JP4887793B2 - Vending machine product storage rack - Google Patents

Description

  According to the present invention, a product storage rack is removably stored in a cabinet of the main body cabinet, and various products such as paper packs, cans, bottles, and plastic bottles are replenished in a state where the product storage rack is pulled out from the interior of the cabinet. The product storage rack of the vending machine.

  Conventionally, regarding a product storage rack mounted on a vending machine, the product storage rack is retractably stored in a cabinet of the main body cabinet, and the product storage rack is pulled out from the interior of the paper pack, can, bottle, pet. A product storage rack in which various products such as bottles are replenished is known, and the configuration of a vending machine equipped with this type of product storage rack is shown in FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body cabinet of a vending machine as a box-shaped heat insulating housing having an open front, and the main cabinet 1 is provided with a single-open outer door 2 that closes the front opening. . The interior of the main body cabinet 1 is partitioned into a plurality of product storage rooms (in this example, two rooms) lined up and down by a partition wall 1a. For each product storage room, a product storage rack 4, a product carry-out shooter 5 and A cooling / heating unit (not shown) is arranged in the vertical direction. In addition, 3 is an inner door that closes the front surface of the inside of the cabinet, 3a is a merchandise outlet with a flapper that is connected to the merchandise carry-out shooter 5 and the merchandise outlet 2a and opens to the inner door 3, and 6 is a cooling unit in the merchandise storage chamber. A machine room containing a condenser, a compressor, etc. constituting a refrigeration cycle, and, as is well known, on the front surface of the outer door 2, a coin slot, a bill slot, a money return lever, a change return slot, Product outlets, handles with locks, etc. are provided.

The configuration of the product storage rack 4 is shown in FIG. 9, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the product storage rack 4 as viewed from the upper right side. The merchandise storage rack 4 defines a merchandise storage column 4c in front and rear with a partition wall 4b sandwiched inside a box-shaped rack case 4a with one side (right side) and bottom open, and a bend at the bottom of the partition wall 4b. The mechanism 7 is assembled and a door body (not shown) is provided on the open surface of each product storage column 4c to prevent the products stored in a stacked manner from falling off. Further, the bend mechanism 7 includes a lower flapper 7a and an upper flapper 7b as is well known, and each product storage column is selectively controlled by a bend motor (not shown) built in the partition wall 4b. It is comprised so that the goods accommodated in 4c may be carried out separately.
In FIG. 9, reference numeral 8 denotes a height adjusting mechanism for setting the height position of the upper flapper 7b by moving the upper flapper 7b in the vertical direction according to the height size of the product. Although there is not a passage width adjusting mechanism for setting the product passage width by causing a passage width adjusting plate disposed in the product storage column 4c to appear in and out of the product passage via a link mechanism on the front wall and the rear wall of the rack case 4a. Is provided.

As shown in FIG. 8, the commodity storage rack 4 is stored in the cabinet of the main body cabinet 1 so as to be freely drawn out. That is, as is well known, a rail is fixed to the ceiling in the cabinet of the main body cabinet 1, while a slider slidably coupled to the rail is fixed to the upper end of the product storage rack 4. By pulling a handle provided on the storage rack 4, the product storage rack 4 can be pulled out from the interior. In order to replenish various products in the product storage rack 4, the operator pulls out the product storage rack 4 from the inside of the warehouse and then opens the doors closing the open surfaces of the product storage columns 4c. In the example of FIG. 9 , the paper pack product 9a and can 9b are loaded into the product storage columns 4c and stacked and stored, the door is closed, and the product storage rack 4 is returned to the interior.

By the way, the above-described replenishment of the products to the product storage rack 4 is performed by the operator holding the products one by one or several at a time and loading them into each product storage column 4c. The products loaded and stacked in the product storage column 4c are in an unstable state because they are stored in a state where they can move without being constrained by the rack case 4a. Therefore, every time a product is replenished and stacked, it gradually tilts toward the open surface of the product storage column 4c and may eventually collapse and fall off. Therefore, in order to prevent this product from falling off, the door body is divided in the vertical direction, and the divided door bodies can be opened and closed independently, and the product can reach the position corresponding to the upper end of the divided door body in the lower area. When completed, the one that closes the divided door body in the lower region to prevent the product from falling off is known (for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-347792

  As described above, if the door that closes the open surface of the product storage column can be divided into upper and lower parts, and the door can be opened and closed independently, the division corresponding to the empty area in the product storage column Since the door can be opened and the product can be replenished, it is possible to prevent the product stacked downward from the region from dropping off. By the way, when a product is sold out, when a vending machine is installed, or when the product in the product storage rack is changed to a product different from the product being sold (in this case, the product in the product storage column is operated by the operator) Etc.), the product is not stored in the product storage rack, and the product is replenished from the beginning on the lower flapper 7a (see FIG. 9). In such a case, in a conventional apparatus that independently opens and closes the divided door bodies that are divided into upper and lower parts, the divided door bodies must be opened and closed. Therefore, the conventional apparatus has a problem to be solved that it takes time since each of the divided door bodies must be opened and closed when the product is replenished.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is a vending machine capable of preventing the product stored in the product storage rack from dropping off and facilitating the opening / closing operation of the door body when the product is replenished. An object is to provide a product storage rack of a machine.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention according to claim 1 includes a main body cabinet having an open front surface, and a commodity storage rack that is housed in a drawer of the main body cabinet and accommodates a commodity, and stores the commodity. The storage rack is a product storage rack of a vending machine that includes a rack case that stores products stacked from a side opening surface and a door body that closes an open surface of the rack case. Each of the divided door bodies is divided into a plurality of door bodies, and each of the divided door bodies is slidably supported in the vertical direction, and the upper side of the divided door bodies on the lower side among the upper and lower divided door bodies is A stopper portion that prevents the opening of the divided door body, and the lower end of the upper divided door body is always engaged with the lower divided door body and when it is slid upward, Is disengaged It includes an engaging portion that is, the upper side of the split door body of divided door body vertically adjacent are in a state of being slid upwards to over the height position of the stopper portion of the lower side of the split door body It can be opened and closed independently with respect to the lower divided door body, and is opened and closed in conjunction with the opening and closing of the lower divided door body in the lowered state where the engaging portion engages with the lower divided door body. It is characterized by that.

  According to the commodity storage rack of the vending machine described in claim 1 of the present invention, the upper divided door body among the upper and lower adjacent door bodies can be opened and closed independently of the lower divided door body. Therefore, it is possible to replenish the product by opening the divided door body corresponding to the empty area in the product storage column, so that it is possible to prevent the product stored by being stacked downward from the region. In addition, the upper door can be opened and closed in conjunction with the opening and closing of the lower door, so when products are sold out, when vending machines are installed, or products in the product storage rack are sold. When the product is replenished from the top on the lower flapper of Bendmek, such as when changing the product to be changed to a product different from the product in the inside, the upper door can be opened and closed by opening and closing the lower divided door body Split door is split on the lower side Opening and closing in conjunction with the body, that is, by opening and closing the lower divided door body, it is possible to open and close the upper divided door body at the same time, so it has the effect of minimizing the trouble of opening and closing the door body .

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a commodity storage rack of a vending machine showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an operation explanatory view showing an open / closed state of the door body of FIG. In addition, in the figure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the thing same as FIG. 8, FIG. 9, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In FIG. 1, a product storage rack is again indicated by 4. In this embodiment, two product storage racks 4 are provided in the front-rear direction. The upper end (ceiling board) of each product storage rack 4 is coupled to a slider 12, and this slider 12 is slidably coupled to a rail fixed to the ceiling of the cabinet 1 (see FIG. 8) to store the product. By pulling the handle 14 provided on the front surface of the rack 4, the product storage rack 4 can be pulled out from the interior. The product storage rack 4 is placed inside a box-shaped rack case 4a (see FIG. 9, hereinafter the rack case 4a shall refer to FIG. 9) with one side (front side in FIG. 1) and the bottom open. The front wall 4d and the rear wall 4e are provided on the front and rear sides of the partition wall 4b, and the height adjustment mechanism 8 (the height position of the upper flapper 7b of the bend mechanism 7 shown in FIG. A mechanism that is set according to the size) is assembled, and the front wall 4d and the rear wall 4e are provided with a passage width adjusting plate (not shown) disposed in the product storage column through the link mechanism. A passage width adjusting mechanism 9 for setting the product passage width is assembled. In addition, the open surface of the product storage rack 4 is provided with a door body 10 that prevents the products stored in a stacked manner from falling off.

  In this embodiment, the door body 10 is divided into a lower door body 10a and an upper door body 10b in the vertical direction, and hinge pins (described later) inserted into respective hinge fittings 11 fixed to the partition wall 4b and the rear wall 4d. It is arranged so that it can be opened and closed and slidable in the vertical direction with a fulcrum (detailed in FIG. 2) as a fulcrum. The hinge bracket 11 is fixed to the partition wall 4d and the rear wall 4e of the rack case 4a so that the lower and upper door bodies 10a and 10b are opened and closed with the rear end side (the right end side in FIG. 1) as a fulcrum. Thus, even when the product storage rack 4 is pushed into the cabinet due to an unforeseen situation with the door body 10 opened, the door body 10 automatically comes into contact with the adjacent product storage rack or the side wall of the main body cabinet. This is because it can be closed. It should be noted that the upper and lower elongated holes 4f formed in the upper and lower portions of the partition wall 4d and the front wall 4e are vertically engaged with locking claws provided in the lower and upper door bodies 10a and 10b (details will be described later). ) Enters and the locking claws are engaged by sliding the lower and upper door bodies 10a, 10b to the lowered position, thereby maintaining the closed state of the lower and upper door bodies 10a, 10b.

2 is an assembly view of the door body 10 shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2A is a perspective view of the closed door body 10 viewed from the right side, and FIG. 2B is a view of the opened door body 10 viewed from the rear side. (C) is the perspective view which opened the upper door body 10b in (a).
The door body 10 is formed by cutting a thin steel plate into a strip shape so as to have a substantially U-shaped cross section, and a bearing portion 101, 102, 103 formed in a cylindrical shape on a leg piece on the rear end side (right end side in the drawing). (Hereinafter also referred to as a curled bearing portion) is formed, and an engaging portion 104 that protrudes downward is formed on the front end side (left end side in the figure). A hinge fitting 11 is arranged between the curled bearing portions 102 and 103. As described with reference to FIG. 1, the hinge fitting 11 is fixed to the partition wall 4b and the rear wall 4e of the rack case 4a and has a curled bearing portion 11a. Reference numerals 13, 14, and 15 denote hinge pins, respectively. The hinge pin 13 is inserted into the bearing portion 101 of the lower door body 10a. The hinge pin 14 includes the bearing portion 101 of the upper door body 10b, the bearing portions 102 and 103 of the lower door body 10a, and the hinge. The hinge pin 15 is inserted into the bearing portions 11 and 103 of the upper door body 10 b and the bearing portion 11 a of the hinge metal fitting 11. The hinge pins 13 to 15 are configured to be disposed on the same axis extending in the vertical direction.

Here, the structure of the bearing portions 101 and 103 of the lower and upper door bodies 10a and 10b will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, the lower reinforcing bracket 111 and the upper reinforcing bracket 112 are omitted.
In FIG. 3, the bearing portion 103 has a locking piece 103b formed by a notch 103a on its upper side, while the bearing portion 101 has a locking piece 101b formed by a notch 101a on its lower side. . The relationship between the bearing portions 103 and 101 and the locking pieces 103b and 101b is that the bearing portion 101 is disposed at the upper end of the bearing portion 103, that is, the lower and upper door bodies 10a and 10b are assembled to the rack case 4a. When the upper and lower door bodies 10a and 10b are in a closed state, the locking piece 101b of the bearing portion 101 in the upper door body 10b fits into the notch 103a of the bearing portion 103 in the lower door body 10a. At the same time, the locking piece 103b of the bearing portion 103 in the lower door body 10a is configured to fit into the notch 101a of the bearing portion 101 in the upper door body 10b.

Further, FIG. 3 shows a mounting bracket 16 that holds the lower door body 10a and forms a bearing for the hinge pin 13 (see FIG. 2) inserted through the bearing portion 101 of the lower door body 10a . As shown in FIG. 1, the mounting bracket 16 is disposed at the lower end of the rack case 4a so as to extend across the open surface. The mounting bracket 16 is formed by bending a thin steel plate, and is fixed to a rack case. A cover supporting part 162 formed by bending the fixing part 161 at right angles to the fixing part 161, and the cover supporting part 162. And a stopper piece 163 cut and raised from the bottom. A bearing hole 162a through which the hinge pin 13 inserted through the bearing portion 101 of the lower door 10a passes is drilled at a predetermined position of the lid support portion 162. Further, the stopper piece 163 is formed with a slide surface 163a that is in sliding contact with the lower end of the lower lid 10a, and a rotation prevention piece 163b that is one step higher than the slide surface 163a. The functions of the slide surface 163a and the rotation support piece 163b will be described in detail in the description of the operation described later.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the lower reinforcing metal fitting 111 and the upper reinforcing metal fitting 112 are fixed to the upper and lower ends of the lower and upper door bodies 10a and 10b by spot welding or the like. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper reinforcing metal fitting 112 is fixed to the U-shaped portion of the door body 10 and spot-welded to the fixing portion 112a, and the upper portion of the fixing portion 112a is Z-shaped together with the fixing portion 112a. A stopper piece 112b bent upward so as to form, and a connecting portion protruding forward (leftward in FIGS. 4A and 2) from the fixing portion 112a along the U-shaped leg piece of the door body 10 The locking claw 112d is provided at the front end of 112c. The locking claw 112d is a long hole 4f that is long in the vertical direction and is formed on the partition wall 4b or the front wall 4d shown in FIG. Is configured to be engaged and disengaged. The reinforcing piece 112e protruding below the connecting portion 112c is fixed to a leg piece on the opposite side of the bearing portion of the door body 10 to reinforce the door body 10. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the lower reinforcing metal fitting 111 is fixed to the U-shaped portion of the door body 10 and spot-welded to the fixing portion 111a, and the fixing portion 111a on the rear end side (right end side in FIG. 5). A bearing reinforcing piece 111b fixed and reinforced near the bearing portion 101 of the body 10, and a slide reinforcing piece 111c bent from the lower side of the fixing portion 111a and the bearing reinforcing piece 111b to the right end side (front side in FIG. 5). Become. The attached state of the lower and upper reinforcing metal fittings 111 and 112 is shown enlarged in FIGS.

Next, assembly of the door body 10 to which the lower and upper reinforcing metal fittings 111 and 112 are attached to the rack case 4a will be described. Here, it is assumed that the hinge fitting 11 is fixed to a predetermined position of the partition wall 4b or the rear wall 4e of the rack case 4a as shown in FIG.
First, the engaging claws 112d of the reinforcing bracket 112 fixed to the upper end of the lower door body 10a enter the elongated holes 4f (see FIG. 1) that are long in the vertical direction formed in the partition wall 4b or the front wall 4d of the rack case 4a. Then, the lower door body 10a is slid downward so that the bearing portion 101 of the lower door body 10a and the bearing hole 162a (see FIG. 3) of the mounting bracket 16 face each other, and the lower door body 10a is attached to the mounting bracket 16. The hinge pin 13 is placed from the upper end side of the bearing portion 101 of the lower door body 10 a and is inserted into the bearing hole 162 a of the mounting bracket 16. By the downward sliding movement of the lower door body 10a described above, the locking claws 112d of the upper reinforcing bracket 112 fixed to the lower door body 10a move downward to engage with the elongated holes 4f, and the lower door body 10a is rack-mounted. It is temporarily fixed to the open surface of the case 4a. In this state, the bearing portion 11a (see FIG. 2 or FIGS. 6 and 7) of the hinge bracket 11 is positioned between the bearing portions 102 and 103 of the lower door body 10a.

  Next, the locking claws 112d of the reinforcing bracket 112 fixed to the upper door body 10b are made to enter the vertically long slot 4f (see FIG. 1) formed in the partition wall 4b or the front wall 4c of the rack case 4a. Thereafter, the upper door body 10b is slid downward so that the lower end of the upper door body 10b is positioned behind the stopper piece 112b in the upper reinforcing metal fitting 112 fixed to the lower door body 10a. Accordingly, the locking claw 112d moves downward to engage with the elongated hole 4f, and the upper door body 10b is temporarily fixed to the rack case 4a. In this state, the hinge pin 14 is inserted from the upper end side of the bearing portion 101 of the upper door body 10b, and the hinge pin 14 is inserted into the lower door body 10a via the bearing portion 103 of the lower door body 10a and the bearing portion 11a of the hinge fitting 11. It is inserted into the bearing portion 102. Thereby, the assembly | attachment to the rack case 4a of the lower door body 10a is completed. On the other hand, since the bearing portion 11a of the hinge bracket 11 is located between the bearing portions 103 and 102 of the upper door body 10b temporarily fixed to the rack case 4a, the upper door body 10b has an upper end side of the bearing portion 103. The hinge pin 15 is inserted, and the hinge pin 15 is inserted into the bearing portion 102 via the bearing portion 11 a of the hinge metal 11. Thereby, the assembly of the upper door body 10b to the rack case 4a is completed.

  As described above, when the lower and upper door bodies 10a and 10b assembled to the rack case 4a block the open surface of the rack case 4a (FIGS. 1 and 2A), the lower end of the lower door body 10a is 3 is located at a lowered position placed on the lid support portion 162 of the mounting bracket 16 shown in FIG. 3, and the lower portion of the lower door body 10a is positioned behind the stopper piece 163 of the mounting bracket 16, and the lower portion Since the locking claws 112d of the upper reinforcing bracket 112 fixed to the door body 10a are engaged with the long holes 4f formed in the partition wall 4b or the front wall 4c of the rack case 4a, the lower door body 10a is rotated. It is blocked. Further, the lower end of the upper door body 10b is located at the lowered position where it is lowered behind the stopper piece 112b of the lower door body 10a, and the latching claws 112d of the upper reinforcing bracket 112 fixed to the upper door body 10b are provided on the rack case 4a. The upper door body 10b is also prevented from rotating by engaging with a long hole 4f formed in the partition wall 4b or the front wall 4c. At this time, in the bearing portion 103 of the lower door body 10a and the bearing portion 101 of the upper door body 10b, a bearing in the upper door body 10b is formed in a notch 103a (see FIG. 3) of the bearing portion 103 in the lower door body 10a. The locking piece 101b (see FIG. 3) of the portion 101 is also fitted into the notch 101a of the bearing portion 101 in the upper door body 10b, and the locking piece 103b of the bearing portion 103 in the lower door body 10a.

  Next, the opening / closing operation | movement of the door body 10 is demonstrated. First, the operation of opening the lower and upper door bodies 10a, 10b in a lump from the state where the lower and upper door bodies 10a, 10b close the open surface of the rack case 4a (FIG. 1) will be described. In this case, when a finger is put under the stopper piece 112b of the upper reinforcing metal fitting 112 fixed to the lower door body 10a shown in FIG. The lower and upper door bodies 10a, 10b are slid upward together with the hinge pins 13-15. When the lower end of the lower door body 10a is raised to a position exceeding the position of the slide surface 163a in the stopper piece 163 of the mounting bracket 16 shown in FIG. 3, the upper reinforcing metal fitting 112 fixed to the lower and upper door bodies 10a and 10b The engagement between the locking claw 112d and the long hole 4f formed in the partition wall 4b or the front wall 4c of the rack case 4a is released. In this state, the tip of each locking claw 112d is still in the state of entering the elongated hole 4e. As described above, when the lower door body 10a is rotated counterclockwise about the hinge pins 13 and 14 while maintaining the state where the lower and upper door bodies 10a and 10b are raised, the engaging portion of the upper door body 10b Since 104 overlaps with the upper end of the lower door body 10a, the upper door body 10b also rotates in conjunction with the lower door body 10a with the hinge pins 14 and 15 as fulcrums.

  When the lower door body 10a is rotated and the lower door body 10b rotates to a position where the lower end of the lower door body 10b overlaps the slide surface 163a of the stopper piece 163 of the mounting bracket 16 in the vertical direction, the lower door body 10a is placed on the slide surface 163a. Even if the hand is released from the lower door body 10a, the lower door body 10a is held in the raised position. As described above, when the lower door body 10a (or the upper door body 10b) is rotated counterclockwise with the lower door body 10a placed on the slide surface 163a, the lower reinforcing bracket 111 fixed to the lower door body 10a is secured. The slide reinforcing piece 111c can slide while sliding on the slide surface 163a while maintaining the lifted state of the door body 10. And the open surface of the rack case 4a is fully opened by rotating the lower door body 10a to a position where it abuts against the rotation preventing piece 163b of the mounting bracket 16 (FIG. 2B). In this case, the opening stop angle of the lower and upper door bodies 10a and 10b is determined so that the product storage rack 4 is pushed into the cabinet due to the ease of replenishment of the goods and an unexpected situation with the door body 10 opened. A range of 90 degrees to 120 degrees is desirable to allow 10 to automatically close. The locking claws 112d of the upper reinforcing bracket 112 fixed to the lower and upper door bodies 10a and 10b are arranged in a counterclockwise direction with the lower door body 10a and 10b placed on the slide surface 163a. In the middle of the rotation, it is detached from the long hole 4e. Further, a slide reinforcing piece 111c of the lower reinforcing metal fitting 111 is disposed at the lower end of the lower door body 10a in contact with the slide surface 163a, and the slide reinforcing piece 111c is configured to come into contact with the slide surface 163a. Therefore, the plate | board thickness of the cover body 10 can be made thin. Furthermore, by placing the lower door body 10b on the slide surface 163a, the lifted state of the door body 10 can be maintained even if the hand is released from the door body 10, thereby reducing the burden on the worker who replenishes the product. be able to.

  After lowering the lower door body 10a and opening the lower and upper door bodies 10a, 10b together, the product is loaded into the product storage column 4c (see FIG. 9) of the rack case 4 and corresponds to the upper end of the lower door body 10a. When the products are stacked up to the position to be closed, the lower door body 10a is closed to prevent the products from dropping off. In this case, since the lower end portion of the upper door body 10b is located behind the stopper piece 112b of the upper reinforcing metal fitting 112 fixed to the lower door body 10a, the stopper piece 112b is used to close the lower door body 10a. Accordingly, the upper door body 10b is also closed. Therefore, with respect to the door body 10 in the open state as shown in FIG. 2 (b), first, a finger is put under the stopper piece 112b of the upper door body 10b, and the upper door body 10b is pulled upward to reach the lowered position. An upper door body 10b is slid upward together with the hinge pins 14 and 15, and the lower end of the upper door body 10b is raised to a position exceeding the upper end position of the stopper piece 112b of the upper reinforcing metal fitting 112 fixed to the lower door body 10a. Thus, while maintaining the state where the upper door body 10b is raised, the lower door body 10a is rotated clockwise around the hinge pins 13 and 14, and the stopper piece 112b of the lower door body 10a is moved to the upper door body 10b. When the upper reinforcing member 10b is rotated to a position where it overlaps with the slide reinforcing piece 111c of the fixed lower reinforcing member 111 in the vertical direction, the upper door member 10b is maintained in the raised state even when the upper door member 10b is released. Thereafter, the lower door body 10a is rotated clockwise while preventing the upper door body 10b from rotating around the lower door body 10a, and the lower end of the lower door body 10a is the stopper piece 163 in the mounting bracket 16. When it is removed from the slide surface 163a (see FIG. 3), the lower door body 10a (and the upper part 10b) slides downward, and the lower door body 10a is lowered to the lowered position where it is supported by the lid body support portion 162 of the mounting bracket 16. . Here, the latching claws 112d of the upper reinforcing bracket 112 fixed to the lower door body 10a are provided in the rack case immediately before the lower end of the lower door body 10a is disengaged from the slide surface 163a of the stopper piece 163 (see FIG. 3) of the mounting bracket 16. 4a enters the long hole 4f (see FIG. 1) formed in the partition wall 4b or the front wall 4c, and the lower door body 10a slides downward to engage with the long hole 4f. The open surface of 4 is kept closed.

  Further, in the middle of closing the lower door body 10a, the slide reinforcing piece 111b of the lower reinforcing metal member 111 fixed to the upper door body 10b and the stopper piece 112b of the upper reinforcing metal member 112 fixed to the lower door body 10a in the vertical direction. The overlap is eliminated, and the upper door 10b is kept from being lifted by the vertical overlap of the stopper piece 112b of the lower door 10a and the slide reinforcing piece 111b of the upper door 10b. The maintenance of the raised state is continued by the bearing portion 103 of the lower door body 10a and the bearing portion 101 of the upper door body 10b. As described above, the upper and lower door bodies 10a and 10b are opened (FIG. 2 (b)) from the state where the upper reinforcement body 112 is fixed to the upper door body 10b below the stopper piece 112b. When the door body 10b is pulled upward, the locking piece 101b of the bearing portion 101 in the upper door body 10b fitted into the notch 103a (see FIG. 3) of the bearing portion 103 in the lower door body 10a is also lifted. Exit from the notch 103a. When the lower door body 10a rotates clockwise, the locking piece 103b of the bearing portion 103 in the lower door body 10a and the locking piece 101b of the bearing portion 101 in the upper door body 10b overlap in the vertical direction. Accordingly, the lower door 10a is rotated clockwise with the upper door 10b stopped at the open position, and the stopper piece 112b of the lower door 10a and the slide reinforcing piece 111b of the upper door 10b are moved in the vertical direction. Even if the maintenance of the raised state of the upper door body 10b due to the overlap is released, the locking piece 103b of the bearing portion 103 in the lower door body 10a and the locking piece 101b of the bearing portion 101 in the upper door body 10b overlap in the vertical direction. Thus, the upper door body 10b is maintained in the raised state.

  As described above, the lower door 10a is closed to prevent the product from dropping off, and the product is further loaded to complete the replenishment of the product, and then the upper door 10b is closed. In this case, the locking piece 101b of the bearing portion 101 in the upper door body 10b slides on the upper surface of the locking piece 103b of the bearing portion 103 in the lower door body 10a, and the upper door body 10b rotates. In the middle of closing the upper door body 10b, when the lower end of the upper door body 10b collides with the upper end of the lower door body 10a, the upper door body 10b is slightly lifted to fix the lower reinforcing metal fitting 11 fixed to the upper door body 10b. After the slide reinforcing piece 111b is placed on the upper surface of the stopper piece 112b of the upper reinforcing metal fitting 112 fixed to the lower door body 10a, the upper door body 10b is rotated. Then, when the upper door body 10b is rotated until the slide reinforcing piece 111c of the upper door body 10b is detached from the stopper piece 112b of the lower door body 10a, the lower end of the upper door body 10b is positioned behind the lower door body 10a. Become. Thereafter, when the upper door body 10b is further rotated in the clockwise direction until the upper and lower doors 10a and 10b have no overlap in the vertical direction of the locking pieces 101a and 103a in the bearing portions 101 and 103, The locking piece 101b of the bearing portion 101 in the upper door body 10b is a notch 103a of the bearing portion 103 in the lower door body 10a, and the locking piece 103b of the bearing portion 103 in the lower door body 10a is a bearing in the upper door body 10b. The upper door body 10b slides downward by fitting into the notch 101a of the portion 101. Thereby, the upper door body 10b descends and stops until it comes into contact with the stepped surface behind the stopper piece 112b of the upper reinforcing metal fitting 112 fixed to the lower door body 10a. Here, the locking claws 112d of the upper reinforcing bracket 112 fixed to the upper door body 10b eliminate the vertical overlap of the locking pieces 101b, 103b in the bearing portions 101, 103 of the upper and lower door bodies 10b, 10a. Immediately before entering the long hole 4f (see FIG. 1) formed in the partition wall 4b or the front wall 4c of the rack case 4a, the upper door body 10b slides downward to engage with the long hole 4f, and the upper door body. 10b holds the open surface of the rack case 4 in a closed state.

  Next, a case where the lower door body 10a, 10b closes the open surface of the rack case 4a (FIG. 1) and the upper door body 10b is opened while the lower door body 10a is closed will be described. In this case, when a finger is put under the stopper piece 112b of the upper reinforcing metal fitting 112 fixed to the upper door body 10b shown in FIG. A certain upper door body 10 b slides upward together with the hinge pins 14 and 15. When the lower end of the upper door body 10b is raised until it exceeds the height position of the stopper piece 112b of the upper reinforcing metal fitting 112 fixed to the lower door body 10a, the locking claws of the upper reinforcing metal fitting 112 fixed to the upper door body 10b The engagement between 112d and the long hole 4f (see FIG. 1) formed in the partition wall 4b or the front wall 4c of the rack case 4a is released. In this state, the tip of the locking claw 112d is still in the state of entering the elongated hole 4e. Further, the locking piece 101b (see FIG. 3) of the bearing portion 101 in the upper door body 10b comes out of the notch 103a of the bearing portion 103 in the lower door body 10a, and the locking piece 103b of the bearing portion 103 in the lower door body 10a The upper door body 10b is relatively out of the notch 101a of the bearing portion 101.

  As described above, the upper door 10b is rotated counterclockwise with the hinge pins 14 and 15 as fulcrums while maintaining the state where the upper door 10b is raised, and the lower end of the upper door 10b is the lower door 10a. When the upper door body 10b is turned to a position overlapping the stopper piece 112b in the vertical direction, the upper door body 10b rises even if the upper door body 10b is released from the upper door body 10b because the upper door body 10b is placed on the stopper piece 112b of the lower door body 10a. Held in position. When the upper door body 10b is rotated counterclockwise with the upper door body 10b placed on the stopper piece 112b of the lower door body 10a in this way, the slide reinforcing piece of the lower reinforcing metal fitting 111 fixed to the upper door body 10b. 111c slides on the upper edge of the stopper piece 112b of the lower door body 10a, and the upper door body 10b rotates. Then, by rotating the upper door body 10b as shown in FIG. 2C, the open surface of the rack case 4a corresponding to the upper door body 10b is fully opened.

In this case, the opening stop angle of the upper door body 10b is such that the door body 10 is automatically set when the product storage rack 4 is pushed into the cabinet with the upper door body 10b opened due to the ease of product replenishment and an unexpected situation. 90 degrees to 120 degrees is desirable in order to be closed, and a stopper is formed at the end of the stopper piece 112b of the upper reinforcing bracket 112 fixed to the lower door body 10b, although not shown. Can do.
When the upper door body 10b is configured to be opened to the fully open position, it is not necessary to provide a stopper at the end of the stopper piece 112b of the upper reinforcing metal fitting 112 fixed to the lower door body 10b. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, the slide reinforcing piece 111c of the lower reinforcing bracket 111 fixed to the upper door body 10b in the middle of opening the upper door body 10b to the fully open position is the stopper piece 112b of the lower door body 10a. The upper door body 10b slides downward because the locking piece 101b of the bearing portion 101 in the upper door body 10b slides on the upper surface of the locking piece 103b of the bearing portion 103 in the lower door body 10a. It opens to the fully open position without doing.

  Next, the case where the opened upper door body 10b is closed as shown in FIG. In this case, the upper door body 10b is rotated clockwise around the hinge pins 14 and 15. At this time, the upper door body 10b rotates while the slide reinforcing piece 111c of the lower reinforcing bracket 111 fixed to the upper door body 10b slides on the upper edge of the stopper piece 112b of the lower door body 10a. When the upper door body 10b is rotated to a position where the slide reinforcing piece 111c of the upper door body 10b is disengaged from the stopper piece 112b of the lower door body 10a, the upper door body 10b is behind the stopper piece 112b of the lower door body 10a. Will come to be located. In this state, the leading end of the locking piece 112d of the upper reinforcing metal fitting 112 fixed to the upper door body 10b enters the elongated hole 4f (see FIG. 1) formed in the partition wall 4b or the front wall 4c of the rack case 4a. Thereafter, when the upper door body 10b is further rotated in the clockwise direction, the upper and lower doors 10b, 10a are not overlapped in the vertical direction of the locking pieces 101b, 103b in the bearing portions 101, 103, and the bearings in the upper door body 10b. The locking piece 101b of the portion 101 is in the notch 103a of the bearing portion 103 in the lower door body 10a, and the locking piece 103b of the bearing portion 103 in the lower door body 10a is notch 101a of the bearing portion 101 in the upper door body 10b. The upper door body 10b slides downward when fitted into. Thereby, the upper door body 10b descends and stops until it comes into contact with the stepped surface behind the stopper piece 112b of the upper reinforcing metal fitting 112 fixed to the lower door body 10a. Here, the locking claws 112d of the upper reinforcing bracket 112 fixed to the upper door body 10b eliminate the vertical overlap of the locking pieces 101b, 103b in the bearing portions 101, 103 of the upper and lower door bodies 10b, 10a. Immediately before entering the long hole 4f (see FIG. 1) formed in the partition wall 4b or the front wall 4c of the rack case 4a, the upper door body 10b slides downward to engage with the long hole 4f, and the upper door body. 10b holds the open surface of the rack case 4 in a closed state.

  In the above-described embodiment, the door body 10 is divided into two parts in the vertical direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and includes one divided into three or more parts. In this case, the upper divided door body is opened together with the opening and closing of the lowermost divided door body, and the upper divided door body of the upper and lower adjacent divided door bodies is lower than the lower divided door body. Thus, the same effect can be achieved by making it independently openable and closable.

  As described above, according to the present invention, since the upper door body 10b can be opened and closed independently of the lower door body 10a, the door body corresponding to the empty area in the product storage column is opened. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the commodity stored by being stacked downward from the area from falling off. Further, since the upper door body 10b can be opened and closed in conjunction with the opening and closing of the lower door body 10a, it is different from a product that is sold when a product is sold out, when a vending machine is installed, or in a product storage rack. When the product is refilled from the top onto the lower flapper of the bendmech, such as when the product to be changed to the product is replaced, the upper door body 10b is linked to the lower door body 10a by opening and closing the lower door body 10a. Thus, since the upper door 10b can be opened and closed collectively by opening and closing, that is, by opening and closing the lower door 10a, there is an effect of minimizing the trouble of opening and closing the door 10.

The side view of the goods storage rack of the vending machine which shows one Example of this invention FIG. 1 shows the open / closed state of the door body in the commodity storage rack of the vending machine of FIG. Explanatory drawing of the door opened The enlarged view explaining the structure of the bearing part of the door shown in FIG. 2 shows the structure of the upper reinforcing metal fitting in FIG. 2, (a) is a perspective view thereof, (b) is a left side view of (a). The perspective view which shows the structure of the lower reinforcement metal fitting of FIG. The principal part enlarged view which shows the principal part of the opening-and-closing state of the door body of Fig.2 (a). The principal part enlarged view which shows the principal part of the opening-and-closing state of the door body of FIG.2 (c). The perspective view which shows an example of the vending machine provided with the conventional goods storage rack The perspective view which shows the goods storage rack of FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body cabinet 2 Outer door 3 Inner door 4 Goods storage rack 4a Rack case 4b Partition wall 4c Goods storage column 4f Long hole 10 Door body 10a Lower door body 10b Upper door body 11 Hinge 13, 14, 15 Hinge pin 16 Mounting bracket 111 Lower part Reinforcing bracket 112 Upper reinforcing bracket 112d Locking claw

Claims (1)

A main body cabinet having an open front surface and a product storage rack that is housed in the cabinet of the main body cabinet so as to be freely drawn out and store products, the product storage racks being stacked and stored from the side opening surfaces. In a product storage rack of a vending machine provided with a rack case and a door that closes the open surface of the rack case,
The door body is divided into a plurality of door bodies in the vertical direction, and the divided door bodies divided in the vertical direction are pivotally supported so as to be slidable in the vertical direction. The upper end of the body is equipped with a stopper that prevents the upper divided door from being opened, and the lower end of the upper divided door is always engaged with the lower divided door and slides upward. An engagement portion that is disengaged from the lower divided door body is provided, and the upper divided door body among the vertically adjacent divided door bodies is the height of the stopper portion of the lower divided door body. In a state in which it is slid upward until it exceeds the position, it can be opened and closed independently with respect to the lower divided door body, and the lower side in the lowered state where the engaging portion engages with the lower divided door body Vending machine quotient that opens and closes in conjunction with opening and closing Storage rack.

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