JPS5853668Y2 - Vending machine product delivery device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to a product discharging device for delivering products discharged from the product storage section of a vending machine to a sales outlet. The end-of-sale detection switch detects the impact when the product falls onto the chute board or the weight of the product as it slides on the chute board, and sends the end-of-sale signal to the drive device for discharging the product. The present invention relates to a product delivery device that has a structure to ensure that it stops.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below based on the drawings.

A board 2 is provided at the lower center of the main body 1, the front part of the main body 1 opens a product sales port 3, and the lower part of the board 2 is provided with a cold air machine room 4, which cools the products stored in the product storage section 5. The product sales device of the present invention is installed between the cold air machine room 4 and the product storage section 5, and first, a base body 6 is provided on the substrate 2.

The base body 6 has a substantially U-shape with a bottom plate part 6c and side plate parts 6a and 6b, and a vertically elongated guide groove 1 is formed in the vertical direction in the side plate parts 6a and 6b, respectively. U-shaped adjustment members 8a and 8b, which are movable up and down through grooves, are attached using attachment screws 9ay 9b.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a chute plate for allowing the products discharged and fallen from the product storage section 5 to reach the product sales port 3;
is fixed to the upper part of the support body 11 so as to tilt toward the sales outlet 3.

The support body 11 has an abbreviated shape, and a fitting groove 12 is formed at the rear of the upper part, and a fitting piece 13 on the back side of the chute plate 10 is inserted into the groove 12, while the front part of the upper part has a fitting groove 12. The chute plate 10 is fixed to the support body 11 with mounting screws 14.

That is, the chute plate 10 and the support body 11 are integrally formed to constitute a chute assembly A.

And a rotation shaft 15a provided on the side plate portions 6a, 6b of the base body 6.

15b are fitted into openings formed in the upper part of the support body 11 of the chute assembly A to rotatably support the chute assembly A.

Further, a coil spring 16 is stretched between the adjustment members 8a, 8b and the support body 11, and the chute assembly A
is suspended, and by vertically adjusting the adjusting members 8a and ab using the mounting screws 9a and 9b, it is possible to balance the chute assembly A with the rotating shafts 15a and 15b as fulcrums. It is possible.

17 is a sales end detection switch provided on one side plate 6a of the base body 6, and when the switch 17 is activated,
The configuration is such that a sales end signal is sent to a drive device (motor, solenoid, etc.) for discharging the product (not shown) provided in the product storage section 5 to stop the device.

And an abbreviated operating member 18 fixed to the support body 11 for operating the end-of-sale detection switch 17
are inserted into openings 19 formed in the side plates 6a and 6b of the base body 6, respectively, and one of the actuating members 1 comes into contact with the actuator 17a of the detection switch 17.
A recess 20 is formed at the tip of the actuator 8, and the actuator 1 is attached to either the upper or lower edge 20a, 20c of the recess 20.
7a is in contact with it.

Further, a stopper rod 21 is implanted outwardly in the actuating member 18, and when the chute assembly A rotates, the stopper rod 21 is attached to either the upper or lower edge 19a of the opening 19, By coming into contact with 19b, rotation of the assembly A is restricted.

It is preferable that the stopper rod 21 be covered with a cushioning rubber body.

At the bottom of the groove mentioned above, when a sales signal is issued to the drive device for discharging the product by a predetermined operation, one product falls from the product storage section 5 onto the chute plate 1o, but at this time the product rotates. If the chute assembly A falls onto the chute plate 10 in front of the shafts 15a, 15a, the chute assembly A rotates forward about the rotation shafts 15a, 15b against the coil spring 16. The actuating member 18 also rotates forward, and the actuator 17a comes into contact with the upper edge 20a of the recess 20 of the member 18, and the end-of-sale detection switch 17 is actuated to send an end-of-sale signal to the drive device, and the actuator 17a comes into contact with the upper edge 20a of the recess 20 of the member 18. to stop.

At this time, the chute assembly A further rotates forward, or the stopper rod 21 implanted in the actuating member 18 comes into contact with the lower edge 19b of the opening 19 of the side plate 6a, and the rotation is restricted. , due to the relationship between the center of gravity of the chute assembly A centered on the rotation axes 15a and 15b, the coil spring 16
As a result, the chute assembly A immediately rotates backward and returns to its original standby state.

Similarly, if a product falls onto the chute plate 10 behind the rotation shafts 15a, 15b, the chute assembly A rotates rearward about the rotation shafts 15a, 15b against the coil spring 16. The actuating member 18 also rotates rearward, and the actuator 17a comes into contact with the lower edge 20b of the recess 20 of the member 18, and the end-of-sale detection switch 17 is activated, stopping the drive device as described above. Even if the assembly A is rotated further backward, the stopper rod 21 comes into contact with the upper edge 19a of the opening 19, and the chute assembly A returns to the standby state as described above.

As described above, the present invention has a base body that rotatably supports a chute assembly consisting of a chute plate and a support for the chute plate on the rotating shaft of the base body, and is movable up and down. Since the chute assembly is suspended by a coil spring stretched between the adjustment member attached to the support body and the adjustment member, by moving the adjustment member up and down, the rotation axis can be used as a fulcrum. Since the chute assembly can be balanced, even in the case of a lightweight product, when the product falls onto the chute plate or slides on the chute plate, the sales end detection switch can be activated by the rotating movement of the chute assembly.
It can be detected individually, and it can be reliably detected even if the chute assembly falls either in front of or behind the pivot shaft which is the fulcrum of the chute assembly.

Furthermore, even if the weight of the chute assembly (at the manufacturing stage) varies, the balance at the fulcrum of the chute assembly can be easily maintained by simply moving and adjusting the adjustment member when assembling the product delivery device. be.

In addition, since a stopper member is provided on the support, even if a heavy product falls, the rotational movement of the chute assembly can be restricted without drawing a large rotational trajectory, thereby preventing contact with other parts. In addition, the product carrying out device occupies less space.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the device of the present invention which can partially cut off shoot waves. 6...Foundation body, 8a, ab...Adjustment member, 10...Chute board, 11...
・Support body, A... Chute assembly, 15a, 1
5b...Rotation axis, 16...Coil spring, 17...Sale end detection switch, 21...
...Stopper stick.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A product delivery device for delivering products discharged from a product storage section to a sales outlet includes a chute assembly formed by a chute plate that slopes toward the sales outlet and a support that supports the chute plate; A base body supporting the three-dimensional body rotatably in the vertical direction, a stopper member provided to limit the vertical movement of the chute assembly, and the base body suspended between the chute assembly and the base body. an elastic body that suspends and supports the chute assembly in a vertically movable manner; an adjustment member that can adjust the vertical position of the chute assembly by moving the tensioning position of the elastic body; and an adjustment member provided on the chute assembly. and an end-of-sale detection switch provided on the base body opposite to the actuating member, and when a product from the product storage section falls onto the chute plate, the chute assembly moves up and down under the load of the product. At the same time, the product dispensing device for a vending machine is configured such that the sales end detection switch is actuated by the actuating member at the time of the rotation.