the top dead center, the projecting portion 26 comes off the holding surface 41 of the link B37, the bearing B38 descends along the guide 42, and the link B37 and the link A36 return to the standby state. The shutter 27 is pulled forward by the elastic body 28 and moves forward to pinch the product 19. At this time, the switch 34 is in the OFF state and the bucket 2
1 is stopped at the top dead center (see FIG. 4).

When the product 19 is taken out, the shutter 27
The lower portion of the square hole 33 pushes up the hook-like portion of the locking piece 35, and the shutter 27 returns to the standby state and is locked by the locking piece 35. The shutter hanging portion 32 contacts the switch 34, the switch 34 is turned on, the bucket 21 descends, the projecting portion 26 contacts the inclined portion 39 of the link B37, and the link B37 is guided by the lower surface 43 of the guide 44 and moves backward. I do. When the projecting portion 26 further descends and separates from the inclined portion 39, the link B37 returns to the standby state again along the lower surface 43, and the bucket 21 also descends to the standby position (see FIG. 5).

As described above, the product conveying device of the present embodiment is
A projecting portion 26 pivotally supported by the elevating portion 25, and a product outlet 1
A shutter 27 stretched by an elastic body 28 at a position covering the lower surface of the shutter 6, a shutter hanging portion 32 provided with a square hole 33 and hanging from the shutter 27, and a switch 34 normally in contact with the shutter 27 and in an ON state. One end is pivotally supported and the other end is hook-shaped.
3 and a locking piece 35 that locks the shutter 27, and is rotatably supported outside the left side surface of the main body 22 of the product conveying device. The link A36, the inclined surface 39 which enters the inside of the product transport device main body 22 from the deformed hole 40 opened in the product transport device main body 22 and abuts the projecting portion 26, and is connected to the inclined surface 39 and abuts the projecting portion 26. When the protruding portion 26 is located near the top dead center, the holding surface 41 has a length opened from the protruding portion 26.
And a link B37 provided on the side surface of the product transport device main body 22.
Abuts against the bearing B38, and the inclined surface 3 of the link B37.
9, a guide 42 composed of a lower surface 43 having an angle smaller than 9, a vertical surface 44, and an upper surface 45 inclined in a direction opposite to the lower surface 43.
Is in contact with the holding surface 41 of the link B37, the link A36 keeps pushing the shutter hanging portion 32, and the projecting portion 26 opens the link B37 and releases the shutter 27.
Until is closed, the product 19 is lifted from the top plate 15, so that the product can be easily taken.

By starting the elevating unit 25 only when the switch 34 is in the ON state, the elevating unit 25 does not operate when the product 19 is in the product take-out port 16, so that product clogging due to the next sale can be prevented. When the shutter 27 is open, it does not start and is safe.

Further, the locking piece 35 is provided at a position where the locking of the shutter 27 is released when the shutter 27 is locked and abuts on the link A36 and the link A36 comes into contact with the shutter hanging portion 32. It can be prevented from being tampered with through the product outlet 16.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, the first link keeps pushing the shutter while the projecting portion provided on the elevating portion is in contact with the holding portion of the second link. The product is lifted from the top plate until the part opens the second link and the shutter closes, so that the product can be easily taken.

A switch is provided at a position where it is normally in contact with the shutter and is in an ON state, and is turned OFF when the shutter is slightly opened. When the product is at the product outlet, the elevating unit does not operate, so that product clogging due to the next sale can be prevented, and since the product does not start when the shutter is open, it is safe.

Further, one end is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable, and the other end locks the shutter, abuts the first link, and releases the lock of the shutter when the first link abuts the shutter. Is provided with a locking piece, it is possible to prevent the product from being tampered with through the product outlet.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view of a main part of an embodiment of a product conveying device according to the present invention when a link is raised.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of a main part of the embodiment when the shutter is fully opened.

FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of main parts when the product of the embodiment has risen to near the top dead center.

FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view of main parts when the shutter of the embodiment sandwiches a product.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a front sectional view of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing an arrangement of an embodiment of a product conveying device according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view showing the arrangement of a conventional product transport device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 15 Top plate 16 Product take-out port 18 Product storage 19 Product 21 Bucket 26 Projecting portion 27 Shutter 28 Elastic body 35 Locking piece 36 Link A (first link) 37 Link B (second link) 39 Inclined part 41 Holding part 42 Guide 43 Lower surface 44 Vertical part 45 Upper surface

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A product storage, a bucket for receiving a product carried out of the product storage, an elevating unit for holding the bucket and moving up and down to a product outlet opened in a top plate, and A shutter slidably provided by being stretched by an elastic body at a position covering the lower surface of the product outlet, a first link pivotally supported at a position where the shutter is pushed open to open the lower surface of the product outlet, and the elevating unit And one end is rotatably connected to the first link and is hung down, and the other end is an inclined surface which comes into contact with the projected portion and the inclined portion is connected to the inclined surface and the projected portion is located at the top dead center. A second link provided with a holding surface having a length that is released when the second link is raised close to the second link;
Commodity transport comprising a lower surface provided at an angle smaller than the inclined surface of the link, a vertical surface in contact with the second link until the shutter opens the product outlet, and a guide comprising an upper surface connected to the vertical surface. apparatus. 2. A switch is provided at a position where it is normally in contact with the shutter and is in an ON state and is turned OFF when the shutter is slightly opened, and the lifting unit is started only when the switch is in the ON state. 2. The goods transport device according to 1. 3. A lock piece is provided at a position where one end is rotatably supported and the other end locks a shutter, abuts on a first link, and releases the lock of the shutter when the first link comes into contact with the shutter. The goods transport device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the goods transport device is provided.