ARTICLE DISCHARGE DEVICE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article discharge device capable of more effectively agitating an article and preventing clogging of the article.SOLUTION: An article discharge device includes: a storage part 30 for storing a plurality of articles; an opening 36 that opens to the bottom surface of the storage part 30; discharge means 50 with a discharge port 55 for discharging the articles, which is disposed below the storage part 30; sending-out means 60 for holding the articles that have been transferred to the opening 36 and sending them out to the discharge port 55 by sliding; and agitation means 70 disposed in the storage part 30 and connected to the sending-out means 60 for agitating the articles in the periphery of the opening 36 in conjunction with the sending-out operation of the sending-out means 60. The agitation means 70 has a sheet part 72 disposed along the bottom surface 31 of the storage part 30, and the sheet part 72 puts the articles in the periphery of the opening 36 on an upper surface 78, and moves them in the operation direction of the sending-out means 60. 【課題】 物品をより効果的に撹拌して物品の詰まりを防止する物品排出装置を提供する。【解決手段】 複数の物品を収納する収納部３０と、収納部３０の底面に開口する開口部３６と、収納部３０の下方に設けられ、物品を排出する排出口５５を備える排出手段５０と、開口部３６に移行した物品を保持すると共に摺動して排出口５５に送り出す送出手段６０と、収納部３０に設けられると共に送出手段６０に連結され、送出手段６０の送り出し動作に連動して開口部３６周辺の物品を撹拌する撹拌手段７０と、を有する。撹拌手段７０は、収納部３０の底面３１に沿って設けられるシート部７２を有し、シート部７２は、開口部３６の周辺の物品を上面７８に載せ、且つ、送出手段６０の動作方向に動かす。【選択図】 図４