JPH0537342Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (a) Industrial application field The present invention relates to a product conveyance shelf device for a vending machine.

(b) Conventional technology Conventionally, multiple product transport shelves were provided above and below to horizontally transport products placed and stored on a conveyor, and the products placed in a line on this conveyor were rotated for each sale. There is a known vending machine configured to take out the products one by one from the delivery end, as shown in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application No. 60-87081.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention The device for loading goods onto the goods conveying shelves with such a configuration is configured such that goods are loaded onto the conveyor through an opening formed in the front surface between the upper and lower goods conveying shelves. Therefore, there is an advantage that they can be placed side by side from any part on the conveyor. However, since loading can be done from any part of the conveyor, there is a risk that the product that was loaded first and placed on the conveyor will be hit hard by the product that is to be loaded later. There are many. For this reason,
In the case of products that are easily damaged, such as beverage products packaged in bottles, this has been a cause of product damage.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a device that allows products to be introduced later to be introduced without colliding with products that have been introduced earlier.

(d) Measures to solve the problem: A plurality of upper and lower product transport shelves are provided for horizontally transporting products placed and stored on a conveyor, and an opening formed in the front between the upper and lower product transport shelves is used. In a vending machine in which products are loaded onto a conveyor, rail members are provided facing each other at the upper and lower parts of the opening, and a plurality of regulating plates are arranged and slidably movable between the upper and lower rail members, and The opening is closed so that an input port corresponding to one product to be stored on the conveyor can be opened.

(E) Effect: Rail members are provided at the upper and lower parts of the opening, and a plurality of regulating plates are installed between the rail members in a manner that allows them to slide freely, and the opening is opened with enough space left to open an inlet corresponding to one product. By closing and sliding the regulating plate, the input port can be formed between arbitrary regulating plates or on the side of the regulating plate at the end.

(F) Embodiment Figure 4 shows a general vending machine that adopts the device of the present invention, and 1 shows the main body of the vending machine, in which a large number of product transport shelves 2 are arranged vertically and horizontally in the interior of the machine. Although not shown, a door is provided on the front surface so that it can be opened and closed. This door is provided with a coin slot, a product selection button, a product takeout port, etc. (not shown) necessary for a vending machine. Furthermore, a heat source device 3 is provided at the lower part of the refrigerator of the main body 1 for cooling or heating the products in the refrigerator. The product transport shelf 2 has a conveyor on which products are placed and transported, and is installed substantially horizontally in the left and right direction with a predetermined interval vertically within the main body 1, and product transport shelves arranged side by side on the left and right. An elevator mechanism 5 for moving the product receiving shelf 4 in the vertical direction is provided between the shelves 2, 2. When a product is selected by the customer, the elevator mechanism 5 moves the product receiving shelf 4 in accordance with the position of the product transport shelf 2 storing the selected product, and moves the product receiving shelf 4 to the product delivery end of the product transport shelf 2. When a product is received from 6, the product receiving shelf 4 is moved down to a position corresponding to a product outlet (not shown), so that the product can be taken out from the product outlet.

1 to 3 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which openings 7 on the front surface between the vertically arranged product transport shelves 2 and 2 are provided at the upper and lower parts of the product transport shelves 2 and 2, respectively.
Rail members 8 and 9 fixed to the front surface of the vehicle are provided. These rail members 8 and 9 are concave rail portions 1
0 and 11 are vertically opposed to each other, and a plurality of regulating plates 12 are arranged and mounted between the rail parts 10 and 11 so as to be slidable.

The regulating plate 12 is formed of a transparent resin material, and has cutout portions 13 inwardly curved from each other in the center of each side end. , regulation plate 12,1
A ventilation hole is formed between the two. That is, the notches 13, 13 are formed between the regulating plates 12, 12.
The adjacent regulating plates 12, 1 form a ventilation hole.
Even when the heat source device 2 is in contact with the heat source device 3, a ventilation path for cold air or hot air can be formed by the heat source device 3. Further, an operating section 14 that protrudes forward is provided on the front surface of the regulating plate 12, and the operating section 14 can be gripped and slid left and right. Furthermore, as shown in FIG.
The width dimension B is formed to be smaller than the diameter dimension C of the product A to be stored, and it is installed between the upper and lower rail members 8 and 9, and a plurality of side plates 15 and 16 provided at both ends of the rail parts 8 and 9 are provided. Installed side by side, this side plate 1
Between 5 and 16, there is an inlet 1 corresponding to the diameter C of one product A to be stored and slightly larger than the diameter C.
7 can be formed into an opening. That is, by sliding the regulating plate 12 in the left-right direction, the above-mentioned space is formed between the side plate 15 and the regulating plate 12, between the side plate 16 and the regulating plate 12, or between the adjacent regulating plates 12, 12. Inlet port 17
An opening can be formed arbitrarily. Therefore, when loading product A onto the product transport shelf 2,
Slide the regulation plate 12 in the left and right direction, form the loading port 17 at the desired loading position, and load the product A.
By loading the product A and then sliding the regulation plate 12, the input port 17 can be opened at another position where no product is stored, and by sequentially repeating this operation, the product A can be loaded. It can be performed. Therefore, product A introduced earlier
In addition, the product A that is to be loaded later will not be hit, and damage to the product during loading can be prevented.

(g) Effect of the device As described above, the device provides rail members at the top and bottom of the opening, and multiple regulating plates are arranged and attached between these rail members so that they can slide freely, closing off the opening except for an opening large enough for one product. By sliding the regulating plates, the opening can be formed between any of the regulating plates or to the side of the regulating plates at the end. This means that products inserted later can be inserted without hitting products inserted earlier, and even in vending machines that store and sell easily breakable products such as beverage products in bottles, there is no risk of product damage when the products are loaded.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of the main parts showing an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a similar side sectional view, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a regulating plate, and FIG. 4 is a front view of the interior of a general vending machine that employs the device of the present invention. 2...Product transport shelf, 7...Opening, 8, 9...Rail member, 12...Regulation plate, 17...Input port.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A plurality of product transport shelves are provided above and below to horizontally transport the products placed and stored on the conveyor, and products are loaded onto the conveyor through an opening formed in the front between the upper and lower product transport shelves. In the vending machine, rail members are provided facing each other at the upper and lower parts of the opening, and a plurality of regulating plates are arranged and slidably movable between the upper and lower rail members, and each product is stored on the conveyor. A product conveyance shelf device for a vending machine, characterized in that the openings are closed so that corresponding input ports can be opened.