JP4880346B2 - Bottle vending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention has a storage rack for storing bottle products such as beverage bottles and plastic bottles in an upright state, and the bottle products are carried out one by one by a rotating bucket provided on the front side of the storage rack. It relates to vending machines for bottled goods.

Conventionally, this kind of bottled goods vending machine has a vending machine body with an open front, a glass door that can open and close the opening of the vending machine body, and can be pulled forward to the vending machine body. The bottle product is configured to be accommodated in a plurality of rows so that a plurality of bottle products are arranged in the front-rear direction in an upright state, and each of the accommodated bottle products is moved forward by the inclination of the bottom plate. An accommodation rack, a partition plate that partitions each bottle product accommodated in the accommodation rack into columns, and forms a plurality of product passages in the accommodation rack, and a rear surface of the glass door that is respectively disposed in front of each product passage A plurality of rotating buckets formed in a substantially cylindrical shape having an opening in a part of the circumferential direction, the opening being directed rearward. When placed at a predetermined position in the rotation direction, the foremost bottle product among the bottle products in the product passage moves into the rotation bucket, and rotates when the rotation bucket is rotated to another rotation direction predetermined position with the opening facing forward. It is known that the bottle product in the bucket is carried forward, and the bottle product that is the next most front among the bottle products in the product passage is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the rotating bucket from the rear. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2000-293751 A

  By the way, in the vending machine, since the rotating bucket is made of a transparent synthetic resin material, the rotating bucket is arranged at a predetermined position in the rotation direction with the opening facing rearward, and the bottle product is accommodated in the rotating bucket. Then, the kind of bottle goods can be visually recognized through a glass door and a rotation bucket. In addition, when a glass bottle product that is harder than a synthetic resin material is accommodated in a rotating bucket, the bottle product is damaged on the inner peripheral surface of the rotating bucket, and the visibility of the bottle product in the rotating bucket is reduced. Protrusions extending in the circumferential direction on the inner peripheral surface of the rotating bucket are provided at a plurality of positions at intervals in the vertical direction to prevent the inner peripheral surface of the rotating bucket from being damaged.

  On the other hand, when a bottle product is loaded into the storage rack, the bottle product is inserted into the product passage and the rotary bucket in a state where each rotary bucket is arranged at a predetermined position in the rotation direction. However, since a plurality of protrusions extending in the circumferential direction are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the rotating bucket, the bottle product to be inserted into the rotating bucket is caught by the protrusion, and the bottle product is inserted into the rotating bucket. There was a problem that it was difficult.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to prevent the inner peripheral surface of the rotating bucket from being damaged and to smoothly insert the bottle product into the rotating bucket. It is to provide a vending machine for bottled goods that can be used.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vending machine body having an open front surface, and a container that is provided in the vending machine body and that can accommodate a plurality of bottled products in a standing state in a plurality of rows. The rack, each bottle product stored in the storage rack is partitioned for each row, a plurality of partition plates forming a plurality of product passages in the storage rack, and the bottle product in each product passage are provided in the storage rack. A plurality of rotations formed in a substantially cylindrical shape having an opening in a part of the circumferential direction, provided in the receiving rack so as to be arranged in front of each commodity passage, and a slider that is supported so as to be movable toward the front When the rotating bucket is arranged at a predetermined position in the rotation direction with the opening facing backward, the bottle product on the slider moves to the inside of the rotating bucket, and the rotating bucket is opened. In the vending machine for bottled goods in which the bottle product in the rotating bucket is carried forward when the bottle is rotated to a predetermined position in the other rotation direction facing forward, it extends in the circumferential direction and rotates on the inner peripheral surface of the rotating bucket. A circumferential protrusion formed so as to protrude inside the bucket, and a vertical protrusion formed so as to extend upward from the upper surface of the circumferential protrusion or the vicinity of the upper surface and protrude inside the rotating bucket. Part.

  Thereby, since the circumferential protrusion formed so as to extend in the circumferential direction is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the rotating bucket, the bottle product accommodated in the rotating bucket is placed on the inner peripheral surface of the rotating bucket. There is no contact. Also, the inner circumferential surface of the rotating bucket is provided with a vertical protrusion, and the vertical protrusion is provided so as to extend upward from the upper surface of the circumferential protrusion or the vicinity of the upper surface. When the bottle product is inserted into the bucket, the bottle product comes into contact with the vertical projection before being caught by the circumferential projection, and the bottle product is not caught by the circumferential projection.

  According to the present invention, since the bottle product accommodated in the rotating bucket does not contact the inner peripheral surface of the rotating bucket, the inner peripheral surface of the rotating bucket is prevented from being damaged by the bottle product contacting. And the visibility of the bottle product from the outside can be secured. In addition, when the bottle product is inserted into the rotating bucket, the bottle product is not caught by the circumferential protrusion, so the bottle product can be smoothly inserted into the rotating bucket, and the bottle product can be loaded. This is extremely advantageous for efficient operation.

  1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vending machine, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a storage rack, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the storage rack, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a side view of the receiving rack, FIG. 6 is a side view of the slider, the contact member, and the rotating bucket, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the bucket.

  This vending machine includes a vending machine main body 1 having an open front, a front door 2 capable of opening and closing the opening of the vending machine main body 1, and a vending machine main body so as to be disposed on the back side of the front door 2. 1 and a storage rack 10 that can store a plurality of bottled merchandise A in a standing state so as to be lined up in the front-rear direction. The storage rack 10 includes a plurality of sliders 20 provided so as to extend in the front-rear direction, a plurality of rotating buckets 30 provided so as to be respectively disposed in front of the sliders 20, and each rotating bucket 30. And a plurality of drive mechanisms 35 for rotating. Moreover, the description of the direction in the following texts is based on the direction shown in FIGS. Moreover, the width direction in the following sentences is the same as the left-right direction shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2.

  The vending machine main body 1 is formed in a rectangular box shape, and has a bill insertion slot 3, a coin insertion slot 4, a product selection button 5, a coin pickup slot 6 and the like on the front surface. Further, the front door 2 has a rectangular plate-like glass plate 2 a, and the right end in FIG. 1 is supported by the vending machine body 1. A handle 2 a for opening and closing is provided at the left end of the front door 2.

  The accommodation rack 10 includes a pair of side plates 11 provided so as to extend in the front-rear direction, a front plate 12 fixed to the front end of each side plate 11, and a back fixed to the rear end of each side plate 11. It has a face plate 13 and a plurality of partition plates 14 for partitioning each bottle product A accommodated in the accommodation rack 10 for each row and forming a plurality of product passages 10 a in the accommodation rack 10. Further, the upper ends of the side plates 11 and the partition plates 14 constituting the side wall of the product passage 10a are the second and subsequent ones from the front among the bottle products A accommodated in the product passage 10a (4 from the rear in FIG. 5). The position corresponding to the bottle product A of the book) is lower than the upper end of the bottle product A (see FIG. 5). Furthermore, the upper end of the back plate 13 is also formed so as to be lower than the upper end of the accommodated bottle product A.

  A first mounting hole 11a penetrating in the left-right direction is provided on the front end side of each side plate 11, and a plurality of second mounting holes 11b penetrating in the left-right direction are provided on the rear end side of each side plate 11 respectively. At the same time, the second mounting holes 11b are spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction. Each side plate 11 is provided with a rail 11c extending in the front-rear direction.

  A rectangular opening 12 a is provided at the center of the front plate 12. Further, a mounting plate 12b is provided on the back surface on the upper end side of the front plate 12, and the mounting plate 12b extends rearward from the back surface of the front plate 12. A flat product receiver 12 c is provided on the rear surface of the lower end side of the front plate 12, and the product receiver 12 c extends rearward from the rear surface of the front plate 12.

  Each slider 20 is provided for each product passage 10a, and supports the bottom surface of the bottle product A accommodated in the product passage 10a so as to be movable forward. A plurality of protruding portions 20a are provided on the upper surface of the slider 20, and each protruding portion 20a is provided so as to extend in the front-rear direction. Thereby, the frictional resistance between the bottle product A and the slider 20 is reduced. A concave portion 20b extending in the front-rear direction is provided at the center of the upper surface of the slider 20 in the width direction. Further, a contact member 40 is engaged with the slider 20 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and the contact member 40 is biased forward by a biasing member (not shown).

  On the other hand, the end of the rod-shaped front end support member 60 is inserted into the first mounting hole 11 a of each side plate 11 of the storage rack 10, and the rod-shaped front mounting support 11 b of each side plate 11 of the storage rack 10 is rod-shaped. The end portions of the rear end support member 70 are respectively inserted. The front end of each slider 20 is engaged with the front end support member 60, and the rear end of each slider 20 is engaged with the rear end support member 70. That is, each slider 20 is supported by the storage rack 10 via each support member 60 and 70.

  The contact member 40 can contact the rearmost bottle product A among the bottle products A placed on the slider 20 from the rear, and the front surface of the contact member 40 is a curved surface along the side surface of the bottle product A. It is formed in a shape.

  Each rotary bucket 30 is made of a transparent synthetic resin material. Each rotary bucket 30 has a disk-shaped mounting portion 31 provided at a position slightly lower than the upper surface of the front end of the slider 20, and a substantially cylindrical shape provided so as to extend upward from the upper surface of the mounting portion 31. And a cylindrical portion 32.

  A cylindrical boss 31 a is provided on the lower surface of the mounting portion 31, and the boss 31 a is rotatably supported by the product receiver 12 c of the storage rack 10.

  An opening 32a is provided in a part of the cylindrical part 32 in the circumferential direction, and the opening 32a is formed by opening a part of the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical part 32 over a substantially half circumference. A cylindrical boss 32 b is provided on the upper surface of the cylindrical portion 32, and the boss 32 b is rotatably engaged with the mounting plate 12 b of the storage rack 10. A protruding portion 32 c extending in the circumferential direction is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 32, and the protruding portion 32 c is provided at a position higher than the center of gravity of the bottle product A placed on the front end of the slider 20. Further, the protruding portion 32 c protrudes outward in the radial direction from the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 32. A plurality of circumferential protrusions 32d formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 32 so as to extend in the circumferential direction and protrude inward in the radial direction of the rotating bucket 30, and among the respective circumferential protrusions 32d A plurality of vertical protrusions 32e are provided so as to extend upward from the upper surface of the circumferential protrusion 32d disposed on the lowermost side and to protrude radially inward of the rotary bucket 30. Each vertical protrusion 32e is formed so as to gradually protrude inward in the radial direction of the rotary bucket 30 from above to below.

  Each rotating bucket 30 is disposed on the back side of the front plate 12. A first frame 33 is provided between the rotating buckets 30, and a second frame 34 is provided between the rotating buckets 30 on both sides in the width direction and the side plate 11. Thereby, the gap generated between the rotating buckets 30 is closed, and the gap generated between the rotating buckets 30 on the both sides in the width direction and the side plate 11 is closed. When the bottled product A is not carried out, each rotating bucket 30 is arranged at a predetermined position in the rotation direction with the opening 32a facing rearward. Therefore, the back side of the front plate 12 is closed by the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 32 of each rotary bucket 30, the frames 33 and 34, the mounting plate 12 b and the product receiver 12 c, and mischief against the bottle product A in the accommodation rack 10. Etc. can be prevented. Each rotary bucket 30 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material, and the front door 2 is provided with a glass plate 2a, so that the type of the bottle product A accommodated in the rotary bucket 30 can be changed to a vending machine. It can be visually recognized from the front side of the main body 1.

  The drive mechanism 35 is made of a known electric motor and is fixed to the mounting plate 12b of the storage rack 10. A drive shaft (not shown) of the drive mechanism 35 is engaged with the upper portion of the rotary bucket 30 in the rotational direction.

  In the vending machine for bottled goods configured as described above, when the storage rack 10 is mounted on the vending machine main body 1, the rails 11 c of the storage rack 10 are connected to rails (not shown) provided in the vending machine main body 1. Engage. Thereby, the accommodation rack 10 is attached to the vending machine main body 1 so as to be able to be pulled forward. Further, the inclination of each rail 11c of the storage rack 10 is set so that each slider 20 of the storage rack 10 attached to the vending machine body 1 is inclined downward from the rear end side toward the front end side.

  When a plurality of bottle products A are loaded in the storage rack 10 mounted on the vending machine main body 1, the bottle products A are stored in the product passages 10a so as to be arranged in the front-rear direction. Further, the bottle product A in the product passage 10 a moves forward by the inclination of the slider 20 and the urging force of the contact member 40.

  When each bottle product A moves forward on the slider 20, the foremost bottle product A among the bottle products A is accommodated in the rotating bucket 30. Here, when money is inserted into the bill insertion slot 3 or the coin insertion slot 4 and the product selection button 5 is operated, the rotary bucket 30 corresponding to the operation of the product selection button 5 is rotated by the drive mechanism 35, and the rotary bucket 30 is disposed at a predetermined position in the other direction of rotation in which the opening 32a faces forward. Thereby, the bottle commodity A in the rotating bucket 30 is carried forward. The bottle product A carried out from the rotating bucket 30 is taken out by opening the front door 2.

  Here, since a plurality of circumferential protrusions 32 formed so as to extend in the circumferential direction are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 32 of the rotation bucket 30, the rotation bucket 30 is accommodated in the rotation bucket 32. The bottle product A does not contact the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 32 of the rotating bucket 30.

  On the other hand, when there is no bottle product A in each product passage 10a and the bottle product A is loaded in each product passage 10a, each rotary bucket 30 is arranged at a predetermined position in the rotation direction with the opening 32a facing backward. In the state, the bottle product A is inserted into each product passage 10 a and each rotary bucket 30. Here, a plurality of circumferential protrusions 32d are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the rotating bucket 30, but a plurality of vertical protrusions 32e are also provided on the inner peripheral surface of the rotating bucket 30. Since the direction protrusion 32e is formed so as to extend upward from the upper surface of the circumferential protrusion 32d disposed on the lowermost side among the circumferential protrusions 32d, the bottle product A is provided in the rotating bucket 30. Is inserted, the bottle product A comes into contact with each of the vertical protrusions 32e before being hooked on the circumferential protrusion 32d disposed on the lowermost side, and the circumferential protrusion of the bottle product A disposed on the lowermost side. It is not caught by the shape part 32d.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, the inner peripheral surface of the rotating bucket 30 is provided with a plurality of circumferential protrusions 32 d formed so as to extend in the circumferential direction, and the bottle accommodated in the rotating bucket 30. Since the product A does not contact the inner peripheral surface of the rotating bucket 30, it is possible to prevent the inner peripheral surface of the rotating bucket 30 from being damaged due to the bottle product A being in contact with the bottle product A from the outside. Visibility can be ensured.

  In addition, a plurality of vertical protrusions 32e are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the rotating bucket 30, and each of the vertical protrusions 32e is a circumferential protrusion disposed on the lowermost side of the respective circumferential protrusions 32d. Since the bottle product A is inserted into the rotating bucket 30 before the bottle product A is hooked on the circumferential protrusion 32d disposed on the lowermost side, it is formed so as to extend upward from the upper surface of the shaped portion 32d. It contacts each vertical protrusion 32e. That is, when the bottle product A is inserted into the rotating bucket 30, the bottle product A is not caught by the circumferential protrusion 32d disposed on the lowermost side. This is extremely advantageous in efficiently performing the loading operation of the bottle product.

  In addition, since each of the vertical protrusions 32e is formed so as to gradually protrude inward in the radial direction of the rotating bucket 30 from above to below, the bottle product A is inserted into the rotating bucket 30 when the bottle product A is inserted. The product A is not caught by the vertical protrusions, which is advantageous in smoothly inserting the bottle product A into the rotating bucket 30.

  Moreover, the upper end of the side plate 11 and each partition plate 14 which comprise the side wall of the merchandise passage 10a respond | corresponds to the bottle merchandise A after the 2nd from the front among each bottle merchandise A accommodated in each merchandise passage 10a. Since the position is formed so as to be lower than the upper end of the bottle product A, the bottle product A can be easily loaded into each product passage 10a, and the loading operation of the bottle product A can be performed efficiently. . Further, the inside of each merchandise passage 10a can be easily visually recognized, and a hand can be easily inserted into each merchandise passage 10a, so that the inside of each merchandise passage 10a can be easily cleaned.

  In the present embodiment, the circumferential projection 32d is provided with the vertical projection 32e extending upward from the upper surface of the lowermost circumferential projection 32d. It is also possible to further provide a vertical protrusion 32e extending upward from the upper surface of the circumferential protrusion 32d.

  In the present embodiment, the vertical protrusions 32e are formed so as to extend upward from the upper surface of the circumferential protrusion 32d. However, the vertical protrusions 32e are protruded in the circumferential direction. It is also possible to form it so as to extend upward from the vicinity of the upper surface of the shaped part 32d.

  In the present embodiment, the contact member 40 is engaged with the slider 20 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and the contact member 40 is urged forward, so that each bottle on the slider 20 is urged by the contact member 40. Although the product A is urged forward, the slider 20 is inclined downward from the rear end toward the front end, and each bottle product A moves forward on the slider 20 by its own weight. Therefore, the contact member 40 may not be provided.

The perspective view of the vending machine which shows one Embodiment of this invention. Perspective view of storage rack Top view of the storage rack Top view of the storage rack with the mounting plate and drive mechanism removed Side view of storage rack Side view of slider, contact member and rotating bucket Perspective view of bucket

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vending machine main body, 2 ... Front door, 2a ... Glass plate, 10 ... Storage rack, 10a ... Product passage, 11 ... Side plate, 11c ... Rail, 12 ... Front plate, 12a ... Opening, 13 ... Back plate , 14 ... Partition plate, 20 ... Slider, 30 ... Rotating bucket, 31 ... Placement part, 31a ... Boss, 32 ... Cylindrical part, 32a ... Opening part, 32b ... Boss, 32c ... Projection part, 32d ... Circumferential direction Projection, 32e ... vertical projection, 35 ... drive mechanism, 40 ... contact member, 60 ... front end support member, 70 ... rear end support member, A ... bottle product.

Claims (3)

A vending machine main body having an opening on the front surface, a storage rack provided in the vending machine main body and capable of storing a plurality of bottled products in a standing state and arranged in the front-rear direction, and each of the storage racks stored in the storage rack A plurality of partition plates that divide the bottle products into rows and form a plurality of product passages in the storage rack; and a slider that is provided in the storage rack and supports the bottle products in each product passage movably forward. A plurality of rotating buckets that are provided in the receiving rack so as to be arranged in front of each product passage and are formed in a substantially cylindrical shape having openings in a part of the circumferential direction. When placed at a predetermined position in the rotational direction facing backward, the bottle product on the slider on the slider moves to the front in the rotational bucket, and the rotational bucket is positioned at another predetermined position in the rotational direction with the opening facing forward. In in Rotation, vending machine bottle products bottle products in rotating buckets are conveyed forward,
A circumferential protrusion formed on the inner peripheral surface of the rotating bucket so as to extend in the circumferential direction and protrude toward the inside of the rotating bucket, and extends and rotates upward from the upper surface or the vicinity of the upper surface of the circumferential protrusion. A vending machine for bottled goods, characterized in that it is provided with an up-and-down protruding part formed so as to protrude inside the bucket. The vending machine for bottled goods according to claim 1, wherein the protruding portion in the vertical direction is formed so as to gradually protrude from the upper side to the lower side toward the inside of the rotating bucket. The upper end of the side wall of the product passage is formed so that the position corresponding to the second and subsequent bottle products from among the bottle products accommodated in the product passage is lower than the upper end of the bottle product. A vending machine for bottled goods according to claim 1 or 2.

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