JPS5850470Y2 - Vending machine serpentine product storage shelf - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a so-called serpentine-shaped product storage shelf in a vending machine, and in particular, a serpentine-shaped product that stably controls the posture of bottles and allows them to be transferred smoothly when handling bottles as products. It provides shelves.

The outline of the serpentine product storage shelf is shown in Figure 1.

As shown in FIG.
are stored side by side in a horizontal position.

A carry-out groove 3 is installed at the lower end of the storage shelf 1, and is placed in communication with a product outlet 5 provided on the front side of the vending machine main body case 4.

When the carry-out mechanism 3 operates based on the sales command, one product 2 is carried out in the direction of arrow A.

Subsequent stored products 2 are each transferred downward within the storage shelf 1.

Such serpentine product storage shelves have a simple structure and are widely used.

Conventionally, the products that could be handled on serpentine product storage shelves were limited to cylindrical cans.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 2a and 2b, for the product can 2A, the storage shelf 1 has two rails 6.7 bent in a serpentine shape to partition the shelf chamber 8 between the two rails 6.7, and to store the product can 2A. Guide rails 9 are provided opposite to each other on both sides.

10 indicates the support of the shelf.

Note that the rails 7.8 may be constructed from wire rails instead of plate-like ones.

In order for the product to roll smoothly on the rails 6 and 7 of the storage shelf 1, the transfer direction and the rail direction must match, and if the transfer direction is tilted with respect to the rail direction, the product will not move inside the shelf. There is a risk that the machine may get stuck in the middle of the process and stop.

Moreover, when such a situation occurs, normal sales operations cannot be performed.

For this reason, reliability is required for smooth transportation of products, and cylindrical can products are suitable for meeting such requirements.

On the other hand, due to the diversification of products handled, there is a desire to sell bottle products using serpentine product storage shelves with a simple structure.

However, when a conventional serpentine shelf is used to store bottle products, when the bottle product is placed on its side, the cap side is asymmetrical with a smaller diameter, so the small diameter part is particularly restricted by the rail. When transferred, the free end becomes unstable and its posture becomes unstable, and it does not roll conveniently along the rail and becomes a tilted posture.
The result is that it gets caught in the middle of the shelf.

The purpose of the present invention is to enable smooth rolling of bottle products using a serpentine product storage shelf, and the present invention will be explained in detail below based on illustrated embodiments. .

3a and 4, according to the present invention, in addition to the structure of the serpentine product storage shelf 1 shown in FIG. 2, a guide 11 for controlling the posture of bottles is installed.

This guide 11 guides the bottle product 2B stored horizontally in the shelf by the side surface of the small diameter part on the cap side of the bottle, and guides the bottle product 2B stored sideways in the shelf along the rail shelf formed by the rails 6 and 7. It is configured as a rail close to the lower surface of the small diameter portion on the bottle cap side.

Further, the control guide 11 is in the form of a plate or a wire, and is fixedly attached to, for example, the support column 10 by an appropriate means.

The position of the posture control guide 11 is determined by determining the relative position from the surface of the rail 6.7 in accordance with the shape of the bottle 2B.

In the illustrated embodiment, the posture control guide is provided close to the bottom surface of the cap of the bottle product, but it is provided close to the bottom surface of the small diameter neck of the bottle product, or close to the top and bottom surfaces of the bottle product. You can also do that.

According to the above configuration, even if the bottle products 2B stored in the serpentine product storage shelf 1 make a dancing motion and shake their small diameter necks during transfer, the caps will not be removed as shown in FIG. 3. The side small diameter portion immediately comes into contact with the posture control guide 11 and its freedom is restricted, so the dancing movement is suppressed and the transfer posture in the correct direction is forcibly restricted.

Therefore, the bottles can be stably and smoothly transported without tilting and rolling with respect to the rail direction.

As described above, according to the present invention, a guide is provided along the shelf and close to the side surface of the cap side small diameter part of the bottle product so as to control the attitude of the cap side small diameter part of the bottle product.

Therefore, there is no dancing movement of bottled products, and the transfer operation can be carried out stably and smoothly, and it is possible to provide a serpentine-shaped product storage shelf for a vending machine that is advantageous and can accommodate the diversification of products handled. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a serpentine product storage shelf, Figure 2
Figures a and b are longitudinal sectional front views and side views showing a part of the conventional structure; Figures 3 a and b are partial longitudinal sectional front views and side views of the embodiment of the present invention; and Figure 4 is a perspective view of the embodiment of Figure 3. It is a diagram. 1... Serpentine product storage shelf, 2-2A
. 2B...Product, 6,7...Shelf rail,
8...Shelf space, 11...Position control guide, A...Product conveyance direction.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A rail shelf is bent in a serpentine shape, and a rail shelf is provided along the serpentine shape so as to guide the side surface of the small diameter part of the cap side of the bottle products stored in a sideways position so as to roll on the rail shelf. A serpentine-shaped product storage shelf for a vending machine, characterized by comprising a posture control guide provided close to a side surface of a small diameter portion on a cap side.