JPH0729059A - Product storage device for vending machines - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] An object of the present invention is to provide a product storage device for a vending machine with high storage efficiency by reducing wasteful space generated on the product storage shelves even for products of short length. [Structure] A product storage shelf 3 that stores the product 2 in a meandering manner, a product insertion port that inserts the product 2 into the product storage shelf 3, and a product 2 stored in the product storage shelf 3 based on a sales instruction. Detachable product unloading device 4 provided at the bottom of the product storage shelves 3 to carry out the products one by one, and the product storage shelves 3
It is provided with a side plate 5 which is closed from the left and right and a partition plate 7 which is provided between the side plates 5 so as to be movable in the left and right directions, thereby eliminating a wasteful space when storing products and improving a storage effect.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product storage device for a vending machine which stores a large number of products in a small installation area.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been a demand for vending machines to accommodate more products in a small installation area.

As a conventional article storage device for an automatic vending machine, for example, one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-16519 is known. Hereinafter, an example of the above-described conventional product storage device for a vending machine will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a conventional article storage device for an automatic vending machine. In FIG. 7, a product storage shelf 3 for storing products 2 such as canned juice put on the plate 1 at the product insertion port at the upper end in a meandering manner.
The product is unloaded from the product unloading device 4 at the lower end. 5 is a side plate that closes the product storage shelf 3 from the left and right, 6
Is a product restriction plate provided in front of the product unloading device 4.

In the product storage device of the vending machine configured as described above, the products 2 are loaded on the plate 1 having a plurality of stages of product insertion ports, and the products of each row from the plate 1 of each product insertion port. The storage shelves 3 will be fully loaded. Then, the products 2 loaded in the product storage shelves 3 in each row are unloaded one by one from the product unloading device 4 based on the sales command.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, the width of the plate body 1 of the product inlet and the product storage shelf 3 is regulated by the side plate 5, so that the height of the can containing juice or the like is increased. Low product, ie short product 2
When the product is sold, a wasteful space is generated in the product storage shelf 3 and the storage efficiency is lowered.

The present invention solves such a problem and provides a product storage device for a vending machine with high storage efficiency by reducing the wasteful space generated on the product storage shelves even for products having a short length. The purpose is to do.

[0008]

In order to solve this problem, a product storage device of a vending machine according to the present invention is a product storage shelf for storing products by meanderingly stacking them and inserting the products into the product storage shelf. The product insertion port, a removable product unloading device provided at the bottom of the product storage shelf for unloading the products stored in the product storage shelf one by one based on a sales instruction, and the product storage shelf is closed from the left and right. It is provided with a side plate and a partition plate provided between the side plates so as to be movable left and right. Further, according to the present invention, the partition plate is divided according to the storage rows of the product storage shelves, and each of the divided plate bodies of the partition plate is movable left and right.

[0009]

With this structure, a partition plate that can be moved left and right is provided between the left and right side plates so as to adjust the width of the product storage shelf, thereby eliminating unnecessary space when storing products and improving the storage effect. You can

Further, by dividing the partition plate according to the storage rows of the product storage shelves, it is possible to change the width of the product storage shelves according to the length of the products in each row, eliminating wasteful space, and storing effect. Can be further improved.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a product storage device for a vending machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the same components as those of the related art are designated by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a product storage device of a vending machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a partition plate mounting portion of the same embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a product regulation plate mounting portion of the same embodiment.

1 to 3, reference numeral 7 denotes a partition plate for partitioning a space between the side plates 5 of the product storage rack 3, and the partition plate 7 is provided with a knob 8. Reference numeral 9 is a pin that attaches and supports the product regulation plate 6 and the product unloading device 4, and is attached between the side plates 5 of the product storage shelf 3.

More specifically, in the above conventional example,
Since the width of the product insertion port plate 1 and the product storage shelves 3 is regulated by the side plate 5, the product insertion port is used regardless of whether the product 2 having a long length or the product 2 having a short length is sold. The plate 1 and the product storage shelf 3 have the same width, but in this embodiment, the partition plate 7 provided between the side plates 5 penetrates the plate 1 of the product insertion port and the product storage shelf 3. Through hole
10 and 11 are provided, the partition plate 7 is movable left and right, and the width of the product storage shelf 3 can be adjusted.

The product control plate 6 and the product unloading device 4 provided at the lower part of the product storage shelf 3 have engaging portions 12 and 13 for the pin 9 and are detachably attached to the pin 9.
As described above, the product storage device of the vending machine of this embodiment is
The partition plate 7 is provided with the plate 1 of the product insertion port and the product storage shelf 3
The through holes 10 and 11 for penetrating through are provided, and by sliding the partition plate 7 to the left or right, the length of the product 2 can be adjusted to the product 2 having a long length or the product 2 having a short length. Accordingly, the width of the product storage shelf 3 can be adjusted, and a useless space can be eliminated.

Next, a second embodiment of the product storage device of the vending machine according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view of a product storage device of a vending machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a side view of a partition plate of the same embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a use state explanatory view of the same embodiment. is there.

In the figure, the partition plate 7 is divided according to the storage rows of the product storage shelves 3, and among the divided plate members, the other plate members 7b to 7d except the plate member 7a located on the front side are shaped in side view. L
Each plate 7a to 7d is formed with a through hole 11a to 11d for penetrating the product storage shelf 3, and the other plates 7a to 7d are formed.
Conduction holes 10b to 10d are formed at the upper ends of b to 7d so as to penetrate the plate body 1 of the product insertion port, and the plates are formed so as to have spaces corresponding to products of different lengths that are inserted from the product insertion ports of each stage. The width of the product storage shelf 3 can be changed by moving the bodies 7a to 7d left and right.

As described above, in the product storage device of the vending machine according to the present embodiment, the partition plate 7 is divided according to the storage rows of the product storage shelves 3 and is provided so as to be movable left and right. The width of the product storage shelves 3 is adjusted for each row according to the length of the products 2 to eliminate wasted space.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, a partition plate movable left and right is provided between the left and right side plates to adjust the width of the product storage shelf, and the partition plate is provided at the bottom of the product storage shelf. By making the product unloading device removable, it is possible to eliminate a wasteful space when storing products.

Further, by dividing the partition plate according to the storage rows of the product storage shelves, the width of the product storage shelves can be changed according to the length of the products in each row, thereby eliminating wasteful space and storing effect. Can be increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a product storage device of a vending machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a partition plate mounting portion of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a product regulation plate mounting portion of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view of a product storage device of a vending machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the partition plate of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of a usage state of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a commodity storage device of a vending machine according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 plate of product input port 2 product 3 product storage shelf 4 product unloading device 5 side plate 6 product control plate 7 partition plate 7a to 7d plate body 8 knob 9 pin 10 conductive hole 10b to 10d conductive hole 11 conductive hole 11a to 11d conductive Hole

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A product storage shelf for meandering, stacking and storing products, and a product insertion slot for loading products into the product storage shelf.
Based on the sales order, the products stored in the product storage shelves 1
Equipped with a removable product unloading device provided at the bottom of the product storage shelf to carry out the books one by one, a side plate that closes the product storage shelf from the left and right, and a partition plate that is provided between the side plates so as to be movable left and right. A product storage device for a vending machine, which is characterized by: 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the partition plate is divided according to the storage rows of the product storage shelves, and each of the divided plate bodies of the partition plate is movable left and right. Product storage device.