JPH0681080U - vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide an automatic vending machine which has a high storage efficiency and can store products easily. [Composition] A front product storage column body 2 is rotated in the left-right direction on a side slide rail 10 which is fitted to a fixed rail disposed on the inner surface of the product storage chamber 3a and is slidable in the front-rear direction. A holding plate 9 that holds freely is attached. And
When storing products in the rear product storage column body, the front of the rear product storage column body is opened by pulling out the front product storage column body 2 and rotating it.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a vending machine in which a product column body including a plurality of product storage columns is disposed in the front and rear of a product storage chamber.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Recently, there has been a market demand for vending machines to be thin so that vending machines do not stick out on the road side in terms of traffic safety, and various measures have been taken to meet these market requirements.

In an automatic vending machine in which a product column body including a plurality of product storage columns is disposed in front of and behind a product storage chamber, for example, the specification of Japanese Patent Application No. 4-196419 previously filed by the applicant of the present application. As shown in the manual, the product delivery passage of each product storage column of the rear product storage column is provided below the product storage column of the front product storage column, and the common product discharge passage is provided at the front product storage column. There is one that is designed to be thinner by forming it in front of the body.

In this vending machine, as shown in FIG. 7, a front product storage column body (hereinafter referred to as front column body) 2 including a plurality of product storage columns 1 arranged side by side in a horizontal direction is automatically operated. The front door 4 attached to the front of the vending machine main body (hereinafter referred to as the main body) 3 is hinged to rotate in the direction opposite to the opening direction.

In order to store products in the product storage column 1 of the front column body 2, the front door 4 is opened and then the front column body 2 is opened from the front side and the rear side product storage column body (hereinafter referred to as rear side). In order to store products in the product storage column 1 which is arranged side by side in the column body 5), the front column body 2 is rotated to open the front side of the rear column body 5 and then the The rear column body 5 is stored from the front.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 4 a denotes an upper rotation shaft out of the rotation shafts provided at the side ends of the upper and lower surfaces of the front door 4, and 6 denotes a front column body 2 which is rotatably supported. It is a hinge. Further, 7 is a machine room, and an operation section 7a in which electrical components are housed is arranged on the front surface of the machine room 7 so as to project more forward than the front surface of the front door 4. Further, 8 is a partition plate for partitioning the machine room 7 and the product storage room 3a in which the column bodies 2 and 5 are stored.

[0007]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in such a conventional vending machine, when the front column body 2 is rotated as shown by an arrow in the figure to store the product in the rear column body 5, the front column body 2 is moved to the product storage chamber 3a. The width of the front column body 2 must be shortened so as not to hit the side wall of the. As a result, the number of product storage columns 1 that can be arranged side by side in the front column body 2 is reduced, and the storage efficiency is reduced.

Even when the front column body 2 is rotated, the front column body 2 comes into contact with the operating portion 7a as shown in FIG. 8, so that the front side of the rear column body 5 should be sufficiently opened. However, there is a problem in that it is difficult to store and maintain products in the rear column body 5.

An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic vending machine which has a high storage efficiency and can store products easily.

[0010]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention relates to an automatic vending machine in which a product column body having a plurality of product storage columns arranged side by side in a horizontal direction is provided in front and rear in a product storage chamber. Mounted on the fixed rail, the side slide rail that fits on the fixed rail and is slidable in the front-rear direction, and the side slide rail that is attached to the side slide rail, When a product is stored in the product storage column body on the rear side, the front side product storage column body is pulled out and rotated to store the product in the rear side. The product storage column is open at the front.

Further, according to the present invention, flanges are formed at upper and lower ends of the holding plate corresponding to the upper surface and the lower surface of the front product storage column body, and upper slide rails attached to the flange portion and The lower slide rail is fitted to fixed rails arranged at the upper and lower parts of the product storage chamber so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction.

[0012]

[Action]

 With this configuration, the front product storage column can be rotated in the left and right directions by the side slide rails that are fitted to the fixed rails that are arranged on the inner surface of the product storage chamber and that can slide forward and backward. A holding plate can be attached to hold the. When storing products in the rear product storage column body, the front of the rear product storage column body can be opened by pulling the front product storage column body forward and rotating it.

Further, upper slide rails and lower slide rails are attached to flanges formed at the upper and lower ends of the holding plate corresponding to the upper and lower surfaces of the front product storage column body, and the upper and lower slide rails are stored in the product. Fixed rails arranged at the upper and lower parts of the chamber are slidably fitted in the front-rear direction so that the front product storage column body can be pulled out while being supported from the vertical direction.

[0014]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a front door of an automatic vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention is opened, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a front view thereof. In FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 7 indicate the same or corresponding portions.

1, 2 and 3, 9 is a column body holding plate which is a holding plate for holding the front column body 2 by a hinge 6 so as to be rotatable in the left and right directions. A pair of upper and lower side slide rails 10 are attached to the.

Here, the side slide rail 10 is fitted to the side fixed rail 11 arranged on the inner side surface of the partition plate 8 on the side of the product storage chamber 3a, and can slide in the front-rear direction. The column body holding plate 9 is attached to the main body 3 via the side slide rails 10 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction.

By mounting the column body holding plate 9 on the main body 3 in a slidable manner in this manner, the front column body 2 can be slid in the front-rear direction.

In this embodiment, the side slide rail 10 holds the main slide rail 10a slidably mounted on the front column body 2 as shown in FIG. 2 and the main slide rail 10a. It is composed of an auxiliary slide rail 10b.

When the front column body 2 is pulled out, until the front column body 2 is pulled out to a predetermined position, the main slide rail 10a and the auxiliary slide rail 10b are together with the front column body 2 and the side fixed rails. It is designed to be pulled out while being held at 11.

When the front column body 2 is pulled out to a predetermined position, the rear end of the auxiliary slide rail 10b comes to engage with the tip of the side fixing rail 11, and at this position, the auxiliary slide rail 10b moves. After the pulling out is completed, only the main slide rail 10a is pulled out together with the front column body 2 while being held by the auxiliary slide rail 10b.

As a result, after the front column body 2 is pulled out forward, when it is rotated in the direction shown by the arrow in FIG. 1 at that position, it is pulled out to a position where it does not hit the operating portion 7a. You can do it.

In the present embodiment, the front column body 2 is provided with product storage columns 1 each having a product unloading mechanism section 1a at the bottom thereof, which are vertically arranged in a two-tiered manner.

When storing products in the vending machine configured as described above, for example, when storing products in the front column body 2, the front door 2 is opened to store the products in the front column body 2. Store the products in the column 1 from the front.

When storing products in the rear column body 5, the front door 2 is opened, the front column body 2 is pulled out sufficiently forward, and then the front column body 2 is placed at that position. Rotate in the direction indicated by the arrow to open the front of the rear column body 5. Then, in this way, the products are stored from the front in the rear column body 5 whose front is opened.

In this way, the front column body 2 can be pulled out forward, and after being pulled out forward, the front column body 2 is rotated at that position, so that the front side is opened to the rear column body 5 and the rear column body 5 is opened. Products can be easily stored in the column body 5.

By the way, when the front column body 2 is heavier than a predetermined weight, when the front column body 2 is pulled out, the front column body 2 cannot be supported only by the pair of upper and lower side slide rails 10, and the front column body 2 cannot be supported. The body 2 may be tilted in a twisted direction at right angles to the pull-out direction, which may cause deformation of the side slide rails 10.

Therefore, when the front column body 2 is heavy, the front column body 2 is supported not only in the lateral direction but also in the vertical direction. Next, another embodiment of the present invention in which the front column body 2 is thus supported not only from the lateral direction but also from the vertical direction will be described.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front door of the vending machine according to another embodiment of the present invention is opened, and FIG. 6 is a front view thereof. 5 and 6, the same symbols as those in FIG. 7 indicate the same or corresponding parts.

5 and 6, reference numeral 12 denotes a column body holding plate. The column body holding plate 12 has front portions of a pair of upper and lower side slide rails 10 attached to its side surfaces and front column body holding plates at upper and lower end portions. The flanges 12a and 12b corresponding to the upper and lower surfaces of No. 2 are formed.

An upper slide rail 13a and a lower slide rail 13b are attached to the flanges 12a and 12b. The upper slide rail 13a and the lower slide rail 13b are also composed of a main slide rail and an auxiliary slide rail (not shown), like the side slide rail 10.

Here, the upper slide rail 13a is attached, for example, by an upper fixed rail 14a provided on the upper surface 31 of the product storage chamber 3a, and the lower slide rail 13b is attached to the bottom surface 32 of the product storage chamber 3a. It is fitted to the lower fixed rail 14b so as to be slidable in the front and rear direction. In addition, in the present embodiment, the side fixed rails 11 for holding the side slide rails 10 are attached to the inner wall surface of the side plate 33 of the main body 3.

The side column slide rail 10, the upper slide rail 13a, and the lower slide rail 13b enable the front column body 2 to slide in the front-rear direction while being supported in the vertical and horizontal directions. There is.

Accordingly, the front column body 2 can be supported vertically and laterally by the side slide rails 10, the upper slide rails 13a, and the lower slide rails 13b, so that the front column body 2 can be supported even when the front column body 2 is heavy. The body 2 can be pulled out without tilting.

[0035]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, since the front product storage column body provided in the product storage chamber is pulled out forward and then rotated, it is necessary to shorten the width of the front product storage column body. There is no need to improve the storage efficiency. In addition, products can be easily stored in the product storage column body at the rear.

Further, when the front product storage column body is heavy, since the product storage column body is also supported from above and below, the product storage column body can be pulled out without tilting. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a front door of an automatic vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention is opened.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the vending machine.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the vending machine.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which the product storage column body of the vending machine is pulled out and rotated at that position.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which a front door of an automatic vending machine according to another embodiment of the present invention is opened.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of the vending machine.

FIG. 7 is a plan sectional view of a conventional vending machine.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the product storage column body of the vending machine is rotated.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Front product storage column body 5 Rear product storage column body 9, 12 Column body holding plate 10 Side slide rail 11 Side fixed rail 13a Upper slide rail 13b Lower slide rail 13b

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An automatic vending machine in which a product column body comprising a plurality of product storage columns arranged side by side in the lateral direction is arranged in the front and rear in a product storage chamber, the inner surface of the product storage chamber. Mounted on the fixed rail, the side slide rail that is fitted to the fixed rail and is slidable in the front-rear direction, and the side slide rail that is attached to the side slide rail to move the product storage column body in the front to the left and right. And a holding plate that holds the product in the rearward direction when the product is stored in the rear product storage column body by pulling the front product storage column body forward and rotating the rear product storage column body. A vending machine characterized by opening the front of the storage column body. 2. A flange portion is formed at upper and lower ends of the holding plate corresponding to an upper surface and a lower surface of the front product storage column body, and an upper slide rail and a lower slide rail attached to the flange portion are formed. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein fixed rails arranged at an upper portion and a lower portion of the product storage chamber are slidably fitted in a front-rear direction.