JPH0887672A - Article take-out device and vending machine using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) Abstract: An object of the present invention is to discharge articles contained in a case, such as milk, soft drinks, and other packaged articles, one by one. SOLUTION: A gutter-shaped case is configured by providing guide side plates on both sides of a bottom portion formed on the upper surface so that the article slides, in parallel with the traveling direction of the article, and a pressing piece is provided on one side of the case with a case bottom. Is slidably installed along the above, and one end of the tow bar is fixed to the lower part of the pushing piece, and the tow bar is on the bottom of the case,
The article is arranged toward the discharge side of the article, and the other end of the traction line is connected to a drum that is rotated by a spiral spring installed on the bottom surface of the bottom of the case, and article discharge control means is attached to the case. Device for taking out goods.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to articles contained in a case, such as milk, soft drinks and other articles (cans, paper containers,
The present invention relates to an article take-out device and a vending machine using the same for the purpose of constantly discharging one cup, bottle, or other package).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pusher for pushing out articles horizontally is provided at the ends of articles arranged side by side in a case, and articles placed side by side in each article shelf are pushed toward pusher positions. There is known a product sales shelf of an automatic vending machine provided with (No. 60-100888).
An invention using a spiral spring as the power of the push piece is also known (Japanese Patent Publication No. 63-61007).

[0003]

According to the above-mentioned known technique, the article presser and the pusher are indispensable requirements, and there is a problem that a large space and an interlocking device are required above and below the pusher.

In general, the conventional vending machine has a problem that the volume of the equipment for controlling the vending machine is larger than the volume of the article storage, and the so-called effective volume of the article storage is small.

Further, in the vending machine, it is difficult to make it thin because the thickness of the vending machine is large in terms of accommodation of articles.

[0006]

However, according to the present invention, since the pushing piece and its driving force are installed in the case for accommodating the articles,
The problem of the prior art was solved by significantly increasing the storage capacity of the article (for example, 1.5 times or more) and enabling a thin vending machine.

That is, in the invention of the take-out device, a gutter-like case is constructed by providing guide side plates on both sides of the bottom portion formed on the upper surface so that the article slides, in parallel with the traveling direction of the article, and one side of the case. From the other side to the other side, a push piece is slidably installed along the bottom of the case, and a pulling line is stretched between the lower part of the push piece and the article discharge side of the case. The article take-out device is characterized in that the winding means is reversibly attached, and discharge control means is attached to the article discharge side of the case, and the article is provided on both sides of the bottom part formed so that the article slides on the upper surface. A guide-side plate is provided in parallel with the traveling direction of the gutter to form a gutter-shaped case, and a push piece is slidably installed along the bottom of the case on one side of the case and is pulled to the lower part of the push piece. Fixing one end of the strip, the traction strip on the bottom of the case,
The article is arranged toward the discharge side of the article, and the other end of the traction line is connected to a drum that is rotated by a spiral spring installed on the bottom surface of the bottom of the case, and article discharge control means is attached to the case. It is an article take-out device that does. The article discharge control means is a stopper that stops the movement of the pressing piece, an article stopper at the discharge port, and an instruction button for releasing the stopper.

Next, the invention of an automatic vending machine includes a case in which articles are accommodated in parallel and provided with article discharging means and discharge control means.
In a vending machine in which articles are stored in a stack by stacking them and an instruction button is used to discharge the articles individually, a push piece for pressing the articles in the ejection direction is provided in the case in connection with a pulling means. The push piece is slidably installed along the bottom surface of the case, and a stopper for controlling discharge of articles is provided in each case in conjunction with an instruction button, and is vertically connected to one side of the storage. An automatic vending machine characterized by being provided with a means for taking out articles, the articles being accommodated in parallel, a case provided with a means for ejecting an article and a discharge control means is stacked to form an article storage, and an instruction button is used to In a vending machine capable of discharging one article from a storage box, a push piece for pushing the article in the discharge direction is provided in the case in connection with the traction means, and the push piece is slidable along the bottom surface of the case. Erected in Each case is provided with a stopper for controlling the discharge of articles in association with an instruction button, and a drop gap for vertically communicating articles is provided on one side of the storage box, and the drop gap is in sliding contact with a side wall of a falling article. The vending machine is characterized in that a flexible plate is installed and a lower end of the drop gap is connected to an article outlet. Further, the pulling means of the pushing piece is a pulling strip that connects a spiral spring in which a winding shaft is vertically installed on the bottom surface of each case, a drum rotated by the spiral spring, and a lower portion of the pushing piece. The discharge control means is a rotatable chute continuously provided at the lower part of the discharge end side of each case, a stopper interlocking with the chute, and an instruction button means for moving the chute. Is. Further, the elastic plate provided in the drop gap is characterized in that the elastic plate is punched out from a large elastic thin plate, or the elastic plate is combined with a plate body serving as a base.

In the present invention, since the spiral spring is used as the power of the pushing piece, and the spiral spring is installed on the back side of the case with the winding shaft extending vertically, the height is extremely low, which contributes to an increase in the volume of storing articles. . However, since the spiral spring can be attached to the rear portion of the pressing piece, it is appropriately selected in the overall configuration.

Further, since the motive force for pushing out the article is provided for each case, no apparatus is required on the main body side for pushing out the article, so that it can be made compact as a whole.

The cases can be stacked vertically and horizontally (conventional vending machine) or vertically (ultra-thin vending machine).

[0012]

According to the present invention, the pushing piece of the article is slidably installed in the case formed so that the article slides, and one end of the pulling bar is connected to the pushing piece, and the spiral spring is used for the power of the pulling bar. Therefore, each case can be installed, and since the article discharge control means is installed, the articles can be sequentially taken out one by one.

Further, in the vending machine, the cases are stacked vertically and horizontally, and in conjunction with the instruction buttons,
Since the stopper of the article is removed, the predetermined article can be easily and smoothly taken out by the instruction of the article instruction button.

[0014]

Embodiment 1 An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

A large number of rollers 2 and 2 are rotatably installed on the bottom of a case 1 (trough) having an upward U-shaped cross section (FIGS. 1 and 4).
The width adjusting spacers 5 of the article 4 are provided on the side walls 3 and 3, respectively.
Install 5. In the case 1, the rollers 2, 2
A push piece 6 which can slide on the upper side is provided, and both sides of a support plate 7 at the lower end of the push piece 6 are loosely fitted in guide grooves 8 provided at the lower portions of the both side walls 3 and 3. A wire 9 is attached to the lower end of the piece 6.
One end (of a pulling shape) is fixed, and the wire 9 is guided by the annular grooves 2a, 2a provided in the centers of the rollers 2 and 2 and extends to the other end of the case 1 and is inverted to rotate the roller 2, It reaches the lower part of 2, and is connected to a drum 12 which is rotated by a spiral spring 11 in a spring box 10. A stopper rod 13 is slidably attached to the side wall of the case 1, and a projection 30 is made to face the guide groove 8 at one end of the stopper rod 13. The protrusion 30 is shown in FIG.
As described above, the oblique side 30b and the hooking side 30a are formed, and the hooking side 30a and the cutout portion 7a of the support plate 7 are hooked. Accordingly, when the pushing piece 6 is moved in the direction of the arrow 14 in FIGS. 1 and 5, the hypotenuse 30b causes the tip projection of the stopper rod 13 to elastically deform as shown by a chain line 30C in the figure, and passes through the support plate 7. Let Then, when the cutout portion 7a of the support plate 7 passes through the projection 30, the cutout portion 7a of the support plate 7 and the hooking side 3 of the projection 30 are formed.
0a is hooked. When the stopper rod 13 is moved in the direction of arrow 15 in FIGS.
9 (fixed to the case) and elastically deformed (Fig. 5,
b) Since the hooking side 30a of the protrusion 30 is pulled in the direction of the arrow 16 in FIG. 5 and is not hooked with the support plate 7, the pushing piece 6 can move in the direction of the arrow 17.

In the above, when the pushing piece 6 is moved from the position A in FIG. 1 to the position B, the wire 9 is pulled out in the direction of the arrow 18 as the pushing piece 6 moves (FIG. 1).
The spiral spring 11 is wound through the drum 12,
Stores the rotating force of the drum.

Reference numeral 19 in FIGS. 1 and 2 denotes a cover plate installed at the discharge port of the case 1. Therefore, the article 4 moves by being sandwiched between the closing plate 19 and the pressing piece 6.

In the above, the article 4 is installed in parallel between the cover plate 19 and the pressing piece 6. Then, when the article 4 on the closing plate 19 side is pulled out as shown by the arrow 20, the other articles 4, 4 are pressed by the pushing piece 6 to move in the direction of the arrow 21 so as to fill the gap of the article 4, so that the case There is always an article 4 on the discharge side of 1.

[0019]

Second Embodiment A vending machine will be described with reference to FIGS.

The case 1 shown in the first embodiment is stacked vertically and horizontally. A tiltable chute 22 is provided below the discharge end of the case 1, and a drop path 23 for the article 4 is provided above and below the chute 22. In the falling path 23 of the article 4, elastic plates 24, 24 are cantilevered on three sides of the inner wall, and the area surrounded by the elastic plates 24, 24 on the same plane is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the article 4. . However, since the elastic plates 24, 24 are cantilevered, the article 4 has an arrow 28.
When falling in the direction of, the elastic plates 24, 24 are pushed and spread in the direction of the arrow 31 by the weight of the article 4. Therefore, the article 4 and the elastic plate 24 are elastically brought into sliding contact with each other, and the falling speed of the article 4 is reduced.

As described above, the outer wall of the article 4 and the elastic plate 2
The falling speed of the article 4 is controlled by the sliding contact friction with the articles 4 and 24 so that the article 4 does not collide with the receiving bottom 25.
In the figure, 32 is an article outlet, 33 is its cover, and 34 is a door.

In the above embodiment, when the instruction button 35 is pressed, the chute 22 at the discharge end of the case 1 containing the instructed article is inclined in the direction of the arrow 26, so that the leading article 4 is moved to the chute 22. It moves along the arrow 36 and is discharged to the fall path 23. In this case shoot 22
The rear projection 27 blocks the subsequent article 4, so that the article 4
Drops one per operation. In the figure, 37 is a stopper, 3
8 is a case stand. The article 4 is held at the tip position of the case by the stopper 37 and the chute 22.

Although the article 4 falls by its own weight as described above, the falling speed is controlled by a large number of elastic plates 24, 24 provided in the drop path 23, whereby damage to the article 4 can be prevented. Therefore, the weight of the article 4 and the elastic plate 24
It is necessary to appropriately adjust the contact pressure of the above. A known electric interlocking control system is used to interlock the instruction button 35 and the chute 22. The chute 22 has its inclination controlled by a stopper 39.

The elastic plate 24 can be formed by punching out from an elastic thin plate or by cutting out a part of the elastic plate.
A spring may be built in behind the thin plate that does not elastically deform.

The above-mentioned article discharging means is an example, but a known control structure can be adopted as the structure for discharging from the discharge end of the case to the drop path.

In the above embodiment, a can or a paper container is assumed, but in the case of other containers (cups, bottles, other packages), the shape of the case may be changed accordingly. is there.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the articles are stored in the gutter-shaped case, the push pieces are provided, and the pulling means for the push pieces is attached to each case, the articles are stored in the cases. Therefore, it is possible to smoothly take out one article.

Therefore, even if the article take-out device is made compact and the article take-out apparatus is accommodated not only in the display shelf but also in the vending machine, there is an effect that the article accommodation capacity in the same volume can be dramatically increased. . In addition, since it is possible to store and manage articles by stacking gutter-shaped cases in one row, it is possible to use an ultra-thin vending machine (gutter-shaped case width + α thickness), and there are significant restrictions on installation due to the installation area. There is an effect that can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view in which a part of an embodiment of a case of the present invention is omitted.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a part of which is also omitted.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional bottom view of the same.

FIG. 4 is also an enlarged vertical side view.

FIG. 5 (a) is a partially enlarged plan view showing the engagement of the push piece. (B) Similarly, a partially enlarged plan view showing unlocking of the push piece.

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the same vending machine.

FIG. 7 (a) is a view showing a state immediately before the article is discharged. FIG. 5B is a diagram showing the end of discharging the articles.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Case 2 Roller 3 Both Side Walls 4 Articles 5 Spacer 6 Push Piece 7 Support Plate 8 Guide Groove 9 Wire 10 Spring Box 11 Spiral Spring 12 Drum 13 Stopper Rod 19 Closure Plate 22 Chute 23 Drop Path 24 Resilient Plate 25 Receiving Bottom 27 Protrusion Item outlet 33 Cover 34 Door 35 Instruction button 37, 39 Stopper 38 Case stand

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Mikio Takahashi 4-5-27 Sellobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Hironobu Sangyo Co., Ltd.

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A gutter-shaped case is constructed by providing guide side plates parallel to the traveling direction of the article on both sides of the bottom portion formed on the upper surface so that the article slides, and from one side to the other side of the case. The push piece is slidably installed along the bottom of the case, and a pulling strip is stretched between the lower part of the push strip and the article discharge side of the case. Is reversibly attached, and an ejection control means is attached to the article ejection side of the case. 2. A gutter-shaped case is constructed by providing guide side plates on both sides of the bottom portion formed on the upper surface so that the article slides, in parallel with the traveling direction of the article, and a pushing piece is provided on one side of the case. It is slidably installed along the bottom of the case, and has one end of the pulling strip fixed to the lower part of the pushing piece. The pulling strip is arranged on the bottom of the case toward the discharge side of the article and The other end
An article take-out device, characterized in that it is connected to a rotating drum by means of a spiral spring installed on the bottom surface of the bottom of the case, and an article discharge control means is attached to the case. 3. The article take-out device according to claim 1, wherein the article ejection control means comprises a stopper for stopping the movement of the pressing piece, an article stopper at the ejection port, and an instruction button for releasing the stopper. 4. A case in which articles are accommodated in parallel and which is equipped with a means for ejecting articles and a discharge control means is stacked to form an article storage, and an instruction button can be used to discharge one article from each storage. In the vending machine, a push piece for pushing the article in the discharge direction is provided in the case in connection with the traction means, and the push piece is slidably installed along the bottom surface of the case. An automatic vending machine comprising a stopper for discharging control, which is interlocked with an instruction button, and an article take-out means for vertically communicating articles provided on one side of the storage box. 5. Articles are accommodated in parallel, and a case provided with an ejection means and an ejection control means for the articles is stacked to form an article storage, and an instruction button can be used to eject one article from the storage. In the vending machine, a push piece for pushing the article in the discharge direction is provided in the case in connection with the traction means, and the push piece is slidably installed along the bottom surface of the case,
Each case is provided with a stopper for controlling the discharge of articles in conjunction with an instruction button, and a drop gap for vertically communicating articles is provided on one side of the storage box, and the side wall of the articles falling is slid in the drop gap. An automatic vending machine, comprising a resilient plate in contact with the lower end of the drop gap, which is connected to an article outlet. 6. The pulling means of the pushing piece is a pulling strip connecting a spiral spring having a winding shaft vertically installed on the bottom surface of each case, a drum rotated by the spiral spring, and a lower portion of the pushing piece. The vending machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: 7. The discharge control means is composed of a rotatable chute connected to a lower portion of a discharge end side of each case, a stop interlocking with the chute, and an instruction button means for moving the chute. The automatic vending machine according to claim 5. 8. The automatic vending machine according to claim 5, wherein the elastic plate provided in the drop gap is formed by punching out the elastic plate from a large elastic thin plate, or by combining the elastic plate with a base plate. Machine.