COMMODITY HOUSING DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a commodity clogging or a commodity deformation by housing a commodity differed in diameter between bottom part and spout such as PET bottle commodity in a commodity housing passage with the inputting directions being matched. SOLUTION: This device comprises a commodity input port 2 for putting the commodity S, a top plate 4 inclined backward from the commodity input port 2 to form a commodity input passage 3; the commodity housing passage 5 provided under the rear end part of the top plate 4 to vertically stack and house the commodity S; a passage width regulating member 6 provided on the top plate 4 to regulate the width of the commodity input passage 3; and a height regulating member 7 mounted on the passage width regulating member 5 and protruded sideward from the commodity input passage 3 to partially regulate the height of the commodity input passage 3. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO