Material supply device

Abstract

To provide a material supply device with improved convenience.SOLUTION: A material supply device 1 includes: a main unit 10; a material storage unit 20 provided in the main unit 10 for storing a material; a material supply unit 30 provided in the material storage unit 20 and including a first rotary disc 31 and a second rotary disc 32; and a first operation unit 38 provided in the material supply unit 30. The second rotary disc 32 is configured so that its position relative to the first rotary disc 31 can be changed by operating the first operation unit 38. The first rotary disc 31 and the second rotary disc 32, which are equipped with holes through which a material P passes in the material supply unit 30 and which overlap each other in the thickness direction, are configured so that their relative positions can be changed by operation of the first operation unit 38, thereby enabling the size of the holes to be changed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an article supplying device. [Background technology]

[0002] As a conventional item supply device, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which a vending machine stores a large number of capsule products enclosed in capsules inside a box body, and a drum-shaped product holding member is provided with a plurality of product holding holes that hold the capsule products one by one, and the capsule products are discharged outside the box body by rotating this product holding member. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2007-34603 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In Patent Document 1, the capsule products held and dispensed by the rotating product holding member have the same outer diameter. This limits the size of the capsule products that can be handled by the product supply device (vending machine), which has led to issues with the convenience of product supply.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide an article supplying device with improved convenience. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An item supply device of one embodiment of the present invention comprises a main body section, an item storage section provided in the main body section for storing items, an item supply section provided in the item storage section and including a first turntable and a second turntable, and a first operating section provided in the item supply section, wherein the position of the second turntable relative to the first turntable can be changed by operating the first operating section. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an article supplying device with improved convenience. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an article supplying device according to one embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the article supplying device shown in FIG. 1 in the front-rear direction. [Diagram 3] 2 is a perspective view of the article supplying device shown in FIG. 1 with an article storage unit removed. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the inside of the article storage section. [Diagram 5] 2 is a schematic plan view of the turntable of the article supply section as viewed from above. FIG. [Figure 6] 13 is a plan view of the second turntable of the article supply section as viewed from above. FIG. [Figure 7] 11 is a schematic plan view showing the minimum opening state of the article holding holes on the turntable of the article supply section. FIG. [Figure 8] 1 is an enlarged perspective view showing a first operating portion and an elongated hole portion by cutting away a part of the first rotating disk. [Figure 9] 11 is an enlarged perspective view showing a state in which a first hole portion and a second hole portion overlap each other. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Hereinafter, an article supplying device according to one aspect of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an article supplying device 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0010] As shown in Fig. 1, the article supply device 1 has a box-shaped main body 10 with a front wall 2f, a right side wall 2sR, a left side wall 2sL, a rear wall 2r, a top wall 2u, and a bottom wall 2b, and various operation parts are provided on the front wall 2f. For example, the front wall 2f is provided with a coin insertion section 5 into which the price of the article P can be inserted, a supply port 9 from which the article P is discharged, a second operation section 11 of an operation handle that enables the article P to be supplied from the supply port 9 by a rotating operation, a return port 6 for returning cash as necessary, a cash return button 7, etc. Also, the upper side of the front wall 2f is provided with an attachment section 3 (see Fig. 3) with a large opening on the front side and the upper front side, and an article storage section 20 for storing the article P is detachably attached thereto.

[0011] FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the article supplying device 1 in the front-rear direction. As shown in Fig. 2, the article supplying device 1 has a main body 10 provided with an article storage section 20 having a storage space SP capable of storing a large number of articles P in a random arrangement. An article supplying section 30 (see Fig. 4) having a rotating turntable 30A is provided on a bottom wall 25 of the article storage section 20. The article supplying section 30 can randomly select and supply articles P one by one from the article storage section 20. The article P referred to here is, for example, a capsule-shaped container made of a synthetic resin having an appropriate rigidity. The article P contains a toy or the like inside, and is configured to be rollable. Therefore, the article P has a spherical shape that makes it easy to roll, and is configured to be supplied to the user's hand while avoiding separation or damage when supplied from the article supply device 1.

[0012] The item supply device 1 also includes a mechanism for locking the operation of the item supply section 30, a second operating section 11 that can be operated to release the lock and rotate the item supply section 30 on the condition that the price inserted through the coin insertion section 5 is paid, and a supply path 8 that allows the item P to pass rotatably from the item supply section 30 to the supply port 9. Further, a gear mechanism 4 (gears 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e) that can engage with a rack gear 31g of the turntable 30A is provided on the rear wall 2r side. A second operating unit 11 that can be operated from the outside of the main body 10 is connected to a connecting shaft 4a connected to the gear mechanism 4. Therefore, by rotating the second operating unit 11, the turntable 30A (first turntable 31 and second turntable 32) of the article supply unit 30 rotates in the horizontal direction.

[0013] FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the article supplying device 1 with the article storage unit 20 removed. As shown in FIG. 3, the article storage unit 20 is a box-shaped storage case having a front wall 21, a rear wall 22, a left side wall 23, a right side wall 24, and a bottom wall 25 at the bottom, and is open at the top. A third hole 25h, which will be described later, is provided at the left rear side of the bottom wall 25 and corresponds to an article holding hole 30h, which will be described later, of the turntable 30A. A supply path 8 for supplying the article P to the supply port 9 is provided below the mounting bottom 2d of the mounting unit 3. The supply path 8 is provided at the left rear side with its upper end open. Therefore, when the article storage unit 20 is mounted, the article P dropped from the third hole 25h is guided by the supply path 8 and discharged to the supply port 9.

[0014] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the inside of the article storage section 20. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the bottom wall 25 of the article storage section 20 is configured to have a step on the rear side and a low surface (see FIG. 2), and the article supply section 30 is provided with a disk-shaped turntable 30A arranged corresponding to this low surface. This turntable 30A has, for example, a first turntable 31 arranged on the upper side and equipped with a circular rack gear 31g (see FIG. 2) at the lower end of the outer periphery, and a second turntable 32 arranged below the first turntable 31 and inside the rack gear 31g. This turntable 30A has, for example, five article holding holes 30h arranged in the rotation direction. In addition, the bottom wall 25 of the article storage section 20 has a third hole portion 25h near the left side wall portion 23 and the rear wall portion 22 as described above. When the article P is supplied, the article P passes through the third hole portion 25h from the article holding hole 30h and falls downward to be supplied to the supply port 9.

[0015] At the center of the first rotating disk 31, a central protrusion 31b protruding upward is provided, and an agitating member 31c made of a spring member capable of agitating the randomly stored articles P is provided. In addition, at the upper side of the third hole portion 25h, a spring member 20i is provided to prevent other articles P from interfering with the article P held in the article holding hole 30h.

[0016] Here, in addition to the locking mechanism for payment of the price, the goods supplying section 30 is provided with a locking mechanism 50 that prevents the goods supplying section 30 from rotating when the goods P runs out, as shown in Fig. 4. For example, the locking mechanism 50, which is disposed at a position toward the front of the bottom wall section 25 of the goods storage section 20, locks the rotation of the first turntable 31 by causing the tip of the locking arm 51a to enter the goods holding hole 30h and get caught in the first hole section 31h when the goods P runs out. At this time, the "sold out" plate section 52 also descends in front of the coin insertion section 5 to prevent the insertion of coins.

[0017] FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the turntable 30A of the article supply section 30 as viewed from above. In the rotating disk 30A, as shown in Fig. 5, the first rotating disk 31 is provided so as to be rotatable around its center point Cp. Then, for example, five circular first holes 31h are provided so as to surround the center point Cp. The first holes 31h are provided at their edges with first circumferential walls 31w (see Figs. 4 and 9) that protrude upward in the thickness direction of the rotating disk 30A. Also, the first rotating disk 31 is provided with the rack gear 31g (see Fig. 2) as described above at the lower end side of the outer circumferential edge, and is configured to be rotatably driven.

[0018] The second rotating disk 32 is configured so that the relative position in the circumferential direction can be changed with respect to the first rotating disk 31, centered on the center point. For example, the second rotating disk 32 has a circular center hole 32a in the center, and is supported so as to be rotatable relative to the first rotating disk 31 with the rotation support shaft of the first rotating disk 31 penetrating through this center hole 32a. Furthermore, a plurality of arc-shaped long holes 31n are provided on the outer periphery side of the first rotating disk 31 so as to run along the outer edge. The outer periphery of the second rotating disk 32 is supported by guide pins 32p penetrating through these long holes 31n.

[0019] Further, the guide pin 32p is engaged so as to be movable along the elongated hole portion 31n, and the tip portion protruding from the elongated hole portion 31n has a diameter larger than the horizontal width of the elongated hole portion 31n.

[0020] Here, the article holding hole 30h is formed by overlapping the second hole portion 32h of the second turntable 32 with the first hole portion 31h of the first turntable 31. In the state shown in Fig. 5, the size of the first hole portion 31h is configured to have the maximum diameter as the size of the article holding hole 30h, and can hold the largest article P.

[0021] FIG. 6 is a plan view of the second turntable 32 of the article supply section 30 as viewed from above. As shown in FIG. 6, the second turntable 32 has a second hole 32h consisting of five substantially circular cutouts surrounding the central hole 32a. The second turntable 32 thus configured has an outer periphery that is longer than the outer periphery of the first turntable 31. By forming the cutouts in the second hole 32h of the second turntable 32, it is possible to prevent the article P from getting caught when it is dropped, and to reduce friction when changing the relative position of the second turntable 32 with respect to the first turntable 31, compared to when no cutouts are formed. In addition, by disposing the second turntable 32 below the first turntable 31, the frame of the first hole 31h of the first turntable 31, which does not have cutouts, can reliably guide the article P horizontally toward the third hole 25h. In addition, a second peripheral wall 32w (see FIGS. 4 and 9) protruding upward in the thickness direction is provided at the edge of the second hole 32h. Furthermore, on the outer circumferential edge side, four guide pins 32p and one first operating part 38 are provided to protrude upward in the thickness direction of the second turntable 32. The first operating part 38 is configured to be larger than the guide pins 32p and is sized to be operable by hand. The first operating part 38 can be operated in a state where at least a part of the article storage part 20 is removed from the main body part 10 (the state shown in FIG. 3).

[0022] FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view showing the article holding holes 30h in the turntable 30A of the article supply section 30 in the minimum open state. 7, the first turntable 31 and the second turntable 32 are in a state in which the second turntable 32 is rotated counterclockwise relative to the first turntable 31. In this state, the positions of the first hole portion 31h and the second hole portion 32h are misaligned, and the article holding hole 30h becomes smaller.

[0023] The operation of changing this relative position is performed by gripping the first operating part 38 and moving the second turntable 32 relative to the first turntable 31. That is, in the state shown in FIG. 7, by moving the second turntable 32 from the first position A1 of the long hole portion 31n to the second position A2 (moving in a counterclockwise direction), the article holding hole 30h changes from a large perfect circle (the state shown in FIG. 5) to a small hole with one end side of the perfect circle closed by the edge of the second hole portion 32h. Therefore, the article P that can be held by the small article holding hole 30h is smaller than the article P shown in FIG. 5. In this way, the size of the article holding hole 30h can be changed to match the size of the article P stored in the article storage section 20.

[0024] FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view in which a part of the first rotating disk 31 is cut away to show the first operating portion 38 and the long hole portion 31n. The first operating part 38 protrudes in the thickness direction of the second rotating disk 32 as described above, and has, for example, a cylindrical shape as a whole, as shown in Fig. 8. The first operating part 38 has a small diameter base and a sliding engagement part 38b slidably fitted into the long hole part 31n, and a large diameter operating knob part 38a on the upper end side protrudes from the upper surface 31u of the first rotating disk 31. The mounting structure of the first operating part 38 is, for example, mounted on the second rotating disk 32 by a screw or the like passing through the through hole 38c.

[0025] The long hole portion 31n is provided with a substantially circular locking portion 31r at both ends in the longitudinal direction, which is lower than the upper surface 31u of the first rotating disk 31 by a step portion 31d. The diameter of this locking portion 31r is slightly larger than the outer shape of the operation knob portion 38a. As a result, when the first operating portion 38 is moved to both ends of the long hole portion 31n, the lower end portion of the operation knob portion 38a fits into and is locked in the locking portion 31r. That is, in the first position A1 where the article holding hole 30h is made the largest, the first operating portion 38 is locked and held by the locking portion 31r on the left side in FIG. 8, and in the second position A2 where the article holding hole 30h is made the smallest, the first operating portion 38 is locked and held by the locking portion 31r on the right side. Therefore, when the second operating portion 11 is operated and driven to rotate, the first rotating disk 31 and the second rotating disk 32 rotate together without moving relative to each other. In the engagement structure between the four guide pins 32p and the long hole portion 31n, lock portions having a similar structure are provided at both ends of the long hole portion 31n.

[0026] Here, the force with which operation knob portion 38a fits into lock portion 31r is, for example, gravity. Therefore, when disengaging, operation knob portion 38a can be disengaged by pulling it upward.

[0027] The first operating part 38 may be configured to be biased toward the first rotating disk 31 with an appropriate elastic force in the axial direction. In this case, for example, an elastic member such as a coil spring is attached to the inside of the screw provided in the through hole 38c, i.e., between the head of the screw and the bottom of the through hole 38c, to enable movement in the axial direction. As a result, the operating knob part 38a is attached so as to be pressed against the upper surface 31u of the first rotating disk 31.

[0028] FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view showing the overlapping state of the first hole portion 31h and the second hole portion 32h. As described above, the second peripheral wall 32w is provided on the edge of the second hole portion 32h of the second rotating disk 32. As shown in FIG. 9, the second peripheral wall 32w is provided with a protruding wall 32d that protrudes higher. By providing the second peripheral wall 32w and the protruding wall 32d in this manner, when the second rotating disk 32 is misaligned so that the article holding hole 30h becomes smaller, the second peripheral wall 32w, the protruding wall 32d, and the first peripheral wall 31w function as members that restrict the position of the article P in the article holding hole 30h. In other words, the article P that is restricted in position in the article holding hole 30h is held in the article holding hole 30h in a state of contacting the bottom wall portion 25 of the article storage section 20 in a place other than the place where the third hole portion 25h is provided, and is rotated together with the movement of the rotating disk 30A.

[0029] Also, the protruding height (d2) of the protruding wall 32d is configured to be smaller than the protruding height (d1) of the first peripheral wall 31w. This is because the first peripheral wall 31w is provided with a peripheral wall recess 31wa recessed in a direction to increase the hole diameter, and the second peripheral wall 32w and the protruding wall 32d are fitted into this peripheral wall recess 31wa. In this way, when the second peripheral wall 32w and the protruding wall 32d are positioned within the peripheral wall recess 31wa (when the first hole portion 31h is not blocked by the second rotating disk 32), the second peripheral wall 32w and the protruding wall 32d abut against the inside of the peripheral wall recess 31wa and do not protrude from the first peripheral wall 31w. As a result, the article holding hole 30h is configured to be large.

[0030] As described above, in the article supply device 1 of this embodiment, the first turntable 31 and the second turntable 32 overlap to form the article holding hole 30h for holding and passing the article P in the article supply section 30, and the second turntable 32 is configured so that the relative position of the second turntable 32 to the first turntable 31 can be changed by operating the first operating unit 38, making it possible to change the size of the article holding hole 30h. That is, the second hole portion 32h of the second turntable 32 is positioned so as to overlap the first hole portion 31h of the first turntable 31 on the downstream side in the passing direction of the article P, so that a hole in which both hole portions overlap each other can be formed by the relative position of the second hole portion 32h to the first hole portion 31h. Also, since the second hole portion 32h is configured in the shape of a notch portion, the size of the hole can be easily changed by blocking a part of the first hole portion 31h.

[0031] In addition, the second turntable 32 is configured so that its position relative to the first turntable 31 can be changed by operating the first operating unit 38 in accordance with the size of the article P stored in the article storage unit 20, making it possible to set an appropriate size for the article holding hole 30h corresponding to the size of the article P. Furthermore, the first turntable 31 and the second turntable 32 are engaged so as to be rotatable together by operating the second operating unit 11, and therefore can function as a single turntable 30A.

[0032] In the article supplying device 1 of this embodiment, the first operation unit 38 is provided inside the article storage unit 20, and therefore can only be operated when the article storage unit 20 is removed from the main body unit 10, and cannot be operated by general users. On the other hand, the second operation unit 11 is provided outside the main body unit 10, for example, on the front wall 2f, and therefore can be operated by the user.

[0033] In addition, the first hole portion 31h has a first peripheral wall 31w that forms the edge of the first hole portion 31h, and the second hole portion 32h has a second peripheral wall 32w that forms the edge of the second hole portion 32h, resulting in a structure in which the end faces of both peripheral walls 31w, 32w can easily approach or come into contact with each other, thereby making it possible to form an integrated structure for the formed holes.

[0034] In the article supply device 1 of this embodiment, the first peripheral wall 31w is configured to be taller than the second peripheral wall 32w, which makes it easy to form, for example, an area where the protruding wall 32d of the second peripheral wall 32w abuts. Furthermore, since the protruding wall 32d is configured to abut against the first peripheral wall 31w, it is easy to position the second peripheral wall 32w with respect to the first peripheral wall 31w. In addition, since the relative positions of the two turntables 31, 32 can be fixed by the locking portion 31r of the first operating portion 38, stable supply of the articles P according to their sizes is possible.

[0035] Furthermore, in the present embodiment of the article supplying device 1, the first operating unit 38 connected to the second turntable 32 can move while being guided by the arc-shaped long hole portion 31n that runs along the rotational direction of the first turntable 31, and the position of the first operating unit 38 relative to the long hole portion 31n can be locked at the first position A1 and the second position A2, making it possible to maintain the set size of the article holding hole 30h.

[0036] Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention can be modified as appropriate within the scope of its technical concept. For example, in the above embodiment, the article holding holes 30h are configured to be provided in five pieces, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration and may be configured in four pieces, for example.

[0037] In addition, in the above embodiment, the relative positions of the first turntable 31 and the second turntable 32 are configured to be locked at two points, but this is not limited to this, and they may be locked at a position midway through the long hole portion 31n to accommodate other sizes of articles (the sizes of articles may also be selected).

[0038] As described above, this specification describes the following:

[0039] (1) An article supplying device, A main body portion, An article storage section provided in the main body section and configured to store articles; An article supply section provided in the article storage section and including a first turntable and a second turntable; A first operation unit provided in the article supply unit; Equipped with The second rotating disk is configured so that the relative position with respect to the first rotating disk can be changed by operating the first operating unit. Goods supply device.

[0040] (2) The article supply device according to (1), The second rotating disk is configured to be able to change its position relative to the first rotating disk depending on the size of the article stored in the article storage section. Goods supply device.

[0041] (3) The article supply device according to (1) or (2), The main body is provided with a second operating unit that operates the article supply unit, The first rotating disk and the second rotating disk are configured to be integrally rotatable in response to the operation of the second operating unit. Goods supply device.

[0042] (4) The article supply device according to (3), The first operation unit is provided inside the article storage unit, The second operation unit is provided outside the main body unit. Goods supply device.

[0043] (5) An article supply device according to any one of (1) to (4), The first rotating disk is formed with a plurality of first holes each having a perfect circular shape through which the article stored in the article storage section can pass. Goods supply device.

[0044] (6) The article supply device according to (5), The second rotating disk is provided with a second hole portion through which the article stored in the article storage section can pass after passing through the first hole portion. Goods supply device.

[0045] (7) The article supply device according to (6), The second hole portion is formed by cutting out a part of the second rotating disk. Goods supply device.

[0046] (8) The article supply device according to (7), The first rotating disk is configured such that its outer periphery is shorter than that of the second rotating disk. Goods supply device.

[0047] (9) An article supply device according to any one of (6) to (8), The second rotating disk is configured to be able to close a part of the first hole portion by moving relative to the first rotating disk. Goods supply device.

[0048] (10) The article supply device according to (9), The first hole portion includes a first peripheral wall that constitutes an edge portion of the first hole portion, The second hole portion includes a second peripheral wall that constitutes an edge portion of the second hole portion, The first peripheral wall is configured to be higher than the second peripheral wall. Goods supply device.

[0049] (11) The article supply device according to (10), The second peripheral wall includes a protruding wall, The protruding wall is configured to come into contact with the first circumferential wall when the first hole portion is not blocked. Goods supply device.

[0050] (12) An article supply device according to any one of (5) to (11), The first rotating disk has a long hole formed in a portion other than the portion where the first hole is formed, The first operating portion is configured to be movable within the long hole portion. Goods supply device.

[0051] (13) The article supply device according to (12), The long hole portion has an arc shape, The second rotating disk is configured not to close the first hole when the first operating part is in a first position of the long hole, and to close a part of the first hole when the first operating part is in a second position of the long hole. Goods supply device.

[0052] (14) The article supply device according to (13), The item supply unit is configured to be able to supply an item of a first size and an item of a second size smaller than the first size, When the first operating unit is in the first position, an article of the first size can be supplied, and when the first operating unit is in the second position, an article of the second size can be supplied. Goods supply device.

[0053] (15) An article supply device according to any one of (5) to (14), The first rotating disk and the second rotating disk are configured so that their relative positions do not change when they are rotated. Goods supply device.

[0054] (16) An article supply device according to any one of (5) to (15), The first operating unit includes a locking unit that locks the second rotating disk so that the relative position of the second rotating disk with respect to the first rotating disk does not change. Goods supply device.

[0055] (17) The article supply device according to (16), The second rotating disk is configured so that its position relative to the first rotating disk can be changed by unlocking the locking portion. Goods supply device.

[0056] (18) An article supply device according to any one of (5) to (17), The second rotating disk selects the article that can pass through the first hole portion by closing a part of the first hole portion. Goods supply device.

[0057] (19) An article supply device according to any one of (5) to (18), The article storage section is detachably provided to the main body section, The first operating unit is configured to be operable in a state in which at least a portion of the article storage unit is detached from the main body unit. Goods supply device.

[0058] (20) An article supply device according to any one of (1) to (19), The article supply section includes a bottom portion of the article storage section, The bottom portion is provided with a third hole portion through which the article can pass. Goods supply device.

[0059] (twenty one) The article supply device according to (20), The first and second rotating disks movably hold the article in contact with the bottom surface in response to their own rotation. Goods supply device.

[0060] (twenty two) An article supply device according to (20) or (21), The article storage section includes a front wall section, a rear wall section, a right side wall section, and a left side wall section, The third hole is provided near the left side wall and the rear wall. Goods supply device. [Explanation of symbols]

[0061] 1 Goods supply device 10 Main body 11 2nd operation section 20 Item Storage Section 21 Front wall 22 Rear wall 23 Left side wall 24 Right side wall 25 Bottom wall (bottom) 25h 3rd hole 30 Goods Supply Department 31 First Turntable 31n Long hole part 31r Lock section 31h First hole of the first turntable 31w 1st peripheral wall 32 2nd Turntable 32h 2nd hole of 2nd turntable 32w 2nd peripheral wall 32d. Projecting wall of the second perimeter wall 38 1st operation section A1 First position of the slot A2 Second position of the slot P Goods

Claims

1. An article supply device, The main body and The main body is provided with an article storage section for storing articles, An article supply unit is provided in the article storage unit and includes a first rotating disc and a second rotating disc, The first operating unit provided in the article supply unit, Equipped with, The first and second rotating discs are configured such that, in response to the operation of the first operating unit, their relative positions to each other can be changed to form a first form that forms a circular hole and a second form that forms a non-circular hole. Goods supply device.

2. The article supply device according to claim 1, The first rotating disc includes a circular hole, while the second rotating disc is configured not to include a circular hole. Goods supply device.

3. The article supply device according to claim 2, The first rotating disc is located below the second rotating disc. Goods supply device.

4. The article supply device according to claim 1, The first and second rotating discs are configured such that, in the first embodiment, the size of the holes formed is smaller than the size of the holes formed in the second embodiment. Goods supply device.

5. The article supply device according to claim 2, The first rotating disc has a circular outer shape, and the second rotating disc has a non-circular outer shape. Goods supply device.

6. The article supply device according to claim 5, The second rotating disc is configured such that the length of its outer circumference is longer than the length of the outer circumference of the first rotating disc. Goods supply device.

7. The article supply device according to claim 6, The first rotating disc has no notches formed on it, and the second rotating disc has multiple notches formed on it. Goods supply device.

8. The article supply device according to claim 7, The first rotating disc includes a first circumferential wall at the edge of the circular hole, and the second rotating disc includes a second circumferential wall at its edge. The first peripheral wall and the second peripheral wall are configured to abut each other in the first embodiment and not to abut each other in the second embodiment. Goods supply device.

9. The article supply device according to claim 1, The main body is provided with a second operating unit for operating the article supply unit. The first and second rotating discs are configured to rotate integrally in response to the operation of the second operating unit. Goods supply device.

10. The article supply device according to claim 9, The first operating section is provided inside the article storage section, The second operating unit is provided on the outside of the main body. Goods supply device.

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