JPH03260792A - Commodity takeout opening device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] This invention provides a product rack with a product takeout port located at a higher location than the product exit, and products carried out from the product rack in response to a sales signal face the product takeout port. This invention relates to an outlet device for products in a vending machine that feeds products into a box-shaped product receptacle.

[Conventional technology]

A vending machine shown in FIG. 8 is known which has a product outlet at a height that allows products to be taken out without bending over.

In the figure, the vending machine has a door 2 on the front of cabinet 1.
In this case, a well-known serpentine product rack 3 is installed inside the cabinet 1. A chute 4 is provided below the product rank 3, and a middle door 5 is provided at the front inside the warehouse. A product exit 6 is opened in the inner door 5, and facing the product exit 6, a horizontal conveyor 7 is disposed below it, and a vertical conveyor 8 connected to one end of the horizontal conveyor is provided. A product guide 9 is provided opposite to the product guide 8 and also having a guide surface on its upper surface. Furthermore, a product takeout device 210 is provided at an appropriate height for taking out the product.

This product takeout device 10 includes a product takeout port 11 that opens in the front of the door 2 at a height that allows the customer to take out the product without bending down, and an upper end supported so that the product takeout port 11 can be opened and closed. It consists of a flapper (not shown) and a box-shaped product receiver 13 whose front opening communicates with the product takeout port 11 and is provided at the back thereof, and the product receiver 13 has a receiving port 14 on the side surface from which the product guide 9 faces. Open your mouth.

In the above-mentioned vending machine, the product 30 carried out from the product rack 3 by the sales signal is guided to the chute 4 and then to the product exit 6.
It passes through and is sent onto the lateral conveyor 7. Next, the product 30 is horizontally conveyed by the horizontal conveyor 7 and transferred from the end thereof to the vertical conveyor 8 while its posture is controlled. When the product reaches the upper end of the product 9, it is discharged from the vertical conveyor 8, passes through the product guide 9, passes through the receiving port 14, and is fed into the product receptacle 13. Thus, the customer can rotate the flapper in a natural posture, insert his/her hand through the product outlet 11, and pick up the product 30.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

By the way, conventional vending machines have problems in which customers may get injured by inserting their hands into the receiving port 14 when taking out products, or may be mischievously committed, such as by pushing foreign objects from the product receiving port through the receiving port 14. Ta.

The object of the present invention is to provide a product takeout device for a vending machine that does not cause injury to customers and can prevent mischief.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, as a first means, a product take-out port is opened at the front of the vending machine, a flapper is provided at the product take-out port, and a flapper is provided facing the product take-out port. A box-shaped product receptacle having a receiving port at the upper side of the product is disposed, and the product sent from the receiving port to the product receptacle in response to a sales signal is taken out from the product take-out port by rotating the flapper. The product takeout device is provided with a baffle plate that is provided approximately parallel to the product takeout port and shields the receiving port from the product takeout port, and as a second means, the product takeout port is opened in the front of the vending machine. A flapper is provided at the product take-out port, and a box-shaped product receiver facing the product take-out port and having a receiving port on the side is provided, and the product is sent from the product receiving port to the product receiver in response to a sales signal. In the product takeout device, the product is taken out from the product takeout port by rotating the flapper, the shutter is provided to be able to open and close the delivery port and is biased in the release direction, and the shutter is provided in the release direction of the flapper. and an actuating means for causing the shutter to close the receiving port by following the rotation of the shutter, or as a third means, instead of the shutter and the operating means in the second means, The shutter includes a shutter that can be opened and closed and biased in the closing direction, and a solenoid that is energized by a sales signal to operate the shutter in the opening direction.

[Effect]

A baffle plate or shutter shields the reception opening to prevent customers from inserting their hands too far or from inserting foreign objects or other deliberate tampering.

〔Example〕

1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention, and parts common or identical to those in FIG. 8 are designated by the same reference numerals.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the product receptacle 13 of the product outlet bag W1° has a receiving port 14 formed at the upper side of the product receptacle 13. 16 is supported by a pair of upper and lower pins 17 whose both ends are fixed to the side plate of the product receptacle 13, and is connected to the receiving port 14 approximately parallel to the product outlet 11.
This is a baffle plate installed just in front of the front end of the

In the above-mentioned configuration, the product 3o sent into the product receiver 13 by the sales signal falls from the receiving port 14 behind the baffle plate 16 onto the bottom plate of the product receiver 13, and rolls forward on the bottom plate. Thus, the customer can rotate the flapper 12 and insert his/her hand through the product outlet 11 to take out the product 30. - Since the force receiving opening 14 is blocked from the product taking out opening 11 by the baffle plate 16, it is prevented that a hand is inserted or a foreign object is pushed into the force receiving opening 14.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show a second embodiment of the product outlet device 10 of the present invention. In Figures 3 and 4,
A receiving opening 14 is opened on the side of the product receiving 13. Reference numeral 18 denotes a shutter for opening and closing the receiving port 14, and rollers 19 provided at the top and bottom of the back surface run on rails 20 provided on the product receiving port 13 and move in the opening/closing direction. 21 is the shutter 18
The arm 2 is rotatably supported at the center by a pin 22 on the side plate of the product receiver 13.
Equipped with 3. This arm 23 has a groove 23a at one end and a hook 23b at the other end, the groove 23a slidably engages with a pin 18a implanted in the shutter 18, and one end of the wire 24 is engaged with the hook 23b. will be stopped. The other end of this wire 24 is locked to the tip of a protruding piece 12a that protrudes from the side opposite to the fulcrum of the flapper 12 at an appropriate angle. 25 is a roller that supports the wire 24, and 26 is a spring that biases the shutter 18 in the opening direction.

In the above configuration, the flapper 12 normally closes the product outlet 11 and the shutter 18 opens the receiving port 14 by the bias of the spring 26. The products carried out from the product rack 3 in response to the sales signal pass through the receiving port 14 and into the product receiver 13.
sent to. A flapper 12 is used by the customer to take out the product.
When the arm 23 is rotated upward, the arm 23 is connected via the wire 24.
rotates in the direction of arrow A, and the shutter 18 moves to close the receiving port 14. Therefore, the customer can insert his/her hand through the product take-out port 11 and take out the product, and
This prevents you from inserting your hand into the

Even when the flapper 12 is opened for intentional mischief, the reception port 14 is closed by the shutter 18, so that mischief can be prevented.

Further, a third embodiment of the product outlet device 10 of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7. Figures 5 to 7
In the figure, the structure of the shutter 18 is similar to that of the second embodiment except that it is biased in the closing direction by a spring 26. 2
Reference numeral 7 denotes a solenoid that draws in the plunger 27a when energized and rotates the disc 28 in the direction of arrow B via a wire hung around the outer periphery of the small-diameter disc 28a of the disc 28, which is rotatably supported as a single unit. It is. The shutter 29 has one end hooked onto the outer periphery of the large-diameter disc 28b of the disc 28, and the other end pulling the shutter 18 in the front-rear direction.
This is a wire that is fixed to the

In the above configuration, the receiving port 14 is normally connected to the spring 26
The shutter 18 is activated by the shutter 18. When the product is sold, the solenoid 27 is energized by the sales signal, and the solenoid 27 rotates the disk 28 and the wire 2
9 into a large-diameter disk 28 and the shutter 28 is opened. When the product 30 is delivered from the receiving port 14 to the product receiving port 13, the power to the solenoid 27 is cut off, and the shutter 28 returns to close the receiving port 14. However, in this embodiment, regardless of whether the flapper 12 is opened or closed, the customer is prevented from inserting his or her hand into the reception opening 14 or foreign objects are prevented from being pushed through the reception opening 14, as in the second embodiment.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, as a first means, a product takeout port is opened on the front side of the vending machine, a flapper is provided in the product takeout port, and a box-shaped box having a receiving port facing the product takeout port and at the upper side of the vending machine is provided. In the product takeout device, a product receptacle is disposed, and the product sent from the receiving port to the product receptacle in response to a sales signal is taken out from the product takeout port by rotating the flapper. A baffle plate is provided approximately parallel to the outlet and shields the receiving port from the product take-out port, and as a second means, a product take-out port is opened at the front of the vending machine, and a flapper is installed in the product take-out port. At the same time, a box-shaped product receptacle facing the product take-out port and having a receiving port on the side is provided, and the product sent from the receiving port to the product receptacle in response to a sales signal passes through the flapper. In the product takeout device in which the product is taken out from the product takeout port by moving the product, a shutter is provided to be able to open and close the delivery port and is biased in the opening direction; Alternatively, as a third means, in place of the shank and the actuating means in the second means, the receiving port can be opened and closed and attached in the closing direction. With this structure, the product is smoothly carried out to the product receptacle, and the customer can hold the product while holding the product. This not only makes it easier to take out the product without having to bend over, but it also prevents the customer's hand inserted into the product outlet from reaching into the receiving port and causing injury, or from mischief such as intentionally pushing a foreign object through the receiving port. Ru.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a product outlet device showing a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof, FIG. 3 is a side view of a product outlet device showing a second embodiment, and FIG. The figure is a rear view, Figures 5 to 7 show the third embodiment, Figure 5 is a front view, Figure 6 is a left side view, Figure 7 is a right side view, and Figure 8 is a conventional 1 is a perspective view of a vending machine that is provided with a product outlet and is a subject of the present invention. 10...Product outlet device, 11...Product outlet, 1
2... Flapper, 13... Product receiver, 14... Receiving port, 16... Baffle plate, 18... Shutter, 21...
...Closing mechanism (actuation means), 26...Spring, 27...
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Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) A box-shaped product receptacle having a product take-out port opening at the front of the vending machine, a flapper provided at the product take-out port, and a receiving port facing the product take-out port and at the upper side of the vending machine. in a product takeout device, in which a product sent from the receiving port to the product receptacle in response to a sales signal is taken out from the product takeout port by rotating the flapper;
A product takeout device for a vending machine, comprising a baffle plate provided substantially parallel to the product takeout port and shielding the receiving port from the product takeout port. 2) A product take-out port is opened at the front of the vending machine, a flapper is provided at the product take-out port, and a box-shaped product receptacle facing the product take-out port and having a receiving port on the side is arranged; In a product takeout device in which a product sent from the receiving port to the product receptacle in response to a sales signal is taken out from the product takeout port by rotating the flapper, the delivery port can be opened and closed and is biased in the opening direction. 1. A product takeout device for a vending machine, comprising: a shutter; and an actuating means for causing the shutter to close a receiving port in response to rotation of the flapper in an opening direction. 3) A product take-out port is opened at the front of the vending machine, a flapper is provided at the product take-out port, and a box-shaped product receptacle facing the product take-out port and having a receiving port on the side is arranged; In a product takeout device in which a product sent from the receiving port to the product receiving port in response to a sales signal is taken out from the product receiving port by rotating the flapper, the receiving port is configured to be able to be opened and closed and to be attached in a closing direction. 1. A product takeout device for a vending machine, comprising: a shutter provided in a manner that the shutter is activated; and a solenoid that is energized in response to a sales signal to operate the shutter in an opening direction.