JPS6274810A - Commodity taking out and housing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the falling of a commodity in earthquake, etc. by constituting a housing shelf with the innermost side inclined downward and installing a transferring means which delivers the commodity onto the shelf by engaging a hook with the commodity and transports the commodity, in a housing apparatus for video cassettes, etc. CONSTITUTION:A housing shelf 2 is formed into stage form with the innermost side inclined downward. A commodity transporting means 4 is constituted of a loading member 12 inclined in conformity with the inclination of the shelf 2 and the transferring member not shown in the figure which shifts a commodity between the shelf 2 and the loading member 12 through the operation of an engaging hook 13. In this constitution, the transferring means 4 is shifted to the position of a prescribed shelf 2, and then engaged with the engagement part of the commodity 7 by operating the operating hook 13, and loads the commodity onto the loading base 12. Then, the transferring means 4 is shifted to a waiting position, and the loading member 12 is turned by 180 deg. by a motor 15, and set opposite to a commodity inlet/outlet 3, and delivery is performed. The housing operation is carried out reversely. With such constitution, the falling of commodities in earthquake, etc. can be prevented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a product storage and takeout device that can automatically take out and store products such as video cassettes.

[Conventional technology]

Recently, automatic video cassette lending machines have been proposed. According to this automatic video cassette lending machine, a storage case with a video cassette entrance on the front panel is equipped with multiple video cassette storage shelves in a horizontal state, and the product can be moved vertically and horizontally within the storage case. The video cassette is taken out from the storage shelf by the conveying means and transported to the video cassette entrance for lending, and the video cassette returned to the video cassette entrance is returned to the storage shelf and stored.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In the video cassette automatic lending machine mentioned above, the video cassettes are taken in and out of the storage shelf by the product transport means, so they are normally placed on the storage shelf in a free state, and when vibrations are applied to the storage case due to earthquakes, etc. There was a problem that the product easily fell from the storage shelf.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a product storage and retrieval device in which products stored in a storage shelf are not likely to fall easily due to an earthquake or the like.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a storage case having multiple storage shelves for storing products and a product entrance/exit, a mounting member on which the product is placed, and a locking member that removably engages with the product. It has an interlocking claw member and a transfer member that moves the engaging claw member to transfer the product onto or from the placement member, and takes out the product from the storage shelf and conveys it to the product entrance. A product conveying means for transporting and storing products from an entrance/exit to a storage shelf, the storage shelf is inclined so that the rear side is lower than the front side, and the product entrance/exit and the storage member are connected to the storage shelf. They are characterized by being inclined at the same angle of inclination.

[Function] The products on the storage shelves are lower at the back of the storage shelves, so they do not easily slip off the front side of the storage shelves even if vibrations are applied due to earthquakes or the like. Also, when pulling out a product from a storage shelf onto a loading member, when feeding a product from a loading member into a storage shelf, or when placing a product on a loading member from a product entrance/exit, or when feeding a product from a loading member into a product entrance/exit. Since the storage shelf, the product entrance and exit, and the placement member are inclined at the same inclination angle, the product can smoothly move between the storage member, the storage shelf, and the product entrance without changing its posture.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the product take-out and storage device of the present invention. In the figure, numeral 1 is a storage case, 2 is a storage shelf, 3 is a product entrance/exit, 4 is a product conveyance means, and 5 is a front panel.

The storage shelves 2 are arranged in multiple stages (1 in the drawing) on the back plate 6 of the storage case 1.
0 stage) are installed parallel to each other. This storage shelf 2 is in a horizontal state when viewed from the front side of the storage case 1, but when viewed from the side, it is inclined so that the back side (back plate 6 side) is lower. This angle of inclination is such that the video cassette 7 can be prevented from falling by itself, and the engaging claw member 13 of the product conveying means 4
The angle is set at an angle that provides a space for engaging and disengaging the video cassette 7 from the recess 7a of the case without being obstructed by the video cassette 7 stored in the lower row, and in this embodiment, the angle is approximately 10". There is.

The width in the longitudinal direction of each storage shelf 2 is set to a size that can store approximately 20 video cassettes 7 in a parallel and upright state. Further, the width of each storage shelf 2 in the short side direction is set shorter than the length of the video cassette 7, so that a part of the video cassette 7 (the part of the recess 7a) protrudes from the front of the storage shelf 2. is stored.

The product entrance/exit 3 is provided at a position near the lower side of the front panel 5 of the storage case 1 and is inclined at the same inclination angle as the storage shelf 2. A barcode reader 8 for reading the barcode printed on the video cassette 7 is provided near the product entrance 3. In addition to the product entrance 3, the front panel 5 is also provided with a keyboard, a CRT, a printer exit, a card insertion slot, etc. (not shown).

The product conveyance means 4 is guided by vertical guide rails 10 provided on both side plates 9 of the storage case 1 and moves vertically within the storage case 1, and both ends engage with the vertical guide rails 10 so as to be movable in the vertical direction. It moves in the left-right direction while being guided by the horizontal shaft 11. Although not shown, the storage case 1 is equipped with a drive device for moving the product conveyance means 4. This drive device is the barcode reader 8 mentioned above.
The product conveyance means 4 is moved based on information from the computer, keyboard, etc.

3 to 5 show the product conveyance means 4 in detail.

This product conveying means 4 includes a reversible placing member 12, an engaging claw member 13 that removably engages with a recess 7a of a case of a video cassette 7, and a video cassette 7 by moving the engaging claw member 13. The device mounting member 12, which is composed of a transfer member 14 that transfers the cassette 7 onto the mounting member 12 or does not send it out from the mounting member 12, is rotated 180° by the motor 15 at the position shown in two-dot chain line in FIG. The mounting table 16 on which the video cassette 7 is placed is inclined at the same angle of inclination as the storage shelf 2.

A slit 16a is formed along the length of the mounting table 16, and a side wall 17 is formed to sandwich the video cassette 7.
．． A microswitch 19 for detecting the video cassette 7 is provided at the upper end position of one side wall 17.
19 are provided. Note that a bearing portion 21 for the horizontal shaft 11 is provided on the member 20 to which the motor 15 is fixed.

The engaging claw member 13 is connected to a guide protrusion 22 provided on the mounting member 12.
A claw piece 24 is rotatably attached via a pin 23a to a block piece 23 that moves while being guided by the block piece 23, and the claw piece 24 is maintained in an upright state between the block piece 23 and the claw piece 24. A spring 25 is interposed. The claw piece 24 protrudes from the slit 16a of the mounting table 16 and moves along the slit 16a.

The transfer member 14 is a pulley 26.2 provided on the mounting member 12.
7, a wire 28 that is wound around the pulleys 26 and 27 and whose one end and the other end are fixed to the block piece 22, and a pulse motor 29 that rotationally drives one of the pulleys 26, and the engaging claw member 13. of! ! The mounting member 12 is reciprocated in the longitudinal direction.

When taking out the video cassette 7 from the storage shelf 2, the desired video cassette 7 is designated from the keyboard on the front panel 5. As a result, the drive device (not shown) operates, and the product conveying means 4 is guided from the standby position (the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1) by the vertical guide rail 10 and the horizontal shaft 11 to the designated video cassette 7. Move to the opposite position. At this time, first, the product delivery means 4 is stopped at a position slightly lower than a predetermined position to prevent the claw piece 24 from hitting the video cassette 7. When the claw piece 24 is positioned below the recess 7a of the video cassette 7, the product conveying means 4 is raised to engage the claw piece 24 with the recess 7a (see FIG. 2).

Thereafter, the engaging claw member 13 is moved to one end side of the mounting member 12 (toward the pulley 26 side) by the pulse motor 29, and the video cassette 7 is pulled out from the storage shelf 2 and placed on the mounting table 16. At this time, the storage shelf 2 and the mounting member 12 (the mounting table 16
) have the same inclination angle, so the video cassette 7 moves smoothly without losing its posture. In addition, video cassette 7
When the video cassette 7 is caught on the storage shelf 3 and cannot be transferred to the mounting table 16, the claw piece 24 rotates about the bin 23a and comes off from the recess 7a, so that no excessive force is applied to the video cassette 7. There is no risk of damaging the case. The claw piece 24 that has come out of the recess 7a is returned to the upright state by the force of the restoring bullet 1θ of the spring 25.

When it is detected by the microswitches 19, 19 that the video cassette 7 has been completely transferred onto the mounting table 16,
The product conveyance means 4 is moved to the standby position by the drive device. When the product conveyance means 4 moves to the standby position, the motor 1
5 operates to invert the placing member 12 by 180 degrees and bring it closer to the product entrance/exit port 3. At this time, the other end side (pulley 27 side) of the mounting member 12 is located on the product entrance/exit 3 side. Then, the pulse motor 29 is operated to move the engaging claw member 13 onto the mounting member 1.
2 and place the video cassette 7 on the mounting table 16.
The product is then sent to the product entrance/exit 3. As a result, the video cassette 7 comes out from the product entrance 3 and is available for lending.

When returning the video cassette 7, when the video cassette 7 is inserted through the product entrance 3, the recess 7a of the video cassette 7 engages with the claw piece 24, and the video cassette 7 is
2. It becomes ready to be transferred to the mounting material 12. Then, the pulse motor 29 operates to move the engaging claw member 13 from the other end of the mounting member 12 to the one end. As a result, the video cassette 7 is transferred from the product entrance/exit 3 onto the mounting table 16.

At this time, since the product entrance/exit 3 and the mounting member 12 have the same inclination angle, the video cassette 7 moves smoothly without losing its posture. Also, the video cassette 7 is read by the barcode reader 8.
If the barcode is not read correctly, it will be pushed out of the machine and only the correct one will be stored.

Next, after the mounting member 12 is reversed by 180 degrees by the motor 15, the drive device is operated to move the product conveying means 4 to a position where the video cassette 7 is stored. When the product conveying means 4 moves to the storage position, the pulse motor 29 operates to move the engaging claw member 13 from one end of the mounting member 2 to the other end. As a result, the video cassette 7 is sent out from the mounting table 16 to the storage shelf 3 and is stored in the storage shelf 3. Also at this time, since the mounting member 12 and the storage shelf 3 have the same inclination angle, the video cassette 7 moves smoothly without losing its posture.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, the storage shelves are tilted so that the back side is lower than the front side, so even if vibrations are applied to the storage cases due to earthquakes, etc., products on the storage shelves can easily fall by themselves. There is no need to provide a natural fall prevention mechanism on the storage shelf. In addition, by tilting the storage shelves, the space necessary for engaging and disengaging the engaging claw members of the product conveyance means can be secured, and unlike when the storage shelves are installed horizontally, the engaging claw members can be placed between each storage shelf. There is no need to provide a space for engaging and disengaging operations, the interval between each storage shelf can be shortened by this space, and the storage space within the storage case can be increased.

Furthermore, since the placing member, the storage shelf, and the product entrance are set at the same inclination angle, the product can be transferred between the placing member, the storage shelf, and the product entrance without any problem.

[BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS] The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a side sectional view, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the engagement operation between the claw piece and the recess, and FIG. Partially omitted side view showing the product conveyance means in detail, No. 4
The figure is a view taken along the line IV-IV in Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a view taken along the line V in Fig. 3.
-V line arrow view. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Storage case, 2...Storage shelf, 3...Product entrance/exit, 4...Product conveyance means, 7...Product (bidet gift cent), 12...Placement member, 13 ... Engaging claw member, 14... Transfer member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A storage case having multiple storage shelves for storing products and a product entrance/exit, a placement member on which the product is placed, and an engagement claw member that removably engages with the product. , has a transfer member that moves the engaging claw member to transfer the product onto or from the placement member, takes out the product from the storage shelf and conveys it to the product entrance, and also transports the product from the product entrance. and a means for transporting and storing products on a storage shelf, the storage shelf being inclined so that the back side is lower than the front side, and the product entrance and exit and the product placement member being at the same inclination angle as the storage shelf. A product retrieval/storage device characterized by being tilted.