JPS6245271Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a so-called serpentine vending machine, and particularly to the structure of the entrance portion of a product storage shelf.

[Conventional technology]

This type of vending machine is provided with several product passages 1 extending vertically in a meandering manner, as shown in FIG. 1, for example, between two opposing side plates.
The products 4 put into the product input port 3 at the upper end are stored in the product passage 1 while being guided by the product receiving plate 2, and the products 4 are discharged by the operation of the unloading controller 5 at the lower end. conduct.

By the way, recently, a device has been proposed in which the gate size 7 between the unloading controller 5 and the guide member 6 facing it is made variable so as to be able to cope with changes in the dimensions of the products to be handled. That is,
When handling large-sized products, the gate dimension 7 is set large, and when handling small-sized products, the gate size 7 is set small.

However, in that case, if a large product is thrown in when the gate size 7 is small, the product will get caught at the bottom of the product aisle 1 as shown at 4a, causing a product jam. It is difficult to correct such a product stuck in the product aisle 1.

Therefore, conventionally, the product receiving plate 2 is moved within its extending plane as shown by the arrow 8 to narrow the product input slot 3, and thereby, for example, 4
It has been proposed to prevent the product from falling into the product aisle 1, as shown in b. Accordingly, the problem of product clogging in the product aisle 1 can be greatly improved.

An example of a movable product receiving plate is the Jitsukaisho
It is disclosed in Publication No. 57-5776. According to this publication, in addition to the product receiving plate, a placing plate for placing the product is provided. Then, by inserting and engaging the approximately L-shaped engagement protrusion integrally added to the lower surface of the product receiving plate into a selected one of the plurality of engagement holes formed in the front and back direction of the placing plate, The position of the receiving plate in the front-rear direction is fixed. To change the position of the product receiving plate, lift the product receiving plate and move the engaging protrusion to another engaging hole.

In addition, a plurality of engaging protrusions are integrally formed on the lower surface of the product receiving plate, and by engaging a selected one of these engaging protrusions with a fixing rod, the position of the product receiving plate in the front and back direction can be adjusted. Some are designed to be fixed.
(For example, see Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 54-117300.) There is also one in which a separate part that engages with the fixing rod is added to the lower surface of the product receiving plate. (For example, Utsukai 56-
(See Publication No. 37177) [Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in any of the above cases, there is a problem in confirming the position of the product receiving plate. That is, the position of the product receiving plate cannot be clearly seen from above. To solve this problem, special means must be provided to indicate the position of the product receiving plate, which increases costs.

Moreover, the above-mentioned engaging protrusions and separate parts provided to fix the position of the product receiving plate are all specially added to the product receiving plate, and are not formed by processing the product receiving plate itself. It's not something. Therefore, this point also causes high costs.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a product storage shelf for a vending machine that allows easy and clear visual confirmation of the position of a movable product receiving plate in a product input slot and that can be implemented at low cost.

[Means for solving problems]

According to the present invention, there is provided a meandering product passage extending vertically between two side plates that stand upright facing each other, and a product receiving plate that guides the inserted product to the product input slot at the upper end of the product passage. In a product storage shelf of a vending machine in which the product receiving plate can be moved within its extending plane to expand and contract the product slot, the product receiving plate is provided with a cutout protruding from its lower surface, A product storage shelf for a vending machine is obtained, characterized in that the product receiving plate is positioned by engaging the cut-and-raised part with a fixing rod that supports the product receiving plate.

[Effect]

According to this product storage shelf, it is possible to visually see the bottom of the product receiving plate from above the product receiving plate through the small hole created as a result of providing the cut-off and find out which side of the cut-off the fixing rod is on. I can do it. Therefore, the position of the product receiving plate can be confirmed by the position of this fixing rod. In addition, since engagement with the fixing rod is achieved by cutting and raising the product receiving plate itself, the increase in cost can be reduced.

〔Example〕

Examples of the present invention will be described below.

2 and 3, the end plate 9 bent downward from the left and right ends of the product receiving plate 2 has elongated holes 9a and 9b formed in the front and rear, respectively.
Fixed rods 11a and 11b inserted through b
By supporting both ends of the side plate (not shown),
Install the product receiving plate 2. The product receiving plate 2 further has two cutouts 12a and 12b protruding from the bottom surface.
will be established. These cut-and-raised portions 12a and 12b are provided, for example, in front and back rows at positions corresponding to the long holes 9a in the front portion in the left-right direction. Also cut and raised 12a,
The height dimension of the product receiving plate 12b is selected to such an extent that the fixing rod 11a can be climbed over when the intermediate portion of the product receiving plate 2 in the left-right direction is slightly bent upward. In this way, the product receiving plate 2 is movable in the direction 8 approaching the chute plate 13 constituting the top of the product path 1, and as a result, the product input port 3 can be narrowed. Moreover, at that time, the position of the product receiving plate 2 is as shown in Fig. 4 a, b,
As shown in c, the fixed rod 9a and the cut and raised parts 12a, 1
2b, it can be selectively fixed in a plurality of different positions. At that time, cut and raise 12
Since the fixing rod 9a can be visually seen through the small holes formed as a result of forming the parts a and 12b, the position of the product receiving plate 2 can be visually recognized and selected, and erroneous setting of the position of the product receiving plate 2 can therefore be prevented. Note that the number of cut-and-raised parts can be increased to three or more, and it is also easy to use only one part.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above using the embodiments, according to the present invention, the movable product receiving plate for guiding the inserted product to the product input slot at the upper end of the product path can be fixed at a desired position using the product receiving plate. This is done with an extremely simple structure of engagement between a cut-and-raised part and a fixing rod that supports the product receiving plate, so it can be implemented at low cost. Moreover, there is an effect that the position of the product receiving plate can be easily and clearly visually recognized from above without adding any special structure.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an example of a product storage shelf of a vending machine to which the present invention can be applied, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view as well.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view of only the main parts showing switching of the fixing position of the product receiving plate. 1... Product passageway, 2... Product receiving plate, 3... Product inlet, 4... Product, 9a, 9b... Long hole, 11
a, 11b... fixed rod, 12a, 12b... cut and raised, 13... chute plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A meandering product path extends vertically between two side plates that stand upright facing each other, and a product receiving plate is provided for guiding the inserted product to the product input slot at the upper end of the product path. In a product storage shelf of a vending machine that is capable of expanding and contracting the product slot by moving within an extended plane, the product receiving plate is provided with a cutout protruding from the lower surface to support the product receiving plate. A product storage shelf for a vending machine, characterized in that the product receiving plate is positioned by engaging the cut-and-raised part with a fixing rod.