JP4103809B2 - Vending machine product storage rack - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a commodity storage rack applied to a vending machine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, merchandise storage racks called serpentine types have been used in vending machines that sell products such as canned beverages, beverages in plastic bottles, beverages in bottles, beverages in can bottles, and the like. The serpentine-type product storage rack has a product storage area extending in a meandering manner along the vertical direction between a pair of side plates. The product storage area is configured between the side plates by shifting a plurality of segments (product guide elements) curved in an arc shape in a staggered manner. More specifically, a meandering product storage area is configured by arranging a plurality of segments between a pair of side plates in such a manner that the curved inner surfaces face each other inward and the respective central axes of curvature are horizontal. . In the product storage area, a top tray is continuously provided at the upper end portion, and a bend mechanism is provided at the lower end portion.

  In this merchandise storage rack, when merchandise is put in a lying state via the top tray, the merchandise is guided downward while meandering along each curved inner surface of the segment, and stopped by the bend mechanism while lying on the side. . Thereafter, the products input via the top tray are sequentially stored in the product storage area in a state of being stacked on the products input immediately before.

  On the other hand, when a sales command is given from the above-described state, the stop state of the product is released by appropriately operating the bend mechanism, and only one product stored in the lowest stage of the product storage area is paid out.

  Usually, in this type of product storage rack, a movable side plate that can move in the direction of approaching and separating from one side plate is provided, and the length of the product to be stored can be changed by appropriately changing the position of the movable side plate. It is possible to adjust the width | variety of a goods storage area according to (for example, refer patent document 1).

  According to the product storage rack including the movable side plate as described above, even if the length of the product is changed with the change of the sale product, if the position of the movable side plate is changed, the product is stored in the product storage area. It can be stored in a state aligned in the length direction. Therefore, there is no possibility of incurring problems such as product standing and product clogging due to product stacking in a state where the products are not aligned in the length direction.

JP 2001-351116 A

  However, in order to prevent problems such as product standing and product clogging in the product storage area, the position of the movable side plate must be adjusted each time according to the length of the product to be stored. It becomes a factor which complicates the work at the time of throwing in.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a product storage rack of a vending machine that can prevent problems such as product standing and product clogging without requiring complicated adjustment work.

In order to achieve the above object, a commodity storage rack of a vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is configured such that a plurality of commodity guide elements are disposed between a pair of side plates, thereby the pair of side plates and the commodity guide element. In the product storage rack of the vending machine, in which the product storage area extending along the vertical direction is defined, and the product introduced from above is stored in the product storage area, the product guide element Has a curved inner surface and defines a meandering product storage area between the pair of side plates, and a flapper is disposed swingably toward the product storage area. The swing shaft is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane, and the products passing through the product storage area are guided by being alternately arranged in a staggered manner between the product guide elements facing each other. .

In addition, the product storage rack of the vending machine according to claim 2 of the present invention is arranged along the vertical direction between the pair of side plates and the product guide element by arranging a plurality of product guide elements between the pair of side plates. The product guide element has a flat inner surface in a product storage rack of a vending machine that defines a product storage area that extends and stores products that have been introduced from above into the product storage area. In addition, a straight product storage area is defined between the pair of side plates, and a flapper is swingably disposed toward the product storage area. The flapper has a swing shaft with respect to a horizontal plane. It is characterized in that the product passing through the product storage area is guided by being alternately arranged in a staggered manner between the product guide elements that are inclined and opposed to each other .

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the commodity storage rack of the vending machine according to the first or second aspect, wherein the flapper is held in a state of protruding into the commodity storage area by the biasing force of the elastic means. It is characterized by being.

  According to the present invention, since the product in the product storage area is guided to one side plate when moving along the inner surface of the product guide element, the product can be moved in the length direction in the product storage area without any adjustment work. Can be stored in an aligned state, and there is no possibility of incurring problems such as product standing and product jamming due to the product stacking in a non-aligned state in the length direction.

  Further, according to the present invention, the flapper is disposed so as to be swingable from the product guide element toward the product storage area so as to guide the product passing through the product storage area toward one side plate. It is possible to store products in the product storage area aligned in the length direction without requiring adjustment work, and product standing and products caused by products stacked in a non-aligned state in the length direction There is no danger of clogging and other problems.

  Exemplary embodiments of a commodity storage rack of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
1 and 2 show a vending machine to which the commodity storage rack according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied. The vending machine 1 illustrated here is for selling products such as canned beverages, beverages in plastic bottles, beverages in bottles, beverages in can bottles, and the like, and includes a main body cabinet 10. ing. The main body cabinet 10 is configured by combining a plurality of steel plates, and has a box shape with an open front surface.

  An inner box 20 is provided inside the main body cabinet 10. Similarly to the main body cabinet 10, the inner box 20 is configured in a box shape with an open front by combining a plurality of steel plates. Although not explicitly shown in the figure, a heat insulating material is filled between the main body cabinet 10 and the inner box 20 in order to make the inside of the inner box 20 into a heat insulating structure.

  Inside the inner box 20, a plurality of storage chambers 21, 22, and 23 are provided. The plurality of storage chambers 21, 22, and 23 are configured by providing a heat insulating partition wall 24 inside the inner box 20, and are thermally independent from each other. A shooter 25 is provided below each of the storage chambers 21, 22, and 23. The shooter 25 is for guiding a product delivered from a product storage rack 30 to be described later, and is inclined downward toward the front side. Although not clearly shown in the drawing, a cooling unit and a heating unit for maintaining the interior at a desired temperature are provided in regions inside the accommodation chambers 21, 22, and 23 below the shooter 25.

  Further, the vending machine 1 has an inner door 40 and an outer door 50 held on one side edge of the main body cabinet 10. The inner door 40 is for opening and closing the front openings of the storage chambers 21, 22 and 23, and is configured to have a heat insulating function such as filling a hollow steel plate panel with a heat insulating material. The outer door 50 is for opening and closing the front opening of the main body cabinet 10. Although not explicitly shown in the figure, on the front surface of the outer door 50, a display window for displaying a sample of the sales product, a selection button for selecting the sales product, a money slot for inserting money, and a user Components necessary for selling products are provided, such as an integrated display for displaying various information, a product outlet 26 for taking out products guided by the shooter 25, and the like.

  On the other hand, in the vending machine 1, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, a product storage rack 30 is disposed in each of the storage chambers 21, 22, and 23 provided in the inner box 20. Each of the product storage racks 30 is a serpentine type in which a product storage area 31 extends in a meandering manner along the vertical direction, and includes a pair of side plates 32 and a plurality of segments 33 (product guide elements). It is.

  The pair of side plates 32 each have a flat plate shape, and are arranged in parallel along the vertical direction so as to face each other. In the first embodiment, the pair of side plates 32 are arranged at positions that become the left and right when the vending machine 1 is viewed from the front. Between the pair of side plates 32, an interval larger than the maximum length of a product to be stored is secured.

  The segment 33 is formed by bending a thin steel plate into an arc shape having a uniform cross section. In the first embodiment, in particular, a segment 33 having a curved inner surface 33a with one curvature center axis 33C as a reference for bending is applied, and the curved inner surfaces 33a face each other inwardly between a pair of side plates 32. They are shifted up and down and fixed in a zigzag fashion. The segment 33 on the front side and the segment 33 on the rear side are arranged so that the respective central axes of curvature 33C are parallel to each other, and are inclined with respect to the horizontal plane H by the same angle θ in the same direction. In the first embodiment, when the vending machine 1 is viewed from the front, the segments 33 are arranged so as to be gradually lowered toward the left side.

  The merchandise storage rack 30 is provided with a bend mechanism 34 at the lower end portion of the merchandise storage area 31, and is provided with a top tray 35 at the upper end portion so as to be connected to the merchandise storage area 31.

  The bend mechanism 34 is used to pay out the products stored in the product storage area 31 downward one by one by appropriately moving the pedal 34a forward and backward with respect to the product storage area 31 when a sales instruction is given. Is.

  The top tray 35 is a plate-like member that is gradually inclined from the near side toward the back side at the upper end portions of the storage chambers 21, 22, and 23 and is inclined in a direction opposite to the segment 33. That is, in the first embodiment, when the vending machine 1 is viewed from the front, the top tray 35 is disposed in an inclined manner so as to gradually decrease toward the right side.

  In this commodity storage rack 30, when a commodity is put in a lying state via the top tray 35, the commodity is guided downward while meandering along each curved inner surface 33a of the segment 33, and the bend remains in a lying state. The mechanism 34 stops. Thereafter, the products input through the top tray 35 are sequentially stored in the product storage area 31 in a state of being stacked on the products input immediately before.

  Here, according to the product storage rack 30, the segments 33 constituting the product storage area 31 are arranged so as to be inclined with respect to the horizontal plane H, so that the products in the product storage area 31 are curved inner surfaces 33 a of the segments 33. When the product moves along the rolling or sliding contact, a force from the segment 33 toward the one side plate 32 is applied to the product. In the first embodiment, when the vending machine 1 is viewed from the front, the segment 33 is inclined so as to be gradually lowered toward the left side. The product is aligned so as to approach the side plate 32 on the right side when viewed from the front until the bend mechanism 34 is reached.

  FIG. 7 shows a simulation result when a product is put into the product storage rack 30 described above. In FIG. 7, the left and right sides are reversed because they are viewed from the back side of the vending machine 1, but the product closes to the left side plate 32 in the product storage area 31 by the action of the segment 33. You can see how they are gradually aligned.

  The product aligning action by the action of the segment 33 does not require any adjustment work, and the product can be stored in the product storage area 31 in a state of being aligned in the length direction as long as the product is simply put in. Is. Therefore, the troubles such as product standing and product clogging caused by the product stacking in a state of being misaligned in the length direction can be prevented without complicating the work when putting the product into the product storage area 31. Will be able to.

  Moreover, according to the product storage rack 30, the top tray 35 is inclined and disposed in a direction opposite to the segment 33, that is, the top tray 35 is gradually lowered toward the one side plate 32. Because of the inclined arrangement, the charged product is brought close to the side plate 32 on the left side (right side when viewed from the front) in FIG. 7 due to the action of gravity while passing through the top tray 35. Will move.

  As a result, due to the cooperation of the alignment action by the top tray 35 and the alignment action by the segment 33 described above, the products in the product storage area 31 are surely aligned so as to be close to the one side plate 32.

  In addition, when a sales command is given to the bend mechanism 34, the stopped state of the product in the product storage area 31 is released, and only one product stored in the lowermost stage is paid out to the shooter 25. This is the same as the storage rack 30.

  As described above, according to the product storage rack 30 of the vending machine 1, the product falling through the product storage area 31 is guided to the one side plate 32 by the curved inner surface 33 a of the segment 33 and reaches the bend mechanism 34. Since the products are aligned in the length direction during the period, it is possible to store the products in the product storage area 31 in a state aligned in the length direction without any adjustment work. There is no possibility of incurring problems such as product standing and product clogging due to product stacking in an unaligned state.

  In the above-described first embodiment, the top tray 35 is inclined and arranged so as to be lowered toward the one side plate 32, so that the products can be more reliably aligned in the length direction. As shown in FIG. 8, it is not always necessary to incline the top tray 35 ′ toward the one side plate 32. Even in such a commodity storage rack 30 ′, as is apparent from the simulation result shown in FIG. 9, it is possible to align the goods in the length direction only by the alignment action by the segments 33.

  In the first embodiment described above, a so-called fixed segment 33 fixedly arranged on the side plate 32 as a product guide element is illustrated, but for example, as shown in FIG. The provided movable segment 37 may be included in the product guide element. According to the product storage rack 30 ″ to which the movable segment 37 is applied, the damper 36 absorbs the impact when the product falls, and the sliding contact time between the product and the movable segment 37 is longer than that of the fixed segment 33. Therefore, a greater force is applied to the product from the movable segment 37, and a more reliable alignment action can be expected.

  Further, in the first embodiment described above, when the product guide element 33 is disposed in such a manner that the curvature center axis 33C of the curved inner surface 33a is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane H, when the product falls in the product storage area 31. The merchandise is guided toward the one side plate 32, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the product guide element 33 is arranged so that the width of the product storage area 31 is different on the left and right, and although not shown, the curved inner surface 33a of the product guide element 33 is on the left and right. Even if it is configured to have a different curvature, it is possible to expect the same effect. In the first embodiment described above when the product guide element 33 is tilted in such a manner that the center of curvature 33C of the curved inner surface 33a is tilted with respect to the horizontal plane H, the side plate 32 remains arranged in parallel along the vertical direction. However, only the product guide element 33 is inclined. For example, the same product storage rack as that in the past in which the product guide element is fixedly arranged in a mode in which the central axis of curvature of the curved inner surface is perpendicular to the side plate is applied. You may make it attach to a storage chamber in the aspect which inclines this whole product storage rack.

  Furthermore, in Embodiment 1 mentioned above, although the segment 33 which has a curved inner surface is illustrated as a product guide element, a product guide element does not necessarily need to have a curved inner surface. For example, by arranging a plurality of flat plate-shaped product guide elements between a pair of side plates, a meandering product storage area extending in the vertical direction is defined, and the product is guided along a flat inner surface. Alternatively, by arranging a plurality of product guide elements bent in an L shape between a pair of side plates, a meandering product storage area extending along the vertical direction is defined, and the bent inner surface is formed. You may make it guide a goods along.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 13 shows a vending machine to which the commodity storage rack according to the second embodiment of the present invention is applied. The vending machine 100 exemplified here is for selling products such as canned beverages, beverages in plastic bottles, beverages in bottles, beverages in can bottles, etc., in a cooled or heated state, as in the first embodiment. However, the configuration of the commodity storage rack is different from the vending machine 1 illustrated in the first embodiment.

  That is, in the vending machine according to the second embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 13 to 17, a plurality of segments (product guide elements) 133 provided with a flapper 138 are disposed between a pair of side plates 132. The storage rack 130 is configured.

  The pair of side plates 132 each have a flat plate shape, and are arranged in parallel along the vertical direction so as to face each other. In the second embodiment, the pair of side plates 132 are arranged at positions that become the left and right when the vending machine 100 is viewed from the front. Between the pair of side plates 132, an interval larger than the maximum length of a product to be stored is secured.

  The segment 133 is formed by bending a thin steel plate into an arc shape having a uniform cross section. In the second embodiment, in particular, a segment 133 having a curved inner surface 133a with one curvature center axis 133C as a reference for bending is applied, and the curved inner surfaces 133a face each other inwardly between a pair of side plates 132. They are shifted up and down and fixed in a zigzag fashion. The segment 133 on the front side and the segment 133 on the rear side are arranged so that the central axes of curvature 133C thereof are parallel to each other, and are inclined with respect to the horizontal plane H by the same angle θ in the same direction. In the second embodiment, the segments 133 are arranged in an inclined manner in such a manner that the vending machine 100 is gradually lowered toward the left side when viewed from the front. The product storage area 131 of the product storage rack 130 extends in a meandering manner in the vertical direction, as in the first embodiment.

  The flapper 138 is formed of a thin steel plate, and can swing to the lower part of the segment 133 via the swinging shaft 139 in such a manner that the tip protrudes from the curved inner surface 133a of the segment 133 to the product storage area 131. It is supported. As is apparent from the drawing, the flapper 138 having the first flat plate portion 138a and the second flat plate portion 138b is applied in the second embodiment. The first flat plate portion 138a is a rectangular flat plate portion extending in a radially outward direction from a cylindrical bearing portion 138c that penetrates the swing shaft 139. The second flat plate portion 138b is a rectangular flat plate portion that is bent and extended in such a manner that the upper side is convex from the tip of the first flat plate portion 138a.

  In the flapper 138 disposed in the front segment 133 and the flapper 138 disposed in the rear segment 133, the swing shafts 139 are parallel to each other, while the horizontal plane H has the same angle α in the same direction. It is arranged to be inclined only. In the second embodiment, when the vending machine 100 is viewed from the front, the flapper gradually decreases toward the left side, and the center of curvature 133C of the segment 133 and the swing shaft 139 are parallel to each other. 138 is inclined.

  A coiled torsion spring 160 is interposed between the flapper 138 and the segment 133 as an elastic means. As shown by a solid line in FIG. 15, the torsion spring 160 has the flapper 138 directed from the curved inner surface 133 a of the segment 133 toward the center of the product storage area 131 when the flapper 138 is in an unloaded state. It functions to hold in an extended state (hereinafter simply referred to as a protruding state). In this case, an interval smaller than the minimum outer diameter of the product to be stored is secured between the front end surface of the flapper 138 and the curved inner surface 133a of the segment 133. On the other hand, the torsion spring 160 is elastically deformed when a load is applied to the flapper 138 from above, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 15, and allows the flapper 138 to swing downward. To work.

  As in the first embodiment, the product storage rack 130 is provided with a bend mechanism 34 at the lower end of the product storage area 131 and is connected to the product storage area 131 at the upper end. 'Is provided. Moreover, regarding the same structure as Embodiment 1, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and each detailed description is omitted.

  In the product storage rack 130, when a product is introduced in a lying state via the top tray 35 ', the product is sequentially moved downward in the product storage area 131 defined between the pair of side plates 132 and the segment 133. Guided and stopped by the bend mechanism 34 in a sideways state. Thereafter, the products input via the top tray 35 ′ are sequentially stored in the product storage area 131 in a state of being stacked on the products input immediately before.

  Here, when the product passes through the product storage area 131 in the product storage rack 130, the product contacts the upper surface of the flapper 138 and further swings the flapper 138 downward against the urging force of the torsion spring 160 due to its weight. It comes to move. During this time, the product receives a reaction force from the upper surface of the flapper 138 inclined with respect to the horizontal plane H, or appropriately slides along the upper surface of the flapper 138, so that the left side as viewed from the front before reaching the bend mechanism 34. The side plates 132 are aligned so as to be close to each other. Since the flapper 138 is in an unloaded state after the product has passed, the flapper 138 returns to the protruding state again by the elastic restoring force of the torsion spring 160.

  FIG. 18 shows a simulation result when a product is put into the product storage rack 130 described above. In FIG. 18, since the state is viewed from the back side of the vending machine 100, the left and right sides are reversed, but the product is close to the right side plate 132 in the product storage area 131 by the action of the flapper 138. You can see how they are gradually aligned.

  The product aligning action by the action of the flapper 138 does not require any adjustment work, and the product can be stored in the product storage area 131 in a state of being aligned in the length direction as long as the product is simply put in. Is. Therefore, without complicating the operation of putting the product into the product storage area 131, it is possible to prevent problems such as product standing and product clogging caused by the product being stacked in a state of being unaligned in the length direction. Will be able to.

  Note that when a sales instruction is given to the bend mechanism 34, the stopped state of the product in the product storage area 131 is released, and only one product stored in the lowermost stage is paid out to the shooter 25. The same as the storage rack 130.

  As described above, according to the product storage rack 130 of the vending machine 100, the product falling in the product storage area 131 is guided to the one side plate 132 by the flapper 138, and reaches the bend mechanism 34. Are aligned in the length direction, so that it is possible to store the products in the product storage area 131 in a state aligned in the length direction without any adjustment work. There is no possibility of incurring problems such as product standing or product jamming due to the product stacking in the state.

  In the second embodiment described above, the curvature center axis 133C of the segment 133 is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane H. However, the curvature center axis 133C of the segment 133 is not necessarily inclined with respect to the horizontal plane H. It is sufficient that at least the swing shaft 139 of the flapper 138 is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane H. In the second embodiment described above when the segment 133 is inclined, the swing shaft 139 of the flapper 138 is provided so as to be parallel to the curvature center axis 133C of the segment 133. The swing shaft 139 of the flapper 138 may be inclined with respect to the horizontal plane H at an angle different from the central axis 133C.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 19 shows a vending machine to which the commodity storage rack according to the third embodiment of the present invention is applied. The vending machine 200 illustrated here is for selling products such as canned beverages, beverages in plastic bottles, beverages in bottles, beverages in can bottles, etc., in a cooled or heated state, as in the first embodiment. However, the configuration of the commodity storage rack is different from the vending machine 1 illustrated in the first embodiment.

  That is, in the vending machine according to the third embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 19 to 23, a pair of segments (product guide elements) 233 including a plurality of flappers 238 is disposed between a pair of side plates 232. Thus, the product storage rack 230 is configured.

  The pair of side plates 232 each have a flat plate shape, and are arranged in parallel along the vertical direction so as to face each other. In the third embodiment, a pair of side plates 232 are arranged at positions that become the left and right when the vending machine 200 is viewed from the front. Between the pair of side plates 232, an interval larger than the maximum length of a product to be stored is secured.

  The segment 233 is a long rectangular flat plate made of a thin steel plate, and defines a product storage area 231 that extends straight along the vertical direction between them.

  The flapper 238 is constituted by a thin steel plate, and is supported by the segment 233 via the swing shaft 239 so as to be swingable in such a manner that the tip portion protrudes from the inner surface 233a of the segment 233 to the product storage area 231. . As is apparent from the figure, the flapper 238 having the first flat plate portion 238a and the second flat plate portion 238b is applied in the third embodiment. The first flat plate portion 238a is a rectangular flat plate portion extending radially outward from a cylindrical bearing portion 238c penetrating the swing shaft 239. The second flat plate portion 238b is a rectangular flat plate portion that is bent and extended in such a manner that the upper side is convex from the tip of the first flat plate portion 238a.

  The flapper 238 disposed on the front segment 233 and the flapper 238 disposed on the rear segment 233 are shifted from each other in a zigzag shape, and the swing shafts 239 are parallel to each other, while the horizontal plane H In contrast, they are arranged so as to be inclined by the same angle β in the same direction. In the third embodiment, the flapper 238 is disposed in an inclined manner in such a manner that the vending machine 200 is gradually lowered toward the left side when viewed from the front.

  Between the flapper 238 and the segment 233, a coiled torsion spring 260 is interposed as an elastic means. As shown by the solid line in FIG. 21, when the flapper 238 is in an unloaded state, the torsion spring 260 extends the flapper 238 from the inner surface 233a of the segment 233 toward the center of the product storage area 231. It functions to maintain the existing state (hereinafter simply referred to as the protruding state). In this case, an interval smaller than the minimum outer diameter of the product to be stored is ensured between the front end surface of the flapper 238 and the inner surface 233a of the segment 233 opposed to the flapper 238. On the other hand, the torsion spring 260 is elastically deformed when a load is applied to the flapper 238 from above, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 21, and allows the flapper 238 to swing downward. To work.

  As in the first embodiment, the product storage rack 230 is provided with a bend mechanism 34 at the lower end of the product storage area 231 and is connected to the product storage area 231 at the upper end. 'Is provided. Moreover, regarding the same structure as Embodiment 1, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and each detailed description is omitted.

  In the product storage rack 230, when a product is thrown down on the side via the top tray 35 ', the product is sequentially moved downward in the product storage area 231 defined between the pair of side plates 232 and the segment 233. Guided and stopped by the bend mechanism 34 in a sideways state. Thereafter, the products input via the top tray 35 ′ are sequentially stored in the product storage area 231 while being stacked on the products input immediately before.

  Here, when the product passes through the product storage area 231 in the product storage rack 230, the flapper 238 abuts against the urging force of the torsion spring 260 due to its weight and abuts against the upper surface of the flapper 238. It comes to move. During this time, the product receives a reaction force from the upper surface of the flapper 238 inclined with respect to the horizontal plane H, or appropriately slides along the upper surface of the flapper 238, so that the left side as viewed from the front before reaching the bend mechanism 34. The side plates 232 are aligned so as to be close to each other. Since the flapper 238 is in an unloaded state after the commodity has passed, the flapper 238 returns to the projecting state again by the elastic restoring force of the torsion spring 260.

  FIG. 24 shows a simulation result when a product is put into the product storage rack 230 described above. In FIG. 24, the left and right sides are reversed because they are viewed from the back side of the vending machine 200, but the product approaches the right side plate 232 in the product storage area 231 by the action of the flapper 238. You can see how they are gradually aligned.

  Such an alignment operation of the products by the action of the flapper 238 does not require any adjustment work, and the products can be stored in the product storage area 231 in an aligned state in the length direction as long as the products are simply put in. Is. Therefore, the troubles such as product standing and product clogging caused by the product stacking in a state of being misaligned in the length direction can be prevented without complicating the work of putting the product into the product storage area 231. Will be able to.

  In addition, when a sales instruction is given to the bend mechanism 34, the stopped state of the product in the product storage area 231 is released, and only one product stored in the lowermost stage is paid out to the shooter 25. This is the same as the storage rack 230.

  As described above, according to the product storage rack 230 of the vending machine 200, the product falling in the product storage area 231 is guided to the one side plate 232 by the flapper 238, and reaches the bend mechanism 34. Are aligned in the length direction, so that it is possible to store the products in the product storage area 231 in an aligned state in the length direction without any adjustment work. There is no possibility of incurring problems such as product standing or product jamming due to the product stacking in the state.

  Moreover, since the product storage area 231 is defined by applying the flat segment 233, the number of parts can be greatly reduced, the manufacturing work can be facilitated and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. It becomes possible to do.

It is a perspective view of the vending machine to which the goods storage rack which is Embodiment 1 of this invention is applied. It is a cross-sectional side view of the vending machine shown in FIG. It is the II sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is an enlarged view which shows notionally the principal part of the goods storage rack shown in FIG. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line in FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view of FIG. 4. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the simulation result at the time of throwing goods into the goods storage rack shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing which showed the modification of the goods storage rack which concerns on this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the simulation result at the time of throwing goods into the goods storage rack shown in FIG. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the goods storage rack to which the modification of a goods guidance element is applied. It is a principal part expanded sectional view which shows notionally the other modification of the goods storage rack which concerns on this invention. It is a top view of FIG. It is a cross-sectional side view of the vending machine to which the goods storage rack which is Embodiment 2 of this invention is applied. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is an enlarged view which shows notionally the principal part of the goods storage rack shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the goods guidance element and flapper which are applied to the goods storage rack shown in FIG. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the simulation result at the time of throwing goods into the goods storage rack shown in FIG. It is a cross-sectional side view of the vending machine to which the goods storage rack which is Embodiment 3 of this invention is applied. It is the VV sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is an enlarged view which shows notionally the principal part of the goods storage rack shown in FIG. FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a product guide element and a flapper applied to the product storage rack shown in FIG. 19. It is the VI-VI sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the simulation result at the time of throwing goods into the goods storage rack shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Main body cabinet 20 Inner box 21,22,23 Accommodating chamber 24 Insulation partition wall 25 Shuter 26 Commodity outlet 30 Commodity storage rack 31 Commodity storage area 32 Side plate 33 Segment 33a Curved inner surface 33C Center of curvature 34 Bend mechanism 34a Pedals 35, 35 ′ Top tray 36 damper 37 movable segment 40 inner door 50 outer door 100 vending machine 130 commodity storage rack 131 commodity storage area 132 side plate 133 segment 133a curved inner surface 133C curvature center axis 138 flapper 138a first flat plate portion 138b second flat plate portion 138c Bearing portion 139 Oscillating shaft 160 Torsion spring 200 Vending machine 230 Product storage rack 231 Product storage area 232 Side plate 233 Segment 233a Inner surface 238 Flapper 238a First flat plate portion 238b Second flat plate portion 238c Bearing portion 2 9 pivot shaft 260 torsion spring H horizontal plane

Claims (3)

By arranging a plurality of product guide elements between a pair of side plates, a product storage area extending along the vertical direction is defined between the pair of side plates and the product guide elements, and a product put in from above is In the product storage rack of the vending machine that is stored inside the product storage area,
The product guide element has a curved inner surface, and defines a meandering product storage area between a pair of side plates, and a flapper is disposed swingably toward the product storage area. ,
The flapper guides the product passing through the product storage area by alternately arranging the swing axis in a zigzag manner between the product guide elements opposed to each other with the swing axis inclined with respect to the horizontal plane. A product storage rack for vending machines. By arranging a plurality of product guide elements between a pair of side plates, a product storage area extending along the vertical direction is defined between the pair of side plates and the product guide elements, and a product put in from above is In the product storage rack of the vending machine that is stored inside the product storage area,
The product guide element has a flat inner surface and defines a straight product storage area between a pair of side plates, and a flapper is disposed so as to be swingable toward the product storage area. ,
The flapper guides the product passing through the product storage area by alternately arranging the swing axis in a zigzag manner between the product guide elements opposed to each other with the swing axis inclined with respect to the horizontal plane. A product storage rack for vending machines.   3. The product storage rack of a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the flapper is held in a state of protruding into the product storage area by an urging force of an elastic means.

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