CN103295327A - Commodity storage device for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a product storage device for an automatic vending machine capable of maintaining the strength of a side plate of a base body and achieving generalization. It includes: a product storage channel (13), which is divided and formed by arranging channel constituent elements (12) between a pair of left and right base body side plates (11) to extend in the vertical direction, and the products that have been put in are arranged horizontally. and the connecting member (15), the base end portion (151) of which is supported on any one of the base body side plates (11), and the front end portion (152) is configured so as to be able to The storage passage (13) is shaken in a forward and backward manner, and the movable side plate (14) mounted on the front end portion (152) is moved in the left and right direction in a manner of approaching or moving away from the base side plate (11). This adjusts the passage width of the commodity storage passage (13). The connection member (15) is curved so that only the base end (151) protrudes outward from the opening (111) formed in the base side plate (11) when moving backward from the product storage passage (13).

Description

Commodity storage device for vending machines

technical field

The present invention relates to a product storage device for an automatic vending machine, in particular to a product storage device for an automatic vending machine suitable for selling products such as canned beverages or plastic bottled beverages.

Background technique

Hitherto, snake-type commodity racks have been known as commodity storage devices for vending machines that sell commodities such as canned beverages or plastic bottled beverages. This product storage device includes a product storage channel, a delivery mechanism and a movable side plate. The product storage passage is divided so as to extend in a zigzag shape in the up-down direction by interposing passage constituent elements between a pair of base body side panels that stand oppositely to each other on the left and right. The delivery mechanism is arranged on the lower side of the product storage passage, and is used to separate and send out the products at the lowest position in the product storage passage. The movable side plate is disposed on any one of the side plates of the base body so as to be movable in the left-right direction via the connecting member, and is used to adjust the passage width of the commodity storage passage.

The base end portion of the link member is supported by one of the base side plates, and the front end portion of the link member connected to the movable side plate is arranged to be swingable so as to move forward and backward relative to the product storage passage. Moreover, when the connection member moves backward from the product storage passage, the entire area except the front end protrudes from the opening formed in the base body side plate in a flat form (for example, refer to Patent Document 1 ).

patent documents

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-164052

Contents of the invention

However, in the product storage device as described above, the connection member has a shape in which the entire region except the front end protrudes from the opening formed in the base side plate when it moves backward from the product storage passage. This opening is configured as a rectangular long hole whose vertical direction is the longitudinal direction.

On the other hand, in the base body side plate for defining the product storage passage, the attachment position of the connection member differs depending on the applicable location, and therefore, the location where the opening is formed differs for each applicable location.

Therefore, in order to reduce the manufacturing cost and realize common use of the base side plate irrespective of the applicable part, it is necessary to provide a long hole in the base side plate, so that the strength of the base side plate is significantly reduced, and as a result It is difficult to realize the generalization of the base body side plate.

In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a product storage device for an automatic vending machine that can be used in general while maintaining the strength of the base body side plate.

In order to achieve the above object, the product storage device of the automatic vending machine according to the first aspect of the present invention includes: a product storage passage, which is divided and formed by arranging passage constituent elements between a pair of left and right base side plates so as to extend in the vertical direction, And the commodities that have been put in are sequentially stored in a horizontal posture; and the connecting member, the base end portion of which is supported by any one of the side plates of the base body, and the front end portion is configured to be able to move forward and backward relative to the commodity storage passage. Shake in a manner, and move the movable side plate installed on the front end in the left and right direction in a manner of approaching or moving away from the side plate of the base body, thereby adjusting the passing width of the commodity storage passage, the automatic vending machine The product storage device is characterized in that the connecting member is bent so that only the base end protrudes outward from the opening formed in the base side plate when moving backward from the product storage passage.

According to the product storage device for an automatic vending machine of the present invention, when the connection member moves backward from the product storage passage, only the base end protrudes outward from the opening formed in the side plate of the base body. The opening formed in the side plate may be of a size that can pass through the base end portion of the connection member. Thereby, a plurality of openings can be formed in the base side plate corresponding to attachment positions of various connection members, and as a result, common use of the base side plate can be realized. Moreover, by forming the opening into a size sufficient to allow the base end of the connection member to pass through, even if a plurality of openings are formed, a long hole that is long and long will not be formed as in the past, so that the base can be held The strength of the side panels. Therefore, there is an effect that the strength of the base side plate can be maintained and generalization can be achieved.

Description of drawings

1 is a sectional side view showing the internal structure of a vending machine to which a product storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a movable side plate and connecting parts;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a movable side plate and a connecting part;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the connection part shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is the front view of the connection part shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a front view showing a state in which the connecting member shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 is supported on the base side plate;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing the top plate shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged perspective view showing the main part of the top plate shown in Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged perspective view showing the main part of the top plate shown in Fig. 7;

Fig. 10 is an explanatory view showing a state where the top plate shown in Figs. 7 to 9 is attached to the left base side plate;

Fig. 11 is an explanatory view showing a state where the top plate shown in Figs. 7 to 9 is attached to the left base side plate.

Symbol Description

1 main cabinet

2 outer doors

3 inner door

4 Commodity Storage

5 commodity slides

10 commodity storage device

11 Base side panels

111 rectangular opening

112 Mounting piece

113 mounting holes

114 holes

115 locking hole

12 Path components

13 commodity storage channel

14 Movable side panels

15 connecting parts

151 base end

1511 base end shaft

1512 Reinforced Flange

152 front end

1521 front end shaft

16 sending mechanism

16a First pedal part

16b Second pedal part

17 Passage width regulation plate

20 top plate

21 locking protrusion

22 left end

221 bending part

222 incision

24 locking piece

Detailed ways

Hereinafter, best embodiments of the product storage device for an automatic vending machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a sectional side view showing the internal structure of a vending machine to which a product storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. The automatic vending machine described here is a machine that sells products in a cooled or heated state, and includes a main body cabinet 1 , an outer door 2 and an inner door 3 .

The main body cabinet 1 has a rectangular shape with an open front by appropriately combining a plurality of steel plates, and has a product storage 4 with a heat-insulating structure inside. The outer door 2 covers the front opening of the main body cabinet 1 and is arranged on one side edge of the main body cabinet 1 so as to be openable and closable. Although not shown in the figure, there are display windows, product selection buttons, banknote insertion openings, coin insertion openings, return buttons, integrated displays, coin return openings, and product take-out openings 2a on the front of the outer door 2. necessary parts. The inner door 3 is an insulating door for covering the front opening of the product storage 4 , and is disposed on one side edge of the main body cabinet 1 so as to be openable and closable on the inside of the outer door 2 . In the lower portion of the inner door 3, a product export port 3a for carrying out products to the outside of the product storage 4 is provided.

In addition, the above-mentioned automatic vending machine is provided with a product slide 5 inside the product storage 4, and a temperature adjustment unit is arranged in an area below the product slide 5 (hereinafter also referred to as "heat exchange area"). 6. On the other hand, the product storage device 10 is arranged in an area above the product slide 5 (hereinafter also referred to as "product storage area").

The product chute 5 is a plate-shaped member that guides the products delivered from the product storage device 10 to the product output port 3 a of the inner door 3 , and is arranged to gradually incline downward toward the front side. Although not shown in the figure, a plurality of ventilation holes (not shown) for communicating the heat exchange area and the product storage area are perforated in the product slideway 5 .

The temperature adjustment unit 6 is used to maintain the internal environment of the commodity storage 4 at a desired temperature state, and includes an evaporator 6 a of a refrigeration cycle, an electric heater 6 b and a blower fan 6 c. In this temperature adjustment unit 6, for example, when the blower fan 6c is driven in the state where the refrigeration cycle is activated, the air cooled in the evaporator 6a is sent upward through the ventilation holes of the product slide 5, so that Keep product storage areas cool. On the other hand, when the blower fan 6c is driven in a state where the electric heater 6b is energized, the air heated by the electric heater 6b is sent upward through the ventilation hole of the product slide 5, so that the product can be stored. The area is maintained at high temperature. In addition, although not shown in the figure, the compressor, condenser, and expansion valve of the refrigeration cycle are all arranged in the machine room 7 outside the product storage 4 .

The product storage device 10 described above is arranged in three rows in the front and back in the illustrated example, and is provided with a product storage passage 13 configured in a zigzag shape in the vertical direction by arranging the passage constituent elements 12 between the pair of base side plates 11. , a plurality of commodities are accommodated in a horizontal posture in the vertical direction in the interior of the commodity storage passage 13 . To describe in more detail, the passage constituent elements 12 are appropriately arranged so that the front side and the rear side of the product storage passage 13 face each other, and are fixed to the base side plate 11 .

In addition, a not-shown baffle plate is provided in the passage constituent element 12 . The baffle is swingably arranged on the passage constituent element 12 so as to move forward and backward relative to the product storage passage 13 . The shutter is biased by a coil spring (not shown), and is in a posture of moving in and out of the product storage passage 13 in a normal state. And, by contacting the product passing through the product storage passage 13, it resists the elastic force of the coil spring and moves backward along the zigzag product storage passage 13, thereby correcting the posture of the product.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , such a product storage device 10 is provided with a movable side plate 14 and a connecting member 15 . The movable side plate 14 is used to adjust the passage width of the products in the product storage passage 13 according to the length of the products, and is a thin steel plate product processed by sheet metal in accordance with the shape of the product storage passage 13 .

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 , the connection member 15 is in the form of a substantially elongated flat plate, and a base end shaft portion 1511 and a reinforcing flange 1512 are formed at the base end portion 151 . The narrow front end portion 152 is formed with a front end shaft portion 1521 . The base end shaft portion 1511 is formed such that the base end portion of the connection member 15 protrudes forward and rearward as a base portion. The reinforcement flange 1512 is a member formed by bending the front side edge and the rear side edge of the base end portion of the connection member 15 . The front end shaft portion 1521 is formed so as to protrude forward and rearward with the front end portion of the connection member 15 serving as a base.

As shown in FIG. 6 , this connecting member 15 is arranged so that the front end portion 152 can move forward and backward relative to the product storage passage 13 by inserting the base end shaft portion 1511 of the base end portion 151 through the mounting hole 113 of the mounting piece 112 . way to shake. Wherein, the mounting piece 112 is formed by bending the front side edge and the rear side edge of the rectangular opening 111 formed in the left base body side plate 11 to the left (outward). The portion 1521 is inserted through the shaft hole of the unshown bearing piece provided on the movable side plate 14, and the connecting member 15 can move the movable side plate 14 in the left-right direction so as to approach or separate from the base side plate 11, thereby enabling The passing width of the commodity storage path 13 is adjusted.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the connecting member 15 moves backward from the product storage passage 13, only the base end portion 151 protrudes outward (leftward) from the rectangular opening 111 formed in the left base side plate 11. The base end portion 151 is bent and formed in such a manner.

In addition, in the product storage device 10 described above, the delivery mechanism 16 is provided on the lower side of the product storage passage 13 , while the top tray 20 is provided on the upper side of the product storage passage 13 .

The delivery mechanism 16 functions to store the products in the product storage passage 13 in the standby state by controlling the movement of the products between it and the passage width defining plate 17, and to store the products in the product storage passage 13 in the standby state, and to send out the products when a delivery command is given. Next, the corresponding commodities are sent out to the commodity chute 5 one by one. This delivery mechanism 16 includes a first pedal member 16a and a second pedal member 16b. The first pedal member 16a is configured to be able to swing in a manner that moves forward and backward relative to the product storage passage 13, and moves in and out of the product storage passage 13 in the standby state to abut against the lowest product to restrict the downward movement of the product. On the other hand, when a delivery command is given, it moves backward from the product storage path 13 to allow the product to move downward. The second pedal member 16b is arranged so as to be able to swing forward and backward relative to the product storage passage 13, to move backward from the product storage passage 13 in the standby state, and on the other hand, when a delivery command is given, to store the relative product. Passage 13 moves in and out, abuts against the second commodity from the lowest digit, and restricts the downward movement of this commodity. Such delivery mechanism 16 is a conventionally known mechanism, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the top plate 20 is formed by bending a flat metal plate, and is gradually inclined downward from the front to the rear, and has a plurality of locking protrusions 21 protruding sideways from the left and right ends. The holes 114 respectively provided in the base side plates 11 are inserted and arranged between the base side plates 11 . The upper surface of the top tray 20 constitutes a product guide passage for guiding the products inserted through the inlet to the product storage passage 13 . In addition, in the front region of the top plate 20 itself, when another flat top plate 20 that is gradually inclined downward from the front toward the rear is disposed between the base body side plates 11, the upper surface of the top plate 20 itself is in contact with the top plate 20. The upper surface of the tray 20 together constitutes a product guide path.

The left and right end portions 22 and 23 of the top plate 20 are curved upward. Moreover, at the left end of the top plate 20 , as enlarged in FIGS. 8 and 9 , a locking piece 24 is formed away from the bent portion 221 . The locking piece 24 is formed so that the rear side notch edge of the notch 222 provided there is bent back and forth and protrudes leftward (outward).

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 , for the top tray 20 having such a structure, during the assembly operation of the product storage device 10 , each locking protrusion 21 is inserted through each hole 114 of the left base side plate 11 , and The locking piece 24 can be inserted through the locking hole 115 of the left base side plate 11 to be locked to the base side plate 11 . Thus, the top plate 20 abuts against the inner surface 11a of the left side base side plate 11 through the end surface 22a of the left end portion 22, so that the left end portion 22 does not incline in the bending direction (upward direction). The locking piece 24 is inserted through the locking hole 115 and locked with the base side plate 11 so that the left side end 22 does not incline in the direction (downward direction) opposite to the bending direction.

In the product storage device 10 having the above-mentioned structure, when the connecting member 15 moves backward from the product storage passage 13, only the base end portion 151 goes outward from the rectangular opening 111 formed on the base side plate 11 ( The base portion 151 is formed by bending the base portion 151 so that it protrudes. Therefore, the rectangular opening 111 formed in the base side plate 11 may be of such a size as to allow the base end portion 151 of the connection member 15 to pass through. Therefore, a plurality of rectangular openings 111 can be formed in the base side plate 11 according to the attachment positions of the various connection members 15 , and as a result, the common use of the base side plate 11 can be realized. And, by forming the rectangular opening 111 to be able to make the pole end 151 of connecting member 15 pass through required sufficient size, even if form a plurality of rectangular opening 111, also need not form the elongated long hole like prior art, therefore , the strength of the base side plate 11 can be maintained.

Therefore, according to the product storage device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the strength of the base side plate 11 can be maintained, and generalization can be achieved.

In addition, in the product storage device 10 described above, in the assembly operation of the product storage device 10, each locking protrusion 21 is inserted into each hole 114 of the left side base side plate 11, and the locking piece 24 is inserted into each hole. The locking hole 115 of the left base side plate 11 passes through and is locked to the base side plate 11, whereby the top plate 20 abuts against the left base through the end surface 22a of the left end portion 22. The inner surface 11a of the side plate 11 prevents the left end 22 from inclining in the bending direction (upward direction), and is locked to the base side plate 11 by inserting the locking piece 24 through the locking hole 115, so that the left side Since the end part 22 does not incline in the direction (downward direction) opposite to bending, the efficiency of the assembly work of the product storage device 10 can be aimed at. Furthermore, during the assembly work of the product storage device 10 , jigs and the like for holding the top tray 20 are unnecessary.

Therefore, according to the product storage device 10 of this embodiment, the efficiency of an assembly operation can be improved, and the cost required for a jig can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Industrial availability

As described above, the product storage device for an automatic vending machine of the present invention can be used, for example, in a vending machine that sells products such as canned beverages or plastic bottled beverages.

Claims (1)

1. A commodity storage device for an automatic vending machine, comprising: The product storage passage is divided and formed by arranging passage constituent elements between a pair of left and right base body side panels so as to extend in the vertical direction, and stores the put in products sequentially in a horizontal posture; and The connecting member has a base end supported by any one of the base body side plates, and a front end portion is configured to be able to move forward and backward with respect to the product storage passage, and the movable side plate mounted on the front end portion moving in the left-right direction so as to approach or separate from the base side plate, thereby adjusting the passage width of the product storage passage, The commodity storage device of the automatic vending machine is characterized in that: The connecting member is bent so that only the base end protrudes outward from the opening formed in the base side plate when moving backward from the product storage passage.

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