CN110555949A - Commodity storage device of vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a commodity storage device of an automatic vending machine. A reduction in manufacturing cost is sought. It includes: a commodity storage passage that is divided between a pair of left and right base side plates so as to extend in the up-down direction; a movable side plate that is formed so that the extending direction of the commodity storage passage becomes the longitudinal direction, Its back face is opposite to the base side plate on one side and its front face is opposite to the base side plate on the other side; the slider relative to the movable side plate can be relatively slidable along the length direction of the movable side plate and stored in the movable side plate. A storage portion of a concave strip formed on the front surface of a side plate; a link member capable of swinging in a state in which a base end portion is supported on one base portion side plate and a distal end portion pivotally supported by a slider moves forward and backward relative to the product storage passage The link member adjusts the passage width of the product storage passage by moving the movable side plate closer to or away from one of the base side plates, and the movable side plate is configured so that both ends are bent in a curled shape.

Description

Commodity storage device for vending machine

technical field

The present invention relates to a product storage device of an automatic vending machine, and more particularly, to a product storage device applied to an automatic vending machine that sells beverages contained in containers such as cans and plastic bottles as products.

Background technique

Conventionally, a product storage device proposed in Patent Document 1 is known as a product storage device applied to an automatic vending machine that sells, for example, beverages contained in containers such as cans and plastic bottles as products. Such a commodity storage device includes a commodity storage passage, a delivery mechanism, and a movable side plate.

By bridging the passage constituting member between the pair of left and right base side plates, the product storage passage is defined in a form extending in a meandering manner along the up-down direction. This product storage passage is used for sequentially storing the put-in products in a sideways posture. The delivery mechanism is disposed on the lower side of the commodity storage passage, and is used to deliver the lowermost commodity in the commodity storage passage.

The movable side plate is a vertically long plate-shaped member formed in such a manner that the vertical direction, that is, the extending direction of the product storage passage becomes the longitudinal direction. The movable side plate is provided in such a manner that the back surface faces the one base side plate and the front surface faces the other base side plate.

Two concave lines are formed along the vertical direction on the front surface of the movable side plate, and a convex line protruding toward the other base side plate is formed between these concave lines. In addition, a slider is accommodated in the movable side plate, and the slider has a U-shaped cross section and closes the openings of the two concave strips so as to cover the convex strips. The slider can slide relative to the movable side plate along the longitudinal direction of the movable side plate. A distal end portion of the link member is supported on the slider shaft. The link member is swingably arranged in such a manner that a base end portion is supported by one base portion side plate and a distal end portion pivotally supported by the slider moves forward and backward with respect to the product storage passage. Thereby, the movable side plate is disposed on one base side plate so as to be movable in the left-right direction via the link member and the slider, and is used to adjust the passage width of the product storage passage.

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent No. 4930237

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Invention to solve problem

However, in the product storage device proposed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, two concave lines are formed in the movable side plate, and convex lines are formed between these concave lines, and therefore, there are the following problems.

That is, in recent years, in order to reduce the manufacturing cost, etc., the thickness reduction of plate materials, such as a metal plate used for a movable side plate, is aimed at. However, in such a thin plate material, it is difficult to form two concave lines and to form convex lines between these concave lines. Therefore, as a result, it is impossible to reduce the thickness of the plate material, and it is difficult to reduce the manufacturing cost.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a product storage device of an automatic vending machine which can reduce the manufacturing cost.

solution to the problem

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a commodity storage device of an automatic vending machine. The commodity storage device of the automatic vending machine is characterized by comprising: a commodity storage passage, which is formed between a pair of left and right base side plates along the The form extending in the up-down direction is divided; the movable side plate is formed in such a form that the extending direction of the product storage passage becomes the longitudinal direction, the back face is opposite to the base side plate on one side, and the front face is opposite to the other side The base side plates of the movable side plates are opposite to each other; the slider is accommodated in the accommodating portion of the concave strip formed on the front surface of the movable side plate so as to be slidable relative to the movable side plate along the length direction of the movable side plate; and A link member which is swingably arranged in such a manner that a base end portion is supported by the base portion side plate on the one side and a distal end portion pivotally supported by the slider moves forward and backward with respect to the product storage passage, and the link The member adjusts the passage width of the product storage passage by moving the movable side plate so as to approach or move away from the base side plate of the one side, wherein the movable side plate is configured such that both ends are Curly curved.

Further, according to the above-mentioned product storage device for an automatic vending machine, the present invention is characterized in that the slider includes a surface protruding toward the bottom portion of the storage portion facing the bottom portion constituting the front surface of the movable side plate. the protrusions of the ridges.

Further, according to the above-mentioned product storage device for an automatic vending machine, the present invention is characterized in that the base side plate of the one side includes a rectangular opening formed in a rectangular shape, and a front side edge portion and a rear side edge portion passing through the rectangular opening. An attachment piece formed by bending outward of the base side plate of the one side, and the link member can be inserted into an attachment hole formed in the attachment piece by inserting a base end shaft portion formed in the base end portion through the attachment hole formed in the attachment piece. The link member is arranged so as to be oscillated in the form of advancing and retreating, and the link member is curved so as to extend upward from the proximal end shaft portion in a posture of being retreated and moved from the product storage passage, and thereafter to extend toward the The base side plate on the other side extends in an inclined form and extends upward from the extension end portion to the distal end portion, and when the link member is moved out of the product storage passage, only The base end portion protrudes outward from the rectangular opening.

effect of invention

According to the present invention, since the movable side plate is configured to be bent in a curled shape at both ends, the following effects are obtained: even when the thickness of the plate material used for the movable side plate is reduced, the strength can be improved. It is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost.

Description of drawings

1 is a cross-sectional side view showing an internal structure of an automatic 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 base side plate on the side shown in Fig. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the passage width adjusting unit shown in FIG. 2 .

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the passage width adjusting unit shown in FIG. 2 .

FIG. 5 is a transverse cross-sectional view through the width adjustment unit shown in FIG. 2 .

6 is a perspective view showing the link member shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 .

7 is a front view showing the link member shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 .

Fig. 8 is a front view showing a state in which the link member shown in Figs. 6 and 7 is supported by a base side plate.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the passage width adjusting unit shown in FIG. 2 .

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the passage width adjusting unit shown in FIG. 2 .

Description of reference numerals

1. Main body; 4. Commodity storage; 10. Commodity storage device; 11. Base side plate; 111. Rectangular opening; 112. Mounting piece; 113. Mounting hole; ; 14, delivery mechanism; 16, top tray; 20, through width adjustment unit; 21, movable side plate; 211, storage part; 211a, bottom part; 22, slider; 221, slider base; 221a, protrusion 222, slider leg; 23, link member; 231, base end; 2311, base end shaft; 2312, reinforcing flange; 232, top end; 2321, top end shaft.

Detailed ways

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

1 is a cross-sectional side view showing an internal structure of an automatic vending machine to which a product storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. The vending machine illustrated here is for selling commodities 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 is configured in a rectangular parallelepiped shape having an opening on the front surface by appropriately combining a plurality of steel plates, and has a product storage 4 having a heat insulating structure inside. The outer door 2 is used to cover the front surface opening of the main body cabinet 1, and is provided on one side edge of the main body cabinet 1 so as to be openable and closable. The front surface of the outer door 2 is provided with a display window, a commodity selection button, a bill insertion slot, a coin insertion slot, a return lever, an integrated display, a coin return slot, and a commodity take-out slot 2a, etc. when selling commodities, which are not clearly shown in the drawings. required components. The inner door 3 is an insulating door for covering the front surface opening of the commodity storage 4 , and is provided on one side edge of the main body cabinet 1 so as to be openable and closable at the inner side of the outer door 2 . A product output port 3 a for outputting products to the outside of the product storage 4 is provided at a lower portion of the inner door 3 .

Furthermore, in the above-mentioned automatic vending machine, the chute 5 is provided inside the product storage 4, and the temperature adjustment unit 6 is provided in a region below the chute 5 (hereinafter, also referred to as a "heat exchange region"). , and the product storage device 10 is provided in a region above the chute 5 (hereinafter, also referred to as a "product storage region").

The chute 5 is a plate-like member for guiding the commodities delivered from the commodity storage device 10 to the commodity outlet 3a of the inner door 3, and is provided in a form gradually inclined downward toward the front side. Although not clearly shown in the figure, the chute 5 is provided with a plurality of ventilation holes (not shown) that allow communication between the heat exchange area and the commodity storage area.

The temperature adjustment unit 6 is for maintaining the internal environment of the commodity storage 4 in a desired temperature state, and is configured to include an evaporator 6a, a heater 6b, and a blower fan 6c of a refrigeration cycle. In this temperature adjustment unit 6, when the blower fan 6c is driven while the refrigeration cycle is being operated, for example, the air cooled in the evaporator 6a is sent upward through the ventilation holes of the chute 5, so that products can be stored. The area is maintained at a low temperature. On the other hand, when the blower fan 6c is driven in a state where the heater 6b is energized, the air heated by the heater 6b is sent upward through the ventilation hole of the chute 5, so that the product storage area can be maintained at a high temperature state. In addition, although not shown clearly in the figure, the compressor, the condenser, and the expansion valve of the refrigeration cycle are all provided in the equipment room 7 serving as the outside of the commodity storage 4 .

In the example shown in the figure, the product storage device 10 is arranged in three rows in front and rear, and includes a product storage passage 13 formed by disposing a passage constituting member 12 between a pair of left and right base side plates 11 . It is formed in a zigzag shape along the vertical direction, and a plurality of products are accommodated in the product storage passage 13 in a sideways posture along the vertical direction. Describing in more detail, the passage constituting members 12 are appropriately arranged on the front side and the rear side of the product storage passage 13 so as to face each other, and are fixed to the base side plate 11 .

In addition, the passage constituting member 12 is provided with a shutter (not shown). The shutter is provided in the passage constituting member 12 so as to be swingable in a form that can move forward and backward with respect to the product storage passage 13 . The shutter is biased by a coil spring (not shown), and is in a posture of entering and moving to the product storage passage 13 in a normal state. Then, by contacting the commodity passing through the commodity storage passage 13 , the shutter itself moves backward and moves along the meandering commodity storage passage 13 against the biasing force of the coil spring, thereby correcting the posture of the commodity.

In such a product storage device 10 , the delivery mechanism 14 is provided on the lower side of the product storage passage 13 , and the top tray 16 is provided on the upper side of the product storage passage 13 .

The delivery mechanism 14 functions as follows: by controlling the behavior of the commodities between it and the passage width limiting plate 15, the commodities are accommodated in the commodity storage passage 13 in the standby state, and on the other hand, when applying In the case of a handover instruction, the corresponding commodities are handed over to the chute 5 one by one.

Such a delivery mechanism 14 includes a first pedal member 14a and a second pedal member 14b. The first pedal member 14a is arranged so as to be able to move forward and backward with respect to the product storage passage 13, and by entering and moving into the product storage passage 13 in the standby state, it abuts the lowermost product and restricts the downward movement of the product. On the other hand, when a handover command is given, the product is allowed to move downward from the product storage passage 13 and to move downward.

The second pedal member 14b is swingably arranged to move forward and backward with respect to the product storage passage 13, and is moved back and forth from the product storage passage 13 in a standby state. On the other hand, when a delivery command is given, it moves relative to the product The storage passage 13 enters and moves so as to come into contact with the second product from the bottom and restrict the downward movement of the product. Such a delivery mechanism 14 is a conventionally known delivery mechanism, and thus detailed description is omitted.

The top tray 16 is formed by bending a flat metal plate, and is provided between the base side plates 11 in a form gradually inclined downward from the front toward the rear. The upper surface of such a top tray 16 constitutes a product guide passage that guides the product put in through the input port to the product storage passage 13 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , the above-described product storage device 10 is provided with a passage width adjustment unit 20 for adjusting the passage width of the product storage passage 13 . As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 , the left base side plate 11 provided on one side of the base side plate 11 by the width adjustment unit 20 is configured to include a movable side plate 21 , a slider 22 and a link member 23 .

The movable side plate 21 is a thin-steel member processed to match the shape of the product storage passage 13 , and is a vertically long plate-like member whose vertical direction is the longitudinal direction. The movable side plate 21 is arranged such that the back faces the left base side plate 11 and the front faces the other base side plate 11 , that is, the right base side plate 11 . In the center region of the front surface of the movable side plate 21 , a recessed storage portion 211 is formed along the vertical direction in the form of being recessed according to the thickness of the slider 22 . Furthermore, the both end portions 212 of the movable side plate 21, that is, the front end portion and the rear end portion are configured to be curved in a curled shape toward the left over the entire longitudinal direction.

The slider 22 is a vertically long member whose vertical direction is the longitudinal direction, and is a member made of a thin steel plate having a U-shaped cross section. The slider 22 is integrally formed with a slider base 221 that can be opposed to the bottom portion 211 a of the accommodating portion 211 of the movable side plate 21 , and a slider leg 222 located at the upper end of the slider base 221 and a lower end portion and protrude leftward from the end portions. The slider base portion 221 is provided with a plurality of protruding portions 221a protruding toward the bottom portion 211a by processing a rib.

The slider 22 is relatively slidable along the longitudinal direction of the movable side plate 21 by penetrating the slider leg portion 222 from the right to the left with respect to the groove 213 formed in the movable side plate 21 whose vertical direction is the longitudinal direction. is accommodated in the above-mentioned accommodating portion 211 .

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 , the link member 23 is in the form of a substantially elongated flat plate, and the base end portion 231 has a base end shaft portion 2311 and a reinforcing flange 2312 formed thereon, and has a smaller width than the base end portion. The distal end portion 232 of the width of 231 is formed with a distal end shaft portion 2321 . The proximal end shaft portion 2311 is formed to protrude forward and rearward with the proximal end portion of the link member 23 serving as a base. The reinforcement flange 2312 is formed by bending the front side edge and the rear side edge of the base end portion of the link member 23 . The distal end shaft portion 2321 is formed to protrude forward and rearward with the distal end portion of the link member 23 serving as a base. The link member 23 is appropriately ribbed.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the link member 23 is configured such that the base end shaft portion 2311 of the base end portion 231 is inserted through the front side edge portion and the rear side of the rectangular opening 111 to be formed in the left base portion side plate 11 . The mounting hole 113 of the mounting piece 112 formed by bending the edge portion to the left (outside) allows the distal end portion 232 to swing in a form that moves forward and backward with respect to the product storage passage 13 . Then, when the distal end shaft portion 2321 of the distal end portion 232 is inserted into the shaft hole 2221 through which the slider leg portion 222 of the groove 213 passes, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 , the link member 23 enables the movable side plate 21 It moves in the left-right direction so as to approach or move away from the base side plate 11 . Thereby, the passage width of the product storage passage 13 can be adjusted by the width adjustment unit 20 .

As also shown in FIG. 8 , only the base end portion 231 of the link member 23 is moved outward (leftward) from the rectangular opening 111 formed in the left base side plate 11 when the link member 23 is moved out of the product storage passage 13 . ) protruding form the base end portion 231 is formed in a curved manner.

According to the commodity storage device 10 having the above-described structure, since the movable side plate 21 is configured so that the both end portions 212 are bent in a curled shape, it is also possible to reduce the thickness of the plate material used for the movable side plate 21 . The strength can be made good. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost.

In addition, since the accommodating portion 211 formed in the movable side plate 21 is formed as a concave line along the longitudinal direction of the movable side plate 21 in the form of a depression corresponding to the thickness of the slider 22, it is possible to suppress the The upper end edge of the slider 22 , the opening edge of the housing portion 211 , and the like damage the product passing through the product housing passage 13 .

According to the product storage device 10 described above, since the slider 22 has the protruding portion 221a formed on the surface of the slider base 221 facing the bottom portion 211a of the storage portion 211, the slider base 221 and the bottom portion 211a do not become a surface. contact to become point contact or line contact. Thereby, the frictional resistance in the case where the slider 22 relatively slides with respect to the movable side plate 21 can be reduced, and the sliding property can be improved. As a result, the setting of the passage width of the movable side plate 21 can be performed smoothly.

In the commodity storage device 10 described above, only the base end portion 231 of the link member 23 is moved outward (leftward) from the rectangular opening 111 formed on the left base side plate 11 when the link member 23 is moved out of the commodity storage passage 13 . Since the base end portion 231 is formed in a curved shape in the protruding form, the rectangular opening 111 formed in the base portion side plate 11 may have a size that allows the base end portion 231 of the link member 23 to pass therethrough. Thereby, a plurality of rectangular openings 111 can be formed in the base side plate 11 according to the attachment positions of the various link members 23 , and as a result, the common use of the base side plate 11 can be achieved. In addition, since the rectangular opening 111 has a size sufficient enough to allow the base end portion 231 of the link member 23 to pass through, even if a plurality of rectangular openings 111 are formed, a long and large elongated hole is not formed as in the past. Therefore, the strength of the base side plate 11 can be maintained. Therefore, the strength of the base side plate 11 can be maintained and common use can be achieved.

As mentioned above, although preferable embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to this, Various changes are possible.

In the above-described embodiment, the commodity storage passage 13 is formed in a meandering shape, but in the present invention, the commodity storage passage may not be a meandering shape as long as it extends in the vertical direction.

Claims (3)

1. An article storage device for a vending machine, comprising:

a commodity storage passage partitioned between a pair of left and right base side plates so as to extend in the vertical direction;

A movable side plate formed in a manner such that the extending direction of the commodity storage passage is the longitudinal direction, the back surface of the movable side plate is opposite to one base side plate, and the front surface of the movable side plate is opposite to the other base side plate;

A slider which is housed in a housing portion of a concave strip formed on a front surface of the movable side plate so as to be relatively slidable in a longitudinal direction of the movable side plate with respect to the movable side plate; and

A link member which is swingably disposed so that a proximal end portion thereof is supported by the one base side plate and a distal end portion thereof is pivotally supported by the slider so as to be advanced and retreated with respect to the commodity accommodating passage, and which adjusts a passage width of the commodity accommodating passage by moving the movable side plate so as to approach or separate from the one base side plate,

Wherein the movable side plate is configured such that both end portions thereof are bent in a curled shape.

2. The article storage device of an automatic vending machine according to claim 1,

The slider includes a protruding portion of a convex strip protruding toward a bottom portion of the housing portion, the protruding portion facing the bottom portion.

3. The article storage device of vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein,

The one base side plate includes a rectangular opening formed in a rectangular shape and a mounting piece formed by bending a front side edge portion and a rear side edge portion of the rectangular opening outward of the one base side plate,

The link member is disposed swingably in a manner of being advanced and retreated by a base end shaft portion formed at the base end portion being inserted through a mounting hole formed at the mounting piece, and the link member is formed to be curved: and a link member extending upward from the base end shaft portion in a state of being withdrawn from the commodity storage passage and moved upward from an extending end portion of the link member, and extending upward from the extending end portion to the tip end portion in a state of being inclined toward the other base side plate.