JP3166435B2 - Vending machine spiral product rack - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a spiral type product rack mounted on a vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art First, an outline of a vending machine equipped with a spiral type product rack to which the present invention is applied is shown in FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a vending machine cabinet, 2 denotes a front door thereof, 3 denotes a product outlet provided in the front door 2, 4 denotes a spiral product rack which is vertically arranged in the cabinet 1 cabinet, The spiral product rack 4
Is a sheet metal rack body 5 serving as a shelf as shown in FIG.
And a horizontal shaft-type spiral 6 for carrying out goods arranged side by side on the bottom plate of the rack body 5 and a bend motor 7 connected to the rear end of the spiral 6. In addition, 8
Is a support guide for the spiral 6, 9 is a column partition provided between the spirals 6, and 10 is a guide roller for pulling the rack forward.

[0003] The operation of unloading a product from such a spiral type product rack is well known, and a product 11 is stored between the pitches of the spiral 6 one by one as shown in FIG. Here, when the bend motor 7 of the column selected by the sales command is started and the spiral 6 is rotated, the goods 11 sandwiched between the spirals 6 are pitch-forwarded, and the goods arranged in the front row are placed on the rack as indicated by the broken line arrows. It is dropped and carried forward, and is put into the product outlet 3.

[0004]

In the spiral-type merchandise rack having the above-described structure, dust that has entered the machine from the surroundings during long-term use or van debris that has spilled from the merchandise 11 accumulates on the bottom plate of the rack body 5. . Therefore, the rack main body is cleaned at the time of supply of commodities or the like due to the necessity of maintaining hygiene.

In the conventional rack structure, spirals 6, support guides 8, partition walls 9 and the like are directly arranged side by side on a bottom plate of a rack body 5 made by sheet metal processing. An obstacle to cleaning work. For this reason, it is difficult to completely clean the bottom plate unless the components arranged on the rack body are disassembled and removed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to easily clean a bottom plate of a rack body without disassembling and removing various parts assembled on the rack body. It is an object of the present invention to provide a spiral-type product rack excellent in maintenance that can be performed easily.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a spiral type product rack according to the present invention has a bottom plate of a rack body as an independent part, which is attached to a frame of the rack body so as to be openable and closable downward. It shall be.
The bottom plate opening / closing mechanism in the above configuration can be specifically implemented with the following structure.

(1) The rear end of the bottom plate is hinged to the frame of the rack body, and the front end is hooked and supported on the frame. (2) A stopper is provided between the frame of the rack body and the bottom plate for regulating the opening angle of the bottom plate, and a biasing spring for lifting the bottom plate upward.

[0009]

According to the above construction, the various parts such as the spiral incorporated in the rack body are left in the assembly position,
The cleaning operation can be performed by opening the bottom plate downward.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawing, the same members corresponding to FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals. That is, in FIG. 1, the bottom plate 12 of the rack body 5 is made as an independent component,
The rear end is loosely fitted to a pivot pin 13 attached to the rear end of the frame 5a of the rack body via a hinge 12a, and the locking piece 12b protruding from the front end of the bottom plate 12 is attached to the frame of the rack body. 5a and is locked and held at a fixed position. Between the frame 5a of the rack body and the bottom plate 12, a slide link type stopper 14 for regulating the opening angle of the bottom plate and a biasing spring 15 for lifting the bottom plate upward are provided.

With such a configuration, in a normal use state, the bottom plate 1
2 is pulled up to an upper position as shown by the solid line in the figure, and is locked and held by the frame 5a of the rack body 5. To clean the bottom plate 12 from this state, first pull out the entire rack, push the bottom plate 12 rearward to release the engagement between the locking piece 12b at the tip and the frame 5a, and then The hinge 12a at the end is pulled down to an open position represented by a chain line in the drawing with the fulcrum as a fulcrum. At this time, the opening angle of the bottom plate 12 is regulated by the stopper 14.

In this open state, the upper surface of the bottom plate 12 can be easily cleaned without interference with components such as the spiral 6 incorporated in the rack body 5. And the bottom plate 12
When the hand is released from the bottom plate 12 after the cleaning is performed, the bottom plate 12 is pulled upward by the spring force of the biasing spring 15, so that
If the bottom plate is slid forward from this position and the locking piece 12b at the tip is hung on the frame 5a of the rack body, it returns to the original use state.

[0013]

As described above, according to the structure of the present invention, there is no need for a troublesome operation of disassembling and removing the spiral assembly incorporated in the rack main body, and the rack main body is not interfered with these parts. Cleaning work can be easily performed by opening the bottom plate, and the maintenance can be greatly improved compared to the conventional structure.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a spiral product rack according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the entire product rack having the configuration of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a vending machine equipped with a spiral type product rack.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 4 spiral type product rack 5 rack body 5a frame 6 spiral 7 bend motor 11 product 12 bottom plate 12a hinge 12b locking piece 14 stopper 15 biasing spring

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A spiral product rack mounted on a vending machine, wherein a horizontal axis spiral assembly for carrying out products is arranged side by side on a bottom plate of a rack body, wherein the bottom plate is formed as an independent component. A spiral-type product rack for a vending machine, wherein the spiral-type product rack is mounted so as to be openable and closable downward on a frame. 2. The spiral type vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a rear end of the bottom plate is hingedly connected to a frame of the rack body, and a front end is hung and supported by the frame. Product rack. 3. A spiral product rack according to claim 2, further comprising a stopper for regulating an opening angle of the bottom plate, and a biasing spring for lifting the bottom plate upward, between the frame of the rack body and the bottom plate. Spiral type product rack of vending machine which is the feature.