JPS6245594B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Industrial Application Field The present invention has a structure in which products are placed and stored in a spiral arranged in the vertical direction, and the lowest products are sequentially discharged by rotation of the spiral. Regarding spiral vending machines.

(B) Conventional technology This type of vending machine has a shaft rod connected to a drive section arranged vertically within a product storage column, and a spiral is wound around the shaft rod, and the spiral rods on both sides of the shaft rod are arranged vertically inside the product storage column. A configuration is known in which products are placed and supported on top, and at the time of sale, a shaft is rotated to drop and discharge the lowest products one after another.
This is shown in Publication No. 74966.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention As shown in FIG. 4, in this conventional configuration, when the drive motor 3 is energized and the shaft rod 5 rotates at the time of sale, the product stored at the top of the spiral 6 M is locked at the upper end of the spiral 6 and pressed between it and the column 1 or the front loading door body, causing a jam due to the locked state. In other words, in the case of a product stored between the spirals 6, it can be moved downward forcefully by the spiral 6 sides located above and below the product as the spiral 6 rotates;
In the case of product M stored at the top of
If the downward movement is delayed due to frictional resistance between the column 1 and the inner wall of the column 1, the spiral 6 is pressed against the upper end of the rotating spiral 6, resulting in a blockage due to a locked state.

In view of the above points, the present invention provides a spiral type vending machine that can prevent clogging due to the locked state.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention arranges a shaft rod connected to a drive motor in the vertical direction inside a product storage column, and winds a spiral around the shaft rod so that a spiral rod is wound on both sides of the shaft rod. The products are placed and supported on the spiral, and at the time of sale, the shaft rod is rotated to drop and discharge the lowest products in sequence, and the products are placed and supported on the spiral, and the products are placed and supported on the spiral. The structure includes a regulation plate that prevents the filling of products.

(E) Function: Corresponding to the top of the spiral provided in the vertical direction within the product storage column, a regulating plate is provided to prevent products from being loaded at the top of this spiral, and when the spiral rotates, the spiral To prevent stored products from being locked at the upper end.

(F) Embodiment FIGS. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a substantially box-shaped product storage column provided within the main body of the vending machine, and has an opening 1A on the bottom surface. Inside the column 1, a shaft 5 is vertically arranged, the upper end of which is connected to the drive motor 3, and the lower end of which is supported by a bearing member 4 fixed to the front wall 2 of the column 1. A spiral 6 is attached to the shaft rod 5 with a mounting member 7.
A product M, such as a bag of ice cream, is inserted and stored in the gap between the spirals 6 on both the left and right sides of the shaft 5. At the time of sale, the drive motor 3 is energized and the shaft rod 5 is
The structure is such that the product M is sequentially discharged and dropped from the lower position alternately on the left and right by rotating the machine 1/2 turn.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a regulating plate fixed to the shaft rod near the upper end of the spiral 6 and extending in the left-right direction to the same length as the outer diameter of the spiral 6. , each product is prevented from being filled. That is, a regulating plate 8 extending from the shaft 5 to the top of the spiral 6 on both sides of the shaft 5 is provided, corresponding to the top of each of the spirals 6 on both sides of the shaft 5.
The product is prevented from being filled to the top of the spiral 6, thereby preventing the upper end of the spiral 6 from being locked with the stored product when the spiral 6 rotates during sales.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a loading door body that opens and closes the front opening of the storage column 1, which is opened when a product is placed and stored in the spiral 6, and is a generally used movable door for preventing products from falling. A prevention rod may also be used.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment, in which the space 10 at the top of the spiral 6 is narrowed so that no product can be inserted therein. That is, the distance between the upper part of the spiral 6 and the upper wall 1B of the storage column 1 is narrowed. Further, in the storage space 11 whose sales order is the highest, that is, the top storage space on the left side of the shaft 5 in FIG.
It is provided on the shaft rod 5 and has the same length as the radius of.

(G) Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides a regulating plate that corresponds to the top of the spiral and prevents the filling of products to the top, thereby preventing the filling of products to the top of the spiral. Therefore, it is possible to prevent clogging due to a locked state that occurs when stored products are locked at the upper end of the spiral, and to ensure reliable product ejection.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a longitudinal side view, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional front view of the main part, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the main part according to another embodiment. The front view and FIG. 4 are longitudinal sectional front views according to a conventional example. 1... Product storage column, 3... Drive motor, 5
...Axis rod, 6...Spiral, 8, 12...Regulation plate.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A shaft rod connected to the drive part is arranged vertically in the product storage column, and a spiral is wound around the shaft rod so that the product is placed and supported on the spirals on both sides of the shaft rod. In a spiral-type vending machine in which a rod is rotated to sequentially drop and discharge products at the lowest rank, a regulation plate is provided corresponding to the top of the spiral to prevent products from being filled into the top. A spiral-shaped vending machine with a unique feature.