EP0905660B1 - Vorrichtung zum Lösen und Spenden von Artikeln - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Lösen und Spenden von Artikeln Download PDF

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EP0905660B1
EP0905660B1 EP98870197A EP98870197A EP0905660B1 EP 0905660 B1 EP0905660 B1 EP 0905660B1 EP 98870197 A EP98870197 A EP 98870197A EP 98870197 A EP98870197 A EP 98870197A EP 0905660 B1 EP0905660 B1 EP 0905660B1
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Stéphane Marie André d'Alayer de Costemore d'Arc
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/04—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other
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    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/04—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other
    • G07F11/10—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other two or more magazines having a common delivery chute

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  • the present invention relates to apparatus distributors of articles and more particularly to devices ensuring their release from stacks of storage and distribution to the user; the term article designating any element of regular form such as a housing, a cylinder, a housing containing objects or products or information carriers such as discs or cassettes; a pocket, a card, cassette, tape cartridge or magnetic, optical disc, ...
  • the object of the present invention is to remedy these disadvantages by proposing a device ensuring release and distribution of stored items in several conduits juxtaposed and putting in operates a single mechanism.
  • Another object of the invention is to propose a device movable between an active position where it clears an item from a conduit and an inactive position allowing its displacement from a conduit to a other.
  • Another object of the invention is to propose a particularly simple and reliable device.
  • Another object of the invention is to propose a device provided with autonomous drive means.
  • Another object of the invention is to propose a device that can easily handle articles of different thicknesses.
  • a dispensing device includes juxtaposed conduits 1, fixed by their rear side on a chassis 6, each containing around thirty articles simply stacked; in the favorite mode, the items are 80 boxes from parallelepiped shape containing discs such CD, CD-Rom, CD-Worm, DVD, ...
  • Each conduit 1 is formed from a folded sheet 100 to form four faces, the front face comprising a central opening 102 for easy insertion or remove boxes and at its base from a cutout 104 ( Figure 2) allowing translation out of the duct bottom case 82 only, both sides side and rear side having a fold at their base horizontal 103 carrying the lower housing 82.
  • the device 10 notably includes a support made up of two parts 12, 13 leaning respectively on tubes 2, 3 using rollers 7 and connected by means such as tubes 14, 15 now the appropriate spacing.
  • the support 12 has an inverted U profile, the support 13 in inverted L allowing installation, removal easy from the device 10 of the tubes 2, 3. It suffices in indeed, to position the device 10, to bring the support 13 around the tube 3 then deposit the support 12 on tube 2.
  • these supports 12, 13 are made of plastic and fitted with wipers metal supported by the tubes 2, 3 which are conductors and respectively connected to the poles positive, negative of a power supply.
  • the voltage is brought to the device 10 without the use of wires which is very advantageous for a mobile element thus made autonomous.
  • the device 10 also includes a U-shaped movable frame 20 of which the lateral uprights 21 are provided with lugs 16 guided by tubes 14, 15 and support in rotation a control element 23 such as an axis associated with a drive element 22 such as a pulley.
  • Pulley 22 is preferably notched and engaged with drive means such as a toothed belt continuous 24 (figure 3) guided by two pulleys identical notches 25 mounted in rotation on the supports 12, 13; the pulley 25 of the support 12 being a driving pulley, its axis 26 being moved in a way known, not shown, by a gear train controlled by a reversible electric motor for move the belt 24 in one direction opposite (arrows F, G).
  • the pulley 25 of the support 13 is a simple return pulley whose axis is preferably mounted on springs to keep the belt 24 tense.
  • the chassis 20 performs on the tubes 14, 15 back and forth between the supports 12, 13.
  • Fingers 40, integral with the control element 23 are provided at their free end with a roulette 42 while their movement is limited by an element 28 such as a stud fixed to the pulley 22 and passing through an opening 30 (FIG. 7B) made in the lateral upright 21 of the chassis 20 facing over an area of about 90 degrees.
  • This lateral upright 21 carries a plate 50, mounted in vertical translation thanks to nipples 51A, 51B forming part of said plate 50 and guided by grooves 27 made in the upright 21.
  • this plate 50 carries a groove 56A, 56B, mirror each other to cooperate with fixed elements, such as axes 70A, 70B carried by the supports 12, 13.
  • the plate 50 is subjected to the influence of a spring 52 pulling it upwards and door, trapped between it and the side upright 21, securing means such as two pawls 60A, 60B ( Figures 1A, 3, 7B) mounted in free rotation on each stud 51A, 51B.
  • securing means such as two pawls 60A, 60B ( Figures 1A, 3, 7B) mounted in free rotation on each stud 51A, 51B.
  • Each pawl has on the end protruding from the chassis 20 a groove 65A, 65B at the level of the groove 56A, 56B of the plate 50 for also cooperate with the axis 70A respectively 70B and is subjected to the action of a spring 61A, 61B attached to the frame 20 making it pivot downwards.
  • the other end of the pawls 60A, 60B has a profile 63 cooperating with the stud 28 of the pulley 22.
  • the chassis 20 In the inactive position ( Figures 2, 3), the chassis 20 is secured to the support 12, the groove 65A of the pawl 60A trapping axis 70A. All the elements described above being located under the folds 103 of the conduits 1, in particular the fingers 40 which are at their low level, the device 10 can be freely translated on the tubes 2, 3, in a conventional way (cable, rack, ...), not shown, to be positioned under a duct 1.
  • the motor driving the driving pulley 25 is put energized and drives it clockwise (Figure 2, arrow F).
  • Belt 24 rotates the pulley 22 and the axis 23 clockwise, this which moves the nipple 28 from the right end of opening 30 towards its left end ( Figure 4).
  • the stud 28 presses on the upper edge 54 of a cutout made in the plate 50 forcing it to descend and its groove 56A to imprison the axis 70A to secure the chassis 20 to support 12 (figure 2).
  • the fingers 40 pivot to their upper level where they are substantially vertical ( Figure 4) and the nipple 28 acts on profile 63 of pawl 60A (FIG.
  • the front 43 of fingers 40 acts on the lateral part rear of the lower case 82 to release it through the cutout 104, while the rollers 42 whose periphery slightly exceeds the level upper fingers 40 engage the penultimate 80 cases from the stack and hold it slightly separated from the last box 82 ( Figure 5), which greatly facilitates its release since it does not undergo more directly the weight of the other 80 and protects, significantly reducing the risk of abrasion, the adjacent surfaces of the housings 80, 82 and their packaging which, in general, is a thin film plastic.
  • the chassis 20 When the chassis 20 approaches the support 13, the pawl 60B which is in the position shown in Figure 7A because subject only to the influence of spring 61B, approaches the axis 70B which does so pivot against spring 61B which results in the attachment of its groove 65B on the axis 70B and therefore securing the chassis 20 to the support 13 (FIG. 5), the lower case 82, disengaged from conduit 1, having terminated on a plate 86 for delivery to the user. Simultaneously, the chassis 20 actuates a switch magnetic (not shown) placed on the support 13 reversing the polarity of the motor driving the belt 24.
  • a switch magnetic not shown
  • the stud 28 releases the groove 65B from the axis 70B and allows the plate 50 to rise, which releases its groove 56B from the axis 70B ( Figure 6).
  • the chassis 20 being free and the rotation of the pulley 22 stopped, the opening 30 blocking the stud 28, the belt 24 translates chassis 20 to support 12 (arrow G).
  • the chassis 20 comes against the support, it activates a magnetic switch reversing the polarity of the motor and cutting off its power supply while the groove 65A of the pawl 60A secures it to axis 70A ( Figure 2).
  • the device 10 is therefore ready for a new release cycle of housings.
  • chassis 20 can be interrupted at any moment because during its reactivation it will continue its stroke until acting on one of the end switches race.
  • the belt 24 being notched, the synchronization of the different phases is assured but we can use any other means, by example a chain.
  • the device 10 of the invention can act on cases of different thicknesses thanks to the face before 43 fingers 40 which can optionally increase the height.
  • the conduits 1 are connected to chassis 6 by eccentric cams having four positions so that the simple rotation of the cam adjusts each duct to the desired level for the type of boxes it stores.
  • all the ducts are fixed at the same level and provided with the same opening 104 provided for thickest housings while shims are positioned on the folds 103 of the conduits 1 receiving thinner boxes to adapt the height of the opening 104 to the thickness of the type of housings stored.

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  1. Vorrichtung (10) für ein Ausgabegerät, das Lösen, Ausgabe von Artikeln (80, 82) gewährleistet, die in an einander gesetzten Schächten (1) gelagert sind, umfassend an ihrer Basis einen Ausschnitt (104) für den Durchtritt des unteren Artikels (82), wobei die Vorrichtung (10) auf einem Träger (12, 13) angebracht ist, der von Führungselementen (2, 3) getragen ist, die unter den Schächten (1) befestigt sind, um ihre Verschiebung zwischen Schächten (1) zu gewährleisten und umfassend einen Finger (40), der zwischen einem unteren Niveau, wo er von den Schächten (1) gelöst ist und einem oberen Niveau, wo er teilweise in einen Schacht (1) eingreift, verschiebbar ist, um den unteren Artikel (82) zu verschieben, Vorrichtung wobei der Finger (40) durch ein Gestell (20) getragen ist, das auf Führungsmitteln (14, 15) beweglich ist, die vom Träger (12, 13) getragen sind und mit Vorschubmitteln (24, 25, 26) in Verbindung, die bei einer Hin- und Herbewegung unter einem einzelnen Schacht (1) am Gestell (20) eine Verschiebung gewährleisten, wobei das Gestell (20) und/oder die Vorschubmittel (24, 25, 26) ein Steuerelement (23) tragen, das den Finger (40) je nach der Verschiebungsrichtung zwischen seinem unteren und oberen Niveau verschiebt.
  2. Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Steuerelement (23) des Fingers (40) mit einem Element (22) in Verbindung steht, das durch die Vorschubmittel (24, 25, 26) betätigt ist, um den Übergang des Fingers (40) zwischen seinem unteren und oberen Niveau in Abhängigkeit von der Verschiebungsrichtung der Vorschubmittel zu gewährleisten.
  3. Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorschubmittel (24, 25, 26) nacheinander auf den Finger (40) und das Gestell (20) einwirken.
  4. Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Steuerelement (23) vom Gestell (20) getragen ist.
  5. Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Gestell (20) Kopplungsmittel (60A, 60B) trägt, die mit dem Träger (12, 13) kooperieren, um das Gestell (20) damit zu koppeln.
  6. Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Träger (12, 13) aus zwei einzelnen Elementen gebildet ist, die an den Enden der Hin- und Herbewegung des Gestells (20) gelegen sind, wobei jedes Element ein festes Element (70A, 70B) trägt, das mit den Kopplungsmitteln (60A, 60B) kooperiert, die vom Gestell (20) getragen sind.
  7. Vorrichtung (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorschubmittel (24, 25, 26) umkehrbar sind.
  8. Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Steuerelement (23) den Finger (40) zwischen seinem unteren und oberen Niveau verschiebt, wenn die Kopplungsmittel (60A, 60B) das Gestell (20) an die Träger (12, 13) gekoppelt halten.
  9. Vorrichtung (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Steuerelement (23) des Fingers (40) Mittel (28, 30) umfasst, die seine Verschiebung begrenzen.
  10. Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Mittel, die die Verschiebung des Fingers (40) begrenzen, von einem Element (28) gebildet sind, das mit dem Steuerelement (23) verbunden ist und mit einer Öffnung (30) kooperiert, die im Gestell (20) ausgebildet ist.
  11. Vorrichtung (10) nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Finger (40) eine Rolle (42) trägt, die mit dem vorletzten Artikel (80) kooperiert, der in einem Schacht (1) gelegen ist, wobei die Rolle (42) und das Element (28) zu beiden Seiten des Steuerelements (23) gelegen sind.
  12. Vorrichtung (10) nach den Ansprüchen 5 und 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Element (28), das die Verschiebung des Steuerelements (23) begrenzt, auf ein Profil (63) wirkt, das von den Kopplungsmitteln (60A, 60B) des Gestells (20) getragen ist.
  13. Vorrichtung (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorschubmittel (24, 25, 26) eingekerbt sind.
  14. Vorrichtung (10) nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Führungsmittel (2, 3) mit Versorgungsanschlüssen verbunden sind, um der Vorrichtung (10) die notwendige Energie für ihre Funktion zuzuführen.
  15. Ausgabeeinheit für Artikel (80, 82), die in einer Reihe von Schächten (1) gelagert sind, wobei die Ausgabeeinheit Mittel umfasst, die eine Reihe von Schächten tragen, die an ihrer Basis einen Ausschnitt (104) umfassen, der den Durchtritt des Artikels (82) erlauben, der mindestens teilweise auf der Basis ruht, und ein System, das die Verschiebung einer Vorrichtung (10) zum Lösen und Ausgeben bezüglich der Schächte (1) der Reihe führt und die genannte Vorrichtung umfasst, wobei die genannte Vorrichtung (10) eine Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche ist.
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