Commodity storage device

Abstract

The invention provides a commodity storage device in which a conveying mechanism can be easily replaced. A product storage device (20) is provided with: a channel case that constitutes a product storage path; and a belt base which is placed on the goods channel housing and enables a belt as a conveying mechanism to be laid in a ring shape, the belt base gradually outputs the goods placed on an upper side horizontal extension part to the front by moving the belt in a state that the upper side horizontal extension part of the belt moves to the front, and the foremost goods are delivered, the belt base is provided with a sold-out rod, a conveying mechanism and a conveying mechanism, and the belt base is used for conveying the goods placed on the upper side horizontal extension part to the front. An upper horizontal extension portion provided at the front end portion so as to move forward and backward with respect to an upper region of the upper horizontal extension portion, the upper horizontal extension portion moving forward toward the upper region in a normal state, and moving backward from the upper region when pressed by a foremost product; and a detection means for detecting the presence or absence of the foremost product by being turned off when the sold-out rod retreats and moves and turned on when the sold-out rod enters and moves.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a commodity storage device, and more particularly to a commodity storage device applicable to a vending machine for selling commodities. Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, Patent Document 1 has proposed a commodity storage device applicable to a vending machine for selling commodities. When the driving force is transmitted from the drive source by means of a transmission mechanism, the commodity storage device is displaced in a form of moving forward along the upper horizontal extension of a belt laid in a loop in the front-rear direction, and gradually outputs forward the commodities placed on the upper surface of the upper horizontal extension to hand over the foremost commodity.

[0003] Prior art documents

[0004] Patent documents

[0005] Patent Document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2018-5331 Summary of the Invention

[0006] Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0007] However, in the above commodity storage device, the belt is laid in a loop on a belt base, and the belt base is configured to be placed on a lane housing. The drive source is housed in the lane housing, and a commodity storage passage is formed in the upper region. In addition, a sold-out rod or the like for detecting the presence or absence of the foremost commodity is provided in the lane housing.

[0008] Thus, in the above commodity storage device, since a sold-out rod or the like is provided in the lane housing, when the commodity conveying mechanism is replaced from the above belt with, for example, a screw, not only the belt base but also the lane housing need to be disassembled. As a result, the replacement operation of the conveying mechanism becomes complicated.

[0009] In view of the above actual situation, an object of the present invention is to provide a commodity storage device capable of easily replacing a conveying mechanism.

[0010] Solutions to the Problems

[0011] In order to achieve the above object, the merchandise storage device of the present invention includes: a long and strip-shaped aisle housing that forms a merchandise storage passage for storing merchandise along its length direction in the upper region; and a belt base that is placed on the aisle housing and lays a belt as a conveying mechanism in a loop along the length direction of the aisle housing. When the belt base is transmitted with the driving force from a driving source stored in the aisle housing by means of a transmission mechanism, the belt is displaced in a form in which the upper-side horizontal extension portion of the belt moves toward one side in the length direction of the aisle housing, so as to gradually output the merchandise placed on the upper-side horizontal extension portion toward one side in the length direction of the aisle housing and deliver the lowermost merchandise located at the lowermost position in the merchandise storage passage. The merchandise storage device is characterized in that the belt base includes: a sold-out rod that is provided at the downstream portion on one side in the length direction of the aisle housing in a form of advancing and retreating with respect to the upper region of the upper-side horizontal extension portion, and normally moves into the upper region of the upper-side horizontal extension portion. On the other hand, when pressed by the lowermost merchandise, it retreats from the upper region of the upper-side horizontal extension portion; and a detection component that becomes in a disconnected state when the sold-out rod makes the retreating movement, and becomes in a connected state when the sold-out rod makes the advancing movement, thereby detecting the presence or absence of the lowermost merchandise.

[0012] In addition, according to the above merchandise storage device of the present invention, it is characterized in that the sold-out rod is composed of a left and right pair of sold-out rod constituting parts, and the left and right pair of sold-out rod constituting parts are swingably provided in the left and right side regions of the belt in a form in which the top ends respectively advance and retreat with respect to the upper region of the upper-side horizontal extension portion.

[0013] In addition, according to the above merchandise storage device of the present invention, it is characterized in that the left and right pair of sold-out rod constituting parts are provided in a state of being penetrated by a common shaft-shaped part and can swing around the central axis of the shaft-shaped part.

[0014] In addition, according to the above merchandise storage device of the present invention, it is characterized in that the left and right pair of sold-out rod constituting parts are provided with a balance member, and the balance member is arranged at the base end part as an anti-disengagement part of the common shaft-shaped part and functions as a heavy object acting in the direction of making the sold-out rod constituting part make the advancing movement.

[0015] In addition, according to the above merchandise storage device of the present invention, it is characterized in that the balance member is composed of a metallic plate and has the following shape: when the left and right pair of sold-out rod constituting parts are in a state of making the retreating movement, the upper end part is arranged at a position lower than the upper region of the upper-side horizontal extension portion.

[0016] Effects of the Invention

[0017] According to the present invention, the tape base includes: a sold-out rod that is disposed in the downstream portion on one side in the longitudinal direction of the channel housing in a form that moves forward and backward with respect to the upper region of the upper horizontal extension portion, and normally moves into the upper region of the upper horizontal extension portion, and on the other hand, moves away from the upper region of the upper horizontal extension portion when pressed by the lowermost commodity; and a detection member that detects the presence or absence of the lowermost commodity by becoming a disconnected state when the sold-out rod moves away and becoming a connected state when the sold-out rod moves in. Therefore, when replacing with a conveying mechanism such as a screw different from the tape, the tape base can be directly disassembled from the channel housing while leaving the channel housing, achieving the effect of facilitating the replacement operation of the conveying mechanism. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a side sectional view schematically showing the internal structure of a vending machine to which a commodity storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

[0019] Figure 2 It shows Figure 1 a perspective view of the external configuration of one commodity storage device constituting a commodity shelf shown.

[0020] Figure 3 It shows Figure 1 a perspective view of the external configuration of one commodity storage device constituting a commodity shelf shown.

[0021] Figure 4 It shows Figure 2 and Figure 3 a perspective view of the external configuration of the channel housing shown.

[0022] Figure 5 It shows Figure 2 and Figure 3 a perspective view of the external configuration of the output portion shown.

[0023] Figure 6 It shows Figure 5 a perspective view of the external configuration of the tape unit shown.

[0024] Figure 7 It shows Figure 6 a perspective view of the external configuration of the main part of the tape unit shown.

[0025] Figure 8 It shows Figure 7 an enlarged perspective view of the peripheral structure of the tensioning roller in the base base shown.

[0026] Figure 9 It showsFigure 7 An enlarged perspective view of the peripheral structure of the out-of-stock detection unit in the base base shown.

[0027] Figure 10 It represents Figure 9 A perspective view of the main part of the out-of-stock detection unit shown.

[0028] Figure 11 It represents Figure 9 A perspective view of the main part of the out-of-stock detection unit shown.

[0029] Figure 12 It represents a magnified side view of the state where the foremost product is stored in the product storage passage in the product storage device shown when viewed from the right side between Figure 2 and Figure 3 A magnified side view of the state where the foremost product is stored in the product storage passage in the product storage device shown.

[0030] Figure 13 It represents Figure 12 A perspective view of the main part of the out-of-stock detection unit shown.

[0031] Explanation of reference numerals

[0032] 1, main body cabinet; 2, product storage; 10, product shelf; 20, product storage device; 20a, product storage passage; 30, lane housing; 31, mounting part; 32, storage part; 40, drive unit; 41a, 41b, drive housing; 42, transmission gear; 50, belt unit; 50a, belt base; 51, base base; 52, drive pulley; 53, driven pulley; 54, tension roller; 56, belt; 56a, upper horizontal extension part; 56b, lower horizontal extension part; 60, out-of-stock detection unit; 60a, out-of-stock detection unit mounting part; 61, out-of-stock rod; 61a, out-of-stock rod constituting part; 611, out-of-stock rod constituting main body part; 6111, base end part; 6111a, through hole; 6112, top end part; 612, out-of-stock rod constituting acting part; 6121, shaft support part; 6122, acting piece; 613, inner extension part; 62, shaft part; 63, rod spring; 64, balance member; 64a, upper end part; 66, detection part; 100, foremost product; A, output part. Detailed implementation manners

[0033] The preferred implementation manners of the product storage device of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0034] Figure 1 It is a schematic side sectional view showing the internal structure of a vending machine to which the product storage device as an implementation manner of the present invention is applied. The vending machine illustrated here is constituted by including a main body cabinet 1.

[0035] The main cabinet body 1 is a rectangular vending machine main body with an opening in the front, and an adiabatic commodity storage 2 is provided inside it. Inside the commodity storage 2, multiple commodity shelves 10 are arranged in the vertical direction. These commodity shelves 10 are respectively installed between unillustrated shelf support side plates erected on the left and right sides of the commodity storage 2 to store commodities. In addition, these commodity shelves 10 are arranged and installed in a left-right arrangement by multiple commodity storage devices 20.

[0036] In addition, an evaporator 3 as a cooling component is provided in the commodity storage 2. The evaporator 3 and a compressor 5, a condenser 6, etc. provided in the machine room 4 constitute a refrigeration cycle system for circulating the refrigerant, and the refrigerant passing through the unillustrated refrigerant passage in itself exchanges heat with the air inside the commodity storage 2 passing around it to cool the air. Among them, the machine room 4 is a room formed by partitioning the lower side inside the main cabinet body 1 and below the commodity storage 2.

[0037] The air cooled around the evaporator 3 is sucked into the ventilation path 9 from the suction port 8a of the back pipe 8 provided on the back of the commodity storage 2 by the in-store air supply fan 7, and after passing through the ventilation path 9, it is blown out from the blowout port 8b, thereby cooling the commodities stored on the commodity shelves 10.

[0038] In the front area of the above-mentioned commodity shelves 10, conveying guide rails 11 are arranged in a left-right paired form on the left and right sides thereof, and a conveying tray 12 is arranged in such a way that it can move up and down between these conveying guide rails 11 by using an unillustrated conveying mechanism. That is to say, a conveying passage 13 for the upper conveying tray 12 to pass through is formed between the conveying guide rails 11. This conveying passage 13 extends to the front of the machine room 4, and the conveying passage 13 and the machine room 4 are separated by an adiabatic material 4a.

[0039] A door body 14 and a closing wall portion 15 are provided on the above-mentioned main cabinet body 1. The door body 14 opens and closes the upper part of the front opening of the main cabinet body 1 (the front area of the commodity storage 2), and is swingably arranged on one side edge of the main cabinet body 1. The door body 14 has an adiabatic structure and is equipped with an adiabatic glass plate (not illustrated) that can visually recognize the inside from the outside.

[0040] The closing wall portion 15 closes the lower part of the front opening of the main cabinet body 1 (the lower part of the front opening of the main cabinet body 1 that cannot be closed by the above-mentioned door body 14). Therefore, the closing wall portion 15 closes the front of the conveying passage 13 formed in front of the machine room 4.

[0041] A commodity take-out port 15a is formed in the closing wall portion 15. The commodity take-out port 15a is a rectangular opening for the user to take out the commodities conveyed by the conveying tray 12, and is opened and closed by a commodity take-out door 16.

[0042] Figure 2 and Figure 3 are perspective views respectively showing the external configuration of one commodity storage device 20 constituting the commodity shelf 10. The commodity storage device 20 illustrated here is constituted by a lane housing 30 and an output unit A.

[0043] The lane housing 30 is formed of, for example, a resin material or the like, and is in a long strip shape with the front-rear direction being the length direction. As Figure 4 shown, the lane housing 30 has a mounting portion 31 protruding downward formed at the front end portion, and a storage portion 32 formed at the rear end portion. The lane housing 30 constitutes a commodity storage passage for storing commodities in the upper region. The lane housing 30 is disposed by mounting the mounting portion 31 on a shelf bottom plate 10a (refer to Figure 1 ) constituting the commodity shelf 10.

[0044] Figure 5 is a perspective view showing Figure 2 and Figure 3 the external configuration of the output unit A shown. As Figure 5 shown, the output unit A is constituted by a drive unit 40 and a belt unit 50.

[0045] The drive unit 40 is provided in a state of being partially stored in the storage portion 32 of the above-mentioned lane housing 30. The drive unit 40 is a conventionally well-known drive unit. A drive source such as a motor (not shown) is housed inside a pair of front and rear drive housings 41a, 41b, and the transmission gear 42 disposed in a form exposed from the front-side drive housings 41a, 41b is rotated by the drive of the motor.

[0046] Figure 6 is a perspective view showing Figure 5 the external configuration of the belt unit 50 shown. The belt unit 50 illustrated here has a belt base 50a. The belt base 50a is a long strip-shaped member with the front-rear direction being the length direction, and is constituted by a base portion 51, a drive pulley 52, a driven pulley 53, a tension applying roller 54, and a sold-out detection unit 60.

[0047] As Figure 7 shown, the base portion 51 is a long strip-shaped flat plate portion in the front-rear direction. A plurality of locking pieces 51a protruding downward are formed on the left and right side portions of the base portion 51, and are placed on the lane housing 30 by being locked to a locked portion (refer to Figure 4 etc.) 33 of the lane housing 30 through these locking pieces 51a.

[0048] The drive pulley 52 is mounted between a pair of left and right rear side walls 51b extending upward relative to the base portion 51 of the base so as to be rotatable about its own central axis at the rear side of the base portion 51 of the base. A diameter-expanded driven gear portion 52a is formed at the left end portion of the drive pulley 52. The driven gear portion 52a engages with the drive gear 42 to form a so-called bevel gear with the drive gear 42, and rotates about its own central axis due to the rotation of the drive gear 42.

[0049] The driven pulley 53 is mounted between a pair of left and right front side walls 51c at the front side of the base portion 51 of the base so as to be rotatable about its own central axis. As Figure 8 shown, the tension applying roller 54 is rotatably supported by the applying base 55 in a region located at the rear side of the base portion 51 of the base and below the drive pulley 52. The applying base 55 is attached to the base portion 51 of the base by a tension applying spring 55a, and is urged rearward from the base portion 51 by the tension applying spring 55a.

[0050] In the above-described belt base 50a, the belt 56 is laid in a loop along the front-rear direction with respect to the drive pulley 52 and the driven pulley 53 in a state where tension is applied by the tension applying roller 54. That is, in the belt base 50a, the belt 56 is laid in a loop in a form in which the upper-side horizontal extension portion 56a of the belt 56 is located above the base portion 51 of the base and the lower-side horizontal extension portion 56b of the belt 56 is disposed below the base portion 51 of the base. In addition, the left-right dimension of the belt 56 is slightly smaller than the left-right dimension of the base portion 51 of the base.

[0051] And, the upper-side horizontal extension portion 56a of the belt 56 is a portion where goods are placed on the upper surface along the extending direction (front-rear direction). By placing the goods on the upper surface of the upper-side horizontal extension portion 56a, the goods are stored in the goods storage passage 20a along the extending direction (front-rear direction) (refer to Figure 1 etc.).

[0052] The belt 56 is the following conveying mechanism: The driving force of the driving unit 40 is transmitted through the transmission mechanism of the drive gear 42 and the driven gear portion 52a to drive the drive pulley 52 to rotate, so that the upper-side horizontal extension portion 56a faces forward and the lower-side horizontal extension portion 56b faces rearward and the belt 56 is displaced along its own extending direction.

[0053] As a result, the goods placed on the upper-side horizontal extension portion 56a are gradually conveyed forward, and the foremost goods (the most downstream goods) 100 placed at the foremost position (refer to Figure 12 ) are delivered from the goods storage passage 20a due to the displacement of the belt 56. That is, the front side of the belt base 50a (the base portion 51) is the downstream side of the goods storage passage 20a (the cargo channel housing 30).

[0054] The goods delivered from the goods storage passage 20a are conveyed downward by the conveying tray 12 and then taken out through the goods outlet 15a.

[0055] As Figure 9 shown, the out-of-stock detection unit 60 includes an out-of-stock lever 61 and a detection unit (detection component) 66.

[0056] As Figure 10 and Figure 11 shown, the out-of-stock lever 61 is composed of a pair of independent left and right out-of-stock lever forming parts 61a. In the out-of-stock lever forming part 61a, only the structure in the left-right direction is different between the left out-of-stock lever forming part 61a and the right out-of-stock lever forming part 61a. Therefore, only the right out-of-stock lever forming part 61a will be described here, and the description of the left out-of-stock lever forming part 61a will be omitted. In addition, hereinafter, for the convenience of description, the direction in which the pair of left and right out-of-stock lever forming parts 61a approach each other will be referred to as the inner side, and the direction in which they move away from each other will be referred to as the outer side for description.

[0057] The out-of-stock lever forming part 61a is formed of, for example, a resin material and has an out-of-stock lever forming main body part 611 and an out-of-stock lever forming acting part 612.

[0058] The out-of-stock lever forming main body part 611 is a long strip part extending in the front-rear direction in Figure 10 and Figure 11 and is formed such that the vertical dimension gradually decreases from the base end part 6111 as the rear end part toward the top end part 6112 as the front end part. A through hole 6111a is formed in the base end part 6111 of the out-of-stock lever forming main body part 611.

[0059] The out-of-stock lever forming acting part 612 is formed at the extending end of the inner extending part 613 extending from the base end part 6111 of the out-of-stock lever forming main body part 611 toward the inner side and has a shaft support part 6121 and an acting piece 6122. The shaft support part 6121 is arranged at a position above and in front of the inner extending part 613 in Figure 10 and Figure 11 and is a part having a substantially cylindrical shape. In the shaft support part 6121, a shaft support hole 6121a having the same inner diameter as the inner diameter of the through hole 6111a is formed at a position inside the through hole 6111a. The acting piece 6122 is a flat plate part extending toward the rear side with respect to the inner extending part 613 in Figure 10 and Figure 11 and

[0060] As Figure 9As shown, such a sold-out lever component 61a is disposed on the base base 51 by means of a sold-out detection unit mounting portion 60a mounted on the lower surface of the front end portion of the base base 51. To explain in more detail, a shaft-shaped portion 62 made of metal (for example, SUS) penetrates the sold-out detection unit mounting portion 60a and the shaft support hole 6121a, and the end portion of the shaft-shaped portion 62 penetrates the through hole 6111a, so that the sold-out lever component 61a is provided so as to be swingable about the central axis of the shaft-shaped portion 62. In this case, the sold-out lever main body portion 611 is arranged in the left and right side regions of the belt 56 as shown in Figure 5 etc., and the top end portion 6112 is swingably provided in a form that moves forward and backward in the upper region with respect to the upper horizontal extension portion 56a.

[0061] Further, a rod spring 63 is interposed between the sold-out lever component 61a and the sold-out detection unit mounting portion 60a. As shown in Figure 10 etc., the rod spring 63 is arranged in a form wound around the shaft support portion 6121, one end is fixed to the sold-out lever component 61a, and the other end is fixed to the sold-out detection unit mounting portion 60a. The rod spring 63 applies a force to the sold-out lever component 61a so that the top end portion 6112 of the sold-out lever main body portion 611 moves into the upper region of the upper horizontal extension portion 56a.

[0062] In addition, a balance member 64 is detachably disposed outside the base end portion 6111 of the sold-out lever main body portion 611. The balance member 64 is made of a metal plate material and functions as a prevention portion of the shaft-shaped portion 62 penetrating the through hole 6111a, and also functions as a heavy object acting in the direction of causing the sold-out lever component 61a to perform the above-described entry movement. The upper end portion 64a of the balance member 64 gradually extends downward and obliquely backward in Figure 10 and Figure 11 etc.

[0063] The reason is that when the sold-out lever component 61a swings in a form in which the top end portion 6112 retracts from the upper region of the upper horizontal extension portion 56a, the upper end portion 64a of the balance member 64 is arranged at a position lower than the upper region of the upper horizontal extension portion 56a.

[0064] As shown in Figure 5 etc., for such a sold-out lever 61 constituted by the sold-out lever component 61a, in the normal state, the top end portion 6112 of the sold-out lever main body portion 611 moves into the upper region of the upper horizontal extension portion 56a. And, as shown in Figure 12As shown, when pressed by the frontmost product 100 placed on the upper horizontal extension portion 56a, the out-of-stock lever 61 overcomes the force of the lever spring 63, and the top portion 6112 of the main body portion 611 of the out-of-stock lever constituting body retracts and moves from the upper region of the upper horizontal extension portion 56a.

[0065] As Figure 9 shown, the detection unit 66 is installed on the out-of-stock detection unit installation portion 60a and is provided in the swing area of the action piece 6122 of the out-of-stock lever 61 (out-of-stock lever constituting portion 61a). This detection unit 66 is a so-called optical sensor, which becomes in a disconnected state when the light receiving element 662 cannot receive the light emitted from the light emitting element 661, and becomes in a connected state when the light receiving element 662 can receive the light emitted from the light emitting element 661. When this detection unit 66 becomes in a connected state, it outputs an out-of-stock signal to a control unit (not shown).

[0066] The positional relationship between this detection unit 66 and the out-of-stock lever 61 (out-of-stock lever constituting portion 61a) is determined as follows: When the out-of-stock lever 61 retracts and moves from the upper region of the upper horizontal extension portion 56a (refer to Figure 12 ), as Figure 13 shown, since the light emitted from the light emitting element 661 is blocked by the action piece 6122, the detection unit 66 becomes in a disconnected state. When the out-of-stock lever 61 moves into the upper region of the upper horizontal extension portion 56a, as Figure 10 shown, the light emitted from the light emitting element 661 is received by the light receiving element 662, and the detection unit 66 becomes in a connected state. Among them, the out-of-stock lever 61 is composed of a pair of left and right out-of-stock lever constituting portions 61a. When only one out-of-stock lever constituting portion 61a retracts and moves from the upper region of the upper horizontal extension portion 56a, the detection unit 66 also becomes in a disconnected state.

[0067] That is to say, the detection unit 66 detects the presence or absence of the frontmost product 100 by becoming in a disconnected state when the out-of-stock lever 61 retracts and moves from the upper horizontal extension portion 56a and becoming in a connected state when the out-of-stock lever 61 moves into the upper region of the upper horizontal extension portion 56a.

[0068] In the product storage device 20 having the above structure, the belt base 50a placed on the goods channel housing 30 and having the belt 56 as a conveying mechanism laid in a ring along the length direction of the goods channel housing 30 is provided with an out-of-stock detection unit 60. Therefore, when replacing the conveying mechanism with, for example, a screw different from the belt 56, it is only necessary to directly remove the belt base 50a from the goods channel housing 30 while leaving the goods channel housing 30, which can facilitate the replacement operation of the conveying mechanism.

[0069] According to the above-described merchandise storage device 20, the sold-out rod 61 is composed of a pair of left and right sold-out rod forming portions 61a. Even when one sold-out rod forming portion 61a retracts and moves from the upper region of the upper horizontal extension portion 56a, the detection portion 66 becomes a disconnected state. Thus, even when the merchandise (placed on the belt 56) stored in the merchandise storage passage 20a is a lightweight or extremely small merchandise, the presence or absence of the merchandise can be detected well.

[0070] According to the above-described merchandise storage device 20, the pair of left and right sold-out rod forming portions 61a that constitute the sold-out rod 61 are penetrated by a common metal shaft-like portion 62 and are arranged so as to be swingable about the central axis of the shaft-like portion 62. Therefore, it is possible to improve the strength of the sold-out rod 61.

[0071] According to the above-described merchandise storage device 20, a balance member 64 is provided at the base end portion 6111 of the sold-out rod forming main body portion 611 of the sold-out rod forming portion 61a. Therefore, by utilizing the function of the balance member 64 as a heavy object, it is possible to reduce the acting force of the rod spring 63. As a result, a spring with a smaller acting force can be used as the rod spring 63, reducing the cost required for the rod spring 63, and thus it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost.

[0072] As described above, the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications can be made.

[0073] In the above-described embodiment, the sold-out rod 61 is composed of a pair of left and right sold-out rod forming portions 61a. However, in the present invention, as long as the sold-out rod 61 is disposed on the belt base 50a and can detect the presence or absence of the most downstream merchandise in the merchandise storage passage 20a, its form is not particularly limited.

[0074] In the above-described embodiment, the rod spring 63 is provided. However, in the present invention, as long as the sold-out rod forming portion 61a can be retracted and moved from the upper region of the upper horizontal extension portion 56a in a normal state by using the balance member 64, the rod spring 63 may not be provided.

[0075] In the above-described embodiment, the front side of the lane housing 30 is described as the downstream side of the merchandise storage passage 20a. However, in the present invention, the downstream side of the merchandise storage passage is not limited to the front side of the lane housing.

Claims

1. A commodity storage device, comprising: A long strip-shaped cargo channel housing, which forms a commodity storage passage in the upper region for storing commodities along its length direction; and The belt base is placed on the cargo lane shell and allows the belt as a conveying mechanism to be laid in a loop along the length direction of the cargo lane shell. When the belt base is transmitted with the help of a transmission mechanism, the driving force from the driving source stored in the aisle shell is transmitted to the belt base, so that the belt is displaced in a form in which the upper horizontal extension portion of the belt moves toward one side in the length direction of the aisle shell, thereby gradually outputting the goods loaded on the upper horizontal extension portion toward one side in the length direction of the aisle shell, and delivering the most downstream goods located at the most downstream position of the goods storage passage. The product storage device is characterized in that The belt base comprises: a sold-out lever disposed at a downstream portion on one side in the length direction of the aisle housing in a state of advancing and retreating relative to an upper region of the upper horizontally extending portion, and moving toward the upper region of the upper horizontally extending portion in a normal state, and retreating from the upper region of the upper horizontally extending portion when pressed by the most downstream product; and The detection means detects the presence or absence of the most downstream product by being in a disconnected state when the sold-out lever performs the retracting movement and being in a connected state when the sold-out lever performs the advancing movement.

2. The commodity storage device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sold-out lever is composed of a pair of left and right sold-out lever components, and the pair of left and right sold-out lever components are swingably provided in a state where the top portions thereof move forward and backward in left and right side regions of the belt relative to the upper region of the upper horizontally extending portion.

3. The commodity storage device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The pair of left and right sold-out lever configuration parts are provided in a state where they are penetrated by a common shaft-shaped portion so as to be swingable about a central axis of the shaft-shaped portion.

4. The commodity storage device according to claim 3, wherein: The pair of left and right sold-out lever components includes a balance member, which is disposed at the base end portion of the pair of left and right sold-out lever components as a detachment prevention portion of the common shaft-shaped portion and functions as a weight that acts in a direction that causes the sold-out lever components to move inward.

5. The commodity storage device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The balance member is made of a metallic plate and has a shape in which an upper end portion is arranged below an upper region of the upper horizontally extending portion when the pair of left and right sold-out lever configuration portions are in the state of retracting.

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