JP3476984B2 - Vending machine product storage device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product storage device of a vending machine for stacking and storing food and drink products such as paper pack beverages and desserts.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The applicant of the present invention has already disclosed a commodity storage device for an automatic vending machine of this type in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-321195. This product storage device stores packed products (desserts such as yogurt) with a circular cross-section so that they will not fall forward when they are stacked. They are installed on the side wall plate of the product storage column and the column door. And a guide plate to be used as a dedicated adapter member. In this case, the side wall plate and the guide plate extend in the up-down direction and each have opposite inclined sides, and the products are stacked by the side wall plate in a slightly rearward tilted state, and are held by the guide plate for storage. It is like this.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional product storage device, the product is effectively prevented from falling when the column door is closed. However, when the product is stacked by opening the column door, The products are piled up in an unstable state without any pressing from the front side, just because they fall backward. For this reason, the loading of products has to be done with caution, which is complicated.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a product storage device for an automatic vending machine which can stack products while always holding the products from the front side.

[0005]

A product storage device for a vending machine according to claim 1 has an opening for replenishing food and drink products in a front surface thereof, and a product storage column for stacking and storing food and drink products. A column door that opens and closes the opening, a wire member that extends vertically in the middle of the opening to prevent product falls, and product storage columns are installed on the left and right centering on the bulkhead.
Comprising the the product storage rack, the wire member includes a wire body, a coil spring forming the hook portion on the upper end is connected to the upper end of the wire body, rotatably be communicated <br/> binding to the lower end of the wire body possess a mounting bracket was, commodity storage column, and the partition wall
The outer wall on the opposite side has a hole for attaching and detaching the mounting bracket,
The storage rack has a detachable hook on the upper plate.
There are attached parts for each of the left and right product storage columns, and the wire member is
By rotating the mounting bracket, the left and right product storage filters
It is characterized in that it is configured so that it can be attached to and detached from any of the cameras .

According to this structure, the wire main body stretched in a straight line by the coil spring can be manually bent to store food and drink products in the product storage column without obstacles. By using the linearly stretched state of the wire main body, it is possible to prevent falling of not only the stacked food and drink products but also the stacked food and drink products. In this case, since the coil spring is connected to the upper end of the wire body, the coil spring does not become an obstacle when the food and drink product is stored in the product storage column. In addition, since the wire member is detachably attached to the product storage column, if the wire member is appropriately removed, the food product can be stored using the column door as the fall prevention member. Also, wire members for the left and right product storage columns.
Can be used in common.

In the commodity storage device of the automatic vending machine according to claim 1, it is preferable that the food and drink commodity is a commodity having a circular cross section in which the food and beverage commodities are vertically stacked and accommodated.

According to this structure, since the food and drink product is a product having a circular cross section, the wire main body bends so as to escape by simply pushing the food and drink product between the wire body and the side wall of the product storage column, and Beverage products can be stored in the product storage column without being supported by the wire body. That is, food and drink products can be easily stored with one hand.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show a product storage rack (product storage device) of a vending machine to which the present invention is applied. This vending machine can sell large and small canned beverages, paper-packed beverages and bottled beverages, and packed products A such as yogurt. The product storage rack 1 is provided in a vending machine body (not shown). Many,
Used side by side.

The product storage rack 1 is provided integrally with a pair of left and right product storage columns 3 and 3 having an opening 2 for replenishing products and a partition wall 4 provided between the product storage columns 3 and 3. Further, it is provided with a column door 5 that opens and closes the opening 2 of each commodity storage column 3 in the form of a hinged door, and a wire member 6 that is arranged at an intermediate position between the left and right of the opening 2.

The product storage column 3 is of a stack type for storing products of the same type among products of different types and sizes, such as canned drinks, paper pack drinks, bottled drinks and packed products A. FIG. 1 shows an example in which a pack product A having a circular cross section is stored. The left and right product storage columns 3 and 3 are configured symmetrically with the partition wall 4 as a center, and each of them has a cross section of substantially the same shape as the outer wall 3a, the back wall 3b, and the inner wall 3c on the partition wall 4 side opposite to the partition wall 4. It is formed in a letter shape.

A common payout mechanism (not shown) for paying out products one by one from the left and right product storage columns 3, 3 is built in the lower part of the partition wall 4. On the other hand, in the product storage column 3, a column adapter 7 is arranged at the rear part. The column adapter 7 is provided to make the positional relationship between the payout mechanism and the packed product A appropriate, and is detachably attached to the outer wall 3a. The column adapter 7 can be replaced with the outer wall 3a or the back wall 3b according to various products.

The column door 5 is composed of a rod-shaped hinge 11 arranged vertically in front of the partition wall 4, and a door body 12 attached to the hinge 11. Door body 12
Covers approximately the left and right halves of the opening 2, and functions as a fall prevention member for products when a product other than the packed product A is stored. Therefore, the column door 5 is locked in a closed state by a metal fitting (not shown) provided on the upper end portion. When the packed product A is stored, the column adapter 7 and the wire member 6 are used to
When the packed product A in the product storage column 3 is positioned and a product other than the packed product A is stored, the product in the product storage column 3 is positioned by the column adapter 7 and the column door 5.

As shown in FIG. 3, the wire member 6 is composed of a wire body 21, a coil spring 22 connected to the upper end of the wire body 21, and a mounting member 23 connected to the lower end of the wire body 21. ing. A hook portion 22a is formed on the upper end of the coil spring 22, and the hook portion 22a is formed by the cut-down portion 8a (installation on the upper plate 8 of the product storage rack 1).
Part) is detachably attached. Mounting bracket 23
Is composed of a latch portion 23a and an arm portion 23b, and the wire body 21 is rotatably connected to the tip of the arm portion 23b. That is, the same wire member 6 can be used for right and left. The hooking portion 23a is provided in the slit-shaped hooking hole 9 formed in the lower portion of the outer wall 3a.
It is detachably hooked. That is, the wire member 6 is disposed at the substantially center of the opening 2, and the product storage column 3
It is detachably attached to.

When loading (loading) the packed product A, as shown in FIG. 1, the packed products A are stacked in one row. When storing the packed product A for the first time, first, the above-mentioned column adapter is loaded. 7 is mounted in a predetermined position and the wire member 6 is mounted. And first,
The column door 5 is opened, and the pack product A held in the hand is pushed between the outer wall 3a or the inner wall 3c and the wire member 6. When the pack product A is pushed in, the coil spring 22 extends and, at the same time, is pushed by the pack product A and the wire member 6 bends so as to escape to the outside. When the packed product A is further pushed, when the half of the packed product A is pushed into the wire member 6, the returning force of the wire member 6 causes the packed product A to be pushed while rotating. When the packed product A is completely stored, the wire member 6 is positioned in front of the packed product A, and the packed product A is pressed to prevent it from falling.

As described above, the packed product A can be stored by merely holding the packed product A in the hand and pushing it in, and the falling of the packed product A can be prevented immediately after the storage. Therefore, the packed products A can be stored one after another with one hand without worrying about the fall of the stacked product A. Therefore, the packed product A can be loaded easily and quickly. On the other hand, if the wire member 6 is removed, the column door 5 and the column adapter 7 can be used to store products other than the packed product A. Further, the ease of pushing based on the size of the packed product A or the like can be adjusted by the spring force of the coil spring 22. Furthermore, since the coil spring 22 is provided at the upper end portion of the wire member 6, the coil spring 22 does not interfere when the packed product A is pushed.

[0017]

As described in detail above, according to the product storage device of the vending machine of the present invention, food and drink products can be stacked while being constantly pressed from the front side, and food and drink products can be stored easily. Therefore, it is possible to reliably and quickly load food and drink products. Also,
Use the column door to remove other food and drink by removing the wire member
Can store goods. Also, left and right product storage
The wire member can be commonly used for the column.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a product storage rack according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a horizontal sectional view showing a product storage rack according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the product storage rack showing a detachable state of the wire member.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 product storage rack 2 openings 3 product storage columns 5 column door 6 wire members 21 wire body 22 coil spring 22a Hook part 23 Mounting bracket A pack product

Continuation of front page (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07F 11/04

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A product storage column having an opening for replenishing food and drink products on a front surface thereof, a product storage column for stacking and storing food and drink products, a column door for opening and closing the opening, and an upper and lower part at a left-right intermediate portion of the opening. The wire member for product fall prevention that extends in the direction and the product storage column centered on the bulkhead
A product storage rack arranged , wherein the wire member, a wire body, a coil spring connected to the upper end of the wire body, and a hook portion formed at the upper end,
Possess a lower end pivotally connected to a mounting bracket of the wire body, the commodity storage column is before the partition opposite the outer wall
There is a hole for attaching and detaching the mounting bracket, and the hook section is attached and detached to the upper plate of the product storage rack.
A free mounting portion is provided for each of the left and right product storage columns, and the wire member is provided by rotating the mounting bracket.
It is configured to be removable from both the left and right product storage columns
The product storage device of the vending machine, which is characterized by being 2. The food and drink product is a product having a circular cross-section that is vertically stacked and stored.
Item storage device of the vending machine described in.