EP0905660B1 - Device for releasing and dispensing articles - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to apparatus distributors of articles and more particularly to devices ensuring their release from stacks of storage and distribution to the user; the term article designating any element of regular form such as a housing, a cylinder, a housing containing objects or products or information carriers such as discs or cassettes; a pocket, a card, cassette, tape cartridge or magnetic, optical disc, ...
- the object of the present invention is to remedy these disadvantages by proposing a device ensuring release and distribution of stored items in several conduits juxtaposed and putting in operates a single mechanism.
- Another object of the invention is to propose a device movable between an active position where it clears an item from a conduit and an inactive position allowing its displacement from a conduit to a other.
- Another object of the invention is to propose a particularly simple and reliable device.
- Another object of the invention is to propose a device provided with autonomous drive means.
- Another object of the invention is to propose a device that can easily handle articles of different thicknesses.
- a dispensing device includes juxtaposed conduits 1, fixed by their rear side on a chassis 6, each containing around thirty articles simply stacked; in the favorite mode, the items are 80 boxes from parallelepiped shape containing discs such CD, CD-Rom, CD-Worm, DVD, ...
- Each conduit 1 is formed from a folded sheet 100 to form four faces, the front face comprising a central opening 102 for easy insertion or remove boxes and at its base from a cutout 104 ( Figure 2) allowing translation out of the duct bottom case 82 only, both sides side and rear side having a fold at their base horizontal 103 carrying the lower housing 82.
- the device 10 notably includes a support made up of two parts 12, 13 leaning respectively on tubes 2, 3 using rollers 7 and connected by means such as tubes 14, 15 now the appropriate spacing.
- the support 12 has an inverted U profile, the support 13 in inverted L allowing installation, removal easy from the device 10 of the tubes 2, 3. It suffices in indeed, to position the device 10, to bring the support 13 around the tube 3 then deposit the support 12 on tube 2.
- these supports 12, 13 are made of plastic and fitted with wipers metal supported by the tubes 2, 3 which are conductors and respectively connected to the poles positive, negative of a power supply.
- the voltage is brought to the device 10 without the use of wires which is very advantageous for a mobile element thus made autonomous.
- the device 10 also includes a U-shaped movable frame 20 of which the lateral uprights 21 are provided with lugs 16 guided by tubes 14, 15 and support in rotation a control element 23 such as an axis associated with a drive element 22 such as a pulley.
- Pulley 22 is preferably notched and engaged with drive means such as a toothed belt continuous 24 (figure 3) guided by two pulleys identical notches 25 mounted in rotation on the supports 12, 13; the pulley 25 of the support 12 being a driving pulley, its axis 26 being moved in a way known, not shown, by a gear train controlled by a reversible electric motor for move the belt 24 in one direction opposite (arrows F, G).
- the pulley 25 of the support 13 is a simple return pulley whose axis is preferably mounted on springs to keep the belt 24 tense.
- the chassis 20 performs on the tubes 14, 15 back and forth between the supports 12, 13.
- Fingers 40, integral with the control element 23 are provided at their free end with a roulette 42 while their movement is limited by an element 28 such as a stud fixed to the pulley 22 and passing through an opening 30 (FIG. 7B) made in the lateral upright 21 of the chassis 20 facing over an area of about 90 degrees.
- This lateral upright 21 carries a plate 50, mounted in vertical translation thanks to nipples 51A, 51B forming part of said plate 50 and guided by grooves 27 made in the upright 21.
- this plate 50 carries a groove 56A, 56B, mirror each other to cooperate with fixed elements, such as axes 70A, 70B carried by the supports 12, 13.
- the plate 50 is subjected to the influence of a spring 52 pulling it upwards and door, trapped between it and the side upright 21, securing means such as two pawls 60A, 60B ( Figures 1A, 3, 7B) mounted in free rotation on each stud 51A, 51B.
- securing means such as two pawls 60A, 60B ( Figures 1A, 3, 7B) mounted in free rotation on each stud 51A, 51B.
- Each pawl has on the end protruding from the chassis 20 a groove 65A, 65B at the level of the groove 56A, 56B of the plate 50 for also cooperate with the axis 70A respectively 70B and is subjected to the action of a spring 61A, 61B attached to the frame 20 making it pivot downwards.
- the other end of the pawls 60A, 60B has a profile 63 cooperating with the stud 28 of the pulley 22.
- the chassis 20 In the inactive position ( Figures 2, 3), the chassis 20 is secured to the support 12, the groove 65A of the pawl 60A trapping axis 70A. All the elements described above being located under the folds 103 of the conduits 1, in particular the fingers 40 which are at their low level, the device 10 can be freely translated on the tubes 2, 3, in a conventional way (cable, rack, ...), not shown, to be positioned under a duct 1.
- the motor driving the driving pulley 25 is put energized and drives it clockwise (Figure 2, arrow F).
- Belt 24 rotates the pulley 22 and the axis 23 clockwise, this which moves the nipple 28 from the right end of opening 30 towards its left end ( Figure 4).
- the stud 28 presses on the upper edge 54 of a cutout made in the plate 50 forcing it to descend and its groove 56A to imprison the axis 70A to secure the chassis 20 to support 12 (figure 2).
- the fingers 40 pivot to their upper level where they are substantially vertical ( Figure 4) and the nipple 28 acts on profile 63 of pawl 60A (FIG.
- the front 43 of fingers 40 acts on the lateral part rear of the lower case 82 to release it through the cutout 104, while the rollers 42 whose periphery slightly exceeds the level upper fingers 40 engage the penultimate 80 cases from the stack and hold it slightly separated from the last box 82 ( Figure 5), which greatly facilitates its release since it does not undergo more directly the weight of the other 80 and protects, significantly reducing the risk of abrasion, the adjacent surfaces of the housings 80, 82 and their packaging which, in general, is a thin film plastic.
- the chassis 20 When the chassis 20 approaches the support 13, the pawl 60B which is in the position shown in Figure 7A because subject only to the influence of spring 61B, approaches the axis 70B which does so pivot against spring 61B which results in the attachment of its groove 65B on the axis 70B and therefore securing the chassis 20 to the support 13 (FIG. 5), the lower case 82, disengaged from conduit 1, having terminated on a plate 86 for delivery to the user. Simultaneously, the chassis 20 actuates a switch magnetic (not shown) placed on the support 13 reversing the polarity of the motor driving the belt 24.
- a switch magnetic not shown
- the stud 28 releases the groove 65B from the axis 70B and allows the plate 50 to rise, which releases its groove 56B from the axis 70B ( Figure 6).
- the chassis 20 being free and the rotation of the pulley 22 stopped, the opening 30 blocking the stud 28, the belt 24 translates chassis 20 to support 12 (arrow G).
- the chassis 20 comes against the support, it activates a magnetic switch reversing the polarity of the motor and cutting off its power supply while the groove 65A of the pawl 60A secures it to axis 70A ( Figure 2).
- the device 10 is therefore ready for a new release cycle of housings.
- chassis 20 can be interrupted at any moment because during its reactivation it will continue its stroke until acting on one of the end switches race.
- the belt 24 being notched, the synchronization of the different phases is assured but we can use any other means, by example a chain.
- the device 10 of the invention can act on cases of different thicknesses thanks to the face before 43 fingers 40 which can optionally increase the height.
- the conduits 1 are connected to chassis 6 by eccentric cams having four positions so that the simple rotation of the cam adjusts each duct to the desired level for the type of boxes it stores.
- all the ducts are fixed at the same level and provided with the same opening 104 provided for thickest housings while shims are positioned on the folds 103 of the conduits 1 receiving thinner boxes to adapt the height of the opening 104 to the thickness of the type of housings stored.
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Description
La présente invention se rapporte aux appareils distributeurs d'articles et plus particulièrement aux dispositifs assurant leur dégagement de piles de stockage et leur distribution à l'utilisateur; le terme article désignant tout élément de forme régulière tel un boítier, un cylindre, un logement contenant des objets ou produits ou supports d'informations tels des disques ou cassettes; une pochette, une carte, une cassette, une cartouche pour bande ou disque magnétique, optique,...The present invention relates to apparatus distributors of articles and more particularly to devices ensuring their release from stacks of storage and distribution to the user; the term article designating any element of regular form such as a housing, a cylinder, a housing containing objects or products or information carriers such as discs or cassettes; a pocket, a card, cassette, tape cartridge or magnetic, optical disc, ...
Les dispositifs du genre décrit ci-dessus,
actuellement sur le marché, se décomposent principalement
en deux familles; la première dite "à tiroirs"
où les objets sont stockés dans des conduits verticaux
juxtaposés, chaque conduit disposant à sa base d'un
mécanisme pour retirer l'objet se trouvant au bas de
la pile et la seconde dite "à vis" où les objets,
stockés dans des conduits horizontaux juxtaposés, sont
séparés dans chaque conduit par chaque convolution
d'une vis sans fin dont chaque rotation d'un tour
amène l'objet placé à son extrémité à l'extérieur du
conduit et le libère. Chaque conduit d'objets
nécessitant un dispositif propre, tiroir ou vis, les
appareils distributeurs deviennent onéreux dès qu'ils
possèdent plusieurs conduits. Les documents EP
0 037 989 et 0 647 927, GB 2 209 331 décrivent de tels
appareils. De plus, ces appareils nécessitent des
mécanismes de sécurité n'autorisant le retrait d'un
objet que d'un seul conduit à la fois; le document US
3 893 589 en est un exemple.Devices of the kind described above,
currently on the market, mainly decompose
in two families; the first known as "with drawers"
where objects are stored in vertical conduits
juxtaposed, each conduit having at its base a
mechanism for removing the object at the bottom of
the battery and the second called "screw" where the objects,
stored in juxtaposed horizontal conduits, are
separated in each duct by each convolution
a worm screw, each rotation of one turn
brings the object placed at its end outside the
leads and frees him. Each object duct
requiring a clean device, drawer or screw,
vending machines become expensive as soon as they
have multiple conduits. EP documents
0 037 989 and 0 647 927,
Le but de la présente invention est de remédier à ces inconvénients en proposant un dispositif assurant le dégagement et la distribution d'articles stockés dans plusieurs conduits juxtaposés et mettant en oeuvre un seul mécanisme.The object of the present invention is to remedy these disadvantages by proposing a device ensuring release and distribution of stored items in several conduits juxtaposed and putting in operates a single mechanism.
Un autre but de l'invention est de proposer un dispositif déplaçable entre une position active où il dégage un article d'un conduit et une position inactive permettant son déplacement d'un conduit à un autre.Another object of the invention is to propose a device movable between an active position where it clears an item from a conduit and an inactive position allowing its displacement from a conduit to a other.
Un autre but de l'invention est de proposer un dispositif particulièrement simple et fiable.Another object of the invention is to propose a particularly simple and reliable device.
Un autre but de l'invention est de proposer un dispositif muni de moyens d'entraínement autonomes.Another object of the invention is to propose a device provided with autonomous drive means.
Un autre but de l'invention est de proposer un dispositif pouvant facilement manipuler des articles d'épaisseurs différentes.Another object of the invention is to propose a device that can easily handle articles of different thicknesses.
En vue de la réalisation de ces buts, le dispositif
objet de l'invention est caractérisé
par le contenu des revendications principales 1 et 15.In order to achieve these goals, the system
object of the invention is characterized
by the content of
D'autres caractéristiques, avantages, particularités ressortiront de la description détaillée, donnée ci-après à titre non limitatif, d'un mode de réalisation préféré auquel diverses améliorations peuvent être apportées sans pour autant sortir du cadre de l'invention et pour lequel :
- la figure 1 est une vue de face partielle d'un appareil distributeur ayant plusieurs conduits de stockage et muni du dispositif selon l'invention en position inactive,
- la figure 1A est une vue en coupe à plus grande échelle du dispositif de l'invention représenté à la figure 1 selon le plan A-A de la figure 3, sans courroie,
- la figure 2 est une vue latérale, à plus grande échelle, du dispositif montré à la figure 1,
- la figure 3 est une vue de dessus du dispositif montré à la figure 2, sans conduit de stockage,
- la figure 4 est une vue semblable à la figure 2 mais partielle, le dispositif étant en position active pour dégager un article,
- la figure 5 est une vue semblable à la figure 4, le dispositif ayant dégagé un article,
- la figure 6 est semblable à la figure 5, le dispositif ayant été ramené en position inactive,
- la figure 7A est un détail à plus grande échelle de certains éléments de la figure 4,
- la figure 7B est semblable à la figure 7A, les éléments étant dans la position de la figure 6.
- FIG. 1 is a partial front view of a dispensing device having several storage conduits and provided with the device according to the invention in the inactive position,
- FIG. 1A is a sectional view on a larger scale of the device of the invention represented in FIG. 1 along the plane AA of FIG. 3, without a belt,
- FIG. 2 is a side view, on a larger scale, of the device shown in FIG. 1,
- FIG. 3 is a top view of the device shown in FIG. 2, without a storage duct,
- FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 2 but partial, the device being in the active position for releasing an article,
- FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 4, the device having released an article,
- FIG. 6 is similar to FIG. 5, the device having been returned to the inactive position,
- FIG. 7A is a detail on a larger scale of certain elements of FIG. 4,
- FIG. 7B is similar to FIG. 7A, the elements being in the position of FIG. 6.
Pour faciliter la compréhension, on n'a représenté sur les figures que les éléments nécessaires à la description de l'invention.To facilitate understanding, only in the figures that the elements necessary to the description of the invention.
Comme montré à la figure 1, un appareil distributeur
comprend des conduits 1 juxtaposés, fixés par
leur face arrière sur un châssis 6, chacun contenant
une trentaine d'articles simplement empilés; dans le
mode préféré, les articles sont des boítiers 80 de
forme parallélépipédique contenant des disques tels
CD, CD-Rom, CD-Worm, DVD,...As shown in Figure 1, a dispensing device
includes juxtaposed conduits 1, fixed by
their rear side on a
Chaque conduit 1 est formé d'une tôle 100 pliée
pour former quatre faces, la face avant comportant une
ouverture centrale 102 permettant d'aisément insérer
ou retirer des boítiers et à sa base d'une découpe 104
(figure 2) permettant la translation hors du conduit
du boítier inférieur 82 uniquement, les deux faces
latérales et la face arrière ayant à leur base un pli
horizontal 103 portant le boítier inférieur 82.Each conduit 1 is formed from a folded
Comme montré aux figures 1 à 3, deux éléments de
guidage tels des tubes 2, 3 fixés à l'aide de pattes
4, 5 au châssis 6 supportent le dispositif 10 de
l'invention sous les conduits 1.As shown in Figures 1 to 3, two elements of
guiding like
Le dispositif 10 comprend notamment un support
constitué de deux pièces 12, 13 s'appuyant respectivement
sur les tubes 2, 3 à l'aide de roulettes 7 et
reliés par des moyens tels des tubes 14, 15 maintenant
l'écartement approprié. Comme le montre la figure 2,
le support 12 a un profil en U inversé, le support 13
en L inversé permettant l'installation, le retrait
aisés du dispositif 10 des tubes 2, 3. Il suffit en
effet, pour positionner le dispositif 10, d'amener le
support 13 autour du tube 3 puis de déposer le support
12 sur le tube 2.The
Dans le mode de réalisation préféré, ces supports
12, 13 sont en matière plastique et munis de frotteurs
métalliques s'appuyant sur les tubes 2, 3 qui sont
conducteurs et respectivement reliés aux pôles
positif, négatif d'une alimentation électrique.
Ainsi, la tension est amenée au dispositif 10 sans
l'usage de fils ce qui est très avantageux pour un
élément mobile ainsi rendu autonome.In the preferred embodiment, these supports
12, 13 are made of plastic and fitted with wipers
metal supported by the
Comme montré à la figure 1A, le dispositif 10
comprend aussi un châssis mobile 20 en forme de U dont
les montants latéraux 21 sont munis de pattes 16
guidées par les tubes 14, 15 et supportent en rotation
un élément de commande 23 tel un axe associé à un
élément d'entraínement 22 telle une poulie. La poulie
22 est de préférence crantée et en prise avec des
moyens d'entraínement telle une courroie crantée
continue 24 (figure 3) guidée par deux poulies
crantées identiques 25 montées en rotation sur les
supports 12, 13; la poulie 25 du support 12 étant une
poulie entraíneuse, son axe 26 étant mû d'une manière
connue, non représentée, par un train d'engrenages
commandé par un moteur électrique réversible pour
assurer le déplacement de la courroie 24 dans des sens
opposés (flèches F, G). La poulie 25 du support 13
est une simple poulie de renvoi dont l'axe est de
préférence monté sur ressorts pour garder la courroie
24 tendue. Ainsi, le châssis 20 effectue sur les
tubes 14, 15 un mouvement de va-et-vient entre les
supports 12, 13.As shown in FIG. 1A, the
Des doigts 40, solidaires de l'élément de commande
23 sont munis à leur extrémité libre d'une
roulette 42 tandis que leur déplacement est limité par
un élément 28 tel un téton fixé à la poulie 22 et
passant au travers d'une ouverture 30 (figure 7B)
pratiquée dans le montant latéral 21 du châssis 20 lui
faisant face sur un secteur d'environ 90 degrés. Ce
montant latéral 21 porte une plaque 50, montée en
translation verticale grâce à des tétons 51A, 51B
faisant partie de ladite plaque 50 et guidés par des
rainures 27 pratiquées dans le montant 21. A chaque
extrémité latérale, cette plaque 50 porte une gorge
56A, 56B, miroir l'une de l'autre pour coopérer avec
des éléments fixes, tels des axes 70A, 70B portés par
les supports 12, 13. La plaque 50 est soumise à
l'influence d'un ressort 52 la tirant vers le haut et
porte, emprisonnés entre elle et le montant latéral
21, des moyens d'arrimage tels deux cliquets 60A, 60B
(figures 1A, 3, 7B) montés en libre rotation sur
chaque téton 51A, 51B. Chaque cliquet comporte sur
l'extrémité dépassant du châssis 20 une gorge 65A, 65B
à hauteur de la gorge 56A, 56B de la plaque 50 pour
coopérer également avec l'axe 70A respectivement 70B
et est soumis à l'action d'un ressort 61A, 61B attaché
au châssis 20 le faisant pivoter vers le bas. L'autre
extrémité des cliquets 60A, 60B possède un profil 63
coopérant avec le téton 28 de la poulie 22.
En position inactive (figures 2, 3), le châssis
20 est arrimé au support 12, la gorge 65A du cliquet
60A emprisonnant l'axe 70A. Tous les éléments décrits
ci-dessus étant situés sous les plis 103 des conduits
1, notamment les doigts 40 qui sont à leur niveau bas,
le dispositif 10 peut être librement translaté sur les
tubes 2, 3, d'une façon conventionnelle (câble,
crémaillère,...), non représentée, pour être positionné
sous un conduit 1.In the inactive position (Figures 2, 3), the
Pour assurer le dégagement d'un boítier 82, le
moteur commandant la poulie 25 entraíneuse est mis
sous tension et l'entraíne dans le sens horlogique
(figure 2, flèche F). La courroie 24 fait tourner
la poulie 22 et l'axe 23 dans le sens horlogique, ce
qui déplace le téton 28 de l'extrémité droite de
l'ouverture 30 vers son extrémité gauche (figure 4).
Lors de cette rotation, le téton 28 appuie sur le
rebord supérieur 54 d'une découpe pratiquée dans la
plaque 50 forçant celle-ci à descendre et sa gorge 56A
à emprisonner l'axe 70A pour arrimer le châssis 20 au
support 12 (figure 2). Simultanément, les doigts 40
pivotent vers leur niveau supérieur où ils sont
sensiblement verticaux (figure 4) et le téton 28 agit
sur le profil 63 du cliquet 60A (figure 7A) forçant
celui-ci à pivoter dans le sens horlogique pour
dégager sa gorge 65A de l'axe 70A. En achevant son
mouvement de rotation, le téton 28 permet la remontée
de la plaque 50 sous l'action du ressort 52 et donc de
la gorge 56A qui se dégage également de l'axe 70A, ce
qui désolidarise le châssis 20 de l'axe 70A (figure
4). Le téton 28 étant arrivé à l'extrémité gauche de
l'ouverture 30, la rotation de la poulie 22 est
stoppée et l'engagement des crans de la courroie 24
dans ceux de la poulie 22 assure la translation du
châssis 20 sur les tubes 14, 15. Simultanément, la
face avant 43 des doigts 40 agit sur la partie latérale
arrière du boítier inférieur 82 pour le dégager
au travers de la découpe 104, tandis que les roulettes
42 dont la périphérie dépasse légèrement le niveau
supérieur des doigts 40 engagent l'avant-dernier des
boítiers 80 de la pile et le maintiennent légèrement
séparé du dernier boítier 82 (figure 5), ce qui
facilite grandement son dégagement puisqu'il ne subit
plus directement le poids des autres boítiers 80 et
protège, en réduisant sensiblement le risque d'abrasion,
les surfaces adjacentes des boítiers 80, 82
et leur emballage qui, en général, est un fin film
plastique.To ensure the release of a
L'effort à fournir est donc peu élevé et les
roulettes 42, subissant le poids des boítiers 80,
forcent le téton 28 à rester à l'extrémité gauche de
l'ouverture 30 car les roulettes 42 et le téton 28
sont avantageusement situés de part et d'autre de
l'axe 23; ainsi les doigts 40 sont maintenus à leur
niveau supérieur.The effort required is therefore low and the
Lorsque le châssis 20 approche du support 13, le
cliquet 60B qui se trouve dans la position représentée
à la figure 7A car soumis à la seule influence du
ressort 61B, s'approche de l'axe 70B qui le fait
pivoter à l'encontre du ressort 61B ce qui résulte en
l'accrochage de sa gorge 65B sur l'axe 70B et donc
l'arrimage du châssis 20 au support 13 (figure 5), le
boítier inférieur 82, dégagé du conduit 1, ayant
abouti sur un plateau 86 pour remise à l'utilisateur.
Simultanément, le châssis 20 actionne un interrupteur
magnétique (non représenté) placé sur le support 13
inversant la polarité du moteur entraínant la courroie
24. Celle-ci et la poulie 22 tournent maintenant dans
le sens anti-horlogique (flèche G) et le châssis 20
étant toujours verrouillé dans la position de la
figure 5, le téton 28 se déplace dans l'ouverture 30
de la gauche (figure 7A) vers la droite (figure 7B) ce
qui a pour effet d'abord de déplacer la plaque 50 vers
le bas, donc que sa gorge 56B emprisonne l'axe 70B
tandis que les doigts 40 sont ramenés à leur niveau
bas, ce qui assure la descente des boítiers dans le
conduit 1, le dernier boítier 82 reposant sur les plis
103. Le dispositif 10 peut alors être déplacé sur les
tubes 2, 3 pour être positionné sous tout conduit 1.When the
Simultanément, en agissant sur le profil 63 du
cliquet 60B, le téton 28 libère la gorge 65B de l'axe
70B et permet la remontée de la plaque 50 ce qui
libère sa gorge 56B de l'axe 70B (figure 6). Le
châssis 20 étant libre et la rotation de la poulie 22
stoppée, l'ouverture 30 bloquant le téton 28, la
courroie 24 translate le châssis 20 vers le support 12
(flèche G). Lorsque le châssis 20 arrive contre le
support, il actionne un interrupteur magnétique
inversant la polarité du moteur et coupant son alimentation
tandis que la gorge 65A du cliquet 60A
l'arrime à l'axe 70A (figure 2). Le dispositif 10 est
donc prêt pour un nouveau cycle de dégagement de
boítiers.Simultaneously, by acting on
Comme on le perçoit aisément, le mouvement de
va-et-vient du châssis 20 peut être interrompu à tout
moment car lors de son réactionnement il poursuivra sa
course jusqu'à agir sur l'un des interrupteurs de fin
de course. D'autre part, la courroie 24 étant
crantée, la synchronisation des différentes phases est
assurée mais on peut utiliser tout autre moyen, par
exemple une chaíne.As can easily be seen, the movement of
back and forth of
Le dispositif 10 de l'invention peut agir sur des
boítiers d'épaisseurs différentes grâce à la face
avant 43 des doigts 40 dont on peut éventuellement
augmenter la hauteur. Pour cela, on positionne les
tubes 2, 3 à un niveau tel que le dispositif 10
circule librement en dessous du conduit 1 recevant les
boítiers les plus épais et on positionne sur le
châssis 6 tout conduit contenant des boítiers d'épaisseur
moindre à une hauteur telle que les roulettes 42
viennent au niveau inférieur de l'avant-dernier
boítier 80 qu'il contient. The
Dans le prototype réalisé, on a ainsi pu juxtaposer sur le même châssis un conduit pour les disques CD, CD Rom placés dans des boítiers dits standards (figure 1, conduit 1 du centre), un conduit pour les boítiers du type "double album" d'une épaisseur pratiquement double de celle des boítiers standards (figure 1, conduit 1 de gauche), un conduit pour les boítiers de disques "single" dont l'épaisseur est environ la moitié de celle des boítiers standards (figure 1, conduit 1 de droite) et un conduit pour les disques vendus en pochette cartonnée dont l'épaisseur est environ le tiers de celle d'un boítier standard.In the prototype produced, we were able to juxtapose on the same chassis a conduit for the discs CD, CD Rom placed in so-called standard cases (Figure 1, duct 1 from the center), a duct for thick double album type cases practically double that of standard boxes (Figure 1, conduit 1 on the left), a conduit for "single" disk enclosures whose thickness is about half that of standard boxes (Figure 1, line 1 on the right) and a line for discs sold in cardboard sleeve whose thickness is about a third of that of a standard box.
Dans un mode de réalisation, les conduits 1 sont
reliés au châssis 6 par des cames excentriques ayant
quatre positions de façon à ce que la simple rotation
de la came ajuste chaque conduit au niveau souhaité
pour le type de boítiers qu'il stocke. Dans un autre
mode, tous les conduits sont fixés au même niveau et
munis de la même ouverture 104 prévue pour les
boítiers les plus épais tandis que des cales sont
positionnées sur les plis 103 des conduits 1 recevant
des boítiers de moindre épaisseur pour adapter la
hauteur de l'ouverture 104 à l'épaisseur du type de
boítiers stockés.In one embodiment, the conduits 1 are
connected to
Enfin, aucun mécanisme de sécurité n'autorisant le retrait d'un objet que d'un conduit à la fois n'est requis puisque le dispositif de l'invention n'est associé qu'à un seul conduit à la fois.Finally, no security mechanism authorizing removing an object from only one duct at a time is only required since the device of the invention is not associated with only one conduit at a time.
Pour la facilité de la description, on a parlé de plans horizontaux pour les tubes 14, 15, le déplacement du dispositif 10 et du châssis 20 parce que les boítiers 80, 82 étant stockés verticalement, leur face inférieure posée.sur les plis 103 des conduits 1, est horizontale. En réalité, ces plans peuvent avoir une autre orientation pourvu qu'ils restent parallèles à celle des plis 103.
- 1
- conduit
- 2
- tube
- 3
- tube
- 4
- patte
- 5
- patte
- 6
- châssis
- 7
- roulettes
- 10
- dispositif de dégagement
- 12
support de 10- 13
support de 10- 14
- tube
- 15
- tube
- 16
- pattes
- 20
- châssis
- 21
- montants latéraux
- 22
- poulie (crantée)
- 23
- axe
- 24
- courroie (crantée)
- 25
- poulie (crantée)
- 26
axe de 25- 27
- rainures
- 28
- téton
- 30
- ouverture
- 40
- doigts de 23
- 42
- roulettes
- 43
- face avant de 40
- 50
- plaque
- 51A
- téton
- 51B
- téton
- 52
- ressort
- 54
- rebord supérieur de 50
- 56A
gorge de 50- 56B
gorge de 50- 60A
- cliquet
- 60B
- cliquet
- 61A
- ressort
- 61B
- ressort
- 63
- profil
- 65A
- gorge
- 65B
- gorge
- 70A
- axe
- 70B
- axe
- 80
- boítiers
- 82
- boítier inférieur
- 86
- plateau
- 100
- tôle
- 102
- ouverture de 100
- 103
- plis
- 104
- découpe
- 1
- pipe
- 2
- tube
- 3
- tube
- 4
- paw
- 5
- paw
- 6
- frame
- 7
- castors
- 10
- release device
- 12
- support of 10
- 13
- support of 10
- 14
- tube
- 15
- tube
- 16
- paws
- 20
- frame
- 21
- side uprights
- 22
- pulley (notched)
- 23
- axis
- 24
- belt (notched)
- 25
- pulley (notched)
- 26
- axis of 25
- 27
- grooves
- 28
- stud
- 30
- opening
- 40
- fingers of 23
- 42
- castors
- 43
- front panel of 40
- 50
- plate
- 51A
- stud
- 51B
- stud
- 52
- spring
- 54
- top edge of 50
- 56A
-
throat 50 - 56B
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throat 50 - 60A
- pawl
- 60B
- pawl
- 61A
- spring
- 61B
- spring
- 63
- profile
- 65A
- throat
- 65B
- throat
- 70A
- axis
- 70B
- axis
- 80
- Enclosures
- 82
- lower case
- 86
- tray
- 100
- sheet metal
- 102
- opening 100
- 103
- folds
- 104
- cutting
Claims (15)
- Device (10) for dispensing apparatus ensuring the release, dispensing of articles (80, 82) stored in adjacent ducts (1), comprising at their bottom end an aperture (104) for the translation there-through of the lower article, the device (10) being mounted on a support (12, 13) supported by guiding means (2, 3) attached below the ducts (1) to enable its movement in-between ducts (1) and comprising a finger (40) movable between a low level where it is free of interference with the ducts (1) and an upper level where it is partially engaged within a duct (1) to move the lowermost article (82), device in which the finger (40) is supported by a carriage (20) movable along guiding means (14, 15) carried by the support (12, 13) and connected with driving means (24, 25, 26) powering a back-and-forth movement of the carriage (20) under a single duct (1), the carriage (20) and/or the driving means (24, 25, 26) bearing a control element (23) shifting the finger (40) between its low and upper levels along their direction of movement.
- Device (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that the control element (23) of the finger (40) is in mesh with an element (22) actuated by the driving means (24, 25, 26) to control the shifting of the finger (40) between its low and upper levels along the direction of movement of said driving means.
- Device (10) according to claim 2, characterized in that the driving means (24, 25, 26) actuate successively the finger (40) and the carriage (20).
- Device (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that the control element (23) is carried by the carriage (20).
- Device (10) according to claim 4, characterized in that the carriage (20) comprises locking means (60A, 60B) cooperating with the support (12, 13) to lock the carriage (20) thereon.
- Device (10) according to claim 5, characterized in that the support (12, 13) is made of two distinct elements located at the ends of the back-and-forth movement of the carriage (20), each element carrying a fixed element (70A, 70B) cooperating with the locking means (60A, 60B) carried by the carriage (20).
- Device (10) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the driving means (24, 25, 26) are reversible ones.
- Device (10) according to claim 6, characterized in that the control element (23) shifts the finger (40) between its low and upper levels upon the locking means (60A, 60B) keeping the carriage (20) locked on the supports (12, 13)
- Device (10) according to one of any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control element (23) of the finger (40) comprises means (28, 30) restricting its movement.
- Device (10) according to claim 9, characterized in that the means restricting the movement of the finger (40) are made of an element (28) integral with the control element (23) and cooperating with an opening (30) provided in the carriage (20).
- Device (10) according to claim 10, characterized in that the finger (40) supports a roller (42) cooperating with the penultimate article (80) located in a duct (1), the roller (42) and the element (28) being set on diametrically opposed sides of the control element (23).
- Device (10) according to the claims 5 and 9, characterized in that the element (28) restricting the movement of the control element (23) bears against an edge (63) of the locking means (60A, 60B) of the carriage (20).
- Device (10) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the driving means (24, 25, 26) are toothed.
- Device (10) according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the guiding means (2, 3) are connected to the terminals of a power supply to apply to the device (10) the power required for its operation.
- Dispensing unit for articles (80, 82) stored in an array of ducts (1), said dispensing unit comprising means to carry an array of ducts comprising at their bottom end an aperture (104) allowing;the translation there-through of the article (82) laying at least partially on said bottom end, and a system guiding the translation of a device (10) for the release and dispense from the ducts (1) of said array and including said device, said device being a device according to any of the preceding claims.
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