JP2001060285A - Article storage and payout device of vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an article storage and payout device of a vending machine which stores thin articles and bagged articles in a suspended state and securely pays the articles off, one by one, irrelevantly to the thicknesses and sizes by using a pusher. SOLUTION: This article storage and payout device pays the foremost vended article S1 out among suspended articles S when it is vended. In this case, the device is equipped with a horizontal rack plate, side walls which are stood on the rack plate at intervals and forms an article passage with the rack plate, a suspension rod fitting member which is provided on the rear side of the article passage, an article suspension rod 23 which is fitted thereto and extends forward and suspends the articles S in the article passage, a pusher 10 which pushes articles S from behind to separate the vended article S1 forward from the article suspension rod 23 and pay it out, and a driving means 11 which drives the pusher 10 at vending time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise storing and dispensing apparatus for a vending machine for storing a plurality of commodities arranged in the front-rear direction and dispensing the frontmost one of a plurality of commodities at the time of sale. In particular, the present invention relates to a merchandise storage and dispensing apparatus for a vending machine for storing and dispensing a thin commodity such as a work bag in a suspended state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, so-called see-through type and showcase type vending machines have been known in which products inside can be seen through a transparent door on the front. This type of vending machine has a product passage extending in the front-rear direction. When selling general canned beverage products or bottled beverage products as products, place multiple products on the bottom of the product aisle, store them side by side in the front-rear direction, and push the pusher facing the product aisle at the time of sale. By moving a predetermined stroke forward by a reciprocating drive mechanism and pressing a plurality of products forward by a pusher, the sales product located at the forefront is paid out from the product path.

[0003] Further, since the vending machine of the above type is used as an unmanned convenience store or the like, it is required to sell as many items as possible, such as canned beverage products and bottled beverage products. Not only that, it is also required to sell thin goods such as pouch bags and bag goods such as snacks. However, since a thin product or the like is difficult to stand on its own and has a small depth (thin), it is difficult to reliably pay it out with the pusher as described above. For this reason, there has been conventionally known a storage and dispensing apparatus that stores and dispenses thin goods and the like using a spiral member instead of a pusher.
No. 8 discloses this.

The storage and dispensing apparatus includes a spiral member extending in the front-rear direction, and a motor connected to one end of the spiral member and driving the spiral member to rotate around its axis. Thin goods are stored in a suspended state at the lower part of each pitch of the spiral member, and at the time of sale,
When the spiral member is rotated by a predetermined angle by a motor, the spiral member falls from the other end of the spiral member and is discharged one by one.

[0005]

However, in order to respond to the above-mentioned demand for multi-item sales, one vending machine intends to sell thin goods and bag goods in addition to canned drinks and bottled drinks. For example, as a product payout mechanism, a pusher for the former and a reciprocating drive mechanism for reciprocating the pusher, and a spiral member for the latter and a motor for rotating the same are mixed in one vending machine. Must be installed. For this reason, the configuration of the vending machine becomes complicated, which leads to an increase in cost. In addition, a user's desire to change the ratio of the number of items between canned beverage products and the like and thin products and the like according to the sales of the products and the season may naturally occur, but as described above, both products are stored and stored. Since the mechanism for dispensing is basically different, such a demand cannot be easily met. Furthermore, the thin goods as described above can be displayed in a state of being hung on a goods hanging bar in a convenience store or the like by forming a hanging portion such as a hanging hole or a hook in the packaging bag in advance. Often configured as "hanging merchandise".
Therefore, it is very useful if such a hanging product can be sold in a vending machine in a hung state.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem. For example, thin goods or bag goods are stored in a suspended state, and regardless of the thickness and size of the goods, one or more goods are stored using a pusher. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine product storage and dispensing device that can reliably dispense individual items.

[0007]

In order to achieve this object, the present invention is to store a plurality of products having a hanging portion in a state of being suspended in a state in which they are suspended from each other and at the time of sale, out of the plurality of products. A vending machine for dispensing products for sale located at the forefront of the vending machine, comprising a horizontal rack plate, and standing upright on the rack plate at an interval in the left-right direction, between each other and the rack plate. And a plurality of side walls defining a product passage extending in the front-rear direction, a hanging bar mounting member provided on the rear side of the product passage, and attached to the hanging bar mounting member, along the product path. A product suspending rod extending forward and suspending a plurality of products engaged via the suspending portion so as to face the product passage and movably in the front-rear direction; Movably provided in the At the time of sale, a plurality of products hung on the product hanging bar are pressed from the rear to release the sold product from the product hanging bar forward, and a pusher for dispensing the product, and the pusher for selling at the front. And driving means for driving.

According to the vending machine product storage and dispensing apparatus, when a product is a thin product or a bag product having a hanging portion such as a hanging hole, a plurality of products are connected to the hanging portion. By engaging with a product hanging rod extending in the front-rear direction attached to the hanging attachment member, the product is suspended movably in the front-rear direction while facing the inside of the product passage, and is stored side by side in the front-rear direction. In addition, at the time of sale, the pusher facing the product passage is driven by the driving means, thereby pressing a plurality of suspended products from behind, and moving the product forward along the product hanging rod and the product passage. The sales product located at the forefront is separated from the product hanging bar and is paid out.

On the other hand, when the product is a canned beverage product or a bottled beverage product, a plurality of products are placed side by side in the product aisle in the product aisle while being placed on a rack plate of the product aisle. . Then, at the time of sale, the pusher presses a plurality of products from behind, and moves forward in the product passage, whereby the sold product leaves the product passage forward and is paid out.

[0010] As described above, according to the commodity storing and dispensing apparatus of the present invention, thin goods and bag goods are stored in a state of being suspended through the suspending portion, and can be sold at the time of sale. It is possible to pay out the goods using the same pusher and the driving means as used for paying out. As described above, the product payout mechanism can be shared between a thin product or the like and a canned beverage product or the like, so that the configuration of the vending machine is simplified, and the cost can be reduced. In addition, it is possible to easily change a sales item between a canned beverage product or the like and a thin product or the like. Further, a product prepared as a hanging product can be sold in a vending machine in a suspended state.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vending machine product storage and dispensing apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the hanging rod mounting member has a mounting surface on a front surface orthogonal to a direction in which the product passage extends. In addition, a plurality of mounting holes for detachably inserting and attaching a product hanging bar are formed.

According to this configuration, the product hanging bar is detachably attached to any one of the plurality of mounting holes formed on the mounting surface of the hanging bar mounting member. Therefore, by changing the mounting holes for mounting the product hanging rods according to the width and height of the product, regardless of the size of the product, the suspended product can be properly guided in the product path and pushed with a pusher. We can pay out surely.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vending machine product storage and dispensing device according to the second aspect, which covers the mounting surface of the hanging rod mounting member and is slidably provided along the mounting surface.
A lock plate that overlaps with the plurality of mounting holes of the hanging bar mounting member and has a plurality of lock holes into which the product hanging bar can be inserted, and a lock in which the product hanging bar is inserted into the lock hole and the mounting hole. A spring for urging the plate to slide along the mounting surface of the hanging bar mounting member, thereby locking movement of the product hanging bar in the front-rear direction.

According to this structure, when the product hanging bar is inserted into the mounting hole of the hanging bar mounting member and the lock hole of the lock plate, the lock plate urged by the spring engages with the product hanging bar, By locking this, the product hanging bar can be firmly fixed to any mounting hole of the hanging bar mounting member, and can be positioned in the front-rear direction.

[0015] Further, according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the second or third aspect, each of the plurality of side walls has a plurality of mounting portions arranged at equal intervals in the left-right direction on the rack plate. A plurality of mounting holes of the hanging rod mounting member are detachably attached to each other, and are arranged side by side in the left-right direction at an equal interval of 1/2 of an interval between the plurality of mounting portions of the rack plate. And

According to this configuration, the side wall forming the product passage is detachably attached to any one of the plurality of mounting portions arranged at predetermined equal intervals in the left-right direction on the rack plate. Therefore, by changing the mounting portion for attaching the side wall according to the width of the product, the width of the product passage can be appropriately set, and the suspended product can be appropriately guided in the product passage. Further, a plurality of mounting holes of the hanging bar mounting member are arranged at equal intervals in the left-right direction, and the interval between them, that is, the changing pitch of the mounting position of the product hanging bar in the left-right direction is determined by the mounting portion of the rack plate. The interval between them, that is, の of the change pitch of the width of the product passage. Therefore, by changing the mounting hole for mounting the product hanging bar according to the change of the mounting portion for mounting the side wall, the product hung on the product hanging bar can be horizontally moved into the product path regardless of the width of the product. It can be arranged without depending on
It is possible to appropriately guide the product by the product passage with good left-right balance.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vending machine product storage and dispensing device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the device is disposed in front of the pusher and movably engages with a product hanging bar in the front-rear direction. In addition, at the time of sale, an auxiliary pusher that pushes a plurality of products forward by being pushed from behind by a pusher is further provided.

According to this configuration, when a plurality of products are pressed by the pushers during sale, the auxiliary pusher presses the vicinity of the hanging portion of the products, so that the suspended products can be placed in a vertical posture without being inclined. Is pressed while maintaining the Therefore, the product can be reliably moved with a stroke equal to the movement stroke of the pusher, and the product can be paid out more reliably.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vending machine product storage and dispensing apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the plurality of products are attached to the front and / or back of the vending machine near the hanging portions, respectively. It is characterized by further including a plurality of spacers having a predetermined thickness for keeping a space between the plurality of products at a predetermined space.

According to this configuration, even if the product is very thin, the space between the suspended products can be reduced to a predetermined interval by the spacer having a predetermined thickness attached near the hanging portion of the product. Therefore, the payout by the pusher can be reliably performed. In this way, even when the product is a very thin product, the product can be paid out one by one simply by attaching the spacer.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a commodity storing and dispensing apparatus for a vending machine according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, further comprising an auxiliary suspending portion, which is attached to a plurality of commodities, respectively. And a plurality of adapters for hanging the plurality of products movably in the front-rear direction by engaging with the product hanging rods through the plurality of adapters. Has a predetermined depth to keep the distance at a predetermined interval.

According to this configuration, the product is suspended by the product suspension rod via the auxiliary suspension portion of the adapter attached to the product. Further, the adapter has a predetermined depth and abuts each other in a state where the products are suspended, and keeps a predetermined interval between the products. That is, this adapter
Simply by attaching it to a product, it can also be used as a member for hanging on a product hanging bar and as a spacer. Therefore, by attaching the product not only to a suspended product in which a hanging portion is formed in advance but also to a thin product without such a hanging portion, it is possible to smoothly suspend the product and pay out one by one by a pusher. It can be performed reliably.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The drawings show a product storage and dispensing device of a vending machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. This vending machine is of a so-called showcase type in which the product S is made visible through a transparent door (not shown) on the front side. It sells various types of products S including not only canned beverage products) but also thin products such as pouch bags and bag products such as snacks (hereinafter, typically referred to as “light products”). As described below, the product storage and dispensing device for selling thin goods has a basic configuration of a product storage and dispensing device for selling canned beverage products,
Since some components are added to this, the latter will be described first for convenience of description, and then the former will be described.

FIG. 1 shows a product storage and dispensing device for canned beverage products. The product storage and dispensing apparatus 1 is provided in a vending machine main body (not shown) of a large box-shaped vending machine, and includes a plurality of product racks 2 for storing products S.
(Only one is shown) and a product payout mechanism 3 for paying out the product S at the time of sale.

A plurality of merchandise racks 2 are arranged vertically in the vending machine main body.
And a plurality of partition walls 5 (side walls) provided on the rack plate 4
have. The rack plate 4 extends in the vending machine main body in the left-right and front-rear directions, is provided horizontally, and is formed such that the back wall 4a extends upward at a right angle from the rear end. The rack plate 4 is provided so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the vending machine main body, so that the product S can be replenished or the like in a state where the entire product rack 2 is pulled out from the vending machine main body. I have. A front mounting hole 4b for mounting the front end of the partition wall 5 is provided on the front surface of the rack plate 4.
A large number of (mounting portions) are formed at predetermined equal intervals (pitch N) in the left-right direction. Similarly, on the back wall 4a of the rack plate 4, a number of upper and lower rear mounting holes 4c, 4c for mounting the rear end of the partition wall 5 are formed at the same intervals (pitch N) as the front mounting holes 4b. It is formed side by side in the direction.

On the other hand, the partition wall 5 has a partition wall body 6 extending in the front-rear direction, and front and rear attachments 7, 8 which are inserted and attached to the front and rear ends of the partition wall body 6, respectively.
It is composed of The partition wall body 6 is made of an extruded aluminum product or the like, and has attachments 7 and 8.
Is made of resin or hard rubber. The front attachment 7 has a locking claw 7a, and the rear attachment 8
Are provided with upper and lower locking claws 8a, 8a so as to protrude rearward, respectively. These front and rear locking claws 7a, 8a, 8a are attached to the front and rear mounting holes 4b, 4c, 4c, 4c of the rack plate 4. The partition wall 5 is removably attached to the rack plate 4 by being inserted into and locked in the rack.

Then, two adjacent ones of the plurality of partition walls 5 thus attached and the bottom surface of the rack plate 4 define a product passage 9 extending in the front-rear direction.
Many merchandise S of the same item are stored in each merchandise passage 9 in a line in the front-rear direction. Also, the front and rear mounting holes 7a, 8a
As described above, as a result of being arranged in large numbers at equal intervals of the pitch N, according to the width of the product S to be stored in the product path 9,
By changing the mounting position of the partition wall 5, the product passage 9
Can be changed and set at the pitch N. For example, the passage width A of the product passage 9 in FIG. 4 indicates a standard passage width, and as shown on the right side of the drawing, the passage width of the product passage 9 is changed by changing the mounting position of one partition wall 5. , (A−N), (A + N) and (A + 2N).

On the other hand, the product payout mechanism 3 includes a pusher 10 for pressing the product S stored in the product path 9 forward,
It has a pusher drive mechanism 11 (drive means) for driving the pusher 10 at the time of sale.

The pusher 10 has a plate-like pusher body 12.
And a pusher support 13 for supporting the pusher body 12. The pusher support 13 is
An upper groove 6a penetrating the partition wall main body 6 of the partition wall 5 in the front-rear direction is movably engaged in the front-rear direction via a roller 13a, and is engaged with a timing belt 16 of the pusher drive mechanism 11 which will be described later. Fixed. The pusher body 12 projects rightward from the pusher support 13 and faces the product passage 9. With the above configuration,
The pusher 10 is movable in the front-rear direction along the upper groove 6 a of the partition wall body 6, moves forward with the rotation of the timing belt 16 in a predetermined direction, and presses the product S stored in the product passage 9 from behind. I do. In addition, as shown in the product passage 9 on the right side of FIG. 1, when the width of the product S is large and the product S cannot be pressed properly with the pusher body 12 alone, the pusher body 12 is provided with a cross section having a larger width. An "L" shaped pusher adapter 12a is mounted.

The pusher driving mechanism 11 includes a front gear 14 and a rear gear 15 rotatably attached to the attachments 7 and 8 on the front and rear of the partition wall 5, respectively.
4 and 15, and the timing belt 16. The front gear 14 has large and small pinions integrated with each other. The large pinion faces the front of the front attachment 7, and a timing belt 16 is wound between the small pinion and the rear gear 15. The timing belt 16 is accommodated in a lower groove 6b formed to penetrate the partition wall body 6 in the front-rear direction.

On the other hand, in this vending machine, at the time of sale, a carry-out mechanism (not shown) moves to a position in front of the product passage 9 for sale, and after receiving the product S from the product passage 9, It is configured to be conveyed toward an outlet (not shown), and a large gear of the front gear 14 meshes with a drive gear (both not shown) of a drive mechanism built into the unloading mechanism that has moved. The timing belt 16
Are driven to rotate in a predetermined direction.

Next, the operation of the merchandise storage and dispensing apparatus 1 having the above configuration will be described. That is, when the product S is a canned beverage product, the plurality of products S are stored in the respective product passages 9 side by side in the front-rear direction while being placed on the bottom surface of the rack plate 4. Then, at the time of sale, the carry-out mechanism moves to a position on the front side of the product passage 9 to be sold, and rotates the front gear 14 in the direction of arrow A in FIGS. 1 and 2. As a result, the timing belt 16 rotates in a predetermined direction, and accordingly, the pusher 10 presses the plurality of products S from behind,
The frontmost product S is paid out from the front end of the product passage 9 by moving the product forward by a predetermined amount.

FIG. 2 et seq. Show a product storage and dispensing device for selling thin goods S. The product storage and dispensing apparatus 1 stores and discharges a thin product S in a suspended state. The product storage and dispensing apparatus 1 has a basic configuration of the above-described product storage and dispensing apparatus 1 for canned beverage products in FIG. 1, and has a product hanging mechanism 21 described below added thereto.

The product hanging mechanism 21 includes a hanging bar mounting plate 22 (a hanging bar mounting member) and the hanging bar mounting plate 2.
2, a product hanging bar 23 on which the product S is suspended, a lock plate 24 and a leaf spring 25 (spring) for locking the product hanging bar 23, and a device for pressing the suspended product S. It is composed of an auxiliary pusher 26 and the like.

The hanging bar mounting plate 22 is made of a steel plate or the like bent and punched by press working, and has a front wall 27 extending vertically, an upper wall 28 extending rearward from the upper end, and a lower wall extending from the rear end. And a back wall 29 that is shorter than the front wall 27 and is formed in an inverted U-shape in side section.
The hanging rod mounting plate 22 has its left end fixed to the upper surface of the partition wall main body 6 with screws 30 at the middle part of the front wall 27 and the lower end of the back wall 29, so that the hanging rod mounting plate 22 extends toward the commodity passage 9 side. The front wall 27 extends above the merchandise passage 9 (above the partition wall 5), and extends further down to near the bottom surface of the merchandise passage 9. Also, the suspension rod mounting plate 2
At the rear end of the upper wall 28, a stopper plate 31 is
The stopper plate 31 covers the back surface of the back wall 29 and extends vertically between the upper wall 28 and the bottom surface of the product passage 9 with a predetermined space therebetween. .

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in the upper part of the front wall 27 and the back wall 29, a large number of mounting holes 33 for mounting the product hanging rods 23 are provided in the same number and arrangement as the upper, lower, upper and lower parts. They are arranged and formed in a matrix (7 rows and 4 columns = 28 in total in this example) at equal intervals in the left-right direction. The interval (pitch n) between the centers of the two mounting holes 33 adjacent in the left-right direction is set to １ ／ of the change pitch N of the mounting position of the partition wall 5 described above.

With the above configuration, the product hanging bar 23 is
The rear end is inserted into any one of the mounting holes 33 of the front wall 27 and the corresponding one of the mounting holes 33 of the back wall 29 (hereinafter, referred to as “one set of mounting holes”), so that the rear end is suspended. It is attached to the down rod attaching plate 22. In this case, the stopper plate 31 plays a role of positioning the product hanging bar 23 in the front-rear direction by abutting the rear end surface of the product hanging bar 23. Also, by changing the set of mounting holes 33, 33 into which the product hanging rod 23 is inserted, the product hanging rod 23 is inserted.
Can be changed vertically and horizontally. Further, since the pitch n of the mounting holes 33 in the left-right direction is の of the change pitch N of the mounting position of the partition wall 5, the commodity hanging rod 23 is changed according to the change of the mounting position of the partition wall 5. By changing the mounting position of the product in the left-right direction, the product hanging bar 23 and the product S suspended on the bar 23 can be positioned at the center of the product passage 9 in the left-right direction.

The product hanging bar 23 is made of metal having a predetermined length and diameter, and is attached to the hanging bar mounting plate 22 as described above. Extends to. Further, at a predetermined position corresponding to the front side of the front wall 27 of the suspension rod mounting plate 22,
A peripheral groove 34 for locking is formed, and a concave portion 35 for holding goods, which has a taper in the length direction, is formed at a predetermined position of the front end.

The lock plate 24 is also formed of a steel plate or the like bent and stamped by press working, and has a front wall 36 extending vertically and an upper wall 3 extending rearward from the upper end thereof.
7 are formed in an inverted L-shape in side section. The lock plate 24 is attached to the suspension rod mounting plate 22 by engaging a rear end bent below the upper wall 37 with a hole formed in the upper wall 28 of the suspension rod mounting plate 22. I have. On the other hand, the front wall 36 is the front wall 27 of the hanging rod mounting plate 22.
The lock plate 24 is provided so as to cover the upper front surface of the lock plate 24.
Is slidable up and down within a predetermined range along the front wall 27 as a result. The front wall 36 of the lock plate 24 is provided with the hanging rod mounting plate 22.
The same number and arrangement as the mounting holes 33 of the
Are arranged and formed in a matrix. On the other hand, the leaf spring 25 is mounted on the upper wall 28 of the suspension rod mounting plate 22 via a screw 39, and is in contact with the upper wall 37 of the lock plate 24 from above.
Thereby, the lock plate 24 is constantly urged downward.

With the above configuration, the product hanging bar 23 is
It is attached to the hanging bar attachment plate 22 as described below, and is locked by the lock plate 24 and the leaf spring 25. That is, while the lock plate 24 is slightly lifted and the lock hole 38 is aligned with the mounting hole 33 of the hanging rod mounting plate 22, the product hanging rod 23 is
3, 33 and one corresponding lock hole 38,
After the insertion from the lock hole 38 side, by releasing the hand from the lock plate 24, the lock plate 24 moves downward by the urging force of the leaf spring 25 and engages with the circumferential groove 34 of the product hanging bar 23. Then, the product hanging bar 23 is locked. By this lock, the movement of the product hanging bar 23 in the front-rear direction is restricted, so that the product hanging bar 23 is prevented from being pulled out from the hanging bar mounting plate 22 and is held at the position determined by the stopper plate 31. In addition, as a result of the lock holes 38 being formed in the same number and arrangement as the mounting holes 33, the product hanging rod 23 can be securely locked regardless of the set of the mounting holes 33.

The auxiliary pusher 26 is composed of a front wall 40 extending vertically, an upper wall 41 extending rearward from the upper end thereof, and a short back wall 42 extending slightly downward from the rear end. And the center in the left-right direction of the back wall 42 is slidably engaged with the product hanging rod 23 via the bearing 43 in the front-rear direction. In this state, the front wall 40 of the auxiliary pusher 26 is located on the front side of the pusher body 12 of the pusher 10 and the product passage 9
It extends to near the bottom of.

Next, the operation of the merchandise storage and dispensing apparatus 1 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. The figure shows an example in the case where the product S is a thin product having a certain thickness, for example, a bag product such as a snack. In addition, this product S
Is configured as a hanging product in which a hanging hole SA (hanging portion) is formed in the packaging bag SR in advance (see FIG. 7). FIG. 5 shows a sales standby state immediately after replenishment of the product S, that is, the product hanging bar 23 is a set of mounting holes 3 of the hanging bar mounting plate 22 corresponding to the size of the product S.
3 and 33, and the pusher 10 and the auxiliary pusher 26
It is located at the rear end where it abuts. Then, by passing the hanging holes SA of the products S through the product hanging bars 23 one after another from the front side, the plurality of products S are suspended by the product hanging bars 23 and are arranged in the front-rear direction while being in contact with each other. At the same time, the lower part of the product S is stored in the product passage 9.

At the time of sale, as in the case of canned beverage products, the carry-out mechanism is moved to a position on the front side of the product passage 9 to be sold, and the front gear 14 is rotationally driven. The pushed auxiliary pusher 26 presses the plurality of products S from behind and moves the product S forward by a predetermined amount along the product hanging bar 23 and the product passage 9, so that the sales product S1 located at the forefront is moved to the product hanging bar. Departs from and is paid out. At this time, the product hanging bar 23
When the subsequent product S2 falls into the concave portion 35 formed at the front end of the product S2, the product S2 is held together with the product S1 so that the product S2 is not separated from the product S2. The product S2 can be prepared for the next sale in a state where the product S2 has been corrected to an appropriate posture.

As described above, according to the commodity storing and dispensing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, even when the commodity S is a thin commodity, the same pusher 10 and its driving mechanism as in the case of dispensing canned beverage commodities are used. And the payout of the product S. As described above, the dispensing mechanism of the product S can be shared between the thin product and the canned beverage product without using a spiral member or the like, so that the configuration of the vending machine is simplified and the cost is reduced. Can be. Further, the change of the sales item between the canned beverage product and the thin product can be easily performed only by attaching and detaching the product hanging mechanism 21. Furthermore, if the product S prepared as a hanging product has a certain thickness, the product S can be sold in a vending machine in a suspended state without using an adapter or the like.

Further, the product hanging rod 23 can be attached to any one of a plurality of mounting holes 33 among a large number of mounting holes 33 of the hanging rod mounting plate 22, and a lock plate 24 and a leaf spring 25 are used. Since the product can be locked, the mounting hole 33 for mounting the product hanging bar 23 is changed according to the width and height of the product S, so that the suspended product S can be suspended regardless of the size of the product S. It is possible to reliably pay out the product using the pusher 10 while properly guiding the product in the product passage 23 and the product passage 9.

Further, the mounting hole 33 of the hanging rod mounting plate 22 is provided.
The pitch n in the left-right direction is 壁 of the change pitch N of the mounting position of the partition wall 5, so that the mounting position of the product hanging rod 23 is changed in the left-right direction according to the change of the mounting position of the partition wall 5. By changing, the product S suspended on the product suspending rod 23 can be arranged in the product passage 9 in the left-right direction regardless of the width thereof, and the guidance of the product S by the product passage 9 is adjusted in the left-right balance. Can be done well and properly. In addition, since the auxiliary pusher 26 presses the vicinity of the hanging hole SA of the product S symmetrically, the posture of the product S can be properly maintained without being inclined in the left-right direction or the up-down direction at this time. it can. Therefore, the product S can be reliably moved with a stroke equal to the movement stroke of the pusher 10, and the product S can be paid out more smoothly and reliably.

FIG. 6 shows a modification of the merchandise storage and dispensing apparatus 1. This modification is for selling a product S that is much thinner than the case of FIG. 5, for example, a thin product such as a pouch. Specifically, a spacer 44 having a predetermined thickness larger than that of the product S is attached to the front surface of the packaging bag SR of each product S except the frontmost product S, which is located below the hanging hole SA. The other configuration is the same as that of the product storage / dispensing apparatus 1 of FIG.

According to this modification, the space between the products S suspended on the product hanging rod 23 can be maintained at a predetermined interval by the spacer 44, and therefore, the dispensing of the product S by the pusher 10 can be performed. It can be done reliably. Thus, even if the product S is very thin, the product S
By simply attaching the spacers 44 to each other, the commodities S can be reliably paid out one by one.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show other modified examples, in each of which an adapter is used in place of the spacer 44 when the product S is very thin. The adapter 45 shown in FIG. 7 is formed by forming left and right hook portions 46, 46 facing each other with a small gap in a lower portion of a plate material made of plastic or the like having a predetermined depth, and winding the upper portion in an arc shape. A curl portion 47 (auxiliary suspension portion) is formed. The adapter 45 is attached to the product S by engaging the hook portions 46, 46 with the hanging holes SA of the product S, and engaging (hooking) the curl portion 47 with the product hanging bar 23, thereby S is suspended. Then, as shown in FIG. 3C, the curled portions 47 abut each other, so that the space between the suspended products S, S is maintained at a predetermined space.

Therefore, in this modified example, as in the modified example of FIG. 6, even if the product S is very thin, the payout of the product S by the pusher 10 can be performed one by one without fail. In this modification, the product S can be hung by hanging the curl portion 47 on the product hanging bar 23 from the side, so that the product S that is stored first is paid out first. There is an advantage that first-in first-out of S can be easily realized. As shown in FIG. 3D, the arcuate curl portion 47 may be a bent portion 48 that can be engaged with the product hanging bar 23.

On the other hand, the adapter 49 shown in FIG. 8 is made of a bent plate material made of plastic or the like, and the lower end thereof is attached to the vicinity of the hanging hole SA or hooked on the hanging hole SA so that the product is The product S is suspended by being attached to the product S and passing the insertion hole 50 (auxiliary suspension portion) formed in the center portion through the product suspending rod 23. Then, as shown in FIG. 4C, the brim-shaped hook portions 51 having a predetermined depth abut against each other, so that the space between the suspended products S, S is maintained at a predetermined space. . Therefore, in this modified example as well, similarly to the above-described two modified examples, even if the product S is extremely thin, the payout of the product S by the pusher 10 can be reliably performed one by one.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications, but can be implemented in various modes. For example, in the embodiment, the hanging bar mounting member for mounting the product hanging bar 23 is constituted by the bent hanging bar mounting plate 22. Instead, a large number of mounting holes extending in the front-rear direction are formed. Alternatively, a block-shaped member having a certain depth may be used. In addition, next sale product S
2 instead of the recess 35 for holding the
3 may have a convex portion.

Further, in the modification shown in FIG. 6, the spacer 44 is attached to the front surface of the product S, but it may be attached only to the rear surface or to both the front surface and the rear surface. Also, the adapter 4 shown in FIG. 7 and FIG.
Reference numerals 5 and 49 are merely examples, and any other suitable configuration can be adopted as a configuration for attaching the adapter to the product S or a configuration for maintaining the interval between the suspended products S and S. . In addition, the configuration of the details can be appropriately changed within the scope of the present invention.

[0054]

As described in detail above, the commodity storing and dispensing apparatus of the vending machine of the present invention accommodates, for example, thin goods or bag goods in a suspended state, and operates the pusher regardless of the thickness and size. There is an effect that the payout can be surely made one by one by using.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a product storage and dispensing device for canned beverage products.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of a product storage and dispensing device for thin goods according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged side sectional view of the commodity storing and dispensing apparatus of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a partial front view of the merchandise storage and dispensing device of FIG. 2;

5 is a side sectional view showing a state in which a relatively thick thin product is stored in the product storage and dispensing device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing a modification of the product storage and dispensing device.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another modification.

FIG. 8 is a view showing still another modified example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Product storage / discharge apparatus 4 Rack plate 4b Front mounting hole (mounting part) 5 Partition wall (side wall) 9 Product passage 10 Pusher 11 Pusher drive mechanism (drive means) 21 Product hanging mechanism 22 Hanging rod mounting plate (hanging rod) (Mounting member) 23 Product hanging bar 24 Lock plate 25 Leaf spring (spring) 26 Auxiliary pusher 27 Front wall (mounting surface) of hanging bar mounting plate 33 Mounting hole 38 Lock hole 44 Spacer 45 Adapter 47 Curled portion (Auxiliary hanging) Part) 49 Adapter 50 Insertion hole (auxiliary hanging part) N Pitch of front mounting hole (interval between mounting parts) n Pitch of mounting hole in left and right direction S Product S1 Sales product SA Product hanging hole (hanging portion)

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A vending machine product in which a plurality of commodities having a hanging portion are stored in a suspended state in a row in front of and behind, and at the time of sale, the foremost commodities among the plurality of commodities are paid out. A storage and dispensing device, comprising: a horizontal rack plate; and a product passage which is vertically erected on the rack plate at an interval in the left-right direction and extends in the front-rear direction between each other and with the rack plate. A plurality of side walls, a hanging rod attaching member provided on the rear side of the product passage, and a front end extending along the product passage attached to the hanging rod attaching member, and via the hanging portion. A product hanging bar for hanging the plurality of engaged products so as to face the product passage and to be movable in the front-rear direction, and is provided movably in the front-rear direction facing the product passage,
A pusher for releasing the sold product from the product hanging bar forward by pressing the plurality of products suspended from the product hanging bar from behind, and dispensing the pusher forward at the time of sale. And a driving unit for driving the vending machine. 2. The hanging bar mounting member has a mounting surface on a front surface orthogonal to a direction in which the product passage extends, and the product hanging bar is removably inserted into the mounting surface and mounted thereon. The vending machine product storage and dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of mounting holes are formed. 3. A cover that covers the mounting surface of the hanging rod mounting member and is slidably provided along the mounting surface.
A lock plate formed with a plurality of lock holes that respectively overlap with the plurality of mounting holes of the hanging bar mounting member and into which the product hanging bar can be inserted; and the product hanging bar in the lock hole and the mounting hole. A spring that urges the lock plate to slide along the mounting surface of the hanging bar mounting member in the inserted state, thereby locking the product hanging bar in the front-rear direction. The device for dispensing and dispensing goods for a vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the device is provided. 4. Each of the plurality of side walls is detachably attached to each of a plurality of attachment portions arranged at equal intervals in the left-right direction on the rack plate, and the plurality of attachments of the hanging bar attachment member are provided. The vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the holes are arranged in the left-right direction at an equal interval of 間隔 of an interval between the plurality of mounting portions of the rack plate. Product storage and dispensing device. 5. The plurality of products are arranged in front of the pusher, movably engaged with the product hanging bar in the front-rear direction, and pressed from behind by the pusher at the time of sale, thereby causing the plurality of products to move forward. The merchandise storage and dispensing device of a vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising an auxiliary pusher for pressing. 6. A predetermined thickness which is attached to the front and / or back of each of the plurality of products near the hanging portion, and maintains a predetermined interval between the plurality of suspended products. The product storage and dispensing device for a vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a plurality of spacers. 7. An auxiliary hanging portion, which is attached to each of the plurality of products, and engages with the product hanging rod via the auxiliary hanging portion to move the plurality of products in the front-rear direction. A plurality of adapters for movably suspending the plurality of suspended products, the plurality of adapters having a predetermined depth for maintaining an interval between the plurality of suspended products at a predetermined interval. The product storage and dispensing device for a vending machine according to claim 1.