JPH0534062Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to an article storage frame fixing device for a vending machine having an article storage frame for forming an article storage shelf for storing cigarettes, etc. in a piled arrangement. It is.

BACKGROUND ART In recent years, vending machines for cigarettes and the like have become able to sell many brands of cigarettes of different sizes by adjusting the position of the product storage frame.

An example of the above-described conventional article storage frame fixing device for a vending machine will be described with reference to the drawings.

4 to 6 show a conventional article storage frame fixing device for a vending machine. In the figure, 1
2 is the main body of the vending machine, 2 is an article storage frame, and a pair of fixing claws 3 protrudes from the lower part of the article storage frame 2. Reference numeral 4 denotes a substrate, and a pair of front and rear fixing holes 5 are provided on the upper surface of the substrate 4. By fitting the fixing claws 3 of the article storage frame 2 into the fixing holes 5, a plurality of fixing holes 5 can be attached to the substrate 4 in parallel. It is set up. In this manner, the articles 7 are stacked and stored in two rows, front and back, on the article storage shelf 6 provided between the article storage frames 2. A rear regulating portion 8 is bent at the rear of the article storage frame 2 to restrict rearward movement of the article 7. An article outlet 9 is cut out in the lower part of the rear regulating portion 8 and allows only the lowest article 7 among the articles 7 stacked on the article storage shelf 6 to pass therethrough. On the other hand, forward movement of the article 7 is restricted in front of the article storage frame 2 by the restriction wire 10. One lower end of the regulating wire 10 forms an article dispensing port 9 similar to the article dispensing port 9, and is pivotally supported by a regulating member 11 extending on the front surface of the article storage shelf. One upper end of the regulation wire 10 is pivotally supported by an upper support member 12 provided on the upper part of the main body 1.

Reference numeral 13 denotes an article storage frame guide plate which is formed into a substantially U-shape and has a flat portion 13a and rising portions 13b and 13c.
A guide groove 14 extending from the top to the rear of the flat portion 13a is formed into which the upper end of the article storage frame 2 is inserted. A fixing member 16 extends in the left-right direction on a rising portion 13 b bent at the upper front of the article storage frame guide plate 13 , and one end of the fixing member 16 fits into the upper notch 17 of the article storage frame 2 . has been done. The fixing member 15 is provided with a pair of left and right elongated holes 18, and an adjustment screw 20 having a knob portion 19 on the head.
It is attached to the rising portion 13b of the article storage frame guide plate 13 through the elongated hole 18.

Reference numeral 21 denotes an article pushing member which is moved back and forth by a drive mechanism installed inside the substrate 5;
The lowest article 7 stored before and after the article storage shelf 6
It is designed to extrude one piece at a time alternately from front to back.

The operation of the article storage frame fixing device for a vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

First, in FIGS. 5 and 6, when the article 7 is on sale, each article storage frame 2 has one end of the fixing member 16 fitted into the upper notch 17 at the top thereof, and the adjustment screw 20 By fixing them, they are arranged and fixed in parallel on the substrate 4, forming an article storage shelf 6.

Next, when adjusting the back and forth movement of the article storage frame 2 due to changing the storage of the article 7 to a different size brand, etc., loosen the adjustment screw 20 and move the fixing member 16 upward within the range of the elongated hole 18. let As a result, by unfitting the fixing member 16 from the upper notch 17 of the article storage frame 2, the front and back position of the article storage frame 2 can be adjusted, and the article storage shelf 6 can be adjusted according to the size of the article 7 to be stored. can be formed.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the configuration of the prior art, only a part of the upper end notch 17 of the article storage frame 2 comes into contact with the upper part of the article storage frame in the vertical direction. That is, the movement of the article storage frame in the pulling direction is restricted by the upper end notch 1 on the upper surface of the article storage frame 2.
It's just one point out of seven.

Therefore, the conventional structure had the disadvantage that attachment of the article storage frame was unstable. For example, even if the article storage frames are attached at standard intervals at the factory and shipped, the article storage frames may become partially dislodged due to vibration during transportation, causing the article storage frames to tilt back and forth. In such a case, the user is required to reattach the article storage frames, which is troublesome, even though the attachment intervals of the article storage frames can be left as they were at the time of shipment. In addition, in the prior art article storage frame fixing device for a vending machine, the only portion that comes into contact with the upper end of the article storage frame is the portion of the article storage frame 2 that intersects with the upper end of the article storage frame, as described above; Since it was only a contact, it was necessary to securely attach each article storage frame by hand.

To explain in more detail, when replacing the article storage frame according to the size of the product, first, the fixing claws of each article storage frame are inserted into predetermined fixing holes.
After the fixing claws of all the article storage frames have been inserted, the fixing plate is inserted into the notch 17. However, if some of the fixing claws of the article storage frame are not fully inserted into the fixing holes, the article storage frame will be attached in an oblique position.

That is, since the article storage frame contacts the fixing plate at only one point, no matter how strongly the fixing plate contacts the article storage frame, the oblique article storage frame cannot be corrected to a horizontal state.

Therefore, the present invention focuses on this drawback of the prior art, and instead of the conventional article holding frame being held down with a point, the upper end of the article storage frame is pressed down with a line to prevent the article storage frame from coming off during transport, and to prevent the article storage frame from coming off during transport. To provide an article storage frame fixing device for a vending machine whose horizontality can be easily corrected when replacing the storage frame.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the article storage frame fixing device for a vending machine of the present invention has a board on which products to be sold are placed, and an article placed above the board. It consists of a storage frame guide plate, and an article storage frame attached with a space between the substrate and the article storage frame guide plate in the horizontal direction, and the upper end of the article storage frame has a straight portion, and the lower end has a straight portion attached to the substrate. A fixing claw is provided to be inserted into the formed fixing hole, and the article storage frame guide plate is formed in a substantially U-shape and has a flat part and a rising part, and the article storage frame guide plate extends from the raised part to the flat part. A movable plate is provided with a plurality of guide grooves into which the upper end is inserted, the article storage frame guide plate is fixed with a flat part facing down, and is formed in a substantially U-shape having a flat part and a rising part. is disposed inside the article storage frame guide plate, and the flat portion of the movable plate abuts a straight portion on the upper end of the article storage frame.

Function In the present invention, the fixing claw at the lower end of the article storage frame is inserted into the fixing hole formed in the substrate, so the lower end is supported in the front, back, left, right, and downward directions. Further, since the upper end is inserted into a guide groove provided from the rising part to the flat part of the article storage frame guide plate, it is supported in the left-right direction. Further, in the present invention, since the flat part of the movable plate is in contact with the straight part of the upper end of the article storage frame, the upper end of the article storage frame is pressed from above by the flat part of the movable plate and is securely fixed.

Further, since the movable plate and the article storage frame touch each other along a line, when replacing the article storage frame, the horizontality of the article storage frame can be considerably corrected by pressing the movable plate against the upper end of the article storage frame.

Embodiment An article storage frame fixing device for a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be explained below with reference to FIGS. A detailed explanation thereof will be omitted. especially,
Since the article storage frame guide plate section is different, this point will be explained.

In the figure, 22 is a movable plate, and this movable plate 22 is bent into a substantially U-shape like the article storage frame guide plate 13, and the front part is upwardly connected to a flat plate surface 23 that contacts the upper part of the article storage frame 2. Bent front part 2
4 and a rear standing portion 25 which is bent upward at the rear. This movable plate 22 has a plurality of grooves 26 arranged in parallel extending from the front part 24 to the rear of the flat plate surface 23.

This movable plate 22 installed inside the article storage frame guide plate 13 has a front portion 24 connected to two substantially U-shaped movable holes 27 on the left and right sides provided in the rising portion 13b of the article storage frame guide plate 13. Similarly, the rear standing portion 25 is connected to the left and right portions 2 provided on the rising portion 13c of the article storage frame guide plate 13.
It is pivotally supported by collared screws 30 through two substantially F-shaped movable holes 29.

The operation of the article storage frame fixing device for a vending machine configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the article storage frame 2 is fixed when selling the article 7. The flat plate surface 23 of the movable plate 22 is in close contact with the upper part of the article storage frame 2, and the adjustment screw 20 is tightened. Therefore, the article storage frame 2 cannot be attached or detached.

FIG. 3 shows the state in which the article storage frame 2 is unfixed. The two left and right adjustment screws 20 tightened at the right end are loosened, and the movable hole 20 of the article storage frame 2 is loosened.
along the upper left edge, and at the same time move the movable plate 22
Collared screw 30 attached to the rear standing portion 25
By making the movable plate 22 follow the movable hole 29, the groove 26 of the movable plate 22 and the guide groove 14 of the article storage frame guide plate 13 are made to match. As a result, the guide groove 14 and the groove 26 align and move upward until the fixing claw 3 passes through the fixing hole 5, allowing the article storage frame 2 to be attached or detached.

After reinstalling the article storage frame 2, adjust the adjustment screw 2.
0 along the movable hole 29 of the article storage frame 2, the article storage frame 2 is again pressed from above by the movable plate 22 and fixed (second
Figure).

In this embodiment, if the vertical gap between the article storage frame guide plate 13 and the movable plate 22 included therein can be set wide when the article storage frame 2 is attached and detached as shown in FIG. The attachment/detachment groove 26 may not be provided.

Effects of the invention As described above, the present invention provides a movable plate inside the article storage frame guide plate that holds the upper part of the article storage frame, and makes the flat part of the movable plate come into contact with the straight part of the upper end of the article storage frame. This has the effect of making the article storage frame extremely stable.

In addition, since the article storage frame is pressed from above by the straight part, even if the fixing claws are not inserted slightly enough when replacing the article storage frame, the fixing claws will be completely inserted due to the pressure from the movable plate. When installed, it has the effect of correcting the levelness of the article storage frame. Therefore, the article storage frame fixing device for a vending machine according to the present invention has the advantage that the article storage frame can be easily replaced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of an article storage frame fixing device for a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the same, and FIG. 4 is a front view of the inside of the main body of a conventional vending machine, FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a conventional article storage frame fixing device, and FIG. 6 is a front view of the same. 2... Article storage frame, 13... Article storage frame guide plate, 14... Guide groove, 22... Movable plate, 23...
Flat plate surface, 26... Groove, 27... Movable hole, 29...
Movable hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claims for utility model registration] (1) A board on which products to be sold are placed, an article storage frame guide plate placed above this board,
It consists of an article storage frame attached with a horizontal interval between the substrate and the article storage frame guide plate, the upper end of the article storage frame has a straight part, and the lower end is inserted into a fixing hole formed in the substrate. The article storage frame guide plate is formed in a substantially U-shape and has a flat part and a rising part, and the upper end of the article storage frame guide plate is inserted from the raised part to the flat part. A plurality of guide grooves are provided, the article storage frame guide plate is fixed with its flat part facing down, and a movable plate formed in a substantially U-shape having a flat part and a rising part guides the article storage frame. An article storage frame fixing device for a vending machine, which is disposed inside the plate and has a flat part of the movable plate in contact with a straight portion of the upper end of the article storage frame. (2) The article storage frame guide plate is provided with a long hole having at least a horizontal component, and the movable plate is fixed to the article storage frame guide plate via screws inserted into the long hole. A groove is provided from the rising part to the flat part, and when the movable plate is moved horizontally by loosening the screw inserted into the long hole, the groove of the movable plate matches the groove of the article storage frame guide plate. An article storage frame fixing device for a vending machine according to scope 1. (3) The article storage frame guide plate is provided with a long hole having at least a vertical component, and the movable plate is fixed to the article storage frame guide plate via a screw inserted into the long hole, and the movable plate is fixed to the article storage frame guide plate through a screw inserted into the long hole. When the movable plate is moved vertically by loosening the two screws, a space is created between the movable plate and the article storage frame guide plate to allow the fixing claws of the article storage frame guide plate to be removed from the fixing holes formed in the base plate. An article storage frame fixing device for a vending machine according to claim 1 or 2 of the utility model registration claim.