JPS5816064Y2 - Vending machine product insertion regulation device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a so-called serpentine-type vending machine that dispenses products such as canned beverages through a channel with a corrugated cross-section.
The present invention relates to a product insertion regulating device for preventing incorrect product insertion.

Generally, in this type of vending machine, by adjusting the size of the outlet part of the column, the column can be used to sell products with a large diameter or products with a small diameter. There is a double serpentine type that can be used.

This type of vending machine is very advantageous in terms of versatility, since it is not necessary to fix the vending products in each column.

On the other hand, each column is provided with an inlet and a corrugated passage corresponding to products with large diameters so that a plurality of types of canned beverages having different diameters can be accommodated.

For this reason, a product with a large diameter may be mistakenly placed in a state where the size of the outlet portion is adjusted to sell a product with a small diameter.

In this case, the loaded products cannot pass through the exit port and become stuck in the passage.

Therefore, if there is an incorrect charge, it is necessary to adjust the exit port again, collect the product, and then charge the product again.

An object of the present invention is to provide a product insertion regulating device for a vending machine that can prevent incorrect product insertion.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a product introduction regulating device that can display the size of an entrance.

According to the present invention, it is possible to limit the size of the loading port in a product input regulating device used in a so-called double serpentine vending machine that is configured to accept multiple types of cans having different diameters. In addition, a product introduction regulating device is obtained in which the gate means protruding into the interior of the introduction port is rotatably provided at a position where it does not interfere with the introduction of cans at the introduction port.

Further, the gate means has at least two surfaces so that the size of the entrance, that is, the degree of opening can be displayed.

The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing one embodiment of the present invention, in which the vicinity of the entrance 10 of a double serpentine vending machine is partially shown.

Referring to FIG. 1, a corrugated passage 11 is provided downward from the entrance 10.

For example, this passage 11 has a diameter of 2007250 ml (7
)Not only for juice cans, but also for 350m1 beer cans13
It has a size that allows it to pass through.

These canned beverages are placed substantially perpendicularly to the drawing and placed into the loading port 10 from the loading direction shown by the arrow.

The beverage can is transferred downward while rotating around its axis.

In this embodiment, a support bar 15 is provided adjacent to the loading port 10 so as to be substantially perpendicular to the plane of the paper, that is, transversely to the loading direction.
A gate tongue piece, ie, a carry-in loss spacer 16, is rotatably attached to limit the movement.

The spacer 16 rotates from a position A indicated by a broken line to a position B indicated by a solid line so as to straddle the end of the passage 11.

The spacer 16 also has an arm 17 coupled to the support bar 15, a first gate surface 18 connected to the arm 17, and a second gate surface 19 following the gate surface.

In this example, the angle between the arm 17 and the first gate surface 18 and the angle between the first gate surface 18 and the second gate surface 19
The angles between the spacers 1 and 1 are right angles, and substantially the spacer 1
6 has a U-shape in cross section.

Stoppers 21 and 22 are provided at the ends of the spacer 16, so that the spacer 16 can be locked at positions A and B, respectively.

As means for this locking, a spring is provided at one end of the spacer 16 to bias the spacer 16 in one direction, and a projection is provided at the other end of the second gate surface 19 of the spacer 16. A conceivable structure is to provide support holes in the side plates of the column to receive the protrusions.

In this structure, after the spring-biased spacer 16 is moved laterally (in the vertical direction in the figure), the stopper 21
and 22 by inserting a protrusion into the support hole.

Here, a case will be described in which a beer can 13 with a large diameter is put into this column.

In this case, the spacer 16 is locked at the broken line position A, and the spacer 16 is locked at the second position A.
The gate surface 19 is visible from the outside.

The beer can 13 is thrown into the passage 11 without being restricted by the spacer 16.

At this time, the carry-out port corresponding to the carry-in port is adjusted to a size that allows the beer can 13 to be carried out using a normal method.

If a juice can 12 with a small diameter is put in this state, the juice can 12 will fall through the outlet.

Therefore, only beer cans 13 are filled in the passage.

On the other hand, when this column is used to sell juice cans 12, the spacer 16 is rotatably locked to the solid line position B, so that the first gate surface 18 can be observed from the outside.

In this state, the first gate surface 18 of the spacer 16 extends to a position inside the entrance 10 that allows only the juice can 12 to pass through. Not done.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent erroneous pouring of beverages into large-diameter cans.

In FIG. 1, the position B is perpendicular to the position A, but this angle can be arbitrarily selected depending on the length of the first gate surface 18.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are diagrams for more specifically explaining the operation state of the spacer 16 according to the present invention, and here,
The state of spacers 16 in one column is shown.

Figure 2 shows the case where a small can is carried in, and Figure 3 shows the case where a large can is carried in.

Referring to FIG. 2, first gate surface 18 of spacer 16
is exposed, and it can be seen that a sticker 23 is attached to this gate surface 18 indicating that this column is used for a juice can.

On the other hand, referring to FIG. 3, the second gate surface 19 is exposed with a sticker 24 indicating that the column is for a beer can.
is attached.

In other words, the spacer 16 indicates the size of the loading port 10, and can also prevent erroneous loading of a juice can into a beer can column.

2 and 3, a spring 24 is provided at one end of the support bar 15, and a support hole 26 is provided in the side view 25 of the column, and the end of the second gate surface 19 is provided in this support hole 26. Engagement is achieved by inserting a protrusion (not shown).

In the embodiment, a spacer having a U-shaped cross section has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this in any way, and may include a spacer having a round cross section without an arm 17, or a spacer having a cam cross section that performs eccentric operation. Needless to say, it can also be used.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views illustrating the operation of FIG. 1 in more detail. Explanation of symbols 10... Loading entrance, 11...
・Aisle, 12... Juice can, 13...
・Beer can, 15...Support bar 16...
・Spacer, 17... Arm, 18...
・First game surface, 19...Second gate surface, 21,
22...Stopper 23.24...Sticket

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a product loading regulation device for a vending machine, in which a plurality of types of cans having different diameters are loaded from a predetermined loading direction into a loading port, and guided to a loading port while rotating through a passage with a corrugated cross section, the loading of the cans is a support bar attached so as to cross the feeding direction of the can at a position that does not obstruct the can;
a spacer having a substantially U-shaped cross section extending along the support bar, one end of the spacer is rotatably attached along the support bar, and when the spacer is rotated, the spacer The spacer and the support bar are positioned adjacent to the loading port so as to straddle the end of the loading port, and by rotating the spacer, the size of the loading port can be adjusted. The spacer has a first surface defining an end portion attached to the support bar, a second surface adjacent to the first surface, and a third surface continuous with the second surface. , said second and third
A product loading regulating device for a vending machine, characterized in that the surface can be used as a display surface for displaying the size of a can that can be loaded into the loading port.