JP4607288B2 - Vending machine direct rack - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a direct stacking rack of a vending machine in which commodities are directly stacked in a commodity storage unit.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a product storage mechanism of a vending machine, a direct stacking rack for storing products by directly stacking and storing products in a column-shaped product storage unit (product storage column) is known. A direct stack rack is constructed by connecting a plurality of rack units that are long in the vertical direction in the left-right direction, and each rack unit has a U-shaped rack body that opens in front, A partition and a partition that forms the left and right chambers of the product storage section in the rack body are provided (see FIGS. 1 and 2). When storing products in the product storage unit, open the door of the vending machine body, pull out the direct stacking rack from the vending machine body through the rail mechanism, and then forward (automatically) each product storage unit. The products are stacked directly in a row from the open part on the right side of the vending machine. As for the products stacked and stored in the product storage unit, the lowest product is carried out one by one for each sales operation.
[0003]
Products of various sizes are stored in the product storage unit, but if a large gap is formed behind or in front of the product in the product storage unit, the product is stacked in a staggered manner, and the product is bridged in the column or taken out by product standing Cause trouble. Therefore, conventionally, a plurality of holes are formed at appropriate intervals in the front-rear direction in the side part (partition part, etc.) of the product storage unit, and a detachable back spacer is hung on any one of the holes. The depth (length in the front-rear direction) was adjusted according to the depth size of the product.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the present invention]
However, setting the depth of the product storage section in the above-described direct stacking rack requires detaching / changing the back spacer, which is very troublesome, and may result in incorrect setting or loss of the back spacer. .
[0005]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to directly stack a rack of a vending machine in which the depth of a product storage section can be set easily and accurately and the back spacer is not lost. Is to provide.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To solve the above problem, the present invention according to claim 1, Ri formed to surround the left and right and rear in the horizontal cross section U-shaped with open front, a plurality partitioned in the lateral direction from each other by partition portion Product In a direct stacking rack of a vending machine that includes a storage unit and stores products by directly stacking and storing products in the product storage unit from the front opening, the depth of the product storage unit from the open part to the rear is set, and is movable in the front-rear direction. includes a back spacer, the spacer position adjusting means for adjusting the position in the longitudinal direction of the back spacer, the spacer positioning means includes an operation unit provided at the front of the partition portion, according to the operation of the operation unit a spacer drive mechanism for driving the back spacer Te, have a guide portion for guiding the back spacer in the longitudinal direction, is characterized in that a spacer drive mechanism in the partition portion. According to the present invention, the position in the front-rear direction of the back spacer movable in the front-rear direction can be easily adjusted without removing the back spacer by the spacer position adjusting means. In this case, the back spacer is driven by the spacer driving mechanism in accordance with the operation of the operation portion, and is guided in the front-rear direction by the guide portion.
[0007]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the spacer position adjusting means has a display unit capable of displaying a position of the back spacer in the front-rear direction. According to the present invention, the position of the back spacer in the front-rear direction can be easily grasped by the display on the display unit.
[0008]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the operating portion has a rotating member that rotates in accordance with the operation and has an outer peripheral portion in which concave portions and convex portions are continuously provided in the circumferential direction. And an elastic member that elastically engages with the concave portion of the rotating member that comes to the predetermined fixed position to prevent the rotating member from rotating when not operated. According to the present invention, among the plurality of concave portions provided on the outer peripheral portion of the rotating member, the concave portion at a position corresponding to a predetermined fixing position (appropriate fixing point) and the elastic member always engage with each other, so The rotation of the rotating member can be reliably prevented. Therefore, for example, unnecessary displacement of the back spacer due to the contact of the product with the back spacer can be prevented, and the back spacer can be reliably arranged at a required position.
[0009]
In the present invention of claim 4, in the present invention of claim 1, 2, or 3, the guide part includes a slit long in the front-rear direction formed in the left or right side part of the product storage part, It is characterized in that the lower edge of the slit is bent to the outside of the product storage section. According to the present invention, the product in the product storage unit is caught by the edge by folding the edge below the slit out of the edge forming the slit in the side of the product storage unit to the outside of the product storage unit. There is nothing wrong.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
1 to 9 schematically show an embodiment of a direct stacking rack of a vending machine according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view of the entire direct stacking rack, and FIG. 2 is a horizontal section of a rack unit. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a dial part and a spacer driving mechanism, FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional explanatory view taken along line A in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional explanatory view taken along line BB in FIG. FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the second guide portion, FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is a front view of the side plate of the partition portion.
[0011]
With reference to FIG. 1, the direct stacking rack 10 is configured by connecting two rack unit bodies 11 in the left-right direction as an example. As shown in FIG. 2, each rack unit 11 has the same structure, a rack body 12 having a U-shaped horizontal section that is long in the vertical direction and opens forward, and a product having two left and right chambers in the rack body 12. It is basically formed from a case-shaped partitioning portion 13 that partitions into a storage portion (hereinafter simply referred to as “column”) C and a top plate 14. Accordingly, the front of each column C is opened as the open portion 15 over the entire length of the rack unit body 11 in the vertical direction, and the left and right and the rear are surrounded by the rack body 12 and the partition portion 13 in a horizontal U-shape. . The product 1 is stacked and stored directly from the opening 15 in each column C. The direct stacking rack 10 is provided with a rail mechanism (not shown) for putting the direct stacking rack 10 in and out of the vending machine main body in front of the top plate 14 and the lower part, and between the upper and lower rail mechanisms. Is provided with a fall prevention plate 16 (shown for convenience only in FIG. 2) that can open and close the opening 15 of each column C and prevent the product 1 from dropping from the opening 15 in the closed state. .
[0012]
The bottom of each column C is open as a product outlet 17. Although not shown, the merchandise carry-out port 17 communicates with the merchandise take-out port through which the user takes out the merchandise via the shooter in a state where the direct stacking rack 10 is housed in the vending machine main body. Although not shown, the rack unit 11 also has a flapper that can open and close the product outlet 17 of each column C, and the second and subsequent products 1 from the bottom when the flapper is opened. And a separator to be carried out from the product carry-out port 17, and a flapper and a drive mechanism for the separator are disposed below the partition portion 13.
[0013]
The rack unit body 11 further includes a back spacer (hereinafter simply referred to as “spacer”) 20 that sets the depth (length in the front-rear direction) of each column C, and positions of the spacers 20 in the front-rear direction. Spacer position adjusting means described in detail below is provided for adjustment. The spacer 20 is a member having an L-shaped horizontal section extending over the entire length of the column C in the vertical direction, and close to the partition body 13 along the left-right direction and the spacer main body 21 that substantially performs the spacer function. 2 (see FIG. 2), and includes a connecting portion 22 connected to a spacer driving mechanism 40, which will be described later, disposed in the partition portion 13. As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the spacer position adjusting means includes a dial part 30 as an operation part provided at a substantially center in the vertical direction in the front part of the partition part 13 and a display part 34 provided on the side of the dial part 30 (FIG. 6), a spacer driving mechanism 40 disposed at substantially the center in the partition 13 and decelerating the rotation of the dial 30 and converting it into a linear motion along the front-rear direction and transmitting it to the spacer 20, and the spacer 20 It is comprised from the guide parts 50A and 50B guided to the front-back direction. The guide portions 50A and 50B are composed of a first guide portion 50A attached to the spacer drive mechanism 40 and a second die portion 50B provided above and below the partition portion 13.
[0014]
Referring to FIG. 3, the dial part 30 is partially exposed to the front outside the partition part 13, and rotates semi-circularly with a dial body 31 that is rotated by a finger. A ratchet 32 as a rotating member having a smaller diameter than the dial body 31 and a leaf spring 33 as an elastic member bent as required are provided. On the outer peripheral portion of the ratchet 32, a concave portion 32a having a triangular cross section and a convex portion (claw tooth) 32b protruding relative to the concave portion 32a are continuously provided over the entire region in the circumferential direction. The leaf spring 33 is a dog-shaped engagement portion 33a that elastically fits into one recess 32a located at a 9 o'clock position P (see FIG. 3) with respect to the rotation shaft 32c of the ratchet 32 as a predetermined fixed position. have.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 3, the spacer drive mechanism 40 includes a first gear 41, a first belt 42 that is provided between the dial body 31 and the first gear 41, a second gear 43, and a first gear-second gear. The second belt 44 mounted between the gears, the rack 45 meshing with the second gear 43, one end portion is fixed to the rack 45, and the other end portion is connected to the connecting portion 22 of the spacer 20. It is comprised from the connection member 52A which comprises a part of 1 guide part 50A.
[0016]
As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the first guide portion 50 </ b> A has the guide shaft 51 </ b> A installed in the partition portion 13 along the front-rear direction, and the above-described connection provided with a guide hole through which the guide shaft 51 </ b> A passes. From the member 52A and a first slit 53A that is formed in the side plate 13a of the partition portion 13 along the front-rear direction, passes the connecting member 52A between the inside and the outside of the partition portion 13, and allows the connecting member 52A to be displaced in the front-rear direction. It is configured. Of the edge portions forming the first slit 53A in the side plate 13a of the partition portion 13, the lower edge portion 13b of the first slit 53A is bent to the outside of the column C.
[0017]
The second guide portion 50B has substantially the same structure as the first guide portion 50A, and as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a guide shaft 51B installed along the front-rear direction in the partition portion 13 and a guide shaft at one end portion. 51B is provided with a guide hole, the other end of which is connected to the connecting portion 22 of the spacer 20, and the side plate 13a of the partition portion 13 is drilled along the front-rear direction so that the connecting member 52B is divided into the partition portion. 13 and a second slit 53B that allows the connecting member 52B to be displaced in the front-rear direction, and the lower edge 13c of the second slit 53B is bent to the outside of the column C.
[0018]
In the direct stacking rack 10 described above, by rotating the dial body 31 with a finger, the spacer body 21 is rotated through the spacer drive mechanism 40 and the first and second guide portions 50A and 50B in the direction of the rotation operation of the dial body 31. In addition, it can move forward or backward according to the amount of rotation operation, so that the depth of the column C can be easily adjusted and set according to the depth size of the product to be stored. At this time, symbols such as A, B, and C in which the position in the front-rear direction of the spacer main body 21 and the depth sizes of a plurality of types of products are associated with each other are displayed on the display unit 34 (see FIG. 6). Accordingly, the spacer body 21 can be positioned and positioned quickly and accurately.
[0019]
Further, in the dial portion 30, the engaging portion 33 a of the leaf spring 33 is elastically engaged with the one concave portion 32 a at the 9 o'clock position P of the ratchet 32 to prevent the ratchet 32 from rotating when not operated. Therefore, it is possible to prevent unnecessary displacement of the spacer body 21 due to the contact of the product with the spacer body 21 and the like, and it is possible to reliably arrange the spacer body 21 at a required position. Furthermore, in each guide part 50A, 50B, since the edge parts 13b, 13c below the slits 53A, 53B are bent to the outside of the column C, the product in the column C is not caught by these edge parts 13b, 13c. Absent.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, according to the present invention of claim 1, the back spacer is movable in the front-rear direction and the position of the back spacer in the front-rear direction can be adjusted by the spacer position adjusting means. Depth can be set easily and quickly without the need for attaching / detaching / replacement of the back spacer, and the back spacer is not lost. In this case, the back spacer is driven by the spacer driving mechanism in accordance with the operation of the operation portion, and is guided in the front-rear direction by the guide portion.
[0021]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the position of the back spacer in the front-rear direction can be easily grasped by displaying on the display unit, positioning and positioning of the back spacer can be performed quickly and accurately. It is possible to easily perform the setting of the depth of the storage unit without erroneous setting.
[0022]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the rotation at the time of non-operation is achieved by always engaging the concave portion at the position corresponding to the predetermined fixed position among the plurality of concave portions provided on the outer peripheral portion of the rotating member. The rotation of the member can be reliably prevented. Therefore, for example, unnecessary displacement of the back spacer due to the contact of the product with the back spacer can be prevented, and the back spacer can be reliably arranged at a required position.
[0023]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, by bending the lower edge of the slit of the edge portion forming the slit in the side portion of the product storage portion to the outside of the product storage portion, the product in the product storage portion can be There is no such thing as being caught in a section and causing a carry-out trouble.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall perspective explanatory view schematically showing a direct rack. FIG. 2 is a horizontal sectional explanatory view of a rack unit. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a dial part and a spacer driving mechanism. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is an enlarged front view of the dial portion. FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the second guide portion. DD cross-sectional explanatory diagram [Fig. 9] Front view of side plate of partition [Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Goods, 10 ... Direct stack rack, 11 ... Rack unit body, 12 ... Rack main body, 13 ... Partition part, 20 ... Back spacer, 21 ... Spacer main body, 30 ... Dial part, 32 ... Ratchet, 32a ... Recessed part, 33 ... plate spring, 40 ... spacer drive mechanism, 50A ... first guide portion, 50B ... second guide portion, 53A ... first slit, 53B ... second slit, 13b ... (below the first slit) edges, 13c ... (below the second slit) edge

Claims (4)

Ri formed surrounding the left and right and rear in the horizontal cross section U-shaped with open front, with a plurality of article storage partitioned in the lateral direction from each other by the partition section, products from the front of the opening in the article storage In a direct stacking rack of vending machines that directly stack and store
A back spacer that is movable in the front-rear direction to set the depth from the open part of the product storage part to the rear,
A spacer position adjusting means for adjusting the position of the back spacer in the front-rear direction ;
The spacer position adjusting means has an operation part provided at the front part of the partition part, a spacer driving mechanism for driving the back spacer according to the operation of the operation part, and a guide part for guiding the back spacer in the front-rear direction. And
A direct stacking rack of a vending machine, wherein a spacer driving mechanism is provided in the partition . It said spacer positioning means is a linear loading rack of an automatic vending machine according to claim 1 Symbol mounting and having a display unit capable of displaying the position in the longitudinal direction of the back spacer. The operating portion is elastically engaged with a rotating member having an outer peripheral portion that rotates with an operation and has a concave portion and a convex portion continuously provided in the circumferential direction, and a concave portion of the rotating member that comes to a predetermined fixed position. claim 1 or 2 linear loading rack of an automatic vending machine according to; and a resilient member for preventing the rotation of the rotary member at the time of non-operation Te. The guide part includes a slit that is long in the front-rear direction and is formed in the left or right side part of the product storage part, and the lower edge of the slit is bent to the outside of the product storage part. The direct stacking rack of the vending machine according to claim 1, 2, or 3 .

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