WO2019189465A1

WO2019189465A1 - Vending machine

Info

Publication number: WO2019189465A1
Application number: PCT/JP2019/013364
Authority: WO
Inventors: 旭村上; 努岩子; 勝彦福田
Original assignee: 富士電機株式会社
Priority date: 2018-03-30
Filing date: 2019-03-27
Publication date: 2019-10-03
Also published as: JPWO2019189465A1; CN111164656B; CN111164656A; JP6844745B2

Abstract

According to the present invention, a product dispensing chute 6 is composed of a main chute 61 and a sub chute 62 in order to relieve an impact when a product drops into the product dispensing chute and suppress foaming of a beverage into which carbon dioxide is mixed. The sub chute 62, formed as a movable chute and biased to return to a raised standby position, is composed of: a master chute part 621 and a slave chute part 622 divided in the front and rear direction; and a joint part 623 that connects both chute parts and prevents the chute parts from being bent convexly but allows the chute parts to be bent concavely. The master chute part 621 and the slave chute part 622 are concavely bent by the joint part 623 to extend the movable stroke of the sub chute 62, and a shock absorbing member 65, that is pressed when the sub chute 62 descends while resisting the biasing force, is disposed below the sub chute 62. Accordingly, an impact load when the product drops into the sub chute 62 is absorbed by the shock absorbing member 65 and a biasing force of a torsional coil spring SP.

Description

vending machine

The present invention relates to a vending machine provided with a product carry-out shooter for sending a product carried out from a product storage rack disposed in a product storage rack of a main body cabinet to a product take-out port, and particularly mixed with carbon dioxide gas. The present invention relates to a vending machine that alleviates impact generated on a product when the product containing the beverage falls onto a product carry-out shooter and suppresses foaming (foaming) of the beverage.

A vending machine equipped with a product storage rack, also called a slan truck, has multiple product storage passages in the vertical direction that store multiple products side by side in a posture in which the product storage rack lays on its side. A plurality of rows are juxtaposed in the left-right direction in the product storage of the cabinet. A product carry-out device is provided at a product carry-out port of the product storage passage in the product storage rack. The product carry-out device is configured to carry out one by one the products stored in the product storage passage in a lying position. . A vending machine of this type is known as shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a conventional vending machine. The vending machine includes a main body cabinet 1 formed as a heat-insulating housing whose front surface is open, and an outer door 2 supported on the front surface of the main body cabinet 1 so as to be opened and closed. The front surface of the product storage of the main body cabinet 1 is closed by a heat insulating inner door 3 that can be opened and closed. A product storage rack 4 having product storage shelves 42 arranged in a plurality of stages in the left-right direction and arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction is stored and installed in the product storage of the main body cabinet 1. The product storage rack 4 includes a pair of left and right

rectangular side plates

41, 41 opposed to each other on the left and right, and the product storage shelf 42 is laid on the pair of left and right

rack side plates

41, 41. The product storage shelf 42 is disposed in such a manner that the product storage shelf 42 is inclined at a predetermined gradient so that the front side serving as the product input port 44 is high and the rear side serving as the product carry-out port 45 is low. The upper space of the product storage shelf 42 is configured as a product storage passage 43 that stores a plurality of products S in a line-down posture in a line in the front-rear direction. In addition, a product carry-out device 5 is disposed in the product storage shelf 42 in the vicinity of the product carry-out port 45, and the product carry-out device 5 cuts out the products S stored in the product storage passage 43 one by one and carries them out. It is.

The space between the product outlet 45 and the back of the product storage (the back wall of the main body cabinet 1) in each product storage shelf 42 is formed as a product drop passage 46 where the product falls. Then, at the rear end of each product storage shelf 42, it is pivoted between a protruding position that protrudes into the product drop passage 46 and a retreat position that is pushed open by the falling product S and retracts from the product drop passage 46. An attitude control plate 47 is provided. Other posture control plates 47 except for one of the plurality of posture control plates 47 (the lowermost posture control plate 47 in the figure) project toward the product drop passage 46 by a torsion coil spring (not shown). When the product drop passage 46 is pushed open by the product S falling and retracted from the product drop passage 46, the posture of the product S is laid down and corrected to the posture, and the drop energy of the product S is corrected. Has a function of absorbing the water and reducing the falling speed. The lowermost posture control plate 47 brakes the rotation in the direction of being pushed open by the product S falling from the product drop passage 46 from the state protruding toward the product drop passage 46 and retracted from the product drop passage 46. A shock absorber (oil damper) 48 is connected. In addition, a cushion 49 is provided at a position facing the lowermost posture control plate 47 across the product drop passage 46 to cushion an impact generated on the product S falling through the product drop passage 46 in cooperation with the posture control plate 47. Have.

At the bottom of the product storage rack 4 is provided a product carry-out shooter 6 which is arranged in a front-down position and has a plurality of vent holes perforated on the plate surface. The product carry-out shooter 6 links the lower end of the product drop passage 46 and the product take-out port 2a of the outer door 2 through a product carry-out port 3a having a carry-out port flapper 3b provided in the heat insulating inner door 3. A cooling / heating unit 7 (shown by a dotted line) for storing the product S stored in the product storage rack 4 in a cold or hot state by cooling or heating the inside of the product storage box 6 is provided below the product carry-out shooter 6. Is arranged. This cooling / heating unit 7 is covered by a wind tunnel. Further, in the machine room 8 at the lower part of the main body cabinet 1, a cooling unit of the cooling / heating unit 7 and a refrigerator condensing unit 9 (shown by a dotted line) forming a refrigeration cycle are disposed. Further, the back of the product storage (the back wall of the main body cabinet 1) has a suction port extending in the vertical direction along the back wall of the main body cabinet 1 and opened at the upper end, and the lower end is a cooling / heating unit. A duct (not shown) for circulating the air inside the cabinet communicated with 7 wind tunnels is provided.

Then, the air heated or cooled by the cooling / heating unit 7 rises in the warehouse while heating or cooling the product S stored in the product storage rack 4 through the plurality of vent holes of the product carry-out shooter 6. It is configured to circulate through a path returning from the duct to the wind tunnel of the cooling / heating unit 7 through the suction port of the duct for circulating the internal air.

When the product S stored in the product storage rack 4 is cooled or heated to an appropriate sales temperature, the product S can be sold, and the product selection button provided on the outer door 2 attached to the front opening of the main body cabinet 1 so as to be opened and closed is pressed. When operated, the product carry-out device 5 provided in the product storage passage 43 of the corresponding product storage shelf 42 operates to cut out one product S stored in the product storage passage 43. The product S cut out by the product carry-out device 5 is corrected in posture by the posture control plate 47 in the process of falling through the product drop passage 46, and at the same time, the dropping speed is reduced. After the fall speed is reduced, the product is buffered by hitting the cushion 49, falls onto the product carry-out shooter 6, and rolls or slides on the product carry-out shooter 6 to provide the product carry-out port provided in the heat insulating inner door 3. The unloading flapper 3b of 3a is pushed open, and it is comprised so that it may send out to the goods extraction port 2a (for example, patent document 1).

Vending machines equipped with this type of slan track are capable of selling a wide variety of products from large to small diameters, and respond to the demand for a variety of products that can be sold as products diversify (multi-selection). On the other hand, it is necessary to buffer the impact generated on the products when various products fall (land) on the product carry-out shooter 6. In this respect, in the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, a shock absorber (oil damper) 48 that brakes rotation in the direction of retreating from the commodity drop passage 46 is connected to the lowermost posture control plate 47, and In addition, a cushion 49 is provided at a position facing the lowermost posture control plate 47 across the product drop passage 46 to cushion an impact generated on the product S falling through the product drop passage 46 in cooperation with the posture control plate 47. In particular, the foaming of the product S containing beverage mixed with carbon dioxide gas is prevented from being blown out when the plug is opened while being opened.

Further, as a prior art for buffering the impact generated on the product S when the product S falls on the product delivery shooter 6, the product delivery shooter 6 is divided into a fixed shooter and a movable shooter disposed on the fixed shooter. Further, an elastic member (coil spring) is interposed between the fixed shooter and the movable shooter (see, for example, Patent Document 2), and when the product falls on the product carry-out shooter, As a prior art for buffering the generated impact, there is also known one in which a reinforcing plate is provided at a lower portion of a movable product carry-out shooter and a flat cushion is interposed between the product carry-out shooter and the reinforcement plate ( For example, Patent Document 3).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-274684 Japanese Patent No. 3555822 JP-A-6-231346 (FIG. 4)

By the way, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, a shock absorber (oil damper) 48 is connected to the lowermost posture control plate 47, and a cushion 49 is provided at a position facing the lowermost posture control plate 47. As a result, it is possible to suppress the formation of a beverage-containing product mixed with carbon dioxide gas. However, since a shock absorber (oil damper) 48 must be provided on each of the lowermost attitude control plates 47 of the product storage rack 4 arranged in the left-right direction in the product storage of the main body cabinet 1, the cost increases. Is inevitable. Further, the product S is configured to finally land on the product carry-out shooter 6 via the posture control plate 47 and the cushion 49, and finally receives an impact when landing on the product carry-out shooter 6. Although the degree of the impact is weak, it is inevitable that bubbles are generated by the impact. Moreover, in the invention described in Patent Document 2, although the drop impact of the product can be reduced by an elastic member (coil spring) interposed between the fixed shooter and the movable shooter, the elastic member (coil spring) is sufficient. In addition, in order to fulfill the role of buffering, a predetermined movable stroke is required, and there is a problem that forming occurs because the product bounces and repeats bouncing due to the repulsive force of the elastic member (coil spring). Moreover, in the invention described in Patent Document 3, although the drop impact of the product can be mitigated by a flat cushion interposed between the product carry-out shooter and the reinforcing plate, it is mounted on the cushion. Since the product carry-out shooter is provided, the cushion is constantly pressurized under the load of the product carry-out shooter. For this reason, it has the subject that a cushion will change over time (plastic deformation). Further, in the invention described in Patent Document 3, since the product carry-out shooter is configured to move with the front end as a fulcrum, the product carry-out shooter is moved to the front end side when the product is landed (dropped) on the product carry-out shooter. As a fulcrum, the rear end side swings in a manner approaching the reinforcing plate, and in the case of a large-diameter and heavy product, the rear end of the product carry-out shooter abuts the reinforcing plate, causing the product to drop impact There is a risk that it cannot be relaxed. In order to avoid this situation, it is possible to increase the movable stroke of the movable product carry-out shooter (thicken the cushion), but if you try to maintain the number of product storage passages in the vertical direction, it will be sold automatically. The height of the machine must be increased, and maintaining the height of the vending machine will result in a reduction in the number of product storage passages, which is not a good idea.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its object is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to reduce the impact when the product falls on the product carry-out shooter and to generate the formation of the beverage mixed with carbon dioxide gas. It is to provide a vending machine that can be suppressed.

In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is a product storage rack storing products in a product storage of a main body cabinet, and a product delivery shooter for sending products transported from the product storage rack to a product outlet. In the vending machine, the product carry-out shooter includes a sub shooter positioned at a drop position of the product carried out from the product storage rack, and a main shooter that sends the product dropped on the sub shooter to the product take-out port, and the sub shooter Is connected to the main shooter, the sub shooter and the main shooter and the sub shooter that are divided in the front-rear direction, and includes a joint portion that restricts the mountain fold between the main shooter and the sub shooter, while allowing the valley fold. Further, the sub shooter swings up and down with the main shooter side of the main shooter as a fulcrum. It is formed as a movable type that receives an urging force so as to return to the standby position, and a buffer member that is pressurized when the sub shooter descends against the urging force is disposed below the sub shooter. It is characterized by becoming.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the first aspect, the joint part of the sub shooter is a restriction claw for restricting the folding of the hinge mechanism and the main shooter and the secondary shooter centered on the hinge mechanism. It is characterized by comprising.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the first or second aspect, the urging force for returning the sub shooter to the standby position is provided linked to the fulcrum of the main shooter constituting the sub shooter. It is provided by an elastic member.

Further, the invention according to claim 4 is the vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the buffer member is a cushion.

According to the vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention, a product storage rack storing products in the product storage of the main body cabinet and a product delivery shooter for sending the products transported from the product storage rack to the product outlet In the vending machine, the product carry-out shooter includes a sub shooter positioned at a drop position of the product carried out from the product storage rack, and a main shooter that sends the product dropped on the sub shooter to the product take-out port, and the sub shooter Includes a joint that allows the main shooter and the sub shooter divided in the front-rear direction to connect the main shooter and the sub shooter and restricts the mountain break between the main shooter and the sub shooter, and allows the valley fold. The sub shooter is lifted in a manner that swings up and down with the main shooter side of the main shooter as a fulcrum. It is formed as a movable type that receives an urging force so as to return to the position, and a buffer member that is pressurized when the sub shooter descends against the urging force is disposed below the sub shooter. Thus, since the impact load when the product lands on the subshooter is absorbed by the biasing force applied to the subshooter and the buffer member, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of forming of the beverage mixed with carbon dioxide. Also, if a product with a large weight lands on the subshooter and the rear end of the subshooter in the subshooter comes into contact with the fixing member holding the subshooter, the main shooter and the subshooter of the subshooter are connected to the joint section. Since the main shooter is allowed to swing by being in a valley-folded state around the center, the shoot force applied to the sub-shooter and the function of the buffer member are exerted while increasing the movable stroke of the sub-shooter, resulting in a heavy product Can alleviate the impact when landing on the sub-shooter. Further, since the sub shooter receives a biasing force so as to return to the standby position, the buffer member arranged below the sub shooter is not pressurized by the sub shooter returned to the standby position, and the sub shooter is in the sales standby state. There is an effect that it is possible to suppress the secular change that continues to be pressurized.

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the product carry-out shooter and the lower duct member of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the product carry-out shooter and the lower duct member of FIG. 2 as seen from the back side. FIG. 4 is an exploded view showing the configuration of the product carry-out shooter and the lower duct member of FIG. 5A and 5B show the relationship between the sub-shooter, the kushun, and the fixing bracket. FIG. 5A is an exploded view of the sub-shooter, FIG. 5B is a perspective view of the sub-shooter and the kushun assembled to the fixing bracket, and FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at from the back side. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the connection between the product carry-out shooter and the lower duct member. FIG. 7 is a side view of the product carry-out shooter and the lower duct member of FIG. 8A and 8B show the operation of the sub-shooter according to the product carry-out shooter, where FIG. 8A is a side view in a state where the rear end of the sub-shooter is in contact with the fixing bracket, and FIG. is there. FIG. 9 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a conventional vending machine.

Hereinafter, a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a vending machine that sells canned beverages and plastic bottled beverages as an example of a vending machine targeted by the present invention. Left and right refer to the left and right when viewed from the front of the vending machine.

As shown in FIG. 1, this vending machine is supported in a manner that it can be opened and closed on the front surface of the main body cabinet 1 in a manner that closes the front opening of the main body cabinet 1 and the main body cabinet 1 formed as a heat-insulating housing whose front surface is open. The outer door 2 is provided with a product outlet 2a. The main body cabinet 1 is constructed as a heat insulating casing by disposing a heat insulating panel made of urethane foam on the inner side of the outer box made of steel plate, that is, the upper wall 1a, the left and right side walls 1b, the back wall 1c and the bottom wall 1d. A space surrounded by heat insulating panels disposed on 1a, the left and right side walls 1b, the back wall 1c, and the bottom wall 1d is formed as a product storage, and the lower part of the product storage is formed as a machine room 8. The inside of the product storage box surrounded by the heat insulating panels of the main body cabinet 1 is partitioned into a plurality of product storage rooms in the left-right direction by a heat insulating partition wall (not shown). In each of the product storage chambers, a product storage rack 4 having product storage shelves 10 arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction is stored and installed. The front surface of the product storage in the main body cabinet 1 is closed by a heat insulating inner door 3 supported by the main body cabinet 1 so as to be openable and closable by a hinge mechanism, and the heat insulating inner door 3 is pushed by a product sent from the product storage case. A merchandise carry-out port 3a having a carry-out flapper 3b to be opened is provided. The carry-out flapper 3b is supported by its upper end and hangs down, and closes the product carry-out port 3a by its own weight to prevent the outflow of cold air or warm air. The carry-out flapper 3b is pushed open by the product carried out through the product carry-out shooter 6. In other words, the product is formed so as to be delivered to the product outlet 2 a of the outer door 2.

The product storage rack 4 includes a pair of left and right

rack side plates

41, 41 made of a rectangular flat plate-shaped thin steel plate, and the product storage shelf 10 is installed on the pair of left and right

rack side plates

41, 41. The product storage shelf 10 is vertically multi-staged on the left and right

rack side plates

41 and 41 in such a manner that the product storage shelf 10 is inclined with a predetermined slope so that the front side serving as the product input port 44 is high and the rear side serving as the product exit 45 is low. In the form, it is constructed in 10 steps). A mech locking member 100 is installed on the left and right

rack side plates

41, 41 above the uppermost product storage shelf 10. The upper ends of the left and right

rack side plates

41, 41 are configured to be engageable and disengageable with a pair of left and right guide fittings (not shown) laid on the ceiling surface of the product storage. By engaging with the guide metal fittings, the product storage rack 4 is stored in the product storage.

The interior space surrounded by the product storage shelf 10 and the left and right

rack side plates

41, 41, or a partition member 48 set on the product storage shelf 10 as necessary, aligns a plurality of products in a line in the front-rear direction in a posture of lying down. The product is stored as a product storage passage 43 (product column). In the vicinity of the product outlet 45 in each product storage passage 43 defined in the product storage shelf 10 and above each product storage passage 43, in this embodiment, on the lower surface side of the upper product storage shelf 10. A product carry-out device 5 for cutting out and carrying out the products S stored in the product storage passage 43 one by one is provided. In addition, an attachment (not shown) that adjusts the interval between the product carry-out device 5 and the passage surface of the product storage passage 43 is laid on the product storage shelf 10 as necessary. The product carry-out device 5 that cuts out the products stored in the uppermost product storage passage 43 one by one is attached to a mech locking member 100 disposed above the uppermost product storage shelf 10.

As is well known, the product carry-out device 5 can be moved in and out of the product storage passage 43 and holds the product with the highest sales order (the last product, also referred to as a sales product). 43, a pedal member movably provided between a projecting position projecting to 43 and a retracted position retracting from the product storage passage 43 in a manner to release the holding of the sale product, and can be moved in and out of the product storage passage 43 to store the product. Projection projecting into the product storage passage 43 in a manner to hold the retracted position retracted from the passage 43 and the product in the second sales order following the sales product (the product following the last product, also referred to as the next sales product). A stopper member that is movable between positions, a link mechanism that moves the pedal member and the stopper member to a protruding position and a retracted position, and a driving means (solenoid, module) that drives the link mechanism. The pedal member protrudes into the product storage passage 43 to hold the product for sale and the stopper member is retracted from the product storage passage at the time of sale standby, and the driving means is driven based on a sales command. Thus, the stopper member is protruded into the product storage passage 43 through the link mechanism to hold the next sale product, and then the pedal member is retracted from the product storage passage 43 to pay out the sale product.

The upper cabinet fan F2 is disposed above the rear end of the mech locking member 100. The upper region of the rear end of the mech locking member 100 is a portion that becomes a dead space by being arranged with a predetermined gradient so that the rear side is lower than the front side. An internal upper fan F2 is provided using a dead space. The internal upper fan F2 blows the internal air rising through the upper duct member 70b disposed along the back wall 1c of the main body cabinet 1 downward, and a pair of left and right

rack side plates

41, 41 is erected.

The rear ends (product outlets 45) of the product storage shelves 10 arranged in multiple upper and lower stages in each of the product storage racks 4 are located on the same vertical line, and the product outlet 45 and the upper duct member 70b are connected to each other. A space is formed as a commodity drop passage 46 through which the commodity falls. The product drop passage 46 has a rotation center at a position close to the rear end of each product storage shelf 10 and a projecting position that protrudes into the product drop passage 46 and a product pushed and opened by the falling product. An attitude control plate 47 that rotates between the retreat position for retreating from the drop passage 46 is provided. This attitude control plate 47 is biased by a torsion coil spring (not shown) so as to protrude toward the product drop passage 46, and is pushed open by the product falling through the product drop passage 46 and retracted from the product drop passage 46. In this case, the product has a function of correcting the posture of the product on its side and absorbing the fall energy of the product and reducing the dropping speed.

In the lower part of the product storage rack 4, the product storage rack 4 is arranged in an inclined manner in a forward-downward manner in such a manner that the lower region of the product drop passage 46 and the product outlet 3 a provided in the heat insulating inner door 3 are connected to each other on the plate surface. A product carry-out shooter 6 having a plurality of ventilation holes 61a (see FIG. 2) and a cooling / heating unit 7 for cooling or heating the product stored in the product storage rack 4 and storing it in a cold or hot state are provided. The product storage rack 4, the product carry-out shooter 6, and the cooling / heating unit 7 are arranged in the top-bottom order in the product storage.

The cooling / heating unit 7 is disposed in a space behind the product carry-out shooter 6 that is inclined in a front-down posture. The cooling / heating unit 7 includes an evaporator 7a, a heater 7b, and an interior lower fan F1, and these evaporator 7a, heater 7b, and interior lower fan F1 are connected to the heater 7b and the interior lower fan from the front side. F1 and evaporator 7a are juxtaposed in the front-rear direction. The internal lower fan F1 can change the rotation speed by voltage control and PWM control of a fan driving motor. The evaporator 7a, the in-compartment lower fan F1, and the heater 7b are arranged in a wind tunnel 40 that surrounds and protects each of them. A lower duct member 70 a is provided so as to continue to the wind tunnel 40 of the cooling / heating unit 7. The lower duct member 70 a is disposed along the rear surface of the product storage (the back wall 1 c of the main body cabinet 1), and below the entrance side opening 74 (see FIG. 4) facing the exit of the wind tunnel 40 and the product drop passage 46. An outlet side opening 75 (see FIG. 4) communicating with the area is provided. An upper duct member 70b is disposed in communication with the outlet side opening 75 of the lower duct member 70a.

Furthermore, a refrigerator condensing unit 9 that forms a refrigeration cycle with the evaporator 7a of the cooling / heating unit 7 is disposed in the machine room 8 below the main body cabinet 1. The refrigerator condensing unit 9 is composed of a compressor 9a, a condenser 9b, an outside fan 9c, an expansion valve (not shown), and the like, and is arranged in the condenser 9b and the product storage box arranged outside the product storage box. The evaporator 7a is connected by refrigerant piping via an expansion valve.

In addition to the product display room 22 in which a plurality of product samples 21 corresponding to the product column are displayed on the front surface of the outer door 2, a product selection button for specifying a product to be purchased, as a price, is omitted. A coin insertion slot for inserting coins, a banknote insertion slot for inserting banknotes as a price, a coin return slot for taking out change coins or coins returned by a return command, a return lever for instructing return of change or input coins, etc. Parts necessary for automatic sale of commodities are provided by inserting coins, and a handle of a door lock mechanism for locking the outer door 2 to the main body cabinet 1 is provided.

FIGS. 2 to 4 and FIGS. 6 to 8 show the product carry-out shooter 6 disposed at the lower part of the product storage rack 4 and the lower duct member 70a connected to the wind tunnel 40 (see FIG. 1) of the cooling / heating unit 7. ing. As shown in FIG. 2, the product carry-out shooter 6 includes a main shooter 61 and a sub shooter 62 made of thick steel plates. A sub shooter 62 is connected to the rear of the main shooter 61, and the sub shooter 62 is connected to the flat surface of the main shooter 61. It arrange | positions in the aspect from which the flat surface of becomes high.

The main shooter 61 is formed by bending the flat plate surface, which is a rolling (sliding) surface of the product, in such a manner that the front half region is larger than the second half region, and the right and left end portions are appropriately bent for reinforcement. A fixing portion 611 bent downward is formed at the front end. The fixing portion 611 extends along the front wall of the main body cabinet 1. A screw insertion hole 611 a is formed on the plate surface of the fixing portion 611 and is screwed to the front wall of the main body cabinet 1. A mounting portion 612 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) is formed at the rear end of the main shooter 61. The mounting portion 612 is bent downward and bent backward. The attachment portion 612 is screwed and locked to the lower surface on the front side of the fixing bracket 63 that is locked to the reinforcing bracket 64 screwed to the lower duct member 70a. A plurality of vent holes 61 a and ribs 61 b are provided on the flat surface of the main shooter 61. Further, a locking hole 61c1 (see FIG. 4) for mounting the product shooter 601 and locking holes 61c2 and 61c3 (see FIG. 4) for mounting the product shooter 602 are formed in the flat surface of the main shooter 61. Has been.

The

product shooters

601 and 602 each bring a product that rolls (slides) the flat surface of the main shooter 61 to the center of the main shooter 61. The

product shooters

601 and 602 are each positioned on the rear side outer end of the product carry-out shooter 6 (the left end portion in the case of the product shooter 601 and the right end portion in the case of the product shooter 602), and the front end side of the product take-out port 3a. The flat surface (the rolling surface of the product) of the main shooter 61 on which the product rolls (slides) is narrowed from the rear side toward the front side, and the inclination angle is the plate surface of the product carry-out shooter 6

Inclined surface portions

6011 and 6021, left and right

side surface portions

6012 and 6022 that gradually increase from the (rolling surface) toward the outside (the left end side in the case of the product shooter 601 and the right end side in the case of the product shooter 602), and the front portion It is made of a steel plate provided with 6013, 6023, and is bent and formed in a triangular pyramid shape with the bottom surface released.

A locking claw 6011a (see FIG. 4) to be inserted and locked in a locking hole 61c1 formed in the main shooter 61 is formed near the rear end of the lower edge of the inclined surface portion 6011 of the product shooter 601. . Further, although the lower end of the front surface portion 6013 of the product shooter 601 is not shown, the lower end of the front surface portion 6013 has a bent portion that is bent rearward so as to be in close contact with the flat plate surface of the main shooter 61, and a screw insertion hole is formed in the bent portion. Is formed. A window 6013a is provided on the front surface portion 6013 in order to insert and tighten a screw into the screw insertion hole of the bent portion.

A locking claw (not shown) that is inserted into and locked into a locking hole 61c2 formed in the main shooter 61 is formed at a middle position in the front-rear direction of the lower edge of the inclined surface portion 6021 in the product shooter 602. A locking claw 6022a that is inserted into and locked into a locking hole 61c3 formed in the main shooter 61 is formed at a middle position in the front-rear direction of the lower edge of the 6022. Further, the front surface portion 6023 of the product shooter 602 is connected to the fixing portion 611 of the main shooter 61, and a screw insertion hole 60231a (see FIG. 4) is formed on the plate surface of the locking piece 60231 projecting downward from the lower edge thereof. The screw is formed and screwed into the screw insertion hole 611 b of the fixing portion 611 of the main shooter 61. Although illustration is omitted, since the product shooter 602 has a triangular pyramid that closes the vent hole 61a of the main shooter 61, the inclined surface portion 6021 has the same passage as the vent hole 61a of the main shooter 61. The pores are formed.

The fixing bracket 63 is made of sheet metal disposed in a manner of being placed on the reinforcing bracket 64 that is screwed to the lower duct member 70a. Two

hook pieces

632 and 632 are formed on the plate surface of the fixture 63. In addition, a pair of left and right hollow cylindrical (curled)

shaft insertion portions

63a and 63a (see FIG. 4) are formed on the left and right ends of the front flange 631 of the fixture 63 so as to protrude upward.

The reinforcing metal fitting 64 is made of a sheet metal including a top plate 641, a back plate 642 continuous to the rear end side of the top plate 641, and left and

right side plates

643 and 643 with flanges 643a connected to left and right ends of the top plate 641. The reinforcing metal fitting 64 has a semi-wrapped (T-shaped) shape in the unfolded state and has arm portions with sleeves, the semi-wrapped chest and arm portions form a top plate 641 and left and

right side plates

643 and 643, and the torso is back. A plate 642 is formed, and the sleeves of the arm portions are formed so as to form flanges 643a on the left and right side walls. The back plate 642 is provided only on the left and right sides in a manner of opening the center. In the reinforcing metal fitting 64,

flanges

643a and 643a of the left and

right side plates

643 and 643 are welded to the left and right back plates 642 so that the top plate 641 is substantially horizontal. The front end side of the top plate 641 is formed in a concave shape, and the two

hook pieces

632 and 632 formed on the plate surface of the fixing bracket 63 are accommodated in the concave portion of the top plate 641 and are engaged with the top plate 641. Yes. The reason why the back plate 642 is provided only on the left and right sides in a manner of opening the center is to prevent the entrance side opening 74 formed in the front wall 71 of the lower duct member 70a described later from being blocked. The

flanges

643a and 643a of the left and right back plates 642 and the left and

right side plates

643 and 643 are formed with screw insertion holes (not shown) penetrating in an overlapping state and screwed to the lower duct member 70a.

The sub shooter 62 connected to the rear side of the main shooter 61 is connected between the main shooter 621 and the sub shooter 622 in such a manner that the main shooter 621 and the sub shooter 622 divided in the front-rear direction and the main shooter 621 and the sub shooter 622 are connected. The joint part 623 located is provided. The joint portion 623 regulates mountain breakage between the main shooter 621 and the secondary shooter 622 around the joint portion 623, and allows valley breakage. The main shooter 621 and the secondary shooter 622 are formed as plates having a rectangular flat plate surface having a width substantially equal to the width of the main shooter 61. And the subshooter 622 which comprises the subshooter 62 is located in the lower part of the goods drop channel | path 46 (refer FIG. 1).

As shown in FIG. 5, the bottom edge of the flange 6211 formed by bending downward from the front edge of the flat plate surface (landing surface) of the main shooter 621 constituting the sub shooter 62 is distributed in the left-right direction. A hollow cylindrical (curled) shaft insertion portion 621a is formed to project downward. These curled shaft insertion portions 621a are formed between the pair of left and right curled

shaft insertion portions

63a and 63a formed at the front edge of the fixing metal 63. Three hollow cylindrical (curled) shaft insertion portions 621b are formed on the rear edge of the flat surface (landing surface) of the main shooter 621 so as to extend in the left-right direction so as to project rearward. In addition, a stopper 6212 that is bent downward is provided at the rear ends of the left and right side edges of the flat surface (landing surface) of the main shooter 621.

On both the left and right sides of the front edge of the secondary shooter 622 constituting the sub shooter 62, there are regulating claws 6221 that are formed so as to be one step lower than the flat plate surface (landing surface) of the secondary shooter 622 and project forward. 6221 is provided, and a pair of curled

shaft insertion portions

622a and 622a are provided between the left and right restricting

claws

6221 and 6221 at the front edge of the secondary shooter 622. The distance between the pair of left and right curled

shaft insertion portions

622a and 622a can receive the central shaft insertion portion 621b of the three shaft insertion portions 621b provided at the rear edge of the main shooter 621. The distance between the pair of left and right curled

shaft insertion portions

622a and 622a and the left and right restricting

claws

6221 and 6221 is set to a size, and three shaft insertion portions provided at the rear edge of the main shooter 621 Each of the left and right

shaft insertion portions

621b and 621b of 621b is set to a size that can be received. Therefore, when the rear edge of the main shooter 621 and the front edge of the secondary shooter 622 are brought into contact with each other, the three shaft insertion portions 621b provided on the rear edge of the main shooter 621 and the left and right provided on the front edge of the secondary shooter 622 The pair of curled

shaft insertion portions

622a and 622a are arranged in a line on the left and right in a manner that they alternately mesh with each other. In this case, the restricting

claws

6221 and 6221 provided on both the left and right sides of the front edge of the sub shooter 622 sink under the main shooter 621 and come into contact with the back surface of the main shooter 621.

As described above, the rear edge of the main shooter 621 and the front edge of the secondary shooter 622 are brought into contact with each other, and the three shaft insertion portions 621b provided on the rear edge of the main shooter 621 and the left and right provided on the front edge of the secondary shooter 622 After the pair of

shaft insertion portions

622a and 622a are alternately meshed, the three shaft insertion portions 621b provided on the rear edge of the main shooter 621 and the pair of shaft insertion portions 622a provided on the front edge of the secondary shooter 622 are provided. , 622a, the main shooter 621 and the secondary shooter 622 are connected by inserting the hinge shaft PN1 (see FIG. 4). Three shaft insertion portions 621b provided at the rear edge of the main shooter 621, a pair of left and right

shaft insertion portions

622a and 622a provided at the front edge of the sub-shooter 622, and the hinge shaft PN1 constitute a hinge mechanism. . Further, when the rear edge of the main shooter 621 and the front edge of the secondary shooter 622 are brought into contact with each other, the

regulation claws

6221 and 6221 provided on both the left and right sides of the front edge of the secondary shooter 622 are embedded in the lower side of the main shooter 621. While the main shooter 621 and the secondary shooter 622 are in contact with the back surface of the main shooter 621, the folds around the hinge mechanism (hinge axis PN1) are restricted, while the valley folds are allowed. The hinge mechanism and the restricting

claws

6221 and 6221 provided on the left and right sides of the front edge of the secondary shooter 622 constitute the joint portion 623 of claim 1. Then, three shaft insertion portions 621b provided at the rear edge of the main shooter 621 and the pair of

shaft insertion portions

622a and 622a provided at the front edge of the secondary shooter 622 are formed in a curl shape. Therefore, the ground surface of the hinge mechanism portion is flush with the landing surface of the main shooter 621 and the secondary shooter 622 in a state where the folding is restricted.

In this way, the sub shooter 62 in which the main shooter 621 and the secondary shooter 622 are connected via the joint portion 623 includes three curled shaft insertion portions 621 a provided on the front edge side of the main shooter 621. After being positioned between a pair of left and right curled

shaft insertion portions

63a and 63a, a hinge shaft PN (see FIG. 4) is inserted into both of them so as to be swingably connected to the fixture 63. A torsion coil spring SP (see FIGS. 4 and 5) is wound around the hinge shaft PN. One end of the torsion coil spring SP is locked to the fixing bracket 63, and the other end is locked to the main shooter 621, whereby a biasing force is applied to the main shooter 621 (sub shooter 62) in a direction away from the fixing bracket 63. To do. Therefore, the main shooter 621 (sub shooter 62) is swingable in the vertical direction with the hinge shaft PN as a fulcrum by receiving the biasing force of the torsion coil spring SP. The upward swing of the main shooter 621 (sub shooter 62) is restricted by the front edge of the main shooter 621 coming into contact with the flange 6211 of the main shooter 61.

Thus, the position where the upward swing is restricted becomes the standby position where the sub-shooter 62 is raised. Thereby, the sub shooter 62 is formed as a movable type that receives a biasing force from the torsion coil spring SP so as to return to the raised standby position. It is ideal that the landing surface of the sub shooter 62 is flush with the plate surface of the main shooter 61 at the standby position where the sub shooter 62 is raised, but the landing surface of the sub shooter 62 is the plate of the main shooter 61 due to an assembly error or the like. The landing surface of the sub shooter 62 is configured to be slightly higher than the plate surface of the main shooter 61 so as not to be lower than the surface. Further, the torsion coil spring SP having a relatively weak urging force enough to return the sub shooter 62 to the raised standby position so as not to bounce off the commodity that has dropped to the rear end side of the sub shooter 62 is suitable. .

A cushion 65 is disposed between the sub-shooter 62 and the plate surface of the fixing metal 63. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the cushion 65 has a prismatic shape and is attached to the fixing metal 63. As the cushion 65, foam rubber having low resilience is suitable. In addition, the cushion 65 is preferably disposed below the main shooter 621 so as not to prevent the valley breakage between the main shooter 621 and the secondary shooter 622 in the sub shooter 62.

As described above, the sub-shooter 62 of the product carry-out shooter 6 is configured to return to the standby position raised by the urging force of the torsion coil spring SP in the sales standby state. The cushion 65 attached to the fixing metal 63 absorbs the impact load when the product falls on the sub shooter 62. In this case, the cushion 65 affixed to the fixing bracket 63 does not receive the load of the sub shooter 62 because the sub shooter 62 is returned to the standby position by the urging force of the torsion coil spring SP, and is disclosed in Patent Document 3. It is possible to suppress the cushion from undergoing aging (plastic deformation) due to the load of the product carry-out shooter as in the invention. If the relationship between the sub shooter 62 and the cushion 65 is configured such that the sub shooter 62 that has returned to the raised standby position is separated from the cushion 65, the cushion 65 is not pressed against the sub shooter 62 in the standby state and is not pressurized. Since it will be in a state, the secular change (plastic deformation) of the cushion 65 can be suppressed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the lower duct member 70 a is made of a thin steel plate having a concave cross section, and includes a rectangular flat plate-like front wall 71 and left and

right side walls

72, 72.

Cushions

73 and 73 are attached. An entrance-side opening 74 that communicates with the exit of the wind tunnel 40 via a spacer 76 is formed near the lower center of the front wall 71. A spacer 76 connecting the wind tunnel 40 and the opening 74 of the lower duct member 70a is made of a gate-shaped sheet metal and is fixed to the front wall 71 by screwing. A flange 7611 facing upward is formed on an upper edge 761 corresponding to the head cap of the spacer 76. By engaging a downward flange (not shown) provided at the upper edge of the wind tunnel 40 with the upward flange 7611, the wind tunnel 40 is integrally connected to the lower duct member 70a.

The lower duct member 70a is disposed in such a manner that its lower end is placed on the bottom wall 1d of the main body cabinet 1 and the left and

right side walls

72, 72 are in close contact with the back wall 1c of the main body cabinet 1 with double-sided tape or the like. A space surrounded by the front wall 71, the left and

right side walls

72, 72 of the member 70a and the back wall 1c of the main body cabinet 1 serves as a passage through which the air in the cabinet flows, and an outlet side opening 75 whose upper end communicates with the lower end of the upper duct member 70b. It becomes.

As shown in FIG. 6, the product carry-out shooter 6 is assembled by assembling the main shooter 621 and the secondary shooter 622 constituting the sub shooter 62 to the fixing bracket 63 to which the cushion 65 is attached, and then the rear end of the main shooter 61. It is configured to be fixed to the fixing metal 63. The product carry-out shooter 6 configured in this way is assembled to a reinforcing metal fitting 64 fixed in advance to a lower duct member 70a disposed in a mode along the back wall 1c of the main body cabinet 1 from the opening front of the main body cabinet 1. In this case, the merchandise carry-out shooter 6 pushes the plate surface of the fixing bracket 63 in such a manner that it is placed on the top plate 641 of the reinforcing bracket 64, and the two

hook pieces

632 and 632 provided on the fixing bracket 63 are inserted into the reinforcing bracket 64. After being engaged with the top plate 641 so as to be embedded, the fixing portion 611 provided at the front end of the main shooter 61 is screwed to the front wall of the main body cabinet 1 to be assembled to the main body cabinet 1 (FIGS. 2 and 3). FIG. 7). In this way, the product carry-out shooter 6 is placed on the top plate 641 of the reinforcing bracket 64 by engaging the two

hook pieces

632 and 632 provided on the fixing bracket 63 with the top plate 641 of the reinforcing bracket 64. Since the two

hook pieces

632 and 632 are separated from the top plate 641 so as to be separable from the reinforcing bracket 64, the product carry-out shooter 6 can be easily removed from the main body cabinet 1. It is possible to attach and detach.

Note that the sub shooter 62 is not limited to the pivotally supported pivotally supported by the fixing bracket 63, and may be configured to be connected to the main shooter 61 via a hinge and return to the standby position by a spring member. Is.

In the vending machine having such a configuration, the outer door 2 and the heat insulating inner door 3 shown in FIG. 1 are opened, and the product is loaded from the product insertion port 44 into the product storage passage 43 defined in the product storage shelf 10. The product loaded first in the product storage passage 43 is held by the pedal member of the product unloading device 5 protruding into the product storage passage 43 and becomes the product with the highest sales order. The products sold in the second order are stacked on the front side of the held sales products, and the products loaded subsequently are sequentially stacked in front of the products on the second sales order. The product stored in the product storage rack 4 in this way is cooled or heated by the cooling / heating unit 7 and stored in a cold or hot state suitable for sale and is ready for sale (sales standby state).

In such a sales standby state, when a product selection switch provided on the outer door 2 is operated, a product storage passage 43 corresponding to the selected product disposed on the product storage shelf 10 installed in the product storage rack 4 is selected. The product unloading device 5 is operated, and the product with the highest sales order stored in the product storage passage 43 is carried out to the product drop passage 46. The product carried out to the product drop passage 46 is dropped on the ground of the secondary shooter 622 in the sub-shooter 62 of the product carry-out shooter 6 after the drop speed is reduced by the posture control plate 47 and the posture is corrected. In this case, since the joint portion 623 constituting the sub shooter 62 restricts the mountain breakage between the main shooter 621 and the sub shooter 622, when a product falls on the ground of the sub shooter 622 in the sub shooter 62, the joint portion 623 passes through the joint portion 623. A product load is applied to the main shooter 621. As a result, the torsion coil spring SP contracts and the subshooter 62 starts to descend (swing) so as to sink from the raised standby position. When the sub shooter 62 descends (swings) and comes into contact with the cushion 65, the cushion 65 contracts and absorbs the drop impact (vertical component force) of the product together with the torsion coil spring SP while allowing the sub shooter 62 to descend. Then, the product impact absorbed by the torsion coil spring SP and the cushion 65 is moved from the sub shooter 62 to the main shooter 61 by the component force directed forward by the drop impact (vertical component force) dropped on the sub shooter 62, and then the product shooter 601. , 602, the product is moved to the center of the main shooter 61, and the product outlet flapper 3 b of the product outlet 3 a provided in the heat insulating inner door 3 shown in FIG. 1 is pushed open to the product outlet 2 a of the outer door 2. Sent out. After the product is transferred from the sub shooter 62 to the main shooter 61, the sub shooter 62 is raised by the urging force of the torsion coil spring SP and returns to the standby position.

Here, since the torsion coil spring SP has a relatively weak biasing force enough to return the sub shooter 62 to the raised standby position, a product that has fallen on the sub shooter 62 due to the repulsive force of the torsion coil spring SP is used. While it does not bounce and bounce, it is possible to suppress the formation of carbon dioxide mixed beverages, while vending machines equipped with this type of slan track handle a wide variety of products. If the weight of the sub shooter 62 is lowered (landing) as a heavy product falls on the sub shooter 622 of the sub shooter 62, the front end of the sub shooter 622 may come into contact with the fixing bracket 63. In this case, when the sub shooter 62 is not provided with the joint portion 623, when the sub shooter 622 comes into contact with the fixing bracket 63, a drop impact is applied to the product, and thus forming occurs. However, in the case of the sub shooter 62 provided with the joint portion 623, the joint portion 623 allows the valley between the main shooter 621 and the secondary shooter 622 when the front end of the secondary shooter 622 comes into contact with the fixing bracket 63. FIG. 8 shows this state, where FIG. 8A shows a state in which the front end of the secondary shooter 622 is in contact with the fixture 63, and FIG. 8B shows a state in which the main shooter 621 and the secondary shooter 622 are broken. Is shown. Even after the valley of the main shooter 621 and the secondary shooter 622 by the joint portion 623, the functions of the torsion coil spring SP and the cushion 65 continue to work on the main shooter 621. Can be absorbed together. The valley breakage between the main shooter 621 and the secondary shooter 622 by the joint portion 623 constituting the sub shooter 62 means that the movable stroke of the sub shooter 62 is substantially enlarged, and the height of the vending machine is maintained. It is possible to maintain the number of multistage product storage passages in the vertical direction.

As described above, according to the vending machine according to this embodiment, the product storage rack 4 storing the products in the product storage of the main body cabinet 1 and the products transported from the product storage rack 4 are supplied to the product outlet. In the vending machine provided with the product carry-out shooter 6 to be sent to the product, the product carry-out shooter 6 takes the sub-shooter 62 located at the drop position of the product carried out from the product storage rack 4 and the product dropped on the sub-shooter 62 as a product. The sub shooter 62 includes a main shooter 621, a sub shooter 622, a main shooter 621, and a sub shooter 622 that are divided in the front-rear direction, and the main shooter 621 and the sub shooter 622. And a joint portion 623 that allows the valley to be folded. The motor 62 is formed as a movable type that receives an urging force (the urging force of the torsion coil spring SP) so as to return to the raised standby position in a manner that swings in the vertical direction with the main shooter 61 side as a fulcrum. A buffer member (cushion 65) that is pressurized when the sub shooter 62 descends against the urging force (the urging force of the torsion coil spring SP) is disposed below the sub shooter 62. Since the impact load when the product lands on the sub-shooter 62 is absorbed by the urging force applied to the sub-shooter 62 (the urging force of the torsion coil spring SP) and the buffer member (cushion 65), carbon dioxide gas is mixed. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of beverage forming. Further, when a product having a large weight lands on the sub shooter 62 and the rear end of the sub shooter 622 of the sub shooter 62 comes into contact with a fixing member (fixing bracket 63) that holds the sub shooter 62, the sub shooter 62 The main shooter 621 and the secondary shooter 622 are allowed to oscillate the main shooter 621 by being in a valley-folded state around the joint portion 623. By exerting the functions of the urging force (the urging force of the torsion coil spring SP) and the buffer member (cushion 65), it is possible to mitigate the impact when a heavy product is landed on the sub-shooter 62. Further, since the sub-shooter 62 receives an urging force (the urging force of the torsion coil spring SP) so as to return to the standby position, the buffer member (cushion 65) disposed below the sub-shooter 62 has returned to the standby position. There is an effect that the sub-shooter 62 is not pressurized, and the sub-shooter can be kept from being pressurized and kept from changing over time in the standby state.

In the above-described embodiment, the joint portion 623 of the sub shooter has been described as including the hinge mechanism, the main shooter 621 centering on the hinge mechanism, and the restriction claw 6221 for restricting the mountain breakage of the sub shooter 622. While connecting the main shooter 61 and the sub shooter 62 and restricting the mountain fold between the main shooter 61 and the sub shooter 62, various mechanisms for allowing the valley fold can be adopted, and the embodiment is limited to the embodiment. Is not to be done. Moreover, in embodiment mentioned above, although the example which affixed the cushion 65 to the fixing metal 63 was demonstrated, the cushion 65 should be affixed and distribute | arranged to the lower surface of the subshooter 62 in the aspect separated from the fixing metal 63. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body cabinet, 4 ... Product storage rack, 5 ... Product delivery apparatus, 6 ... Product delivery shooter, 7 ... Cooling / heating unit (cooling / heating means), 9 ... Refrigerator condensing unit, 10 ... Product storage shelf, 43 ... Product storage passage, 44 ... Product entry port, 45 ... Product delivery port, 46 ... Product drop passage, 61 ... Main shooter, 62 ... Sub shooter, 65 ... Cushion (buffer member), SP ... Torsion coil spring (elastic member) , 621 ... main shooter, 622 ... secondary shooter, 623 ... joint part, 6221 ... regulating claw.

Claims

In a vending machine provided with a product storage rack that stores products in a product storage of a main body cabinet and a product discharge shooter that sends out products discharged from the product storage rack to a product outlet, the product discharge shooter is a product A sub shooter located at the drop position of the product to be carried out from the storage rack and a main shooter for sending the product dropped on the sub shooter to the product outlet, wherein the sub shooter is divided into a main shooter, a sub shooter and a main shooter divided in the front-rear direction. The shooter is connected to the secondary shooter and regulates the mountain breakage between the main shooter and the secondary shooter, and has a joint that allows valley folds, and the subshooter is vertically movable with the main shooter side of the main shooter as a fulcrum. Movable to receive a biasing force to return to the raised standby position Formed it becomes to as, below the Sabushuta, vending machine, characterized in that the Sabushuta is formed by arranging a cushioning member is pressurized upon downward against the biasing force.
2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the joint portion of the sub shooter includes a hinge mechanism and a restriction claw for restricting the mountain breakage of the main shooter and the sub shooter around the hinge mechanism. .
3. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the urging force for returning the sub shooter to the standby position is provided by an elastic member provided in connection with a fulcrum of the main shooter constituting the sub shooter. Vending machine.
2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the cushioning member is a cushion.