JPS63298687A - Goods carry-out apparatus for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product discharging device for a vending machine for transporting the contents of a vending machine for selling cigarettes and the like.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been a demand for cigarette vending machines to have a larger capacity and to increase the variety of products sold. The mainstream is to use multi-level storage rooms to increase the variety of products sold.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An example of the above-mentioned conventional product dispensing device for a vending machine will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 4, FIG. 6, and FIG. 6 show a conventional product dispensing device of a vending machine. In the figure, 1 is the main body. 2 is a door, and 3 is a multi-stage product storage chamber provided inside the main body, each of which is divided into multiple rows. Reference numeral 4 denotes the inner products, which are stacked and stored in the product storage chamber 3 in two rows, front and rear.

6 is a push-out piece for ejecting the contents.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a front guide passage that guides the contents 4 thrown out from the front row downward. Reference numeral 7 denotes a rear guide passage that guides the contents thrown out from the rear row downward. Reference numeral 8 denotes a bottom guide passage, which slopes forward from the rear and connects to the outlet 9.

The operation of the product delivery device of the vending machine configured as described above will be explained below.

The contents 4 stored in stacks in the product storage room 3 are pushed out by the extrusion piece 6
The ejected contents 4 pass through the front guide passage 6 or the rear guide passage 7, fall into the bottom guide passage 8, and are guided to the vicinity of the outlet 9.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the structure having the multi-stage product storage chamber 3 as described above, there is a problem that the position of the outlet 9 cannot be raised in order to ensure the number of products 4 stored in each stage. had.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a dispensing device for a vending machine that secures a large storage capacity without increasing the size of the vending machine body, especially in the height direction, and has a high dispensing exit position, which makes it easy to take out products. It is something to do.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the product dispensing device of the vending machine of the present invention receives the products that have been thrown out from the product storage chamber and has fallen, and lifts them upward to the takeout port. It is equipped with a structure that uses an elevator box that guides the elevator, a drive motor that drives the elevator box, and a chain that transmits the force of the drive motor.

Effect of the present invention With the above-described configuration, it is possible to guide the contents that have fallen from the product storage chamber through the dumping front guide path or the rear guide path to the takeout port located at a high position.Therefore, the setting of the takeout port is can be placed in a high position without reducing the number of items stored inside.

Embodiment Hereinafter, a product dispensing device for a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings, but the same components as those of the conventional example will be given the same reference numerals and detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

In FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, reference numeral 1o denotes a drive motor, which is fixed to the bottom part 1a of the main body below the bottom guide passage 8. 11 is a pinion gear fitted into the output shaft 10a of the drive motor 1o. Reference numeral 12 denotes holding members fixed to both inner surfaces of the main body 1. Reference numeral 13 denotes a drive shaft pivotally supported by the holding member 12 at both ends thereof. A gear 14 is fixed to the drive shaft 13 at a position where it engages with the pinion gear 11, and a pair of output side sprockets 16 are respectively fixed near both ends of the gear 14. Reference numeral 16 denotes a pair of lower stage tin rockets each having two teeth that are independently supported by a pair of holding members 12 . Reference numeral 17 designates an upper sprocket having one tooth each independently pivotally supported by a pair of holding members 12. Reference numeral 18 designates a pair of output side chains that engage with teeth on one side of the output side sprocket 16 and the lower sprocket 16. Reference numeral 19 designates a pair of drive-side chains that engage the other tooth of the lower sprocket 16 and the upper sprocket.

Further, each drive side chain 19 is provided with one protrusion 18a. 2o is a lift box, and its bottom 20a is a sloped surface in the forward direction. Reference numeral 20b designates the elevator box door, which is located at the front of the elevator box 2o.It is closed when the elevator box 2o is located at the bottom, but when it is located at the top, the elevator box 2o is closed.
It has a structure that opens downward. 2oC is a side plate of the elevator box 2o, and a recess 20d is provided on the surface of the side plate, into which the protrusion 19a of the drive side chain 19 engages.

Further, the holding member 12 is provided with a guide plate 12a for guiding the lifting box 20 up and down.

The operation of the product dispensing device of the vending machine constructed as described above will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3. The elevator box 2o is located at the bottom during the standby period, and waits for the contents 4 thrown out from the product storage chamber 3 to jump in via the front guide path 6 or the rear guide path 7 and the bottom guide path 8.

The elevator box door 20b is closed at that point to prevent the contents 4 from jumping out or falling.

After the contents 4 have entered the lifting box 2o, the drive motor 1o
is activated. The drive motor 1o is operated by a pinion gear 11.
．． Gear 14. Drive shaft 13. Output side sprocket 16. Output side chain 18. Lower sprocket 16. The transmission is transmitted to the drive side chain 19, and the elevator box 2o is finally raised by the protrusion 19a. When the elevator box 2o reaches the top, the elevator box door 20b is opened and the contents 4 are taken out by the slope of the bottom 20a. It slides down to 9. Thereafter, the elevator box 2o descends and stops at the lowest point, completing one unloading operation.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the power of the drive motor 10 is transferred to the pinion gear 11. Gear 14. Drive shaft 13° output side sprocket 16. Output side chain 18° lower sprocket 16. Transmission with the drive side chain 19 makes it possible to raise and lower the elevator box 2o, and the position of the outlet 9 can be set regardless of the vertical position of the product storage chamber 3, that is, it can be set at a high position. .

Effects of the Invention As described above, in the present invention, in addition to the drive motor being located below the bottom guide passage, its power is provided by output chains on both sides of the main body, so that it is located below the elevator box. can eliminate the need for a drive mechanism. Therefore, the lower stop position of the elevator box can be lowered to near the bottom of the main body, and the position of the lowest product storage chamber can also be lowered. In other words, it is possible to obtain the effect that the number of stored products can be increased.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dispensing device of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a central sectional view of FIG. 1, and FIG.
4 is an external perspective view of a conventional vending machine dispensing device, FIG. 5 is a central sectional view of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a front view of the inside of the machine of FIG. 4. . 10... Drive motor, 11... Pinion gear, 12... Holding member, 13...
Drive shaft, 14...gear, 16...output side sprocket, 16...lower sprocket,
17... Upper sprocket, 18...
Output side chain, 19... Drive side chain, 2
0... Elevating box. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person12
- Hoseibusha t5° - Cage side sprocket K I6 - Lower stage sprocket 17 - Upper stage sprocket 18 - 7-jy system chain I9 ... Leg swing chain 5 - Extrusion piece 15-5ff flight 1 sprocket 6
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th91 Inner passage 7-Upper sprocket 8 ゛-
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Maintenance gear 10 - One-speed movement moke 11 - Pinion gear 12 - Maintenance FIF member - Lower sprocket 17 - Upper sprocket t8 - 1st side chain/9 - R moving chain m - Lifting box Fig. 4 Fig. 5 figure

Claims (1)

[Claims] A product storage room and the contents piled up in this product storage room,
A push-out piece for ejecting the contents in the front or rear direction, a front guide passage or a rear guide passage and a bottom guide passage for guiding the ejected contents, and a push-out piece fixed to the lower side of the bottom guide passage. A drive motor, a pinion gear fitted into the output shaft of the drive motor, a gear that meshes with the pinion gear, a drive shaft that supports the gear, and a pair of holding members that support the drive shaft at both ends. a pair of output side sprockets which are fixed to the drive shaft near both ends of the drive shaft; and a lower sprocket having two teeth which are located forward of the drive shaft in each of the holding members and which are fixed to the drive shaft. an upper sprocket located above the lower sprocket and pivotally supported by each of the holding members; a pair of output chains that engage teeth on one side of the output sprocket and the lower sprocket; It is characterized by comprising a pair of drive-side chains that engage one tooth and the upper sprocket, and a lifting box that is engaged with the drive-side chains and faces the outlet when ascending and faces the bottom guide passage when descending. Product delivery device for vending machines.