JPH0142219Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a product input port regulating device for a vending machine that sells cylindrical products such as cans and bottles.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, many vending machines that sell cylindrical products use a serpentine track type product guide/storage path. Since there are many different sizes of products to be sold, various methods have been proposed in which the width of the input slot at the receiving plate entrance can be changed according to the size of the product in order to reliably guide the product to the product guide storage path. .

A conventional product input port regulating device for a vending machine will be described below.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a main part of a conventional product input port regulating device of a vending machine, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of FIG. 5. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a product guide/storage path consisting of a serpentine track that curves in a meandering manner along the vertical direction, and connects rows of arc-shaped guide plates 2 arranged above and below in a meandering manner facing each other. A transport path is formed, and partition plates 3 and 4 are provided on both sides of the guide plate 2. The upper part of the product guide storage path 1 is connected to the upper end opening 1a of the product guide storage path 1.
In addition, an inclined receiving plate 5 is attached to guide the products to be replenished from the front to the product guide storage path 1. The receiving plate 5 is provided with a flange portion 6 for guiding both ends of the product and claws 7, 7' for attaching the receiving plate 5 at the front and back.The claws 7, 7' are connected between the partition plates 3, 4 The shafts 8 and 8' are attached to the shafts 8 and 8'. and,
A plurality of square holes 9, 9' are arranged in the front and rear on the surface where the claw parts 7, 7' are provided. In order to reliably guide the product to the product guide path 1, an L-shaped regulation plate 10 is provided.
On one side of the L shape, locking portions 11 and 11' for locking the receiving plate 5 are provided at the front and back toward the product guide path 1 direction. It is inserted into the square holes 9 and 9'.

Next, the operation of the above conventional example will be explained. First, a large product passes through the regulation plate 10 that is locked in the receiving plate 5, and it is locked at a position smaller than the full length diagonal dimension, so the product is placed on the input slot on the tip side of the receiving plate 5. Then, the product rolls due to its own weight due to the inclination of the receiving plate 5, and is sent into the product guide and storage path 1. Next, when selling a product with a short overall length, it is necessary to attach and detach the regulating plate 10 from the receiving plate 5, separate it, and re-lock it in another square hole 9, 9' to set an appropriate input opening width.

In addition, slits are provided in the product receiving plate as shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-4381 that can be selectively combined in pairs to provide intervals suitable for products of multiple lengths, and these slits are used to engage and disengage the product. There is also a device in which the product input port is provided with a pair of guide plates that can be freely locked and guide the end face of the product to be inserted.

Further, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-4382, a plurality of guide grooves running in the left-right direction are arranged in the front-rear direction on both the left and right sides of the product receiving plate, and guide pins are provided that engage with the guide grooves, respectively. Guide plates with an L-shaped cross section, in which the guide pins are guided by guide grooves and slide in the left and right directions, are provided on the product receiving plate to face each other on the left and right sides, and a plurality of guide plates that run diagonally on both left and right sides and engage with the guide pins are provided on the product receiving plate. A sliding groove is provided at a position where the left and right ends of the sliding groove substantially coincide with both ends of the guide groove, and a sliding plate that can be slid in the front and rear directions in contact with the lower surface of the product receiving plate is provided, and this sliding plate is moved to a predetermined position. There are also known devices that are provided with a fixing means for fixing with.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the first and second conventional examples, when changing the input port width, the regulating plate 10 or the guide plate 8, respectively, is temporarily removed and the receiving plate 5 is removed.
Find a suitable square hole 9, 9' or a suitable slit 71 of the product receiving plate 7, and insert the claws 7, 7' of the regulating plate 10.
Alternatively, the notch 82 of the guide plate 8 must be inserted and locked. Here, considering that the height of the product input slot of a vending machine is generally about 1 meter and 80 cm, it is not easy to find the square holes 9, 9' or the slits 71, and it is difficult to find the rectangular holes 9, 9' or the slits 71. It may take some time to set the plate 8, or it may not fit properly and may be mistakenly inserted into the product guide storage path 1.
or dropping it into the product rolling path 2, or
In some cases, the claws 7, 7' or the notches 82 were damaged.

Furthermore, in the third conventional example, when changing the width of the input port, it is necessary to slide the sliding plate 9 in the front-rear direction and insert the locking piece 92 into the locking hole 73 at an appropriate position, which requires a lot of work. When workers face the vending machine, their position becomes unstable and work efficiency is low.
If the vending machine is held obliquely to the vending machine, it is difficult to confirm the position of the locking hole 73, resulting in low workability.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a vending machine product input slot regulating device that can change the width of the product input slot according to the size of the product with good workability and without removing the regulation plate. The purpose is to provide.

Means for Solving the Problem In order to achieve this object, the product input slot regulating device for a vending machine of the present invention has a slide locking portion provided at one end of the receiving plate and a hole bored in the center of the receiving plate. A hole in which a plurality of notched grooves are lined up, a protrusion provided at one end of the regulating member at a position that slidably engages with a slide locking portion when the regulating member is pulled toward you, and a regulating member. The engagement member is provided in a position that protrudes from the hole and engages with the notch groove of the hole during normal use, and is disengaged with the notch groove of the hole when the slide locking portion and the protrusion are engaged. It has a retaining claw.

With this configuration, when changing the width of the product input slot, pull the regulating member forward until the protrusion comes into contact with the slide locking part, release the engagement between the notch groove and the locking pawl, and continue in the width direction. When a force is applied in the direction of the product guide storage path on the back side while sliding the regulating member, the engagement between the slide locking part and the protrusion is released at a predetermined position, and the locking pawl engages with the notch groove again. , the width of the product slot can be changed. If the product slot width is not the desired width, the above operation is repeated to obtain the desired product slot width.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4, and parts having the same structure as the conventional one will be given the same reference numerals and detailed explanation will be omitted.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a receiving plate which is connected to the upper part of the product guide storage path 1 at an angle, and shafts 13 and 14 located above between the partition plates 3 and 4 and installed between the partition plates are connected to shafts 13 and 14 from the front and back of the bottom surface of the receiving plate 12. It is attached by locking the extended claws 15 and 16. Further, on the inlet side of the receiving plate 12, a U-shaped flange 17 is formed between the partition plates 3 and 4. There are a plurality of square holes 18 on the front side of the bottom of the receiving plate 12, and a hole 19 with two notched grooves arranged side by side on the rear side.
is provided. Reference numeral 20 denotes an L-shaped regulating member, and a flange 21 on the side that comes into contact with the bottom surface of the receiving plate 12
A locking part 22 formed in a U shape and capable of sliding is provided at the front part of the plate 12 in contact with the inlet side flange 17 of the receiving plate 12, and an L-shaped protrusion 23 is provided at the tip of the locking part 22, which is molded into a U shape and can slide.
is provided in the width direction of the receiving plate entrance. At the middle upper part of the slide locking part 22, a fitting part 24 is provided with an inclination.
is provided to engage with the square hole 18 of the receiving plate 12. At the rear part, an L-shaped locking pawl 25 is formed by being inserted into a notch in the hole 19 of the receiving plate 12 to prevent the regulating plate from moving.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be explained.

When storing large products in the product guide storage path 1, as shown in FIG.
At the _L2 position, the slide locking portion 22 that can slide is brought into contact with the flange 17 of the receiving plate 12 to lock it. As a result, when the product is guided into the product guide storage path 1 using the front end side of the receiving plate 12 as an input port, and the product with the next smallest overall length is stored in the product guide storage path 1, the regulating member 20 is Pull it toward the inlet. As a result, the fitting portion 2 provided with an inclination
4 is separated from the square hole 18 of the receiving plate 12. Then, the protrusion 23 of the slide locking portion 22 comes into contact with the inlet side flange tip 17a of the receiving plate, and the regulating member 20 is stopped. At this time, the inlet side flange 17 of the receiving plate 12 is sandwiched between the fitting part 24 of the regulating member 20 and the fitting part 23 of the slide locking part 22, forming a rail, and the regulating member 20 is placed in the L ₁ position shown in FIG. When the product is moved and stopped, the width of the product input slot can be regulated by pushing the regulating member 20 in the direction of the product guide and storage path. In this way, in order to adjust the input slot width regulation for products of different sizes, it is not necessary to attach and detach from the receiving plate 12 and set it, and the regulation member 20 can be easily operated with one hand, so that the regulation member 20 can be dropped into the product guide storage path. It can be set reliably without any trouble. In addition, the distal end slide locking portion of the regulating member 20 has a receiving plate and rail structure, and when moving, it is possible to prevent the regulating member from twisting.
securely enters the groove of the deformed hole.

Effects of the invention As described above, since the width of the product can be changed by moving the regulating member, it is easy to set up when changing products, and it is easy to use because there is no need to look at the hole position on the back side, just slide.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing one embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a plan view of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a regulating plate showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a conventional one. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of FIG. 5. 1... Product guide storage path, 12... Receiving plate, 20...
...Regulatory components.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] There is a product guide storage path that guides the inner cylindrical product from the top to the bottom, and one end of the product guide storage path is connected to the upper end opening of the product guide storage path, and the cylindrical product is rolled through the product guide and storage path by being fed from the other end. It is equipped with a receiving plate that guides the product to the road, and a regulating member that regulates the total length of the cylindrical product guided by the receiving plate, and a slide locking portion provided on the back surface of one end of the receiving plate, a hole drilled in the center and having a plurality of notched grooves lined up; and a hole at one end of the regulating member at a position to slidably engage with the slide locking portion when the regulating member is pulled toward you. The provided protrusion protrudes from the regulating member and engages with the notch groove of the hole during normal use, and engages with the notch groove of the hole when the slide locking portion and the protrusion are engaged. A product insertion regulating device for a vending machine, comprising a locking pawl provided at a position where the occlusion is released.