JPS605427Y2 - Vending machine product delivery device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a product dispensing device for a vending machine that prevents theft of products, eliminates dimensional errors in mounting, and prevents defective product delivery.

Conventional product delivery devices for vending machines used a lever connected to a solenoid to push out the product, a star-shaped ring to forcibly feed the product, and a device with a semicircular cross section to use the product's own weight to feed the product. etc. are known.

However, it is difficult to control the dimensions of these product delivery devices during installation, and product delivery failures often occur due to dimensional errors.

The present invention provides a product dispensing device for a vending machine that eliminates the drawbacks of the conventional example and aims to prevent product theft. connected to the actuating plate at a position via a fulcrum shaft and a gate that engages with the actuating plate to stop the operation while waiting to send out the product and locks the product in the delivery order; The present invention is characterized in that a product delivery mechanism including a control plate for temporarily locking the next product to be delivered is provided at the exit of the product path.

To explain the present invention with reference to the drawings below, 1 is a product aisle 22.
This is a product delivery mechanism with an outlet, and a space adjustment plate 2.
Provided opposite to 1.

The product delivery mechanism 1 includes a box-shaped housing 2 and a solenoid 3.
, an actuation plate 4, a gate 5, a control plate 6, etc.
The relationship between these components is as follows.

The actuation plate 4 is pivotally attached to a fulcrum shaft 7 provided on the housing 2, and has one end connected to the plunger 12 of the solenoid 3, and a locking piece formed on the gate 5 at the other end via the fulcrum shaft 7. 13
A locking portion 8 is provided which engages with and prevents rotation of the gate 5 during product delivery standby.

Further, a protrusion 9 having an elongated hole 10 is provided between the fulcrum shaft 7 of the actuating plate 4 and the locking portion 8, and a portion of the gate 5 and a portion of the control plate 6 are also connected to the elongated hole 10. By playing the interlocking shaft 11,
The operating plate 4, gate 5, and control plate 6 are interlocked.

The gate 5 is pivotally attached to a shaft 14 provided in the casing 2, and a spring 16 is installed between the casings 2 so that the tip locking portion 15 protrudes from a notch 19 provided in the casing 2.

The interlocking shaft 11 connected to the actuating plate 4 and the control plate 6 is pivoted between the tip locking portion 15 and the locking piece 13, and the actuating plate 4
It rotates around the shaft 14 in accordance with the movement of the housing 2 , and causes the distal end locking portion 15 to protrude and retract from the cutout portion 19 of the housing 2 .

The control plate 6 is pivotally connected to a shaft 17 provided in the housing 2, one of which is connected to the actuating plate 4 and the gate 5 by the interlocking shaft 11, and the other is connected to a notch provided in the housing 2. The locking portion 13 is configured to protrude and retract from the portion 20.

The spacing adjustment plate 21 has a distance from the housing 2 of the product delivery mechanism 1 that is larger than the outer diameter of the product 23, so that when the gap adjustment plate 21 protrudes from the housing 2, the engagement between the end locking portion 15 of the gate 5 and the control plate 6 is adjusted. The stop part 18 is provided at a position where the distance from the tip thereof is smaller than the outer diameter of the product 23.

24 is a product guide plate forming the product passage 22, and 25 is a vending machine housing.

When waiting for product delivery, the plunger 12 of the solenoid 3 is lowered by its own weight, so the protrusion 9 and locking part 8 of the actuating plate 4 are lifted up via the fulcrum shaft 7, and the elongated hole of the interlocking shaft 11 10, and the locking part 8 is located at the bottom of the gate 5.
It is engaged with the locking piece 13 of.

Therefore, the rotation of the gate 5 is stopped by the locking part 8 and the locking piece 13, and it is likely that the product 23 will be forcibly stolen by pressing down the locking part 15 at the end of the gate 5 with a finger or the like. However, this can definitely be prevented.

Note that in the drawing, the dead weight of the plunger 12 of the solenoid 3 is used to engage the locking portion 8 of the actuating plate 4 and the locking piece 13 of the gate 5, but depending on the mounting position of the solenoid 3, the plunger When it is not possible to utilize the dead weight of the gate 12, the locking portion 8 of the actuating plate 4 can be lifted up using a spring or the like and engaged with the locking piece 13 of the gate 5.

Further, when sending out the product, the solenoid 3 is energized and attracts the plunger 12, and the operating plate 4 is rotated via the fulcrum shaft 7, thereby lowering the protrusion 9 and the locking part 8.

This lowering operation moves the interlocking shaft 11 by the movable range of the elongated hole 10 with which it is loosely engaged, and the locking portion 8 is disengaged from the locking piece 13 of the gate 5, as shown in FIG.

As the plunger 12 continues to be sucked, the actuating plate 7 further rotates, overcoming the elasticity of the spring 16 and causing the interlocking shaft 11 to rotate the gate 5 and the control plate 6 downward.

At this time, the gate 5 rotates about the shaft 14 in the direction of retracting from the notch 19 of the casing 2 of the product delivery mechanism while stopping the product 23 in the delivery order by the end locking part 15, and the control plate 5 rotates about the shaft 17 in a direction protruding from the notch 20 of the housing 2 of the product delivery mechanism 1.

When the plunger 12 is sucked by a specified stroke and the actuating plate 4 rotates to retract the end locking part 15 of the gate 5 from the notch 19 of the housing 2, the product 23 in the delivery order is delivered and controlled at the same time. The locking portion 18 of the plate 6 protrudes from the cutout portion 20 of the housing 2 and locks the next product 23 to be delivered.

When the product 23 is sent out, the solenoid 3 receives a product delivery signal and is de-energized, the plunger 12 returns to its original position under the elasticity of the spring 16, and the actuating plate 4, gate 5, and control plate 6 also return to their original positions.

Therefore, the locking part 18 of the control board 6 is connected to the notch part 20 of the housing 2.
The end locking portion 15 of the gate 5 protrudes from the notch 19 of the housing 2 and locks the product 23.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following excellent effects.

(4) The product delivery device of a vending machine is usually prone to dimensional errors when installed, but in the present invention, the solenoid 3, actuating plate 4, gate 5, and control plate 6 are housed in the casing 2. Since there is only one product delivery mechanism 1, installation is not only easy, but also dimensional errors are eliminated, completely preventing delivery defects of the product 23 due to dimensional errors.

It is highly reliable. (B) Theft of the product 23 is reliably prevented with a simple configuration in which the rotation of the gate 5 that locks the product 23 in the delivery order is stopped by the actuating plate 4 connected to the solenoid 3 when the product is on standby for delivery. There is an effect that can be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings relate to the product dispensing device of the vending machine of the present invention, and Fig. 1 shows the locking part of the actuating plate and the locking piece of the gate when the product is waiting to be delivered, and Fig. 2 shows the process of dispensing the product. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure when the device is released from the locked state and when the product is sent out. 1... Product delivery mechanism, 2... Housing, 3...
... So L//Id, 4... Actuation plate, 5.
... Gate, 6 ... Control plate, 7 ... Fulcrum shaft, tail ... Locking part of actuation plate, 9 ... Protrusion of actuation plate, 10... Long hole, 11...
Interlocking shaft, 12...Plunger, 13...
...Gate locking piece, 14...A shaft for pivoting the gate, 15...Gate tip locking part, 16...
...Spring, 17...A shaft to which the control board is pivoted,
18... Locking part of the control board, 19... Notch part provided in the casing for the gate to appear and retract, 20...... Notch part provided in the casing for the control board to protrude and retract. Notch, 21... Spacing adjustment plate, 22... Product aisle, 23...
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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A solenoid '3, an actuating plate 4, and a gate 5 are placed in a box-shaped housing 2.
, the product delivery mechanism 1 provided with the control board 6 is connected to the product passage 2.
The actuating plate 4 is fitted onto the housing 2 through a shaft 7, and one end thereof is connected to the plunger 12 of the solenoid 3, and the other end via the shaft 7 is connected to the locking portion 8 and the actuating plate 4. A long hole 10 is formed between the locking part 8 and the shaft 7, and the gate 5 is connected to the housing 2.
The shaft 14 is urged to rotate upward by a spring 16 mounted between the shafts 14 and 14, and is fitted onto the housing 2 by the shaft 14 and onto the interlocking shaft 11 loosely engaged with the elongated hole 10 of the actuating plate 4. When the solenoid 3 is not energized, it is rotated upward by the spring 16 to lock the lowest product, and when the solenoid 3 is energized, the spring 1
The end locking portion 15 is rotated downward against the elasticity of the solenoid 6 to release the product, and the other end is locked to the locking portion 8 of the actuating plate 4 when the solenoid 3 is not energized. , a locking piece 13 is provided to prevent more than necessary rotation, and the control plate 6 is fitted onto the housing 2 via a shaft 17, one side of the control plate 6 is fitted onto the interlocking shaft 11, and a solenoid 3 is attached to the other side. A product dispensing device for a vending machine characterized by being provided with a locking part 18 that locks a next-ranked product when energized and releases the latching when not energized.