MERCHANDISE STORAGE RACK FOR AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE

• Main Author: WAKI KENTARO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 19.06.1998
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: CHECKING-DEVICES; COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS; PHYSICS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid mistaking the merchandise slot of merchandise in the case of replenishing that merchandise by clearly showing the merchandise to be inserted for each merchandise slot by providing a label indicating the brand of merchandise and a holding mechanism for holding the label near the inlet of merchandise slot. SOLUTION: A merchandise passage, top tray 5 for linking a merchandise slot E with the merchandise passage, label 10 indicating the brand of merchandise and holder 11 for holding the label 10 are provided at the upper part of front face of merchandise storage rack 1. Then, the label 10 is constituted so that opening parts can vertically face each other and a groove closing its rear terminal part can become an interval a little wider than the width of label 10 between groove bottoms, a pair of holders 11 having cross sections in the shape of deformed U are attached on a side plate 3 near respective merchandise slots E, and the label is held between the holders 11. Therefore, when inserting the merchandise from the merchandise slot E to the merchandise passage while rolling it on the top tray 5, the label of merchandise is easily confirmed and the wrong insertion of merchandise is avoided.