JP2907252B2 - Vending machine product transfer equipment - Google Patents
Vending machine product transfer equipmentInfo
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Description
【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は前面扉の上下方向中央寄
りに商品取出口が設けられた自動販売機に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine in which a product outlet is provided near a vertical center of a front door.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】近年、自動販売機においては、商品取出
口を前面扉の上下方向中央寄りに設けて、商品取出口に
払い出された商品をかがむことなく容易に取り出せるよ
うにしたものがある。2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, some vending machines have a product outlet provided near a vertical center of a front door so that products paid out to the product outlet can be easily taken out without bending. .
【０００３】この種の自動販売機としては、例えば図６
および図７に示すものがある。すなわち、前面扉１を回
動自在に支持している自動販売機本体２内に、商品収納
部３が上下に複数段設けられ、各商品収納部３の下端に
配設された棚部４上に商品ａが前後２列に直積み状態で
収納され、各棚部４上には前後方向に往復運動して商品
ａを前後の開口部５，６から共通払出通路７，８に払い
出す押出部材９が設けられている。As a vending machine of this kind, for example, FIG.
And those shown in FIG. That is, in the vending machine main body 2 that rotatably supports the front door 1, a plurality of product storage units 3 are provided vertically, and a shelf 4 provided at a lower end of each product storage unit 3 is provided. The products a are stored in the front and rear two rows in a directly stacked state, and are reciprocated on the respective shelves 4 in the front and rear direction to discharge the products a from the front and rear openings 5, 6 to the common discharge passages 7, 8. A member 9 is provided.
【０００４】そして、押出部材９の移動により共通払出
通路７，８に払い出された商品ａは、共通払出通路７，
８を通って落下して、自動販売機本体２の下部に配設さ
れたベルトコンベヤ装置１０上に横向きの姿勢（伏せた
姿勢）で載せられる。この後、商品ａはベルトコンベヤ
装置１０により横方向に移動されて昇降バスケット１１
上に載せられ、上昇された昇降バスケット１１から商品
ａが、前面扉１の上下方向中央寄りに設けられた商品取
出口１２に払い出されるようになっている。[0004] The goods a paid out to the common payout passages 7 and 8 by the movement of the pushing member 9 are transferred to the common payout passages 7 and 8.
8 and is placed on a belt conveyor device 10 disposed in the lower part of the vending machine main body 2 in a horizontal position (downward position). Thereafter, the product a is moved in the horizontal direction by the belt conveyor device 10 to move the basket 11 up and down.
The product a is put out from the raised basket 11 placed on the upper side, and is paid out to a product outlet 12 provided near the center in the vertical direction of the front door 1.
【０００５】[0005]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】ところで、この種の自
動販売機においても、設置スペースの関係などから薄型
化が望まれている。しかしながら、上記従来構成によれ
ば、図６および図７に示すように、自動販売機本体２の
下部に払い出された商品ａを、前面扉１の上下方向中央
寄りに設けられた商品取出口１２まで搬送するために設
けられているベルトコンベヤ装置１０および昇降バスケ
ット１１において、商品ａを横向きの姿勢で搬送してい
るため、この搬送経路において少なくとも商品ａの長手
方向寸法分ほどの奥行寸法が必要となり、薄型化が困難
であるという問題を生じていた。By the way, it is desired that this type of vending machine is also made thinner in view of installation space. However, according to the above-described conventional configuration, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the product a paid out at the lower portion of the vending machine main body 2 is provided with a product outlet provided near the center of the front door 1 in the vertical direction. In the belt conveyor device 10 and the elevating basket 11 provided for transporting the product a to the product 12, the product a is transported in a lateral orientation, and therefore, in this transport path, a depth dimension at least as long as the dimension of the product a in the longitudinal direction is reduced. This necessitates a problem that thinning is difficult.
【０００６】本発明は上記問題を解決するもので、自動
販売機本体の下部に払い出された商品を、前面扉の上下
方向中央寄りに設けられた商品取出口まで搬送する搬送
経路の奥行寸法を最小限に抑えることのできる自動販売
機の商品搬送装置を提供することを目的とするものであ
る。The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem, and has a depth dimension of a transport path for transporting a product delivered to a lower portion of a vending machine main body to a product outlet provided near a vertical center of a front door. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine product conveying device capable of minimizing the number of products.
【０００７】[0007]
【課題を解決するための手段】上記問題を解決するため
に本発明は、前面扉を回動自在に支持する自動販売機本
体内に商品を収納する商品収納部が設けられ、この商品
収納部から自動販売機本体の下部に払い出された商品
を、前記前面扉の上下方向中央寄りに設けられた商品取
出口へ搬送する自動販売機の商品搬送装置であって、商
品収納部から払い出された商品が前面扉の裏面に沿う縦
向きの姿勢になるように案内するシュートと、前記シュ
ートからの商品を開口部を介して前面扉の裏面に沿う縦
向きの姿勢で受ける商品受け部を有するとともに、商品
が前面扉の裏面に沿う縦向きの姿勢のままで前記商品受
け部から前記商品取出口まで移動可能に連通された搬送
通路を形成する搬送通路枠と、この搬送通路枠により形
成された搬送通路内に突出して商品に当接しながら前記
搬送通路に沿って移動して前記商品受け部に受けられた
商品を前面扉の裏面に沿う縦向きの姿勢のままで前記商
品取出口に送り出す送り出し部材とを備え、前記前面扉
に、前記搬送通路枠と送り出し部材とを配設したもので
ある。According to the present invention, there is provided a vending machine body for rotatably supporting a front door, which is provided with a merchandise storing section for storing merchandise. A vending machine, which conveys the goods paid out from the lower part of the vending machine main body to a goods outlet provided near the center in the vertical direction of the front door, and pays out the goods from the goods storage section. A chute for guiding the product so as to be in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door, and a product receiving portion for receiving the product from the chute in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door through the opening. And a transport path frame that forms a transport path that is communicable with the product from the product receiving portion to the product outlet while the product remains in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door, and is formed by the transport path frame. Inside the transport path A delivery member that moves along the transport passage while projecting and abutting on the product, and delivering the product received by the product receiving portion to the product outlet in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door. The transport path frame and the delivery member are arranged on the front door.
【０００８】[0008]
【作用】上記構成において、商品収納部から払い出され
た商品はシュートにより前面扉の裏面に沿う縦向きの姿
勢になるように案内されながら、開口部を介して商品受
け部により前面扉に沿う縦向きの姿勢で受けられる。そ
して、この商品は、搬送通路内に突出された送り出し部
材により、前面扉に沿う縦向きの姿勢に維持されたまま
搬送通路に沿って送り出されて商品取出口まで搬送され
る。すなわち、商品を前面扉に沿う縦向きの姿勢で搬送
するため、搬送通路の奥行寸法がほぼ商品の厚さとなる
ように搬送通路枠を形成すればよく、この搬送通路枠の
奥行寸法を小さくでき、ひいては自動販売機の薄型化を
図ることができる。In the above construction, the goods delivered from the goods storage section are guided by the chute so as to be in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door, and are moved along the front door by the goods receiving section through the opening. It can be received in a vertical position. Then, the product is sent out along the transport path while being maintained in a vertical position along the front door by the delivery member protruding into the transport path, and is transported to the product outlet. That is, in order to transport the product in a vertical position along the front door, the transport path frame may be formed so that the depth dimension of the transport path is substantially the thickness of the product, and the depth dimension of the transport path frame can be reduced. As a result, the vending machine can be made thinner.
【０００９】[0009]
【実施例】以下、本発明の一実施例を図１〜図５に基づ
いて説明する。なお、従来のものと同様な機能のものに
は同符号を付して、その説明は省略する。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Note that the same reference numerals are given to those having the same functions as the conventional ones, and the description thereof will be omitted.
【００１０】図１に示すように、自動販売機本体２の下
部および前面扉１の裏面下部側には商品収納部３から自
動販売機本体２の下部に払い出された商品ａを、前面扉
１の上下方向中央寄りに設けられた商品取出口１２へ搬
送する商品搬送装置２０が設けられている。As shown in FIG. 1, a product a paid out from a product storage section 3 to a lower portion of the vending machine main body 2 is provided at a lower portion of the vending machine main body 2 and a lower portion of a back surface of the front door 1 at a front door. 1 is provided with a product transport device 20 that transports the product to a product outlet 12 provided near the center in the vertical direction.
【００１１】この商品搬送装置２０には、下縁部が下方
に湾曲されて、商品収納部３から払い出された商品ａが
縦向きの姿勢になるように案内する第１，第２の下部シ
ュート２１，２２と、図２および図４に示すように、第
１，第２の下部シュート２１，２２からの商品ａを開口
部２３ａを介して前面扉１に沿うような縦向きの姿勢で
受ける商品受け部２４ａを有するとともに、商品ａが前
面扉１の裏面に沿う縦向きの姿勢のままで商品受け部２
４ａから商品取出口１２まで移動できるようにほぼ同断
面積で連通する搬送通路２４を形成する搬送通路枠２３
と、この搬送通路枠２３により形成された搬送通路２４
内に突出して商品ａに当接しながら搬送通路２４に沿っ
て移動して商品受け部２４ａに受けられた商品ａを前面
扉１の裏面に沿う縦向きの姿勢のままで商品取出口１２
まで送り出す２つの送り出し部材２６とが備えられてい
る。The product transport device 20 has a first and a second lower portion that have a lower edge curved downward to guide the product a paid out from the product storage section 3 to a vertical orientation. The chutes 21 and 22 and, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the product a from the first and second lower chutes 21 and 22 is placed in a vertical position along the front door 1 through the opening 23a. Product receiving portion 24a, and the product receiving portion 2 is provided with the product a in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door 1.
A transport path frame 23 that forms a transport path 24 communicating with substantially the same cross-sectional area so as to be able to move from 4 a to the product outlet 12.
And a transfer path 24 formed by the transfer path frame 23.
The product a is received along the transport path 24 while protruding inward and abutting on the product a, and the product a received by the product receiving portion 24a is kept in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door 1, and the product outlet 12
And two delivery members 26 for delivering the same.
【００１２】ここで、第１の下部シュート２１は前面扉
２の裏面に取り付けられて下部の商品収納部３の前面か
ら払い出された商品ａを案内する一方、第２の下部シュ
ート２２は自動販売機本体２の下部に固定されて全ての
段の商品収納部３の後面から払い出された商品ａを案内
するようになっている。Here, the first lower chute 21 is attached to the back surface of the front door 2 and guides the commodity a paid out from the front of the lower commodity storage part 3, while the second lower chute 22 is automatically operated. The goods a paid out from the rear side of the goods storage sections 3 of all the stages are fixed to the lower part of the vending machine main body 2 and are guided.
【００１３】また、搬送通路２４は水平に延びる商品受
け部２４ａと、商品受け部２４ａの端部より上方に延び
る上延通路２４ｂと、上延通路２４ｂの上端部から商品
取出口１２の側面開口部１２ａに連通する取出口連通通
路２４ｃとからなり、この搬送通路２４に片側が沿うよ
うに前面扉１内にチェン２７が配設されている。チェン
２７は複数のスプロケット２８に跨がって張られ駆動モ
ータ２９（図３参照）によりｃ方向に駆動されるように
なっている。そして、このチェン２７にロッド状の２つ
の送り出し部材２６が等間隔で固定されている。The conveying passage 24 has a horizontally extending product receiving portion 24a, an upper extending passage 24b extending above an end of the product receiving portion 24a, and a side opening of the product outlet 12 from the upper end of the upper extending passage 24b. A chain 27 is disposed in the front door 1 so that one side of the chain 27 extends along the transport passage 24. The chain 27 is stretched across a plurality of sprockets 28 and is driven in the direction c by a drive motor 29 (see FIG. 3). Two chain-shaped delivery members 26 are fixed to the chain 27 at equal intervals.
【００１４】なお、図１および図２において、３１，３
２は前面扉２の裏面に取り付けられている第１，第２の
上部シュートで、それぞれ上部の商品収納部３の前面の
開口部５から払い出された商品ａを案内して、商品取出
口１２の上面開口部１２ｂを介して商品取出口１２内に
払い出すようになっている。1 and 2, 31 and 3
Reference numeral 2 denotes first and second upper chutes attached to the back surface of the front door 2, which guide the product a paid out from the opening 5 on the front surface of the upper product storage unit 3 and take out the product. The product 12 is paid out into the product outlet 12 through the upper surface opening 12b.
【００１５】上記構成において、下部の商品収納部３の
前面、および商品収納部３の後面から払い出された商品
ａはそれぞれ第１，第２の下部シュート２１，２２によ
り前面扉１に沿う縦向きの姿勢になるように案内されな
がら、開口部２３ａを介して商品受け部２４ａにより縦
向きの姿勢で受けられる。そして、この商品ａは、図３
に示すように、搬送通路２４内に突出された送り出し部
材２６により、前面扉１に沿う縦向きの姿勢に維持され
たまま搬送通路２４に沿って送り出されて、図５に示す
ように、商品取出口１２まで搬送される。In the above configuration, the products a paid out from the front surface of the lower product storage unit 3 and the rear surface of the product storage unit 3 are vertically moved along the front door 1 by the first and second lower chutes 21 and 22, respectively. While being guided to the orientation, the product is received by the product receiving portion 24a through the opening 23a in the vertical orientation. And this product a is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the product is sent out along the transport path 24 while being maintained in the vertical position along the front door 1 by the delivery member 26 protruding into the transport path 24, and as shown in FIG. It is transported to the outlet 12.
【００１６】このように、搬送通路２４において商品ａ
を前面扉１に沿う縦向きの姿勢で搬送するため、図４に
示すように、搬送通路２４の奥行寸法Ｌ１がほぼ商品ａ
の厚さＬ２となるように搬送通路枠２３の奥行寸法を小
さく形成でき、自動販売機の薄型化を図ることができ
る。As described above, in the transport path 24, the product a
As shown in FIG. 4, the depth dimension L1 of the transport passage 24 is almost equal to the product a.
The depth dimension of the transport path frame 23 can be made small so as to have the thickness L2, and the vending machine can be made thin.
【００１７】なお、上記実施例においては、送り出し部
材２６としてロッド形状のものを示したが、搬送通路２
４の断面形状に沿うような平板形状のものを用いてもよ
い。また、チェン２７に２つの送り出し部材２６を取り
付けて、一方の送り出し部材２６が商品取出口１２まで
商品ａを搬送した際に、チェン２７を駆動させなくて
も、他の送り出し部材２６が商品受け部２４ａの手前で
待機するようにしたが、この送り出し部材２６は１つで
も、または３つ以上でもよい。また、全ての商品収納部
３から払い出された商品を自動販売機本体２の下部に払
い出してこの商品搬送装置２０で商品取出口１２に搬送
してもよい。In the above embodiment, the delivery member 26 has a rod shape.
A flat plate that conforms to the cross-sectional shape of No. 4 may be used. Further, two delivery members 26 are attached to the chain 27, and when one delivery member 26 transports the product a to the product outlet 12, the other delivery member 26 can receive the product without driving the chain 27. Although the waiting is performed before the portion 24a, the number of the delivery members 26 may be one, or three or more. Further, the products delivered from all the product storage units 3 may be delivered to the lower part of the vending machine main body 2 and transported to the product outlet 12 by the product transport device 20.
【００１８】[0018]
【発明の効果】以上のように本発明によれば、商品を前
面扉に沿う縦向きの姿勢で搬送する構成としたため、搬
送通路枠の奥行寸法をほぼ商品の厚さまで小さくでき、
ひいては自動販売機の薄型化を図ることができる。As described above, according to the present invention, since the product is transported in a vertical position along the front door, the depth dimension of the transport path frame can be reduced to almost the thickness of the product.
As a result, the vending machine can be made thinner.
【図１】本発明の一実施例に係る自動販売機の斜視図で
ある。FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vending machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.
【図２】同自動販売機の縦断面図である。FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the vending machine.
【図３】同自動販売機の前面扉の裏面を示す図である。FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a back surface of a front door of the vending machine.
【図４】同自動販売機の前面扉の横断面図である。FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a front door of the vending machine.
【図５】同自動販売機の前面扉の裏面を示す図である。FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a back surface of a front door of the vending machine.
【図６】従来の自動販売機の縦断面図である。FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of a conventional vending machine.
【図７】従来の自動販売機の斜視図である。FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional vending machine.
１ 前面扉 ２ 自動販売機本体 ３ 商品収納部 １２ 商品取出口 ２０ 商品搬送装置 ２１ 第１の下部シュート ２２ 第２の下部シュート ２３ 搬送通路枠 ２３ａ 開口部 ２４ 搬送通路 ２４ａ 商品受け部 ２６ 送り出し部材 ２７ チェン ２９ 駆動モータ ａ 商品 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Front door 2 Vending machine main body 3 Merchandise storage part 12 Merchandise outlet 20 Merchandise conveying device 21 First lower chute 22 Second lower chute 23 Conveyance passage frame 23a Opening 24 Conveyance passage 24a Merchandise receiving part 26 Sending member 27 Chain 29 Drive motor a Product
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Claims (2)
本体内に商品を収納する商品収納部が設けられ、この商
品収納部から自動販売機本体の下部に払い出された商品
を、前記前面扉の上下方向中央寄りに設けられた商品取
出口へ搬送する自動販売機の商品搬送装置であって、商
品収納部から払い出された商品が前面扉の裏面に沿う縦
向きの姿勢になるように案内するシュートと、前記シュ
ートからの商品を開口部を介して前面扉の裏面に沿う縦
向きの姿勢で受ける商品受け部を有するとともに、商品
が前面扉の裏面に沿う縦向きの姿勢のままで前記商品受
け部から前記商品取出口まで移動可能に連通された搬送
通路を形成する搬送通路枠と、この搬送通路枠により形
成された搬送通路内に突出して商品に当接しながら前記
搬送通路に沿って移動して前記商品受け部に受けられた
商品を前面扉の裏面に沿う縦向きの姿勢のままで前記商
品取出口に送り出す送り出し部材とを備え、前記前面扉
に、前記搬送通路枠と送り出し部材とを配設した自動販
売機の商品搬送装置。A vending machine main body rotatably supporting a front door is provided with a merchandise storing section for storing merchandise, and the merchandise paid out from the merchandise storing section to a lower portion of the vending machine main body is provided. A product conveying device of a vending machine that conveys to a product outlet provided near the center in the vertical direction of the front door, wherein the product discharged from the product storage unit is in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door. And a product receiving portion for receiving a product from the shoot through the opening in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door, and a product in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door. A transport path frame forming a transport path movably communicated from the product receiving section to the product outlet as it is, and the transport while projecting into the transport path formed by the transport path frame and abutting on the product. Move along the passage A delivery member that moves the product received by the product receiving portion and sends the product to the product outlet in a vertical position along the back surface of the front door;
, A product conveying device of a vending machine , wherein the conveying path frame and the delivery member are disposed .
自動販売機の商品搬送装置。Product transport equipment for vending machines.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP6582793A JP2907252B2 (en) | 1993-03-25 | 1993-03-25 | Vending machine product transfer equipment |
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP6582793A JP2907252B2 (en) | 1993-03-25 | 1993-03-25 | Vending machine product transfer equipment |
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| JPH06282748A JPH06282748A (en) | 1994-10-07 |
| JP2907252B2 true JP2907252B2 (en) | 1999-06-21 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| JP6582793A Expired - Fee Related JP2907252B2 (en) | 1993-03-25 | 1993-03-25 | Vending machine product transfer equipment |
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