JP3275615B2 - Vending machine product transfer equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine which uses an endless chain as a traveling means and conveys a product carried out of a product rack toward a product outlet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A vending machine which sells a product 1 such as a beverage in a paper pack with a straw 1a as shown in FIG.
Product rack 2 installed in the main body case as shown in FIG.
The product 1 is stored in the inside, and the product 1 dropped and carried out of the product rack 2 by the sales signal is conveyed toward the product outlet 3 by the product conveying device 4.

[0003] The product transport device 4 is connected to a pair of left and right endless chains 5 arranged in parallel at equal intervals and running substantially horizontally, and one sprocket shaft 7 of a sprocket 6 around which the endless chains 5 are stretched. A drive motor 8 for running the endless chain 5 and a connecting pin 9 for connecting a chain segment of the endless chain 5 are extended inward, and the extended portions are supported by fitting pin holes 10a formed on both ends. A cylindrical carrier 10 disposed at an appropriate interval on the endless chain 5, and a carrier 10 extending in the traveling direction between a pair of endless chains 5 located below the outlet of the commodity rack 2
And a receiving plate 11 fixedly installed on the lower side.

[0004] In the vending machine, the products 1 in the product rack 2 are sequentially dropped one by one onto the receiving plate 11 in accordance with the sales signal. At the same time, the operation of the motor 8 causes the endless chain 5 to travel, and the carrier 10 to move. The product 1 is conveyed while being slid on the receiving plate 11 by being pushed by the carrier 10, falls from the end of the receiving plate 11, and is sent out to the product outlet 3.

[0005]

By the way, in the conventional article conveying apparatus 3, the conveying body 10 is rotatably supported by the extension of the connection pin 9, and when the article 1 is pushed by the traveling of the endless chain 5, the conveying body 10 is pushed. 10 rolls the receiving plate 11. Therefore, when the product 1 is transported, as shown in FIG. 8, the end of the straw 1 a attached to the product 1 is wound between the receiving plate 11 and the rolling carrier 10 so that the endless chain 5 travels. Has been locked, making vending machines unsellable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine product conveying device which prevents rolling of a conveying body and always conveys a product carried out on a receiving plate toward a product outlet. And

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a pair of endless chains arranged in parallel at equal intervals and running substantially horizontally, and a pair of endless chains spanned between the pair of endless chains. Is provided with a carrier supported by connection pins connecting the chain segments, and a receiving plate fixedly installed between the pair of endless chains, and travels the goods carried out of the product rack onto the receiving plate through the chain. In a product transfer device of a vending machine that pushes with a carrier and conveys it on a receiving plate toward a product outlet, it moves by running the chain
The transporter inside transports the goods being transported on the receiving plate to the receiving plate
The transporting body is supported by a plurality of connection pins so that the transporting body is not rolled by being entangled with the body.

[0008]

Since the carrier is supported by the plurality of connection pins 9, its rolling is reliably prevented. Thus, the product conveying device is prevented from getting entangled with a straw or the like and reliably conveys the product to the product outlet.

[0009]

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which parts common or identical to those in FIGS. 5 to 8 are denoted by the same reference numerals. 1 to 4, the transport body 15 of the product transport apparatus 4 is formed in a scraper shape having a front surface having a slope 15a whose front end is close to the receiving plate 11 and is inclined backward.
Two pin holes 15b are respectively formed on the left and right ends. Then, the extension portions 9a of two adjacent connection pins 9 of the endless chain 5 are fitted into the pin holes 15b at both ends, and are attached to the pair of left and right endless chains 5.

In the above-described configuration, when the product 1 conveyed to the receiving plate 11 is conveyed by the endless chain 5, the product conveying device 4 has a plurality of two connecting pins at both ends. 9, the transport body 15 moves without rotating and pushes the product 1 forward. Therefore, the product 1 is not entangled between the transport body 15 and the receiving plate 11, and the straw 1a that projects rearward below the product 1 is also pushed up by the scraper-like slope 15a, and the transport body 15 and the receiving plate 11 are pushed up. 11 is not sandwiched. Therefore, the product 1 is always transported to the product outlet 3 reliably, and the problem that the vending machine cannot be sold is solved.

[0011]

According to the present invention, a pair of endless chains which are arranged in parallel at equal intervals and run substantially horizontally, and a connecting pin which is bridged between the pair of endless chains and whose ends connect the chain segments. And a receiving plate fixedly installed between the pair of endless chains, and a product carried out of the product rack onto the receiving plate is moved along the chain by the chain and pushed by the transporting member on the receiving plate. an article conveying device of a vending machine for conveying the product outlet, said
The moving carrier is carried on the receiving plate by the movement of the chain.
Rolling the product in the middle of transport between the receiving plate and the carrier
By supporting the carrier with a plurality of connection pins so that it does not occur, the product carried out on the receiving plate is prevented from being caught between the receiving plate and the carrier during transport, and the product is reliably This eliminates the problem that the vending machine is sent out to the merchandise product outlet and cannot be sold.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a product conveying device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a transport body of the product transport apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the product transport device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view of a main part of the invention in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conveyed product.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a conventional product conveying device.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a transport body of a conventional product transport apparatus.

FIG. 8 is a side view for explaining a failure state of the conventional product transport device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Commodity 4 Commodity conveyance apparatus 5 Endless chain 9 Connection pin 10 Carrier 11 Receiving plate 15 Carrier

Continuation of the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07F 11/16 B65G 19/02

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pair of endless chains which are arranged in parallel at equal intervals and run substantially horizontally, and a carrier which is bridged between the pair of endless chains and whose ends are supported by connection pins connecting the chain segments. And a receiving plate fixedly installed between the pair of endless chains, and the product carried out of the product rack onto the receiving plate is moved along the chain and pushed by the carrier to turn the receiving plate toward the product outlet. In a vending machine product transporter that transports goods by
The moving carrier is transporting the goods being transported on the receiving plate to the receiving plate.
A product conveying device for a vending machine, wherein a conveying member is supported by a plurality of connection pins so as not to be rolled by being entangled between the conveying member. 2. A product transport apparatus according to claim 1, transportable
Goods conveyed by the sender enter between the receiving plate and the carrier
A product conveying device for a vending machine, characterized in that a slanted surface whose front end is close to a receiving plate and is inclined rearward is formed on the front surface of the conveying body so as not to be trapped.