JPS58178496A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

The invention relates to a vending machine with at least one product storage and a dispensing unit with a refill shaft part, the product dispensing device being arranged at the lower end of the dispensing unit. A large number of vending machines having these characteristics are in practice and well known. Problem 1 with these vending machines
(1) To provide a storage area for sufficient storage of the products that it consists of.Vending machines are generally limited in height due to their structure, so the product shaft can be raised to an unlimited height. Therefore, it is possible to fill several product storage and distribution units in a vending machine with the same product at the same time, and when the first unit becomes empty, move to another unit. This method is generally relatively inexpensive when the allocation of individual product shafts to products in an automatic unit is constantly changing. Vending machines have already been made in which the product storage and dispensing unit providing the product dispensing device is equipped with several product shafts.In this vending machine, the first shaft It is technically possible to take out products from individual shafts in such a way that the next shaft comes out when one is empty. However, this method requires a signal to be sent to the system that the shaft is empty, which then passes on the necessary commands to the next shaft. is necessary. However, this actuation force method is not just a technical saying;
There are also problems with replenishing products. For example, in the case of a drink container product with limited durability, efforts should be made to take out as many products as possible from several product containers arranged parallel to each other as much as possible. If it is necessary, if you divert it, replenishment 1 (in ν, the filling height of all product shafts is still the same 1), and when the automatic unit is further activated, the product that comes out of the stuffed in ilj will be used first. If the machine were to operate with the shaft empty, then this would also require special control means, which is costly. Therefore, in bottle vending machines it has been done to remove the bottles from two product shafts arranged next to each other 1) through one and the same dispensing device. Basically, the hard, round bottle body and the movement of the bottle slipping and then rolling down are desirable in themselves, but the structure used for this movement is still under development. This is even more difficult for vending machines for cardboard packaging, which typically store products in a way that completely fills the product shaft. It is difficult to arrange retaining fingers to prevent one or more items from slipping in between. This is particularly the case with drink containers made of cardboard, which are easily broken by mechanical devices. The object of the invention is to provide a vending machine I) in which drinks, e.g. To provide a product storage and dispensing unit 7) for a vending machine that fits tightly into cardboard-type packages, such as containers, which are delicate and can be stacked tightly, so that the product shirts F can be emptied uniformly. become. I) place the assigned merchandise shirts Y, thereby arranging a complete automatic storage and dispensing unit yr in the automatic unit in a space-saving manner as much as possible or for other purposes. be. This problem is solved by the present invention, in which the product shaft parts include at least two product shafts arranged one after the other, and the product dispensing device is a rotating body provided with a controllable drive unit. It is resolved depending on. The axis of rotation of the rotary body passes in the direction of the series of arrays of product shafts, including a plug-in product receiving pocket in this area of each product shaft. The numbers correspond to the number of product shafts 7), and are distributed at equal rotation angles around the circumference of the rotating body. The rotary body is preferably configured as a cylinder with a smooth surface, in which there are slotted product receptacles assigned to the product shafts, and in which the product receptacles are inserted. The goods-receiving pockets are distributed over the entire length of the rack (7) and in each case at different angles of rotation. order/! It is preferable that there are three product receiving shafts and, correspondingly, three product receiving shafts with rotating rotors,
7) and pocket Y are also 12 against each other.
0' It is biased. One of the product receiving pockets
If the piece is oriented in the -1- direction, an adjacent product package will enter into it through a shaft placed above it. Since the blur 7F assigned to the rotating body is at a different rotation angle, it is inevitable that another product shaft will flow into it. When product distribution is required, the rotating body rotates forward through a rotation angle of 120°, and in this process always receives the product package from the preassigned shaft into the product pocket. passes the product package into a substantially downwardly directed position and the product package falls onto a removable slide of the automatic unit. The individual product receptacles are distributed one after the other through the offset arrangement in the rotational angle of the pockets, and product packages are always removed from each shaft one after the other. In order to prevent the product package from coming out of the rotating body too quickly when the rotating body rotates, a guide plate corresponding to the side direction is arranged as seen in the direction of rotation of the rotating body. has been done. pcs/Z product storage and distribution unit ■ is an automatic unit Ai
j) When the door is opened (this product shaft is said to be able to open the contents forward with its L-force filling dose 11)
They are conveniently arranged swingably next to each other in the automatic unit. The arrangement of the product shafts of the individual units is an automatic unit F which covers the dimensioned front surface of a plurality of such units.
This allows them to be accommodated in the most competitive arrangement possible. The invention will be described in detail in Annex 1.1 and in the description that follows. The following description is basically made with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 merely has the purpose of conveying the general effect of this assembly UNIN Y. The product storage and dispensing unit represented in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes a shaft portion 1, which in one embodiment carries three products 1-7+2 arranged in sequence.
．． It consists of 3.4. The product shafts 2.3.4 are joined to each other near their F ends by two angularly bent iron plates. Toward the L part, the product shaft 2.3.4 is depicted as being broken off in FIG. However, for those in the industry, commodity shafts have substantially greater lengths and are connected to each other by further connectors (not shown) corresponding to that length. It is well known that there are. As shown in FIG. 2, the individual product shafts are joined together at their side parts I) by squared iron plates 5. A folded end section 7 is provided to prevent the goods located in the goods shaft from flying out of the goods shaft onto the side of the product. However, on the other hand, +1111 sound b

[This means that the packing condition of each individual shaft can be inspected at any time when the automatic unit is opened (and, with one exception, the product packaging is inside the shaft. The goods distribution unit 9 has the advantage of having access to the goods shaft at any time when it is stored in the goods shaft. It is being formed. The frame 8 consists of two side walls 10.11, the left 1111I wall 10 of the frame is relatively narrow;
1 extends downwardly and obliquely to h of the guide plate 12, which guide plate 12 will be described in detail below.
In such a case, prevent the product package or any other part of the product inside the dispensing unit 9 from coming out. side wall 10
．． 11, the rear wall 13 includes a bearing hole 14 for the rotating body of the product dispensing device. The side walls 10.11 are further connected by L horizontal seven runs 15 and 10, over which the entire frame 8 is connected to the angled iron plate 5 of the shaft section 1.
．． With the 6th nail, they are both defeated by 11. The Mi+ wall 17 is removably joined together with the frame 8, and the +:'+i wall] 7 has a 7-run no. 0, right side wall 11 and guide plate L
, -) 1 and 12 are kneaded. The front wall 17 has an Aij bearing hole 22 for a rotating body of the product dispensing device 9. Historically, the front wall 17 has been provided with a forwardly bent bracket F at its lower end, for example ', on which is shown diagrammatically in FIG. A drive unit 24 is installed. Such a drive unit F is not a direct object of the invention in detail. This drive unit is simply provided with the condition that the product dispensing device 9 is moved forward at the aforementioned angle of rotation in each sales operation. It is something. A decisive part of the product dispensing device 9 is a rotary body 25, which is rotatably mounted in a bearing with a shaft 7Y pin 26 (only its front end visible) located in the bore 14.22. has been done. In one embodiment, the rotating body 25 is constructed in the form of a cylindrical roller, which consists of three parts 27, 28 and 29, corresponding to the number of product shafts. This connection causes the rond screws 30 and the faceplates 31, 32 to be tightly connected. Surface plate: (allows for joining 1, 32 and parts 27, 29 of the rotating body 25 (for rubbing, l'
ii'1 A projection 133 extends from this portion of the roll body and engages a corresponding recess 34 in the face plate; 31.3. However, corresponding engagements, which are not shown here, are also provided between the individual parts of the rotating body 25. Each part of the rotating body 25 has a product receiving hole 35.
．． 36.37 has been brought. Especially the rotating main part 27
The amount of products is based on the surface side of the pocket 35, method 1, the amount of these products is that the pocket is cross-sectional or rectangular, and therefore,
It can be seen that it has a rectangular inlet opening. The free entrance area of the product quantity/tot completely corresponds to the cross section of the corresponding product shirt F1), and the rotary body 25 is placed in the appropriate position within it (in this direction). The amount of products is installed in the frame 8 using the JJ method so that the pocket Y is exactly within the range of the 1-°h 1-1 cross section of the product shaft.When placing the rotating body 25 on the shaft portion 1, , it is convenient to fold the individual article shafts with such force that the bent end 7 terminates somewhat in front of the downwardly extending section of the article shaft. The product package can then be conveyed from the product shaft area along the clockwise rotation of the rotary body 25, even if the product quantity of the rotary body protrudes somewhat from the pocket Y. On the other hand, the amount of the product in the rotary body 25 will not go into the pocket very deeply, so the next time the product that has already fallen will enter the end area of the pocket. This can be achieved by reducing the depth of the product shaft Y and by correspondingly shortening the folded end 7 of the product shaft. (The rotating body is a 120° drive unit)
It is rotated to the right by 24. During use, if the empty product quantity facing upward passes through the corresponding product shaft in the pocket F, the product will automatically come out and the product quantity will pass into the pocket. In this way, as long as there is one item in the shirt F, the amount of the product will be kept and the pocket will always be filled with this constant, so after rotating the rotating body 2! After turning +J4, the product pocket comes out of the area of the guide plate 12, and when the product falls under the force outside the rotating body, the product goes into the distribution chute (not shown) of the automatic unit F. distributed downwards. With a simple drive controlled by the rotation angle, the products are allocated from the three shafts and taken out one after another:) The products on each shaft are used uniformly, so the shaft are always kept packed to equal height. . The entire merchandise storage and distribution unit (not shown in the drawing)
J method) is installed in the outer shell of the melting machine so that it can swing freely. The pivot axis runs perpendicular to the horizontal plane of the length of the goods shaft and lies, for example, below the bracket 23 at 1°7 of the front wall of the distribution device. The several units shown in FIGS. 1 and 2M are arranged next to each other in a vending machine in relatively densely arranged merchandise shirts. Product shirt Y
In order to self-fill the automatic unit, the aid door of the automatic unit was opened, one after another, by freely approaching the "Ni-force refill opening" of the individual product shafts. Afterwards, each unit is individually oil-powered one after the other. The vending machine has a refillable product shaft part 1 and a product dispensing device 9 is arranged at the lower end.
It has at least one product storage and distribution unit. Equipping such a vending machine with a product storage and dispensing device allows the distribution device 9 to alternately and easily stack several allocated products shafts 2.3.4 in a sensitive and secure manner. , it is suitable for taking out cardboard-type packenos.This shaft is emptied evenly, and the product storage and distribution unit is an automatic unit, with the aim of leaving as little space as possible, so that the product shaft can be removed immediately. The part 1 comprises at least three goods shears 7) 2.3.4 arranged one after the other in series, the goods dispensing device 9 comprising a rotating body 2 equipped with a controllable drive unit 24.
5, and the rotating shaft of the rotating body 25 is the product shaft 2.
．． 3.4, the axis of rotation runs in the direction of the series of arrays 2.3.4, the axis of rotation of which is located in the area under each goods shaft 2.3.4, which has a plug-in goods receptacle, 35.36.37. The product is placed in pocket 35, 36,
:(7 is equally distributed over the periphery of the rotating body 25 with rotation angles corresponding to the number of product shafts 2.3.4. Those skilled in the art will be able to make various changes and modifications. It will be appreciated that these changes, modifications, etc. of the present invention may be limited within the scope of the appended claims.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a product storage and distribution unit assembly of a vending machine. Fig. 2 is a cutaway perspective view showing the basic parts of the product storage and distribution unit according to Fig. 1. 9... Product distribution unit, 25... Rotating body, 35.36.37... Product receiving pocket. Procedural amendment (8t) April 1920 β ZO IL! , χ−7”%4” Kareno＼nie4, substitute
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Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A vending machine having at least one product storage and dispensing unit with a refillable product shaft portion having a product dispensing device disposed thereon, comprising:
The product shaft portion includes at least two product shafts arranged in series, the dispensing device having a rotary body provided with a controllable drive unit, the rotation axis of the rotary body being A number of plug-in product receiving holes 7F running in the direction of the serial arrangement of shafts and located in the area below the individual product shafts and corresponding to the number of product shafts or an equal angle of rotation over the periphery of said rotating body. A device that appears to be distributed into sections. 2) A device according to claim 1, adapted to be connected to a corresponding product shaft section within the product dispensing device or unit of each product storage and dispensing unit. 3) An apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the rotating body is substantially cylindrical. 4) In the device according to claim 1 or 3, the guide plate coupled to the product shaft unit F is brought in the direction of the technician's hand in the direction of the rotational force of the rotating body. A device that can be used in various ways. 5) In the device according to claim 1 or 4, for cardboard-type beverage containers, in particular beverage containers made of cardboard, the product-receiving pocket is substantially cardboard-type. A device whose artificial cross-sectional shape substantially corresponds to the cross-section of a commercial shaft. 6) In the device according to claim 1 or 5, each product storage and dispensing device is provided with three product shafts, and the rotating body of the product dispensing device is in any case The device has three product receiving pockets offset by 120 degrees. 7) In the device according to claim 1 or 6, the individual product storage and dispensing units are arranged in such a way that the product shafts of the individual units are arranged one after the other. A device that comes to be placed inside an automatic unit. 8) In the device according to claim 7,
The product storage and distribution unit is arranged in the automatic unit so as to be able to swing freely around an axis perpendicular to the surface of the product shaft. Apparatus adapted to be emptied from said automatic unit having a refill opening for refilling.