JPH09326071A - Merchandise housing device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the containability and the housing operability of housed merchandise in spite of a large merchandise housing column caused by the increase of the size and the weight of the housed merchandise in the merchandise housing column used for an automatic vending machine. SOLUTION: The merchandise housing column 1 with a guide piece 1a and a freely slidable wire 1b is provided with a front door 6 which is provided with a hook 6b engaged with the wire 1b and provided to be capable of rotating to the front surface of the column 1 and freely moving in a vertical direction and to be engaged with the guide piece 1a. Thereby the front door 6 is surely fixed by the hook 6b, the wire 1b, and the guide piece 1a at the time of closing of improve the containability of the housed merchandise 2 in spite of the large merchandise housing column 1 caused by the increase of the size and the weight of the housed merchandise, and fixing can be set and released by vertically moving the front door to facilitate the opening/closing and the housing operability of the front door 6.

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 an automatic vending machine that stacks and sells boxed products and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a variety of box-shaped products sold by vending machines have been diversified, and the size and weight of the products are no exception, and there is a demand for larger product storage devices. .

As a conventional article storage device for an automatic vending machine, the one described in JP-A-6-227669 is known. Hereinafter, an example of a conventional product storage device for box-shaped products will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 shows a conventional article storage device for a vending machine. In FIG. 3, 1 encloses the contents product from three directions,
It is a product storage column for stacking and storing the contents products. 2 is a content product. Reference numeral 3 is a guide wire for supporting the content product 2. Reference numerals 4a and 4b denote hinges for rotatably or fixedly supporting the guide wire 3. Reference numeral 5 is a dispensing device for dispensing the content product.

The operation of the product storage device configured as described above will be described below. The stacked products 2 are sequentially ejected from the lowermost one by the operation of the ejection device 5, and are ejected from the carry-out port. Therefore, when the content product 2 is sold out, storage work is required. First, the guide wire 3 is hinged 4b.
It is released from the engagement with and the front part of the storage column 1 is opened, and a hand is put from that part to stack and store the above-mentioned inner products 2.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned configuration, when the contents 2 are sequentially ejected from the lowermost stage by the ejecting device 5, the center of gravity or the outer shape of the center of gravity of the contents 2 is changed. When the guide wire 3 is bent, the guide wire 3 is not sufficiently strong and a part of the inner product 2 is partially rotated during the rotation. In some cases, the vehicle may run outside the gap between the front surface of the product storage column 1 and the guide wire 3. In addition, the content product 2
If the product storage column 1 becomes larger in size due to the large outer size of the product, the deflection of the guide wire 3 becomes large due to the forward tilting of the stacked product 2 inside,
The contents product 2 may be collapsed. Due to the above-mentioned phenomenon, there is a problem that defective delivery of the inner product 2 occurs.

In view of the above problems, the present invention makes it easy to store and hold the inner product 2 and store workability even when the inner product 2 is upsized and the product storage column 1 is upsized. An object of the present invention is to provide a product storage device for a vending machine.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To solve this problem, the present invention provides a product storage column for enclosing a content product in three directions and stacking and storing the content product, and an opening surface of the product storage column. A guide piece provided at a lower portion and having an obtuse-angled portion at an upper portion, a wire slidably provided at an upper portion of the opening surface of the product storage column, and a rotation and vertical direction on a front surface of the product storage column. The front door is movable and is provided so as to engage with the obtuse-angled portion of the guide piece, and the upper part of the front door is provided with a hook designed to engage with the wire.

According to the present invention, there is provided a product storage device for a vending machine, which facilitates storage and retention of the content product and storage workability even when the product storage column is increased in size due to the increase in size and weight of the content product. can do.

Further, by providing the wire with a sliding limitation only in the first direction and the second direction intersecting with the first direction, the setting release of the engagement between the wire and the hook when the front door is opened and closed. Can be facilitated.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a product storage column for enclosing a content product in three directions and accommodating and stacking the content product, and a lower part of an opening surface of the product storage column. A guide piece having an obtuse-angled upper portion, a wire slidably provided above the opening surface of the product storage column, and pivotable and vertically moved to the front of the product storage column. A vending machine product that includes a front door that is free and is provided so as to engage with an obtuse-angled portion of the guide piece, and a hook that is designed to engage with the wire at the upper portion of the front door. It is a storage device, and the front door is securely fixed by the hook, the wire, and the guide piece when closed.
Even when the product storage column 1 is increased in size due to the increase in size and weight of the product, there is an effect of improving the storage and retention of the content product 2. Further, the fixation can be released by moving the front door in the vertical direction, which has the effect of facilitating the opening / closing and storage workability of the front door. Further, since the wire arranged on the front surface of the upper part of the product storage column is slidable, the wire can be completely used as a product storage part up to the upper part of the product storage column without hindering the wire during product filling,
It has a high product storage efficiency.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the wire is provided with a sliding limit only in a first direction and a second direction intersecting with the first direction. In addition, when the fixing is released by moving the front door in the vertical direction, the engagement between the slidable wire and the hook can be surely released.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
And it demonstrates using FIG. It should be noted that the same configurations as those of the related art are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a commodity storage device of an automatic vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a guide piece 1a, a wire 1b, and a wire 1b. Is a product storage column formed by a support piece 1c having an elongated hole-shaped groove for supporting and vertically moving, and a hinge 1d having a curling portion. And a hook 6b having a hinge and a positional relationship with the hinge 1d so that the front door 6 can move in the vertical direction.
Is formed by inserting the pin 7 into the curling portion of the hinge 1d and the hinge 6a.

With this structure, when the front door 6 is closed, the hook 6b and the wire 1b are engaged with each other, the door bottom claw 6c and the guide piece 1a are engaged with each other, and the front door 6 is securely fixed.
From the state where the front door 6 is securely fixed, the front door 6 is moved upward and pulled forward to rotate, whereby the front door 6 is opened. When the front door 6 is opened, the front door 6 is moved upward and rotated to the front of the product storage column, and the front door 6 is moved downward to move the hook 6b and the wire 1b.
Are engaged, the front door claw 6c and the guide piece 1a are engaged, and the front door 6 is securely fixed.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 2 shows a product storage device of a vending machine in which the oblong hole shape of the support piece 1c shown in FIG. 1 is bent to form a secondary shape. In FIG. 2, 1 is a guide piece. 1
A product storage column formed by a supporting piece 1e having a slot of a secondary elongated slot, a wire 1b movable along the slot and a hinge 1d having a curling portion. 6a and hooks 6b which have a curling process on the front surface of the front side and take into consideration the positional relationship with the hinge 1d so that the front door 6 can move in the vertical direction.
Is formed by inserting the pin 7 into the curling portion of the hinge 1d and the hinge 6a.

With this structure, when the front door 6 is closed, the hook 6b and the wire 1b are engaged with each other, the door bottom claw 6c and the guide piece 1a are engaged with each other, and the front door 6 is securely fixed.
From the state where the front door 6 is securely fixed, the front door 6 is rotated by pulling the front door 6 in the upward direction, and the front door 6 is opened. At this time, the wire formed by the elongated hole of the support piece 1e is used. Due to the movement restriction of 1b, the hook 6b and the wire 1b
Prevents fishing up of the wire 1b due to friction between the
In addition, the engagement is released smoothly, and the flattening operation of the front door 2 is facilitated. When the front door 6 is opened, the front door 6 is moved upward and rotated to the front of the product storage column, and by moving the front door 6 downward, the hook 6b and the wire 1b are engaged, and the front door claw is engaged. 6c and the guide piece 1a are engaged, and the front door 6 is securely fixed.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, even when the contents storage column is increased in size due to the increase in the size and weight of the contents product, the content holding property of the contents products is improved, and the front door is vertically moved. The lock can be released by moving to the front and the front door can be reliably released from the front by moving the front door in the vertical direction so that the wire with the sliding limit can be released from the hook. The advantageous effect of facilitating the opening and closing of the door is obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a product storage device of a vending machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a product storage device of a conventional vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Product storage column 1a Guide piece 1b Wire 6 Front door 6b Hook

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A product storage column for enclosing a content product in three directions to store the content product in a stack, and a part provided at a lower portion of an opening surface of the product storage column and bent at an obtuse angle in an upper portion. A guide piece, a wire slidably provided above the opening surface of the product storage column, and a portion which is rotatable and vertically movable on the front surface of the product storage column and which is bent at an obtuse angle. A product storage device for a vending machine, comprising: a front door provided so as to be engaged with the hook; and a hook arranged on the upper portion of the front door so as to be engaged with the wire. 2. The product storage device of a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the wire is provided with a sliding limit only in a first direction and a second direction intersecting with the first direction.