JPS60697Y2 - Vending machine product storage shelf - Google Patents

Description

【考案の詳細な説明】 この考案は缶、びん商品を扱う自動販売機のいわゆるサ
ーペンタイン式多セレクション商品収納棚に関する。[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to a so-called serpentine-type multi-selection product storage rack for vending machines that handle can and bottle products.

最近の傾向として商品の種類、例えば缶商品の中身飲料
の多様化から、１台で多品目の商品が販売できるように
した多セレクション機が多く出回わっている。As a recent trend, the types of products, such as the beverages contained in canned products, have diversified, and many multi-selection machines that can sell multiple products with one machine are now on the market.

かかる多セレクション機は自動販売機に塔載する商品収
納棚のコラム数を増すことにより対処しているが、従来
のサーペンタイン式商品棚の構成では自動販売機が大形
となる。Such multi-selection machines are handled by increasing the number of columns of product storage shelves mounted on the vending machine, but with the conventional serpentine product shelf configuration, the vending machine becomes large.

一方、店頭などに据付けて使用する自動販売機は道路状
況などからその据付スペースが制約を受けるために、市
場要求として小形機でしかも多品目の商品が販売できる
自動販売機の出現が望まれている。On the other hand, since the installation space of vending machines that are installed in stores and other locations is limited by road conditions, there is a market demand for vending machines that are compact and can sell a wide variety of products. There is.

ここで従来におけるサーペンタイン式商品収納棚の構成
を示すと第１図のごとくである。The structure of a conventional serpentine product storage shelf is shown in FIG. 1.

図においてＩ、 Ｉｆは棚１の左右の側板の間にレール
セグメント２を蛇行配列して形成した上下方向に延在す
る商品通路であり、その上端に連なる商品投入口３は商
品棚の前面に臨んで開口腰更に下端の出口側にはスター
ホイール式など周知の商品搬出機構４が各通路■、■に
配備されている。In the figure, I and If are vertically extending product passages formed by meanderingly arranging rail segments 2 between the left and right side plates of the shelf 1, and the product input slot 3 connected to the upper end faces the front of the product shelf. Further, on the exit side of the lower end of the opening, a well-known product delivery mechanism 4 such as a star wheel type is installed in each of the passages (1) and (2).

これらで前後２列の各独立した商品収納コラムを構成し
、通路Ｉ、 ＩＩへ一列に並べて収納した商品５を販売
指令に基づく搬出機構４の動作で１個宛落下搬出させる
。These constitute two independent product storage columns, front and back, and the products 5 stored in a line in aisles I and II are dropped and delivered one by one by the operation of the delivery mechanism 4 based on a sales command.

搬出商品は商品収納棚の下方に配備したシュータ６を経
由して自動販売機の本体キャビネットに開口した商品取
出口へ取出されることは周知の通りである。It is well known that the products to be carried out are taken out to a product outlet opened in the main body cabinet of the vending machine via a chute 6 disposed below the product storage shelf.

ところで上記のように、従来のサーペンタイン式商品棚
は各商品通路Ｉ、 ＩＩがそれぞれ棚の上下全域に亘っ
て形成されており、商品セレクション数を増すごとに商
品通路を１列のものから２列へ、２列から３列へと前後
に並ぶ通路の列数を増加するよう構成している。By the way, as mentioned above, in the conventional serpentine product shelf, each product aisle I and II are formed over the entire top and bottom of the shelf, and as the number of product selections increases, the product aisles are expanded from one row to two rows. The structure is such that the number of rows of aisles arranged in front and behind each other is increased from two rows to three rows.

そしてこれらの商品通路の列数に応じて、１列のものを
シングルサニペン、以下２列、３列のものをダブル、ト
リプルサーペンと呼称して、従来より棚構造のコンパク
ト化を図る様々な工夫がなされて来た。Depending on the number of rows in these product aisles, those with one row are called single serpens, and those with two or three rows are called double or triple serpens. Efforts have been made.

また最近では市場要求から前後に４列の商品通路を有す
るフオースサーペンも出現している。Recently, market demands have led to the emergence of force serpens with four rows of product aisles in the front and back.

しかしながら図示構造から明らかなように、棚内の上下
全域に亘る商品通路を前後に並べて構成した商品棚はセ
レクション数に相応して占有スペースが増し、多品目の
商品を販売するには当然の結果として自動販売機が大形
になり、据付スペースの問題を派生する。However, as is clear from the illustrated structure, a product shelf constructed by arranging product aisles across the top and bottom of the shelf will occupy more space in proportion to the number of selections, which is a natural result for selling a wide variety of products. As a result, vending machines have become larger, creating problems with installation space.

本考案は上記の点にかんがみなされたものであり、その
目的は小さな占有スペースでより多くの品目の商品を販
売できるように多セレクションの商品収納棚を提供する
ことにある。The present invention has been developed in consideration of the above points, and its purpose is to provide a multi-selection product storage shelf so that more items of products can be sold in a small occupied space.

かかる目的は本考案により、棚を上下２段に区分して上
下各段にそれぞれ上下方向に延在する蛇行形状の商品通
路を形成し、かつ各商品通路には棚前面に臨んで開口す
る商品投入口および出口側に商品搬出機構を備えるとと
もに、上段と下段の間に上段からの搬出商品を棚前方へ
取出す中間シュータを配備して構成することにより遠戚
される。This purpose is achieved by the present invention, which divides the shelf into two levels, upper and lower, and forms meandering product aisles extending vertically in each of the upper and lower levels, and each product aisle has products that open facing the front of the shelf. It is distantly related by providing a product delivery mechanism on the input port and the exit side, and arranging an intermediate shooter between the upper stage and the lower stage for taking out the product carried out from the upper stage to the front of the shelf.

以下本考案を図示実施例に基づき詳述する。The present invention will be described in detail below based on illustrated embodiments.

まず第２図に本考案の構成原理図を示す。First, FIG. 2 shows a diagram of the construction principle of the present invention.

図において棚１は範囲Ａ、 Ｂで示すように上下２段に
分けて区分されており、上下各段Ａ、 Ｂにそれぞれ前
後４列の蛇行形状の商品通路■〜■およびＶ〜■が形成
されている。In the figure, shelf 1 is divided into two levels, upper and lower, as shown by ranges A and B, and each of the upper and lower levels A and B has four meandering product aisles in the front and back, ■~■ and V~■. has been done.

そして上段各列の商品通路Ｉ〜■には通路の上端に連ね
て棚前面に開口する商品投入口３Ａおよび出口側に商品
搬出機構４を備えている。The product passages I to II in each row of the upper row are provided with a product input port 3A that is connected to the upper end of the aisle and opens at the front of the shelf, and a product delivery mechanism 4 on the exit side.

また下段各列の商品通路■〜■にも同様な商品投入口３
Ｂおよび商品搬出機構４を備えている。In addition, similar product slots 3 are located in the product aisles ■～■ in each row of the lower row.
B and a product delivery mechanism 4.

更に上段Ａと下段Ｂにはそれぞれ搬出商品を棚の前方へ
取出すための専用シュータ６Ａ、６Ｂを配備している。Further, exclusive chutes 6A and 6B are provided in the upper tier A and the lower tier B, respectively, for taking out products to be carried out to the front of the shelves.

このうち上段用のシュータ６Ａは上段と下段の間に配置
されており、特に中間シュータと呼称する。Among these, the upper-stage shooter 6A is arranged between the upper stage and the lower stage, and is especially called an intermediate shooter.

上記の構成によれば、前後４列の商品通路を有するフオ
ースサーペンであるにもかかわらず、セレクション数は
上下段を合わせて８″となる。According to the above configuration, the number of selections in the upper and lower rows is 8'' in spite of the fact that the foosser pen has four rows of product aisles in the front and back.

かかる点従来の構成ではセレクション数は“４“であり
、仮に８セレクシヨンとするには前後８列の商品通路を
構成しなければならず占有スペースが倍になる。In this respect, in the conventional configuration, the number of selections is "4", and if there were to be 8 selections, it would be necessary to configure 8 rows of product aisles in the front and back, which would double the space occupied.

つまり本考案の実施例では前後に並ぶ商品通路の列数を
ｎとすると、一般式でかのセレクション数が得られ、同
じ占有スペースでも従来に較べて倍の品目の商品を販売
することが可能である。In other words, in the embodiment of the present invention, if the number of rows of product aisles lined up in front and back is n, the number of selections can be obtained using the general formula, and it is possible to sell twice as many products as in the past even with the same occupied space. It is.

なお上段Ａの商品通路Ｉ〜■には投入口３Ａを通じて商
品が充填され、搬出商品は中間シュータ６Ａを経由して
商品取出口へ取出される。It should be noted that the product passages I to ■ in the upper stage A are filled with products through the input port 3A, and the products to be carried out are taken out to the product takeout port via the intermediate chute 6A.

これに対し下段Ｂでは棚の中程に位置する商品投入口３
Ｂより商品が充填され、搬出商品はシュータ６Ｂを経由
して取出される。On the other hand, in the lower shelf B, the product slot 3 is located in the middle of the shelf.
Products are filled from B, and the products are taken out via chute 6B.

したがって自動販売機の本体キャビネットには上段用お
よび下段用の商品取出口を２箇所に有することになる。Therefore, the main body cabinet of the vending machine has two product outlet openings, one for the upper shelf and one for the lower shelf.

あるいは棚の前方でシュータ６Ｂに中間シュータ６Ａを
連係し、全搬出商品を１箇所の商品取出口へ導くことも
可能である。Alternatively, it is also possible to link the intermediate chute 6A to the chute 6B at the front of the shelf and guide all the products to be carried out to one product outlet.

なお上段Ａと下段Ｂは図示例のように同じ棚内を上下に
区画するほかに、上段Ａと下段Ｂとを別部品として作り
、上下に積重ねて構成することもできる。In addition to dividing the same shelf into upper and lower sections as shown in the illustrated example, the upper section A and the lower section B can also be made as separate parts and stacked one above the other.

次に第３図に第２図に基づく具体的な実施例を示す。Next, FIG. 3 shows a concrete example based on FIG. 2.

商品収納棚１はそれぞれ前後２列に商品通路を形成した
２基のダブルサーペン１１と１２を前後に組合わせて戊
る。The product storage shelf 1 is formed by combining two double serpens 11 and 12, which form product passages in two rows, front and rear.

商品収納棚１は鎖線で示す自動販売機の本体キャビネッ
ト７の庫内に収容して塔載されており、キャビネット７
の前面扉７１には２箇所に商品取出口８Ａと８Ｂが開口
されていて、ここに中間シュータ６Ａおよび下段シュー
タ６Ｂの終端が臨んでいる。The product storage shelf 1 is housed and mounted inside the main cabinet 7 of the vending machine shown by the chain line.
The front door 71 has two product outlet openings 8A and 8B, through which the terminal ends of the intermediate shooter 6A and the lower shooter 6B face.

ところでこの実施例では、特に下段の商品投入口３Ｂと
中間シュータ６Ａによる商品搬出路とが重複しており、
棚内における商品投入口３Ｂが占める空間を利用してこ
こに中間シュータ６Ａが配置されている。By the way, in this embodiment, in particular, the lower product input port 3B and the product output path formed by the intermediate chute 6A overlap,
An intermediate shooter 6A is disposed within the shelf by utilizing the space occupied by the product input port 3B.

しかも該中間シュータ６Ａは後端を棚１ヘヒンジ結合し
て矢印Ｐ方向に鎖線位置との間て揺動可能に取付けであ
る。In addition, the intermediate shooter 6A is hingedly connected to the shelf 1 at its rear end and is mounted so as to be swingable in the direction of arrow P between the position indicated by the chain line and the position indicated by the chain line.

そして通常の販売時には中間シュータ６Ａは実線で示す
ように、商品投入口３Ｂの一部域を横切って傾斜位置し
、その先端が商品投入口３Ｂ内に適宜な手段で係止され
ている。During normal sales, the intermediate chute 6A is tilted across a part of the product slot 3B, as shown by the solid line, and its tip is locked in the product slot 3B by an appropriate means.

またこの状態では商品通路■に連なる商品投入口のトッ
プトレー（鎖線で示した符号３１）は中間シュータ６Ａ
との干渉を避けるために取外しである。In addition, in this state, the top tray (numeral 31 shown in chain lines) of the product input port connected to the product aisle ■ is connected to the intermediate shooter 6A.
It must be removed to avoid interference with the

商品充填時には中間シュータ６Ａを上方へ引上げること
により、商品投入口３Ｂは開放し、商品投入口３Ｂを通
じて下段の各商品通路■〜■へ商品を収納することがで
きる。When filling products, by pulling up the intermediate chute 6A, the product input port 3B is opened, and products can be stored in each of the lower product passages (■ to ■) through the product input port 3B.

この構成により棚内の空間を有効に活用して商品収納効
率を高めることができる。This configuration makes it possible to effectively utilize the space within the shelf and improve product storage efficiency.

上述のように本考案によれば、従来と同じ占有スペース
で販売商品のセレクション数は２倍となり、小形機で多
品目の商品が販売できる市場要望に即した多セレクショ
ンのサーペンタイン式商品収納棚を提供することができ
る。As mentioned above, according to the present invention, the number of product selections for sale is doubled with the same space occupied as before, and a serpentine-type product storage shelf with a large number of selections that meets the market demand and can sell a variety of products using a small machine can be created. can be provided.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第１図は従来におけるサーペンタイン式商品収納棚の略
示構成図、第２図は本考案実施例の構成原理図、第３図
は第２図の実施例に基づく具体的な実施例の構造図であ
る。 Ｉ〜■・・・・・・商品通路、３Ａ、３Ｂ・・・・・・
商品投入口、４・・・・・・商品搬出機構、５・・・・
・・商品、６Ａ・・・・・・中間シュータ、Ａ・・・・
・・上段、Ｂ・・・・・・下段。Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional serpentine product storage shelf, Fig. 2 is a diagram of the principle of construction of an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a structural diagram of a specific embodiment based on the embodiment of Fig. 2. It is. I～■・・・・・・Product aisle, 3A, 3B・・・・・・
Product input port, 4...Product delivery mechanism, 5...
...Product, 6A...Intermediate shooter, A...
...Top row, B....Bottom row.

Claims (1)

【実用新案登録請求の範囲】 １ 上下方向に延在する蛇行形状の商品通路を有し、か
つ該通路へ連なる商品投入口を棚の前方に臨ませて開口
するとともに、出口側に商品搬出機構を設置し、商品通
路に収納した商品を販売指令に基づき搬出させる自動販
売機の商品収納棚において、商品棚を上下段に区分して
上下各段の商品通路それぞれ商品投入口および商品搬出
機構を備えるとともに、上段と下段の間に上段からの搬
出商品を棚前方へ取出す中間シュータを配備したことを
特徴とする自動販売機の商品収納棚。 ２ 実用新案登録請求の範囲第１項に記載の商品収納棚
において、下段の商品投入口と上段の中間シュータ搬出
路とを重複させて該部に中間シュータを配備し、かつ商
品充填に際して下段の商品投入口を開放するように中間
シュータを上段側へ引上げ移動可能に設置した自動販売
機の商品収納棚。[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] 1. It has a meandering product passage extending in the vertical direction, and has a product input port connected to the passage facing the front of the shelf, and a product delivery mechanism on the exit side. In the product storage shelves of vending machines where products stored in the product aisles are removed based on sales instructions, the product shelves are divided into upper and lower levels, and each of the upper and lower product aisles is equipped with a product input slot and a product delivery mechanism. A product storage shelf for a vending machine, characterized in that an intermediate chute is provided between the upper shelf and the lower shelf for taking out products to be carried out from the upper shelf to the front of the shelf. 2. Scope of Claims for Utility Model Registration In the product storage shelf set forth in paragraph 1, the lower product input port and the upper intermediate chute output path are overlapped, and the intermediate chute is provided there, and when filling products, A product storage shelf for a vending machine in which an intermediate chute can be pulled up and moved to the upper side to open the product input slot.