JPH0533285U - Drop prevention guide device for direct loading product unloading device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] With the same structure, it is possible to prevent products from falling by using the first product stacking route that stacks many products and the second product stacking route that has a smaller number of products that can be stacked than the first product stacking route. An object is to provide a fall prevention guide device. [Structure] Fall prevention guide plates 22a and 22b fixed from the lower part of the product stacking path to the vicinity of the upper part are provided, and rotation is performed from the upper part of the product stacking path to positions near the upper ends of the drop prevention guide plates 22a and 22b. A fall prevention guide arm (23) whose upper end is freely pivoted is provided. Thus, the first items stacked path 7 in the second product stack path ₈₁ and, drop prevention guide plate 21a, of identical dimensions the guide arm 23 in the same structure by changing the length L of 21b ones It can be used and the number of parts of the vending machine can be reduced.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a fall prevention guide device that prevents directly stacked products from falling.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Direct stacking in which the rear end of the bottommost product in the product stack that is directly stacked in the product stacking route is pushed out by the front end of the pusher that is driven back and forth in a straight line, and the product is unloaded from the lower end opening of the product stacking route. The merchandise delivery device is used for automatic vending machines such as cigarettes.

As shown in FIG. 5, the vending machine main body 2 constituting the exterior casing 1 and the vending machine main body of the front door 4 attached to the front opening 3 of the vending machine main body 2 2, a direct-loading type product unloading device 5 is installed.

When the direct-loading type product unloading device 5 is viewed from the front opening 3, as shown in FIG. 6, a first product stacking path 7 and a first product stacking path 7 that allow a large number of products 6 to be stacked. The second product stacking route 8 ₁ , 8 ₂ , 8 ₃ , ..., which has a smaller number of stacks than the above, is provided, and cigarettes of brands that sell well are stocked in the first product stacking route 7. Is being used.

In order to prevent the products stacked in the first and second product stacking paths 7, 8 ₁ , 8 ₂ , 8 ₃ , ... From falling toward the front side, the following conventional drop prevention guide device has been used. It is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the fall prevention guide device for the first product stacking path 7 uses guide rods 9a and 9b. The lower ends of the guide rods 9a and 9b are inserted into the bearing member 10, and the upper ends of the guide rods 9a and 9b are inserted into the holes 11 formed in the top surface, so that the guide rods 9a and 9b rotate about the axis A. It is movable and is pivotally supported so that it can slide vertically. A protrusion 12 is formed on the bearing member 10 as shown in FIG. 8. The guide rods 9a and 9b are set in the solid line positions during the fall prevention, and the guide rods 9a and 9b are set upward when replenishing the product. It is used by setting it in a virtual line position where it is lifted and turned to the front to get over the projection 12.

The fall prevention guide device for the second product stacking paths 8 ₁ , 8 ₂ , 8 ₃ , ... Uses a foldable guide arm 13 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 9. A guide arm 15 whose lower end is pivotally supported on the fixed side by a pin 14 is urged to a solid line position by a spring 16. When replenishing the product, it is pulled against the urging force of the spring 16 and is brought down to the imaginary line position shown in FIG.

Reference numeral 17 in FIGS. 7 and 9 denotes a chute for sending the products 6 carried out from the first and second product stacking paths 7, 8 ₁ , 8 ₂ , 8 ₃ , ... To the front door 4. It is being done.

[0009]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 In such a conventional structure, the fall prevention guide device for the first product stacking path 7 uses the guide rods 9a, 9b and the bearing member 10, and the second product stacking path 8 is used.₁ , 8₂ , 8₃ A fallable guide arm 13 is used as the fall prevention guide device, and the first product stacking path 7 and the second product stacking path 8 are used.₁ , 8 ₂ , 8₃ , And ... use a fall prevention guide device with a different structure, so there is a problem that the number of types of vending machine parts increases. The present invention includes a first product stacking path 7 and a second product stacking path 8₁ , 8₂ , 8₃ It is an object of the present invention to provide a fall prevention guide device that has the same structure as, and can prevent a product from falling.

[0010]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The fall prevention guide device of the present invention pushes out the rear end of the bottom end of the products directly stacked in the product stacking path with the front end of the pusher that is linearly reciprocally driven to open the lower end of the product stacking path. In a direct-loading type product unloading device that unloads products from a section, a drop prevention guide plate fixed from the lower part of the product stacking path to the vicinity of the upper part is provided, and the upper end of the fall prevention guide plate from the upper part of the product stacking path. It is characterized in that a fall prevention guide arm whose upper end is pivotally supported is provided at a nearby position.

[0011]

[Action]

 According to this configuration, the opening at the upper end of the fixed fall prevention guide plate is opened and closed by the guide arm, so that the first product stacking route that allows a large number of products to be stacked and the number of products that can be stacked are more than the first product stacking route. With the second product stacking route, the guide arm for the fall prevention can be changed to have the same structure and the same size by changing the length of the fall prevention guide plate.

[0012]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. It should be noted that components having the same operations as those of the conventional example shown in FIGS.

The vending machine having the fall prevention guide device of the present invention is configured as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, in addition to the direct-loading type product discharging device 5 installed in the vending machine body 2, the direct-loading type product discharging device 18 is also incorporated in the back surface of the front door 4. The frame 19 of the direct-loading type product unloading device 18 is attached to the front door 4 via a hinge 20, and when the product is replenished, it is opened to the imaginary line position through the solid line position in FIG. FIG. 1 shows a front view of the direct loading type product unloading device 18.

The structure of the fall prevention guide device of the first product stacking path 7 and the fall prevention guide device of the second product stacking paths 8 ₁ , 8 ₂ , 8 ₃ , ... Since they are the same, the description will be given here by exemplifying the fall prevention guide device of the second product stacking path 8 ₁ shown in FIG.

[0015] Figure 1 and the second product stack partition plate 21a constituting the path 8 _1, 21 b as shown in FIG. 3, Ri fall prevention guide plate 22a from below, respectively to the vicinity of the upper, 22b is collected A fall prevention guide arm 23 is provided near the upper ends of the fall prevention guide plates 22a and 22b so as to be pivotally supported.

As shown in FIG. 4, the drop prevention guide arm 23 is an arm whose upper end is pivotally supported by a pin 24, and is raised to a virtual line position when replenishing products. In FIG. 1, the second product stacking route 8 ₂ is in a product replenishment state.

The first product stacking path 7 and the second product stacking paths 8 ₁ , 8 ₂ , 8 ₃ , ... Only have different lengths L of the fall prevention guide plates 22a and 22b, and thus the fall prevention is possible. The guide arm 23 has the same structure and the same size as that of the second product stacking paths 8 ₁ , 8 ₂ , 8 ₃ , ....

With this configuration, the first product stacking path 7 and the second product stacking path 8 ₁ , 8₂ , 8₃ , ..., By changing the lengths of the fall prevention guide plates 22a, 22b, the guide arm 23 can have the same structure and the same size, so the number of parts of the vending machine can be reduced. it can.

In the above-described embodiment, the direct-loading type product unloading device 18 on the side of the front door 4 has been described, but the first and second product loading of the direct-loading type product unloading device 5 on the side of the vending machine body 2 is described. path 7,8 _1, 8 _2, 8 _3, are the same for ... fall prevention guide device.

[0020]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the fall prevention guide plate fixed from the lower part of the product stacking path to the vicinity of the upper part is provided, and the position near the upper end of the fall prevention guide plate is provided from the upper part of the product stacking path. The first product that allows a large number of products to be stacked because a drop-prevention guide arm whose upper end is rotatably supported is provided, and the fixed top end of the fall-prevention guide plate is opened and closed with a guide arm. For the stacking path and the second product stacking path, which has a smaller number of stacks than the first product stacking path, the length of the fall prevention guide plate is changed to use the same guide arm with the same structure. It is possible to reduce the number of types of parts of the vending machine.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a direct-loading type product unloading device adopting a fall prevention guide device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating a product replenishing process with the front door of the vending machine opened.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway vertical sectional view of a main part of the same vending machine.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a guide arm of the fall prevention guide device.

FIG. 5 is a plan view illustrating a product replenishment process in which a front door of a conventional vending machine is opened.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a direct-loading type product unloading device that employs a conventional fall prevention guide device.

FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a vending machine showing a conventional fall prevention guide device for a first product stacking path.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a main part of the fall prevention guide device.

FIG. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a vending machine showing a conventional fall prevention guide device for a second product stacking path.

[Explanation of symbols]

7 First product stacking path 8 ₁ , 8 ₂ , 8 ₃ Second product stacking path 22a, 22b Fall prevention guide plate 23 Fall prevention guide arm

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A product is unloaded from the lower end opening of the product stacking route by pushing out the rear end of the bottommost product of the product group directly stacked in the product stacking route by the front end of a pusher that is linearly reciprocally driven. In the direct stacking type product unloading device, a fall prevention guide plate fixed from the lower part of the product stacking path to the vicinity of the upper part is provided, and A fall prevention guide device for a direct-loading type product unloading device provided with a fall prevention guide arm whose upper end is movably supported.