JP3042089B2 - Vending machine product take-out device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is directed to a vending machine for selling box-shaped products such as cigarettes and the like in a paper case. The present invention relates to a product take-out device of a vending machine which lifts, conveys, and takes out the product to a product take-out port.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a vending machine that sells various kinds of products in parallel, such as a cigarette vending machine, a product rack has a large number of columns arranged vertically and horizontally, and a product stored in each column based on a sales order is issued. In general, a direct-loading type product rack that pays out from the front and rear ends of the rack in a dead-weight manner is employed, and the product paid out from the product rack is taken out as it is through a shooter to a product outlet provided at a lower portion of a front door.

[0003]

By the way, in the conventional cigarette vending machine described above, since the product outlet is installed at a lower position of the front door, when the customer takes out the product from the product outlet, There was the inconvenience of having to lean down and take a low posture.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is intended for a vending machine for cigarettes or similar box-shaped goods in a paper case or the like. Products that can be taken out in a comfortable position while the customer is standing, and products that can not be transported while being caught in the passage along the transport path where the products dispensed from the product rack are carried out to the product exit It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine product take-out device capable of avoiding a trouble of clogging.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is directed to a merchandise take-out apparatus for a vending machine for selling box-shaped merchandise containing paper cases such as tobacco, and a merchandise rack. A chute that guides the goods paid out from the front and rear ends to the bottom of the machine, receives the goods discharged from the chute, and lifts and conveys the goods through a horizontal conveyance path and a vertical conveyance path to a product outlet provided at a middle position of the front door. A belt conveyor with fingers in which the horizontal and vertical transport paths are combined in an L-shape, and a guide cover provided at least in the area of the vertical transport path. And a discharge guide for changing the direction of a product that has jumped upward from the end of the vertical transport path due to inertial force toward a product outlet located in front of the discharge guide. The fingers of the belt conveyor with finger are made of a flexible elastic body, and the bending strength is determined so that it retains its original shape under normal goods transport condition and is deformed by the stress applied when the product bridges in the middle of the transport path. It is characterized by.

Here, the finger can be embodied as a strip, a mushroom, a T-shape or a comb, and furthermore, the finger and the outer packaging paper (paraffin paper) of the product are adhered during the transport process. In order to prevent this, it is preferable to provide a shallow uneven surface on the surface of the finger to improve the slip.

Further, as an auxiliary means for suppressing the occurrence of bridges and product clogging during the product transport process, there is a configuration in which an auxiliary projection for scooping up a product shorter than the finger is provided immediately before the finger. Here, the auxiliary projection may be configured as a wedge body inclined forward and downward, or as a plurality of elastic ribs arranged in front and rear in a rearward inclined posture, and furthermore, the auxiliary projection and the outer wrapping paper of the product are stuck. In order to prevent this, it is preferable to provide a shallow uneven surface on the surface of the auxiliary projection to improve the slip.

Further, as an auxiliary means for avoiding the occurrence of a bridge or a product jam at the entrance of the guide cover installed on the transport path, a product for preventing the product from being jammed on both the left and right sides of the guide cover entrance end across the horizontal transport path. There is a configuration in which a movable flapper mechanism is provided. Here, the movable flapper mechanism includes a swing flapper having one end hinged and extending from the entrance end of the guide cover along the horizontal conveyance path, and a spring member for urging the flapper toward the conveyance path. It is preferable that the plate surface of the flapper has an angle shape that is convexly bent toward the conveyance path. In addition, to prevent the product from being caught on the hinge of the movable flapper mechanism,
A rotatable guide roller may be provided at or near the support shaft of the flapper.

[0009]

According to the above construction, the products discharged from the front and rear ends of the product rack are first passed through the horizontal transport path of the product transport section via the shooter, and are further lifted and transported upward by the vertical transport path of the product transport section. Later, it is taken out to the product outlet. In the product transport section, the product is captured by the fingers of the belt conveyor, jumps upward due to inertia when transported from the horizontal transport path to the upper end position via the guide cover of the vertical transport path, and in the middle thereof, the attitude guide is used. The direction of release is changed and the product is discharged to the product outlet located in front of it. Since the fingers of the belt conveyor are formed of a flexible elastic body, even if a product (a product in a paper case) bridges in the middle of the transport path during the transport process, the product is pinched between the finger and the transport path. Before the finger is crushed, the finger deforms so as to warp backward and acts to deflect the product backward. Therefore, the product is safely protected from deformation and breakage, and the bridge state is released at the same time. In addition, the deformed finger slips through the product and proceeds forward, and the remaining product is captured by the subsequent finger and transported again to the product outlet.

[0010]

Further, the auxiliary projection disposed immediately before the finger works to scoop up the product immediately before the finger is caught and float the product slightly from the belt surface. Therefore, even if the posture of the product discharged from the product rack through the shooter onto the transport path is inclined such that the tip is stuck on the belt surface, the product is corrected to the horizontal posture immediately before being captured by the finger, so that the product is corrected. A transport trouble such as being caught between the guide cover entrance and the finger on the transport path is avoided. In addition, since the product is easily scooped up by the auxiliary projection, it is easy to catch the product at the tip of the finger, so even if the product bridges in the middle of the transport path, the finger itself can easily deform to warp backwards Thus, the protection function of the product is further ensured.

On the other hand, the movable flapper mechanism provided at the entrance end of the guide cover that opens at the end of the horizontal transport path functions as follows. That is, the movable flapper acts as a guide for the product that has been pushed on the conveyor path to the fingers of the belt conveyor in a normal state, and guides the product to the entrance of the guide cover that opens at the subsequent position. Also, even if the product protrudes from the transport path to the side due to the disorder of the product transport attitude, and is sandwiched between the fingers of the belt conveyor and the movable flapper to form a bridge, the movable flapper is opposed to the urging spring to prevent the product from being moved. It retreats outward and releases the bridge to protect the product from deformation and breakage. When the bridge is released and the finger moves forward, the flapper is pushed by the spring and pushes the product back to the center of the transport path. Therefore, the product is captured by the following finger and is normally transported.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. First, in FIGS. 1 to 3, 1 is a main body case of a vending machine, 2 is a front door, 3 is a merchandise rack composed of a number of columns installed in the main body case 1, and 3a is provided for each column of the merchandise rack 3. 4 is a product outlet provided at the middle position of the front door 2, 5 is a box-shaped product (cigarette) in a paper case, 6 is the product 5 paid out from the front and rear ends of the product rack 3 downward. A guiding shooter 7 is a product transport unit for lifting and transporting a product newly installed at the center of the interior below the product rack 3 according to the present invention, and 8 is a curved product linking the product transport unit 7 and the shooter 6. It is a relay shooter.

Next, the detailed structure of the above-mentioned product transport section 7 will be described with reference to FIGS. The product transport section 7 includes a guide rail frame 9 in which a horizontal transport path and a vertical transport path are combined in an L-shape.
An endless belt conveyor 10 with fingers laid along the guide rail frame 9, a guide cover 11 covering the guide rail frame 9 from the end of the horizontal transport path to the vertical transport path, and a vertical transport path. And a product release guide 12 provided at the end of the product. 9a is a guide rail laid along the belt conveyor 10 so as to cover the upper surfaces of the left and right sides of the conveyor.
Reference numeral 3 denotes a product conveying finger planted at a constant pitch at the center of the peripheral surface of the belt conveyor 10 such that the tip protrudes above the guide rail 9a, 14 denotes a drive motor of the belt conveyor 10, and 15 denotes a guide rail. A guide cover that covers the upper surface of the horizontal transport path of the frame 9.

When the product 5 is dispensed from the product rack 3 at the time of sale in such a configuration, the product 5 enters the horizontal transport path of the product transport unit 7 from the side via the shooters 6 and 8, and the right and left guide rails 9a Ride on. On the other hand, the belt conveyor 10
Has started around according to a sales command and is moving around at a speed of about 1 to 2 m per second.
The finger 13 that has circulated from behind is captured by the product 13 that has entered the horizontal transport path of the product 5 and the guide rail 9a.
The product 5 is conveyed forward while sliding on it. And
When the product 5 is lifted and conveyed from the horizontal conveyance path through the guide cover 11 to the upper end of the vertical conveyance path, the product 5 jumps out from above by an inertial force and then follows the arc-shaped guide surface of the discharge guide 12. The direction of release is changed by 90 degrees, and the product is discharged to the product outlet 4 located in front of the product.

Next, an embodiment of the fingers 13 of the belt conveyor 10 with fingers will be described. That is, FIGS. 7A and 7B show some examples of the shape of the finger 13, and FIG.
(B) is a mushroom shape in which the tips of the fingers protrude left and right,
(C) has a T-shape and (d) has a comb shape, and its base is fixed on the belt of the belt conveyor 10. Also, in the examples (a) to (d), the finger 13 is made of a flexible elastic body such as urethane rubber, and is deformed (warped) when an external force is applied as shown by a dotted line in the figure. Here, the bending strength P of the finger 13 is defined as F1 <P <, where F1 is the force required to transport the product 5 and F2 is the force required to deform the product (including a paper case) by crushing the product (with paper case). It has been selected to be F2.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 9, when the finger 13 captures the commodity 5 on the belt conveyor 10 and normally transports the commodity 5 in the direction of the arrow, the finger 13 maintains its original shape. On the other hand, a bridge (for example, a corner of the product 5 is sandwiched between the shooter 8 and the finger 13 as shown in FIG. In this state, the finger 13 is deformed so that the finger 13 warps backward by applying a force greater than the bending strength to the finger. Thereby, the product 5 is protected without being crushed. In this case, since the finger 13 warps as shown in FIG. 10 and moves forward by rubbing against the side of the product 5, the product is temporarily left at this position, but is subsequently moved around. The finger is again captured and transported forward.

On the other hand, FIG. 8 shows an embodiment in which a short wedge body 16 inclined downward and forward as an auxiliary projection is provided immediately before the finger 13 as an auxiliary means for preventing the occurrence of bridging of the product. is there. Here, FIG. 7A shows a structure in which the finger 13 and the wedge body 16 are individually mounted on the conveyor belt 10 as independent parts, and FIG.
3 shows a structure in which the wedge body 3 and the wedge body 16 are formed as an integral part. The wedge body 16 of the auxiliary projection performs the following function. That is, as shown in FIG. 11, when the finger 13 approaches the product 5 on the transport path from behind, the finger 13
The wedge body 16 scoops up the product 5 just before catching the product 5. As a result, the product 5 rides on the auxiliary protrusion 16, and the rear end thereof is captured by the finger 13 in a posture slightly raised from the belt surface, and is conveyed forward.

Therefore, the product 5 which has been paid out of the product rack and enters the horizontal transport path from the side protrudes into either the left or right side of the transport path.
12 (a) and 12 (b) even if the bridge 13 is pinched between the finger 13 and the tip of the shooter, the entrance of the guide cover, etc. , The finger 13 is deformed so as to warp backward, and easily slips under the product 5 to move forward.
That is, by slightly lifting the product 5 from the belt surface, the contact point between the product and the finger 13 moves upward from the base of the finger (which has a larger bending strength than the tip portion). Easily deform.
Thus, the protection of the product 5 and the release of the bridge of the product in the middle of the transport path can be performed more reliably.

Next, FIG. 13 shows another embodiment of the auxiliary projection. In this embodiment, the finger 13 is used as the auxiliary projection.
A plurality of elastic ribs 23 which are shorter and inclined rearwardly are adopted, and these elastic ribs 23 are arranged in front of the fingers 13 and planted on the conveyor belt 10. Here, the elastic ribs 23 are made of a flexible elastic material such as urethane rubber similarly to the fingers 13, and (b) and (b) are provided on both sides of the fingers 13 and at least the front surface of the elastic ribs 23. c) As shown in the figure, the surface is subjected to a graining process to form shallow uneven surfaces 13a and 23a. The uneven surface is formed to prevent the outer wrapping paper (paraffin paper) wrapping a product such as a cigarette from sticking to the surfaces of the fingers 13 and the elastic ribs 23 and to make the product 5 slippery. The wedge body 16 shown in FIG. 8 can be similarly formed by forming an uneven surface on the surface. Reference numeral 24 denotes a reinforcing rib for supporting the elastic rib 23 inclined backward from behind.

The elastic rib 23 has a bridge releasing function similar to that of the wedge body 16 described with reference to FIG. Next, this operation function will be described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 14 (a), the product 5 which has been discharged from the product rack and entered from the side on the horizontal transport path does not ride well across the left and right guide rails 9a. There is a case where the leading end is inserted into a valley between the left and right guide rails 9a to be in an oblique posture. In such a state, if the finger 13 directly captures the product 5 and conveys it forward, naturally the product 5
The rear end is caught by the entrance of the guide cover 11 and is sandwiched between the fingers 13 to form a bridge. In this regard, by providing the elastic ribs 23 as auxiliary projections immediately before the fingers 13 as described above,
15A, the elastic rib 23 scoops up the product 5 from the conveyor belt 10 as shown in FIG. 15A, and then, as shown in FIG.
The transport attitude is corrected from diagonal to horizontal attitude by riding on. That is, in FIG. 14A, the product 5 whose tip is inserted into the valley of the guide rail 9a is scooped up by the elastic rib 23 as shown in FIG.
Therefore, the product 5 can be easily captured by the finger 13 correctly, and the product 5 can be transported normally without being caught at the entrance of the guide cover 11 while maintaining the horizontal posture as shown in FIG.

As described above, the surfaces of the fingers 13 and the elastic ribs 23 are subjected to a roughening process so that
By forming the a and 23a, the contact state when the product 5 is captured is point contact by the convex portion, so that there is a problem that the product 5 sticks to the outer wrapping paper (paraffin paper) of the product and cannot be separated. Can be prevented. At this point, the fingers,
If the surface of the elastic rib is a flat surface, the paraffin paper wrapping the product 5 may be in close contact and may not be separated. further,
The elastic rib 23 as the auxiliary projection also has the following advantages as compared with the wedge body 16 described with reference to FIG. That is, when the wedge body 16 having a length dimension on the peripheral surface of the conveyor belt 10 is attached, the wedge body 16 is deformed and greatly bent every time the belt 10 passes while bending around the pulleys at both ends. Due to the applied stress, elastic fatigue occurs and the life is shortened. In this regard, according to the structure in which the plurality of elastic ribs 23 are arranged on the conveyor belt 10 and their bases are individually planted, excessive bending stress is applied to the elastic ribs themselves even in the process of the belt moving around the pulley. Since there is no such thing, the life can be prolonged accordingly.

Next, an embodiment of a movable flapper mechanism for preventing product clogging provided at the entrance end of the guide cover 11 for the product transporting unit 7 shown in FIG. 4 will be described.
In FIG. 16, a movable flapper mechanism indicated by reference numeral 17 is provided on both left and right sides of the entrance end of the guide cover 11 which is opened at the end of the horizontal transport path. The movable flapper mechanism 17 includes, as shown in FIG. 17, a swing flapper 20 hinged to one end of a mounting bracket 19 via a pivot pin 18 at one end;
A coil spring 2 for urging the flapper 20 toward the conveyance path
It consists of 1. Further, the flapper 20 is an angle-shaped plate that is bent in a convex shape toward the conveyance path, and is disposed so that the pivot point of the hinge portion is located near the entrance end of the guide cover 11 and protrudes along the conveyance path. ing. The flapper 20 is formed by bending two points from the base serving as a shaft fulcrum to the tip to be bent into a mountain shape, and setting the angles θ1, θ2 as shown at the mounting set position to set the flapper 20. The center of the plate surface slightly protrudes into the transport passage.

Next, the operation of the movable flapper mechanism 17 will be described with reference to FIG. The product 5 released from the product rack through the shooter 8 toward the horizontal transport path of the product transport unit 7
When the product 5 is sandwiched between the fingers 13 of the belt conveyor 10 and the movable flapper mechanism 17 as shown in FIG.
The flapper 20 swings around the spindle pin 18 against the urging spring so as to retreat outward from the transport path,
On the other hand, the fingers 13 of the belt conveyor 10 move forward. Therefore, the product 5 changes its orientation in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure and detaches from the finger 13, whereby the bridge state is released. Further, when the bridge state of the product is released, the finger 13 rubs aside the product and moves forward while leaving the product 5 in place, so that the product 5 left there is subjected to spring bias. After being pushed back to the center of the transport path by the return operation of the flapper 20, it is captured by the subsequent finger 13 moving from behind and transported forward. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the trouble that the product 5 is caught in the entrance of the guide cover 11 and is clogged during the conveyance.

As shown in FIG. 16, by setting the angle θ 1 with respect to the movable flapper mechanism 17, the flapper 20 escapes outward even when the product 5 hits a position near the hinge of the flapper 20 and bridges. I can do it. In addition, by setting the angle θ2, the product 5 comes to hit the front end portion of the flapper 20 away from the shaft fulcrum. Thereby, the product 5 can be largely released to the side of the transport path together with the flapper 20 swinging about the support pin 18. In addition, even when the product 5 that has been pushed and fed to the finger 13 slightly protrudes right and left from the transport path, the swing flapper 20 functions as a correction guide.
The trajectory is corrected so that the product 5 approaches the center position of the transport path. Therefore, the product 5 smoothly advances into the guide cover 11 without being caught at the entrance of the guide cover 11 that is opened at the end of the horizontal transport path, and is conveyed normally.

FIGS. 19 and 20 show an application example of the above-mentioned movable flapper. That is, in the structure of the flapper mechanism 17 described with reference to FIG.
A large gap is formed between the entrance end of the flapper 20 and the hinge-side base of the flapper 20. For this reason, when the corners of the product 5 conveyed with the flapper 20 opened are slid into this gap, the product is left at this position while being sandwiched between the entrance end of the guide cover 11 and the flapper 20. There is a risk of clogging.

In this respect, in the configuration of FIG. 19, a short arm portion 20a projecting toward the entrance end of the guide cover 11 is formed to be bent at a portion near the hinge side of the flapper 20. By configuring the flapper 20 in such a shape, the guide cover 11 can be opened even when the flapper 20 is open.
There is almost no gap between the product and the opening edge, and the above-described trouble of product clogging can be avoided. FIG.
In the configuration of No. 0, the guide roller 22 which is rotatable around the support pin 18 of the flapper 20 so as to fill the above-mentioned gap is provided.
It has. As a result, even when the conveyed product 5 moves forward by pushing the flapper 20 open as shown in the figure, the product is guided by hitting the peripheral surface of the guide roller 22, and thus the occurrence of the product clogging as described above can be prevented. .
Note that the guide roller 22 may be provided independently near the spindle pin 18.

[0028]

The merchandise take-out apparatus of the present invention is constructed as described above, and has the following effects. (1) According to the configuration of the first aspect, the commodity dropped and carried down from the front and rear ends of the commodity rack in the machine is lifted and conveyed upward by the commodity conveying section, and is sent out to the commodity outlet provided at the middle position of the front door. Therefore, the customer can take out the product from the product take-out port in a comfortable posture while standing, and the fingers provided on the belt conveyor are formed of an elastic body, and the shape thereof is as defined in claims 2 to 5. By configuring, even if a product in a paper case such as a tobacco bridges in the middle of the transport route, the finger itself easily deforms,
Products can be protected from troubles such as crushing easily deformed products such as tobacco.

(2) The auxiliary projections described in claims 7 to 9 are additionally provided in combination with the finger of claim 1, and the surfaces of the fingers and the auxiliary projections are made uneven as described in claims 6 and 10. By making the product slippery, the fingers and auxiliary projections work together to skillfully unbridge the product,
Products can be transported more safely and smoothly.

(3) Further, the movable flapper for preventing product clogging is provided at the entrance end of the guide cover of the product transport section in combination with the finger of the belt conveyor described above. The transport trouble, such as being caught by the entrance end of the guide cover and jamming, is reliably prevented, and the reliability of the product transport function is further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a bird's-eye view showing the configuration of the entire product takeout apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a vending machine employing the product take-out device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a product transport unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the horizontal transport unit in FIG.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the discharge guide in FIG.

FIGS. 7A and 7B are configuration diagrams of a finger shape according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 7A shows a strip shape, FIG. 7B shows a mushroom shape, FIG. 7C shows a T shape, and FIG.

8A and 8B are configuration diagrams of an embodiment of the present invention in which a finger and an auxiliary projection of a wedge body are combined, FIG.
(B) is a side view of an integral wedge body.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a normal transport state of a product.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a bridge occurrence state of a product.

FIG. 11 is a view for explaining the operation function of the wedge body of FIG. 8;

12A and 12B are explanatory diagrams of a merchandise bridge release operation by the configuration of FIG. 8, and FIGS. 12A and 12B are diagrams illustrating the progress of the operation.

13A and 13B are configuration diagrams of an embodiment of the present invention in which fingers are combined with auxiliary projections of elastic ribs, where FIG. 13A is a side view, FIG. 13B is a front view of a finger, and FIG. 13C is a front view of an elastic rib.

14A and 14B are explanatory diagrams of a product bridge release operation by the configuration of FIG. 13, and FIGS. 14A, 14B, and 14C illustrate progress of the operation.

15A and 15B are diagrams illustrating the operation function of the elastic rib in FIG. 13, and FIGS. 15A and 15B are side views corresponding to FIGS. 14A and 14C, respectively.

FIG. 16 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention in which a movable flapper mechanism for preventing product clogging is provided at an entrance end of a guide cover.

17 is an external perspective view of the movable flapper mechanism in FIG.

18 is an explanatory diagram of the operation in FIG.

FIG. 19 is a configuration diagram of an application example of FIG. 13;

FIG. 20 is a configuration diagram of an application example different from FIG. 16;

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Commodity rack 4 Commodity take-out 5 Commodity 6 Shooter 7 Commodity transport section 10 Belt conveyor with finger 11 Vertical transport path guide cover 12 Release guide 13 Finger 15 Horizontal transport path guide cover 16 Wedge body (auxiliary projection) 17 Movable flapper mechanism DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 18 Support pin 20 Swing flapper 21 Urging spring 22 Guide roller 23 Elastic rib (auxiliary projection)

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Eiji Nakamura, Inventor 1-1, Tanabe Nitta, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor, Masaki Inoue 1, Tanabe Nitta, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan No. 1 Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-2-148294 (JP, A) JP-A-3-152690 (JP, A) JP-A-4-74388 (JP, U) (58) Field (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07F 11/00-11/72

Claims (14)

(57) [Claims] 1. A product take-out device for a vending machine that sells box-shaped products containing paper cases such as tobacco, and a shooter that guides products paid out from front and rear ends of a product rack to a bottom portion in the machine.
A product transport unit for receiving the product released from the shooter and lifting and transporting the product via a horizontal transport path and a vertical transport path to a product outlet provided at a middle position of the front door. A belt conveyor with fingers laid by combining the horizontal transport path and the vertical transport path in an L-shape, a guide cover provided at least in the area of the vertical transport path, and the upper end of the vertical transport path being ejected upward by inertia. And a discharge guide for turning the product toward a product outlet located in front of the belt conveyor, and the fingers of the belt conveyor with fingers are formed of a flexible elastic body and have a normal bending strength. A vending machine product that maintains its original shape in the product transport state and is deformed by the stress applied when the product bridges in the middle of the transport path Detection device. 2. The product take-out device according to claim 1,
A product take-out device for a vending machine, characterized in that the fingers have a strip shape. 3. The product take-out device according to claim 1,
A product take-out device for a vending machine, wherein the finger has a mushroom shape. 4. The product take-out device according to claim 1,
A product take-out device for a vending machine, wherein the finger has a T-shape. 5. The product take-out device according to claim 1,
A merchandise take-out device for a vending machine, wherein the fingers have a comb shape. 6. A product pick-up device for a vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the surface of the finger is provided with a shallow uneven surface. 7. The product take-out device according to claim 1,
A product pick-up device for a vending machine, characterized in that an auxiliary projection for picking up products, which is shorter than the fingers, is provided immediately before the fingers. 8. The product take-out device according to claim 7,
A product take-out device for a vending machine, wherein the auxiliary projection is a wedge body inclined forward and downward. 9. The product take-out device according to claim 7,
A product take-out device for a vending machine, characterized in that the auxiliary projection is composed of a plurality of elastic ribs arranged in a front-rear direction in a backwardly inclined posture. 10. The product take-out device for a vending machine according to claim 7, wherein the surface of the auxiliary projection has a shallow uneven surface. 11. A vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a movable flapper mechanism for preventing product clogging is provided on both left and right sides of an entrance end of the guide cover across the horizontal transport path. Product take-out device. 12. A swinging flapper according to claim 11, wherein the movable flapper mechanism is hinged at one end and projects from the entrance end of the guide cover along the horizontal transport path. And a spring member for urging the product toward the transport path. 13. The product take-out device for a vending machine according to claim 12, wherein a plate surface of the swinging flapper is formed in an angle shape convexly bent toward the conveying path. 14. A product take-out device for a vending machine according to claim 13, wherein a rotatable guide roller is provided at or near the support shaft of the swing flapper.