JPH0877438A - Article conveying device of automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide the article conveying device of the automatic vending machine which can surely convey an article at a proper attitude in the process from an article storage box to an article vending opening. CONSTITUTION: The article conveying device of the automatic vending machine is equipped with a 1st conveying means 9 which is arranged in the article storage box 4 and conveys the article A to an article carry-out opening 11 formed in the article storage box 4 and a 2nd conveying means 16 which is arranged outside the article storage box 4 and conveys the article A to the article vending opening 12, and passes the article A from the 1st conveying means 9 to the 2nd conveying means 16 through the article carry-out opening 11. This device is equipped with a carrying means 17 which is positioned between the 1st conveying means 9 and 2nd conveying means 16 and forcibly carries the article A conveyed from the 1st conveying means 9 to the 2nd conveying means 16 and this carrying means 17 is movable between the carrying position facing the article carry-out opening 11 and the stand-by position where it retracts from the article carry-out opening 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention mainly relates to a product transfer device for a vending machine which transfers a product from a product storage to a microwave oven and a product sales port in order to cook and then sell the product such as frozen food. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a product transfer device for an automatic vending machine, for example, one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-147781 is known. This vending machine has a so-called spiral bend mechanism (spiral) built into the product storage. By rotating the spiral, products such as frozen foods dropped and dropped are slid on the chute and stored. It is designed to be carried out from the goods outlet of the warehouse to the side of the goods sales outlet. In this case, the product is a product such as spaghetti or curry rice, and if the product is to be cooked in the microwave after being carried out from the product storage, it is necessary to carry the product out in an appropriate posture. Therefore, in the above-described conventional technique, the chute is provided immediately below the spiral as close as possible, and the attitude control plate against which the tilt end of the product just before falling hits is provided so as to correct the tilt of the product.

[0003]

In such a conventional product transporting apparatus, a chute is provided close to a spiral,
Moreover, even if the attitude control plate is provided, when the product slips on the chute and passes through the product carry-out port of the product storage, it passes through the product carry-out port so as to kick through the product carry-out port, so that the posture tends to be collapsed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides an automatic vending machine capable of surely transporting a product in an appropriate posture in the process from the product storage to the product sales port. The object is to provide a product transport device.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention of claim 1 is a first transfer which is arranged inside a product storage and transfers a product to a product outlet formed in the product storage. Means and second conveying means, which is arranged outside the commodity storage and conveys the commodity to the commodity sales port, passes the merchandise from the first conveying means to the commodity carrying-out port to the second conveying means. A product transfer device for an automatic vending machine, wherein the product transferred from the first transfer device is forcibly transferred to the second transfer device, facing the first transfer device and the second transfer device. The transfer means is configured to be movable between a transfer position facing the product outlet and a standby position retracted from the product outlet.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the first transfer means is disposed inside the product storage and transfers the product to the product outlet formed in the product storage, and the first transfer means is disposed outside the product storage. And a second transport means for transporting the product to the product sales port, and the product transport of the vending machine, wherein the product is passed from the first transport means through the product unloading port and transferred to the second transport means. The apparatus is provided with a transfer unit that faces the first transfer unit and the second transfer unit and forcibly transfers the product transferred from the first transfer unit to the second transfer unit. It has a rotating body which is in contact with the product, rotates in the product feeding direction, and has a portion having a diameter different from the axial center formed on at least a part of the peripheral surface.

In this case, the transfer means is configured to be movable between a transfer position facing the product outlet and a standby position retracted from the product outlet, and the rotating body at the standby position of the transfer means is a selling position. To face the back of the pedestal in
preferable.

In these cases, a microwave oven for cooking the products is further provided under the product storage, and the second conveying means mounts the products and ascends / descends them, and ascends them to receive the products. It is preferable to have an elevating mechanism that elevates and lowers between a position and a descending position for delivering the product to the microwave oven side and a selling position where the product faces the product sales port.

Further, in this case, it is preferable that the pedestal has a plurality of support rods arranged stepwise in a front downward direction and is formed in a comb tooth shape.

In this case, the microwave oven has a carrier table configured to be movable back and forth in a forward and backward direction between an advancing position where products are exchanged with a cradle and a retracted position where the commodities are brought into the microwave oven. However, the carrier is formed in a comb-like shape with a plurality of support rods that can intersect with the cradle, and the rear support rod that comes off the placed product is slightly higher than the other support rods. It is preferably provided.

Further, in this case, the front end of the carrier is provided with a lid that holds a plurality of support rods and doubles as a door of a microwave oven, and a product placed on the back surface of the lid. A wedge piece that pushes back is provided, and a wedge piece that pushes back the products to be placed is provided at the front end of the cradle.The wedge piece of the lid body and the wedge piece of the cradle are overlaid in the front-rear direction. It is preferable that they are arranged so as to be wrapped.

Further, in these cases, when the sales command is in the cooking mode and cooking is being performed, the lifting mechanism allows the sales command in the non-cooking mode to control the lifting and lowering of the cradle,
It is preferable to have a controller that directs the goods from the raised position to the sale position.

In these cases, it is preferable that the lower part of the front surface of the product storage is set back to the inner side through the inclined part, and the product outlet is obliquely arranged on the inclined part.

[0014]

According to the product transporting apparatus of the first aspect, the products in the product storage are transported to the product unloading port by the first transporting means, and face the space between the first transporting means and the second transporting means. It is forcibly transferred to the second transfer means via the transfer means, and is further transferred to the product sales port by the second transfer means.
In this way, the transfer means functions as a bridge between the first transfer means and the second transfer means, so that the distance gap between the first transfer means and the second transfer means arranged with the product discharge port interposed therebetween. Therefore, the product can be transferred smoothly and without losing its posture. In particular, when the product storage is a heat-insulated storage, the depth of the product outlet becomes long, so this transfer means works more effectively. Further, since the transfer means is configured to be movable between the transfer position facing the product carry-out port and the standby position retracted from the product carry-out port, the structure and opening / closing of the product carry-out port door may be hindered. Absent.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the transfer means is in contact with the product, rotates in the product feeding direction, and forms a portion having a diameter different from the axial center on at least a part of the peripheral surface. Since the rotary body is provided, the product transferred from the first transport means to the second transport means receives a feed force in the feed direction from the rotary body, and at the same time, exerts a vertical force to bounce the product. receive. That is, the product is transferred from the side of the first conveying means to the side of the second conveying means so as to be lightly blown. Therefore, even if the rotating body and the second conveying means are arranged separately from each other, the product can be reliably sent to the second conveying means. Further, since the frictional force with the product changes as the rotating body rotates, even a slippery product can be reliably transferred.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the rotating body at the standby position of the transfer means faces the rear side of the pedestal at the selling position. Therefore, when the product purchaser takes out the product. Even if the product is erroneously pushed inward, the rotating body serves as a receiver at that time, and the product can be held on the pedestal. Therefore, without providing a member having a receiving function at the rear portion of the cradle, it is possible to prevent the product from falling off the cradle, and it is possible to configure the cradle itself with a narrow depth.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a product transfer device, wherein the second transfer means places a product on which the product is placed and moves up and down, a receiving position for receiving the product, and a delivery for transferring the product to the microwave oven. Since it has an elevating mechanism that raises and lowers between the position and the selling position where the product faces the product selling port, the microwave oven and the product selling port can be used via this pedestal while keeping the product in an appropriate posture. Can be faced with. Therefore, proper cooking and an appropriate sales form can be maintained, and a decrease in commercial value can be prevented.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the pedestal has a plurality of support rods arranged in a stepwise manner in the front-down direction and is formed in a comb-teeth shape. The placed product has a posture inclined downward to the front and is conveyed to the product sales port in this state. For this reason, the size (space) in the depth direction occupied by the product during transportation can be reduced, and the product facing the product sales port is placed in a posture that is extremely easy for the product purchaser to see (easily confirm the purchased product). be able to.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the article carrying device, wherein the carrying table is movable back and forth in the front-rear direction between the forward position in which the table and the receiving table pass each other and the backward position in which the table is brought into the microwave oven. In addition, since the pedestal and the pedestal are configured to be crossable with each other, the merchandise can be delivered and received smoothly between the pedestal and the delivery table, and the delivery table can also be delivered smoothly. Therefore, the product can be carried in and out of the microwave oven while maintaining an appropriate posture. Also, in the carrier, the support bar on the rear side that comes off the placed product is
Since it is placed somewhat higher than other support bars, even if the product moves backward due to its inertia when the carrier on which the product is placed stops in the microwave oven, it hits the rear support bar. , Large movements are suppressed. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the product from dropping from the carrier, and there is no hindrance to the delivery of the product from the carrier to the receiver after cooking.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided on the rear surface of the lid of the carrier, a wedge piece for pushing back the goods to be placed, and at the front end of the receiving stand. A wedge piece that pushes the product to the rear is provided, and the wedge piece of the lid body and the wedge piece of the cradle are arranged so as to overlap in the front-rear direction, so that the product is received from the cradle to the carrier. Sometimes, the wedge piece of the lid allows the product to be received at a position where it can be easily separated from the lid, and when the product after cooking is received from the carrier to the cradle, the wedge of the cradle can be used. The product can be received at a position suitable for transportation. That is, at the time of mutual delivery between the receiving table and the transfer table,
The attitude of the product can be controlled to an appropriate one.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, when the sales command is the cooking mode and cooking is being performed, the elevating mechanism permits the non-cooking mode sales command to raise and lower the pedestal. By having a controller that controls the product and conveys the product directly from the ascending position to the selling position, other products can be sold while the selling product is cooked by the microwave oven. That is, in a vending machine in which product sales are concentrated in a short time, a microwave oven is separately installed and uncooked products are sold, thereby improving product sales efficiency.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the lower part of the front surface of the product storage is set back to the inner side through the inclined part, and the product outlet is obliquely arranged on the inclined part. Thus, the door provided at the product outlet can be provided without protruding from the front surface of the product storage, and the set-back portion can be effectively utilized as a space for the second transfer means or the transfer means. . As a result, it is possible to reduce the thickness of the vending machine without reducing the number of stored products.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A product transfer device for an automatic vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
This vending machine sells boxed frozen food such as curry rice, and FIG. 1 is a cut side view of the vending machine. As shown in the figure, the vending machine 1 is composed of a vending machine body 2 and a main door 3 that opens and closes the front surface of the vending machine body 2, and the vending machine body 2 stores a wide range of products therein. The case 4 is formed. Inside the product storage 4, the product columns 5 are accommodated in two rows, and each product A
Are housed so as to be inserted into the gap of the spiral 6 provided in the product column 5. In addition, a microwave oven 7 is arranged in the front part and a cooling unit 8 is arranged in the rear part of the lower part of the product storage 4.

On the other hand, inside the goods storage 4, an inside transfer system (first transfer means) 9 is arranged, and inside the main door 3, an outside transfer system 10 is arranged. Internal transportation system 9
Conveys the commodity A dropped from the commodity column 5 to the commodity outlet 11 formed on the front surface of the commodity storage box 4, and the outside-conveyance system 10 moves the inside conveyance system 9 at the position of the commodity outlet 11.
The product A handed over from is once conveyed to the microwave oven 7, and then the product A cooked in the microwave oven 7 is conveyed to the product sales opening 12 formed on the front surface of the main door 3.

The in-compartment transport system 9 transports the product A to the right (“right” when viewed from the front of the vending machine 1) by lateral transport means 13.
And a vertical transporting means 14 for transporting the product A forward, and a rotating means 15 for rotating a conveyor 42 of the vertical transporting means 14, which will be described later, downward and forward. The commodity A dropped from the commodity column 5 is received by the horizontal conveying means 13 positioned horizontally, and then is conveyed rightward toward the vertical conveying means 14 by the horizontal conveying means 13 so that the commodity A is placed vertically. It is delivered to the transport means 14. When the vertical transfer means 14 receives the product A from the horizontal transfer means 13 or directly drops the product A from the product column 5, the vertical transfer means 14 rotates forward and downward by the rotation means 15 and then transfers the product A. It is conveyed forward toward the outlet 11.

On the other hand, the outside-compartment transfer system 10 is an elevator transfer means (second transfer means) 16 for transferring the product A in the vertical direction.
And a transfer means 17 that faces the product carry-out port 11 to transfer the product A from the vertical transfer means 14 of the internal transfer system 9 to the elevator transfer means 16, and the product A transferred from the elevator transfer means 16 to the microwave oven. It is composed of a range side transfer means 18 to be brought into the inside 7. The product A that has been conveyed to the product discharge port 11 by the vertical conveying means 14 of the in-compartment conveying system 9.
Are forcibly sent to the elevator transport means 16 by the transport means 17. Upon receiving the product A, the elevator transporting means 16 lowers the product A to the position of the microwave oven 7 and delivers it to the range-side transporting means 18 moving to the same position. Range-side carrier 18 that has received the product A
Conveys the product A into the microwave oven 7, waits for cooking, and then conveys the product A out of the microwave oven 7 and transfers it to the elevator conveyance means 16. The elevator transporting means 16 that has received the product A again raises the product A to face the product sales outlet 12.

The lower part of the front surface of the product storage 4 is set back to the rear via an inclined part, and the product outlet 11 is formed in this inclined part. A loading door 19 is widely provided along the product column 5 at the upper front portion of the product storage 4, and a carry-out port 20 is provided at the product carry-out port 11. The loading door 19 and the carry-out door 20 are each formed of a heat insulating door, and in particular, the carry-out door 20 is formed in a parallelogrammatic cross section in consideration of forward projection and cold air leakage. . The opening and closing of the carry-out door 20 is performed by the guide members 21 arranged on both sides of the carry-out door 20.
And the opening / closing mechanism 22 arranged on the front side of the carry-out door 20.

That is, as shown in FIG.
The lower end is guided by the guide member 21 and is opened and closed by the double link 23 of the opening / closing mechanism 22 between the closed position and the open position that is moved diagonally upward and forward from the closed position. In this case, the carry-out door 20 is opened by being separated from the product carry-out port 11 by the double link 23 and then pulled up obliquely, and is also pulled down obliquely and then pressed to be closed. Therefore, at the time of opening and closing, the product outlet 11 and the outlet door 20 do not come into sliding contact with each other, so that it is possible to effectively prevent a cold air leak and the like, and it is possible to prevent interference with the outside-compartment transfer system 10. In addition, it is possible to secure a sufficient space for the elevator transfer means 16 and the transfer means 17 by utilizing the set-back portion of the product storage 4.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lateral conveying means 13 of the in-compartment conveying system 9 has a box-shaped supporting frame 31 and front and rear portions rotatably supported by side plates of the supporting frame 31 (the vending machine 1).
(Based on the front and rear of each), each pair of the driving sprocket 32 and the driven sprocket 33, and the pair of front and rear chains 34 hung between the corresponding driving sprocket 32 and each driven sprocket 33, and the pair of chains 34 It is composed of a rod 35 and a motor 36 for synchronously rotating both the driving sprockets 32. Each sprocket 32, 33 is supported by a side plate of the support frame 31 in a cantilever manner, and the upper side of the product conveyance path 37 is wide open.

The rod 35 is fixed to the chain 34 so as to be parallel to the vertical transport means 14 and parallel to the product transport path 37, and the chain 34 is rotated by the rotation of the motor 36.
By the traveling of the vertical conveyance means 14 along the commodity conveyance path 37.
Move parallel to. That is, the rod 35 moves from the standby state in which the rod 35 has moved to the left end of the support frame 31 to the product transport path 3
The product A that has dropped onto 7 is pushed to the right, and wraps around the product A so that it is left in the center of the vertical transport means 14, and then it moves to the left and returns to its original position.
The reference numeral 38 in the figure denotes a stop switch for the motor 36, which is a switch actuator 38a that is urged to rotate to the right.
However, it is turned on by being pushed by the rod 35 that has moved to the left and turning downward.

As shown in FIG. 3, the vertical conveying means 14 is composed of a conveyor 42 supported by a box-shaped support frame 41. Below the conveyor 42, the conveyor 42 is placed in the horizontal position and in the front downward direction. A rotating means 15 for rotating between the inclined position and the inclined position is provided. The conveyor 42 includes a conveyor frame 44 rotatably supported by a support shaft 43 provided between side plates of the support frame 41, a front driven pulley 45 and a rear main driving pulley 46 supported by the conveyor frame 44. It is composed of a conveyor belt 47 which is stretched between the driven pulley 45 and the main driving pulley 46, and a motor 48 which rotates the main driving pulley 46.

The conveyor belt 47 is held so that its upper surface is horizontal when the conveyor 42 is in the horizontal position, and the upper surface of the conveyor belt 47 is located in the product conveying path 37 of the lateral conveying means 13 as shown in FIG. It is arranged at a position close to the tip and slightly lower than the product transport path 37. Drive pulley 46
The support shaft 43 penetrates the support frame 41 and the conveyor frame 44, and also serves as the rotation shaft of the rotation means 15. The motor 48 is connected to one shaft end of the support shaft 43.

The rotating means 15 is composed of a pair of left and right support plates 51, 51 fixed to the lower surface of the conveyor frame 47, a crank 52 engaged with the support plates 51, 51, and a motor 53 for rotating the crank 52. These are attached to the support frame 41. A long hole 51a extending in the front-rear direction is formed in the lower portion of the support plate 51, and an operating rod 54 of the crank 52 is inserted into the long hole 51. When the motor 53 is driven, the crank 52 rotates, and the operating rod 54 and the long hole 51a are engaged (slide).
Thus, the conveyor 42 is rotated between the horizontal position and the inclined position via the support plate 51.

On the other hand, the transfer means 17 of the outside transfer system 10 is
As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, a transer drum 61 that directly contacts and transfers the product A, and a transer drum 61.
And a transer arm 62 for supporting the transer arm 62.
And a transactor main body 63 for rotating the transer drum 61 between a transfer position and a standby position via the. The transom drum 61 is a cylindrical body having an eccentric shaft 64, and extends horizontally in the left-right direction so as to escape the elevator transporting means 16. The eccentric shaft 64 of the transer drum 61 is cantileveredly supported by the tip end of the transer arm 62, and is rotated by a motor (not shown) connected to the shaft end. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the peripheral surface of the transom drum 61 is covered with rubber 61a so that the frictional force for sending the product A can be sufficiently exerted.

On the other hand, a light shielding plate 65 is attached to the eccentric shaft 64, and correspondingly, on the transom arm 62 side,
A photo sensor 66 for stopping the motor is attached. The position where the light blocking plate 65 blocks the optical path of the photo sensor 66 and stops the motor is the rotational position where the transcenter drum 61 that eccentrically rotates protrudes rearward, and the transom drum 61 in the standby state described later is It is designed so as not to interfere with the product A that moves up and down by the transfer means 16 (see FIG. 2). Further, the transer drum 61 rotated to the standby state is positioned behind the pedestal 81 of the elevator transporting means 16 stopped at the selling position described later, and when the product purchaser takes out the product A by mistake. Even when the product A is pushed inward, it can be received by the transer drum 61 (see FIG. 2).

The transer arm 62 is rotatably supported at its base by a supporting member (not shown) of the transer main body 63, and the motor 67 and the crank mechanism 68 of the transor main body 63 remove the transer drum 61 from the product outlet. 1
It is rotated between the transfer position facing 1 and the standby position retracted from the product outlet 11. That is, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the transom drum 61 rotated to the transfer position is located between the conveyer 42 of the vertical conveying means 14 and a cradle 81 of the elevator conveying means 16 described later, and the conveyer 42. The product A sent from is urged by the eccentric rotation so as to bounce into the cradle 81.

8 and 9 show a modified example of the transom drum. In this modification, a projecting piece 72 is formed on the peripheral surface of the transom drum 71 so as to project in a flat plate shape in the radial direction.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the elevator transporting means 16 raises and lowers the pedestal 81 on which the product A is placed, the guide column 82 for guiding the elevation of the pedestal 81, and the pedestal 81. It is composed of a lifting mechanism 83. Cradle 81
Is composed of a comb-tooth-shaped main body 85 in which a plurality of support rods 84 are oriented in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction, and a product receiving portion 86 erected at the front end of the main body 85. By 85, the product A is satisfactorily transferred (crossed) with the transport table 92 of the microwave oven 7 described later (see FIG. 10). The plurality of support rods 84 are arranged obliquely downward and downward in a curved line, and the product A is placed obliquely downward and the tip of the product A sent by the transfer means 17 is
The support bar 84 is prevented from supporting it. Further, the product receiving portion 86 is provided with a plurality of wedge pieces 87 whose upper ends are sharply formed side by side, and when the product A is delivered to and from the carrier table 92 of the microwave oven 7, the product The positioning of A is performed well (see FIG. 10).

The pedestal 81 has a rising end position for receiving the product A by a lifting mechanism 83 including a belt attached to a guide column 82 and a motor 83a, and a descending end position for handing over the range side transfer means 18 to wait for cooking. And the sales position where the product A faces the product sales opening 12 are moved up and down. The elevating mechanism 83 is provided with a controller 88 for controlling the movement of the pedestal 81, and the controller 88 has another function. That is, the controller 8
When the sales command is in the cooking mode and cooking is being performed, 8 allows the sales command in the non-cooking mode, operates the cradle 81 waiting for cooking at the descending end position, and the product A
Is received at the ascending end position and conveyed to the selling position (sale). Reference numeral 89 in the figure is a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of the product A on the receiving table 81.
Delivery of the product A is detected, and each transport means is started and stopped.

The microwave oven-side conveying means 18 has a lid 91 for opening and closing the front opening of the microwave oven 7, a conveying table 92 horizontally provided in the lower middle portion of the lid 91, and a forward / backward movement (not shown) for advancing / retreating in the front-back direction. It is composed of a mechanism and. The lid 91 and the carrier base 92 are arranged such that the carrier base 92 is moved by the advancing / retreating mechanism.
The forward position facing the hoistway 1 and the lid 91 are the microwave oven 7
It is moved back and forth between the retracted position and the closed position. Carrier 92
As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, as in the pedestal 81, a plurality of support rods 93 are comb teeth-shaped and arranged side by side in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction. It is configured so that they can pass through (intersect) each other. That is, when the receiving table 81 descends with respect to the carrier table 92 that has moved to the forward position and passes through the carrier table 92, the product A is placed on the carrier table 92 while being left behind. On the other hand, the carrier 92
When the pedestal 81 rises from the lower side with respect to the product A above, and the pedestal 81 passes through the transport table 92, the product A is picked up by the pedestal 81 so as to be scooped up.

Regarding the plurality of support rods 93 of the carrier table 92, the third and second support rods 93 from the rear side are arranged one step higher than the five support rods 93 on the front side, and the support rods at the rearmost part. 93 is arranged one step higher. This prevents the product A from moving largely backward or dropping from the carrier table 92 due to inertia at the moment when the carrier table 92 stops at the retracted position. In this case, a step may be formed by cutting the upper surface of the support rod 93 located on the front side with respect to the support rod (round bar) 93 provided at the same level.

Inside the carrier table 92, wedge pieces 94, which are formed in the same manner as the wedge pieces 87 of the receiving table 81, are attached side by side according to the height of the product A. This carrier 9
The wedge piece 94 of No. 2 and the wedge piece 87 of the pedestal 81 overlap so that the wedge piece 87 of the pedestal 81 protrudes somewhat backward, and when the product A is delivered, the product A is appropriately positioned. You can do it. That is, when the product A is transferred from the receiving table 81 to the transfer table 92, the product A is positioned at an appropriate position for cooking by the wedge piece 94 of the transfer table 92. When the product A is delivered to 81, the wedge piece 94 of the carrier 92 acts so that the product A does not move too far to the front side of the carrier 92 due to the shock that the carrier 92 stops at the forward position, and 8
The wedge piece 87 of No. 1 positions the product A on the pedestal 81 at a position suitable for sale and transportation.

Here, the selling operation of the product A will be briefly described with reference to FIG. When the product purchaser presses the selection button, the spiral 6 in the product column 5 rotates, and the lowest product A is dropped downward and landed on the product transport path 37 of the lateral transport means 13. Then, the rod 35 pushes the product A to the right and sends it to the conveyor 42 of the vertical transport means 14 in the horizontal position. When the product A is placed on the conveyor 42, the product 42 is conveyed forward after the conveyor 42 rotates forward and downward.

On the other hand, during this time, the product outlet 11 is opened, and the transom drum 61 is rotated to rotate the product outlet 1.
Face 1. The product A conveyed to the position of the product discharge port 11 by the conveyor 42 is transferred to the cradle 81 of the elevator transfer means 16 by the transer drum 61.
When the sensor 89 detects that the product A is placed on the cradle 81, the conveyor 42 of the vertical transport means 14 stops, returns to the horizontal position, and the transom drum 61 rotates to the standby position. At the same time, the elevator transporting means 16 operates, and the receiving table 81 descends with the product A placed thereon.

At this time, the range-side carrying means 18 is moving forward, and the receiving table 81 passes the range-side carrying means 18 so that the product A is delivered to the carrying table 92. After that, the microwave oven-side carrier 18 brings the product A into the microwave oven 7, and the product A is heated (cooked). When the cooking of the product A is completed, the cradle 81 at the lower end position rises, and after receiving the product A from the range side transport means 18,
This is exposed to the product sales outlet 12. Where the sensor 89
When the removal of the product A is detected by the
Rises again and returns to the rising end position.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the product A dropped from the product column 5 is transferred from the product storage 4 to the microwave oven 7, and further from the microwave oven 7 to the product sales outlet 12.
Since the series of transportations to be carried out to is carried out by the mechanical transportation means, it is possible to cook and sell the product A while keeping the product A in an appropriate posture. Therefore, the product A can be properly cooked and the product A can be provided without causing the product purchaser to feel uncomfortable.

In this case, since the transfer means 17 is interposed between the vertical transfer means 14 and the elevator transfer means 16 to transfer the product A therebetween, the product transfer port 11 is sandwiched. It is possible to smoothly transfer the product A between the installed vertical transfer means 14 and the elevator transfer means 16, and it is possible to transfer the product A in an appropriate posture. In particular, the transom drum 61 of the transfer means 17 eccentrically rotates the product A to the elevator transfer means 1
Since the product A is sent to the receiving table 81 of No. 6, the product A is sent to the receiving table 81 so as to be lightly skipped. Therefore, the product A can be reliably transferred to the cradle 81. Also,
Since the transer drum 61 is configured to rotate between the transfer position and the standby position, it does not hinder the opening and closing of the carry-out door 20, and the transer drum 61 itself interferes with the product transportation. Never be.

In the above embodiments, the vending machine provided with the spiral type product column has been described as an example, but it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to the vending machine provided with the product columns of other types.

[0049]

As described above, according to the product transfer device of the present invention, the transfer device is provided between the first transfer device and the second transfer device which are provided with the product sales port interposed therebetween. Therefore, there is an effect that the goods can be smoothly conveyed in and out of the goods storage, and the second conveyance means can surely convey the goods in an appropriate posture in the process from the goods storage to the sales outlet. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cut side view of an automatic vending machine in which a product transport device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is incorporated.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an operating state of the product carrying device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view of an in-compartment transportation system of the commodity transportation device.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing the movement around the transfer means of the product transfer device.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing the movement around the transfer means of the product transfer device.

FIG. 6 is a structural diagram of a transat drum.

FIG. 7 is a structural diagram of a transat drum.

FIG. 8 is a structural diagram of a modification of the transer drum.

FIG. 9 is a structural diagram of a modification of the transer drum.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged plan view showing the positional relationship between the receiving table of the elevator transfer means and the transfer table of the range side transfer means.

FIG. 11 is a side view of a carrier of the range-side carrier.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic vending machine 4 Product storage 5 Product column 7 Microwave oven 9 Internal transfer system 10 External transfer system 11 Product outlet 12 Product sales port 16 Elevator transfer means 17 Transfer means 18 Range side transfer means 61 Transatrum 81 Cradle 84 Support bar 91 Transport stand 93 Support bar A Product

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A first device which is disposed inside a product storage and conveys a product to a product outlet formed in the product storage.
And a second conveying unit that is arranged outside the commodity storage unit and conveys the commodity to the commodity sales port. The commodity is passed from the first conveying unit through the commodity outlet, and A product transfer device for an automatic vending machine, which transfers the product transferred from the first transfer device to the second transfer device, facing the first transfer device and the second transfer device. A transfer means for forcibly transferring to the second transfer means, wherein the transfer means is configured to be movable between a transfer position facing the product outlet and a standby position retracted from the product outlet. The product transfer device for vending machines, which is characterized by 2. A first device, which is disposed inside a product storage and conveys a product to a product outlet formed in the product storage.
And a second conveying unit that is arranged outside the commodity storage unit and conveys the commodity to the commodity sales port. The commodity is passed from the first conveying unit through the commodity outlet, and A product transfer device for an automatic vending machine, which transfers the product transferred from the first transfer device to the second transfer device, facing the first transfer device and the second transfer device. A transfer means for forcibly transferring to the second transfer means, wherein the transfer means contacts the product, rotates in the product feed direction, and has at least a part of the peripheral surface having a different diameter from the axis. A product transfer device for a vending machine, which has a rotating body having a portion formed therein. 3. The transfer unit is configured to be movable between a transfer position facing the product carry-out port and a standby position retracted from the product carry-out port, and the rotating body at the standby position of the transfer unit. Faces the rear side of the cradle at the selling position, The product transfer device for an automatic vending machine according to claim 2, wherein. 4. A microwave oven for cooking products below the product storage, further comprising: a pedestal for placing and lifting the products and receiving the products from the cradle. The elevator according to claim 1, 2 or 3, further comprising: an ascending position, a descending position for delivering the product to the microwave oven side, and an elevating mechanism for elevating and lowering the product at a selling position facing the product sales port. The product transfer device of the described vending machine. 5. The vending machine according to claim 4, wherein the pedestal has a plurality of support rods arranged in a stepwise manner in a front downward direction and is formed in a comb tooth shape. Commodity transporter. 6. The carrier according to claim 6, wherein the microwave oven is configured to be movable back and forth in a forward and backward direction between a forward position where products are delivered to and from the cradle and a backward position where the products are brought into the microwave oven. The carrier has a plurality of support rods that can cross the pedestal and is formed in a comb shape, and the rear support rod that is detached from the placed product is another support rod. The product transfer device for an automatic vending machine according to claim 5, wherein the product transfer device is arranged at a somewhat higher position. 7. A lid body that holds the plurality of support rods and doubles as a door of the microwave oven is provided at a front end portion of the carrier, and the lid body is placed on a back surface of the lid body. A wedge piece for pushing back the product to be placed is provided, and a wedge piece for pushing the article to be placed backward is provided at the front end of the pedestal, and the wedge piece of the lid and the wedge piece of the pedestal are 7. The product transfer device for a vending machine according to claim 6, wherein the product transfer devices are arranged so as to overlap each other in the front-rear direction. 8. The elevating mechanism allows a sales command in a non-cooking mode to control the elevating and lowering of the cradle to raise a product when the sales command is in the cooking mode and cooking is being performed. The product transport device for an automatic vending machine according to any one of claims 2 to 7, further comprising a controller for directly transporting the product from the position to the selling position. 9. The lower part of the front surface of the product storage is set back to the inner side through an inclined part, and the product outlet is obliquely arranged on the inclined part. Item 8. The product transfer device for an automatic vending machine according to any one of Items 1 to 8.