KR0130491B1 - Article receipt device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention enables the adjustment of the width of the product storage column (1) and the prevention of protruding or falling of the product from the product storage column (1) and the smooth introduction of replenishment products, and the rear end of the product storage column (1). The link 6 is engaged, and the entire locking shaft 12 is selectively engaged with the locking hole, thereby providing a column width adjusting plate 7 which is movable within the column. Thus, the entire column width adjusting plate 7 is provided. When the rotary motion plate 9 is axially fixed and the rotary motion plate 9 enters the front opening 1A of the product storage column 1, the product during sale is prevented from falling and 90 degrees from this state. When the above opening is made, it is a product storage device of a vending machine, which makes it possible to act as a guide member that facilitates the insertion of a supplement product.

Description

Goods storage device of vending machine

1 is a top view of the product storage device of the present invention in the case of storing a narrow width product.

2 is a top view of the product storage device of the present invention in the case of storing a large product.

3 is a side view of the product storage device of the present invention.

4 is a schematic front view of the goods storage device of the present invention.

5 is a partial front view of a column width adjusting plate which secures the rotating plate to the front surface thereof.

6 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. 5;

7 is an enlarged view of a portion B of FIG. 5.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

1: product storage column 2: bottom plate

3: Compression member 4: Product outlet

5: product delivery device 6: link

7: Colum width adjustment plate 8: hinge

9: rotating plate 10: fixed shaft

11, 18: coil spring 12: locking shaft

14, 15: support plate 16, 17: engaging hole

20: locking shaft 21, 22: locking hole

24, 25: engaging hole

The present invention relates to a product storage device of a vending machine.

When a large number of goods are stacked and stored in the goods storage column, and they are taken out one by one by the product extrusion member installed in the lower part of the goods storage column according to the sales instruction, the type of goods to be sold is changed and the width of the goods is changed. Research has been made in the past that allows the width of the product storage column to be adjusted accordingly.

For example, there is an apparatus shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-14276.

According to this publication, by selectively hanging the locking projections provided on the upper and lower ends of the partition plate to a plurality of locking holes, the partition plate is moved to the side to adjust the width of the product storage.

In addition, studies have been conducted to achieve a smooth selling operation by preventing products other than the products that are to be sold at the lowest level from the front opening of the product storage column at the time of product sales.

For example, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-16378, the rotational member freely supports the rotational movement so that the rotational movement is positioned at the front opening when selling and retreating from the front opening when replenishing goods. I'm trying to.

However, the conventional apparatus is provided with separate members to adjust the width of the column and to prevent the fall of the product, so that the number of parts is increased and the structure is complicated, and it takes a lot of time and effort to perform the adjustment change operation.

In addition, the input of the product into the product storage column regulated by the width corresponding to the size of the upper room to be accommodated requires a lot of time and labor because the input operation for adjusting the position is required.

An object of the present invention is to provide a commodity storage device of a vending machine which can achieve a collum width adjusting mechanism and product fall prevention as one member configuration, and also facilitates product input work.

The present invention relates to a product storage device of a vending machine having a product storage column for stacking and storing a box-shaped product, and a product extruding member which is operated by a sales instruction to take out the lowest product of the product storage column. A column-column width adjusting plate is provided, which is coupled to the link and freely moves in the widthwise direction of the product storage column having a locking axis selectively engaged with the locking hole, and is freely rotated by a fixed shaft in front of the column width adjusting plate. It is provided with a rotary moving plate which is fixed and is moved into the open state of advancing the front opening of the commodity storage column, and selectively rotated to an open state that is opened at 90 degrees or more and guided from the front opening of the supplement product. .

By releasing the locking shaft of the column width adjusting plate, the column width adjusting plate linked to the rear part moves freely to adjust the column width.

During the sales operation, the rotary moving plate is placed in the front opening of the product storage column to prevent the product from falling forward, and when the product is replenished, it is selectively opened to act as a guide member of the supplementary product by opening at 90 degrees or more. Keep fit.

EXAMPLE

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 are views of the goods storage device of the present invention seen from above, and FIG. 3 is a view of the goods storage device of the present invention seen from the lateral direction.

Reference numeral 1 shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 denotes a product storage column formed by folding a metal plate from the top surface into a bent shape. In this product storage column 1, box-shaped products are stacked and stored in a vertical direction. do.

Reference numeral 2 shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 denotes a bottom plate of the product storage column 1, on which goods are mounted.

As shown in FIG. 3, the product dispensing apparatus 5 is installed below the bottom plate 2, and the product extruding member 3 installed on the upper portion of the product discharging apparatus 5 is moved in the horizontal direction. .

As shown in FIG. 3, the product extrusion member 3 protrudes upward from the bottom plate 2, and pushes the lowermost product forward by the movement of the product discharging device 5 to move the goods forward. It carries out from exit 4 in the arrow a direction of FIG.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 3, a column width adjusting plate 7 is provided on one side of the product storage column 1, and the rear side of the column width adjusting plate 7 is provided with two links 6 arranged up and down. It is coupled to the column side wall la through 6, and the front part is engaged with the support plates 14 and 15 of the upper and lower sides of the goods storage column 1 by the locking shaft 12 and 12 mentioned later.

In addition, at the front end of the column width adjusting plate 7, as shown in FIG. 3, a rotary plate 9 coupled to the hinge 8 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 5, this rotary plate 9 is axially coupled to the column width adjusting plate 7 by the fixed shaft 10 with the central portion in the vertical direction, and the locking shaft 12 freely movable on the upper and lower portions. (12) is axially coupled with the column width adjustment plate (7).

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. 5, and the locking shafts 12 and 12 are coil springs 11 and 11 interposed into the hinge 8 as shown in FIG. The force is applied in the direction in which the front ends 12b and 12b protrude outward.

Then, by holding the bent portions 12a and 12a that are bent, they resist the spring force of the coil springs 11 and 11 and pull them toward the inner side (the fixed shaft 10 side), respectively. The protrusion of 12a) can be retracted.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the support plates 14 and 15 extending horizontally above and below the front end of the product storage column 1 are provided with locking holes 16 and 17, which will be described later. The front ends 12b and 12b of the locking shafts 12 and 12 are engaged and fixed in a protruding state.

The engaging holes 16 and 17 provided in each of the support plates 14 and 15, respectively, are provided in correspondence with the narrow product and the large product, and are shown in FIG. 1 when storing the narrow product. As shown, the front ends 12b and 12b of the locking shafts 12 and 12 are inserted into the locking holes 16 and 16 on the inner side and engaged with each other. As shown, the front ends 12b and 12b of the locking shafts 12 and 12 are inserted into and engaged with the outer locking holes 17 and 17.

Since the locking holes 16 and 17 are provided in accordance with the rotational trajectory of the links 6 and 6, when the front portion of the column width adjusting plate 7 is positioned by the locking shafts 12 and 12, the rear portion Since the column moves in correspondence with the position of the front portion by the link 6 and 6 mechanisms, the column width adjusting plate 7 is provided by selectively engaging the locking shafts 12 and 12 with the locking holes 16 and 17. FIG. ) The whole position can be adjusted.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the support plate 15 extends longer than the support plate 14.

The rotary plate 9 is provided with a locking shaft 20 in which the coil spring 18 is inserted therein, as shown in FIG.

The locking shaft 20 is applied with a force in the direction in which the front end 20b protrudes downward by the coil spring 18.

The bent grip portion 20a is provided on the locking shaft 20.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the supporting plate 15 is provided with locking holes 21, 22, 24 and 25 for engaging with the front end 20b of the locking shaft 20. The shaft 20 can be selectively engaged and released.

In addition, when peeling off the locking shaft 20 fixed to these locking holes 21, 22, 24 and 25, the grip part 20a is pulled up against the spring force of the coil spring 18, and is pulled up. The end 20b is pulled out from the engaging holes 21, 22, 24, and 25. As shown in FIG.

In the state where the engagement shaft 20 is disengaged, the rotatable plate 9 is rotatable with the hinge 8 as a supporting point.

Here, the engaging holes 21 and 22 are used when handling narrow articles, and the engaging holes 24 and 25 are used when handling large articles.

In the case of handling a narrow product, when filling the product into the product storage column, the front of the product storage column is engaged by engaging the locking shaft 20 with the locking hole 21 as indicated by the solid line of FIG. Can be kept in a large open state, and at the same time, the rotary moving plate 9 can act as an insertion guide plate of goods.

Then, after the product is charged, the locking shaft 20 is removed from the locking hole 21, and the rotating movable plate is rotated to the position of the dashed-dotted line in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1 to lock the locking shaft 20 to the locking hole 22. The wall surface is formed in the position which closes the front part with respect to the goods stored by engaging in the said product, and it can act to prevent the fall of the stacked goods stacked and stored.

In the case of handling a wide product with the same shape, as shown in Fig. 2, when opening the front of the product storage column, the locking shaft 20 is engaged with the locking hole 24, and the front of the product storage column is When closing the locking shaft 20 is fitted to the locking hole (25).

At this time, the rotary movable plate 9 functions as in the case of the above-mentioned narrow product.

In the above structure, when adjusting the column width of the goods storage column 1 to the width | variety of the goods accommodated, each latching shaft 12 and 12 and the locking shaft 20 are first coil spring 11 ( 11) and the coil springs 18 are pulled up or pulled down to release the hooks with the support plates 14 and 15.

For example, when the product has a narrow width, the column width is set narrow as shown in FIG. 1 by engaging the locking shafts 12 and 12 with the locking holes 16 and 16.

As for the rotary moving plate 9, the front end 20b of the locking shaft 20 is engaged with the locking hole 22, as in the dotted line in the figure.

Thus, the merchandise extruding member 3 reciprocates in response to the sales command, and the lowest merchandise in the merchandise storage column 1 is unloaded from the merchandise discharging port 4.

The phenomenon that the upper goods fall from the front open part 1A of the goods storage column 1 by the vibration generated at the time of goods removal, the frictional force of the stacked goods, etc. is prevented by the rotary moving plate 9.

When the product is sold out and the product is replenished, the locking shaft 20 is pulled up against the coil spring 18, and the front end 20b is peeled off from the locking hole 22 to be engaged with the locking hole 21.

As a result, the rotary moving plate 9 is inclined largely open like the solid state shown in FIG. 1 so that the product put in from the front opening 1A of the product storage column 1 is revolving in the rotary moving plate 9. It can be guided to and inserted smoothly into the goods storage column 1.

Since the same operation can be performed in the case of a large product in the same manner, the description thereof will be omitted.

As described above, according to the present invention, the rear part of the column width adjusting plate is linked to each other, and the front part is configured to be movable by selective engagement of the locking shaft.

Therefore, the width dimension of the product storage column can be easily adjusted because the rear portion also moves in conjunction with the link mechanism only by changing the locking position of the engaging shaft of the front portion.

In this way, it is possible to prevent the falling of the product at the time of sale as the rotation movement operation of the advancement position in the column of the rotary moving plate fixed in the front of the column adjusting plate moving in the product storage column and the inclined large open position which opens the front of the column. Smooth replenishment at product replenishment is possible.

Claims (1)

Product storage of a vending machine equipped with a product storage column (1) for stacking and storing box-shaped goods and a product extrusion member (3) which is operated by a sales order and takes out the lowest level product of the product storage column (1) In the apparatus, the rear portion has a link (6), the front portion has a locking shaft (12), which is selectively engaged with the engaging holes (16) (17), and moves in the transverse width direction in the goods storage column (1). This free column width adjusting plate 7 is installed, and the shaft is fixed freely by the fixed shaft 10 in front of the column width adjusting plate 7 and enters the front opening portion 1A of the product storage column 1. And a rotary moving plate (9) which is opened at 90 degrees or more and selectively rotates and engages in an open state that is guided from the front opening of the supplement product.