KR0135938B1 - Column of automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, in a column of a vending machine for stacking and storing ordinary goods such as cans and bottles, the width of the product input path to the product input path leading to the column top and the product discharge width at the bottom of the column according to the diameter of the large and small cans It relates to a column of a vending machine that can be switched at the same time. The connection means of the product input width switching mechanism and the product discharge width switching mechanism is provided only on one side of the column, thereby switching the product input width switching mechanism and the product discharge width. It is characterized in that the mechanism can be smoothly interlocked by hand.

Description

Column of vending machine

1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the main portion of the column shown in FIG. 1 by setting the product input width switching mechanism for large cans.

3 is a perspective view of FIG.

4 is a correspondence diagram of FIG. 2 set for small cans.

5 is a perspective view of FIG.

6 is a schematic view of a row of column groups viewed from the front side of the vending machine body.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged view of the main portion of the first embodiment, in which the product discharge width switching mechanism is set for a large can.

8 is a correspondence diagram of FIG. 7 set for small cans.

9 is a perspective view as seen from the left side of FIG.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged view of the main part of the column of the second embodiment, in which the product input width switching mechanism is set for a large can.

11 is a correspondence diagram of FIG. 10 set for a small can.

FIG. 12 is a view like FIG. 6 in which the curum group of the second embodiment is seen from the front side of the vending machine. FIG.

Fig. 13 is an enlarged view of the main part of the column of the second embodiment, in which the product discharge width switching mechanism is set for a large can.

FIG. 14 is a view similar to FIG. 13 set for a small can. FIG.

Fig. 15 is an enlarged view of the main portion of the third embodiment, in which the product discharge width switching mechanism is set for a large can.

FIG. 16 is the same as FIG. 15 set for small cans. FIG.

17 is an enlarged view of the main portion of the column group of the third embodiment as seen from the front side of the vending machine.

18 is a main perspective view of the third embodiment as seen from the front side.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10,110,210: Vending body 12,112,212: Column

13,113: Switching mechanism for product input width 14,114,214: Switching mechanism for product discharge width

16,116,216: product discharge device 18,118: input passage

20,120,220: product input width setting means 24,124,224: rotating shaft

26,126,226: Input blocking part 34,234: Lever body

38,238: Vertical column 79,179,279: Counter

180: connection wire 184: actuator

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a column of a vending machine, and more particularly to a column of a vending machine for stacking and storing ordinary goods such as cans and bottles containing soft drinks.

In vending machines such as soft drinks, it is necessary to sell both a large diameter can and a bottle (hereinafter referred to as a large can) and a small diameter can or bottle (hereinafter referred to as a small can). In such a vending machine, when a worker replenishes a product, a wrong can is put into a column intended to receive a small can.

In order to prevent this, conventionally, a product input width switching mechanism is provided in the product input path leading to the column top. In the column intended to accommodate large cans, this switching mechanism places the product container and the blocking member at a relatively upper portion of the input passage, sets the product input width to be large, and allows passage of the large cans. In addition, in a column intended to accommodate small cans, a product container and a blocking member are placed at a relatively lower portion of the input path, preventing passage of large cans and allowing only small cans to pass.

Also, in the product discharge device at the bottom of the column, it is necessary to set the wide and narrow product discharge width depending on which of the large and small cans are stored in the column.

And depending on which column, the product input width is set to a large can or a small can, the product discharge width at the bottom of the column needs to be set as such. In other words, the two switching mechanisms need to interlock. For this reason, a pair of connecting members are provided on both sides of the column.

In the conventional apparatus, when switching between the product input width switching mechanism and the product discharge width switching mechanism between a large can and a small can, the operator grasps a pair of connecting means on both sides of the column by hand to move it up and down. By this, the switching mechanism of the product input width on the upper side and the switching mechanism of the product discharge width on the lower side are operated. However, it is very difficult to make both sides move up and down evenly, and the movement becomes impossible due to twisting, and thus it is impossible to switch.

The present invention is intended to solve the problem of such a conventional vending machine column.

Corom of claim 1 is a column of a vending machine for stacking cans and bottles, such as cans, bottles, and the like. In accordance with the present invention, the column is configured to be switchable at the same time. In particular, a connection means between the product input width switching mechanism and the product discharge width switching mechanism is provided on only one side of the column.

The column of claim 2 is the product input width setting means provided in the product input path by the product input width switching mechanism in the column of claim 1, and the reciprocating rotation in the vertical direction arranged in one direction of the column near the column top. The product input width setting means comprises a rotating shaft attached to a column, and an input stopper bent from and installed therein. The reciprocating rotation of the lever body allows the input stopper to be placed in a small can. And a product dispensing device having a product dispensing width switching mechanism formed of a product dispensing device arranged near the bottom of the column and an opposing plate facing the column, and one side of which can be moved obliquely up and down; Accordingly, free access to the other side in the horizontal direction, the connecting means is made of a vertical column, the vertical column is the lever At the same time, which is installed by hanging from, the above product to the discharge device and the facing plate characterized in that the hanging support the possible movement.

In the column of claim 3, the product input width setting means, in which the product input width switching mechanism is installed in the product input path, moves up and down to move the product input width setting means into a small can position and a large can input position. It consists of an operating member for bringing the position of the product discharge width, the mechanism for discharging the width of the product is moved obliquely up and down to have a moving member for setting the product discharge width for small cans and large cans, by the connecting means the operating member and the The movable member is interlocked in the up and down direction, and the front end of the operating member reaches the front side of the main body of the vending machine and is configured to vertically move the operating member and the movable member by holding the front end and moving up and down. It is to be done.

The column of claim 4 is characterized in that, in the column of any one of claims 1 to 3, the front of the column is configured to indicate which of the large and small cans are stored in the column.

In the column of claim 1 as described above, when the hand of the product discharge width switching mechanism is grasped and moved, the movement is transmitted to the product input width switching mechanism through the connecting means provided on only one side of the column. Therefore, both sides of the product discharge width switching mechanism are not unevenly pushed up, and the switching mechanism of the product input width on the upper side smoothly interworks even with only one operation.

In the column of claim 2, it is possible to set the distance between the product discharge device and the counter plate in accordance with the diameter of the large can and the small can by moving either one of the product discharge device and the counter plate at an angle upward and downward. The vertical column moves up and down by the oblique up and down movement. Accordingly, the lever body is reciprocated up and down to move the input stop portion of the product input width setting means that interlocks with the lever body to a position for small can input and a large can input. Can be brought

In the column of claim 3, in the product feeding width switching mechanism, the front end of the operating member is sequentially held, and the vertical movement of the operating member and the product discharge width switching mechanism can be caused to move up and down.

According to the column of claim 4, the operator can easily know from the outside which one of the large can and the small can is stored in the column without having to see the product input width switching mechanism and the product discharge width switching mechanism at each time.

1 to 9 show a first embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a view of the inside of the vending body 10 from the edge. That is, the left side of FIG. 1 is the back of the vending body, and the right side is the front of the vending body.

In FIG. 1, the curved column 12, the product input width switching mechanism 13 provided above, and the product discharge apparatus 16 at the lower end are shown.

Although not shown for simplicity, in the drawing of the column 12, many other columns are provided on the right side, in which case the upper end of each column is gradually lowered in a staircase shape, and product input is corresponding to each column. The width | variety switching mechanism 13 and the goods discharge apparatus 16 are provided one by one.

The product input rail 15 obliquely runs downward from the upper right side in the figure, and the rear end 17 ends near the upper end of the column 12.

The upper space of the input rail 15 forms the product input path 18. The goods are introduced into the input passage 18 on the right side in the figure, and are dropped by filling the input rail 15 into the column 12 and filled.

In the upper part of the column 12, the crank member 20 is arrange | positioned over the full width. The crank member 20 moves as a product input width setting means. The crank member 20 has a rotary shaft 24 freely supported on a plate 22 (see FIG. 3) on one side of the column 12, and a c-shaped bend in the center of the rotary shaft 24. It is comprised by the injection | throwing-in stop part 26 and the rotary drive part 28 bent at one end of the rotating shaft 24. As shown in FIG. The rotary driving unit 28 is a main leg portion 30 bent at a right angle at one end of the rotating shaft 24 and a portion which is bent at right angles again at one end of the main leg portion 30 and runs away from the plate 22. It is comprised by the leg part 32. The angle θ formed between the plane to which the input blocking part 26 belongs and the plane to which the rotation driving part 28 belongs is intersected at an angle of about 60 ° (see FIGS. 2 and 4).

In column 12, the outer side of the other plate 23 (omitted in FIGS. 2 to 5) facing the plate 22 described above (the edge of the ground in FIGS. 1 to 5). In the front), the lever body 34 is provided slightly above the feed rail 15.

The lever body 34 is supported by the support point 36 provided directly on the plate 23 or through another member, and the reciprocating rotation is freely maintained through the vertical movement of the vertical column 38 as described later. .

The rear end of the lever body 34 (left end in FIGS. 1 to 5) 35 extends to the top of the column 12 and has a long hole (parallel to the lever body 34 in this position). 40). In the long hole 40, the sub-leg part 32 of the rotation driving part 28 of the crank member 20 is inserted into and engaged with the long hole 40. The upper end of the vertical column 38 is rotatably supported between the long hole 40 and the said support point 36 above.

The crank member 20 and the lever body 34 form a switching mechanism of the product input width.

In the state shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, and FIG. 3, the lever body 34 is set for large can injection. In this case, the vertical column 38 moves downward, and the rear end 35 of the lever body 34 rotates downward accordingly.

In this state, the leg part 32 of the rotation drive part 28 is located in the left end of the figure in the long hole 40 of the lever body 34, and the injection | throwing-in stop part 26 is more than the rotating shaft 24 in this state. It is obliquely rearward in the figure. As a result, the distance L (FIG. 2) between the stopping rod part 27 extending in parallel with the rotating shaft 24 and one end 17 of the input rail 15 in the input blocking part 26 is large. It is enough to allow passage.

When the vertical column 38 is raised in the above state by the method described later, the rear end side 35 of the lever body 34 rotates upward. This is a state for small cans. This is shown by the dashed-dotted line of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 and FIG. As the rear end side 35 of the lever body rotates from the bottom to the upper portion as described above, the leg portion 32 of the crank member 20 engaged with the long hole 40 of the lever body 34 is forcibly inserted into the long hole ( In the diagram of 40), it is moved to the right end. That is, the rotation driving unit 28 may be forcibly rotated counterclockwise about the rotation shaft 20. Accordingly, the injection block 26 also rotates counterclockwise, and as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the injection block 26 has a shape extending obliquely to the right in the drawing on the rotation shaft 24. .

That is, the distance 1 between the stopper bar 27 of the input blocking part 26 and one end 17 of the input rail 15 becomes small, and does not allow a large can D, but allows only a small can to pass. do.

The lower end of the front end of the lever body 40, that is, the right end in the drawing is cut off, and only the upper part is connected as the narrow width 42. As shown in FIG. 6, the display panel 44 is provided on the front side of the column 12 adjacent to the side plate 23. By the display panel 44, each of the columns belonging to the column group arranged from the innermost side to the foremost side of the ground of FIG. 6 is set for a large can. That is, at the top of the display panel 44, there is a display section 46 for the innermost column 12 (shown in FIGS. 1 to 5), and below the display section 48 for the one front column. Is provided, and similarly for the other columns, display sections 50, 52,... … Is installed.

The display sections 46, 48, 50, 52; … Since the structure of is the same, the display part 46 is demonstrated. 54 is a window for display, and the letters "large" and "thin" are displayed up and down adjacent to each other.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, when the lever body 34 is set for a large can, the rear end side 35 of the lever body 34 is in a downward position, and as a result, the lever The small width 42 on the front end side of the sieve 34 is located relatively upward. As a result, the cross section of the narrow width 42 is moved to a position corresponding to the letter “large” in the upper portion of the window 54. Therefore, when the worker sees from the front side of the vending body, it can be seen that the innermost column 12 is set for a large can. In the setting for small cans shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, when the rear end side 35 of the lever body 42 raises, the narrow width 42 in front of the lever body 34 descends. As a result, as shown in the display part 48, the cross section of the small width side 42 is located in the letter "small."

Next, the switching mechanism 13 of the product input width and the switching mechanism 14 of the width | variety of the product discharge | release part which cooperate through the vertical column 38 are demonstrated based on FIG. 7 thru | or FIG.

FIG. 7 shows the case set for large cans, and is continuous to the lower side of FIG. 8 and 9 show the case set for small cans, of which FIG. 8 is continuous to the bottom of FIG.

In FIGS. 7-9, the plate | board product discharge | release apparatus 16 which is a plate-shaped is continued in the width direction of the column 12. As shown in FIG. Both sides of the product discharge device 16 are formed with flanges 59 and 59 (see Fig. 9) bent at right angles. Bars 56 and 58 are hypothesized between the two flanges. One end of the bar 56 passes through the oblique long hole 58 provided in the side plate 23, and is fixed to the lower end 60 of the vertical column 38. The other end passes through the long hole 58 provided in the side plate 22. In addition, both ends 63 and 63 of the other bar 62 pass through oblique long holes 64 and 64 parallel to the long holes 58 provided in the side plates 22 and 23. In the lower part of the goods discharge apparatus 16, a pair of fixing member 66 and 66 is provided in the lower part of the said bar 62. Each fixing member 66 is composed of an operating pillar 68 extending in the horizontal direction and an operating end 70 extending downward from the inside thereof. The operation column 68 is fitted to the support member 72 protruding from the front of the product discharge device, the tension spring 74 is provided between the support member 72 and the flange 59, the operation column The engaging portion 76, which is the other end of 68, always exerts a force on the column both plates 22,23. Although illustration is omitted, in the state of FIG. 7, the engaging end 76 is in contact with the inner surface of the side plate 22 or 23.

In the state of FIG. 7, the operating ends 70 and 70 of the fixing member 66 are held by hand and pulled in the mutually approaching direction, and the product discharging device 16 is moved upward through the fixing member 66. Push it up. The upper and lower bars 56 and 62 of the product discharging device 16 move obliquely upward along the long holes 58 and 64, whereby the product discharging device 16 rises and the counter plate 79 Close to) When the bars 56 and 62 reach the upper ends of the oblique long holes 58 and 64, the engaging ends 76 of the actuating columns 68 of the fixing member 66 are connected to the side plates 22 and 23. The position of the engaging holes 78 and 78 provided is reached, and the hand reaches the position of the engaging holes 78 and 78 where the operating end 76 is installed by the side plates 22 and 23, and the hand is operated by the operating end 70. When it is removed from the spring 70, the actuating columns 68 and 68 protrude in the direction of mutual separation by the action of the springs 74 and 74, and the stopping end 76 passes through the stopping hole 78. Is matched with this.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the gap between the product discharging device 16 and the counter plate 79 is large, it is possible to insert a large can through and further, as shown in FIG. 8, the gap between them is narrow. In this case, only small cans are allowed to pass, and large cans cannot. As described above, in the first embodiment, the vertical column 38 is also lowered in the state where the product discharge device 16 is obliquely lowered downward so that the large can D can pass. As a result, the rear end side 35 of the lever body 34 is rotated downward, and the insertion stop portion 26 of the crank member 20, which is the product input width setting means, is brought into a position allowing the passage of the large can D. . In the above state, when the state of the product discharging device 16 needs to be switched to a small can, the worker pushes the fixing members 66 and 66 by hand to move the product discharging device 16 into the long hole 58 ( By raising along the 64 and approaching the counter plate 78, the vertical column 38 rises, and accordingly the rear end side 35 of the lever body 34 also rotates up and down, and as a result, (26) is brought to a position allowing the passage of only small cans. In this way, the product dispensing device 16 at the bottom of the column is moved up and down to operate the product input width setting means 20 at the top of the column through the vertical column 38 positioned only at the column side to discharge the product by one-touch operation. It is possible to set for both large and small cans of the device 16 and the product input width setting means 20.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 10 to 14.

The part corresponding to a 1st Example is shown by the number which added 100 to the reference numeral of a 1st Example.

In this embodiment, first, the product input width switching mechanism 113 is different from the first embodiment.

That is, in the product introduction passage 118 which is connected to the upper end of the column 112, a crank member 120 similar to the first embodiment is provided. However, in the second embodiment, the plane including the input blocking member 126 and the plane including the rotation driving unit 128 intersect at an obtuse angle. In addition, the connecting wire 180 of the inverted L-shape which is connected in the horizontal direction to the vertical column 38 of the first embodiment is used as a whole. The horizontal portion 182 of the connecting wire 180 passes through the legs 186 and 186 of the cross-shaped C-shaped actuator 184 and is fixed thereto. In the space between the upper plate 188 of the linear body 184 and the horizontal portion 182 of the connecting wire 180, the sub-leg portion 132 is inserted in the rotation driving portion 128 of the crank member 120, It is in line with this.

10 shows the case of setting for small cans. At this time, the connection wire 180 is located at the bottom with the actuator 184, the foot portion 132 of the crank member 120 is located at the right end of the actuator in the figure. Accordingly, the input blocking portion 126 of the crank member 120 is obliquely continued upward, and allows the passage of the large can D.

On the other hand, in FIG. 11, the connection wire 180 is raised as the case is set for small cans. With this rise, the leg part 132 of the crank member 120 is moving to the left in the figure. By this movement, the crank member 120 rotates clockwise about the rotation shaft 124, and as a result, the stopping rod portion 127 at the distal end of the input blocking portion 126 is relatively close to the input rail 115. It is supposed to bring it. Therefore, the passage of small cans is not allowed and the passage of large cans is not allowed.

The end 183 of the horizontal portion 182 of the connecting wire 180 is located at the beginning of the input passage 118, so that the operator visually sees the position of the end 183 at the front side of the auto sales main body. Can be seen (see Figure 12). As shown by the solid line in FIG. 12, when the end 183 of the horizontal portion 182 is positioned downward, it can be seen that the column 112 is set for a small can, and also shown by the dotted line in FIG. As shown, when the end 183 is located above, it turns out that a column is set for small cans. Although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, it is preferable to write the character "large" on the lower side where one end of the horizontal part 182 is located, and the character "thin" on the upper side.

13 and 14 show the vicinity of the goods retrieving device in the second embodiment. FIG. 13 shows the case set for large cans and is continuous below FIG. Fig. 14 shows the case set for small cans and is continuous below Fig.11.

In this embodiment, the product discharge device 116 fixed to the left side is provided in the figure, and the opposing plate 179 which is movable on the right side of the figure is provided on the opposite side. The opposing plates 179 have bent portions 190 and 190 on the left and right sides. Bars 156 and 162 are inserted through the bending portions 190 and 190 and hypothesized. Both ends of these bars are inserted into and held in the upper and lower long holes 158 and 164 provided in the side plates 122 and 123 of the column 112. The lower part of the opposing board 179 is provided with the same thing as the fixing member 66 in 1st Example.

The rotating plate 191 is provided in the outer side (most front of the paper of FIG. 13, FIG. 14) of the side plate 123 of a column. The rotating plate 191 is freely rotated through the support point 192 fixed to the side plate 123. The rotating plate 191 consists of an almost right triangle with each angled portion curved. The long hole 194 of predetermined length is provided in the direction of the support point 192 in the vicinity of the vertex 193 below the rotating plate 191. In the drawing, the front end 157 in the drawing of the bar 156 provided on the upper side of the counter plate 193 has a long hole 158 provided in the side plate 123 and a long hole of the rotating plate 191. Passing (194). In the vicinity of the vertex 195 on the upper side of the rotating plate 191, a second long hole 196 is provided in parallel with one bottom side, and the long hole 196 is provided at the lower end of the connecting wire 180. The alignment protrusion 197 is engaged.

In the state shown in FIG. 13, the opposing plate 179 is located at the lower side, and thus the distance between the opposing plate 179 and the product discharging device 116 is large, and is set for large can injection. At this time, any one of the long hole 158 of the side plate 123 of the bar 156 provided on the top of the counter plate 179 and the long hole 194 of the rotating plate 191 is located at the bottom. In addition, the lower end 197 of the connection wire 180 is also located at the lower end of the second long hole 196. When switching to a small can for this state, the operator pushes the counter plate 179 obliquely upward of the long hole 158,164. As a result, the bar 156 rises obliquely upward along the long hole 158, which results in the bar 156 pressing the lower part of the long hole 194 of the rotating plate 191 to the left in the drawing. As a result, the rotating plate 191 rotates clockwise around the support point 192. As a result, the second long hole 196 installed in the rotating plate 191 rotates obliquely upward and upwardly about the support point 192. Accordingly, the protrusion 197 is pushed upward by the lower edge 198 of the long hole 196 and moves to the upper end of the long hole 196 as shown in FIG. At this time, as in the case of the first embodiment, the engaging end 176 of the fixing member 166 is inserted into the engaging hole 178 to fix the position. The counter plate 179 may be lowered by reversing the above procedure.

In addition, a configuration using a movable counter plate as in the second embodiment may be applied to the configuration including the crank-shaped product input width setting means as in the first embodiment and the lever body for operating the same. Even if the movable product discharging device as in the first embodiment is applied to the configuration in which the product input width setting means on the crank is operated by the horizontal portion of the connecting wire and the actuator 184 as in the second embodiment. good.

15 to 18 show a third embodiment of the present invention. The members common to those of the first embodiment are indicated by numerals in which 200 is added to the reference numerals of the first embodiment.

This embodiment is characterized in that the operation can be operated in the vicinity of the opening of the upper front of the vending body 210.

Unlike the first embodiment, the long holes 258 and 264 for guiding the product discharging device 216 at the bottom of the column obliquely upward and downward have a portion 261 extending obliquely upward and toward the rear, and It consists of a portion 265 extending from the top to the vertical direction. Thus, the product discharging device 216 approaches the counter plate 279 by rising obliquely upward along the portion 261 and then no longer approaches the counter plate 269 by moving along the portion 265. Rise only.

Instead of such a configuration, as in the second embodiment, the product discharging device may be arranged on the left side, and the counter plate may be disposed on the right side so that the counter plate can be raised obliquely upward.

The lever body (operating member) provided above the column passes through the window 254 of the display panel 244 in which the narrow portion 242 at the rear end thereof is provided on the front side of the vending body. The window 254 has the shape shown in detail in FIG. That is, the window 254 is thin and long in the longitudinal direction as a whole, and the protrusion 255 protrudes from the left edge to the right direction. The upper edge 257 of the protruding portion is inclined in the right direction, and the lower edge 267 of the protruding portion 255 is almost horizontal, and at the right end thereof, the leading edge 256 is provided.

The letters "large" are described above the window 254, and the characters "thin" are described in the protruding portion 255. When the product discharging device 216 is in the lower position (FIG. 15), the vertical column 238 moving as the connecting member is also in the lower position. As a result, the front end side 235 of the lever body 234 rotates downward, and as a result, the small width 242 that is the rear end of the lever body 234 rotates upward. Therefore, the small width part 242 is located in the upper end part of the window 254 of the display panel 244 (shown by the solid line in FIG. 17). At this time, the crank member which cooperates with the lever body 234 is set for large cans like the case of 1st Embodiment.

In the above state, to set the switching mechanism of the product input width above the column and the switching mechanism of the product discharge width below the column for small cans, the small width 242 of the lever body 234 is pushed up by hand. It moves as shown by the solid line of FIG. 17 and FIG. 18, and brings it to the position shown by the dashed-dotted line of FIG. At this time, the small width side 242 is in contact with the lower edge 261 of the protrusion 255 in the window 254, the movement upward. As the front end side of the lever body 234 is pushed downward in this manner, the rear end side 235 rotates upward, and the vertical column 231 is pulled upward. Accordingly, the product discharge device 216 also ascends obliquely along the long holes 258 and 264 to reach the vertical portion 265 of these long holes (FIG. 16). At this time, since the small width side 242 abuts the upper edge 261 of the window 254 and the rotation upward is prevented, the goods discharge apparatus 216 is maintained in this upper position.

When setting the product input width switching mechanism and the product discharge width switching mechanism 214 again for large cans, the small width side 242 is slightly pushed down at the position of the dashed-dotted line in FIG. 18, and the protruding edge ( Bypass 265) to the right. Accordingly, the small width portion 242 automatically rises through the lever action of the lever body 234 by the weight of the product discharging device 216 and returns to the position of the solid line in FIG.

Although not shown, the method of switching between the product input width and the product discharge width in the third embodiment may be applied to the case of the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 to 14.

However, some change is necessary. In other words, in the second embodiment, the horizontal portion 182 of the connecting wire 180 is raised when the width is set for a small width, and the horizontal portion 182 is lowered when the width is set for a large width. The product discharge device 116 at the bottom of the column rises when set for a small width. Since it is necessary to hold the product discharge device 116 in this raised position, it is necessary to provide an appropriate fastening portion so that the horizontal portion 182 of the connecting wire 180 does not descend in the window 254.

As described above, according to the column of claim 1, the product input width switching mechanism at the top of the column and the product discharge width switching mechanism at the bottom can be smoothly interlocked by hand at the same time. In other words, the twisting occurs when the switching mechanism of the product discharge width is pushed up or pulled up so that the linkage is not impossible.

According to the column of claim 2, by moving up and down one of the product discharging device and the counter plate near the bottom of the column, the input blocking portion on the top of the column can be smoothly and easily placed for the position of small can and large can. Can be converted.

According to the column of claim 3, it is possible to switch the product input width and the product discharge width by operation in the vicinity of the inlet part of the front upper part of the automatic sales main body, and it is unnecessary to hand to each column every time. .

According to the column of claim 4, it is easy and possible to identify the large and small cans on the outside of the column without the operator having to check the inside of the column at any time and confirming whether it is set for large or small cans.

Claims (4)

In the column of a vending machine for stacking cans and bottles, such as cans and bottles, it is possible to simultaneously switch the product input width to the product input following the column top and the product discharge width at the bottom of the column according to the diameter of the large can and the small can. A column of a vending machine, characterized in that the connecting means between the product input width switching mechanism and the product discharge width switching mechanism is provided on only one side of the column. The method of claim 1, The input width switching mechanism comprises a product input width setting means provided in the product input path, and a lever body capable of reciprocating in a vertical direction arranged on the side of the column near the top of the column, and the product input width setting means is connected to the column. A rotation axis provided and an injection stop portion which is bent from the rotation shaft, and the injection stop portion rotated by the reciprocating rotation of the lever body, and the injection stop portion is moved to the positions for small cans and large cans, respectively. The commodity discharge width switching mechanism comprises a commodity discharge device disposed near the bottom of the column and an opposing plate opposite to each other, and at least one of them can move in an up and down direction obliquely, thus transversely with respect to the other side. Access and detachment is free, and the connecting means is installed to hang from the lever body Column by column, characterized in that the support becomes possible to increase the movement of the opposed plates with the goods discharge unit. The method of claim 1, The product input width switching mechanism comprises a product input width setting means installed in the product input path, and an operating member for vertically moving the product input width setting means to bring the product input width setting means to a position for a small can and a position for a large can. The discharging width switching mechanism moves obliquely upward and downward to set the product discharging width for small and large cans, and the operating member and the moving member are interlocked in the vertical direction by the connecting means. And a front end of the operating member reaches the front side of the vending body, and moves the operating member and the moving member up and down by holding the front end and moving up and down. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, A column characterized in that the front of the column to display which of the large and small cans are stored in the column.