KR100240772B1 - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention allows a product holding position that prevents free fall of goods and free fall of goods by installing a goods display rack formed by arranging a plurality of goods storage units arranged in a vertical direction from left to right to keep a plurality of goods in an inclined state descending in the forward direction. The product is held by a stopper positioned to advance and retreat freely to the product holding release position. Assuming payment of money, the basket is conveyed from the product storage unit which stores the product desired to be purchased to the product dropping position, and the position of the stopper is shifted to the product holding release position by the basket side operation. In this way, the product desired to be purchased is stored and held in the basket, so that the product is sold by conveying the basket to the product outlet. Therefore, an expensive drive source included in a structure for displacing the stopper, that is, a structure for taking out a desired product from the merchandise display stand, is installed only in the basket, resulting in a cheap large vending machine.

Description

Vending machine

1 is a front view showing the overall appearance of a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the whole.

Fig. 3A is a longitudinal sectional view showing a product dropout port, showing a state in the standby state where a stopper is located at a product holding position.

FIG. 3B is a product dropout tool shown in FIG. 3A, showing the state of the product dropout in which the stopper is positioned at the product holding release position;

4 is an enlarged front view of the merchandise display rack.

5 is a perspective view showing, in principle, a structure for carrying a basket.

6 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing an attachment structure of a basket carrier to a basket rail;

7 is a perspective view showing the attachment structure of the basket carrier to the basket rail;

8 is a plan view showing a basket carrier positioned at a bent portion of the basket rail.

9 is a rear view of the basket.

10 is a side view of the basket.

Fig. 11A is a longitudinal sectional side view showing a modification of the goods dropping tool, showing a state in the standby state where the stopper is located at the goods holding position;

FIG. 11B is a product dropout tool shown in FIG. 11A, showing the state of the product dropout in which the stopper is positioned at the product holding release position; FIG.

12 is a perspective view showing in principle a structure for conveying a basket as a second embodiment of the present invention.

13 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing an attachment structure of a basket carrier to a basket rail;

FIG. 14 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing the attachment structure of the basket carrier to the basket rail as a third embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 15 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of a product takeout part as a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

2: transparent plate 5: product display stand

7: basket conveyance means 19: goods dropping equipment (商品 落下 機構)

37: designated key PU: product outlet (商品 取 出口)

[Industrial use]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a large size vending machine capable of selling various kinds of goods, and more particularly, to a vending machine of a type provided to a customer by carrying a basket from a product shelf for storing and holding goods.

[Prior art]

BACKGROUND ART In conventional vending machines, small ones that sell only certain kinds of products such as juice and tobacco are widely used. On the other hand, various proposals have been made for a large-scale automatic vending machine capable of selling various kinds of goods. Such a large-scale automatic vending machine is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 50-79398, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 50-70097, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 52-128199, and Japanese Patent Laid-Open 53-21596. Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 52-38296 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-184595.

In a large-scale automatic vending machine, a basic common structure is provided with a plurality of storey shelves for displaying goods and a structure for taking out a desired product from a product display stand and a conveyed product to a product outlet. In each of the above publications, there is a structure for conveying the goods taken out to the product outlet, a structure using a belt conveyer (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 50-79398) and a structure using a basket (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 50-70097, Special Publication Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 52-128199, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 53-21596, and the same structure as the combination of both (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 52-38296, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-184595) are disclosed.

[Problem to Solve Invention]

By the way, in the automatic vending apparatus disclosed in each of the above-described publications, at least one structure for taking out a desired product from the merchandise display stand is required for each merchandise display stand. However, such a structure includes an expensive solenoid or an actuator as a drive source, which causes a problem of extremely high component costs due to the drive source and the necessary wiring.

In a vending machine, a structure in which a merchandise display stand or the like is housed in a box-shaped main body case in which one side is opened and a transparent plate formed of glass or plastic is attached to the opening face. However, as the apparatus becomes larger, the material cost for forming the main body case becomes expensive, so that the material cost of the large vending machine increases.

[Purpose of invention]

An object of the present invention is to obtain a large-scale automatic vending machine that can sell various kinds of goods at a low price.

Another object of the present invention is to obtain an automatic vending device that can promptly provide a desired product to a customer.

Another object of the present invention is to configure the store itself as a vending machine.

It is still another object of the present invention to obtain an automatic vending device that can prevent wrong provision of goods.

Still another object of the present invention is to obtain an automatic vending device that can facilitate the take-out of goods by a customer.

It is still another object of the present invention to obtain an automatic vending machine having excellent safety in taking out goods by a customer.

Another object of the present invention is to obtain an automatic vending device excellent in security.

[Means for solving the problem]

The present invention is a product display stand formed by arranging a plurality of goods storage unit arranged in a matrix shape of the upper and lower left and right, keeping the plurality of goods in the inclined state descending in the forward direction, and the product holding unit installed in each of the goods storage unit to prevent free fall of goods Stopper which is positioned to move forward and backward freely to the product holding position which allows free fall of the position and the product and the stopper which pushes the stopper to the product holding position and the stopper which displaces the stopper to the product holding position under pressure A product dropping device having a displacement portion, a product taking out port allowing product taking out, a basket dropping means for conveying a product dropping position from each product storing part and a basket for receiving a product to the product taking out port; Pressure means for applying pressure to the stopper displacement of the product dropping device, mounted on a basket, and a product display stand and a product dropping The front panel that covers the following outlets and the basket conveyance means and exposes the product outlet, a designated key for designating a product, a deposit means for receiving a deposit, a basket conveyance and a pressure means by a basket conveyance means. And a product selling means for carrying out the displacement of the stopper to the product holding release position, and returning the product designated by the designated key to the product outlet, subject to the deposit by the payment means of the amount of money corresponding to the product.

In this way, when the basket is conveyed from the product storage portion in which the desired product is stored to the product dropping position, the stopper is displaced to the product holding position by the operation of the basket side, that is, the pressure of the stopper displacement portion by the pressure means, and the product is stored in the basket. , maintain. Thereafter, all the desired products are stored and held in the basket by the same operation, and then the products are sold by conveying the goods purchased at the product outlet by the conveyance of the basket. At this time, the desired product is taken out from the merchandise display rack. Therefore, the drive source included in the required structure is installed only in the basket, so the number of parts decreases significantly compared to the case where such a drive source is installed in all merchandise storage units of the merchandise display rack. Is reduced.

In another aspect, the present invention is a product display rack formed by arranging a plurality of goods storage ports for maintaining a plurality of goods in the inclined state descending in the forward direction, arranged in a matrix shape of up, down, left and right, and each of the goods storage unit is free of goods The stopper is pressurized by the stopper pressurizing part and pressure which pushes the stopper and the stopper, which are positioned to freely advance and retreat to the product holding position, to the product holding position to prevent the drop and the product holding release position to allow the free fall of the product. A product dropping mechanism having a stopper displacement portion for displacing to the release position, a product outlet allowing the product to be taken out, a product dropping position from each product storage unit, and a basket for receiving the product at the product outlet. A basket support moving mechanism for moving so as to move to the basket, a basket driving part for driving the basket supporting moving mechanism, and a basket A pressure mechanism which is mounted on the stopper displacement of the product dropping port and is freely displaced in the direction of applying pressure to the stopper displacement part of the product dropping port, a pressure mechanism driving unit which drives the pressure mechanism, a product display stand, a product dropping port and a basket conveying means. The basket by the basket support movement mechanism by applying a drive control signal to the front panel exposing the front panel, a designation key for designating a product, a depositing means for accepting a deposit, and a basket driving portion and a pressure mechanism driving portion; A product selling means for carrying out the displacement of the stopper to the product holding release position by the conveying and pressure mechanism, and conveying the product designated by the designated key to the product outlet, subject to the deposit by the payment means of the amount of money corresponding to the product. Equipped.

In this way, when the basket is conveyed from the product storage portion in which the desired product is stored to the product dropping position, the stopper is displaced to the product holding release position by the operation of the basket side, that is, the pressure of the stopper displacement portion by the pressure mechanism, and is stored in the product holding basket. , maintain. Thereafter, all the desired products are stored and held in the basket by the same operation, and then the products are sold by conveying the goods purchased at the product outlet by the conveyance of the basket. At this time, the desired product is taken out from the merchandise display rack. Therefore, the pressure drive part of the pressure mechanism required is installed only in the basket, so that the cost of parts is significantly reduced as the number of parts is reduced compared to the case where such driving source is installed in all merchandise storage boxes of the merchandise display rack. Is reduced.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a merchandise display rack having a plurality of merchandise storage units for holding a plurality of merchandise in an inclined state, and a merchandise holding position installed at each merchandise storage unit to prevent free fall of the merchandise and free fall of the merchandise. A product dropper having a stopper positioned to freely advance and retract the stopper to a product holding position and a stopper pressing portion for pushing the stopper to a product holding position and a stopper displacement portion for displacing the stopper to a product holding position under pressure; A commodity outlet for allowing a product to be taken out, a basket support moving mechanism for freely moving the basket for commodity receipt at the product dropout position and commodity outlet from each commodity storage unit, and a basket support movement The pressure is applied to the basket driving part for driving the mechanism and the stopper displacement part of the product dropping device provided in the basket. Pressure mechanism that is freely displaced by air, a pressure mechanism drive unit for driving the pressure mechanism, a product designation means for designating a product, a payment means for accepting a deposit, a drive control signal for a basket drive unit and a pressure mechanism drive unit By carrying out the basket conveyance by the basket support movement mechanism and the displacement of the stopper to the product holding position by the pressure mechanism, and subjecting the product designated by the designated key to the deposit by the means for depositing the sum of money according to the product. And product sales means for returning the goods to the outlet.

In this way, when the basket is conveyed from the product storage portion in which the desired product is stored to the product dropping position, the stopper is displaced to the product holding position by the operation of the basket, that is, the pressure of the stopper displacement portion by the pressure mechanism, and the product is stored in the basket. , maintain. Thereafter, all the desired products are stored and held in the basket by the same operation, and then the products are sold by conveying the goods purchased at the product outlet by the conveyance of the basket. At this time, the desired product is taken out from the merchandise display rack. Therefore, the pressure drive part of the pressure mechanism required is installed only in the basket, so that the cost of parts is significantly reduced as the number of parts is reduced compared to the case where such driving source is installed in all merchandise storage boxes of the merchandise display rack. Is reduced.

EXAMPLE

Example 1

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is a front view showing the outside of the entire vending machine, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal side view of the vending machine. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a product dropping port, and FIG. 3a shows a state at standstill where the stopper is located at the product holding position, and FIG. 3b shows a state of product dropping where the stopper is located at the product holding release position. Indicates. 4 is an enlarged front view of the merchandise display rack. 5 is a perspective view showing in principle the structure for conveying the basket. 6 is a longitudinal side view showing the attachment structure of the basket frame to the basket rail. 7 is a perspective view thereof, and FIG. 8 is a plan view of the basket carrier positioned at the bent portion of the basket rail. 9 is a rear view of the basket, and FIG. 10 is a side view of the basket.

The vending machine of this embodiment has an appearance configuration as shown in FIG. That is, the lower rail member provided with the transparent plate 2 as a front panel formed in glass, plastic, etc. on the wall 1 of the three sides of the room toward the floor surface B side ( 3) and an upper rail member 4 installed on the ceiling surface side, which are held and slide freely (see FIG. 2), and many kinds and number of products in the transparent plate 2 The basket display means 7 which conveys and conveys the goods display stand 5 which is a goods shelf which stores and displays (A), and the basket 6 for taking out each goods A is provided (FIG. Not). In the center position of the center product display stand 5, the operation display part 8 which accepts various operation and displays predetermined information is arrange | positioned. Therein, the vending machine, if the customer specifies the product A of the merchandise display stand 5 seen beyond the transparent plate 2 in the operation display unit 8, the product designated on the condition of depositing on the operation display unit 8 ( The basket 6 is moved to the position of A), the product A of the merchandise display stand 5 is dropped, stored in the basket 6, held therein, and the basket 6 is disposed below the operation display unit 8. By moving to the product outlet PU, the basic operation which enables provision of the goods A is performed. The configuration for enabling the execution of such a basic operation will be described below.

In the room, a merchandise display stand 5 is arranged on the front face of the three-walled wall surface 1, and these merchandise display stands 5 have a plurality of merchandise storage parts 9. These product storage sections 9 are arranged in a matrix shape in the up, down, left, and right directions, and are inclined so as to descend in the forward direction, respectively.

Here, the structure of the merchandise display stand 5 will be described based on FIG. 2 and FIG. A plurality of rear frames 10 are erected in a front position substantially in contact with the wall surface 1, and a plurality of support frames 11 arranged horizontally between adjacent rear frames 10. It is arranged up and down and fixed. In the front position spaced apart from the wall surface 1 by a required dimension, a plurality of front frames 12 are formed upright, and these all frames 12 have a plurality of angle adjusting holes along the vertical direction. A roughness 13 is formed. And the locking portion 14 formed at the rear end of the product display rack (5) is hung so as to freely rotate on the support frame 11, the front portion of the product display rack (5) freely to all the angle adjustment hole (13) It is supported by the support piece 15 which is coupled so that attachment or detachment is possible. In the merchandise display stand 5, the area | region which displays the goods A is divided into several parts by the partition 16, and the goods storage part 9 is formed by this. The partition 16 is freely detachable by engaging the projection (not shown) formed at the lower edge of the partition 16 with the slit S formed on the merchandise display stand 5. In order to display a large-size product A, the partition 16 is pulled out as necessary to secure a wide display width. In addition, a shade plate 17 bent downward is formed at the front end of the merchandise display stand 5. The fluorescent lamp 18 which illuminates the goods A displayed on the other goods storage part 9 located under the shade board 17 is attached to the back surface side of this shade board 17, have. Moreover, a color panel etc. are attached to the wall surface 1 used as the back part of a vending machine, as needed, and aesthetics are improved.

Subsequently, on the rear surface side of the front end of the merchandise display stand 5, a merchandise dropping tool 19 for dropping the merchandise A displayed on the merchandise display stand 5 is attached. This product dropping mechanism 19 is provided in each of the product storage portions 9.

Here, the goods dropping mechanism 19 is demonstrated based on FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and FIG. The product dropping mechanism 19 is a stopper 20, a second stopper 21, and a rotating member 23, which is a connecting member that freely rotates to the point of the support shaft 22. And a stopper displacement portion 24 for rotating the rotary member 23. The stopper 20 is a two-pillar member, which is located at the front end of the merchandise display stand 5 and protrudes upward from the surface of the merchandise storage section 9 and the lower side of the merchandise display stand 5. It is installed so as to move freely to the product holding release position. The second stopper 21 is also a member having two pillars, and is disposed in an upper position spaced apart from the stopper 20 by the required dimension along the inclination of the merchandise display stand 5 to protrude upward from the surface of the merchandise display stand 5. It is installed so as to move freely to the position of the upper part of the merchandise and the position of the upper part of the merchandise that is lowered from the surface of the merchandise display stand 5. The rotating member 23 has a pair of first links 25a and a second link 25b which are arranged in a horizontal direction and fixed to each other, and the stopper 20 is provided at the distal end of the first link 25a. It is connected to rotate freely, the second stopper 21 is connected to the free end of the second link (25b) to rotate freely. In addition, the rotating member 23 is provided with one link 26 extending between the first link 25a and the second link 25b, and the link 26 has three connection holes 26a and 26b. , 26c) is formed. The stopper displacement part 24 is a columnar member, one end of which is connected to the connection holes 26a, 26b, 26c of the link 26 freely and the other end of the shade plate. It protrudes forward through 17. And the rotation member 23 is pushed forward by the stopper press part which is not shown in figure. Therefore, the product dropping tool 19 is normally maintained in the state of FIG. 3A in which the stopper 20 protrudes from the product storage portion 9 and the second stopper 21 enters the product storage portion 9. In addition, the product dropping mechanism 19 is hidden by the shade plate 17 so that it cannot be seen from the front side.

Next, the detailed description of the basket conveyance means 7 is demonstrated based on FIG. 2, FIG. 5 thru | or FIG. First, a pair of upper and lower basket rails 27 disposed facing each other on the merchandise display stand 5 are installed so that the basket carrier 28 supporting the basket 6 on the basket rails 27 slides freely. It is attached. The basket carrier body 28 is fitted with a pulley (not shown) on the lower basket rail 27 side, and is attached as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 with respect to the upper basket rail 27 side. It is structured. As a result, the basket rails 27 are surrounded by a plurality of rollers 29. In addition, since the merchandise display rack 5 is arranged in a substantially C shape, the basket rail 27 is also arranged in a substantially C shape in accordance with this. Therefore, at the bending position of the basket rail 27, the basket carrier 28 will be in the state as shown in FIG. Here, the pulley (not shown) inserted in the lower basket rail 27 in order to allow the operation of the basket carrier 28 is attached so as to be inclined by a predetermined angle in the advancing direction, and the upper basket A part of the roller 29 surrounding the rail 27 is freely displaced while being pulled by the spring SP. Moreover, the basket conveyance body 28 is a structure which slides along the basket rail 27 by the X-axis belt conveyance mechanism 31 driven by the X-axis motor 30. As shown in FIG. The basket 6 is attached to the basket carrier 28 so as to freely move up and down. As a structure for realizing the lifting and lowering operation, the Y-axis belt conveying mechanism 33 driven by the Y-axis motor 32 is provided in the basket conveying body 28. Therefore, the basket conveying means 7 is comprised from the basket support moving mechanism which supports the basket 6 so that it may move freely, and the basket drive part which drives this basket support moving mechanism. Specifically, the basket support moving mechanism is constituted by the basket rail 27, the basket carrier 28, the X-axis belt conveying mechanism 31, and the Y-axis belt conveying mechanism 33, and the basket driving unit is the X-axis motor 30. ) And the Y-axis motor 32.

The basket 6 is provided with an actuator 34 and an actuator drive motor 35 as a pressure mechanism that freely attaches to and falls off from the merchandise display stand 5. The pressure means is comprised by these actuators 34 and the actuator drive motor 35. As shown in FIG. The actuator 34 is driven by the actuator drive motor 35 to press the stopper displacement portion 24 in the product dropout port 19. In addition, the bottom plate 6a of the basket 6 is opened and closed freely, and the opening and closing operation of the bottom plate 6a is a bottom plate serving as a bottom plate driving part attached to the bottom of the basket 6. The drive motor 36 is implemented as a drive source.

In addition, drive control of the X-axis motor 30, the Y-axis motor 32, the actuator drive motor 35, and the bottom plate drive motor 36 is performed by the microcomputer (not shown) built in the operation display part 8. As shown in FIG. The transmission of control signals from the microcomputer to each of the motors 32, 35 and 36 and the supply of driving power to each of the motors 32, 35 and 36 are provided by a trolley line provided along the upper basket rail 27. By means of an instrument (not shown).

Next, the operation display unit 8 will be described. The operation display section 8 includes a designation key 37 for designating a product A to be purchased from among the products A displayed on the merchandise display stand 5 with a built-in microcomputer, and a bank entrance 38 as a cash inlet. And a guide display unit 40 for displaying a coin inlet 39, an operation procedure, and the like, and a designated product display unit 41 for displaying a list or amount of money of the designated product A, and the like. The designation key 37 functions as designation means. Banknotes or coins deposited from the banknote inlet 38 and the coin inlet 39 are subjected to the depositing process by the same processing as the well-known ATM machine, where the depositing means is executed. In the merchandise selling apparatus of this embodiment, the merchandise selling means executed by the processing of the microcomputer executes the predetermined processing.

This product selling means will be described in detail. The product selling means is a driver for driving the X-axis motor 30 and a control signal from the CPU of the microcomputer after the designation of the goods A by the designated key 37 and the execution of the deposit means. The process performed by driving each motor 30, 32, 35, 36 by transferring it to the driver which drives the motor 32, the driver which drives the actuator drive motor 35, and the driver which drives the bottom plate drive motor 36. to be. The basket 6 is designated by first driving the X-axis motor 30 and the Y-axis motor 32 to slide the basket carrier 28 along the basket rails 27 and to lift the basket 6 up and down. It moves to the position which opposes the goods storage part 9 of the goods A. FIG. After moving the basket 6 to a predetermined position, the actuator driving motor 35 is driven to rotate the actuator 34 and the stopper displacement portion 24 is pressed by the actuator 34 to release the stopper 20 from the product holding. In addition to moving to the position, the second stopper 21 is moved to the product compression position, and the designated product A is dropped from the product storage unit 9 to be stored and held in the basket 6. After storing and holding the designated goods A in the basket 6, the X-axis motor 30 and the Y-axis motor 32 are driven again to move the basket 6 to the product outlet PU position. After the basket 6 moves to the position of the product outlet PU, the bottom plate driving motor 36 is driven to open the bottom plate 6a of the basket 6 to store and hold the stored product A. To fall. The above is the operation performed by the product selling means.

In the case where a plurality of products A are designated, the basket 6 is moved to the position of the product outlet PU after storing and retaining these products A in the basket 6. In addition, when the number of goods A which cannot be stored in the basket 6 at one time is designated, the basket 6 may be placed twice or more times between the goods storage 9 and the product outlet PU. Take a round trip.

The operation display section 8 is connected to an aggregation management mechanism provided in an owner of an automatic vending apparatus or a computer center for managing the automatic vending apparatus using a telephone line. Therefore, the owner or manager of the vending machine can grasp the sales data even at a position away from the vending machine.

In such a configuration, when the customer who wants to purchase the product A performs a predetermined operation such as the input of a bill or the designation of the product A in the operation display unit 8, the product storage unit 9 for storing the specified product A ), The basket 6 is conveyed and transferred from the drop position to the drop position of the product A. The conveyance conveyance of the basket 6 is based on the movement of the basket carrier body 28 which uses the X-axis motor 30 as a drive source, and the lifting operation of the basket 6 which uses the Y-axis motor 32 as a drive source. After the product A specified in the basket 6 is dropped, stored and held, the basket 6 is transported back to the product outlet PU, and the bottom plate 6a of the basket 6 is opened to open the product A. ) Drops to the product outlet PU to provide the product A to the customer. This completes one transaction. In addition, when two or more goods A are designated, these goods A are continuously stored and held in the basket 6 in the same operation.

Next, the product dropping operation by the product dropping tool 19 will be described in detail. 3A is a state at the time of waiting. At this waiting time, the stopper 20 is located at the product holding position to prevent the drops of the products A1, A2, A3, ... displayed on the merchandise display stand 5. On the other hand, the second stopper 21 is located at the product pressure release position so as to have no influence on the displayed products A1, A2, A3, ....

3B is a state of product failure based on the designated operation of the product A to be purchased. In this product dropping, the actuator 34 of the basket 6 facing the product storage section 9 is driven, and the actuator 34 pushes the stopper displacement portion 24 in the product dropping opening 19. Then, the rotating member 23 rotates in the direction of the arrow a with the support shaft 22 as a point. The stopper 20 moves to the goods holding release position which moved downward from the surface of the goods display stand 5 by this rotation operation, and the 2nd stopper 21 protrudes upwards from the surface of the goods display stand 5, Go to location. When the stopper 20 moves to the product holding release position, the product A1 falls from the product display stand 5, and at this time, the second stopper 21 faces upward at the rear end side of the product A1. By pushing up, the fall of the goods A1 is performed reliably. As the goods A1 fall, the other goods A2, A3, ... slide downward along the inclination of the merchandise display stand 5, and these goods A2, A3, ... are moved to the product pressure position. By contacting and stopping the two stoppers 21, two or more products A2, A3, ... are prevented from falling continuously.

When the actuator 34 stops driving and the product dropping mechanism 19 returns to the standby state, the second stopper 21 moves to the product pressure release position and the stopper 20 moves to the product holding position. The goods A2, A3, ... which are moved and stopped by the second stopper 21 are slightly lowered along the inclination of the merchandise display stand 5, and then held by the stopper 20 to prepare for the next product sale. Becomes

Next, when the stopper displacement portion 24 is connected to the link 26, the connection holes 26a, 26b, 26c to be connected can be changed, whereby the stopper 20 is at stand-by or when the product falls. And the stop position of the second stopper 21 can be changed. For example, if the stopper displacement part 24 is connected to the connection hole 26c, the protrusion dimension upward of the stopper 20 moved to the goods holding position becomes small, and the second stopper 21 moved to the goods pressure position. The protrusion dimension above) increases. Therefore, when the size of the goods A stored in the merchandise storage section 9 and displayed on the merchandise display stand 5 is large, or when the inclination angle of the merchandise display stand 5 is increased, the stopper 20 may be used during standby. The protruding dimension above is increased to ensure the maintenance of the goods (A).

Here, the actuator 34 and the actuator drive motor 35 which are the driving sources of the goods dropping port 19 are provided only in the basket 6. Therefore, compared with the case where the drive source of the goods dropping port 19 is installed in each goods storage part 9, the number of parts by a drive source or its wiring is drastically reduced, and a component cost is drastically reduced. In addition, since the stopper 20 and the second stopper 21 are two pillar-shaped members, the material cost is low, so the structure is inexpensive.

In addition, the stopper 20 does not interfere with the display of the goods A1, A2, A3, ..., etc. displayed on the front side, thereby improving the visibility of the goods A displayed.

Here, the vending machine of the present embodiment uses the wall surface 1 of the room where the vending machine is installed as a back plate that covers the rear part of the vending machine so that the back plate does not need to be newly installed, so that the number of parts and the material cost are large. This reduces the cost of materials. In particular, the cost savings of materials are widened by increasing the size of automatic vending machines.

In addition, the automatic vending device does not carry and fix the assembled vending device to the installation place, but takes each part into the room where the vending device is to be installed and assembles it in the room. Transportation costs are greatly reduced. In addition, this automatic vending device is a simple design change that can adjust the width of the product display stand (5) in the plate shape and change the spacing of the rear frame (10) or the entire frame (12) accordingly. A vending machine that fits the size of the room can be obtained.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the V-shaped automatic vending device is described as an example of a planar view using a three-walled interior wall 1 as an example, but the shape of the vending device is not limited to the C-shaped view of the planar view. When viewed in a plane using only one wall surface of the interior, an I-shape or an L-shape or the like may be used in view of a plane using the wall surface of the interior back surface.

In addition, in this embodiment, although the case where the whole room is used as a vending machine was demonstrated as an example, such a vending machine can also be installed using only a part of room. As a suitable place for installing such a vending machine using only a part of the room, for example, a lobby of a hotel, a canteen of a gas station, a casino, and the like are considered.

Next, FIG. 11 shows a modification of the product dropout mechanism 19. As shown in FIG. This product dropping mechanism 19 is a rectangular plate-shaped rotating member 54 which rotates freely with a pair of stoppers 51, a second stopper 52, and a support shaft 53 as a point. It is formed of a stopper displacement portion 24 connected to the rotary member 54. The stopper 51 is formed in a plate shape and fixed to the lower end portion of the rotary member 54. The upper end portion of the rotating member 54 rotates the support shaft 53 to the point by which the rotating member 54 protrudes upward from the surface of the merchandise display stand 5 and the merchandise pressure table position of the merchandise display stand 5. It becomes the 2nd stopper 52 which moves freely to the goods pressure release position which moved downward from the surface. On the back surface of the rotating member 54, a link 55 extending downward is considered, and the stopper displacement portion 24 is connected to the link 55 so as to rotate freely.

Example 2

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13. In addition, the same parts as those described in FIGS. 1 to 10 are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted (the same as hereinafter). This embodiment changes the structure of the basket conveying means. The basket conveying means 7a of this embodiment freely slides the basket 6 up and down by carrying a pair of upper and lower basket rails 27 and the basket rails 27 so as to freely lift and hold the basket 6 ( 28). A timing belt 61, which is a linear gear, is attached and fixed to the side surface of the upper basket rail 27. The basket conveying body 28 is the roller 29a and the basket rail which clamp the two baskets 62 which meshed with the said timing belt 61, and the upper basket rails 27 opposing these gears 62. The roller 29b which contacts the upper surface part of 27, and hangs and hold | maintains the basket carrier body 28, the roller 29c which clamps the basket basket 27 below, and the gear drive part which drives one gear 62. An X-axis motor 63 is provided. Moreover, the Y-axis motor 32 and the Y-axis belt conveyance mechanism 33 for elevating and driving the basket 6 are provided in the basket conveyance body 28.

The basket carrier 28 includes a speaker or a sound source unit for raising the sound effect by producing a voice according to the operation when the basket carrier 28 slides along the basket rail or when the basket 6 moves up and down. Is installed.

In such a configuration, the timing belt 61 attached and fixed to the basket rail 27 does not stretch or damage even after long-term use, and is excellent in durability. Moreover, even if the basket rail 27 is bent, it can attach at will according to the bending shape. Therefore, the basket carrier 28 can be moved smoothly and correctly along the basket rail 27. In addition, the timing belt 61 is attached to and fixed to the basket rail 27, thereby reducing the cost of the required timing belt by about half as compared to the general timing belt usage method of moving the link-shaped timing belt. do. In addition, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of noise caused by the timing belt swinging at the time of conveyance driving.

Example 3

A third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. This embodiment changes the structure of the basket conveying means. The basket conveying means 7b of this embodiment slides freely along a pair of upper and lower basket rails 27 and these basket rails 27, so that the basket conveying body which raises and maintains the basket 6 freely ( 28). Timing belts 61, which are linear gears, are attached and fixed to side surfaces of the upper and lower basket rails 27. Two gears 62 engaged with the timing belt 61 and a plurality of rollers 29a for holding up and down the basket rails 27 facing the gears 62, respectively, above and below the basket carrier 28. And the rotary shaft 64 which connects the roller 29b which hangs and holds the basket carrier 28 and the one gear 62 each up and down in contact with the upper surface part of the upper basket rail 27, and this rotary shaft 64 And an X-axis motor 65, which is a gear driving portion for rotating and driving the upper and lower gears 62. The timing belt 68 is wound between the gear 66 fixed to the motor shaft of the X-axis motor 65 and the gear 67 fixed to the rotating shaft 64. In addition, the basket carrier 28 is provided with a Y-axis motor (not shown) for raising and lowering the basket 6 and a ball screw driven by the Y-axis motor.

In such a structure, when the basket conveyance means 7b of this embodiment weights the basket conveyance body 28 or the basket 6 in order to be able to convey the goods A of a heavy object, Suitable for When the basket carrier 28 slides along the basket rail 27, the upper and lower gears 62 are driven in engagement with the timing belt 61, so that the basket carrier 28 is accommodated in the basket carrier 28 or the basket 6. Even if the weight of the article A becomes heavy, it can slide smoothly. In addition, by using the ball screw to move the basket 6 up and down, the basket 6 can be smoothly lifted and lowered even when the weight of the goods A stored and held in the basket 6 becomes heavy.

In the second and third embodiments described above, the case where the timing belt 61 attached to and fixed to the basket rail 27 is used as a linear gear has been described as an example. However, the basket is not used without the timing belt 61. The linear gear may be directly formed on the side of the rail 27.

Example 4

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, the structure of the product taking out part is changed. Inside the product outlet PU of the vending machine of this embodiment, a shutter 69 for opening and closing the product outlet PU is provided. The shutter 69 is connected to a shutter driving motor (not shown), which is a shutter driving unit, to open the shutter 69 for driving the shutter driving motor. It rotates around the designated axis 70 having the center of, and becomes inclined in the forward direction as indicated by the double-dot chain line.

The detection switch (not shown) which detects that the basket conveyance body 28 moved to the back of goods extraction port PU and stopped is provided in the upper part of the goods extraction opening PU. On the basis of the detection of this detection switch, control by a microcomputer in the operation display section 8 is performed to perform the opening operation of the shutter 69 and the opening operation of the bottom plate 6a of the basket 6. When the basket 6 ascends to a position to drop the goods A stored and held therein, the bottom plate 6a and the shutter 69 are opened together to form a continuously inclined state as indicated by the double-dotted line. . In this way, the goods A stored and held in the basket 6 slide on the bottom plate 6a and the shutter 69, and fall to the bottom part of the product outlet PU. Therefore, the customer who purchases the product A does not need to put his or her hand into the product outlet PU or the basket 6 in order to take out the product A. Therefore, the takeout property of the purchased product A is improved. In addition, it is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of an accident caused by restarting the basket 6 while putting a hand into the basket 6 to take out the goods.

When the bottom plate 6a and the shutter 69 are opened for a predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds), the bottom plate 6a and the shutter 69 are closed after the predetermined time elapses. Accordingly, when the product A is not sold, the product outlet PU is closed by the shutter 69, thereby preventing the product A from being taken out by putting a hand or a mechanism in the product outlet PU.

In the vending machine of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 15, the operation display unit 8 protrudes and is arranged outside the transparent plate 2. Therefore, the operation display unit 8 does not interfere with the basket 6 moving inside the transparent plate 2. In this way, it is not necessary to provide the baskets 6 one by one on the right and left sides of the operation display unit 8.

The structures shown in the first to fourth embodiments are merely one embodiment of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention should not be interpreted as being limited only to the structures of the embodiments, but should be construed as including all embodiments that can be included in the scope.

[Effects of the Invention]

Herein, the effects of the present invention have been described appropriately in the above embodiments, and the effects corresponding to the representative claims are as follows.

According to the present invention (invention of Claims 1 to 3), it is sufficient to install only a driving source for taking goods out of the product taking out part in the basket, so that the number of parts due to the driving source and its wiring is greatly reduced, thereby greatly reducing the cost of the parts. You can.

According to the invention of Claims 2 and 10, since the wall surface of the room where the vending machine is installed can be used as a back plate that covers the back of the vending machine, there is no need to install a new back plate, thereby reducing the number of parts and the material cost. It can reduce the material cost.

According to the invention of Claim 3, 11, 18, when sliding a basket along a basket rail integrally with a basket conveyance body, the gear attached to a basket conveyance body engages with the linear gear provided in the basket rail, and rotates this gear, In addition, the basket carrier can be smoothly moved along the basket rail and can be slid accurately. In this case, when the linear gear is formed of a timing belt fixed to the basket rail (claims 4, 12, and 19), durability can be improved because there is no extension or damage even after long-term use. And even where the basket rail is bent, it can be fixed at will according to the bent shape. If the linear gears are integrally formed on the basket rails (claims 5, 13 and 20), there is no need to install the linear gears separately and fix them to the basket rails. can do.

According to the inventions of claims 6, 14, and 21, when the product is dropped from the merchandise display stand, the stopper is moved to the product holding position, and the second stopper is moved to the product pressure position to push the product upward. This makes it possible to reliably drop the product from the merchandise display rack. In addition, since the next product moved to the product compression position prevents the next product from falling, it is possible to reliably prevent the fall of two or more products in one operation of the product dropping tool.

According to the inventions of claims 7, 15 and 22, since the product falls to the product outlet, the product can be easily taken out.

According to the invention of Claims 8, 16, and 23, when the product is sold, the bottom plate of the basket and the shutter of the product outlet are opened to form a continuous inclined state. Thus, the goods stored and held in the basket are slid on the bottom plate and the shutter. Since it can fall to a goods outlet, the takeout property of the goods from a goods outlet can be improved. In addition, it is possible to reliably prevent an accident that occurs when the basket is unintentionally moved when a hand is put into the basket to take out a product. In addition, when the product is not sold, the product outlet is closed with a shutter, so that it is possible to prevent the product from being taken out by inserting a hand or a mechanism from the product outlet, thereby improving security.

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A merchandise display rack which is formed by arranging a plurality of merchandise storage ports to keep a plurality of merchandise in an inclined state descending in the forward direction, and a merchandise holding position installed in each of the merchandise storage units to prevent free fall of the merchandise; A stopper positioned to freely advance and retreat to a product holding release position allowing free fall of a product, a stopper pressing portion for pushing the stopper to the product holding position, and receiving the stopper to the product holding release position under pressure Conveying the product dropout port having a stopper displacement portion for displacing the product, the product exit port allowing the product to be taken out, the product dropping position from each of the product storage units, and the basket for receiving the product to the product outlet; Pressure is applied to the basket conveying means and to the stopper displacement portion of the product dropping port provided in the basket; Is a pressure panel, a front panel covering the merchandise display stand, the merchandise dropout port and the basket conveyance means and exposing the merchandise outlet, a designated key for designating a merchandise, and a deposit for receiving a deposit. Means for carrying out the basket conveyance by the basket conveying means and displacement of the stopper by the pressure means to the product holding release position, and depositing the product designated by the designated key in accordance with the product; And a merchandise selling means for conveying the goods to the product outlet on the condition of deposit by the member. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the front panel constitutes a part of an interior wall surface on which the vending machine is installed. 2. The basket conveying means according to claim 1, wherein the basket conveying means comprises: a basket rail arranged in a horizontal direction, a basket conveying body for freely lifting and holding the basket freely by sliding freely along the basket rail; And a linear gear installed in a horizontal direction, a gear attached to the basket carrier and engaged with the linear gear, and a gear driving portion for driving the gear. 4. The vending machine according to claim 3, wherein the linear gear is a timing belt fixed to the basket rail. 4. The vending machine according to claim 3, wherein the linear gear is formed integrally with the basket rail. 2. The product dropout device according to claim 1, wherein the product dropout port is positioned at a position spaced apart from the stopper arrangement position in the product storage portion by a necessary dimension, and the product pressure image position that protrudes toward the product storage portion and the product pressure release that do not protrude toward the product storage portion. And a second stopper positioned to move forward and backward freely to a position, and a connecting member connecting the stopper and the second stopper so as to reverse each other. The basket according to claim 1, wherein the basket has a bottom plate for freely opening and closing the bottom plate and a bottom plate driving portion for opening and closing the bottom plate, and the product selling means conveys the basket for storing and holding the goods upwards of the product outlet. Automated sales device, characterized in that for opening the bottom plate by driving the bottom plate driving unit. 2. A shutter according to claim 1, further comprising a shutter that opens and closes the product outlet and becomes inclined in a forward direction at the time of opening and a shutter driving part for opening and closing the shutter. And a bottom plate which is inclined continuously with the shutter and a bottom plate driving part for opening and closing the bottom plate, and the product selling means conveying the basket for storing and holding the goods to the rear upper portion of the product outlet, and the shutter driving part and the And a bottom plate driving unit to open the shutter and the bottom plate. A merchandise display rack which is formed by arranging a plurality of merchandise storage sections arranged in a matrix shape in up, down, left, and right directions, and a product holding position installed in each of the merchandise storage sections to prevent free fall of the merchandise; A stopper positioned to freely advance and retreat to a product holding release position allowing free fall of a product, a stopper pressing portion for pushing the stopper to the product holding position, and receiving the stopper to the product holding release position under pressure A product dropping device having a stopper displacement portion for displacing the product, a product dispensing port allowing the product to be taken out, a product dropping position from each of the product storing parts, and a basket for receiving the product at the product taking-out port Basket support movement mechanism for supporting to move to the basket, Basket drive for driving the basket support movement mechanism A pressure mechanism installed in the basket and freely displaced in a direction in which pressure is applied to the stopper displacement portion of the product dropping mechanism; a pressure mechanism driving portion for driving the pressure mechanism; A front panel covering the mechanism and the basket conveying means and exposing the product outlet, a designation key for designating a product, a depositing means for accepting a deposit, the basket driving portion and the pressure mechanism driving portion A drive control signal is given to execute the basket conveyance by the basket support movement mechanism and the displacement of the stopper by the pressure mechanism to the product holding release position, and the product designated by the designation key according to the product value. A merchandise selling means for returning the merchandise to the merchandise outlet upon condition of deposit by the deposit means; Auto Sales wherein spring. 10. The vending machine according to claim 9, wherein the front panel constitutes a part of an interior wall surface on which the vending machine is installed. 10. The basket support moving mechanism according to claim 9, wherein the basket support moving mechanism includes a basket rail arranged in a horizontal direction, a basket carrier for lifting and holding the basket freely by sliding freely along the basket rail, and the basket rail. And a linear gear installed in the horizontal direction, the meshed gear of the linear gear attached to the basket carrier, and a gear driving portion for driving the gear. 12. The vending machine according to claim 11, wherein the linear gear is a timing belt fixed to the basket rail. 12. The vending machine according to claim 11, wherein the linear gear is formed integrally with the basket rail. 10. The product dropout device according to claim 9, wherein the product dropout port is positioned at a position spaced apart from the stopper arrangement position in the product storage portion by a necessary dimension, and the product pressure release position that protrudes toward the product storage portion and the product pressure release that do not protrude toward the product storage portion. And a second stopper positioned to move forward and backward freely to a position, and a connecting member connecting the stopper and the second stopper so as to reverse each other. The basket of claim 9, wherein the basket includes a bottom plate for freely opening and closing the bottom plate and a bottom plate driving part for opening and closing the bottom plate, and the product selling means gives a driving control signal to the basket driving unit to move the basket above the product outlet. And a driving control signal to the bottom plate driving portion to open the bottom plate. 10. The shutter according to claim 9, further comprising a shutter which opens and closes the product outlet and becomes inclined in a forward direction at the time of opening and a shutter driving part which opens and closes the shutter. A bottom plate which is inclined continuously with the shutter and a bottom plate driving part for opening and closing the bottom plate, and the product selling means gives a driving control signal to the basket driving part to convey the basket to the rear portion above the product outlet; And a shutter control unit and a bottom plate driving unit to provide a driving control signal to open the shutter and the base plate. A merchandise display rack having a plurality of merchandise storage units for holding a plurality of merchandise in an inclined state, and a merchandise holding position installed in each of the merchandise storage units to prevent free fall of the merchandise and a merchandise holding release position allowing the free fall of merchandise A merchandise dropping device having a stopper positioned to advance and retreat from the material, a stopper press portion for pushing the stopper to the product holding position, and a stopper displacement portion for displacing the stopper to the product holding position under pressure; And a basket support moving mechanism for freely moving the product dropout position from each of said product storage units, and a basket for receiving a product freely to said product outlet. A basket driving unit for driving a support moving mechanism, and the stopper of the product dropping device provided in the basket; A pressure mechanism that is freely displaced in the direction of applying pressure to the upper portion, a pressure mechanism drive unit for driving the pressure mechanism, product designation means for designating a product, payment means for accepting a deposit, and the basket A drive control signal is applied to a drive unit and the pressure mechanism drive unit to execute the basket conveyance by the basket support movement mechanism and the displacement of the stopper by the pressure mechanism to the product holding release position, and designated by the designated key. And a merchandise selling means for conveying the merchandise to the merchandise outlet on the condition that the merchandise is transferred by the depositing means of an amount corresponding to the merchandise. The basket support movement mechanism according to claim 17, wherein the basket support moving mechanism comprises: a basket rail arranged in a horizontal direction, a basket carrier for lifting and holding the basket freely by sliding freely along the basket rail; And a linear gear installed in the horizontal direction, a gear attached to the basket carrier and engaged with the linear gear, and a gear driving portion for driving the gear. 19. The vending machine according to claim 18, wherein the linear gear is a timing belt fixed to the basket rail. 19. The vending machine according to claim 18, wherein the linear gear is formed integrally with the basket rail. 18. The product pressure release mechanism according to claim 17, wherein the product dropout port is located at an inner position spaced apart from the stopper arrangement position in the product storage unit by a required dimension, and the product pressure release position that protrudes toward the product storage unit side and the product pressure release that do not protrude toward the product storage unit side. And a second stopper positioned to move forward and backward freely to a position, and a connecting member connecting the stopper and the second stopper so as to reverse each other. The basket according to claim 17, wherein the basket has a bottom plate for freely opening and closing the bottom plate and a bottom plate driving portion for opening and closing the bottom plate, and the product selling means gives a drive control signal to the basket driving unit to place the basket above the product outlet. And a driving control signal to the bottom plate driver to open the bottom plate. 18. The apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising: a shutter that opens and closes the product outlet and becomes inclined in a forward direction at the time of opening, and a shutter driving portion for opening and closing the shutter, wherein the basket is opened and closed by opening and closing freely. A bottom plate which is inclined continuously with the shutter and a bottom plate driving part for opening and closing the bottom plate, and the product selling means gives a driving control signal to the basket driving part to convey the basket to the rear portion above the product outlet; And a shutter control unit and a bottom plate driving unit to provide a driving control signal to open the shutter and the base plate.

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