Item 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 supply device. [Background technology]

[0002] As a conventional product supply device, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which a vending machine contains a large number of capsule products enclosed in capsules within a box body, and a drum-shaped product holding member having a plurality of product holding holes that hold each of the capsule products is provided, and the capsule products are ejected out of the box body by rotating this product holding member. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-34603 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 capsule products that can be handled by the product dispenser (vending machine), posing a problem in the convenience of product dispensing.

[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 according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a main body, an item storage section provided in the main body 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. [Effects of the Invention]

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

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an article supply device according to one embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the article supply device shown in FIG. 1 in the front-rear direction. [Figure 3] 2 is a perspective view of the article supply device shown in FIG. 1 with an article storage unit removed. FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the inside of the article storage section. [Figure 5] 10 is a schematic plan view of the turntable of the article supply unit as seen from above. FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a plan view of the second turntable of the article supply section as seen from above. [Figure 7] 10 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] 10 is an enlarged perspective view showing a first operating portion and an elongated hole portion with a part of the first rotating disk cut away. [Figure 9] 10 is an enlarged perspective view showing the overlapping state of the first hole portion and the second hole portion. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] An article supplying device according to one aspect of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an article supply 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 operating parts are provided on the front wall 2f. For example, the front wall 2f is provided with a coin insertion port 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 operating part 11 which is an operating handle that can be turned to supply the article P from the supply port 9, a return port 6 for returning cash as needed, a cash return button 7, etc. Also, on the upper side of the front wall 2f, there is provided an attachment part 3 (see Fig. 3) with large openings on the front side and upper front side, and an article storage part 20 for storing the article P can be attached and detached.

[0011] FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the article supply device 1 in the front-rear direction. As shown in Fig. 2, the article supply 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 supply 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 supply section 30 can randomly select and supply articles P one by one from the article storage section 20. The item P referred to here is a capsule-shaped container made of, for example, a synthetic resin having an appropriate rigidity. The item P contains a toy or the like inside, and is configured to be easily rollable. Therefore, the item 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 item 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 from 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. Additionally, a gear mechanism 4 (gears 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e) that can engage with rack gear 31g of turntable 30A is provided on the rear wall 2r side. A second operating unit 11 that can be operated from outside the main body 10 is connected to a connecting shaft 4a connected to this gear mechanism 4. Therefore, by rotating the second operating unit 11, 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 supply 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 that is open at the top and has a front wall 21, a rear wall 22, a left side wall 23, a right side wall 24, and a bottom wall 25. A third hole 25h (described later) that corresponds to an article holding hole 30h (described later) of the turntable 30A is provided on the left rear side of the bottom wall 25. 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 on the left rear side with its upper end open. Therefore, when the article storage unit 20 is mounted, the article P dropped through 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 has a stepped, low surface (see FIG. 2) on the rear side, 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, as described above, the bottom wall 25 of the article storage section 20 has a third hole 25h near the left side wall 23 and the rear wall 22. When the article P is to be supplied, the article P passes through the third hole 25h from the article holding holes 30h, drops downward, and is supplied to the supply port 9.

[0015] At the center of the first turntable 31, a central protrusion 31b protruding upward is provided, and an agitating member 31c made of a spring member that can agitate the randomly stored articles P is provided. Also, above the third hole portion 25h, a spring member 20i is provided that prevents 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 item supply unit 30 is provided with a locking mechanism 50 that prevents rotation of the item supply unit 30 when the item P runs out, as shown in Figure 4. For example, the locking mechanism 50 is arranged at a position near the front of the bottom wall portion 25 of the item storage unit 20, and when the item P runs out, the tip of the locking arm 51a enters the item holding hole 30h and gets caught in the first hole portion 31h, locking the rotation of the first turntable 31. At this time, the "sold out" plate portion 52 also descends in front of the coin insertion portion 5 to prevent coins from being inserted.

[0017] FIG. 5 is a schematic plan view of the turntable 30A of the article supply section 30 as seen from above. In the turntable 30A, as shown in Fig. 5, the first turntable 31 is provided so as to be rotatable about its center point Cp. Five circular first holes 31h are provided around 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 turntable 30A. The first turntable 31 is provided with the rack gear 31g (see Fig. 2) on the lower end side of the outer periphery, as described above, so that it can be rotated.

[0018] The second turntable 32 is configured so that its position in the circumferential direction relative to the first turntable 31 can be changed around its center point. For example, the second turntable 32 has a circular center hole 32a in its center, and the rotation support shaft of the first turntable 31 passes through this center hole 32a so as to be rotatable relative to the first turntable 31. Furthermore, a plurality of arc-shaped elongated holes 31n are formed on the outer periphery of the first turntable 31 along the outer edge. The outer periphery of the second turntable 32 is supported by guide pins 32p that pass through these elongated holes 31n.

[0019] The guide pin 32p is engaged with the elongated hole 31n so as to be movable along the elongated hole 31n, and the tip portion protruding from the elongated hole 31n has a diameter larger than the horizontal width of the elongated hole 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 largest diameter among the sizes 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 seen from above. As shown in FIG. 6, the second turntable 32 has a second hole 32h consisting of five substantially circular cutouts surrounding the center hole 32a. The outer periphery of the second turntable 32 configured in this manner 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 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. Furthermore, 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. Furthermore, 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, four guide pins 32p and one first operating part 38 are provided on the outer periphery side, protruding upward in the thickness direction of the second turntable 32. The first operating part 38 is larger than the guide pins 32p and is sized to be operable by hand. The first operating part 38 can be operated when at least a portion of the article storage part 20 is detached from the main body 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 unit 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 is made smaller.

[0023] This relative position change 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 elongated hole portion 31n to the second position A2 (moving in a counterclockwise direction), the article holding hole 30h changes from a large, perfectly circular state (the state shown in FIG. 5) to a small hole with one end of the 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 broken away to show the first operating portion 38 and the elongated hole portion 31n. As described above, the first operating part 38 protrudes in the thickness direction of the second turntable 32, and as shown in Fig. 8, for example, the entire first operating part 38 has a cylindrical shape. The first operating part 38 has a small-diameter base and a sliding engagement part 38b that is slidably fitted into the elongated 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 turntable 31. The first operating part 38 is attached to the second turntable 32 by, for example, a screw that passes through the through-hole 38c.

[0025] The elongated hole 31n is provided at both longitudinal ends with substantially circular locking portions 31r that are lower than the upper surface 31u of the first turntable 31 by step portions 31d. The diameter of the locking portions 31r is slightly larger than the outer shape of the operation knob 38a. As a result, when the first operation unit 38 is moved to either end of the elongated hole 31n, the lower end of the operation knob 38a fits into and is locked into the locking portions 31r. That is, at the first position A1 where the article holding holes 30h are maximized, the first operation unit 38 is locked and held by the locking portion 31r on the left side in FIG. 8, and at the second position A2 where the article holding holes 30h are minimized, the first operation unit 38 is locked and held by the locking portion 31r on the right side. Therefore, when the second operation unit 11 is operated and driven to rotate, the first turntable 31 and the second turntable 32 rotate integrally without moving relative to each other. In the engagement structure between the four guide pins 32p and the elongated hole portion 31n, locking portions having the same structure are provided at both ends of the elongated hole portion 31n.

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

[0027] The first operating unit 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 may be 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. This allows the operating knob 38a to be attached so as to press 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 turntable 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 turntable 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 within the article holding hole 30h. In other words, the article P whose position is restricted within the article holding hole 30h is held in the article holding hole 30h while in contact with the bottom wall portion 25 of the article storage section 20, except for the portion where the third hole portion 25h is provided, and rotates along with the movement of the turntable 30A.

[0029] Furthermore, 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 that is recessed in a direction that increases its hole diameter, and the second peripheral wall 32w and the protruding wall 32d fit 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 31h is not blocked by the second turntable 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. This allows the article holding hole 30h to be 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. The second turntable 32 is configured so that the relative position of the second turntable 32 with respect to the first turntable 31 can be changed by operating the first operating unit 38, thereby making it possible to change the size of the article holding hole 30h. That is, the second hole 32h of the second turntable 32 is positioned so as to overlap the first hole 31h of the first turntable 31 downstream in the passing direction of the article P, so that a hole formed by overlapping both hole portions can be formed by adjusting the relative position of the second hole 32h with respect to the first hole 31h. Furthermore, because the second hole 32h is configured in the shape of a notch, the size of the hole can be easily changed by blocking a portion of the first hole 31h.

[0031] Furthermore, 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 that corresponds to the size of the article P. Furthermore, the first turntable 31 and the second turntable 32 are locked together so that they can rotate together by operating the second operating unit 11, and can therefore function as a single turntable 30A.

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

[0033] Furthermore, 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, allowing the formed holes to have an integrated structure.

[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 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 relative to the first peripheral wall 31w. Furthermore, the relative positions of the two turntables 31, 32 can be fixed by the locking portion 31r of the first operating portion 38, which allows for stable supply of the articles P according to their sizes.

[0035] Furthermore, in the present embodiment of the item supply 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 rotation 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 item 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, five article holding holes 30h are provided, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration and may have, for example, four article holding holes.

[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 size of articles may also be selected).

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

[0039] (1) An article supply device, a main body; an article storage section provided in the main body section and configured to store articles; an article supply unit provided in the article storage unit and including a first turntable and a second turntable; A first operating 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 turntable is configured to be able to change its position relative to the first turntable 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 rotatable integrally in response to operation of the second operating unit. Goods supply device.

[0042] (4) (3) The article supply device according to the present invention, 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) The 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 articles stored in the article storage section can pass. Goods supply device.

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

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

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

[0047] (9) The 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) (9) The article supply device according to the first hole portion includes a first peripheral wall that forms an edge portion of the first hole portion, the second hole portion includes a second peripheral wall that forms an edge portion of the second hole portion, The first peripheral wall is configured to be higher in height 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 closed. 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 location other than the location where the first hole is formed, The first operating part is configured to be movable within the long hole part. 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 elongated hole, and to close a part of the first hole when the first operating part is in a second position of the elongated hole. Goods supply device.

[0052] (14) The article supply device according to (13), the item supply unit is configured to be able to supply items of a first size and items of a second size smaller than the first size; When the first operating unit is in the first position, it is capable of supplying an article of the first size, and when the first operating unit is in the second position, it is capable of supplying an article of the second size. 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 relative position with respect 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 turntable selects the articles 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 where at least a part 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 has one third hole portion formed therein through which the article can pass. Goods supply device.

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

[0060] (twenty two) The article supply device according to (20) or (21), The article storage section includes a front wall section, a rear wall section, a right wall section, and a left 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 31h First hole of the first turntable 31w 1st peripheral wall 32 Second Turntable 32h Second hole of second 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, a main body; an article storage section provided in the main body section and configured to store spherical articles; an article supply section provided in the article storage section, the article supply section including a circular first turntable having a plurality of circular first hole portions and no notches formed therein, and a non-circular second turntable having a plurality of arc-shaped notches formed therein; a first operation unit provided in the article supply unit; Equipped with The second rotating disk is configured so that the position thereof relative to the first rotating disk in the circumferential direction can be changed by operating the first operating unit. Goods supply device.

2. The article supply device according to claim 1, The second turntable is configured to be able to change its position relative to the first turntable depending on the size of the article stored in the article storage section. Goods supply device.

3. The article supply device according to claim 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 rotatable integrally in response to operation of the second operating unit. Goods supply device.

4. The article supply device according to claim 3, The first operating unit is provided inside the article storage unit, The second operation unit is provided outside the main body unit. Goods supply device.

5. The article supply device according to claim 4, The first turntable has a plurality of first holes each having a perfect circular shape, through which the articles stored in the article storage section can pass. Goods supply device.

6. The article supply device according to claim 5, The second turntable is provided with a second hole portion through which the article accommodated in the article accommodation portion can pass after passing through the first hole portion. Goods supply device.

7. The article supply device according to claim 6, The second hole portion is formed by a cutout portion obtained by cutting out a part of the second rotating disk. Goods supply device.

8. The article supply device according to claim 7, The first rotating disk is configured so that its outer circumferential length is shorter than that of the second rotating disk. Goods supply device.

9. The article supply device according to any one of claims 6 to 8, The second rotating disk is configured to be able to close a part of the first hole by moving relative to the first rotating disk. Goods supply device.

10. The article supply device according to claim 9, the first hole portion includes a first peripheral wall that forms an edge portion of the first hole portion, the second hole portion includes a second peripheral wall that forms an edge portion of the second hole portion, The first peripheral wall is configured to be higher in height than the second peripheral wall. Goods supply device.

11. The article supply device according to claim 10, the second peripheral wall includes a protruding wall, The protruding wall is configured to come into contact with the first peripheral wall when the first hole portion is not closed. Goods supply device.

12. The article supply device according to any one of claims 5 to 8, The first rotating disk has a long hole formed in a location other than the location where the first hole is formed, The first operating portion is configured to be movable within the elongated hole portion. Goods supply device.

13. The article supply device according to claim 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 portion is in a first position of the elongated hole, and to close a part of the first hole when the first operating portion is in a second position of the elongated hole. Goods supply device.

14. The article supply device according to claim 13, the item supply unit is configured to be able to supply items of a first size and items of a second size smaller than the first size; When the first operating unit is in the first position, it is capable of supplying an article of the first size, and when the first operating unit is in the second position, it is capable of supplying an article of the second size. Goods supply device.

15. The article supply device according to any one of claims 5 to 8, 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.

16. The article supply device according to any one of claims 5 to 8, 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.

17. 17. The article supply device according to claim 16, The second rotating disk is configured so that its relative position with respect to the first rotating disk can be changed by unlocking the locking portion. Goods supply device.

18. The article supply device according to any one of claims 5 to 8, The second turntable selects the articles that can pass through the first hole portion by closing a part of the first hole portion. Goods supply device.

19. The article supply device according to any one of claims 5 to 8, The article storage section is detachably provided with respect 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.

20. The article supply device according to any one of claims 5 to 8, the article supply section includes a bottom portion of the article storage section, The bottom portion has one third hole portion formed therein through which the article can pass. Goods supply device.

21. 21. The article supply device according to claim 20, The first turntable and the second turntable movably hold the article in contact with the bottom surface in accordance with their own rotation. Goods supply device.

22. 22. The article supply device according to claim 21, The article storage section includes a front wall section, a rear wall section, a right wall section, and a left wall section, The third hole is provided near the left side wall and the rear wall. Goods supply device.

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