JP5115081B2 - Vending machine product storage device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a product storage device of a vending machine that sells products in cans, bottle products, or PET containers.

  Conventionally, this kind of vending machine product storage device has a plurality of serpentine-type product passages in the front-rear direction inside the main body, and products such as cans, bottles, or PET containers are placed horizontally in the product passage. In such a state, the products are stored in a column, and these products are sold based on a sales command by a product carry-out device provided at the lower end of the product passage (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 8 shows a conventional product storage device of a vending machine described in Patent Document 1. In FIG. FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the input merchandise guide plate portion of the merchandise storage device of the conventional vending machine described in Patent Document 1. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, a product passage 1 that stores the product in the vertical direction with the side face of the product horizontal, two side plates 2 that form the product passage 1 facing left and right, and a side plate 2 are formed. Product delivery device 3 for delivering products one by one to the lower end of the product passage 1, the passage restriction plate 4 with the product passage 1 in between, the product introduction port 5 for placing the product at the upper end of the product passage 1, and the product introduction An input merchandise guide plate 6 provided for guiding the merchandise entered from the mouth 5 to the merchandise passage 1 is disposed.

  Flange portions 8 are formed on both end faces of the guide bar 7 that supports the input merchandise guide plate 6, and elastic deformation portions 10 are formed on the side plates 2 by slit-shaped cuts 10 a communicating with the insertion holes 9. Then, the flange portions 8 at both ends of the guide rod 7 are inserted and attached so that the flange portions 8 come out of the product passage 1 of the insertion hole 9.

  The engaged product guide plate 6 and the guide rod 7 are engaged with each other by the L-shaped elastic member 11 assembled substantially parallel to the plane of the input product guide plate 6 and the elastic member 11 at a position facing the elastic member 11. And a concave groove 12 provided in the input merchandise guide plate 6 so as to receive the guide rod 7 to be received, and is fitted and fixed in the concave groove 12 using the elastic force of the elastic member 11.

  The setting of the storage device of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

When storing a thick product, the front of the input product guide plate 6 is held, the guide bar 7 in the insertion hole 9 of the side plate 2 is moved forward, and the dimension between the rear end of the input product guide plate 6 and the product passage 1 is measured. Set a larger value. Further, when storing a thin product, the front of the input product guide plate 6 is held, the guide bar 7 in the insertion hole 9 of the side plate 2 is moved to the back, and the rear end of the input product guide plate 6 and the product passage 1 are located. Set the dimensions of to small.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-23025

  However, in the above-described conventional configuration, a large amount of material is used to form the guide rod 7, and the material and manufacturing costs are high, such as the surface needs to be plated after processing the flange portions 8 at both ends. It had the problem that.

The present invention is intended to solve the conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a product storage device for the automatic vending machine configured to be able to guide rods reduce material and manufacturing costs.

In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the product storage device of the vending machine according to the present invention is a product passage formed between the side plates facing left and right, and the product is introduced from the product introduction port to the upper end of the product passage. and product guide plates, in which charged product guide plate has a guide rod which is extended between lockably side plates to form a guide rod in a cylindrical plate member, the guide bar to expand the both end faces radially outwards Products with large diameters at both ends are processed and formed, and the guide rods are inserted into the substantially U-shaped groove provided on the side plate by elastically deforming the inner edge of the substantially U-shaped groove, and the large diameter portion at both ends is the side plate. It is attached so as to be located outside the passage .

Thus, by forming the guide bar with a cylindrical plate material, the material used can be reduced, and it can be manufactured at a low cost by progressive press processing or the like, and the cost can be reduced. In addition, the setting operation can be smoothly performed without being caught during the setting operation.

  In addition, by providing a taper that decreases toward the product passage side between the large diameter part and the central part diameter at both ends of the guide rod, the setting can be made smoothly without being caught by the substantially U-shaped groove end surface. can do.

According to the commodity storage device of the vending machine of the present invention, the guide rod is formed of a cylindrical plate material, so that the material used can be reduced, and it can be manufactured at a low cost by progressive press processing or the like, and the cost can be reduced. In addition, the setting operation can be smoothly performed without being caught during the setting operation.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the side plates facing the left and right forming the product passage for storing the products stacked in the vertical direction with the side surfaces of the products substantially horizontal, and the lower ends of the product passages formed between the side plates. A product unloading device for paying out products one by one, a passage regulating plate provided opposite to the product unloading device, an input product guide plate for guiding products from the product input port to the upper end of the product passage, and the input In the case where the product guide plate has a guide bar laid between the side plates so that the product guide plate can be locked, the guide bar is formed of a cylindrical plate material, and both end faces are widened in the outer diameter direction so that the diameters of both ends of the guide bar are A large part is processed and formed, and an inner edge part of the substantially U-shaped groove is elastically deformed and inserted into a substantially U-shaped groove provided on the side plate, and the large-diameter portions at both ends are formed on the side plate. that mounted so as to be positioned outside of the commodity passage Ri, reduce materials used, can be manufactured at low cost by the progressive press working or the like, the cost can be reduced. In addition, the setting operation can be smoothly performed without being caught during the setting operation.

  The invention according to claim 2 is a progressive press by reducing the material used by providing a taper which becomes smaller toward the product passage side between the large diameter part and the central part diameter of both ends of the guide rod. It can be manufactured at low cost by processing or the like, the cost can be reduced, and the setting can be made smoothly without losing.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a product storage device of a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the configuration of an input product guide plate portion of the product storage device of the vending machine in the same embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective exploded view of the main part of the configuration of the product introduction plate for the product storage device of the vending machine according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a bottom perspective view of a main part of the configuration of the input product guide plate of the product storage device of the vending machine in the same embodiment. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the main part when the guide bar of the commodity storage device of the vending machine in the embodiment is attached to the substantially U-shaped groove. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the main part when the input product guide plate of the product storage device of the vending machine in the embodiment is attached. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a main part of the triangular cut-and-raise in the embodiment.

  1 to 7, the product storage device forms a plurality of serpentine-type product passages 1 meandering in the front-rear direction between the side plates 2, and the product passages 1 are sandwiched between the lower ends of the product passages 1. A product carry-out device 3 and a passage regulating plate 4 are provided.

  Above the product passage 1, there is a product insertion port 5 for inserting products from the front, an inclination toward the product passage 1 to guide the products inserted from the product insertion port 5 to the product passage 1, An introductory product guide plate 6 having a substantially U-shaped cross section so as to protrude upward is disposed so as to be in close contact with each other.

  The input merchandise guide plate 6 is movable in a substantially horizontal pin 13 provided between the side plates 2 in front of the upper end of the product passage 1 and a substantially U-shaped groove 14 provided in the left and right side plates 2 in the vicinity of the product input port 5. A Z-bend 15 is provided on the guide rod 7 provided substantially horizontally on the pin 13 so as to be movable back and forth on the pin 13 and to be substantially parallel to the lower side of the input product guide plate 6 so as not to disengage upward. The product passage below the L-shaped cut-off 16 provided between the product inlet 5 toward the product passage 1 and the left-right L-shaped cut-up 16 so that the rod 7 is in close contact with the side plate 2. The guide rod 7 moves in the substantially U-shaped groove 14 by being provided so as to be fitted and fixed between the triangular cut-and-raised parts 17 whose convex shape increases from 1 to the product insertion port 5. The input product guide plate 6 is configured to be set.

  The guide bar 7 is formed by processing a thin plate into a cylindrical shape, and further has a taper of about 60 ° so that the diameter of both ends in the longitudinal direction increases from the position of about 3 mm from both ends in the outer circumferential direction. The large portion 7a is formed and inserted from the product passage 1 side while elastically deforming the substantially U-shaped groove 14 provided in the left and right side plates 2, and the large diameter portions 7a at both ends are located outside the product passage 1 of the side plate 2. Configured to do.

  The assembly of the input product guide plate 6 of the product storage device of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

  The guide rod 7 elastically deforms the inner edge portion 14b of the substantially U-shaped groove 14 while abutting the large diameter portions 7a at both ends of the guide rod 7 to the folded portion 14a of the substantially U-shaped groove 14 provided on the left and right side plates 2. The product is inserted from the product passage 1 side and attached so that the large diameter portions 7a at both ends are located outside the product passage 1 of the side plate 2.

  The inserted product guide plate 6 is inserted from the front so that the pin 13 is positioned in the Z-bend 15, and further inserted while the guide rod 7 is raised in a triangular manner and brought into contact with the L-shaped cut and raised portion 17. Then, using the elastic deformation of the flat portion 6a of the input product guide plate 6, the triangular cut and raised portion 17 is bent upward to be fitted between the triangular cut and raised portion 17 and the L-shaped cut and raised portion 16 and assembled. It is done.

  The setting of the input product guide plate 6 of the product storage device of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

  When storing a thick product, the front of the input product guide plate 6 is held, the guide bar 7 in the substantially U-shaped groove 14 of the side plate 2 is moved forward, and the rear end of the input product guide plate 6 and the product path 1 Set a large dimension between. Further, when storing a thin product, the front of the input product guide plate 6 is held, the guide bar 7 in the substantially U-shaped groove 14 of the side plate 2 is moved to the back, the rear end of the input product guide plate 6 and the product The dimension between the passages 1 is set small. In this setting, the substantially U-shaped groove 14 is configured to have a slightly larger overall length and the same width of the guide rod 7 without excessive catching during the setting operation, so that the setting operation can be performed smoothly.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the guide rod 7 is formed of a cylindrical plate material, and both end surfaces of the guide rod 7 are widened in the outer diameter direction so as to be processed to be large. It can be reduced and can be manufactured at a low cost by progressive press working or the like, and cost reduction can be achieved.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the input product is provided by providing a taper of approximately 60 ° that decreases between the large diameter portion 7a and the central diameter of both ends of the guide rod 7 toward the product passage 1 side. When the guide plate 6 is set, the guide plate 6 can be set smoothly without being caught by the end face of the substantially U-shaped groove 14.

  As described above, the product storage device of the vending machine according to the present invention can be compatible with various types of can beverage and pet beverage vending machines and can provide a vending machine with improved quality of the product storage device.

The perspective view of the goods storage apparatus of the vending machine in Embodiment 1 of this invention Sectional drawing of the composition of the input product guide plate of the product storage device of the vending machine in the same embodiment An exploded perspective view of the main part of the configuration of the input product guide plate of the product storage device of the vending machine in the same embodiment The main part lower perspective view of the input product guide plate configuration of the product storage device of the vending machine in the same embodiment Sectional drawing of the principal part in the case of attachment to the substantially U-shaped groove | channel of the guide rod of the goods storage apparatus of the vending machine in the embodiment Sectional drawing of the principal part at the time of attachment of the input product guide plate of the product storage device of the vending machine in the same embodiment Perspective view of essential part of triangle cut-up in the same embodiment The figure which shows the goods storage device of the conventional vending machine Perspective exploded view of the input product guide plate part of the product storage device of the conventional vending machine

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Merchandise passage 2 Side plate 3 Commodity carry-out device 4 Passage control board 5 Commodity introduction port 6 Charged commodity guide plate 7 Guide rod 7a Large diameter part

Claims (2)

Opposite to the left and right side plates forming a product passage for stacking and storing products in the vertical direction, a product unloading device for delivering the products to the lower end of the product passage formed between the side plates, and the product unloading device. A passage restriction plate provided, a product introduction plate for guiding products from a product introduction port to the upper end of the product passage, and a guide bar that is installed between the side plates so that the product input guide plates can be locked. The guide rod is formed of a cylindrical plate material, both end surfaces are widened in the outer diameter direction, the large diameter portions of both ends of the guide rod are processed and formed, and the guide rod is provided on the side plate. A vending machine product characterized in that an inner edge portion of the substantially U-shaped groove is elastically deformed and inserted into a groove so that the large-diameter portions at both ends are located outside the product passage of the side plate. Storage device.   The merchandise storage device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a taper that decreases toward the merchandise passage side is provided between a large diameter portion and a central portion diameter of both ends of the guide rod.

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