JPS62212894A - Goods storage rack unit for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a product storage shelf device tK for a vending machine that rotatably stores cylindrical products.

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 54-96697, this type of device has been used to transport goods using left and right side plates and a serpentine-shaped conveyor rail installed between the side plates. In a product storage shelf that divides the aisle, the installation position of the movable side seal that extends throughout the entire area along the product aisle and the movable sight rail is adjusted in the width direction of the product aisle according to the product size. A configuration is known in which a sight rail mounting seat is provided that is adjustable and movable at an upper product input end and a lower product output end.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention In this conventional configuration, when changing the width of the product input port and the product passage, it is necessary to attach and detach the fixing screw, and therefore, the change operation is time-consuming. .

In view of the above, the present invention provides a device that can easily and reliably change the width of the product input port and the product path by simply sliding the device without performing attachment/detachment operations.

2) Means for solving the problem To explain based on an example, the upper product input slot (6)
A serpentine-type product passageway (5) for rollably storing round-shaped products is provided between the product outlet port (7) at the bottom and the product input port (6) at the top of the product aisle (5). ) to,
A guide receiving plate (9) is provided which is inclined low in the direction of the product passageway (5) so as to rollably guide the inserted products, and this guide receiving plate (
9) A regulating member is installed on the upper part so as to be slidable in the width direction and regulates the width of the input port (6) by means of the regulating plate part (16A)K, and is connected to the rear of the regulating member. and extends into the product aisle (5) to form a product aisle t5).
Guide to regulating 11g 1iIIIVLc! υ, one of the regulating member σG or the guide receiving plate (9) is provided with a spring-biased positioning sphere σ9, and the other side is provided with a plurality of positioning holes (to) for locking the sphere 0 in one direction. By sliding the regulating member 1e, the width of the input port (6) can be set, and at the same time, the width of the product passage (5) can be set.

(E) Function The present invention provides an inclined guide receiving plate that rollably guides the product to be put in, or a regulating member that is provided to be slidably movable in the width direction on the guide receiving plate and regulates the width of the input opening. A spring-loaded positioning sphere is provided on one side, a positioning hole is provided on the other side to lock this sphere, and the width of the inlet is set by sliding the regulating member, and the sliding movement of the regulating member By the operation, the temporary guide III in the product passage connected to the regulating member is simultaneously moved to set the width of the product passage.

(f) Embodiment The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. (1) is a product storage shelf installed vertically inside the vending machine main body, and a pair of left and right side plates (2) (arc-shaped between 31 The running members (4) are arranged front and back opposite each other and are connected in the vertical direction to form a product passageway (5) which extends in the vertical direction while being bent in a serpentine shape.This product passageway (5) A product input port (6) is formed at the upper end, and a product output port (7) is formed at the lower end so that cylindrical products can be stacked and stored in a line in a rollable state. There is a product passage (5) at the outlet (7).
), and controls the delivery of one product each time a product delivery command is sent! (8) is provided.

49) is a guide receiving plate which forms the lower surface of the input port (6) and is provided at an angle of 5 Wt so as to rollably guide the product to be input into the product path (5). The other end of the link QO, whose one end is rotatably supported, is connected to the side plate (2
)(3) Rotatably supported by a support rod I installed between the
In addition, a substantially U-shaped guide hole α2 having a first engaging part (12A) and a second engaging part (12B) is provided on both sides of the rear part,
The support rod 0 installed between the III plates (2) and (3) is inserted and installed through the guide hole tl'J. In addition, the elasticity of the support rod (1 spring I) locks and holds the @1 locking part (12A) and the second locking part (12B). As shown by the solid line K, the front lower surface of the guide receiving plate (9) is fixedly supported on the support rod Ql), and the first engaging part (12A) of the guide hole α2 is fixedly supported on the support rod α.
When it is locked to J, a blocking member (
15) so that a large-diameter product drawing can pass through, and the distance between the rear end of the guide receiving plate (9) and the inner surface of the running member (4) located opposite to this rear end, The spacing is such that a large-diameter product diagram can pass through. Also.

@ As shown in the two-dot chain line in Figure 1 and in Figure 6, the support rod 11
By rotating the link (IQ) using 1 as a fulcrum and moving the front part of the guide receiving plate (9) upward, the second engaging part (12B) of the guide hole C1z is engaged with the support rod (13). , the distance between the front upper surface of the guide plate (9) and the blocking member (1B), and the distance between the rear end of the guide plate (9) and the inner surface of the traveling member (4) located opposite to this rear end. It is configured such that the diameter product diagram is such that it is impossible to pass through, but the interval is such that a small diameter product (5) can pass through.

(le is a regulating member provided on the guide receiving plate (9) so as to be slidable in the left and right direction, which is the width direction, and by sliding in the left and right direction, the regulating plate part (16A) and the side plate (2) The width of the product input slot (6) is changeably regulated.The front end of this regulating member is bent downward from above the guide receiving plate (9). The guide piece (16B) is inserted into the sleeve (Q7) which extends to the lower surface of the guide plate (9) so as to cover the front end surface (9A) of the guide plate (9) and is open on the guide plate (9). Further, the rear end (16C) is bent downward to correspond to the rear end of the guide receiving plate (9). A positioning sphere (11) biased by a spring (11) in the direction of the front end surface (9A) of the guide plate (9) is installed inside the bent front end of the regulating member αG, and ) Front end surface (9A) The member tte can be locked in a predetermined position.

2υ is a guide side plate that extends from the top to the bottom of the product aisle (5) and regulates the width of the product aisle (5), and is connected to the side plate (3) K by the link members provided at the upper and lower parts.
In addition to being supported, it is movably inserted and supported by the support rod (to) built between III Kari (2) and (3), and the 1 m Kari (2
)(3) and parallel shift J! JJ is possible, and the width of the product passageway (5) formed between it and the side plate (2) can be changed.

In other words, the upper part of the guide is inserted and supported by a support rod, and one end of the link member is supported by a support rod (3), and the other end of the link member is supported by a long hole for vertical movement. At the same time, the upper and lower link members @ are connected by a connecting member f2!91C, and configured to be freely movable parallel to the side plates (2) and (3). The upper part of the guide [11 plate Qυ] is latched and connected to a connecting piece (16D) bent at the rear end of the regulating plate part (16A) of the regulating member ue, and the regulating member α
Parallel movement is performed in conjunction with the sliding movement of G. Therefore, in such a configuration, when the product input port (6) is adapted to input large-diameter product prisoners, it is necessary to By locking the lower surface on the support rod (11) and locking the first locking part (12A) of the guide hole (12) on the support rod (13), the front upper surface of the guide receiver [19] and the blocking member are locked. The distance between the rear end of the guide receiving plate (9) and the running member (4) facing the rear end of the guide receiving plate (9) is set to a distance that allows large diameter product prisoners to be thrown in. If the product is to be loaded and stored on the day of delivery, the front part of the guide receiver! (9) is moved upward and the second locking part (12B) of the guide hole α2 is locked with the support rod. The distance between the front upper surface of the receiving plate (9) and the H member (1! This prevents large-diameter products from being thrown in. In other words, by moving the guide receiver 1j (9) up and down and back and forth, it is possible to control the products in the radial direction. .

When setting the length of the next product to be introduced, the regulating member 161 is slid left and right. At this time, the spherical member biased by the spring has a plurality of positioning holes (
When the sliding movement is stopped at the position where the sphere (IIJ) and the positioning hole (A) are engaged, the regulating member tte is moved to that position by the engagement between the sphere 11 and the positioning hole (A). It is locked and held.

Therefore, according to the length of the product to be put in, slide the regulating member (le) left and right, and press the regulating plate part (16A) and the side plate (2).
), set the width of the input port (6). On the other hand, due to the sliding movement of this regulating member (II), the regulating plate portion (1
6A) The guide side plate (21) connected to the rear end also moves in parallel, so that the width of the product passageway (5) can be made equal to the width of the input port (6).

(G) Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, an inclined guide plate that rollably guides the product to be loaded, or a slanted guide plate that is slidably movable in the width direction on the guide plate, is provided. A spring-loaded positioning sphere is provided on one of the regulating members that regulates the width of the opening, and a positioning hole that locks this sphere is provided on the other, and the width of the input opening is set by sliding the regulating member. At the same time, since the guide side plate in the product passage connected to the regulation member is simultaneously moved by the slide movement operation button of the regulation member to set the width of the product passage, it is necessary to attach and detach the fixing screw. The width of the product inlet and the product passage can be easily and reliably changed and set simply by sliding the regulating member, and the product diameter regulation within the inlet can also be changed by operating the guide receiving plate.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Each drawing shows a product storage shelf device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a vertical side view of the main part, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the product input port, and FIG. 3 is a vertical side view. Figure 4 is a front view of the guide side plate portion, Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the guide plate set for large-diameter products, and Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the guide plate set for small-diameter products. , FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a state in which the width of the product input port is set to be narrow. (5)...Product aisle, (6)...Inlet, (7
)...Outlet port, (9)...Guide plate, ue...
Regulation member, (16A)...Regulation plate part, (19.
... Sphere, (To) ... Positioning hole, 0 ... Guide side plate.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A product passage for rollably storing a cylindrical product is provided between an upper product input port and a lower product output port, and a guide device is provided in the product input port and the product path to guide the insertion of the product. In the vending machine, the guide device is provided with an inclined guide receiving plate that rollably guides the product to be inserted, and is slidably movable in the width direction on the guide receiving plate, and the guide device is provided with an inclined guide receiving plate that rollably guides the product to be inserted, and is slidably movable in the width direction on the guide receiving plate, and and a guide side plate connected to the rear part of the regulating member and extending into the product passageway to regulate the width of the product passageway, the guide side plate being biased by a spring to either the regulating member or the guide receiving plate. a positioning sphere is provided, a plurality of positioning holes for locking the sphere are provided on the other side, and the regulating member is slid to set the input opening width;
A product storage shelf device for a vending machine, in which the width of the product aisle is set at the same time.