JPS6029006Y2 - Vending machine stocker depth adjustment device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to an improvement of a depth adjustment device for a stocker provided inside a vending machine for cigarettes, etc.

Conventionally, when adjusting the depth of a stocker in which products of different dimensions are stacked vertically, it is generally done by moving the stocker back plate or stocker partition plate back and forth. Because it is located at the innermost part, it is not easy to insert your hand from the front side of the stocker to adjust its movement.Also, the stocker partition plate is large and heavy, so it is difficult to support it and move it back and forth. It was extreme.

Therefore, one possible method is to move the product fall prevention guide member, which is small, lightweight, and easy to handle, and is placed at the front of the stocker back and forth, but the door remains close to the front of the stocker. Since a protruding fixture such as a chute is often attached to the inner surface of the door, if the product fall prevention guide member is moved forward, it will get stuck on the inner surface of the door or the protruding fixture, and the guide member The permissible amount of directional movement is restricted, and a problem arises in that it is not possible to satisfactorily perform depth change adjustment for products with different dimensions, particularly between products with large dimensional differences.

This invention was devised to solve the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks and problems, and its feature is that a plurality of stocker partition plates are installed on the top surface of the stocker base for placing products at intervals in the horizontal direction of the base. are placed side by side to define a product storage space between adjacent partition plates, and a guide support stand horizontally suspended in front of the base is provided vertically in front of the product storage space. At the same time as attaching a product drop prevention guide member to be placed on the stocker, the lower end of the guide member is set at a position higher than the product placement top surface by a dimension slightly larger than the product thickness. A protruding horizontal surface portion is provided, and a joint plate is fixed to the guide support base so as to be movable back and forth,
The horizontal surface portion is fixed to the joint plate so as to be movable back and forth.

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

In the drawing, 1 is a stocker base that is installed horizontally inside a vending machine for cigarettes, etc., and has its upper surface 2 as a product placement surface; 3 is a stocker partition plate; A product storage space 4 is defined between the adjacent partition plates 3, which are arranged in parallel at intervals of X, in which products such as cigarettes are stacked in a front row.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a stocker back plate, which is connected at right angles to the rear end of each partition plate 3 and closes off the back of the product storage space 4.

The lower end 6 of this back plate 5 is set at a higher position than the upper surface 2 of the base 1 by a dimension slightly larger than the thickness of the product. is formed.

8 is a horizontal member horizontally suspended above the base 1;
The partition plate 3 is held upright on the base 1 by inserting the upper edge 10 of the partition plate 3 into slits 9 arranged on the front and rear surfaces of the horizontal member 8.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a partition holding plate, which is attached to the front side of the horizontal member 8 so as to be movable up and down, and is fitted into the notch 12 on the upper edge of the partition plate 3.
By pressing down the partition plate 3, the upright state of the partition plate 3 is reliably maintained.

A guide support portion 13 is provided on the holding plate 11 so as to protrude horizontally toward the front, and as shown in FIG. It is set up in three stages in a continuous manner.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a guide support stand horizontally suspended in front of the base 1, and is supported and fixed between brackets 17 attached to both lateral ends of the front surface of the base in a forward protruding manner (only one bracket 17 is shown in the figure; the other brackets 17 are shown). The side brackets are not shown.

). Reference numeral 18 denotes a joint plate superimposed and fixed on the guide support stand 16 at a position corresponding to the front of each product storage space 4 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction Y.

The means for fixing the joint plate 18 and the guide support stand 16 include three fixing holes 19 arranged horizontally in the guide support stand 16 on the left, right, and center, and two protrusions on both sides of the left and right fixing holes 19. 20, and the center fixing hole 19 is provided in the joint plate 18 on the one hand.
A fixing hole 21 corresponding to the protrusion 20 and two protrusion fitting holes 22 corresponding to the protrusion 20 are provided in a front punching row, and further fixing holes 21 are provided on the left and right sides of the fixing hole 21 in the rear row. , by moving the joint plate 18 forward or backward, the protrusion fitting hole 22
This joint plate 18 is fixed by fitting it into the protrusion 20 and tightening the set screw 23 into the fixing holes 21 and 19 which coincide with each other through this fitting.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a product fall prevention guide member, which in the illustrated example is composed of an upper guide 14 made of a bar and a lower guide 25 made of a plate.

The lower guide 25 is made by bending a plate material having the same width as the joint plate 18 into an approximately L shape, and has a horizontal surface portion 26 projecting forward and a vertical surface portion 27 extending downward. 27
is an inner step part 2 having a step having the same size as the diameter of the upper guide 14.
7a and an outer crotch 27b, and when the lower end bent portion 28 is inserted into the outer crotch portion 27b with the upper guide 14 in the vertical direction and is locked, the inner surface of the upper guide 14 and the inner step 27a are connected. This is done so that the inside is uniform.

The horizontal surface portion 26 has an escape hole 2 that escapes from the head of the set screw 23.
9, and fixing holes 30 corresponding to the fixing holes 21 are provided on both left and right sides of the fixing holes 30 in a front row.

The lower guide 25 has the horizontal surface portion 26 superimposed on the joint plate 18. In this case, the horizontal surface portion 26 is moved forward or backward to align the fixing hole 30 with the fixing hole 2 of the joint plate 18.
1, and by tightening the setscrew 31, the lower guide 25 can be fixed.

Also, by fixing this lower guide 25, the vertical surface portion 27
The lower end 32 of the base 1 is set at a higher position than the upper surface 2 of the base 1 by a dimension slightly larger than the thickness of the product.
2 and the front outlet 3 from which only one product can be extruded between the top surface 2
3 is formed.

In addition, 34 other countries indicate the inner surface position of the vending machine door when the door is closed.

Next, a specific example of how to change the depth in the stocker configured as described above will be explained.

The product storage space 4 in part A shown in FIG. The product accommodating space 4 in the C portion is adjusted to a depth that allows long-sized tobacco products 37 to be stacked in the same front row.

In part C, where the depth has been adjusted to be the smallest in this specific example, the protrusion fitting holes 22 in the front row of the joint plate 18 are fitted into the protrusion 20 of the guide support base 16, and by this fitting, the fixings are fixed to match each other. By tightening set screws 23 between the holes 21 and 19, the joint plate 18 is fixed so as to protrude rearward from the guide support base 16.

The lower guide 25 of the product fall prevention guide member 24 is formed so as to protrude further rearward from the joint plate 18 by aligning the front row fixing hole 30 with the rear row fixing hole 21 of the joint plate 1B and tightening the set screw 31 thereto. is fixed.

Accordingly, the upper end of the upper guide 14 is connected to the guide support portion 1.
It is inserted and locked into the last stage guide groove 15 of No.3.

In part B, where the depth has been changed to be slightly larger than the above depth, the joint plate 18 is fixed at the same position as described above with respect to the guide support stand 16, and only the product fall prevention guide member 24 is moved forward. align the fixing holes 30 in the rear row with the fixing holes 21 in the rear row of the joint plate 18, and then insert the setscrews 31 into them.
It is in a state where it is tightened and fixed.

In this case, the upper end of the upper guide 14 is inserted into the middle groove 15 and locked.

In the part A where the depth has been changed to the largest, the joint plate 18 is moved forward and the protrusion fitting holes 22 in the rear row are connected to the guide support base 16.
By this fitting, the setscrews 23 are tightened between the matching fixing holes 21 and 19 to fix the product, and the product fall prevention guide member 24 is moved further forward than in the case of part B and is attached to the rear row. The center relief hole 29 is fitted into the head of the set screw 23 protruding on the joint plate 18, and the fixing hole 30
align with the fixing hole 21 of the joint plate 18, and insert the set screw 3 into this.
1 to fix the joint plate 18 together on the guide support stand 16.

In this case, the upper end of the upper guide 14 is inserted into and locked in the groove 15 at the forefront.

As is clear from the above specific example of changing the depth, the depth of the stocker can be adjusted to accommodate different sizes of products by moving the joint plate 18 and the product fall prevention guide member 24 back and forth on the guide support stand 16. You can adjust the changes accordingly.

These joint plates 18 and product fall prevention guide members 24 are located in front of the stocker, and the stocker partition plate 3
, or the stocker back plate, which is constructed separately from the partition plate, is in a position that is easier to handle, and is also smaller and lighter than those, so it is easier to handle than the work of moving the partition plate and back plate back and forth. Depth change adjustment can be performed extremely easily and quickly.

Moreover, by using the joint plate 18 in this way, it is possible to change the depth even within the restricted space in front of the stocker without causing the following inconvenience.

That is, for example, if a depth changing method is assumed in which only the product fall prevention guide member 24 is moved back and forth without using the joint plate 18 in FIG. The total length requires one dimension, and if you change the depth of part A while maintaining this L method, it will get stuck on the inner surface of the door 34, as seen by the imaginary line F in the same figure, and it is virtually impossible to change the depth of part A. It became possible,
If the entire length of the horizontal surface section 26 in the front and back direction is set to one dimension shorter than the length L so as not to get stuck on the inner surface 34 of the door, there will be an inconvenience that the depth of the C section cannot be changed. However, if the joint plate 18, which is movable back and forth, is also used as in the above embodiment, the length in the back and forth direction on the horizontal surface portion 26 can be adjusted to expand and contract so as not to cause the above-mentioned inconvenience. , slim product 35
It is also possible to change the depth between products with large dimensional differences, such as the long size product 37, and the number of types of depth changes can be increased even within a limited space.

In the above embodiment, the fixing holes 21 and 30 are provided in two rows in the front and back directions in the joint plate 18 and the horizontal surface portion 26, but the fixing holes may be provided in three or more rows in the front and back direction.
Further, not only one joint plate 18 but two or more joint plates 18 may be used, and thereby the number of types of depth changes can be further increased than in the case of the above embodiment.

The product drop prevention guide member 24 is divided into an upper guide 14 and a lower guide 25, but the upper and lower guides can also be integrated.

Although not shown for the sake of public knowledge, a product extrusion block is attached to the upper surface 2 of the stocker base 1 so as to be able to reciprocate back and forth, and by this reciprocating movement, products are delivered one by one to the front outlet 33 and the rear outlet lower. The extrusion is carried out alternately in exactly the same way as in the conventional method.

According to this invention, instead of directly attaching the horizontal surface part of the product fall prevention guide member to the guide support base,
Since it is configured to be fixed to a joint plate that is fixed to a guide support stand so that it can be moved back and forth, the limited space in front of the stocker can be used effectively and the depth can be changed without any problems. The adjustment range for changing the depth can be widened, and the number of types of changes can be increased.

Another advantage is that it is extremely easy to change the depth of the stocker to accommodate products of different sizes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of this invented device, FIG. 2 is a side view, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a guide support portion of a partition presser plate. 1...Stocker base, 2...Top surface, 3...Stocker partition plate, 4...Product storage space, 16...Guide Support stand, 24・
...Product fall prevention guide member, 32...
Lower end of guide member, 18... open fiber plywood.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A plurality of stocker partition plates are arranged side by side at intervals in the lateral direction of the base on the product placement upper surface of the stocker base to define a product storage space between adjacent partition plates, and a space is provided in front of the base. A product fall prevention guide member arranged vertically in front of the product storage space is attached to a guide support stand horizontally suspended in the product storage space, and the lower end of the product fall prevention guide member is placed so that the product thickness is lower than the product placement top surface. In the stocker set at a higher position by a slightly larger dimension, the product fall prevention guide member is provided with a horizontal surface portion projecting forward, and the joint plate is fixed to the guide support base so as to be movable back and forth, and the joint plate is fixed to the guide support base so as to be movable back and forth. A depth adjusting device for a stocker of a vending machine, characterized in that the horizontal surface portion is fixed to plywood so as to be movable back and forth.