JPH0757143A - Article storing device of automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the article storing device of the automatic vending machine which can be stored with articles through easy operation without deformation. CONSTITUTION:Flexible article lock members 11 which extend into an article storage column 6 provided in front of an article storage column 1 are extended in the vertical direction and fitted to the front ends of side plates 2 of the article storage column 1, and when an article is stored, the article in a box shape are pressed against the article lock member 11 and passed while deflecting the article lock member 11 backward. After the article is passed, this article lock member 11 is restored into a state wherein it extends into an article storage opening 6 to prevent the article from deforming.

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 having a product storage column for pushing box-shaped products through a product storage opening provided on the front surface to stack and store the products.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional product storage device for a vending machine, a product storage port is provided on the front surface, and box-shaped products are pushed from the product storage port to be stacked vertically and stored. Some have.

By the way, in such a product storage device of a vending machine, products having a convex portion such as a film with a lens are stacked and stored from the front of the product storage column with the surface having the convex portion facing upward. As you go up, the more you go up, the more the product leans toward you, and finally the product collapses and spills.

Therefore, when storing such products, for example, a partition plate is provided on the back plate that is inclined rearward along the back surface of the product storage unit formed inside the vending machine body. 2. Description of the Related Art There is a product storage column that is erected at regular intervals to form a product storage column that is tilted rearward, and stores products in a tilted state in this product storage column.

Further, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-21098 discloses
Some of the products, such as those disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-127078, are provided with a guide stopper at the product storage port of the product storage column so that the stacked products do not fall over during a product sales operation.

In such a product storage device, when a product is stored in the product storage column, it is horizontally fixed to the front end of the partition plate 2 which also functions as the left and right side plates of the product storage column 1 as shown in FIG. After temporarily pulling up the guide stopper 5 held by the depth adjusting plate 4 that is slidably attached in the front-back direction to the product outlet control plate 3 that has been opened, the product storage port 6 is opened in the direction shown by the arrow. The products are stored by rotating them. Further, after the product is stored, the guide stopper 5 is rotated in a direction to close the product storage port 6 so that the stored product does not spill out.

In FIG. 1, 7 is a base provided below the product storage column 1 for mounting the lowest product, and the product outlet regulation plate 3 is the lowest between this product and the base 7. The product carry-out port is formed so that only the product can pass through. Also, 8 is the base 7
Pusher to move the top surface of the product in the front-back direction to push out the lowest product from the product outlet, 9 is a sold-out detection switch, 10 is a column stopper that limits the number of products to be stored to prevent products from falling due to deviation of the center of gravity, etc. Is.

[0008]

However, in such a conventional product storage device for a vending machine, the guide stopper must be operated each time the product is stored, which is time-consuming and requires the guide stopper to store the product. There is a problem in that an elastic member such as a leaf spring is required to have a predetermined pressing force for suppressing the cost, resulting in an increase in cost.

Further, when the product is stored, the guide stopper is located at the position where the product storage opening is opened, so that there is a problem that when the product is stored, the product falls forward with some rhythm and the load collapses.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a product storing device for a vending machine which can store a product by a simple operation without collapse of the load. It is intended.

[0011]

The present invention provides a product storage device for a vending machine having a product storage column for pushing box-shaped products through a product storage opening provided on the front surface and storing the products in a stack. A flexible product locking member that extends into the product storage opening at the front end of the side plate of the product storage column, is pushed by the product when the product is stored, bends backward to pass the product, and returns after the product has passed. Is attached by extending in the vertical direction.

[0012]

[Function] A flexible product locking member extending in the product storage opening provided on the front surface of the product storage column is attached to the front end of the side plate of the product storage column so as to extend in the vertical direction, and the product is stored in a box. It is possible to push the product locking member by the product in the shape of a circle and bend the product locking member backward to allow the product to pass through. Further, after passing the product, the product locking member can be returned to the state of being extended into the product storage port to prevent the product from collapsing.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a commodity storage device of an automatic vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 5 indicate the same or corresponding portions.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 is attached to the front ends of the left and right partition plates 2 which also serve as the side plates of the product storage column 1 so as to extend into the product storage port 6 and to extend in the vertical direction. It is a flexible product locking member formed by. In addition, 11a is a mounting part of the product locking member 11 to the side plate 2, and 11b is a contact part with the product.

Here, the contact portion 1 of the commodity locking member 11
As shown by the arrow in FIG. 2, the product 1b is pushed by the product S and bends backward when the product S is stored while being pushed in from the product storage port 6 of the product storage column 1. Further, after passing through the product S, the state where the product S is extended into the product storage port 6 is restored.

In this embodiment, the locking member 11
Extends from the vicinity of the product carry-out port to the top of the product storage column, so that pushing out the product S by the pusher 8 is not affected, and products that use the entire storage space of the product storage column 1 It can be stored.

When the product S is stored in the product storage column 1 in which the flexible product locking member 11 is extended into the product storage opening 6 at the front ends of the left and right partition plates 2 as described above, When S is pushed in while hitting the contact portion 11b of the product locking member 11, the product locking member 11 is bent rearward, so that the product S can be stored in the product storage column 1 with a slight resistance.

Further, after the products are stored, the contact portion 11b returns to the state of being extended into the product storage port 6, so that a large number of the products S are stacked and stored, and the center of gravity of the products S is shifted and tilted forward. Even in the case of hitting, the product S does not hit the returned hit portion 11b and the product S does not collapse.

In this way, the partition plate 2 of the product storage column 1
At the front end of the product, a product locking member 11 extending into the product storage port 6 is attached by extending in the vertical direction, and the product S is stored when the product is stored.
This product locking member 11 can be passed while bending backward. Further, after passing through the product, the product locking member 11 that returns to the state in which it extends into the product storage opening 6 is used for the product S.
It is possible to prevent the collapse of cargo.

By the way, in the above description, the product storage column in which the product carry-out port is formed by the product carry-out port control plate 3 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is shown in FIG. The product locking member 11 to the base 7
It may be attached at a position such that there is an interval such that only the lowest order product can pass therethrough, and the product carrying-out port 12 is formed by the product locking member 11.

When the product outlet 12 is formed by the product locking member 11 as described above, when the lowest product S1 is pushed out, the product is placed on the lowest product S1. The sale product S2 may hit the hit portion 11b, and the next sale product S2 may be carried out while bending the hit portion 11b forward together with the lowest order product S1. For this reason,
In order to prevent this, an auxiliary member 13 is attached to the lower part of the front end of the partition plate 2 as shown in the figure to prevent the contact portion 11b from bending forward.

Further, in the above description, the product locking member 11 is attached to the left and right partition plates 2, but as shown in the figure, one partition plate 2 is used.
Alternatively, a flange 14 extending into the product storage port 6 may be formed.

Further, when the product S3 having a small width is to be stored, the product S3 is detachably attached to the product storage column 1 in order to prevent the load of the product S3 from collapsing in the lateral direction, as shown in FIG. The product locking member 11 may be attached.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, a product locking member extending into the product storage opening is attached to the front end of the partition plate of the product storage column so as to extend in the vertical direction, and the product is stored when the product is stored. Since the product locking member is bent backward and passed therethrough, the product can be stored easily.

Further, after passing through the product, since the product locking member is returned to the state of being extended into the product storage port, the load collapse may occur even when the products having the convex portions are stacked and stored. Can store items without.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state where a product is stored in the product storage device.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a product storage device of a vending machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the product storage device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional product storage device of a vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 product storage column 2 side plate 6 product storage port 11 product locking member S product

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A product storage device for a vending machine having a product storage column that pushes box-shaped products from a product storage port provided on the front surface and stores the products in a stack, wherein the side end of the side plate of the product storage column is at the front end. , A flexible product locking member that extends into the product storage port, is pushed by the product when the product is stored, bends backward to allow the product to pass, and returns after the product has passed, extends in the vertical direction A product storage device for a vending machine characterized by being installed.