KR0144520B1 - Article dispensing apparatus of a vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a product dispensing apparatus of a vending machine that can reduce the depth dimension of the entire apparatus and realize a smooth discharging operation. An actuating mechanism 14 having an auxiliary shaft 62 and a lock shaft 36 so as to be movable up and down, a solenoid 15 for moving the operating mechanism 14 up and down, and a base of the auxiliary stopper 12, It is provided with the arcuate locking surface 35 centered on the rotating shaft 31 of the auxiliary stopper 12. As shown in FIG. With the operating mechanism 14 lowered, the auxiliary shaft 62 rotates the auxiliary stopper 12 to the retracted position, rotates the main stopper 13 of the lock shaft 36 to the restraining position, 35 blocks the passage of movement upward of the lock shaft 36. When the actuation mechanism 14 is raised, the auxiliary shaft 62 rotates the auxiliary stopper 12 to the rest position, and the locking surface 35 opens the movement passage of the lock shaft 36.

Description

Goods taking out device of vending machine

1 is a schematic longitudinal cross-sectional view of a goods rack equipped with a product discharging device of the present invention.

2 is a side view of the product discharging device of the present invention.

3 is a rear view of the product discharging device of the present invention.

4 is a side view of the product discharging device of the present invention with the main stopper rotated to the papermaking position.

5 is a side view of the product discharging device of the present invention with both stoppers in the middle of rotation.

6 is a side view of the product discharging device of the present invention with the auxiliary stopper rotated to the papermaking position.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

1: goods rack 4: goods aisle

5: Goods taking out device 12: Auxiliary stopper

13: Main stopper 14: Mechanism

15: solenoid (driving means) 35: catching surface

36: lock shaft (measuring means) 62: auxiliary shaft (action means)

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product dispensing apparatus of a vending machine that carries out and sells products such as canned drinks one by one.

The merchandise discharging device of the conventional vending machine includes the upper hill plate and the lower hill plate, the swing link for operating the upper and lower hill plates, the solenoid constituting the driving device, It consisted of assembling the coil spring which installed opposite the solenoid.

The upper and lower hill plates are rotatably attached to the support shafts arranged horizontally up and down at each base, respectively, and are rotated between a papermaking position protruding into the goods passage and a retracted position retreating from the goods passage. An upper hill plate is provided with an arm portion extending rearward from the base, and a swinging link is connected to the end of the arm portion.

The oscillating link is connected to abut the plunger of the solenoid at the upper end and is rotatably connected to the arm of the upper hill plate at the lower end. Moreover, the arm part is urged downward by the coil spring fixed to the chassis at the lower end. On the other hand, an actuating pin is loosely fitted horizontally to the frame in the middle of the arm part of the upper hill plate, and the engaging portion of the lower hill plate base is coupled to the actuating pin so that the lower hill plate is rotated.

In this configuration, when the solenoid is excited from the standby state where the upper hill plate is in the retracted position and the lower hill plate is in the restraint position, the rocking link moves upward through the plunger, and the coupling of the operation pin and the lower hill plate is The lower hill plate is rotated to the retracted position while the upper hill plate is rotated to the papermaking position.

Subsequently, when the solenoid is demagnetized, the upper hill plate is rotated to the retracted position through the arm portion by the pressing force of the coil spring, and the hill plate made of the operating pin engages to rotate the lower hill plate to the papermaking position.

As such, when the lower hill plate is rotated to the retracted position by the driving of the solenoid, the upper hill plate is rotated to the retreat position when the lower hill plate is rotated to the papermaking position, so that the lowest goods in the goods passage are It was to be taken out one by one.

However, in the conventional product discharging device, as described above, the arm portion of the upper hill plate extends backward and is installed, and since the swing link is connected thereto, the depth dimension of the whole discharging device is increased by that amount. On the other hand, in recent years, reduction of the installation space of a vending machine, especially thinning, is desired, and the enlargement of the depth dimension of the said product carrying apparatus became an obstacle of such a thinning of the vending machine.

This invention is made | formed in order to solve this conventional technical subject, and it aims at providing the goods dispensing apparatus of the vending machine which can reduce the depth dimension of the whole apparatus, and can implement | achieve a smooth carrying out operation.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary stopper and the main stopper rotatably pivoted between the papermaking position protruding into the goods passage and the retracted position retracted from the goods passage, and the auxiliary stopper The main stopper rotates to the retracted position when rotated to the restraint position, and the main stopper rotates to the restrained position when the auxiliary stopper rotates to the retracted position, automatically discharging the lowest goods in the goods passage In the product taking out device of the vending machine,

The auxiliary stopper and the main stopper are rotatably attached to each pivot axis in a free state, respectively.

The actuating means for rotating the auxiliary stopper and the main stopper has an operating member configured to be movable up and down while being coupled to and detachable from the auxiliary stopper and the main stopper,

The moving member is disengaged from the main stopper when moving up and down, and engaged with the auxiliary stopper to rotate it to a papermaking position, and at the same time, the moving member is disengaged from the auxiliary stopper and engaged with the main stopper to restrain it. Characterized in that configured to rotate to the position.

In addition, the invention of claim 2 further includes a pair of supporting members that support the actuating member and receive a force applied to the actuating member, and at least one of the supporting members is provided with the auxiliary stopper and the main stopper. It characterized in that it is attached so as to span between the support shafts.

In addition, the invention of claim 3 includes an operation member configured to be movable up and down, and engaged with the base of the auxiliary stopper to move up and down to the papermaking position when moving up and down, and a solenoid for moving the operation member up and down. Is directly connected to the plunger of the solenoid.

The invention of claim 4 is characterized in that the support surface of the support member with respect to the actuating member is constituted in a plane that is substantially orthogonal to the direction of the load acting on the support member from the next sale product.

The invention of claim 5 is that the main stopper has a pair of engagement surfaces arranged so as to engage the operating member at a papermaking position and to be substantially orthogonal to the rotational direction of the main stopper and to sandwich the operating member. A groove is formed.

In addition, the invention of claim 6 is provided with an actuating member provided with an actuating means and a locking means so as to be movable up and down, a driving means for moving the actuating member up and down, and a base of the auxiliary stopper and centered on a rotation axis of the auxiliary stopper. It is provided with the engaging surface which formed the arc shape,

The actuating means rotates the auxiliary stopper to the retracted position while the actuating member is lowered, the catching means rotates the main stopper to the restraining position, and the catching surface is located above the catching means. At the same time blocking the passage,

The actuating means rotates the auxiliary stopper to the restraining position when the actuating member is raised, and the catching surface opens the movement passage of the catching means.

Moreover, invention of Claim 7 arrange | positions the auxiliary stopper and the main stopper rotatably pivoted between the papermaking position which protruded to the goods channel | path, and the retreat position which retracted from the said goods channel | path, and the said auxiliary stopper is made to hold | maintain the said paper stopper. The main stopper rotates to the retracted position when rotated to the position, and rotates the main stopper to the restraint position when the auxiliary stopper rotates to the retracted position, thereby dispensing the lowest goods in the goods passage. In the goods taking out device,

An actuating mechanism provided with an actuating means and a locking means so as to be movable up and down, a driving means for moving the actuating mechanism up and down, a line installed at the base of the auxiliary stopper and having a lower side of the product passage and toward the rotation axis of the auxiliary stopper; Has a locking surface that is inclined to intersect at right or acute angles to

In the state where the operating mechanism is lowered, the actuating means rotates the auxiliary stopper to the retracted position, the catching means rotates the main stopper to the restraining position, and the catching surface is above the catching means. At the same time blocking the passage of

When the actuating mechanism is raised, the actuating means rotates the auxiliary stopper to the restraining position, and the support surface is characterized by opening the moving passage of the catching means.

The invention of claim 8 is characterized in that the locking means is configured to rise by being delayed by the action means.

According to the invention of claim 1, the auxiliary stopper and the operating means for rotating the main stopper have an operating member configured to be movable up and down, and the operating member is detached from the main stopper during upward movement, and is coupled to the auxiliary stopper to disengage. And the auxiliary stopper and the main stopper are actuated directly by the actuating means, respectively, because they are configured to engage the main stopper and rotate it to the papermaking position. Therefore, the number of parts of this part can be reduced, and the connection location of members can be reduced. Moreover, since the auxiliary stopper and the main stopper are rotatably attached to each support shaft in the free state, respectively, and the operation member of the operating means is comprised so that engagement and disengagement are possible, in the state which the operation member separated from the auxiliary stopper, The auxiliary stopper is in a free state (free rotation state). In this free state, for example, the auxiliary stopper can be used as a detection means for detecting a sold-out or the like by facing the goods passage.

In addition, in the case of claim 2, there is further provided a pair of supporting members which support the operating member and receive the force applied to the operating member, and at least one of the supporting members extends between the two support shafts of the auxiliary stopper and the main stopper. By attaching so that a support member can be attached to the width | variety of an operation member at arbitrary positions of the axial direction of both support shafts, the force transmission balance can be made favorable.

In addition, in the case of claim 3, when the operation member is moved upward by the solenoid, the operation member engages with the base of the auxiliary stopper and rotates it to the restraining position, while when the operation member moves downward, it engages with the base of the main stopper and restrains it. Rotate to In this case, the operation member is directly connected to the plunger of the solenoid and is configured to be movable up and down, and is coupled to both bases of the auxiliary stopper and the main stopper. Therefore, the auxiliary stopper and the main stopper can be directly rotated by the solenoid via the operation member, and the apparatus can be configured without using a constituent member, a rotating member, a rotary moving member, or the like extending in the front-rear direction. It can be made into a simple structure.

In addition, in the case of claim 4, the load applied from the next merchandise is transmitted from the auxiliary stopper to the driving means via the actuating member and supported by the driving means, but the support surface of the supporting member receiving the load from the actuating member is applied to the supporting member. Since it is comprised in the surface substantially orthogonal to the direction of the acting load, most of a load is applied to a support member and the load applied to a drive means becomes small.

In addition, in the case of claim 5, the operating member engages with the engaging groove of the auxiliary stopper at the papermaking position where the auxiliary stopper protrudes from the inclined upper part in the goods passage. In this case, the auxiliary stopper in the paper-making position is held floating by the operation member by having the pair of engagement surfaces arranged substantially so as to be perpendicular to the rotational direction of the auxiliary stopper and sandwiching the operation member. That is, one engagement surface of the engagement groove serves as a pressing surface for rotating the auxiliary stopper to the papermaking position, while the other engagement surface serves as a restricting surface for regulating the protruding angle of the auxiliary stopper, but the operating member engages with the engagement groove. In the state of being assisted, the auxiliary stopper is held floating at a certain protruding angle by a pair of engagement surfaces.

Further, according to the invention of claim 6, in the state where the actuation mechanism is lowered, the actuating means rotates the auxiliary stopper to the retracted position, and the locking means rotates the main stopper to the restraining position, so that the lowest goods in the goods passage are held by the stopper. do. The load at this time is applied to the locking means via the main stopper, but since the locking surface of the auxiliary stopper blocks the passage of the upward movement of the locking means, the locking means abuts against the locking surface.

Here, since the locking surface forms an arc shape around the rotation axis of the auxiliary stopper, the force applied from the locking means in the vertical direction tends to be dispersed by the force in the rotation axis direction and the tangential direction of the circular arc of the locking surface. In this case, the load to the main stopper is supported by the engaging surface without rotating the auxiliary stopper. Therefore, the product is reliably supported without distributing the load laterally by engaging the main stopper with the locking means, and the load when raising the operating mechanism can be reduced.

Then, when the actuating mechanism is raised by the driving means, the acting means acting on the actuating mechanism rotates the auxiliary stopper to the restraining position, while holding the goods immediately above the lowest level in the goods passage, while the locking surface opens the movement passage of the catching means. The main stopper rotates to the retracted position and only the lowest goods are taken out.

In this case, since the actuation mechanism is movable up and down by the driving means, the apparatus can be constituted without forming an arm portion or the like that extends as conventionally.

In particular, since the locking surface has an arc shape centering on the rotation axis of the auxiliary stopper as described above, the auxiliary stopper can rotate smoothly with the rise of the operating mechanism even when the locking means is in contact with the locking surface as described above. have. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to reliably and smoothly operate the operating mechanism and both stoppers with a small force by the driving means as a whole.

In the case of the product carrying-out mechanism of the invention of claim 7, the engaging surface provided on the base of the auxiliary stopper has a low product passage side and is inclined to cross at a right angle or an acute angle with respect to the line directed to the rotation axis of the auxiliary stopper. The force applied from the locking means in the vertical direction by the load is in the form of being dispersed by the force in the rotational axis direction and the force in the extending direction of the locking surface or in a direction falling away therefrom.

That is, the force applied from the locking means is not directed to the inside of the auxiliary stopper except in the rotational direction of the auxiliary stopper, so that the load of the main stopper is supported by the engaging surface without rotating the auxiliary stopper. Therefore, similarly, the product can be reliably supported without distributing the load in the lateral direction by engaging the main stopper with the locking means or the like, and it is possible to reduce the load when raising the operating mechanism.

In addition, according to the product dispensing apparatus of the eighth aspect of the invention, in addition to the above, the locking means is configured to be delayed and raised by the acting means, so when the actuating means is raised by the driving means, the auxiliary stopper is first started to rotate. After that, the locking means can be raised. Therefore, it becomes possible to smoothly rotate the auxiliary stopper and raise the locking means, and smoothly operate the operating mechanism and both stoppers.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the Example of this invention is described in detail based on drawing. The goods dispensing apparatus 5 of this invention is installed in the lower part of the goods rack of the vending machine for canned beverage, and FIG. 1 shows the schematic longitudinal side view of the goods rack 1. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 1, the merchandise rack 1 includes two rows of merchandise storage columns 3 and 3 that can sell, for example, two kinds of merchandise A and A in the case 2, back to front and back. Each product storage column 3 is provided with a product passage 4 in which the same product A is housed in the vertical direction. Before and after the lower part of the goods rack (1), a pair of goods removal apparatus (5, 5) is provided with a back-to-back so as to constitute one aisle wall of a pair of goods aisles (4, 4), respectively. The apparatus 5, 5 is comprised so that the goods A in each goods channel 4 and 4 may be discharged | disconnected one by one, respectively.

Below, the goods removal apparatus 5 of this invention is demonstrated taking the thing of the left side of FIG. 1 as an example. 2 is a side view of the product discharging device 5, and FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof. The product discharging device 5 includes a chassis 11 detachably attached to the case 2 of the product rack 1, an auxiliary stopper 12 and a main stopper 13 rotatably attached to the chassis 11. And an actuating mechanism 14 for rotating both stoppers 12 and 13, a solenoid 15 as a driving means, and a coil spring 16 provided to face the solenoid 15.

Then, the solenoid 15 is excited and demagnetized based on the sales instruction, and correspondingly, when the coil spring 16 expands and contracts, the auxiliary stopper 12 and the main stopper 13 are respectively predetermined via the operating mechanism 14. It rotates to the goods path | route 4 side in timing, and the goods A in the goods path | route 4 are discharged one by one from the lowest one below. In this case, the chassis 11 is arranged so that the actuating mechanism 14 and the solenoid 15 can be arranged in the front-back direction with the actuating mechanism 14 and the solenoid 15 of the other goods discharging device 5 which are installed with their backs facing each other. Are attached to the right side (viewed from the front).

The chassis 11 is formed by bending both side portions of the steel plate to the rear, and the upper and lower limb rods extending over the case 2 of the goods rack 1 by U-shaped grooves formed at the upper and lower ends of the bent portions 21 and 21. It is attached to (6, 6) as shown in FIG. The front surface of the chassis 11 is formed flat, whereby one passage wall of the goods passage 4 is formed. An opening 22 is formed in the middle of the chassis 11 so that the stoppers 12 and 13 face the product passage 4, and both edge portions of the opening 22 are bent upwards to the rear, The rotating shafts 31 and 41 of the upper and lower auxiliary stopper 12 and the main stopper 13 are pivoted on both of the bent upwardly extending portions 22 and 23.

A solenoid attachment portion 24 bent rearward is formed at the upper end of the chassis 11, and a spring attachment portion 25 bent backwardly is formed at the lower end as well. Reference numerals 26 and 27 denote restriction surfaces for restricting the retreat positions of the stopper 13 and the auxiliary stopper 12, respectively.

The auxiliary stopper 12 is a resin plate of, for example, a polyacetal, which has a quadrangular dimension over the entire width of the opening 22 of the chassis 11, and the bent rising portion of the chassis 11 at its base. It is rotatably supported by the rotating shaft 31 extended horizontally between (23,23). In this state, the auxiliary stopper 12 rotates between the restraining position protruding from the inclined upper portion in the goods passage 4 via the opening 22 of the chassis 11 and the retracted position retreating backward from the goods passage 4. It is possible.

In this papermaking position, the tip of the auxiliary stopper 12 is bent to the right side obliquely to the product A, and the weight of the product A applied to the retraction direction (weight of all stacked products) and the restoring force of the winding spring 28 Is maintained by the engagement structure of the lock shaft 36 and the guide members 63A and 63B as the locking means, and the suction force of the excited solenoid 15 as shown in FIG. When the solenoid 15 is depressed in this state, the auxiliary stopper 12 rotates to be pushed from the rest position to the retracted position by the weight of the article A and the restoring force of the winding spring 28, and automatically returns to the retracted position.

In the part of the right side (when viewed from the front) of the auxiliary stopper 12, the notch part 32 where the base was deeply cut | disconnected is formed, and the engaging part 33 is formed in the both sides by fitting this notch part 32 in both sides. It is. As shown in Figs. 4 to 6, the engagement portion 33 is formed with a U-shaped upper engagement groove 34A and a lower engagement groove 34B, respectively, in a backward direction and downward direction. Engaging surfaces 35 are formed at 34 and 34B. This locking surface 35 forms an arc shape centering on the rotating shaft 31. Subsequent to the upper engagement groove 34A, an auxiliary shaft 62, which will be described later, as an actuating means for rotating the auxiliary stopper 12 is engaged from the lower side, and the locking surface 36 is provided with a locking shaft 36 as described later. It is a positional relationship which abuts from the lower side.

That is, in the state where the auxiliary shaft 62 descends to the lowest end, the auxiliary shaft 62 is located in the upper engagement groove 34A of the auxiliary stopper 12 in the retracted position as shown in FIG. Moreover, the locking surface 35 is in the position which blocks the upward movement path | route to the lock shaft 36. As shown in FIG. As the auxiliary shaft 62 rises from this state, the upper wall of the upper engagement groove 34A is pushed by the auxiliary shaft 62 so that the auxiliary stopper 12 rotates forward, and the locking surface 35 is locked. The moving passage of 36 is opened (see FIG. 5). Thereafter, when the auxiliary shaft 62 reaches the top, the auxiliary shaft 62 escapes from the upper engagement groove 34A, and instead the lock shaft 36 engages the lower engagement groove 34B so that rotation is restricted ( 6). Then, this regulated state becomes the restraining position of the auxiliary stopper 12.

The main stopper 13 is also a resin plate of, for example, polyacetal, which has a rectangular shape having a dimension over approximately the entire width of the opening 22 of the chassis 11, and the cutouts 23, The main stopper 13, which is rotatably supported by the rotation shaft 41 horizontally across 23, has a papermaking position protruding from the inclined bottom in the goods passage 4 via the opening 22 of the chassis 11, and the goods. It is comprised so that rotation is possible between the retreat positions which retreated backward from the passage 4.

In this papermaking position, the tip of the main stopper 13 abuts against the product A from the lower side of the slope, and the weight of the product A applied to the product A applied in the retraction direction (weight of all stacked products) is measured. As shown in FIG. 4, the engagement structure between the locking surface 35 and the lock shaft 36 and the restoring force of the coil spring 16 are maintained. In this state, when the solenoid 15 is excited, the main stopper 13 is rotated to push from the paper-making position to the retracted position by the weight of the goods A.

On the right side (as viewed from the front) of the main stopper 13, a cutout portion 42 having a deeply cut base is similarly formed, and engaging portions 43 are formed on both sides by fitting the cutout portion 42. It is. As shown in Figs. 4 to 6, the engaging portion 42 is formed with a groove 44 cut out in an arc shape upward, and at the same time, a guide surface 45 extending rearward from the groove 44 is formed. It is. The groove 44 and the guide surface 45 are configured to engage the lock shaft 36 as a locking means for rotating the main stopper 13 from above.

That is, in the state where the lock shaft 36 is raised to the uppermost end, as shown in Fig. 6, the lock shaft 36 is escaping from the groove 44 of the main stopper 13 in the retracted position. The face 45 is in contact with the lock shaft 36. When the lock shaft 36 descends from this state, the guide surface 45 is pushed by the lock shaft 36, and the main stopper 13 rotates forward, and the lock shaft 36 moves from the guide surface 45. Enter the groove 44 (see FIG. 5). Then, when the lock shaft 36 reaches the bottom end, the lock shaft 36 enters the groove 44 completely, and the engaging surface 35 of the auxiliary stopper 12 moves upward of the lock shaft 36. Block the passage. Then, the lock shaft 36 is in a positional relationship in contact with the lower portion of the locking surface 35 or extremely close (see FIG. 4), and this state becomes the papermaking position of the main stopper 13.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, the load of the goods A applied to the lock shaft 36 via the main stopper 13 is configured to be supported by the restoring force of the coil spring 16 and the auxiliary stopper 12. have. That is, the rear edge of the groove 44 is configured to be inclined rear upward, so that the lock shaft 36 is not coupled to the groove 44 and is applied to the main stopper 13 in the direction of the arrow in the figure. ) Is configured to act in the direction of pushing up the lock shaft 36 (illustrated by arrows in the figure).

On the other hand, since the locking surface 35 of the auxiliary stopper 12 is blocking the movement path upward of the lock shaft 36, the load is applied to the main stopper 13, so that the lock shaft 36 is connected to the auxiliary stopper 12. Abuts against the engaging surface 35. Here, since the engaging surface 35 forms an arc shape around the rotation shaft 31 by the auxiliary stopper 12, the force applied vertically upward from the lock shaft 36 is in the direction of the rotation shaft 31 (radial direction). Force and the force in the tangential direction of the circular arc of the locking surface 35, and the load on the main stopper 13 is not rotated by the auxiliary stopper 12, and most of the load is caused by the locking surface 35. It is supported and transmitted to the chassis 11, and the remaining component force is supported by the coil spring 16 and the surrounding guide members 63A and 63B.

Therefore, by engaging the groove 44 of the main stopper 13 to the lock shaft 36 or the like, it is possible to reliably support the product without distributing the load laterally, so that the solenoid 15 when raising the operating mechanism 14 is obtained. The load on) can be reduced.

On the other hand, the solenoid 15 is formed in the flat thin shape, and is hold | maintained in the solenoid attachment part 24 of the chassis 11. As shown in FIG. The tip of the plunger 51 of the solenoid 15 is formed in two parts, and the upper end of the operating mechanism 14 is sandwiched by this tip. In this state, the plunger 51 and the operating mechanism 14 are connected by a pin 52 penetrating through the front end of the plunger 51 and the upper end of the operating mechanism 14. When the solenoid 15 is excited, the plunger 51 is attracted (raised) against the coil spring 16, and when the element is removed, the plunger 51 is pulled out (falling) by the restoring force of the coil spring 16. The mechanism 14 is moved up and down.

The actuation mechanism 14 is left and right for guiding the movement of the lock shaft 36 and the lock shaft 36 fixed to the main operating member 61 and the auxiliary operating member 60 and the main operating member 61. It consists of a pair of said guide member 63A, 63B, and the said auxiliary shaft 62 fixed to the auxiliary operation member 60. As shown in FIG. The main actuating member 61 is formed in the shape of a zigzag perforated inside, and is configured such that the right half of the engaging portions 33 and 34 of both stoppers 12 and 13 face each other in the pierced opening 65. The main operating member 61 is connected to the plunger 51 at the upper end and to the coil spring 16 at the lower end.

Thereby, the main operation member 61 is pulled up against the coil spring 16 when the solenoid 15 is excited, and lowered by the coil spring when the element is elemental. In addition, as shown in Fig. 3, the connecting portion between the main operating member 61 and the plunger 51 is a hole having a vertically long pin hole 61A on the main operating member 61 side, whereby the main operating member 61 Is slightly delayed from the excitation of the solenoid 15 to be impressed.

The lock shaft 36 is attached to the upper and lower middle portions of the main operating member 61 so as to penetrate horizontally. The right through end of the lock shaft 36 engages with the right guide member 63A, and the intermediate portion facing the opening 65 is between the right half of the engaging portions 33 and 43 of both stoppers 12 and 13. The penetrating end on the left side is located between the left half of the engaging portions 33 and 43 of both stoppers 12 and 13 while being coupled to the guide member 63B on the left side. The lock shaft 62 which moves up and down together with the main operation member 61 is guided up and down by both guide members 63A and 63B, and its up and down and front and rear movement ranges are regulated.

On the other hand, the auxiliary operating member 60 is located in the main operating member 61 in correspondence with the opening 65 and is connected to the plunger 51 by the pin 52 at the upper end. Then, the auxiliary operation member 60 is pulled up in conjunction with the plunger 51 when the solenoid 15 is excited, and is lowered when the element. Thus, the auxiliary actuating member 60 is configured to rise before the main actuating member 61.

An auxiliary shaft 62 is attached to the lower end of the auxiliary operating member 60 so as to penetrate horizontally. The auxiliary shaft 62 is coupled to the main operation member 61 so as to be movable up and down, and is located in the upper engagement groove 34A of the auxiliary stopper 12 in the opening 65.

The guide member 63A on the right side is provided along the outside of the bent raised portion 23 of the chassis 11, and the two rotation shafts 31 and 41 of the both stoppers 12 and 13 supported by the bent raised portion 23 are provided. It is fixed so as to span between both rotation shafts 31 and 41 by penetrating the end of. In addition, the left guide portion 63B penetrates both the rotation shafts 31 and 41 of the stop cloths 12 and 13 in the state where the left guide portions 63B are inserted into the cutout portions 32 and 42 of the both stoppers 12 and 13. It is fixed so as to span between 31 and 41). In addition, the guide members 63A and 63B extend in the rear, and the guide hole 66 which guides the vertical movement of the lock shaft 36 is formed in this part.

The guide groove 66 is a long hole in which the middle portion is slightly curved to the rear, and the lock shaft 36 is the main stopper when the lock shaft 36 is engaged with the upper end of the guide groove 66 as shown in FIG. The lock shaft 36 moves away from the groove 44 of the 13 and engages with the lower engagement groove 34B of the auxiliary stopper 12, and conversely, as shown in FIG. In the state engaged with the lower end, the lock shaft 36 releases the engagement with the lower engagement groove 34B and is located in the groove 44. The lock shaft 36 moves up and down while drawing a gentle arc trajectory in the guide groove 66.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, the load (+ force of the winding spring 28) of the product A, which is caught on the rope shaft 36 via the auxiliary stopper 12, is the holding force of the solenoid 15 and the guide. It is supported by the members 63A and 63B. That is, the front of the upper end of the guide groove 66 is at an angle substantially perpendicular to the direction of action of the load, and most of the load of the article A is escaped to the chassis 11 via the guide members 63A and 63B, The remaining component in the vertical direction can be supported by the solenoid 15.

Next, the carrying out operation | movement of the goods carrying out apparatus 5 is demonstrated with reference to FIGS. As shown in Fig. 4, when the solenoid 15 is exemplified by the sales instruction from the standby state in which the auxiliary stopper 12 is in the retracted position and the main stopper 13 is in the restraining position, the auxiliary operating member 60 is first lifted. As a result, the auxiliary shaft 62 starts to rise so that the auxiliary shaft 62 pushes the upper wall of the upper engagement groove 34A so that the auxiliary stopper 12 begins to rotate from the retracted position to the restrained position. At the same time, the gauge surface 35 also rotates, and the moving passage of the lock shaft 36 is opened (see Fig. 5).

In this case, since the locking surface 35 has an arc shape centering on the rotational shaft 31 of the auxiliary stopper 12, even if the lock shaft 36 is in contact with the locking surface 35 as described above, the auxiliary stopper ( 12 may rotate smoothly with the rise of the auxiliary stopper 62.

Then, when the pin 52 contacts the upper end of the pin hole 61A of the main operating member 61, the main operating member 61 is also raised against the coil spring 16, and the lock shaft 36 is moved to the guide member ( 63A, 63B) to start the ascent. Since the lock shaft 36 is configured to be delayed and ascended above the auxiliary shaft 62, the auxiliary stopper 12 is first rotated by the auxiliary shaft 62 when the operating mechanism 14 is raised by the solenoid 15. After starting, the lock shaft 36 is raised. Therefore, the rotation of the auxiliary stopper 12 and the raising of the lock shaft 36 can be performed smoothly, and the operation | movement of the operation mechanism 14 and both stoppers 12 and 13 can be made smooth.

Then, as shown in FIG. 6, when the rope shaft 36 rises, the lock shaft 36 escapes from the groove 44 of the main stopper 13, so that the main stopper 13 is freely rotatable, and the lowest product ( At the weight of A), the main stopper 13 is rotated from the papermaking position to the retracted position. Thereby, the goods A are sold.

On the other hand, the lock shaft 36 engages the lower engagement groove 34B of the auxiliary stopper 12, and the auxiliary stopper 12 is held in the restraining position, whereby the product immediately above the lowest product A ( Keep A) Thereby, the goods discharge apparatus 5 sells goods A one by one.

The solenoid 15 is excited after 100 ms to 120 ms, and the lock shaft 36 is guided to the guide members 63A and 63B and lowered by the restoring force of the coil spring 16. When the lock shaft 36 descends, the lower engagement groove 34B of the auxiliary stopper 12 and the lock shaft 36 descend, and the lower engagement groove 34B of the auxiliary stopper 12 engages with the lock shaft 36. Unlocked, the auxiliary stopper 12 rotates from the restraining position to the retracted position by the weight of the product A directly above and the winding spring 28. In connection with this, the goods A directly above are falling below. In addition, the engagement between the lower engagement groove 34B of the auxiliary stopper 12 and the lock shaft 36 is released, and the lock shaft 36 pushes the guide surface 45 of the main stopper 13 so that the main stopper 13 is released. Rotate from the retracted position to the restraint position. Thereby, the goods A just above are supported by the main stopper 13.

In addition, although the engaging surface 35 of the auxiliary stopper 12 was made into the circular arc shape centering on the rotating shaft 31 in the Example, it is not limited to this, The goods passage 4 side is low, and the auxiliary stopper 12 is carried out. The inclined surface may be inclined so as to intersect at a right angle or an acute angle with respect to the line facing the rotation axis 31 of the direction. In this case, the force exerted in the vertical direction from the lock shaft 36 by the load of the product A is in the direction of the rotation axis 31, the extending direction of the locking surface 35, or the direction falling from it. It is in a dispersed form.

That is, since the force applied from the lock shaft 36 does not face the inside of the auxiliary stopper 12 except the direction of the rotation axis 31 of the auxiliary stopper 12, the load to the main stopper 13 is not applied to the auxiliary stopper 12. Most of them are similarly supported by the locking surface 35 without rotating.

As described above, according to the product dispensing apparatus of the vending machine of the present invention, the number of parts can be reduced and the connection points between members can be reduced, so that the structure can be simplified, and the operation can be made sure and stable. Has the effect.

In addition, according to the invention of claim 3, the structure can be simplified without disturbing the carrying out function of the goods, and the depth dimension of the entire apparatus can be shortened, and further, the vending machine can be made thinner. Have

In addition, according to the invention of claim 4, since the force received from other merchandise can be escaped to the support member between the auxiliary stopper and the drive means, the load of the drive means can be reduced and the depth dimension of the whole device can be shortened. Furthermore, it has the effect which can achieve thinning of a vending machine.

Further, according to the invention of claim 5, the engaging groove of the auxiliary stopper has a function of rotating the auxiliary stopper to the papermaking position and a function of regulating the protruding angle of the auxiliary stopper, whereby the auxiliary stopper can be held in the papermaking position. At the same time, this part has a simple structure and can be achieved while miniaturizing.

Further, according to the invention of claim 6, since the operating mechanism is movable up and down by the driving means, the apparatus can be configured without forming a back portion or the like that extends backward as in the prior art, and the depth dimension of the whole apparatus can be adjusted. By reducing the size, the vending machine can be thinned.

Particularly, the locking means abuts against the locking surface because the moving passage upward of the locking means of the locking surface of the auxiliary stopper is blocked in the state where the operating mechanism is lowered. Since the locking surface has an arc shape centering on the rotation axis of the auxiliary stopper upward of the locking means, the locking surface is distributed by the force in the vertical direction from the locking means, and the load to the main stopper rotates the auxiliary stopper. Most of them are supported by the locking surface. Therefore, the product can be reliably supported without distributing the load in the lateral direction by engaging the main stopper with the locking means, and the load when raising the operating mechanism can be reduced.

In addition, since the locking surface has an arc shape centering on the rotation axis of the auxiliary stopper, the auxiliary stopper can smoothly rotate with the rise of the operating mechanism even when the locking means is in contact with the locking surface. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to reliably and smoothly operate the operating mechanism and both stoppers with a small force by the driving means as a whole.

Further, according to the invention of claim 7, the locking surface provided on the base of the auxiliary stopper is inclined so as to intersect at a right angle or an acute angle with respect to the line of the product passage side and toward the axis of rotation of the auxiliary stopper from the locking means by the load of the product. The force applied in the vertical direction is in the form of dispersing by the force in the rotation axis direction and the extension direction of the locking surface, or the force away from it.

That is, the force applied from the locking means is not directed to the inside of the auxiliary stopper except in the direction of the rotation axis of the auxiliary stopper, so that the load to the main stopper is mostly supported along the engaging surface without rotating the auxiliary stopper. Therefore, the product can be reliably supported without distributing the load in the lateral direction by engaging the main stopper with the locking means, and similarly, it is possible to reduce the load when raising the operating mechanism.

In addition, according to the invention of claim 8, in addition to the above, the locking means is configured to be delayed and rises above the acting means, so when the actuation means is raised by the driving means, the actuation means first starts to rotate the auxiliary stopper, Can be raised. Therefore, the rotation of the auxiliary stopper and the lifting of the locking means can be performed smoothly, and the operation of the operating mechanism and both stoppers can be made smoother.

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When the auxiliary stopper and the main stopper rotatably pivoted between the papermaking position protruding into the goods passage and the retreat position retracted from the goods passage are disposed up and down, the main stopper is turned on when the auxiliary stopper is rotated to the papermaking position. A merchandise dispensing device for a vending machine which rotates to a retracted position and rotates the main stopper to the papermaking position when the auxiliary stopper rotates to the retracted position, thereby discharging the lowest goods in the goods passage. The main stopper is rotatably attached to each pivot shaft in a free state, and the actuating means for rotating the auxiliary stopper and the main stopper is configured to be movable up and down while being coupled to and detachable from the auxiliary stopper and the main stopper. Having a configured operating member, when moving the operating member up and down Is configured to deviate from the main stopper and to always engage with the auxiliary stopper to rotate it to the rest position, and at the same time, to move away from the auxiliary stopper and to engage the main stopper and to rotate it to the restraint position. A product taking out device of the vending machine characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The product dispensing apparatus of a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein said operating member is supported and attached to said operating member so as to span between said auxiliary stopper and said support shafts of said main stopper. The movable member of claim 1, further comprising: an operating member configured to be movable up and down and engaged with the base of the auxiliary stopper when the up and down is moved, and a solenoid for vertically moving the operating member. A product dispensing device for a vending machine, which is connected directly to a plunger of a solenoid. The product of the vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the support surface of the support member with respect to the actuating member is configured in a plane substantially perpendicular to the direction of the load acting on the support member from the next sale product. Export device. 2. The stopper according to claim 1, wherein the stopper is provided with a locking groove having a pair of engaging surfaces arranged to engage the operating member at a papermaking position and to be substantially orthogonal to the rotational direction of the main stopper and to sandwich the operating member. Product taking out device of vending machine characterized by 2. The movable member according to claim 1, further comprising: an actuating member provided with an actuating means and a locking means so as to be movable up and down; a driving means for moving the actuating member up and down; And an actuating means rotates the auxiliary stopper to the retracted position, and the catching means rotates the main stopper to the restraining position while the actuating member is lowered. The surface prevents the movement passage upward of the locking means, and when the operating member is raised, the actuating means rotates the auxiliary stopper to the restraining position, and the locking surface opens the movement passage of the locking means. A product taking out device of a vending machine, characterized in that. The main stopper when the auxiliary stopper and the main stopper rotatably pivoted between the papermaking position protruding into the goods passageway and the retreat position retreating from the goods passageway and rotated the auxiliary stopper to the papermaking position. The article dispensing apparatus of the vending machine which rotates to the retracted position and rotates the main stopper to the paper-making position when the auxiliary stopper rotates to the retracted position, thereby discharging the lowest goods in the product passage. And an actuating mechanism provided with a locking means so as to be movable up and down, a driving means for moving the actuating mechanism up and down, and a line provided at the base of the auxiliary stopper and having a lower side of the product passage and toward the axis of rotation of the auxiliary stopper. The engaging surface inclined to intersect at right angles or acute angles; In the state, the actuating means rotates the auxiliary stopper to the retracted position, the catching means rotates the main stopper to the restraining position, and the catching surface blocks a passage above the catching means, And said actuating means rotates said auxiliary stopper to said restraining position when said actuating mechanism is raised, and said support surface opens a moving passage of said catching means. 8. The product dispensing apparatus of a vending machine according to claim 7, wherein the locking means is configured to rise by being delayed by the acting means.