JPS632951Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] (b) Industrial application fields The present invention relates to a product storage device for a vending machine.

(b) Conventional technology Conventionally, in this type of vending machine, when trying to sell products with different diameters, the distance between the product ejecting device and the running member facing this device is adjusted according to the thickness of the product. must be formed between. For this reason, the product running path of the product storage device is formed to match the size of the large products to be stored and sold, and the product discharging device provided at the bottom of the running path and the traveling member facing the discharging device are connected to each other. There are products that enable the sale of large and small products by making the interval variably adjustable using a product guide device.
No. 54-86496.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention However, such a structure has a large number of parts and a complicated structure, and can be moved even when the product is stored, so for example, the distance between the product ejecting device and the If the product guide device is moved to increase the distance between the small-diameter product and the product ejection device while the small-diameter product is stored by setting the small-diameter product to a small value, the small-diameter product that was stored cannot be locked by the product ejection device, resulting in fraud. There was a problem with the discharge.

In view of this, the present invention provides a product storage device for a vending machine that has a simple structure and can change the width of the product travel path by being easily attached and detached, and is equipped with a product guide device that cannot be removed when storing the product. This is what we provide.

(d) Means for Solving Problems The present invention provides a product discharging device at the end of a product traveling path that extends vertically and stacks and stores products in a line, and a product discharging device is provided at the end of a product traveling path that extends vertically and stores products in a line. In a vending machine in which the width of the product running path is restricted by installing product guide devices so as to narrow the path and face each other, a locking portion is opened in the upper part of the wall surface on which the product guide device is mounted, and a stopper is provided in the lower part. In addition to providing a locking portion, the product guide device is provided with a hook-shaped locking piece at the top that is inserted into the locking portion from within the product travel path and pulled down to lock the product, and further includes a hook-shaped locking piece that is inserted into the locking portion from within the product travel path and is pulled down to lock the locking portion. When the lower part contacts the wall surface in the locked state, the stopper extends below the locking part and prevents the product guide device from moving upward so that the locking piece does not come off from the locking part. A stopper part is provided at the bottom,
The stopper portion is configured to extend so that it does not come off from below the stopper locking portion even if the product is moved toward the product discharging device while the product is stored in the product travel path.

(E) Effect: Insert the hook-shaped locking piece provided at the top of the product guide device into the locking part from inside the product travel path, pull down and lock it, and in this locked state, the stopper part provided at the bottom It is moved to the wall surface side where it is mounted, and placed in an extending position below the stopper locking part, and is removably mounted on the wall surface, so that the width of the product running path between the product discharging device and the product discharging device corresponds to small-diameter products. If you store small-diameter products with the product guide device attached to the wall, even if you try to remove the product guide device by moving the lower stopper toward the product ejecting device and removing it from below the stopper locking portion, the product guide device will not work properly. The range of movement of the stopper is restricted by the stored products, and the stopper does not come off from below the stopper locking part.

(f) Examples Each figure shows an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numeral 1 denotes the main body of the vending machine, 2 a door provided to close the front opening of the main body 1, 3 each forming a curved shape corresponding to its position, and both upper and lower ends connected to left and right side walls 4,
A product running path 6 is formed by running members fixed between the four sections, which are bent in a meandering manner so that the large-diameter product C to be stored can roll downward from the product introduction port 5 at the top. Reference numeral 7 denotes a product discharging device provided at the end of the product running path 6 formed by the traveling member 3, which is a product locking device that locks the lowest products stored in the product running path 6 and sequentially discharges them. Section 8 is provided. When storing and selling small-diameter products D, 9 is attached to a running member 3' serving as a wall facing the product discharging device 7, and a product running path 6 for small-diameter products is provided between the product discharging device 7 and the product discharging device 7. It is a product guide device that forms. This product guide device 9 is provided with a hook-shaped locking piece 11 on the upper part that locks on the locking part 10 of the traveling member 3' located opposite to the product discharging device 7, and on the lower part thereof. A stopper part 13 is provided extending from the lower end 12, and the stopper part 13 is provided on both sides to abut against the traveling member 3' so that the distance between the product guide device 9 and the product discharge device 7 is a predetermined distance. A spacing regulating section 14 is provided. That is, the locking piece 11 is locked to the locking portion 10, and the stopper portion 13 is connected to the lower end 12 of the running member 3'.
By locating the extending position and bringing the interval regulating portion 14 into contact with the running member 3', a product running path 6 with a predetermined interval for small-diameter products is created between the product guide device 9 and the product discharge device 7. It is configured so that it is formed. Further, the locking piece 11 is configured so that it cannot be separated from the locking portion 10 when the stopper portion 13 is located extending from the lower end 12 of the traveling member 3'. That is, the product guide device 9 first engages the locking piece 11 with the locking portion 10 of the traveling member 3' and moves the stopper portion 13 downward until it reaches the lower end 12 of the traveling member 3'. When the stopper part 13 reaches the lower end 12 of the running member 3', the locking piece 11 is locked with the locking part 10, and the interval regulating part 14 can come into contact with the running member 3'. By bringing it into contact with the running member 3', the stopper part 13 extends to the lower end 12 as a stopper locking part, and the product guide device 9 is mounted on the running member 3'. The stopper part 13 of the product guide device 9 in the state is moved toward the product ejecting device 7, and the stopper part 13 is moved to the lower end 1.
2 and moved upward to release the locking piece 11 from the locking portion 10, the locking piece 11 is detachably provided. Therefore, the product guide device 9
In the case where there is a product in the product traveling path 6 between the product discharging device 7 and the product discharging device 7, the stopper portion 13 cannot be moved in the direction of the product discharging device 7.
The product guide device 9 is configured so that it cannot be removed from the traveling member 3'. Reference numeral 15 denotes a travel guide plate extending upward from the top of the product guide device 9, and is configured such that its upper end comes into contact with the travel member 3' when the product guide device 9 is attached to the travel member 3'. This eliminates the difference in level between the traveling member 3' and the product guide device 9, so that the products in the product travel path 6 can roll smoothly.

(g) Effects of consideration As described above, in the present invention, a locking portion is opened in the upper part of the wall surface on which the product guide device is mounted, and a stopper locking portion is provided in the lower part, and the product guide device is attached to the locking portion. A hook-shaped locking piece is provided on the upper part of the product, which is inserted from inside the product travel path and pulled down to lock the item. A stopper part is provided at the bottom to extend below the stopper locking part and prevent the locking piece from coming off from the locking part, and to prevent upward movement of the product guide device. Since the product is extended to a dimension that does not come off from below the stopper locking part even if the product is moved toward the product ejecting device while the product is stored in the path, the interval of the product traveling path corresponding to the product ejecting device is Adjustment is easy, and the product guide device is easy to attach and detach.
Furthermore, even if the product guide device is easily attached to and removed from the traveling member, if a product is interposed between the product guide device and the product ejecting device, the product guide device cannot be removed from the travel member. This has the effect of preventing fraud such as removing the guide device and taking out the product.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side sectional view of the vending machine, Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of main parts showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line A-A' in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the vending machine. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B' in the figure, and a perspective view of a product guide device provided with a traveling guide plate according to the present invention. 3'... Traveling member, 6... Product running path, 7... Product discharge device, 9... Product guide device, 10... Locking part, 1
1... Locking piece, 12... Lower end (stopper locking part), 1
3...stopper section, 14...interval regulation section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A product discharging device is provided at the end of a product running path that extends vertically to stack and store products in a line, and a product guide device is provided opposite to the product discharging device across the product running path. In a vending machine that regulates the width of the running path, a locking part is opened at the upper part of the wall surface on which the product guide device is mounted, and a stopper locking part is provided at the lower part, and
The product guide device is provided with a hook-shaped locking piece on the upper part that is inserted into the locking part from inside the product travel path and pulled down to lock the product, and further, with the locking piece locked in the locking part, the lower part A stopper part is provided at the lower part of the product guide device to extend below the stopper locking part and prevent the locking piece from coming off from the locking part when the product guide device comes into contact with the wall surface. and the stopper part is formed to extend so that it does not come off from below the stopper locking part even if the product is moved toward the product discharging device while the product is stored in the product travel path. Product storage device for vending machines.