JPS6319895Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (a) Industrial application field The present invention relates to a product dispensing device for a vending machine.

(b) Conventional technology Conventionally, as shown in Fig. 1, a so-called cup-shaped product M having a truncated cone shape is stored, with the upper part forming a large diameter part A having a flange C and the lower part forming a small diameter part B. As shown in FIG. 8, the device for discharging products to be sold has a shaft 3 installed vertically in the product storage column 1 that rotates a predetermined amount each time a product is sold, and flanges on both sides of the shaft 3. Storage chambers 10A and 10B are provided for stacking and storing cup-shaped products M having portions C, and storage chambers 10A and 10B are provided at the lower part of the shaft rod 3.
A support member 7 is provided that supports the lowest rank product M in the container and drops and carries out the lowest rank product M by rotation of the shaft rod 3,
Furthermore, when the lowest order product is carried out by the support member 7, 2
A product delivery device is known which is provided with a second support member 11 for supporting the second product, and is disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 101575/1983.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention However, in the case of the configuration shown in FIG. There was a problem that the product was easily unstable, resulting in product clogging or defective discharge. Also, JP-A-52-
Similarly, the product delivery device shown in Publication No. 101575
When carrying out the lowest order product, the support for the second product tends to become unstable. In other words, due to the shape of the product to be stored, the second product cannot be supported in a horizontal position, and may become oblique, resulting in product jamming or defective ejection. In addition, since the stored products are stored upside down, there is a risk of quality defects depending on the contents of the products, such as pudding.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a product delivery device that can store products in a regular state, and also can reliably lock and support the second product in a substantially horizontal state when the lowest product is carried out. It is something.

(d) Means for solving the problem The present invention is a cup in which a shaft rod that rotates a predetermined amount each time a product is sold is installed vertically in the product storage column in the vertical direction, and flanges are provided on both sides of the shaft rod. a storage chamber for stacking and storing products of the form with their flanges facing upward; a support that supports the lowest-ranking product in the storage chamber at the bottom of the shaft rod and allows the lowest-ranking product to be dropped and carried out by rotation of the shaft rod; A second member is provided, and a second member is provided to support the second product when the lowest product is carried out by the supporting member.
In a vending machine comprising a supporting member,
A flange of a second product is locked to a side wall of the product storage column that faces the second support member across the storage chamber in cooperation with the second support member when the lowest product is carried out. It has a structure that includes a supporting portion for supporting the device.

(e) Action When the second support member rotates and extends below the collar of the second product during the unloading operation of the lowest product due to a predetermined rotation of the shaft rod, the second support member rotates in a direction opposite to the second support member side. The flange of the second product on the side is latched and supported by the support. Therefore, when the lowest product is carried out, the second product is held on both sides of the collar by the second support member and the support portion, and is supported in a substantially horizontal state.

(F) Embodiment Figures 2 to 7 show embodiments of the present invention, in which 1 is a generally box-shaped product storage column with an opening 2 for filling products in the front, and 3 is an upper and lower end portion. Column 1
With pivot rods that are rotatably supported at the top and bottom of the inside,
It is connected to a driving device 4 at the top of the column 1 and rotates half a rotation each time a product is sold. A support member 5 is fixed to the lower end of the column 1 in the front-rear direction so as to divide the column 1 into left and right halves, and a bearing 6 for pivotally supporting the lower end of the shaft 3 is mounted in the center of the member 5. It is set up.
Reference numeral 7 denotes a first support member having a substantially semicircular fan shape fixed to the shaft rod 3 slightly above the bearing 6, and storage chambers 10 formed on the left and right sides of the column 1.
The respective lowest products M1 and M2 in A and 10B
The equipment will be supported and transported one by one. Reference numeral 8 denotes a stopper member whose upper and lower ends are pivotally supported at the upper and lower front surfaces of the column so as to be slidable left and right, respectively, to prevent the product M from protruding from the opening 2 and falling, when storing the product in the column. is for moving to the side end of the opening and widening the opening 2. 9A and 9B are guide members that guide the products M in the storage chambers 10A and 10B downward, and serve to substantially narrow the distance between the shaft rod 3 and the side wall of the column 1. . Reference numeral 11 denotes a second support member protruding from the shaft 3 so that it can engage and support the collar C on the shaft 3 side of the product second to the lowest product in the storage room on the carry-out side during transport. ,
It is attached to the opposite side of the shaft rod 3 from the first support member 7. Reference numerals 12 and 13 indicate support portions that engage with the flange C located on the side opposite to the shaft 3 side of the second lowest product in the storage chamber on the carry-out side during carrying out; side walls 1A, 1 of the column 1 at substantially the same height so as to face 11;
B is provided respectively. That is, both side walls 1A, 1B
A rectangular opening into which the flange C of the product M can enter is opened in the opening, and the lower edge of the opening is connected to the supporting part 1.
2.13. At the time of carrying out, the rotation of the shaft 3 causes the first support member 7 to release the support for the lowest product and drop the product to be carried out. This is a configuration in which the product is supported substantially horizontally by the second support member 11 and the support section on the carry-out side.

Note that the supporting parts 12 and 13 according to the above embodiments
The openings are rectangular openings provided on both side walls 1A and 1B, but for example, a protrusion that protrudes from both side walls 1A and 1B toward the storage chamber side and can be engaged with the flange C of the second product is provided. However, in short, the bearing part 1
2 and 13 may be of any type as long as they can engage and support the collar C of the second product from both sides by the second support member 11 when the lowest product is carried out by the support member 7.

The operation of the above configuration will be explained below.

First, Figures 2 and 3 are in the sales standby state, and the first
The longitudinal direction of the support member 7 is the left and right direction, and both storage chambers 1
We support product M in 0A and 10B.

Next, when the drive device 4 is energized by a sales command, the shaft rod 3 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 3.
Then, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
is unsupported from the support member 7, falls downward, and is carried out. Of course, at this time, the second product M on the unloading side
Reference numeral 3 denotes a second support member 11 and a support portion 13 provided on the side wall 1B of the column 1, and the collar C is supported substantially horizontally, thereby preventing double carrying. That is, the product M3
The flange C on the shaft 3 side is supported by the second support member 11, and the flange C on the opposite side to the shaft 3 side is supported by the side wall 1B.
By entering the opening formed in the opening, the product M3 is supported by the support portion 13 formed from the lower edge thereof, and the product M3 is supported horizontally. Then, when the shaft rod 3 further rotates 90 degrees, the second support member 1
The product M3 is disengaged from the support member 13 due to gravity, and is supported on the rotating first support member 7. However, the state is again shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, and the state is on standby for sales. The next item to be taken out is the lowest item M2 in the left storage room 10A, and in this way, it will be taken out and sold one after another.

(g) Effects of the invention As mentioned above, the present invention has a cup-shaped shaft that vertically installs a shaft that rotates a predetermined amount each time a product is sold in a product storage column, and has flanges on both sides of the shaft. A supporting member is provided with a storage chamber in which the products are stacked and stored with the flange facing upward, and supports the lowest product in the storage chamber at the bottom of the shaft rod, and allows the lowest product to be dropped and carried out by rotation of the shaft rod. and a second support member that supports the second product when the lowest product is carried out by the support member, the vending machine facing the second support member across the storage chamber. on the side wall of the said product storage column,
Since the support part is provided to lock and support the flange of the second product in cooperation with the second support member when the lowest product is carried out, the cup-shaped product can be stored in a normal posture, and , the second product can be reliably locked and supported in a substantially horizontal state when the lowest product is carried out. Therefore, even for products such as pudding, it is possible to prevent the quality of the contents from deteriorating, and to carry out reliable product transport.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a side view of a product M handled by the device of the present invention, Figs. 2, 4, and 6 are front views of the device of the present invention;
3, 5, and 7 are cross-sectional plan views of FIGS. 2, 4, and 6, and FIG. 8 is a front view showing a conventional example. 1... Product storage column, 1A, 1B... Side wall,
3... Axial rod, 7... First support member, 11... Second support member, 12, 13... Support portion, M... Product, C... Flange.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A storage column in which a rod that rotates a predetermined amount each time a product is sold is vertically installed in the product storage column, and cup-shaped products with flanges on both sides of the rod are stacked and stored with the flanges facing upward. In addition to providing a chamber, a support member is provided below the shaft rod to support the lowest order product in the storage chamber and drop and carry out the lowest order product by rotation of the shaft rod, and furthermore, when the lowest order product is carried out by the support member. In a vending machine comprising a second support member for supporting a second product, a side wall of the product storage column facing the second support member across the storage chamber is provided with a support member for the lowest product. 1. A product delivery device for a vending machine, characterized in that a support part is provided which cooperates with a second support member to lock and support a collar part of a second product during delivery.