Commodity carrying out device

Abstract

The present invention provides a commodity carrying out device that can reliably carry out even a commodity with a vertically long shape to a predetermined commodity carrying out position without producing a carrying-out failure. That is, when a bucket unit that receives a commodity is moved in a width direction towards a predetermined commodity carrying out position, the commodity is retained in an inclined state. It is thus possible to retain the commodity in a stable posture in the bucket unit that moves towards the predetermined commodity carrying out position, and even when carrying out a commodity that has a vertically long shape, the commodity can be reliably carried out to the commodity outlet portion without producing a carrying-out failure.

1 . A commodity carrying out device, comprising:
 a plurality of commodity storage columns aligned in a vertical direction and a width direction with respect to each other for storing commodities arranged in a front-to-rear direction;   a bucket for receiving a commodity to be carried out, and in which movement of the commodity in a direction other than a direction towards a surface side from which the commodity is taken in and put out is restricted;   a bucket moving mechanism for moving the bucket to a front side of an arbitrary commodity storage column and moving the bucket that receives the commodity to a predetermined commodity carrying out position; and   a bucket rotating mechanism for rotating the bucket so that a surface at which the commodity is taken in and put out of the bucket faces the commodity storage column side and the predetermined commodity carrying out position side.   
   
   
       2 . A commodity carrying out device, comprising:
 a plurality of commodity storage columns aligned in a vertical direction and a width direction with respect to each other for storing commodities arranged in a front-to-rear direction;   a bucket for receiving a commodity to be carried out;   a bucket moving mechanism for moving the bucket to a front side of an arbitrary commodity storage column and moving the bucket that receives the commodity to a predetermined commodity carrying out position; and   a commodity retention mechanism for retaining the commodity in an inclined posture when moving the bucket that receives the commodity to a predetermined commodity carrying out position.   
   
   
       3 . The commodity carrying out device according to  claim 2 , wherein:
 the bucket includes a bucket main unit for supporting a side surface side of the commodity with the commodity in an inclined state, a commodity supporting member for supporting a bottom surface side of the commodity with the commodity in an inclined state, and a bucket rotating mechanism for rotating the bucket main unit and the commodity supporting member from the commodity storage column side to the predetermined commodity carrying out position side.   
   
   
       4 . The commodity carrying out device according to  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a controller for rotating the bucket main unit and the commodity supporting member that retain the commodity towards the commodity carrying out position side by the bucket rotating mechanism after having moved the bucket main unit and the commodity supporting member that retain a commodity a predetermined distance in the predetermined commodity carrying out position side by the bucket moving mechanism.   
   
   
       5 . The commodity carrying out device according to  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a support releasing mechanism for releasing a support of the commodity by the commodity supporting member; and   an operating portion that is disposed at the predetermined commodity carrying out position and provided for operating the support releasing mechanism accompanying movement of the bucket main unit and the commodity supporting member.   
   
   
       6 . The commodity carrying out device according to  claim 5 , further comprising:
 a commodity push-out member, provided in the bucket main unit, for pushing out the received commodity in a commodity carrying out direction in response to operation of the support releasing mechanism.   
   
   
       7 . The commodity carrying out device according to  claim 6 , wherein:
 a surface of the commodity push-out member that contacts with the commodity is formed in a curved surface shape so that a center portion in a width direction of the commodity push-out member is a concave portion.   
   
   
       8 . The commodity carrying out device according to  claims 3 , wherein:
 a surface of the bucket main unit that contacts with the commodity is formed in a curved surface so that a center portion in a width direction of the bucket main unit is a concave portion.   
   
   
       9 . The commodity carrying out device according to  claims 3 , wherein:
 an angle of inclination of the bucket main unit after the bucket main unit is rotated towards the predetermined commodity carrying out position side by the bucket rotating mechanism is greater than an angle of inclination of the bucket main unit when receiving the commodity of the commodity storage column.   
   
   
       10 . The commodity carrying out device according to  claims 3 , wherein:
 an angle of inclination of the bucket main unit after the bucket is moved forward by the bucket moving mechanism is less than an angle of inclination of the bucket main unit when receiving the commodity of the commodity storage column.   
   
   
       11 . The commodity carrying out device according to  claim 5 , further comprising:
 a mechanism for returning the support releasing mechanism to a standby state accompanying forward movement of the bucket.   
   
   
       12 . The commodity carrying out device according to  claims 3 , wherein:
 the bucket main unit pinches the received commodity from both sides in the width direction.   
   
   
       13 . The commodity carrying out device according to  claims 3 , wherein:
 drop prevention portions that prevent dropping of the commodity that is received in the bucket are provided on both sides in the width direction of the bucket main unit.