JPS5918538Y2 - Vending machine product storage shelf - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to an improvement of a serpentine product storage shelf that can accommodate a large number of products in a vending machine that handles cylindrical products.

In vending machines that sell products such as canned soft drinks, so-called serpentine-shaped product storage shelves, which have a product transfer path that bends back and forth and runs up and down, and stores products in this path, are already widely used. There is.

At the lower end of the transfer passageway, there is provided a product delivery mechanism having a star foil projecting into the passageway, and a holding plate facing the star foil, and the goods are transported between the star foil and the holding plate. The one at the bottom is locked, and at the same time, the lock is released by a sales command and sent to the outlet.

On the other hand, as a product storage shelf for vending machines, it is desired to be able to store more products and to be able to store products with different outer diameters together with the diversification of products, especially for sharing products with different diameters. Generally, a method has been used in which the mounting position of the presser plate is moved in accordance with the diameter of the product to enable common use.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a product storage shelf for a vending machine that can store as many products as possible when storing small-diameter products in this type of product storage shelf.

Hereinafter, embodiments of this invention will be described based on the drawings.

In the figure, a product storage shelf 1 has side plates 2 facing each other upright on both sides, and between these two side plates, track body segments 3 having circular arc surfaces are connected vertically and arranged facing each other in the front and rear.
It is screwed onto the side plate 2.

These segments 3 form a product transfer path 4 that bends back and forth and runs vertically.

A presser plate 6 and a product delivery mechanism 7 are disposed at the lower end of the transfer path 4 so as to face each other.

The lower surface 6.1 of the holding plate 6 extends between the two side plates 2, and the holding plate 6 can be mounted at either position 6a or 6b, corresponding to a small-diameter product 5a or a large-diameter product 5b. The mounting piece 6.2 is screwed into contact with the side plate 2.

The product delivery mechanism 7 also includes a star wheel 7.4 that is rotatably supported on a support shaft 7.2 and has four claws, a solenoid 7.5 that is activated by a sales command, and a star wheel 7.5 that is connected to the tip of the solenoid and is interlocked with the solenoid. Stop pieces 7.6 and the like are provided to restrict rotation of the star wheel, and the mounting plate 7.1 is fixed to the side plate 2 with screws.

At this time, the upper surface 7.8 of the mounting plate 7.1 extends between the two side plates 2 and extends along the transfer surface of the transfer path 4 to guide the transfer of the product, and the claws of the star foils 7.4 are connected to the transfer path. stand out.

Furthermore, with this invention, the side plate 2 has mounting holes machined at required locations so that the product delivery mechanism 7 can be mounted at either position 7a or 7b.

The product storage shelf 1 is arranged inside the main body case of the vending machine, and the product 5a or 5b is stored in the product transfer passage 4, and the mounting plate front face 7.9 of the product delivery mechanism 7 and the inner door 10 of the main body case are connected to each other. In between, an ejection path 11 for the product to be delivered to the product outlet according to a sales command is formed with a width corresponding to the product 5a or 5b, respectively.

When the product 5 is stored in the product rolling path 4, the pushing plate 6 is attached to the position 6a or 6b depending on whether the product to be sold is a small-diameter product 5a or a large-diameter product 5b, and The product delivery mechanism 7 is fixed at position 7a or 7b.

This allows the lower surface 6.1 of the pressing plate 6 and the star foil 7.4 to
The lowermost product 5a or 5b is locked between.

Then, in response to a sales command, the star wheel 7.4 rotates, and the product 5 at the bottom is released from the lock and falls down the carry-out path 11 to be delivered to the take-out port.

By moving the mounting position of the product delivery mechanism in the forward and backward direction along the transfer path according to the outer diameter of the product 5, the transfer path 4 is extended according to the amount of movement S when storing a small-diameter product 5a. It becomes possible to store one more product, and since the width of the carry-out path 11 is formed to an appropriate width even for small-diameter products 5a, the falling posture of the product 5a to be carried out is maintained correctly, and the product removal port Sending to is carried out smoothly.

As mentioned above, according to this invention, the mounting position of the product delivery mechanism can be moved along the product delivery direction, so
For small-diameter products, the product transfer path has been extended to allow more product storage, and the delivery path through which the products released by the sales command are dropped is kept at an appropriate width, making it easier to carry out products. Goods are shipped smoothly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is a partial sectional view showing the general structure of a product storage shelf showing an embodiment of this invention.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A product transfer path is formed between two side plates to accommodate the cylindrical product, and a product transport mechanism is provided at the lower end of the transfer path with a star foil projecting into the transfer path, and the product transfer path is In a product storage shelf of a vending machine, where a vertical product delivery path is provided between the front of the mechanism and the inner door of the vending machine main body to guide the product to the exit, the product delivery mechanism is used to store the product. A product storage shelf for a vending machine characterized by being installed so that it can be moved back and forth along a transfer path.