JP3497960B2 - Serpentine-type product storage shelf for vending machines - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention has a plurality of curved segments, which are vertically arranged between left and right side plates, arranged in the front-rear direction, and a vertical product passage is provided between the segment rows. The present invention relates to a serpentine type product storage shelf for a vending machine.

[0002]

5 is a front view, (b) is a side sectional view, (c) is an arrow A of (a), and FIG. The figure seen is shown.
In FIG. 5, the serpentine type product storage shelf 1 is
A plurality of curved segments 2 are vertically arranged between left and right side plates 3 and arranged in the front-rear direction to form a vertical product passage 4 between the segment rows. Reference numeral 5 is a top tray, which links the upper end of the product passage 4 and the product inlet E. 6 is a partition plate that regulates the lateral width of the rolling path according to the length and size of the product that is rolled on the top tray 5, and 7 is the lateral width of the product passage 4 that is integrally connected to the tip of the partition plate 6. It is a width regulation plate that regulates.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a passage width adjusting mechanism of the product storage shelf shown in FIG. In this FIG. 6, a pin attached to one end of the connecting plate 8 is fitted in a vertical guide groove provided on the side surface of the lateral width regulating plate 7, and the pin attached to the other end of the connecting plate 8 is rotated to the side plate 3. It is movably mounted so that the product passage width can be adjusted within a range in which the connecting plate 8 changes from a substantially vertical position to a horizontal position.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, engaging holes 5a are provided side by side in the top plate of the rolling path, and a projection engaging with the engaging holes is provided on the lower side of the partition plate. There is also an example in which the lateral width of the rolling path and the lateral width of the product passage 4 are regulated by replacing the protrusion with another engaging hole. In the configurations of FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 described above, when the product to be sold is changed and the length of the product is different, the partition plate 6 for restricting the width of the rolling path and the product passage and the partition plate 6 are integrally formed with the partition plate 6. The connected lateral width regulating plate 7 is moved to adjust the width of the rolling path and the product passage to a width that matches the length of the new product, and then the product is put in.

[0005]

By the way, in the conventional configuration, when the products having different lengths are replaced and sold, the partition plate of the rolling path of the product storage shelf for storing the products and the product passage connected to the partition plate. Since the lateral width of the rolling path and the product passage is adjusted by moving the lateral width regulation plate of No. 2 according to the length of the product, there is a problem in that the adjustment takes a lot of time.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to adjust the lateral widths of rolling paths and product passages when selling products with different lengths. It is to provide a serpentine type product storage shelf of a vending machine that does not need to do.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 arranges a segment row formed by arranging a plurality of curved segments vertically between the left and right side plates. In a serpentine-type product storage shelf of a vending machine, which is provided with a product passage formed between the segment rows and a rolling passage for rolling and carrying in a product from the product insertion opening to the product passage, swingably supported on at least one side plate in the vicinity of the inlet, and the other
Insert the product between the side plate and the other side plate.
A width regulating plate that is biased by a spring in a direction that closes the rolling passage so as to approach the width is provided, and the width regulating plate of the rolling passage is swingably supported.
The support mechanism guides the side plate at a right angle to the direction in which the product moves.
Both the bearing plate cut open and raised and the bearing plate
The through hole that has been bored and the through hole that is loosely fitted to the outside of the bearing plate.
Side locking pin, and extend both ends by engaging the pin
Coil spring and both upper and lower ends of the supporting end of the width regulating plate
With the engagement holes formed by curling the parts
Between the coil spring and the width regulation plate between the through holes of the bearing plate.
The coil spring is positioned between the dowel hole and the engaging hole
Insert the pin from the outside of the backing plate to prevent it from
One of the extended springs contacts the outside of the side plate and the other one
Touch the width regulation plate so as to bias the regulation plate in the anti-product movement direction.
It is characterized by being constructed in contact with each other.

Further, in the invention according to claim 2 which regulates the width of the product passage, the segment rows formed by arranging a plurality of curved segments in the up-down direction between the left and right side plates are arranged in the front-rear direction and between the segment rows. The product passage formed in
In a serpentine type product storage shelf of a vending machine provided with a rolling path for rolling and carrying in a product from a product insertion port to a product passage, the at least one side plate of the product passage is swingably supported, and Insert the product between the other side plate
At the same time , a plurality of lateral width regulating plates, which are biased by springs in the direction of closing the product passage so as to draw the product closer to the other side plate side, are provided in the vertical direction of the product passage, and the lateral width regulating plate of the product passage is rocked.
The support mechanism that can support the product is almost straight in the direction in which the product moves.
Bearing plate with side plates cut open at the corners and the bearing
Through holes drilled in both of the streak plates and loosely fit in the through holes,
Engages with the pin that is retained on the outside of the bearing plate
Then, the coil spring with both ends extended and the support of the lateral width regulation plate
The upper and lower ends of the holding edge are curled to form a space.
The engaging hole is provided and the coil spring is provided between the through holes of the bearing plate.
And the engaging hole of the width regulation plate, the coil spring is positioned between the engaging holes.
Insert the pin from the outside of the bearing plate
Suppress and hold one of the expanded coil springs against the outside of the side plate.
Contact the other side, and the other side urges the width regulation plate in the anti-product movement direction.
It is characterized in that it is configured so as to abut against the lateral width regulation plate.

According to the structure of claim 1 or 2 , the rolling path or the product passage is provided by the width regulating plate or the lateral width regulating plate , and the rolling passage or the product passage is initially the minimum length of the product. When a product with a longer length is inserted, the product pushes the width regulating plate or the lateral width regulating plate against the spring and the product passes through. For products with a short length, the width control plate or
Width regulating plate and since moving to the next to hit the horizontal width regulating plate
When the lateral width regulating plate is provided only on one side plate, it becomes possible to stack the lateral width regulating plate or the other side plate not provided with the lateral width regulating plate in the product passage.

Further, if the width regulating plate or the width regulating plates are provided in both the side plates, each side width regulating plate or horizontal
Since products striking the width regulating plate is moved in a substantially center of the rolling path or commodity passage width, it is possible to stack a substantially center of the rolling path or commodity passage width.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the inventions of claims 1 and 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows the structure of the serpentine type product storage shelf of the vending machine of the present invention.
(A) is a front view and (b) is a side sectional view. In FIG. 1, members given the same reference numerals as those in the conventional example have approximately the same functions, and therefore their explanations are omitted. In FIG. 1, the serpentine-type product storage shelf 10 includes a plurality of curved segments 2 arranged in a vertical direction between left and right side plates 3 and arranged in the front-rear direction, and the segment rows are arranged in the vertical direction. The product passage 4 is formed. 5
Is a top tray, which links the upper end of the product passage 4 and the product inlet E. Reference numeral 60 is a width regulation plate that regulates the lateral width of the rolling path in accordance with the length size of the product that is rolled on the top tray 5, and 70 is a lateral width regulation plate that regulates the lateral width of the product passage 4. The width regulation plate 60 and the width regulation plate 7
It is rotatably supported by the side plate 3 by a support mechanism 80 (see FIG. 4 described later) independent of 0, and is biased by a spring in a direction in which the width of the rolling path or the product path 4 is narrowed.

With the above structure, when the cylindrical product is laid sideways and is inserted from the product insertion port E and rolled on the top tray 5, it hits the width regulating plate 60 attached to the side plate 3,
When the width regulating plate 60 is attached to only one side, the product slides to the side plate 3 side where the width regulating plate 60 is not attached, and the product passage along the side plate 3 side where the width regulating plate 60 is not attached. The side plate 3 that is guided to the inside of the product passage 4 and is not attached by the width regulating plate 70 in the product passage 4
They are stacked so as not to separate from the side (see from FIG. 2 (a)). Further, when the rolling passage width regulating plate 60 and the lateral passage regulating plate 70 of the product passage 4 are mounted on both side plates, the product introduced from the product insertion port hits the rolling passage width regulating plate 60 and substantially rolls. The width regulating plate 60 is pushed open to the center of the road and falls into the product passage 4, where it is further stacked by the lateral width regulating plate 70 in the product passage 4 at a substantially center in the product passage 4 (FIG. 2B). See from).

3A and 3B show an automatic vending machine in which the product storage rack 10 of the present invention is mounted. FIG. 3A is an external view, and FIG. 3B is an external view in which the outer door and the inner door of FIG. . In FIG. 3, reference numeral 100 denotes a main body cabinet, a lower part thereof is used as a machine room accommodating a refrigerator, an upper part of the machine room is provided with a heat insulating wall except for a front surface, and a heat insulating partition plate 1 is provided.
It is divided into a plurality of rooms by 20. Each of the divided rooms is used as a refrigerator or a warm storage by cooling air, warm air, or blowing air that switches between cold air and warm air depending on the season.

A product storage rack 10 is attached to the refrigerator or the hot storage to store the product in a cold or hot storage. The front surfaces of these refrigerators and warm storages are closed by a heat-insulating inner door 300 that can be opened and closed, and the outer door 200 is hinged to the main body cabinet 100 outside the inner door 300 to open and close the front surface of the main body cabinet 100. It is possible closed.

On the outer door 200, an exhibition room 210 for displaying products for sale, a product selection button 220, and a coin slot 23
0, a change return lever 240, a change return port 250, an operation section such as a product outlet 260, and the like. Then, when the customer looks at the display product on the outer door 200 and purchases the product,
The price of the product is input to the coin input port 230, the product selection button 220 is pressed, and the product that has been carried out of the product storage shelf 10 of the main body cabinet 100 and transferred to the product outlet 260 via the shooter 110 is transferred to the product outlet 260. Open the flapper that swingably covers the front surface and take it out.

When replenishing merchandise to the merchandise storage shelves 10, the outer door 200 and the inner door 300 are opened, and the commodities are sequentially inserted one by one from the commodity insertion port E. FIG. 4 shows a support mechanism 80 for a width regulating plate of a product storage shelf according to the embodiment of the invention of claim 1 ,
(A) is a view as seen from inside the rolling path, (b) is a view as seen from above (a), and (c) is a component diagram of the support mechanism. In FIG. 4, 3 is a side plate, 5 is a top tray, and 60 is a width regulating plate. Reference numeral 80a is an engagement hole formed by curling the upper and lower end portions of the support-side end portion of the width regulation plate at intervals.
Reference numeral 80b is a bearing plate 80b in which the vicinity of the product insertion port E of the side plate 3 is cut and raised up and down in a double-opening manner, and through holes 80c are punched up and down.

The support mechanism 80 of the width regulating plate 60 has the engaging holes 80a of the width regulating plate 60 mounted between the upper and lower bearing plates 80b from the inside of the side plate 3, and further the coil spring between the engaging holes 80a. 80d is attached, and the pin 80e is inserted from the upper through hole 80c through the upper engaging hole 80a, the coil spring 80d, the lower engaging hole 80a, and the lower through hole 80c in this order, and snapped onto the pin 80e. It is configured so that it does not come off through the pin 80f.

The supporting mechanism for the lateral width regulating plate 70 may have the same structure.

[0019]

According to the present invention, since the width regulating plate and the lateral width regulating plate which are spring-biased are used in the rolling passage and the product passage, the widths of the rolling passage and the product passage are adjusted to the product length. Since there is no need to adjust the width, it is possible to save time and labor for changing the type of the product, which is accompanied by a change in the product length, and shorten the product replenishment time and increase the sales chances.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view and (b) is a side sectional view of the structure of a serpentine type product storage shelf of a vending machine according to the present invention.

2A and 2B show operation states of a width regulation plate and a width regulation plate when a product is put into the product storage shelf shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2A is an explanatory view in the case where the width regulation plate and the lateral width regulation plate are mounted only on one side of a side plate; b) is an explanatory diagram when it is attached to both sides of the side plate

3A and 3B show an automatic vending machine in which the product storage rack 10 of the present invention is mounted, FIG. 3A is an external view, and FIG. 3B is an external view in which the outer door and the inner door of FIG.

4A and 4B show a support mechanism 80 for a width regulating plate of a product storage shelf according to the embodiment of the invention of claim 1 , FIG. 4A is a view as seen from inside the rolling path, and FIG. 4B is a top view of FIG. As seen, (c) is a component diagram of the support mechanism

FIG. 5 is a configuration of a serpentine type product storage shelf of a conventional vending machine, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side sectional view,
(C) is a view seen from arrow A in (a)

6 is a passage width adjustment mechanism diagram of the product storage shelf of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of another conventional example seen from the arrow A in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

3 side plates 4 product passage 5 Top tray 10 product storage shelves 60 width regulation plate 70 width regulation plate 80 Support mechanism 80a Engagement hole 80b bearing plate 80c through hole 80d coil spring 80e pin 80f snap pin 100 body cabinet 110 shooter 120 partitions 200 outer door 210 Exhibition Room 220 Product selection button 230 coin slot 240 Change refund lever 250 Change Account 260 product outlet 300 inner door

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A product passage formed between a plurality of curved segments which are vertically arranged between left and right side plates, and a product passage formed between the segment lines, and a product passage from a product insertion port. In a serpentine type product storage rack of a vending machine having a rolling path for rolling and carrying in goods to, at least one side plate near the entrance of the rolling path is swingably supported, and the other If you put the product between the side plate
On the other side plate side, a width regulating plate which is spring-biased in a direction to close the rolling passage so as to draw the product closer to the side plate is provided, and the width regulating plate of the rolling passage is swingably supported.
Cut the side plate in a double door at a right angle to the direction in which the product moves.
The raised bearing plate and the holes drilled in both the bearing plate.
It is loosely fitted into the through hole and the through hole, and is pulled out on the outside of the bearing plate.
The fixed pin and the carp with both ends extended by engaging the pin
Lever spring and both ends above and below the support end of the width regulation plate.
And the engagement holes formed at intervals to form a bearing
Engage the coil spring and the engaging hole of the width regulation plate between the through holes of the plate.
Make sure that the coil spring is positioned between the dowel holes and
Insert the pin from the side to prevent it from coming off, and
One of the stretched parts contacts the outside of the side plate, and the other one
Constructed by abutting the width regulation plate so as to bias in the product movement direction
This is a serpentine-type product storage shelf for vending machines. 2. A product passage formed between a plurality of curved segments which are vertically arranged between left and right side plates, and a product passage formed between the segment rows, and a product passage from a product insertion port. In a serpentine type product storage rack of a vending machine having a rolling path for rolling and carrying in goods to, at least one side plate of the merchandise passage is swingably supported, and between the other side plates. Sandwich the product with the other
A plurality of lateral width regulating plates, which are biased by springs in the direction of closing the product passage so as to draw the product closer to the side plate side, are provided in the vertical direction of the product passage, and the lateral width regulating plate of the product passage is swingably supported. Support machine
As for the structure, the side plate is opened in a double door at a right angle to the direction in which the product moves.
Perforated both the cut and raised bearing plate and the bearing plate
Through hole and loosely fit in the through hole, and pull out on the outside of the bearing plate.
The pin that has been stopped, and the coil that engages with the pin and has both ends extended
Between the il spring and the upper and lower end portions of the support end of the width regulating plate.
With the engaging hole formed by curling at a distance,
Between the through hole of the receiving plate and the engaging hole of the coil spring and the width regulating plate
The bearing plate so that the coil spring is located between the engaging holes.
Insert the pin from the outside of the
One of the expanded side of the plate comes into contact with the outside of the side plate, and the other side of the side plate regulates the width.
Abut on the lateral width regulation plate so as to bias the plate in the anti-product movement direction
A serpentine-type product storage shelf for a vending machine, which is characterized by being configured as follows .